Ⅵ. 迈克在给杰克写邮件，介绍动物园趣闻。读一读，用所给词的正确形式填空。
Hi Jack,
Yesterday I (1) (go) to Happy Zoo with my friend Tom. It is the (2) (big) zoo in the city.
Tom got to the zoo a little (3) (early) than me. At the zoo, I saw a big tortoise in the pond. It swam very (4) (slow) in the water. It swam much (5) (slowly) than fish. It’s a slower swimmer than fish. This tortoise is already 90 years old, much (6) (old) than my grandparents. It is the (7) (old) tortoise in the zoo.

Then I also saw some cheetahs. They can really run fast. They run much (8) (quickly) than other animals. They are the (9) (good) runners in the animal world.
After that, I went to look at the koalas. They look soft and lovely. I wanted to take them home. I think they are the (10) (cute) animals in the zoo.
I really had a good time yesterday. Write soon.
Best,
Mike

1. went 2. biggest 3. earlier 4. slowly
5. more slowly 6. older 7. oldest
8. more quickly 9. best 10. cutest

【分析】
本题为英语词形填空题，主要考查一般过去时、形容词和副词的比较级、最高级的用法。解题时需根据句子中的时间标志、关键词（如than、the、范围短语等）判断所需的词形：1. 出现yesterday用一般过去时；2. 出现than用比较级；3. 出现the+范围短语用最高级；4. 修饰动词用副词形式。
【解析】
1. 由时间状语yesterday可知，句子为一般过去时，go的过去式是went，故填went；
2. 句中出现the和范围in the city，需用形容词最高级，big的最高级是biggest，故填biggest；
3. 句中出现than，需用副词比较级，early的比较级是earlier，故填earlier；
4. 此处修饰动词swam，需用副词，slow的副词形式是slowly，故填slowly；
5. 句中出现than，且slowly是多音节副词，比较级需加more，故填more slowly；
6. 句中出现than，需用形容词比较级，old的比较级是older，故填older；
7. 句中出现the和范围in the zoo，需用形容词最高级，old的最高级是oldest，故填oldest；
8. 句中出现than，且quickly是多音节副词，比较级需加more，故填more quickly；
9. 句中出现the和范围in the animal world，需用形容词最高级，good的最高级是best，故填best；
10. 句中出现the和范围in the zoo，需用形容词最高级，cute的最高级是cutest，故填cutest。
【答案】
1. went 2. biggest 3. earlier 4. slowly 5. more slowly 6. older 7. oldest 8. more quickly 9. best 10. cutest
【知识点】
一般过去时；形容词比较级、最高级；副词比较级、最高级
【点评】
本题为基础词形填空题，聚焦英语时态和形容词、副词的比较级、最高级的核心用法，需学生掌握规则后灵活运用，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6