Ⅰ.用所给词的适当形式或根据首字母提示填空
1.As a volunteer, she goes to the old people's home to t the lonely old people on weekends.
2.The hot weather made drops of s run down from his forehead quickly.
3.The warm (welcome) light from the window made us feel safe and relaxed.

Ⅰ. 1.tend 2.sweat 3.welcoming

【分析】
本题分为首字母填空和词形转换两类题型，需结合句意、词性要求及词汇含义作答：第1题根据志愿者的行为及首字母t，选择符合“照顾”含义的动词；第2题结合炎热天气和额头流下的液体，匹配首字母s对应的词汇；第3题需用形容词修饰名词light，转换所给词welcome的正确形容词形式。
【解析】
1. 句意：作为志愿者，她周末去养老院照顾孤独的老人。结合首字母t及“照顾”的含义，填动词tend；
2. 句意：炎热的天气让汗珠快速从他额头流下。结合炎热天气和首字母s，填名词sweat；
3. 句意：窗户透出的热情欢迎的光让我们感到安全放松。此处需形容词修饰名词light，welcome的形容词形式为welcoming，故填welcoming。
【答案】
Ⅰ. 1.tend 2.sweat 3.welcoming
【知识点】
首字母填空、词形转换、名词词义
【点评】
本题考查基础词汇的运用，涵盖首字母填空和词形转换，属于英语基础题型，侧重对核心词汇的掌握，难度较低。
【难度系数】
0.6

Ⅱ.根据汉语意思完成句子，每空一词
4.你有没有想过为什么天空是蓝色的？
Have you the sky is blue?
5.他开始了解人们什么时候开始种植农作物。
He began to people started to grow crops.

Ⅱ. 4.wondered why 5.learn about when

【分析】
本题为根据汉语意思完成句子的题型，需结合时态、固定搭配及疑问词的用法填空。第4题需用现在完成时结构，对应“想过”的过去分词和“为什么”的疑问词；第5题需用固定短语搭配和对应“什么时候”的疑问词，同时注意begin to后接动词原形。
【解析】
第4题：句子为现在完成时，结构为“have + 动词过去分词”，“想过”对应动词wonder的过去分词wondered；“为什么天空是蓝色的”中“为什么”用疑问副词why，故填wondered why。
第5题：“了解”的固定短语为learn about，“什么时候”用疑问副词when；begin to后接动词原形，故填learn about when。
【答案】
4.wondered why 5.learn about when
【知识点】
现在完成时、固定短语搭配、疑问词用法
【点评】
本题考查基础的语法和短语运用，需准确掌握现在完成时结构、常用短语及疑问词的使用，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.5

Ⅲ.阅读理解
人与社会
发明创新「2025广东深圳红岭教育集团期中改编」
Is rice your favorite staple food(主食)? Over 90 percent of the world's rice is eaten in the Asia-Pacific region, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. However, eating rice can increase the risk of developing health problems such as diabetes(糖尿病). Now, scientists in the Philippines have created a new variety of rice that may help alleviate the growing burden(负担) of diabetes.
White rice has a high glycemic index(GI,血糖指数), which can cause blood sugar levels to rise quickly. Research has found a connection between eating large amounts of rice, particularly white rice, and an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, the most common form of the disease.
By 2021, around 537 million people around the world had diabetes, with over 60 percent of them living in Asia. This number is expected to reach 783 million by 2045, according to the International Diabetes Federation.
To fight this issue(问题), researchers at the International Rice Research Institute(IRRI) in the Philippines have teamed up with various global institutions(机构). Based on the IRRI's large rice gene bank, they examined 380 seed samples over 10 years to identify genes with a lower GI and higher protein content. They then combined(组合) them to develop a new, healthier type of rice.
The new rice has a very low GI and contains twice the amount of protein typically found in regular rice. Rice varieties with higher protein content may contribute to(有助于) slower digestion and absorption rates(消化和吸收速度), meaning they may be able to help control blood sugar levels.
According to IRRI's Director General Yvonne Pinto, this new type of rice can help meet important goals of food security(安全). “This could have a big impact(影响) on Asia, as well as on Africa, among the rice-consuming countries(大米消费国),” Nese Sreenivasulu, a scientist at IRRI told The Guardian.
So far, the rice has only been grown in IRRI laboratories. There are plans to start growing it in India and the Philippines to help the poor.
6. What does the underlined word “alleviate” in the first paragraph mean?
A. Increase.
B. Reduce.
C. Cause.
D. Maintain.
7. What was the primary aim of the research conducted at IRRI?
A. To increase the yield of rice crops.
B. To develop a rice variety with a higher glycemic index.
C. To create healthier rice with a lower GI and higher protein.
D. To identify the most common form of diabetes.
8. Based on the information provided, where has the new rice variety been grown so far?
A. In various countries across Asia.
B. In Africa and South America.
C. Only in IRRI laboratories.
D. In India, the Philippines, and the US.
9. What is the best title for the passage?
A. The Asia-Pacific Region's Rice Consumption
B. The Future of Rice Production
C. A New Variety of Rice to Combat Diabetes
D. IRRI Helps Stop Diabetes in Asia

Ⅲ. [语篇解读] 本文是一篇说明文,主要介绍了菲律宾研究人员通过基因研究研制出的一种新的低升糖指数和高蛋白含量的大米,这种大米可以帮助减少糖尿病风险。
6.B 词义猜测题。根据画线单词所在句可知,菲律宾的科学家研制出了一种新的水稻品种,可能有助于减轻日益加重的糖尿病负担。画线单词的意思是“减轻”,与reduce意思相近。故选B。
7.C 细节理解题。根据第四段内容可知,研究的主要目的是研制一种更健康的低升糖指数和高蛋白含量的大米,故选C。
8.C 细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句话可知,这种新型大米目前只在IRRI实验室种植,故选C。
9.C 标题归纳题。阅读全文可知,文章主要介绍了一种新型大米,这种大米可以帮助减轻糖尿病,选项C“一种减轻糖尿病的新型大米”适合作为本文的标题。故选C。

【分析】
1. 第6题（词义猜测题）：先定位画线词所在句，结合前文“吃大米会增加糖尿病风险”，科学家研发新大米的目的是应对糖尿病负担，故需结合语境推断“alleviate”的含义。
2. 第7题（细节理解题）：根据题干关键词“IRRI的研究目的”，定位原文对应段落，提取研究的核心目标。
3. 第8题（细节理解题）：根据题干“新大米种植地点”，定位最后一段原文，直接查找种植信息。
4. 第9题（标题归纳题）：梳理全文主旨，围绕核心说明对象选择最贴合的标题。
【解析】
6. 词义猜测题：画线词所在句意为“菲律宾科学家研发的新水稻可能有助于减轻日益加重的糖尿病负担”，结合前文“吃大米增加糖尿病风险”，可知“alleviate”表示“减轻”，与reduce同义，故选B。
7. 细节理解题：根据第四段“they examined... to identify genes with a lower GI and higher protein content. They then combined them to develop a new, healthier type of rice”，可知IRRI研究的主要目的是研发低GI、高蛋白的健康大米，故选C。
8. 细节理解题：根据最后一段第一句“So far, the rice has only been grown in IRRI laboratories”，可知新大米目前仅在IRRI实验室种植，故选C。
9. 标题归纳题：全文围绕菲律宾研发的能减轻糖尿病风险的新型大米展开，选项C“A New Variety of Rice to Combat Diabetes”最贴合主旨，故选C。
【答案】
6.B 7.C 8.C 9.C
【知识点】
词义猜测题、细节理解题、标题归纳题
【点评】
本文是一篇介绍新型健康大米的说明文，考查阅读理解核心题型，解题需结合语境推断词义、精准定位原文信息，难度适中，适合中等水平学生作答。
【难度系数】
0.6