7Ⅰ. Complete the passage with proper words according to the Chinese given.
Sam lives in a forest with his 1. (外孙女), one is eight and the other is six. They don't have much 2. (财富), but they find joy in simple things. They read 3. (报纸), but they seldom use phones here. They say this is 4. (真的) happiness. The girls love walking with him in the forest. Last week, they saw a dirty stream, and then 5. (清理) all the trash out of it. They were proud to make a difference.

Ⅰ. 1. granddaughters 2. wealth 3. newspapers 4. true 5. cleared

【解析】
1. 根据中文提示“外孙女”及后文“one is eight and the other is six”可知是两个外孙女，故填granddaughters。
2. “财富”对应的英文是不可数名词wealth，直接填原形即可。
3. “报纸”是newspaper，此处表示泛指，常用复数形式newspapers。
4. 修饰名词happiness需用形容词，“真的”对应的形容词是true。
5. 根据时间状语“Last week”可知句子用一般过去时，“清理”的过去式是cleared。
【答案】
Ⅰ. 1. granddaughters 2. wealth 3. newspapers 4. true 5. cleared
【知识点】
名词单复数变化、形容词作定语、一般过去时
【点评】
本题结合语境考查英文词汇的拼写与语法运用，要求学生根据中文提示及语境、语法规则准确填写单词，能有效检验学生的基础词汇掌握和语境理解能力。
【难度系数】
0.8

Ⅱ. Complete the passage with the proper form of the words and expression in the box.
text belief African style argument board boiling belong to
Last weekend, our class went on a field trip to a botanic garden(植物园) to explore the secrets of nature. We learnt that plants are important for all life on earth. At the botanic garden, we saw many plants that we had read in different 1. . We also saw a special 2. tree with healing properties. The plants grew in different 3. , such as climbing vines(攀援的藤蔓) and bushy shrubs(茂密的灌木丛). During a group activity, we had a friendly 4. about why some plants can grow in extreme environment. To answer the question, we read an information 5. filled with interesting facts. One surprise was that some microorganisms(微生物) can live in 6. water near volcanoes! This experience made our 7. in nature's amazing power stronger. We understood that every plant 8. nature's big family—each plays a unique role. It was a day full of wonders and discoveries.

Ⅱ. 1. texts 2. African 3. styles 4. argument 5. board 6. boiling 7. belief 8. belongs to

【解析】
1. 此处需要可数名词复数，different后接复数形式，text的复数是texts，指不同课文，符合语境“我们看到很多在不同课文里读到过的植物”。
2. 此处用形容词修饰名词tree，African（非洲的）符合“有治愈功效的特殊非洲树木”的语境。
3. different后接可数名词复数，style的复数是styles，指不同的生长样式，对应后文的攀援藤蔓和茂密灌木丛。
4. have an argument about是固定搭配，意为“关于……进行争论”，friendly修饰argument表示“友好的争论”，符合语境。
5. information board是固定短语，意为“信息板”，此处指读信息板上的内容来解答问题。
6. boiling water是固定表达，意为“沸水”，boiling作形容词修饰water，符合“火山附近的沸水”的语境。
7. our后接名词，belief in...是固定搭配，意为“对……的信念”，此处指对大自然神奇力量的信念更强了。
8. every plant是单数主语，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式，belongs to意为“属于”，符合“每个植物都属于大自然的大家庭”的语境。
【答案】
1. texts 2. African 3. styles 4. argument 5. board 6. boiling 7. belief 8. belongs to
【知识点】
名词复数变形；形容词作定语；固定短语搭配
【点评】
本题为选词填空题，考查学生对词汇词性、形式变化及固定搭配的掌握，需结合上下文语境进行分析选择，有助于提升学生的词汇运用能力与语境理解能力。
【难度系数】
0.6

Ⅲ. Read and answer the questions.
① Indoor plants might look as if they just sit around not doing much, but in many ways they are the unknown heroes of the home. Not only do they look beautiful, but studies have shown that they can increase people's happiness by improving their feelings, reducing stress and helping their memory.

What's more, indoor plants are easy to look after and are not very expensive.
② Indoor plants, also known as houseplants or pot plants, are plants that like to grow indoors. For many of these plants, they don't grow well outside in the UK, especially in winter. Instead, they grow better inside, where it is warmer. So they are easy to look after.
③ "There are many for growing plants indoors. I find that during the winter months, plants around the house can really lift your mood," Tony Kirkham, who works at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in London, told The Week Junior. There is also research showing that pot plants can clean the air around them by removing harmful chemicals from paints or cooking, as well as CO₂.
④ Most indoor plants are very cheap. You can buy them from supermarkets, garden centres or online. Younger plants are often cheaper than fully grown ones, and you get to care for them as they mature(成熟)—which is part of the joy of growing plants. Learning about how to plant can be very meaningful. It can bring a new interest, draw more attention to people's lives, and help to bridge the gap between home and nature.
()1. How can indoor plants increase people's happiness according to Paragraph 1?
①Reducing people's stress
②Protecting people's eyes
③Improving people's mood
④Helping people's memory
A. ①②③
B. ①②④
C. ②③④
D. ①③④
()2. Which word can be put in "" in Paragraph 3?
A. chances
B. skills
C. benefits
D. ways
()3. Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?

()4. What's the best title of the passage?
A. How to grow plants
B. Bring nature indoors
C. The methods of planting
D. Outdoor and indoor plants

Ⅲ. 1. D 2. C 3. D 4. B

【解析】
1. 细节理解题。根据第①段"studies have shown that they can increase people's happiness by improving their feelings, reducing stress and helping their memory"可知，室内植物通过改善情绪、减少压力、帮助提升记忆来提升幸福感，未提及保护眼睛，故选D。
2. 词义推断题。第③段后文介绍了室内种植植物的多种好处：提升情绪、净化空气等，由此可知空格处应填“好处”，benefits符合语境，故选C。
3. 篇章结构题。文章第①段总起，引出室内植物的作用；第②段介绍室内植物的定义；第③④段分别阐述室内种植植物的益处，该结构对应选项D。
4. 主旨大意题。文章围绕室内植物的益处展开，倡导人们在家中种植室内植物，“Bring nature indoors”（把自然带进室内）最能概括文章主旨，故选B。
【答案】
Ⅲ. 1. D 2. C 3. D 4. B
【知识点】
阅读理解细节题、词义推断、主旨大意题
【点评】
本文围绕室内植物展开，考查学生对文章细节捕捉、词义推断、篇章结构把握及主旨归纳的能力，内容贴近生活，帮助学生了解室内植物的多重益处。
【难度系数】
0.7