第二部分 听短文，回答问题(听两遍)
() 6. How does Mr Fang learn about birds?
A. By taking photos. B. By watching TV. C. By reading books.
() 7. Which kind of birds come to the Wild Duck Lake first?
A. Some small birds. B. Cranes. C. Wild ducks.
() 8. When can people see lots of cranes at the lake?
A. In February. B. In March. C. In June.
() 9. How many people are there in Mr Fang’s team?
A. Three. B. Four. C. Five.
()10. What does Mr Fang think of the job?
A. Easy. B. Interesting. C. Meaningful.

6.C 7.A 8.B 9.B 10.C

二、短文填空
阅读短文，在空格处填入一个适当的单词或括号中单词的正确形式。
What will our world be like if there are no insects? It might sound nice in the (1) ______ (begin). There would be no bugs or flies (2) ______ your room. But in fact, this could cause really serious problems.
The bad news is that the number of insects keeps (3) (drop) year by year. Scientists say this is partly because (4) habitat loss, pesticides (农药) use, pollution and climate change. They destroy the places that insects live in.
What will happen if all insects die out? It’s almost impossible to predict (预测), but the results will be terrible. We need insects to pollinate (授粉) crops. They also break down dead plants and animals and turn them into new (5) (use) things. We need them (6) (keep) the soil healthy. Without insects, many animals would have nothing to eat. They would go hungry and die.
The first thing is to let more people understand the (7) (important) of the natural world. It’s best to start with our (8) (child). We should teach them about environmental protection at an early age.

1. beginning 2. in 3. dropping 4. of
5. useful 6. to keep 7. importance 8. children

【分析】
通读短文理解语境后，逐个分析空格：1. 第1空需用固定短语in the beginning，故用begin的名词形式；2. 第2空表“在房间里”，用地点介词；3. 第3空对应固定搭配keep doing sth，需用动名词；4. 第4空后是名词性原因短语，用because of的搭配；5. 第5空修饰名词需用形容词；6. 第6空对应固定搭配need sb to do sth，用不定式；7. 第7空在定冠词后需用名词；8. 第8空根据语境用child的复数形式。
【解析】
1. 第1空：考查固定短语in the beginning，意为“起初”，故填begin的名词形式beginning；
2. 第2空：考查介词，“在你的房间内”用介词in，表地点范围；
3. 第3空：考查固定搭配keep doing sth，意为“持续做某事”，故填drop的动名词形式dropping；
4. 第4空：考查because of的用法，其后接名词、代词或动名词短语，此处接名词性的原因内容，故填of；
5. 第5空：考查形容词作定语，修饰名词things，需用use的形容词形式useful；
6. 第6空：考查固定搭配need sb to do sth，意为“需要某人做某事”，故填不定式to keep；
7. 第7空：考查名词，定冠词the后需接名词，important的名词形式为importance；
8. 第8空：考查名词复数，根据语境“我们的孩子们”，用child的复数形式children。
【答案】1. beginning 2. in 3. dropping 4. of 5. useful 6. to keep 7. importance 8. children
【知识点】固定搭配、介词用法、词性转换
【点评】本题为英语短文填空题，主要考查基础语法知识，需结合语境和语法规则完成填空，注重基础知识应用，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6