Ⅳ.选词填空

The lion is one of the most fierce(凶猛的) animals in the world. Lions in Africa can live 28. water for about one month. They are also 29. animals in the zoos.
It is very easy for people 30. male and female lions from each other. You can tell them simply by their 31. . A male lion has mane(鬃毛) while female lions do not have. Male lions are 32. than female lions.
A male lion usually weighs about 200 kilograms which is always heavier than a female lion. Both male and female lions have very sharp 33. . They can break the backs of other animals 34. . Lions feed on other animals and one lion usually 35. about ten to twenty large animals each year for food.
Now the Indian lions are in danger. It's really important for 36. to care for the animals, or we won't see them again. 37. animals is our duty because they are our friends.

28. without 29. popular 30. to tell 31. appearance 32. larger 33. teeth 34. easily 35. kills 36. us 37. Protecting

【分析】
本题为选词填空题，需先理解句子语境，结合给出的词汇，分析每个空格的语法结构、语义，再选择合适的词汇并调整形式（如名词复数、动词不定式、动名词、比较级等）完成填空。
【解析】
28. 句意为“非洲的狮子可以没有水存活约一个月”，需填介词表示“没有”，故填without。
29. 句意为“狮子在动物园里也很受欢迎”，需填形容词作表语，故填popular。
30. 固定句型It is + adj + for sb to do sth，此处需填动词不定式，构成tell...from...（区分），故填to tell。
31. 句意为“可以通过它们的外貌区分雌雄狮子”，需填名词表示“外貌”，故填appearance。
32. 句中出现than，需用形容词比较级，large的比较级为larger，故填larger。
33. 句意为“雌雄狮子都有锋利的牙齿”，tooth的复数形式为teeth，故填teeth。
34. 此处修饰动词break，需用副词，故填easily。
35. 主语one lion为单数，一般现在时中动词用第三人称单数形式，故填kills。
36. 介词for后需用人称代词宾格，故填us。
37. 此处动名词作主语，意为“保护动物”，故填Protecting。
【答案】
28. without 29. popular 30. to tell 31. appearance 32. larger 33. teeth 34. easily 35. kills 36. us 37. Protecting
【知识点】
英语词汇运用、动词形式变化、名词复数、形容词比较级
【点评】
本题考察学生对基础词汇的掌握，需结合语境、固定搭配及语法规则调整词汇形式，是常见的英语基础题型。
【难度系数】
0.6

Ⅴ.任务型阅读(2025宿迁期中改编)
The Nile crocodile(鳄鱼) lives in and near African rivers. It is a very large animal. It can grow up to 6 metres long. Its body is green and brown and it has got a very big mouth. Most of the Nile crocodiles can live to be about 70 years old in the wild. Some can even live up to 100 years.
The Nile crocodiles spend most of the day on the bank of the river in the sun without moving. At night, they go back into the water to find food. They are excellent swimmers. They can swim as fast as 30 km/h and they can stay up to 30 minutes under water.
As meat lovers, the Nile crocodiles eat birds, fish and other crocodiles and so on. Sometimes they even eat people. A person washing clothes by the river might just look like a delicious meal for them. Hundreds of people die because of them each year.
Now the Nile crocodiles are in danger. Do you know why? First, people kill them for their skin(皮) to make things like shoes and handbags. Second, people catch them for food or medicine. And sometimes they die because they hurt people. Last but not least, some people destroy(破坏) their homes so the Nile crocodiles don't have enough space to live.
38. How long can most of the Nile crocodiles live in the wild?

39. What do the Nile crocodiles like to eat?

40. Where do the Nile crocodiles spend most of the day?

41. What can we do to protect the Nile crocodiles?

42. 将短文中画线部分翻译成中文。

38. About 70 years. /Most of them can live to be about 70 years old.
39. They like to eat meat. /They like to eat birds, fish and other crocodiles and sometimes even people.
40. They spend most of the day on the bank of the river in the sun without moving.
41. We can try not to buy shoes or handbags made of their skin. /We can protect their living places.(主观题,言之有理即可)
42. 它能长到6米长。

【分析】
本题为任务型阅读题，解题思路如下：1. 先通读全文，把握文章核心内容（介绍尼罗鳄的生活习性、食物、生存现状及濒危原因）；2. 针对各小题，通过题干关键词定位原文对应段落：38题关键词“live in the wild”、39题“like to eat”、40题“spend most of the day”均为细节类问题，直接定位原文提取信息；41题为主观开放题，需结合尼罗鳄濒危原因反推合理保护措施；42题是英译汉，需准确翻译短语“grow up to”。
【解析】
38题：定位第一段最后一句“Most of the Nile crocodiles can live to be about 70 years old in the wild.”，提取核心信息作答；
39题：定位第三段“As meat lovers, the Nile crocodiles eat birds, fish and other crocodiles and so on. Sometimes they even eat people.”，整理食物相关内容作答；
40题：定位第二段第一句“The Nile crocodiles spend most of the day on the bank of the river in the sun without moving.”，直接提取原文内容；
41题：结合第四段提到的尼罗鳄濒危原因（被取皮、被捕捉、栖息地被破坏），反推合理保护措施，言之有理即可；
42题：画线句“It can grow up to 6 metres long.”中，“grow up to”译为“长到”，整句翻译为“它能长到6米长”。
【答案】
38. About 70 years. /Most of them can live to be about 70 years old.
39. They like to eat meat. /They like to eat birds, fish and other crocodiles and sometimes even people.
40. They spend most of the day on the bank of the river in the sun without moving.
41. We can try not to buy shoes or handbags made of their skin. /We can protect their living places.(主观题,言之有理即可)
42. 它能长到6米长。
【知识点】
任务型阅读、细节理解、英译汉
【点评】
本题为任务型阅读基础题，侧重考查学生快速定位原文信息的能力，第41题为主观开放题，需结合文章内容合理作答，整体难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.8