Ⅳ. 阅读短文,完成练习。
Animals are some of the most amazing living things on earth. ① , their differences in behaviour(行为) and appearance make our 1. p full of diversity(多样性).
Bees, ② , are not just hard-working but also help plants grow by moving pollen. The truth is that they can 2. c with others through dances to work as a team and 3. s honey in their homes.
③ dogs. Dogs are known as loyal animals. They are 4. c deeply with 5. (人类) and can understand people's feelings. ④ , they are widely used as therapy animals to help sick people feel less 6. (沮丧的).
7. (蝴蝶), on the other hand, may look weak, but they are very important in nature. 8. W them, plants would have trouble making new plants.
The 9. (最受欢迎的) animals like cats and dolphins also amaze us. Cats can solve easy puzzles(谜), while dolphins use special sounds to "talk" underwater.
These examples show the 10. i of protecting all animals, big or small. ⑤ , the number of them is dropping—a true disappointment to scientists. Let's work together ⑥ keep our earth a wonderful home for every amazing animal and have a good relationship with them!
A. 根据首字母或汉语提示,写出单词的正确形式。
B. 根据上下文将文中的序号与连接词相匹配。
① However
② Another example is
③ for example
④ In fact
⑤ in order to
⑥ For this reason
C. 从文中找出含有类似构词法的词汇。
1. active—activity
2. improve—improvement
3. friend—friendship
4. warm—warmth
5. art—artist

A. 1. planet 2. communicate 3. store
4. connected 5. humans 6. disappointed
7. Butterflies 8. Without 9. most popular
10. importance
B. ①In fact ②for example
③Another example is ④For this reason
⑤However ⑥in order to
C. 1. diverse—diversity
2. disappoint—disappointment
3. relation—relationship 4. true—truth
5. science—scientist

【分析】
本题为英语综合练习题，分为A、B、C三部分：A部分需结合上下文语境、固定搭配及首字母/汉语提示填写单词，解题时要通读段落，明确每空的语义和语法结构；B部分需根据前后句的逻辑关系（如举例、转折、因果、目的等）匹配连接词，需梳理句间逻辑关联；C部分需先分析示例的构词规则，再从文中找出对应变形的词汇，解题时先明确变形规律，再匹配文中词汇。
【解析】
A. 1. 结合语境“我们的______充满多样性”，首字母p，填planet（地球）；2. 固定搭配communicate with（和…交流），结合蜜蜂通过舞蹈交流的语境，填communicate；3. 语境“储存蜂蜜”，填store；4. 固定搭配be connected with（与…有联系），结合狗和人类的关系，填connected；5. 汉语“人类”，表泛指用复数humans；6. 汉语“沮丧的”，修饰人用disappointed；7. 汉语“蝴蝶”，句首大写用复数Butterflies；8. 语境“没有它们，植物难繁殖”，首字母W填Without；9. 汉语“最受欢迎的”，用最高级most popular；10. 固定搭配the importance of（…的重要性），填importance。
B. ①前文说动物神奇，后文说差异带来多样性，逻辑为“事实上”，匹配In fact；②后文举蜜蜂的例子，匹配for example；③后文举狗的例子，匹配Another example is；④前文说狗能理解人类，后文说作为治疗动物，逻辑为“为此”，匹配For this reason；⑤前文说要保护，后文说数量下降，逻辑为转折，匹配However；⑥后文表目的，匹配in order to。
C. 1. 示例规则：形容词+ty变名词，对应文中diverse→diversity；2. 示例规则：动词+ment变名词，对应文中disappoint→disappointment；3. 示例规则：名词+ship变名词，对应文中relation→relationship；4. 示例规则：形容词+th变名词，对应文中true→truth；5. 示例规则：名词+ist变人，对应文中science→scientist。
【答案】
A. 1. planet 2. communicate 3. store 4. connected 5. humans 6. disappointed 7. Butterflies 8. Without 9. most popular 10. importance
B. ①In fact ②for example ③Another example is ④For this reason ⑤However ⑥in order to
C. 1. diverse—diversity 2. disappoint—disappointment 3. relation—relationship 4. true—truth 5. science—scientist
【知识点】
英语词汇运用、英语构词法
【点评】
本题综合考查英语基础词汇、语境理解、逻辑连接及构词法知识，题型全面，侧重基础能力，适合巩固英语基础知识。
【难度系数】
0.6