五、短文填空(每小题1分,满分10分)
请认真阅读下面短文,在设空处填入一个恰当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The capybaras(水豚)，a kind of cute animal，mainly live in South America. They are one of the most popular animals online because 44 the peaceful personality (性格).
They can weigh up to about 90 kilos and grow to 1.3 metres in length. Other animals love to sit and lie by capybaras' 45 (side) because they are so gentle and 46 (friend). They like water and usually stay in groups. They eat plants and fruit for a living. They live such a comfortable life that nothing 47 (seem) to make them worry. Sometimes，capybaras become "animal buses" while moving. They take small animals 48 birds，turtles and even monkeys for a free ride.
Capybaras are so cute and have already become popular pets in some places. However，it's 49 (real) important to remember that they need proper care and good living conditions. When talking about protecting capybaras，there are several things we can do. First，we need to protect 50 (they) living places. It includes avoiding(避免) cutting down trees，pollution and other activities that can be bad for capybaras' environment. Second，we shouldn't catch and keep wild(野生的) capybaras for any reason. They are an important part of the ecosystem(生态系统) and should be left to live 51 (lone). Finally，we should tell people 52 importance of protecting them and other endangered animals.
Capybaras are 53 (love) animals. We should take action and make sure that these cute animals can continue to live in the wild.
44. 45. 46. 47. 48.
49. 50. 51. 52. 53.

44. of
45. sides
46. friendly
47. seems
48. like
49. really
50. their
51. alone
52. the
53. lovely

【分析】
本题为英语短文填空题，需结合语境、语法规则、词性转换及固定搭配逐一解题。思路如下：
1. 第44空：根据because与because of的用法区别，because后接从句，because of后接名词/名词短语，此处后接the peaceful personality（名词短语），故用of。
2. 第45空：side是可数名词，此处指其他动物喜欢坐在水豚的多处旁边，需用复数形式。
3. 第46空：and连接并列成分，前面是形容词gentle，此处需用friend的形容词形式作表语。
4. 第47空：不定代词nothing作主语，谓语动词需用第三人称单数形式。
5. 第48空：此处举例说明小动物，用介词like表示“比如”。
6. 第49空：修饰形容词important，需用real的副词形式。
7. 第50空：修饰名词短语living places，需用they的形容词性物主代词。
8. 第51空：live alone是固定搭配，意为“独自生活”，此处需用副词。
9. 第52空：特指“保护它们的重要性”，需用定冠词。
10. 第53空：修饰名词animals，需用love的形容词形式。
【解析】
1. 44. 固定搭配：because of后接名词短语，故填of。
2. 45. 名词复数：capybaras'为复数所有格，后接可数名词复数，故填sides。
3. 46. 词性转换：and连接形容词作表语，friend的形容词是friendly，故填friendly。
4. 47. 动词形式：主语nothing是不定代词，谓语动词用三单形式，seem的三单为seems，故填seems。
5. 48. 介词：此处表举例，用like，故填like。
6. 49. 副词用法：修饰形容词important，用real的副词really，故填really。
7. 50. 物主代词：修饰名词短语，用they的形容词性物主代词their，故填their。
8. 51. 固定搭配：live alone表示“独自生活”，故填alone。
9. 52. 定冠词：特指“保护它们的重要性”，用the，故填the。
10. 53. 词性转换：修饰名词animals，用love的形容词lovely，故填lovely。
【答案】
44. of；45. sides；46. friendly；47. seems；48. like；49. really；50. their；51. alone；52. the；53. lovely
【知识点】
介词用法、词性转换、名词动词形式
【点评】
本题考查英语基础语法与词汇运用，侧重词性转换、固定搭配及冠词、代词等基础知识点，难度适中，适合中等水平学生作答。
【难度系数】
0.6

六、阅读表达(第54题2分,第55题2分,第56题3分,满分7分)
请认真阅读下面短文,回答短文后的问题。
"What's your name?" is like a door to knowing new friends. The name is important in every country. Let's take a look at it.
Chinese names(xing ming) have two parts：the family name(last name or xing) and the given name(first name or ming). The Chinese people put the family name first and then the given name. So，if your family name is Wang，usually getting from your father，and your given name is Zhijie，people will call you Wang Zhijie. But in places like the US or the UK，people do it in different ways. They put the given name first and the family name last. So，you can't call a boy Smith Peter but Peter Smith，because Peter is his first name and Smith is the last name.
Names are different，but the special meaning of a name is the same. Parents usually spend lots of time choosing a good name for the baby. They want the name to be special. For example，the Chinese given name "Zhijie" has its special meaning from his parents. "Zhi" means being smart and "jie" means being excellent. Another example is Coco. Parents from the UK or other countries often choose this name to wish their girls to be beautiful and lovely like flowers.
So what is your name? And what is the meaning of your name?
54. What are the two parts of the name?

55. Why do people spend much time choosing a name for the baby?

56. Do you think the name is important? Why or why not?

54. The family name (last name or xing) and the given name (first name or ming).
55. Because they want the name to be special and it has a special meaning from parents.
56. Yes, I do. Because a name is like a door to knowing new friends, and it carries parents' special wishes for their child. (答案不唯一，言之有理即可)

【分析】本题为英语阅读表达题，解题思路如下：1. 先通读短文，明确短文围绕“名字的构成、意义”展开；2. 针对各小题，细节题需定位原文对应段落，提取关键信息作答；3. 开放题需结合原文观点，言之有理即可。其中第54题是细节题，定位第二段找名字的两部分；第55题定位第三段找选名字的原因；第56题是开放题，结合第一段和第三段的内容作答。
【解析】54题：根据短文第二段第一句“Chinese names(xing ming) have two parts：the family name(last name or xing) and the given name(first name or ming)”，直接提取答案；55题：根据短文第三段“Parents usually spend lots of time choosing a good name for the baby. They want the name to be special. ... has its special meaning from his parents”，整理原因；56题：先给出肯定回答，再结合第一段“名字是认识新朋友的门”和第三段“名字承载父母的特殊祝福”说明理由，符合要求即可。
【答案】54. The family name (last name or xing) and the given name (first name or ming).
55. Because they want the name to be special and it has a special meaning from parents.
56. Yes, I do. Because a name is like a door to knowing new friends, and it carries parents' special wishes for their child. (答案不唯一，言之有理即可)
【知识点】英语阅读理解、细节理解、开放型表达
【点评】本题考查学生的英语阅读能力与表达能力，要求学生能从短文中准确提取关键信息，同时能结合文本观点进行合理表述，整体难度适中，只要认真阅读原文即可完成作答。
【难度系数】0.6