三、任务型阅读

阅读下面短文，根据其内容完成表格。
“Panda” is the name of an Asian animal. A panda is a large, black and white bear-like animal. It belongs to the bear family. It lives in bamboo forests on upper mountain slopes(斜坡) of south-western China.
The giant panda has a white body with black legs and a broad band across the shoulders. It has a large round head, small black ears and a white face with a black patch(斑) around each eye. The panda grows from 1 meter to 1.5 meters tall and has a short tail. Most weigh from 90 kilos to 136 kilos. Giant pandas are like bears in shape and size in the slow clumsy(笨拙的) way they walk. Like bears they can stand up on their hind legs. A female panda gives birth to one or two baby pandas once a year.
A giant panda eats mainly bamboo shoots, though it eats other plants as well. A giant panda may eat as much as 9 kilos of food a day.

三、【短文大意】本文介绍了大熊猫的外形、居住地区、身高、体重、走路方式、生育能力以及它的饮食习惯。
1. south-western 【解析】根据文中“It lives in bamboo forests on upper mountain slopes of south-western China.”(它生活在中国西南部山坡上的竹林里。)可知，应填south-western。
2. bear 【解析】根据文中“It belongs to the bear family.”(大熊猫属于熊科。)可知，应填bear。
3. 1.5 【解析】根据文中“The panda grows from 1 meter to 1.5 meters tall and has a short tail.”(熊猫高1米到1.5米，有一条短尾巴。)可知，应填1.5。
4. weight 【解析】根据文中“Most weigh from 90 kilos to 136 kilos.”(大多数大熊猫的体重范围是90公斤～136公斤。)可知，应填weight。
5. Bamboo 【解析】根据文中“A giant panda eats mainly bamboo shoots...”(大熊猫主要吃竹笋……)并结合其他句子首字母均大写可知，应填Bamboo。

四、词汇运用

阅读下面短文，然后根据括号内所给汉语提示写出单词的正确形式(每空一词)。
Friends are very important in (1)(人们的) life. Should friends be different or the same? For me, I like to have friends who are different from me. My best friend Frank is (2)(高的) than me. But his hair is shorter than (3)(我的). I am more (4)(外向的) than him because I like (5)(交谈) with others. But he is a little shy. As I often exercise, I am more athletic than him. However, he knows more than I do. I like sports, such as (6)(游泳) and playing soccer. But Frank enjoys (7)(阅读) and always stays in the library. So he often gets (8)(更好的) grades. Though we are different in some ways, we are always good friends and we study (9)(在一起) and help each other. So I don't think it's (10)(必要的) to be the same in a friendship.

四、【短文大意】作为你的朋友，他(她)应该跟你一样吗？作者谈论了交朋友未必要找那些各方面与自己相似的人。
1. people’s 【解析】句意：在人们的生活中，朋友是很重要的。此处须用people的名词所有格形式，故填people's。
2. taller 【解析】由句中than可知，此处须用形容词的比较级，故填taller。
3. mine 【解析】句意：但他的头发比我的短。同类事物作比较，此处mine意为“my hair”，故填mine。
4. outgoing 【解析】由中文提示可知填outgoing。
5. talking/chatting 【解析】like doing sth.意为“喜欢做某事”，故填talking/chatting。
6. swimming 【解析】such as＋n.，且由下文“...and playing soccer”可知，应填swimming。
7. reading 【解析】enjoy doing sth.意为“享受做某事的乐趣”，故填reading。
8. better 【解析】文中作者与他(她)朋友在作比较，故填better。
9. together 【解析】由中文提示可知填together。
10. necessary 【解析】It’s necessary to do sth.意为“有必要做某事”，故填necessary。