Ⅳ.短文填空
「2026江苏宿迁钟吾中学月考」
阅读短文,在文中空白处填入1个适当的单词,或用括号内单词的正确形式填空。
The kiwi(鹬鸵)is almost a symbol of New Zealand. It is a kind of bird, but it can't fly. It looks like a little chicken with some short hair on (it) neck and body. It (have) a very long bill. The kiwi likes a lot of trees around it. It sleeps in the day it has poor eyesight. It can smell (thing) with its nose. It has a keen sense of smell. The kiwi's eggs (be) larger than the eggs of some other birds. Now kiwis can only produce few baby kiwis in New Zealand. So they are danger now.
Many people are (interest) in them, especially scientists. They think of many ways (give) them enough food to eat and good places to live in. Now, the government is (look) after and protecting them well so that they can grow in peace.
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16.its 空后是名词neck及body,需用形容词性物主代词修饰。it它,是人称代词的主格,其形容词性物主代词为its(它的)。故填its。
17.has 描述事实用一般现在时。主语It(它)是第三人称单数,空处填动词第三人称单数形式作谓语。have有,是动词,其第三人称单数形式为has。故填has。
18.because 根据“It sleeps in the day”和“it has poor eyesight”可知,视力差是白天睡觉的最直接的原因,用because引导原因状语从句。故填because。
19.things 空处位于动词smell(闻)后,填名词作宾语。thing东西,是可数名词,前无冠词修饰,所以用复数名词things。故填things。
20.are 描述事实用一般现在时。主语The Kiwi’s eggs是复数,be动词用are。故填are。
21.a 根据“...few baby kiwis”可知,此处指现在只能繁殖少数幼鸟。a few(少量),是固定短语。故填a。
22.in 根据“Now kiwis can only produce...few baby kiwis in New Zealand.”可知,由于幼鸟数量少,鹬鸵正处于危险中。in danger(处于危险中),是固定短语。故填in。
23.interested 空处位于系动词are后,修饰人,用形容词作表语。interest兴趣,是名词,修饰人的形容词为interested(感兴趣的)。故填interested。
24.to give 空处填动词不定式作目的状语,说明想办法的目的。give给,是动词,不定式为to give。故填to give。
25.looking 根据Now可知,此句时态为现在进行时,空处填动词的现在分词形式。故填looking。