六、短文填空
阅读短文，在空格处填入一个适当的单词或括号中单词的正确形式。
Rainforests are important to our planet. They cover six per cent of $^{(1)}$ earth’s surface and are home to a very large share of the world’s plant and animal species. Many of the animals live in the trees, over 30 metres from the ground. Rainforests are of great $^{(2)}$ (important) to us. The plants in rainforests help make the air we breathe. They provide us $^{(3)}$ wood, fruit and many of our medicines.
Unfortunately, rainforests are in $^{(4)}$ (dangerous). For example, there $^{(5)}$ (be) thousands of different plants and animals in the rainforest in Java, but now there is nearly nothing. People kept cutting down the trees, and that’s just $^{(6)}$ they wanted to grow rice or rubber trees. Many animals lived in the rainforest. Some of them went to other parts of Java, but many of them are $^{(7)}$ (die) out. The same thing $^{(8)}$ (happen) now in other parts of the world.
We must do something to protect rainforests. We can start by using $^{(9)}$ (little) paper and fewer wood products. Also, we can tell more people how important rainforests are. If everyone does a little, we can make a big $^{(10)}$ (different) and save these amazing places for people in the future.

1. the 2. importance 3. with 4. danger 5. were
6. because 7. dying 8. is happening 9. less 10. difference

【分析】这是一道短文填空题，需结合语境、固定搭配、词性转换、时态等语法知识逐一解题：1. 第1空：earth是独一无二的事物，需用定冠词the修饰；2. 第2空：固定结构“be of + 名词”相当于“be + 形容词”，故用important的名词形式；3. 第3空：固定搭配provide sb with sth，需填介词with；4. 第4空：固定短语in danger，需用dangerous的名词形式；5. 第5空：there be句型遵循就近原则，主语为复数且语境为过去时，故be动词用were；6. 第6空：前后文为因果关系，需用连词because；7. 第7空：结合语境表“正在灭绝”，用die的现在分词构成现在进行时；8. 第8空：时间状语为now，用现在进行时，主语为单数，故be动词用is；9. 第9空：与后文fewer对应，修饰不可数名词paper，用little的比较级less；10. 第10空：固定搭配make a difference，需用different的名词形式。
【解析】1. 定冠词the用于特指独一无二的事物，earth（地球）前需加the，故填the；2. “be of great + 名词”是固定结构，相当于“very + 形容词”，important的名词为importance，故填importance；3. provide sb with sth是固定搭配，意为“给某人提供某物”，故填with；4. in danger是固定短语，意为“处于危险中”，dangerous的名词为danger，故填danger；5. there be句型中，主语thousands of...为复数，结合语境描述过去的情况，be动词用were，故填were；6. 前文“人们砍树”是后文“想种水稻或橡胶树”的原因，用because引导原因状语从句，故填because；7. 此处表“许多动物正在灭绝”，用现在进行时，die的现在分词为dying，故填dying；8. 时间状语now提示用现在进行时，主语the same thing为单数，故填is happening；9. 与后文fewer（修饰可数名词复数）对应，修饰不可数名词paper，用little的比较级less，故填less；10. make a difference是固定短语，意为“有影响，起作用”，different的名词为difference，故填difference。
【答案】1. the 2. importance 3. with 4. danger 5. were 6. because 7. dying 8. is happening 9. less 10. difference
【知识点】固定搭配、词性转换、时态语态
【点评】本题考查学生对基础词汇、固定搭配及核心语法（冠词、时态、词性转换）的掌握，是常规的短文填空题型，需结合语境和语法规则逐一分析，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6

七、阅读短文，回答问题
Humans need bees to help grow plants. Without bees’ moving pollen from one flower to another, many plants can’t grow fruits.
In recent years, scientists have noticed a quick drop in bee numbers. The insects have lost their food. As humans have taken over more land for cities, many natural areas have gone. To help out bees, Britain is building “bee bus stops” across the country. These bus stops look common. But there’s a small garden on each of their tops. The gardens are full of flowers. They attract bees.
The idea of bee bus stops isn’t new. Several years ago, the city of Utrecht in the Netherlands turned more than 300 of its bus stops into bee bus stops. This project is working. Bee numbers have grown since these bus stops were put into place, according to research. This is certainly good news for the British government.
1. How can bees help many plants grow fruits?

2. Why is there a quick drop in bee numbers?

3. Where are small gardens built at the bee bus stops in Britain?

4. What can attract bees at the bee bus stops?

5. What can you learn from the passage?

1. By moving pollen from one flower to another.
2. Because bees have lost their food.
3. On the tops of the bee bus stops.
4. The flowers in the gardens of the stops.
5. Humans should protect bees and their living areas./Even small actions can help the bees.（答案合理即可）

【分析】本题为英语阅读理解题，包含细节查找类和开放主旨类题目。解题思路：①先通读问题，标记每个问题的关键词；②带着关键词回到原文对应段落定位信息；③提取原文中与问题匹配的内容，整理成简洁准确的答案；④最后一道开放题结合全文主旨，给出符合文意的合理答案。
【解析】1. 定位原文第一段“Without bees’ moving pollen from one flower to another, many plants can’t grow fruits”，可知蜜蜂通过将花粉从一朵花传到另一朵花帮助植物结果；2. 定位原文第二段“The insects have lost their food”，可知蜜蜂数量快速下降的原因是失去了食物；3. 定位原文第二段“But there’s a small garden on each of their tops”（“their”指代前文的“bee bus stops”），可知英国蜂公交站的小花园建在其顶部；4. 定位原文第二段“The gardens are full of flowers. They attract bees”，可知花园里的花能吸引蜜蜂；5. 结合全文围绕保护蜜蜂的主旨，给出符合文意的合理答案。
【答案】1. By moving pollen from one flower to another.
2. Because bees have lost their food.
3. On the tops of the bee bus stops.
4. The flowers in the gardens of the stops.
5. Humans should protect bees and their living areas./Even small actions can help the bees.（答案合理即可）
【知识点】英语阅读理解，细节理解，主旨大意
【点评】本题为英语阅读理解基础题型，侧重考查学生从原文提取信息的能力及主旨归纳能力，难度适中，大部分学生可通过定位原文完成作答。
【难度系数】0.8