五、听录音,根据短文内容,补全所缺的单词或短语。
In ancient times, people had to carry things with hands. It was 1. to carry light things. But when one thing is too big, it was 2. to move it. However, the wheels(轮子) changed the way people lived. With the help of wheels, people can carry 3. stones or wood easily. Soon the cart appeared. Horses helped 4. the cart. People could use a 5. to carry things to the market in other towns. And it was faster than walking.

1. easy
2. difficult
3. heavy
4. pull
5. smaller force

一、判断下列各组画线部分的发音是否相同,相同写“A”,不同写“B”。
() 1. A. play B. cause C. way () 2. A. goat B. boat C. coat
() 3. A. day B. said C. mountain () 4. A. tortoise B. noise C. toilet
() 5. A. light B. night C. high

1.B 2.A 3.B 4.B 5.A

【分析】本题为英语语音判断题，解题思路是：逐个分析每小题中三个单词画线部分的发音，若三个发音完全相同则选A，若存在不同则选B，需准确掌握常见字母及字母组合在单词中的读音。
【解析】1. A选项play中画线部分ay发音为/eɪ/，B选项cause中画线部分au发音为/ɔː/，C选项way中画线部分ay发音为/eɪ/，三者发音不同，故选B；2. A选项goat中画线部分oa发音为/əʊ/，B选项boat中画线部分oa发音为/əʊ/，C选项coat中画线部分oa发音为/əʊ/，三者发音相同，故选A；3. A选项day中画线部分ay发音为/eɪ/，B选项said中画线部分ai发音为/e/，C选项mountain中画线部分ai发音为/ə/，三者发音不同，故选B；4. A选项tortoise中画线部分oi发音为/ə/，B选项noise中画线部分oi发音为/ɔɪ/，C选项toilet中画线部分oi发音为/ɔɪ/，三者发音不同，故选B；5. A选项light中画线部分igh发音为/aɪ/，B选项night中画线部分igh发音为/aɪ/，C选项high中画线部分igh发音为/aɪ/，三者发音相同，故选A。
【答案】1.B 2.A 3.B 4.B 5.A
【知识点】英语单词发音、字母组合读音
【点评】本题考查小学阶段常见字母及字母组合的发音，属于基础语音知识题，侧重考查学生对单词读音的准确掌握，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.5

二、[新趋势·图片理解]看图，用所给词的适当形式填空，并回答问题。

This year, Sunny School is having its 60th birthday! We had a fun tree-planting activity, and we saw three special trees in the school.
The first tree is a banyan tree. It is 60 years old, the same age as Sunny School. It is the 1. (old) of the three trees. It is 18 metres tall. It is 2. (short) than the kapok tree. In summer, the weather is hot and sunny. We often have PE classes under it.
The second tree is a kapok tree. It is 3. (young) than the banyan tree, but it is
4. (tall) than it. People planted it 30 years ago. It looks beautiful in spring.
The third one is a lychee tree. Our head teacher planted it on March 12th last year. It is the youngest and 5. (small) of the three trees. We love it.
It’s fun to see how trees grow, just like us!
6. Which is the shortest of the three trees?

1. oldest
2. shorter
3. younger
4. taller
5. smallest
6. The lychee tree is the shortest.

【分析】本题是结合图片信息和语境的英语语法题，需根据比较对象的数量（两者或三者），用所给形容词的适当形式填空，并提取图片信息回答问题。解题时，两者比较用比较级（标志词than），三者及以上比较用最高级（标志词of the three等）；回答问题需从图片中提取树的高度信息，找出最矮的树。
【解析】1. 句中“of the three trees”表示三者比较，需用old的最高级形式oldest；2. 句中出现than，是榕树和木棉树两者比较，用short的比较级shorter；3. 句中出现than，木棉树年龄小于榕树，两者比较，用young的比较级younger；4. 句中出现than，木棉树高度大于榕树，两者比较，用tall的比较级taller；5. 句中“of the three trees”表示三者比较，用small的最高级形式smallest；6. 从图片可知荔枝树高度1.5米，是三者中最矮的，故回答The lychee tree is the shortest.
【答案】1. oldest 2. shorter 3. younger 4. taller 5. smallest 6. The lychee tree is the shortest.
【知识点】形容词比较级、形容词最高级、信息提取
【点评】本题将语法知识与图片信息结合，考查学生对形容词比较级、最高级的运用能力及读图能力，题型新颖，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.5