一、词汇运用
（A）根据汉语或首字母提示写出单词
1. [2026 无锡市江南中学月考改编]—How much did the polar bear weigh when it was born?
—It weighed about 600 grams at （出生）.
2. The cat is so （极小的）that I can hold it in one hand.
3. Sadly, many endangered animals suffer from （严重的）problems because of human activities.
4. [2025 宿迁沭阳县期中] The local g regards developing tourism as a new growth point of economy.
5. [2025 扬州邗江区期末] When you are s, it is important to take your temperature to check if you have a fever.

1 birth 2 tiny 3 serious
4 government 5 sick

(B)用所给单词的适当形式填空
6. They sat down and enjoyed a (satisfy) dinner.
7. My young brother (weigh) about four kilograms when he was born.
8. Miss Chen was very pleased after hearing the (result) of these three competitions.
9. [2024 萍乡期末] Many wild animals will be endangered without proper (protect).
10. If you want to pass the exam (easy), you should study harder than before.

6 satisfying 7 weighed 8 results
9 protection 10 easily

1. My left foot was badly hurt in the accident, and the pain until I couldn't walk.

A.rose
B.raised
C.increased
D.added

1 C 根据“until I couldn't walk”可知,此处表示疼痛在增加,描述疼痛的程度在增加用 increase,add 强调数量、体积、重要性方面有所增加。

2. the policeman, the man who fell down was sent to the hospital in time.

A.Thanks to
B.As for
C.Such as
D.Up to

2 A 句意:多亏了警察,那个摔下来的人被及时送到了医院。thanks to 意为“多亏”,符合句意。

3. [2024 扬州中考] China has made great efforts other countries build high-speed railways.

A.help
B.to help
C.helping
D.helped

3 B 句意:为了帮助其他国家修建高速铁路,中国付出了巨大的努力。根据句意可知,此处应用动词不定式表目的。故选 B。

4. The poems written by Ms Hunter were about home, family and life in the countryside.

A.clearly
B.easily
C.mainly
D.finally

4 C 句意:Hunter 女士写的诗主要是关于家乡、家庭和乡村生活的。根据句意可知,mainly“主要地”符合题意。

5. —Nowadays some people eat more than needed.
, they're getting heavier and easier to get sick.
—To become healthier, they should control themselves and exercise more.

A.In fact
B.What's more
C.Even though
D.As a result

5 D 根据“Nowadays some people eat more than needed”和“they're getting heavier and easier to get sick”可知,人们吃得比需要的更多和他们变得更重、更容易生病之间为因果关系。故选 D。

6. [2025 扬州邗江区期中] The newspaper says the number of the wild animals in our country now.

A.is getting fewer and fewer
B.is getting smaller and smaller
C.is getting less and less
D.are getting smaller and smaller

6 B the number of + 名词复数表示“……的数量”,作主语时谓语动词用单数形式,所以排除 D 项。表示数量少应用 small。