四、阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。
important when peace few they lucky like shine remember use

We humans and nature are closely connected. We are 1. good friends — we need each other. Nature gives us many 2. things. Forests give us clean air to breathe and wood to build houses. Rivers give us fresh water to drink and help grow crops. The sun, which 3. every day, gives us light and warmth to live.
But sometimes we forget how important nature is. Some people cut down trees, making animals and plants lose 4. homes. Others throw rubbish into rivers, making the water dirty. 5. we hurt nature, it hurts us too. For example, 6. trees mean less clean air, and dirtier rivers mean we can’t get safer water.
7. , many of us are now trying our best to protect nature. We plant new trees in mountains and forests. We stop 8. plastic bags to keep oceans clean. We also go to nature parks to learn how to live with animals and plants in 9. .
Nature is our home. If we take good care of it, it will keep giving us what we need. We should always 10. : We don’t own nature — we live with it. By making peace with nature, we can have a bright future.

1. like 2. important 3. shines 4. their 5. When 6. fewer 7. Luckily 8. using 9. peace 10. remember

【解析】
1. 此处表示“我们就像好朋友”，用like表示“像”，符合语境。
2. 根据后文列举的自然给予我们的事物，可知是“重要的”东西，填important。
3. 主语The sun是第三人称单数，时态为一般现在时，故动词shine用第三人称单数形式shines，表示“照耀”。
4. 此处指代“animals and plants”的家，用形容词性物主代词their。
5. 此处引导时间状语从句，意为“当我们伤害自然时”，填When，句首首字母大写。
6. trees是可数名词复数，结合语境表示“更少的树”，用few的比较级fewer。
7. 此处用副词Luckily修饰整个句子，意为“幸运的是”，符合后文人们开始保护自然的语境。
8. stop doing sth.是固定搭配，意为“停止做某事”，故填using，表示“停止使用塑料袋”。
9. in peace是固定短语，意为“和平地，和睦地”，符合“与动植物和平共处”的语境。
10. 根据后文的内容是需要我们记住的道理，故填remember。
【答案】
1. like 2. important 3. shines 4. their 5. When 6. fewer 7. Luckily 8. using 9. peace 10. remember
【知识点】
词性转换；固定搭配；语境填词
【点评】
本文围绕人与自然的紧密关系展开，考查学生在语境中对词汇形式变换的运用能力，涉及形容词性物主代词、动词时态、固定短语等知识点，提醒学生做题时需结合语境和语法规则，注意词汇的正确形式。
【难度系数】
0.6