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四、完形填空(10 分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Elephants are the largest land animals on the earth. They look 1. They can carry heavy things. There are mainly 2 types of elephants: the Asian elephant and the African elephant. African elephants live in the rainforests of Central and West Africa. Asian elephants live in Nepal, India and Southeast Asia. African elephants are larger. They are 2.5 to 4 metres tall and most of them 3 between 2,700 kg and 6,000 kg. Asian elephants are just a little smaller.
Elephants always live in 4 called herds (兽群). All of the elephants in the herd 5 each other. When one is in trouble, the others will help him or her. The 6 of the herd is an old mother elephant. She is the matriarch(女族长). A herd may have eight or even 100 elephants. The other elephants follow the matriarch 7 she knows how to protect them from the coming danger.
Elephants learn from life by watching and copying others. They are 8 animals with good brains. In the 9 season, it is difficult to find water. But a matriarch can 10 where the water is. Then the herd will follow her and get the water at last.
(C)1. A. sick B. soft C. strong
(A)2. A. two B. second C. three
(B)3. A. eat B. weigh C. drink
(A)4. A. groups B. cities C. towns
(A)5. A. look after B. work on
C. run after
(C)6. A. actor B. prize C. guide
(C)7. A. although B. and
C. because
(A)8. A. smart B. silly C. slim
(B)9. A. wet B. dry C. warm
(B)10. A. bring B. remember
C. hide

答案： 1.C 2.A 3.B 4.A 5.A 6.C 7.C 8.A 9.B 10.B

五、语法填空(15 分)
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
What will our world be like if there are no insects? Maybe it will give you much pleasure when there are no bad insects in your everyday life. 1. But this could cause many problems in fact.
The number of insects keeps down these years. There are also 2. fewer (few) places for insects to live than before. It becomes 3. a worrying natural problem now.
What will happen if all insects die out? I think it will be 4. really (real) serious. We need insects to break down(分解) 5. dead (die) plants and animals and turn them into new things. It provides(提供) us with the healthy soil(土壤). Besides, insects are food 6. for lots of animals. The animals will be hungry or die without 7. them (they).
Then what should we do? The scientists spend lots of time 8. searching (search) for better ways to control the terrible situation. One of the 9. ideas (idea) is that people can understand nature and change their opinions about insects as soon as possible. As students, we should play an active part in 10. protecting (protect) our mother nature at the early age and begin in small ways. Let's take action now!

答案： 1.But 2.fewer 3.a 4.really 5.dead 6.for 7.them 8.searching 9.ideas 10.protecting