Unit 4 Amazing Plants and Animals 形容词副词的最高级（核心语法精练）-【简语法-单元核心语法精练】2026-2027学年英语八年级上册（人教版）

该初中英语单元学案以“Amazing Plants and Animals”为主题，聚焦形容词、副词最高级的复习，目标是帮助学生掌握其规则与不规则变化、核心句型及三者以上范围表达。学案通过“核心语法回顾-专项能力突破-解题综合提升”递进设计，结合思维导图和知识表格梳理语法模块，构建完整学习路径。 亮点在于主题语篇与语法训练深度融合，如向日葵、动物保护等语篇中嵌入最高级用法，设计单项选择、短文填空等任务，培养语言能力和思维品质。每模块配备典型例句与注意事项，支持学生深度学习，为教师提供针对性复习指导，助力单元整体教学实施。

单元核心语法精练 Unit 4 Amazing Plants and Animals （新教材人教版） （形容词、副词的最高级） 内容提要 核心语法回顾 专项能力突破 解题综合提升 本单元聚焦形容词与副词的最高级，涵盖最高级的规则与不规则变化，以及 the+最高级、one of the+最高级等核心句型和三者以上范围的表达方式，考点梳理见下表。 语法模块 具体内容 结构 / 规则 典型例句及翻译 一、形容词、副词最高级的构成 规则变化 单音节及部分双音节词：词尾加 -est；不发音 e 结尾加 -st；辅音字母+y 结尾变 y 为 i 加 -est；重读闭音节双写尾辅音加 -est；多音节词前加 most。 fast→fastest; happy→happiest; most beautiful 不规则变化 常见词须单独记忆：good / well→best；bad / ill→worst；many / much→most；little→least；far→farthest / furthest。 best; worst; most; least 副词最高级 副词最高级由副词加 -est 或前加 most 构成；副词最高级前的 the 可加也可省略。 fastest / most carefully 二、形容词、副词最高级的用法 the+最高级表范围 形容词最高级前一般加 the，后常接 of / in 引出的短语表示比较范围；副词最高级前的 the 可省略。 the best student in our class one of the+最高级+复数 表示“最……之一”，最高级后的名词须用复数形式。 one of the longest rivers 特殊句型与注意 可用序数词或副词修饰最高级；形容词最高级前如有物主代词、指示代词等修饰则不加 the；可用“特殊疑问词+be+最高级, A, B or C?”提问；也可用“比较级 + than any other + 单数名词”表示最高级含义。 the third longest; my best friend; Who runs fastest? 使用注意事项 1. 形容词、副词的最高级表示三者或三者以上中“最……”；规则变化单音节词加 -est、多音节词前加 most，不规则变化须单独记忆（best、worst、most、least 等）。 2. 形容词最高级前一般要加 the，后面常用 of 或 in 引出比较范围；副词最高级前的 the 可以省略。 3. “one of the + 最高级 + 名词复数”表示“最……之一”，注意名词须用复数形式（如 one of the longest rivers）。 4. 最高级前可用序数词（如 the third longest）或副词修饰；若最高级前有物主代词、指示代词、名词所有格等修饰，则不再加 the（如 my best friend）。 5. 可用“比较级 + than any other + 单数名词”表示最高级含义（如 Nanjing is larger than any other city in Jiangsu）。 6. “特殊疑问词 + be + 最高级, A, B or C?”用来在三者或三者以上中提问（如 Who runs fastest, Tom, John or Jim?）。 一、单项选择 1．—Which is ________, the blue whale, the elephant or the giraffe? —The blue whale. A．the biggest B．big C．bigger D．biggest 【答案】A 【详解】句意：蓝鲸、大象和长颈鹿，哪个最大？三者比较用最高级，形容词最高级前须加 the，big 的最高级为 the biggest。故选 A。 2．The Sahara is one of ________ in the world. A．large deserts B．the largest deserts C．largest desert D．the larger deserts 【答案】B 【详解】句意：撒哈拉沙漠是世界上最大的沙漠之一。“one of the + 最高级 + 名词复数”中须用 the largest deserts。故选 B。 3．Among the four boys in our team, David is ________. A．tall B．the taller C．the tallest D．taller 【答案】C 【详解】句意：在我们队四个男孩中，戴维个子最高。三者以上比较用最高级，形容词最高级前加 the，tall 的最高级为 the tallest。故选 C。 4．—Is Mount Tai ________ mountain in China? —Yes, it is among the most famous ones. A．high B．higher C．highest D．the highest 【答案】D 【详解】句意：泰山是中国最高的山之一吗？是的。三者以上最高级前须加 the，high 的最高级为 the highest。故选 D。 5．Who dances ________ in the school art festival? A．best B．well C．better D．good 【答案】A 【详解】句意：在学校艺术节上谁跳舞跳得最好？在集体范围内（三者以上）用副词最高级，well 的最高级为 best，副词最高级前的 the 可省略。故选 A。 6．Guilin is one of ________ cities in China. A．beautiful B．the most beautiful C．more beautiful D．most beautiful 【答案】B 【详解】句意：桂林是中国最美丽的城市之一。“one of the + 最高级 + 名词复数”须用 the most beautiful。故选 B。 7．Beijing is larger than ________ in Hebei Province. A．other cities B．the other city C．any other city D．any city 【答案】C 【详解】句意：北京比河北任何别的城市都大，即北京是河北最大的城市。比较级 + than any other + 单数名词 可表示最高级含义。故选 C。 8．The Nile is ________ longest river in the world. A．two B．second C．the two D．the second 【答案】D 【详解】句意：尼罗河是世界第二长的河流。序数词修饰最高级须放在 the 与最高级之间，即 the second longest。故选 D。 9．This is ________ dog, and it waits for me every day after school. A．my best B．the best my C．my the best D．best my 【答案】A 【详解】句意：这是我最好的狗，每天放学后它都等我。最高级前有物主代词 my 修饰时不再加 the，即 my best dog。故选 A。 10．—________ swims fastest, Tom, John or Jim? —Tom does. A．What B．Who C．Which D．Whose 【答案】B 【详解】句意：汤姆、约翰和吉姆，谁游得最快？在三者或三者以上中用“特殊疑问词 + 动词 + 最高级”提问，对人提问用 Who。故选 B。 二、单句语法填空：在空格处填入1个适当的单词或用所给词的适当形式填空 1．The panda is one of the ________ (popular) animals in the zoo. 【答案】most popular 【详解】句意：这只熊猫是动物园里最受欢迎的动物之一。多音节词 popular 的最高级为 most popular。 2．Xinjiang is the largest ________ (large) province in China. 【答案】largest 【详解】句意：新疆是中国最大的省级行政区。单音节词 large 的最高级为 largest。 3．Tom is the ________ (funny) boy in his class. 【答案】funniest 【详解】句意：汤姆是他班上最有趣的一个男孩。三者以上用最高级，funny 以辅音字母+y 结尾，变 y 为 i 加 -est，即 funniest。 4．The ________ (big) elephant in the zoo eats the most grass. 【答案】biggest 【详解】句意：动物园里最大的那头大象吃得草最多。重读闭音节词 big 双写尾辅音加 -est，即 biggest。 5．It is one of the ________ (hot) cities in July. 【答案】hottest 【详解】句意：它是七月份最热的一座城市之一。重读闭音节词 hot 双写尾辅音加 -est，即 hottest。 6．I think the train is the ________ (comfortable) way to travel. 【答案】most comfortable 【详解】句意：我认为火车是最舒服的出行方式。多音节词 comfortable 的最高级为 most comfortable。 7．That movie is one of the ________ (exciting) ones this summer. 【答案】most exciting 【详解】句意：那部电影是今年夏天最精彩的电影之一。多音节词 exciting 的最高级为 most exciting。 8．This coat is the ________ (expensive) of the three. 【答案】most expensive 【详解】句意：这件外套是三条中最贵的。多音节词 expensive 的最高级为 most expensive。 9．Of all the fruits, the watermelon is the ________ (good) one for summer. 【答案】best 【详解】句意：在所有水果中，西瓜是夏天最好的一样。good 为不规则变化，其最高级为 best。 10．Among the singers, she sings the ________ (well). 【答案】best 【详解】句意：在歌手中，她唱得最好。well 为不规则副词，其最高级为 best，副词最高级前的 the 可省略。 三、按要求完成句子 1．长颈鹿是世界上最高的动物。 The giraffe is the ________ animal in the world. 【答案】tallest 【详解】句意：长颈鹿是世界上最高的动物。三者以上范围用最高级，tall 的最高级为 tallest，形容词最高级前加 the。 2．喜马拉雅山比亚洲任何别的山峰都高。 The Himalayas are ________ than ________ ________ mountain in Asia. 【答案】higher; any; other 【详解】句意：喜马拉雅山比亚洲任何别的山峰都高，即喜马拉雅山是亚洲最高的山脉。比较级 + than any other + 单数名词 可表示最高级含义。 3．法国是世界上最美丽的国家之一。 France is one of the ________ ________ ________ in the world. 【答案】most; beautiful; countries 【详解】句意：法国是世界上最美丽的国家之一。“one of the + 最高级 + 名词复数”中 beautiful 的最高级为 most beautiful，country 用复数 countries。 4．蚂蚁是最勤劳的昆虫之一。 The ant is one of the ________ ________ ________. 【答案】most; hardworking; insects 【详解】句意：蚂蚁是最勤劳的昆虫之一。hardworking 为多音节词，最高级为 most hardworking；insect 用复数 insects。 5．我们班吉姆通常到校最早。 In our class, Jim usually arrives ________. 【答案】earliest 【详解】句意：我们班吉姆通常到校最早。三者以上比较用最高级，early 以辅音字母+y 结尾，变 y 为 i 加 -est，即 earliest。 6．长江是亚洲最长的河流之一。 The Yangtze is ________ ________ river in Asia. 【答案】the; longest 【详解】句意：长江是亚洲最长的河流之一。三者以上范围用最高级，long 的最高级为 longest，形容词最高级前加 the。 7．她是他最年长的姐姐。 She is his ________ sister. 【答案】eldest 【详解】句意：她是他最年长的姐姐。old 表示长幼顺序时最高级用 eldest，前面有物主代词 his 修饰时不再加 the。 8．你们班谁跳得最高？ Who ________ ________ in your class? 【答案】jumps; highest 【详解】句意：你们班谁跳得最高？用“特殊疑问词 + 动词 + 最高级”在三者以上中提问，对主语提问用 Who，high 的最高级为 highest。 9．这家商店的水果最新鲜。 The fruit in this shop is the ________. 【答案】freshest 【详解】句意：这家商店的水果最新鲜。重读闭音节词 fresh 双写尾辅音加 -est，即 freshest。 10．泰山是中国最著名的山之一。 Mount Tai is one of the ________ ________ ________ in China. 【答案】most; famous; mountains 【详解】句意：泰山是中国最著名的山之一。“one of the + 最高级 + 名词复数”中 famous 的最高级为 most famous，mountain 用复数 mountains。 四、语法选择 Passage 1 请通读下面短文，掌握其大意，根据语法和上下文连贯的要求，从每小题所给的三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 Sunflowers look like small suns and bring joy to others. There are different kinds 1 sunflowers. Besides yellow sunflowers, there are also red and white ones. On average, sunflowers grow 6-10 feet tall, but 2 ever reached 30 feet—taller than a house! Each flower actually 3 2,000 small flowers inside. They grow close together and make sweet snacks for bees and other insects. Sunflowers are 4 with the sun. They follow the sun across the sky. They move from east to west during the day 5 then move back to the east at night. However, they only do this as young plants because it helps them grow much 6 . When they grow up, sunflowers always face east. It helps bring in bees and other pollinators. Many years ago, people 7 sunflowers as food in North America. They are very useful, so they are popular among people. Sunflowers are also symbols of 8 and friendship. People give them to celebrate birthdays, or lift the spirits of 9 sad friend. From their sunny appearance to their happy meaning, sunflowers remind 10 of life's brightest things. 1. A．of B．from C．with 2. A．the taller B．tallest C．the tallest 3. A．have B．has C．had 4. A．connect B．connected C．connecting 5. A．and B．so C．or 6. A．well B．better C．best 7. A．grow B．grows C．grew 8. A．happy B．happily C．happiness 9. A．a B．an C．the 10. A．we B．us C．them 【答案】 1. A 2. C 3. B 4. B 5. A 6. B 7. C 8. C 9. A 10. B 【导语】本篇文章主要介绍了向日葵的外观、生长特点、历史用途以及它们作为幸福和友谊象征的美好意义。 【详解】1. 句意：有不同种类的向日葵。 different kinds of为固定搭配，意为“不同种类的”，of意为“……的”，符合语境。from意为“来自”；with意为“和……一起”，代入句子不符合短语结构。 2. 句意：平均来说，向日葵长6到10英尺高，但是最高的曾经达到30英尺——比房子还高！ 本句表达在所有向日葵里最高的，要用形容词最高级，the tallest意为“最高的”，符合语境。the taller意为“更高的”，属于比较级；tallest缺少定冠词the，不符合语法规则。 3. 句意：每一朵花里面实际上有2000朵小花。 主语Each flower为单数，此处描述客观事实，使用一般现在时，has意为“有”，符合语境。have用于复数主语；had为动词过去式，时态不匹配。 4. 句意：向日葵和太阳有关联。 be connected with是固定短语，意为“与……有关联”，connected符合该短语结构。 5. 句意：它们白天从东移到西，然后在夜晚转回东方。 前后两个动作是顺承并列关系，and意为“并且，然后”，符合逻辑。so意为“所以”，表因果；or意为“或者”，表选择，均不符合本句逻辑。 6. 句意：然而，它们只有在幼苗时期才这样做，因为这有助于它们长得更好。 much可以用来修饰副词比较级，better意为“更好地”，符合语境。well是副词原级；best是副词最高级，不能用much修饰。 7. 句意：很多年前，在北美洲人们种植向日葵作为食物。 Many years ago是一般过去时的时间标志，grew是grow的过去式，符合时态要求。grow是动词原形；grows是动词第三人称单数形式，时态不符合。 8. 句意：向日葵也是幸福和友谊的象征。 介词of后面需要接名词，happiness意为“幸福”，是名词，符合语境。happy意为“快乐的”，是形容词；happily意为“快乐地”，是副词，二者不能放在介词of之后。 9. 句意：人们送向日葵庆祝生日，或者鼓舞一位伤心的朋友。 本句表示泛指一位伤心的朋友，sad是以辅音音素开头的单词，a用于辅音音素开头名词前，符合语境。an用在元音音素开头单词前；the表示特指，代入句子与本句语义不符。 10. 句意：从阳光的外形到美好的寓意，向日葵提醒我们记住生活中最美好的事物。 remind是动词，动词后面要用人称代词宾格，us意为“我们”，是宾格形式，契合文意。we是人称代词主格；them意为“他们”，代入句子不符合文章含义。 Passage 2 I have a new neighbour and I hate her because she has a big dog. The dog often makes too much noise (噪声). I try to solve the problem 1 talking with her. She is very polite and says sorry to 2 , but she doesn’t do anything to solve the problem. She says the dog is her 9-year-old son’s. She can’t deal with her 3 dog secretly. One night, when my daughter was going to bed, 4 dog began to bark (吠). I couldn’t stand it, 5 I rushed into my neighbour’s house at once. To my surprise, I saw a disabled (残疾的) boy playing with the dog 6 . My new neighbour decided 7 a conversation with me. She told me that the dog was her son’s only friend. Now I know understanding is 8 thing in our life. The dog can bring pleasure (快乐) to the boy. I 9 take away the boy’s pleasure. From then on, I often visit my neighbour with my daughter at weekends. My daughter 10 friends with the boy already. They often play with the dog together. 1. A．on B．in C．by 2. A．I B．me C．my 3. A．son B．son’s C．sons 4. A．a B．an C．the 5. A．so B．but C．or 6. A．happy B．happiness C．happily 7. A．to have B．having C．have 8. A．important B．more important C．the most important 9. A．can’t B．needn’t C．mightn’t 10. A．is B．has been C．was 【答案】 1. C 2. B 3. B 4. C 5. A 6. C 7. A 8. C 9. A 10. B 【导语】本文讲述作者因邻居家狗吵闹而不满，上门理论后得知狗是邻居残疾儿子的唯一朋友，最终学会理解与包容的故事。 【详解】1. 句意：我试图通过和她交谈来解决这个问题。 on在……上面；in在……里面；by通过。根据“I try to solve the problem”可知，此处指借助交谈这种方式来解决问题，需要用介词by表示方式，故选C。 2. 句意：她很有礼貌并向我道歉，但是她没有做任何事情来解决这个问题。 I我（主格）；me我（宾格）；my我的（形容词性物主代词）。根据“says sorry to”可知，介词to后面需要接人称代词的宾格形式作宾语，me是宾格，符合语法要求，故选B。 3. 句意：她不能偷偷处理她儿子的狗。 son儿子；son’s儿子的（名词所有格）；sons儿子们（复数）。根据“she doesn’t do anything to solve the problem. She says the dog is her 9-year-old son’s”可知，此处需要用名词所有格son’s来修饰名词dog，表明狗和儿子之间的所属关系，故选B。 4. 句意：一天晚上，当我女儿准备睡觉时，那只狗开始叫了起来。 a一个（用于辅音音素开头的单词前）；an一个（用于元音音素开头的单词前）；the这个（特指）。根据前文“she has a big dog”可知，此处特指前文提到过的邻居家的那只狗，需要用定冠词the，故选C。 5. 句意：我无法忍受，所以我立刻冲进了邻居家。 so所以；but但是；or或者。根据“I couldn’t stand it”可知，前文“无法忍受狗叫”是原因，后文“冲进邻居家”是结果，so用于表示因果关系，符合语境，故选A。 6. 句意：令我惊讶的是，我看到一个残疾男孩正开心地和狗玩耍。 happy开心的（形容词）；happiness开心（名词）；happily开心地（副词）。根据“playing with the dog”可知，此处需要用副词来修饰动词短语playing with the dog，happily是副词，符合语法要求，故选C。 7. 句意：我的新邻居决定和我谈一谈。 to have进行（动词不定式）；having进行（动名词/现在分词）；have进行（动词原形）。根据“decided”可知，动词decide后接动词不定式作宾语，构成decide to do sth.的固定搭配，意为“决定做某事”，故选A。 8. 句意：现在我知道理解是我们生活中最重要的事情。 important重要的（原级）；more important更重要的（比较级）；the most important最重要的（最高级）。根据“in our life”可知，此处是在“我们的生活”这个范围里进行比较，需要用形容词的最高级形式，故选C。 9. 句意：我不能夺走这个男孩的快乐。 can’t不能；needn’t不需要；mightn’t可能不。根据“The dog can bring pleasure (快乐) to the boy.”可知，狗能给男孩带来快乐，基于这个情况作者认为自己不可以夺走男孩的这份快乐，can’t表示“不能”，符合语境，故选A。 10. 句意：我的女儿已经和那个男孩成为朋友了。 is是；has been已经成为（现在完成时）；was是（过去式）。根据“already”可知，already是现在完成时的标志性时间状语，现在完成时的结构为have/has+过去分词，此处主语my daughter是第三人称单数，所以用has been，故选B。 Passage 3 请通读下面短文，掌握其大意，根据语法和上下文连贯的要求，从每小题所给的三个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。 In a quiet village by a green forest, there 1 a girl called Mia. On a Sunday afternoon, when she was walking in the forest. She heard a sad cry. Then she followed 2 sound and found a baby deer stuck (困住) in a small tree by plastic bags. Its leg was hurt, 3 it looked afraid. Mia got close to the deer slowly and set it free. She knew it needed treatment as 4 as possible, so she ran to 5 animal centre of all. At the centre, the nurse did her best to save the deer. The nurse said to Mia, “Thanks to your timely help, it is now out of danger.” 6 glad Mia was to hear this! Then she decided to do more for animals. She invited her friends 7 up a club for protecting animals. There was 8 rubbish in the forest. To protect animals 9 rubbish, they did every weekend clean-ups in the forest. They also raised money for the animal centre. Now, through the actions of Mia and her friends, the forest 10 much cleaner and animals live more happily. 1. A．is B．are C．was 2. A．a B．the C．an 3. A．and B．but C．or 4. A．quick B．quickly C．quickness 5. A．close B．closer C．the closest 6. A．How B．What C．What a 7. A．set B．to set C．setting 8. A．too many B．too much C．much too 9. A．from B．against C．for 10. A．became B．become C．becomes 【答案】 1. C 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. C 6. A 7. B 8. B 9. A 10. C 【导语】本文讲述了米娅救了一只被塑料袋困在小树上的小鹿，她因此意识到了环境污染问题。后来她和朋友们成立了保护动物的俱乐部，每个周末都去打扫森林。现在，森林变得更干净了，动物们生活得也更开心了。 【详解】1. 句意：在一片绿树环绕的宁静村庄里，有一个名叫米娅的女孩。 is是，系动词，用于一般现在时，主语为第三人称单数；are是，系动词，用于一般现在时，主语为you或复数；was是，系动词，用于一般过去时，主语为I或第三人称单数。句中主语“a girl”为第三人称单数，且本文讲述的是一个故事，应用一般过去时，故选C。 2. 句意：随后，她循着声音找到了一只被塑料袋困在小树上的小鹿。 a不定冠词，表示泛指，用于以辅音音素开头的单词前；the定冠词，表示特指；an不定冠词，表示泛指，用于以元音音素开头的单词前。根据前句“She heard a sad cry.”可知，此处“sound”指前面提到的叫声，表示特指。故选B。 3. 句意：它的腿受了伤，看起来很害怕。 and和，又，表示顺承关系；but但是，表示转折关系；so所以，表示因果关系。前句“Its leg was hurt”和此句“it looked afraid”构成顺承关系，故选A。 4. 句意：她知道这只小鹿急需治疗，所以她迅速跑到了离她最近的动物救助中心。 quick快的，形容词；quickly快地，副词；quickness快速，名词。“as+形容词/副词+as possible”意为“尽可能……”，此处应用副词修饰从句中的谓语动词“needed”可知，故选B。 5. 句意：她知道这只小鹿急需治疗，所以她迅速跑到了离她最近的动物救助中心。 close近的，形容词；closer更近的，为close的比较级；the closest最近的，为close的最高级。根据“of all”可知，此处是说去了最近的动物救助中心，应用最高级。故选C。 6. 句意：米娅听到这话是多么高兴啊！ How引导感叹句时，其结构为“How+形容词/副词(+主语+谓语)!”；What引导感叹句时，其结构为“What (a/an)+形容词+名词(+主语+谓语)!”；What a引导感叹句时，其结构为“What a+以辅音音素开头的形容词+名词(+主语+谓语)!”。句中“glad”为形容词，且“Mia”和“was”分别作主语和谓语，应用how引导感叹句，故选A。 7. 句意：她邀请她的朋友们成立一个保护动物的俱乐部。 set up成立；to set up成立，为动词不定式；setting up成立，为现在分词。根据“She invited her friends”可知，此处是说邀请朋友们成立一个保护动物的俱乐部，invite sb. to do sth.“邀请某人做某事”。故选B。 8. 句意：森林里有太多的垃圾。 too many太多，修饰复数名词；too much太多，修饰不可数名词；much too太，修饰形容词或副词。句中“rubbish”为不可数名词，应用too much修饰，故选B。 9. 句意：为了保护动物免受垃圾的侵害，他们每个周末都会在森林里进行清理工作。 from从；against反对；for为了。根据“To protect animals”可知，此处是说为了保护动物不受垃圾的侵害，protect...from...“保护……不受……的伤害”。故选A。 10. 句意：如今，通过米娅和她朋友们的行动，森林变得更加干净了，动物们也过着更加快乐的生活。 became变得，为become的过去式；become变得，为动词原形；becomes变得，为become的第三人称单数。根据“Now”和“and animals live more happily”可知，此句用一般现在时，主语“the forest”为第三人称单数，become用第三人称单数。故选C。 五、短文填空 Passage 4 Last year, Chen Jie went to the Bamboo Sea in Sichuan for fun. It is the oldest and 1 (big) bamboo forest in China. She 2 (buy) a folding fan and there was a painting of bamboo on it. It was really beautiful. Bamboo is a kind of plant that grows very 3 (quick). Some bamboo can grow almost one metre in one day. When spring comes, many bamboo 4 (shoot) come out of 5 earth and become delicious dishes on the tables of many families. Bamboo is also pandas’ favourite food. A panda can eat up 6 10 kilos of bamboo every day. Bamboo is not only a kind of food, 7 also one of useful plants. In fact it’s 8   (useful) than many other plants in the world. We can use it 9 (build) houses and make some tools. Actually, bamboo is one of the most famous subjects in Chinese paintings because it is a symbol of 10 (good) in Chinese culture. 【答案】 1. biggest 2. bought 3. quickly 4. shoots 5. the 6. to 7. but 8. more useful 9. to build 10. goodness 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了四川竹海的基本情况、竹子的生长特性、用途以及它在中国文化中的象征意义。 【详解】1. 句意：它是中国最古老、‌最大‌的竹林。根据前文的the oldest和并列连词and可知，此处要填形容词最高级形式。big的最高级是biggest，前面已经有the（修饰 oldest），后面的biggest前不再重复加the。 2. 句意：她买了一把折扇，上面有一幅竹子的画。根据前文的时间状语Last year可知，句子要用一般过去时。buy的过去式是bought。 3. 句意：竹子是一种生长得很快的植物。此处修饰动词grows，需要用副词形式。quick的副词形式是quickly。 4. 句意：春天来临时，很多竹笋从泥土里钻出来，成为很多家庭餐桌上的美味菜肴。根据前面的many可知，后面要接可数名词复数形式。shoot在这里表示“嫩芽、笋”，复数形式是shoots。 5. 句意：春天来临时，很多竹笋从泥土里钻出来，成为很多家庭餐桌上的美味菜肴。这里的earth表示特指“大地、泥土”，前面要加定冠词the。 6. 句意：一只熊猫每天能吃掉多达10公斤的竹子。固定搭配up to表示“多达、至多”，因此填‌to‌。 7. 句意：竹子不仅是一种食物，还是很有用的植物之一。固定搭配not only...but also...表示“不仅……而且……”。因此填‌but‌。 8. 句意：事实上，它比世界上很多其他植物都更有用。根据后面的than可知，此处要用形容词比较级形式。useful的比较级是more useful。 9. 句意：我们可以用它来建造房屋、制作一些工具。固定搭配use sth. to do sth.表示“用某物做某事”。因此填‌to build‌。 10. 句意：实际上，竹子是中国画里最经典的题材之一，因为它在中国文化里是美好的象征。介词of后面要接名词形式，good的名词形式是goodness，为不可数名词。 Passage 5 阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺、连贯。 Sunflowers: Nature’s Shining Stars Sunflowers look like small suns and bring joy to others. There are different kinds 1 sunflowers. Besides yellow sunflowers, there are also red and white ones. On average, sunflowers grow 6-10 feet tall, but 2 tallest ever reached 30 feet—taller than a house! Each flower actually 3 (have) 2,000 small flowers inside. They grow close together and make sweet snacks for 4 (bee) and other insects. Sunflowers are 5 (connect) with the sun. They follow the sun across the sky. They move from east to west during the day 6 then move back to the east at night. However, they only do this as young plants because it helps them grow much 7 (well). When they grow up, sunflowers always face east. It helps bring in bees and other pollinators. Many years ago, people 8 (grow) sunflowers as food in North America. They are very useful, so they are popular among people. Sunflowers are also symbols of 9 (happy) and friendship. People give them to celebrate birthdays, or lift the spirits of a sad friend. From their sunny 10 (appear) to their happy meaning, sunflowers remind us of life’s brightest things. 【答案】 1. of 2. the 3. has 4. bees 5. connected 6. and 7. better 8. grew 9. happiness 10. appearance 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了向日葵的外形特征、生长习性、用途以及象征意义。 【详解】1. 句意：向日葵有不同种类。此处表示“不同种类的向日葵”，用固定搭配different kinds of，表示“……的不同种类”，所以填介词of。 2. 句意：但史上最高的向日葵达到了30英尺——比房子还高！此处特指“史上最高的那一株向日葵”，形容词最高级tallest前需要加定冠词the表示特指。 3. 句意：每朵花实际上内部有2000朵小花。根据主语Each flower为第三人称单数，且全文为一般现在时，谓语动词应用have的第三人称单数形式has。 4. 句意：它们紧密地生长在一起，为蜜蜂和其他昆虫制造甜美的零食。此处泛指“蜜蜂”这一类昆虫，bee为可数名词，应用复数形式bees。 5. 句意：向日葵与太阳有联系。此处表示“与……有联系”，用固定搭配be connected with，所以用connect的过去分词connected作表语。 6. 句意：它们白天从东向西移动，然后在夜晚又移回东方。“move from east to west during the day”和“then move back to the east at night”是两个先后发生的并列动作，应用连词and连接。 7. 句意：然而，它们只在幼年时期这样做，因为这有助于它们生长得更好。此处修饰动词grow，表示“更好地生长”，且暗含与之前相比的意味，应用well的比较级better。 8. 句意：许多年前，人们在北美种植向日葵作为食物。根据时间状语Many years ago可知，句子时态是一般过去时，所以用grow的过去式grew。 9. 句意：向日葵也是幸福和友谊的象征。此处与friendship并列，作介词of的宾语，应用happy的名词形式happiness，表示“幸福”。 10. 句意：从它们阳光的外表到快乐的含义，向日葵让我们想起生活中最明亮的事物。此处作介词from的宾语，且由their修饰，应用appear的名词形式appearance，表示“外表、外观”。 Passage 6 根据短文内容用所给词的适当形式填空 Animals are our good friends. We live on the same Earth. Animals and people can’t be separated from each other. If there is no animal, we will not live. Animals 1 (success) in making the world colorful. Every animal 2 (have) its place in the balance of nature. If we destroy a kind of animal, we will have many other 3 (problem) very soon. For example, when farmers kill a large number of hawks (鹰), the mice will destroy 4 (farmer) rice. Because hawks eat mice. Without hawks, the number of mice is becoming 5 (large) than before. But many people don’t realize this. Along with the increase of population, they 6 (kill) lots of wild animals for food, money and other things. They also destroy animals’ living environment. It 7 (include) living places and food situations. More and more animals are 8 (danger). Giant pandas, a kind of animals which live in the forests and live on bamboo 9 (leaf), are one of them. Thanks to the government, now, they can be safe in the natural protection zones. And our government has made laws 10 (protect) animals. 【答案】 1. have succeeded 2. has 3. problems 4. farmers’ 5. larger 6. kill/have killed 7. includes 8. endangered 9. leaves 10. to protect 【导语】本文讲述动物和人类息息相关，动物对自然界平衡十分重要，但很多野生动物正濒临灭绝，政府已出台法律来保护它们。 【详解】1. 句意：动物成功让世界变得多姿多彩。succeed in doing sth.意为 “成功做某事”，本句强调已经产生的结果，用现在完成时；主语Animals为复数，助动词用have，success的动词为succeed，过去分词是succeeded。 2. 句意：每一种动物在自然平衡中都有它的位置。主语Every animal是单数，本句为一般现在时，have的三单形式是has。 3. 句意：如果我们毁灭一类动物，很快我们将会面临许多其他的问题。many other后接可数名词复数，problem的复数形式为problems。 4. 句意：例如，当农民杀死大量鹰时，老鼠就会毁坏农民们的稻谷。修饰名词rice，要用复数名词所有格，表示 “农民们的”，farmer复数farmers，所有格形式farmers’。 5. 句意：没有鹰，老鼠的数量变得比以前更大了。根据“than”可知此处要用比较级，large的比较级是larger。 6. 句意：随着人口增长，他们为了食物、金钱和其他东西捕杀大量野生动物。本句可用一般现在时kill描述客观事实；也可用现在完成时have killed，强调已经发生的行为带来影响。 7. 句意：它包括生存地点和食物状况。主语It是单数，一般现在时，include的第三人称单数形式includes。 8. 句意：越来越多的动物濒临灭绝。be动词后接形容词作表语，danger的形容词endangered表示“濒临灭绝的”。 9. 句意：大熊猫就是其中之一，它是一种生活在森林里、以竹叶为食的动物。leaf 意为“叶子”，此处表泛指要用复数形式leaves。 10. 句意：并且我们的政府已经制定法律来保护动物。此处用不定式作目的状语，表示“制定法律”的目的，protect的不定式为to protect。 六、选词填空 Passage 7 请从方框内选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使文章完整连贯。注意每空一词，每词仅用一次，有两词为多余项。请将答案写在答题卡对应题目的答题位置上。 the   ocean   land   which   when   long   tool   weigh   large   they   two   before Do you know what the world’s fastest animal is? How about the world’s smartest animal? 1 animal lives the longest? Let’s read about some of these amazing animals. The fastest 2 animal in the world is the cheetah. Cheetahs can run at about 120 kilometres an hour. 3 they are running at that speed (速度), they spend more time in the air than on the ground. Blue whales are the world’s 4 animals. They 5 around 170 tons. Of course, 6 smartest animal in the world is the human. The 7 smartest animal is the chimpanzee (黑猩猩). Chimpanzees can make 8 and build things. 9 can also solve problems. Most people believe that tortoises live the longest in the world. It’s true that tortoises live 10 than other animals on land. In fact, some fresh water animals live longer. For example, the Greenland shark can live for more than 400 years. 【答案】 1. Which 2. land 3. When 4. largest 5. weigh 6. the 7. second 8. tools 9. They 10. longer 【导语】本文介绍了几种神奇的动物，分别介绍了陆地上跑得最快的猎豹、体型最大的蓝鲸，智商排第二的黑猩猩以及寿命很长的陆龟、格陵兰鲨。 【详解】1. 句意：哪一种动物活得最久？空处引导特殊疑问句。前文连续抛出两个问句，此处询问“哪一种”动物寿命最长，which意为“哪一个”，符合语境。 2. 句意：世界上陆地上跑得最快的动物是猎豹。空处在句中作定语，修饰名词animal。猎豹生活在陆地，land作定语，land animal表示“陆地动物”，符合语境。 3. 句意：当它们以那个速度奔跑的时候，它们在空中停留的时间比在地面上更长。空处为时间状语从句的引导词。when意为“当……时候”，符合语境。 4. 句意：蓝鲸是世界上体型最大的动物。空处为定语修饰名词animals。根据常识，蓝鲸是体型最大的动物，large的最高级largest意为“最大的”，符合语境。 5. 句意：它们重大约170吨。空处在句中作谓语动词。此处指重量，weigh意为“重量为……”，符合语境，主语They指代蓝鲸，主语为复数，时态为一般现在时，动词用原形。 6. 句意：当然，世界上最聪明的动物是人类。空后是形容词最高级smartest。形容词最高级前面需要加定冠词the。 7. 句意：第二聪明的动物是黑猩猩。空处作定语修饰smartest animal。前文说了人类是最聪明的，黑猩猩是第二，two的序数词second意为“第二”，符合语境。 8. 句意：黑猩猩会制造工具并且搭建东西。空处作make的宾语。根据“搭建东西”，可知tool意为“工具”，符合语境，此处表示泛指，用复数tools，make tools表示“制造工具”。 9. 句意：它们也可以解决问题。空处在句中作主语。此处代词指代上一句的Chimpanzees，用主格they。 10. 句意：的确，陆龟比陆地上其他动物活得更久。空处为副词修饰动词live。根据常识，此处指活得更久，后面出现than，要用比较级，live longer表示“活得更久”。 Passage 8 阅读短文，从方框中选择恰当的词并用其适当形式填空，使短文完整、通顺。每空一词，每词仅用一次，有两词为多余项。 act, hunt, connect, much, disappoint, excite, fast, important, large, protect, visit, up Hey, did you ever see Siberian tigers? They are the 1 of all tigers. They can grow 2 to 1.8-2.7 metres long. And guess what? They can weigh as 3 as 600 pounds (磅). These amazing tigers live in the northeast of China, the Russian Far East and parts of North Korea.There are many mountains and forests there, and not many tourists 4 these places. An adult Siberian tiger needs to eat at least 9 kilograms of food every day. They usually eat wild animals like pigs, fish and rabbits. When they are hunting, they can run 5 than 50 miles(英里)per hour. But now, the number of Siberian tigers is dropping greatly. In fact, scientists say there are only around 400 to 500 Siberian tigers left in the world. This makes us 6 . What can we do? First of all, the government should try its best to save them. For example, the government should make strong laws (法律) to stop people from cutting down trees and 7 tigers. As average people, each of us should also understand the 8 of protecting animals. Remember, all living things on the planet are 9 . To protect animals is to protect ourselves. Let’s take 10 before it is too late. 【答案】 1. largest 2. up 3. much 4. visit 5. faster 6. disappointed 7. hunting 8. importance 9. connected 10. action 【分析】本文是一篇科普说明文。文章主要介绍了西伯利亚虎的外形特征、栖息环境、捕猎习性，同时点明其濒危现状，呼吁人们重视动物保护、采取行动守护这一珍稀物种。 【详解】1. 句意‌：它们是所有老虎中体型最大的。该处指的是“老虎的体型”，根据范围“of all tigers”和备选词汇large可知，此处要用形容词最高级largest‌表示“最大的”。 2. 句意：它们可以长到1.8-2.7米长。该处指的是“长到1.8-2.7米长”，根据固定搭配“grow up”和备选词汇up可知，此处表示“成长、长大”。 3. 句意‌：它们的体重可达600磅。该处指的是“体重可达600磅”，根据固定搭配as much as和备选词汇much可知，此处用来修饰不可数的重量概念，因此填much‌。 4. 句意‌：那里有许多山林，没有太多游客到访这些地方。该处指的是“没有太多游客到访这些地方”，根据主语tourists和备选词汇visit可知，此处表示游客的游览行为。该处为一般现在时，主语为名词复数tourists，因此填动词原形visit‌。 5. 句意‌：捕猎时，它们的奔跑速度能超过每小时50英里。由“每小时50英里”可知速度很快，根据后面的than和备选词汇fast可知，此处要用副词比较级faster修饰动词run。 6. 句意‌：这一现状让我们感到失望。根据前文老虎数量锐减的现状可知，该处指的是“这一现状让我们感到失望”，结合备选词汇disappoint，可知此处用形容词作宾语补足语表示人的感受，因此填disappointed‌。 7. ‌句意‌：政府要制定严格法律阻止人们砍伐树木和猎杀老虎。该处指的是“猎杀老虎”，根据并列结构cutting down trees和备选词汇hunt可知，此处要用动名词形式hunting表示“猎杀”。 8. 句意‌：我们每个人都要明白保护动物的重要性。该处指的是“保护动物的重要性”，根据定冠词the和空后的of以及备选词汇important可知，此处要填入名词形式importance‌。 9. ‌句意‌：记住，地球上的所有生物都是相互关联的。根据语境和备选词汇connect可知，该处指的是“地球上的所有生物都是相互关联的”，此处用形容词connected‌作表语表示“相互联系的”。 10. 句意‌：让我们在为时已晚之前采取行动。结合备选词汇“act”和固定搭配take action“采取行动”‌，可知此处要用名词形式 action表示“行动”。 17 / 18乐思英语 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $单元核心语法精练 Unit 4 Amazing Plants and Animals （新教材人教版） （形容词、副词的最高级） 内容提要 核心语法回顾 专项能力突破 解题综合提升 本单元聚焦形容词与副词的最高级，涵盖最高级的规则与不规则变化，以及 the+最高级、one of the+最高级等核心句型和三者以上范围的表达方式，考点梳理见下表。 语法模块 具体内容 结构 / 规则 典型例句及翻译 一、形容词、副词最高级的构成 规则变化 单音节及部分双音节词：词尾加 -est；不发音 e 结尾加 -st；辅音字母+y 结尾变 y 为 i 加 -est；重读闭音节双写尾辅音加 -est；多音节词前加 most。 fast→fastest; happy→happiest; most beautiful 不规则变化 常见词须单独记忆：good / well→best；bad / ill→worst；many / much→most；little→least；far→farthest / furthest。 best; worst; most; least 副词最高级 副词最高级由副词加 -est 或前加 most 构成；副词最高级前的 the 可加也可省略。 fastest / most carefully 二、形容词、副词最高级的用法 the+最高级表范围 形容词最高级前一般加 the，后常接 of / in 引出的短语表示比较范围；副词最高级前的 the 可省略。 the best student in our class one of the+最高级+复数 表示“最……之一”，最高级后的名词须用复数形式。 one of the longest rivers 特殊句型与注意 可用序数词或副词修饰最高级；形容词最高级前如有物主代词、指示代词等修饰则不加 the；可用“特殊疑问词+be+最高级, A, B or C?”提问；也可用“比较级 + than any other + 单数名词”表示最高级含义。 the third longest; my best friend; Who runs fastest? 使用注意事项 1. 形容词、副词的最高级表示三者或三者以上中“最……”；规则变化单音节词加 -est、多音节词前加 most，不规则变化须单独记忆（best、worst、most、least 等）。 2. 形容词最高级前一般要加 the，后面常用 of 或 in 引出比较范围；副词最高级前的 the 可以省略。 3. “one of the + 最高级 + 名词复数”表示“最……之一”，注意名词须用复数形式（如 one of the longest rivers）。 4. 最高级前可用序数词（如 the third longest）或副词修饰；若最高级前有物主代词、指示代词、名词所有格等修饰，则不再加 the（如 my best friend）。 5. 可用“比较级 + than any other + 单数名词”表示最高级含义（如 Nanjing is larger than any other city in Jiangsu）。 6. “特殊疑问词 + be + 最高级, A, B or C?”用来在三者或三者以上中提问（如 Who runs fastest, Tom, John or Jim?）。 一、单项选择 1．—Which is ________, the blue whale, the elephant or the giraffe? —The blue whale. A．the biggest B．big C．bigger D．biggest 2．The Sahara is one of ________ in the world. A．large deserts B．the largest deserts C．largest desert D．the larger deserts 3．Among the four boys in our team, David is ________. A．tall B．the taller C．the tallest D．taller 4．—Is Mount Tai ________ mountain in China? —Yes, it is among the most famous ones. A．high B．higher C．highest D．the highest 5．Who dances ________ in the school art festival? A．best B．well C．better D．good 6．Guilin is one of ________ cities in China. A．beautiful B．the most beautiful C．more beautiful D．most beautiful 7．Beijing is larger than ________ in Hebei Province. A．other cities B．the other city C．any other city D．any city 8．The Nile is ________ longest river in the world. A．two B．second C．the two D．the second 9．This is ________ dog, and it waits for me every day after school. A．my best B．the best my C．my the best D．best my 10．—________ swims fastest, Tom, John or Jim? —Tom does. A．What B．Who C．Which D．Whose 二、单句语法填空：在空格处填入1个适当的单词或用所给词的适当形式填空 1．The panda is one of the ________ (popular) animals in the zoo. 2．Xinjiang is the largest ________ (large) province in China. 3．Tom is the ________ (funny) boy in his class. 4．The ________ (big) elephant in the zoo eats the most grass. 5．It is one of the ________ (hot) cities in July. 6．I think the train is the ________ (comfortable) way to travel. 7．That movie is one of the ________ (exciting) ones this summer. 8．This coat is the ________ (expensive) of the three. 9．Of all the fruits, the watermelon is the ________ (good) one for summer. 10．Among the singers, she sings the ________ (well). 三、按要求完成句子 1．长颈鹿是世界上最高的动物。 The giraffe is the ________ animal in the world. 2．喜马拉雅山比亚洲任何别的山峰都高。 The Himalayas are ________ than ________ ________ mountain in Asia. 3．法国是世界上最美丽的国家之一。 France is one of the ________ ________ ________ in the world. 4．蚂蚁是最勤劳的昆虫之一。 The ant is one of the ________ ________ ________. 5．我们班吉姆通常到校最早。 In our class, Jim usually arrives ________. 6．长江是亚洲最长的河流之一。 The Yangtze is ________ ________ river in Asia. 7．她是他最年长的姐姐。 She is his ________ sister. 8．你们班谁跳得最高？ Who ________ ________ in your class? 9．这家商店的水果最新鲜。 The fruit in this shop is the ________. 10．泰山是中国最著名的山之一。 Mount Tai is one of the ________ ________ ________ in China. 四、语法选择 Passage 1 请通读下面短文，掌握其大意，根据语法和上下文连贯的要求，从每小题所给的三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 Sunflowers look like small suns and bring joy to others. There are different kinds 1 sunflowers. Besides yellow sunflowers, there are also red and white ones. On average, sunflowers grow 6-10 feet tall, but 2 ever reached 30 feet—taller than a house! Each flower actually 3 2,000 small flowers inside. They grow close together and make sweet snacks for bees and other insects. Sunflowers are 4 with the sun. They follow the sun across the sky. They move from east to west during the day 5 then move back to the east at night. However, they only do this as young plants because it helps them grow much 6 . When they grow up, sunflowers always face east. It helps bring in bees and other pollinators. Many years ago, people 7 sunflowers as food in North America. They are very useful, so they are popular among people. Sunflowers are also symbols of 8 and friendship. People give them to celebrate birthdays, or lift the spirits of 9 sad friend. From their sunny appearance to their happy meaning, sunflowers remind 10 of life's brightest things. 1. A．of B．from C．with 2. A．the taller B．tallest C．the tallest 3. A．have B．has C．had 4. A．connect B．connected C．connecting 5. A．and B．so C．or 6. A．well B．better C．best 7. A．grow B．grows C．grew 8. A．happy B．happily C．happiness 9. A．a B．an C．the 10. A．we B．us C．them Passage 2 I have a new neighbour and I hate her because she has a big dog. The dog often makes too much noise (噪声). I try to solve the problem 1 talking with her. She is very polite and says sorry to 2 , but she doesn’t do anything to solve the problem. She says the dog is her 9-year-old son’s. She can’t deal with her 3 dog secretly. One night, when my daughter was going to bed, 4 dog began to bark (吠). I couldn’t stand it, 5 I rushed into my neighbour’s house at once. To my surprise, I saw a disabled (残疾的) boy playing with the dog 6 . My new neighbour decided 7 a conversation with me. She told me that the dog was her son’s only friend. Now I know understanding is 8 thing in our life. The dog can bring pleasure (快乐) to the boy. I 9 take away the boy’s pleasure. From then on, I often visit my neighbour with my daughter at weekends. My daughter 10 friends with the boy already. They often play with the dog together. 1. A．on B．in C．by 2. A．I B．me C．my 3. A．son B．son’s C．sons 4. A．a B．an C．the 5. A．so B．but C．or 6. A．happy B．happiness C．happily 7. A．to have B．having C．have 8. A．important B．more important C．the most important 9. A．can’t B．needn’t C．mightn’t 10. A．is B．has been C．was Passage 3 请通读下面短文，掌握其大意，根据语法和上下文连贯的要求，从每小题所给的三个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。 In a quiet village by a green forest, there 1 a girl called Mia. On a Sunday afternoon, when she was walking in the forest. She heard a sad cry. Then she followed 2 sound and found a baby deer stuck (困住) in a small tree by plastic bags. Its leg was hurt, 3 it looked afraid. Mia got close to the deer slowly and set it free. She knew it needed treatment as 4 as possible, so she ran to 5 animal centre of all. At the centre, the nurse did her best to save the deer. The nurse said to Mia, “Thanks to your timely help, it is now out of danger.” 6 glad Mia was to hear this! Then she decided to do more for animals. She invited her friends 7 up a club for protecting animals. There was 8 rubbish in the forest. To protect animals 9 rubbish, they did every weekend clean-ups in the forest. They also raised money for the animal centre. Now, through the actions of Mia and her friends, the forest 10 much cleaner and animals live more happily. 1. A．is B．are C．was 2. A．a B．the C．an 3. A．and B．but C．or 4. A．quick B．quickly C．quickness 5. A．close B．closer C．the closest 6. A．How B．What C．What a 7. A．set B．to set C．setting 8. A．too many B．too much C．much too 9. A．from B．against C．for 10. A．became B．become C．becomes 五、短文填空 Passage 4 Last year, Chen Jie went to the Bamboo Sea in Sichuan for fun. It is the oldest and 1 (big) bamboo forest in China. She 2 (buy) a folding fan and there was a painting of bamboo on it. It was really beautiful. Bamboo is a kind of plant that grows very 3 (quick). Some bamboo can grow almost one metre in one day. When spring comes, many bamboo 4 (shoot) come out of 5 earth and become delicious dishes on the tables of many families. Bamboo is also pandas’ favourite food. A panda can eat up 6 10 kilos of bamboo every day. Bamboo is not only a kind of food, 7 also one of useful plants. In fact it’s 8   (useful) than many other plants in the world. We can use it 9 (build) houses and make some tools. Actually, bamboo is one of the most famous subjects in Chinese paintings because it is a symbol of 10 (good) in Chinese culture. Passage 5 阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺、连贯。 Sunflowers: Nature’s Shining Stars Sunflowers look like small suns and bring joy to others. There are different kinds 1 sunflowers. Besides yellow sunflowers, there are also red and white ones. On average, sunflowers grow 6-10 feet tall, but 2 tallest ever reached 30 feet—taller than a house! Each flower actually 3 (have) 2,000 small flowers inside. They grow close together and make sweet snacks for 4 (bee) and other insects. Sunflowers are 5 (connect) with the sun. They follow the sun across the sky. They move from east to west during the day 6 then move back to the east at night. However, they only do this as young plants because it helps them grow much 7 (well). When they grow up, sunflowers always face east. It helps bring in bees and other pollinators. Many years ago, people 8 (grow) sunflowers as food in North America. They are very useful, so they are popular among people. Sunflowers are also symbols of 9 (happy) and friendship. People give them to celebrate birthdays, or lift the spirits of a sad friend. From their sunny 10 (appear) to their happy meaning, sunflowers remind us of life’s brightest things. Passage 6 根据短文内容用所给词的适当形式填空 Animals are our good friends. We live on the same Earth. Animals and people can’t be separated from each other. If there is no animal, we will not live. Animals 1 (success) in making the world colorful. Every animal 2 (have) its place in the balance of nature. If we destroy a kind of animal, we will have many other 3 (problem) very soon. For example, when farmers kill a large number of hawks (鹰), the mice will destroy 4 (farmer) rice. Because hawks eat mice. Without hawks, the number of mice is becoming 5 (large) than before. But many people don’t realize this. Along with the increase of population, they 6 (kill) lots of wild animals for food, money and other things. They also destroy animals’ living environment. It 7 (include) living places and food situations. More and more animals are 8 (danger). Giant pandas, a kind of animals which live in the forests and live on bamboo 9 (leaf), are one of them. Thanks to the government, now, they can be safe in the natural protection zones. And our government has made laws 10 (protect) animals. 六、选词填空 Passage 7 请从方框内选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使文章完整连贯。注意每空一词，每词仅用一次，有两词为多余项。请将答案写在答题卡对应题目的答题位置上。 the   ocean   land   which   when   long   tool   weigh   large   they   two   before Do you know what the world’s fastest animal is? How about the world’s smartest animal? 1 animal lives the longest? Let’s read about some of these amazing animals. The fastest 2 animal in the world is the cheetah. Cheetahs can run at about 120 kilometres an hour. 3 they are running at that speed (速度), they spend more time in the air than on the ground. Blue whales are the world’s 4 animals. They 5 around 170 tons. Of course, 6 smartest animal in the world is the human. The 7 smartest animal is the chimpanzee (黑猩猩). Chimpanzees can make 8 and build things. 9 can also solve problems. Most people believe that tortoises live the longest in the world. It’s true that tortoises live 10 than other animals on land. In fact, some fresh water animals live longer. For example, the Greenland shark can live for more than 400 years. Passage 8 阅读短文，从方框中选择恰当的词并用其适当形式填空，使短文完整、通顺。每空一词，每词仅用一次，有两词为多余项。 act, hunt, connect, much, disappoint, excite, fast, important, large, protect, visit, up Hey, did you ever see Siberian tigers? They are the 1 of all tigers. They can grow 2 to 1.8-2.7 metres long. And guess what? They can weigh as 3 as 600 pounds (磅). These amazing tigers live in the northeast of China, the Russian Far East and parts of North Korea.There are many mountains and forests there, and not many tourists 4 these places. An adult Siberian tiger needs to eat at least 9 kilograms of food every day. They usually eat wild animals like pigs, fish and rabbits. When they are hunting, they can run 5 than 50 miles(英里)per hour. But now, the number of Siberian tigers is dropping greatly. In fact, scientists say there are only around 400 to 500 Siberian tigers left in the world. This makes us 6 . What can we do? First of all, the government should try its best to save them. For example, the government should make strong laws (法律) to stop people from cutting down trees and 7 tigers. As average people, each of us should also understand the 8 of protecting animals. Remember, all living things on the planet are 9 . To protect animals is to protect ourselves. Let’s take 10 before it is too late. 8 / 8乐思英语 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $