Section A
1. I think animals are more interesting.
我認(rèn)為動(dòng)物更加有趣。
interesting interested
interesting是形容詞，意思是“令人感興趣的”，一般指人、物本身是有趣的。
如：Playing basketball is very interesting.
打籃球很有趣。
interested是形容詞。一般指人對(duì)某物感興趣，固定詞組為be interested in...對(duì)……感興趣。
如：This book is so interesting that everyone is interested in it.
這本書是如此的有趣以至于每個(gè)人都對(duì)它感興趣。
拓展：在英語(yǔ)中，有兩大類動(dòng)詞構(gòu)成的形容詞，一類是v-ing型的形容詞，另一類是v-ed型的形容詞，常見(jiàn)的有：
v-ing 詞義 v-ed 詞義
interesting有趣的 interested感興趣
surprising令人吃驚的 surprised感到吃驚的
amazing令人驚異的 amazed感到驚奇的
exciting令人興奮的 excited感到興奮的
boring無(wú)聊的 bored感到厭煩的
disappointing令人失望的 disappointed感到失望
moving感人的 moved受感動(dòng)的
2. We share the world with them.
我們和它們共同分享這個(gè)世界。
share動(dòng)詞，共用、分享、分擔(dān)
如：The sisters shared the same room.
姐妹們同住一屋。
We share the joys and sorrows.
我們同甘共苦。
3. They are now in danger.
他們現(xiàn)在處于危險(xiǎn)中。
be in danger處于危險(xiǎn)中
You may be in danger if you walk alone late at night.
如果你深夜獨(dú)自散步可能有危險(xiǎn)。
Don’t be afraid when you are in danger.
當(dāng)你處于危險(xiǎn)之中，不要害怕。
4. It looks for food at night along the sea floor.
夜里它沿著海底尋找食物。
look for find find out
look for尋找，強(qiáng)調(diào)尋找的過(guò)程。
如：He is looking for his pen.
他正在尋找他的鋼筆。
What are you looking for?
你正在找什么？
find找到，強(qiáng)調(diào)結(jié)果。
He found his pen under the desk.
他在桌子下找到了他的鋼筆。
Did you find your book yesterday?
你昨天找到你的書了嗎？
find out了解、查出，表示經(jīng)過(guò)一番努力調(diào)查了解了某事，后面常接賓語(yǔ)從句。
如：Please find out what time they are coming.
請(qǐng)查一下他們什么時(shí)候來(lái)。
The policemen found out who stole the stamps.
警察們查出誰(shuí)偷走了郵票。
5. In spring, it returns to the fresh water stream to lay eggs.
春天它回到淡水的小溪里產(chǎn)卵。
return動(dòng)詞。①返回，回到come back；②歸還give back。
如：He returned to Beijing last Sunday.
上個(gè)星期天他返回到北京。
Please return the book to me tomorrow.
請(qǐng)明天把書歸還給我。
6. So the butterfly is losing its home.
因此，蝴蝶正失去它的家園。
lose丟失，過(guò)去式lost。
The little girl lost her way in the street.
小女孩在街上迷路了。
He lost his book yesterday.
昨天他丟了他的書。
Section B
1. What are you thinking about?
你正在想什么？
think about think of think over
①think about意為考慮、思考，與think of同義。
如：I’m thinking about/ of where to spend my holiday.
我正在考慮到哪里去度假。
②think of作想起、認(rèn)為時(shí)與think about不同。
如：She often thinks of her old friends.
她經(jīng)常想起她的老朋友。
③think over意為仔細(xì)考慮、思考。over為副詞、代詞應(yīng)放在其前。
如：I thought it over last Sunday.
上個(gè)星期天我仔細(xì)考慮那件事。
Let me think over this difficult problem.
讓我仔細(xì)思考這道難題。
2. The plants stay green longer there.
在那里，植物保持綠色的時(shí)間更長(zhǎng)。
stay表示繼續(xù)保持某種狀態(tài)，后接形容詞做表語(yǔ)。
如：The shop stays open till 12 o’clock.
這家商店到12點(diǎn)才打烊。
We must stay happy.
我們必須保持快樂(lè)。
3. In this area, there is very little rain.
這個(gè)地區(qū)幾乎沒(méi)有雨。
few a few little a little
①few與可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù)連用，表示否定。意思“很少，幾乎沒(méi)有”
如：He is a man of few words.
他是個(gè)沉默寡言的人。
He knows few friends here.
他在這里幾乎不認(rèn)識(shí)朋友。
②little與不可數(shù)名詞連用，表示否定，意思“很少，幾乎沒(méi)有”
There is little water in the glass.
杯子里幾乎沒(méi)有水了。
I have little interest in politics.
我對(duì)政治沒(méi)有什么興趣。
③a few, a little表示肯定，一些，有some意思接近，但a few修飾可數(shù)名詞，a little修飾不可數(shù)名詞。
There are a few eggs, a little bread in the fridge.
冰箱里有一些雞蛋，一些面包。
4. In summer, rocks, streams and forests are even more beautiful, with blue skies, clear lakes and fast-flowing rivers.
夏天，巖石、小溪和森林更美麗，同時(shí)還有藍(lán)天、清澈的湖泊和湍急的河流。
with為介詞，表示行為方式的用法。
①with＋名詞（代詞）＋介詞短語(yǔ)
With a book in her hand, Miss Li comes into the classroom.
李老師手里拿著一本書走進(jìn)了教室。
②with＋名詞（代詞）＋adj形（adv副）
He often sleeps with the windows open.
他經(jīng)常開著窗戶睡覺(jué)。
形容詞的比較級(jí)可以被even“更”much“……得多”等副詞修飾。much, a lot, a little, even, still表示比較的程度。
如：It was cold yesterday, but it is even colder today.
昨天很冷，今天更冷。
This book is much more interesting than that one.
這本書比那本書要有趣多了。
Section C
1. Thousands and thousands of animals live in rainforests.
千千萬(wàn)萬(wàn)的動(dòng)物生活在熱帶雨林。
hundred百 500 five hundred 800 eight hundred
thousand千 5000 five thousand 8000 eight thousand
注意：hundred, thousand前加基數(shù)詞時(shí)，不加s，不用復(fù)數(shù)形式。thousands of成千上萬(wàn)的，hundreds of成百上千的
注意與介詞of連用時(shí)，hundred, thousand要用復(fù)數(shù)形式。
There are two thousand students in our school.
在我們學(xué)校里有兩千學(xué)生。
Thousands of foreigners come to China every year.
每年成千上萬(wàn)的外國(guó)人來(lái)到中國(guó)。
2. They can’t live at all without water.
沒(méi)有水，他們根本不能活。
without介詞“沒(méi)有”，反義詞with
如：He goes to school without breakfast every day.
他每天沒(méi)吃早餐就去上學(xué)。
He worked all day without having any rest.
他整整干了一天，一點(diǎn)沒(méi)有休息。
Section D
1. Isn’t it interesting?
它真有趣，不是嗎？
這種問(wèn)句，稱為否定疑問(wèn)句，表示贊嘆、驚訝等。
如：Aren’t these pictures beautiful?
這些圖畫難道不漂亮嗎？
2. It is one of the most dangerous fish in the world.
它是世界上最危險(xiǎn)的魚之一。
one of＋the＋最高級(jí)形式＋名詞復(fù)數(shù)形式，意為“最……之一”
He is one of the tallest boys in our class.
他是我們班最高的男孩之一。
She is one of the most popular teachers in the school.
她是學(xué)校里最受歡迎的老師之一。
3. It’s so strange!
這多奇怪�。�
本句為感嘆句，形式上是陳述句形式，但帶有強(qiáng)烈的感情。
They do it so quickly!
他們做得多快��！
He is so clever!
他多聰明��！
【模擬試題】（答題時(shí)間：30分鐘）
I. 用括號(hào)內(nèi)的所給詞的正確形式填空。
1. I like _______（animal）because they are our friends.
2. Which are ________（beautiful）plants or animals?
3. The shark returns to the stream __________（lay）eggs.
4. Brazil has ___________（large）rainforests in the world.
5. In this area there is much _________（little）rain.
6. There are ____________（few）books in our library than in your library.
7. He often does a lot of __________（danger）work.
8. There are ___________（thousand）of trees on the hill.
9. What cover most of ___________（earth）surface?
10. In fact water _________（make）up the greatest part of the human body.
II. 選擇
1. Jim left the classroom without __________ anything?
A. say B. to say C. says D. saying
2. I’m __________ Helen. Do you know where she is?
A. looking up B. looking after C. looking for D. looking at
3. There are __________ vegetables in the fridge. Let’s go and buy them.
A. few B. a few C. little D. a little
4. Who’s _________ student in your class?
A. best B. good C. the best D. well
5. We need some _________ apples.
A. much B. many C. more D. most
6. Li Lei is _________ shorter than Li Ping.
A. a few B. much C. very D. many
7. They are ____________ you think.
A. more than friendly B. more friendly than
C. friendly than more D. friendly more than
8. This problem is very difficult. Let’s think ___________ it.
A. of B. about C. over D. at
9. We must __________ every drop of water.
A. leave B. show C. keep D. save
10. She can’t _________ her pen. Can you help her to __________ it?
A. find, look for B. find, find
C. look for, find D. look for, find out
11. I don’t think there _____________ a question any more.
A. is B. isn’t C. did D. didn’t
12. She _________ the supper and cleaned the house.
A. cooks B. is cooking C. cooked D. cook
13. He started to teach English ___________ .
A. for three years B. in three years
C. three years ago D. about three years
14. Michael, can you ___________ me your new book?
---- Certainly.
A. borrow B. lend C. to borrow D. to lend
15. If it doesn’t rain tomorrow, we ____________ to Beijing.
A. go B. went C. will go D. were going
III. 完形填空
Zhang Hong was 1 daughter. She was five years 2 . She liked asking questions very much. She liked animal cartoons（動(dòng)畫片）very much. One evening 3 we watched the Donald（唐老鴨）, she laughed and laughed. She was very 4 . “Do you understand Donald’s words?”I asked her. “No, I 5 understand the duck’s words.”answered Zhang Hong. The cartoons were 6 . And we went on 7 TV. “Mum, said Zhang Hong,”“May I ask you a question now?”“Certainly. What is it?”said I. “Why the young aunt 8 close the door when she has a bath?”She painted to the screen（指著屏幕）“ 9 there is no people in her home now.”I answered. “But all 10 us can see her now.”said Zhang Hong.
（ ）1. A. I B. mine C. my D. myself
（ ）2. A. long B. small C. young D. old
（ ）3. A. when B. where C. who D. what
（ ）4. A. nice B. happy C. fine D. well
（ ）5. A. can’t B. didn’t C. wasn’t D. am not
（ ）6. A. off B. away C. over D. out
（ ）7. A. watch B. watching C. watched D. to watch
（ ）8. A. isn’t B. didn’t C. wasn’t D. doesn’t
（ ）9. A. Because B. So C. But D. And
（ ）10. A. for B. with C. of D. on
【試題答案】
I. 1. animals 2. more beautiful 3. lays 4. the largest
5. less 6. fewer 7. dangerous 8. thousands 9. earth’s
10. makes
II. 1. D 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. C 6. B
7. B 8. B 9. D 10. A 11. A 12. C
13. C 14. B 15. C
III. 1. C 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. A 6. C
7. B 8. D 9. A 10. C