中考真题2024年四川省乐山市语法填空-鲸鱼：海洋的守护者
I can still remember my primary school homework on animals. I decided ___1___ (write) about the whale (鲸鱼). I have loved them from a young age.
I’m not quite sure why I love them. It might be something about ___2___ (they) shape. They have a smooth shape, and their tails look like a heart. They also move so ___3___ (slow) and beautifully, like a tree dancing in the wind. This way, they seem very clever.
So, of course, one of my best memories ___4___ (be) when I got to see a type of whale called the Southern Right Whale in Argentina. Watching them moving smoothly in the water, I felt ___5___ (happy) than ever. They were so beautiful!
And I’m not the only one who loves whales. Different peoples across the world have a special place for whales in their ___6___(heart). Take the Maori people in New Zealand as ___7___ example. Living by the ocean, they see whales as guardians (守护者) of the ocean and talk about them a lot in their ___8___ (tradition) stories.
Why was I interested in whales like the Maori people? ___9___ they need our protection. That’s what my school homework was about— animals we need to protect. Whales play a big role ___10___ the ocean. So, protecting whales means protecting the whole ocean.
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解析：选to write。固定搭配“decide to do sth.”意为“决定做某事”，所以此处应填动词不定式“to write”。
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解析：选their。此处需要用形容词性物主代词来修饰名词“shape”，而“they”的形容词性物主代词是“their”。
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解析：选slowly。副词“slowly”修饰动词“move”，表示“缓慢地移动
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解析：选was。句子描述的是过去的事情，且主语“one of my best memories”是单数，所以此处应填一般过去时的单数形式“was”。
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解析：选happier。根据句中的“than ever”可知，此处需要用比较级形式，所以“happy”应变为“happier”。
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解析：选hearts。名词“heart”在此处表示“内心、情感”，且前面有形容词“their”修饰，表示“他们的内心”，所以此处应填复数形式“hearts”。
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解析：选an。此处需要用不定冠词来修饰单数可数名词“example”，且“example”以元音音素开头，所以应填“an”。
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解析：选traditional。形容词“traditional”修饰名词“stories”，表示“传统的故事”。
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解析：选because。此处需要一个连词来引导原因状语从句，解释“我为什么对鲸鱼感兴趣”，而“because”表示“因为”，符合语境。
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解析：选in。固定搭配“play a big role in sth.”意为“在某事中扮演重要角色”，所以此处应填介词“in”。