三、根据首字母提示完成短文，每空一词
What will our world be like if there are no insects?
It might sound nice in the b
1. There would be no bugs or flies at your home. But in fact, we could have really big p
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The bad news is that the number of insects k
3 dropping these years. Scientists say it's mostly because of the use of pesticides (农药). They harm the places that insects live in.
What will happen i
4 there are no insects? The results will be terrible because we need insects to pollinate (授粉) crops. They also break down dead plants and animals and turn them into new u
5 things. We need them to keep the soil healthy. W
6 insects, many animals would have nothing to eat. Then they would be h
7.
How can we help? The first step is to let more people understand the i
8 of the natural world. The best place to start is with our c
9. We should teach them how to protect the environment at an early a
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解析：
【解析】
1. 根据语境“一开始听起来不错”及首字母b，固定短语in the beginning，填beginning。
2. 前文说看似不错，实际有大问题，结合首字母p，填problems。
3. 表示“数量持续下降”，keep doing sth，主语the number是单数，谓语用第三人称单数形式keeps。
4. 此处引导条件状语从句，表“如果”，结合首字母i，填if。
5. 表示变成“有用的”东西，结合首字母u，填useful。
6. 表“没有”昆虫，结合首字母W，填Without。
7. 动物没食物会“饿”，结合首字母h，填hungry。
8. 表示自然界的“重要性”，结合首字母i，填importance。
9. 结合语境从“孩子”开始，结合首字母c，填children。
10. 固定短语at an early age表示“在早年”，结合首字母a，填age。
【答案】
1. beginning 2. problems 3. keeps 4. if 5. useful 6. Without 7. hungry 8. importance 9. children 10. age
【知识点】
固定短语运用、语境推理填空、动词时态
【点评】
本题结合环保主题，考查学生对语境的理解能力和词汇的综合运用能力，既考查语言知识，也传递了保护昆虫、爱护自然的意识。
【难度系数】
0.6
