2025年英语听读空间八年级英语上册译林版加强版第159页解析答案

A bush fire is a dangerous fire that spreads quickly through forests, (1)

grassland

and other natural areas. It is caused by dry weather, strong winds and sometimes human activities. One of the main reasons for bush fires is a long period of extreme heat, also known as a (2)

heatwave

. This makes the land very dry and easy to catch fire.
Bush fires can start from small ones, and once they begin, they can grow into huge fires that are very hard to control. The fire can destroy large areas of forest and (3)

wildlife

habitats, causing damage to plants and animals.
During a bush fire, (4)

firefighters

work tirelessly to put out the fire. It's a tiring and dangerous job. They use special equipment, including fire trucks and even
helicopters. In some cases, an (5)

airdrop

is used to drop large amounts of water or special chemicals from the sky to help control the fire.

答案：【解析】：
这是一道英语单词构词法及运用的题目，考查学生对英语构词法的理解和应用能力，以及根据语境选择合适词汇的能力。题目给出了多个单词，要求学生通过构词法组合成新单词，并用其适当形式填空。
首先，学生需要理解构词法的概念，包括前缀、后缀、合成词等。然后，根据题目给出的单词，尝试组合成符合语境的新单词。
1. 第一个空，根据语境“A bush fire is a dangerous fire that spreads quickly through forests, (1)______ and other natural areas.”，可以推断出这里需要填入一个表示自然区域的词，结合给出的单词，可以组合成“grassland”（草地）。
2. 第二个空，根据语境“One of the main reasons for bush fires is a long period of extreme heat, also known as a (2)______.”，这里需要填入一个表示极端高温的词，结合给出的单词，可以组合成“heatwave”（热浪）。
3. 第三个空，根据语境“The fire can destroy large areas of forest and (3)______ habitats, causing damage to plants and animals.”，这里需要填入一个表示野生动物栖息地的词，结合给出的单词，可以组合成“wildlife”（野生动物）。
4. 第四个空，根据语境“During a bush fire, (4)______ work tirelessly to put out the fire.”，这里需要填入一个表示灭火人员职业的词，结合给出的单词，可以组合成“firefighters”（消防员）。
5. 第五个空，根据语境“In some cases, an (5)______ is used to drop large amounts of water or special chemicals from the sky to help control the fire.”，这里需要填入一个表示从空中投水或化学物质的设备的词，结合给出的单词，可以组合成“airdrop”（空投）。
【答案】：
(1) grassland
(2) heatwave
(3) wildlife
(4) firefighters
(5) airdrop