2024 年初中中考英语——短文选词填空
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takes time especially look forward to In my opinion role
Friendship is one of the most important things in life, especially during the teenage years. As a 9th
grader in high school, I have made many friends.
1 , the foundation of friendship is trust. We need to be trustworthy to be able to trust others. Trust 2 to build, but it is worth it. Another important trait of a good friend is being supportive. Whether it’s cheering us during difficult times or encouraging us to achieve our dreams, friends play an important 3 in our lives. I have always been grateful for the support I receive from my friends, 4 during the stressful times of exams. In conclusion, friendship is about trust, support, and being there for one another. It’s about spending time together and having fun. I am grateful for the friendships I have made and 5
making more in the future.
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at least habit compared with delicious offers
I have never been a fan of vegetables. But my best friend loves them. “Eat your greens!” he always says.
So I decide to learn something more about them.
It is suggested to eat 6 five different vegetables every day. It’s a good 7 to make
vegetables a main part of each meal. However, some people think that vegetables are not so popular 8 meat, so when vegetables are served together with meat, they often choose meat instead of vegetables. Others
think vegetables are cooked in an unskillful way, making them not 9 .
In order to help me have a healthy diet, my friend 10 me good advice on how to cook tasty
vegetables. I am on my way to a healthier lifestyle.
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as well as learn about like though turned out
Students of a Nanjing junior high school brought joy to the elderly by volunteering at a
local nursing home last weekend. They were willing to share different interesting topics with the elderly, 11 it was the first time for most of them to take part in a volunteer programme. The elderly were glad to 12 how to use mobile phones and go online on the computer. After lunch both the elderly and the young volunteers enjoyed themselves in art activities 13 Chinese painting and calligraphy. Wang Hong, the programme organizer, said, “I thought to be the exact that the students and the elderly wouldn’t get along easily, but it 14 to be the exact opposite. I can say that today’s activities have made a big difference
to the lives of the elderly 15 the students.”
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Since the number of is expected to work as central
China plans to hire 52,300 college graduates this year to 16 primary and middle school teachers in under-developed rural ( 农村 的) areas in 17 and western China, according to the Ministry of Education an Ministry of Finance. The special effort 18 improve the teaching quality in rural schools. It also plans to increase 19 teachers in subjects such as physical education, foreign languages, science and art. 20 the program started in 2006, 1.03 million college graduates have been hired to work at
rural schools.
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mean helpful brush wise run out
Do you know that the Earth’s fresh water is 21 faster than we can replace it We need water to stay alive and if we don’t use water 22 , we will use it up soon. Water is needed for just about everything we do. We need it to farm, to wash, to provide water and most importantly, to drink. Without water, we will all die. So we should all save water if we want to stay alive. Using less water 23
saving money and energy. Saving water is easy. Here are some 24 tips.
·Have shorter showers and only half fill the bath.
·Tum the tap off while you wash your hands or 25 your teeth.
·Fix any taps or hoses(软管) that drip because every drop counts!
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bring nation discover by accident leaf
Do you know that tea, the most popular drink in the world (after water), was invented 26 It is said that a Chinese ruler called ShenNong was the first 27 tea as a drink. One day Shen Nong was boiling drinking water over an open fire. Some 28 from a tea plant fell into the water and remained there for some time. It produced a nice smell, so he tasted the brown water. It was quite delicious, and so, one of the world’s favorite drinks came into being. It is believed that tea 29 to Korea and Japan until the 6th and 7th centuries. In England, tea appeared around 1660, but in less than 100 years, it had become the 30 drink. Nowadays many people know about tea culture. Yet the Chinese are without doubt the
ones who understand the nature of tea.
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cook that feel in groups hope
Zibo’s special barbecue has gone viral (火出圈). The city in Shandong province has tried to publicize (宣传) its unique take on roasted skewers of meat, veggies, seafood and assorted other food, 31 that
it would become a must try “brand” of the city.
The passionate youths unknowingly started a trend 32 has spurred the hashtag: “College
students visit Zibo to try barbecue 33 to go viral on social media.”
As a result, youths from across the country have started to pour into Ziboto try its now famous barbecue. Xu Jiayue, a student from Shandong Transport Vocational College, came to Zibo from neighboring city Weifang to try the barbecue for herself on Tuesday. “The stoves allow us 34 the meat, which gives us a 35 of participation, and it allows us to eat the meat at a perfect temperature, which ensures a
good taste and flavor,” she said.
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may I happy create so many
Life Is a Journey
Life is a journey.
There is hope and 36 ,
Difficulties and sadness.
There are 37 choices along the way.
Which one is the best for me
Each 38 a different future.
If I compare myself to others,
It really doesn’t help.
Their life isn’t 39 .
And I have to make up my own mind.
Success or failure 40 come.
But worrying isn’t the answer.
I just need to enjoy the journey,
And never give up.
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program look up manage instead of simple
CHATBOTS — What they do and why they matter
Chatbots are changing the way customers interact(互动) with businesses.
Think about this, 41 clicking on link on a company’s website, you could 42 type a question and get an immediate answer. Some companies are working to make this a reality using chatbots.
Chatbots are computer 43 that can communicate with human beings by phone, on messaging
apps(应用软件) or on websites.
Chatbots can 44 information, answer frequently asked questions(FAQs) and collect
information from users. They can be used to 45 payments for online shopping, to help users decide
what they want to buy and to make appointments.
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send publish attend important condition
The health condition of the giant panda Ya Ya at the Memphis Zoo in Tennessee, the U.S., triggered concern among Chinese netizens( 网民) who hoped the panda would return to the motherland as soon as possible. According to the photos 46 on the Internet, skinny and dirty Ya Ya lived in poor 47 . The giant panda displayed stereotyped behavior except for extensive skin diseases, suspected
malnutrition（营养不良） and diarrhea (腹泻), a volunteer in America told TopApp.
The Chinese Association of Zoological Gardens (CAZG) said that it attached great 48 to Ya Ya and would communicate with the Memphis Zoo after sorting out information from Ya Ya’s fans and netizens. And Chinese experts 49 to the Memphis Zoo to check Ya Ya’s health condition in March
this year. It seemed Ya Ya would come back soon.
Female giant panda Ya Ya, together with male giant panda Le Le, was rented by the Memphis Zoo in
2003 and Le Le died in early February 2023.
Luckily, giant panda Ya Ya finally arrived at Shanghai Pudong International Airport from Memphis, Tennessee at the end of April. The zoo hosted a farewell party for the 23-year-old female panda on April 8,
with hundreds of people 50 the event.
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allow at a time slow surprise indeed
Here are some interesting seahorse facts 51 you!
Though they look nothing like fish, they are fish 52 . They live in water and breathe like fish.
But unlike other fish, they have a tail and a neck.
They are awful swimmers. In fact, they are the 53 moving fish in the ocean and swim about 5
feet per hour.
Seahorses hide from enemies by changing colours to look like the things around them. They can do this
because they have special cells in their skin that 54 them to change colours.
Male seahorses are the only male animals that can give birth! Babies grow inside dad seahorse’s pouch(a soft bag on his body) . After two to four weeks, it gives birth to 100 to 1,000 babies 55 . They are a
lot of cute, tiny seahorses! How amazing!
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such as believe in the future happen proper
Try to think about this: you sit down and begin to eat a tomato. Then the tomato
starts to scream! It seems that this thing will never really 56 . But a new study showed that plants
make sounds when they are stressed. Scientists 57 that animals and insects may listen to the sounds.
For example, the sounds can tell them whether a plant is stressed or not. An animal can also use the sounds to pick 58 plants to eat if it is hungry. Scientists also listened to other plants, 59 wheat and corn. They also made more sounds when stressed. Scientists said the study can help farmers 60 .
They can better take care of the crops by “hearing” how plants feel.
参考答案：
1 ．In my opinion 2 ．takes time 3 ．role 4 ．especially 5 ．look forward to
【导语】本文主要讲述的是友谊是生活中最重要的事情之一，以及友谊的两个重要方面：信任和支
持。
1 ．句意：在我看来，友谊的基础是信任。根据“ …, the foundation of friendship is trust”可知此处应是 在表述一个观点，且空格在句首， 结合备选词，In my opinion“在我看来”，符合语境，故填In my opinion。 2 ．句意：建立信任需要时间，但是它值得。根据“Trust…to build, but it is worth it”可知此处缺少谓语 动词， 通读全文可知是一般现在时， 且主语 trust 是第三人称单数， 故动词要用单三形式， 结合备选
词， takes time“花费时间” ，符合语境，故填 takes time。
3 ．句意：无论是在困难时期为我们加油，还是鼓励我们实现梦想，朋友在我们的生活中都扮演着重 要的角色。根据“friends play an important…in our lives”可知此处是 play an important role in“在 …… 中
扮演重要角色” ，故填 role。
4．句意：我总是感谢我收到的来自朋友们的支持， 尤其是在我考试有压力的时候。根据“I have always been grateful for the support I receive from my friends,…during the stressful times of exams”可知此处应填 副词修饰 during the stressful times of exams， 结合备选词 ，especially“ 尤其 ” ，符合语境 ，故填
especially。
5 ．句意：我很感激我所建立的友谊，并期待着在未来建立更多的友谊。根据“I am grateful for the friendships I have made and …making more in the future.”可知此处应填动词， 结合备选词， look forward to“期待”，符合语境， look forward to doing“期待做某事”，由 am 可知是一般现在时， 故填 look forward
to。
6 ．at least 7 ．habit 8 ． compared with 9 ．delicious 10 ．offers
【导语】本文主要讲述了作者不喜欢吃蔬菜，但是吃蔬菜是一个好习惯，为了帮助他健康饮食，朋
友教他如何烹饪美味的蔬菜。
6 ．句意：建议每天至少吃五种不同的蔬菜。根据“It is suggested to eat...five different vegetables every
day.”及结合备选词汇可知，每天至少吃五种不同的蔬菜， at least“至少” ，符合语境。故填 at least。
7 ．句意：把蔬菜作为每餐的主要部分是一个好习惯。根据“make vegetables a main part of each meal” 及结合备选词汇可知，每餐都吃蔬菜这是个好习惯，habit“习惯” ，空前有冠词 a ，所以空处填单数。
故填 habit。
8 ．句意：然而，有些人认为蔬菜不如肉类受欢迎，所以当蔬菜和肉一起上桌时，他们通常选择肉而 不 是 蔬 菜 。 根据 “when vegetables are served together with meat, they often choose meat instead of vegetables”可知，空处是将蔬菜和肉进行比较，compare with“与……相比较” ，空处需用过去分词表
被动，作状语，故填 compared with。
9 ．句意：还有些人认为蔬菜的烹饪方式不够熟练， 导致它们不够美味。根据“vegetables are cooked in an unskillful way”及结合备选词汇可知，蔬菜的烹饪方式使蔬菜不美味，delicious“美味的” ，符合语
境。故填 delicious。
10 ．句意：为了帮助我拥有健康的饮食，我的朋友给我提供了如何烹饪美味蔬菜的好建议。offer sb. sth.“ 为某人提供某物”，句子的时态为一般现在时，主语 my friend 是第三人称单数，所以空处用动
词三单。故填 offers。
11 ．though 12 ．learn about 13 ．like
14 ． turned out 15 ．as well as
【导语】本文介绍了南京一所初中的学生在一家养老院做志愿者，给老人带来了欢乐。
11 ．句意：他们愿意与老年人分享不同的有趣话题，尽管这是他们中的大多数人第一次参加志愿者 计划。分析句子可知， 此处缺少连词， 前后文之间是让步关系， 结合备选词汇可知， 应用 though 引
导让步状语从句。故填 though。
12 ．句意：老人们很高兴学习如何使用手机和在电脑上上网。be glad to do sth.“ 高兴做某事” ，此处 缺少动词。结合“how to use mobile phones”可知， 此处指老人们学习如何使用手机， 故 learn about“学
习，了解”符合语境。故填 learn about。
13 ．句意：午餐后，老人和年轻的志愿者们在中国书画等艺术活动中玩得很开心。根据“in art
activities…Chinese painting and calligraphy”及备选词汇可知，“ 中国书画”是艺术活动的举例，此处指
像中国书画等艺术活动，故 like“像”符合语境。故填 like。
14 ．句意： 我原以为学生和老年人相处不容易，但结果恰恰相反。根据“but it…to be the exact opposite”及备选词汇可知，此处缺少谓语动词，指结果与预想的相反，故 turned out“结果是”符合语
境。故填 turned out。
15 ．句意：我可以说，今天的活动对老年人和学生的生活都产生了很大的影响。根据“the lives of the elderly…the students”及备选词汇可知，此处缺少连词，指老年人和学生，故 as well as“以及”符合语
境。故填 as well as。
16 ．work as 17 ．central 18 ．is expected to 19 ．the number of 20 ．Since
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文， 主要介绍了中国招聘 5.23 万名大学毕业生， 在中西部欠发达的农村地
区担任中小学教师。
16 ．句意：根据教育部和财政部的消息，中国计划今年招聘 5.23 万名大学毕业生，在中西部欠发达 的农村地区担任中小学教师。结合“hire 52,300 college graduates this year to ... primary and middle school teachers”和备选词汇可知，招聘 5.23 万名大学毕业生担任中小学教师，work as“担任、当”符合语境，
故填 work as。
17 ．句意：根据教育部和财政部的消息，中国计划今年招聘 5.23 万名大学毕业生，在中西部欠发达 的农村地区担任中小学教师。结合“in ... and western China”和备选词汇可知， 在中国中西部， central“中
心的”符合语境，故填 central。
18．句意：这项特别的计划有望提高农村学校的教学质量。结合“The special effort ... improve the teaching quality in rural schools.”和备选词汇可知， 这次计划有望提高农村学校的教学质量， is expected to“有望”
符合语境，故填 is expected to。
19 ．句意 ：此外 ，还计划增加体育 、外语 、科学和艺术等学科 的教师人数 。结合“increase ... teachers”和备选词汇开心，增加教师人数，the number of“…… 的人数”符合语境，故选 the number of。 20 ．句意：自 2006 年启动该计划以来， 已有 103 万大学毕业生受雇于农村学校工作。根据主句“have been”可知是现在完成时，since“自从”后接一般过去时的句子，是现在完成时的时间状语，故填
Since。
21 ．running out 22 ．wisely 23 ．means 24 ． helpful 25 ．brush
【导语】本文作者指出了水资源的问题，介绍了节约用水的重要性，并给出了建议。
21．句意：你知道吗， 地球上的淡水正在以我们无法替代的速度耗尽？根据“fresh water is…faster than we can replace it”以及结合备选词可知， 水资源正在耗尽， run out“用完， 耗尽”。空前有 is，故此空用
动词的现在分词构成现在进行时。故填 running out。
22 ．句意：我们需要水来维持生命，如果我们不明智地使用水，我们很快就会用完。根据“if we don’t use water…, we will use it up soon”可知， 如果我们不明智地使用水， 我们很快就会用完， wise“明
智地” ，此空修饰动词 use ，应该用其副词形式。故填 wisely。
23 ．句意：使用更少的水意味着节省金钱和能源。根据“Using less water…saving money and energy”以 及结合备选词可知，使用更少的水意味着节省金钱和能源，mean“意味着” ，动名词作主语，谓语动
词用其三单形式。故填 means。
24 ．句意：这里有一些有用的建议。根据“Have shorter showers and only half fill the bath.…”可知，作
者提供了一些有用的建议。 helpful“有用的” ，形容词作定语修饰名词 tips。故填 helpful。
25．句意：洗手或刷牙时关掉水龙头。根据“…your teeth”以及结合备选词可知， 此处表示“刷牙”，brush
符合题意。根据“wash your hands or…”可知，此处表示并列，谓语动词用原形。故填 brush。
26 ．by accident 27 ．to discover 28 ．leaves 29 ．was brought 30 ．national
【导语】本文介绍了茶的发明历程。
26 ．句意：你知道茶，世界上最受欢迎的饮料（仅次于水），是偶然发明的吗？本句文章描述可知，
茶是偶然被发明的， by accident“偶然” ，介词短语，作状语，故填 by accident。
27．句意：据说， 一位名叫神农的中国统治者是第一个发现茶作为饮料的人。根据“ShenNong was the first...tea as a drink.”可知， 此处指神农发现了茶作为饮料， discover“发现”符合题意， 又因为 the first to
do“第一个做某事的（人/物） ,固定搭配，故填 to discover。
28 ．句意： 一些茶树的叶子掉到水里，并在那里停留了一段时间。根据“from a tea plant”可知，此处
指茶树上的叶子， leaf“树叶”符合题意，又因为空前有 some 所以此处应填复数，故填 leaves。
29．句意：据说， 直到 6 世纪和 7 世纪， 茶才被带到朝鲜和日本。根据“It is believed that tea...to Korea and Japan until the 6th and 7th centuries.”可知，此处指茶被带到日本，因为 tea 与 bring 构成被动，且 根据“the 6th and 7th centuries”可知本句为一般过去时，所以本句为一般过去时的被动语态，主语 tea
为单数，故填 was brought。
30 ．句意：在英国，茶出现在 1660 年左右，但在不到 100 年的时间里，它就成为了国民饮料。根据
“Nowadays many people know about tea culture.” 可知， 茶成为了国民饮料， 又因为“it had become
the...drink.”可知，此空缺定语， nation“国家” 的形容词形式为“national“国民的” ，故填 national。
31 ．hoping 32 ．that 33 ．in groups
34 ．to cook 35 ．feeling
【导语】本文主要分析了淄博特色烧烤成为一种潮流趋势的原因。
31 ．句意：山东省的这座城市试图宣传其独特的烤肉串，包括肉类、蔬菜、海鲜和各种其他食物， 希望它能成为这座城市的一个必须尝试的“ 品牌”。根据“The city in Shandong province has tried to publicize (宣传) its unique take on roasted skewers of meat, veggies, seafood and assorted other food”可知， 宣传独特的烤肉串是希望能为这座城市建立一个“ 品牌” ，hope“希望” ，分析句子结构可知，此空应
填现在分词作伴随状语，故填 hoping。
32 ．句意：这些热情的年轻人在不知不觉中掀起了一股潮流，催生了这个标签。分析句子结构可知，
此处是定语从句，先行词 trend 指物，在从句中作主语，故填 that。
33．句意：大学生们成群结队地去淄博尝试烧烤， 并在社交媒体上走红。根据“College students visit Zibo
to try barbecue ”及备选词可知，成群结队地去淄博尝试烧烤， in groups“成群” ，故填 in groups。
34 ．句意：炉子可以让我们去烤肉，这给我们一种参与的感觉。根据“The stoves allow us… the meat”
可知，此处指在炉子上烤肉， cook“烹饪” ，allow sb to do sth“允许某人做某事” ，故填 to cook。
35 ．句意：炉子可以让我们去烤肉，这给我们一种参与的感觉。根据“gives us a … of participation”及
备选词可知，给我们一种参与的感觉，故填 feeling。
36 ．happiness 37 ．so many 38 ．creates 39 ．mine 40 ．may
【导语】本文是一首诗歌，介绍了人生就是一场旅程。
36．句意：有希望和快乐， 困难和悲伤。此处与 sadness 相对应的， 应是表示“快乐” 的名词， happy“快
乐的” ，是形容词， happiness“快乐” ，是名词，故填 happiness。
37．句意：一路上有这么多选择。修饰名词 choices，用形容词， so many“这么多的” ，是形容词短语，
故填 so many。
38 ．句意：每一个选择创造不同的未来。此处缺少谓语，用动词， create“创造” ，动词，句中时态为
一般现在时，主语 each 是第三人称单数，谓语用第三人称单数形式，故填 creates。
39 ．句意：他们的人生不是我的。根据主语 their life 可知，此处对应的是“我的人生” ，因此用 I 的名
词性物主代词 mine 代指，故填 mine。
40 ．句意：成功或失败都可能到来。谓语 come 是动词原形，此处用情态动词 may 作助动词，故填
may。
41 ．instead of 42 ．simply 43 ．programs 44 ．look up 45 ．manage
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了什么是聊天机器人以及它们能做什么。
41 ．句意：想想看，你可以简单地输入一个问题并立即得到答案，而不是点击公司网站上的链接。
根据“you could ... type a question and get an immediate answer”可知，你可以输入一个问题并立即得到 答案，也就是不需要点击公司网站。结合“... clicking on link on a company’s website”和备选词汇可知，
instead of“而不是”符合语境，故填 instead of。
42 ．句意：想想看，你可以简单地键入一个问题并立即得到答案，而不是点击公司网站上的链接。
根据“you could ... type a question and get an immediate answer”可知，该空填一个副词，修饰动作 type。
simple“简单的”，形容词； simply“简单地” ，副词，符合语境，故填 simply。
43 ．句意：聊天机器人是可以通过电话、消息应用程序或网站与人类进行通信的计算机程序。分析 句子可知， “that can communicate with human beings by phone, on messaging apps or on websites”是定语 从句， 该空是先行词， 所以是名词， 结合备选词汇可知， program“程序”符合语境， 且由谓语动词 are
可知用 program 复数形式，故填 programs。
44 ．句意 ：聊天机器人可 以查找信息 、 回答常见 问题和收集用户信息 。结合“Chatbots can ... information, answer frequently asked questions(FAQs) and collect information from users.” 可知，聊天机 器人可以查找信息、回答常见问题和收集用户信息。look up“查询”符合语境，且 can 后加动词原形，
故填 look up。
45 ．句意：它们可以用于管理网上购物的付款，帮助用户决定他们想买什么以及预约。be used to
do“被用来做某事” ，所以该空填动词原形，结合备选词汇可知，manage“管理”符合语境，故填
manage。
46 ．published 47 ．condition 48 ．importance 49 ．were sent 50 ．attending
【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道，主要介绍了大熊猫丫丫的生活健康状况牵动着众多粉丝和网友的心。 46．句意：根据网上发布的照片， 瘦骨嶙峋、脏兮兮的丫丫生活在恶劣的环境中。根据“the photos…on the Internet”可知，此处指网上发布的照片，publish“发布”符合语境，其与逻辑主语 photos 为动宾关
系，故此处应用动词的过去分词作定语修饰 photos。故填 published。
47 ．句意：根据网上发布的照片，瘦骨嶙峋、脏兮兮的丫丫生活在恶劣的环境中。 condition“环境”符
合题意， in poor condition“在恶劣的环境中” ，介词短语，为固定搭配。故填 condition。
48 ．句意：中国动物园协会表示，他们非常重视“ 丫丫” ，在整理了“ 丫丫”粉丝和网友的信息后，将 与孟菲斯动物园进行沟通。形容词 great 后应接名词，形容词修饰名词。importance“重要性”符合语
境，为不可数名词，作 attached 的宾语。故填 importance。
49．句意：今年 3 月，中国专家被派往孟菲斯动物园检查丫丫的健康状况。根据“And Chinese experts…to the Memphis Zoo”可知， 此处指专家被送到孟菲斯动物园， send“派送”符合题意， 一般过去时。主语 Chinese experts 与 send 为动宾关系，故此处应用被动语态，结构为：be+过去分词；复数名词后谓语
动词为 were done 的形式。故填 were sent。
50 ．句意：4 月 8 日， 动物园为这只 23 岁的雌性熊猫举办了一场告别派对， 数百人参加了这次活动。 根据“hundreds of people…the event”可知， 此处指人们参加活动， attend“参加”符合题意， 其与逻辑主
语 people 之间为主动关系，故 with 后跟现在分词作状语。故填 attending。
51 ．to surprise 52 ．indeed 53 ．slowest 54 ．allow 55 ．at a time
【导语】本文主要介绍了一些关于海马的有趣的事实。
51 ．句意：以下是一些有趣的会让你大吃一惊的海马事实。结合句中的“interesting”和备选词汇可知 “surprise”符合语境， 再分析句子结构可知， 此处应用动词不定式作定语修饰空前名词 facts。故填 to
surprise。
52 ．句意：虽然它们看起来一点也不像鱼，但它们确实是鱼。根据句意和分析句子结构可知，此处
需要一个副词，再由备选词汇可知 indeed“确实”符合语境。故填 indeed。
53 ．句意：事实上，它们是海洋中移动最慢的鱼，每小时大约游 5 英尺。此处需填一个形容词作定 语， 结合下文“swim about 5 feet per hour”和备选词汇可知 slow“缓慢的”符合语境， 再由空前的定冠词
“the”可知，空缺处应填形容词最高级。故填 slowest。
54 ．句意：它们之所以能做到这一点，是因为它们的皮肤中有一种特殊的细胞，可以让它们改变颜 色。此处定语从句缺谓语动词， 结合句意和备选词汇可知 allow“允许”符合语境， 先行词 special cells
为复数，动词用原形。故填 allow。
55．句意：两到四周后， 它一次能产下 100 到 1000 个宝宝。结合句意和备选词汇可知 at a time“一次”
符合语境。故填 at a time。
56 ．happen 57 ．believed 58 ．proper 59 ．such as 60 ．in the future
【导语】文章主要讲述了通过研究发现植物在有压力时会发出声音以及这项研究的益处。
56 ．句意：这件事似乎永远不会真的发生。根据“Then the tomato starts to scream!”以及备选词可知，
此处指西红柿会尖叫是不会发生的事。 happen“发生”符合语境。故填 happen。
57 ．句意：科学家们相信动物和昆虫可能会听到这些声音。根据“For example, the sounds can tell them whether a plant is stressed or not.” 以及备选词可知，此处指科学家认为植物和动物能够听到这种声音。
believe“相信”符合语境，结合后文，用一般过去时。故填 believed。
58 ．句意：如果动物饿了，它也可以用这些声音挑选合适的植物吃。根据“An animal can also use the sounds to pick...plants to eat if it is hungry.” 以及备选词可知，此处指动物可以根据这些声音挑选合适
的植物吃。 proper“合适的”符合语境。故填 proper。
59 ．句意：科学家们还听取了其他植物的意见，如小麦和玉米。根据“Scientists also listened to other plants,...wheat and corn.” 以及备选词可知，后文的小麦和玉米事前文其他植物的举例。such as“例如”
符合语境。故填 such as。
60 ．句意：科学家们表示，这项研究可以在未来帮助农民。根据“Scientists said the study can help farmers...” 以及备选词可知，此处指这项研究可以在未来帮助农民。in the future“在未来”符合语境。
故填 in the future。
