2024年上海中考英语复习短文首字母填空（含解析）
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短文首字母填空15篇
(2024年上海名校模拟真题)
（2024·上海宝山·二模）Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)
Amy Phelps can’t remember a time when she didn’t love giraffes. She met her first giraffe when she was three years old. “My parents knew the giraffe keeper at the zoo,” she says. “He showed me the magic of giraffes, that they are gentle, intelligent, and funny.” When Amy finished college, she worked as a zookeeper at the City Zoo to follow her d 1 of caring for giraffes.
What does a giraffe keeper do “You spend a lot of time m 2 big things such as straw and branches (稻草和树枝),” Amy says with a laugh, “You have to be strong enough for this job and stay in shape.” Amy needs to look after nine giraffes. That’s too much work for one person, so she gets help from other three v 3 from local high schools. Her daily routine starts with saying hello to each giraffe and cleaning up after them, which can be tiring but makes her happy. “It’s not my favourite part of the job,” says Amy, “but I like the exercise.”
F 4 the giraffes is a big part of her job. They eat around 100 pounds of food every day, including branches, fruits and vegetables. She also gives them treats and puts food in puzzle toys (益智玩具) to keep them entertained. Besides, Amy takes care of their health and trains them every day. She’s amazed by how s 5 they are and teaches them different tricks, like recognizing parts of their bodies and even painting with a brush. Whenever Amy talks to zoo visitors, she points out how each giraffe is s 6 . “To people who don’t know them, all giraffes look alike. But I see them every day, each giraffe has a different face, way of walking and moving, body shape and markings.” she says.
Amy not only cares for the giraffes in the zoo, but also p 7 those in the wild. She works as a researcher to make sure the long-term survival of Africa’s giraffes. Besides she raises money for the Wild Animal Foundation (野生动物基金会) on World Giraffe Day every year.
“My favourite thing is just spending time with giraffes. I love taking people to meet the giraffes and seeing how much they make people smile.”
（2024·上海长宁·二模）在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母己给。
Back in New York, I am fighting fires as the assistant captain of a volunteer fire company.
I still remember my first fire. I was the s 8 volunteer on the scene. The captain was talking with the homeowner, who was standing outside at midnight, in the pouring rain and under an umbrella, barefoot, while her house was on fire. She was surely having one of the w 9 days of her life.
The other volunteer, who had arrived just before me, was asked to go inside and save the homeowner’s dog. The captain then waved me over. He said, “Bezos, I need you to go upstairs and get this woman a pair of shoes.” This was not exactly what 1 was hoping for, but I went up the stairs, past the f 10 , who were almost done putting out the fire at this point, into the bedroom to get a pair of shoes.
Now I know what you’re thinking, but I’m no hero. (Laughter) I carried the shoes d 11 . There I met the other volunteer with the precious dog. We took our treasures (珍宝) outside to the homeowner. Not surprisingly, his treasure r 12 much more attention than mine.
A few weeks later, the company got a letter from the homeowner thanking us for saving her home. In the letter she described the act of k 13 —someone had even gotten her a pair of shoes.
Not every day is going to offer us a chance to save somebody’s life, but every day offers us a chance to a 14 one. So get in the game. Save the shoes.
（2024·上海嘉定·二模）Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给).
Pompeii (庞贝) is world-famous and attracts millions of tourists every year. However, the site has been in t 15 in recent years.
Relic (遗迹) hunters have been digging tunnels under Pompeii so they can s 16 items to sell. The w 17 isn’t just about things being stolen. If these tunnels fall down, they could injure people visiting the site.
Human guards at the site have been exploring the tunnels but they are often too n 18 to easily enter. They can also be dangerous as they might fall down at any moment.
This is where Spot, a dog-like robot, steps in. At nighttime, when there are no visitors, Spot will walk around the ancient city looking for hidden tunnels. With a c 19 and light attached (固定), Spot can enter the small tunnels and give a l 20 broadcast of what it can see. With its four stable (稳固的) legs, it is also able to carefully walk across the cobbled streets (鹅卵石路) of Pompeii and e 21 climb stairs.
So who knows, if Spot is successful, there might soon be more futuristic robots wandering around ancient sites.
（2024·上海松江·二模）在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给。
A pack rat① named Poncho had a big storeroom for all his things. Every day, Poncho went outside. He came back with leaves for lunch, seeds for supper and other things to f 22 his storeroom.
One day, as Poncho was walking, he saw a shiny golden spoon. He picked up the spoon and took it home.
“Oh no,” said Poncho, looking around his storeroom. “There’s no s 23 for my spoon. I’ll have to move things around to find a place for it.” But he failed.
“I’ll sort my things into two piles,” Poncho said to himself. “I’ll make a pile of things I want to s 24 and a pile of things to throw away.” When Poncho finished sorting, he didn’t have two piles. He had one pile. He wanted everything. He was sad because his plan had not worked.
Then an idea came to Poncho’s mind. “I know how I’ll make room for my spoon! My birthday is coming soon. I can have an amazing party.”
Poncho made an i 25 .
Come to my special birthday. I’ll have a giving-away party. Don’t bring me a present. I’ll give each of you one instead. After the party, you can take anything e 26 the shiny golden spoon outside my door.
Poncho’s friends all came to his party on the birthday. They ate birthday berries and sang the birthday song. Then Poncho said, “It’s time for my dear friends to pick presents.”
The party turned w 27 . The guests shouted happily, chose what they like and showed appreciation to Poncho. And he waved goodbye to all his friends.
“Now I will bring in my shiny spoon,” Poncho said happily. He went out and took the spoon inside. He stood in the center of the storeroom and looked around, “Tomorrow I will go out and get a few m 28 things. After all, why have a storeroom if you don’t store things in it ”
① pack rat林鼠，生活在北美及尼加拉瓜和危地马拉等地，它们在觅食的同时也捡拾筑窝的材料。林鼠有个奇特的习性，就是收集并在窝申藏各种怪诞的物品，特别喜欢闪光发亮的小物件。
（2024·上海闵行·二模）Fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词， 使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给）
My voice matters
Scientists have found that putting our feelings into words makes us feel less sad or angry. Sharing our thoughts can r 29 our worries and help us feel happy.
H 30 , it isn’t always an easy thing to find the words to explain how we feel. This is why young people’s mental health (心理健康) charity Place2Be has made “My Voice Matters” the theme of this year’s Children’s Mental Health Week (5-11 February).
What does “making my voice heard” mean
Do you have trouble sharing your thoughts or worry no one will listen to you Making your voice heard means understanding that your words matter and your o 31 are valued. Dr. Gray is a psychologist (心理学家) at Place2Be. She says it means “Sharing your views, thoughts and feelings and being open to hearing the thoughts, feelings and views of others too.” Making yourself heard isn’t about shouting the loudest; In fact, you don’t have to use your voice at all. “You can express what you like, don’t like or what you want by writing or d 32 instead”, says Dr. Gray. “It’s about finding ways to share what matters to you,” she explains.
Why is “My Voice Matters” i 33
Sharing your feelings with a person you trust will help you understand yourself better. Scientists have discovered that sharing your feelings causes a chemical in your brain that makes you feel relaxed. Meanwhile, your voice can make a big difference to others, too. Dr. Gray says, “You can show your feelings d 34 by speaking face-to-face. With a few kind words, you could help others feel good about themselves or let them know they are supported.”
How can you find your voice
Dr. Gray suggests talking with friends or parents on the way home from school. “If it’s difficult for you to express yourself, find a way that is r 35 for you, whether it’s talking face-to-face or writing it down. When you’re ready, take a deep breath and believe in yourself,”says Dr. Gray.
（2024·上海普陀·二模）Fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)
Every year, there are 400 or more bad storms and other natural disasters around the world. These disasters kill 90,000 people. Other 200 million people were seriously hurt. When people know a storm is coming, they leave for shelters or s 36 areas. But what happens to the animals D 37 for Animals
During storms and other disasters, animals cannot usually go to shelters without help. Storms can hurt animals in different ways. High water in streets and houses can kill dogs and cats. Electrical wires fall in the water and kill fish. Strong winds push birds far away from their homes.
Why don’t people take their animals with them Some shelters don’t have enough space or don’t take pets. Sometimes, t 38 things can happen. In 2005, 600,000 pets died in New Orleans, USA, during Hurricane (飓风) Katrina because their owners left them behind. The animals couldn’t swim. They didn’t have food, either.Ways to Help
Many people help animals before, during, and after disasters. Before storms, some volunteers w 39 people to take pets and farm animals to the shelters. During a storm, they look for animals and save them. Some volunteers also help wild animals, such as birds, deer and even koalas in Australia. They give the animals m 40 care. After the storm, many pets and wild animals are scared and get wounded. High water is very dirty and can make animals sick. They give the animals medicine. They help the animals feel better.R 41 to Help
Animals are part of our communities and they should get help from people. Most people don’t want animals to die. It’s expensive to lose farm animals. Also, dead animals bring disease. In addition, some people die because they stay with their animals during a disaster. T 42 , taking care of animals during storms is important. This helps the animals, and it helps people, too.
（2024·上海黄浦·二模）The power of hope
Spring is on the way with warmer days ahead, and we look forward to something good in the future. Keeping a sense of hope helps you to feel c 43 and happy. This is because hope gives us the power to remain strong-minded, even when things don’t go our way.
What is hope
Hope is a belief that things will i 44 . It’s more than just wishful thinking; hope means taking action and believing you have the ability to reach your goals.“When I’m hopeful, I see the bright s 45 in myself,” says 8-year-old Jonah. “It feels good to be hopeful.”
How is hope good for us
Snyder called hope a “rainbow of the m 46 ,” because it “makes us think of what is possible”. Being hopeful about something, like trying out a new sport or hobby, takes courage because you’re taking a step into the unknown. This helps you work out what’s important to you, as well as making you more confident. Studies show that being hopeful also helps you learn better at school, and feel l 47 worried.
How can I be more hopeful
Hope is a skill you can d 48 . You can start by working towards a goal that’s important to you, then thinking up different ways to achieve it. So if you hope to be a chef one day, for example, try to learn one new recipe a week. If you feel hopeless, turn to people who have already succeeded. If necessary, tell someone who supports you, so they can give you a helping hand. Finally, picture y 49 achieving your goal. Picturing success in the future is hope in action.
（23-24九年级下·上海青浦·阶段练习）Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words.
Whenever the house gets quiet, Mrs. Smith knows just where to find her 6-year-old daughter Maria: lost in the world of stories.
“I like to read every time of the day,” said Maria, a student at Creel Elementary School in Australia.
Maria’s headmaster, Mrs. White, wants e 50 of her 850 students and their families to learn the love of reading this year. She wants reading at home to become an activity of choice in every family, even during holiday breaks. “I truly realize reading should be an important part of everyone’s life, and n 51 should stop it.” said Mrs. White.
“The aim we want most of all is to help children understand they can enjoy reading, as well as p 52 their skills,” said Hannas, an education researcher. He suggested parents take their children to the library and
allow them to pick out books that i 53 them.
Each night, students take home two books to read with their parents or other family members. They have to r 54 the books the next day with a signed note from their parents showing that the books were read, and have passing tests that check how well they understand the books.
“We’re trying to get parents into the h 55 of reading with their kids.” said the headmaster. “Nothing is better than sitting on a sofa with your child and reading and laughing.”
T 56 books, Mrs. Smith, a parent, said she’s able to give her two daughters more experiences than she could.
“I think reading opens all the doors and creates imaginations in children,” she said, “I think if you read well, you can succeed in anything in life.”
（23-24九年级下·上海浦东新·阶段练习）Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words. (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)
The human body is a complex machine. From the day we were born, our bodies grow and change in response to our e 57 , diet, and habits. The body has many different organ systems and parts that work together to allow us to breathe, move, see, talk, and digest food all at the same time. Most of the time we don’t care what is happening in our bodies; usually it is only when we get sick or feel pain that we notice.
Many people do not take enough care of their complex machines. Bad habits like smoking, drinking too much alcohol, and eating junk food damage our bodies. Stress can also cause h 58 problems. People who worry a lot or have busy jobs often don’t get enough sleep, or don’t eat properly. We also damage our bodies by playing sports or having accidents. B 59 , a recent survey in the U.K. found that 14 percent of people had visited a hospital clinic in the previous three months. The two most c 60 reasons were for injury and poisoning.
Just like any machine, different body parts sometimes go wrong from old age. In fact, a study in the U.S. found that 60 percent to 70 percent of all patients in the Emergency Room were aged 75 or over. Luckily, older people who s 61 from an illness or injury can now receive treatment to help extend their lives. Due to the increase in the population of elderly people, gerontology (老年医学) is now one of the fastest g 62 areas of medicine. It is now common for older people with damaged joints, for example, to have surgery to replace the old joint with a new one made of plastic or metal.
As with any machine, the better you take care of it, the longer it will last. Of course, the best way to take care
of your amazing machine is to eat the right foods, do sports r 63 , and get enough sleep.
Oh, and don’t forget to smile!
（2024·上海奉贤·一模）The Value of Timekeeping
Are you often late for things Do you wish you could be more on time Lots of people find it difficult to be on time. As the new school year starts, it’s good to brush up on timekeeping skills.
Being punctual means being able to arrive somewhere, complete a task or meet someone at an agreed time. Examples i 64 getting to your classroom before the lesson begins, handing in your homework on time and arriving at a friend’s house when you say you’ll be there.
Being late can feel stressful, not only for yourself but for the people around you. It also makes it easy to f 65 something important. “When I’m late, I feel disorganized and panicky (恐慌的).” says a student called Freddie. “But when I’m on time, I’m more r 66 because I don’t have to run around looking for things.”
Being on time also makes you feel more prepared. Finishing a project early gives you e 67 time to make improvements. Packing your bags the night before a match or performance allows you to feel calmer and more focused the next day. By being punctual, you’re telling yourself that your time matters, and you’re showing other people that you’re reliable and you r 68 time, too.
Grace Pacie is an author who writes about lateness. She believes there are lots of reasons why people aren’t punctual. Some aren’t good at measuring time; others dislike being early and waiting around. Pacie believes you can learn to be more punctual by arranging to meet a friend on the way to school b 69 this will make you get out of the door earlier. Or, if you don’t like waiting around, try arriving early but fill your time with something interesting like listening to music or reading a book. It’s not always easy to change timekeeping h 70 . Taking small steps towards becoming more punctual can help you feel calmer and more organized.
（2024·上海崇明·一模）Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)
Is the cinema better than home
For more than 100 years, going to the cinema with friends and family to watch brand-new films has been a tradition that lots of people have loved. Not only is it a great experience to sit in comfortable seats and eat a bucket of popcorn, but it’s a c 71 to watch the latest films on the big screen. However, with the growth of streaming services (流媒体服务) in recent years, and the closing of cinemas during the Covid-19 pandemic, some people have realized it’s easier and more convenient to watch films in their own home. Lots of exciting films have been r 72 in the last year, but some people would rather watch them at home than at the cinema. What do you think Are cinemas the best place to watch films
Yes—it’s an a 73 experience
Going to the cinema is a really fun activity to enjoy with friends and family. It’s a good time to leave the house, enjoy a film with other people, and even eat some delicious popcorn. Nothing beats the experience of going to the cinema. It’s a wonderful combination (结合) of extremely surprising visuals on a large screen, with great surround s 74 . It’s very easy to lose yourself in a film while at the cinema. Lots of films are specially made for the big screen and films are not as good when viewed on a TV or laptop. It’s much easier to be distracted (分心) by other things at home, like someone wanting to s 75 the film to get a drink. Seeing a film at the cinema avoids distractions; it requires your full attention and it feels special.
No—they’re too expensive
It can cost a lot of money to go to the cinema, especially when the whole family is going together. People don’t j 76 have to pay for tickets but snacks and drinks too. Most popular films usually stay in the cinemas for around four weeks, and sometimes it doesn’t take long before they’re available on streaming services. There’s no n 77 to see films at the cinema if they’ll be available to watch at home in a month or two. Streaming films is much easier too, because people have more contral over when they watch the film and can pause (暂停) it whenever they like.
（23-24九年级上·上海静安·期中）Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words。
A friend of mine was fond of drawing horse. He drew the horses very well, but he always began the tail. Now
it is the Western rule to begin at the head of the horse, that is why I was surprised. It struck me that it could not really make any difference w 78 the artist begins at the head or the tail or the belly (肚子) or the foot of the horse, if he really knows his business. And most great artists who really know their business do not follow other people’s rule. They make their own r 79 . Every one of them does his work in a way peculia r(奇特的) to himself; and the peculiarity means only that he f 80 it more easy to work in that way.
Now the very same thing is true to literature (文学). And the q 81 “How shall I begin ” only means that you want to begin at the head i 82 of beginning at the tail or somewhere else. That is, you are not yet experienced (有经验的) e 83 to trust to your own powers. When you become more experienced you will never ask the question, and I think that you will often begin at the tail —that is to say, you will write the e 84 of the story before you have even thought of the beginning.
（23-24九年级上·上海徐汇·期中）在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给。
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
The most important part of any computer is its central processing unit, or CPU. It is the CPU that information and instructions are processed. The CPU has a memory unit. This unit s 85 information and instructions. It holds information and instructions until they are needed. In some computers, the memory is a group of magnetic cores (磁芯). In o 86 , it is a magnetic tape, disk, or drum. Information appears on tapes and disks as magnetic spots. In the smallest computers, the memory, or even the whole CPU, may be on a tiny piece of equipment called a chip (芯片).
The CPU a 87 has an arithmetic (运算) unit. This is another main part which sorts information and computes—add, subtracts, and so on.
An important unit of the CPU is called the “captain” of the computer because it can c 88 the work of the computer. It gets instructions from the memory. Then it tells the memory what information to send to the arithmetic unit. F 89 , it tells the arithmetic unit how to process the information.
Input Equipment
Input means information that is fed into a computer. B 90 a computer can do any work, information and instructions must go into it. Such information and instruction for a computer is called software. The input equipment takes information and instruction from the outside world. Then it puts it into code (代码) for the computer to use. Special keyboards serve as input equipment on most home computers.
Output Equipment
Output means information delivered from a computer according to coded instruction. Information can come out of a computer in many f 91 . It can show up on a display screen, or it can be turned out on paper by a printer.
（23-24九年级上·上海浦东新·期中）Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给）：
Storing data(数据) has become more convenient. Thirty years ago, people had to depend on floppy disks(软磁盘). N 92 , all we have to do is hit the “Save” button on our screens. The files will then be stored in the “cloud.” It seems that we will never run out of space. Isn’t that great
In fact, however, the storage space we now have is not c 93 enough. Every day, 4. 5 billion internet users create a LARGE amount of data. By 2025, the amount of data worldwide will have r 94 175 zettabytes (1 ZB=1012 GB). Clearly, we can’t cover every piece of land on the planet with data centers. So where can we store all of this data
Fortunately, some researchers have been working on new storage technologies. One of these technologies is DNA storage. DNA storage sounds futurist, but in some ways, it’s just the opposite. B 95 computers were invented, nature had been using DNA to store information.
In 2012, researchers at Harvard University wrote a book, 11 pictures and a computer program into human DNA．Each gram of DNA can hold 2.2 petabytes (PB．of information (1 ZB =1,048,576 PB．If DNA is kept in the right condition, it can keep the stored information s 96 for a million years.
There are still p 97 with using DNA for data storage. For example, it takes lots of time to write into and read from DNA．Scientists are trying to i 98 this technology. We will have to wait to see how their efforts pay off in the future.
（2024·上海松江·一模）Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给)
Plants “Talk”
Scientists have known for years that plants respond to sounds around them. But now scientists in Israel have shown that plants also seem to be doing some “talking”.
Professor Hadany and her team at Aviv University set up microphones to r 99 tomato plants under
different situations. The result showed that the plants made ultrasonic sounds (超声波) . When the researchers changed the sounds into ones that humans could hear, they heard sharp clicking noises (咔哒声) .
As the scientists studied the sounds, they notice the regularity. Plants h 100 clicked when they had enough water. But as their soil (土壤) got drier, they began to click.
When scientists cut off a stem from the plants, the plants also clicked more. But the clicking wasn’t the same as when the plants needed water. The result suggests that researchers may one day be able to use a plant’s sounds to find out when it is having trouble, and what trouble it is having. That could be very helpful to f 101 .
The other research has shown that plants also make sounds to communicate in some ways. When insects a 102 a plant, it will give a warning to its neighbours. Soon, nearby plants start to make chemicals that don’t taste good to insects. It’s an effective way for plants to p 103 themselves.
Then here is a question: Is anything listening to the plants Dr. Hadany points out that mice who live on plants can hear the sounds. The clicks may tell them whether a plant has problems. If the plant isn’t h 104 , they will avoid it.
As Dr. Hadany says, “Even in a quiet field, there are actually sounds that we don’t hear, and those sounds carry i 105 . The team’s research has already changed our ideas about plants.”
参考答案：
1．(d)ream 2．(m)oving 3．(v)olunteers 4．(F)eeding 5．(s)mart 6．(s)pecial 7．(p)rotects
【导语】本文主要介绍了Amy为了照顾长颈鹿所做的工作和努力。
1．句意：当Amy大学毕业后，为了实现照顾长颈鹿的梦想，她在城市动物园当饲养员。根据“of caring for giraffes”和首字母提示可知是照顾长颈鹿的梦想，dream of“梦想”，故填(d)ream。
2．句意：你花大量的时间移动大的东西，比如稻草和树枝。根据“big things such as straw and branches”和首字母提示可知是搬动大的东西，move“移动”，spend time doing sth“花时间做某事”，是固定短语，故填(m)oving。
3．句意：对一个人来说工作量太大了，所以她得到了来自当地高中的其他三个志愿者的帮助。根据“That’s too much work for one person”和首字母提示可知是得到了志愿者的帮助，volunteer“志愿者”，由three可知这里应用复数形式，故填(v)olunteers。
4．句意：喂养长颈鹿是她工作的一大部分。根据“They eat around 100 pounds of food every day”和首字母提示可知是喂养长颈鹿，feed“喂养”，这里是动名词作主语，句首字母要大写，故填(F)eeding。
5．句意：她被它们多么相似/聪明所惊讶，并教它们不同的技巧，比如识别它们身体的部位，甚至用树枝画画。根据“like recognizing parts of their bodies and even painting with a brush”和首字母提示可知这些技能说明长颈鹿很聪明，smart“聪明的。故填(s)mart。
6．句意：无论何时Amy和动物园的参观者交谈，她指出每只长颈鹿都是怎么特别。根据“To people who don’t know them, all giraffes look alike. But I see them every day, each giraffe has a different face, way of walking and moving, body shape and markings”可知每只长颈鹿都是特别的，special“特别的”，故填(s)pecial。
7．句意：Amy不仅照顾动物园的长颈鹿，而且保护那些在野外的长颈鹿。根据“She works as a researcher to make sure the long-term survival of Africa’s giraffes.”和首字母可知是保护野外的长颈鹿，protect“保护”，原句是一般现在时，主语Amy是三单，谓语动词用三单，故填(p)rotects。
8．(s)econd 9．(w)orst 10．(f)irefighters 11．(d)ownstairs 12．(r)eceived 13．(k)indness 14．(a)ffect
【导语】本文主要讲述了作者作为一名志愿者第一次参与救火的经历。
8．句意：我是第二个到达现场的志愿者。根据后文“The other volunteer, who had arrived just before me”及首字母可知，作者是第二个到达现场的志愿者，second“第二”符合题意。故填(s)econd。
9．句意：她无疑经历了她一生中最糟糕的一天。根据“The captain was talking with the homeowner, who was standing outside at midnight, in the pouring rain and under an umbrella, barefoot, while her house was on fire”及首字母可知，是经历了她一生中最糟糕的一天。空格处在句中修饰名词days，所以应填形容词，one of the+形容词最高级“……中最……之一”，固定句型，所以应填最高级worst“最糟糕的”。故填(w)orst。
10．句意：这完全不是我所希望的，但我走上楼梯，越过几乎已经扑灭了大火的消防队员，走进卧室拿一双鞋。 根据“who were almost done putting out the fire at this point”及首字母可知，是消防员，firefighter“消防员”，可数名词，空前无限定词，所以应填名词复数形式。故填(f)irefighters。
11．句意：我把鞋子拿下楼。根据前文“but I went up the stairs”及首字母可知，是下楼，downstairs“顺楼梯而下”，符合题意。故填(d)ownstairs。
12．句意：毫不奇怪，他的珍宝受到的关注比我的多得多。根据“much more attention than mine”及首字母可知，是收到关注，receive attention“受到关注”，结合前句中的took可知，该句为一般过去时，所以动词用过去式received。故填(r)eceived。
13．句意：她在信中描述了这一善举一有人甚至给她买了一双鞋。 根据“someone had even gotten her a pair of shoes”及首字母可知，此处指善举，kindness“善举”，此处特指“有人甚至给她买了一双鞋”这一善举，所以用名词单数形式。故填(k)indness。
14．句意：不是每天都有机会拯救他人的生命，但每天都有机会影响他人。根据“but every day offers us a chance to…one”及首字母可知，此处指影响，affect“影响”，动词。结合空前的不定式符号to可知，此处填动词原形。故填(a)ffect。
15．(t)rouble 16．(s)earch 17．(w)orry 18．(n)arrow 19．(c)amera 20．(l)ive 21．(e)asily
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了举世闻名的庞贝古城近来陷入了困境：一方面，文物猎人一直在庞贝古城下面挖掘隧道寻找文物出售；另一方面，人们担心这些隧道倒塌，可能会伤害到参观该遗址的游客。于是，为了保护古代遗址，机器人Spot登场了，在古城
周围走动，寻找隐藏的隧道，进入隧道，进行现场直播。相信不久的未来，会有更多的机器人参与进来。
15．句意：然而，该古城遗址近年来一直陷入困境。结合“Relic hunters have been digging tunnels under Pompeii”和首字母“t”可知，此处是指该遗址处于困境中，考查in trouble“处于困境中”，介词短语。故填(t)rouble。
16．句意：文物猎人一直在庞贝古城下面挖掘隧道，这样他们就可以寻找物品出售。结合“Relic hunters have been digging tunnels under Pompeii”和首字母“s”可知，此处是指挖掘隧道寻找文物出售；search“搜寻”，动词；根据空前“can”可知，此处用动词原形。故填(s)earch。
17．句意：担心的不仅仅是东西被偷。结合下文“If these tunnels fall down, they could injure people visiting the site.”和首字母“w”可知，此处是指人们担心的事情；worry“令人担心的事”，可数名词；根据谓语“isn’t”可知，此处应用名词单数形式。故填(w)orry。
18．句意：现场的人类警卫一直在探索这些隧道，但它们往往太窄，不容易进入。结合“the tunnels but they are often too … to easily enter”和首字母“n”可知，此处是指隧道窄了，不容易进去；narrow“狭窄的”，形容词，在句中作表语。故填(n)arrow。
19．句意：有了摄像头和灯，Spot可以进入小隧道，并对它所看到的进行现场直播。结合“broadcast”和首字母“c”可知，此处是指Spot安装有摄像头；camera“照相机；摄像头”，可数名词；根据空前不定冠词a可知，此处应用名词单数形式。故填(c)amera。
20．句意：有了摄像头和灯，Spot可以进入小隧道，并对它所看到的进行现场直播。结合“give a … broadcast”和首字母“l”可知，此处是指现场直播，live“现场直播的”，形容词，在句中作定语，修饰名词broadcast。故填(l)ive。
21．句意：有了四条稳定的腿，它还能小心翼翼地穿过庞贝的鹅卵石街道，轻松地爬上楼梯。结合上文“With its four stable legs, it is also able to carefully walk across the cobbled streets”和首字母“e”可知，此处是指Spot可以轻松爬楼梯，应用副词easily“容易地，轻松自如地”修饰动词climb，在句中作状语。故填(e)asily。
22．(f)ill 23．(s)pace 24．(s)ave 25．(i)nvitation 26．(e)xcept 27．(w)ild 28．(m)ore
【导语】本文讲述了Poncho爱收集物品，然后家里没有地方放东西了，把收集的物品送给朋友的故事。
22．句意：他带着午饭吃的树叶、晚饭吃的种子回来了，还带着其他东西填满了他的储藏室。
由“He came back with leaves for lunch, seeds for supper and other things to…his storeroom”及首字母可知，此处应用fill“填满”，动词不定式符号to后接动词原形。故填(f)ill。
23．句意：“没有地方放我的勺子了。我得把东西挪一挪，给它找个地方放。”由“I’ll have to move things around to find a place for it”及首字母可知，此处应用space“空间”，指没有地方了。故填(s)pace。
24．句意：“我会把想要保存的东西和想要扔掉的东西放在一起。”由“I’ll make a pile of things I want to…and a pile of things to throw away”及首字母可知，此处指保存下来，save符合语境，want to do sth.“想要做某事”，固定短语。故填(s)ave。
25．句意：Poncho发出了邀请。由下文及首字母可知，此处是发出了邀请，invitation“邀请”，an后接可数名词单数。故填(i)nvitation。
26．句意：派对结束后，你可以拿走任何东西除了我门外那把闪闪发光的金勺子。根据“you can take anything…the shiny golden spoon”及首字母可知，此处指除了那把金勺子，except“除了”符合语境。故填(e)xcept。
27．句意：聚会变得疯狂起来。由“The guests shouted happily, chose what they like and showed appreciation to Poncho”及首字母可知，此处指疯狂起来，wild“狂热的”，形容词作表语。故填(w)ild。
28．句意：他站在储藏室中央，环顾四周，“明天我再出去找些东西。毕竟，如果你不把东西放在储藏室里，那又有什么用呢？”a few more“再多几个”，固定短语。故填(m)ore。
29．(r)educe 30．(H)onestly 31．(o)pinions 32．(d)rawing 33．(i)mportant 34．(d)irectly 35．(r)ight
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，找到合适的语言来解释自己的感受并不总是那么容易，文章介绍了分享自己的感受意味着什么、它为什么重要以及如何找到适合自己的方式。
29．句意：分享我们的想法可以减少我们的焦虑，帮助我们感到开心。根据后文“help us feel happy”可知，可以帮助减少焦虑，reduce减少，can后接动词原形。故填(r)educe。
30．句意：说实话，找到合适的语言来表达我们的感觉并不是容易的事情。此处位于句首，应该用副词修饰整个句子，这里是表示强调，honestly老实说，符合语境。故填(H)onestly。
31．句意：让别人听见你的声音，意味着你要明白你的话很重要，你的意见很重要。根据后文“Sharing your views, thoughts and feelings and being open to hearing the thoughts, feelings and views of others too”可知，此处是说你自己的观点很重要，opinion观点，此处用复数形式。
故填(o)pinions。
32．句意：你可以用写或者画的方式来表达你喜欢的、你不喜欢的或者你想要的。根据writing可知，此处是说可以通过写和画的方式来表达自己，draw画画，此处用动名词形式drawing。故填(d)rawing。
33．句意：为什么“我的声音重要”是很重要的？根据下文主要在说表达自己声音的重要性，important重要的。故填(i)mportant。
34．句意：你可以通过面对面说话，直接地表达自己的感受。根据“speaking face-to-face”可知，是比较直接的方法，此处用副词修饰动词show，directly直接地。故填(d)irectly。
35．句意：如果你很难表达你自己，找到一种适合你的方法……。根据后文“whether it’s talking face-to-face or writing it down”可知，是需要找到适合自己的方法，right合适的。故填(r)ight。
36．(s)afe/(s)afer 37．(D)anger 38．(t)errible 39．(w)arn 40．(m)edical 41．(R)easons 42．(T)herefore
【导语】本文讲述了在面临自然灾害时，动物面临的危险，人类的帮助以及帮助的原因。
36．句意：当人们知道暴风雨即将来临时，他们会前往避难所或安全区域。根据“they leave for shelters”以及结合首字母，可知是指他们会前往避难所或安全区域。safe“安全的”或safer“更安全的”作定语，都符合语境，故填(s)afe/(s)afer。
37．句意：动物面临的危险。根据“Storms can hurt animals in different ways.”可知本段讲述的是动物面临的危险。“danger”在泛指“危险、风险”时，通常是作为不可数名词使用。故填(D)anger。
38．句意：有时候，可怕的事情可能会发生。根据“In 2005, 600,000 pets died in New Orleans, USA, during Hurricane (飓风) Katrina because their owners left them behind.”可知是指可怕的事情可能会发生。terrible“可怕的”，作定语，故填(t)errible。
39．句意：暴风雨来临前，一些志愿者警告人们把宠物和农场动物带到避难所。根据“Before storms”以及首字母，可知是指一些志愿者警告人们把宠物和农场动物带到避难所。warn“警告”，主语是volunteers复数，时态为一般现在时，谓语动词用原形。故填(w)arn。
40．句意：他们为这些动物提供医疗护理。根据“During a storm, they look for animals and save them.”以及首字母，可知是指他们为这些动物提供医疗处理。medical care“医疗处理”，故填(m)edical。
41．句意：帮助的原因。根据“Also, dead animals bring disease. In addition, some people die because they stay with their animals during a disaster.”以及本段内容，可知是指帮助的原因。
reason“原因”，此处用复数表泛指，故填(R)easons。
42．句意：因此，在暴风雨中照顾动物很重要。根据“taking care of animals during storms is important.”以及结合首字母，可知是指因此，在暴风雨中照顾动物很重要。therefore“因此”，故填(T)herefore。
43．(c)alm 44．(i)mprove 45．(s)ide 46．(m)ind 47．(l)ess 48．(d)evelop 49．(y)ourself
【导语】本文主要讲了什么是希望、希望对人们的好处、我们如何充满希望。
43．句意：保持希望感可以帮助你感到冷静并快乐。根据“This is because hope gives us the power to remain strong-minded, even when things don’t go our way.”及首字母提示可知，希望感让人意志坚定，故空处指“冷静的”，其英文为calm，feel后跟形容词。故填(c)alm。
44．句意：希望是一种相信事情会好转的信念。根据“Hope is a belief that things will...”及首字母提示可知，空处指“提升，好转”，其英文为improve，will后跟动词原形。故填(i)mprove。
45．句意：“当我充满希望时，我会看到自己身上的光，”8 岁的乔纳说。根据“When I’m hopeful, I see the bright s...”及首字母提示可知，当我充满希望时，我看到自己身上有光。故空处指“边”，其英文为side，故填(s)ide。
46．句意：斯奈德称希望为“思想的彩虹”，因为它“让我们思考什么是可能的”。根据“because it ‘makes us think of what is possible’.”可知，它让我们思考什么是可能的，说明他认为希望是“思想的彩虹”，空处指“思想”，其应为mind。故填(m)ind。
47．句意：研究表明，充满希望还可以帮助你在学校学习得更好，并不那么担心了。根据“...learn better at school,”可知，学习更好了，也没有那么多的担心了。故空处指“更少”，需用little的比较级less。故填(l)ess。
48．句意：希望是一种你能发展的技能。根据“You can start by working towards a goal that’s important to you, then thinking up different ways to achieve it. ”可知，有重要的目标后，就要想不同的方式实现它，在实现过程中，就会无形中发展了技能。故空处指“发展”，其英文为develop，情态动词can后跟动词原形。故填(d)evelop。
49．句意：最后，想象你自己实现了你的目标。根据“picture y...achieving your goal”及首字母提示可知，空处指“你自己”，其英文为yourself。故填(y)ourself。
50．(e)ach 51．(n)othing 52．(p)ractice 53．(i)nterest 54．(r)eturn 55．(h)abit
56．(T)hrough
【导语】本文讲述了一所学校的校长鼓励学生和家长开展居家阅读活动从而帮助他们喜欢上阅读的故事。
50．句意：玛丽亚的校长，怀特夫人，想要她的850名学生和他们的家庭今年都能学会热爱阅读。根据“wants e... of her 850 students and their families to learn the love of reading”可知，是指想要她的每个学生和家庭都热爱阅读，each of“每个”符合语境。故填(e)ach。
51．句意：我真正意识到阅读应该是每个人生活的重要组成部分，没有什么能阻止它。根据“reading should be an important part of everyone’s life”及首字母提示可知，此处是指没有什么能阻止阅读，不定代词nothing“没有什么”符合语境。故填(n)othing。
52．句意：我们最希望的是帮助孩子们明白他们可以享受阅读，同时锻炼他们的阅读技能。根据“p... their skills”可知，是练习他们的阅读技能，practice“练习”，由“enjoy”可知，动词用原形。故填(p)ractice。
53．句意：他建议家长多带孩子去图书馆，允许孩子自己挑选感兴趣的书。根据“pick out books that i... them.”可知，是指挑选感兴趣的书，interest“使感兴趣”，主语that指代先行词books，为复数，时态是一般现在时，故动词用原形。故填(i)nterest。
54．句意：他们必须在第二天归还这些书，并附上父母签名的纸条，证明他们已经阅读了这些书，并通过测试来检查他们对书的理解程度。根据前文介绍去图书馆挑选书可知，此处是指要返还这些书，return“返还”，have to后跟动词原形。故填(r)eturn。
55．句意：我们正在努力让父母养成和孩子一起阅读的习惯。根据“get parents into the h... of reading with their kids.”可知，是指养成和孩子一起阅读的习惯，get into the habit of“养成……的习惯”。故填(h)abit。
56．句意：一名家长，史密斯太太说，通过书籍，她能给她的两个女儿更多的经验。根据“she’s able to give her two daughters more experiences than she could.”可知，此处是指通过书籍，能够给两个女儿更多的经验，介词through“通过”符合语境。故填(T)hrough。
57．(e)nergy 58．(h)ealth 59．(B)esides 60．(c)ommon 61．(s)uffer 62．(g)rowing 63．(r)egularly
【导语】本文主要介绍了人类身体的相关内容，包括身体如何工作，出现健康问题的原因以及如何更好地照顾身体等。
57．句意：从我们出生的那一天起，我们的身体就随着我们的能量、饮食和习惯而生长和变化。本句讲述造成身体变化的各种因素，结合首字母e可知，energy“能量；力量”符合语境，不可数名词。故填(e)nergy。
58．句意：压力也会导致健康问题。根据“Bad habits like smoking, drinking too much alcohol, and eating junk food damage our bodies. Stress can also cause...”可知，此处指不良的生活习惯和压力都会出现健康问题。health“健康”，不可数名词。故填(h)ealth。
59．句意：此外，英国最近的一项调查发现，14%的人在过去三个月内去过医院诊所。设空处后内容补充讲述其它说明身体出问题的情况。besides“此外”，副词，位于句首字母b大写。故填(B)esides。
60．句意：最常见的两个原因是受伤和中毒。结合首字母c可知，此处指常见的就医原因。common“普通的；常见的”，形容词作定语。故填(c)ommon。
61．句意：幸运的是，患有疾病或受伤的老年人现在可以接受治疗，以帮助延长他们的生命。suffer from“受折磨；受害于”，本句时态为一般现在时，主语指代older people为复数名词，所以动词用原形。故填(s)uffer。
62．句意：由于老年人口的增加，老年医学现在是医学发展最快的领域之一。根据“It is now common for older people...plastic or metal.”并结合首字母g可知，老年医学增速很快。growing“增长的；增加的”，形容词作定语。故填(g)rowing。
63．句意：当然，照顾你这台神奇机器的最好方法是吃正确的食物，定期运动，并获得足够的睡眠。根据首字母r可知，此处有规律的运动有助于身体健康。设空处应用副词形式修饰动词，regularly“定期地；规律地”。故填(r)egularly。
64．(i)nclude 65．(f)orget 66．(r)elaxed 67．(e)xtra 68．(r)espect 69．(b)ecause 70．(h)abits
【导语】本文主要介绍了守时的重要性和价值。
64．句意：例如，在课程开始前到达教室，按时交作业，在你说你会去的时候到达朋友家。根据“getting to your classroom before the lesson begins, handing in your homework on time and arriving at a friend’s house when you say you’ll be there.”可知，这些都是守时的例子，结合首字母可知，这里可以用动词include“包括”。主语是复数，动词用原形。故填(i)nclude。
65．句意：它也容易让人忘记一些重要的事情。根据“Being late can feel stressful”可知，迟到会让我们容易忘记一些重要的事情。forget“忘记”，动词，不定式符号to后应用动词原形，
故填(f)orget。
66．句意：但当我准时到达时，我会更放松，因为我不必到处找东西。根据上文“Being late can feel stressful”可知，迟到会让人感到压力。所以准时到达，人会感觉轻松。relaxed“感到放松的”符合语境，故填(r)elaxed。
67．句意：提前完成一个项目会给你额外的时间来改进。根据“Finishing a project early”可知，提前完成任务会有额外的时间来改进。extra“额外的”符合语境。故填(e)xtra。
68．句意：通过守时，你在告诉自己时间很重要，你也在向别人展示你是可靠的，你也尊重时间。根据“By being punctual, you’re telling yourself that your time matters, and you’re showing other people that you’re reliable”可知，守时可以向他人展示出你对时间的尊重。respect表示“尊重”，主语是you，动词用原形。故填(r)espect。
69．句意：Pacie认为，你可以通过在去学校的路上安排与朋友见面来学会更守时，因为这将使你更早出门。分析后句和前句的关系可知，后句是原因，可以用because引导原因状语从句。故填(b)ecause。
70．句意：改变守时的习惯并不总是那么容易。根据“It’s not always easy to change timekeeping h...”以及整篇文章可知，改变守时的习惯并不总是那么容易。habit“习惯”，名词应用复数表示泛指。故填(h)abits。
71．(c)hance 72．(r)eleased 73．(a)mazing 74．(s)ound 75．(s)top 76．(j)ust 77．(n)eed
【导语】本文主要就电影院是否是看电影的最佳场所这一问题给出了两种不同的意见。
71．句意：坐在舒适的座位上吃一桶爆米花不仅是一种很棒的体验，而且是在大屏幕上观看最新电影的机会。根据空后的“to watch the latest films on the big screen”及首字母提示可知是在大屏幕上观看最新电影的机会，chance“机会”符合；根据空前的“a”可知，此处应用名词的单数形式。故填(c)hance。
72．句意：去年上映了许多激动人心的电影，但有些人宁愿在家里看也不愿在电影院看。根据“Lots of exciting films have been …in the last year, but some people would rather watch them at home than at the cinema.”及首字母提示可知，此处指上映电影，release“上映”符合；主语“films”和谓语为逻辑上的动宾关系，此处应用被动语态，所以应用动词的过去分词形式。故填(r)eleased。
73．句意：是的，这是一次奇妙的经历。根据“Yes”可知，电影院是看电影的最好地方；结
合首字母提示可知，此处指在电影院看电影是一次奇妙的经历，amazing“令人大为惊奇的”符合。故填(a)mazing。
74．句意：这是在大屏幕上惊人的视觉效果和出色的环绕立体声的完美结合。根据“It’s a wonderful combination (结合) of extremely surprising visuals on a large screen, with great surround…”及首字母提示可知，此处指声音，sound“声音”符合。故填(s)ound。
75．句意：在家里更容易被其他事情分散注意力，比如有人想要暂停电影去喝一杯。根据空后的“to get a drink”及首字母提示可知，此处指暂停电影去喝一杯，stop“暂停”符合；根据空前的“wanting to”可知，此处应用动词原形。故填(s)top。
76．句意：人们不仅要买票，还要买零食和饮料。根据“but snacks and drinks too.”及首字母提示可知，此处指人们不仅要买票，还要买零食和饮料，just“仅仅”符合。故填(j)ust。
77．句意：如果一两个月后可以在家看电影，就没有必要在电影院看了。根据“There’s no…to see films at the cinema if they’ll be available to watch at home in a month or two.”及首字母提示可知，此处指如果一两个月后可以在家看电影，就没有必要在电影院看了，need“需要”符合。故填(n)eed。
78．(w)hether 79．(r)ules 80．(f)inds 81．(q)uestion 82．(i)nstead 83．(e)nough 84．(e)nd
【导语】本文主要讲述了我们要相信自己的能力。
78．句意：我突然想到，如果一个艺术家真正懂得自己的工作，他从马的头、马的尾、马的腹、马的脚开始画，其实并没有什么区别。根据“the artist begins at the head or the tail or the belly（肚子）or the foot of the horse”和首字母提示可知，whether...or...“无论是……还是……”符合句意，故填(w)hether。
79．句意：他们制定自己的规则。根据“And most great artists who really know their business do not follow other people’s rule.”和首字母提示可知，艺术家自己制定规则，rules符合句意，故填(r)ules。
80．句意：他们每个人都以自己独特的方式工作；这种特殊性只意味着他发现用这种方式工作更容易。根据“it more easy to work in that way”和首字母提示可知，觉得用这种方式工作更容易，句子时态是一般现在时，主语是单数，finds符合句意，故填(f)inds。
81．句意：“我该如何开始 ”这个问题只意味着你想从头部开始，而不是从尾部或其他地方开始。根据“How shall I begin ”和首字母提示可知，这是一个问题，qustion符合句意，故填
(q)uestion。
82．句意：“我该如何开始 ”这个问题只意味着你想从头部开始，而不是从尾部或其他地方开始。根据“of beginning at the tail”和首字母提示可知，不想从尾部或其他地方开始，instead of符合句意，故填(i)nstead。
83．句意：也就是说，你还没有足够的经验去相信自己的能力。根据“you are not yet experienced”和首字母提示可知，没有足够的经验，enough符合句意，故填(e)nough。
84．句意：当你变得更有经验时，你永远不会问这个问题，我认为你会经常从结尾开始——也就是说，你甚至在想到开头之前就写了故事的结尾。根据“I think that you will often begin at the tail”和首字母提示可知，在想到开头之前就写了故事的结尾，end符合句意，故填(e)nd。
85．(s)tores 86．(o)thers 87．(a)lso 88．(c)ontrol 89．(F)inally 90．(B)efore 91．(f)orms
【导语】本文主要介绍了计算机的组成部分以及各部分的功能。
85．句意：这个单元式存储信息和指令的。根据“information and instructions”和“It holds information and instructions until they are needed.”，可知空处应为动词，计算机存储信息和指令后才能在需要的时候被抓取，空处应为store“存储”，主语This unit是名词单数，谓语动词应该用第三人称单数stores。故填(s)tores。
86．句意：在另一些计算机中，内存的构成是磁带、磁盘和磁鼓。根据“In some computers, the memory is a group of magnetic cores”，可知空处指“另一些计算机”，指代名词复数且空后没有名词，用others。故填(o)thers。
87．句意：CPU也有运算单元。文章前三段介绍了CPU，根据第一段“The CPU has a memory unit”和第二段“The CPU a...has an arithmetic (运算) unit.”，可知此处是在介绍CPU的另外一个功能，also“也”。故填(a)lso。
88．句意：CPU的一个重要的单元被称为计算机的“队长”，因为它是控制计算机工作的。根据“An important unit of the CPU is called the captain of the computer”，可知队长发出指令控制计算机，空处应为control“控制”，情态动词can后加动词原型。故填(c)ontrol。
89．句意；最后，它告诉运算单元如何处理信息。根据“It gets instructions from the memory. Then it tells...”，可知此处讲了它的工作流程，空处应为“最后”finally。故填(F)inally。
90．句意：在电脑工作前，必须输入信息和指令。根据“Such information and instruction for a computer is called software.”，可知必须要输入信息和指令，计算机才能工作，空处应为
before“在……之前”。故填(B)efore。
91．句意：信息可以以很多形式从计算机中出来。根据“It can show up on a display screen, or it can be turned out on paper by a printer.”，可知此处是计算机输出信息的形式，空处应为form“形式”，many后加名词复数forms。故填(f)orms。
92．(N)owadays 93．(c)lose 94．(r)eached 95．(B)efore 96．(s)afe 97．(p)roblems 98．(i)mprove
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。随着电脑数据不断增长，储存数据的难度增加，以及DNA技术来储存数据存在的问题。
92．句意：如今，我们所要做的就是点击屏幕上的“保存”按钮。根据“Thirty years ago, people had to depend on floppy disks(软磁盘).”以及“all we have to do is hit the ‘Save’ button on our screens.”几首字母提示可知，此处说的是现如今的情况，nowadays“如今”，是副词，故填(N)owadays。
93．句意：然而，事实上，我们现在拥有的存储空间还不够紧密。根据“Every day, 4. 5 billion internet users create a LARGE amount of data. By 2025, the amount of data worldwide will have...175 zettabytes (1 ZB=1012 GB).”及首字母提示可知，现在拥有的存储空间还不够紧密，此处用形容词close，故填(c)lose。
94．句意：到2025年，全球数据量将达到175ZB (1 ZB=1012 GB)。根据“the amount of data worldwide will have...175 zettabytes”及首字母提示可知，此处指的是reach“达到”，介绍过去的事情，动词用过去式，故填(r)eached。
95．句意：在计算机发明之前，大自然一直在使用DNA来存储信息。根据“computers were invented, nature had been using DNA to store information.”及首字母提示可知，此处指的是计算机发明之前，before“在……之前”，位于句首的单词首字母要大写，故填(B)efore。
96．句意：如果DNA保存在合适的条件下，它可以将存储的信息安全保存100万年。根据“If DNA is kept in the right condition, it can keep the stored information...for a million years.”及首字母提示可知，此处指的是safe“安全的”，此处是“keep sth+adj”的结构，故填safe。
97．句意：使用DNA进行数据存储仍然存在问题。根据首字母提示及“For example, it takes lots of time to write into and read from DNA.”可知，此处指的是“有问题”，problem“问题”，结合“There are”可知，此处名词用复数形式，故填(p)roblems。
98．句意：科学家们正在努力改进这项技术。根据“Scientists are trying to...this technology. We
will have to wait to see how their efforts pay off in the future.”及首字母提示可知，此处说的是技术正在改进中，improve“提升”，空前有to，此处动词用原形，故填(i)mprove。
99．(r)ecord 100．(h)ardly 101．(f)armers 102．(a)ttack 103．(p)rotect 104．(h)ealthy 105．(i)nformation
【导语】本文主要介绍了植物能够发出声音，并且这些声音能够告诉人们植物遇到了什么问题。
99．句意：特拉维夫大学的Hadany教授和她的团队设置了麦克风来记录不同情况下的番茄植株。根据“tomato plants under different situations”可知是记录不同情况下的番茄植株，record“记录”，动词不定式符号to后加动词原形。故填(r)ecord。
100．句意：当植物有足够的水时，它们几乎不会发出咔哒声。根据“But as their soil (土壤) got drier, they began to click.”可知当土壤干燥时，它们开始发出咔哒声，但是当有足够的水时，几乎不会发出咔哒声，hardly“几乎不”。故填(h)ardly。
101．句意：这对农民很有帮助。根据“researchers may one day be able to use a plant’s sounds to find out when it is having trouble, and what trouble it is having. That could be very helpful to”可知对植物的研究结果对农民有帮助，farmer“农民”，此处用名词复数。故填(f)armers。
102．句意：当昆虫攻击植物时，它会向邻居发出警告。根据“it will give a warning to its neighbours”可知是受到攻击时，会发出警告，attack“攻击”，when引导的从句用一般现在时，主语是名词复数，谓语动词用原形。故填(a)ttack。
103．句意：这是植物保护自己的有效方法。根据“It’s an effective way for plants to...themselves”可知附近的植物开始散发对昆虫来说味道不好的化学物质，这是植物在保护自己，protect“保护”，动词不定式符号to后加动词原形。故填(p)rotect。
104．句意：如果这种植物不健康，它们就会避开它。根据“they will avoid it.”可知当植物不健康时，老鼠就会避开它，healthy“健康的”。故填(h)ealthy。
105．句意：即使在安静的田野里，实际上也有我们听不到的声音，这些声音传递着信息。根据“there are actually sounds that we don’t hear, and those sounds carry”可知这些声音传递着信息，information“信息”，不可数名词。故填(i)nformation。
(2024年上海名校模拟真题)
（2024·上海宝山·二模）Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)
Amy Phelps can’t remember a time when she didn’t love giraffes. She met her first giraffe when she was three years old. “My parents knew the giraffe keeper at the zoo,” she says. “He showed me the magic of giraffes, that they are gentle, intelligent, and funny.” When Amy finished college, she worked as a zookeeper at the City Zoo to follow her d 1 of caring for giraffes.
What does a giraffe keeper do “You spend a lot of time m 2 big things such as straw and branches (稻草和树枝),” Amy says with a laugh, “You have to be strong enough for this job and stay in shape.” Amy needs to look after nine giraffes. That’s too much work for one person, so she gets help from other three v 3 from local high schools. Her daily routine starts with saying hello to each giraffe and cleaning up after them, which can be tiring but makes her happy. “It’s not my favourite part of the job,” says Amy, “but I like the exercise.”
F 4 the giraffes is a big part of her job. They eat around 100 pounds of food every day, including branches, fruits and vegetables. She also gives them treats and puts food in puzzle toys (益智玩具) to keep them entertained. Besides, Amy takes care of their health and trains them every day. She’s amazed by how s 5 they are and teaches them different tricks, like recognizing parts of their bodies and even painting with a brush. Whenever Amy talks to zoo visitors, she points out how each giraffe is s 6 . “To people who don’t know them, all giraffes look alike. But I see them every day, each giraffe has a different face, way of walking and moving, body shape and markings.” she says.
Amy not only cares for the giraffes in the zoo, but also p 7 those in the wild. She works as a researcher to make sure the long-term survival of Africa’s giraffes. Besides she raises money for the Wild Animal Foundation (野生动物基金会) on World Giraffe Day every year.
“My favourite thing is just spending time with giraffes. I love taking people to meet the giraffes and seeing how much they make people smile.”
（2024·上海长宁·二模）在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母己给。
Back in New York, I am fighting fires as the assistant captain of a volunteer fire company.
I still remember my first fire. I was the s 8 volunteer on the scene. The captain was talking with the homeowner, who was standing outside at midnight, in the pouring rain and under an umbrella, barefoot, while her house was on fire. She was surely having one of the w 9 days of her life.
The other volunteer, who had arrived just before me, was asked to go inside and save the homeowner’s dog. The captain then waved me over. He said, “Bezos, I need you to go upstairs and get this woman a pair of shoes.” This was not exactly what 1 was hoping for, but I went up the stairs, past the f 10 , who were almost done putting out the fire at this point, into the bedroom to get a pair of shoes.
Now I know what you’re thinking, but I’m no hero. (Laughter) I carried the shoes d 11 . There I met the other volunteer with the precious dog. We took our treasures (珍宝) outside to the homeowner. Not surprisingly, his treasure r 12 much more attention than mine.
A few weeks later, the company got a letter from the homeowner thanking us for saving her home. In the letter she described the act of k 13 —someone had even gotten her a pair of shoes.
Not every day is going to offer us a chance to save somebody’s life, but every day offers us a chance to a 14 one. So get in the game. Save the shoes.
（2024·上海嘉定·二模）Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给).
Pompeii (庞贝) is world-famous and attracts millions of tourists every year. However, the site has been in t 15 in recent years.
Relic (遗迹) hunters have been digging tunnels under Pompeii so they can s 16 items to sell. The w 17 isn’t just about things being stolen. If these tunnels fall down, they could injure people visiting the site.
Human guards at the site have been exploring the tunnels but they are often too n 18 to easily enter. They can also be dangerous as they might fall down at any moment.
This is where Spot, a dog-like robot, steps in. At nighttime, when there are no visitors, Spot will walk around the ancient city looking for hidden tunnels. With a c 19 and light attached (固定), Spot can enter the small tunnels and give a l 20 broadcast of what it can see. With its four stable (稳固的) legs, it is also able to carefully walk across the cobbled streets (鹅卵石路) of Pompeii and e 21 climb stairs.
So who knows, if Spot is successful, there might soon be more futuristic robots wandering around ancient sites.
（2024·上海松江·二模）在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给。
A pack rat① named Poncho had a big storeroom for all his things. Every day, Poncho went outside. He came back with leaves for lunch, seeds for supper and other things to f 22 his storeroom.
One day, as Poncho was walking, he saw a shiny golden spoon. He picked up the spoon and took it home.
“Oh no,” said Poncho, looking around his storeroom. “There’s no s 23 for my spoon. I’ll have to move things around to find a place for it.” But he failed.
“I’ll sort my things into two piles,” Poncho said to himself. “I’ll make a pile of things I want to s 24 and a pile of things to throw away.” When Poncho finished sorting, he didn’t have two piles. He had one pile. He wanted everything. He was sad because his plan had not worked.
Then an idea came to Poncho’s mind. “I know how I’ll make room for my spoon! My birthday is coming soon. I can have an amazing party.”
Poncho made an i 25 .
Come to my special birthday. I’ll have a giving-away party. Don’t bring me a present. I’ll give each of you one instead. After the party, you can take anything e 26 the shiny golden spoon outside my door.
Poncho’s friends all came to his party on the birthday. They ate birthday berries and sang the birthday song. Then Poncho said, “It’s time for my dear friends to pick presents.”
The party turned w 27 . The guests shouted happily, chose what they like and showed appreciation to Poncho. And he waved goodbye to all his friends.
“Now I will bring in my shiny spoon,” Poncho said happily. He went out and took the spoon inside. He stood in the center of the storeroom and looked around, “Tomorrow I will go out and get a few m 28 things. After all, why have a storeroom if you don’t store things in it ”
① pack rat林鼠，生活在北美及尼加拉瓜和危地马拉等地，它们在觅食的同时也捡拾筑窝的材料。林鼠有个奇特的习性，就是收集并在窝申藏各种怪诞的物品，特别喜欢闪光发亮的小物件。
（2024·上海闵行·二模）Fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词， 使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给）
My voice matters
Scientists have found that putting our feelings into words makes us feel less sad or angry. Sharing our thoughts can r 29 our worries and help us feel happy.
H 30 , it isn’t always an easy thing to find the words to explain how we feel. This is why young people’s mental health (心理健康) charity Place2Be has made “My Voice Matters” the theme of this year’s Children’s Mental Health Week (5-11 February).
What does “making my voice heard” mean
Do you have trouble sharing your thoughts or worry no one will listen to you Making your voice heard means understanding that your words matter and your o 31 are valued. Dr. Gray is a psychologist (心理学家) at Place2Be. She says it means “Sharing your views, thoughts and feelings and being open to hearing the thoughts, feelings and views of others too.” Making yourself heard isn’t about shouting the loudest; In fact, you don’t have to use your voice at all. “You can express what you like, don’t like or what you want by writing or d 32 instead”, says Dr. Gray. “It’s about finding ways to share what matters to you,” she explains.
Why is “My Voice Matters” i 33
Sharing your feelings with a person you trust will help you understand yourself better. Scientists have discovered that sharing your feelings causes a chemical in your brain that makes you feel relaxed. Meanwhile, your voice can make a big difference to others, too. Dr. Gray says, “You can show your feelings d 34 by speaking face-to-face. With a few kind words, you could help others feel good about themselves or let them know they are supported.”
How can you find your voice
Dr. Gray suggests talking with friends or parents on the way home from school. “If it’s difficult for you to express yourself, find a way that is r 35 for you, whether it’s talking face-to-face or writing it down. When you’re ready, take a deep breath and believe in yourself,”says Dr. Gray.
（2024·上海普陀·二模）Fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)
Every year, there are 400 or more bad storms and other natural disasters around the world. These disasters kill 90,000 people. Other 200 million people were seriously hurt. When people know a storm is coming, they leave for shelters or s 36 areas. But what happens to the animals D 37 for Animals
During storms and other disasters, animals cannot usually go to shelters without help. Storms can hurt animals in different ways. High water in streets and houses can kill dogs and cats. Electrical wires fall in the water and kill fish. Strong winds push birds far away from their homes.
Why don’t people take their animals with them Some shelters don’t have enough space or don’t take pets. Sometimes, t 38 things can happen. In 2005, 600,000 pets died in New Orleans, USA, during Hurricane (飓风) Katrina because their owners left them behind. The animals couldn’t swim. They didn’t have food, either.Ways to Help
Many people help animals before, during, and after disasters. Before storms, some volunteers w 39 people to take pets and farm animals to the shelters. During a storm, they look for animals and save them. Some volunteers also help wild animals, such as birds, deer and even koalas in Australia. They give the animals m 40 care. After the storm, many pets and wild animals are scared and get wounded. High water is very dirty and can make animals sick. They give the animals medicine. They help the animals feel better.R 41 to Help
Animals are part of our communities and they should get help from people. Most people don’t want animals to die. It’s expensive to lose farm animals. Also, dead animals bring disease. In addition, some people die because they stay with their animals during a disaster. T 42 , taking care of animals during storms is important. This helps the animals, and it helps people, too.
（2024·上海黄浦·二模）The power of hope
Spring is on the way with warmer days ahead, and we look forward to something good in the future. Keeping a sense of hope helps you to feel c 43 and happy. This is because hope gives us the power to remain strong-minded, even when things don’t go our way.
What is hope
Hope is a belief that things will i 44 . It’s more than just wishful thinking; hope means taking action and believing you have the ability to reach your goals.“When I’m hopeful, I see the bright s 45 in myself,” says 8-year-old Jonah. “It feels good to be hopeful.”
How is hope good for us
Snyder called hope a “rainbow of the m 46 ,” because it “makes us think of what is possible”. Being hopeful about something, like trying out a new sport or hobby, takes courage because you’re taking a step into the unknown. This helps you work out what’s important to you, as well as making you more confident. Studies show that being hopeful also helps you learn better at school, and feel l 47 worried.
How can I be more hopeful
Hope is a skill you can d 48 . You can start by working towards a goal that’s important to you, then thinking up different ways to achieve it. So if you hope to be a chef one day, for example, try to learn one new recipe a week. If you feel hopeless, turn to people who have already succeeded. If necessary, tell someone who supports you, so they can give you a helping hand. Finally, picture y 49 achieving your goal. Picturing success in the future is hope in action.
（23-24九年级下·上海青浦·阶段练习）Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words.
Whenever the house gets quiet, Mrs. Smith knows just where to find her 6-year-old daughter Maria: lost in the world of stories.
“I like to read every time of the day,” said Maria, a student at Creel Elementary School in Australia.
Maria’s headmaster, Mrs. White, wants e 50 of her 850 students and their families to learn the love of reading this year. She wants reading at home to become an activity of choice in every family, even during holiday breaks. “I truly realize reading should be an important part of everyone’s life, and n 51 should stop it.” said Mrs. White.
“The aim we want most of all is to help children understand they can enjoy reading, as well as p 52 their skills,” said Hannas, an education researcher. He suggested parents take their children to the library and
allow them to pick out books that i 53 them.
Each night, students take home two books to read with their parents or other family members. They have to r 54 the books the next day with a signed note from their parents showing that the books were read, and have passing tests that check how well they understand the books.
“We’re trying to get parents into the h 55 of reading with their kids.” said the headmaster. “Nothing is better than sitting on a sofa with your child and reading and laughing.”
T 56 books, Mrs. Smith, a parent, said she’s able to give her two daughters more experiences than she could.
“I think reading opens all the doors and creates imaginations in children,” she said, “I think if you read well, you can succeed in anything in life.”
（23-24九年级下·上海浦东新·阶段练习）Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words. (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)
The human body is a complex machine. From the day we were born, our bodies grow and change in response to our e 57 , diet, and habits. The body has many different organ systems and parts that work together to allow us to breathe, move, see, talk, and digest food all at the same time. Most of the time we don’t care what is happening in our bodies; usually it is only when we get sick or feel pain that we notice.
Many people do not take enough care of their complex machines. Bad habits like smoking, drinking too much alcohol, and eating junk food damage our bodies. Stress can also cause h 58 problems. People who worry a lot or have busy jobs often don’t get enough sleep, or don’t eat properly. We also damage our bodies by playing sports or having accidents. B 59 , a recent survey in the U.K. found that 14 percent of people had visited a hospital clinic in the previous three months. The two most c 60 reasons were for injury and poisoning.
Just like any machine, different body parts sometimes go wrong from old age. In fact, a study in the U.S. found that 60 percent to 70 percent of all patients in the Emergency Room were aged 75 or over. Luckily, older people who s 61 from an illness or injury can now receive treatment to help extend their lives. Due to the increase in the population of elderly people, gerontology (老年医学) is now one of the fastest g 62 areas of medicine. It is now common for older people with damaged joints, for example, to have surgery to replace the old joint with a new one made of plastic or metal.
As with any machine, the better you take care of it, the longer it will last. Of course, the best way to take care
of your amazing machine is to eat the right foods, do sports r 63 , and get enough sleep.
Oh, and don’t forget to smile!
（2024·上海奉贤·一模）The Value of Timekeeping
Are you often late for things Do you wish you could be more on time Lots of people find it difficult to be on time. As the new school year starts, it’s good to brush up on timekeeping skills.
Being punctual means being able to arrive somewhere, complete a task or meet someone at an agreed time. Examples i 64 getting to your classroom before the lesson begins, handing in your homework on time and arriving at a friend’s house when you say you’ll be there.
Being late can feel stressful, not only for yourself but for the people around you. It also makes it easy to f 65 something important. “When I’m late, I feel disorganized and panicky (恐慌的).” says a student called Freddie. “But when I’m on time, I’m more r 66 because I don’t have to run around looking for things.”
Being on time also makes you feel more prepared. Finishing a project early gives you e 67 time to make improvements. Packing your bags the night before a match or performance allows you to feel calmer and more focused the next day. By being punctual, you’re telling yourself that your time matters, and you’re showing other people that you’re reliable and you r 68 time, too.
Grace Pacie is an author who writes about lateness. She believes there are lots of reasons why people aren’t punctual. Some aren’t good at measuring time; others dislike being early and waiting around. Pacie believes you can learn to be more punctual by arranging to meet a friend on the way to school b 69 this will make you get out of the door earlier. Or, if you don’t like waiting around, try arriving early but fill your time with something interesting like listening to music or reading a book. It’s not always easy to change timekeeping h 70 . Taking small steps towards becoming more punctual can help you feel calmer and more organized.
（2024·上海崇明·一模）Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)
Is the cinema better than home
For more than 100 years, going to the cinema with friends and family to watch brand-new films has been a tradition that lots of people have loved. Not only is it a great experience to sit in comfortable seats and eat a bucket of popcorn, but it’s a c 71 to watch the latest films on the big screen. However, with the growth of streaming services (流媒体服务) in recent years, and the closing of cinemas during the Covid-19 pandemic, some people have realized it’s easier and more convenient to watch films in their own home. Lots of exciting films have been r 72 in the last year, but some people would rather watch them at home than at the cinema. What do you think Are cinemas the best place to watch films
Yes—it’s an a 73 experience
Going to the cinema is a really fun activity to enjoy with friends and family. It’s a good time to leave the house, enjoy a film with other people, and even eat some delicious popcorn. Nothing beats the experience of going to the cinema. It’s a wonderful combination (结合) of extremely surprising visuals on a large screen, with great surround s 74 . It’s very easy to lose yourself in a film while at the cinema. Lots of films are specially made for the big screen and films are not as good when viewed on a TV or laptop. It’s much easier to be distracted (分心) by other things at home, like someone wanting to s 75 the film to get a drink. Seeing a film at the cinema avoids distractions; it requires your full attention and it feels special.
No—they’re too expensive
It can cost a lot of money to go to the cinema, especially when the whole family is going together. People don’t j 76 have to pay for tickets but snacks and drinks too. Most popular films usually stay in the cinemas for around four weeks, and sometimes it doesn’t take long before they’re available on streaming services. There’s no n 77 to see films at the cinema if they’ll be available to watch at home in a month or two. Streaming films is much easier too, because people have more contral over when they watch the film and can pause (暂停) it whenever they like.
（23-24九年级上·上海静安·期中）Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words。
A friend of mine was fond of drawing horse. He drew the horses very well, but he always began the tail. Now
it is the Western rule to begin at the head of the horse, that is why I was surprised. It struck me that it could not really make any difference w 78 the artist begins at the head or the tail or the belly (肚子) or the foot of the horse, if he really knows his business. And most great artists who really know their business do not follow other people’s rule. They make their own r 79 . Every one of them does his work in a way peculia r(奇特的) to himself; and the peculiarity means only that he f 80 it more easy to work in that way.
Now the very same thing is true to literature (文学). And the q 81 “How shall I begin ” only means that you want to begin at the head i 82 of beginning at the tail or somewhere else. That is, you are not yet experienced (有经验的) e 83 to trust to your own powers. When you become more experienced you will never ask the question, and I think that you will often begin at the tail —that is to say, you will write the e 84 of the story before you have even thought of the beginning.
（23-24九年级上·上海徐汇·期中）在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给。
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
The most important part of any computer is its central processing unit, or CPU. It is the CPU that information and instructions are processed. The CPU has a memory unit. This unit s 85 information and instructions. It holds information and instructions until they are needed. In some computers, the memory is a group of magnetic cores (磁芯). In o 86 , it is a magnetic tape, disk, or drum. Information appears on tapes and disks as magnetic spots. In the smallest computers, the memory, or even the whole CPU, may be on a tiny piece of equipment called a chip (芯片).
The CPU a 87 has an arithmetic (运算) unit. This is another main part which sorts information and computes—add, subtracts, and so on.
An important unit of the CPU is called the “captain” of the computer because it can c 88 the work of the computer. It gets instructions from the memory. Then it tells the memory what information to send to the arithmetic unit. F 89 , it tells the arithmetic unit how to process the information.
Input Equipment
Input means information that is fed into a computer. B 90 a computer can do any work, information and instructions must go into it. Such information and instruction for a computer is called software. The input equipment takes information and instruction from the outside world. Then it puts it into code (代码) for the computer to use. Special keyboards serve as input equipment on most home computers.
Output Equipment
Output means information delivered from a computer according to coded instruction. Information can come out of a computer in many f 91 . It can show up on a display screen, or it can be turned out on paper by a printer.
（23-24九年级上·上海浦东新·期中）Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给）：
Storing data(数据) has become more convenient. Thirty years ago, people had to depend on floppy disks(软磁盘). N 92 , all we have to do is hit the “Save” button on our screens. The files will then be stored in the “cloud.” It seems that we will never run out of space. Isn’t that great
In fact, however, the storage space we now have is not c 93 enough. Every day, 4. 5 billion internet users create a LARGE amount of data. By 2025, the amount of data worldwide will have r 94 175 zettabytes (1 ZB=1012 GB). Clearly, we can’t cover every piece of land on the planet with data centers. So where can we store all of this data
Fortunately, some researchers have been working on new storage technologies. One of these technologies is DNA storage. DNA storage sounds futurist, but in some ways, it’s just the opposite. B 95 computers were invented, nature had been using DNA to store information.
In 2012, researchers at Harvard University wrote a book, 11 pictures and a computer program into human DNA．Each gram of DNA can hold 2.2 petabytes (PB．of information (1 ZB =1,048,576 PB．If DNA is kept in the right condition, it can keep the stored information s 96 for a million years.
There are still p 97 with using DNA for data storage. For example, it takes lots of time to write into and read from DNA．Scientists are trying to i 98 this technology. We will have to wait to see how their efforts pay off in the future.
（2024·上海松江·一模）Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给)
Plants “Talk”
Scientists have known for years that plants respond to sounds around them. But now scientists in Israel have shown that plants also seem to be doing some “talking”.
Professor Hadany and her team at Aviv University set up microphones to r 99 tomato plants under
different situations. The result showed that the plants made ultrasonic sounds (超声波) . When the researchers changed the sounds into ones that humans could hear, they heard sharp clicking noises (咔哒声) .
As the scientists studied the sounds, they notice the regularity. Plants h 100 clicked when they had enough water. But as their soil (土壤) got drier, they began to click.
When scientists cut off a stem from the plants, the plants also clicked more. But the clicking wasn’t the same as when the plants needed water. The result suggests that researchers may one day be able to use a plant’s sounds to find out when it is having trouble, and what trouble it is having. That could be very helpful to f 101 .
The other research has shown that plants also make sounds to communicate in some ways. When insects a 102 a plant, it will give a warning to its neighbours. Soon, nearby plants start to make chemicals that don’t taste good to insects. It’s an effective way for plants to p 103 themselves.
Then here is a question: Is anything listening to the plants Dr. Hadany points out that mice who live on plants can hear the sounds. The clicks may tell them whether a plant has problems. If the plant isn’t h 104 , they will avoid it.
As Dr. Hadany says, “Even in a quiet field, there are actually sounds that we don’t hear, and those sounds carry i 105 . The team’s research has already changed our ideas about plants.”
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1．(d)ream 2．(m)oving 3．(v)olunteers 4．(F)eeding 5．(s)mart 6．(s)pecial 7．(p)rotects
【导语】本文主要介绍了Amy为了照顾长颈鹿所做的工作和努力。
1．句意：当Amy大学毕业后，为了实现照顾长颈鹿的梦想，她在城市动物园当饲养员。根据“of caring for giraffes”和首字母提示可知是照顾长颈鹿的梦想，dream of“梦想”，故填(d)ream。
2．句意：你花大量的时间移动大的东西，比如稻草和树枝。根据“big things such as straw and branches”和首字母提示可知是搬动大的东西，move“移动”，spend time doing sth“花时间做某事”，是固定短语，故填(m)oving。
3．句意：对一个人来说工作量太大了，所以她得到了来自当地高中的其他三个志愿者的帮助。根据“That’s too much work for one person”和首字母提示可知是得到了志愿者的帮助，volunteer“志愿者”，由three可知这里应用复数形式，故填(v)olunteers。
4．句意：喂养长颈鹿是她工作的一大部分。根据“They eat around 100 pounds of food every day”和首字母提示可知是喂养长颈鹿，feed“喂养”，这里是动名词作主语，句首字母要大写，故填(F)eeding。
5．句意：她被它们多么相似/聪明所惊讶，并教它们不同的技巧，比如识别它们身体的部位，甚至用树枝画画。根据“like recognizing parts of their bodies and even painting with a brush”和首字母提示可知这些技能说明长颈鹿很聪明，smart“聪明的。故填(s)mart。
6．句意：无论何时Amy和动物园的参观者交谈，她指出每只长颈鹿都是怎么特别。根据“To people who don’t know them, all giraffes look alike. But I see them every day, each giraffe has a different face, way of walking and moving, body shape and markings”可知每只长颈鹿都是特别的，special“特别的”，故填(s)pecial。
7．句意：Amy不仅照顾动物园的长颈鹿，而且保护那些在野外的长颈鹿。根据“She works as a researcher to make sure the long-term survival of Africa’s giraffes.”和首字母可知是保护野外的长颈鹿，protect“保护”，原句是一般现在时，主语Amy是三单，谓语动词用三单，故填(p)rotects。
8．(s)econd 9．(w)orst 10．(f)irefighters 11．(d)ownstairs 12．(r)eceived 13．(k)indness 14．(a)ffect
【导语】本文主要讲述了作者作为一名志愿者第一次参与救火的经历。
8．句意：我是第二个到达现场的志愿者。根据后文“The other volunteer, who had arrived just before me”及首字母可知，作者是第二个到达现场的志愿者，second“第二”符合题意。故填(s)econd。
9．句意：她无疑经历了她一生中最糟糕的一天。根据“The captain was talking with the homeowner, who was standing outside at midnight, in the pouring rain and under an umbrella, barefoot, while her house was on fire”及首字母可知，是经历了她一生中最糟糕的一天。空格处在句中修饰名词days，所以应填形容词，one of the+形容词最高级“……中最……之一”，固定句型，所以应填最高级worst“最糟糕的”。故填(w)orst。
10．句意：这完全不是我所希望的，但我走上楼梯，越过几乎已经扑灭了大火的消防队员，走进卧室拿一双鞋。 根据“who were almost done putting out the fire at this point”及首字母可知，是消防员，firefighter“消防员”，可数名词，空前无限定词，所以应填名词复数形式。故填(f)irefighters。
11．句意：我把鞋子拿下楼。根据前文“but I went up the stairs”及首字母可知，是下楼，downstairs“顺楼梯而下”，符合题意。故填(d)ownstairs。
12．句意：毫不奇怪，他的珍宝受到的关注比我的多得多。根据“much more attention than mine”及首字母可知，是收到关注，receive attention“受到关注”，结合前句中的took可知，该句为一般过去时，所以动词用过去式received。故填(r)eceived。
13．句意：她在信中描述了这一善举一有人甚至给她买了一双鞋。 根据“someone had even gotten her a pair of shoes”及首字母可知，此处指善举，kindness“善举”，此处特指“有人甚至给她买了一双鞋”这一善举，所以用名词单数形式。故填(k)indness。
14．句意：不是每天都有机会拯救他人的生命，但每天都有机会影响他人。根据“but every day offers us a chance to…one”及首字母可知，此处指影响，affect“影响”，动词。结合空前的不定式符号to可知，此处填动词原形。故填(a)ffect。
15．(t)rouble 16．(s)earch 17．(w)orry 18．(n)arrow 19．(c)amera 20．(l)ive 21．(e)asily
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了举世闻名的庞贝古城近来陷入了困境：一方面，文物猎人一直在庞贝古城下面挖掘隧道寻找文物出售；另一方面，人们担心这些隧道倒塌，可能会伤害到参观该遗址的游客。于是，为了保护古代遗址，机器人Spot登场了，在古城
周围走动，寻找隐藏的隧道，进入隧道，进行现场直播。相信不久的未来，会有更多的机器人参与进来。
15．句意：然而，该古城遗址近年来一直陷入困境。结合“Relic hunters have been digging tunnels under Pompeii”和首字母“t”可知，此处是指该遗址处于困境中，考查in trouble“处于困境中”，介词短语。故填(t)rouble。
16．句意：文物猎人一直在庞贝古城下面挖掘隧道，这样他们就可以寻找物品出售。结合“Relic hunters have been digging tunnels under Pompeii”和首字母“s”可知，此处是指挖掘隧道寻找文物出售；search“搜寻”，动词；根据空前“can”可知，此处用动词原形。故填(s)earch。
17．句意：担心的不仅仅是东西被偷。结合下文“If these tunnels fall down, they could injure people visiting the site.”和首字母“w”可知，此处是指人们担心的事情；worry“令人担心的事”，可数名词；根据谓语“isn’t”可知，此处应用名词单数形式。故填(w)orry。
18．句意：现场的人类警卫一直在探索这些隧道，但它们往往太窄，不容易进入。结合“the tunnels but they are often too … to easily enter”和首字母“n”可知，此处是指隧道窄了，不容易进去；narrow“狭窄的”，形容词，在句中作表语。故填(n)arrow。
19．句意：有了摄像头和灯，Spot可以进入小隧道，并对它所看到的进行现场直播。结合“broadcast”和首字母“c”可知，此处是指Spot安装有摄像头；camera“照相机；摄像头”，可数名词；根据空前不定冠词a可知，此处应用名词单数形式。故填(c)amera。
20．句意：有了摄像头和灯，Spot可以进入小隧道，并对它所看到的进行现场直播。结合“give a … broadcast”和首字母“l”可知，此处是指现场直播，live“现场直播的”，形容词，在句中作定语，修饰名词broadcast。故填(l)ive。
21．句意：有了四条稳定的腿，它还能小心翼翼地穿过庞贝的鹅卵石街道，轻松地爬上楼梯。结合上文“With its four stable legs, it is also able to carefully walk across the cobbled streets”和首字母“e”可知，此处是指Spot可以轻松爬楼梯，应用副词easily“容易地，轻松自如地”修饰动词climb，在句中作状语。故填(e)asily。
22．(f)ill 23．(s)pace 24．(s)ave 25．(i)nvitation 26．(e)xcept 27．(w)ild 28．(m)ore
【导语】本文讲述了Poncho爱收集物品，然后家里没有地方放东西了，把收集的物品送给朋友的故事。
22．句意：他带着午饭吃的树叶、晚饭吃的种子回来了，还带着其他东西填满了他的储藏室。
由“He came back with leaves for lunch, seeds for supper and other things to…his storeroom”及首字母可知，此处应用fill“填满”，动词不定式符号to后接动词原形。故填(f)ill。
23．句意：“没有地方放我的勺子了。我得把东西挪一挪，给它找个地方放。”由“I’ll have to move things around to find a place for it”及首字母可知，此处应用space“空间”，指没有地方了。故填(s)pace。
24．句意：“我会把想要保存的东西和想要扔掉的东西放在一起。”由“I’ll make a pile of things I want to…and a pile of things to throw away”及首字母可知，此处指保存下来，save符合语境，want to do sth.“想要做某事”，固定短语。故填(s)ave。
25．句意：Poncho发出了邀请。由下文及首字母可知，此处是发出了邀请，invitation“邀请”，an后接可数名词单数。故填(i)nvitation。
26．句意：派对结束后，你可以拿走任何东西除了我门外那把闪闪发光的金勺子。根据“you can take anything…the shiny golden spoon”及首字母可知，此处指除了那把金勺子，except“除了”符合语境。故填(e)xcept。
27．句意：聚会变得疯狂起来。由“The guests shouted happily, chose what they like and showed appreciation to Poncho”及首字母可知，此处指疯狂起来，wild“狂热的”，形容词作表语。故填(w)ild。
28．句意：他站在储藏室中央，环顾四周，“明天我再出去找些东西。毕竟，如果你不把东西放在储藏室里，那又有什么用呢？”a few more“再多几个”，固定短语。故填(m)ore。
29．(r)educe 30．(H)onestly 31．(o)pinions 32．(d)rawing 33．(i)mportant 34．(d)irectly 35．(r)ight
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，找到合适的语言来解释自己的感受并不总是那么容易，文章介绍了分享自己的感受意味着什么、它为什么重要以及如何找到适合自己的方式。
29．句意：分享我们的想法可以减少我们的焦虑，帮助我们感到开心。根据后文“help us feel happy”可知，可以帮助减少焦虑，reduce减少，can后接动词原形。故填(r)educe。
30．句意：说实话，找到合适的语言来表达我们的感觉并不是容易的事情。此处位于句首，应该用副词修饰整个句子，这里是表示强调，honestly老实说，符合语境。故填(H)onestly。
31．句意：让别人听见你的声音，意味着你要明白你的话很重要，你的意见很重要。根据后文“Sharing your views, thoughts and feelings and being open to hearing the thoughts, feelings and views of others too”可知，此处是说你自己的观点很重要，opinion观点，此处用复数形式。
故填(o)pinions。
32．句意：你可以用写或者画的方式来表达你喜欢的、你不喜欢的或者你想要的。根据writing可知，此处是说可以通过写和画的方式来表达自己，draw画画，此处用动名词形式drawing。故填(d)rawing。
33．句意：为什么“我的声音重要”是很重要的？根据下文主要在说表达自己声音的重要性，important重要的。故填(i)mportant。
34．句意：你可以通过面对面说话，直接地表达自己的感受。根据“speaking face-to-face”可知，是比较直接的方法，此处用副词修饰动词show，directly直接地。故填(d)irectly。
35．句意：如果你很难表达你自己，找到一种适合你的方法……。根据后文“whether it’s talking face-to-face or writing it down”可知，是需要找到适合自己的方法，right合适的。故填(r)ight。
36．(s)afe/(s)afer 37．(D)anger 38．(t)errible 39．(w)arn 40．(m)edical 41．(R)easons 42．(T)herefore
【导语】本文讲述了在面临自然灾害时，动物面临的危险，人类的帮助以及帮助的原因。
36．句意：当人们知道暴风雨即将来临时，他们会前往避难所或安全区域。根据“they leave for shelters”以及结合首字母，可知是指他们会前往避难所或安全区域。safe“安全的”或safer“更安全的”作定语，都符合语境，故填(s)afe/(s)afer。
37．句意：动物面临的危险。根据“Storms can hurt animals in different ways.”可知本段讲述的是动物面临的危险。“danger”在泛指“危险、风险”时，通常是作为不可数名词使用。故填(D)anger。
38．句意：有时候，可怕的事情可能会发生。根据“In 2005, 600,000 pets died in New Orleans, USA, during Hurricane (飓风) Katrina because their owners left them behind.”可知是指可怕的事情可能会发生。terrible“可怕的”，作定语，故填(t)errible。
39．句意：暴风雨来临前，一些志愿者警告人们把宠物和农场动物带到避难所。根据“Before storms”以及首字母，可知是指一些志愿者警告人们把宠物和农场动物带到避难所。warn“警告”，主语是volunteers复数，时态为一般现在时，谓语动词用原形。故填(w)arn。
40．句意：他们为这些动物提供医疗护理。根据“During a storm, they look for animals and save them.”以及首字母，可知是指他们为这些动物提供医疗处理。medical care“医疗处理”，故填(m)edical。
41．句意：帮助的原因。根据“Also, dead animals bring disease. In addition, some people die because they stay with their animals during a disaster.”以及本段内容，可知是指帮助的原因。
reason“原因”，此处用复数表泛指，故填(R)easons。
42．句意：因此，在暴风雨中照顾动物很重要。根据“taking care of animals during storms is important.”以及结合首字母，可知是指因此，在暴风雨中照顾动物很重要。therefore“因此”，故填(T)herefore。
43．(c)alm 44．(i)mprove 45．(s)ide 46．(m)ind 47．(l)ess 48．(d)evelop 49．(y)ourself
【导语】本文主要讲了什么是希望、希望对人们的好处、我们如何充满希望。
43．句意：保持希望感可以帮助你感到冷静并快乐。根据“This is because hope gives us the power to remain strong-minded, even when things don’t go our way.”及首字母提示可知，希望感让人意志坚定，故空处指“冷静的”，其英文为calm，feel后跟形容词。故填(c)alm。
44．句意：希望是一种相信事情会好转的信念。根据“Hope is a belief that things will...”及首字母提示可知，空处指“提升，好转”，其英文为improve，will后跟动词原形。故填(i)mprove。
45．句意：“当我充满希望时，我会看到自己身上的光，”8 岁的乔纳说。根据“When I’m hopeful, I see the bright s...”及首字母提示可知，当我充满希望时，我看到自己身上有光。故空处指“边”，其英文为side，故填(s)ide。
46．句意：斯奈德称希望为“思想的彩虹”，因为它“让我们思考什么是可能的”。根据“because it ‘makes us think of what is possible’.”可知，它让我们思考什么是可能的，说明他认为希望是“思想的彩虹”，空处指“思想”，其应为mind。故填(m)ind。
47．句意：研究表明，充满希望还可以帮助你在学校学习得更好，并不那么担心了。根据“...learn better at school,”可知，学习更好了，也没有那么多的担心了。故空处指“更少”，需用little的比较级less。故填(l)ess。
48．句意：希望是一种你能发展的技能。根据“You can start by working towards a goal that’s important to you, then thinking up different ways to achieve it. ”可知，有重要的目标后，就要想不同的方式实现它，在实现过程中，就会无形中发展了技能。故空处指“发展”，其英文为develop，情态动词can后跟动词原形。故填(d)evelop。
49．句意：最后，想象你自己实现了你的目标。根据“picture y...achieving your goal”及首字母提示可知，空处指“你自己”，其英文为yourself。故填(y)ourself。
50．(e)ach 51．(n)othing 52．(p)ractice 53．(i)nterest 54．(r)eturn 55．(h)abit
56．(T)hrough
【导语】本文讲述了一所学校的校长鼓励学生和家长开展居家阅读活动从而帮助他们喜欢上阅读的故事。
50．句意：玛丽亚的校长，怀特夫人，想要她的850名学生和他们的家庭今年都能学会热爱阅读。根据“wants e... of her 850 students and their families to learn the love of reading”可知，是指想要她的每个学生和家庭都热爱阅读，each of“每个”符合语境。故填(e)ach。
51．句意：我真正意识到阅读应该是每个人生活的重要组成部分，没有什么能阻止它。根据“reading should be an important part of everyone’s life”及首字母提示可知，此处是指没有什么能阻止阅读，不定代词nothing“没有什么”符合语境。故填(n)othing。
52．句意：我们最希望的是帮助孩子们明白他们可以享受阅读，同时锻炼他们的阅读技能。根据“p... their skills”可知，是练习他们的阅读技能，practice“练习”，由“enjoy”可知，动词用原形。故填(p)ractice。
53．句意：他建议家长多带孩子去图书馆，允许孩子自己挑选感兴趣的书。根据“pick out books that i... them.”可知，是指挑选感兴趣的书，interest“使感兴趣”，主语that指代先行词books，为复数，时态是一般现在时，故动词用原形。故填(i)nterest。
54．句意：他们必须在第二天归还这些书，并附上父母签名的纸条，证明他们已经阅读了这些书，并通过测试来检查他们对书的理解程度。根据前文介绍去图书馆挑选书可知，此处是指要返还这些书，return“返还”，have to后跟动词原形。故填(r)eturn。
55．句意：我们正在努力让父母养成和孩子一起阅读的习惯。根据“get parents into the h... of reading with their kids.”可知，是指养成和孩子一起阅读的习惯，get into the habit of“养成……的习惯”。故填(h)abit。
56．句意：一名家长，史密斯太太说，通过书籍，她能给她的两个女儿更多的经验。根据“she’s able to give her two daughters more experiences than she could.”可知，此处是指通过书籍，能够给两个女儿更多的经验，介词through“通过”符合语境。故填(T)hrough。
57．(e)nergy 58．(h)ealth 59．(B)esides 60．(c)ommon 61．(s)uffer 62．(g)rowing 63．(r)egularly
【导语】本文主要介绍了人类身体的相关内容，包括身体如何工作，出现健康问题的原因以及如何更好地照顾身体等。
57．句意：从我们出生的那一天起，我们的身体就随着我们的能量、饮食和习惯而生长和变化。本句讲述造成身体变化的各种因素，结合首字母e可知，energy“能量；力量”符合语境，不可数名词。故填(e)nergy。
58．句意：压力也会导致健康问题。根据“Bad habits like smoking, drinking too much alcohol, and eating junk food damage our bodies. Stress can also cause...”可知，此处指不良的生活习惯和压力都会出现健康问题。health“健康”，不可数名词。故填(h)ealth。
59．句意：此外，英国最近的一项调查发现，14%的人在过去三个月内去过医院诊所。设空处后内容补充讲述其它说明身体出问题的情况。besides“此外”，副词，位于句首字母b大写。故填(B)esides。
60．句意：最常见的两个原因是受伤和中毒。结合首字母c可知，此处指常见的就医原因。common“普通的；常见的”，形容词作定语。故填(c)ommon。
61．句意：幸运的是，患有疾病或受伤的老年人现在可以接受治疗，以帮助延长他们的生命。suffer from“受折磨；受害于”，本句时态为一般现在时，主语指代older people为复数名词，所以动词用原形。故填(s)uffer。
62．句意：由于老年人口的增加，老年医学现在是医学发展最快的领域之一。根据“It is now common for older people...plastic or metal.”并结合首字母g可知，老年医学增速很快。growing“增长的；增加的”，形容词作定语。故填(g)rowing。
63．句意：当然，照顾你这台神奇机器的最好方法是吃正确的食物，定期运动，并获得足够的睡眠。根据首字母r可知，此处有规律的运动有助于身体健康。设空处应用副词形式修饰动词，regularly“定期地；规律地”。故填(r)egularly。
64．(i)nclude 65．(f)orget 66．(r)elaxed 67．(e)xtra 68．(r)espect 69．(b)ecause 70．(h)abits
【导语】本文主要介绍了守时的重要性和价值。
64．句意：例如，在课程开始前到达教室，按时交作业，在你说你会去的时候到达朋友家。根据“getting to your classroom before the lesson begins, handing in your homework on time and arriving at a friend’s house when you say you’ll be there.”可知，这些都是守时的例子，结合首字母可知，这里可以用动词include“包括”。主语是复数，动词用原形。故填(i)nclude。
65．句意：它也容易让人忘记一些重要的事情。根据“Being late can feel stressful”可知，迟到会让我们容易忘记一些重要的事情。forget“忘记”，动词，不定式符号to后应用动词原形，
故填(f)orget。
66．句意：但当我准时到达时，我会更放松，因为我不必到处找东西。根据上文“Being late can feel stressful”可知，迟到会让人感到压力。所以准时到达，人会感觉轻松。relaxed“感到放松的”符合语境，故填(r)elaxed。
67．句意：提前完成一个项目会给你额外的时间来改进。根据“Finishing a project early”可知，提前完成任务会有额外的时间来改进。extra“额外的”符合语境。故填(e)xtra。
68．句意：通过守时，你在告诉自己时间很重要，你也在向别人展示你是可靠的，你也尊重时间。根据“By being punctual, you’re telling yourself that your time matters, and you’re showing other people that you’re reliable”可知，守时可以向他人展示出你对时间的尊重。respect表示“尊重”，主语是you，动词用原形。故填(r)espect。
69．句意：Pacie认为，你可以通过在去学校的路上安排与朋友见面来学会更守时，因为这将使你更早出门。分析后句和前句的关系可知，后句是原因，可以用because引导原因状语从句。故填(b)ecause。
70．句意：改变守时的习惯并不总是那么容易。根据“It’s not always easy to change timekeeping h...”以及整篇文章可知，改变守时的习惯并不总是那么容易。habit“习惯”，名词应用复数表示泛指。故填(h)abits。
71．(c)hance 72．(r)eleased 73．(a)mazing 74．(s)ound 75．(s)top 76．(j)ust 77．(n)eed
【导语】本文主要就电影院是否是看电影的最佳场所这一问题给出了两种不同的意见。
71．句意：坐在舒适的座位上吃一桶爆米花不仅是一种很棒的体验，而且是在大屏幕上观看最新电影的机会。根据空后的“to watch the latest films on the big screen”及首字母提示可知是在大屏幕上观看最新电影的机会，chance“机会”符合；根据空前的“a”可知，此处应用名词的单数形式。故填(c)hance。
72．句意：去年上映了许多激动人心的电影，但有些人宁愿在家里看也不愿在电影院看。根据“Lots of exciting films have been …in the last year, but some people would rather watch them at home than at the cinema.”及首字母提示可知，此处指上映电影，release“上映”符合；主语“films”和谓语为逻辑上的动宾关系，此处应用被动语态，所以应用动词的过去分词形式。故填(r)eleased。
73．句意：是的，这是一次奇妙的经历。根据“Yes”可知，电影院是看电影的最好地方；结
合首字母提示可知，此处指在电影院看电影是一次奇妙的经历，amazing“令人大为惊奇的”符合。故填(a)mazing。
74．句意：这是在大屏幕上惊人的视觉效果和出色的环绕立体声的完美结合。根据“It’s a wonderful combination (结合) of extremely surprising visuals on a large screen, with great surround…”及首字母提示可知，此处指声音，sound“声音”符合。故填(s)ound。
75．句意：在家里更容易被其他事情分散注意力，比如有人想要暂停电影去喝一杯。根据空后的“to get a drink”及首字母提示可知，此处指暂停电影去喝一杯，stop“暂停”符合；根据空前的“wanting to”可知，此处应用动词原形。故填(s)top。
76．句意：人们不仅要买票，还要买零食和饮料。根据“but snacks and drinks too.”及首字母提示可知，此处指人们不仅要买票，还要买零食和饮料，just“仅仅”符合。故填(j)ust。
77．句意：如果一两个月后可以在家看电影，就没有必要在电影院看了。根据“There’s no…to see films at the cinema if they’ll be available to watch at home in a month or two.”及首字母提示可知，此处指如果一两个月后可以在家看电影，就没有必要在电影院看了，need“需要”符合。故填(n)eed。
78．(w)hether 79．(r)ules 80．(f)inds 81．(q)uestion 82．(i)nstead 83．(e)nough 84．(e)nd
【导语】本文主要讲述了我们要相信自己的能力。
78．句意：我突然想到，如果一个艺术家真正懂得自己的工作，他从马的头、马的尾、马的腹、马的脚开始画，其实并没有什么区别。根据“the artist begins at the head or the tail or the belly（肚子）or the foot of the horse”和首字母提示可知，whether...or...“无论是……还是……”符合句意，故填(w)hether。
79．句意：他们制定自己的规则。根据“And most great artists who really know their business do not follow other people’s rule.”和首字母提示可知，艺术家自己制定规则，rules符合句意，故填(r)ules。
80．句意：他们每个人都以自己独特的方式工作；这种特殊性只意味着他发现用这种方式工作更容易。根据“it more easy to work in that way”和首字母提示可知，觉得用这种方式工作更容易，句子时态是一般现在时，主语是单数，finds符合句意，故填(f)inds。
81．句意：“我该如何开始 ”这个问题只意味着你想从头部开始，而不是从尾部或其他地方开始。根据“How shall I begin ”和首字母提示可知，这是一个问题，qustion符合句意，故填
(q)uestion。
82．句意：“我该如何开始 ”这个问题只意味着你想从头部开始，而不是从尾部或其他地方开始。根据“of beginning at the tail”和首字母提示可知，不想从尾部或其他地方开始，instead of符合句意，故填(i)nstead。
83．句意：也就是说，你还没有足够的经验去相信自己的能力。根据“you are not yet experienced”和首字母提示可知，没有足够的经验，enough符合句意，故填(e)nough。
84．句意：当你变得更有经验时，你永远不会问这个问题，我认为你会经常从结尾开始——也就是说，你甚至在想到开头之前就写了故事的结尾。根据“I think that you will often begin at the tail”和首字母提示可知，在想到开头之前就写了故事的结尾，end符合句意，故填(e)nd。
85．(s)tores 86．(o)thers 87．(a)lso 88．(c)ontrol 89．(F)inally 90．(B)efore 91．(f)orms
【导语】本文主要介绍了计算机的组成部分以及各部分的功能。
85．句意：这个单元式存储信息和指令的。根据“information and instructions”和“It holds information and instructions until they are needed.”，可知空处应为动词，计算机存储信息和指令后才能在需要的时候被抓取，空处应为store“存储”，主语This unit是名词单数，谓语动词应该用第三人称单数stores。故填(s)tores。
86．句意：在另一些计算机中，内存的构成是磁带、磁盘和磁鼓。根据“In some computers, the memory is a group of magnetic cores”，可知空处指“另一些计算机”，指代名词复数且空后没有名词，用others。故填(o)thers。
87．句意：CPU也有运算单元。文章前三段介绍了CPU，根据第一段“The CPU has a memory unit”和第二段“The CPU a...has an arithmetic (运算) unit.”，可知此处是在介绍CPU的另外一个功能，also“也”。故填(a)lso。
88．句意：CPU的一个重要的单元被称为计算机的“队长”，因为它是控制计算机工作的。根据“An important unit of the CPU is called the captain of the computer”，可知队长发出指令控制计算机，空处应为control“控制”，情态动词can后加动词原型。故填(c)ontrol。
89．句意；最后，它告诉运算单元如何处理信息。根据“It gets instructions from the memory. Then it tells...”，可知此处讲了它的工作流程，空处应为“最后”finally。故填(F)inally。
90．句意：在电脑工作前，必须输入信息和指令。根据“Such information and instruction for a computer is called software.”，可知必须要输入信息和指令，计算机才能工作，空处应为
before“在……之前”。故填(B)efore。
91．句意：信息可以以很多形式从计算机中出来。根据“It can show up on a display screen, or it can be turned out on paper by a printer.”，可知此处是计算机输出信息的形式，空处应为form“形式”，many后加名词复数forms。故填(f)orms。
92．(N)owadays 93．(c)lose 94．(r)eached 95．(B)efore 96．(s)afe 97．(p)roblems 98．(i)mprove
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。随着电脑数据不断增长，储存数据的难度增加，以及DNA技术来储存数据存在的问题。
92．句意：如今，我们所要做的就是点击屏幕上的“保存”按钮。根据“Thirty years ago, people had to depend on floppy disks(软磁盘).”以及“all we have to do is hit the ‘Save’ button on our screens.”几首字母提示可知，此处说的是现如今的情况，nowadays“如今”，是副词，故填(N)owadays。
93．句意：然而，事实上，我们现在拥有的存储空间还不够紧密。根据“Every day, 4. 5 billion internet users create a LARGE amount of data. By 2025, the amount of data worldwide will have...175 zettabytes (1 ZB=1012 GB).”及首字母提示可知，现在拥有的存储空间还不够紧密，此处用形容词close，故填(c)lose。
94．句意：到2025年，全球数据量将达到175ZB (1 ZB=1012 GB)。根据“the amount of data worldwide will have...175 zettabytes”及首字母提示可知，此处指的是reach“达到”，介绍过去的事情，动词用过去式，故填(r)eached。
95．句意：在计算机发明之前，大自然一直在使用DNA来存储信息。根据“computers were invented, nature had been using DNA to store information.”及首字母提示可知，此处指的是计算机发明之前，before“在……之前”，位于句首的单词首字母要大写，故填(B)efore。
96．句意：如果DNA保存在合适的条件下，它可以将存储的信息安全保存100万年。根据“If DNA is kept in the right condition, it can keep the stored information...for a million years.”及首字母提示可知，此处指的是safe“安全的”，此处是“keep sth+adj”的结构，故填safe。
97．句意：使用DNA进行数据存储仍然存在问题。根据首字母提示及“For example, it takes lots of time to write into and read from DNA.”可知，此处指的是“有问题”，problem“问题”，结合“There are”可知，此处名词用复数形式，故填(p)roblems。
98．句意：科学家们正在努力改进这项技术。根据“Scientists are trying to...this technology. We
will have to wait to see how their efforts pay off in the future.”及首字母提示可知，此处说的是技术正在改进中，improve“提升”，空前有to，此处动词用原形，故填(i)mprove。
99．(r)ecord 100．(h)ardly 101．(f)armers 102．(a)ttack 103．(p)rotect 104．(h)ealthy 105．(i)nformation
【导语】本文主要介绍了植物能够发出声音，并且这些声音能够告诉人们植物遇到了什么问题。
99．句意：特拉维夫大学的Hadany教授和她的团队设置了麦克风来记录不同情况下的番茄植株。根据“tomato plants under different situations”可知是记录不同情况下的番茄植株，record“记录”，动词不定式符号to后加动词原形。故填(r)ecord。
100．句意：当植物有足够的水时，它们几乎不会发出咔哒声。根据“But as their soil (土壤) got drier, they began to click.”可知当土壤干燥时，它们开始发出咔哒声，但是当有足够的水时，几乎不会发出咔哒声，hardly“几乎不”。故填(h)ardly。
101．句意：这对农民很有帮助。根据“researchers may one day be able to use a plant’s sounds to find out when it is having trouble, and what trouble it is having. That could be very helpful to”可知对植物的研究结果对农民有帮助，farmer“农民”，此处用名词复数。故填(f)armers。
102．句意：当昆虫攻击植物时，它会向邻居发出警告。根据“it will give a warning to its neighbours”可知是受到攻击时，会发出警告，attack“攻击”，when引导的从句用一般现在时，主语是名词复数，谓语动词用原形。故填(a)ttack。
103．句意：这是植物保护自己的有效方法。根据“It’s an effective way for plants to...themselves”可知附近的植物开始散发对昆虫来说味道不好的化学物质，这是植物在保护自己，protect“保护”，动词不定式符号to后加动词原形。故填(p)rotect。
104．句意：如果这种植物不健康，它们就会避开它。根据“they will avoid it.”可知当植物不健康时，老鼠就会避开它，healthy“健康的”。故填(h)ealthy。
105．句意：即使在安静的田野里，实际上也有我们听不到的声音，这些声音传递着信息。根据“there are actually sounds that we don’t hear, and those sounds carry”可知这些声音传递着信息，information“信息”，不可数名词。故填(i)nformation。
同课章节目录
- 词法
- 名词
- 动词和动词短语
- 动词语态
- 动词时态
- 助动词和情态动词
- 非谓语动词
- 冠词
- 代词
- 数词和量词
- 形容词副词及其比较等级
- 介词和介词短语
- 连词和感叹词
- 构词法
- 相似、相近词比较
- 句法
- 陈述句
- 一般疑问句和否定疑问句
- 特殊疑问句及选择疑问句
- 反意疑问句
- 存在句(There be句型)
- 宾语从句
- 定语从句
- 状语从句
- 主谓一致问题
- 简单句
- 并列句
- 复合句
- 主谓一致
- 主、表语从句
- 名词性从句
- 直接引语和间接引语
- 虚拟语气
- 感叹句
- 强调句
- 倒装句
- 祈使句
- 句子的成分
- 句子的分类
- 题型专区
- 单项选择部分
- 易错题
- 完形填空
- 阅读理解
- 词汇练习
- 听说训练
- 句型转换
- 补全对话
- 短文改错
- 翻译
- 书面表达
- 任务型阅读
- 语法填空
- 其他资料