浙江省宁波市北仑区精准联盟2022-2023学年八年级下学期期中英语试题

2022-2023学年浙江省宁波市北仑区精准联盟八年级（下）期中英语试卷完形填空阅读下面短文,掌握大意,然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。Longtimeago,therewasaking.Helovedanimalsverymuch.Onedayhegot____1____nicefalcons(猎鹰)fromhisson.Heneversawsuch____2____falconsbefore.Helovedthemsomuchandheorderedthebestfalconer(猎鹰者)to____3____themtofly.Afterseveralmonths,thekingcametosee____4____thetrainingwasgoingon.Hefoundthatonefalconwasabletoflyhighinthesky,whiletheotherwas____5____onthebranch(树枝)ofatreequietly.Thekingcalledallhisfalconerstogetherandorderedthemto____6____everywaytheycouldtomaketheotherfalconfly.But____7____ofthemsucceeded(成功).Oneday,whilethekingwastakingawalkintheforest,anideacametohis____8____.Maybesomeonewhoknewthenaturalenvironmentwellcould____9____thisproblem.Thenheinviteda____10____wholivedintheforestintohispalacetotrainitatonce.Thenextmorning,thekingsawtheotherfalconflyingintheskyfreely.Hefeltverysurprised.“Itisunbelievable!”shoutedtheking.“Howcouldyou____11____ithappen?”Thefarmerreplied,“Itisvery____12____.Ijustcutoffthebranchwherethefalconrested.Ithadnoplacetorest.Thenithadto____13____.”Itisalwaysthesametohumanbeings.Weallhave“twoflyingwings”inourheartsaswell.Butitseemsthatwedon’tnoticethemandstayinaplacewherewejustfeel____14____.Wewon’trealizewecanflysohighandfreelyuntilthebrancheswearerestingon____15____.Doyouthinkso?1.A.two B.three C.four D.five2.A.crazy B.clever C.sad D.beautiful3.A.allow B.ask C.train D.go4.A.what B.when C.where D.how5.A.playing B.staying C.shaking D.crying6.A.try B.lead C.decide D.catch7.A.every B.some C.all D.none8.A.body B.mind C.face D.heart9.A.answer B.know C.realize D.solve10.A.scientist B.doctor C.farmer D.worker11.A.make B.keep C.ask D.drive12.A.expensive B.cheap C.easy D.slow13.A.jump B.fly C.run D.walk14.A.comfortable B.old C.dangerous D.bright15.A.leads B.breaks C.runs D.rises【答案】1.A2.D3.C4.D5.B6.A7.D8.B9.D10.C11.A12.C13.B14.A15.B【解析】【导语】本文主要讲述了一个国王得到两只猎鹰以及在训练它们的过程中发生的故事，从中我们了解到当失去安全而舒适的环境时，我们可以飞得更高，更自由。【1题详解】句意：有一天，他从他儿子那里得到了两只漂亮的猎鹰。two二；three三；four四；five五根据下文“Hefoundthatonefalconwasabletoflyhighinthesky,whiletheotherwas…onthebranch(树枝)ofatreequietly.”可知，国王得到了两只猎鹰。故选A。2题详解】句意：他以前从来没有见过这样美丽的猎鹰。crazy疯狂的；clever聪明的；sad悲伤的；beautiful美丽的。根据上文“nicefalcons”以及下文“Helovedthemsomuch”可知，此处指他以前从来没有见过这样美丽的猎鹰。故选D。【3题详解】句意：他非常喜欢它们，于是他命令最好的猎鹰者训练它们飞起来。allow允许；ask请求；train训练；go去。根据下文“Afterseveralmonths,thekingcametosee…thetrainingwasgoingon.”可知，此处指国王命令猎鹰者训练它们飞。故选C。【4题详解】句意：几个月后，国王来看训练进展得如何。what什么；when何时；where哪里；how怎样，如何。根据下文“Hefoundthatonefalconwasabletoflyhighinthesky,whiletheotherwas…onthebranch(树枝)ofatreequietly.”可知，此处指国王来看训练进展得如何。故选D。【5题详解】句意：他发现一只猎鹰能够在高空飞行，而另一只则在树枝上静静地待着。playing玩；staying停留，待；shaking摇晃；crying哭。根据下文“Ijustcutoffthebranchwherethefalconrested.Ithadnoplacetorest.”可知，此处指另一只则在树枝上静静地待着。故选B。【6题详解】句意：国王召集了所有的猎鹰者，命令他们尝试一切可能的方法让另一只猎鹰飞起来。try尝试；lead领导；decide决定；catch抓住。根据空后的“tomaketheotherfalconfly”可知，此处指国王命令猎鹰者尝试一切方法。故选A。【7题详解】句意：但他们当中没有人成功。every每一个；some一些；all所有的；none没有一个。根据空前的“But”可知，此处句意发生了转折，表示没有一个人成功。故选D。【8题详解】句意：一天，当国王在森林里散步时，他想到了一个主意。body身体；mind大脑；face脸；heart心。根据“Oneday,whilethekingwastakingawalkintheforest,anideacametohis…”的句意可知，此处指他想到了一个主意。故选B。【9题详解】句意：或许熟悉自然环境的人能解决这个问题。answer回答；know知道；realize意识到；solve解决。根据上文“But…ofthemsucceeded(成功).”及空后的“thisproblem”可知，此处指解决这个问题。故选D。【10题详解】句意：然后他邀请了一个住在森林里的农夫到他的宫殿里立即训练它。scientist科学家；doctor医生；farmer农夫；worker工人。根据下文“Thefarmerreplied”可知，此处指农夫。故选C。【11题详解】句意：你是怎样做到的？make使；keep保持；ask要求；drive驾驶。根据空后的动词原形“happen”可知，此处应用使役动词make。故选A。【12题详解】句意：这很容易。expensive昂贵的；cheap便宜的；easy容易的；slow慢慢的。根据下文“Ijustcutoffthebranchwherethefalconrested.”可知，此处指容易的。故选C。【13题详解】句意：然后它不得不飞起来。jump跳；fly飞；run跑；walk走路。根据上文“Thenextmorning,thekingsawtheotherfalconflyingintheskyfreely.”可知，此处指飞起来。故选B。【14题详解】句意：但我们似乎没有注意到它们，而是待在一个我们感觉舒适的地方。comfortable舒适的；old旧的；dangerous危险的；bright明亮的。根据上文“Ijustcutoffthebranchwherethefalconrested.Ithadnoplacetorest.”可知，此处指我们就像猎鹰一样，有舒服的地方待着，就不会想自由地飞翔。故选A。【15题详解】句意：直到我们休息的树枝损坏，我们才会意识到我们可以飞得这么高这么自由。leads领导；breaks损坏；runs跑；rises升起。根据上文“Ijustcutoffthebranchwherethefalconrested.”以及空前的“Wewon’trealizewecanflysohighandfreely”可知，此处指直到我们休息的树枝损坏，我们才会意识到我们可以飞得这么高这么自由。故选B。阅读理解阅读下面材料,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AInstruction(用药说明)•Shakewellbeforeuse.•Takethreetimesdailyaftermeals.•Dose(每次用量)：2spoonsforadultsandchildrenover15；1spoonforchildren8-14；halfaspoonforchildren3-7；Notforchildrenbelowtheageof3.•Store(储存)inacoldplace.•UsebeforeNovember2022.16.Kateiselevenyearsold.Sheshouldtake________aday.A.halfaspoon B.1spoon C.2spoons D.3spoons17.Themedicineshouldbestored________.A.underthebed B.inthesun C.inawarmplace D.inacoldplace18.WeCAN’Ttakemedicinein________.A.September2022 B.November2021 C.October2022 D.December2022【答案】16.D17.D18.D【解析】【导语】本文是一篇应用文。这篇短文是一种药品的说明书。【16题详解】细节理解题。根据“Takethreetimesdailyaftermeals.”和“Dose：1spoonforchildren8-14”可知，凯特十一岁了，她每天应该吃三勺。故选D。【17题详解】细节理解题。根据“Storeinacoldplace.”可知，药物应该存放在寒冷的地方。故选D。【18题详解】细节理解题。根据“UsebeforeNovember2022.”可知，不能在2022年11月后服用。故选D。BEventhesmallestcreatures(生物)havespecialwaystoprotectthemselves.Spidersbite.Beessting.Stinkbugs(臭虫)stink.Unlikespidersandbees,stinkbugsdonothurtothercreatureswhentheyprotectthemselves.Whenastinkbugisindanger,itgivesoffamixofchemicals(化学物质).Ithasaverybadodor.Whenanimalslikemiceorbirdssmelltheodor,theydonotwanttoeatthestinkbug.Also,whenastinkbugreleasesitsodor,otherstinkbugsnearbyknowthatthereistrouble.Theywillrunawayfromthedanger.Althoughstinkbugsdonotbiteorsting,theyarestillbadtohumanbeings.Becausestinkbugseatfruitsandvegetableslikebeansandberries,theycandamageafarmer’scrops(庄稼).Whenwintercomes,stinkbugsoftenmoveintopeople’shouses.Itisverydifficulttogetstinkbugsoutofahouse.Itcanbedangeroustouseinsectpoison(杀虫剂)tokillstinkbugsinsideyourhouse.Also,ifyoukillastinkbuginyourhouse,yourhousewillnotsmellverygood.Onewayyoucantrytokeepstinkbugsoutofyourhouseistousetheirowndefense(防卫)againstthem.Sincethebug’sstinkisawarningtootherstinkbugs,youcantrysquishing(挤压)alotofstinkbugsoutsideyourhouse.Thisway,otherstinkbugswillsmelltheodorandknowthatyourhouseisnotwheretheywanttobe.19.AsusedinParagraph2,anotherwordfor“odor”is“________”.A.appearance B.smell C.taste D.poison20.Theunderlinedword“they”inParagraph3refersto_______.A.stinkbugs B.humanbeingsC.vegetables D.berries21.Accordingtothepassage,howcanpeoplekeepstinkbugsoutofthehouses?________A.Useinsectpoisontokillstinkbugs.B.Killthebugsinsidethehouses.C.Putsomeanimalslikemiceandbirdstoeatthestinkbugs.D.Squishmanystinkbugsoutsidethehouse.22.Youmayfindthepassageinabookabout________.A.technology B.art C.animals D.history【答案】19.B20.A21.D22.C【解析】【导语】本文主要介绍了臭虫如何保护自己以及对人类的危害，人们应该如何防止它们进入家里。【19题详解】词义猜测题。根据“Whenastinkbugisindanger,itgivesoffamixofchemicals(化学物质).Ithasaverybadodor.Whenanimalslikemiceorbirdssmelltheodor,theydonotwanttoeatthestinkbug”可知，当臭虫有危险时，它会释放出一种化学混合物。它有一种很难闻的气味。当老鼠或鸟等动物闻到臭虫的气味时，它们不想吃臭虫。所以划线单词与smell同义。故选B。【20题详解】词义猜测题。根据“Becausestinkbugseatfruitsandvegetableslikebeansandberries,theycandamageafarmer’scrops”可知，因为臭虫吃水果和蔬菜，如豆类和浆果，它们可以破坏农民的作物，所以they代指“臭虫”。故选A。【21题详解】细节理解题。根据“youcantrysquishing(挤压)alotofstinkbugsoutsideyourhouse.Thisway,otherstinkbugswillsmelltheodorandknowthatyourhouseisnotwheretheywanttobe”可知，把很多臭虫挤到屋外可以防止臭虫进入室内。故选D。【22题详解】文章来源题。本文围绕“臭虫”这种动物展开描述，所以可以在有关动物的书中看到本文。故选C。CCindy,mydog,wassixyearsoldandshewasthemosthome-lovingandobedient(温驯)dog.Ilovedherandsheknewit.Whenmysonwasborn,shewasgoodtohim.Shecouldsitbesidemybabyforhours,puttingherfrontlegsupontothepram(婴儿车)everynowandthentomakesurehewasOK.Mysonwasalmostthreeyearsold.Onemorning,around4a.m.,oursontriedtogooutofourhouse.Cindyknewthatlittlekidsweren’tallowedtogothroughthefrontdoorwithoutadults.SoCindyfollowedTom,myson.At5a.m.,thepolicewoke(唤醒)usbyknockingonthedoor.Theirwordswere:Yoursonwasnearlykilledbutyourdogsavedhim.Theythentolduswhathappened.Atruckdriverwasdrivingalonginthedarkandcouldseesomething“light-colored”movingontheroad.Ashegotcloser,hecouldseeadogatthesideoftheroadbarking(吠)andbarkingatthe“lightcolored”something.Atthelastmoment,hefoundthatitwasachild.Beforethetruckcouldstop,thedogranoutintotheroad,jumpedatthechild’sbackand“threw”himawaywiththemouth,andatthesametime,thetruckhitthedogandkilledher.Thatwas39yearsagoandIstillmissCindyeveryday.23.WecanlearnfromParagraph1thatCindy________.A.tookgoodcareofthehome B.sharedthefoodwiththebabyC.sleptwiththebaby D.lookedafterthebabywell24.Tom’sparentswere________at5a.m.onthatday.A.doingthechores B.lookingafterhimC.sleepinginbed D.takingashower25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“They”inParagraph3refersto?________A.Tom’sparents. B.Thepolice. C.TomandCindy. D.Thedrivers.26.Whatistherightorderofthefollowingstatement?________①CindyrantoprotectTom,andthetruckhitthedog.②Adriversawsomething“lightcolored”movingontheroad.③CindyfollowedTomandwenttotheroadonemorning.④ThepolicewokeTom’sparentsbyknockingonthedoor.⑤Thedrivercalledthepolice.A.⑤①②③④ B.③①②④⑤ C.③②①④⑤ D.③②①⑤④【答案】23.D24.C25.B26.D【解析】【导语】本文讲述了作者家的狗狗Cindy保护作者的儿子的故事。【23题详解】段落大意题。根据第一段“...Whenmysonwasborn,shewasgoodtohim.Shecouldsitbesidemybabyforhours,puttingherfrontlegsupontothepram(婴儿车)everynowandthentomakesurehewasOK.”可知，Cindy把孩子照顾得很好。故选D。【24题详解】推理判断题。根据“At5a.m.,thepolicewoke(唤醒)usbyknockingonthedoor.”可推知，凌晨五点时，Tom的父母应该在睡觉。故选C。【25题详解】词义猜测题。根据“At5a.m.,thepolicewoke(唤醒)usbyknockingonthedoor.Theirwordswere:Yoursonwasnearlykilledbutyourdogsavedhim.Theythentolduswhathappened.”可知，凌晨五点，警车敲门叫醒了作者，他们说“你的儿子差点丧命，但你的狗救了他”，然后他们告诉作者发生了什么事。划线单词They指代的是前文提到的“警察”。故选B。26题详解】推理判断题。事情的正确顺序应是：有一天的凌晨，Cindy跟着Tom走到了路上；司机看到一个“浅色”的东西在路上移动；司机走近时，他看到有一只狗在路边对着那“浅色”的东西在吠叫，在最后一刻，司机看清了那是一个孩子，卡车还没来得及停下来，狗狗Cindy就跑到路上，跳到孩子的背上，用嘴把他“扔”出去，同时卡车撞到了狗，狗狗死了；事故发生后司机应是报了警，然后警察才敲门叫醒了Tom的父母。事情的发展与选项D的描述相匹配，故选D。DThefollowingarethenewsreportstoday.Let’shavealookatwhathappened.Atpresent,thepolicearelookingfortwochildren,MaryandAnn,bothaged16.TheygotlostthiseveningduringaschoolvisittoatheaterinLondon.TheywenttobuydrinksafterthesecondactofShakespeare’sRomeoandJuliet,butdidnotgobacktotheirseats.Thepolicesaidthetwoaregoodfriends.Atruckdriverwasinhospitaltonightafterhistruckcrashedthroughthewallofahouseinavillage.ItstoppedinthelivingroomofJohnandAmyBasset,destroying(破坏)theirsofaandTV.Luckily,thecouplewereinthekitchenmakingdinneratthattimeanddidn’tgethurt.Thepolicethoughtthedriverfellasleepwhiledriving.AnewreportsaidthatEnglishchildrenaren’tverygoodatmath.Outof38countriesinthestudy,theUKisonlyin20thplace.Butthey’rebetteratscience,coming9thoutof38.Americanchildrenare19thinmathand18thinscience.27.WhatdidMaryandAnndobeforetheywentmissing?A.Theytookalesson. B.Theywatchedashow.C.Theywenttothetoilet. D.Theydrovearoundthecity.28.WherewereJohnandAmyBassetwhenthetruckcrashedintotheirhouse?A.Inthekitchen. B.Inthebedroom.C.Inthelivingroom. D.Inthediningroom.29.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutAmericanchildren?A.Theyareverygoodatmathandscience.B.Theyarebetteratsciencethanatmath.C.TheyareworseatmaththanEnglishchildren.D.TheyarebetteratsciencethanEnglishchildren.30.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Caraccidents. B.Theweatherreport.C.Somelatestnews. D.Somegoodshows.【答案】27.B28.A29.B30.C【解析】【导语】本文是三则新闻报道。【27题详解】细节理解题。根据第二段“TheywenttobuydrinksafterthesecondactofShakespeare’sRomeoandJuliet,butdidnotgobacktotheirseats.”可知，他们失踪前在看演出。故选B。【28题详解】细节理解题。根据第三段“Luckily,thecouplewereinthekitchenmakingdinneratthattimeanddidn’tgethurt.”可知，当时他们厨房里做晚餐。故选A。【29题详解】推理判断题。根据第四段“Americanchildrenare19thinmathand18thinscience.”可知，美国孩子在被调查的38个国家中数学排名第19位，科学排名第18位。由此可推断，比起数学，他们更擅长科学。故选B。【30题详解】主旨大意题。通读本文可知，文章是关于今天的新闻报道。故选C。任务型阅读阅读下面关于运动损伤处理的说明，进行图文配对，将相应的图片序号填入空格中。Everyyearmillionsofpeopleareinjuredwhileexercising.Herearefourthingsyoucandoimmediatelyafteraninjury.___31___Rest.Stopusingtheinjuredpartofyourbody.Liedownifnecessary.___32___Ice.Puticeinaplasticbag.Placetheiceontheinjuredarea.Leavetheiceinplacefor30minutes.Takeawaytheicefor15minutes.Thenputtheicebackonforanother30minutes.___33___Pressing.Putapieceofcleanclotharoundtheiceandtheinjuredarea.Youshouldtietheclothhardenoughtoholdtheice,butnottoohard.___34___Lifting.Raisetheinjuredarea.Ifpossible,raisetheareahigherthanthelevelofyourheart.Remember.Ifyouhaveaseriousinjury,seeadoctorassoonaspossible.ABCD___35___Inwhichpartofanewspapercanyoumostprobablyreadthispassage?A.News.B.Health.C.Fashion.【答案】31.B32.D33.C34.A35.B【解析】【分析】本文主要介绍了运动损伤处理。【31题详解】根据“Liedownifnecessary.”可以判断。故选B。【32题详解】根据关键词“ice”可以判断。故选D。【33题详解】根据“Youshouldtietheclothhardenoughtoholdtheice”可以判断。故选C。【34题详解】根据“Raisetheinjuredarea”可以判断。故选A。【35题详解】根据短文我们可以看出这是关于一些受伤后如何急救的一些知识，所以，我们会在报纸的“健康”部分看到。故选B。词汇运用（本题由15小题,每小题1分,共计15分）根据下列句子及所给汉语注释,写出空缺处各单词的正确形式,每空一次。36.Don’t________(争吵)withyourclassmates.【答案】argue【解析】【详解】句意：不要和你的同学争吵。argue“争吵”，动词；根据空前的“Don’t”可知，此处应用动词原形。故填argue。37.Look!Thegroundiscoveredwiththick________(落下的)leaves.【答案】fallen【解析】【详解】句意：看！地上覆盖着厚厚的落叶。此处应填形容词fallen“落下的”修饰名词leaves。故填fallen。38.Ican’tbelieveinhim________(完全地),becauseheliedtomebefore.【答案】completely【解析】【详解】句意：我不能完全相信他，因为他以前骗过我。completely“完全地”，在句中修饰动词，故填completely。39.Allthe________(乘客)wereangrywiththedriverbecausehedrovesocarelessly.【答案】passengers【解析】【详解】句意：由于司机开车很粗心，所有的乘客都对他很生气。根据汉语提示，名词“乘客”passenger，谓语动词是复数were，主语为名词复数passengers。故填passengers。40.Someonewas________(咳嗽)whentherainstormcame.【答案】coughing【解析】【详解】句意：暴风雨来临时，有人在咳嗽。cough“咳嗽”，动词；根据句意及空前的“was”可知，主句时态为过去进行时，所以此处应用现在分词形式。故填coughing。41.Hisparentshavelittle________(交流)withhim,sohealwaysfeelslonely.【答案】communication【解析】【详解】句意：他父母很少和他交流，所以他总是感到孤独。根据汉语提示可知，其对应的英文表达是communication，名词作have的宾语。故填communication。42.Dogsarereadytohelpandsavetheir________(主人).【答案】owners【解析】【详解】句意：狗随时准备帮助和拯救主人。根据所给中文提示，可以拼写出单词owner，名词，且根据语境可知，此处表泛指，故owner应用复数形式，故填owners。43.Alexwastryinghisbesttoteachhisdaughtertobe________(独立的).【答案】independent【解析】【详解】句意：亚历克斯正尽力教他的女儿独立。此处应填形容词，根据汉语提示可知本题考查单词independent“独立的”，形容词作表语，故填independent。44.I________(既不)speakSpanishnorunderstandit.【答案】neither【解析】【详解】句意：我既不会说西班牙语，也不懂它。根据汉语提示可知本题考查短语neither...nor“既不……也不”，并列连词，故填neither。45.We________(理解)hisideathatdayandatlastweweresuccessful.【答案】understood【解析】【详解】句意：那天我们理解了他的想法，最终我们成功了。“理解”understand，且由were可知，句子是一般过去时，此处谓语动词用过去式understood。故填understood。根据短文内容，用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每词仅用一次，每空一词。health,press,hard,busy,compare,goodNowadays,manystudentsare____46____onweekendsthanweekdays,becausetheirparentstakethemtodifferentkindsofclasses.Becauseofthis,mostofthemareundertoomuch____47____.Oneofthemainreasonswhyparentsdosoisthattheyarealways____48____theirownchildrenwithotherchildren.Doctorssayitisnormaltowantsuccessfulchildren,butitismoreimportanttohave____49____children.Therefore,thereisnoneedforthemtopushtheirchildrenso____50____.【答案】46.busier47.pressure48.comparing49.healthy50.hard【解析】【导语】本文主要介绍了现在学生的压力和造成压力的原因。【46题详解】句意：如今，许多学生在周末比平日更忙，因为他们的父母带他们去参加各种各样的课程。根据“becausetheirparentstakethemtodifferentkindsofclasses”并结合备选词汇可知，此处指许多学生在周末比平日更忙，busy“忙碌的”符合；根据空后的“than”可知，此处应用比较级形式。故填busier。【47题详解】句意：正因为如此，他们中的大多数人都承受着太大的压力。根据上文中的“becausetheirparentstakethemtodifferentkindsofclasses”并结合备选词汇可知，此处指他们中的大多数人都承受着太大的压力，press“按”符合；根据空前的“toomuch”可知，此处应用名词形式，pressure“压力”，不可数名词。故填pressure。【48题详解】句意：父母这样做的一个主要原因是他们总是拿自己的孩子和其他孩子比较。compare…with…“把……和……比较”，固定词组；根据空前的“arealways”可知，此处应用动词的现在分词形式。故填comparing。【49题详解】句意：医生说想要成功的孩子是很正常的，但更重要的是要有健康的孩子。根据“Doctorssayitisnormaltowantsuccessfulchildren,butitismoreimportanttohave…children.”的句意并结合备选词汇可知，此处指更重要的是要有健康的孩子，health“健康”符合；根据空后的“children”可知，此处应用形容词形式。故填healthy。【50题详解】句意：因此，他们没有必要对孩子施加如此大的压力。根据上文“Becauseofthis,mostofthemareundertoomuch…”并结合备选词汇可知，大多数孩子都承受着太大的压力，所以此处表示他们没有必要对孩子施加如此大的压力，hard“猛烈地；猛力地”符合。故填hard。语法填空Dolphinsareverysocialanimals,andtheyare____51____(friend)withhumansaswellastheirownkind.Dolphinsaremuch____52____(clever)thanwethought.Scientistshave____53____(recent)discoveredthatthebottle-noseddolphinscanrecognizethemselvesinthemirror.PresleyandDebaretwomaledolphinswhostay____54____apoolwithmirrorwallsintheAquarium(水族馆).Researchersnoticedtheydidn’tseemtothinkthatthey____55____(look)atanotherdolphinwhentheysawthemselvesinthemirror.Thisgottheresearchersthinking.Perhapsthedolphinsrecognized(认出)____56____(they)ownimages.Sotheydecided____57____(find)itout.Usingblackink,theymademarksondifferentpartsofthedolphins’bodies,changingtheplaceeveryweek.Everytimetheir____58____(body)weremarked,thedolphinsmademoretripstothemirrorthanusual.Nowdoesn’titsoundfamiliar?Imaginethedolphinswondering,“Wheredidthatmarkcome____59____?Iwonderhowlongit’sgoingtostay.”Thescientistsdidthesametestonotheranimals.____60____untilnow,onlydolphinsandgreatapes(类人猿)canrecognizetheirimagesinthemirror,muchlikeyouandme!【答案】51.friendly52.cleverer53.recently54.in55.werelooking56.their57.tofind58.bodies59.from60.But【解析】【导语】本文主要讲述海豚比我们想象的聪明得多，科学家对海豚进行研究发现海豚能在镜子里认出自己。【51题详解】句意：海豚是非常社会化的动物，它们对人类和自己的同类都很友好。befriendlywith…“对……友好”，固定词组。故填friendly。【52题详解】句意：海豚比我们想象的要更聪明。根据空后的“than”可知，此处应用形容词比较级形式。故填cleverer。【53题详解】句意：科学家最近发现瓶鼻海豚能在镜子里认出自己。分析句子结构可知，此处应用所给出的副词形式，修饰动词。故填recently。54题详解】句意：Presley和Deb是两只呆在水族馆里有镜子墙的游泳池里的雄性海豚。根据空后的“apool”可知，此处指呆在游泳池里，in“在……里面”符合。故填in。【55题详解】句意：研究人