Unit 3【单元测试·提升卷】-2023-2024学年九年级英语上册（牛津上海版）解析版

Unit3Pets【单元测试·提升卷】学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________一、单项选择1．AllGrade8studentsarebusypreparingfortheirhistoryexamat________moment.A．a B．an C．the D．/【答案】C【详解】句意：此刻所有八年级的学生都在忙着准备他们的历史考试。考查冠词。a表示泛指，修饰以辅音音素开头的词，“一个”；an表示泛指，修饰以元音音素开头的词，“一个”；the表示特指，“这，那”；/不填。根据“AllGrade8studentsarebusypreparingfortheirhistoryexamat...moment”可知空处考查atthemoment搭配，意为“此刻”。故选C。2．_________greatfunitistohaveafive-dayholidayonMayDay!A．How B．What C．Whata D．Whatan【答案】B【详解】句意：五一节放假五天是多么有趣啊！考查感叹句。句子是感叹句，中心词是不可数名词fun，用感叹句结构：What+形容词+不可数名词+主谓。故选B。3．You________worrytoomuchaboutyourlessons.Restafewdays,andwewillhelpyou.A．needn’t B．couldn’t C．can’t D．mustn’t【答案】A【详解】句意：你不必太担心你的功课。休息几天，我们会帮你的。考查情态动词用法。needn’t不需要；couldn’t不能；can’t不能；mustn’t禁止。根据题意可知，此处表达“你不需要太担心……”。故选A。4．Linda,mayIknow________youwillvisityourgrandparents?A．what B．when C．how D．who【答案】B【详解】句意：琳达，我可以知道你什么时候去看望你的祖父母吗？考查疑问词辨析。what什么，用于提问物；when什么时候，用于提问时间状语；how如何、怎样，用于提问方式状语；who谁，用于提问人。此处应填状语，故用when提问作时间状语。故选B。5．Whatafineday!Isuggest________kitesintheCenturyParkafterlunch.A．flying B．flew C．fly D．tofly【答案】A【详解】句意：多好的天气啊！我建议午饭后去世纪公园放风筝。考查非谓语动词。根据suggestdoingsth.“建议做某事”可知，此处应用动名词作宾语。故选A。6．Deborahaskedwhatwashappening,but________answered.Wewereallsilent.A．everybody B．nobody C．somebody D．anybody【答案】B【详解】句意：Deborah问发生了什么事，但是没有人回答。我们都沉默了。考查不定代词辨析。everybody每个人；anybody任何人，用于否定句或疑问句；nobody没有人，本身表否定；somebody某人，用于肯定句中。由“Wewereallsilent”可知前面要表达无人回答。故选B。7．Afterhisfather’s________afewyearsago,hismotherlookedafterhimbyherself.A．died B．dead C．death D．hasbeendead【答案】C【详解】句意：几年前他父亲去世后，他母亲独自照顾他。考查词义辨析。died死亡，动词；dead死的、去世的，形容词；death死亡，名词；hasbeendeath已经死了的，现在完成时。根据从句“Afterhisfather’s...”可知，“’s所有格”形式后接名词形式death，表示“在他父亲去世后”。故选C。8．—Ididn’tcatchyoujustnow.Wouldyouplease__________yourquestion?—OK.What’syoure-mailaddress?A．repeat B．raise C．review D．answer【答案】A【详解】句意：我刚才没听懂你的话。你能重复一下你的问题吗？——好的。你的电子邮件地址是什么？考查动词词义辨析。repeat重复；raise提升；review复习；answer回答。根据“Ididn’tcatchyoujustnow.”可知，此处是让对方再重复一下他的问题。故选A。9．Don’tbetoostrictwithhim.________,hetriedhisbest.Nobodywantstolosethegame.A．Asaresult B．Inthatcase C．Afterall D．Forexample【答案】C【详解】句意：不要对他太严厉。毕竟，他已经尽力了。没有人想输掉比赛。考查短语辨析。Asaresult结果是；Inthatcase因此；Afterall毕竟；Forexample例如。根据“Don’tbetoostrictwithhim....,hetriedhisbest.”可知此处讲毕竟他尽力了。故选C。10．—I’mafraidthejourneyacrossEuropewill_____.—You’dbetternotwasteapennyasyoujustlivefromhandtomouth.A．cleanmeout B．leavemeoutC．keepmeout D．bringmeout【答案】A【详解】句意：——恐怕这次穿越欧洲的旅程将花光我所有积蓄。——你最好不要浪费一分钱，因为你只能勉强糊口。考查动词短语辨析。cleanmeout把我积蓄花光；leavemeout把我排除在外；keepmeout不让我进去；bringmeout带我出去。根据“You’dbetternotwasteapennyasyoujustlivefromhandtomouth.”可知，空处提到了旅行会花光所有积蓄，故选A。二、短文选词填空Completethefollowingpassagewiththewordsinthebox.Eachcanonlybeusedonce（将下列单词填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次）A．simple

B．agree

C．setout

D．faithfully

E.decisionDogownershaveacertainfeeling,almostasecretlanguagethatsays“Iunderstandhowmuchyoulovethisanimal,andIknowthatitwillbreakyourheartwhenyoulosethem.”Overtheyears,friendshadwarnedmethatthe11toletabelovedpetgowasthemostdifficultonetheyhadevermade.Atthetime,Iwouldnodand12andmoveonwithmyday.Asmydoggotolder,however,thisrealitynearedforme.Yearsago,wegotacallfromafriendthattheirdogneededahome.Thedog’sneedswere13:Itmustgotoahousewithkids,whereitwillbetheonlypetandloved14.Wemovedaheadwiththeadoptionandneverlookedback.A．everywhere

B．respect

C．last

D．changed

E.leftWecalledherCoco.Shejoinedanactivefamily,andherlife15inaninstant.Shemayhavewantedtogohomeduringherfirstlike,butshesoonbecameanadventurebuddy.Ithinkshewasthehappiestwhenspendingtimewithourchildrenwhenshejoinedthefamily.Cocowent16withus.Whenfriendsteased（取笑）usthatwetreatedCocoasahumanchild,we’dreplythatshewassometimesthebest-behavedchild.AsCocoaged,shewalkedlessandateless.Afteraweekendofseeingherstrugglingtobreathe,weknewitwastimetovisitthevet.Nothinglivesforever.That17weekendwassohardonallofus,tryingtothankthissweetdogfor15yearsofcompanionshipandlove.She18theworldwhereshehadlived:lovingusandbeinglovedrightback.【答案】11．E12．B13．A14．D15．D16．A17．C18．E【分析】短文主要讲述了作者和他的宠物狗之间的故事。11．句意：多年来，朋友们警告我，让心爱的宠物离开是他们做过的最困难的决定。空处的词在定冠词the之后，应是名词；根据空后“themostdifficultonetheyhadevermade.”可知，空处应是decision“决定”，名词。故选E。12．句意：那时，我会点头同意，继续我的一天。根据下句“Asmydoggotolder,however,thisrealitynearedforme.”可知，应是会点头同意朋友的观点。故空处应是agree“同意”，动词；空处的词是和nod并列的词，用于would之后，应用动词原形。故选B。13．句意：狗的需求很简单：它必须和孩子们一起去一所房子，在那里它将是唯一的宠物，并被忠实地爱着。根据下文“Itmustgotoahousewithkids,whereitwillbetheonlypetandloved….”可推知，应是狗的需求很简单，故空处应是simple“简单的”，形容词。故选A。14．句意：狗的需求很简单：它必须和孩子们一起去一所房子，在那里它将是唯一的宠物，并被忠实地爱着。根据句意，空处的词是修饰动词，应用副词；结合选项可知，空处应是faithfully“忠实地”，副词。故选D。15．句意：她加入了一个活跃的家庭，她的生活瞬间改变了。根据句子结构可知，空处是谓语动词；根据后句“Shemayhavewantedtogohomeduringherfirstlike,butshesoonbecameanadventurebuddy.”的语境可知，应是她的生活瞬间改变了，故空处应是changed“改变”，动词change的过去式。故选D。16．句意：Coco和我们一起到处走。空处的词在动词went之后，应是副词；根据下文“Whenfriendsteased（取笑）usthatwetreatedCocoasahumanchild,we’dreplythatshewassometimesthebest-behavedchild.”的语境可知，空处应是everywhere“到处”，副词。故选A。17．句意：那个最后的周末对我们所有人来说都是如此艰难，我们试图感谢这只可爱的狗15年的陪伴和爱。根据文中“She…theworldwhereshehadlived:lovingusandbeinglovedrightback.”可知，应是最后的一个周末，故空处应是last“最后的”，形容词。故填C。18．句意：她离开了她曾经生活过的世界：爱过我们，被爱过。根据前句“That…weekendwassohardonallofus,tryingtothankthissweetdogfor15yearsofcompanionshipandlove.”可知，应是她离开了她曾经生活过的世界，故空处应是left“离开”，动词leave的过去式。故选E。三、用所给单词的正确形式填空19．Shewaspraisedfor（save）thelifeofthechild.【答案】saving【详解】句意：她因为救了这个孩子的命而被表扬。此处作介词for的宾语，应该用动名词形式。save意为“拯救”，是动词，其动名词形式为saving，故填saving。20．Itisso(noise)thateveryonehadtoshout.【答案】noisy【详解】句意：太吵了，每个人都不得不大声喊叫。空格处作表语，应用形容词，so+形容词+that+句子，意为“如此……以至于……”，noise“噪音，噪声”，名词，其形容词是noisy“吵闹的，嘈杂的”，故填noisy。21．Thenoisymusicmadetheoldcouplefeel.(happy)【答案】unhappy【详解】句意：嘈杂的音乐使这对老夫妇感到不快乐。feel后接形容词作表语，根据“Thenoisymusicmadetheoldcouplefeel”可知，嘈杂的声音让他们不开心，unhappy“不开心的”，故填unhappy。22．Wouldyouliketogotothenewartmuseumwithme?Ihearthereareafew(value)ancientpaintingsinit.【答案】valuable【详解】句意：你愿意和我一起去那个新的美术馆吗？我听说里面有很多有价值的古老的画。value价值，是一个名词。根据句子结构可知，这里应填形容词形式，修饰后面的名词paintings，故应填valuable，有价值的。23．Inthistask,thinkingisnecessaryaswellasteamworkamongthegroup.(depend)【答案】independent【详解】句意：在这个任务中，独立思考和团队合作是必要的。此空缺少形容词修饰名词thinking，independent：独立的，故填independent。24．Chinesefoodisbecomingsointernationalthat(east)dietisahottopicamongtouristsacrosstheworld.【答案】eastern【详解】句意：中国食物变得如此国际化，以至于东方饮食在世界各地的游客中成为一个热门话题。此空修饰名词diet，要用形容词作定语，east的形容词是eastern“东方的”，故填eastern。25．Hehasbeen_________(die)fortwoyears.Westillmisshim.【答案】dead【详解】句意：他已经死了两年了。我们仍然想念他。根据“been”可知，此空需要一个形容词，结合英文提示，dead符合句意。故填dead。26．Itwasa(success)party.Everyonehadagoodtime.【答案】successful【详解】句意：这是一个成功的聚会。每个人都玩得很开心。根据“party”可知，此空需要一个形容词作定语，结合英文提示，successful符合句意。故填successful。四、句型转换Rewritethefollowingsentencesasrequired(根据所给要求，改写下列句子。1-7题，每空格限填一词)：27．Ourcountryisthinkingofwaystoprotectthefarmland.

(改为一般疑问句)__________________countrythinkingofwaystoprotectthefarmland?28．Janehardlyhastimeforacupofteaduringlunchhoursatschool.

(改为反意疑问句)Janehardlyhastimeforacupofteaduringlunchhoursatschool,__________________?29．Joanna’sflightfromShanghaitoNewYorkwilltakeoffinanhour.(对划线部分提问)__________________willJoanna’sflightfromShanghaitoNewYorktakeoff?30．Becareful,acar’scoming!Getoutoftheway.

(保持句意基本不变)__________________,acar’scoming!Getoutoftheway.31．Pleasetellmewherewecanbuytheticketsfortheconcertthisweekend.

(改为简单句)Pleasetellme__________________buytheticketsfortheconcertthisweekend.32．Teachershavegivengirlsthesameopportunitiesasboysinourschool.

(改为被动语态)Girlshave__________________thesameopportunitiesasboysinourschool.33．to,

really,

inwinter,

playwith,

it’s,

wonderful,

snow

(连词成句)_________________________________________________________________________.【答案】27．Isyour/our28．has/doesshe29．Howsoon30．Lookout31．whereto32．beengiven33．It’sreallywonderfultoplaywithsnowinwinter./Inwinterit’sreallywonderfultoplaywithsnow.【分析】试题分析：27．根据要求改一般疑问句可直接把is直接提前，所以是Isyour/our。28．根据要求陈述句中有hardly，所以附加问句中要用肯定形式，故填has/doesshe。29．根据要求划线部分是问多久以后，所以用Howsoon提问。30．根据要求Becareful的同义词组是Lookout。31．根据要求此题改为简单句应把宾语从句改为疑问词+动词不定式结构，所以填whereto。32．根据所给要求此题改为被动语态此空应填beengiven。33．根据要求此句可连接为：It’sreallywonderfultoplaywithsnowinwinter./Inwinterit’sreallywonderfultoplaywithsnow.考点：句型转换五、阅读单选Formostowners,thethoughtoflosingtheirbelovedpetsisunimaginable.Herearefourpostersoflostpets.LOSTDOGOurbelovedpet“Susie”hasbeenmissingforaboutaweekfromRoseGardenarea.Susieisalargegirldog,whiteincolour,withmediumlengthhair.Shewaswearingacollar.Pleasecontact:RonJones57644653oOSTPETSPIDERJustlikethepictureIdrew.Name:ConradLastSeen:mybedroom,threedaysagoThoughsometimesitmaymakepeoplescream(尖叫),Conradis,infact,averyfriendlylittlespider.Helikestositonyourshoulderandplayhide-and-seek.Ifyouseehim,pleasebecarefulnottosquish(压坏)him.Ifhe’satyourplace,pleasecontactmeaLOSTBIRDBambiYellowandblackparrotMissingsinceWednesday,December23Likestosing“OurBeautifulWorld”songIfyouseeher,pleasecall47325891oremailDennyHu@123.com.LOSTCATJerry,blackandgrey,maleMISSINGONEMONTH!WearablackcollarNotveryfriendlyProbablygetintoyourhouse.Ifyouseehim,pleasefeedsomefoodandcallSamChenat1335784620.$20REWARD!34．________hasn’tbeenseenforaboutoneweek.A．Apetdog B．Apetbird C．Apetspider D．Apetcat35．Ifyouhelpfindthepetcat,you’ll________fromtheowner.A．getablackcollar B．getsomemoneyC．getsomefood D．getaninvitationtothehouse36．________lostayellowandblackparrot.A．SamChen B．Conrad C．DennyHu D．Bambi37．Thepetspidermaydothefollowingthingsexcept________.A．sittingonyourshoulder B．playinghide-and-seekC．makingsomepeoplescream D．bitingpeoplesuddenly38．Thepurposeofthefourpostersisto________.A．findtheowners’lostpets B．advisepeopletoraisepetsC．tellpeoplethecluesoflostpets D．tellpeoplethedisadvantagesofraisingpets【答案】34．A35．B36．C37．D38．A【导语】本文给出了四张寻找失踪宠物的海报。34．细节理解题。根据第一个表格“Ourbelovedpet‘Susie’hasbeenmissingforaboutaweekfromRoseGardenarea.”可知，狗狗Susie丢了大约一周，故选A。35．细节理解题。根据第四个表格“$20REWARD!”可知，主人愿意付出20美元作为找回猫的报答，故选B。36．细节理解题。根据第三个表格“Yellowandblackparrot”和“Ifyouseeher,pleasecall47325891oremailDennyHu@123.com.”可知，鹦鹉的主人是DennyHu，故选C。37．推理判断题。根据第二个表格“Conradis,infact,averyfriendlylittlespider.”可知，蜘蛛Conrad很友好而且很小，由此推出它不会突然咬人，故选D。38．主旨大意题。根据“Herearefourpostersoflostpets.”及全文内容可知，四张丢失宠物的海报是为了帮主人找回宠物。故选A。六、完形填空Choosethebestanswerandcompletethepassage（选择最恰当的选项完成短文）TeenfaintsafterskippingmealsAteenagegirlfaintedyesterdayatStonechesterHighSchoolafterskippingmeals.JenniferJones,15,toldfriendsinherclassthatshewasfeelingunwell.ShethenpassedoutinhermorningPElessonandwasrushedtohospital.Jenniferwasfoundtohavedangerouslylowbloodsugarlevelsandwastreatedimmediately.Herworriedparentstoldthedoctorthattheirdaughtermissedbreakfastthatdayand39touchedherdinnerthenightbefore.Fortunately,sheisnowoutofdanger.Herdoctorsaysthatshewillmakeafullrecoveryinadayortwo.Jennifer’sclassmateshopetoseeherbackatschoolsoon.Theysaythatshehasstruggledwitheatingproblemsforalongtime.“Jenniferthoughtthatskippingmealswouldbeasimplewaytoreachhertargetweight,”herfriendLauraWilliamstoldourreporter.“Shehasnoteatenbreakfastforthelastfewmonths.Shetoldmeshehadtroubleconcentratinginclass.I40herthatskippingmealswasunhealthy,butshewouldn’tlisten.”Jennifer’scaseisareminderofthe41oftheunhealthyweight-losshabitsthathavebecomecommonamongteenagersofbothsexes.Inasocietywherebeingthinisoftenseenasbeingbeautiful,teenagerssometimesturntoextrememethodstoslimdownquickly.Accordingtoarecentsurveyofseniorhighschoolstudents’lifestyles,almostonefifthofteenagersregularlyskipmeals,oneintenover-exerciseandfourpercenteventakeweight-lossmedicine.Healthexpertsare42thesefigures.Theyareincreasingtheireffortstoeducateteenagersaboutthesideeffectsoflosingweighttooquickly.Theyhavealsowarnedthemagainstusingsuchextrememethods.“Theseso-called‘quick-fixmethods’43tobeharmfultoteenagers.Itisnormalforteenagerstobeslightlyoverweightandthereisnoreasonwhytheyshouldbeworried.However,forthosewhoaredangerouslyoverweight,itisveryimportantthattheytrytoloseweightproperly,”saidanexpert.Shepointedoutthatitisimportanttohaveahealthybalanceddietsinceteenagersarestillgrowingandtheirbodiesneedalotofnutritiontofunctionwell.Iftheydonottakeinenoughfood,theymayfeelweakandgetilleasily.Sheadded,“44,theyshouldkeepregularhoursandgetplentyofexercisetostayenergeticandfit.Westronglyencourageallteenagerstofollowtheselifestyletips,becauselivingwellisthesafestandmosteffectivewaytogetintoshape.”39．A．nearly B．hardly C．eagerly D．quickly40．A．advised B．comforted C．warned D．suggested41．A．dangers B．importance C．advantages D．benefits42．A．proudof B．satisfiedwith C．worriedabout D．interestedin43．A．prove B．promise C．provide D．produce44．A．However B．Instead C．What’smore D．Ontheotherhand【答案】39．B40．C41．A42．C43．A44．C【导语】本文介绍高中生詹妮弗·琼斯在不吃饭后晕倒了，由此案例引出青少年的健康问题。39．句意：忧心忡忡的父母告诉医生，他们的女儿那天没吃早饭，前一天晚上也几乎没吃晚饭。nearly几乎；hardly几乎不；eagerly急切地；quickly迅速地。根据“Herworriedparentstoldthedoctorthattheirdaughtermissedbreakfastthatdayand...touchedherdinnerthenightbefore.”可知，詹妮弗当天没吃早饭，前一天晚上也几乎没吃，所以晕倒了。故选B。40．句意：我警告过她不吃饭是不健康的，但她不听。advised建议；comforted宽慰；warned警告；suggested建议。根据“I...herthatskippingmealswasunhealthy,butshewouldn’tlisten.”可知，警告过詹妮弗不吃饭是不健康的，故选C。41．句意：詹妮弗的案例提醒人们，不健康的减肥习惯的危险，这种习惯在青少年男女中都很普遍。dangers危险；importance重要性；advantages优势；benefits利益。根据“Jennifer’scaseisareminderofthe...oftheunhealthyweight-losshabitsthathavebecomecommonamongteenagersofbothsexes.”可知，詹妮弗的案例提醒人们不健康的减肥习惯的危害，故选A。42．句意：健康专家对这些数字感到担忧。proudof为……感到骄傲；satisfiedwith对……满意；worriedabout担心；interestedin对……感兴趣。根据“Accordingtoarecentsurveyofseniorhighschoolstudents’lifestyles,almostonefifthofteenagersregularlyskipmeals,oneintenover-exerciseandfourpercenteventakeweight-lossmedicine.Healthexpertsare...thesefigures.”可知，近五分之一的青少年经常不吃饭，十分之一的青少年过度运动，4%的人甚至服用减肥药。健康专家对这些数字感到担忧，故选C。43．句意：这些所谓的“快速方法”被证明对青少年有害。prove证明；promise承诺；provide提供；produce生产。根据“Theseso-called‘quick-fixmethods’...tobeharmfultoteenagers.”可知，这些所谓的“快速方法”被证明对青少年有害。故选A。44．句意：另外，他们应该保持规律的时间和充足的锻炼，以保持精力充沛和健康。However然而；Instead而不是；What’smore而且，另外；Ontheotherhand另一方面。联系上下文可知，给出一些与健康相关的建议，故选C。七、短文首字母填空Fillintheblankswithproperwords（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）ManypeoplearefamiliarwiththestoryoftheTitanicbecauseofthepopularfilmofthesamename.Theshiphitaniceberg(冰山)andsankonitsonlyvoyage(航行)in1912.Itwasoneofthegreatd45ofthe20thcentury.Wecanneverbecompletelysureofthenumbers,butpeopleagreethatabout2,200peoplewereontheshipatthattime.However,therewerenote46lifeboatsforeveryone,andonlyaround700peoplesurvived.Ofcourse,thefilmTitanicwasverysuccessful,yetweshouldalwaysfindoutwhatisfiction(虚构)andwhatisreality.Weshouldrealizethatmostoftheactioninthefilmnevera47happened.Forexample,thestoryofJackandRose,theyoungmanandwomanwhofallinlove,iscompletefiction.Theyarenotrealpeopleandtheirstorymaynotbetrueatall.Atthesametime,someofthec48inthefilmwerebasedonrealpeople,butthefilmchangesthetruthaboutthem.Forexample,MollyBrownwasarealp49ontheship.Inthefilm,Brownisonalifeboatandasksthelifeboatcaptainiftheyshouldgobacktolookforpeopleinthewater.Whenthelifeboatcaptainrefusestogoback,shesaysnothing.Inreallife,MollyBrownfoughtwiththelifeboatcaptain,turnedthelifeboataround,andtriedherbesttos50others.Althoughsheisquietinthefilm,shewasreallyaherotomanypeopleinreallife.A51real-lifepersoninthefilmisFirstOfficerWilliamMurdoch.Thefilmshowsthatheshototherpeoplebeforehekilledhimself.Inreallife,however,manypeopleagreethathediedbecausehetriedtogetalifeboatintothewatersothatmorepeoplecouldhaveachancetosurvive.【答案】45．(d)isasters46．(e)nough47．(a)ctually48．(c)ontents49．(p)erson50．(s)ave51．(A)nother【导语】本文主要讲述了曾经轰动一世的泰坦尼克的故事，改编成电影之后其中的部分细节是由真实人物改编的，本文详细地介绍了其中两位真实的人物。45．句意：这是20世纪最大的灾难之一。根据“Wecanneverbecompletelysureofthenumbers,butpeopleagreethatabout2,200peoplewereontheshipatthattime”及首字母可知，这是一个巨大的灾难，disaster“灾难”，oneof+复数名词，故填(d)isasters。46．句意：然而，没有足够的救生艇来容纳每个人，只有大约700人幸存下来。根据“andonlyaround700peoplesurvived”可知，没有足够的救生艇，所以只有大约700人幸存下来，enough“足够的”，故填(e)nough。47．句意：我们应该意识到，电影中的大部分内容都没有真正发生过。此空修饰动词happened，应填副词。结合“iscompletefiction”可知，大部分内容都没有真正地发生过，actually“真实地”，故填(a)ctually。48．句意：同时，电影中的一些内容是基于真实的人，但电影改变了他们的真相。根据“someofthe…inthefilm”及首字母可知，此处指电影中的一些内容，content“内容”，根据some可知，此空应填复数形式，故填(c)ontents。49．句意：例如，莫莉·布朗是船上的一个真实的人物。根据“real-lifepersoninthefilmisFirstOfficerWilliamMurdoch”可知，她是一个真实存在的人，person“人”，故填(p)erson。50．句意：尽她最大的努力去救别人。根据“MollyBrownfoughtwiththelifeboatcaptain,turnedthelifeboataround”可知，和救生艇船长搏斗，把救生艇调转了方向，救了其他人，save“拯救”，动词不定式符号to后接动词原形，故填(s)ave。51．句意：影片中的另一个真实人物是大副威廉·默多克。根据“Forexample,MollyBrownwasareal…ontheship”可知，此处提到另一个真实的人物，another“另一个”，故填(A)nother。八、阅读回答问题阅读短文，根据短文内容用英语回答问题，每题答案不超过5个单词。WealwaysthinkthatitisOKtoleaveourplantsunattended(无人照料的)duringourvacationsincewebelievethattheywillsurvivejustfine.Afterall,plantswon’tmakenoiselikepets,sotheymustbeokay.Well,arecentstudyhasfoundadifferentanswer.AgroupofscientistsfromtheTelAvivUniversityhavediscoveredthatsomeplantsscreaminahighfrequencywhenthey“think”theyareindanger.Scientistsdidtheresearchontomatoplantsbycuttingtheirstemsanddepriving(剥夺)themofwater.Amicrophonewasput10cmawayfromtheplantstocollecttheirsound.Whenthescientistsstartedcuttingthestems,theplantsbeganscreamingbetween20and100kilohertz,whichthescientistsbelievewastowarnotherplantsnearby.Whenthetomatoplants’stemswerecut,25ultrasonicsoundswererecordedinanhour.Whentheydidnotreceiveenoughwater,themicrophonegotevenmore:35timesinanhour.Forthefirsttimeinhistory,scientistsseemtohaveevidencethat,likeanimals,plantscanmakenoiseinfaceofdifficulty.“Peoplehavealwaysbelievedthatplantsaresilent,”oneofthescientistssaid.“Butthetruthisthattheirvoicesaresohigh-pitched(高音调的)thatwejustcan’thearthem.”52．Whatdidscientistsdotheresearchon?53．Whenwouldplantsmakenoiseaccordingtothepassage?54．Whatdidthescientistsputneartheplantstocollectsound?55．Whydidtheplantsscreamaccordingtothescientists?56．Howdoyoufeelafterknowingplantscanmakenoise?【答案】52．Tomatoplants.53．Infaceofdifficulty.54．Amicrophone.55．Becausetheyareindanger.56．Thatsoundsinteresting.【导语】本文主要是介绍人们一直认为植物不会发出声音，但最近的研究表明：植物遇到危险时，同样会发出声音，只是声音太高，人类听不到。这听起来非常有趣。52．根据“Scientistsdidtheresearchontomatoplantsbycuttingtheirstemsanddepriving(剥夺)