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热考素材 科学精神 Ian and Stuart Paton, twin brothers from the
UK, have devoted themselves to growing huge pumpkins for over 50
years. They 1. m up their minds to break the world record
when they were teenagers. 2. T the weather in Britain is not
warm enough, they kept improving the growing conditions and doing
deep 3. r to develop better methods. They never gave up even when facing difficulties and
kept working hard for their dream. They learned from every failed experiment and tried to
4. a their goal with better skills.
Every year, they reviewed their plans and added new skills to help their pumpkins grow
stronger. They used a greenhouse to protect their pumpkins from bad 5. w. In 2022,
they set a British record with a huge pumpkin, but they 6. s wanted the world title.
Their experience finally helped them succeed. They 7. j that better conditions and new
techniques would bring them greater success.
In 2025, their pumpkin named "Muggle" shocked the world. It weighed 2,819 pounds and set
two new Guinness World Records. People were 8. a at this fantastic result. Even the
former record holder sent his congratulations, proving that pumpkin-growing is friendly and warm.
Although Stuart will retire, Ian plans to keep on growing pumpkins. It is 9. s that
such a large pumpkin could grow in the UK. The story shows that anyone can achieve great success
if they 10. d their time to their dreams and never give up. It tells us that strong will and
hard work can make the impossible possible.
——文章选自 News for Kids

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英国双胞胎兄弟五十余年专注培育巨型南瓜，不断改良种植条件与技术，于2025年成功打破两项世界纪录，诠释了坚持与专注终将实现梦想。
1. made make up one's mind 是固定搭配，意思是“下定决心”。由时间状语 when they were teenagers 可知，用一般过去时，故填入过去式 made。
2. Though “英国的天气不够温暖”与“他们不断改进种植条件”是让步关系，由提示字母 T 可知，填入连词 Though。
3. research 上文提及“他们不断改进种植条件”，下文对应表示：并进行深入研究以开发更有效的方法。由提示字母 r 可知，用名词 research 作宾语。
4. achieve 由“从每一次失败的实验中吸取经验”可知，努力实现目标。由提示字母 a 可知，在不定式符号后填入动词原形 achieve。
5. weather 上文提及“他们使用温室”，下文表示目的：用来保护南瓜免受恶劣天气的影响。由提示字母 w 可知，填入名词 weather。
6. still 上文提及“2022 年，他们创下了英国纪录”，由提示字母 s 可知，但他们仍渴望获得世界级称号。
7. judged 他们认为，更好的条件和新技术将会给他们带来更大的成功。由提示字母 j 可知，填入 judged。
8. amazed 由“巨型南瓜创下了两项新的吉尼斯世界纪录”可知，下文表示：人们对这个惊人的结果感到惊叹。由提示字母 a 可知，填入 amazed，表示人的心理状态。
9. surprising 令人惊讶的是，在英国竟然能长出如此巨大的南瓜。由提示字母 s 可知，填入 surprising，描述事物特质。
10. devote 此处表示“只要一个人将时间投入到自己的梦想中……”。“devote ... to”是固定搭配，意思是“把……奉献给”。