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七、阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空
限填一词，每词限用一次。
store quiet without communicate
connect action they share amazing
importance
Can plants talk? You may think the plants in your garden are 1.
To find out whether plants can talk, scientists did an experiment with pea plants. On one side, they 2.
Plants do this kind of 5.
This shows the 9.
限填一词，每词限用一次。
store quiet without communicate
connect action they share amazing
importance
Can plants talk? You may think the plants in your garden are 1.
quiet
. But in fact, they are “talking” a lot under the ground!To find out whether plants can talk, scientists did an experiment with pea plants. On one side, they 2.
connected
the roots of some pea plants together. When the scientists dried the central plant's soil, it closed its leaf pores (气孔) to 3. store
water. 4. Amazingly
, within 15 minutes, nearly all of its connected neighbours did the same! On the other side, plants with unconnected roots stay unchanged.Plants do this kind of 5.
action
to help their “family”. Many plants in a garden come from the same parent. By sharing warning messages, they can stay alive 6. without
losing too much water. Besides pea plants, poplar trees, corn plants and cotton plants can also 7. communicate
with each other. They send warning messages to protect 8. themselves
and their neighbours.This shows the 9.
importance
of plants working together. Our planet's ecosystem depends on (依赖于) these plants' conversations. Next time you see a plant, remember it is part of a big “talking” family! They are always busy 10. sharing
their stories.答案
1. quiet
2. connected
3. store
4. Amazingly
5. action
6. without
7. communicate
8. themselves
9. importance
10. sharing
2. connected
3. store
4. Amazingly
5. action
6. without
7. communicate
8. themselves
9. importance
10. sharing
解析
【分析】首先通读全文，明确主题是植物会在地下交流；先梳理方框内词汇的词性与词义：store（v.储存；n.商店）、quiet（adj.安静的）、without（prep.没有）、communicate（v.交流）、connect（v.连接）、action（n.行为）、they（pron.它们）、share（v.分享）、amazing（adj.令人惊讶的）、importance（n.重要性）。接着逐个分析空格：结合空格前后的语法结构（如词性要求、时态、固定搭配）和上下文语境，选择合适的词，并根据需要转换词形（如副词、反身代词、动名词、动词过去式等），确保语义通顺、语法正确。
【解析】1. 空格前是be动词are，需形容词作表语，结合语境“你可能觉得花园里的植物是安静的”，填quiet；2. 句子为一般过去时，“把根连接在一起”，用connect的过去式connected；3. 不定式符号to后接动词原形，“关闭气孔来储存水”，填store；4. 此处修饰整个句子，需用副词，amazing的副词形式Amazingly，表“令人惊讶地”；5. this kind of后接名词，“这种行为”，填action；6. 结合语境“没有失去太多水”，填介词without；7. 情态动词can后接动词原形，“彼此交流”，填communicate；8. 主语是plants，指代自身，用反身代词themselves，表“保护它们自己”；9. 定冠词the后接名词，“植物合作的重要性”，填importance；10. be busy doing sth.是固定搭配，“忙于分享故事”，填share的动名词形式sharing。
【答案】1.quiet 2.connected 3.store 4.Amazingly 5.action 6.without 7.communicate 8.themselves 9.importance 10.sharing
【知识点】英语选词填空、词性转换、固定搭配
【点评】本题围绕“植物交流”主题设置，考查学生对词汇的词义、词性、词形变化的掌握，以及上下文语境的理解能力，是初中英语常见的基础题型，注重词汇的实际应用。
【难度系数】0.5
【解析】1. 空格前是be动词are，需形容词作表语，结合语境“你可能觉得花园里的植物是安静的”，填quiet；2. 句子为一般过去时，“把根连接在一起”，用connect的过去式connected；3. 不定式符号to后接动词原形，“关闭气孔来储存水”，填store；4. 此处修饰整个句子，需用副词，amazing的副词形式Amazingly，表“令人惊讶地”；5. this kind of后接名词，“这种行为”，填action；6. 结合语境“没有失去太多水”，填介词without；7. 情态动词can后接动词原形，“彼此交流”，填communicate；8. 主语是plants，指代自身，用反身代词themselves，表“保护它们自己”；9. 定冠词the后接名词，“植物合作的重要性”，填importance；10. be busy doing sth.是固定搭配，“忙于分享故事”，填share的动名词形式sharing。
【答案】1.quiet 2.connected 3.store 4.Amazingly 5.action 6.without 7.communicate 8.themselves 9.importance 10.sharing
【知识点】英语选词填空、词性转换、固定搭配
【点评】本题围绕“植物交流”主题设置，考查学生对词汇的词义、词性、词形变化的掌握，以及上下文语境的理解能力，是初中英语常见的基础题型，注重词汇的实际应用。
【难度系数】0.5
