专题05 短文选词填空(成都专用)(近年中考真题)-2024年中考英语逆袭冲刺名校模拟真题速递(四川专用)

2024年中考英语逆袭冲刺名校模拟真题速递(四川专用) 第一期 专题05 短文选词填空(成都专用)(近年中考真题) （2023·四川成都·统考中考真题）短文填空从下面方框中选出10个单词，将其正确形式填入短文，使短文意思正确通顺 (每词限用一次)。 actual  advantage  chance  child  difficult difference  few  hear  many  possible  silence  tell Do you believe a rose plant says “I want some water” or a tree shouts “My arms hurt”? Maybe you will say this could only happen in some 1 stories. In fact, plants are not always 2 . A recent study has found plants shout when they are in need of water or having their stems cut. “Even in a quiet field, there are 3 some sounds that carry information. However, the pitch (音高) is too high for people 4 ,” said Lilach Hadany, a professor from Tel Aviv University. The researchers used microphones to record some tomato plants and found that stressed plants send out 5 sounds than unstressed plants. “When tomatoes are not stressed at all, they are very quiet,” Professor Hadany said. They also trained a machine in 6 the differences between thirsty plants and cut plants. The result shows that when the causes of stress change, they shout 7 . After the team recorded many kinds of other plants, they found that many plants like corn, wheat and grape plants send out sounds when they are under stress, too. “There is a 8 that a lot of communication is happening,” Professor Hadany said. “Because other plants can probably hear the call of the stressed plants.” Sound recordings of plants could bring humans lots of 9 , especially in farming. For example, people will make sure whether corn is getting enough water or where water is needed most without much 10 . （2022·四川成都·统考中考真题） clear   complete   excite   follow   health   interview   luck   shine   silence   ten   touch   well When the other models appeared on the stage, the audience cheered and clapped. Then it was Niu’s turn. The audience suddenly became 11 . However, after four or five seconds, Niu 12 heard someone next to the stage say in admiration, “So cool!” Niu Yu, 24