Unit 3 Curious minds（重难词汇精练）英语沪教版五四学制2024八年级上册

Unit 3 Curious minds 词汇专项过关 目录 词汇基础练 词汇语境练-句子 词汇语境练-语篇 词汇基础练 单词默写 / 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 1. /ˌɪnˈbɔːn/ __________（天生的） 2. /ˌʌnfəˈmɪliə(r)/ __________（陌生的；不熟悉的） 3. /ˈpriːˈskuːlə(r)/ __________（学龄前儿童） 4. /ˈɡrəʊn ˈʌp/ __________（大人） 5. /kənˈtɪnjuəs/ __________（不断的；持续的；连续的） 6. /ˈaɪðə(r)/ __________（（用于否定词组后）也） 7. /ˈruːɪn/ __________（毁坏；破坏） 8. /ˈaɪsaɪt/ __________（视力） 9. /fænˈtæstɪk/ __________（极好的；了不起的） 10. /ˈɡrænpeərənt/ __________（祖父；祖母；外祖父；外祖母） 11. /ænt/ __________（蚂蚁） 12. /ˈmetrəʊ/ __________（地铁） 13. /səˈpraɪzɪŋ/ __________（令人吃惊的） 14. /ˈtʌtʃɪŋ/ __________（令人同情的；感人的） 15. /ˈmuːvi/ __________（（美）电影） 16. /kɑːˈtuːn/ __________（卡通片） 17. /ˌnevə(r) ˈendɪŋ/ __________（永无止境的；没完没了的） 18. /breɪn/ __________（脑；脑力） 19. /rɪˈsɜːtʃə(r)/ __________（研究者） 20. /reɪt/ __________（划分等级；评估） 答案 1. inborn 2. unfamiliar 3. preschooler 4. grown-up 5. continuous 6. either 7. ruin 8. eyesight 9. fantastic 10. grandparent 11. ant 12. metro 13. surprising 14. touching 15. movie 16. cartoon 17. never-ending 18. brain 19. researcher 20. rate 词汇语境练-句子 一、单项选择 1．She is always ________ about the world around her and reads a lot of books to satisfy her curiosity. A．wonder B．wonderful C．wondering D．curious 【答案】D 【详解】句意：她总是对周围的世界充满好奇，读了很多书来满足她的好奇心。 考查形容词辨析。wonder极好的；wonderful精彩的；wondering觉得奇怪的；curious好奇的。根据“She is always...about the world around her and reads a lot of books to satisfy her curiosity.”可知，此处考查固定搭配：be curious about“对……好奇”。故选D。 2．We should encourage children to ask questions and keep their ________ alive. A．curiosity B．courage C．confidence D．kindness 【答案】A 【详解】句意：我们应该鼓励孩子们提问，保持他们的好奇心。 考查名词辨析。curiosity好奇心；courage勇气；confidence信心；kindness善良。根据“encourage children to ask questions”可知，提问这一行为与好奇心相关，保持好奇心才会促使孩子提问。故选A。 3．Scientists always have a strong ________ to find out the truth behind natural phenomena. A．curiosities B．curiosity C．curious D．curiously 【答案】B 【详解】句意：科学家总是怀着强烈的好奇心去探寻自然现象背后的真相。 考查名词作宾语。curiosities好奇心，复数名词；curiosity好奇心，单数名词；curious好奇的，形容词；curiously好奇地，副词。根据“Scientists always have a strong...to find out the truth”可知，a后接可数名词单数，作宾语。故选B。 4．Curious people are more likely to ________ new ideas and make great achievements. A．come up with B．come out C．come on D．come in 【答案】A 【详解】句意：好奇的人更容易想出新主意，并取得巨大成就。 考查动词短语辨析。come up with想出；come out出版；come on加油；快点；come in进来。根据“Curious people are more likely to...new ideas and make great achievements.”可知，此处表示想出新主意。故选A。 5．She has a natural ________ for science and is always eager to learn more. A．talent B．taste C．task D．trade 【答案】A 【详解】句意：她对科学有着与生俱来的天赋，总是渴望学到更多知识。 考查名词辨析。talent天赋；taste味道；task任务；trade贸易。根据“is always eager to learn more”可推知，她对科学有着与生俱来的天赋。故选A。 6．A curious mind can help us ________ the unknown and open up new horizons. A．explores B．exploring C．explored D．explore 【答案】D 【详解】句意：好奇心能帮助我们探索未知，开拓新的视野。 考查动词短语。explores探索，动词三单；exploring探索，动名词；explored探索，过去分词；explore探索，动词原形。根据“A curious mind can help us...”可知，help sb do意为“帮助某人做某事”，故选D。 7．Many great inventions in history were the result of people’s ________ minds. A．curious B．care C．careful D．careless 【答案】A 【详解】句意：历史上许多伟大的发明都是人们好奇心的结果。 考查形容词辨析。curious好奇的；care关心；careful小心的；careless马虎的。根据“Many great inventions in history were the result of people’s ... minds.”可知，因为好奇心才有发明成果。故选A。 8．When we are curious about something, we will ________ to find the answers. A．make efforts B．make a decision C．make progress D．make mistakes 【答案】A 【详解】句意：当我们对某件事情感到好奇时，就会努力去寻找答案。 考查动词短语。make efforts努力；make a decision决定；make progress取得进步；make mistakes犯错误。根据“When we are curious about something, we will...to find the answers.”可知，对某件事情感到好奇时，我们就会努力去寻找答案。故选A。 9．His curiosity ________ him to travel around the world and experience different cultures. A．made B．let C．drove D．had 【答案】C 【详解】句意：他的好奇心驱使他周游世界，体验不同的文化。 考查动词辨析。made使得、制作；let让；drove驾驶、驱使；had有。根据“His curiosity ... him to travel around the world”可知，好奇心驱使他周游世界。故选C。 10．The scientist’s curious mind led him to ________ a new theory that changed people’s understanding. A．create B．invent C．discover D．find 【答案】A 【详解】句意：科学家的好奇心使他创立了一个新理论，改变了人们的认识。 考查动词辨析。create创造，创作，指产生出新的东西，其对象往往是精神上的，也可指创造出新的具体事物；invent发明，指创造出原来自然界不存在的东西，尤其指科技上的发明创造；discover指“发现或找到”某种自然界本来已存在，但以前未被人类发现或认识的事物；find发现，找到，强调发现的结果。根据“... a new theory”可知，创造的是一种新理论，应用create。故选A。 二、根据汉语提示填空 1． (分析) why plants need sunlight. 【答案】Analyze 【详解】句意：分析为什么植物需要阳光。根据“...(分析) why plants need sunlight.”可知，此句为肯定祈使句。“分析”用英语表达为analyze，动词用原形，句首字母大写。故填Analyze。 2．A microscope is a useful (工具). 【答案】tool 【详解】句意：显微镜是一种有用的工具。tool“工具”，a后跟名词单数。故填tool。 3．If you want to enjoy natural beauty, don’t miss the (极好的) sunset. 【答案】fantastic 【详解】句意：如果你想欣赏自然美景，千万不要错过美妙的日落。fantastic“极好的”，形容词。故填fantastic。 4．Fossils are (证据) of dinosaurs. 【答案】evidence 【详解】句意：化石是恐龙的证据。evidence“证据”，不可数名词，在句中作表语。故填evidence。 5．Our English teacher is really (善解人意的). 【答案】understanding 【详解】句意：我们的英语老师真的很善解人意。根据句意和汉语提示可知，此处考查understanding“体谅的，善解人意的”，形容词，在句中作系动词“is”的表语。故填understanding。 6．Write down the (结果) of your test. 【答案】results 【详解】句意：把你的测试结果写下来。result“结果”，可数名词，此处应用复数形式results表示泛指。故填results。 7．Use a ruler to (测量) the box. 【答案】measure 【详解】句意：用尺子测量这个盒子。根据中文提示“测量”可知，此处应填measure。use sth. to do sth.，故measure用其原形。故填measure。 8．Polar bears live in a cold (栖息地). 【答案】habitat 【详解】句意：北极熊生活在寒冷的栖息地。habitat“栖息地”，可数名词，不定冠词a后应用名词单数形式。故填habitat。 9．Make a (假设) before starting your experiment. 【答案】hypothesis 【详解】句意：在开始实验之前，先做一个假设。根据“make a”可知，此空填名词单数；根据题干中括号内的中文提示“假设”可知，此处需填入其英文对应词“hypothesis”。故填hypothesis。 10．The Loch Ness Monster is an unsolved (谜团). 【答案】mystery 【详解】句意：尼斯湖水怪是一个未解之谜。根据“an unsolved”可知，此处填名词单数，mystery“谜团”符合句意和语法要求。故填mystery。 三、根据首字母填空 1．His curiosity d him to explore the deep forest alone. 【答案】(d)rove 【详解】句意：他的好奇心驱使他独自探索那片茂密的森林。根据“His curiosity...him to explore the deep forest alone.”及首字母提示可知，此处表示他的好奇心驱使他独自探索那片茂密的森林。结合语境可知，时态为一般过去时。drive“驱使”，过去式为drove。故填(d)rove。 2．We should e our curiosity and learn new things. 【答案】(e)ncourage 【详解】句意：我们应该激发自己的好奇心，并学习新事物。根据首字母提示及“We should...our curiosity and learn new things.”可知，此处表示我们应该激发自己的好奇心。should为情态动词，后接动词原形。encourage“鼓励”，此处引申为“激发”，更加贴合语境。故填(e)ncourage。 3．Liu Qian is a famous m . He always plays wonderful magic for us. 【答案】(m)agician 【详解】句意：刘谦是一位著名的魔术师，他总是为我们表演精彩的魔术。根据“He always plays wonderful magic for us.”及所给的首字母提示可知，刘谦是一位著名的魔术师，magician意为“魔术师”。根据is可知用单数。故填(m)agician。 4．He was c about computer games and his grades dropped last term. 【答案】(c)razy 【详解】句意：他上学期对电脑游戏着迷，成绩下降了。根据“He was... about computer games and his grades dropped last term.”及首字母提示可知，此处说的是对电脑游戏着迷，be crazy about“对……着迷”。故填(c)razy。 5．The scientist made a great d because of his curious mind. 【答案】(d)iscovery 【详解】句意：这位科学家因其好奇心有了一项重大发现。根据“because of his curious mind”和首字母“d”提示可知，此处是指科学家因好奇心有了重大的发现；考查discovery“发现”，名词；空前有不定冠词“a”，这里应用名词单数形式。故填(d)iscovery。 6．The f song brings the good old days back to me. 【答案】(f)antastic 【详解】句意：这首美妙的歌曲让我想起了过去的美好时光。根据“The…song brings the good old days back to me.”及首字母可知，此处指的是美妙的歌曲，fantastic“极好的，美妙的”，形容词作定语修饰名词“song”，符合语境。故填(f)antastic。 7．A p is a small animal that loves to play and is very loyal. 【答案】(p)uppy 【详解】句意：小狗是一种喜欢玩耍的小动物，非常忠诚。根据“a small animal that loves to play and is very loyal.”及所给的首字母提示可知，这里指的是小狗，puppy小狗，又因前面的不定冠词是a，后面要用可数名词的单数形式。故填(p)uppy。 8．—I don’t know what to give my mother on her birthday. —Oh, I have no idea e . 【答案】(e)ither 【详解】句意：——我不知道该送我妈妈什么生日礼物。——哦，我也不知道。根据“I have no idea”可知第二个人表示自己也没有主意。此处应填“either”，表示“也不”。故填(e)ither。 9．Every time the exam is over, I will be worried out (担心) the r . 【答案】(r)esult 【详解】句意：每次考试结束，我都会担心成绩。根据“Every time the exam is over, I will be worried out the ...”及首字母提示“r”可知，此处指考试的“结果；成绩”，对应英文单词result。result作名词时表示“结果”，符合语境；句中未明确指代多个结果，用单数形式即可。故填(r)esult。 10．She is always c about how things work and tries to find out the reasons. 【答案】(c)urious 【详解】句意：她总是好奇事物是如何运作的，并试图找出原因。根据“She is always ... about how things work and tries to find out the reasons.”和首字母可知，因为好奇，所以想找出原因。curious“好奇的”，形容词作表语。故填(c)urious。 四、用单词适当形式填空 1．If you don’t go to the party, I will not go there, (too). 【答案】either 【详解】句意：如果你不去参加聚会，我也不会去那里。前半句为条件状语从句“If you don’t go to the party”，后半句为主句“I will not go there”，表示“我也不去”。主句为否定句，需要用否定含义的“也”来连接前后逻辑。too用于肯定句或疑问句中，通常置于句末，前加逗号，either用于否定句中，置于句末，前加逗号，符合否定句的语境。故填either。 2．It’s important (keep) a curious mind. 【答案】to keep 【详解】句意：保持好奇心是很重要的。分析句子可知是“it is adj to do sth”结构，it是形式主语，用不定式作真正主语。故填to keep。 3．I read a lot about the topic, and my (understand) increased as I grew older. 【答案】understanding 【详解】句意：我阅读了很多关于这个主题，并且随着我长大我的理解逐渐加深。根据“my ... increased as I grew older.”可知，此处应当用动名词作主语。故填understanding。 4．The (curious) of the little boy made him ask a lot of questions. 【答案】curiosity 【详解】句意：小男孩的好奇心使他问了很多问题。分析句子结构可知，此处应用名词形式，作主语，curiosity“好奇心”，名词。故填curiosity。 5．His curious mind led him to (make) many inventions. 【答案】make 【详解】句意：他好奇的头脑使他做出了许多发明。根据“His curious mind led him to... many inventions.”以及语法规则可知，lead sb. to do sth.，意为“带领某人做某事”，其中“to”为不定式符号，后接动词原形。故填make。 6．The movie was so (touch) that many people cried. 【答案】touching 【详解】句意：这部电影如此令人感动以至于很多人都哭了。根据“The movie was so...that many people cried.”可知，句中“so...that...”引导结果状语从句，“so”后接形容词或副词，句中主语是“The movie”，表示物，此处应该使用“-ing”形式的形容词作表语，“touch”的形容词形式为“touching”，意为“令人感动的”符合语境。故填touching。 7．Some teenagers seem much (crazy) than usual when they see their favorite idols. 【答案】crazier 【详解】句意：当一些青少年看到他们最喜欢的偶像时，他们似乎比平时更疯狂。根据“than usual”可知，此处用形容词比较级，crazy的比较级为crazier。故填crazier。 8．My little brother has an (annoy) habit—he likes to eat things loudly. 【答案】annoying 【详解】句意：我弟弟有一个讨厌的习惯——他喜欢大声吃东西。此处作定语修饰“habit”，用形容词annoying“令人讨厌的”，故填annoying。 9．She is (interest) in science and often reads science books. 【答案】interested 【详解】句意：她对科学感兴趣，经常阅读科学书籍。根据下文“often reads science books”可知，她经常阅读科学书籍，所以此处是指她对科学感兴趣；be interested in“对……感兴趣”，形容词短语，应将interest改为其形容词形式interested“感兴趣的”。故填interested。 10．Curious people are more likely to (success) in their fields. 【答案】succeed 【详解】句意：好奇的人更有可能在他们的领域取得成功。根据“Curious people are more likely to ..(success) in their fields.”以及语法规则可知，固定短语be likely to do sth.，意为“有可能做某事”，其中“to”为不定式符号，后接动词原形。success为名词，其动词形式为succeed。故填succeed。 词汇语境练-语篇 五、选词填空 从方框中选择单词，用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺。 curious, drive, explore, discover, important, knowledge, open, new, learn, experience A curious mind is a powerful thing. It can 1 us to do amazing things. When we are 2 , we want to 3 the unknown, to find out how things work and why they are the way they are. Curiosity can lead us to 4 new places, meet 5 people, and have different 6 . It can also help us gain more 7 and improve ourselves. Many great people in history had a strong sense of 8 . Their curiosity 9 them to make great 10 that changed the world. So, let’s keep our curiosity alive and use it to make our lives better. 【答案】 1．drive 2．curious 3．explore 4．visit 5．new 6．experiences 7．knowledge 8．curiosity 9．drove 10．discoveries 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了好奇心的重要性以及它如何推动人们探索未知、获得新知识并改变世界。 1．句意：它能驱使我们做出惊人的举动。can为情态动词，后加动词原形；根据“A curious mind is a powerful thing. It can...us to do amazing things.”可推知，好奇的头脑是一种强大的东西。它可以驱使我们去做惊人的事情。drive sb to do意为“驱使某人做某事”，故填drive。 2．句意：当我们充满好奇心时，我们想要探索未知的事物，找出事物如何运作以及为什么它们是现在这个样子。根据“When we are..., we want to...the unknown”可知，当我们好奇的时候会去探索未知，curious“有好奇心的”，形容词，作表语，符合语境。故填curious。 3．句意：当我们充满好奇心时，我们想要探索未知的事物，找出事物如何运作以及为什么它们是现在这个样子。根据“we want to...the unknown”可知，此处表示探索未知，want to do“想要做某事”，explore意为“探索”。故填explore。 4．句意：好奇心可以引领我们去新的地方，认识新的人，获得不同的经历。根据“Curiosity can lead us to...new places”可知，好奇心可以引领我们去新的地方，lead sb to do“引领某人做某事”，visit“参观，游览”，符合语境，故填visit。 5．句意：好奇心可以引领我们去新的地方，认识新的人，获得不同的经历。根据“meet...people”可知，去新的地方认识新的人。new“新的”，形容词作定语，修饰people，符合语境。故填new。 6．句意：好奇心可以引领我们去新的地方，认识新的人，获得不同的经历。根据“have different...”可知，好奇心可以让我们有不同的经历，experience“经历”，可数名词，different修饰可数名词复数，experience的复数直接加s。故填experiences。 7．句意：它还可以帮助我们获得更多的知识，提高自己。根据“help us gain more...and improve ourselves.”可知，好奇心可以帮助我们获得更多的知识，提高自己，knowledge“知识”，不可数名词，作宾语，符合语境。故填knowledge。 8．句意：历史上许多伟人都有强烈的好奇心。根据后文“Their curiosity”可推知，此处表示历史上许多伟人都有强烈的好奇心。形容词curious变为名词“curiosity好奇心”，作宾语。故填curiosity。 9．句意：他们的好奇心驱使他们做出了改变世界的伟大发现。根据“Their curiosity...them to make...”可知，他们的好奇心驱使他们做出重大发现，drive sb to do“驱使某人做某事”，结合“that changed the world.”可知，此处用一般过去时，drive的过去式为drove。故填drove。 10．句意：他们的好奇心驱使他们做出了改变世界的伟大发现。根据“make great...that changed the world.”可知，此处表示做出了改变世界的伟大发现，动词discover变为名词“discovery”，意为“发现”，空前无限定词，此处用复数形式discoveries，作宾语，符合语境。故填discoveries。 六、短文填空 We did a fun science 1 (实验) yesterday. First, we made a 2 (假设): “Salt water freezes slower than fresh water.” Then we 3 (测量) 100ml of each water type and put them in the freezer. Every 10 minutes, we 4 (观察) the changes and 5 (记录) the results. 【答案】1．experiment 2．hypothesis 3．measured 4．observed 5．recorded 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了作者昨天进行的一个有趣的科学实验过程。 1．句意：昨天我们做了一个有趣的科学实验。根据“a fun science”可知，此处填名词单数；experiment“实验”符合句意。故填experiment。 2．句意：首先，我们提出了一个假设：“盐水比淡水结冰慢。” 根据“made a”可知，需接名词单数；括号内提示“假设”对应英文“hypothesis”。故填hypothesis。 3．句意：然后我们测量了每种水各100毫升，放入冰箱。括号内提示“测量”对应动词“measure”；根据时态一致原则 (全文过去时) 需用过去式。故填measured。 4．句意：每10分钟，我们观察变化并记录结果。括号内“观察”对应动词“observe”；根据时态一致原则 (全文过去时) 需用过去式。故填observed。 5．句意：每10分钟，我们观察变化并记录结果。括号内“记录”对应动词“record”；根据时态一致原则 (全文过去时) 需用过去式。故填recorded。 Nature is full of wonders! When we 1 (探索) the forest, we 2 (收集) different leaves. We learned that each tree 3 (种类) has unique patterns. To 4 (解决) the mystery of why leaves change color, we did online 5 (研究). 【答案】1．explored 2．collected 3．species 4．solve 5．research 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了探索森林时收集树叶并研究树叶颜色变化奥秘的经历。 1．句意：当我们探索森林时，我们收集不同的树叶。括号中文提示为“探索”，对应英文动词“explore”；根据“We learned”可知，此处讲过去的经历，用一般过去时，填动词过去式。故填explored。 2．句意：当我们探索森林时，我们收集不同的树叶。括号中文提示为“收集”，对应英文动词“collect”；根据“We learned”可知，此处讲过去的经历，用一般过去时，填动词过去式。故填collected。 3．句意：我们了解到每种树的种类都有独特的纹路。根据“each tree”可知，此处填名词单数；括号中文提示为“种类”，对应英文名词“species” (单复数同形)。 故填species。 4．句意：为了解决树叶为何变色的奥秘，我们做了线上研究。根据“To”可知，此处填动词原形；括号中文提示为“解决”，对应英文动词“solve”。 故填solve。 5．句意：为了解决树叶为何变色的奥秘，我们做了线上研究。括号中文提示为“研究”，对应英文名词“research”，不可数名词。 故填research。 $$Unit 3 Curious minds 词汇专项过关 目录 词汇基础练 词汇语境练-句子 词汇语境练-语篇 词汇基础练 单词默写 / 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 1. /ˌɪnˈbɔːn/ __________（天生的） 2. /ˌʌnfəˈmɪliə(r)/ __________（陌生的；不熟悉的） 3. /ˈpriːˈskuːlə(r)/ __________（学龄前儿童） 4. /ˈɡrəʊn ˈʌp/ __________（大人） 5. /kənˈtɪnjuəs/ __________（不断的；持续的；连续的） 6. /ˈaɪðə(r)/ __________（（用于否定词组后）也） 7. /ˈruːɪn/ __________（毁坏；破坏） 8. /ˈaɪsaɪt/ __________（视力） 9. /fænˈtæstɪk/ __________（极好的；了不起的） 10. /ˈɡrænpeərənt/ __________（祖父；祖母；外祖父；外祖母） 11. /ænt/ __________（蚂蚁） 12. /ˈmetrəʊ/ __________（地铁） 13. /səˈpraɪzɪŋ/ __________（令人吃惊的） 14. /ˈtʌtʃɪŋ/ __________（令人同情的；感人的） 15. /ˈmuːvi/ __________（（美）电影） 16. /kɑːˈtuːn/ __________（卡通片） 17. /ˌnevə(r) ˈendɪŋ/ __________（永无止境的；没完没了的） 18. /breɪn/ __________（脑；脑力） 19. /rɪˈsɜːtʃə(r)/ __________（研究者） 20. /reɪt/ __________（划分等级；评估） 词汇语境练-句子 一、单项选择 1．She is always ________ about the world around her and reads a lot of books to satisfy her curiosity. A．wonder B．wonderful C．wondering D．curious 2．We should encourage children to ask questions and keep their ________ alive. A．curiosity B．courage C．confidence D．kindness 3．Scientists always have a strong ________ to find out the truth behind natural phenomena. A．curiosities B．curiosity C．curious D．curiously 4．Curious people are more likely to ________ new ideas and make great achievements. A．come up with B．come out C．come on D．come in 5．She has a natural ________ for science and is always eager to learn more. A．talent B．taste C．task D．trade 6．A curious mind can help us ________ the unknown and open up new horizons. A．explores B．exploring C．explored D．explore 7．Many great inventions in history were the result of people’s ________ minds. A．curious B．care C．careful D．careless 8．When we are curious about something, we will ________ to find the answers. A．make efforts B．make a decision C．make progress D．make mistakes 9．His curiosity ________ him to travel around the world and experience different cultures. A．made B．let C．drove D．had 10．The scientist’s curious mind led him to ________ a new theory that changed people’s understanding. A．create B．invent C．discover D．find 二、根据汉语提示填空 1． (分析) why plants need sunlight. 2．A microscope is a useful (工具). 3．If you want to enjoy natural beauty, don’t miss the (极好的) sunset. 4．Fossils are (证据) of dinosaurs. 5．Our English teacher is really (善解人意的). 6．Write down the (结果) of your test. 7．Use a ruler to (测量) the box. 8．Polar bears live in a cold (栖息地). 9．Make a (假设) before starting your experiment. 10．The Loch Ness Monster is an unsolved (谜团). 三、根据首字母填空 1．His curiosity d him to explore the deep forest alone. 2．We should e our curiosity and learn new things. 3．Liu Qian is a famous m . He always plays wonderful magic for us. 4．He was c about computer games and his grades dropped last term. 5．The scientist made a great d because of his curious mind. 6．The f song brings the good old days back to me. 7．A p is a small animal that loves to play and is very loyal. 8．—I don’t know what to give my mother on her birthday. —Oh, I have no idea e . 9．Every time the exam is over, I will be worried out (担心) the r . 10．She is always c about how things work and tries to find out the reasons. 四、用单词适当形式填空 1．If you don’t go to the party, I will not go there, (too). 2．It’s important (keep) a curious mind. 3．I read a lot about the topic, and my (understand) increased as I grew older. 4．The (curious) of the little boy made him ask a lot of questions. 5．His curious mind led him to (make) many inventions. 6．The movie was so (touch) that many people cried. 7．Some teenagers seem much (crazy) than usual when they see their favorite idols. 8．My little brother has an (annoy) habit—he likes to eat things loudly. 9．She is (interest) in science and often reads science books. 10．Curious people are more likely to (success) in their fields. 词汇语境练-语篇 五、选词填空 从方框中选择单词，用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺。 curious, drive, explore, discover, important, knowledge, open, new, learn, experience A curious mind is a powerful thing. It can 1 us to do amazing things. When we are 2 , we want to 3 the unknown, to find out how things work and why they are the way they are. Curiosity can lead us to 4 new places, meet 5 people, and have different 6 . It can also help us gain more 7 and improve ourselves. Many great people in history had a strong sense of 8 . Their curiosity 9 them to make great 10 that changed the world. So, let’s keep our curiosity alive and use it to make our lives better. 六、短文填空 We did a fun science 1 (实验) yesterday. First, we made a 2 (假设): “Salt water freezes slower than fresh water.” Then we 3 (测量) 100ml of each water type and put them in the freezer. Every 10 minutes, we 4 (观察) the changes and 5 (记录) the results. Nature is full of wonders! When we 1 (探索) the forest, we 2 (收集) different leaves. We learned that each tree 3 (种类) has unique patterns. To 4 (解决) the mystery of why leaves change color, we did online 5 (研究). $$