Unit 3 Curious minds核心单词,词性转换,短语,语法,句型精练-2025-2026学年八年级英语上册单元重难点易错题精练（沪教版五四学制2024）

班级 姓名 学号 分数 Unit 3 Curious minds 单元重点单词变形短语语法句型精练 （时间：60分钟，满分：100分） 1、 用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空(本大题共30小题，每小题1分，共30分) 1．Remember (add) some sugar to the coffee. It will taste better. 【答案】to add 【详解】句意：记得要加些糖到咖啡里。这样味道会更好。根据“It will taste better.”可推知，前一句应意为“记得要加些糖到咖啡里”。短语remember to do sth.表示“记得要做某事”，所以空格处应填to add。故填to add。 2．Feel free (call) me if you have any questions or need help. 【答案】to call 【详解】句意：如果你有任何问题或需要帮助，随时可以给我打电话。feel free to do sth.“随便做某事”，是固定搭配。故填to call。 3．My father promises a new bike for me. (buy) 【答案】to buy 【详解】句意：我的爸爸许诺给我买一辆新自行车。buy“买”，是动词，根据“promise”可知此处应用其动词不定式作宾语，故填to buy。 4．In China, we always have different activities (celebrate) different festivals. 【答案】to celebrate 【详解】句意：在中国，我们总是有不同的活动来庆祝不同的节日。根据题干可知，举办活动是为了庆祝节日，所以此处应用动词不定式作目的状语，空格处应填动词不定式to celebrate。故填to celebrate。 5．She found it meaningful (take) part in all kinds of activities in school clubs. 【答案】to take 【详解】句意：她发现参加学校俱乐部的各种活动很有意义。分析句式可知，此处结构为“find+it+adj+to do”，表示“发现做某事是……”，it是形式宾语，不定式作真正的宾语，故填to take。 6．His mother reminded him (take) his homework to school. 【答案】to take 【详解】句意：他妈妈提醒他把作业带到学校。remind sb to do sth“提醒某人做某事”，此处填take的不定式形式。故填to take。 7．Lisa invited me (go) to the shopping mall and I agreed. 【答案】to go 【详解】句意：丽莎邀请我去购物中心，我同意了。go“去”，invite sb to do sth“邀请某人做某事”，固定语法，后面的动词要用不定式形式，go的不定式为to go。故填to go。 8．Kate prepared (have) noodles for breakfast. 【答案】to have 【详解】句意：凯特准备早餐吃面条。根据 “Kate prepared…noodles for breakfast.” 可知，此处考查 “prepare to do sth.”，意为 “准备做某事”，固定搭配，“prepared”后需接动词不定式，故填to have。 9． (cheer) his little son up, the father bought his favourite Labubu toy for him. 【答案】To cheer 【详解】句意：为了让他的小儿子高兴起来，这位父亲为他买了一个他最喜欢的拉布布玩具。此处应用动词不定式作目的状语，故填To cheer。 10．Beauty and lighting are used to encourage shoppers (buy) more. 【答案】to buy 【详解】句意：美观和灯光被用来鼓励购物者购买更多商品。encourage sb. to do sth.“鼓励某人做某事”，固定搭配，因此需用动词不定式to buy。故填to buy。 11． , I’ve started to do a lot of walking and cycling to lose weight. (recent) 【答案】Recently 【详解】句意：最近，我开始大量步行和骑自行车来减肥。“recent”是形容词，此处需要用其副词形式“recently”，在句中作时间状语，用于句首时首字母大写。故填Recently。 12．In each group, one person was asked to watch a popular video of a street performing for a crowd. (magic) 【答案】magician 【详解】句意：在每组中，都有一个人被要求观看一段流行的街头魔术师为人群表演的视频。根据“a popular video of a street ... performing for a crowd”以及所给词magic可知，此处表示“街头魔术师”，需要将名词magic转化为表示人的名词magician；此处指一位魔术师，用单数形式。故填magician。 13．In 2016, a called Carlos Moreno put forward the “15-Minute City” idea. (research) 【答案】researcher 【详解】句意：2016年，一位名叫Carlos Moreno的研究人员提出了“15分钟城市”的想法。空前有冠词“a”，此处应填入一个可数名词的单数形式，“research”意为“研究”，名词是researcher“研究者”，可数名词。故填researcher。 14．It is a very moment to witness a young couple who are in love being tied by marriage. (touch) 【答案】touching 【详解】句意：见证一对相爱的年轻人因婚姻而结合，这是一个非常感人的时刻。空格处修饰名词moment，需用形容词。括号内为动词touch，其现在分词touching可作形容词，表示“感人的”。故填touching。 15．It’s not that people are attracted to China to enjoy the rich culture it has to offer. (surprise) 【答案】surprising 【详解】句意：人们被中国吸引来享受其丰富的文化，这并不令人惊讶。空格处作表语，需用形容词形式。括号内为动词surprise，主语it为事物，用其现在分词surprising作形容词，表示“令人惊讶的”。故填surprising。 16．Holding his breath for about three minutes, Gerald swam down to a of 112 metres. (deep) 【答案】depth 【详解】句意：Gerald屏住呼吸大约三分钟，游到了水下112米的地方。空格前有不定冠词“a”，修饰单数名词，deep的名词为“depth”，意为“深度”，在句中作宾语，“a depth of +数字”表示“……的深度”，故填depth。 17．Eager to her education, she then went to a women’s college. (continuous) 【答案】continue 【详解】句意：她渴望继续深造，于是去了一所女子学院。空前的to是动词不定式符号，其后接动词原形，所以空处应填continuous的动词形式continue。故填continue。 18．It was so to see them. I decided we should all go back to Rome for another holiday. (wonder) 【答案】wonderful 【详解】句意：看到他们真是太棒了！我决定我们大家都该回罗马再度个假。根据“It was+形容词+to do sth.”句型可知，空处应填wonder的形容词形式wonderful。故填wonderful。 19．Her habit of interrupting others during conversations caused frustration. (annoy) 【答案】annoying 【详解】句意：她在谈话中总是打断别人，这种烦人的习惯让人感到沮丧。根据提示可知，空格处应填形容词，作定语，修饰后面的名词habit，annoy为动词，表示“使人烦恼”，此处修饰事物，应用-ing形容词annoying表示“令人恼火的”。故填annoying。 20．The surroundings made her feel uneasy. (familiar) 【答案】unfamiliar 【详解】句意：陌生的环境使她感到不安。根据“made her feel uneasy”可知，此处应该说“陌生的”环境使她不安，unfamiliar“陌生的”符合题意，形容词作定语。故填unfamiliar。 21．The students were (excite) to hear about Newton’s story. 【答案】excited 【详解】句意：学生们听到牛顿的故事感到兴奋。根据“The students were...to hear about Newton’s story.”可知，空处需填一个形容词作表语。excite的形容词形式为excited“感到兴奋的”，修饰人；或exciting“令人兴奋的”，修饰物，此处主语是人，用excited。故填excited。 22．His nature led him to explore every corner of the ancient library. (curiosity) 【答案】curious 【详解】句意：他好奇的天性使他探索了这座古老图书馆的每一个角落。根据空后“nature”(天性，名词)可知，此处需要形容词来修饰名词；括号内“curiosity”意为“好奇”，是名词，其对应的形容词“curious”意为“好奇的”，可修饰“nature”，符合语境。故填curious。 23．The film features a actor known for his versatile performances. (lead) 【答案】leading 【详解】句意：这部电影由一位以全能型演技著称的演员担纲主演。根据“ a…actor”及所给词汇可知，此处表示主演，lead“引领”，动词，其形容词为leading，表示“主要的”，leading actor表示“主演”。故填leading。 24．The story about Archimedes is very (interest) and inspiring. 【答案】interesting 【详解】句意：关于阿基米德的故事非常有趣且鼓舞人心。“interest”是动词或名词，意为“使感兴趣；兴趣”，此处需要用其形容词形式。“interesting”意为“有趣的”，用于修饰事物，这里修饰“the story”，符合语境。故填interesting。 25．The (discover) of gravity changed people’s understanding of nature. 【答案】discovery 【详解】句意：重力的发现改变了人们对自然的理解。根据“The...of gravity”可知，空处需填一个名词，discover的名词形式为discovery“发现”。故填discovery。 26．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。 27．Amy is lucky, because she has (understand) parents. 【答案】understanding 【详解】句意：Amy很幸运，因为她有善解人意的父母。句子中需要填入一个形容词作定语，来修饰名词parents。understand“理解”，动词，形容词为understanding“善解人意的”。故填understanding。 28．To my , he was not at all when hearing the news. My eyes opened wide in . (surprise) 【答案】 surprise surprised surprising surprise 【详解】句意：令我惊讶的是，当听到这个令人惊讶的消息时，他一点也不惊讶。我惊讶地睁大了眼睛。根据空前“To my”可知，第一空考查：To one’s surprise，固定搭配，意为“令某人惊讶的是”符合句意，所以第一空填surprise；根据空格前“was”可知，第二空应该填入形容词，作表语，该句主语是he，指人，所以此处应该填入形容词surprised，修饰人，意为“惊讶的”符合句意；根据空格后“news”可知，第三空应该填入形容词surprising，作定语，修饰news，意为“令人惊讶的”符合句意；根据分析句子“My eyes opened wide in….”可知，此处考查：in surprise，介词短语，修饰动词opened，意为“惊讶地”符合句意。故填surprise；surprised；surprising；surprise。 29．—Why do you look so worried? —I had a job interview yesterday and I am waiting for the (result). 【答案】result 【详解】句意：——你为什么看起来很担心？——我昨天去面试了，我正在等待结果。根据“Why do you look so worried”可知，说话人正在等待面试结果。result结果；后果，名词。句子表达的是在等待昨天那场工作面试的结果，这里的“结果”通常是指那一场面试的结果，是单数概念，所以用“result”的单数形式。故填result。 30．It’s (fantasy) to see polar lights. 【答案】fantastic 【详解】句意：看到极光是很神奇的。根据句子意思，应该使用形容词“fantastic”来修饰“to see polar lights”，表示“看到极光是很神奇的、很棒的”。“fantasy”是名词，表示“幻想”，而“fantastic”是形容词，表示“极好的，神奇的”。故填fantastic。 二、根据汉语提示完成单词(本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分) 31．We should study hard to (进入) a great high school. 【答案】enter 【详解】句意：我们应该努力学习以进入一所好的高中。结合汉语提示和语境可知，句子中“to”在这里是不定式符号，后面需要接动词原形。“进入”对应的英文单词是“enter”，它是动词原形，符合句子结构要求。故填enter。 32．The teacher tried to (解释) the new lesson clearly. 【答案】explain 【详解】句意：老师努力把新课讲解清楚。根据句意和汉语提示可知，此处考查explain“解释”，动词；try to do sth.“尽力做某事”，固定搭配，因此这里应用动词原形。故填explain。 33．She doesn’t like English. And she doesn’t like maths (也). 【答案】either 【详解】句意：她不喜欢英语，也不喜欢数学。根据“And she doesn’t like maths”可知，句子是否定句，用either表示“也”，置于句末。故填either。 34．When can the children know the (结果)? They are all looking forward to it. 【答案】result 【详解】句意：孩子们什么时候能知道结果？他们都很期待。“结果”的英文表达是result，名词；根据“it”可知，空处应填result的单数形式。故填result。 35．We are going to see a (电影) when we are free. 【答案】film/movie 【详解】句意：我们有空的时候要去看电影。根据“We are going to see a…when we are free.”及汉语提示可知，此处指的是去看电影，空前有不定冠词a修饰，film/movie“电影”，名词作宾语，符合语境。故填film/movie。 36．Kung Fu Panda 4 is a great (动画) movie and I want to watch it again. 【答案】cartoon 【详解】句意：《功夫熊猫4》是一部很棒的动画电影，我想再看一遍。cartoon“动画”，可数名词，a修饰单数名词。故填cartoon。 37．The party for Ann’s birthday was (极好的). 【答案】fantastic/wonderful/excellent 【详解】句意：安的生日晚会办得极好。根据汉语提示可知，此处应用形容词fantastic、wonderful或excellent作表语，表示“极好的”。故填fantastic/wonderful/excellent。 38．Are they any closer to understanding how the (大脑) works? 【答案】brain 【详解】句意：他们对大脑的工作原理有更进一步的了解吗？brain“大脑”，名词。结合“the…works”可知，此处应用其名词单数形式，作宾语从句中的主语。故填brain。 39．When I asked if he needed any help, he (摇动) his head. 【答案】shook 【详解】句意：当我问他是否需要帮助时，他摇了摇头。shake“摇动”，根据“When I asked if he needed any help”可知，是一般过去时，动词用过去式，故填shook。 40． （要么；或者）noodles or rice is OK. I don’t mind. I’m too hungry after working for a long time. 【答案】Either 【详解】句意：面条和米饭都可以。我不介意。工作了很长时间，我太饿了。either“要么；或者”，either...or...“或……或……”，故填Either。 三、完成句子(本大题共10小题，每小题4分，共40分) 41．My dream job is to be a doctor. (改为同义句) I be a doctor as my dream job. 【答案】 want to 【详解】句意：我的梦想工作是当医生。此处可改为“我想把医生作为我梦想的职业”，想成为：want to be，句子描述现在的情况，用一般现在时，主语是I，谓语动词用原形。故填want；to。 42．They made great achievements because of their curious minds. (改为同义句) their curious minds, they made great achievements. 【答案】Because of 【详解】句意：他们因为好奇心而取得了巨大的成就。because of“由于；因为”，引导原因状语，既可以放在句首，也可以放在句中。结合“...their curious minds, they made great achievements.”可知，此处表示他们取得巨大成就，是因为有好奇心，“...their curious minds”是原因状语，位于句首，故用because of引导。故填Because of。 43．The scientist’s curiosity led him to discover a new planet.  (改为同义句) The scientist’s curiosity led him the discovery of a new planet. 【答案】to 【详解】句意：科学家的好奇心让他发现了一颗新的行星。原句“led him to discover”表示“引导他发现”，题干中“the discovery”是名词，lead sb. to something意为“引导某人走向某事”，填to之后，句子变为“led him to the discovery of a new planet”，意为“科学家的好奇心引导他发现了一颗新行星”，与原句意思完全相同。故填to。 44．When the rainstorm came, Ben was helping his mother cook dinner, too. (改为否定句) When the rainstorm came, Ben helping his mother cook dinner, 【答案】 wasn’t either 【详解】句意：暴风雨来临时，本也在帮妈妈做饭。原句谓语含有be动词was，改为否定句时，需要was后加not，缩写为wasn’t，too改为either。故填wasn’t；either。 45．I can play badminton too. (改为否定句) I play badminton . (改为否定句) 【答案】 can’t either 【详解】句意：我也会打羽毛球。原句为含情态动词can的肯定句，改为否定句时需要将情态动词变为否定式，即can’t；too用于肯定句中，否定句中要改为“either”。故填can’t；either。 46．My mother is interested in reading books, too. (改为否定句) My mother interested in reading books, . 【答案】 isn’t either 【详解】句意：我妈妈也对读书感兴趣。改为否定句，be动词is变为isn’t，否定句表示“也”，用either。故填isn’t；either。 47．Linda can’t swim and neither can I. (同义句转换) Linda can’t swim. I . 【答案】can’t either 【详解】句意：Linda不会游泳，我也不会。原句用“Neither + 助动词 + 主语”结构，表示“两者都不……”，改成同义句时，可用“主语 + 助动词 + not + either”，表示“某人也不……”，故填can’t either。 48．The concert was fantastic. (改为感叹句) the concert was! 【答案】 How fantastic 【详解】句意：音乐会太棒了。原句为主系表结构，改为感叹句时，用“How+形容词”开头，后接主语和谓语。故填How；fantastic。 49．you, Mulan, do, how, movie, like, the（连词成句） ? 【答案】How do you like the movie Mulan 【详解】根据所给单词及标点可知，本句为特殊疑问句。How“怎样”放句首，其后跟一般疑问句，助动词do紧跟其后；you“你”作主语；like“喜欢”为谓语动词；the movie Mulan “电影《花木兰》”。故填How do you like the movie Mulan“你觉得《花木兰》这部电影怎么样”。 50．your understanding, every disappointment, of, “with, is, a new chance”, What, comes (连词成句) ? 【答案】What is your understanding of “with every disappointment comes a new chance” 【详解】由标点可知，该句为疑问句；分析所给单词可知，What is“是什么”，位于句首；your understanding“你的理解”；of“关于”；with“伴随着”；every disappointment“每一次失望”；comes“带来”，时态为一般现在时，主语为单数，动词应用三单形式；a new chance“一个新的机会”。故填What is your understanding of “with every disappointment comes a new chance”“你对‘每一次失望都会带来新的机会’的理解是什么”。 四、短文填空（拓展题） Fill in the blanks with proper words. The first letters are given (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) The rainforest trekker Pedro Peloso is a biologist who studies amphibians (两栖动物) and reptiles. He describes taking a leap to discover a new frog species (物种). “I was in a canoe, paddling through the PauRosa National Forest in Brazil at nighttime. I heard a f 51 frog call and rushed to the riverbank to find the animal. It was high up in a tree hanging over the river, s 52 I stepped on a tree branch and jumped up — gotcha!” “The branch broke when I came down, and I fell into the water, up to my neck. But I still had the frog in my hand. When I got a closer look, I realized this was not the species I had e 53 to catch based on the call. Could it be something new? We knew we had to investigate.” “We compared its coloring, body shape, call, and even its DNA to other frogs. It took us seven years to figure it out. Finally, we officially named this new frog the mapinguari clown tree frog after a mythical rainforest beast.” The c 54 discoverer Ecologist Washington Wachira is an expert on the birds of Kenya. He talks about finding an unknown species of lizard. “I was in the desert helping to study larks (云雀). As I watched one of the birds through my binoculars, I spotted a basking lizard nearby. It had a pattern of spots I’d never seen before. I stopped to take some pictures, and soon I found more lizards with the s 55 spots.” “A few days later, I emailed the photos to friends who specialize in reptiles, and together we studied them more. Once we knew for sure it was a new species, my teammates suggested naming it after me, Agama wachirai. It was the greatest h 56 of my career. This discovery reminded me how much we still have to learn about the natural world. It also inspired me to continue exploring and protecting the habitats of these incredible creatures.” 【答案】51．(f)amiliar 52．(s)o 53．(e)xpected 54．(c)urious 55．(s)ame 56．(h)onor 【导语】本文主要讲述了两位科学家发现新物种的故事。 51．句意：我听到一种熟悉的青蛙叫声，便冲到河岸去找那只动物。根据“I heard a...frog call and rushed to the riverbank to find the animal.”以及首字母提示可知，此处表示听到一种熟悉的青蛙叫声。familiar“熟悉的”，形容词，作定语。故填(f)amiliar。 52．句意：它高高地挂在河边的树上，所以我踩上树枝跳了上去——抓住了！根据“It was high up in a tree hanging over the river”和“I stepped on a tree branch and jumped up — gotcha!”以及首字母提示可知，两者之间是因果关系，前因后果，所以用so“所以”连接。故填(s)o。 53．句意：当我仔细观察时，我意识到这不是我根据叫声所期望捕捉的物种。根据“When I got a closer look, I realized this was not the species I had...to catch based on the call.”以及首字母提示可知，此处表示这不是我根据叫声所期望捕捉的物种。expect“期望”，expect to do sth“期望做某事”，用过去分词为形式expected，和前面的had一起构成过去完成时。 故填(e)xpected。 54．句意：好奇的发现者。根据下文“As I watched one of the birds through my binoculars, I spotted a basking lizard nearby. It had a pattern of spots I’d never seen before. I stopped to take some pictures, and soon I found more lizards with the...spots.”以及首字母提示可知，应填形容词curious“好奇的”，作定语，修饰后面的名词“discoverer”，表示好奇的发现者。故填(c)urious。 55．句意：我停下来拍了些照片，很快我发现更多有相同斑点的蜥蜴。根据“It had a pattern of spots I’d never seen before.”以及首字母提示可知，此处表示发现更多有相同斑点的蜥蜴。the same“相同的”，作定语，修饰后面的名词spots。故填(s)ame。 56．句意：这是我职业生涯中最伟大的荣誉。根据前一句“Once we knew for sure it was a new species, my teammates suggested naming it after me, Agama wachirai.”以及首字母提示可知，应填名词honor“荣誉”，表示这是我职业生涯中最伟大的荣誉。根据“It was”可知，用单数，the greatest honor“最伟大的荣誉”。故填(h)onor。 试卷第1页，共3页 试卷第1页，共3页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 班级 姓名 学号 分数 Unit 3 Curious minds 单元重点单词变形短语语法句型精练 （时间：60分钟，满分：100分） 1、 用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空(本大题共30小题，每小题1分，共30分) 1．Remember (add) some sugar to the coffee. It will taste better. 2．Feel free (call) me if you have any questions or need help. 3．My father promises a new bike for me. (buy) 4．In China, we always have different activities (celebrate) different festivals. 5．She found it meaningful (take) part in all kinds of activities in school clubs. 6．His mother reminded him (take) his homework to school. 7．Lisa invited me (go) to the shopping mall and I agreed. 8．Kate prepared (have) noodles for breakfast. 9． (cheer) his little son up, the father bought his favourite Labubu toy for him. 10．Beauty and lighting are used to encourage shoppers (buy) more. 11． , I’ve started to do a lot of walking and cycling to lose weight. (recent) 12．In each group, one person was asked to watch a popular video of a street performing for a crowd. (magic) 13．In 2016, a called Carlos Moreno put forward the “15-Minute City” idea. (research) 14．It is a very moment to witness a young couple who are in love being tied by marriage. (touch) 15．It’s not that people are attracted to China to enjoy the rich culture it has to offer. (surprise) 16．Holding his breath for about three minutes, Gerald swam down to a of 112 metres. (deep) 17．Eager to her education, she then went to a women’s college. (continuous) 18．It was so to see them. I decided we should all go back to Rome for another holiday. (wonder) 19．Her habit of interrupting others during conversations caused frustration. (annoy) 20．The surroundings made her feel uneasy. (familiar) 21．The students were (excite) to hear about Newton’s story. 22．His nature led him to explore every corner of the ancient library. (curiosity) 23．The film features a actor known for his versatile performances. (lead) 24．The story about Archimedes is very (interest) and inspiring. 25．The (discover) of gravity changed people’s understanding of nature. 26．Some teenagers seem much (crazy) than usual when they see their favorite idols. 27．Amy is lucky, because she has (understand) parents. 28．To my , he was not at all when hearing the news. My eyes opened wide in . (surprise) 29．—Why do you look so worried? —I had a job interview yesterday and I am waiting for the (result). 30．It’s (fantasy) to see polar lights. 二、根据汉语提示完成单词(本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分) 31．We should study hard to (进入) a great high school. 32．The teacher tried to (解释) the new lesson clearly. 33．She doesn’t like English. And she doesn’t like maths (也). 34．When can the children know the (结果)? They are all looking forward to it. 35．We are going to see a (电影) when we are free. 36．Kung Fu Panda 4 is a great (动画) movie and I want to watch it again. 37．The party for Ann’s birthday was (极好的). 38．Are they any closer to understanding how the (大脑) works? 39．When I asked if he needed any help, he (摇动) his head. 40． （要么；或者）noodles or rice is OK. I don’t mind. I’m too hungry after working for a long time. 三、完成句子(本大题共10小题，每小题4分，共40分) 41．My dream job is to be a doctor. (改为同义句) I be a doctor as my dream job. 42．They made great achievements because of their curious minds. (改为同义句) their curious minds, they made great achievements. 43．The scientist’s curiosity led him to discover a new planet.  (改为同义句) The scientist’s curiosity led him the discovery of a new planet. 44．When the rainstorm came, Ben was helping his mother cook dinner, too. (改为否定句) When the rainstorm came, Ben helping his mother cook dinner, 45．I can play badminton too. (改为否定句) I play badminton . (改为否定句) 46．My mother is interested in reading books, too. (改为否定句) My mother interested in reading books, . 47．Linda can’t swim and neither can I. (同义句转换) Linda can’t swim. I . 48．The concert was fantastic. (改为感叹句) the concert was! 49．you, Mulan, do, how, movie, like, the（连词成句） ? 50．your understanding, every disappointment, of, “with, is, a new chance”, What, comes (连词成句) ? 四、短文填空（拓展题） Fill in the blanks with proper words. The first letters are given (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) The rainforest trekker Pedro Peloso is a biologist who studies amphibians (两栖动物) and reptiles. He describes taking a leap to discover a new frog species (物种). “I was in a canoe, paddling through the PauRosa National Forest in Brazil at nighttime. I heard a f 51 frog call and rushed to the riverbank to find the animal. It was high up in a tree hanging over the river, s 52 I stepped on a tree branch and jumped up — gotcha!” “The branch broke when I came down, and I fell into the water, up to my neck. But I still had the frog in my hand. When I got a closer look, I realized this was not the species I had e 53 to catch based on the call. Could it be something new? We knew we had to investigate.” “We compared its coloring, body shape, call, and even its DNA to other frogs. It took us seven years to figure it out. Finally, we officially named this new frog the mapinguari clown tree frog after a mythical rainforest beast.” The c 54 discoverer Ecologist Washington Wachira is an expert on the birds of Kenya. He talks about finding an unknown species of lizard. “I was in the desert helping to study larks (云雀). As I watched one of the birds through my binoculars, I spotted a basking lizard nearby. It had a pattern of spots I’d never seen before. I stopped to take some pictures, and soon I found more lizards with the s 55 spots.” “A few days later, I emailed the photos to friends who specialize in reptiles, and together we studied them more. Once we knew for sure it was a new species, my teammates suggested naming it after me, Agama wachirai. It was the greatest h 56 of my career. This discovery reminded me how much we still have to learn about the natural world. It also inspired me to continue exploring and protecting the habitats of these incredible creatures.” 试卷第1页，共3页 试卷第1页，共3页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $