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Unit 3
Can plants“talk”?
Can plants“talk”?The answer is yes-but the pitch(音调)of
词汇积累
their voices is too high for people to hear.A new study found that
pitch音调→high
plants "shout"when they are not getting enough water.
pitched音调高的
In this study,some scientists grew three groups of tomato
shout呼喊,(植物)发
plants.The first group was watered.The second group was not
出声响→shout at sb
watered.The third group was watered,but their stems()were cut
朝某人叫喊
off.The scientists used microphones to record()their sounds.
single单一的→a
single plant一株植物
The plants in the first group were quiet.But the plants in the
include包含,包括→
second and third groups made a lot of noise.In fact,a single plant
including包括
can make about 30 to 50 such sounds per hour.
stress压力→under
The scientists found that many other plants also "shouted".
stress在压力之下
They included strawberry,grape and lemon plants.
How do plants make these sounds?"It's not clear yet,"said
Linda,one of the scientists.“But we think that air bubbles(气泡)
break in the plants'vascular systems(维管系统).That may cause the
sounds.She said,"And we're also looking at which animals might
be listening to these sounds.
阅读短文,选择正确的答案。>细节理解题
()i.The“shouts”of the plants are too
for people to hear.
A.loud
B.low-pitched
C.high-pitched
()2.Every hour,five plants can make
A.about 30 to 50 sounds
B.about 20 to 80 sounds
C.about 150 to 250 sounds
)3.
plants also make noise when they are under stress.
①Strawberry
②Lemon
③Grape
④Potato
A.①②④
B.①②③
C.①③④
()4.According to the last paragraph,which of the following statements is TRUE?
A.The water bubbles may cause the sounds.
B.The air bubbles break in the plants'vascular systems.
C.The animals break the air bubbles in the plants.
(
)5.The scientists are also working on the question:
A.How can people“talk”to plants?
B.How can people record the "talking"of plants?
C.Which animals may listen to the plants "talking"?
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My strawberry-growing diary
12 March
It's Tree Planting Day.I plant a strawberry sprout.It has only six leaves.They are
green and small.
31 March
It is taller than before.It is 13 cm tall.It has twelve leaves now.They are bigger.
Every day,I weed(除草),water and wait,.
10 June
It is 25 cm tall.There are more leaves.Among the green leaves,there are sixteen
flowers.They are small and white.
8 July
I have many strawberries.Some are red.Some are green.Oh no.Some birds come.
They want to eat my strawberries.I put up a windmill()to drive them away.
1 October
There aren't any strawberries any more(不再).
阅读种植日记,完成下列各题。
(一)根据种植日记,选择正确的答案。
()1.The diary is about
>主旨大意题
A.the growth of strawberry plant
B.Tree Planting Day
C.how to plant strawberries
()2.The underlined word“sprout”means
in Chinese.
>词义猜测题
A.果实
B.种子
C.幼苗
()3.How tall was the strawberry plant on3 1 March?细节理解题
A.6 cm.
B.13 cm.
C.25 cm.
()4.What does the writer do to take care of(照顾)the strawberry plant?>细节理解题
A.Picks the leaves.
B.Talks to it every day.
C.Weeds,waters and waits.
()5.Why does the writer put up a windmill?
>细节理解题
A.To drive the birds away.
B.To help the strawberries grow.
C.To play with it.
(二)选出合适的句子,补全日记结尾。将答案填写在文中横线上。>推理判断题
A.I will plant more strawberries next year.
B.The birds eat all the strawberries.
C.I give all the apples to my friends.
11make you feel worried,”可知,本段说明产
生焦虑的各类原因,故填A。
4.根据本段“When someone feels worried,
you can do these things to help.”可知,本
段讲述如何帮助感到焦虑的人,故填B。
(二)1~4TTFT
1.根据文中“When you feel worried,you
may think that something bad is going to
happen.”可知句子表述正确,故填T。
2.根据文中“You can also do something fun
to get better..”可知感到焦虑时可以做有
趣的事,句子表述正确,故填T。
3.根据文中“Listen to them carefully..”可
知,需要认真倾听对方,而非让对方少说
话,句子表述错误,故填F。
4根据全文内容,文章完整讲解焦虑的定义、
成因、自我调节、帮助他人,能让我们充分
了解焦虑,句子表述正确,故填T。
()I know anger.When I feel angry,I can
take a deep breath and talk with my parents.
(答案不唯一)
Unit 3
Can plants“talk”?
1~5 CCBBC
1.根据文中“The answer is yes-but the
pitch of their voices is too high for people
to hear.”可知,植物发出的声音音调太
高,人类听不见,high-pitched意为“高音调
的”,故选C。
2.根据文中“In fact,a single plant can make
about30to50 such sounds per hour..”可
知,一株植物每小时发出30至50次声响,
5株植物每小时就是150至250次声响,
故选C。
3.根据文中“They included strawberry,
grape and lemon plants.”可知,受压力时
会发出声响的植物有草莓、葡萄、柠檬,不
包含土豆,对应①②③,故选B。
4.根据文中“But we think that air bubbles
break in the plant's vascular system.”可
知,气泡在植物维管系统中破裂产生声响,
故选B。
5.根据文中“And we're also looking at which
animals might be listening to these
sounds.”可知,科学家还在研究什么动物
能听见植物的“叫声”,故选C。
My strawberry-growing diary
(-)1~5 ACBCA
1.根据日记记录草莓从幼苗、长高、开花到结
果的生长过程可知,文章介绍草莓植株的
生长,故选A。
2.根据日记中“12 March I plant a
strawberry sprout.It has only six
leaves..”可知,刚种下、只有几片嫩叶的是
幼苗,sprout意为“幼苗”,故选C。
3.根据日记中“31 March It is13 cm tall..”可
知,3月31日草莓植株高13厘米,故选B。
4.根据日记中“Every day,I weed,water
and wait.”可知,作者每天除草、浇水照料
草莓,故选C。
5.根据文中“Some birds come..They want
to eat my strawberries.I put up a
windmill to drive them away.”可知,放置
风车是为了赶走小鸟,故选A。
(二)A
根据作者细心照料草莓、搭建风车驱鸟,可以
看出作者很喜欢种植草莓。选项A表达明
年种更多草莓,符合全文情感逻辑,故选A。
Unit 4
A Powerful storm hit the UK
1~5 BACCB 6~10 BCABA
1.描述天气要用代词it,句子“It was very
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