Unit 2 Plant a Plant！ 阅读素养提升练-【绿卡初中创新题】2024-2025学年八年级下册英语习题课件(冀教版)

Unit 2　Plant a Plant! 阅读素养提升练 1 Ⅰ. 完形填空。 　　There is a kind of grass in Africa. It is named Giant King Grass. Local people 1 it “King of the Grasses”. This plant grows in a 2 way. 　　In the first three months of a year, Giant King Grass 3 and grows very slowly. In the second three months, it is only about 3 cm tall. But everything will 4 after a heavy rain in the next three months. The grass grows 5 . Within a week, it can reach the height（高度） of two metres. Ⅱ Ⅲ Ⅳ Ⅰ Ⅴ 2 　　In fact, in the first six 6 , Giant King Grass does what it can to spread its roots. Some of its 7 are as long as 28 metres. That is why it can grow magically as soon as a heavy 8 comes. Many people only notice that Giant King Grass gets so tall in such a short time. But they don’t notice how 9 it tries to spread its roots in the first six months. 　　Every 10 is made up of hard work. This is a lesson worth learning for a lifetime. Ⅱ Ⅲ Ⅳ Ⅰ Ⅴ 3 1. A. give B. note C. call D. make 2. A. strange B. common C. comfortable D. terrible 3. A. turns around B. cuts down C. closes up D. comes out 4. A. change B. close C. answer D. expect 5. A. slowly B. gently C. loudly D. quickly 6. A. hours B. months C. days D. nights 7. A. roots B. leaves C. seeds D. flowers A D A D B C A Ⅱ Ⅲ Ⅳ Ⅰ Ⅴ 4 8. A. wind B. cloud C. rain D. snow 9. A. hard B. easily C. shortly D. exactly 10. A. hole B. storm C. purpose D. success C A D Ⅱ Ⅲ Ⅳ Ⅰ Ⅴ 5 Ⅱ. 短文填空。 　　（唐山丰润期中改编）Planting flowers is great fun. It is one of my new 11. ________（hobby）. I can learn something new 12. ________ it. 　　Last week I bought 13. ________ flower pot and some flower seeds. Then I 14. ________（plant） some seeds in the pot. After a few days, nothing happened, 15. ________ I didn’t give up. On the 16. ________（ten） day, I saw something green in the pot. Some seedlings came 17. ________. I felt very 18. ________（excite）. Now they are about 1 cm tall. I 19. __________（look） forward to hobbies from a planted but tenth out excited am looking Ⅱ Ⅲ Ⅳ Ⅰ Ⅴ 6 seeing their flowers. I 20. ________（take） good care of them through their short lives. 　　Just like growing flowers, we can also plant 21. ________（happy） and hope. In fact, our life 22. ________（be） just like a pot with nothing in it. 23. ________（actual）, we have many things to do, but sometimes we don’t do 24. ________（they）. We may miss many good chances. If we expect 25. ________（get） positive（积极的） fruits, we should plant positive seeds. will take happiness is Actually them to get Ⅱ Ⅲ Ⅳ Ⅰ Ⅴ 7 Ⅲ. 阅读理解。 　　Plants have seeds. New plants grow from seeds. Some seeds fall on the ground and new plants grow next to the old plants. As a result, they are too crowded to get enough sunshine and water. So some of them die（死亡）. But some plants spread their seeds far from where they live. These seeds grow in new places. There are many ways of the seeds’ travel. 　　The wind helps seeds to travel. Some plant seeds have little wings. When the wind blows, the seeds fly away. Soon they fall to the ground and new plants may grow there. Ⅱ Ⅲ Ⅳ Ⅰ Ⅴ Some plants dry up. The wind pulls（拔） them from the ground. They roll（滚动） along the ground, dropping off their seeds. 　　Other plants grow near the water. Their seeds drop into the water and go away with it. They may travel many miles before they stop. 　　Some seeds have special parts called “stickers”. The stickers help the seeds travel far. How？These seeds wait for an animal to walk by. Then they stick to its fur（毛） to get a free ride. Birds carry some plant seeds to new places, too. 　　Seeds can’t walk. But they can travel with the help of wind, water and animals. Ⅱ Ⅲ Ⅳ Ⅰ Ⅴ 26. If new plants are crowded, some of them _____. A. will travel B. can’t live on C. can grow taller D. can live better 27.［新考法·代词指代］The underlined word “them” refers to _____. A. wings B. seeds C. plants D. birds 28. What can help seeds to travel？ A. Leaves, roots and flowers. B. Birds, stickers and wings. C. Wind, water and other plants. D. Animals, water and wind. B C D Ⅱ Ⅲ Ⅳ Ⅰ Ⅴ 29. Which can be the best title for the text？ A. The Growth of Plants B. The Kinds of Seeds C. The Parts of Plants D. The Travel of Seeds 30.［新考法·篇章结构］What’s the structure of the text？ A. ①②③④/⑤ B. ①/②/③④⑤ C. ①/②③④/⑤ D. ①/②③④⑤ D C Ⅱ Ⅲ Ⅳ Ⅰ Ⅴ Ⅳ. 阅读表达。 　　Once a little weed（杂草） grew in a field. There were many flowers around it. Lots of bees came to them. Some came for their nice smells while others came for their bright colours. The weed was unhappy, as its flowers were not beautiful. 　　One morning, three children came to the field. “Let’s pick some flowers for our grandma! She loves beautiful flowers!” said one. “What about that one？” another said, pointing at the weed. “That’s a useless weed!” laughed the oldest brother. Hearing this, the little weed felt even worse. “Am I really useless？” it asked itself. Ⅱ Ⅲ Ⅳ Ⅰ Ⅴ 　　In winter, all flowers were gone. The little weed stood alone in the field. Just then, it noticed some birds coming above the field. “We are hungry!” they shouted. The little weed called out to them, “I have pods that you can eat!” The birds ate up the pods and said, “We can’t find anything better than what you gave us!” 　　This made the little weed pleased. “At last, I have found out what I am good for!” it said. Ⅱ Ⅲ Ⅳ Ⅰ Ⅴ 31. Why was the little weed unhappy at first？ _______________________________________ 32. Who did the three children pick flowers for？ _______________________________________ 33. What were the birds looking for？ _______________________________________ 34. Why did the bees come to the flowers？ （写出一个答案即可） _______________________________________ Because its flowers were not beautiful. Their grandma. Some food./Something to eat. For their nice smells./For their bright colours. Ⅱ Ⅲ Ⅳ Ⅰ Ⅴ 35. What can you learn from the story？Give another example to explain the point. （答 案须与文中例子不同） __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ Everyone has his or her own shining points. Although I’m not good at football, I can play ping-pong pretty well./... Ⅱ Ⅲ Ⅳ Ⅰ Ⅴ Ⅴ. 情景交际。 　（Two students are talking about hobbies.） A: What do you like doing in your free time？ B: I like gardening. A: 36. _________________________ B: Because it can help me relax. A: 37. ___________________________ B: I usually grow vegetables and flowers. I often share them with my neighbours. Why do you like it？/... What do you usually grow？/... Ⅱ Ⅲ Ⅳ Ⅰ Ⅴ A: 38. _________________________ B: Of course, they like them very much. By the way, what’s your hobby？ A: 39. ________________________________ B: Sounds great! Can I go climbing with you？ A: 40. ____________________________ I’m so glad you can climb mountains with me. Do they like them？/... My hobby is mountain climbing./... Yes, you can./Of course./Sure./... Ⅱ Ⅲ Ⅳ Ⅰ Ⅴ 18 $$