1 Read and write.（读一读，写一写。）
① It’s a sunflower. Its stem is tall and strong. It looks like .
② It’s an ice cream tulip. It has a long stem and big leaves. It looks like .
③ They are water lilies. The pink flowers are beautiful. The big leaves look like .
④ It’s / They’re . It looks / They look like .

1. a big round plate 2. an ice cream cone 3. green umbrellas
4. pine cones, small brown lanterns. (Answers may vary.)

【分析】先阅读每个句子中对植物的特征描述，抓住名称提示、外形特点等关键信息，结合生活中常见物品的外形进行联想，同时注意冠词、单复数的正确使用，完成填空。
【解析】①根据“sunflower（向日葵）”花盘大且圆的特征，联想相似物品，对应答案为a big round plate；②根据名称“ice cream tulip（冰郁金香）”的提示，结合其外形，联想像冰淇淋甜筒，即an ice cream cone；③“water lilies（睡莲）”的大叶子宽大，联想像绿色的伞，即green umbrellas；④可选择常见事物，比如松果（pine cones），外形像小灯笼（small brown lanterns），答案不唯一。
【答案】1. a big round plate 2. an ice cream cone 3. green umbrellas 4. pine cones, small brown lanterns. (Answers may vary.)
【知识点】英语名词、名词短语、事物特征描述
【点评】本题为开放性读写题，结合植物特征与生活常识，考察学生的观察能力、联想能力及英语名词短语的运用，鼓励发散思维。
【难度系数】0.6

2 Complete and say.（完成表格，然后说一说。）
| Plant | What is it like? | What’s special about it? |
| --- | --- | --- |
| creeper | long, thin stems | grow all over a wall in a short time |
| | | |
| | | |

I like the ... (name of the plant)
It has ... (What is it like?)
It ... (What’s special about it?)
How amazing!

补充完成的表格：
| Plant | What is it like? | What’s special about it? |
| ---- | ---- | ---- |
| creeper | long, thin stems | grow all over a wall in a short time |
| Venus flytrap | two special hairy leaves | can catch small insects fast |
| sunflower | big yellow flower head, thick stem | always faces the sun all day |
参考表述示例：
I like the Venus flytrap.
It has two special hairy leaves.
It can catch small insects fast.
How amazing!

【分析】首先明确题目要求：补充表格需选择两种常见植物，分别填写其外形特点（对应“What is it like?”）和特殊之处（对应“What’s special about it?”），再按照示例句型组织表达。思考时，先选特征明显的常见植物（如维纳斯捕蝇草、向日葵），回忆它们的英文名称、外形特点和特殊功能，再对应填入表格，最后用示例的句子结构完成表述。
【解析】1. 选择Venus flytrap（维纳斯捕蝇草），其外形特点为two special hairy leaves，特殊之处为can catch small insects fast；2. 选择sunflower（向日葵），其外形特点为big yellow flower head, thick stem，特殊之处为always faces the sun all day；3. 按示例句型组织表述：I like the Venus flytrap. It has two special hairy leaves. It can catch small insects fast. How amazing!
【答案】补充完成的表格：
| Plant | What is it like? | What’s special about it? |
| ---- | ---- | ---- |
| creeper | long, thin stems | grow all over a wall in a short time |
| Venus flytrap | two special hairy leaves | can catch small insects fast |
| sunflower | big yellow flower head, thick stem | always faces the sun all day |
参考表述示例：
I like the Venus flytrap.
It has two special hairy leaves.
It can catch small insects fast.
How amazing!
【知识点】植物类英语词汇、简单句运用
【点评】本题结合生活常识考查英语词汇积累与句型运用，需要学生掌握常见植物的英文表达及特征描述，难度适中，适合小学阶段学生练习。
【难度系数】0.5