三、配对阅读。
左栏是五位同学的需求，右栏是对七种植物的介绍。请为每位同学找到对应的植物。选项中有两项为多余选项。
（）1. Mary found a strange plant with only two leaves. She wants to know more about it.
（）2. Jackie saw a bird-like flower. He found it interesting and wanted to find out what it is.
（）3. Sandy's best friend Ann is sad these days. She loves plants. So Sandy wants to find a funny plant to make her happy.
（）4. Tony's father said there is a plant that closes its leaves to get food. Tony is interested in it and wants to see it.
（）5. Lucia wonders if trees can get hurt. She wants to learn about it.
A. Its flowers look like flying egrets (白鹭), a kind of bird. Because of this, people call it the egret flower.
B. There is a shy plant. When something touches its leaves, they close up tightly. After a while, the leaves open up again.
C. There is a kind of funny tree. If the wind blows, this amazing tree "laughs". This is because its fruit has a hole in it.
D. This plant has only two leaves and a stem (茎). two leaves continue to grow for its whole life. It can live as long as 1,500 years.
E. When this kind of tree gets hurt, red liquid will come out. It looks like blood. People say it will cry when it is hurt.
F. An interesting plant in North America eats "meat". When an insect comes close, it closes up tightly until the insect dies.
G. There's a plant called the "dancing plant". When it hears music or loud voices, its leaves will move like they're dancing.

1. D 2. A 3. C 4. F 5. E

【分析】
解题思路：先提取左栏每位同学需求的核心关键词，再匹配右栏植物介绍的对应关键词，找到完全契合的选项即可。步骤：1. 定位左栏第1题的关键词“only two leaves”，匹配右栏对应描述；2. 定位第2题关键词“bird-like flower”，匹配对应选项；3. 定位第3题关键词“funny plant”，匹配对应内容；4. 定位第4题关键词“closes its leaves to get food”，匹配对应选项；5. 定位第5题关键词“trees can get hurt”，匹配对应选项。
【解析】
1. 左栏第1题提到“only two leaves”，右栏D选项明确说明“This plant has only two leaves...”，匹配需求，故1选D；
2. 左栏第2题提到“bird-like flower”，右栏A选项说明“Its flowers look like flying egrets (白鹭), a kind of bird”，白鹭是鸟类，对应鸟状花，匹配需求，故2选A；
3. 左栏第3题提到“find a funny plant”，右栏C选项描述“a kind of funny tree”，匹配“funny plant”的需求，故3选C；
4. 左栏第4题提到“closes its leaves to get food”，右栏F选项说明“When an insect comes close, it closes up tightly until the insect dies”，这种食虫植物闭合叶子获取食物，匹配需求，故4选F；
5. 左栏第5题提到“trees can get hurt”，右栏E选项说明“When this kind of tree gets hurt, red liquid will come out... People say it will cry when it is hurt”，匹配树木受伤的相关内容，故5选E。
【答案】
1. D 2. A 3. C 4. F 5. E
【知识点】
英语配对阅读、植物常识英文表达
【点评】
本题为英语配对阅读题，核心是提取关键词进行信息匹配，难度适中，考查学生的信息定位与匹配能力，选项中存在2个多余项（B、G），需注意排除干扰。
【难度系数】
0.6

Period 2 Section A Pronunciation-2e
必备知识导学
核心词汇
知识点1 popular 教材p33 Bamboo is one of the most popular subjects in Chinese paintings.

48 新课程学习辅导 英语 八年级 上册 人教版
【情境运用】
选词填空（with/in/for/as）。
（1）Our English teacher is popular a patient and kind person.
（2）Dumplings are popular northern China.
（3）The small restaurant is popular its free drinks.
（4）This song is popular people of all ages.

(1) as (2) in (3) for (4) with

【分析】
这道题考查核心词汇popular的常用介词搭配，解题思路是先回忆思维导图中关于popular的四个固定搭配：①be popular as（作为……受欢迎）；②be popular in（在某个地方/领域流行）；③be popular for（因……而受欢迎）；④be popular with（受……欢迎）。再结合每个句子的语境，匹配对应的搭配，选出正确的介词。
【解析】
1. 第（1）句：句意是“我们的英语老师作为一名耐心友善的人受欢迎”，对应搭配be popular as（作为……受欢迎），所以填as；
2. 第（2）句：句意是“饺子在中国北方流行”，对应搭配be popular in（在某地流行），所以填in；
3. 第（3）句：句意是“这家小餐馆因它的免费饮料而受欢迎”，对应搭配be popular for（因……而受欢迎），所以填for；
4. 第（4）句：句意是“这首歌受各个年龄段的人欢迎”，对应搭配be popular with（受……欢迎），所以填with。
【答案】
(1) as (2) in (3) for (4) with
【知识点】
popular的搭配用法；be popular相关短语
【点评】
本题考查八年级英语核心词汇popular的四个常用介词搭配，属于基础词汇运用题，只要掌握课本梳理的固定搭配即可轻松解答，是单元基础考点，侧重词汇的语境运用。
【难度系数】
0.7