五、任务型阅读。 (6分) 得分
There are two seeds. They are good friends. They often play together when they are free. Sometimes they have nothing to do, so they lie on the ground and have a chat with each other.
The first seed says, “I want to grow! Then I can enjoy the sun and the rain!” Later, it grows. It can enjoy the sun and the rain.
The second seed says, “I am afraid（害怕）of growing up. If I grow, I have to live in the soil. Little animals may come up to me and eat me. How terrible（可怕的）! If I become a beautiful flower, a child will come and pick me. It is much better for me to wait. It’s a dangerous（危险的）way to be alive. ” It does nothing and doesn’t want to grow.
Spring comes soon. A duck comes up to the seeds. It eats the second seed and goes away. See? We shouldn’t act like the second seed. We should face our life bravely like the first seed.
25. Why does the first seed want to grow?（不超过10个词）

26. What happens（发生）to the second seed in the end?（不超过10个词）

27. What can you learn from the story?（不超过10个词）

实践性作业
Name card of a plant

25. Because it wants to enjoy the sun and the rain. /To enjoy the sun and the rain.
26. A duck eats the second seed (in spring).
27. We should face our life bravely like the first seed.
实践性作业（略）

【分析】本题为任务型阅读题，需根据问题定位原文对应内容，提取关键信息并控制答案字数（不超过10个词）。第25题需找第一颗种子想生长的原因，定位到第二段第一句；第26题找第二颗种子的结局，定位到最后一段；第27题需提炼故事主旨，定位到最后一句，同时注意答案的简洁性和字数要求。
【解析】25. 从原文第二段第一句“The first seed says, ‘I want to grow! Then I can enjoy the sun and the rain!’”提取原因，符合字数要求；26. 从原文最后一段“A duck comes up to the seeds. It eats the second seed and goes away.”可知结局；27. 从原文最后一句“We should face our life bravely like the first seed.”提炼主旨，符合要求。
【答案】25. To enjoy the sun and the rain.
26. A duck eats the second seed.
27. We should face our life bravely like the first seed.
【知识点】任务型阅读、信息提取、主旨理解
【点评】本题考查学生从阅读文本中提取关键信息、提炼主旨的能力，需注意答案的字数限制，难度适中，适合基础阶段练习。
【难度系数】0.5

将所给单词意思与所给句子进行匹配。
1. rest
① I'm really tired. I need to rest for a while.
② We had a good rest after the long walk.
③ Five of us will go, and the rest will stay here.
A. n. 休息 B. n. 余下的人（或物）
C. v. 休息
2. grow
① My grandparents grow a lot of vegetables in their garden.
② Bamboo can grow very fast in spring.
A. v. 生长 B. v. 种植
3. key
① Find the key point（点）of the text.
② I lost my keys in the school. I hope you can help me find them.
③ Please write all the keys on your paper.
A. n. 钥匙
B. n. 答案
C. adj. 关键的

1. CAB
2. BA
3. CAB

【分析】本题需结合每个单词所在句子的语境，判断单词的具体含义及词性，再匹配对应选项。逐个分析每个单词的不同句子，明确单词在句中的用法，对应选项即可得出答案。
【解析】1. 分析rest：①句中rest位于need to后，作动词，意为“休息”，对应选项C；②句中had a good rest里的rest是名词，意为“休息”，对应选项A；③句中the rest表示“余下的人（或物）”，对应选项B，故1的答案为CAB。
2. 分析grow：①句中祖父母“种植”蔬菜，grow作动词意为“种植”，对应选项B；②句中竹子“生长”快，grow作动词意为“生长”，对应选项A，故2的答案为BA。
3. 分析key：①句中key point意为“关键点”，key作形容词意为“关键的”，对应选项C；②句中lost keys意为“丢了钥匙”，key作名词意为“钥匙”，对应选项A；③句中write all the keys意为“写所有答案”，key作名词意为“答案”，对应选项B，故3的答案为CAB。
【答案】1.CAB；2.BA；3.CAB
【知识点】英语单词词义辨析，语境与词义匹配
【点评】本题考查常见英语单词的多义性，需结合句子语境判断单词的具体含义，是基础英语词汇练习题型，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.5