四、【地方特色】木棉花(kapok)是广州市的市花。阅读木棉花的介绍,选择正确的答案并根据实际情况回答问题。
This is a kapok tree. Its flower is the city flower of Guangzhou. In spring, the tree grows beautiful red flowers. People in Guangzhou like the flowers. We can use them to make soup. They're good for our body. The silk cotton(木棉) from the kapok tree is useful too! We can use it to make pillows(枕头). It's very soft(柔软的). Also, the red colour of flowers stands for(代表) heroes. So we call them the "Hero Flower(英雄之花)" and give them to the brave people. The kapok tree is not just beautiful. It's also helpful(有用的)!

()1. What part of the kapok tree can we use to make soup?
A. The flowers. B. The cotton. C. The leaves.
()2. Which of the following is TRUE about the kapok tree?
A. Its flowers are blue. B. Its silk cotton is not helpful.
C. It is useful and beautiful.
()3. The word "brave" means "".
A. 勇敢的 B. 胆小的 C. 快乐的
4. What plants do you want to grow? Why?

1.A 2.C 3.A
4. 示例:I want to grow apple trees because
they can give us apples.

【分析】
这是一篇介绍广州市花木棉的英语阅读理解题，解题时首先通读全文了解大意，再带着每道题的问题回到原文定位对应信息，逐一比对选项就能选出正确答案；词义猜测题可以结合上下文的语境线索推导含义，最后一道开放题只需要结合自身想法，用通顺合理的英文表述出想种的植物和对应的理由即可。
【解析】
1. 回到原文定位句子"People in Guangzhou like the flowers. We can use them to make soup."，句中them指代前文的木棉花，说明可以用木棉花来做汤，对应选项A。
2. 逐一核对选项：
A选项：原文明确提到"In spring, the tree grows beautiful red flowers."，木棉花是红色的，不是蓝色，表述错误；
B选项：原文提到"The silk cotton(木棉) from the kapok tree is useful too!"，说明木棉丝是有用的，该选项表述错误；
C选项：对应原文最后一句"The kapok tree is not just beautiful. It's also helpful(有用的)!"，说明木棉树既美观又实用，表述正确。
3. 前文提到木棉花的红色代表英雄，英雄对应的特质就是勇敢，因此brave的含义是“勇敢的”，选A。
4. 本题为开放性试题，答案不唯一，只要写出想种植的植物，搭配合理的理由，英文语法表达通顺即可。
【答案】
1.A 2.C 3.A
4. 示例:I want to grow apple trees because they can give us apples.
【知识点】
阅读细节查找，词义猜测，情景表达
【点评】
本题结合广州本土特色文化出题，既考察学生从短文中定位提取关键信息的基础阅读能力，也融入了地方文化常识，开放题引导学生结合生活常识自主表达，难度适中，符合小学中高年级英语阅读的考察要求。
【难度系数】
0.7