Ⅵ. Read and choose(从方框中选择合适的句子补全对话,有一个多余选项)5%
A. How do they do that?
B. Why do they do that?
C. Some plants can “sleep” at night.
D. Some plants have leaves.
E. That's really amazing!
F. Let's read more stories about them.
Lily:Good morning,John. Look at this book. It's about amazing plants.
John:Wow! I know some plants are very special.
Lily:Yes. Some plants can catch and eat small insects.
John:1.
Lily:They have special leaves. Small insects can't get out.
John:What other amazing things can plants do?
Lily:2.
John:That's fun. 3.
Lily:They close their leaves to keep safe at night.
John:4. Plants are really clever.
Lily:Right. They have many wonderful secrets.
John:I want to learn more about amazing plants.
Lily:5.

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

【分析】
首先通读对话，理解上下文语境逻辑：1. 第一空，Lily提及植物能抓吃小昆虫，John的答语对应询问方式；2. 第二空，John问植物其他神奇之处，Lily需补充植物的另一特性；3. 第三空，Lily解释植物晚上合叶子的原因，对应John询问原因；4. 第四空，John对植物的神奇行为发出感叹；5. 第五空，John想了解更多，Lily提议读更多相关内容。结合选项匹配即可。
【解析】
1. 第一空：Lily说植物能抓吃小昆虫，John答语说明是询问方式，对应选项A“How do they do that?”（它们怎么做到的？），故选A。
2. 第二空：John问植物其他神奇的事，Lily需回答植物的另一特性，选项C“Some plants can “sleep” at night.”（有些植物晚上会“睡觉”）符合语境，故选C。
3. 第三空：Lily解释植物晚上合叶子是为了安全，对应John询问原因，选项B“Why do they do that?”（它们为什么这么做？）符合，故选B。
4. 第四空：John对植物的神奇行为发出感叹，选项E“That's really amazing!”（真神奇！）符合，故选E。
5. 第五空：John想了解更多关于神奇植物的内容，Lily提议读更多相关故事，选项F“Let's read more stories about them.”（让我们读更多关于它们的故事吧）符合，故选F。
【答案】
1.A 2.C 3.B 4.E 5.F
【知识点】
英语补全对话、情景交际用语
【点评】
本题为英语情景对话补全题，考查学生对日常交际用语的理解与运用能力，需结合上下文语境逻辑匹配选项，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6

Ⅶ. Read and finish the tasks(阅读短文,完成下列任务)10%
The amazing baobab tree(猴面包树)
In the hot and dry land of Africa,there stands a very special tree. It is the baobab tree. People also call it the "Bottle Tree" or the "Tree of Life". It looks very strange. It looks like a giant bottle standing on the ground. Some baobab trees are very thick and tall.
This tree is amazing because it can store water. In the dry season,there is no rain for a long time. The baobab tree soaks up(吸收) plenty of water on rainy days and keeps it inside its thick trunk. It can hold thousands of liters of water! If people are thirsty,they can get water from the tree.
The baobab tree is also very useful. Its fruit tastes good and is healthy to eat. Its leaves can be used as medicine. People even use its bark to make paper and cloth. When the tree gets very old,its trunk becomes hollow inside. It becomes like a big room. Sometimes,

people build houses inside the old tree. It is truly a wonderful tree that helps people live in the dry land.
任务一:根据短文内容,选择正确的答案
()1. Why do people call the baobab the "Bottle Tree"?
A. Because it grows bottles.
B. Because it looks like a big bottle.
C. Because it drinks water from bottles.
()2. Where does the baobab tree store water?
A. In its leaves.
B. In its fruit.
C. In its thick trunk.
()3. What will happen in the dry season?
A. It rains a lot.
B. The baobab tree dies.
C. People can get water from the baobab tree.
()4. What do people use the bark of the tree to do?
A. To make paper and cloth.
B. To build houses.
C. To cook food.
()5. What does the underlined word "hollow" mean in the story?
A. Full of water.
B. Empty inside.
C. Very strong.
任务二:根据短文内容,判断下列句子正误,正确的用"T"表示,错误的用"F"表示
()1. The baobab tree grows in cold and wet places.
()2. The tree can hold a lot of water to survive(活下来).
()3. The fruit of the baobab tree is bad to eat.
()4. People can build houses inside an old baobab tree.
()5. The baobab tree is not useful to people.

任务一:1. B 2. C 3. C 4. A 5. B
任务二:1. F 2. T 3. F 4. T 5. F

【分析】这是一篇关于猴面包树的英语阅读理解题，分为任务一（选择题）和任务二（判断题）。解题思路为：先通读短文把握核心内容，再针对任务一的各小题，回到原文定位相关描述，对比选项选出匹配的答案；针对任务二的各句子，回到原文查找对应信息，判断句子与原文是否一致。
【解析】任务一：1. 原文第一段明确提到猴面包树“looks like a giant bottle standing on the ground”，对应选项B；2. 原文第二段指出猴面包树“keeps water inside its thick trunk”，对应选项C；3. 原文第二段说明旱季人们可以从猴面包树获取水，对应选项C；4. 原文第三段提到人们用猴面包树的树皮造纸和布，对应选项A；5. 原文第三段提到老树树干“becomes like a big room”，可知hollow意为“内部空的”，对应选项B。任务二：1. 原文第一段说猴面包树生长在炎热干燥的非洲，不是寒冷潮湿的地方，故F；2. 原文第二段提到猴面包树能储存大量水，故T；3. 原文第三段说猴面包树的果实好吃且健康，不是难吃，故F；4. 原文第三段提到人们会在老猴面包树里建房子，故T；5. 原文第三段列举了猴面包树的多种用途，并非无用，故F。
【答案】任务一:1. B 2. C 3. C 4. A 5. B；任务二:1. F 2. T 3. F 4. T 5. F
【知识点】英语阅读理解、细节理解、词义猜测
【点评】本题考查学生对英语短文的信息提取与判断能力，题型基础，均为原文细节题，适合学生巩固阅读理解的解题方法。
【难度系数】0.6