Unit 2　Plant a Plant!

Ⅰ.听句子,选出句子中所包含的信息。每个句子读两遍

1.We are digging a hole.

2.It grows in the centre of Africa.

3.Look at the beautiful flowers.

4.Please look after your sister well.

5.She is supposed to be on a trip.

Ⅱ.听句子,选出该句的最佳答语。每个句子读两遍

6.Don’t forget to water your plant.

7.Is the carrot a root or a stem?

8.What is the cover made of?

9.It’s important to plant plants!

10.How beautiful your garden is!

Ⅲ.听对话和问题,选择正确答案。每段对话及问题读两遍

听第一段对话和问题,完成第11小题。

W:Tom, do you know how to plant a tree?

M:Yes.First dig a hole,and put the tree inside.At last water it.

Q11:What does Tom know?

听第二段对话和问题,完成第12小题。

M:What is it? It looks beautiful.

W:A kind of flower.People call it the rose.

Q12:What kind of flower is it?

听第三段对话和问题,完成第13小题。

M:What’s the date tomorrow?

W:Tomorrow is Tree Planting Day.

M:Oh.Why not go to the park to plant some trees then?

W:Good idea.

Q13:When will they plant trees?

听第四段对话和问题,完成14至15小题。

W:What are you going to do?

M:To plant plants in the countryside.Would you like to go with me?

W:OK.It’s an enjoyable job.

M:Best of all, planting trees can make the environment better.

W:Yes, you are right.

Q14:Where will they go?

Q15:What will they do?

听第五段对话和问题,完成第16至18小题。

W:Hi, Dale! It’s a nice day, isn’t it?

M:Yes, it is.What are you going to do in the summer holidays?

W:I plan to visit my grandparents during the summer holidays in the countryside.

M:Really? Why do you want to live in the countryside?

W:Because of too much noise in the city.I like a quiet place.What’s more, there are many green plants in the countryside.I like plants.

M:I also like plants.Enjoy yourself in the countryside.

W:Thank you.

Q16:How is the weather?

Q17:What is the girl going to do in the summer holidays?

Q18:Why does the girl want to live in the countryside?

Ⅳ.听短文和问题,选择正确答案。每篇短文及问题读两遍

听第一篇短文和问题,完成第19至21小题。

Look at this plant.It grows in the southwest of Africa.Like most plants, it has roots.But it has only two leaves and a stem.Its two leaves continue to grow for its whole life.Does it look old? This plant can live as long as 1,500 years, so people call it a living fossil.

Q19:Where does this plant grow?

Q20:Does this plant have only two leaves?

Q21:Why do people call it a living fossil?

听第二篇短文和问题,完成第22至25小题。

　　Plants are very important to us.We can’t live without plants.This is because plants can make food from air, water and sunlight.But animals and men can’t.Animals get their food by eating plants and other animals.Men live on plants and animals, too.So animals and men need plants to live.That is why we find there are so many plants around us.If you look carefully at the plants around you, you will find there are many kinds of plants.Some plants are large while others are small.Most plants are green.Some plants have many small leaves; others have only a few large leaves.

Q22:How do animals get their food?

Q23:What do animals and men need to live?

Q24:Are there any plants around us?

Q25:What colour are most plants?