《2025年走进重高培优讲义八年级英语上册人教版浙江专版》

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Some people have sensitive (敏感的) feet or skin. Others may have a hard time laughing at their own mistakes. Perhaps you live with someone like this. But can you imagine living with a sensitive plant (含羞草)?
Now, imagine that your hand is a green plant stem (茎) and each of your fingers is a leaf. Use your other hand to touch your leaf fingers, one at a time. Close each leaf finger until you have made a fist. Quickly drop your hand down to your leg. Wait a little while, and then slowly bring your hand back to its original (原来的) position.
It's just this kind of behaviour that has made the sensitive plant get its name. Brush your fingers gently across the leaves of the sensitive plant, and the leaves at once fold up (合拢) like tiny green fingers. The stems drop down as if they are ready to fall off the plant. About ten minutes later, the leaves open again, and the stems rise again! Sensitive plants are easy to grow inside your house. They simply need to get plenty of water and sunlight. But touching the plant too often can cause the plant to lose its leaves. A sensitive plant that loses many of its leaves may become unhealthy.
Imagine the fun you can have: introducing a friend to your plant! Have your friend stand close to the plant to tell it jokes. Touch your plant with a finger, and watch your friend's reaction when the plant seems to drop down slowly to say "no". Be sure to tell your friend the true cause of the plant's behaviour later, though. You don't want your friend to become overly sensitive about his jokes!
( )5. Which picture shows the meaning of the underlined word "fist" in the passage?
A. B. C. D.

( )6. What is the writer's purpose in writing Paragraph 2?
A. To explain why our hand is a green plant stem.
B. To show what living with a sensitive plant is like.
C. To tell us how to use our other hand to touch our leaf fingers.
D. To make us understand the sensitive plant's behaviour easily.
( )7. Which is TRUE about the sensitive plant?
A. The leaves open again after about ten minutes.
B. Touching a sensitive plant too often may be good for it.
C. The sensitive plant decides whether jokes are good.
D. Overly sensitive people can't tell jokes before the sensitive plant.
( )8. Which is the best title for the passage?
A. Sensitive People
B. The Sensitive Plant
C. Growing a Sensitive Plant
D. Getting on with Sensitive Friends

答案：
5. C
6. D
7. A
8. B