熟记英语300句 中考英语无忧虑
—人教版初中英语高频考点、句型讲练（128）
主题句 I want to be a teacher when I grow up.
长大后我想成为一名教师。
考点：动词grow 的用法
1. 用作不及物动词，意为"生长，成长"。grow 的过去式和过去分词分别为 grew, grown。短语grow up, 意为"成长，长大，成熟"。
Can plants grow without water or sunlight?
没有水和阳光植物能生长吗？
Orange trees grow well in South China.
橘树在中国南方地区生长得好。
Your son has grown up. You needn't worry about him.
你的儿子已经长大了，你不必担心他。
Sometimes mistakes you made can help you grow up.
有时候你犯的错误能帮助你成长。
2. grow 用作及物动词，意为"种植"，侧重"种"后的栽培、管理。
People can grow some vegetables in their own yards.
人们可以在自己的庭院里种些蔬菜。
It's not easy to grow crops here because of the bad climate.
因为糟糕的气候，在这里种植作物不容易。
动词plant 也表示"种植"，侧重"种"的行为本身。
How many trees did you plant last year?
去年你们种了多少棵树？
April is the best time to plant trees.
四月是种树最佳时候。
3. grow 用作系动词，意为"变得"，有逐渐变化的意思，强调变化的过程，后通常接形容词。
The pollution problem is growing more serious.
污染问题变得更严重了。
Let's grow old together.
让我们一起慢慢变老吧。
The population of the world is growing faster and faster.
世界人口增长越来越来快。
小试牛刀：
1. It's a good idea to flowers in the sitting room.
A. plant B. grow C. keep D. produce
2. I want to be a scientist like Qian Xuesen when I in the future.
A. wake up B. stay up C. grow up D. get up
3. China's high-speed railways from 9,000 to 29,000 kilometers in the past few years.
A. are growing B. were growing C. will grow D. have grown (2019徐州)
4. You ( grow) since the last time I saw you. (2017武威)
5. What is he going to be when he (长大).
答案1-3 BCD 4. have grown 5. grows up
