五、任务型阅读。
China's "Four Great Folktales"
Lady Meng Jiang
During the Qin Dynasty，Lady Meng Jiang's husband was forced to leave home to help build the Great Wall. After not hearing from him for a long time，Lady Meng Jiang set out to bring him winter clothes. Unluckily，by the time she reached the Great Wall，her husband had already died. After hearing the bad news，she cried so sadly that part of the Great Wall collapsed(崩塌)，revealing(露出)her husband's bones.
Legend of the White Snake
A white snake spirit dreamed of becoming a goddess. She took human form，called herself Bai Suzhen，and travelled to the human world. She fell in love with a young man named Xu Xian and they got married. But spirits and humans weren't supposed to marry，so a monk named Fahai tried to kill Bai. Bai was finally trapped in Leifeng Pagoda(塔)forever by Fahai.
The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl
Zhinyu，a weaver girl，was a fairy who fell in love with Niulang，a cowherd. However，their love was not allowed. They were separated on opposite sides of the night sky by a silver river. But once a year，on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month，many magpies(喜鹊)form a bridge to reunite the lovers for one day.
The Butterfly Lovers
A young woman named Zhu Yingtai disguised(乔装)herself as a man so she could study in school. She got along well with a schoolmate named Liang Shanbo. Later，Liang discovered Zhu was a woman and wanted to marry her. But Zhu had already been arranged to marry another man by her parents. Heartbroken，Liang died on Zhu's wedding day. Zhu ran to Liang's tomb(坟墓)，which suddenly opened：Zhu jumped inside to join Liang. A pair of butterflies then came out of the tomb and flew away.
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。(每题答案不超过 6 个词)
1. Why did Lady Meng Jiang go to the Great Wall?
2. Where was Bai Suzhen trapped in the end?
3. How often do Zhinyu and Niulang meet each other?
4. How did Zhu feel when Liang died on her wedding day?
5. What do the four folktales have in common?

1. To bring her husband winter clothes. 2. In Leifeng Pagoda. 3. Once a year. 4. Sad. /Heartbroken. 5. They are all sad love stories.

【分析】
这是文化主题的任务型阅读，解题思路非常清晰：首先先通读全文了解四个中国民间故事的大致内容，再逐个对照题干问题，带着问题回到对应故事的段落里精准定位关键信息，同时严格遵守题干要求的“答案不超过6个词”的规则，对找到的信息做精简提炼：
1. 第一题问孟姜女前往长城的原因，直接定位孟姜女段落里和出发目的相关的语句，提取核心动作即可；
2. 第二题问白素贞最终被困的地点，定位白蛇传段落末尾的相关表述，提取对应地点即可；
3. 第三题问牛郎织女的见面频率，定位牛郎织女段落里描述见面周期的内容，直接提取对应短语；
4. 第四题问梁山伯在祝英台婚礼当天去世时祝英台的感受，定位梁祝段落里描述情绪的词汇即可；
5. 第五题需要归纳四个故事的共同点，通读四个故事的主线，发现全部都是以悲剧收尾的爱情故事，提炼出符合字数要求的结论即可。
【解析】
我们逐题结合原文内容推导答案：
1. 从孟姜女段落原文“Lady Meng Jiang set out to bring him winter clothes”，可知她去长城的目的是给丈夫送冬衣，精简后得到符合字数要求的答案；
2. 从白蛇传段落原文“Bai was finally trapped in Leifeng Pagoda forever by Fahai”，可直接提取白素贞最终被困的地点；
3. 从牛郎织女段落原文“But once a year, on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, many magpies form a bridge to reunite the lovers for one day”，可直接得到二人的见面频率；
4. 从梁祝段落原文“Heartbroken, Liang died on Zhu's wedding day”，能直接提取出祝英台当时的情绪状态；
5. 通读四个故事可知，所有故事的主线都是相爱的恋人无法圆满，最终走向悲剧的爱情故事，精简后得到对应答案。
【答案】
1. To bring her husband winter clothes.
2. In Leifeng Pagoda.
3. Once a year.
4. Sad. /Heartbroken.
5. They are all sad love stories.
【知识点】
阅读细节定位，阅读主旨归纳，传统民间文学常识
【点评】
本题选取学生熟悉的中国四大民间传说作为阅读素材，既考察学生快速定位原文细节信息的阅读能力，也融入了传统文化常识，最后一道归纳共同点的题目需要学生在理解全文的基础上做总结，同时设置了答案不超过6个词的限制，提醒学生答题时注意题干的格式要求，整体难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.7