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本单元主题为:人与社会——历史、社会与文化,内容涉及中外文学史上有代表性的作家和作品。本单元语篇常为记叙文,涵盖少量说明成分,要求学生能正确使用现在完成时介绍文学作品或书写一个读书报告。
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In the South China Sea,there is a group of Jiaoren. Their tears become pearls after they fall. To the north of Kunlun Mountains, there is a monster called Xiangliu. It has nine heads with human faces but the body of a snake. These magic creatures are from the ancient book of mythical legends Shan Hai Jing. Have you ever read it before?
Shan Hai Jing is one of the most fascinating books about ancient China. It has a history of over 2,200 years. It is about the culture and geography of China before the Qin Dynasty. The whole collection includes eighteen parts,talking about more than 550 mountains and 300 seas. From it, people can learn about many interesting stories and lots of mysterious creatures.
A famous story in the book is about Zhu Rong,the God of Fire. He had a big fight with Gong Gong,the God of Water,because of their disagreement. Zhu Rong won at last. However,the human world became dark after the fight. Then Zhu Rong brought fire from the sky to the world and taught humans how to use it.
The book has inspired many people. There are also many books,films,games and artworks made from it. Although people don't know about the writer,they consider Shan Hai Jing as one of the treasures of Chinese culture. The stories in the book are now being spread from one generation to another in China. So for your next book,why not choose Shan Hai Jing? It may surprise you.
()1. The writer starts the passage .
A. by telling a story B. by giving examples
C. by comparing facts D. by showing sayings
()2. What is paragraph 2 mainly about?
A. The popularity of Shan Hai Jing. B. The importance of Shan Hai Jing.
C. The introduction to Shan Hai Jing. D. The stories in Shan Hai Jing.
()3. What does the underlined word "it" refer to?
A. The fire. B. The darkness. C. The water. D. The power.
()4. What can we know about Zhu Rong?
A. He is the God of Water. B. He has a human body.
C. He often rides a horse. D. He beat Gong Gong in a fight.
()5. What's the purpose of the passage?
A. To tell the story of Zhu Rong. B. To inspire people to write books.
C. To call on people to read Shan Hai Jing. D. To show the great culture of ancient China.

1.B 2.C 3.A 4.D 5.C

【分析】
先通读全文，明确文章围绕《山海经》展开，介绍其基本情况、相关故事并号召阅读。针对每道题，先分析题干要求，再定位原文对应内容，逐一比对选项排除错误答案，选出正确选项。
【解析】
1. 第一段作者通过列举鲛人、相柳两个神话生物的例子引出《山海经》，属于举例开头，故选B。A选项“讲故事”、C选项“对比事实”、D选项“展示谚语”均不符合开头方式。
2. 第二段介绍《山海经》的历史、内容、涵盖的部分等，是对《山海经》的整体介绍，故选C。A选项“受欢迎”、B选项“重要性”、D选项“里面的故事”均不是第二段主旨。
3. 定位到第三段“brought fire from the sky to the world and taught humans how to use it”，此处it指代前文的“fire”，故选A。B、C、D选项均不符合指代内容。
4. 第三段提到祝融与共工争斗且祝融获胜，D选项正确。A选项祝融是火神而非水神；B选项相柳是九头人面蛇身，祝融无此特征；C选项文中未提及祝融骑马，均错误。
5. 最后一段“So for your next book, why not choose Shan Hai Jing?”明确号召读者阅读《山海经》，故选C。A选项仅为文章部分内容；B选项未提及写书；D选项展示文化不是主要目的。
【答案】
1.B 2.C 3.A 4.D 5.C
【知识点】
阅读理解、代词指代、主旨大意
【点评】
本文是关于《山海经》的英语阅读理解，考察学生语篇理解、细节定位、代词指代及主旨把握能力，题目难度适中，需结合原文细节分析选项。
【难度系数】
0.6