【任务型阅读】
阅读下面短文，并用英语回答问题(请注意每小题的词数要求)。
Hi,I am Toby from New Zealand. I like doing water sport and my favourite sport is swimming. Now,let me tell you about a new water sport—riding on the water. That sounds interesting,right?
The water bike looks like a bike or a plane. With it,people can ride on the water. This water bike has a cool name and it is Manta5 Hydrofoil. It can run quickly and move(移动) on the water at twenty kilometres an hour.
Manta5 Hydrofoil comes from New Zealand. Do you want to know its price? Well,it's between $6,000 and $8,000. The price is high,but it sells very well in New Zealand.
It's not difficult for people to ride it and lots of people think it is cool and fun to ride on the water.
1. What sport does Toby like best?（不超过5个词）

2. How far can Manta5 Hydrofoil move in an hour?（不超过5个词）

3. If you could try Manta5 Hydrofoil,would you like to ride it? And why?（不超过15个词）

1. He likes swimming best. /Swimming.
2. Twenty kilometres.
3. Yes, I'd like to. Because I think it is cool and fun.（言之有理即可）

【分析】
先通读短文，明确每个问题的核心关键词，在短文中精准定位对应信息，再根据词数要求整理答案；第三题结合短文提及的水上运动特点作答即可。
【解析】
1. 定位短文第一段关键句“my favourite sport is swimming”，提取核心答案Swimming；
2. 定位短文第二段关键句“move on the water at twenty kilometres an hour”，提取对应距离Twenty kilometres；
3. 结合短文提到的“it is cool and fun”，按不超15词的要求组织语言，给出合理回答。
【答案】
1. Swimming.
2. Twenty kilometres.
3. Yes, I'd like to. Because it's cool and fun.
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、任务型阅读、开放型问答
【点评】
本题为任务型阅读，侧重考查学生提取短文关键信息的能力，第三题开放型问题结合短文内容即可作答，整体难度较低。
【难度系数】
0.8