三、任务型阅读
Sports are very important in China. People of all ages like playing sports. They think sports help them stay healthy and happy.
Every morning, you can see many people running in the park or walking on the roadside. Some old people do Tai Chi (太极) in the park. They think it’s a slow and gentle exercise. Others dance to music. Children in schools also love sports. They play football, basketball, and ping-pong during the break time and after school.
We asked 500 people in Taiyuan about their favourite sports. Here is the result (结果).

National Fitness Day August 8th is National Fitness Day. People of all ages do sports across the country to show the idea of “sports for all”.
In a word, Chinese people believe that “Life lies in movement.” So they keep active to live a better life.
16. Why do Chinese people love sports?（不超过10个词）

17. What do the old people think of Tai Chi?（不超过10个词）

18. 学科融合·数学 How many people like ping-pong best according to the chart (图表)?（不超过5个词）

16. Because sports help them stay healthy and happy.
17. They think it's a slow and gentle exercise.
18. 200 people.

【分析】
16题：从原文第一段提取中国人喜欢运动的原因，需符合字数要求；17题：从原文第二段提取老人对太极的看法，注意字数限制；18题：先从图表找到乒乓球的占比，结合总人数500，通过百分比计算得出结果，满足字数要求。
【解析】
16题：定位原文第一段最后一句“They think sports help them stay healthy and happy.”，直接提取原因，符合不超过10个词的要求；
17题：定位原文第二段“Some old people do Tai Chi... They think it’s a slow and gentle exercise.”，提取对应描述，符合字数要求；
18题：观察图表可知乒乓球占比为40%，总调查人数是500人，计算得500×40%=200，得出结果，符合不超过5个词的要求。
【答案】
16. Because sports help them stay healthy and happy.
17. They think it's a slow and gentle exercise.
18. 200 people.
【知识点】
任务型阅读、信息提取、百分比计算
【点评】
本题结合文本与图表考查信息提取及简单计算，难度适中，需准确定位原文和图表数据。
【难度系数】
0.5