Ⅱ. 阅读理解
Teamwork skills are important for students. These skills include building relationships, communicating well, and solving problems together. Here is an interesting activity to help you get better at these skills.
Activity:Water Relay(接力赛)
Tools
●Two large buckets(水桶):One is filled with water,and the other is empty.
●One small bucket with holes for each team member.
Instructions
●Place the two large buckets 3－5 metres away.
●Team members stand in a row between the two buckets.
●Use the small bucket to pass water from the full bucket to the empty one.
●The team that keeps the most water wins.
Why It’s Fun
●It’s fun to find a way to lose as little water as possible as a team.
●It’s water. Isn’t it fun to get wet on a hot summer day?
()1. What is the main purpose of the activity?
A. To teach students how to win competitions.
B. To help students learn teamwork skills.
C. To let students play with water and share stories.
D. To help students relax in different ways.
()2. [图示理解]What may the small bucket be like?
A. B. C. D.
()3. How does a team win the Water Relay?
A. By losing the least water.
B. By moving water the fastest.
C. By passing water along the longest path.
D. By keeping the small buckets from breaking.

1. B 2. C 3. A

【分析】
首先处理第1题，题目问活动的主要目的，根据文章开头“Teamwork skills are important for students...Here is an interesting activity to help you get better at these skills.”可知，活动目的是提升学生的团队合作技能，对应选项B。第2题，问小桶的特征，原文Tools部分明确提到“One small bucket with holes for each team member”，即小桶带有孔洞，观察选项，只有C选项的桶有孔洞，符合描述。第3题，问团队获胜的方式，原文Instructions里说明“The team that keeps the most water wins”，也就是保留最多的水，即损失最少的水，对应选项A。
【解析】
1. 主旨大意题：文章开篇点明团队合作技能对学生的重要性，随后介绍该活动是帮助提升这类技能的，因此活动的主要目的是帮助学生学习团队合作技能，选B。
2. 细节理解题：根据工具部分“One small bucket with holes for each team member”，小桶带有孔洞，选项中仅C的桶有孔洞，符合要求，故选C。
3. 细节理解题：根据规则部分“The team that keeps the most water wins”，获胜的关键是保留最多的水，即损失最少的水，对应选项A。
【答案】
1. B 2. C 3. A
【知识点】
阅读理解，细节理解，主旨大意
【点评】
本题为英语阅读理解题，包含主旨大意和细节理解类题目，考查学生快速定位文章信息、理解主旨的能力，题目难度不大，仔细阅读原文即可找到对应答案。
【难度系数】
0.7