四、任务型阅读
阅读下面短文，根据所提供的信息，回答问题。
Long ago，there lived a king under the sea. He had six mermaid (美人鱼) daughters，and the youngest was the Little Mermaid. She often swam up to see the outside world.
One night，the Little Mermaid swam up to the surface (水面) again. Suddenly she heard a young man calling for help. She saved him and took him to the beach. The young man was a handsome prince (王子)，so the Little Mermaid fell in love with him. Then she saw a beautiful girl walking to them. The Little Mermaid had to leave for the sea because she had no legs. When the young man opened his eyes，he saw the beautiful girl. He was thankful，and he thought that the beautiful girl saved him.
The Little Mermaid loved the prince very much and she couldn't forget him. One day，she visited a witch (女巫) and asked the witch to turn her into a girl with two legs. The witch said she would lose her voice. The Little Mermaid agreed and then she had two legs.
She went to the palace (宫殿) to see the prince. But after she walked into the palace，she saw the prince and the beautiful girl get married (结婚). When the prince saw the Little Mermaid，he didn't even remember her.
The Little Mermaid was so sad that she ran out of the palace and went back to the sea.
1. How many daughters did the king have?

2. Who did the prince think saved his life?

3. What did the Little Mermaid want to turn into?

4. Where did the Little Mermaid go to see the prince?

5. Why was the Little Mermaid sad?

1. Six.
2. He thought that the beautiful girl saved him.
3. A girl with two legs.
4. She went to the palace to see the prince.
5. Because she saw the prince and the beautiful girl get married, and the prince didn't even remember her.

【解析】
1. 根据短文第一段“He had six mermaid (美人鱼) daughters”可知，国王有六个女儿，答案为Six。
2. 由第二段最后一句“He was thankful，and he thought that the beautiful girl saved him.”可知，王子认为是漂亮女孩救了他。
3. 从第三段“asked the witch to turn her into a girl with two legs”可知，小美人鱼想变成一个有两条腿的女孩。
4. 根据第四段“She went to the palace (宫殿) to see the prince.”可知，小美人鱼去宫殿见王子。
5. 由第四段“she saw the prince and the beautiful girl get married (结婚). When the prince saw the Little Mermaid，he didn't even remember her.”可知，小美人鱼伤心是因为她看到王子和漂亮女孩结婚了，而且王子根本不记得她。
【答案】
1. Six.
2. He thought that the beautiful girl saved him.
3. A girl with two legs.
4. She went to the palace to see the prince.
5. Because she saw the prince and the beautiful girl get married, and the prince didn't even remember her.
【知识点】
细节信息查找，记叙文阅读，任务型阅读
【点评】
本文改编自经典童话《小美人鱼》，任务型阅读题目均考查文本细节提取能力，学生只需定位原文对应语句即可得出答案，有利于培养学生的信息检索能力。
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