Ⅱ.阅读理解[2025·江苏盐城][跨学科]
What do you think will happen if you draw a picture with crayons and cover up that picture with paint? Now follow the steps below to find out the answer.
What you need
crayons of different colours
drawing paper
blue poster paint
a small bowl

a cup filled with water
a paintbrush
How to do it
Step 1
Think about a scene(场景) under the sea with different-coloured fish and sea plants. And then draw the fish and sea plants with your crayons. The more colours you use, the better your picture will be.
Step 2
Pour a little blue paint into the bowl. Add a bit of water and stir to make your paint a little thinner.
Step 3
Dip your brush into the blue paint in the bowl. Cover your whole picture with the blue paint. What happens? You have sea plants and animals living in a blue sea!
Why it happens
Your crayons are made of wax(蜡). Wax resists, or stays away from the paint. That's why it does not cover the picture. So your sea plants and fish are still there.
()1. Which tool is needed for Step 1?
A. A paintbrush.
B. Different crayons.
C. A small bowl.
D. Some blue paint.
()2. [新考法·图片理解] Which picture shows what you do in Step 2?

()3. What does the underlined word "it" in the last part mean?
A. Paper.
B. Water.
C. The bowl.
D. The paint.
熟词生义
写出下面画线词的汉语意思
When we the lift on the first floor, Alice told us...

1~3 BCD
☆熟词生义
电梯

【分析】
本题为跨学科阅读理解题，需结合原文细节解答。第1题需定位Step1所需工具，第2题需理解Step2的操作动作，第3题需分析代词指代对象，熟词生义需结合语境判断单词特殊含义。
【解析】
1. 第1题：根据Step1中“draw the fish and sea plants with your crayons”可知，Step1需要不同颜色的蜡笔，对应选项B；A（画笔是Step3工具）、C（小碗是Step2工具）、D（蓝颜料是Step2材料）均不符合，故选B。
2. 第2题：Step2的操作是“把少量蓝颜料倒入碗中，加一点水搅拌”，需匹配符合该动作的插图。
3. 第3题：最后一段“Wax resists, or stays away from the paint. That's why it does not cover the picture”中，it指代前文的paint（颜料），因为蜡排斥颜料，所以颜料不覆盖画，故选D。
熟词生义：lift在此处意为“电梯”。
【答案】
1~3 BCD；☆熟词生义：电梯
【知识点】
阅读理解细节理解、代词指代、熟词生义
【点评】
本题结合科学小实验的跨学科阅读理解，考查学生细节定位、代词指代及熟词生义能力，题目难度适中，需准确提取原文对应信息。
【难度系数】
0.7