Ⅰ. Read and finish.（李明作为班级文化墙小讲解员，为大家讲述了春节背后的故事。读一读，完成任务。）
In the old days, there was a monster called Nian. People were afraid of it. In spring, Nian often came to the village at night and ate many animals. One day, an old man came to the village. He said, “Don’t be afraid. I have an idea.” He put up red couplets on the door and set off fireworks. People followed him. When Nian came again, it saw the red couplets and heard the fireworks. It was scared and ran away. Everyone was happy.
From then on, people put up red couplets and set off fireworks on that day every year. The day was named Nian.
任务一：根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
() 1. What was Nian in the story?
A. A kind old man.
B. A scary monster.
C. A small animal.
() 2. Nian often came to the village and ate many animals.
A. in spring at night
B. in summer in the day
C. in autumn at night
() 3. What didn’t the old man do to scare Nian?
A. Put up red couplets.
B. Set off fireworks.
C. Sing songs loudly.
任务二：根据短文内容，回答问题。
1. Why was Nian scared and ran away?
2. Do you like the story of Nian? Why or why not?

Ⅰ.任务一：1. B 2. A 3.C
任务二：1. Because it saw the red couplets and heard the fireworks.
2. 略

【分析】本题为英语阅读理解题，包含选择题和简答题，核心考查学生对短文细节的提取能力。解题思路：任务一的选择题需回到原文定位对应信息，逐一匹配选项；任务二第1题需提取Nian逃跑的原因，第2题为主观开放性回答，合理即可。
【解析】任务一：1. 原文第一句明确提到“there was a monster called Nian”，可知Nian是可怕的怪物，故选B；2. 原文表述“In spring, Nian often came to the village at night”，对应选项A；3. 原文说明老人的行为是“put up red couplets”和“set off fireworks”，未做唱歌相关行为，故选C。任务二：1. 原文指出Nian逃跑的原因是“saw the red couplets and heard the fireworks”；2. 为主观题，结合自身感受作答即可，略。
【答案】任务一：1.B 2.A 3.C；任务二：1.Because it saw the red couplets and heard the fireworks. 2.略
【知识点】英语阅读理解，细节理解，春节文化
【点评】本题结合中国传统春节故事，考查基础阅读细节提取能力，贴近学生生活，难度适中，适合巩固阅读技巧。
【难度系数】0.7