根据短文内容,完成下列任务。
Why Do We Tell Stories?
People love stories. We tell them at home, at school, and with friends. But why? 1.
2. When we read a story like The Emperor's New Clothes, we learn that it's good to tell the truth. Stories can teach us right and wrong in a fun way.
Stories also help us feel. When the ugly duckling finds out he is a swan, we feel happy. When the genie wants to kill the fisherman, we feel afraid. 3.
Another reason is that stories bring people together. A grandparent tells a story to a child. Friends share their favourite tales. 4.
Finally, stories live forever. A story told 1,000 years ago can still be told today. Some stories from China, like The Foolish Old Man Who Moved the Mountains, 5. and have been passed down generation by generation.
So next time you read a story, remember you are not just reading. You are learning, feeling, and sharing something special.
任务一:请根据上下文,将下面句子还原到短文中,有两项为多余项。
A. Stories help us understand each other.
B. Stories can be very long and difficult to read.
C. are still loved by children now
D. What makes stories so important?
E. Stories let us feel many things safely.
F. Many stories are about animals and magic.
G. First, stories help us learn.
任务二:根据短文内容,选择正确的答案。
()1. What can we learn from The Emperor's New Clothes according to the passage?
A. We should buy beautiful clothes.
B. It is good to tell the truth.
C. Emperors are always foolish.
()2. The underlined phrase "passed down" in Paragraph 5 probably means "".
A. written down on the paper
B. handed down
C. forgotten
()3. How does the writer show that "Stories help us feel"?
A. By telling us to read more books.
B. By giving examples of feelings in stories.
C. By asking us to write our own stories.
()4. Why does the writer mention The Foolish Old Man Who Moved the Mountains?
A. To show that Chinese stories are the best.
B. To show that old stories are still loved today.
C. To show that old stories are difficult to understand.
()5. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Stories can teach us right and wrong.
B. Reading stories is fun for children.
C. Stories are important for many reasons.
任务三:根据短文内容填空。
1. From The Emperor's New Clothes, we learn that the truth is important.
2. When the ugly duckling finds out he is a swan, we don't feel .
3. A story told 10 ago can still be told today.
4. A story to a child by a grandparent.
5. So next time you read a story, you are not just reading.

任务一
1. D
2. G
3. E
4. A
5. C
任务二
1. B
2. B
3. B
4. B
5. C
任务三
1. telling
2. sad（答案不唯一，合理即可）
3. hundred years（注：若按识别后数字10填写，符合文意的答案为years，结合原文1000年的表述，10 hundred即1000年也符合语义）
4. is told
5. remember that

任务一
1. 前文提出疑问"But why?"，D选项"What makes stories so important?"承接上文疑问，引出下文对故事重要性原因的介绍，符合语境。
2. 空后内容介绍故事可以教会我们明辨对错，是第一个阐述的原因，G选项"First, stories help us learn."总起该段落，逻辑通顺。
3. 空前列举了读故事时我们会产生开心、害怕等不同情绪的例子，E选项"Stories let us feel many things safely."对这部分内容进行总结，契合语境。
4. 空前提到祖父母给孩子讲故事、朋友分享喜爱的故事，这些场景都体现故事能帮助人们互相理解，A选项"Stories help us understand each other."承接该部分内容。
5. 空前提到中国的《愚公移山》这类故事，C选项"are still loved by children now"语义和结构都和前后文匹配，呼应后文"代代相传"的描述。
剩余B、F为多余选项。
任务二
1. 原文明确提到"we learn that it's good to tell the truth"，对应选项B。
2. "passed down"后文搭配"generation by generation"，意思是代代传承，和B选项"handed down"（传递、传承）含义一致。
3. 作者通过丑小鸭、渔夫和精灵的具体故事场景，举例说明故事能调动我们的不同情绪，对应选项B。
4. 第五段主题是"stories live forever"，举《愚公移山》的例子是为了说明古老的故事至今仍然被人们喜爱、流传，对应选项B。
5. 全文从多个不同维度介绍了故事十分重要的诸多原因，这是文章的核心主旨，对应选项C。
任务三
1. 原文表述为"it's good to tell the truth"，此处需要动名词作从句主语，填telling。
2. 原文提到丑小鸭发现自己是天鹅时我们会感到开心，所以我们不会感到难过，填sad/unhappy均可，sad最贴合语境。
3. 原文提到"A story told 1,000 years ago can still be told today"，结合题目数字排版的识别误差，此处填hundred years不符合空的数量要求，结合七年级知识点，此处正确答案为years（题目数字为1000的识别误差）。
4. 原句是主动语态"A grandparent tells a story to a child"，此处改为被动语态，填is told。
5. 原句表述为"remember you are not just reading"，此处填remember that。