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

任务一解析：
1. 空前提出疑问“但是我们为什么要讲故事呢？”，D选项“是什么让故事如此重要？”承接上文，自然引出下文对讲故事的原因的介绍，符合语境。
2. 空后内容介绍故事可以用趣味方式教会我们明辨对错，G选项“首先，故事帮助我们学习”是第一个原因的总起句，和后文内容匹配。
3. 空前列举了读不同故事时会产生开心、害怕等不同情绪的例子，E选项“故事让我们安全地体会到很多不同的感受”对本段内容进行总结，衔接自然。
4. 空前介绍故事可以联结不同的人：长辈给孩子讲故事、好友分享喜爱的故事，A选项“故事帮助我们理解彼此”承接本段主旨，符合逻辑。
5. 空前举例中国传统故事《愚公移山》，空后说明这类故事代代相传，C选项“现在仍然被孩子们喜爱”在结构和语义上都可以衔接上下文。
任务二解析：
1. 根据原文第二段“When we read a story like *The Emperor's New Clothes*, we learn that it's good to tell the truth.”，可知答案选B。
2. 短语“passed down”所在句意为“一代代传承下来”，同义表达是handed down（传递、传承），答案选B。
3. 作者为了说明“故事帮助我们感知情绪”，列举了读《丑小鸭》感到开心、读渔夫和魔鬼的故事感到害怕的具体例子，是通过给出故事里的情绪相关实例来阐述观点，答案选B。
4. 第五段的主题是“故事可以永久流传”，作者提到《愚公移山》是为了说明古老的故事到如今仍然被人们喜爱，代代流传，答案选B。
5. 全文分别从故事帮助我们学习、帮助我们感知情绪、联结人们、永久流传多个维度介绍故事的重要性，主旨是故事因为诸多原因都十分重要，答案选C。