三、任务型阅读
阅读下面材料,从方框中所给的 A—E 五个选项中选出正确选项(其中一项是多余选项),将其序号填入第 26—29 小题,并回答第 30 小题。
Stop for a minute and think about what you see when you look up at the sky on a clear night. 26. Long long ago, farmers watched some stars to know when to plant their crops. Travellers did so to find their way in the dark. Today stars are still important to some people.
Scientists find that most stars are very big. In fact, some stars are so far away that it would take us millions of years to get to them even by spacecraft. 27. The gases are so hot that they send out light. As you may understand, light from a star must shine through the air before you can see the star. 28. Stars also have different colours. The colour of a star depends on how hot it is. 29.
From ancient farmers to modern scientists, the stars have always been a source of wonder and knowledge.
A. To our surprise, the cool stars are red and the hot stars are white.
B. Air is always moving, and it makes light from the star move, too.
C. Another thing we know today about stars is that some are made up of hot gases.
D. The sun is big enough to give out very strong light.
E. You probably see many stars.
30. What do you think stars mean to humans? (Answer within 15 words)

26.E 27.C 28.B 29.A
30. I think stars help us explore the universe.（答案不唯一，言之有理即可）

【分析】
首先通读全文，明确文章围绕星星对人类的意义及星星的特点展开。对于26题，前文提到“看晴朗夜晚的天空”，后文讲古代农民看星星，此处需填看到的景象，选E；27题后文提到“气体很热”，前文需说明星星的组成，选C；28题前文提到“星光穿过空气”，后文需讲空气对星光的影响，选B；29题前文提到“星星颜色取决于温度”，后文需对应颜色与温度的关系，选A；30题围绕星星对人类的意义作答，控制在15词内即可。
【解析】
26. 前文说看晴朗夜晚的天空，E选项“你可能看到很多星星”衔接自然，符合语境，故选E；
27. 后文提到“气体很热”，C选项“一些星星由热气体组成”引出下文，故选C；
28. 前文说星光穿过空气，B选项“空气总是移动，使星光也移动”解释了空气对星光的影响，故选B；
29. 前文说星星颜色取决于温度，A选项“冷星星是红色，热星星是白色”对应颜色与温度的关系，故选A；
30. 围绕星星对人类的意义作答，如“Stars bring wonder and knowledge to humans.”（符合要求即可）
【答案】
26.E 27.C 28.B 29.A
30. I think stars bring wonder and knowledge to humans.（答案不唯一，言之有理即可）
【知识点】
任务型阅读、细节理解
【点评】
本题为任务型阅读，考查学生对上下文逻辑衔接的理解能力，题型常规，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.7