Making play dough (橡皮泥) at home is one of the most popular hands - on activities that make home life colourful. It is not only fun to make but also makes kids more creative.
Materials needed:
☆ 2 cups of flour ☆ 2 spoons of vegetable oil
☆ 2 cups of warm water ☆ Food colouring (食物色素)
☆ 1 cup of salt
How to do it:
☆ Mix flour, water, salt and vegetable oil in a bowl.
☆ Cut the dough into small pieces. Add different food colouring to each so that they can be colourful.
☆ Knead (揉) the small pieces until they are smooth and store them in airtight containers (密封容器).
() 1. Which of the following is not the reason why making play dough is popular?
A. It makes home life colourful.
B. It is an interesting activity.
C. Parents want kids to be creative.
D. It doesn't take a long time.
() 2. What is the use of the food colouring?
A. To make the small pieces of dough more delicious.
B. To add colours to the small pieces of dough.
C. To make the small pieces of dough soft.
D. To keep the small pieces of dough fresh.
() 3. What can we learn from the passage?
A. We need flour, water, salt, vegetables and food to make play dough.
B. We need to mix all the materials before cutting the dough.
C. We will get small pieces of dough in different colours at last.
D. We can leave the small pieces of dough in the air when they are complete.

1.D 2.B 3.C

【分析】
解答本题需先通读全文，明确文章介绍的制作橡皮泥的材料、步骤及受欢迎的原因，再针对每道题的选项，回到原文定位对应信息，对比选项与原文内容，排除无依据或错误的选项，选出正确答案。
【解析】
1. 本题为细节理解题。根据原文第一段“Making play dough...make home life colourful. It is not only fun to make but also makes kids more creative.”可知，制作橡皮泥受欢迎的原因包括让家庭生活多彩（A项）、活动有趣（B项）、培养孩子创造力（C项），D项“不花费很长时间”原文未提及，因此选D。
2. 本题为细节理解题。根据制作步骤中“Add different food colouring to each so that they can be colourful.”可知，食物色素的作用是给面团小块添加颜色，因此选B。
3. 本题为细节理解题。A项错误，制作材料是植物油而非蔬菜；B项表述虽符合步骤顺序，但C项更准确：步骤中提到给每个面团小块加不同色素，最终会得到不同颜色的面团；D项错误，原文要求将面团存放在密封容器中，不能放在空气中。因此选C。
【答案】
1.D 2.B 3.C
【知识点】
英语阅读理解（细节理解）、信息定位
【点评】
本题是一篇介绍制作橡皮泥的说明文，题目均为细节理解题，难度较低，主要考查学生提取文章关键信息的能力，适合初中学生巩固基础解题方法。
【难度系数】
0.8