六、任务型阅读。
阅读短文，回答下列问题。
Xu Xiake was an explorer of the late Ming Dynasty who travelled to huge mountains and deep valleys in China. He was one of the greatest explorers in Chinese history.
Xu's travels were totally up to him and done on his own. He travelled so that his feet could feel strong winds beat his body. He travelled so that his feet could kiss the soil of the mountains.
After his death, Xu left behind his famous book, Xu Xiake's Travels, which provided meaningful materials for the Chinese geological research. It included a record of what he saw, heard and thought about during his travels and was a personal diary that was not published during his lifetime. It was said that Xu was a filial(孝顺的) son and the initial purpose of his travel diary was to allow his mother to travel the world through his eyes at home. He followed the ancient teaching that says, "When one's parents are alive, one must not travel to far places." For this reason, when his mother was still alive, he mainly travelled the south-east half of the country and would not leave home for too long.
The most important part of his travels was his ten-thousand-mile journey to the south-west. He travelled from today's Zhejiang to Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangxi, then Guizhou, and Yunnan. This journey took him four years. In the daytime, he would be climbing the mountains and crossing rivers. In the evening, he would record his daily experiences.
Xu lived his life travelling mountains and rivers all day long. He was an outstanding person in history. In fact, Xu who lived about 400 years ago was more like today's backpackers—very cool!
1. What was Xu Xiake?

2. What did Xu Xiake leave after death?

3. How long did his south-west journey take?

4. Why did he mainly travel south-east first?

5. What do you think of Xu Xiake?

六、1. A great explorer.
2. Xu Xiake's Travels.
3. Four years.
4. To follow the filial teaching.
5. He was great. (答案不唯一)

【分析】
任务型阅读的解题思路通常是先通读问题，明确每个问题的核心关键词，再带着关键词回到原文定位相关段落或句子，提取对应信息即可作答。本题均为细节类问题，需精准定位原文对应内容，避免答非所问。
【解析】
1. 定位原文第一段：“Xu Xiake was an explorer of the late Ming Dynasty... He was one of the greatest explorers in Chinese history.” 可知徐霞客是一位伟大的探险家，故答案为A great explorer.
2. 定位原文第三段第一句：“After his death, Xu left behind his famous book, Xu Xiake's Travels...” 可知他死后留下了《徐霞客游记》，故答案为Xu Xiake's Travels.
3. 定位原文第四段：“The most important part of his travels was his ten-thousand-mile journey to the south-west... This journey took him four years.” 可知西南旅程耗时四年，故答案为Four years.
4. 定位原文第三段：“He followed the ancient teaching that says, 'When one's parents are alive, one must not travel to far places.' For this reason, when his mother was still alive, he mainly travelled the south-east half of the country...” 结合前文提到他是孝顺的儿子，可知原因是遵循孝道，故答案为To follow the filial teaching.
5. 原文最后一段提到他是“outstanding person”“great explorer”等，可评价他很伟大，故答案为He was great.（答案不唯一，合理即可）
【答案】
1. A great explorer.
2. Xu Xiake's Travels.
3. Four years.
4. To follow the filial teaching.
5. He was great. (答案不唯一)
【知识点】
任务型阅读、细节信息提取
【点评】
本题为任务型阅读理解题，聚焦对原文细节信息的考查，难度较低，学生只需通过关键词定位原文对应内容即可轻松作答，适合基础阶段的阅读练习。
【难度系数】
0.8