Ⅳ. 阅读文章,按要求完成任务。
As the saying goes, "To see China's 500 years, please go to Beijing. To see China's 5,000 years, please come to Xi'an." Why do people think so? You can find it out from my visit to Xi'an.
Day One
Morning: We started our tour with a visit to Shaanxi History Museum. It opened in 1991. And it is China's first modern national museum. The visit lasted for about two hours. We saw a collection of over 300,000 things. They tell the history from the Bronze Age(青铜器时代) to the modern times.
Afternoon: Every Chinese knows the story of Journey to the West. So, after lunch, we went to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda(大雁塔). It was built in 652 AD. It is the place that stores(保存) the books that Xuanzang brought back from India. We knew about the stories of him and his journey to India there.
Day Two
Morning: We went to the great wonder—the Terracotta Warriors. It was built about 2,200 years ago. The warriors are still standing to protect the First Emperor of Qin. We were surprised by them.
Afternoon: We visited the Xi'an City Wall. It was first built in 1370 and finished in 1378. It is said that it is the best-preserved(保存最完好的) old city wall in China. When we walked on the top of it, we saw the whole city of Xi'an below. I felt like I was back to the ancient time.
While visiting the old city, I felt proud(自豪) of the history of the old city, even that of our great country.
任务一:根据短文内容填空,每空不超过3个单词。
Exploring Xi'an: A Journey Through China's 5,000 Years of History
Day One:
In the morning: visited 1. for about 2 hours
In the afternoon: went to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda that was built in 2.
Day Two:
In the morning: felt 3. to see the warriors in the 4.
In the afternoon: walked on the City Wall and felt like going back to 5.

任务二:回答下列问题。
6. What do the collection of over 300,000 things tell us?

7. How did the writer feel after visiting Xi'an?

8. If you could visit one of the four places in Xi'an, which one would you choose and why?(Answer in about 20 words.)

1. Shaanxi History Museum 2. 652 AD 3. surprised
4. Terracotta Warriors 5. the ancient time
6. They tell the history from the Bronze Age to the modern times.
7. The writer felt proud of the history of the old city, even that of our great country.
8. I'd choose the Terracotta Warriors. They show ancient China's art and wisdom. It's a great chance to feel the power of history and our ancestors' creativity. (答案不唯一,合理即可)

【分析】
本题是关于西安历史之旅的英语阅读理解题，分为填空和问答两类任务。解题思路：任务一的填空题需根据题干关键词定位原文对应段落，提取匹配的细节信息，注意每空不超3个单词；任务二的第6、7题是细节问答，直接定位原文找答案；第8题是开放性问题，需结合原文内容选一个西安景点，说明合理理由，控制字数约20词。
【解析】
任务一：
1. 定位Day One Morning段落，原文提到参观陕西历史博物馆，时长约2小时，故填Shaanxi History Museum；
2. 定位Day One Afternoon段落，大雁塔建于652 AD，故填652 AD；
3. 定位Day Two Morning段落，参观兵马俑时作者感到惊讶，故填surprised；
4. 此处指参观的兵马俑，故填Terracotta Warriors；
5. 定位Day Two Afternoon段落，作者感觉回到古代，故填the ancient time；
任务二：
6. 定位Shaanxi History Museum段落，原文提到藏品讲述从青铜时代到现代的历史，直接提取答案；
7. 定位文章最后一段，作者为西安和国家的历史感到自豪，直接提取答案；
8. 开放性问题，结合原文对兵马俑的描述，组织符合要求的理由即可。
【答案】
1. Shaanxi History Museum
2. 652 AD
3. surprised
4. Terracotta Warriors
5. the ancient time
6. They tell the history from the Bronze Age to the modern times.
7. The writer felt proud of the history of the old city, even that of our great country.
8. I'd choose the Terracotta Warriors. They show ancient China's art and wisdom. It's a great chance to feel the power of history and our ancestors' creativity.
【知识点】
英语阅读理解；细节信息提取；开放性表达
【点评】
本题围绕西安历史之旅短文展开，重点考查学生的阅读细节定位与信息提取能力，最后一题的开放性问题兼顾语言组织表达，整体贴合初中英语阅读常见题型，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.7