五、阅读理解
Thousands of years ago, in the south of ancient China, there lived Shennong, a man who had an ox(牛) head and human body. Seeing that local people were suffering from disease, he built ladders and houses on a high mountain to store hundreds of medical plants. To remember him, people named the place Shennongjia.
The legend makes Shennongjia in Hubei an inviting place for tourists. Travelling there is a unique experience, as you can see scenery of the four seasons from different altitudes. “When the bottom of the mountain is summer, the top is spring and while the foothill is autumn, the top is covered with ice,” local people say of the special climate of Shennongjia.
Shennongjia is also home to more than 5,000 species of animals and plants. Many animals in danger live there, such as the golden monkey, the clouded leopard and the Asian black bear.
One interesting and mysterious thing about Shennongjia is its legend of wild men. Some people once claimed that they saw big footprints or big-foot creatures. Yet so far, scientists haven’t proved it is true and some say they are just bears.
The beautiful place received a new title. On 17th July 2016, Shennongjia Forestry District was added to the World Heritage List as a natural site.
()1. What do we know about Shennong from the passage?
A. Shennong had an ox body.
B. Shennong helped the local people.
C. Shennong named the place Shennongjia.
D. Shennong grew medical plants for people.
()2. According to the passage, what can we know about Shennongjia?
A. There are 500 species of animals and plants.
B. There are many medical stores along the way.
C. Scientists have proved there are wild men there.
D. People can experience four seasons as they go up the mountain.
()3. What’s the passage mainly about?
A. World heritage sites.
B. The legend of Shennong.
C. The amazing Shennongjia.
D. Animals living in Shennongjia.

1. B 2. D 3. C

【分析】
解答此类英语阅读理解题，需先通读原文把握核心内容，再针对每道题的题干关键词定位原文对应信息，逐一对比选项排除错误项，选出正确答案。第1题聚焦神农的相关描述，第2题聚焦神农架的相关信息，第3题需归纳全文主旨。
【解析】
1. 细节理解题：根据原文第一段，Shennong是牛头人身（A错误），他搭建设施存储药用植物帮助患病的当地人（B正确），是人们为纪念他命名神农架（C错误），并非他种植药用植物（D错误），故选B。
2. 细节理解题：根据原文第二段，神农架不同海拔可体验四季景色（D正确），原文提到动植物超5000种（A错误），未提及沿途药店（B错误），科学家未证明野人存在（C错误），故选D。
3. 主旨大意题：全文围绕神农架的传说、气候、动植物、野人传说及世界遗产身份展开，核心是介绍神奇的神农架，故选C。
【答案】
1.B 2.D 3.C
【知识点】
阅读理解、细节理解题、主旨大意题
【点评】
本题为介绍神农架的英语阅读理解题，考查学生的细节定位能力和主旨归纳能力，需准确提取原文信息，排除干扰选项，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.7

读后词汇拓展 猜出画波浪线单词的词性和中文意思，并收入自己的小词典。
legend

n. 传说

【分析】要确定单词legend的词性和中文意思，需结合日常积累的英语基础词汇知识，先判断其词性，再回忆对应的常用中文释义。
【解析】首先，legend是常见的英语名词，词性缩写为n.；其次，它的常用中文意思是“传说”。
【答案】n. 传说
【知识点】英语词汇词性、英语单词词义
【点评】本题考查基础英语词汇的词性与词义，属于词汇积累类基础题，难度较低，适合巩固英语基础词汇。
【难度系数】0.9