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六、任务型阅读。（2025·江苏无锡·调研）
阅读短文，回答下列问题。
Can a cricket(蟋蟀) really tell you the temperature outside? Do fish know if it's going to be a cold winter? Some of the sayings, like "If a cat sits with its back to the fire, hard weather can be predicted", may sound unbelievable, but some may be true. Many animals have stronger senses than humans.
Birds fly low when there is a drop in air pressure(气压) before a storm. Insects stay close to the ground and wolves howl because their ears can sense the pressure change. A good rule is, when animals act strangely, we had better be careful with the environment around us.
Do you know the chirping(鸣叫) of crickets can tell you how hot the day is? Crickets are cold-blooded, so when the temperature in the air changes, the cricket's body temperature changes with it. As the temperature rises, the cricket's metabolism(新陈代谢) increases. So, when the heat rises, crickets chirp.
Do you know other animals that can predict the weather?
注:每题答案不超过6个词。
1. Why can some animals know the weather changes?
2. What do birds do before the storm?
3. When should we be careful with the environment?
4. What can the chirping of crickets tell us?
5. What do you think of the crickets in our life?
阅读短文，回答下列问题。
Can a cricket(蟋蟀) really tell you the temperature outside? Do fish know if it's going to be a cold winter? Some of the sayings, like "If a cat sits with its back to the fire, hard weather can be predicted", may sound unbelievable, but some may be true. Many animals have stronger senses than humans.
Birds fly low when there is a drop in air pressure(气压) before a storm. Insects stay close to the ground and wolves howl because their ears can sense the pressure change. A good rule is, when animals act strangely, we had better be careful with the environment around us.
Do you know the chirping(鸣叫) of crickets can tell you how hot the day is? Crickets are cold-blooded, so when the temperature in the air changes, the cricket's body temperature changes with it. As the temperature rises, the cricket's metabolism(新陈代谢) increases. So, when the heat rises, crickets chirp.
Do you know other animals that can predict the weather?
注:每题答案不超过6个词。
1. Why can some animals know the weather changes?
Because they have stronger senses.
2. What do birds do before the storm?
They fly low.
3. When should we be careful with the environment?
When animals act strangely.
4. What can the chirping of crickets tell us?
The temperature rises.
5. What do you think of the crickets in our life?
They are useful.（答案不唯一）
答案
1. Because they have stronger senses.
2. They fly low.
3. When animals act strangely.
4. The temperature rises.
5. They are useful.（答案不唯一）
2. They fly low.
3. When animals act strangely.
4. The temperature rises.
5. They are useful.（答案不唯一）
解析
【分析】
本题为任务型阅读理解题，需根据每个问题的关键词快速定位短文对应段落，提取关键信息，且答案需控制在6个词以内。具体步骤：1. 定位问题关键词找对应原因；2. 定位动物行为的描述；3. 定位需注意环境的时间条件；4. 定位蟋蟀鸣叫的作用；5. 结合短文功能提炼评价。
【解析】
1. 由第一段最后一句“Many animals have stronger senses than humans.”可知，动物因有更强的感官能感知天气变化；2. 由第二段第一句“Birds fly low when there is a drop in air pressure before a storm.”可知，暴风雨前鸟会低飞；3. 由第二段最后一句“A good rule is, when animals act strangely, we had better be careful with the environment around us.”可知，当动物行为异常时要小心环境；4. 由第三段内容可知，蟋蟀鸣叫能反映温度变化；5. 蟋蟀可测温度，故认为其有用，符合要求。
【答案】
1. Because they have stronger senses.
2. They fly low.
3. When animals act strangely.
4. The temperature rises.
5. They are useful.
【知识点】
任务型阅读、英语细节理解
【点评】
本题考查任务型阅读的信息定位与提炼能力，答案均来自原文，需注意字数限制，难度较低。
【难度系数】
0.7
本题为任务型阅读理解题，需根据每个问题的关键词快速定位短文对应段落，提取关键信息，且答案需控制在6个词以内。具体步骤：1. 定位问题关键词找对应原因；2. 定位动物行为的描述；3. 定位需注意环境的时间条件；4. 定位蟋蟀鸣叫的作用；5. 结合短文功能提炼评价。
【解析】
1. 由第一段最后一句“Many animals have stronger senses than humans.”可知，动物因有更强的感官能感知天气变化；2. 由第二段第一句“Birds fly low when there is a drop in air pressure before a storm.”可知，暴风雨前鸟会低飞；3. 由第二段最后一句“A good rule is, when animals act strangely, we had better be careful with the environment around us.”可知，当动物行为异常时要小心环境；4. 由第三段内容可知，蟋蟀鸣叫能反映温度变化；5. 蟋蟀可测温度，故认为其有用，符合要求。
【答案】
1. Because they have stronger senses.
2. They fly low.
3. When animals act strangely.
4. The temperature rises.
5. They are useful.
【知识点】
任务型阅读、英语细节理解
【点评】
本题考查任务型阅读的信息定位与提炼能力，答案均来自原文，需注意字数限制，难度较低。
【难度系数】
0.7
