六、任务型阅读。
阅读短文，回答下列问题。
In Chinese, guiju refers to(指的是) laws and rules. In fact, these two characters, gui and ju referred to two tools in ancient times. Do you know what they were?
Gui was the tool used to draw circles, like today’s compasses(圆规). Ju was used to draw squares, like the try square today. They were useful tools and helped Geometry(几何学) get better. Ju appeared(出现) in records of what is known as the Pythagorean theorem(勾股定理). This theorem was one of the most important findings in Maths history.
Ancient Chinese people created the tools very early. Records of the Grand Historian said that Dayu, the man who fought the flood(洪水), used gui and ju.
In the brick carving patterns of the Han Dynasty, there are such pictures—Fuxi holds ju, while Nüwa holds gui.
1. How did these two tools help the development(发展) of Maths?

2. Which tool does Nüwa hold in the ancient brick carving patterns?

3. How do you understand guiju at school?

六、1. They helped Geometry get better.
2. She holds gui. /Gui.
3. I think it's good for our studies.（言之有理即可）

【分析】
这道题是英语任务型阅读，解题时首先可以划出每个题干的核心关键词，带着关键词回原文定位对应段落，前两道细节题可以直接从原文找到匹配的答案内容，第三道开放题需要结合校园场景，围绕“规矩”的含义组织合理表述即可，不需要复杂改写，贴合文意和实际就符合要求。
【解析】
1. 定位第一题关键词"help the development of Maths"，回到原文第二段找到对应描述"They were useful tools and helped Geometry(几何学) get better."，直接提取该内容作为答案即可。
2. 定位第二题关键词"Nüwa"、"brick carving patterns"，回到原文最后一段找到对应句"In the brick carving patterns of the Han Dynasty, there are such pictures—Fuxi holds ju, while Nüwa holds gui."，可知女娲手持的是gui，完整表述或简化表述都正确。
3. 本题为开放类问答，结合校园场景，"guiju"指代学校的校规、班规等规则，围绕规则对学习、校园秩序的正向作用表述，言之有理即可。
【答案】
1. They helped Geometry get better.
2. She holds gui. / Gui.
3. I think it's good for our studies. (答案不唯一，言之有理即可)
【知识点】
阅读细节定位，文意理解，开放问答
【点评】
本题整体难度偏低，前两道题目属于原文原句可直接提取答案的基础细节题，重点考察学生快速定位文本信息的能力，第三道开放题结合生活实际作答，既关联了传统文化常识，也引导学生将文本内容和现实场景结合，符合基础阶段英语阅读的考察要求。
【难度系数】
0.8