Saving the elephant-foot drum
拯救象脚鼓
The elephant-foot drum carries cultural meaning for

the Dai people.
The elephant-foot drum is the most famous musical
instrument of the Dai ethnic group. It looks like the
elephant's foot. The drum-making skill was listed as
national intangible cultural heritage in 2011.
The elephant-foot drum dance is also very popular among the Dai people. You
can dance by yourself or with your family and friends. This dance was used to scare
off evil and welcome the new year in old days. Now it is a way to show their
happiness of their village culture. It also shows that the Dai people are kind,
hospitable and inclusive.
词汇积累
cultural /'kʌltʃərəl/ adj. 文化的 instrument /'ɪnstrəmənt/ n. 乐器
evil /'i:vl/ /'i:vɪl/ n. 邪恶 intangible cultural heritage 非物质文化遗产
一、Read and judge.根据文章内容,判断正误,用T/F表示。
()1. To save the elephant-foot drum only needs the Dai ethnic group.
()2. The drum-making skill was listed as national intangible cultural heritage in 2001.
()3. The dance was used to scare off evil and welcome the new year in old days.
二、Read and choose.根据文章内容,选择最佳答案。
()1. The elephant-foot drum looks like .
A. the elephant's head B. the elephant's foot
C. the elephant's tail
()2. Dai people are .
A. kind B. hospitable and inclusive
C. both A and B

一、1. F 2. F 3. T
二、1. B 2. C

【分析】
做这类阅读理解题，我们需要先通读文章，然后针对每个题目回到原文中寻找对应的关键信息，通过对比原文内容和题目表述来判断正误或选择正确答案。
对于判断正误题：
1. 第1题，原文没有提到“拯救象脚鼓只需要傣族人民”相关内容，该表述无依据，可判断为错误；
2. 第2题，定位原文中“the drum-making skill was listed as national intangible cultural heritage in 2011”，题目中的2001与原文时间不符，判断为错误；
3. 第3题，找到原文“This dance was used to scare off evil and welcome the new year in old days”，与题目表述一致，判断为正确。
对于选择题：
1. 第1题，定位原文“It looks like the elephant's foot”，直接对应选项B；
2. 第2题，根据原文“It also shows that the Dai people are kind, hospitable and inclusive”，可知选项A和B都正确，所以选C。
【解析】
一、判断正误：
1. 原文未提及“拯救象脚鼓仅需傣族人民”，该表述无依据，故填F；
2. 原文明确说明鼓的制作技艺在2011年被列为国家级非物质文化遗产，题目中2001与原文时间不符，故填F；
3. 原文提到“This dance was used to scare off evil and welcome the new year in old days”，与题目表述一致，故填T。
二、选择最佳答案：
1. 根据原文“It looks like the elephant's foot”，可知象脚鼓看起来像大象的脚，对应选项B；
2. 原文表明傣族人民是kind, hospitable and inclusive，所以选项A和B都正确，选C。
【答案】
一、1. F 2. F 3. T
二、1. B 2. C
【知识点】
细节理解判断、细节理解选择
【点评】
本题考查阅读理解中的细节提取能力，要求学生精准定位原文关键信息，对比题目内容完成判断与选择，能有效锻炼学生仔细阅读、精准匹配信息的能力。
【难度系数】
0.7