六、[核心素养]任务型阅读。
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项有一项多余,并回答第5小题。
人与社会——历史、社会与文化
著名诗人白居易
Bai Juyi was one of the best poets in China. He lived during the Tang dynasty. He always helped the poor around him when he was very young. 1. , let them live with him, and cared for them in many other ways.
In 820, Bai Juyi came back to Chang'an to work again. He wrote poems to show his feelings. In 822, he was asked to leave the capital. Then he worked as the city mayor of Hangzhou. 2. . In 826, Bai Juyi travelled with his friend, Liu Yuxi, to many beautiful places in China. On their trip, they wrote poems to each other. In this way, they showed their understanding of each other's feelings. In 831, Bai Juyi's friend, Yuan Zhen, died. Later, Bai Juyi's little son died at the age of three. 3. . Could his life get any worse更糟糕的?
It could. In 835, because of one suffering痛苦 after another, he went to live in an old temple. He died at the age of 75 in Luoyang.
4. , but his works are still popular with people.
A. He began writing poems at the age of five
B. Bai Juyi lived a hard life
C. The bad luck of losing the young child made him full of sadness
D. To help the city be better, he did a lot for the city
E. He gave them something to eat
5. Do you like Bai Juyi's poems? Why or why not?不超过15个词

1~4. EDCB 5. Yes, I do. Because his poems are easy to understand.(言之有理即可)

【分析】
本题为任务型阅读，分为句子还原和开放性问答两部分。做句子还原题时，需结合上下文的语境、逻辑关系匹配选项；开放性问答需结合人物特点，用简洁语言作答，注意字数限制。
【解析】
1. 前文提到白居易小时候帮助穷人，后文“let them live with him”是帮助穷人的具体行为，E选项“他给他们吃的”符合语境，故选E；
2. 前文提到白居易任杭州的市长，D选项“为了让城市更好，他为城市做了很多”符合官员履职的内容，故选D；
3. 前文提到白居易的小儿子去世，C选项“失去幼子的厄运让他充满悲伤”承接丧子的痛苦，符合上下文，故选C；
4. 后文转折说明他的作品仍受欢迎，B选项“白居易过着艰难的生活”引出他的人生境遇，转折逻辑合理，故选B；
5. 开放性问题，结合白居易诗歌通俗易懂的特点，用简洁语言回答，符合字数要求即可，参考答案给出的回答符合要求。
【答案】
1~4. EDCB 5. Yes, I do. Because his poems are easy to understand.
【知识点】
任务型阅读、短文还原、开放性问答
【点评】
本题考查学生对短文语境的理解能力、逻辑推理能力及语言表达能力，题型贴近初中英语学习要求，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.5