十一、(传统文化)阅读《塞翁失马》的故事,完成下列任务。(10分)
Once upon a time, there was an old man. He lived with his son together. He had many nice horses.
One night, a big black horse ran away from the farm. The old man's friends came and said to him, "Don't be sad. " The old man said, "Well, maybe(也许) this is not a bad thing. " A few months later, the missing horse came back and it brought a new horse with it. The old man's friends said, "This is a good thing. " The old man said, "Well, this might bring us bad luck. "
One day, the old man's son was riding the new horse. Suddenly, he fell off the horse and broke his leg. His son couldn't walk. But the old man said, "This accident might bring us good luck in the future. "
A year later, all young men in the country had to fight(打仗) in a war. Lots of them died. However, the old man's son didn't fight in the war because of his broken leg. He survived(存活).
任务一:根据故事内容,用数字1~4给下列图片排序。(4分)

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任务二:根据故事内容,选择正确的答案。(6分)
()1. What do the underlined words "fell off" mean in the text?
A.下降 B.跌落 C.骑上
()2. The old man's son didn't fight in the war because .
A. one of his horses was lost
B. his son had to look after his father
C. his son rode the horse and broke his leg
()3. What does the story tell us?
A. Bad luck may bring good luck.
B. Losing a horse can get two horses.
C. Good things must turn into bad things.

任务一:2 1 4 3
任务二:1.B 2.C 3.A

【分析】
先梳理《塞翁失马》的故事情节，再对应图片内容排序；任务二需结合上下文推断词义、提取细节、把握文章主旨。具体来说，任务一：通读故事明确情节顺序：①马丢失（对应第2幅图）；②丢失的马带回新马（对应第1幅图）；③儿子骑马摔断腿（对应第4幅图）；④战争中儿子因伤存活（对应第3幅图），据此排序。任务二：1.结合“骑马后摔断腿”的语境推断词义；2.提取原文中儿子不参战的原因；3.总结故事蕴含的祸福相依的道理。
【解析】
任务一：根据故事发展顺序：马先丢失（对应第2幅图），随后带回新马（对应第1幅图），接着儿子骑马摔断腿（对应第4幅图），最后战争中儿子因伤存活（对应第3幅图），故排序为2、1、4、3。
任务二：1.词义推断：前文提到儿子“riding the new horse”，后文说“broke his leg”，可知“fell off”意为“跌落”，选B；2.细节理解：原文明确“the old man's son didn't fight in the war because of his broken leg”，对应选项C；3.主旨理解：故事通过塞翁的经历，说明坏运气可能带来好运气，对应选项A。
【答案】
任务一:2 1 4 3；任务二:1.B 2.C 3.A
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、词义推断、主旨大意
【点评】
本题结合传统文化故事考查英语阅读核心能力，需理清故事脉络，掌握词义推断和主旨把握的方法，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6