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四、阅读与表达。(2024·江苏徐州二模)
Anyone can be an inventor—even kids! Chester Greenwood was freezing. It was March of 1873 and Chester was testing out a new pair of ice skates. The 15-year-old was getting sad because his ears were cold. So he decided to find a way to keep them warm. He tried wrapping (包裹) a scarf around his head but it was too heavy and not comfortable. Besides, who can skate with a scarf tied around their head? To solve his problem, Chester made two ear-shaped rings from wire(电线) and asked his grandmother to sew(缝) fur on one side of the circles and soft cloth on the other side. Chester called his new invention ear protectors.
After that, he improved his invention with a steel band(带子) and tiny chains(链条) so it would fit in pockets. Four years later, Chester opened his own factory—Greenwood's Ear Protectors Factory. Then, the ear protectors got a new name—earmuffs.
Chester was born in Maine, a town of Farmington. In the town, There is a holiday to honour the inventor every year. 21st December is Chester Greenwood Day. People and animals have a big parade on the first Saturday in December.
Chester invented many products during his lifetime, such as a teakettle that didn't tip over, the spring steel rack, a mousetrap and a folding bed. He was named one of America's 15 outstanding inventors.
注:每题答案不超过6个词。
1. What's Chester's purpose to design his earmuffs at first?
2. What things were used to make the first ear protector?
3. How old was Chester when he opened Greenwood's Ear Protectors Factory?
4. When is Chester Greenwood Day?
5. In Paragraph 3, the sentence “They all wear earmuffs!” is missing. Where should we put it, A, B or C?
Anyone can be an inventor—even kids! Chester Greenwood was freezing. It was March of 1873 and Chester was testing out a new pair of ice skates. The 15-year-old was getting sad because his ears were cold. So he decided to find a way to keep them warm. He tried wrapping (包裹) a scarf around his head but it was too heavy and not comfortable. Besides, who can skate with a scarf tied around their head? To solve his problem, Chester made two ear-shaped rings from wire(电线) and asked his grandmother to sew(缝) fur on one side of the circles and soft cloth on the other side. Chester called his new invention ear protectors.
After that, he improved his invention with a steel band(带子) and tiny chains(链条) so it would fit in pockets. Four years later, Chester opened his own factory—Greenwood's Ear Protectors Factory. Then, the ear protectors got a new name—earmuffs.
Chester was born in Maine, a town of Farmington. In the town, There is a holiday to honour the inventor every year. 21st December is Chester Greenwood Day. People and animals have a big parade on the first Saturday in December.
Chester invented many products during his lifetime, such as a teakettle that didn't tip over, the spring steel rack, a mousetrap and a folding bed. He was named one of America's 15 outstanding inventors.
注:每题答案不超过6个词。
1. What's Chester's purpose to design his earmuffs at first?
To keep his ears warm.
2. What things were used to make the first ear protector?
Wire, fur and soft cloth.
3. How old was Chester when he opened Greenwood's Ear Protectors Factory?
19. /Nineteen.
4. When is Chester Greenwood Day?
21st December.
5. In Paragraph 3, the sentence “They all wear earmuffs!” is missing. Where should we put it, A, B or C?
C
答案
1. To keep his ears warm.
2. Wire, fur and soft cloth.
3. 19. /Nineteen.
4. 21st December.
5. C
2. Wire, fur and soft cloth.
3. 19. /Nineteen.
4. 21st December.
5. C
解析
【分析】
这是一篇任务型阅读简答题，解题时首先明确题目要求所有答案不超过6个词，优先带着题干的核心关键词返回原文对应段落定位信息：
1. 第一题抓关键词"purpose to design earmuffs at first"，回到发明背景的第一段找他最初做耳罩的动因；
2. 第二题抓关键词"things to make the first ear protector"，定位初代耳罩的制作材料描述部分提取内容；
3. 第三题抓关键词"age, open the factory"，先找他发明初代耳罩的年龄，再结合建厂间隔的年份做简单加法计算；
4. 第四题抓关键词"Chester Greenwood Day"，直接定位节日的日期描述即可；
5. 第五题是句子还原，先分析待补句子的指代对象They，找到前文出现的复数主体，匹配上下文逻辑确定放置位置。
【解析】
1. 定位原文第一段"The 15-year-old was getting sad because his ears were cold. So he decided to find a way to keep them warm."，可知他最初设计耳罩的目的是给耳朵保暖，整理后符合字数要求。
2. 定位原文第一段"Chester made two ear-shaped rings from wire and asked his grandmother to sew fur on one side of the circles and soft cloth on the other side."，提取用到的所有制作材料即可。
3. 由第一段可知Chester15岁时做出了初代耳罩，第二段提到"Four years later, Chester opened his own factory"，计算得15+4=19，即他19岁时开办工厂。
4. 定位原文第三段"21st December is Chester Greenwood Day."，直接提取对应日期。
5. 待还原句"They all wear earmuffs!"中的They指代复数主体，C位置的前一句提到"People and animals have a big parade on the first Saturday in December."，刚好出现复数的人和动物作为指代对象，放在C处逻辑连贯，承接游行的相关描述。
【答案】
1. To keep his ears warm.
2. Wire, fur and soft cloth.
3. 19. /Nineteen.
4. 21st December.
5. C
【知识点】
阅读细节定位，语句衔接判断，信息简单计算
【点评】
本题属于基础难度的任务型阅读题，绝大多数答案都可以直接通过原文定位获取，仅少量题目需要简单计算和逻辑判断，同时设置了答案字数限制，既考察学生快速抓取文本关键信息的能力，也引导学生注意答题规范，整体考点贴合初中英语阅读的基础考察要求。
【难度系数】
0.7
这是一篇任务型阅读简答题，解题时首先明确题目要求所有答案不超过6个词，优先带着题干的核心关键词返回原文对应段落定位信息：
1. 第一题抓关键词"purpose to design earmuffs at first"，回到发明背景的第一段找他最初做耳罩的动因；
2. 第二题抓关键词"things to make the first ear protector"，定位初代耳罩的制作材料描述部分提取内容；
3. 第三题抓关键词"age, open the factory"，先找他发明初代耳罩的年龄，再结合建厂间隔的年份做简单加法计算；
4. 第四题抓关键词"Chester Greenwood Day"，直接定位节日的日期描述即可；
5. 第五题是句子还原，先分析待补句子的指代对象They，找到前文出现的复数主体，匹配上下文逻辑确定放置位置。
【解析】
1. 定位原文第一段"The 15-year-old was getting sad because his ears were cold. So he decided to find a way to keep them warm."，可知他最初设计耳罩的目的是给耳朵保暖，整理后符合字数要求。
2. 定位原文第一段"Chester made two ear-shaped rings from wire and asked his grandmother to sew fur on one side of the circles and soft cloth on the other side."，提取用到的所有制作材料即可。
3. 由第一段可知Chester15岁时做出了初代耳罩，第二段提到"Four years later, Chester opened his own factory"，计算得15+4=19，即他19岁时开办工厂。
4. 定位原文第三段"21st December is Chester Greenwood Day."，直接提取对应日期。
5. 待还原句"They all wear earmuffs!"中的They指代复数主体，C位置的前一句提到"People and animals have a big parade on the first Saturday in December."，刚好出现复数的人和动物作为指代对象，放在C处逻辑连贯，承接游行的相关描述。
【答案】
1. To keep his ears warm.
2. Wire, fur and soft cloth.
3. 19. /Nineteen.
4. 21st December.
5. C
【知识点】
阅读细节定位，语句衔接判断，信息简单计算
【点评】
本题属于基础难度的任务型阅读题，绝大多数答案都可以直接通过原文定位获取，仅少量题目需要简单计算和逻辑判断，同时设置了答案字数限制，既考察学生快速抓取文本关键信息的能力，也引导学生注意答题规范，整体考点贴合初中英语阅读的基础考察要求。
【难度系数】
0.7
