五、阅读理解。
Calabash brother(葫芦兄弟) live in the Calabash Mountain with their grandfather. They are all very brave. They wear different clothes. The red calabash is the oldest of the seven brothers. His strength is powerful. His body can be bigger or smaller. But he doesn't have his own ideas. The orange calabash has two bright eyes and big ears. He can see and hear far places clearly. The yellow calabash's body is very strong. Nothing can injure(伤害) him, but he is arrogant(傲慢的). The green calabash is the god of fire. He can eat fire and make fire. The cyan(青色的) calabash can drink water and make flood. The blue calabash is the cleverest of all. Nobody can find him when he makes himself invisible. And the purple calabash has a magic gourd(葫芦). The gourd can absorb(吸收) everything.
One day a pangolin(穿山甲) broke the cave and two monsters came out. They were Monster Scorpion(蝎子精) and Monster Snake. The calabash brothers must fight with them and save the world. Unluckily, their grandfather who helped them beat the monsters was killed by the monsters finally.

()1. What does the red calabash look like?
A. He is strong.
B. He has two bright eyes.
C. He has two big ears.
D. He has a hard head.
()2. What does the underlined word "invisible" mean in Chinese?
A. 微不足道的
B. 看不见的
C. 暴露的
D. 赤裸的
()3. According to the passage, which is the writer's opinion?
A. He doesn't like the yellow calabash at all.
B. He believes the calabash brothers can do anything.
C. He feels excited because he knows the calabash brothers.
D. The calabash brothers are all very brave and clever.

1. A 2. B 3. D

【分析】本题为英语阅读理解题，需先通读全文把握内容，再针对各题型特点解题：第1题是细节理解题，需定位红色葫芦娃的相关描述；第2题是词义猜测题，结合上下文语境推断词义；第3题是作者观点题，需从原文提取作者的评价性语句，逐一匹配选项。
【解析】1. 第1题：细节理解题。根据原文第一段“The red calabash is the oldest of the seven brothers. His strength is powerful.”可知红色葫芦娃力量强大，对应选项A。选项B、C是橙色葫芦娃的特征，D项原文未提及，故选A。
2. 第2题：词义猜测题。根据原文“Nobody can find him when he makes himself invisible.”可知，没人能找到他，由此推断“invisible”意为“看不见的”，故选B。
3. 第3题：作者观点题。根据原文第一段“They are all very brave.”和“The blue calabash is the cleverest of all.”可知，作者认为葫芦兄弟都很勇敢且聪明，对应选项D。A项原文未体现作者对黄色葫芦娃的厌恶；B项“做任何事”表述绝对；C项原文无作者兴奋的相关表述，故选D。
【答案】1.A 2.B 3.D
【知识点】英语阅读理解、细节理解、词义猜测
【点评】本题考查英语阅读理解核心基础题型，侧重考查学生定位原文、结合语境猜词、提取作者观点的能力，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6