五、★★★关键能力 逻辑推理＞阅读还原: 阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项
Wangfujing Street is a famous shopping street in Beijing. You can buy books, clothes, shoes and many other things in this street. The street is around 700 years old. Do you know what Wangfujing means? 1.
In the past, lords and princesses lived here. Next to one lord's house there is a well (水井). One year, there is very little rain. 2. But the lord's well has lots of clean water. This lord isn't a kind man. He doesn't want to give water from his well to anyone. He asks an old man to stand in front of the well and stop people taking water. But the old man is very kind. 3.
"You let people take my water!" the lord shouts. 4. The old man answers, "My lord, if I don't give them water, they'll die. Then nobody can work for you." Finally, the lord agrees with the old man. 5. "Wangfu" means the "lord's house" and "jing" means "well".
Today Wangfujing Street is one of the busiest shopping streets in China.
A. Here is a story about it.
B. This is how the street gets its name.
C. He always gives water to poor people.
D. There are lots of great shops.
E. He is very angry with the old man.
F. Many people have no water to drink.

【主旨大意】本文主要介绍了“王府井大街”名字的由来。
1.A 2.F 3.C 4.E 5.B

【分析】首先通读全文，明确主旨是介绍王府井大街名字的由来。解题时需结合空白处前后句的语境、逻辑关系，以及选项中的关键词逐一匹配：第1空前文提问王府井的含义，后文开始讲述相关故事，需选引出故事的选项；第2空前文提到少雨，后文说领主的井有水，需选缺水相关的选项；第3空前文提到老人善良，需选体现老人善良行为的选项；第4空前文领主喊叫，后文是领主的反应，需选领主生气的选项；第5空后文解释“王府”和“井”的含义，需选总结名字由来的选项。
【解析】1. 前文提问王府井的含义，后文开始讲述相关故事，A选项“Here is a story about it.”起到承上启下的作用，故选A。2. 前文提到“there is very little rain”，F选项“Many people have no water to drink.”是少雨导致的结果，衔接自然，故选F。3. 前文提到老人“very kind”，C选项“He always gives water to poor people.”体现了老人的善良，符合语境，故选C。4. 前文领主喊“你让人们拿我的水！”，E选项“He is very angry with the old man.”符合领主的情绪，故选E。5. 后文解释“王府”和“井”的含义，B选项“This is how the street gets its name.”总结了前文的故事，衔接后文，故选B。
【答案】1.A 2.F 3.C 4.E 5.B
【知识点】阅读还原、逻辑推理
【点评】本题考查阅读还原能力，需结合上下文语境和逻辑关系选择合适选项，注重语篇连贯性的考查，是初中英语常见题型。
【难度系数】0.7