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五、任务型阅读:阅读下面短文,根据短文内容回答问题。
The ground shook suddenly.
Houses moved, and people ran into the streets with fear.
However,Zhang Heng stood still, thinking quickly,“There must be a way to know when an earthquake will happen.” He had seen many earthquakes in his life, and each time, people couldn't do anything. But this time,Zhang Heng decided to find a method.
Zhang Heng loved science and understood the power of nature. For days, he could think of nothing else but the earthquake. Suddenly, he had an idea—what if there was a machine that could feel earthquakes before they happened?
Without wasting any time,Zhang Heng began to work on his invention. He used bronze to make a large container(容器) with eight dragon heads, each holding a small ball in its mouth. At the bottom of each dragon, he placed a frog. If an earthquake happened, the shaking would cause the ball to fall into the frog's mouth, showing the direction of the earthquake.
Months of hard work passed, and one night, Zhang Heng was ready to test his invention. Suddenly, the ground shook. He rushed to the machine. To his surprise, one of the dragon heads dropped its ball! The ball fell into the frog's mouth, pointing west. Zhang Heng smiled with excitement. It worked!
A few days later,a strong earthquake hit the west, just as the seismoscope (地动仪) had shown. People were amazed, and Zhang Heng's invention saved many lives by giving people a warning before the earthquake.
1. From Para.1,what did Zhang Heng wonder?
2. What material did Zhang use for his invention?
3. How many dragon heads were there on the large container?
4. Where would the ball fall into if an earthquake happened?
5. How did Zhang Heng's invention save many lives?
The ground shook suddenly.
Houses moved, and people ran into the streets with fear.
However,Zhang Heng stood still, thinking quickly,“There must be a way to know when an earthquake will happen.” He had seen many earthquakes in his life, and each time, people couldn't do anything. But this time,Zhang Heng decided to find a method.
Zhang Heng loved science and understood the power of nature. For days, he could think of nothing else but the earthquake. Suddenly, he had an idea—what if there was a machine that could feel earthquakes before they happened?
Without wasting any time,Zhang Heng began to work on his invention. He used bronze to make a large container(容器) with eight dragon heads, each holding a small ball in its mouth. At the bottom of each dragon, he placed a frog. If an earthquake happened, the shaking would cause the ball to fall into the frog's mouth, showing the direction of the earthquake.
Months of hard work passed, and one night, Zhang Heng was ready to test his invention. Suddenly, the ground shook. He rushed to the machine. To his surprise, one of the dragon heads dropped its ball! The ball fell into the frog's mouth, pointing west. Zhang Heng smiled with excitement. It worked!
A few days later,a strong earthquake hit the west, just as the seismoscope (地动仪) had shown. People were amazed, and Zhang Heng's invention saved many lives by giving people a warning before the earthquake.
1. From Para.1,what did Zhang Heng wonder?
He wondered when an earthquake would happen.
2. What material did Zhang use for his invention?
He used bronze for his invention./Bronze.
3. How many dragon heads were there on the large container?
There were eight./Eight.
4. Where would the ball fall into if an earthquake happened?
It would fall into the frog's mouth.
5. How did Zhang Heng's invention save many lives?
By giving people a warning before the earthquake.
答案
1. He wondered when an earthquake would happen. 2. He used bronze for his invention./Bronze. 3. There were eight./Eight.
4. It would fall into the frog's mouth. 5. By giving people a warning before the earthquake.
4. It would fall into the frog's mouth. 5. By giving people a warning before the earthquake.
解析
【分析】
本题为英语任务型阅读题，解题思路为：先通读短文理解大意，再针对每个问题定位短文对应段落的关键语句，提取符合要求的信息，最后整理成规范答案。
【解析】
1. 问题要求从第一段找张衡想知道的内容，定位到第一段关键句“there must be a way to know when an earthquake will happen”，提取信息作答。
2. 问题问发明的材料，定位到短文“used bronze to make a large container...”，可知材料为青铜。
3. 问题问容器上的龙头数量，定位到“eight dragon heads”，可知数量为8个。
4. 问题问地震发生时球的掉落位置，定位到“the ball to fall into the frog's mouth”，可知掉落位置。
5. 问题问发明拯救生命的方式，定位到“by giving people a warning before the earthquake”，可知方式。
【答案】
1. He wondered when an earthquake would happen.
2. He used bronze for his invention./Bronze.
3. There were eight./Eight.
4. It would fall into the frog's mouth.
5. By giving people a warning before the earthquake.
【知识点】
英语任务型阅读，细节理解，信息提取
【点评】
本题为任务型阅读中的细节查找题，侧重考查学生从短文中快速定位并提取关键信息的能力，题目难度较低，学生只要认真阅读短文即可准确作答。
【难度系数】
0.7
本题为英语任务型阅读题，解题思路为：先通读短文理解大意，再针对每个问题定位短文对应段落的关键语句，提取符合要求的信息，最后整理成规范答案。
【解析】
1. 问题要求从第一段找张衡想知道的内容，定位到第一段关键句“there must be a way to know when an earthquake will happen”，提取信息作答。
2. 问题问发明的材料，定位到短文“used bronze to make a large container...”，可知材料为青铜。
3. 问题问容器上的龙头数量，定位到“eight dragon heads”，可知数量为8个。
4. 问题问地震发生时球的掉落位置，定位到“the ball to fall into the frog's mouth”，可知掉落位置。
5. 问题问发明拯救生命的方式，定位到“by giving people a warning before the earthquake”，可知方式。
【答案】
1. He wondered when an earthquake would happen.
2. He used bronze for his invention./Bronze.
3. There were eight./Eight.
4. It would fall into the frog's mouth.
5. By giving people a warning before the earthquake.
【知识点】
英语任务型阅读，细节理解，信息提取
【点评】
本题为任务型阅读中的细节查找题，侧重考查学生从短文中快速定位并提取关键信息的能力，题目难度较低，学生只要认真阅读短文即可准确作答。
【难度系数】
0.7
