情境3第三天，我们读了研究员周雷的故事，知道他培育水稻帮助国家解决粮食问题。
任务三 [2026江苏南通期末改编]阅读理解B（10分）
Zhou Lei is a researcher at the Hubei Academy of Agricultural (农业的) Sciences. He won the China Youth May Fourth Medal. He also has made great progress in the improvement of rice over the years. So far he has bred (培育) 16 new kinds of rice, increasing grain production by more than 1.5 billion kilograms. This makes sure China has enough grain to feed its people.
Zhou has been offered chances to go abroad and exchange experience with others. One of the visits to the United States made Zhou realize that even though China was playing a leading role in rice research in the world, its agricultural industry was still behind other developed countries. After returning to China, Zhou began using his skills to help the country in agriculture. Instead of staying in an air-conditioned office, Zhou spent most of his time in the field. Breeding is hard, as it is heavily affected by sunlight and temperature. So Zhou always took care of his crops 24 hours a day.
Things don’t always run smoothly. In August, southern China experienced very high temperatures. This had a serious influence on the crops in Zhou’s field. However, Zhou never got downhearted. Zhou believed it opened a window for him to do further study. He said, “Sometimes we just need to find ways to overcome high temperatures, and this also helps us choose the rice.”
After going through tens of thousands of tries, Zhou and his team succeeded in creating new kinds of rice to meet the needs of people.
（）16. What did Zhou Lei do to help his crops?
A. He asked others for help. B. He moved his crops to a cooler office.
C. He watered his crops 24 hours a day. D. He worked in the field most of his time.
（）17. What does the underlined word “downhearted” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?
A. Disappointed. B. Excited. C. Bored. D. Relaxed.
（）18. What has Zhou Lei done over the years according to the text?
A. He has bred six new kinds of rice.
B. He hasn’t won any medals.
C. He has made great progress in rice improvement.
D. He has studied in an air-conditioned office.
（）19. Which word can best describe Zhou Lei?
A. Honest. B. Polite. C. Hard-working. D. Easy-going.
（）20. What is the main idea of the text?
A. Zhou Lei’s personal life. B. The challenges of farming in China.
C. The development of rice farming. D. Zhou Lei’s contributions to agriculture.

任务三 答案速查 16.D 17.A 18.C 19.C 20.D
【主旨大意】本文主要讲述了周雷对农业的贡献。
16. D 【点拨】细节理解题。根据“Instead of staying in an air-conditioned office, Zhou spent most of his time in the field.”可知，他大部分时间都在田里工作来帮助他的庄稼。
17. A 【点拨】词义猜测题。根据“This had a serious influence on the crops in Zhou’s field. However, Zhou never got downhearted.”可知，downhearted 的意思与“disappointed”相近。
18. C 【点拨】细节理解题。根据“He also has made great... over the years.”以及最后一段可知，周雷这些年来在水稻改良方面取得了很大进展。
19. C 【点拨】推理判断题。根据“Instead of staying in an air-conditioned office, Zhou spent most of his time in the field.”可推知，周雷是勤奋的。
20. D 【点拨】主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了周雷对农业的贡献。故选D。

【分析】本题为人物事迹类英语阅读理解，共5道选择题，分别考查细节理解、词义猜测、推理判断、主旨大意。解题思路：1. 细节题需带着问题定位原文对应语句，匹配选项；2. 词义猜测题结合上下文转折、语境逻辑推断词义；3. 推理判断题依据人物行为、事迹推导品质；4. 主旨大意题通读全文，提炼核心内容。
【解析】16. 细节理解题：根据原文第二段“Instead of staying in an air-conditioned office, Zhou spent most of his time in the field.”可知，周雷大部分时间在田间工作帮助庄稼，对应选项D。17. 词义猜测题：第三段提到高温对庄稼造成严重影响，用however转折，说明周雷并未灰心，downhearted意为“沮丧的”，对应选项A。18. 细节理解题：根据原文第一段“He also has made great progress in the improvement of rice over the years.”可知，周雷多年来在水稻改良方面取得巨大进展，对应选项C。19. 推理判断题：周雷放弃空调办公室，大部分时间在田间，24小时照顾庄稼，历经数万次尝试成功，体现其勤奋的品质，对应选项C。20. 主旨大意题：全文围绕周雷在农业（尤其是水稻）领域的贡献展开，对应选项D。
【答案】16.D 17.A 18.C 19.C 20.D
【知识点】细节理解题；词义猜测题；主旨大意题
【点评】本题通过周雷的事迹考查学生英语阅读的核心能力，需掌握定位原文、语境猜词、主旨提炼的方法，是初中英语常见题型。
【难度系数】0.7

情境4第四天，老师帮我们总结了鼓舞人心的人都有哪些共同特质，使我们更清楚谁能激励自己了。
任务四 阅读还原（10分）
When we ask “Who inspires us?”, teenagers usually turn to someone older and wiser. He might be a scientist, a teacher, a family member or another more experienced teenager. However, not everyone is suitable to be an inspiring person.
21. Here are some common characters of inspiring people.
22. Most people admire those who have much confidence in themselves. Inspiring people have a healthy appreciation (评价) of their achievements. Just as Dr. Robyn Silverman suggests, healthy self-confidence shows itself in the form of taking pride in who you are and what you’ve learned in your life.
23. Inspiring people take action to reach a goal and are willing to spend the necessary time and effort achieving success. They don’t give up easily and continue trying when faced with challenges. This character encourages teenagers to follow through and reach the goals they set for themselves.
They are respectful. 24. Young people like being treated with respect and admire those who treat them and others that way. Inspiring people who show an equal (平等的) view of those different from them also earn admiration of others.
They are positive and creative. 25. They prefer to see the bright side in difficult situations and can find creative solutions.
A. They are confident.
B. They are hard-working.
C. Inspiring people show respect for others.
D. Inspiring people influence others in a positive way.
E. Inspiring people have characters that make them easy to be looked up to.

任务四 【主旨大意】本文主要介绍了具有激励作用的人拥有的一些共同特征。
21.E 22.A 23.B 24.C 25.D

【分析】
首先通读全文，明确本文主旨是介绍具有激励他人作用的人的共同特征。做阅读还原题需结合上下文语境、段落主题句及逻辑衔接判断选项：21空后引出“有激励作用的人的共同特征”，需选承上启下的选项；22空后围绕“自信”展开，对应主题句；23空围绕“努力、不放弃”展开；24空对应前文“尊重”的主题；25空对应“积极特质及对他人的正向影响”。
【解析】
1. 21题：空后“Here are some common characters of inspiring people”（这里是有激励作用的人的共同特征），E选项“有激励作用的人有让人容易敬仰的特征”，承上启下引出下文特征，故选E。
2. 22题：后文围绕“healthy self-confidence（健康的自信）”展开，A选项“他们是自信的”契合段落主题，故选A。
3. 23题：后文提到“take action to reach a goal, don’t give up easily（采取行动达目标，不轻易放弃）”，体现努力特质，B选项“他们是努力的”符合，故选B。
4. 24题：前文提到“They are respectful（他们是尊重人的）”，C选项“有激励作用的人尊重他人”承接主题，故选C。
5. 25题：后文提到“prefer to see the bright side, find creative solutions（看到光明面，找创造性解决办法）”，体现积极影响，D选项“有激励作用的人以积极方式影响他人”契合，故选D。
【答案】
21.E 22.A 23.B 24.C 25.D
【知识点】
阅读还原（七选五）、语篇逻辑衔接
【点评】
本题为初中英语常见的阅读还原题型，考查学生对语篇结构、主题句及上下文逻辑的理解能力，需关注段落主题与选项的匹配性，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.5