二、任务型阅读(真题·台州玉环)
阅读下面的短文,从所给的A一E五个选项中选择正确的答案(选项中有一项为多余选项),并回答第20小题。
Keep Shadow Puppet Plays Alive(有生机的)
Shadow puppet plays are one of China's traditional art forms. Wang Weifang is an inheritor(传承人) of this art. Today he will introduce all about shadow puppet plays to us.
Q1: What do you do every Saturday?
Wang Weifang: Every Saturday, I perform shadow puppet plays with my friends in a small town near Xi'an. 16 —they only see the shadows of our puppets.
Q2: How are the puppets made?
Wang Weifang: 17 Each puppet is painted in bright colours and attached to a stick. Some even have movable arms and legs.
Q3: How do you perform the shadow puppet play?
Wang Weifang: We stand behind a white screen with lights shining from behind. We hold the puppets close to the screen so the audience(观众) in front of the screen can see the shadows clearly. 18
Q4: But the art is not popular today, why do you still work on it?
Wang Weifang: Unluckily, with TV and films, it's not as popular as before. But shadow puppet plays are an ancient Chinese art and they're part of our culture. 19

20. Do you want to watch shadow puppet plays? Why?(不超过15个词)

16—19. CAEB 20. Yes. Because it's a wonderful Chinese ancient art form.（答案合理即可）

【分析】
本题为任务型阅读题，需结合上下文语境匹配选项完成16-19题，同时完成开放性问答第20题。解题思路：1. 先通读短文，明确每个问题的语境；2. 分析选项含义，匹配空格的逻辑关系：16题后提到观众仅看到皮影影子，对应“观众看不到表演者”的选项；17题问木偶制作方式，对应描述制作材料/形状的选项；18题问表演方式，对应描述表演动作的选项；19题问坚持的原因，对应强调传承传统艺术的选项；3. 第20题结合皮影戏的文化意义组织合理回答。
【解析】
16. 空格后说明观众只看到皮影影子，对应选项C“The audience can hear us but can't see us directly.”，故16选C。
17. 问题询问木偶的制作方式，选项A“They're made of hard leather, cut into shapes of people, animals, or objects.”介绍了木偶的材料和形状，匹配制作描述，故17选A。
18. 问题询问表演方式，前文提到持木偶的动作，选项E“We move them around and do the voices of the different characters.”补充了表演的具体动作，符合语境，故18选E。
19. 问题询问坚持的原因，前文提到皮影戏是中国传统文化，选项B“It's important to keep this traditional art form alive!”说明传承的重要性，匹配语境，故19选B。
20. 开放性问答，结合皮影戏是中国传统艺术的特点，组织合理语言，如“Yes. Because it's a wonderful Chinese ancient art form.”
【答案】
16—19. CAEB；20. Yes. Because it's a wonderful Chinese ancient art form.（答案合理即可）
【知识点】
任务型阅读、信息匹配、传统文化英语应用
【点评】
本题结合中国传统皮影戏文化，考查学生的阅读理解与上下文逻辑匹配能力，开放性问答兼顾文化认知与语言组织，整体难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6