六、(2025·扬州市江都区模拟)任务型阅读。〔人与社会——发明与创新〕
They make people scream in fear,yet people pay for a chance to ride them. What are they? They are roller coasters,of course.
Hundreds of roller coasters make people excited at theme parks around the country. The early roller coaster in the United States was a railway. People built it to carry coal(煤)down a mountain. When it was no longer used as a coal route,it began a new life as an amusement(娱乐)ride. It went 18 miles downhill.
Modern roller coaster tracks(轨道)are measured(计量)in feet rather than miles. The rides last minutes instead of hours,but they are far more exciting. Some roller coasters reach a speed of 100 miles per hour.
In the US,people started building real roller coasters in the 1880s. Some gave such a wild ride that people often got hurt on them. Today's roller coasters are not dangerous. Safety bars(栏杆)and harnesses(保护带)hold passengers in place. In addition,workers spend hours each day checking the roller coasters. In some parks,computers monitor(监控)the roller coasters throughout each ride.
根据短文内容,回答下列问题。(每题答案不超过 5 个词)
1. What was the early roller coaster in America?
A railway.
2. What speed do some modern roller coasters reach?
100 miles per hour.
3. When did real roller coasters start in the US?
In the 1880s.
4. What are the safety bars and harnesses used to do?
To hold passengers in place.
5. What do you think of the roller coaster ride?
It's fast/exciting.(言之有理即可)
解析:
【分析】
这是一道限定答案词数的阅读简答题,解题时首先明确题干要求所有答案不超过5个词,再带着每道题的核心关键词回到原文对应段落定位信息:前4道均为细节题,直接定位原文对应语句提取匹配的短答案即可,第5道是开放性问题,结合全文对过山车的描述给出符合逻辑、词数合规的评价即可,全程注意不要超出词数限制。
【解析】
1. 定位原文第二段第二句"The early roller coaster in the United States was a railway",直接提取对应内容,符合词数要求。
2. 定位原文第三段最后一句"Some roller coasters reach a speed of 100 miles per hour",提取对应的速度表述即可。
3. 定位原文第四段第一句"In the US, people started building real roller coasters in the 1880s",提取对应的时间信息。
4. 定位原文第四段"Safety bars and harnesses hold passengers in place",结合题干询问用途的要求,用不定式结构表述目的,符合题意和词数限制。
5. 结合文中提到的过山车刺激、速度快的特点,给出合理评价,言之有理且词数不超过5即可。
【答案】
1. A railway.
2. 100 miles per hour.
3. In the 1880s.
4. To hold passengers in place.
5. It's fast/exciting.(言之有理即可)
【知识点】
阅读细节定位,信息提取,文意表达
【点评】
本题整体难度较低,绝大多数答案都可以直接从原文中定位获取,设置的5词字数限制可以锻炼学生精准提炼关键信息的能力,最后一道开放题引导学生结合文本内容输出自己的观点,符合阅读题型的基础能力考察要求,解题时注意不要超出题干规定的答案词数即可。
【难度系数】
0.8