六、任务型阅读。（2025·江苏南通·调研）
阅读短文，回答下列问题。
Simple songs play an important role in kids' life. They can change a kid's life forever. Think about it, and you may still remember some songs from when you were little. The same thing happens today. Songs can help kids learn faster and remember new things better in daily life.
Music and speaking both have rhythms. When kids sing, they can feel the rhythms. In talking, we use stops and stress on syllables or words to show feelings and important points. Songs and rhymes can help us remember different kinds of things. Music goes to many parts of the brain, and gets stored(储存) in different memory(记忆) places. When kids store memories in more places, they can remember things better.
Kids learn languages faster by singing than by listening to long talks. Singing helps kids learn new words and expressions quickly. If your kid is young, singing is a good way to teach him new words and expressions. Singing more times helps turn what they learn into long-term（长期的） memory. Small differences in spoken language can influence（影响） young kids' reading. Consonants such as "b" and "p" are hard for kids to tell apart on paper, but they can learn from songs. This can help them know the difference when reading.
Moreover, songs can improve kids' creativity. When kids listen to songs, they often imagine different pictures and stories in their minds, which helps with their creative thinking. What's more, singing songs together with friends or family can make kids more confident（自信的） and help them have better social skills. They can share happiness through music and learn how to work together with others.
1. How can songs help kids in daily life?
Learn faster and remember new things better.
2. Why do we use stops and stress in talking?
To show feelings and important points.
3. What can help kids have long-term memory?
Singing more times.
4. When kids find it hard to tell apart "b" and "p" on paper, what can they do?
They can learn from songs.
5. Do you like singing? Why?
Yes, I do. Because singing can make me feel happy and relaxed.(答案不唯一)
解析：
【分析】
解答本题需先通读全文把握主旨，再针对每个问题定位原文对应段落，提取关键信息作答：细节类问题需精准找到原文原句或同义表达，开放类问题结合自身实际用通顺语言回答即可。
【解析】
1. 定位第一段最后一句“Songs can help kids learn faster and remember new things better in daily life.”，提取核心内容作答；
2. 定位第二段“In talking, we use stops and stress on syllables or words to show feelings and important points.”，提取原因作答；
3. 定位第三段“Singing more times helps turn what they learn into long-term memory.”，提取关键信息作答；
4. 定位第三段“Consonants such as "b" and "p" are hard for kids to tell apart on paper, but they can learn from songs.”，提取方法作答；
5. 为开放题，结合自身感受，用符合逻辑的英语回答即可，示例答案合理。
【答案】
1. Learn faster and remember new things better.
2. To show feelings and important points.
3. Singing more times.
4. They can learn from songs.
5. Yes, I do. Because singing can make me feel happy and relaxed.(答案不唯一)
【知识点】
任务型阅读、细节理解题、开放型问题作答
【点评】
本题为初中英语典型任务型阅读题，侧重考查学生快速定位原文信息、提取关键内容的能力，最后一题开放作答兼顾语言表达能力考查，整体难度适中，符合初中阶段考查要求。
【难度系数】
0.7
