六、热点素材任务型阅读。(2025·江苏徐州期中)
阅读短文，回答下列问题。
Mr Wang is putting on a shadow play for a lot of people in his home village. He learnt the craft from his father and grandfather. In tonight's show he will sing and play all the different characters in the story and three other musicians will provide (提供) the music for the shadow play.
Chinese shadow puppetry has been around for over 2,000 years. It is one of the earliest forms of moving picture storytelling. It is an important part of Chinese culture. It tells about the lives of historical figures (历史人物), folk stories and important life lessons and it shows the value of different communities.
However, shadow puppetry is not as popular as before as more people like to watch online videos. Mr Wang says that many shadow puppetry performers (表演者) try to change their shadow plays. “Our plays aren't as long as before, and we sometimes add modern things, like famous pop songs, to surprise people. It seems to be working as everyone really enjoyed tonight's show!”
注：每题答案不超过6个词。
1. Who did Mr Wang learn the craft from?
2. How many performers are there in tonight's show?
3. How long has shadow puppetry been around?
4. Why is shadow puppetry not very popular?
5. How do the shadow puppetry performers surprise people?
阅读短文，回答下列问题。
Mr Wang is putting on a shadow play for a lot of people in his home village. He learnt the craft from his father and grandfather. In tonight's show he will sing and play all the different characters in the story and three other musicians will provide (提供) the music for the shadow play.
Chinese shadow puppetry has been around for over 2,000 years. It is one of the earliest forms of moving picture storytelling. It is an important part of Chinese culture. It tells about the lives of historical figures (历史人物), folk stories and important life lessons and it shows the value of different communities.
However, shadow puppetry is not as popular as before as more people like to watch online videos. Mr Wang says that many shadow puppetry performers (表演者) try to change their shadow plays. “Our plays aren't as long as before, and we sometimes add modern things, like famous pop songs, to surprise people. It seems to be working as everyone really enjoyed tonight's show!”
注：每题答案不超过6个词。
1. Who did Mr Wang learn the craft from?
His father and grandfather.
2. How many performers are there in tonight's show?
4. /Four.
3. How long has shadow puppetry been around?
For over 2,000 years. /Over 2,000 years.
4. Why is shadow puppetry not very popular?
Because more people watch online videos.
5. How do the shadow puppetry performers surprise people?
They add modern things. /By adding modern things.
答案：1. His father and grandfather.
2. 4. /Four.
3. For over 2,000 years. /Over 2,000 years.
4. Because more people watch online videos.
5. They add modern things. /By adding modern things.
2. 4. /Four.
3. For over 2,000 years. /Over 2,000 years.
4. Because more people watch online videos.
5. They add modern things. /By adding modern things.
解析：
【分析】
这是限定答案字数的任务型阅读题，解题思路很清晰：先划出每个题干的核心疑问词，带着问题回到原文精准定位对应语句，再从定位内容里提取符合题意、同时满足“不超过6个词”要求的核心信息，无需添加冗余内容；遇到计数类题目要仔细核对原文描述，避免数错数量。
第一题问人物，直接定位第一段第二句找对应人物即可；第二题问总人数，要结合演出参与身份统计所有表演者；第三题问时长，定位第二段首句提取时间信息；第四题问原因，定位第三段首句提取核心原因；第五题问方式，定位王先生的发言部分提取对应的做法即可。
【解析】
1. 定位原文第一段第二句“He learnt the craft from his father and grandfather”，直接提取对应人物信息，符合字数要求。
2. 原文第一段说明王先生演绎所有故事角色，另外3名是提供配乐的参演音乐人，总表演者数量为1+3=4。
3. 定位原文第二段第一句“Chinese shadow puppetry has been around for over 2,000 years”，直接提取对应的时长信息。
4. 定位原文第三段第一句“shadow puppetry is not as popular as before as more people like to watch online videos”，整理出核心原因即可。
5. 定位原文第三段“we sometimes add modern things, like famous pop songs, to surprise people”，提取核心做法即可。
【答案】
1. His father and grandfather.
2. 4. /Four.
3. For over 2,000 years. /Over 2,000 years.
4. Because more people watch online videos.
5. They add modern things. /By adding modern things.
【知识点】
细节信息提取，任务型阅读，皮影文化常识
【点评】
本题结合非遗皮影戏的热点文化素材命题，所有考点都来自原文细节，难度较低，重点考察学生快速定位文本信息、按照题干字数限制精简作答的能力，易错点是第二题的人数统计，部分同学会误把3名乐手排除错答成1，要注意结合演出参与身份判断总表演者数量。
【难度系数】
0.7
这是限定答案字数的任务型阅读题，解题思路很清晰：先划出每个题干的核心疑问词，带着问题回到原文精准定位对应语句，再从定位内容里提取符合题意、同时满足“不超过6个词”要求的核心信息，无需添加冗余内容；遇到计数类题目要仔细核对原文描述，避免数错数量。
第一题问人物，直接定位第一段第二句找对应人物即可；第二题问总人数，要结合演出参与身份统计所有表演者；第三题问时长，定位第二段首句提取时间信息；第四题问原因，定位第三段首句提取核心原因；第五题问方式，定位王先生的发言部分提取对应的做法即可。
【解析】
1. 定位原文第一段第二句“He learnt the craft from his father and grandfather”，直接提取对应人物信息，符合字数要求。
2. 原文第一段说明王先生演绎所有故事角色，另外3名是提供配乐的参演音乐人，总表演者数量为1+3=4。
3. 定位原文第二段第一句“Chinese shadow puppetry has been around for over 2,000 years”，直接提取对应的时长信息。
4. 定位原文第三段第一句“shadow puppetry is not as popular as before as more people like to watch online videos”，整理出核心原因即可。
5. 定位原文第三段“we sometimes add modern things, like famous pop songs, to surprise people”，提取核心做法即可。
【答案】
1. His father and grandfather.
2. 4. /Four.
3. For over 2,000 years. /Over 2,000 years.
4. Because more people watch online videos.
5. They add modern things. /By adding modern things.
【知识点】
细节信息提取，任务型阅读，皮影文化常识
【点评】
本题结合非遗皮影戏的热点文化素材命题，所有考点都来自原文细节，难度较低，重点考察学生快速定位文本信息、按照题干字数限制精简作答的能力，易错点是第二题的人数统计，部分同学会误把3名乐手排除错答成1，要注意结合演出参与身份判断总表演者数量。
【难度系数】
0.7