二、 新语篇 书法家介绍 “书法社团”的学生们正在学习我国古代书法家的故事。阅读介绍，完成下列各题。
Ouyang Xun was a famous calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty. He was one of the Four Great Masters of Regular Script. He loved learning calligraphy very much.
One day, he found a wonderful stone tablet with beautiful writing. He studied it carefully. He stood there to observe every detail, and even sat down to take notes. He spent a long time watching and learning from the tablet.
His hard work and careful observation made his calligraphy excellent.
Huai Su was a famous calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty too. People called him the “Sage of Cursive Script” because he was good at wild cursive.
He was poor and had no paper to practise. So he grew many plantain trees and wrote on their big leaves every day. He practised so hard that he used up many brushes and their tips were buried in a small hill. His hard work made his calligraphy lively and powerful.
词汇积累 regular script 楷书 stone tablet 石碑 observe /əb'zɜːv/ 观察
detail /'diːteɪl/ 细节 Sage of Cursive Script 草圣 plantain trees 芭蕉树
lively /'laɪvli/ 活泼的；充满活力的(指人或气氛)；生动的(描述故事、颜色等)
powerful /'paʊəfl/ 强大的；强有力的
（一）阅读短文，选择正确的答案。
（
A. Because he wrote on plantain leaves.
B. Because he was poor.
C. Because he was very good at wild cursive.
（
A. drinking wine for inspiration B. working hard and observing carefully
C. washing brushes in a pool
（
A. Tang Dynasty B. Ming Dynasty C. Qing Dynasty
（二）新考法 开放式谈想法 根据实际情况回答问题。
What do you learn from the passage?
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Ouyang Xun was a famous calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty. He was one of the Four Great Masters of Regular Script. He loved learning calligraphy very much.
One day, he found a wonderful stone tablet with beautiful writing. He studied it carefully. He stood there to observe every detail, and even sat down to take notes. He spent a long time watching and learning from the tablet.
His hard work and careful observation made his calligraphy excellent.
Huai Su was a famous calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty too. People called him the “Sage of Cursive Script” because he was good at wild cursive.
He was poor and had no paper to practise. So he grew many plantain trees and wrote on their big leaves every day. He practised so hard that he used up many brushes and their tips were buried in a small hill. His hard work made his calligraphy lively and powerful.
词汇积累 regular script 楷书 stone tablet 石碑 observe /əb'zɜːv/ 观察
detail /'diːteɪl/ 细节 Sage of Cursive Script 草圣 plantain trees 芭蕉树
lively /'laɪvli/ 活泼的；充满活力的(指人或气氛)；生动的(描述故事、颜色等)
powerful /'paʊəfl/ 强大的；强有力的
（一）阅读短文，选择正确的答案。
（
C
）1. Why was Huai Su called the “Sage of Cursive Script”?A. Because he wrote on plantain leaves.
B. Because he was poor.
C. Because he was very good at wild cursive.
（
B
）2. Ouyang Xun became excellent in calligraphy mainly by .A. drinking wine for inspiration B. working hard and observing carefully
C. washing brushes in a pool
（
A
）3. Ouyang Xun and Huai Su both came from the .A. Tang Dynasty B. Ming Dynasty C. Qing Dynasty
（二）新考法 开放式谈想法 根据实际情况回答问题。
What do you learn from the passage?
Practice makes perfect.
I should try my best to do everything. (答案不唯一)
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答案：(一)1.C 2.B 3.A
(二)Practice makes perfect. I should try my best to do everything. (答案不唯一)
(二)Practice makes perfect. I should try my best to do everything. (答案不唯一)
解析：
【分析】本题是英语阅读理解题，分为选择题和开放式答题两部分。选择题需从原文中定位对应信息，选出正确答案；开放式答题需结合文章主旨，表达自己的感悟。
【解析】
（一）1. 定位原文Huai Su相关内容：“People called him the ‘Sage of Cursive Script’ because he was good at wild cursive.”，可知原因是他擅长狂草，对应选项C。
2. 定位原文Ouyang Xun相关内容：“His hard work and careful observation made his calligraphy excellent.”，可知他书法出色是因为努力和细心观察，对应选项B。
3. 原文明确提到“Ouyang Xun was a famous calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty.”和“Huai Su was a famous calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty too.”，可知二人都来自唐代，对应选项A。
（二）文章主旨是两位书法家通过刻苦练习取得成就，围绕“努力练习才能成功”作答即可，答案不唯一。
【答案】(一)1.C 2.B 3.A；(二)Practice makes perfect. I should try my best to do everything.
【知识点】英语阅读理解、细节理解、主旨表达
【点评】本题考查英语阅读的信息定位与主旨理解，选择题难度较低，开放式答题需结合文章核心思想作答，符合小学英语阅读的考查要求。
【难度系数】0.6
【解析】
（一）1. 定位原文Huai Su相关内容：“People called him the ‘Sage of Cursive Script’ because he was good at wild cursive.”，可知原因是他擅长狂草，对应选项C。
2. 定位原文Ouyang Xun相关内容：“His hard work and careful observation made his calligraphy excellent.”，可知他书法出色是因为努力和细心观察，对应选项B。
3. 原文明确提到“Ouyang Xun was a famous calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty.”和“Huai Su was a famous calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty too.”，可知二人都来自唐代，对应选项A。
（二）文章主旨是两位书法家通过刻苦练习取得成就，围绕“努力练习才能成功”作答即可，答案不唯一。
【答案】(一)1.C 2.B 3.A；(二)Practice makes perfect. I should try my best to do everything.
【知识点】英语阅读理解、细节理解、主旨表达
【点评】本题考查英语阅读的信息定位与主旨理解，选择题难度较低，开放式答题需结合文章核心思想作答，符合小学英语阅读的考查要求。
【难度系数】0.6