五、阅读理解
Brad daydreamed through History class. At night, he found himself stuck when doing his
homework. He thought of his Sight Pro, the smart glasses, and put them on.
"Teach me about the Grand Canal." Then, the instructions took the boy on a journey along
the canal. He started in Hangzhou and was slowly travelling up north towards Yangzhou.
He was taking in the fantastic views when Sight Pro suddenly said, "★"
"Are you giving me a test? Hmm, bring it on." A question appeared before his eyes: "What is
the length of the Grand Canal? Is it more than 1,000 kilometres or 2,000 kilometres?"
"I'll go for 1,000 kilometres." It took Brad two seconds to decide. "Wrong answer. It's
more than 2,000 kilometres of man-made waterways. It's the longest in the world."
Then came the next question: "When did the building of the canal begin?"
"Was it in the 7th century?" Brad answered hesitantly (犹豫地). "Wrong answer. It
started in the 5th century B.C. After that, different parts were built at different times. In the
7th century, Emperor Yang of Sui expanded (扩大) the canal to its present scale (规模) by
linking (连接) the parts." "How amazing!" Brad went on his journey for a while.
Then came the third question: "Why was the Grand Canal built?"
"To make it easier for people to travel around the country." "Wrong answer. Its main
purpose was to transport goods from the rich lands in the south to the capital city in the north."
In the end, Brad scored zero on all the questions, but he was pleased that he had learned a lot.
"A big change happened to the Grand Canal during the Yuan Dynasty because the capital
was moved to Beijing. Emperors needed new routes," he wrote the answer to one question.
"The canal has been a World Heritage Site (世界文化遗产) since 2014," he read out another
answer as he wrote it down.
"Good job, Brad!" Sight Pro's sweet voice was heard again.
() 1. Which picture shows the Grand Canal?

() 2. Which of the following can be put in "★"?
A. How do you like your journey?
B. How beautiful the Grand Canal is!
C. Fun time is over. Here comes the hard part.
D. Enjoy it? Now it's time to take me off.
() 3. Why was Brad pleased even if he scored zero?
A. Because he learned a lot while having a wonderful time.
B. Because there was no need for him to finish his homework.
C. Because he got all the answers to the questions in his homework.
D. Because he was very proud of our national heritage.
() 4. Which might the "one question" be in Paragraph 11?
A. How was the Grand Canal built?
B. Why was the capital moved to Beijing?
C. How long has the Grand Canal been a World Heritage Site?
D. Why was the Grand Canal changed in the Yuan Dynasty?