二、亮亮拿出了暑假在博物馆拍摄的旧物件照片和如今家里的物件进行对比。读一读亮亮的描述,为图片匹配相对应的句子。
Every day we use things like cars, TVs, watches and phones. These things were first made a long time ago. What did they look like? How have they changed?
1.

Cars then:
C
Cars now:
A
Phones then:
B
Phones now:
D
2.

Watches then:
F
Watches now:
H
TVs then:
G
TVs now:
E
A. They go very fast. They have seats for more people. Now the seats are soft.
B. They were big. They were always black. The numbers were on a dial(拨号盘).
C. They did not go very fast. They had very hard seats for just two people.
D. They are small. They now come in many colours. And they have many apps.
E. They have a big screen. Now they show pictures in colour. They have remotes(遥控器) to make them work.
F. People put them in their pockets. They had a big face. They usually had a chain(链条).
G. They had a small screen. They showed black and white pictures. The first one had knobs(旋钮)to make it work.
H. They have a small face. Some just have numbers to tell the time. Now people wear them on their wrists.
解析:
【分析】这是一道物品过去与现在特征的英语信息匹配题,解题思路为:①先明确每个空对应物品的“过去”或“现在”状态;②提取每个选项的核心描述关键词,如旧汽车的“速度慢、硬座椅”,现代汽车的“速度快、软座椅”等;③将物品的状态特征与选项关键词逐一对应,完成匹配。
【解析】1. Cars then(过去的汽车)对应选项C,C描述“速度不快、硬座椅、仅两人”符合旧汽车特征;Cars now(现代汽车)对应选项A,A描述“速度快、多座位、软座椅”符合现代汽车特征;Phones then(旧手机)对应选项B,B描述“体积大、黑色、拨号盘”符合旧手机特征;Phones now(现代手机)对应选项D,D描述“体积小、多颜色、有应用程序”符合现代手机特征。2. Watches then(旧手表)对应选项F,F描述“可放口袋、大表盘、带链条”符合旧手表特征;Watches now(现代手表)对应选项H,H描述“体积小、数字显示、可戴手腕”符合现代手表特征;TVs then(旧电视)对应选项G,G描述“小屏幕、黑白画面、旋钮操作”符合旧电视特征;TVs now(现代电视)对应选项E,E描述“大屏幕、彩色画面、遥控器操作”符合现代电视特征。
【答案】1.C 2.A 3.B 4.D 5.F 6.H 7.G 8.E
【知识点】英语阅读理解-信息匹配;日常物品的发展变化
【点评】本题通过对比新旧物件的特征,考查学生对英语描述的理解与信息匹配能力,贴近生活场景,难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6