五、阅读与表达。
阅读短文，回答下列问题。
Xu Xiake was an explorer of the late Ming Dynasty who travelled to huge mountains and deep valleys in China. He was one of the greatest explorers in Chinese history.
Xu's travels were totally up to him and done on his own. He travelled so that his feet could feel strong winds beat his body. He travelled so that his feet could kiss the soil of the mountains.
After his death, Xu left behind his famous book, Xu Xiake's Travels, which provided meaningful materials for the Chinese geological research. It included a record of what he saw, heard and thought about during his travels and was a personal diary that was not published during his lifetime. It was said that Xu was a filial(孝顺的) son and the initial purpose of his travel diary was to allow his mother to travel the world through his eyes at home. He followed the ancient teaching that says, "When one's parents are alive, one must not travel to far places." For this reason, when his mother was still alive, he mainly travelled the south-east half of the country and would not leave home for too long.
The most important part of his travels was his ten-thousand-mile journey to the south-west. He travelled from today's Zhejiang to Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangxi, then Guizhou, and Yunnan. This journey took him four years. In the daytime, he would be climbing the mountains and crossing rivers. In the evening, he would record his daily experiences.
Xu lived his life travelling mountains and rivers all day long. He was an outstanding person in history. In fact, Xu who lived about 400 years ago was more like today's backpackers—very cool!
注:每题答案不超过6个词。
1. What was Xu Xiake?
A great explorer.
2. What did Xu Xiake leave after his death?
Xu Xiake's Travels.
3. How long did his south-west journey take?
Four years.
4. Why did he mainly travel south-east first?
To follow the ancient teaching.
5. What do you think of Xu Xiake?
He was an outstanding person.（答案不唯一）
解析：
【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解细节题，解题思路是先明确问题指向，再带着问题到短文中精准定位对应信息，结合题目要求（每题答案不超过6个词）提取关键内容作答，所有答案均可在原文中直接找到，只需准确匹配即可。
【解析】
1. 定位原文第一段最后一句“He was one of the greatest explorers in Chinese history”，提取核心信息，答案为A great explorer；
2. 定位原文第三段第一句“After his death, Xu left behind his famous book, Xu Xiake's Travels”，提取核心信息，答案为Xu Xiake's Travels；
3. 定位原文第四段第三句“This journey took him four years”，提取核心信息，答案为Four years；
4. 定位原文第三段“For this reason, when his mother was still alive, he mainly travelled the south-east half of the country”，“this reason”指代前文“followed the ancient teaching”，提取核心信息，答案为To follow the ancient teaching；
5. 定位原文最后一段第二句“He was an outstanding person in history”，提取核心信息，答案为He was an outstanding person。
【答案】
1. A great explorer.
2. Xu Xiake's Travels.
3. Four years.
4. To follow the ancient teaching.
5. He was an outstanding person.
【知识点】
英语阅读理解；细节信息查找
【点评】
本题为英语阅读理解基础细节题，考查学生定位原文信息的能力，答案均来自原文，需注意答案词数限制，整体难度较低。
【难度系数】
0.8
