F Read and choose（读故事，选出正确答案）选做题
When Leo was a little boy, he loved painting and took painting lessons. His teacher asked him to draw eggs first.
Leo drew one egg. Then the teacher asked him to draw another. Leo drew another egg. But the teacher asked him to draw eggs every day. Leo felt unhappy and asked, “When can I draw something interesting?”
“Every egg is different. When you can draw an egg well, you can draw anything,” said the teacher.
Leo understood. He kept practising drawing eggs. Day by day, his skills got
better. Years later, Leo became a great artist. He never forgot the lesson.
(
B
) 1. How did Leo feel about drawing eggs every day at first?
A. Afraid. B. Unhappy. C. Excited.
(
B
) 2. Why did the teacher ask Leo to draw eggs every day?
A. Because eggs were easy to draw.
B. Because he wanted to train Leo’s basic (基本的) skills.
C. Because he didn’t know how to draw anything else.
(
C
) 3. What does the word “better” mean in Chinese?
A. 更差 B. 更快 C. 更好
(
A
) 4. What can we learn from the story?
A. Always learn basic things well.
B. Always draw eggs first.
C. Interest is the best teacher.
解析：
【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解选择题，解题思路如下：1. 先通读全文，理解故事内容：Leo小时候学画画，老师让他每天画鸡蛋，他一开始不开心，后来明白老师是为了练基础，坚持练习后成为画家。2. 针对每道题，回到原文定位关键信息：第1题找Leo最初的感受，第2题找老师让画鸡蛋的原因，第3题根据词汇知识判断“better”的意思，第4题总结故事主旨。3. 对比选项，选出与原文或主旨一致的答案。
【解析】
1. 定位原文第二段“Leo felt unhappy and asked, ‘When can I draw something interesting?’”，可知Leo最初每天画鸡蛋的感受是不开心，对应选项B。
2. 定位原文第三段老师的话“Every egg is different. When you can draw an egg well, you can draw anything”，说明老师让Leo每天画鸡蛋是为了训练他的基础技能，对应选项B。
3. “better”是形容词good的比较级，中文意思是“更好”，对应选项C。
4. 故事讲述Leo坚持练习画鸡蛋（基础技能）最终成为伟大画家，传达的道理是要学好基础，对应选项A。
【答案】
1.B 2.B 3.C 4.A
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】
本题是英语阅读理解选做题，考查学生的细节查找能力和主旨理解能力，故事简单易懂，贴近学习实际，有助于学生理解基础技能的重要性。
【难度系数】
0.7
