四、任务型阅读
阅读下面短文，根据所提供的信息，回答问题。
In most countries, people usually eat traditional food on special holidays. A special day in China is the Spring Festival. The Spring Festival is coming! It's a time to wish your family. The Spring Festival is a traditional holiday in China. The celebration usually lasts from Xiaonian to the Lantern Festival.
On the Spring Festival, Chinese people wish their family members and friends good health and luck for the whole year. They see the Spring Festival as a time to get together and usually celebrate it with a big family meal on the Chinese New Year's Eve (除夕).
The Origin (由来) of the Spring Festival
It is said that a long time ago, a monster called “Nian” ate people on the Chinese New Year's Eve. But Nian was afraid of loud noises and the colour red. So people set off firecrackers (鞭炮) and put up red couplets (春联) to scare Nian.
For this meal, dumplings are necessary.
What you need: wrappers (饺子皮), vegetables, minced meat (肉糜), salt, and oil (食用油).
How to make dumplings: Put the minced meat in a bowl. Cut the vegetables into small pieces with a knife. Add the vegetables to the minced meat. Then add some oil and salt and mix them with chopsticks. When it is ready, put a spoon of filling (馅) on a wrapper and fold the wrapper around it.
1. How long does the Spring Festival celebration last according to the passage?
The celebration usually lasts from Xiaonian to the Lantern Festival.
2. What do Chinese people wish on the Spring Festival?
On the Spring Festival, Chinese people wish their family members and friends good health and luck for the whole year.
3. What was the monster Nian afraid of?
Nian was afraid of loud noises and the colour red.
4. What do we need to make dumplings?
Wrappers, vegetables, minced meat, salt, and oil.
5. Please finish the fourth step in the chart.
Add some oil and salt.
解析：
【分析】本题为任务型阅读题，解题思路是先通读全文把握大意，再针对每个问题定位原文对应语句，提取关键信息作答。第1题需找春节庆祝的时长，定位第一段末尾；第2题找春节的祝愿内容，定位第二段首句；第3题找年兽害怕的事物，定位第三段相关内容；第4题找做饺子的材料，定位“What you need”部分；第5题对应做饺子的步骤图表，需结合原文做饺子的步骤补充第5步。
【解析】1. 原文第一段最后一句明确说明春节庆祝时长为从小年到元宵节，故答案为此；2. 原文第二段第一句指出春节人们祝愿家人朋友全年健康和好运，故答案为此；3. 原文第三段第二句提到年兽害怕噪音和红色，故答案为此；4. 原文“What you need”部分列出了做饺子所需的材料，故答案为此；5. 原文做饺子步骤中，在加蔬菜到肉糜后，下一步是加一些油和盐，对应图表第5步，故答案为此。
【答案】1. The celebration usually lasts from Xiaonian to the Lantern Festival.
2. On the Spring Festival, Chinese people wish their family members and friends good health and luck for the whole year.
3. Nian was afraid of loud noises and the colour red.
4. Wrappers, vegetables, minced meat, salt, and oil.
5. Add some oil and salt.
【知识点】任务型阅读理解；信息提取
【点评】本题考查任务型阅读的信息定位与提取能力，题目设置基础，需准确对应原文内容作答，适合初中阶段学生练习。
【难度系数】0.6
