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语篇类型：记叙文
主题语境：家人和亲友
Ben Jackson from Australia was very sad to get the news that his dear aunt died. Jackson is a sheep farmer and lives 400 kilometers away from his aunt's home. Because of COVID-19, it was not possible for him to travel so far to her funeral(葬礼）. So he wanted to find a special way to say goodbye.
The farmer got an interesting idea when he was feeding his sheep. He put grains(谷物）in the shape of a heart in his field(牧场）. When the sheep ate the grains in the field, they made a "heart". It took him a few times to get it right and the result was wonderful. Jackson took a video for the sheep by drone(无人机）, and he sent the video to his family to play at the funeral. Later, he shared the video online.
Jackson had made some almost the same videos before, and his aunt loved them. He thought that the "heart" would make her happy.
Many families could not meet during COVID-19. Jackson was glad that he found a way to say goodbye to someone he loved.
1. Why didn't Jackson go to his aunt's
funeral?
①Because it was during COVID-19.
②Because he had to take care of his
sheep.
③Because his home is far from his aunt's home.
④Because he thought he could find a
better way to show his love.
A.①②
B.③④
C.①③
D.②④
2. What does the underlined word "it" refer to in Paragraph 2?
A. The video.
B. The heart shape.
C. The field.
D. The drone.
3. How did Jackson take the video for the sheep?
A. By car.
B. By plane.
C. By phone.
D. By drone.
4. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE about the farmer?
A. His aunt loved videos of this kind.
B. He used grass to make the heart.
C. He often uses a drone to watch the sheep.
D. He kept the video without showing it to anyone.
5. What is the best title of the passage?
A. Try to cheer yourself up
B. A way to feed the sheep
C. A heart shape made of sheep
D. Stay together with your family
词汇短语
because of 因为
He walked slowly because of his bad leg.他因为腿不方便而行走缓慢。
possible adj. 可能的
I'll do everything possible to help you.我会尽一切可能帮助你。
feed v. 喂养；饲养
Have you fed the cat yet?你喂了猫没有？
result n. 结果；后果
The book is the result of years of hard work.这本书是多年努力工作的结果。
语篇解读
在新冠疫情期间，Ben Jackson的姑妈去世了，但是他无法亲自去参加姑妈的葬礼。于是，他想办法用羊群围成了一个心形，然后用无人机录制下来，并让亲人在葬礼上*放播**这条视频，借此向自己的姑妈道别。
答案详析
1.C细节理解题。根据第一段中的“lives400 kilometers away from his aunt's home"和“Because of COVID-19,it was not possible for him to travel so far to her funeral.”可知，他无法参加姑妈的葬礼有两个原因：距离远和新冠疫情的影响。故选C。
2.B 代词指代题。根据第二段中的“When the sheep ate the grains in the field, they made a 'heart'. It took him a few times to get it right and the result was wonderful."可知，当羊群在牧场上吃谷物的时候，它们组成了一个心形。为了摆好心形，他尝试了好几次，才得到好的结果。故此处it指代的是“The heart shape”。
3.D细节理解题。根据第二段倒数第二句中的“Jackson took a video for the sheep by drone”可知，Jackson是用无人机拍摄的视频。
4.A 细节理解题。根据第三段第一句
"Jackson had made some almost the same videos before, and his aunt loved them."可知，他以前拍过类似的视频，而且他的姑妈很喜欢这些视频。
5.C 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主
要讲述了 Ben Jackson用羊群组成心形来
向姑妈道别的故事，因此C项“羊群组成
的心形”可作为本文最佳标题。
解题技巧
阅读理解——利用核心及高频词汇确定标题
做标题归纳题时，我们需要特别注意文中反复出现或强调的信息，找出覆盖全文的核心词汇，看选项内容是否切中文章的主要内容。
如本文第5题询问文章标题，第一段提到了a sheep farmer,第二段提到了 sheep 和 the shape of a heart,第三段又提到了the“heart”，这些就属于本文的核心词汇。由此可知，本文主要讲述了Ben Jackson用羊群组成心形来向姑妈道别的故事，故“羊群组成的心形”最适合作本文标题。
长难句分析
原句：Jackson was glad that he found a way to say goodbye to someone he loved.
译文：Jackson 很高兴他找到了向他爱的人道别的方法。
分析：本句是一个复合句。that在句中引导宾语从句，作 was glad的宾语；he loved 为省略了关系代词 who/whom 的定语从句，修饰先行词 someone。