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三、阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
(一) 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。
A
What do you think will happen if you draw picture with crayons and cover up that picture with paint? Now follow the steps below to find out the answer.


21. Which tool is needed for Step 1?
A. A paint brush.
B. Different crayons.
C. A small bowl.
D. Some blue paint.
22. Which picture shows what you do in Step 2?

23. What does the underlined word “it” in the last part mean?
A. Paper.
B. Water.
C. The bowl.
D. The paint.

答案： 21 B 细节理解。根据Step1中的“And then draw the fish and sea plants with your crayons.”可知，第一步中需要用到的工具是不同颜色的蜡笔。
22 C 细节理解。根据Step2中的内容可知，该步骤是将蓝色颜料倒入碗中并加水进行搅拌，与图C情景相符。
23 D 代词指代。根据Why it happens中的“Your crayons are made of wax. Wax resists，or stays away from the paint. That’s why it does not cover the picture.”可知，上文提到用颜料覆盖整幅图画，但被蜡隔绝了，因此此处画线单词指代上文的the paint，即颜料不会覆盖图案。