2013中考英语【任务型阅读】专题训练第1集（共27页）

2013中考英语【任务型阅读】专题训练第1集（共27页）
第一部分
【河北省2012—2013】
任务型阅读（共5小题，每小题2分，计10分）阅读短文，并按要求完成76～80题。
76题判断正误（“T”表示正确，“F”表示错误）；77题完成句子；78～79题简略回答问题；80题将文中划线句子译成汉语。
Cell Phone Etiquette
What do you do in a situation like this? You’re eating dinner with friends at a nice restaurant. You’re having a great time when a phone rings at the table next to you. A man takes out his phone and starts talking loudly about problems he’s having with his girlfriend. He talks for almost ten minutes! This happens all the time--- on buses, in restaurants, everywhere.
Many people find cell phones useful in their day-to-day lives. But we’ve all sat next to someone talking too loudly on a cell phone. You may want to tell the loudmouth to end the conversation, but let the management take care of noisy customers. You can only control your own behavior. Here are a few rules:
．Off means off! Respect the rules of restaurants and other public places. If a sigh says “turn off cell phones,” don’t use your phone.
．Keep private conversations private! Speak softly and for a short time. Try to move away from other people.
．Lights off, phone off! Never take calls in a theater or at the movies.
．Pay attention! Talking on a cell phone while driving is dangerous. And watch where you’re going when you’re walking down the street and talking on the phone.
As more people use cell phones, things are only going to get worse. So, the next time you’re getting ready to make a call, stop and consider the people around you.
76. You can use a cell phone in public if you speak quietly. ( )
77. You can ___________ your own behavior and follow some rules.
78. In the writer’s opinion, should you challenge people who talk too loudly on cell phone?
______________________________________________________________________
79. There are some rules about using your cell phone, what should you do in a movie theatre?
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80. ______________________________________________________________________.
参考答案
76. T
77. control
78. No, we shouldn’t.
79. Never take calls in a theater or at the movies
80. 随着更多的人使用手机，情况只会更糟。
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【河北省2012—2013】
任务型阅读（共5小题，每小题2分，计10分）阅读短文，并按要求完成76～80题。????????????????????????????????????
I admire the police because they have a hard job to do．When they leave home they don't know if they will return．Every time they get a call or they stop a car，they are very careful because they never know what is going to happen．
I admire the volunteers at my school．They help the teacher to teach us how to read，write，and do math．They try to make it easier for us to understand what we are learning．When we make mistakes they don't look down on us．They are very patient with us．This means a lot．I am so glad that these people spend their time helping us．
I admire teachers who work with those people with learning problems．They must have a lot of patience and love their jobs very much．I know some days are bad and some days are good，but they keep on trying．Many hours are spent in the classroom．This is why I admire them．
I admire firemen．Every time there is a fire，they put their lives in danger．Firemen have to go into burning buildings to save people's lives．Sometimes they do not know if they will get out safely．Sometimes the smoke is so heavy that they can't see or breathe．Firemen are so strong．I really admire them．
76. 题判断正误（“T”表示正确，“F”表示错误）；77题完成句子；78-79题简略回答问题；80题将文中划线句子译成汉语。
76. I admire firemen because they are very patient. ( )
77. The author admire the police because ____________________.
78. What do the volunteers do at my school？
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79．Do the volunteers look down on us when we make mistakes ?
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80．_____________________________________________________
参考答案
76.F
77. they have a hard job to do.
78. They help the teacher to teach us how to read，write，and do math.
79. No, they don’t.
80.这些人花费他们的时间帮助我们，我非常高兴。
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【2012—2013山东省济南市】
.任务型阅读 阅读短文，按要求完成各题。（5分）(366words)
During all this time I never stopped thinking about escape. When
I traveled across to the other side of the island, I could see the
other islands, and I said to myself, “Perhaps I can get there
with a boat. Perhaps I can get back to England one day.”
So I decided to make myself a boat. I cut down a big tree, and then began to make a long hole(洞) in it. It was hard work, but about six months later, I had a very fine canoe(独木舟). Next, I had to get it down to the sea. How foolish I was! Why didn’t I think before I began working? Of course, the canoe was too heavy. I couldn’t move it! I pulled and pushed and tried everything, but it didn’t move. I was very unhappy for a long time after that.
That happened in my fourth year on the island. In my sixth year I did make myself a smaller canoe, but I didn’t try to escape in it. The boat was too small for a long journey, and I did not want to die at sea. The island was my home now, not my prison（监狱）, and I was just happy to be alive. A year or two later, I made myself a second canoe on the other side of the island, I also built myself a second house there, and so I had two homes.
My life was still busy from morning to night. There were always things to do or to make. I learnt to make new clothes for myself from the skins of dead animals. They looked very strange, it is true, but they kept me dry in the rain.
I kept food and tools(工具) at both my houses, and also wild goats(山羊). There were many goats on the island, and I made fields with high fences to keep them in. They learnt to take food from me, and soon I had goats’ milk to drink every day. I also worked hard in my corn(玉米) fields. And so many years went by.
106．根据短文内容完成句子（每空限填一个单词）
According to the passage, we know that Robinson England.
107．根据短文内容完成句子（每空限填一个单词）。
The first canoe that Robinson made was heavy he couldn’t move it and didn’t use it.
108．根据短文内容用一个完整的英文句子（限15词以内）回答问题。
In the sixth year, what did Robinson think of the island?

109．把短文中画底线的句子译成汉语。

110．根据短文内容用一个完整的英文句子回答问题。
To survive(生存)，what did Robinson do on the island？
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参考答案
106.is /comes from
107. so, that
108. He was happy to regard the island as his home.
109.我学会了用死去动物的皮毛为自己做衣服。
110. He made clothes from animal skin, worked hard in the corn fields and kept goals with high fences for milk.（能答出两项以上得满分）
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任务型阅读 (共5小题，计10分) 阅读下面的短文，并完成短文后的任务。
Have you ever wondered why birds sing? Maybe you thought that they were just happy. After all, you probably also sing or whistle when you are happy.
Some scientists believe that birds do sing some of the time just because they are happy. However, they sing most of the time for a very different reason. Their singing is actually a warning to other birds to stay out of their territory.
Do you know what a “territory” is? A territory is an area that an animal, usually the male, claims（宣称）as its own. Only he and his family are welcome there. No other families of the same species（物种）are welcome. Your yard and house are your territory where only your family and friends are welcome. (76▲) If a stranger should enter your territory and want to hurt you, you might shout. Probably this would be enough to frighten him away.
If so, you have actually frightened the stranger away without having to fight him. (78▲)一只鸟也将会做同样的事. But he expects an outsider almost any time, especially at nesting （筑巢）season. So he is screaming（尖叫）all the time, whether he can see an outsider or not. This screaming is what we call a bird’s song, and it is usually enough to keep an outsider away.
Birds sing loudest in spring when they are trying to attract a mate（同伴）and warn others not to enter the territory of theirs.
You can see that birds have a language of their own. Most of it has to do with attracting mates and setting up territories.
76. 根据 (76) 处划线部分的意思来完成下面句子。（每空一词，共2词）
You might frighten a stranger away by _______ _______ him if he should enter your territory and want to hurt you.
77. 根据文章，给下列问题选择最佳选项。
What is a bird’s “territory”? ( )
A. A place where other families of the same species are welcome.
B. A place where a bird can sing loudly.
C. An area where birds often fight against each other.
D. An area which a bird considers to be its own.
78. 将 (78) 处划线句子翻译成英语。
_______________________________________________________________.
79. 从文中找出一个与“establish” 同义的短语，并填在横线上。
____________________________________________.
80. 概括本文的中心大意（不超过10个单词）。
_______________________________________________________________.
参考答案
76. set up 77. shouting at /to 78. D
79. A bird will also do the same thing. /A bird will do the same thing, too.
/A bird will do the same thing as well.
80. The reason(s) why birds sing
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第二部分
任务型阅读（1）
.Close your eyes. Think about a happy memory. What do you see? What do you smell? Do memories smell? Haraid Vogt and Avery Gilbert think so. Smell and memory are very important to them. Why? They sell smells.
Who do they the smells to? And how can they sella smell? Businesses come to Vogt and Gilbert for help. Vogt and Gilbert find a smell to go with the business’s product. For example, Vogt and Gilbert worked with and expensive hotel in New York City. They developed a smell like expesive cologne(科隆香水)for the hotel’s owners. Then they put it in the air of the hotel hallway. Why did they choose the smell of cologne? A lot of businessmen stay at that hotel. The hotel’s owners want their guests(客人)to feel like they are in an expensive men’s club. And rich men wear expensive cologne.
Using smell to sell things is not new. Bakers know that the smell of baking bread brings in customers. They always make sure that people on the street can smell the baking bread. Chocolate makers do the same thing. And of course perfume (香水)makers sell smells.
In the past, only the food and perfume businesses used smell to sell their products. But today, more and more businesses are trying it, from hotels to airlines(航空公司). Some companies put a special smell on the advertisement that they send to customers. For example, one car company uses a perfume on their booklet that smells like a new car.
But do smells really sell? The answer seems to by yes. Smells become a part of our memories. And memory is important in sales, why? When customers remember the name of a product, they usually choose it again. But there are a lot of choices these days, so it isn’t easy to remember product names. That’s why smell is important. It helps people remember.
In the future, will different computers and televisions have different smells? Vogt and Gilbert think so. They are sure that one day, most businesses will use smell to sell.
1.根据短文内容完成句子填空（每空限填一个单词）
From the first paragraph of the passage, we know Harald Vogt and Avery Gilbert sell ______ and they ______ memories smell.
2. 根据短文内容完成句子填空（每空限填一个单词）。
According to the passage, smells are ______ for business because they can ______ people to remember the product names.
3. 根据短文内容回答问题。
According to the passage, how did Vogt and Gilbert help the hotel owner’s business?

4. 把短文中画底线的句子译成汉语。

5.根据短文内容用一个完整的英文句子（限10个词以内）回答问题。
What is the main idea of the passage?

参考答案
任务型阅读（1）
1. smells; sell 2. used; help 3. They developed a smell and put it in the air of the hotel hallway. 4. 一些公司在送给顾客的广告里放了特别的气味，例如，一家汽车公司在他们的小册子里使用了香水，闻起来像是一辆新车的味道。
5. How to sell smells and use smells to sell.
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任务型阅读（2）阅读短文，根据要求完成下面各小题。
In 1998, I wrote a letter for my?future?self with instructions not to open until my birthday 2010. It was now 2011, so I decided to open it. This is what it said:
Dear Sherri,
By the time you read this, you will be 30. At the age of 18 I had many hopes and dreams about you. Right now I hope you have traveled and seen everything you've always wanted to, both in Canada and abroad, maybe you have even settled (定居) down somewhere in France, and maybe you are working in the field of art. I hope you're married to Gwynn -- the man of your dreams. You'll probably have two children – a girl and a boy.
If everything goes okay, you'll be living in France in a big house in a small town with Gwynn and your two children. You are doing research in painting. Gwynn will be a computer programmer and you will be doing all right for yourselves.
However, if things don't go according to plan, I wish you love, happiness and joy.
Love,
Sherri "18"
When I read this, I was surprised. So much of what I wanted has come true.
I did travel to a few more places in Canada. I've traveled to the UK, Australia and Egypt. 3I have been living in France for nearly 4 years in a big house, in a small suburb (郊区), in a major city. I am an art teacher in a university. I have two lovely kids.
But not everything went as what I hoped. I married a man named Tom Rees, and he is an excellent artist. We are doing all right for ourselves.
4I find it cool how the dreams of a young girl can become a grown woman's reality (现实).
A. 根据短文内容简要回答问题。
1. How many hopes and dreams did the 18-year-old Sherri have?
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2. Which of her hopes and dreams didn’t come true?
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B．将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。
3.___________________________________________________________________
4. _____________________________________________________________________
C. 请给短文拟一个适当的英文标题。
5. _____________________________________________________________________
参考答案
任务型阅读（2）
1. 5./Five.
2. Her dream of marrying Gwynn didn’t come true./ Her dream of marrying Gwynn.
3. 我在法国一个大城市的一个小郊区的一所大房子里住了近四年。
4. 一个年轻女孩的梦想能成为一个成年妇女的现实，这感觉真好。
5. A letter for/to my?future?self /A?letter?for/to?myself in the future
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任务型阅读（3）阅读短文，回答问题。
Do you get angry when your friends sing loudly while you are trying to work or when your best friend does not wait for you after school?
If you do, you need to take control of your feelings. Getting angry with others can cause you to lose friends.
Gary Egeberg, an American high school teacher, has written My Feelings Are Like Wild Animals to help you control your feelings. It tells how to stay cool when bad things happen.
The book says that getting angry only makes problems worse. It can never make them better.
“Getting angry is not a natural way to act,” the book says. It is just a bad habit, like smoking.
The book says you can control your anger easily … all you have to do is to tell yourself not to be angry.
The book gives many tips to help you if you get angry easily. Here are the top three.
●Keep a record. Every time you get angry, write down why you are angry. Look at it later and
you will see you get angry too easily.
●Ask your friends to stop talking to you when you get angry. This will teach you not to be angry.
●Do something different. When you get angry, walk away from the problem and go somewhere
else. Try to laugh.
1. What is this article mainly about? ( no more than 10 words )
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2. What will happen to you if you get angry with others? ( no more than 5 words )
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3. Is getting angry a natural way to act? ( no more than 5 words )
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4. List two tips the book gives on how to control your anger. ( no more than 12 words )
(1) _______________________________
(2) _______________________________
5. Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.（将文中划线句子翻译成汉语。）
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参考答案
任务型阅读（3）
1. How to control your feelings (anger). / How to stay cool when bad things happen.
2. You’ll lose friends. / You’ll have less friends.
3. No, it isn’t. / No, it’s a bad habit.
4. Keep a record. / Do something different. / Ask your friends to stop talking to you.
5. 那本书上写道，生气只会使问题更加糟糕。
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任务型阅读（4）
阅读下面短文，根据内容完成句子。
Gregg Bleakney’s dream was to travel the Americas from top to Bottom. He got the idea after he finished a long bike ride. Gregg’s friend, brooks Allen, also liked riding a bike. The two friends talked and made a plan: they would travel from Alaska to Argentina—by bike.
To pay for the trip, Gregg and Brooks worked to save money for a long time. Once they were on the road, they often camped outdoors and ate cheaply. In many places, local people opened their doors to the two friends and gave them food.
On their way, there were deserts, rainforests and mountains. They visited modern cities and ancient ruins (遗迹) such as Machu Picchu in Peru. And they made many friends from all over the world.
In May 2007—two years, twelve countries, and over 30,500 kilometres later—Gregg finally reached Ushuaia, Argentina. (Near Guatemala, Brooks had to go back and Gregg continued without him.)
The trip taught both men a lot about traveling. What did they learn? Here is some of Gregg’s advice:
Travel light. You should carry many things with you.
Be flexible (灵活). Don’t plan everything. Then you’ll be more relaxed and pleased especially if there are problems.
Be polite. one traveler told Gregg, “Nobody wants to fight or cheat a nice man.” It’s true.
1. Gregg Bleakney’s dream was to _______________.
2. Before traveling, the two friends _____________to pay for the trip.
3. ___________ got to Ushuaia, Argentina in May 2007.
4. According to the passage, if you plan everything for a trip, __________.
5. One traveler told Gregg that nobody wanted to _______________.

参考答案
任务型阅读（4）
1. travel the Americas from top to bottom
2. worked to save money for a long time
3. Gregg
4. you won’t be more relaxed or pleased especially if there are problems
5. fight or cheat a nice man
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任务型阅读（5）
阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题。
Many parents like setting family roles for their kids．When kids break rules，parents will
give them some punishments，which aren’t included in rules．In fact，when you tell your kids
about a new rule，you should talk with them about the price they should pay for breaking the rule—what the punishment will be．
Punishments you set should be reasonable，without violence or threat(暴力或威胁)．For example，if you find your son smoking，you may limit(限制)his social activities for two weeks． You should punish your kids only in ways you have discussed before the rule is broken．A study shows that the most popular punishment is to limit kids’ TV time．
It’s understandable that you’ll be angry when rules are broken．Punishment is a way to express your anger，but it’s not a very good one．Sharing your feelings of anger，disappointment or sadness with your kids can have a better effect on them．Try to do that．When your kids know what they have done has made you_______，they will feel guilty(内疚的)．When they know their actions influence you greatly，they will obey rules better．
Family rules are made to help your kids behave better．If your rules or ways of punishment make them unhappy or under a lot of pressure，are they helpful? :
1. What price should the kids pay for breaking the family rules? (根据短文内容回答问题)
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2. Find out the key sentence of Paragraph 2．(找出第二段的中心句)
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3. What can be a better way than punishment to educate kids when rules are broken?(根据短
文内容回答问题)
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4. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 with only one word．(根据对文章的理解，在第三段空白处
填人一个适当的单词)
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5．请将最后一段的划线句子翻译成汉语。
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参考答案
任务型阅读（5）
1. They should get some punishment.
2. Punishments you set should be reasonable，without violence or threat(暴力或威胁)．
3. Sharing your feelings of anger，disappointment or sadness with your kids.
4. sad/angry
5. 制定家规是为了帮助你的孩子更好地举止。
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任务型阅读（6）
阅读短文，根据要求完成下面各小题。
There is always something that we can never forget. And it can really change our life.
Time is important for everyone. It organizes our everyday moments. However, before I received a watch from my father, time never had any importance in my life. It organized my life and made me more responsible.
I received this gift on a Sunday. I had to go to the airport at 9:00 am to pick up Uncle Jim and take him to my father’s house. However, I was late because I hung out with my friends. Later on that day, around 11:00 am, I remembered my uncle and went to the airport to meet him, but I was too late. He had left the airport and taken a taxi to my father’s house.
I got to my father’s house at 2:00 pm that day.  Looking at my father’s face, I felt ashamed (羞愧的) at that moment. My father asked me to sit next to him and he handed me this watch as a gift. Then he said, “Bob, did you have fun with your friends today?” “Yes, Father, and I’m sorry about not picking up Uncle Jim,” I replied. He then said, “What you did was not very nice and you should be sorry for your actions. I think you should learn something from it, and this watch will be a reminder for you in your future life.”  The watch is very important to me, not because of its price, but because of the lesson that I learned from it.
Today I still remember my father’s words“Respect time and never be late for anything.”
1. 请用“not…until… ”改写文中处划线句子，使其句意不变。
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2. 请改写文中处划线部分，使其句意不变。
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3. 请将文中处划线句子翻译成汉语。
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◆请根据文章内容回答问题。
4. Why did Bob feel ashamed when he arrived at his father’s house?
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5. What lesson did Bob learn from his father?
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参考答案
任务型阅读（6）
1. time never had any importance in my life until I received a watch from my father. /I didn’t realize the importance of time in my life until I received a watch from my father. / I didn’t realize how important time was in my life until I received a watch from my father.
2. When I looked at my father’s face
3. 这块手表对我来说非常重要，并不是因为它的价格，而是因为我从中吸取的教训。
4. He was too late to pick up his uncle. / He was late for the airport (because he hung out with his friends that morning). He didn’t pick up his Uncle Jim.
5. Respect time and never be late for anything.
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任务型阅读（7）阅读短文并根据短文内容回答下列问题。
A
Children know that summer is probably the most fun of all seasons. However, experts say it is also the most dangerous, especially, for children aged 14 and under. In its first study of children's safety in the US, the National Safe Kids Campaign (NSKC) found that nearly half of the injury-related (与受伤相关的) deaths among children happen in summer.
Experts are not surprised by the study’s results. They always know summer is a dangerous season for children. During the summer, children are out of school and spend more time outdoors. They are more likely to get into an accident or be injured. "While we encourage children to be active and spend time outdoors, they need to understand the importance of safety," said Everett Koop, an expert of the NSKC.
To help children stay safe, the NSKC started a "Make it a Safe Kids Summer" Campaign (运动) during National Safe Kids Week, from May 5 through May 12. Here are some important summer safety tips from the NSKC:
● Always wear your seat belt.
● Make sure there is an adult around when you decide to go swimming.
● Wear a life jacket (救生衣) when on a boat or doing water sports.
● Obey all traffic laws.
1. Why is summer the most dangerous season of the year in the US?
________________________________________________________________________
2. How long did the "Make it a Safe Kids Summer" campaign last?
__________________________________________________________________
3. How many summer safety tips does the NSKC provide?
__________________________________________________________________
4. What's the purpose in writing this passage?
__________________________________________________________________

参考答案
任务型阅读（7）
1. Because a study showed that nearly half of the injury-related deaths among children happen in summer.
2. Eight days.
3. Four.
4. To show the importance of children's summer safety.
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任务型阅读（8）
阅读短文，根据要求完成下面各小题。
As teenagers, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize, or they can be small. You may just want to become one of the ten best students in your class.
Once you find a dream, what do you do with it? Do you ever try to make your dream true?
Follow Your Heart by Australian writer Andrews tells us that making our dreams true is life’s biggest challenge (挑战).
In fact, everyone can make his dream come true. The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is.
Don’t let it leave your heart. Keep telling yourself what you want. Do this step by step and your dream will come true faster because a big dream is, in fact, many small dreams.
You must also never give up your dream.
There will be difficulties on the road to your dreams. But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself. You may think you’re not very good at some school subjects, or it is impossible for you to become a writer. These kinds of thoughts stop you from getting your dream, the book says.
You need to decide what is the most important. Studying instead of watching TV will lead to better exam results, while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book. As you get closer to your dream, it may change a little. This is good as you have the chance to learn more skills and find new interests.
1. Translate the sentence underlined in paragraph 7 into Chinese.
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2. Find out the sentences from the passage that stand for “the biggest difficulty comes from yourself”.
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3. What should you do if you want to make your dream come true? (至少两条)
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4. What’s the main idea of the last paragraph?

5. 请给短文拟定一个适当的英文标题。

参考答案
任务型阅读（8）
1. 成为作家对你来说是不可能的事/你不可能成为一位作家。
2. You may think you’re not very good at some school subjects, or it is impossible for you to become a writer. These kinds of thoughts stop you from getting your dream.
3. ①The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is.
②You must also never give up your dream.
4. You need to decide what is the most important.
5. Keep Your Dream in Your Mind. /Don’t Give up Your Dream. /Follow Your Heart. / Make Your Dream Come True.
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【2012吉林省实验中学】*** E
Can plants eat people? Probably not, but there are many plants that eat meat. Some of them are big, and they can eat small animals. One famous meat-eating plant is the Venus flytrap.
The Venus flytrap is a very strange plant. It grows in the dry parts of the United States. Its leaves are like the pages of a book. They can open and close very quickly. Inside the leaves, there are three small hairs. If an insect touches one of the hairs, the leaf closes quickly. The insect cannot get out. In about half an hour, the leaf presses（挤压）the insect until it is dead. Then, the plant covers the insect with a special liquid（液体）. Slowly, the plant eats the insect.
Plants are living things that have leaves and roots and grows in earth. Most of them get energy from the sun, the air, and the ground. In some places, the ground is very poor. It doesn’t have all the important things that plants need, especially nitrogen（氮）. Animal meat has a lot of nitrogen, so some plants eat meat to get what they need. Let’s hope that some of the bigger plants don’t get the same idea!
根据短文内容回答下列问题。（10分）
91. Where does the Venus flytrap grow?
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92. What do the leaves of the meat-eating plant look like?.
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93. What’s inside the leaves of the plant?.
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94. Some meat-eating plants eat small animals for their food, don’t they?
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95. Where do most plants get energy ?
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参考答案
91. In the dry parts of the United States.
92. They look like the pages of a book.
93. Three small hairs.
94. Yes, they do.
95. The sun, the air and the ground.
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【2012北京市东城区】
阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（共10分，每小题2分）
So if you’re too busy, maybe it’s time you slowed down and enjoyed a meal with a friend. There has been a new trend（趋势）in food recently — getting away from fast food and moving toward “slow food”.
For years, the pace of life was increasing for most people. They were too busy to cook. The trouble including buying, preparing and cleaning up after a meal was becoming more bother than it was worth clearly. Luckily, there were smart business people who took the chance to provide a “fast” way to deal with the problem. Almost overnight, you could drop by the supermarket and buy complete meals in packages. All you had to do was to heat it and you could be eating a delicious meal in 5 minutes. Just add salt.
Still too slow? OK, just drive your car up to the fast-food restaurant, order your meal and within 2 minutes it will be handed over to you with salt.
The problem is health. Fast food has much more oil, salt and empty calories and far less vitamins than food freshly prepared at home. And so, since people have always wanted to live longer and healthier, a small but growing population is choosing not only fresh food, but also organically（有机）grown food — food that hasn’t been grown with chemical fertilizers（化肥）.
Another reason for changes in eating habits is undoubtedly social. Over the centuries, meal times have been used to visit, laugh and learn. That doesn’t fit with today’s lifestyle and many people are looking for ways to return to that. Goodbye McDonald’s.
Finally, there’s something unique about planning your meal, buying just the right ingredients and seeing something on your table that looks just like the picture in your recipe book. So if you’re too busy, maybe it’s time you slowed down and enjoyed a meal with a friend.
64. Do some people begin to eat “slow food”?
65. Why did people start eating fast food?
66. Where can people get a meal in two minutes?
67. What is meant by “Goodbye McDonald”?
68. What are the advantages of food prepared at home?
参考答案
64. Yes, they do.
65. Because they were too busy.
66. They just drive your car up to the fast-food restaurant.
67. It means to stop eating fast food.
68. Healthy and enjoyable.
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【2012北京市怀柔区模拟】
阅读与表达。（共10分，每小题2分）
阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。
Lang Lang is one of the youngest and most famous pianists of our time. The New York Times said, “ He is stunning.(令人震惊)” However, the story of Lang Lang’s life is much more interesting than this simple sentence.
Lang Lang was born in 1982 in Shenyang, China. He was watching a Tom and Jerry cartoon on television when he first heard Western classical music. He was only two years old then. Lang Lang began taking piano lessons at the age of three. He won the first prize in the Shenyang Piano Competition only two years later. From then on, he won many awards.
However, Lang Lang’s success came at a price. His father was very strict with him. He was practicing the piano while other children of his age were playing games and having fun. When Lang Lang was nine, his father quit his job and took him to Beijing. There, Lang Lang entered the finest music academy in China.
At the age of just 17, Lang Lang got his big chance. In August 1999, at a famous musical event in the USA, a pianist suddenly fell ill. Lang Lang was chosen to play in place of that pianist. It was a great success and Lang Lang’s life was changed forever.
Today, Lang Lang gives about 150 performances a year. He has played with the greatest orchestras in the world and at huge events such as the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
Lang Lang says he is thankful to his parents because they have always encouraged and supported him.
64. Is Lang Lang a famous pianist? ______.
65. Why is Lang Lang thankful to his parents? ______.
66. When did he won the first prize in the Shenyang Piano Competition ?_______.
67. How did Lang Lang get his big chance to change his life?_______.
68. According to the passage, what made Lang Lang successful?______.
参考答案
64. Yes, he is.
65. Because they have always encouraged and supported him.
66. When he was 5 years old./At the age of 5.
67. In August 1999, at a famous musical event in the USA, a pianist suddenly fell ill. Lang Lang was chosen to play in place of that pianist. It was a great success and Lang Lang’s life was changed forever.
68. Talent, hard work and a big chance.
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【2012北京市门头沟区】
阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（共10分，每小题2分）
　　For many of us, the idea of a family is a lot narrower(变窄了) than it used to be. Today children go away to college, and take up jobs wherever chances seem greatest. So instead of growing up in a family with grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins, many of us are truly connected only to our parents and brothers.
Many kids today know little of the lives of their relatives and don’t care deeply about them. Whether we realize it or not, this feeling of being disconnected makes people feel a kind of lonely. “People need to feel connected,” says Joy Browne, a doctor in the USA. “And they will do it in the easiest ways.” When family members aren’t connected, what could be easier than forming (形成) a connection to famous people?
This isn’t something unusual, of course. People cried when Mei Yanfang died in 2003. It’s natural and in most ways harmless to feel that way. But that’s unhealthy, because these relationships aren’t two-way.
For that, we need to stay connected to our own families. We’ll never turn back the clock to keep families from breaking. But parents can help by telling their children stories about their grandparents, aunts and cousins, and by telling them the children’s latest activities and interests.
We can use technology to keep connected with each other. It’s easy to send e-mails to granddad. Better yet, take a vacation with members of your relatives—not with any other person. A week or so of relaxing vacation can be a great way to tie up family ties. And when a bad thing happens, no one can be as helpful as your relatives. Because no matter how much we cry for the famous people, they can’t be there to cry for us.
64. Are many of children truly connected only to their parents and brothers?
65. How does this feeling of being disconnected make people feel?
66. Where is Joy Browne from?
67. What can we use to keep connected with each other?
68. What’s the main idea of the passage?
参考答案
64. Yes. / Yes, they are.
65. It makes people feel lonely. / Lonely.
66. He is from the USA. / The USA.
67. Technology. / We can use technology. / We can use technology to keep connected with each other.
68. The family relation and how to stay connected to our families.
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【2012南京市雨花区一模】
任务型阅读短文（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
A）根据下面短文内容，在文章后第62~71小题的空格里填入适当的词语。注意：每空1词。
Nowadays in school life，a lot of students develop a fear of tests. It’s not because tests are something to be afraid of. Most students are afraid of tests mainly because they don’t have enough self-confidence and they don’t always think they are well prepared. If you follow the tips below, it’s not difficult to overcome(克服)your fear of tests.
People who know that they are not well-prepared are usually those who fear test most. However, most students don’t know when they are truly prepared for a test. As long as（只要） you know that you have studied well and long enough, you have reason to believe that you are well-prepared.
Be confident about yourself. Confidence before a test can bring about two things: either you fail the test and feel as if your confidence was unfounded(毫无根据)or you could actually do well in the test because of your confidence. Some students find that they experience the first result. However, this is only because those students might not have followed the first tip mentioned above. As long as you have studied well, you will be more confident of your chance to succeed in a test. If you feel as if you have not studied hard enough, then you will not be as confident as you should be.
Ask your teacher in advance（提前）about the material that is going to be covered in the test. In this way, you will know what you should prepare for and you can get confidence in the test. But you have to be brave enough to ask. Most students do not ask unless their teacher gives the information first, so make sure that you ask.
You should know that tests are only telling if you have got the knowledge, not how good or bad your IQ is. So, even if you do badly in one test, you should know that there are other tests to come. As long as you think that there is another tomorrow, you can overcome your fear of a test. However, make sure that you are going to prepare well for the other tests.
Fear can be a problem in the process of achieving success. However, with the right attitude(态度) and preparations, you can overcome your fear of tests by using these tips.
Title: 62 to overcome your fear of tests
63
Prepare well
You should make good preparations
If you have studied well and long enough, you would
be 64 that you are well-prepared.
Be 65
Confidence before a test can have two 66
●You could fail the test and feel as if your confidence was unfounded.
●Your confidence could lead to your 67 in the test.
Confidence comes from 68 hard enough.
Ask your teacher
You can ask your teacher what material the test will
69 .
Hold a positive attitude
Keep in mind that tests just 70 your knowledge and don’t lose heart because of one test failure.
Conclusion
Right attitude and 71 are the key factors（因素） in overcoming your fear of tests.
参考答案
62.How/Ways 63.Tips/Advice 64.sure 65.confident
66. things/results 67.success 68.studying 69.cover
70. measure/test 71. preparations
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【2012成都市二模】
任务型阅读 根据短文内容，在表格内的空白处填入合适的答案。每空只能填一词。（5小题，每小题1分，共5分）
Making a public speech is one of the most difficult things in the world. Here are some
good ways to help you make a successful public speech.
Don’t be nervous.
To relax before making a speech, take three deep and slow breaths – in through the nose and out through the mouth. Practice your opening sentence three or four times to give you confidence. When you stand on the stage(舞台), quickly take a look at the audience（观众） first. Think of them as your parents, teachers and friends.
Keep it natural.
Natural gestures will help your speech: smile lightly, stand straightly and hold your chest high. Try to avoid these gestures: dropping your head, playing with a pen, holding the table tightly（紧紧地） or touching your face. Speakers should dress smartly and formally(正式地). This will help the audience feel they are respected(尊敬).
Pace（步态）and pause（停顿）.
Pace and pause are two important parts of every speech. Changing pace adds colors to the speech. Speak fast enough to keep people from becoming bored and slow enough for people to fully understand what you’re saying. After a key point, pause for a moment. It may make a great difference.
Good ways to make a successful public speech
What you should do:
Relax by 81 ______ three deep and slow breaths.
Practice your opening sentence three or four times.
Take a quick look at the audience and regard them as your 82 , teachers and friends.
Keep it natural by smiling lightly, standing straight and holding your chest 83 ____ .
Wear smart and formal clothes to show your 84 for the audience.
Change pace to add color to the speech and stop for a short time after a key point.
What you shouldn’t do:
Don’t drop your head, play with a pen, hold the table lightly or touch your 85 ______ .
81. 82. 83. 84. 85.
参考答案
81.taking 82.parents 83.high 84.respect 85.face
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