中考英语任务型阅读理解

中招测试英语任务型阅读专题练习卷

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（一）

Most people want to be happy, but few know how to find happiness. Money and success alone do

not bring lasting happiness. Aristotle, a Greek thinker, said, “Happiness depends upon ourselves.” In

other words, we make our own happiness. Here are a few suggestions to help you be happier.

The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. Too often, we spend so much time

thinking about the future —for example, getting into college or getting a good job —that we fail to

enjoy the present. You should enjoy life’s simple pleasures, such as reading a good book, listening to

your favorite music, or spending time with close friends. People who have several close friends often

live happier and healthier lives.

Another secret to living a happy life is to be active, and have hobbies where you forget your

problems and time. Many people experience this dancing, or playing a sport, such as swimming. You

can forget about your problems, and only think about the activity. Finally, many people find happiness

in helping others. Studies show that people feel good when they spend their time helping others. If you

want to feel happier, do good things for someone. You can help a friend with his or her studies, go

shopping to buy food for an elderly person, or simply help out around the house by washing the dishes.

76. 判断正误。The passage is mainly the secrets of happiness.

77. 完成句子。The passage gives us ________ pieces of advice on happiness.

78. What are the life’s simple pleasures?

79. What can you do if you only think about your activity?

80. Put the underlined sentence into Chinese.

（二）

阅读下面发表在博客中的短文，根据短文内容，在短文后76-80小题给出的横线上填入恰当的词语。每空词数不限。

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Problems

A B C

I have a really bad

habit of chewing（嚼）the ends of

my hair. I try to

stop, but I can’t!

to get really angry

about it. Have you

got any ideas?

Gina

My problem is my parents. They My best friend has suddenly turned her

never stop going on about how I back on me and I don’t know why! Last

should keep my room tidy, keep week we phoned each other every day and

my hair tidy and wear smart e-mailed too, and over the weekend we went

clothes. They even make me do shopping together and she was fine. But at

every night! None of my friends

me or speak to me. I don’t know what I’ve

have got such terrible parents. done. She now spends all her time with

What should I do?

Helen

another group of friends.

Jane

the washing-up after dinner

school on Monday morning she didn’t look at

My mom is starting

Advice

① Hi _________,

the washing-up? You should

help around the house—it’s

only fair. I don’t think you

should change your looks

though. Young people should

look like young people.

②Hi_________, ③Hi ________，

Don’t worry about it so

up as usual and she won’t

be able to refuse you. I am

sure you will get along

well with each other.

Everything will be fine.

Why should your parents do all Wearing your hair pulled back in a

your mouth. When you feel like

chewing something, try bubble gum（泡泡糖）. Give yourself time and you

should be able to break this habit. The

first few days are usually the hardest.

Good luck!

76. 根据所读内容将Helen, Jane, Gina 三个名字分别填入相应的横线上。

①______________ ②_____________ ③________________

77. The three girls wrote to ask for

_________________.

78. The underlined words “turned her back on me” means “___________” in Chinese.

79. It is clear that Helen is not

__________________ with her parents.

80. According to the advice, Jane should

______________ her friend as usual.

（三）

Chinese parents may look in the dictionary to name their kids. They decide on characters (汉字)that mean things like: health, happiness, beauty or cleverness. However, things are different in the

US.

In America, it is an old tradition for men to give their own first name to their sons. This is not as

common as it once was, though it still happens. For example, the US president (总统) George W. Bush

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ponytail（马尾辫）will help keep it out of much! Phone your friend

has the same name as his father, George H. W. Bush. When a father and a son have the same name,

people usually call the son “junior”. Sometimes, there will be three or more generations(一代) of men

with the same name. The grandsons and great-grandsons (曾孙) will be “George III”, “George IV” and

so on.

These last few years, it is quite popular for Americans to name their kids after famous people. The

most popular names, Daniel and Emma, both come from the names of the Harry Potter actors.

People are also thinking of new names all the time. For example, the NBA all-star LeBron James

has a new and unusual name: LeBron. It is also common for people to name their children after things

like “River”, “Apple” or “Star”.

A name may come from the Bible (圣经), the dictionary or Harry Potter. There seems to be no

rule about how American parents name their children. The names are as unique(独一无二的) as the

people who use them.

76. 判断正误。In America, a father and a son may have the same name.

77. 完成句子。Chinese parents name their kids by looking up in the .

78. Why are Daniel and Emma the most popular new names in the US?

79. What does the writer think of the name LeBron?

80. Put the undrelined sentence into Chinese.

（四）

Some people believe that Friday the 13th is an unlucky (倒霉的) day. On this day, they don’t move,

travel, start a new job, have a wedding or even cut their nails (指甲)! You might think it’s silly. However,

do you know that the number of the people going to hospital because of traffic accidents went up 52%

on one Friday the 13th?

There are many stories about why Friday the 13th is unlucky. According to one story, about a

hundred years ago, the British government wanted people to be more comfortable about traveling on

Fridays. It named a ship H. M. S Friday. It chose the sailors on a Friday and a man called Jim Friday

was made captain. After that, the ship set off on a Friday. Guess what happened? The ship had never

been seen or heard since then. In the old days, people thought that 13 was the first step toward evil (灾祸) because it was right after 12, which was a “perfect” number. Even today, many buildings don’t have

the 13th floor. Unluckily Friday and unlucky 13- no wonder (难怪)some people think Friday the 13th is

the unluckiest.

Hollywood movies and TV programs also make people more scared on Friday the 13th. I think

maybe sometimes there are more accidents on Friday the 13th because people are too worried and

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nervous that day.

76. 判断正误。Half of the traffic accidents happened on Friday the 13th.

77. 完成句子。 The British government named the ship and everything around it “Friday” because it

wanted people to .

78. What happened to the ship after it set off?

79. Which number was regarded as a perfect number in the past?

80. Put the underlined sentence into Chinese.

（五）

Most young children do not know how to protect (保护)themselves when they are facing heavy

traffic and they don’t know how fast a man may drive his car, either. It could hit them and make them

injured in a few seconds (秒). The following will be helpful in helping your children keep safe when

they cross the road.

Make sure that you always set good examples. Your children will follow you and think it’s OK to

do like you.

Ask your children to pay attention to traffic lights when you cross the road together with them and

this helps them understand (明白) when it is safe to cross the road. Make sure you always hold their

hands.

As your children are a little older, usually above 6 years old, you should start to teach them traffic

knowledge because they can learn it more easily. Let them start to understand the reasons why they need

to be so careful. Talk with them about road signs (标牌) and traffic rules and ask them to choose safe

ways to cross the road.

The most important thing you should do to keep your child from getting hurt is to encourage him

to follow traffic rules. Maybe it’s difficult for children to do so. After knowing some examples of

scaring traffic accidents, they may volunteer to obey traffic rules at once and will be careful enough to

keep themselves away from danger.

76. 判断正误。The passage gives parents some ways of helping children keep safe in heavy traffic.

77. 完成句子。It is very important for parents to set good examples to their children because .

78. How can a child know when he can safely cross the road?

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79. May a 7-year-old boy learn traffic knowledge? Why?

80. Put the underlined sentence into Chinese.

（六）

Have you ever heard of a famous charity called Operation Smile? We hope we can help you

understand how we are trying to help children all over the world.

Operation Smile was started by a doctor and his wife. In 1982, together with some volunteers, they

went to Philippines to help children who had holes in their lips or inside their mouths. ① 对他们来说，吃喝很困难。 These volunteers worked very hard. But they worried that they could not carry on

with the work, because they were short of (缺乏) money. Then they decided to start a charity so that

they could help these needy children. They called it Operation Smile.

Operation Smile works in more than twenty developing countries and has cured (治愈) over

10,000 children who have problems with their mouths. Operation Smile has won many prizes for its

work and in 1999 they even started a special event called “The World Journey of Hope”. On the one

hand, 5,000 children in 18 countries are cured during the event. ② , Operation

Smile trains health care professional in developing countries so that they can continue to help children

when Operation Smile leaves. As for the children with much more serious problems, they will send

them to America for further treatment (治疗).

So show your kindness and generous (慷慨) to the needy children now. You can send your

donation to Operation Smile at local bank.③ Many thanks from the children who can smile now will

come to you.

76. 将①句译成英语：

77. 在②句的空白处填入适当的词使句意完整、上下文通顺：

78. 将③ 句译成中文：

79. 找出文中与下面句子意思相近的句子。

They worried that they could not continue to work because they have little money.

80. 判断正误。Operation Smile helps the children who have problems with their mouths.

（七）

There was a man that put on monkey shows to make his living. One evening the man called a

butcher （屠夫）and asked him to take away the monkey the next morning.

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The monkey heard their talk. He understood he was to be killed. And he said to himself, “I must

try to save myself.” So he went to meet his friend- a pig. He told the pig about his problem and asked

for advice.

The pig thought for a while and then asked, “Does your owner have a baby?”

“Yes, he has one little son.”

“Well, I will come around and when I have an opportunity I will take away the child and run off

with him.”

“What then?”

“Before the man knows what to do, you must run after me and rescue (救出)the child and take him

home safely to his parents, and your owner won’t give you to the butcher.”

The monkey thanked the pig many times and then went home.

The next day, everything went on well. The pig took away the child. And then the monkey ran fast

after the thief.

When the monkey brought the back, his owner could not stop crying with joy (高兴) and thanks.

The man was sorry for his thought. Later the monkey was petted and lived the rest of his days in peace.

76. 判断正误。The man called the butcher to order some meat.

77. 完成句子。The monkey went to meet his friend because .

78. Who came up with a good idea?

79. What happened to the man’s baby one day?

80. Put the underlined sentence into Chinese.

（八）

Without flowers, many plants would not be able to reproduce (繁殖) and many insects would not

be able to get enough food to live. Here are some interesting facts about flowers plants.

● Most plants grow flowers each year, but some take much longer. The century plant (龙舌兰)

grows only one flower and then it dies! A plant fron South America called Puya raimondii is even more

amazing. It doesn’t grow a flower until it is 150 years old, and after that it dies, too.

● The smallest flowering plant in the world is thought to be the common watermeal (无根萍). Its

leaves are only 1 mm across!

● Bamboo (竹子) has amazing flowering habits. There are many different kinds of bamboo in the

world. And they have different flowering habits. A few flower each year, but most wait much longer.

What is amazing is that all bamboo of the same kind will flower almost at the same time, where it is

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growing! Nobody knows why.

● The white flower of the Amazon water lily (睡莲)is the size of a football, and the flower turns

purple after it has been pollinated (授粉).

76. 判断正误。Many plants reproduce by flowers and provide insects with food.

77. 完成句子。Puya raimondii grows in .

78. What is the common watermeal’s feature?

79. How big is the flower of the Amazon water lily?

80. Put the underlined sentence into Chinese.

（九）

In Western countries, you should be careful about the giving of gifts. Never give a gift in a job

interview or at a business meeting. Gifts are usually given during special holidays, or as a “thank you”

for special invitations or events (事件). When arriving at a special party, you may give your gift to the

host once the introductions are made. Here are a few rules.

Be modest with your gift. Don’t buy gifts that are too expensive.

A special food from your country, a bottle of wine, candy, or flowers are the best if you do not

know the host very well, but be sure that your gift will not need much care. You can usually say

something like “I think you may like to try this a little later” when you offer your gift.

Be careful when giving alcohol (酒). A bottle of wine is usually all right if you know your host

drinks wine, but strong alcohol such as whisky (威士忌) should only be given as a gift when you know

the host well and sure that he would like such a gift. Flowers are good, but remember: roses (玫瑰) are

for special love. You have to be careful.

A small cultural gift from your country is usually very good.

Besides, make sure that your gift is packed nicely. A nice card with it will be even better.

76. 判断正误。Gifts can be given at a business meeting in Western countries.

77. 完成句子。 In a special party, you may give your gift to the host once .

78. What are the best gifts if we do not know the host very well?

79. When should we give the host strong alcohol as a gift?

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80. Put the underlined sentence into Chinese.

（十）

Last month Forbes (《福布斯》网站) put out a list of the world’s fastest growing cities over the next

ten years. Among the 19 cities on the list, four of them are in China. They are: Chengdu, Chongqing,

Suzhou and Nanjing.

Chengdu

Chengdu is a big city in western China. It is a business-friendly city. Many world-famous

companies are starting businesses there. With a population of six million, Chengdu is busy with new

construction (建设) . New planes, roads and railways connect the city with other cities in China and

with the rest of the world.

Chongqing

It is easy to travel from Chongqing to other cities in China. Many foreign companies have set up

business in Chongqing. The city’s GDP grows fast, and so does its population. Experts say the

population should grow from nine million to 11 million by 2025.

Suzhou

Suzhou is 120 km from Shanghai, a major business center in China. Suzhou benefits(受益于) from

Shanghai’s growth. Suzhou’s beauty and history draws tourists from around the world. Some reports say

Suzhou may already be the richest city in China.

Nanjing

Nanjing is the capital of Jiangsu province. It sits only 240 km from Shanghai. It is building big

transportation projects (交通工程)around the city. Its service industry (行业)grows very fast.

76. 判断正误。There are four cities on a list of the world’s fastest growing cities over the next ten

years.

77. 完成句子。Chengdu’s population is .

78. What grows along with the GDP in Chongqing?

79. According to some reports, what may be China’s richest city?

80. Put the underlined sentence into Chinese.

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中招测试英语任务型阅读专题练习卷答案

（一）

76. T

77. three

78. Such as reading a good book, listening to your favorite music, or spending time with close friends.

79. I can forget about my problems.

80. 如果你想要感到幸福，请为别人做好事吧。

（二）

76. ① Helen ②Gina ③Jane

77. help／advice / suggestions / ideas

78. 不理睬我了

79. happy / pleased / satisfied

80. phone / call / ring (up)

（三）

76. T

77. dictionary

78. Because they are famous people.

79. Unusual.

80. 好像是美国父母怎样给孩子起名字是没有规则的。

（四）

76. F

77. be more comfortable about traveling on Fridays

78. It had never been or heard since then.

79. 12.

80. 我认为在13号且是星期五的那天之所以会有更多的事故发生，或许有时是因为人们在那天太担心，太紧张了。

（五）

76. T

77. children will follow them and think it’s OK to do like them

78. By paying attention to traffic lights

79. Yes, he may. Because he is old enough to learn it easily.

80. 为了让你的孩子免受伤害，你应该做的最重要的事情就是鼓励他遵守交通规则。

（六）

76. It was difficult / hard for them to eat or drink.

77. On the other hand

78. 那些已经能够展开笑容的孩子会向你致以谢意。

79. They worried that they could not carry on with the work because they were short of money.

80. T

（七）

76. F

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77. he wanted to ask for help (答案不唯一)

78. The pig.

79. The baby was taken away by the pig and then brought back by the monkey.

80. 他的主人由于高兴和感谢，止不住流泪。

（八）

76. T

77. South America

78. It’s the smallest flowering plant in the world.

79. It is as big as a football.

80. 令人惊讶的是，所有同类的竹子无论长在什么地方，机会都在同一时间开花

（九）

76. F

77. the introductions are made

78. A special food from our country, a bottle of wine, candy or flowers.

79. When we know the host well and are sure that he would like such a gift.

80. 来自自己国家的一个带有文化意义的小礼物通常很好

（十）

76. T

77. Six million.

78. Its population.

79. Suzhou.

80. 它在全市正在建造大的交通工程。

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