初中英语任务型阅读试题

We all have days when we are down， tired and unhappy． Even if sadness is part of our life， let's try to make it small． （1）　　．

    Exercise．

    Doing Exercise is a great way to clear sadness in your mind． （2）　　．

    Listen to music．

    （3）　　．Some kinds of music work better than others， so try to find out what kind of music works the best for you．

    （4）　　．

    You can find pleasure in reading a book， watching a sunrise， taking a hot shower， or something like that．

    These ways will cheer you up when you are down， but don't just use them when you are sad． （5）　　．You will be surprised to learn that these simple ways will keep your sadness away．

A． Take some "me" time

B． It can be your favourite music

C． Try and practise them every day to make them a habit

D． Even something as simple as taking a walk will get you relaxed

E． Here are a few simple ways to help you feel better when you are feeling sad

You may not realize it， but you are doing much more than just studying when you are at school． School is also the place where you learn to get on well with people． （1）But this is not always easy．What can you do if you just don't like one of your classmates？

    （2）If you discover that you have problems getting on with your classmates or friends，the most important thing to learn is tolerance． Tolerance is the ability to realize and respect the differences in others． We cannot change the way that other people do， so it is important to leam to live happily with them．

    Tolerance will make everyone get on better with each other． Getting to know someone may help you understand why he does things differently． Something different does not exactly mean that it is bad． Tolerance teaches us to keep a temperate and open mind．

    You need to remember an old saying， （3）"Treat others how you want to be treated．" If you tolerate something， it does not mean that you have to like it． （4）现在，没有人要求你改变自己． Tolerance just means that you should respect the differences in others and not try to make them change．

    It is important to practice tolerance， because it will make everyone's life easier． （5）学会接受能力兴趣与自己不同的人．The world is very different， and practicing tolerance in your own school and city can help make a difference．

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A． you'd better connect your child's teacher．

B． he may have trouble with some classmates．

C． there was little communication outside the meeting．

D． information exchange can solve simple misunderstandings．

E． you notice a change in your child's attitude（态度）toward school．

    It used to be that parents and teachers had set days and times for parent﹣teacher meetings， but   （1）　　． With the help of QQ， Wechat， school website and so on， parents and teachers can communicate with each other more easily and often． But some parents still don't want to connect with their child's teachers． That's not right! Because（2）　　．

    Be sure to call your child's teacher if（3）　　． When a child who used to love going to school， but now cries and fights getting on the bus， （4）　__Your child's teacher can pay more attention to something bigger happening．

    For example， you may find the teacher's notes on the test paper． They are often helpful for parents to understand what your child's problem is． If they are unclear to you． （5）　　．

    A good working relationship between parents and teachers is good for everyone． Keep communicating， ask questions and solve problems before they become too big． They are all ways to build a strong relationship．

"I first saw Beijing Opera in London in 1993， and it just shocked me． It was really amazing，" says Ghaffar Pounazar．

The 32﹣year﹣old British gave up his work in London and came to a Beijing Opera school． Since then， Ghaffar Pourazar has worked hard on this art．

On stage， the Beijing Opera actors not only act， they also sing and dance while performing some difficult movements（动作）． ① When Pourazar first got to China． He couldn't speak any Chinese， and he knew nothing about Beijing Opera． As the oldest student in the Beijing Opera school， he learned more slowly than his classmates， but he didn't give up． Now， he can perform Beijing Opera like a professional（专业人士）．

But Beijing Opera is not as popular as it was before． The young Chinese now spend more time on the Internet． This makes Pourazar very sad． "I used to get really angry at what was happening to Beijing Opera and at the Chinese people． This is part of your culture． You created this amazing thing．but now you are forgetting it，throwing it away．"

Pourazar has decided what to do． ② Now he is performing a Beijing Opera

that is about the Monkey King in two languages， Chinese and English． The Monkey King is a hero in a Chinese story． Chinese people love him very much． In the Beijing Opera， Pourazar acts the Monkey King．

（1）从下面四个选项中选出能填入文中①和②处的最佳选项．　　

A． Everything seemed difficult and far from what he had imagined．

B． He felt quite excited about Beijing Opera．

C． He wants to let more people know Beijing Opera．

D． He tries to make friends and get on well with his classmates．

（2）Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese　　

（3）Why did Pournzar give up his work and come to a Beijing Opera school）　　

Some of you might often feel unhappy or forget how great you are． But do you want to make you feel good about yourself？ （1）　　

Look at the mirror and say to yourself，" I am a special person and there's no one in the world like me． I can do anything!" It may not sound good， but it really works!

Smile． （2）　　Look for the good things in your friends and family．

Do something nice for someone． Helping others always makes you feel good．

（3）　　Have you ever wanted to decorate（装饰） your own room or learn how to swim？ Go for it! New challenges are fun and give you a sense of achievement when you have finished．

（4）　　Turn off the TV， be friends with the books and let your dream fly!Write down your thoughts， dreams or anything you want! Writing always helps to open up your thoughts．

Stay with your family． We all need our family time． （5）　　

A． Learn something new．

B． Read and start a diary．

C． Ask your friends for help．

D． Be friendly to people you meet．

E． Here some suggestions for you．

F． Talk with your mum or dad or maybe even your cousin．

Fire is useful and important to us． You use it to cook meals every day． But if you are not careful， the fire may take place anytime． Many people get hurt or die in fires． So knowing how to ①/prɔ'tekt/          yourself in the fire is very important．

    When the fire happens， the first thing you must do is to find safe routes（路线）to get away quickly． ②If you are in the taller floors of the building，you can't use the lift． You should run out along the stairs． From the lower floors of the building， you can jump out through the window if it is③/'nesəsərI/     ．

    If you can't get out of the noon， you must be careful of the smoke．④事实上，大部分人在火灾中死于浓烟． Find something wet to cover your nose and mouth． Keep low to the ground，and you will take in（吸入） less smoke． And you can also open the window， keep your head outside to get fresh air and shout for help．

    Remember： Nothing is more important than your life． You must leave everything behind， your money， your pets and so on． After you're out， don't go back for anything．

⑤　Follow those ways，and you can keep safe in the fire　．

（1）填写单词：根据文章①、③两处音标填写单词．

①/prɔ'tekt/　　；③/'nesəsərI/　　

（2）将文中②处划线句子翻译成汉语：　　

（3）将文中④处划线句子翻译成英语：　　

（4）补全短文：从下面四个选项中，选出能放入文中⑤处划线部分的最佳选项．　　

A． In those ways， you can make good use of fire

B． Follow those ways， and you can keep safe in the fire

C． In those ways， you can take everything out of the fire

D． Follow those ways， and you can save other people's lives

（5）what is the most important thing you should remember in the fire according to the passage？　           　

A group of boys ， ten and eleven years old， walk into a classroom at Collegiate School． （1）　　The boys are curious about their new class． It is called "babies"．

    （2）　　 They are volunteers． The babies are not dolls． They are real， live babies． The boys learn how to feed，dress，wash and carry them． They even learn how to change diapers（尿片） and what to do in emergencies（紧急情况）．（3）　　Some of them ask to take it again．

    （4）　　The boys take required courses in math， English， social studies， and science． They can also choose electives（选修课） in weight lifting，photography， kite flying and computer science． Recently， the headmaster at Collegiate School decided to try something different．（5）　　In the class the boys used real babies to learn about child care．

    Where does this school get the babies？ Mother in the neighborhood near the school volunteer their babies for a few hours each week． These mothers like sharing their children with others．

A． He offered the boys a new elective． B． The boys don't have to take the class． C． Collegiate is a private boys' school in New York． D． They hear babies crying． E． Most of the boys have a good time in the class

Money VS Family

   Rama's family is very big． He has three kids， two sons and a daughter．

   He works for more than 16 hours a day． The kids cannot see him as he leaves home early in the morning before they wake up， and he reaches home around midnight when kids have slept every day． （1）

　　   Though Rama's family is one of the richest families in the city， he still works so hard． One day， Rama's family went to their beach house to spend their vacation． His daughter asked， " （2）　　"

   Rama replied， " Yes， my dear， tomorrow for sure，（3）　　   I'm tired of work and need refreshment!"

The whole family became very happy．

Unfortunately， the next day， none in Rama's family were alive as they were washed out in the tsunami（海啸）!

     （4）　　When he tried to reach his beach house， he saw sea and water everywhere and screamed for his family． He could not even find the dead bodies of his family．

      （5）   　 He remembered his wife's words， "Why are you running for money？ We can be happy with what we have now．"

A． Dad， will you please spend one day at home and stay with us here？ B． Rama was too busy even to hear the news about the tsunami． C． The whole family eagerly wait to spend quality time with him and the kids miss him so much． D． He can never have them again， cannot even see them and even by paying millions he cannot get them back to life! E．I will join you for the lunch and be with you all for next few days．

With the development of the society， the level of our life has improved． We have all kinds of food to choose from． However， we all waste food， you and me， every day， millions of tons of it． In China， plenty of food is wasted in restaurants every year to feed 200 million people． And the amount（数量）of food wasted by Chinese customers is increasing fast． So our country is being encouraged to prevent wasting food．

    Thus， what should Chinese customers do to stop food waste？

    ♦ Keep a kitchen diary

    All of us should keep a kitchen diary， and we can know how much food we waste at home． The first thing for us to do is stop throwing away food that we can still eat．We should eat everything we buy and if we cannot， we should buy less．

    ♦ Buy only what we need

    We should ask for smaller ones in the supermarket． We should also check how much food we have ①______ buying more． We shouldn't bring much food we don't need home even if large posters ask us to do so．

    ♦ Develop the habit of ②______ food

    Chinese customers are generous（慷慨的）and friendly． In restaurants， often too much food is ordered and served． So when eating out，we are supposed to exclude（排除）the food in the menu if we don't plan to eat it． And order smaller servings in restaurants and take home what we cannot finish．

    Don't put it off! Let's stop food waste today!

任务一：请根据短文内容，分别写出①、②处所缺单词．（每空限填一词）

（1）①　　②　　

任务二：阅读短文，从短文中找出与下面句子意思相近的句子．

（2）In China， the food people waste in the restaurant every year can be used to feed two hundred million people．

　　

任务三：请把上文中画线的句子翻译成汉语．

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任务四：请根据短文内容回答下列问题．

（4）Why are people in our country encouraged to stop wasting food？

　　

（5）What is the passage mainly about？

　　

Don't be too surprised if you see a car going down the road without a driver in Beijing these days．

    （1）　　Last month， Baidu began to test its self﹣driving cars on open roads in Beijing．

    （2）　　Since then， companies like Tesla， Uber and Baidu have been working to produce and test their own self﹣driving cars．

    Self﹣driving cars are safer than regular cars． （3）　　They can remove the stress of driving and allow disabled or blind people to get around more easily．

    （4）　　In one test， researchers pointed a laser pointer（激光棒） at the car's sensors（传感器） while it was moving． The car mistakenly thought that the laser beam was in its way and slowed down or changed the direction．

    The software that is used to direct the cars may not be safe enough． （5）　　When we use our computers or smart phones，they sometimes crash（崩溃） without any reason． But if this happened to a self﹣driving car， the results could be deadly． Improvements to the software could be a solution to this problem．

A． At times， it may break down．

B． Self﹣driving cars began to develop in 2010．

C． It might be one of Baidu's self﹣driving cars．

D． But self﹣driving cars have their own problems as well．

E． And they are more environmentally friendly than regular cars．

How to build self﹣confidence

    These tips could help anyone who is trying to build self﹣confidence（自信）． Remember to always love yourself and love others as you love yourself． Try not to be so hard on yourself or others．

    Choose to deal with those who can lift you up． Talk to and hang out with friends and family． Make new friends with those who love you and really care about you．（1）　　Choose your friends carefully． Be careful of people who may make you feel bad or unhappy about yourself．

    Get to know yourself． What are your values， your beliefs， your morals（道德观）， your wants， your needs and your tastes？（2）　　

    （3）　　You can not be perfect， you can only be the best you can be． No one in this world is perfect， so don't blame（指责） yourself for making a mistake or not being perfect． Also， stop comparing yourself to others．（4）　　

    Be kind to others and do nice things for them． This will help to build your self﹣confidence． （5）　　You will realize that by making other people happy， you yourself will also become happy with your life and yourself．

A． Tell others "I love you"．

B． Stop trying to be perfect．

C． The better you know yourself， the easier it will be to love yourself．

D． You will never be them and they will never be you．

E． This is what you can truly do to make people happy．

F． They can accept you for who you are and only want the best for you．

G． Accept yourself and love yourself for who you are．

阅读下面材料，根据要求完成1～5题．

    Do you ever wish you were as thin as a model（模特） or as strong as your favourite football player？ Maybe you wish you were taller or just thinner a little． Those thoughts are a natural part of growing up．

But learning what you can and can't change about your body is part of growing up， too． It can be hard to do． But when people accept the way they look， they often feel happier．

    Some children worry that they're not growing and developing as fast as their friends． It's important to know that puberty（青春期） doesn't happen at the same time for every child． And there are no special medicines that can make it happen sooner!

    Eating healthy foods and exercising more can make all children feel better． Why？ Because they will help you feel energetic （精力充沛的） and keep your body working just the way it should be．

    Watching TV and playing computer games can be fun， but they don't do much for your body because you sit when you do them．

    But when you move your body﹣by playing， dancing， taking part in sports， or even cleaning your room﹣you exercise your muscles（肌肉）． When you exercise the muscle， it gets stronger． And when you have strong muscles， you can do whatever you want to do!

根据短文内容，回答问题（1﹣4），英译汉（5）．

（1）When do people often feel happier about their bodies according to the passage？　　

（2）What do some children worry about in the third paragraph？

　　

（3）Why do not watching TV and playing computers do much for your body？

　　

（4）How does your muscle become when you exercise it？ （仅用一词回答）

　　

（5）将划线句子翻译成汉语．

　　

When you speak， write a letter， or make a telephone， your words carry a message． People communicate with words． （1）　　A smile on your face shows you are happy or friendly． Tears （眼泪） in your eyes tell others that you are sad． （2）　　the teacher knows you want to say something or ask questions．You shake your head and people know you are saying "No"． You nod and people know you are saying "Yes"．

    （3）　　 For example， a sign at the bus stop helps you to know which bus to take． A sign on the door tells you where to go in or out． Have you ever thought that there are a lot of other signs around you and that you receive messages from them all the time？ （4）　　An artist can use his drawings to tell about the beautiful mountains， the blue seas and many other thing． A writer writes books to tell you about all the wonderful things in the world and also about people and their ideas． （5）　　They can help us to know what is going on in the world and what other people are thinking about．

A． People can communicate in many other ways．

B． But do you know people also communicate without words？

C． If you make noise in class，

D． When you put up your hands in class，

E． Magazines， TV， radio and films all help us communicate with others．

F． Other things can also carry messages．

Liao Yifeng， a police officer， working in a small village in Wuhan， is a "father" to thirty nine "left﹣behind" children， whose parents are working far away from home and seldom spent time with them．

    Wang Tianle， an eight﹣year﹣old boy， was the first to call Liao "Dad"． Wang's parents divorced when he was only six months old． He never saw his mother again and his father later disappeared after getting into debt． When Liao learned that the boy couldn't even afford the 100 yuan monthly school living fees， ①             ， bring 100 yuan．

    During last year's Mid﹣Autumn Festival， Liao carried a kilo of meat and pig's feet to his home． After dinner， the boy put his arm around Liao's neck and asked sweetly， "Uncle Liao， can I call you daddy？" Liao was deeply moved，    ②            ．

    With a two﹣year﹣old son of his own， Liao said he knew how important a father's love was to a child．

    In Wang Tianle's school， there are 407 left﹣behind children． With the help of teachers， Liao knows clearly each child's home conditions and pays more attention to the 39 children whose families are the poorest．

    Liao has built a special room named "family love room" in the police station， where Liao helped these left﹣behind children with their homework and taught them about safety in his spare time．

    Moreover， a computer in the "family love room" play an indispensable role because it offers a precious opportunity for Liao to help children whose parents are working far way to chat with them online．

（1）从A、B、C中为①②处选出恰当的选项，使文章通顺、连贯、合理．

A． and he made up his min to be a good "father"

B． he felt upset and began going to his home every month

C． but he didn't know what to do

①　　②　　

（2）Where can we find the article like this？　　．

A． In a guidebook．

B． In science magazines．

C． In an instruction book．

D． In newspapers．

（3）请将文中划线部分"Liao has built a special room named ‘family love room' in the police station．"译成汉语．

　　

（4）Mark T（true） or F（false） according to the passage．

　　 Thanks Liao's help， parents can communicate with their children．

（5）请用至少两个英文形容词来评价 "Liao Yifeng"．

　　

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 and stop getting angry so easily． Getting angry with people can cause you to lose friends．

Gary Egeberg ， an American high school teacher， has written My Feeling Are Just Like Wild Animals to help you control your feelings．It tells teens how to stay cool when bad things happen to them． The book says that getting angry only makes problems worse． （1）Itcan 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﹣ （2）all you have to do is to tell yourself not to be angry．

When a baby falls over， it only cries if people are watching it． Like a baby， you should only get angry if you are sure it is the right thing to do．

The book gives many tips to help you if you get angry easily．

Here are our top three：

★Keep a record．Every time you get angry， write down why you are angry． （3）Look at it later，and you will see you get angry too easily．

★（4）当你生气的时候，要求你的朋友停止跟你讲话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

任务一： 请指出（1）处"it"指代的内容．　　

任务二： 请将 （2）处翻译成中文．　　

任务三： 请将（3）处改为复合句．　　

任务四： 请将（4）处翻译成英文．　　

任务五： 请找出该文段的中心句．