初中英语任务型阅读试题

Confidence（自信）is very important in daily life．It can help you develop a healthy attitude．（1） 　　．They may have more chances to become successful．But how can we be more confident？Here are some suggestions．

Speak louder

When you are not confident，it's hard for you to do things well．You speak in such a low voice that people can hardly hear you．（2） 　　．Your voice can help you become more confident．

（3） 　　．

Write down a list of things you did during the day to see how many things you did well．Did you finish your task？Did you tell a joke that made everybody laugh？Give yourself praise for the good things you've done．

Get rid of fear

（4） 　　．But it's easy to overcome if you understand that failure is a part of life．Don't hide in your head just because you said something stupid once．Try to start again and believe you can do better．

Pick up a hobby

If you like singing，sing as much as you can．（5） 　　．And it will make you happy and confident．

根据短文内容，从下列选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项．（每小题5分，共5分）请在答题卡上用2B铅笔将你的选项所对应的大写字母涂黑．

A．In some ways，a hobby can make you outstanding（杰出）．

B．You should speak often to get more speaking chances．

C．A study shows that people who are more confident are much happier．

D．Fear goes along with failure．

E．Encourage yourself

F．Try to speak loud enough so that people can hear you clearly．

G．A hobby can sometimes become a bad thing．

The Internet is shaping our lives． We already have online shopping services and mobile payment． However， this is just a start． The world's leading tech companies are planning to build smarter online communities．（1） 　　It was held in Wuzhen， Zhejiang last year． The development of artificial intelligence（AI， 人工智能） was a hot topic at the conference． If a machine can learn and solve problems as humans do， it can be called AI．

The company Alibaba uses AI technology in its unmanned supermarket in Wuzhen． There is no salesperson in the supermarket， just a tablet on a desk that says "please smile"． （2） 　　The bigger you smile， the more discounts（折扣） you get． Payment is done automatically through your Alipay account． When you first enter the supermarket， the supermarket's AI recognizes your face and your account．

There is also AI that can read lips． （3） 　　It recognizes your mouth's movements and turns them into voice or text messages． This could be very useful when you are trying to talk to someone on your phone in a noisy place． Police could also use the technology to help them find criminal suspects by lip﹣reading recordings from video cameras．

（4） 　　Microsoft's chatbot XiaoIce can not only provide useful information， but also chat with people like a real friend． XiaoIce has a WeChat account． After following the account， users can start talking with her． （5） 　　She keeps improving herself by talking with users．

These technologies are being put into wider use． We may see a smarter world and better lives in the near future．

A． She knows when to comfort you or tell jokes．

B． They discussed this at the World Internet Conference．

C． AI technology will take jobs away from humans one day．

D． Sougou brought its lip﹣reading system to the conference．

E． If you smile， it will give you a special discount for your goods．

F． Another type of AI focuses on understanding human emotions．

One day，while my friend and I were traveling through Germany，we were very hungrybut wedidn't have a lot of money． （1） 　　I chose some cookies and went to the front counter to pay． Nearthe counter I saw some packaged（包装好的） cookies in a large box． （2） 　　I decided to take them instead so that we could save money．（3） 　　We found a quiet place under a tree and we ate our sandwiches first，and then the cookies． We thought they were great．

"Let's get these again，" I said． "（4） 　　 "

My friend can read some German， but I can't， so I gave her the package in order that she could look for the brand（品牌） name． （5） 　　

"Why are you laughing？" I asked．

"Because they're dog biscuits!" she said．

A． We left the store and looked for a place where we could eat． B． She looked at it and then started to laugh． C． We decided to stop at a small store to get some food． D． They're cheap and they really taste good． E． More and more people will go there． F． She liked Germany very much． G． They looked good and were a lot cheaper than the ones I had in my hand．

Habits in Russia

There is an old saying that says when in Rome， do as the Romans do． I learned the meaning of this when I stayed in Russia as a visiting scholar（学者）．

One day I invited some of my Chinese friends to a famous local restaurant in Moscow． My guests and I were excited about our meeting． We had a lively talk until the waiter told me that we were too loud． We lowered（降低）our voices．（38） 　　The waiter came over to us two more times with the same message．

How bad an impression（印象）we must have left on the local people! In China，it's natural and important for a host（主人）to make a lively atmosphere（气氛）． However， in Russia and Western countries， having a meal in a public place means you must keep your voice low． You need to be polite to others．

I felt bad about this．（39） 　　

（40） 　　    My Russian friend Andrey always looks around and thinks for a while before leaving home． I asked him why he did this． "Aha，" Andrey said， "In Russia， people always spend about a minute going over things and plans in their minds before leaving home．（41） 　　   "

Finding the differences between cultures is so much fun． I like to keep my eyes and mind open．

A．	But this didn't last long．
B．	Russians have their own special habits， too．
C．	Russian people are usually careful and polite．
D．	So they won't leave anything necessary behind．
E．	Luckily， people usually do not pay much attention to that in Russia．

F． Even though we tried our best， it's very difficult to fight against habits．

Today，an increasing number of people are always looking at their mobile phones with their heads down．These people are called"Heads﹣down Tribe"（低头族）（72） 　　？Heads﹣down tribe members now can be seen everywhere．

（73） 　　Also more and more interesting and strange facts happen to the"Heads﹣down

Tribe"．Let's have a look at an interesting TV report．A man in America kept using his mobile phone on his way home．As a result，he ran into a big lost bear on the street．When he lifted his eyes from the phone，（74） 　　．Another fact is that we can often see people in the restaurant eating face to face but looking at their own mobile phones．（75） 　　．Some of them even have fun communicating with others on the phone．

Mobile phones are helpful and necessary tools for modern life．Are mobile phones good or bad？（76） 　　．Let's be healthy users and try to be the"Heads﹣up Tribe．"

根据短文内容，从下列选项中选出填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项．

A．He was so scared that he turned around and ran away as quickly as possible

B．Are you a heads﹣up tribe member

C．Are you a heads﹣down tribe member

D．You may use mobile phones as often as possible

E．Using mobile phones may cause accidents and even cost a lot of money

F．It depends on how people use them

G．It's strange that they don't talk to the ones who sit opposite to them during the meal．

In the city of Guiyang，China，lives a girl named Li Fang．When she was a teenager，she dreamed of going to the United States．（1） 　　"I had a picture of the daddy sitting in the living room，the mommy doing some cooking and their kids playing games on the floor．"

Li Fang decided to go to college in California．When she arrived，however，it was not the dream world she had imagined．"People were struggling with problems and often seemed unhappy and too busy，"she said．"（2） 　　"One of her most difficult classes was P．E．When the class played volleyball，the other students were good at it．but she wasn't．One afternoon，the P．E．teacher had Li Fang hit the ball to her teammates so that they could knock it over the net．It was not a big deal for most people，but it made Li Fang scared．（3） 　　A young man on her team seemed to understand what she was going through．He walked upto her and whispered（小声说），"（4） 　　"Li Fang said，e'You will never understand how those words of encouragement made me feel．

Four words：You can do that．I felt like crying with happiness．"Perhaps she thanked the young man； she can't remember it．

Six years has passed．Li Fang is back in China，working as a salesclerk．"I have never forgotten the words．（5） 　　"She said，"I am sure the young man had no idea how much his kindness meant to me．He probably doesn't even remember it．From this experience，I have learned a lesson．Whenever you say something to a person﹣cruel or kind﹣you have no idea how long the words will stay with them．"She is back in China．But still she hears those four simple words：You can do that．

A．I felt very lonely． B．Come on．You can do that． C．Don't worry，I can help you． D．When things are not going well，I think of them． E．She was afraid of failing and being laughed at by others． F．Most of what she knew about American life was from textbooks．

Once upon a time，there was a strange bird．He lived in a tree near the bank of a river．（56） 　　One day，one of the two heads saw a delicious fruit on a tree．He picked it and started eating the fruit．"It is one of the most delicious fruits I have ever eaten，"he said．

The other head said，"（57） 　　"The first head laughed and said，"You know that we have only one stomach．It makes no difference whether I eat it or you eat it．Moreover，I'm the one who found the fruit．（58） 　　"Later that day，the other head found a tree having poisonous（有毒的）fruits．He took a poisonous fruit and told the first head，"I will eat this fruit．

The first head shouted，"（59） 　　If you eat it，both of us will die．"The other head replied，"Shut up!I'm the one who found the fruit．I have the right to eat it．"（60） 　　In the end，both of them lost their lives．

A．	So I have the right to eat it．
B．	The first head started crying，but the other head still ate the poisonous fruit
C．	Let me also taste the delicious fruit．
D．	The bind had two heads，but they shared one stomach．
E．	What do you think of the bird with two heads？
F．	Please don't eat this poisonous fruit．
G．	The bind looks very beautiful and cute．

Gina stood quietly on the left side of the stage．She wore a new pink dress．Her dancing shoes were bright and shining．（81） 　　She was ready．

The music started to play．It was nearly time for her to move onto the stage．She looked quickly and secretly at the hall．The seats were all full．（82） 　　All were looking at the stage and listening to the music．She could feel the excitement in the air．They had come to see her perform．

Suddenly Gina began to feel nervous．（83） 　　Her breathing was fast and she felt like she was unable to move．She dried her sweaty hands on her dress．Her knees began to shake and she felt weak．She was not sure that she could do this after all．

（84） 　　They were both smiling and looked so excited．Gina thought of all the long hours she had worked on her dancing and the many times her parents had waited while she practiced．She moved her foot slightly．She could feel the pain on her feet．It was from all those times of doing the same dance steps over and over again．Her body still ached from the hours of training．She had cried often when things got really difficult，but she had never given up her dream to perform on stage．

One more look at her parents，and she realized they were nervous for her too．Gina breathed deeply and stood up tall．（85） 　　It was time．She pointed a foot and moved gently onto the stage．She forgot her nerves and her fear．This was where she belonged﹣dancing on stage!

A．	Her heart beat fast．
B．	She was very excited．
C．	She saw so many faces．
D．	Her hair was tied up neatly．
E．	She looked again and saw her parents．
F．	The music was calling her to come onto that stage．

The novel coronavirus （新冠病毒） has changed our lives． In many countries， it has also changed the way people greet each other． To help stop the spread of coronavirus， people give up their usual greeting styles and invent safe ways． Let's take a look．

（1） 　 B 　Lean forward （倾身向前）， touch faces and make a kissing sound． This is French people's favorite way of greeting， But when the virus is going around， too many kisses are not good． An expert gives everyone in France a suggestion： simply looking into a person's eyes can be a greeting．It's not as romantic as kissing， but it's safe．

（2） 　 E 　Like the French， Italians are also romantic people．When they meet，they always hug or kiss each other． Recently， an Italian grandma made a video to help everyone fight the disease． According to her， if you want to say hello to others， do not hug or kiss．Instead， you can close one of your eyes and give them a wink （眨眼）． Isn't it cute？

（3） 　 D 　It's a very Australian thing to put your hand out to shake hands．But if you do this，the virus can jump from one person to another． Now a health official （官员） in Australia says a pat （拍打） on the back would be better． But it also has some problems．For example，it's a bit impolite if you do this to your teacher． What do you think？

（4） 　 C 　People in Iran often shake hands when they meet． But a recent video shows that an interesting way to greet others is now popular in Iran． In the video， three Iran men wear masks and put their hands in their pockets． They don't shake hands， but try to"shake" feet．

（5） 　 A 　An official from the WHO suggested that we use three greetings： waving hands， Thai"wai"（泰式合十礼） and bumping elbows （碰肘礼）．

（a）根据短文内容，从方框中选出每段的主旨大意．

A． The advice from the WHO． B． No kissing， even if you are French． C． Is the footshake the new handshake？ D． Pat on the back． E． Grandma has a good idea．

（1） 　　（2） 　　（3） 　　（4） 　　（5） 　　

（b）根据短文内容，补全下面的语段，每空一词．

New Greeting Ways

   The novel coronavirus has made a big difference（1） 　　our lives． In many countries， it has also changed the（2） 　　people greet each other． To help stop the spread of coronavirus， people give up their usual greeting styles and invent safe ways． Let's（3） 　 __ 　at them．

   In France and Italy， people learn to use their（4） 　　，to greet people instead of kissing or hugging． In Iran， people try to shake（5） 　　rather than shake hands． An official from the WHO gives us three suggestions： waving hands， Thai "wai" and bumping elbows．

   What do you think of these new greetings？

It's easy to tell someone good news， but what about bad news？ Are there any good ways to give bad news without making people too upset？ （1）　　．

    ★ Say something good Try to start the conversation with something good so that what you say is not all bad． For example，"I know you play soccer very well， but we only need one teammate." Or you may end the conversation with a promise．" （2）　　．

    ★ Prepare your listener for the news Use words to introduce what you' re going to say， like "I'm really sorry， but…" or "I'm afraid I've got some bad news．" （3）　　．

    ★ Try to give a reason． （4）　　． Try to explain the decision： if you have to cancel a trip with friends， can you explain why？

    ★（5）　　． If you' re giving someone bad news， try to use a soft friendly voice to make you sound kind． Say things to show you understand， like "I'm really sorry．I know this must be disappointing．"

根据短文内容，将下面方框内的句子还原到文中空白处，使短文内容完整、通顺（每个选项只能用一次）．（5分）

A．I'm sure you will join us in the next game B．The following ways might help C．Use a soft friendly voice D．This gives the listener time to prepare for what you will say E．People like to know why things go wrong

"Every worker coming to Beijing has their own reasons．No one lives here without a dream，"said Chen Jianguo，a 35﹣year﹣old food deliveryman（送餐员）from a small city called Songyuan．

Chen Jianguo dreamed of having his own business in Beijing about 16 years ago when he graduated from senior high school．but his father asked him to take his place as a truck driver at the oil field．Although Chen disliked the job，he didn't want to let his father down．He took the job as a truck driver． Then he got married and had a son．

"I got quite good pay， but life was boring there during those years． Most of the time I had nothing to do， because the trucks were not often used，"said Chen．

Two months ago， Chen decided to give up his job and come to Beijing． His wife agreed that he should go for his dream．

Chen has been a food deliveryman for a month． He works 15 hours every day and hardly has time for lunch at noon． Chen spends only 10 yuan on each meal to cut the cost of living in Beijing．"I want to give a better life to my wife and little son，"he said．"I must work harder and try to become the best food deliveryman at my station．"Chen likes his job because he can meet many different people．Every"thank you"from a customer is like praise for his work．

Chen plans to start his own restaurant in the future，so he always writes down what food people have ordered．In this way，he gets a better knowledge of people's tastes．

根据短文内容，回答下列问题．

（1）Where is Chen Jianguo from？ 　　

（2）What was Chen's job before he came to Beijing？ 　　

（3）Who supported Chen's decision？ 　　

（4）How long does Chen work in Beijing every day？ 　　

（5）Why does Chen want to get a better knowledge of people's tastes？ 　　

Alice is a college student and in her internship（实习期）now． Last month， she bought a scarf which she really liked． It cost her more than 50dollars． It's not cheap， but it made her happy， because she had dreamed of having one for a long time．

Every morning， when she puts on her new scarf， she feels so happy that it seems the whole day is full of hope． Alice has been used to rewarding （奖励）herself through shopping． This hobby also drives her to work hard and makes her life keep getting better．

But her mother， Mrs． Miller thinks quite differently． When Mrs． Miller knew the price of Alice's new scarf， they started to argue with each other and the argument （争执）lasted for almost a whole day． Her mother thought that she shouldn't spend so much money on it， while Alice thought her mother didn't understand her at all．

But Alice didn't know that her mother's life was very hard． When Mrs． Miller was very young， she could not find enough clothes to wear in winter． She needed to learn how to spend every penny（便士，货币单位）as if it were two so that she could survive（生存）．

It ' s just natural that two people can't understand each other because they have different experiences． Then， how can we change the situation？ Try to be patient with the people around you． Try to get to know them． And try to stand in their shoes． If Alice follows the advice，I think she will get on well with her mother．

根据短文内容，回答下列问题．

（1）How much did the scarf cost Alice？ 　　

（2）How has Alice been used to rewarding herself？ 　　

（3）When did Mrs． Miller start to argue with Alice？ 　　

（4）Did Alice's mother have an easy life when she was young？ 　　

（5）How many pieces of advice does the writer give Alice？ 　　

A man lived in a village．（56） 　　．The cat couldn't run fast，and she couldn't bite，because she was so old．One day，when she saw a mouse，she jumped and caught it．（57） 　　．The mouse got out of her mouth and ran away．

（58） 　　and began to beat the cat．The cat said，"（59） 　　．I know I'm old and can't kill a mouse．But I have worked for you for many years，and I still want to work for you．（60） 　　，and remember what good work they did when they were young．"

When the man heard that，he realized that he was wrong．

A．Then the man became very angry

B．Be kind to the old

C．But she could not bite it

D．The man was very happy

E．Don't beat your old servant

F．He had an old cat at home

G．You're a bad man．

Whether it's one day off or a week， you don't need to be among people to have a great time． （1） 　　You can spend your holiday on your own doing something you have no time to do in your everyday life．

   Eat your favorite foods． They can bring you much pleasure for sure． You can make a healthy meal at home． Cook something you love but usually don't have time to make． Instead of having meals at home， you can also go to a local restaurant for something special． Eat it there， or bring it home． （2） 　　

   Stay away from technology． You may have a chance to find the real beauty of life． Maybe you can't help playing with your smart phones all day while you are on holiday alone． Why not create more time to go hiking， fly kites or do some other outdoor activities？ （3） 　　

   （4） 　　You can go shopping， see a film， or take a class． Take your time to search for something even small that you want． Going to see a movie or a show alone can be a fun experience． Use your holiday as a chance to try something new like dancing or painting．

   （5） 　　Leave your worries behind and try to be a master of your own， but remember that nothing is more important than safety．

阅读短文，把A﹣E五个句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整．

A． Try to find something new and fun to do． B． Whether you eat our or cook at home， enjoy! C． Being alone can also be relaxing and amazing． D． All in all， relax and have a wonderful holiday． E． In this way， you will have chances to be close to nature．

In the early days of the American West，life was difficult．People lived on farms away from other families．（71） 　　Then they saw their friends and neighbors there．On their farms everyone had lots of work to do．There were some big jobs，and one of them was to build a house．

What did families do to build houses？They asked for help．（72） 　　Women cooked together when men worked on the building．For children，it was like a holiday．There were many children whom they could play with．They enjoyed this form very much．Together these people built a house．At some other time the family with the new house would help their neighbors，too．They helped each other for the good of everyone．

A work group is really cooperative．To cooperate means"to work together"．A big job can be easy because of cooperation．Many people can work together．（73） 　　It will become a small job for many workers．

Today，there isn't much cooperation．People don't work together very often．（74） 　　How can they ask them for help？

Now，we help others only when they have emergencies（紧急情况）or accidents．We call the police for help，we talk to our neighbors，and then we become true neighbors and friends．

Why not always cooperate？Why not work with other people？You'd better not wait for emergencies or accidents．（75） 　　

根据短文内容，将下面方框内的句子还原到文中空白处，使短文内容完整、通顺．（每个选项只能用一次）

A．So some people don't know their neighbors．

B．They went into town once a week or once a month．

C．If you always work with others，it can be fun，and life can become easier，too．

D．They asked their friends and neighbors，and invited them to a work group for a few days．

E．Then the job will not be difficult．