初中英语任务型阅读试题

阅读D篇，根据图文后要求作答．

The kids in my class are doing an experiment．We want to show that you don't need to spend money to have fun．

We aren't going to buy anything for a whole week! We've even had some 'Fun is Free' T﹣shirts specially made．All the money that we save will go to charity． （16）　　

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根据博文内容，将下面方框中的句子还原到博文当中，使博文内容完整

A．We were both happy and it cost us nothing B．Keep reading this blog （博客） to see how it goes! C．The others went to a cafe and we had to walk home! D．Mine was：Don't throw your old books away E．Everyone's got things that they don't wear any more，but that someone else might like．

阅读C篇，根据文后要求作答．

     Water is a liquid （液体）； but it can also be a solid when it is very cold and turns to ice．It can also be a gas，when it evaporates （蒸发） and become water vapour （水蒸气）．

The water cycle

      Water is very important，and without it life on Earth should be impossible．The oceans that

cover three quarters of the Earth's surface can be thought of as our great water reservoirs．All the

time，water is being evaporated from the ocean's surface by the warmth of the sun．High in the sky this water vapour，turns into clouds which drift （漂浮 ） over the land，often creating rainfall．As the rain falls，it seeps （渗入 ） into the soil and then into rivers that flow back into the oceans，where it is ready to begin all over again!

下而是被打乱的有关The water cycle（水循环）的信息，请根据短文内容重新排序．

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Water is warmed by the sun and turns into water vapour and rises into the sky．

A．Rains falls from the clouds． B．The rivers take the water back to the sea． C．The clouds drift over the land． D．The water seeps through the soil and back into rivers E．As the water vapour cools，it turns into clouds．

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阅读下面短文，按要求完成各项任务．

Everywhere in the world there are different ways of behaving．When we meet someone，everything we say and do expresses our cultural background．So if you want to get on with someone from another culture，it helps to understand something about these differences．

Even how we stand depends on our culture．English people talk to each other at an average （平均

的） distance of 130 cm，while Italians chat at an average distance of 80 cm．So Italians can think that

English people are unfriendly because they stand too far away!And English people can think that Italians

are too close．

Touching is also cultural．The French touch much more than Americans．A French couple may touch 100

times in half an hour while an American couple may only touch twice!And French teenagers touch each other much more than American teens．

任务一请将划线句子 When we meet someone，everything we say and do expresses our cultural background翻译成汉语．

　　

任务二请根据短文内容回答问题．

1．In which country should you arrive on time for a meal？

　　

2．What do French people do when they eat out？

　　

任务三请根据短文内容，完成下面的句子．

According to the passage，Italians stand （51）　　than English people．American teens touch（52）　　than French teenagers．

Do you like drinking coffee？If you are polite when ordering in a cafe（咖啡馆）in America，you may get a reward（奖励）．（1）　　 The shop offers rewards to those who mind their manners．There is a sign outside the shop．It says different prices for a cup of coffee depending on how polite the customer is．（2）　　They include："Small coffee"at 5 dollars，"Small coffee，please"at 3 dollars and"Hello，one small coffee，please"at 1.75 dollars．（3）　　A cafe called Petite Syrah in France also encourages customers to have good manners with different prices．（4）　　．

The manager of Petite Syrah said of the reason，"（5）　　"And he added，"I know people may say that our service can be impolite，but it is also true that customers can be impolite when they are busy．"

The American cafe is copying the French cafe because it has been a success in changing customers'behavior （行为）．The manager of Petite Syrah says that he has been a great difference in his customers'behavior since the sign was put up．

根据短文内容，从方框中选出五个句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整正确．

A．This isn't the first time that a coffee shop has tried to teach customers a lesson． B．At lunchtime people would come under great stress and were sometimes impolite to us when they ordered a coffee． C．The cafe in America has tried to encourage customers to be more polite in a new way． D．The French cafe is copying the American cafe so that it can change customers'behavior． E．The prices are listed with the typical expression customers might use when they are ordering． F．Customers need to pay 5.96 pounds for"A coffee"，but 3.62 pounds for"A coffee，please"．

阅读短文，根据要求完成下面各小题．

You can seldom see homeless people on the street．So what could you do if you want to help them？Here are some ways．

Donate（捐赠） money．The easiest way to help the homeless is to donate your money． （3）When you want to do that，you can donate your money to local organizations．Most charity

organizations know where the most help is needed．

Donate things．Donate your used or new things is another easy way to help． Donate these things to local organzations which help the homeless or give them to homeless people you see often． The best things to donate things like： professional clothing， neww socks…

Provide food． There are lots of ways that you can help homeless people get food． You can donate fresh fruits and vegetables to local soup kitchens． You can also drop off bananas ，apples ，or sandwiches．

Call emergency（紧急） services． If you see someone who may be a danger to themselves of others， call emergency services． If someone is clearly having s serious problem ，call for help also． （4）If someone is in danger because of weather conditions， call Emergency Services also．

（一）根据短文内容简要回答问题．

（1）What is the eaiest way to help the homeless？

　　

（2）Where can you donate your uesed or new things？

　　

（二）将短文中划线的句子译成汉语．

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（三）请给短文拟一个适当的题目．

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阅读短文，根据要求完成文后的题目．

Li Yaoyou never thought his writing would become popular online． The 14﹣year﹣old at Wuhan Wuhan Middle School wrote biography（传记）for each of his 57classmates in classical（古典的） Chinese， And now people are admiring his great talent．

Li's biography has more than 8，000words． He wrote each of classmates， including their birthdays and personalities（个性）． The ninth grader sees as a graduation gift to them．

In fact， writing a biography was part of his Chinese homework for winter vacation． Students were asked to read Historical Records （《史记》）． Then they had to write a biography

for others．

At the beginning， Li just wrote about six classmates he knew well． His teacher then encouraged him to write more． It was a big project， but Li worked hard to complete it successfully． He didn't know everyone well． So he talked with his classmates' friends and observed（观察） them carefully． "Once， to write about a girl who I didn't know well， I talked with her friends for a few days， "he said， "My hard work paid off， I got to know she likes Pikachu and food！

Expressing his ideas in classical Chinese was not easy． Sometimes， he searched online to learn it． But gradually， his language skills improved． "When I wrote the last 10piece， the words came to my mind naturally， "he said． Also， he tried to say something more about each person's special side． Even if it is not a good， shining point， I keep it． I want to be objective （容观的），" he said．

66． What did Li Yaoyou write about in his biography？ （not more than 14words）　　

67． Why did Li write a biography？ （not more than 12words）　　

68． What do you think of Li （not more than 4words）　　

69．请将文中画线的句子翻译成汉语．　　

70．请给短文拟一个当的英文题目．　　

Shi Peng won the top prize in a college，students'start﹣up（创业） competition for setting upa website to help children find playmates（玩伴）．

Shi was brought up by his grandparents in avillage in Hubei Province．（106）　　 Later，the 22﹣year﹣old student at a university in Wuhan decided to setup a special

website for children．He hoped that his website could help children meet new friends of the same age and feel less lonely．

（107）　　According to his research one about 6，000children in citieslike Guangzhou，Wuhan and Stizhou，most of them don't havebrothers orsisters and they are in need of playmates．"From my own experience，I think it's a great idea to have such a website on which children can findplaymates，"Shi said．

The website is set up mainly for pre﹣school children in kindergarten（幼儿园） and their parents．All the users of the website must use theirreal names．（108）　　Through the website，parents who are busy duringthe day can get in touch with other parents who are free and willing tofind some playmates for their children．

As it gets more and more popular among children and parents，the

website now holds many colorful offline activities．（109）　　The websitealso provides parents with valuable chances to communicate with eachother．

Ni Wufan is one of the professors in Shi's university．He said，"（110）　　 He also agrees that our society needs more creative ideas likeShi's to deal with children's problems．

A．This is to make sure that the children are safe． B．I have some different opinions about Shi's website． C．The website is a great example of start﹣up projects． D．He hardly had any playmates growing up as a child． E．There're many interesting online games for children to play． F．Shi Peng did some research before he set up the website． G．They include scientific tests and group games for children．

"I will never find time to learn this difficult lesson，"said Robert to Frank as they left school．"I can't do it by tomorrow．"

"You have ten minutes before lunch．Why not begin right away？"asked his brother．

"Ten minutes!That's nothing．Besides，I must have a run with Rover now，"replied Robert．

After lunch，the two boys walked to school again．Frank took out his book and began to learn part of it while he walked along．"What a bookworm（书呆子）!"said Robert，laughing．He looked for birds'nests in the trees all the way to school．

"Come out to play soccer!"shouted a group of school friends when they finished school for the day．Robert ran away with the boys．（83）Frank promised to join them in 15minutes，and took out his book again． After he finished，Frank played with the boys，and enjoyed the game．

The two brothers were tired that evening，and went to bed early．But when they returned to school the next day，Frank knew his lesson perfectly．（84）However，Robert told the teacher that he did not have time to learn it．

"How did you find time，Frank？"asked his teacher．

"I had 10minutes before lunch yesterday； 15minutes when I walked back to school； and another 15minutes before soccer．Then I looked over my lesson before I went to bed； and took 10minutes before breakfast this morning to make it perfect．"

"That makes an hour's preparation，"replied his teacher．"Frank，you may run and play at break time．Robert，go to the back of the class．You will spend break time learning that lesson．And you will continue to do that until you have learned this important lesson：You'll never find time for anything．If you want time，you must make it．Take care of the minutes．"

A．根据短文内容简要回答问题．

81．Why did Frank have time to learn the lesson，but Robert didn't？

　　

82．In order to tell us how Robert is different from Frank，the writer gives us some examples．Please list two of them （USE YOUR OWN WORDS）．

　　

B．将短文中划线的句子译成汉语．

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C．请给短文拟一个适当的英文标题．

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In Australia there is a famous island called Fraser Island．A great many visitors come here for holidays every year．Why？The reason is that it is special．（56）　　．In fact，it is the largest sand island in the world．It's about 200 kilometers long and 240 kilometers wide．

   Though the island is a popular place of interest，there is no airport on the island．The long beach along the east coast works as the airport．（57）　　．

   On the island there are sand hills without any plants，but there are forests with old trees，beautiful flowers and over a hundred lakes，too．（58）　　．

   Every year，visitors come to enjoy the island's natural beauty．People like camping and hiking there．（59）　　．Animals were killed for food and this made them in danger of extinction （灭绝）．They threw rubbish everywhere，and the lakes were seriously polluted．

（60）　　．Rules have been set up．For example，visitors are not allowed to use motorboats （摩托艇） or go fishing in the lakes，and they mustn't leave any rubbish．

A．Planes arrive and leave from here

B．Anyone who breaks the rules w il be pun i shed

C．The island is completely made of sand

D．Unluckily，visitors have caused many problems

E．Many kinds of birds and animals live in the forest

F．So it is time to protect the environment of the island．

Hiram Fong grew up in Honolulu，Hawaii．（43）He began Picking beans when he was only four years old to help support his family．Fong also sold newspapers，shined shoes，and worked as a golf caddy when he was a boy．A golf caddy is a person who carries a player's golf clubs．

Fong began working in Hawaii's government in 1938．At that time，Hawaii belonged to the United States，but not a state．Fong believed that Hawaiians should be able to take part in making laws for the United States government，just as other Americans could．Fong said Hawaii should be a state of the United States．In 1959，Hawaii bccame the fiftieth state，and Fong was chosen as one of Hawaii's first two senators （参议员）．He became the first Asian﹣American in the United States Senate．

As a senator，Hiram Fong supported equal （平等的）rights．For example，he wanted the laws about immigrants （移民）to be fairer．He wanted to improve conditions for workers in factories and businesses．（44）He also believed that women and men should be paid the same for doing the same job．In a lifetime of hard work．Fong found more than personal success．His work helped millions of people．

（一）根据短文内容简要回答问题．

41．What is a golf caddy？　　

42．When did Hawaii become the fiftieth state of the United States？　　

（二）将短文中划线的句子译成汉语．

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（三）请给短文拟一个适当的题目．

45．　Hiram Fong　．

Death Valley is a huge place．It is more than 225kilometers across the southern part of the state of California，and across the border （边界）with the state of Nevada．

（1）　　 It can be dangerously cold during the winter months．The air temperature during the summer can be as high as 57℃．The heat of Death Valley has killed people in the past．It will continue to kill those who do not honor the climate．Death Valley does not forgive （原谅）those who are not careful．

Death Valley was named by a woman in 1849．（2）　　Thousands of people from other parts of the country traveled to the gold mining （开采）areas in California．They were in a hurry to get there before other people did．

Many people were not careful．They made bad choices or wrong decisions．One group of people had reached Death Valley by December．They avoided the terrible heat of summer，but there was not enough water．There were few plants for their work animals to eat．The people could not find a pass through the tall mountains to the west of the valley．（3）　　 They had to kill their work animals for food and began to walk out of the valley．

As they left，one woman looked back and said．"Good﹣bye，death valley．"（4）　　

A．Slowly，they ran out of food．

B．Death Valley has a long history．

C．The name has never been changed．

D．Death Valley is a beautiful but dangerous place．

E．That was the year after gold was discovered in California．

（56）　　Sometimes you can find a job easily，by walking into a local store and looking at its notice board（布告栏）．Local stores often have areas for people to put small signs telling the services that they need or they can provide． （57）　　Another popular tool for finding a job is the Internet．For example，people around the world can use the Craigslist Web site to buy things，meet people or find a job． （58）　　

Another useful way to find a job is through a university． （59）　　Many college students like this way better．

     At times，some experts（专业人士）can also help people find a job．Susan Miller has her own company called California Job Services in Los Angeles．She says her company helps people find a job by first helping them understand their strengths，goals and interests． （60）　_　 So with her help，many people have succeeded in finding a good job．

A．It is said that the site can receive two million new jobs each month．

B．Looking after children or cleaning houses can get well paid．

C．Such services include looking after children or cleaning houses．

D．For example，students at the University of Texas can go to the job center to get help．

E．Then she provides them with methods to help them find the right job．

F．People can find jobs in many ways．

G．People can find jobs with difficulty．

This is a home of the future，a"smart home"，where technology can do almost everything．Imagine we are in the year 2050，①the computer wakes Tom up in the morning as usual．In front of him is a to﹣do list of the important events for the day，and it is provided by the computer，too．According to Tom's request，the computer serves a list of possible dishes．All the dishes are nice．

As Tom eats breakfast，the computer reminds him to reply to Lucy．Before Tom finishes his next bite，Lucy's computer receives the message．Then Tom goes to the supermarket．The stores systems checks his car when he drives to the pickup area and greets him by name．"Good morning，Tom!Your order is in Case4．Thank you for shopping．"When Tom removes his order from Case4，all trades are completed automatically（自动地）over the information superhighway．That is，the money is electronically paid into the bank．Soon after arriving at the office，Tom reads another message from Lucy，telling him that she will go to dinner with him．

The smart home can also do many other things：

Find things like keys and mobile phones．

②_____（打开或关闭）machines and lights with your voice．

Clean your home from clothes to buildings automatically．

Record everything and everyone entering and leaving the house．

Take care of each member of the family，young or old．

③With the development of technology，the smart home will come true in the future．It is sure to play an important part in our life．

请根据短文内容，完成下列任务．

61．Does Tom need to take money with him while shopping？Why？　　

62．请将①处划线部分句子改为被动语态．　　

63．根据汉语提示，完成②处所缺信息．　　

64．Tom knows somebody visited his home because the smart home can　　．

65．请将③处划线部分英语译成汉语．　　．

1．What's Julie's purpose in complaining about the robot？（根据短文内容回答问题）　　

2．Please list two problems that the robot has given to Julie with two sentences （no more than 10 words per sentence ）（请列举顾客投诉机器人的两个问题，每句不多于10词）　　

3．Please translate the underline sentence into Chinese （请将文中画线句子翻译成汉语）　_　

4．Complete the statement using a word from the text according to K3's reply （请从回信中找出一个适当的词，填入下句空白处）

The　　between Julie and Robot Z4 is so important that K3would like to send someone to help if necessary

5．What will you do to get on well with him if you have a robot like Z4？（请写出两个英语句子，不得重复文中内容）　　．

I went through some difficult times，dealing with the pressures of growing up．I found it hard to communicate with my mother．Relations between us became difficult．

One day，I ran away from home and stayed away for many hours．When I returned home at night，I saw all the pain，anger and disappointment on my mother's face．①___________．We agreed to have breakfast together the next morning．It was a turning point in both of our lives and our relationship．

We decided to go to a restaurant．On our way to the table I noticed my mother had two notebooks．I asked her what they were for．She explained to me that sometimes it was easier to write down our feelings rather than talk about （A） them．We would write down our feelings in the form of a letter．It could be as long or as short as we wanted．

Our first topic was"Why I'm so angry？"I wrote a half page，and my mom filled up nearly three pages．（B） I watched tears run down her face as she wrote．I never realized anyone could hide so much anger．After we finished writing，we exchanged our notebooks．As soon as I started reading my mother's words，I began to cry and so did she．When we finished reading，we discussed our feelings．②___________．Our talk helped me realize so many things I had never thought of before，not only about my mother but also about other people．

My mother and I continue to use our notebooks as a way of communicating our anger and worries，and our happiness as well．We know that no matter how we feel about each other，our notebooks are a safe place to express our feelings．We have come to an agreement that at the end of each letter we write，"I love you．"

56．选择最佳句子补全文章，将字母代号填写在答题卡上．其中有一项是多余的．

A．We knew that we were in great need of a talk．

B．I just wish you would help a little more with the family．

C．Amazingly enough，it felt like all the anger inside me went away from my body．

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57．找出（A）处划线代词 them 所指代的内容．　　

58．将（B）处划线句子 I watched tears run down her face as she wrote．译为汉语．

　　

59．找出与 The minute we read each other's words，both of us started to cry．意思相同或相近的句子．　　

60．选择文章的最佳标题，将字母代号填写在答题卡上．　　

A．I Love You，Mum

B．The Difficult Times in My Life

C．The Notebooks Filled With Love

61．完成句子．第3和第5个空每空不超过10个词，其它每空限填一词．

The relations between my mother and me used to be （①）　　．One morning，we had a talk in a （②）　　．After the talk，we （③）　　．Now we continue to use our （④）　　 to communicate because （⑤）　　．