任务型阅读精练

1、任务型阅读精练(1)During the Paralympic Games (残奥会)in Beiji ng n ext year disabled people may climb the Great Wall by themselves, as disabled facilities will be provided.Disabled access will be provided,all part of the aim to offer a "barrier-free city.""Beijing will have a barrier-free city

2、for participants of the Paralympic Games," said Tang Xiaoqua n, executive vice-preside nt of the Beiji ng Olympics Orga nizi ng Committee (BOCOG) and preside nt of the Executive Board of the China Disabled Pers ons' Federati on. "Besides all the competiti on venu es, the city will be a

3、ccessible to disabled people, which will be a huge legacy遗赠物)for the people of Beiji ng," Tang said yesterday.She said Beijing has built 781 tracks for the blind, with a total len gth of 1,300 km. About 275 barrier-free buses will be put into use and over 50 subway entran ces, in cludi ng those

4、 at Beiji ng Railway Stati on, will have disabled access."The Beiji ng mun icipal gover nment has in vested over 7 millio n yua n ($928,000) to provide better accessibility for severely disabled people," Tang said."Through test events in the time ahead of us we will further improve th

5、e barrier-free en vir onmen t."The 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games, that will run through September 6 to 17, is estimated to attract 4,000 athletes from 150 coun tries or regi ons, 2,500 coaches and tech ni cal officials, plus 4,000 journalists.In addition to experiencing an accessible host city,

6、 participants will be welcomed by smili ng faces."Preparing for the Paralympic Games will help get rid of people's prejudice aga inst disabled people, which will be ano ther legacy left by the Games," Tang said."Training for all the Olympic and Paralympic volunteers includes cari

7、ng for disabled people. Through our efforts, more people will un dersta nd and respect those people with a disability."The Beijing Paralympic Games will feature 20 sports, with 18 being held in Beijing. The sailing events will be held in Qingdao, while the equestrian骑奇马)events will be in Hong K

8、ong. For the first time rowing will be in cluded in the Paralympics.1. What does the writer mainly want to tell us in this passage ?(Please an swer in less tha n 10 words)2. Fill in the bla nk with proper words or phrases to make the sentence complete. (Please an swer in less tha n 10 words)3. Which

9、 sentence in the passageis the closest in meaning to the follow ing one ?Apart from all the competition facilities, disabled people will have access to the city.4. What effects do you think will the Paralympic Games have on people? What has caused these effects? (Please an swer in less tha n 30 word

10、s)5. Tran slate the un derl ined sentence in to Chi nese.参考答案：1. Paralympics offers access to every one2. at other tourist attract ions too/as well.3. Besides all the competition venues, the city will be accessible to disabled people.4. Disabled people can go to tourist attracti ons as well and more

11、 people will un dersta nd and respect those people with a disability, because of the Beiji ng muni cipal gover nments great effort.92万85. 北京市政府已经投入了 7 百万元的人民币折合美元为 千，为那些残疾严重的运动员提供更 易进入北京的设施。As Some Animal Diseases Spread, One May Be Near an EndRin derpest, foot-a nd-mouth disease and bluet on gue di

12、sease are all animal viruses that can ruin a farmer.An outbreak of one disease is bad eno ugh. Brita in has bee n deali ng with foot-a nd-mouth - and now its first cases of bluet on gue. Un ited Nations officials see the recent arrival of that virus in the United Kin gdom as ano ther sig n of a bigg

13、er problem.The Food and Agriculture Orga ni zati on says ani mal diseases once limited to warm, tropical climates are on the rise around the world. It says coun tries n eed to in vest more to con trol them. It says things like the globalizati on of trade, the moveme nt of people and goods and probab

14、ly also climate cha nge may only further their spread.Bluet on gue can kill sheep and cattle and other ruminar反刍 的）ani mals like goats and deer. It does not affect huma ns. The virus is spread by small bit ing flies called midges.It was first discovered in South Africa. It spread widely and by the e

15、nd of the nin etee n nin eties had crossed the Mediterra nean. Since last year, bluet on gue has bee n found in several coun tries in n orther n Europe.There are safe vaccines against forms of the southern virus, but not yet for the n orther n one.But there is better n ews about one of the deadliest

16、 of all ani mal diseases: rin derpest. Some experts are hopeful that the world can be declared free of it by two thousa nd ten. This is the goal of the Global Rin derpest Eradicati on Program. Vacci nes have helped speed the progress.Rin derpest can lead to starvatio n in areas where people depe nd

17、on cattle and buffalo for food and work. In the eightee n hun dreds, it killed eighty to ninety percent of cattle in southern Africa. After another epidemic in the nineteen eighties, thirty-four African nations combined their efforts to fight the disease.Rin derpest has also struck hard in cen tral

18、Asia, where it started. There have still bee n some outbreaks in rece nt years.But the World Orga ni zati on for Ani mal Health has declared most n atio ns in the world. They have not reported a case forat least five years.Some other nations have declared themselves free of it for at least two years

19、. But they still need official recognition for trade purposes. Other animals affected by include yaks, sheep, goats and some pigs. It can spread through the air. It can also spread through water infected with waste from sick animals. Some animals die after just a day or two.1. What does the writer m

20、ainly want to tell us in this passage ?(Please answer in less than 8 words)2. Translate the underlined sentence in the third paragraph into Chinese .3. Fill in the blank with proper words or phrases to make the sentence complete. (Please answer in less than 3 words)4. Which sentencein the passagecan

21、 be replaced by the following one ?Water that is infected with waste from sick animals can also spread rinderpest .5. Please describe rinderpest :where it started, what effect it had, how it can spread and be stopped(.Please answer within 30 words)参考答案：1. Some animal viruses can ruin a farmer.2. 联合国

22、粮食农业组织说曾经只是发生在温暖热带的气候的动物疾病现在在 全世界范围里呈上升趋势。3. free of rinderpest.4.It can also spread through water infected with waste from sick animals.5.It started in central Asia. It can affect cattle, buffalo, yaks, sheep, goats and pigs. It can spread through the air and through water infected with waste from

23、sick animals.Parents Warned on Use of Cough and Cold Medicines in ChildrenHow safe and effective is the use of cough and cold medicines in children? Some doctors say cough and cold products do not work in childre n, and they worry about possible risks. F.D.A. officials say that some reports of probl

24、ems appear to be the result of giving too much medicine to children. This may lead to serious and life-threatening side effects, especially in childre n age two and youn ger.The products are sold without the n eed for a doctor's approval. Yet cough and cold medici nes can be harmful if people ta

25、ke them more ofte n or in greater amounts tha n. There is a risk, forexample, in tak ing more tha n one product containing the same active chemicals.Too much cold medic ine may affect the heart. Some medici nes have also bee n lin ked to high blood pressure and strokes.Products for childre n may con

26、tain medic ines that were approved many years ago based on studies in adults. The drug approval process has cha nged since the n.F.D.A. officials have this warning for parents:Do not use cough and cold products in childre n un der two years of age uni ess a health care provider tells you to.The offi

27、cials also have other advice. For example, childre n should n ever be give n medic ines that are meant for adults. Cough and cold medic ines are sold in differe nt stre ngths. Ask a medical professi onal if you are not sure about the right product for a child.If a child is being give n other medic i

28、n es, the child's health care provider should approve their comb ined use.Read all the in formatio n and warnings provided with a drug and carefully follow the direct ions for use.For liquid products, use the dropper点滴器）or other measuring device that comes with the medici ne or buy the correct o

29、ne at a drug store. Do not use household spo ons; they could provide the wrong amount of medici ne.The F.D.A points out that children get better with time and that cough and cold medici nes only treat sig ns of the com mon cold. They are not a cure. If a child's condition gets worse or does not

30、improve, stop using the product and have the child examined immediately.1. What does the passage mainly tell us ? (Please answer within 10 words)2. Fill in the blank with proper words or phrases to make the sentence complete. (Please answer in less than 2 words)3. Which sentence in the passageis the

31、 closest in meaning to the following one ?High blood pressure and strokes have resulted from some medicines as well.4. How can parents avoid serious and life-threatening side effects caused by the use of cough and cold medicines in children?(Please answer within 30 words)5. Translate the underlined

32、sentence in the last but one paragraph into Chinese .参考答案：1. Bad effectsof use medicinesand advice given byofficials.2. they should.3.Some medicines have also been linked to high blood pressure and strokes.4. Ask for a medical professional's advice .If there is a necessity, give the required amo

33、unt of the medicine according to the the instruction. 5如果使用液体药物，要使用 点滴器或与药物配套的测量器具， 也可以在药店买合适的测量器具。Workplace wellness is a serious issue. With terms like "stress-related-illness" and "burnout" becoming household words, organizations are increasingly looking for ways to keep their

34、 workforce happy, healthy and productive.Up to now, most organizations tended to devalue the idea of laughter at work, see ing it as a distractio n from gett ing the "real" job done. This attitude is also reinforced by the work ethic many of us were raised with: "No pain, no gain,&quo

35、t; "Work isn't supposed to be fun," and "It's only worthwhile if you have to suffer for it."However, we're starting to realize that all of this suffering is killing us. Not only that, but we're finding that it's actually coun ter-productive to the bottom-line

36、results so sought after in this time of change and dow nsiz ing.And amaz in gly eno ugh, this is con firmed by scie ntific research recent study conducted at Canadian financial institutions found that man agers who developed the highest level of employee performa nee used humor the most ofte n.The s

37、cientific data is also proving that laughter is a complete part of physical wellness. Dr. William Fry of Stanford University found that laugh ing 200 times bur ns off the same amount of calories as 10 minutes on a rowing machine. Another study found that after a bout of （一阵子）laughter, blood pressure

38、 drops to a lower, healthier level tha n before the laughter bega n. Laughter also oxyge nate氧化）your blood, thereby in creas ing en ergy level, relaxes your muscles and works out all your major internal systems., researchers are discoveri ng that laughter also affects the immune system. Accord ing t

39、o Dr. Lee Berk of the Loma Linda School of Public Health in California, laughing makes it grow stronger, with the body's T-cells, natural killer cells and antibodies all show ing sig ns of in creased activity.1. What does the passagemainly tell us ? （Please answer within 8 words）2. Tran slate th

40、e un derl ined sentence in the 4th paragraph into Chin ese.3. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 with a proper sentenceor phrase. (within 3 words)4. Which of the sentences in the passagecan be replaced by the following one ?It was found in another study that if you have laughed for a short period time

41、, your blood pressure will come to a lower, healthier level than before you begin to laugh.5. What good effects will laghter have on workplace wellness? (Please answer within 35 words)参考答案：1.The way to keep workplace wellness/. A Lighter Approach to Workplace Wellness2. 一个最近在加拿大财政机构所做的研究表明：使员工发挥最佳 水

42、平的是那些经常使用幽默的负责人。3. What's more/In addition/Apart from that4Another study found that after a bout of laughter, blood pressure drops to a lower, healthier level than before the laughter began.5 Laghter can burn off a certain number of calories , help lower your blood pressure ,oxygenate your blood

43、, relax your muscles ,work out your major internal systems and affect the immune system.(5)Chin ese people don"t seem to be catchi ng much sleep. Experts say insomnia has become the sec ond most serious health problem after headaches in neurologica神经病学的)diagnoses over the country, afflicting(使苦

44、恼,折磨)most people between 30 and 50.Accordi ng to a study last year on adult sleep quality in six large Chin ese cities, about 57 perce nt of resp ondents have had sleep disorders over the year. And many of them have insomnia.Over the past four years, the nu mber of patie nts treated at the insomnia

45、clinic of the Sleep Disorders Institute at the Shanghai TCM Hospital has in creased 3.5 times every year. Last year, it treated more than 18,000 people with sleep ing problems, about 50 every day.People compla in to their doctors that whe n they cannot sleep well at ni ght, they don't feel good

46、duri ng the day. And the n they can't sleep well again that night. It's a serious cycle that haunts( visit frequently people with sleep disorders.Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) doctors are telling people to go to bed early in autu mn and win ter. Most Chin ese believe it is a golde n rule for good health.But ne