2020任务型阅读专项训练

2020中考英语任务型阅读专项训练1Rememberwhenyouwerealittlechildtryingtolearntowalk?First,youhadtolearnhowtobalance（平衡）yourselfandstand.Youfelldown,andthengotbackup.Youlaughedsometimesandcriedatothertimes.Aftermuchpractice,youfinallylearnedhowtobalanceyourself.Yougotmuchpleasurefromthisnewfeelingofpower—you'dstandeverywhereyoucould.Itwasahappytime—youdidit!Now,thenextstep—walking.You'dseenothersdoit.Itdidn'tlookthathard—justmoveyourlegswhileyouwerestanding.Wrong—moredifficultthanyoueverimagined.Butafteryoutriedagainandagainandagain,youunderstoodhowtowalk.Ifpeoplefoundyouwalking,theycheered,“Oh,lookatwhatthekidisdoing."Thisencouragedyou!Butlookbackonthosedayswhenyouwerethelittlechild—howmanytimesdidyoutrywhennoonewaswatching,orwhennoonewascheering?Youcouldn'twaitforsomeonetoencourageyoutotakethenextsteps.Youlearnedhowtoencourageyourself.So,keeptryingandencouragingyourselfasyoulearnedtowalkifyouwanttosucceedindoingsomething..Whatisthefirststepinlearningtowalk?（不超过15个词）.Whendidyouunderstandhowtowalk?（不超过15个词）.Whatshouldyoudoifyouwanttosucceedindoingsomething?（不超过15词）InJinzhong,ShanxiProvince,thereisagroupofpeoplewhoarebusydrawingmapsaround.Theyarenotworkersongeography,butdispatchers（调度员）inEmergency（急救）Centerofthecity.Since2007,thedispatchersinthecenterhavebeendrawingmapsofthelocalareas.“Adispatcher'sjobiscountedinseconds,”saysLiangRuimei,adispatcherinthecenter.Shehasbeenworkinginthecentersinceitstartedin2007.“Wemustanswerthephonein3seconds,getclearinformationaboutthepatientin60secondsanddispatch（调度）emergencymedicalworkersin3minutesatmost.Ifwesaveonesecond,thepatientmayhaveabetterchancetolive.”Althoughnowadaysthecenterhaselectronicmaps,thedispatchersstillwalkthroughthestreetstodrawmapsbyhand.Aftermanyyears'hardwork,thedispatcherskeepeverybuildingandstreetofthecityinmind.Theyevenknowwhetherornotacarcanenterthegateofabuilding.Sometimesthecallercan'ttellclearlywhereheis,butitdoesn'tmatter.Aslongashedescribesthebuildingsaround,thedispatchercandispatchemergencymedicalworkerstohim.“WearetryingtobequickerthanDeath,”saysLiang..WhendidEmergencyCenterofJinzhongstart?.TobequickerthanDeath,whatdothedispatchersinEmergencyCenterofJinzhongdo?.Doyouthinkitnecessaryfordispatcherstodrawmapsbyhandwhentheyhaveelectronicmaps?Whyorwhynot?3StephenHawkingwasborninEnglandin1942.Heisoneofthemostwell-knownscientistsonspaceandtimeintheworld.Hawkingisresearchinghowtheuniversebeganandhowitends.HeiscalledtheKingoftheUniverse.WhenhestudiedmathandscienceatOxfordUniversity,hebecameseriouslyill,whichmadehimunabletospeakorbreathewithoutthehelpofmachines.hecould'tmoveorfeedhimselfandhewashelpedtodress,eatandwashbyanurse.However,hehadawheelchairwithaspecialcomputer,withwhichhecancommunicatewithothers.Inspiteofallthesedifficulties,herefusedtogiveuphishopeoflivingandwentontostudyatCambridgeUniversityaftergraduatingfromOxfordUniversity.In1965,hegotaDoctor'sDegreeofPhilosophy.Becauseofhisseriousillness,itwasdifficultforhimtodrawdiagramsortowrite.Sohestartedtothinkinpictures.Withthisnewwayofthinking,heisrespectedbypeopleintheworld.Thenin1988,hewrotehisfirstimportantbook,ABriefHistoryofTime.Ithasbeensoldmorethan5.5millioncopiesin33differentlanguages.HewasonceinvitedtoChinatogivelectures.Hisself-confidenceandhumorousconversationsimpressedusdeeply.FromHawking'sunusualexperiences,welearnthatnobodyshouldlosehope,nomatterhowbadthesituationis.Asheoncesaid,“Lifeisnotfair,youjusthavetodothebestyoucaninyourownsituation.”WhywasHawkingunabletospeakorbreathewithoutthehelpofmachines?（不超过5个词）What'sthenameofHawking'sfirstimportantbook?（不超过5个词）WhatcanwelearnfromHawking'sunusualexperiences?（不超过15个词）4Agoodbookcanbesatisfying,canimproveyourknowledgeandcanteachyoualot.Thereareseveralwaystodevelopalifetimereadinghabit.Settimes.Youshouldhaveafewsettimeseverydaywhenyou'llreadforatleast5—10minutes,nomatterwhathappens.Forexample,makeitahabittoreadafterbreakfastandlunch（andevendinnerifyoueatalone）.Alwayscarryabook.Nomatterwhereyougo,takeabookwithyou.Whenyouleavethehouse,makesuretohaveatleastonebook.Youmaykeepthebookinthecar,orintotheofficeortoanywhereyougo,unlessyou'resureyouwon'thavetimetoread.Makealist.Keepalistofallthegreatbooksyouwanttoread.Youcankeepthisinapocketnotebook.Besuretoaddtoitwheneveryouhearaboutagoodbook.Keeparunninglist,andcrossouttheonesyouhaveread.Findaquietplace.Findaplaceinyourhomewhereyoucansitinacomfortablechairwithouttelevisionorcomputernearthechair.Thereshouldbenomusicornoisyfamilymembers.Setahighaim.Forexample,tellyourselfthatyouwanttoread50booksthisyear.Tryyourbesttofinishreadingthem.Justbesureyou'restillenjoyingthereading.Howmanywaysdoesthewritergivetodevelopalifetimereadinghabit?（不超过5个词）Whatshouldyoudowhenyouleavethehouse?（不超过10个词）Whatdoes“Setahighaim”meanaccordingtothetext?（不超过10个词）5Hernandohasfoundawonderfulwaytospendhisfreetime.He'ssetupapubliclibraryrightoutsidehishome.Thelocalchildrenareallowedtoborrowasmanybooksastheylikeandreturnthemwhenevertheywant.InHernando,shometown,manychildrendropoutofschooltomakemoneytosupporttheirfamilies.“Iwanttodosomethingtohelpthem,”Hernandosaid.Hernandostarteddoingthisin2000.Atfirst,itwasa“readingcorner”withhisownbooks.You'dexpectallhisbookswereborrowedquickly,butheendedupcollectingmorebooksandthecornerslowlydevelopedintoasmalllibrarywiththousandsofbooks.Heoftenreceivesdonations（捐赠）oflargeboxesfilledwithbooks.Nowhishomeiscoveredwithbooks.Hernando'slibraryplaysanimportantroleinthelivesofmanylocalchildren.Theyhelptheirfamiliesearnlivingbypickingrubbishandspendtheirfreetimereadinglibrarybooks.“Whenyouread,youforgettime,”onechildsaid.“Andyoucanlearnaboutotherthingsbyreadingthesebooks.”“Abookshouldbeusedandreused,”Hernandosaid,“Ithaslife;ithasamessage.”WhydomanychildrendropoutofschoolinHernando,shometown?（不超过10个词）WhatdothechildrendointheirfreetimeaccordingtoParagraph4?（不超过10个词）HowdidHernandohelpthelocalchildren?（不超过10个词）6Doyouoftenputoffdoingsomethingthatyoushouldbedoing?It'sabadhabitcalledprocrastination（拖延症）.Mostofthetasksthatyouprocrastinateonaren'tactuallydifficulttodoyouhavetheskillstocompletethem-youjustdon'twanttostartthemforonereasonoranother.2-MinuteRuleisamethodofdealingwiththeproblemandthegoalistomakeiteasierforyougetstartedonthethingsyoushouldbedoing.Itincludestwoparts.PartonecomesfromDavidAllen'sbook,"GettingThingsDone".It'ssurprisinghowmanythingsweputoffthatwecouldgetdoneintwominutesorless,forexample,takingoutthelitter,cleaningupyourdeskandsendinganemail.Ifatasktakeslessthantwominutestocomplete,thenfollowtheruleanddoitrightnow.Canallofyourgoalsbeachievedinlessthantwominutes?Ofcoursenot.But,everygoalcallbestartedin2minutesorless.Andthat'sthepurposebehindtherule'ssecondpart.Onceyoustartdoingsomething,it'seasiertocontinuedoingit.Themostimportantpartofanynewhabitisgettingstarted-notjustthefirsttime,buteachtime.Ilovethe2-MinuteRulebecauseitacceptstheideathatallgoodthingshappenonceyougetstarted.Wanttobecomeabetterwriter?Justwriteonesentence（2-MinuteRule）,andyou'llbelikely（可能的）tofindyourselfwritingforanhour.Wanttomakereadingahabit?Justreadthefirstpageofanewbook（2-MinuteRule）,andbeforeyouknowit,you'vereadthefirsttenpages.Usenext120secondstogetonethingdone.Go!Whatcan2-MinuteRulehelpustodo?（不超过5个单词）Wheredoesthefirstpartof2-MinuteRulecomefrom?（不超过10个单词）Whatdoesthewriterthinkisthemostimportantpartofanewhabit?（不超过10个单词）7Theantsandthegrasshopper（蝗虫）livedinabigfield.Theantsalwaysworkedhard,andtriedtoprepareenoughfoodforwinter.Theirhappyneighbour,thegrasshoppercouldn'tunderstandthem.Hejustkeptsinging.Thecomingofwinterendedtheworkoftheantsandthepartyofthegrasshopper.Oneday,theantswerebusyspreadingtheirfoodinthesuntodry.Thegrasshopperwasnearlydyingofhunger.sohewenttotheantstoaskforsomefood.“Gooddaytoyou,”saidthegrasshopper.”Couldyoulendmealittlefood?Iwillpaybackbeforethistimenextyear.”Whydon'tyouhaveanyfoodofyourown?askedanoldant.”Therewasalotoffoodinthefiledallsummer.Whatdidyoudo?”“oh,”saidthegrasshopper,forgettinghishunger,"Isangalldaylong,andallnightlong.”Well,then,"saidtheant,"Ifyoucansingallsummer,youshoulddanceallwinter.”Withthesewords,theoldantwentbacktowork.Intheend,thegrasshopperrealizedheshouldn'tbelazyandhemustworkhardtoliveahappylife.1.Whatweretheantsdoingwhenthegrasshopperwassinging?.Whydidthegrasshoppergototheantstoaskforfood?.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?8OnSept.19,2014AlibabawentpublicontheNewYorkStockExchange（纽约证券交易所）,raising$25billionthroughanIPO（公司股票的首次公开发行）,thebiggestintheUShistory.ItshowsthatMaYunhasdonehisbusinesssuccessfully.TheshortChinesemanseemstobethetallestintheworldrightnow.Ma,whowasanEnglishteacher,hasbecomeoneoftherichestmenontheChinesemainland.BorninHangzhou,Zhejiang,Magrewupasahappykid.Attheageof12,hewantedtolearnEnglish.Everymorning,hewokeupat5a.m.,cycling40minutestoahotelneartheWestLakewherehecouldchatwithforeigntourists.OnatriptotheUSin1995,MawasshowntheInternetforthefirsttime.Seeingthechance,MareturnedtoChinaandsetupawebsitecalledChinaPageswithoutevenknowingmuchaboutcomputers.Fouryearslater,18peopleincludingMa,hiswifeandhisfriendsfoundedAlibabainHangzhou.Peoplecalledhim“CrazyJackMa”.But15yearslater,Alibabahasdevelopedintotheworld'slargeste-commerce（电子商务）company.Noonethinkshe'smadnow.Ma'sfavoritelinehasbeenprintedonAlibaba'ssouvenirT-shirts.Itreads, “Everybodyshouldhaveadream.Whatifthatdreamcomestrue?”HowmuchdidAlibabaraisethroughanIPOonSept.19,2014?WhatdidMawanttodowhenhewastwelveyearsold?WhatdidMadoaftercomingbacktoChinafromtheUS?9IamCanadian.IstartedlearningFrenchwhenIwas10yearsold.Butmywholeexperiencewiththelanguagewasintheclassroom.Allofthatchanged,however,duringmylastsummerofhighschool.Asa17-year-oldgirl,Iflewacrossthecountrybymyselfforthefirsttime!IheadedforQuebectoliveintheprovincewithaFrench-speakinghostfamily,whodidn'tspeakanyEnglish.AndIwouldlearnFrenchatalocalschool.Onthefirstdayofschool,allofusstudentsweregivenatesttodetermine（测定）ourlanguagelevel.WewererequiredtospeakonlyFrenchallsummer.Imadeeveryefforttocommunicateinasecondlanguagebymakingnewfriends,seeingmoviesandevenorderingfoodfromrestaurantsinFrench.ThoughIcouldn'tunderstandmostofitattheverybeginning,thewholeexperiencewasexcitingandrefreshing.Onweekends,myclassmatesandItooktripstodifferentplacesaroundtheprovince.Ononetrip,wewentwhalewatchingontheSt.LawrenceRiver.Eventhoughitwasraining,wecouldseehugewhalesswimmingaroundourboat.ThemostmemorablepartofourtripwasavisittohistoricQuebecCity.Iwalkedalongthestonestreets,tookpicturesoftheEuropean-style（欧式的）buildings,andlearnedsomestoriesthere.Finallymyeffortspaidoff!Attheendofthesummer,Iwasabletocommunicateprettywell.Icouldn'twaittogobacktoschoolandtalkwithmyFrenchteacher.Beingfullyimmersed（沉浸）inaFrench-speakingenvironmentwasavaluablelearningexperience.AnditcouldbethemainreasonformyimprovementinFrench.Whendidthewriterflyaloneforthefirsttime?Howdidthelocalschooldeterminethestudents'languagelevel?WhatdidthewriterthinkofthevisittohistoricQuebecCity?10LastmonthsomethievesstoleavaluableteapotfromamuseuminHongKong.TheytooktheteapottoAmerica,buttheAmericanpolicefoundit.ThemuseumsentMr.Chan,amemberofthemuseumstaff,tocollecttheteapot.OntheplanebacktoHongKong,henoticedtwomen.Theywerewatchinghimclosely.“Perhapsthey'regoingtostealtheteapotagain.Imustthinkofaplan,”hethought.Mr.Chan'sdaughter,Amy,methimatHongKongafterwards.Mr.Chanwascarryingtwoboxes.Hegavehisdau