江苏高中英语任务型阅读二-5篇(附答案)

江苏高中英语任务型阅读5篇一．Ⅲ.任务型阅读(2014·淮安调研)Yousayyouwanttobealone?Thinkagain.Researchershavefoundthatolderpeoplewithfewerhumancontactsaremorelikelytodie—evenifthey'rehappyintheirisolation(孤立状态)—thanpeoplewithrichersociallives.Thestudyaddstothedebateoverwhetherloneliness,socialisolation,orsomecombinationofthetwoleadstohigherdeathrate.Socialisolationisanobjectiveconditioninwhichpeoplehavelittlecommunicationwithothers.Loneliness,ontheotherhand,isanemotionalstatefeltbypeoplewhoaredissatisfiedwiththeirsocialconnections.Tofindouttheeffectsofbeingaloneversus(比对)justfeelinglonely,SteptoeofUniversityCollegeLondonandhiscolleaguesexamineddatafrom6,500Britonsaged50andupwhohadfilledoutquestionnairesevaluatingtheirlevelsofloneliness.Themostsociallyisolatedsubjectshada26%greaterriskofdying,evenwhensex,age,andotherfactorslinkedtosurvivalweretakenintoaccount,theresearchersreportonlinetoday.Theythenmadechangesabouttheirmodeltodeterminewhethertheconnectiontodeathwasduetothefactthatisolatedpeopleareoftenlonely.Itwasn't.Theresearchersthenexploredtheconnectionbetweenlonelinessitselfanddeath.Intenselonelinessalsoappearedtoraisetheriskofdeathby26%—untiltheteamtookintoaccountahostofotherfactorslinkedtosurvival,includingwealth,education,andthepresenceofhealthproblems.Oncetheirimpacthadbeenexplained,thescientistsdiscoveredthatlonelinessonitsowndidn'tmakepeoplemorevulnerable(脆弱的)todeath.Theresearcherssuspectthatolderpeoplewhohavefewsocialtiesmaynotbegettingthecaretheyneed.Nooneisurgingthemtoeatrightortaketheirmedicine,andinacrisisnooneistheretohelp.Otherresearcherspraisethenewworkasrigorous(严密的)andwell­controlled.Buttheysayit'sfarfromclearthatsocialisolation,notloneliness,isalwaystherealcauseofincreaseddeathrate.Otherstudies,includingananalysisofolderAmericansledbyJohnCacioppo,apsychologyprofessorattheUniversityofChicagoinIllinois,haveshownalinkbetweenlonelinessandahigherdeathrate.CaciopposuspectsthatthedisagreementbetweenhisstudyandthenewresearchcouldliewithculturaldifferencesbetweenSteptoe'sBritishsubjectsandAmericans,andthatBritonsandAmericansmaydefinefriendsdifferently,too.HealthpsychologistBertUchinooftheUniversityofUtahpraisesthenewstudy,buthesaysthatresearchersarestillfarfromunderstandinghowthosetwofactorsaffectoneanotherandotherhealth­relatedbehaviors.DangersofIsolationPassageoutlineSupportingdetailsThefindingofanewstudyanditsimpact•Socialisolationmay(1)________olderpeople'sriskofdeath.•More(2)________iscausedoverolderpeople'shigherdeathrate.Thedifferencesbetweensocialisolationandloneliness•Socialisolationmeansthatpeoplehardly(3)________withothersorstayalone.•Lonelinessmeansthatpeoplearenotsatisfiedwiththeirsocialconnectionsor(4)________lonely.Theconclusionoftheresearch•Theisolationactuallyledtoagreaterriskofdying,but(5)________itselfcouldn'tcausethehigherdeathrate.•Thecauseofhigherdeathratemightlieintheirlackofgoodcareandtimely(6)________．The(7)________ofotherresearchers•Itwasstill(8)________thatsocialisolationratherthanlonelinessistherealcauseofhigherdeathrate.•CulturaldifferencesbetweenBritonsandAmericansmightexplainthe(9)________resultofthestudybyJohnCacioppo.•Thereisstillalongwaytogobefore(10)________howthosetwofactorsaffectoneanother.二．Ⅲ.任务型阅读(2014·南通高三二调)DoYouPlaytoWin—ortoNotLose?Inwhatkindsofsituationsareyoumosteffective?Whatfactorsstrengthenorweakenyourmotivation?Peopleanswerthesequestionsinmanydifferentways.Nowstudiesshowusawayofgroupingpeopleintotypesonthebasisofpersonalitynaturethatdoespredictperformance:promotionfocusorpreventionfocus.Motivationalfocusaffectshowweapproachlife'schallengesanddemands.Promotion­focusedpeopleseetheirgoalsascreatingapathtogainoradvancementandconcentrateontherewardsthatwillaccumulatewhentheyachievethem.Theyareeagerandtheyplaytowin.You'llrecognizepromotion­focusedpeopleasthosewhoarecomfortabletakingchances,wholiketoworkquickly,whodreambigandthinkcreatively.Unfortunately,allthatchancetaking,speedyworking,andpositivethinkingmakestheseindividualsmorelikelytomakemistakes,lesslikelytothinkthingsthroughandusuallyunpreparedwithaplanBifthingsgowrong.That'sapricetheyarewillingtopay,becauseforthepromotion­focused,theworstthingisachancenottaken,arewardunearned,afailuretoadvance.Thepromotion­focusedarelikelytofind“artisticandinvestigative”careers,asmusicians,copywriters,inventors,andconsultants.Thesetendtobethink­outside­the­boxjobs,inwhichpeoplearerewardedforcreativethinking,andbeingpracticalisn'temphasized.Prevention­focusedpeople,incontrast,seetheirgoalsasresponsibilities.Theyworryaboutwhatmightgowrongiftheydon'tworkhardenoughoraren'tcarefulenough.Theyarecautiousandplaytonotlose,tohangontowhattheyhave,tomaintainthestatusquo(现状).Theyoftentrytostaysafe,sotheirworkismorethorough,accurate,andcarefullyconsidered.Tosucceed,theyworkslowlyandcarefully.Theyaren'tusuallythemostcreativethinkers,buttheymayhaveexcellentanalytical(分析的)andproblem­solvingskills.Whilethetheirhostfamiliesenduremanyyears,andaremaintainedthroughlettersande­mails.Anotheradvantageisthathostfamilyaccommodationcansometimesbetheleastexpensive.Itattractsstudentsasitensuresthemafamilytypeoflivingatalowcost.Theadvantages,however,havenotpreventedhostfamiliesfromworrying.Ontheonehand,somehostfamiliesarelosingtheiruniquesellingpoint.Oneproblemisthatthemajorityofhostsinbigcities,nowgenerallysingleandyoung,havelesstimeavailableforinternationalstudents,butthesellingpointforhostfamilyaccommodationiscommunicationpractice.Ontheotherhand,students'expectationshaverisen.Theyarebecomingmoredemandingandaskingformorethaneverfromtheiraccommodation,astheycomemainlyfromhighsocio­economicgroupsintheirowncountries.Togetoutofthedifficultsituation,hostfamiliesarenowmakingeffortstoimprovethequalityofservice.Theyaretryingtomakelivingconditionsbetter,includingbroadbandInternetservice,privatebathroom,andaccesstoplentyofhotwaterforlongshowers.Theyarealsoprovidingstudentswithstructuredfamilyactivities.Itisbelievedthathostfamilyaccommodationwillkeeppopularwithinternationalstudents.Title：HostFamilyAccommodation(1)______Hostfamilyaccommodationreferstoakindofaccommodationinwhichthestudentistreatedasafullmemberofthehostfamily,eatingtogetherandsharingthelivingareaswiththehosts.(2)______LanguagestudyStudentslearnthelanguagefasterbecausetheyhaveenoughtimeto(3)________withtheir“hostparents”．Culturalcommu­nicationItismoreconvenientforstudentstocommunicateandgettoknowthelocal(4)________，peopleandculture.(5)________ofaccommodationSometimesitistheleastexpensiveandenablesstudentstoliveatalowcost.ProblemsLossofthesellingpointHosts(6)________enoughtimetocommunicatewithstudents.Risein(7)________Studentsaredemandingmorefromtheirhostfamilies.(8)______takenImprovementofservicequalityHostsare(9)________livingconditions.Theyareofferingstudentsstructuredactivities.(10)______Hostfamilyaccommodationwillkeeppopularwithinternationalstudents.五．Ⅲ.任务型阅读(2014·宿迁高三摸底)BacktoSchool:WhyGrit(毅力)IsMoreImportantthanGoodGrades?Theback­to­schoolseasonisuponus,andonceagain,parentsacrossthecountryhaveloadedtheirkids'backpacksupwithsnackpacksandschoolsupplies.It'sagoodmomenttoreflectonwhatelseweshouldbegivingourkidsastheyheadofftoschool.Americanparentsarefeelingparticularlyanxiousaboutthatquestionthisyear.Theeducationalprocessfeelsmorethaneverlikearace,onethatstartsinpre­preschoolanddoesn'tenduntilyourchildisadmittedtotheperfectcollege.Mostparentsaremoreworriedthantheyneedtobeabouttheirchildren'sgrades,testscoresandIQ.Andwhatwedon'tthinkaboutenoughishowtohelpourchildrenbuildtheircharacter—howtohelpthemdevelopskillslikeperseverance,grit,optimism,conscientiousness,andself­control,whichtogetherdomoretodeterminesuccessthanS.A．T.scoresorI.Q.Thereisgrowingevidencethatouranxietyaboutourchildren'sschoolperformancemayactuallybeholdingthembackfromlearningsomeofthesevaluableskills.Ifyou'reconcernedonlywithachild'sG.P.A.,thenyouwilllikelychoosetominimizethechallengesthechildfacesinschool.Withrealchallengecomestheriskofrealfailure.Andinacompetitiveacademicenvironment,theideaoffailurecanbeveryscary,tostudentsandparentsalike.Butexperiencingfailureisacriticalpartofbuildingcharacter.Recentresearchbyateamofpsychologistsfoundthatadultswhohadexperiencedlittleornofailuregrowingupwereactuallylesshappyandconfidentthanthosewhohadexperiencedafewsignificantsetbacksinchildhood.“Overcomingthoseobstacles，”theresearchersassumed,“couldteacheffectivecopingskills,helpengagesocialsupportnetworks,createasenseofmasteryoverpastadversity,andfosterbeliefsintheabilitytocopesuccessfullyinthefuture.”Bycontrast,whenweprotectourchildrenfromeverypossiblefailure—whenwecalltheirteacherstogetanextensiononapaper;whenweurgethemtochooseonlythosesubjectsthey'regoodat—wearedenyingthemthosesamecharacter­buildingexperiences.AsthepsychologistsMadelineLevineandDanKindlonhavewritten,thatcanleadtodifficultiesinadolescenceandyoungadulthood,whenoverprotectedyoungpeoplefinallyconfrontrealproblemsontheirownanddon'tknowhowtoovercomethem.Intheclassroomandoutsideofit,Americanparentsneedtoencouragechildrentotakechances,tochallengethemselves,toriskfailure.Inthemeantime,givingourkidsroomtofailmaybeoneofthebestwayswecanhelpthemsucceed.BacktoSchool:WhyGritIsMoreImportantthanGoodGrades？Commonphenomena•ParentsthroughoutAmerica(1)________theirkids'backpacksupwithsnackpacksandschoolsupplies.•ManyAmericanparentsdon't(2)________enoughimportancetotheirkids'characterbuilding.Thewriter's(3)________•Parentsshouldpaymoreattentiontotheirkids'characterbuilding.Evidenceand(4)________findings•Parents'anxietyabouttheirkids'performancemay(5)________themfromlearningsomevaluableskills.•Parents