初中英语任务型阅读　

初三英语任务型阅读专项练习

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Todayitisfoundthatmostmiddleschoolstudentspaylittle

attentiontosports.It'sbecausetheyhavenointerestinsports?It

maynotbethefact.

Theyoftensaytheyhaveothermoreimportantthingstodo.Wh

ataretheseimportantthings?Exams!Theyusuallyspendoverten

hoursadayrevisingforexams.Somanyofthemalmostbecomebook

worms.Inthesummerhoiidaystheycouldhardlydoanythingthey

like.Books①themfromgoinginfor①.②因为来自父母和

老师的压力,他们不得不更加努力学习.

Asforthestudentsthemselves,theywanttogetgoodresultsso

thattheycangofurtherfortheirstudies.③Theydon'thaveto

putalltheireffortintostudyingandgiveupallthesportsandho

bbies.Infact,educationcannotgowithoutphysicalexercise,

becauseaquickmindhardlygoesalongaweekbody.

Allthestudentsshouldremember:Ifyoudon,thaveastrong

body,youcanneverachieveanything,letaloneagreatsuccessin

yourlife.

1、在①句的空白处填入适当的词使句意完整，上下文通

顺。_________________________________

2、将②句译成英文。

3、将③句译成中文

4、写出与下列句子意思相近的句子：

Itusuallytakesthemmorethantenhourstoreviseforexams.

5、找出文中或写出最能表达该短文主题的句子。

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Hundredsofyearsago,lifewasmuchharderthanitistoday.

Peopledidn,thavemodernmachines.Therewasnomodernmedicine,

either.

Lifetodayhasbroughtnewproblems.

Oneofthebiggestproblemsispollution.Waterpollutionhasmade

ourriversandlakesdirty.Itkilledourfishanda_____our

drinkingwater.bpollutionmakesustaIklouderand

becomeangrymoreeasily.Airpollutionisthemostseriouskindof

pollution.It'shardtoal1thelivingthingsintheworld.

Cars,planesandfactoriesallpolluteouraireveryday,(2)so

metimesthepollutedairissothickthatitislikeaquilt(被子)

overacity.Thiskindofquiltiscalledsmog.

Manycountriesaremakingrulestoflightpollution.Factories

mustnowcleantheirwaterbeforeitispouredaway,theymustn,t

blowdirtysmokeintotheair.

Weneedtodomanyotherthings.Wecanputwastethingsin

thedustbinandnotthrowitontheground.Wecangotoworkbybus

orwithourfriendsinthesamecar,(3)开车的人少了，空气污染就少了。

1.在横线上填入适当的单词a.b..(每空一

词)

2.将句子(2)译成汉语一

3.将句子(3)译成英语_____________________________________

4.找出Dirtywatermustbestoppedfromdumpingintotheriver.的

同义句.

5.找出或写出能概括本文大意的句子。

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Alllivingthingsontheearthneedotherlivingthingsto

livewith.Nothinglivesalone.

Sometimesone1ivingthingkillsanother.Eachkindoflifeeats

anotherkindoflifeinorderto1ive,andtogethertheyforma

foodchain（食物链）.1）有些食物链简单而其它的不尽然。Butallfood

chainsbeginwiththesun,andallfoodchainsbecomebrokenifone

ofthelinksdisappears.

Alllifeneedssunlighttoliveon.Butonlyplantscanuse

sunlightdirectly.Theymakefoodfromsunlight,water,airandso

on.2）Animalscanonlyusethesun'senergyafterithasbeench

angedintofoodbyplants.Someanimalsfeeddirectlyonplants.

Otherseatsmalleranimals.Meat-eatinganimalsareonlyeatingpla

ntsindirectly.

Whatabouthumanbeings?Wearemembersofmanyfoodchains.

Weeatwheat,rice,vegetables,fruitandsoon.Wealsoeatmeatand

drinkmilk.Butpeopleoftenbreakupthefoodchains.Theykillwild

animals.Theyalsomakerivers,lakesandseasdirty.3）Whenthese

rivers,lakesandseasare,thefishinthemcannotbe_

・Ifpeopleeatthefish,theywillgetstrangediseases.

Eachformoflifeislinkedtoa11theothers.Breakingthe

linksputsalllifeindanger.

1、将⑴处的汉语译成英文。

2、将⑵处的英文译成汉语。

3、在⑶处的空白处填上适当的单

词。_______________________________________________________________

4、在文中划出与下列句子意思相近的句子：Theanimalsthateatmeatare

notjusteatingplantsdirectly.

5、找出文中或写出最能表达该短文主题的句子:

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Didyouseesnowinyourhometownlastwinter?Didyoufeelit

waswarmerthanbefore?

〃（2）自1986年以来中国已有21个暖冬了，〃saidscientists.Theyalsosaid

thatinthepast100years,astheglobal（全球的）temperatureswent

upby0.740C,thetemperatureinNorthChinahasclimbed1.4°C

inonly50years.

Chinaneedsto（1）tocutcarbondioxide（二氧

化碳）emission（排放），

beeauseit，sthemainreasonforglobalwarming.Thegoodnewsis

thatChinahasseentheimportanceofgoinggreen.Chinasetthe

goalofcuttingenergyuseby20andpollutionemissionby10inthe

11thFive-YearPlan.

Canyouslowdowngloba1warming?Sure!⑶Youandyourfamily

cantakestepstocuttheamountofcarbondioxidethatissentout

intotheair.

Herearesomepiecesofadvicetohelpyousavetheearth.

AWearusedclothes.Wearingyourbrother，s,sister，sordad，sold

T-shirtmeansyousavetheene

rgy.

▲Changeyourlightbulbs（灯泡）.Useenergy-savinglightbulbs.And

don，tforgettoturnoffthelightswhenyouleavearoomandturn

offyourtelevisionandcomputerwhentheyarenotinuse!

▲Ridethebus.Takingabussavesalotofoileveryyear.

▲Saynotoplasticbags.Thenexttimeyourparentsgotothe

market,askthemtousebaskets

▲Openawindow.Don，tusetheairconditioner（空调），andletsome

freshairin.Whenyouhavetousetheconditioner,setthe

temperaturehigherinthesummerandlowerinthewinterto

saveenergy

Makesmallchangesinyourdailylife.Don'tusepapercups,bags

andboxes.

It'stimeforallofustodosomethingtosavetheearth.

1.在(1)空白处填入适当的词:

2将(2)翻译成英

文.__________________________________________________________________

3.将(3)翻译成中

文.__________________________________________________________________

4.请在文中找出下句的同义：Remembertoturnofftheelectrical

equipmentwhenleavinghomeorwhentheyarenotinuse.

5.找出能概括本文中心思想的短

语：________________________________________________________________

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AmericanandBritishpeoplebothspeakEnglishofcourse.But

sometimesitdoesnotseemlikethesamelanguage.Infact,there

aresomeimportantdifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmerican

English.

Firstofall,theysoundverydifferent.Often,Americansdon,ts

ayeachwordseparately.Theysayseveralwordstogether.Americans

maysayaIdunno”insteadofaIdon'tknow.”Ortheymaysay

“Whaddyasay?”insteadof"Whatdidyousay?”However,theBrit

isharemorecarefulintheirspeech.Theyusuallysayallthewords

andkeepthemseparate.

⑶SoundisnotonlythedifferencebetweenBritishEnglishand

AmericanEnglish.Wordssometimeshavedifferentmeaningstoo.Some

AmericanwordsareneverusedinEngland.Thesamethingistrueof

someBritishwordsinAmerica.Forexample,thevocabularyforcars

anddrivingisverydifferent.Americansdrivetrucks,butin

Englandpeopledrive1orries.

Manyexpressionsarealsodifferentinthetwocountries.In

England,ifyouaregoingtotelephoneyourfriends,you“phonethem

up”.InAmerica,youugivethemacall”.Whenyouaresaying

goodbyeinEnglandyoumightsay“Cheerio!”InAmericayoumights

ay“Seeyoulater.”

There'realsosomedifferencesingrammar.Forexample,

Americansusuallyusethehelpingverb“do"whentheyaska

question.Theysay“Doyouhaveastorybook?nButtheBritishoften

1eaveoutthehelpingverb.TheysayuHaveyouastorybook?v

A11thesedifferencescanbeconfusing(易混淆的)ifyouare

learningEnglish.Butmostlanguagesarelikethis.Languageschange

overtime.Whenpeopleliveinseparateplaces,thelanguages

changeindifferentways.ThisiswhathashappenedtoEnglish.Itcan

alsohappentootherlanguages,suchasFrench.ManypeopleinCana

daspeakFrench.(4)但是他们的法语和法国的法语不一样。

1.Thispassageismainlyabout

2.Whatdoestheword“separately“meaninthispassage?It

means"”.

A.含糊地B.快速地C.分开地D.简略地

3.PuttheunderlinedsentenceintoChinese.

4.PutthesentenceintoEnglish.

5.HowmanydifferenceshasthewritertoldusbetweenAmericanEngl

ishandBritishEnglish?

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HaveyoueverheardofafamouscharitycalledOperationSmile?We

hopewecanhelpyou

understandhowwearetryingtohelpchiIdrenallovertheworld.

OperationSmilewasstartedbyadoctorandhiswife.In1982,

togetherwithsomevolunteers,theywenttoPhilippinestohelpchil

drenwhohadholesintheirlipsorinsidetheirmouths.(1)对他们来说,

吃喝很困难。Thesevolunteersworkedveryhard.Buttheyworriedthat

theycouldnotcarryonwiththeworkbecausetheywerelack(缺乏)

ofmoney.Thentheydecidedtostartacharitysothattheycould

helptheseneedychildren.TheycalleditOperationSmile.

OperationSmileworksinmorethantwentydevelopingcounties

andhascuredover10,000chiIdrenwhohaveproblemswiththeir

mouths.OperationSmilehaswonmanyprizesforitsworkandin1999

theyevenstartedaspecialeventcalled“TheWorldJourneyof

Hope”.5,000childrenin18countriesarecuredduringtheevent.

（2）,OperaticnSmiletrainshealthcare

professionalsindevelopingcountriessothattheycancontinueto

heIpchildrenwhenOperationSmilehasleft.Astothechildrenwith

muchmoreseriousproblems,theywillsendthemtoAmericaforfu

rthertreatment.

Soshowyourkindnessandgenerositytotheneedychildrennow.

YoucansendyourdonationtoOperationSmileatlocalbank.（3）Many

thanksfromthechildrenwhocansmilenowwillconetoyou.

1.将（1）句译成英文：__________________________________________

2,将(2)句的空白处填入适当的词使句意完整、上下文通顺：

3.将⑶句译成中文：______________________________________________

4.找出文中与下列句子意思相近的句子：

Theyworriedthattheycouldnotcontinuetoworkbecausetheyh

avenomoney.

5.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

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Theprogram“ChinaYearinRussia（俄罗斯）"hasended,butthe

culturaltiesbetweenthetwocountriesgrowstronger."Chinese

fever（中国热）“continuesinRussia.

Fifty-year-oldWeiDehanhasbeenstudyingChineseculturefor

thirtyyears.HewasamongthefirstRussianstoopenaChineset

eahouseinMoscow.Thatwasin1995.HealsoteachesChineselanguage

andTaiChi（太极）.2）During“ChinaYearinRussia”,hesetupa

magazineintroducingChineseculture.It'spopularwithlocal

readers.

InRussia,youngpeoplewhocanspeakChinese1）by

everyindustry.YoungpeoplewhoareabletospeakChinese

languagefindjobseasily.Some15-thousandpeopleattendChinesela

nguageclassesinRussia.TheConfuciusInstitute（孑L子学院）,the

world-wideChineselanguageandcuItureeducationcenter,hasbeen

setupinthirteenofRussia'suniversitiesandcolleges.

Besidesthelanguage,Chinesewayoflifeisbecomingacommon

factor（因素）inthedailylivesofRussianpeople.3）绿茶，中国食品

和太极变得越来越受欢迎。

Russiannewspapersandmagazinespraised（称赞）“ChinaYearin

Russia”asatimelyevent.Theysaidthattheprogramdeepened（力口

深）understandingbetweenthepeopleofthetwocountries.Italso

opensthewayforfurthercultureexchanges.

1.在1）的空白处填入适当的内容使句意完整、上下文通顺：—

2.将2）句译成中文：

3.将3）句译成英文：

4.在文中找出与下面句子意思相近的句子：

It'seasyforyoungpeoplewhocanspeakChinesetofindjobs.

5.找出文中或写出最能表达该短文主题的句子:

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Aboutfivehundredyearsago,anearthquake（地震）happenedina

smal1village.Luckilyforthem,nothingwasdestroyed（毁坏）andno

onewashurt.1）Butahugefellfromanearbymountainand

stoppedintheoftheroad.

Whentheearthquakestopped,manypeoplecametotheroad

andsawthestone.Someofthestrongestmentriedtoliftthestone

outoftheroad.Buttheycouldn'tmoveit.Theytriedtopushit

butfailed.2）Theytriedtopul1itwithropes（绳索）butnothing

worked.

“〃Well,“theysaidsadly,“there'snothingwecando

aboutit.We，IIhavetochange

theway.”

Atthistimeaboyabout12yearsoldsaid,〃IthinkIcan

helpyoutomovethestoneaway.”

“You?”theyshouted.〃Whatareyoutalkingabout?”Themen

alllaughedattheboy.Thenextmorning,somepeoplecameintothe

road.Oneofthemshouted,z，Thestoneisgone.〃3）更多的人跑出去看发

生了什么事。Itwastrue.Thestonewasntontheroadanylonger.

Itwasn，tevenneartheroad.

Theboywalkedovertowherethestonehadbeenandsaid,〃I

buried（埋藏）it.”Thepeoplelookedrathersurprised."Yousee,'he

said,'1dugadeepholenexttothestoneandIdugasmallincline

（斜坡）uptothestoneandthestonerolied（滚）downintothehole

itself.ThenIcovereditwithearth.”

Thevillagersshouted,UC1everboy!Cleverboy!”

Thiscleverboyhadagoodidea.

1.在1）句的空白处填入适当的词使句意完整、上下文通顺：______________

2.将2）句译成英文：__________________________________________

3.将3）句译成中文：.

4.找出文中与下列句子意思相近的句子：Wecandonothingaboutit.

5.找出文中最能表达该短文主题的句子：

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Istheresomethingstrangehighupintheworld，stallestmountains?

Ifso,isitabigbear?Isitamonkey?Orisitakindofman?

Nooneknows.Thismystery（迷）haspuzzledtheworldforyears.

①In1887,amountainfound1

argeinthesnow.Theylookedlikethe

footprintsofaverylargeman.Butmendon'twalkwithoutshoesin

tthesnow!

In1906,anotherdimbersawmorethanfootprints（脚印）Faroff,

②他看见一个巨大的动物用两条腿站立着。Ashewatched,itranvery

quickly.

Fifteenyearslater,newspaperhadnewstoriesaboutthe

“something”.Amountainclimbersaidhehadseenthe"Snowman〃walk

slowlyacrossthesnow,farbelowhim.Hesaiditlookedlikeavery

largeman.

Fromthenon,moreandmorepeoplehadstoriestotel1.③But

notuntil1951didamountainclimberbringbackpicturesoflarge

footprints."ThepicturesshowedclearlythattheSnowmanwalkedont

wolegs.Soitwasnotabearoramonkey.CouIditbeanape（类人

猿）man?Themysterygrew!Andthemysterykeepsgrowing.Someday

wemayfindoutwhatitisthatmakesthelargefootprints.

1.在①句空白处填上恰当的词使句子意思完整，上下文通顺：填入适当的

单词O

2.将②处翻译成英文。

3.将③处翻译成中文。

4.在文中找出同义句，Itismanyyearssincethemysterypuzzledthe

world

5,写出本文的主题

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Theworidofthegreatoutdoorsisfullofsecrets.Itissointer

estingthatquitealotofpeoplearebusystudy

ing.Allaroundusarebirds,animals,trees,and,

flowers.Thefactsabouthowtheyliveandgrowareasas

anythingcouldbe.

DoyouknowthatoneofthegreatpresidentsoftheUSAspent

hoursandhoursstudyingbirds?⑴AbusinessmanwholivesnearNew

YorkCitybecamesointerestedininsectsthathebegantocollect

them.Henowhasmorethanonethousanddifferentkindscarefullyke

ptinglassboxes.

ComewithmeandIwillhelpyoufindsomeofnature?ssecrets.

Letusgoquietlythroughthewoodsandfields.(2)在这儿我们将发现一

只兔子如何告诉另一些兔子某处有危险。Weshallfollowamotherbear

andheryoungonesastheysearchforfoodandgetreadyforwinter

sleep.Weshallwatchbeesdancingintheairtoletotherbeesknow

wheretheycanfindfood.Iwillshowyoumanyotherinteresting

things,butthebestthingthatIcanteachyouistokeepyoure

yesandearsopenwhenyougointooutdoors.Naturetellsher

secretsonlytopeoplewholookandlistencarefully.

1.在空白处各填上一个词，使句意完整，上下文通

顺。__________________________________

2.将(1)句译成汉语。

3.将（2）句译成英文。

4.在文章中找出与下列句意相近的句子。

Ifyoufollowme,Iwillletyouseesomesecretsofnature.

5.找出或写下最能表达文章主题的句子。

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TheInternetisbecomingmoreandmoreimportantinourlife.Howmuch

doyouknowaboutit?Whatisthelnternet?TheInternetisalarge,

worldwidecollectionofcomputernetworks.Anetworkisasmallgro

upofcomputersputtogether.TheInternetismanydifferent

networksfrom(A)theworld.These

networksarecalledtheInternet.OnceyouhavelearnedtousetheI

nternet,youcanhavealotofinterestintheWorldWideWeb.

WhatistheWorldWideWeb?

TheWorldWideWebhasbeenthemostpopulardevelopmentof

theInternet.TheWebislikeabigelectron!cbookwithmillionsof

pages.Thesepages

arecaliedhomepages.YoucanfindinformationaboutaImostanythi

ngintheworidonthesepages.Forexample,⑻youcanusethe

Internetinsteadofalibrary

tofindinformationforyourhomework.Youcanalsofindinformation

aboutyourfavouritesportsorfilmstars,talktoyourfriendsor

evendosomeshoppingontheInternet.Mostpageshavewords,

picturesandevensoundormusic.

Whatise-mail?

（C）电子邮件是给别人发送信息的一种方法。It'smuchquicker

andcheaperthansendingaletter.Ifyouwanttosende-mails,you

musthaveane-mailaddress.Thisaddressmusthavelettersand

dots（点）andan（meaning'at'）.Thisiswhatanaddresslooks

1ike:Emily©star.net.Writeamessage,typeintheperson'se-mail

address,andthensendthemessageontheInternet.Peopledon，tneed

tousestamps,envelopesorgotothepostofficesincetheinven

tionoftheInternet.Quick.easyandinteresting-that，sthe

Internet!

1、在A的空白处填入适当的词，使句意完整，上下文通

顺：_____________________________

2、将（B）句译成汉

语：_________________________________________________________________

3、蒋（C）句译成英

语：_________________________________________________________________

4、从文中找出所给句子的同义句：Sendingaletterismuchslowerandd

earerthanit.

5、从文中找出最能表达英特网特点的句子:

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IlivewithmygrandmotherinaBeijingyardhouse.0neday

lastyear,1）我很惊讶地看到一个外国人从我们家隔壁房子走里出来。Hewas

veryta11withshortbrownhairandapairofglasses.

ThefirsttimeIsawhim,Iwastooshytospeaktohim.〃My

Englishistoobad!〃Ithought.Mygrandmothertoldmethathehadj

ustmovedintoouryard.〃Idon，t1ikeit!〃shesaid,“Foreigners

aren，tlikeus.Maybehe'Ilplayloudmusicandhavepartiesevery

night!rmsurehe，sgoingtocausetrouble./z

Severa1dayslater,ImettheforeignerasIwaswalkinghome

afterwork.〃Hello!〃hesaidinChinese!〃Myname，s

Tony,rvejustmovedintothehousenextdoortoyours.〃WhileIwas

wonderingwhattosay,hecontinued,“There'sanicebardownthe

road.2）Whydon，tyouandyourfamilycometot

he_andhavedinner

with?〃Barsarebadplaces,z，saidmygra

ndmotherwhenItoldher,butwedecidedtogo.

3）ThebarwasnotatallwhatIhadexpected.Itwasina

beautifullittleyardhouse,withseverallargebookshelvesand

picturesofTibetonthewalls.SeveralChinesepeopleandforeign

ersweresittingdrinkingorreadingbooks.Inoticedthatsomeof

theforeignerswerespeakingChineseinalowvoicetoeachother]

〃0h,whatacivilized（文明的）place!”mygrandmothersaid.

Thebarservedspecial〃hutongpizzas”.Asweate,Tonytoldus

abouthimself-heisanEnglishexpert（专家）inenvironment.He

always1ikestobequiet.Mygrandmothersaidtome,“Hereally

seemslikeaveryniceyoungman."Yes,Tonyismynewneighbor,a

niceforeigner.

1.在将2）句空白处填入适当的词使句意完整、上下文通

顺：____________________

2.将1）句译成英文:

3.将3）句译成中文:

4.找出文中与下列句子意思相近的句子：WhenIdon'tknowwhatI

shouldsay,headded.

5.找出文中最能表达该短文主题的句子:

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Ourearthisintrouble.Ourdrinkingwaterisbecomingdirtier,

andtheairisnotascleanasbefore.Peopleandfactoriesarep

ollutingtheair,riversandlakesandseas.Youmaythinkthatthere

isnothingyoucandotohelp.That'snottrue.Therearemanythings

youcandotoheIptheearth.

Carsburngasoline.ThiswillproducealotofC02intotheair.

SomepeoplebelievethattoomuchC02ismakingtheearthwarmthan

ever.(2)TheythinkC02thinsthecloudsaboveus.Thecloudskeepus

awayfromthestrongestsunlight.Sotrytowalk,rideabikeor

takeabus.Andifyoudriveacar,driveatasteadyspeed.Thiscan

savesomegasoline.

Thebiggestenergyuseathomeisforkeeping(1)or

,Soturntheairconditioneroffwhenyoudon'tneedtouseit.

Uselightsthatsaveenergy.

Usefewerthingsthatcannotbeusedagain.Whenyoubuy

something,considerthosemadefromthingsthatcanbeusedagain

first.

(3)要用大量的水来洗澡沐浴。InoneweekanAmericanfamilyuses

asmuchwaterforshowersasapersondrinksinthreeyears!Buyaw

aterworksthatuseslesswater,ortakeshortershowers.Thiscan

cuttheuseofwater.

1.在横线上填入适当的单词—

2.将句子⑵译成汉语

3.将句子(3)译成英语

4.找出IfthereistoomuchC02intheair,theearthwillbecome

warmer的同意义句

5.从文中找出能概括本文大意的句子。

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Throughouthistory,peoplehaddreamedaboutjoiningEnglandand

Francetogether.EvenNapoleonhadplantodigatunnel（隧道）and

reachEngland.Oneofthefirstpeoplewhotriedtodigatunnel

undertheChannel（英吉利海峡）wasaFrenchengineercalledAlbert

Mathieu.Histunnelfailed.

In1881,ColonelBeamontandCaptainEnglishfromBritainalso

triedtodigatunnel.Theirtunnelwentsixkilometersoutintothe

Channel.QueenVietoriastoppedthemandsaid（2）和法国相连是很危险

的.Itwasaverygoodtunnel,anditisstilltheretoday.

⑶Thenewtunnel（readyin1993）is,infact,threetunnels-two

fortrainsanda“serviceturmel”forfreshairtogoinandfor

menwhotakecareofthetunnels.Thetunnelsarefiftykilometers

long,fortymetersunderwater.Fortykilometersoftunnelareunder

theseaitself.Theyarethelongestunderseaintheworld.

Trains（1）thetunnels160km/h.Peopledrive

theircarsontotrainsandthetrainstakethemthroughthetunnel.

Eachtraintakes1,500peopleandtherearetrainseverytenminute

s.

AspecialradiostaticncalledChannelhasstarted,becauseit

isimpossibletoreceivenormalsignals（信号）whenyouareunder

thesea.Thestationsendsnewstokeeppeopleup-todatewiththe

worldoutside'whiletheyareinthetunnel.

1.在（1）处