江蘇省2010屆高三英語(yǔ)任務(wù)型閱讀專練(2)

1、.江蘇省 2010 屆高三英語(yǔ)任務(wù)型閱讀專練（2）11People say teenagersare no good. Theymake toomuch noisein shoppingmalls;theydrive recklessly upand down Americamain s streets; theycarrychipson theirshoulders as big as the Sears Tower. And at least some of the time those things aretrue. But we shouldn t forget that there

2、are hard moments in the life of a teenager too.I watched such a moment not long ago at a womans funeral (葬禮 ). I didnt expectthe event to affect me. Through much of the ceremony, in fact, I remained unmoved.Thenherteenagegrandsonsteppedforward.Withhisveryfirstdeepbreath,every heart in that church wa

3、s achingly reminded of something we had all forgotten.Softly he began:“ I want to share a few values that Nana taught me. She nerv failed tosee light in any situation. When our family dog would literally attract her, what wouldNana say? Oh, what beautiful markings that dog has.That was Nana.“She was

4、 a strong woman who often lived in the shadow of my grandpa, who was asuccessful businessman in this city. But she was the one behind the scenes who providedthe strength and support for Grandpa s career,” he said, with a voice now trembling.“ That was Nana s way.”Throughamuffledsob,hecontinued.“When

5、evershedidanything worthrecognition, you d have to hear about it from a different source, because she was neverone to brag.”Finally, in a voice breaking free of sorrow, he looked up and said,“Nana taught mecourage. She put up an incredible fight to the end, when she died peacefully, which ishow she

6、livedherlife. Thatwas Nanaway,sand Ihope Icancarryon in the samemanner.w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m”Thereareno heartsas sensitiveas those ofteenagers, because everythingishappening to them for the first time.The trouble with teenagers is that they havenlearned to be controlled.When that boy rose to speak abo

7、ut the woman who surely had been his truest allyand dearest friend, his honest voice dragged each of us out into the open where wecould no longer hide in the calm ritual. He exposed us to the truth about this very realwomanwhobelieved in aboywhoprobablytriedthe patienceofmany adults.Hereminded us th

8、at his grandmother was more than another dot on the chart of life anddeath.All over again we felt those powerful losses crisscrossing our own hearts, and weknew that when you say good-bye to a beloved grandparent, you say good-bye to something happy, something young in yourself. And that something n

9、ever really returns, and the pain never really goes away.TeenagersAccording to the passage, people don t think (1) _ of teenagers.I seldomfelt(2)_atafuneral.Butfromtheboy stime at thefuneral,the authorspeech,Iknow hisgrandmotherThisfelt great differently.had great(3) _on theboy when she was alive.Sh

10、e hadTheShe wouldaShewasaauthor hasalwaysstrongTheonlyrespectfulThefoundwilland authorchangedwithwomanwhohisproblemsomethingwouldwas(9)young isnever(5)inthe(4)neverdeep_they_(8)that_(7)oncan toffher_even_atteenagersininthe10)_sometalentherthroughthemselves(6)movingunpleasantcareerthiswell._.situatio

11、n.situation.tillshefuneralceremony.died.12Behind every symbol, there is a story. This is the story of a country opening itsgates to the future. The story of a city reaches out to embrace humanity. The story ofa people invites the world to join them, experience their culture, and share their joy.This

12、 is Dancing Beijing-the symbol of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.Dancing Beijing is a journey to the future, the emblem (象征 ) for China developinginto a modern country. It represents the heart of an ancient culture embracing 2008Olympic Games,thespiritof a people moving towardsa newdestiny.Itconveys

13、 amessage of hope, joy and unity.w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.mDancing Beijing is a symbol of the city s promise to make the Games a success andto be unlike any the world has known. The Chinese seal of Dancing Beijing is a promiserooted in honor and trust, character and truth.DancingBeijingisthecityimages. The

14、 ancientart of calligraphy( 書法藝術(shù) )expresses the grace and character of the Chinese and the charm and beauty of theirtraditions. The image of Beijing s Olympics, inspired by the ancient figure for Beijing,turns thecity into a dancing athlete in the graceful sweep of the calligrapherDancing Beijing is

15、 the color of China. Red is the most significant color in Chinese culture: a symbol of luck, of celebration and of new beginnings.Dancing Beijing represents the spirit of the individual. It is the symbol for every.Olympian, every performer, every volunteer and every spectator. Arms extended wide,it

16、invites all people and the world to share in the city s history, beauty, enefuture.Dancing Beijing is in the form of the Chinese dragon, the ancient symbol of Chineseculture that has both power and majesty.Dancing Beijing is an invitation to China s celebration. It is a gesture of friendshipand hope

17、 that the international community will unite in peace through sport.Dancing Beijing is an emblem of a celebration.The1behind the Symbol of Dancing BeijingDancingBeijingisDancingBeijinga(n)2of our country3intos a modern country.Beijing4 sto ensure the success.the image of the city of Beijing, an5of g

18、race and character of theChinese.a 6 of luck, celebration and new beginnings with the red color. 7 its arms wide to invite the whole world to experience the city.8on the form of the Chinese dragon, which is powerful and majestic.hopes to help the world9and live in peace with the help of sport.repres

19、ents the Chinese people10to a new destiny.13Traveling on the Information SuperhighwayIn the early 1990s, few people outside of governments and universities had everheard the term internet. The World Wide Web was in its infancy（初期） , Back then ifyou said to someone,“ Send-mailmewithan directions to y

20、our house.”All you wouldhave received is a puzzled look . Technology has come a long way since those days. Today,theInternetconnectsmillionsofcomputersaroundtheglobe,makinga worldwideexchange of information possible.w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.mThe Internet is often called the“ information superhighway.”Thata

21、mountsofinformationtraveloverit.Ifyou searchedthewordgrasshopper,forinstance,youwouldhavethousandsofsitestolookat.Somesiteswouldgiveinformationon theseinsects.Othersiteswouldbe companieswith“ grasshopper in”their names. Still other sites might want to sell you books about grasshoppers.In addition to

22、 information, the Internet also offers one of the greatest inventionsin communications,electronicmail, ore-mailforshort.E-mailis thebrainchildofashrewd （精明的） man named Ray Tomlison. He developed the program and sent himselfthe first e-mail in 194. He isn t sure, but he thinks his first message was Q

23、WERTYUIOP.（ the top row of letters on a key-board）. As a result of Tomlinsons invention of e-mail,the way in which the world communicates has changed.Thanks to e-mail, you can communicate with a student in London and find out howhis weather experimentis going.E-mail has also changed thespeed withwhi

24、ch weexchange information. In minutes, you can contact another person who shares your loveof kites or stamps. Your aunt and uncle can send you pictures of their new puppy withoutever leaving their home. If you are sick and can t attend school,-mail your teacher can eyou the assignments you have miss

25、ed. You can even send e-mail to a grasshopper expertand ask questions for a research paper.However, there is one big disadvantages when you use e-mail. Unlike a letter yousend through the mail, e-mail is NOT private. It can be reviewed by anyone with accessto your receiver s computreceiver.Your coul

26、d also forward it to other peopleso becareful. Do not say anything in an e-mail that you wouldn t say in front of crowd!Theinternetoffersinformation to us.The internetThe internet enables us to（ 1）in a new way.WecanThe internet is（ 2 ）oftencalledinformationthethroughout“ informationthe world,superbe

27、causehigh- way ”,thebecausevastinternetamountofcaninformationconnecttravel over lionsofcomputers.Thanks to（ 3 ）wherever we are.It has changed（ 4 ）oftalking. Through it, we can talkwithourstudentsinLondonaboutthe weather experiment., we can keep in touch with othersIt has also enables us（ 8 ）to

28、 exchangetheinformation at（ 5 ）advantages,speed than traditionalwe shouldcommunicative（ 9 ）methods. Within awhenshort time, it lets ususing it.（ 6 ）Because itmother person who hasmay not beinternet in （ 7 ）. It（ 10）also helps us to sendif someoneinformation withouthas accessleaving home.to ourreceiv

29、erscomputer.14Goodbye, plasticWanna go shopping? Before you leave you d better prepare a paper bag to carry your stuff or get more money to buy the bags! As a war against plastic bags has started.aroundthe country, peoplebettergetintothe habitofbringing their own bags forshopping. w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.

30、mStarting from June 1, all shops and supermarkets will be forbidden from offeringfree plastic bags. Those going against the rule will face a fine up to 10,000 yuan. Inaddition, the manufacture（生產(chǎn)）, sale and use of bags less than 0.025 mm thick will alsobe banned.“ We should encourage people to retur

31、n to carrying cloth bags and using baskets fortheir vegetables, ” said a notice from the State Council（國(guó)務(wù)院） . “ While plastic bags are convenient fro shoppers, this has caused a serious waste of energy and environmentalpollution.”It is estimated（預(yù)計(jì)） that the Chinese use up to 3 billion plastic bags

32、a day. Thecountry has to refine（煉） 5 million tons of crude oil every year to make them. Whenthese bags go to landfills or are burned, they pollute the air, waterways and soil, whichforms ahuge threatto thehealth ofhumans.Ifthey areabandoned,it takestemalmost 1,000 years to break down into particle（微

33、粒） that do not harm the environment.And the abandoned plastic bags are also dangerous to wildlife who eat tem by accident.Althoughsomecitizensareworriedaboutthe inconvenience of nothavingfreeplasticbags,mostpeoplearewillingtomakesacrifices（ 犧 牲 ） toprotecttheenvironment.A large number of Chinese hav

34、e begun making their own cloth bags. Li Hui, a highschool student in Tianjin, cut out a shopping bag from his old trousers. Just like hisclassmates,he senthisfirstworktohisneighborsto promotethe use ofenvironmentally-friendly bags.“ I am so proud that they like my design and promised touse it,” said

35、 the boy.Goodbye, plasticWhyis sucharule Using plastic bags has(1) _aseriouswasteofmade?energy and environmental pollution.Every year5milliontonsofA serious waste ofcrude oil is (5) _ to make(4) _enough plastic bags for people(2) _dotheto use. Whentheplasticbagstoplasticbagspollutelandfillsorareburn

36、ed,theythe environment?pollute air, waterways and soil,Environmental pollution:(6) _ a huge threat tothe health of humans. Plasticbagsdoharmtothe.environment. Ittakes them averylong timetobreakdowninto(7) _ particles. Theabandonedplasticbagsare(8) _ to wildlife that eatthem by accident. Althoughsome

37、citizensare worriedabouttheHow do peopleinconvenience of not having (9) _ plastic bags, mostpeople arewillingto makesacrificestoprotectthe(3) _to thenew rules?environment. A large number of Chinese have begun (10) _their own cloth bags.15Host family accommodation, or living with host families, remai

38、ns popular amonglanguagetravelstudentsforitsadvantages.Thesedays,host familiesaretryingtooffer more in terms of quality, for they still have something to worry about.Hostfamilyaccommodationisoftenseenasthenumber-onechoiceforitsadvantagesinlanguagestudy,culturalcommunicationandcostofliving.Stayingalo

39、ngside host families enables students to get enough practice for the short time oftheir studying so thattheir language acquisitionislikelyto become faster.Livinginhost families also has the advantage for students of being able to spend a lot of timecommunicating with their“ host parents” , andcalget

40、wayto knowoflife,thepeopleloand culture. Another advantage is that host family accommodation can sometimes bethe least expensive. It attracts students for it ensures them a family type of living at alow cost.w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.mThe advantages, however, have not prevented host families from worrying.

41、On onehand, some host families are losing their unique selling point. The problem is that themajority of hosts in big cites, now generally single and young, have less times availablefor studentsbutthe sellingpointforhostfamilyaccommodationiscommunicationpractice.Onethe otherhand,studentsexpectations

42、have risen. They are becomingmore demanding and asking for more than ever from their accommodation, as they comemainly from high socio-economic groups in their own countries.Togetoutofthedifficultsituation,hostfamiliesarenowmaking effortstoimprovethequality ofservice.Theyare tryingtomakinglivingcond

43、itionsbetter,including broadband Internet service, private bathroom,and access to plenty of hotwaterforlongshowers. Theyarealsoprovidingstudentswithstructuredfamily.activities.It is believed that host family accommodation will keep the popularity vote with language travel students.Host Family Accomm

44、odationHostfamiliesare(1)_theHost family accommodation will keep theaccommodation quality.popularity vote with students.AdvantagesProblems(2) _LanguageCulturalCostofLossofRise in(9)Servicestudy:(3)communication(6)_:selling_:Whatquality_: It is more (5)Sometimepoint:studentsimprovemenstudents_fors it

45、is theHosts lackdemandist: Hosts arelearnstudentstobestway(8)_more now.(10)_faster(4)communicatefortimeforliving_inandlearnstudentsstudents.conditionstheshortthings ofthetospendandtimetheylocal place.(7) _.organizingspend.structuredfamilyactivities16Wonderinghow manycaloriesthebananacreampieon your

46、plate has?SomeJapanesehave a novel waytofindout:Photographitwitha cellphoneandsendtheimage to an expert. With cellphones becoming common in Japan and rising concern overexpanding waistlines, health-careproviderswillallow thecalorie-consciouspeopletosend photos of their meals to nutritionists (營(yíng)養(yǎng)學(xué)家 )

47、 for advice.Publichealthinsuranceoffices inOsakain WesternJapanhavelaunchedtheservice on a trial basis. About 100 cardiac (心臟病的 ) patients signed up in the first year,followed by diabetes and obesity patients in the second.Japanese have been getting“fatter, especially men in their 20s and 30s. There is concern over what they learnedabout