初三中考任務(wù)型閱讀

初三中考任務(wù)型閱讀練習(xí)一A)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，按要求答題。TheCanadianpeoplearenotallthesame.Therearemanydifferentgroups.TheycametoCanadaatdifferenttimes.Theycamefromdifferentplaces.Manyofthemstillliveindifferentways.Longago,onlyNative(土著的)AmericansliveinCanada.Theyarrivedthousandsofyearsago.TodaythereareaboutfiftydifferentAmericangroups.TheEskimoscameaftertheNativeAmericansdid.TheyhavealsobeeninCanadaforalong,longtime.MostEskimosliveinthenorthofCanada,whereitisverycold.TheEuropeansettlersstartedarriving450yearsago.MostcamefromFrance.TheyarealargegroupinCanadatoday.TheyfollowFrenchcustomsorwaysofdoingthings.TheyspeakFrench.Later,mostsettlerscamefromEnglandandScotland.TheyspeakEnglish.TodaymorethanhalfofallCanadiansspeakEnglish. CanadianshavealsocomefromGermanyandItaly.Therearesmallergroupsfromotherplaces,too.YoucanseethatdifferentkindsofpeoplearecalledCanadians.Manydonotwanttoforgettheirowncustomsandlanguages.Buttheysharealargecountry.Theyshareafutureinthatcountry.TheyareallCanadians.根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答下列問題1.WhofirstcametoliveinCanada?2.WheredomostEskimoslive?3.HowlonghavetheEuropeansettlersbeeninCanada?4.WhatlanguagedomostCanadiansspeaktoday?5.TheCanadianslookthesame,don’tthey?練習(xí)二（A）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，按要求答題。December26,2004,wasawonderfuldayinIndia.Mostpeoplewerehappy,andwerecelebratingtheirfestival.Thenithappened.Suddenly,therewasasound,likethesoundofthunder.Next,people’shousesbegantoshake.Buildingscrackedandfell.InthetownofIndia,themainstreetwentuptwentyfeet,holesopenedintheearth,andbuildingsfellin.TheearthquakethathitIndiameasured8.7intheRichterScale(里氏震級(jí)).IntheIndiaOceantheearthquakemadeatidalwave(海嘯).Thiswavetravelledatsixhundredmilesanhour.Shortlyafter,atabout2p.m.ithitthecoast(thelandnexttothesea)ofIndia.Ittookawaywithitapieceoflandfourthousandfeetlongandsixhundredfeetwide.Peopletriedtoescape(runaway),butitdestroyedmanytowns.Theearthquakeof2004killedabout150,000people.Itwasoneofthestrongestearthquakesintheworld.Scientistsdonotknowwhenthenextearthquakewillhappen.Theyaredifficulttopredict(預(yù)測(cè)),butyouwillknowwhenithits.1.Whenwastheearthquake?2.WhatdidtheearthquakemakeintheIndia3.Howstrongwastheearthquake?4.Thescientistsaredifficulttopredicttheearthquake,aren’tthey?5.Putthesentence“Peopletriedtoescape(runaway),butitdestroyedmanytowns.”intoChinese.練習(xí)三A)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，按要求答題。（回答1—5題時(shí)，不得超過五個(gè)單詞。）Americanslovesports—theylovetoplaythem,towatchthemontelevision,andtotalkaboutthem.Butthishobbysometimeshasseriousresults—atleasttotheplayers.Forexample,whenpeopleplaytennis,sometimestheyhurttheirelbow（肘部）andinthiswaytheydevelop“tenniselbow”.Alsoitiseasytohurtakneeinafootballgame.Theseinjuries（損傷）happenwhiletheplayerishavingfun,buttheystillhurt.Afewmonthsago,KathleenSimmons,wholovesplayingvolleyball,hurtherkneeinavolleyballgame.Herdoctortoldherthatsheneededaverydifficultoperationorshemightnotbeabletoplayagain.Shefeltverysadanddidn’tknowwhattodo.ThenSimmonslearnedabout“videooperation”.Withthehelpofthisnewscienceinmedicine,doctorscannowrepairmanyinjuriesandgetpeoplebackontheplayingfieldandbacktotheirjobsmuchfaster.Simmonsfoundahospitalthatwasusingthisnewscienceandwenttoseethedoctorthere.Thedoctorstoldhertheoperationcouldhelp.Forthisoperation,herdoctordidn’thavetoopenherknee.Insteadheputaverysmallcameralens（鏡頭）insideherknee.Thelenssentbackpictures,whichappearedonatelevisionscreen.Asheworked,hecouldseetheinsideofherknee.Withthehelpofthelargepicturesonthescreen,thedoctorknewexactlywhattodowhenhewasmakingtherepairs.Simmonsstartedwalkingfivedaysafterheroperation.“Mykneehurtalotthefirstfewdays,”shesaid.“ButIfeltbetterveryquickly.”Now,sixmonthsafterheroperation,Simmonscandoeverythingshedidbeforeherinjury.“Itfeelslikeanewknee,”shesaid.“Icanevenplayvolleyballagain.”1.DoAmericanslovesports?2.WhatsportisSimmonsinterestedin?3.WhatdidthedoctorputinsideSimmons’knee?4.Whatproblemmaypeoplehavewhentheyplaysports?5.What’stheadvantage（優(yōu)點(diǎn)）ofthenewscience?練習(xí)四A)根據(jù)下面報(bào)紙專欄ASKDR.SMITH中信件內(nèi)容，按要求答題。DearDr.Smith,Ihaveabigproblemthathasjustgottenworseandworserecently.I’vebeenreallytiredbecauseI’vehadtroublegettingtosleeplately.WhenIgotobed,Itossandturn.Iwakeupseveraltimesduringthenight,andinthemorningI’malwaysfeelinguncomfortablewithasenseofillness.Usuallyit’sworsewhenIhaveabigtestatschooloradifficultpieceofworkgivenaspartofmystudies.Iworkfull-timeinthedaytimesandgotoschoolatnight.Sofar,Ihaven’tmissedanydaysatwork,butI’vealreadyfallenasleepatmydeskseveraltimes.Atnight,Ihavetroublefocusinginclass.Ifeelsostressedout.Ihopeyoucanhelp!BURNTOUTDearBurntOut,Nowonderyoufeelstressedout.Youjustaren’tgettingenoughsleep!Everyoneworriesabouttestsandassignments（功課）.Thekeyisnottoworrytoomuch!Whenyoutakeyourworriestobedwithyouatnight,it’shardtogettosleep.Youneedtofindawaytoloweryourstresslevel,soyoudon’talwaysfeelsostressedout.Thinkofwhathelpsyourelax,andmakethatpartofyourdailytimetable.Youcouldtryanexerciseprogramlikewalkingorbiking.Beforeyougotosleep,dosomethingrelaxing.Youmightfindthatitmakesabigdifference.DR.SMITH1.WhatisthematterwithMr.BurntOut?2.Isabigtestorassignmentatschoolthecauseofhisstress?3.WhatdoesDr.SmiththinkisthekeytoBurntOut’sproblem?4.WhatdoesDr.Smiththinkheshoulddo?5.Dr.Smithsuggestsexerciseasawaytorelax.WhatelsemighthelpBurnOutrelax?練習(xí)五(A)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，按要求答題。Whenanearthquakehitasmalltown,manyhousesfelldown.Aftertheearthquake,allthenewspapers

reportedmanystoriesaboutsomeofthefamilieswhowereintrouble.OneSunday,whenIwasreadinganewspaper,aspecial

picturetouched(觸動(dòng)）me.Itgavetheclothing

sizesofeachfamilymember.Ithoughtthatthiswouldbeagoodchancetoteachmychildrentohelpthosewho

werelessluckythanthemselves.Isaidtomyseven-year-oldtwins,BradandBrett,andthree-year-old

Meghan.“Wehavesomuch,andthesepoorpeoplenowhavenothing.We’llsharewhatwehavewiththem.”Ifilledaboxwithfoodsandclothes.WhileIwasdoingthis,Iencouragedtheboystochoosetheirtoys

anddonatesomeoftheirless

favouritethings.Meghanwatchedquietlyastheboystookouttheiroldtoysand

gamesandputthemtogether.Thenshewalkedaway.AfewminuteslatershecamebackwithLucy,hermuch-loveddoll.Sheputthedollontopoftheothertoys.“Oh，dear,”Isaid,“Youdon’thavetogiveLucy.Youlovehersomuch.”Meghansaid,“Lucymakesmehappy,Mommy.

Maybeshe’llmakeanotherlittle\o"土豆網(wǎng)@V"girl

happy,too.”IlookedatMeghanforamoment.Shetaughtmealesson.It’seasytogivesomethingthatwedon’t

wantanymore,butit’shardertogivewhatwe

cherish(珍愛）,isn’t?1.Howmanychildrendoesthewriterhave?2.Wheredidthewriterputthefoodsandclothes?3.Whatdidthewriterencouragehersonstodo?4.Lucyisthenameof

adoll,isn’tit?5.Pleasetranslatethesentence“Ithoughtthatthiswouldbeagoodchancetoteachmychildrentohelpthosewho

werelessluckythanthemselves.”intoChinese.練習(xí)六Thetwentyfirstcenturyisreallyfastandforcesustomovefasterwiththepace(步伐)ofit.Thesmartestwaytoshopnowadaysisonlineshopping.Onlineshoppingsavesourprecioustime.Itfreesusfromunpleasantvisitstotheshops.Wedon’tneedtotravellongdistancesunderthehotsunorthepouringrain.Justturnonourpersonalcomputersandasimpleclickwillbringusintoamagicworld.Itisveryconvenient(方便的)wayofshoppingbecausewecanchoosetheproductfromalargerange(范圍)andwegettoknowthenewproducts.Wecanseealmostallproductsthatweneedonline.Thereisfoodforpeopleandpets,clothes,tools,booksandmagazines,electronicequipment,souvenirsandmanyothers.Thingsinonlinestoresarecheaperthanthoseinbigstores.Therearealwayssalesandspecialoffers.Withsomanystoresonline,wecantakeourtimetomakeacomparison(比較)andchoosethelowestprice.Thereisalsoapossibilitytopaybycheckorcreditcard(信用卡).Besidesshoppingonline,wecanconduct(經(jīng)營(yíng))oursalesonlinetoo.Isyourfamilyconsidering(考慮)replacingtheoldtelevisionthatdoesnotfitinyournewhomesetting?Thenwhydon’tyoutrytosellthroughInternet?Yes,evenyoucansellyourproductsorun-wantedthingsthroughonlineshopping.Youdon’tneedtohaveyourownpersonale-commercesite.Youcansellitthroughfreeadpostingsites.Youwillfindplenty.Withthelatesttechnology,wehavethebestchancetoshoponlineandfeelthepleasure.Youhaven’ttriedityet?Goandgetatrueonlineshoppingexperiencenow!17.Isonlineshoppingthesmartestwaytoday?_________________________________________________________________18.Whyisonlineshoppingconvenient?_________________________________________________________________19.Inwhichstorearethingsmoreexpensive,onlinestoresorbigstories?_________________________________________________________________20.Whatcanwesellthroughonlineshopping?_________________________________________________________________21.What’stheadvantageofonlineshopping?_________________________________________________________________練習(xí)七

Whenwethinkofharvests(收獲),weusuallythinkofplants.Butcanyoualsoharvestaliquid?Sure.Justthinkofrainwater.Bestofall,itisfree,exceptforthecostofawaytocollectit.

OnewaytoharvestrainwateriswithsometechnologydevelopedbyInternationalDevelopmentEnterprises.ItisintheAmericanstateofColorado.Itcreatedthetechnologyasawayforpeopleindevelopingcountriestoavoidhavingtodrinkpolluted(污染)groundwater.

Therainwaterharvestingsystem(系統(tǒng))createdbyInternationalDevelopmentEnterprisesusespipes(管子)tocollectwaterfromthetopsofbuildings.Therearepipesbetweenthebuildingsandtwo-metertallstoragetank(存儲(chǔ)容器),whichpreventsdirtandleavesinthewaterfromfallinginsidethetank.

Acoversitsoverthetank.Itprotectsthewaterinsidethetankfromevaporating(蒸發(fā)).Thecoveralsopreventsinsects(昆蟲)fromflyingintothewaterandlayingeggs.

Insidethetankisalow-costplasticbagthatcollectsthewater.Thebagsitsinsideanotherplasticbag.Thetwobagsaresupported(支撐)insidethemetaltank.Inall,thetankcancollectto3,500Lofwater.

InternationalDevelopmentEnterprisessaysthebagsinsidethetankmayneedtobereplacedeverytwotothreeyears.However,ifthebagsarenotdamaged(損壞)bysunlight,theycouldlastevenlonger.

Thedeveloperssayonetankcanprovideafamilyoffivewithenoughrainwatertogothroughafive-monthdryseason.13.Canpeopleharvestrainwateraccordingtothepassage?

_________________________________________14.Whatisthebiggestadvantageofstoringrainwaterwiththetechnology?

_________________________________________15.Howmuchwatercanthetankkeep?

_________________________________________16.Whatisthecoveronthetankusedfor?

_________________________________________17.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?

_________________________________________練習(xí)八Ifyoudon’tknowhowmuchwateryouneed,I’mnotsurprised.Differentadviceinrecentnewspapers，appearstobeagainsttheold“8-a-day”adviceweallgrewupwith.Isitnecessarytodrinkdowneightglassesofwaterdaily,oristhisalreadyoutofdate.?

We’veheardforyearsthateightglassesofwaterdailyisnecessaryforapersontokeephealthy.Yourweightlossandhealthdependonit.Drinkeightglassesofwaterdailyandseeclearerskin,bettersleep,andimproveeyesight.We’rewarnedoflosingwaterwithoutatleasteightglasses.But,therearesomenewideasofexaminingyourdailydiet,includingwhatyoueat,aswellaswhatyoudrink.

Theansweris...youneedwhatyouneed!Ifit’ssummer,youneedmore.Ifyou’reexercising,youneedmore.Ifyou’rea“normal”inactiveperson,andnotexercisingmorethan15—20minutesdaily,youneednomorethanfourglassesofwaterdaily.Mostdrinkscanbecountedaspartofyourdailywaterintake.AlthoughtheWorldHealthOrganizationsuggeststhateightcups,theold“8-a-day”ruleisbasedonstudiesonpeopleunderdifficultsituations,includingsoldiersathighaltitudeandhospitalizedpatients,whatyouandIneedisdifferent.17.Isthewritersurprisedifyoudon’tknowhowmuchwateryouneed?18.Whatdoestheold“8-a-day”advicemean?19.Whomistheold“8-a-day”rulefor?Giveanexample.20.Howmuchwaterdoyoureallyneedaccordingtothewriter?21.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?練習(xí)九ThumbsDowntoTexting屈指發(fā)短信Doyouhaveamobilephone?Doyousendtextmessagestoyourfriendsandfamily?Textmessagingor“texting”isbecomingverypopular.But,scientistshavediscoveredthattextingcangiveusproblemswithourhands.Becareful!Toomuchtextingcancauseswellinginourthumbs.Ourthumbswerenotmadeforpushingsmallbuttons,overandover.ScientistscallthisproblemRSI.WespoketoadoctorcalledHarrietWilson,whotreatsmanysickpeoplewithRSI.Shesaysweneedtoseehowmuchtimewearespendingintypingtextmessages.Ifwearespendingmorethan10–15minutesatonce,wecouldhaveproblemsinthefuture.Asmobilephonesdevelop,theyaregettingsmallerwithbuttonsclosertogether.Textingwithasmallerphoneisworsethanusingalargerphonewithbiggerbuttons.Usingacomputerkeyboardandplayingvideogamescancausethesameproblem.SomoreandmorepeoplecouldfindthemselveswithRSI.Amongthem,mostareuniversitystudentsandteenagers,astheydonotknowtherisksofspendingsomuchtimeusingcomputer,videogamesandmobilephones.Ifwedon’tdosomethingaboutthis,toomanyyoungpeoplecouldgrowupinterriblepain.66.Whatisbecomingverypopularnow?

67.Doestheword“once”mean“onetime”inthesecondpassage?

68.WhatkindofpeopleareeasiertohavetheproblemofRSI?

69.WhatcanalsocauseRSIexcepttexting?

70.WhichiseasiertocausetheproblemofRSI,usingsmallermobilephonesorlargerones?練習(xí)十Thinkoflifeasagameinwhichyouareplayingwithfiveballsintheair.Younamethemwork,family,health,friendsandspirit(精神)andyoukeepallofthemintheair.Youwillsoonunderstandthatworkisarubberball.Ifyoudropit,itwillbounce(彈跳)back.Buttheotherfourballs,family,health,friendsandspirit,aremadeofglasses.Ifyoudroponeofthese,theywillbebroken.Theywillneverbethesame.Youmustunderstandthatandtrytohavebalanceinyourlife.How?Don’tlookdownonyourworthbycomparingyourselfwithothers.Itisbecausewearedifferentandeachofusisspecial.Don’tletotherpeoplesetgoalsforyou.Onlyyouknowwhatisbestforyourself.Don’tgiveupwhenyoustillhavesomethingtogive.(83)Nothingisreallyoveruntilthemomentyoustoptrying.Don’tbeafraidtofightdifficulties.Itisbytakingchancesthatwelearnhowtobebrave.Don’tshutloveoutofyourlifebysayingit’simpossible.(84)Thequickestwaytoreceiveloveistogiveit;thefastestwaytoloseloveistoholdittootightly(緊緊地);thebestwaytokeeploveistogiveitwings.Don’trunthroughlifesofastthatyouforgetnotonlywhereyou’vebeen,butalsowhereyouaregoing.Don’tbeafraidtolearn.Knowledgeisweightless.It’satreasure(珍寶)youcanalwayscarryeasily.Don’tusetimeorwordscarelessly.Youcan’tgetthemback.Lifeisnotacompetition,butatrip,stepbystep.Yesterdayishistory,tomorrowisamystery(秘密),andtodayisagift:that’swhywecallit“thepresent”.A.根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)要回答問題。81.Whatarethefiveballsoflife?__________________________________________________________________________82.Pleasesaysomethingaboutknowledgeaccordingtothepassage.__________________________________________________________________________B．將短文中劃線的兩個(gè)句子譯成漢語(yǔ)。83._________________________________________________________________________84._________________________________________________________________________C．

請(qǐng)給短文擬一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)臉?biāo)題。85.__________________________________________________________________________練習(xí)十一Aterribleexplosivenoisewasheard,immediatelyfollowedbystrongshakingoftheclassroombuilding.MrsLiLan,acountryschoolteacherinSichuan,whowasgivingaclass,couldhardlykeeponherfeet,andmanyofherpupilsmadepaniccries.MrsLirealizedatoncethatitmustbeapowerfulearthquakehittingthearea.Thoughsheherselfwasscared,shemanaged(設(shè)法)tomakethechildrencalmdown,openedthedoorrightawayandtoldthechildrentoleavetheclassroomandgetdowntotheplaygroundasquicklyaspossible.Whenallthechildrenhadleft,shefollowedthemtothefirstfloor.Theearthstillkeptmovingviolently(巨烈地).Someofthebuildingsnearbywerefallingdown,andagreatnumberoffallingstoneswererollingdownfromthehillsbehindtheschool.Suddenly,shefoundalittleboyfelloverandwashitbyabigstonerightonhisbody.Sheforgotthedangershewasfacingandranover,tryingtopushthestoneaway.Thestonewassobigthatitwasnoteasyforhertomoveit.Shekeptpushinguntiltheboywaspulledout,carryinghimtothecenteroftheplayground.Theboywaslatersenttohospitalandsaved.76.Whatkindofdisaster(災(zāi)難)happenedinthestory?____________________________________________________________77.Whatwerethechildrendoingwhenthedisasterhappened?____________________________________________________________78.WhatwasMrsLi’sactionwhenshesawtheboyunderthestone?_