1、专题十八 任务型阅读,中考英语 (江苏专用),一、阅读表达 Passage 1(2018苏州,六) 请认真阅读下面短文,用英语回答短文后的问题。 Life offers so many lessons, both practical and personal, that youre never too young to begin learning them. Here are some skills to learn as soon as possible. Money Management When you start receiving money of your own, its ti
2、me to start understanding your relationship with money. In a world where you can buy any and every object, the key is to save money by buy- ing only essentials(必需品)and a treat sometimes. Cooking One great way to save money is to learn to cook for yourself. Beyond that, cooking at home also,五年中考,A组 2
3、014-2018年江苏中考题组,五年中考,helps you control your diet for better health. If you start doing this at an early age, you will not have to depend on your parents too much. Keeping Promises Promises are a matter of honesty and should be made with care. We must learn from an early age that our word must be fol
4、lowed up by action. When it isnt, others will quickly lose trust in us and not respect us. Accepting Rejection(拒绝) Though you must be careful not to break your word, others promises arent always kept. Learn about it early, and you wont be hurt easily. Also, not every job application or desired(渴望的)
5、friendship will work out, so remember that there are more fish in the sea. Lifelong Learning No matter how old you get, there will always be things beyond your understanding. Its better to learn to be modest now rather than take a proud fall later in life. Be open to new experiences and,keep learnin
6、g. And its never too late to start. 1.How many skills are talked about in the passage?2.Which two skills can help you save money?3.If one of your friends breaks his promise to you, will you be angry? Why or why not?,答案 1.Five. 根据文中的五个小标题和图案能看出共有五个技能:Money Management, Cooking, Keeping Promises, Accep
7、ting Rejection, Lifelong Learning。简略回答或完整回答都可以。 2.Money Management and Cooking. 根据Money Management中最后一句.the key is to save money by buying only essentials.以及Cooking部分第一句One great way to save money is to learn to cook for yourself.可知,这两种技能可以省钱。简略回答或完整回答都可以。 3.Yes. Because I think promises are a matte
8、r of honesty./No. Because Ive learned others promis- es arent always kept. 本题是开放性问题,言之有理即可,可结合文章中的内容总结,比如.oth- ers will quickly lose trust in us and not respect us.以及Though you must be careful not to break your word, others promises arent always kept.可以提炼出答案。,Passage 2(2018盐城,三,C) 阅读与回答问题。 When Dr.
9、Karen McComb came to Amboseli National Park, her first task was to learn the names of the one hundred or so elephants most often seen. Scientists working in the park have learned to study elephants by watching them up close. They have a list of almost one thousand elephants. There are records for al
10、l of the elephants born since 1972. Amboseli was a good place for Dr. McComb to study animal communication. Elephants were a great subject because their lifestyle depends on communication.,Dr. McComb and her team had learned a lot about elephant communication, but they kept on think- ing about one p
11、uzzling (困惑的) watch. Some families were better at distinguishing (区别) calls of friends from those of strangers. What made some families smarter than others? The scientists searched their records for an explana- tion. To their surprise, there was only one factor (因素) of importance: The “smartest” fam
12、ilies always had the oldest grandmothers. A family, as it did in all other activities, waited for some sig- nal (信号) from the grandmother when they heard a strange contact call. And older, more experi- enced grandmothers were better at telling whether other elephants were strangers or friends just b
13、y their calls. That was an important discovery. It showed how an elephant family depends on the experience of the grandmother.,回答下面5个问题,每题答案不超过5个词。 1.How do scientists working in the park study elephants?2.What did Dr. McComb study?3.What did Dr. McComb and her team do for an explanation?4.Who does
14、everyone in elephant families listen to?5.What does an elephant family depend on in all the activities?,答案 语篇解读 本文为记叙文。文章主要讲述了Dr. Karen McComb在非洲安波塞利国家公园 研究大象之间的交流并得出结论:有年长祖母的象群在交流方面比其他象群显得更聪明。 1.By watching them up close. 问题意思:在公园里工作的科学家是怎样研究大象的?此处问研 究方式。根据第二段第一句.have learned to study elephants by
15、watching them up close.可知,科 学家研究大象的方式是近距离观察大象。 2.Animal communication. 问题意思:Dr. McComb研究什么?根据第二段倒数第二句Amboseli was a good place for Dr. McComb to study animal communication. 可知,Dr. McComb 主要研究 动物交流。 3.They searched their records. 问题意思:为了找到解释,Dr. McComb和她的团队做了什么?根 据倒数第二段第二句The scientists searched thei
16、r records for an explanation.可知,为了找到这个 问题的答案,即:是什么使得有些象群比另一些聪明呢?Dr. McComb和她的团队搜寻他们的记 录。 4.The oldest grandmothers. 问题意思:象群里所有大象听谁的话?根据倒数第二段第三句中,The “smartest” families always had the oldest grandmothers. 可知,“最聪明”的象群里的成 员们最听年龄最大的祖母的话。 5.The experience of the grandmother. 问题意思:在所有活动中,一个象群是依靠什么的?根据 倒数
17、第二段最后两句内容与最后一段可知,象群的祖母有丰富的经验,所以整个象群在所有活 动中依靠的其实是祖母的经验。,长难句 Some families were better at distinguishing (区别) calls of friends from those of strangers.一些象群更擅长于区分朋友和陌生大象的叫声。 本句是一个简单句。句中代词those替代前面所出现的名词calls。 重点词汇 communication n.交流;depend on依靠;to ones surprise使某人感到高兴的是 词汇积累 up close靠近地;distinguish v.区
18、分;explanation n.解释,Watch out for Bruiser by David Alan EJH Publishing, NSW, 2009,$9.90.,Passage 3(2017苏州,六) 用英语回答短文后的问题。 Book Review by Patricia Ann Turner It is school holiday time and Mitch Morrows family have just moved to a new home in a new place. Mitch cant stop worrying about what his new sch
19、ool is going to be like. He is not even sure about the neighbours. Next door live the Bull family and they have two children, Di and Bruce. The older of the two, Bruce, is a large boy, about Mitchs age. Mitch watches him carry big rocks.,He looks really strong and unkind. Mitch gives him the name Br
20、uiser(彪形大汉)because he has a black eye. Did he get it in a fight? Mitch imagines all the worst possible things about Bruiser. He is probably the class bully(恶霸).In his mind Mitch thinks of him as the enemy. Things seem to get more worrying for Mitch. He finds out he will be in the same class as Bruis
21、er. Then on the first day of school he learns that Bruiser is his buddy for the day. This is a lovely story for young readers to read or listen to. It has a wonderful message for all chil- dren about facing their fearsreal and imagined. The pictures in the book catch the worry Mitch feels and make B
22、ruiser really look like a bad guy. My only complaint is the colour of the printing of the text. Why there are pages of different coloured print I cannot tell. They may create problems for children with poor eyesight. I give it four stars.,1.Who is the book Watch out for Bruiser for?2.What does Mitch
23、 imagine Bruce to be?3.After reading the book review, do you think the book is worth reading? Why or why not?,答案 1.Its for young readers. 根据第四段第一句This is a lovely story for young readers to read or listen to.可知答案。 2.Mitch imagines him to be a bad boy. 根据第二段最后一句In his mind Mitch thinks of him as the
24、enemy.以及第五段The pictures in the book catch the worry Mitch feels and make Bruiser real- ly look like a bad guy.可知,Mitch把Bruce想象成一个坏男孩。 3.Yes. Because it tells me how to face the fears. No. Because the colour of the printing is bad for my eyes. 答案有多种表达,注意标点和首字母 大写。对于用why提问的问题应用because回答。,Passage 4(201
25、7盐城,三,C)阅读与回答问题。Last month, heads of state from 29 foreign countries came to Beijing to attend the Belt and Road Forum(论坛) for International Cooperation(合作). The main goal of it is to make the coun- tries work together in more areas. It has won the support of more than 130 countries and interna- tio
26、nal groups. As a Chinese student, you must know something about the Silk Road. Long ago, traders brought treasures from the East to the West. Trips to the East became more fa- vorable when traders found silk and spices(香料). These treasures were not ordinary goods that were easy to get. Many people w
27、anted them and it was a good way to become wealthy. The Silk Road was not a real road. It was a route(线路) between the East and West. It went through China, Turkey, and Greece. Some traders traveled over land and others sailed across the sea. There was danger along both routes.,Traders who went over
28、the land used camels and horses. First, the traders crossed the desert. Then, they climbed over mountains. After that, the traders still had hundreds of miles to go. Bad weather was often a problem. Robbers who stole the silk and spices also caused trouble. Traders who crossed the sea faced some of
29、the same problems. There were storms on the sea. Wa- ter and winds could push the boats in the wrong direction. Pirates(海盗) also chased the ships and they stole the goods and took control of the ships. Over time, the Silk Road changed people in both the East and West. Traders shared stories about fa
30、raway lands. They brought back drawings of the places and things they had seen, which helped people learn about new cultures. As a result of the Silk Road, the world seemed much smaller.,回答下面5个问题,每题答案不超过5个词。 1.Whats the main goal of the Belt and Road Forum for the countries?2.Why did the traders tra
31、vel a long way to the East?3.How many routes were there in the Silk Road?4.What was one of the same problems traders over land and across the sea faced?5.Whats the title for the passage?,答案 语篇解读 本文讲了“一带一路国际合作论坛”的主要目的以及“丝绸之路”的由来及发 展。 1.To make them work together. 根据第一段第二句The main goal of it is to mak
32、e the countries work together in more areas.可知,它的主要目的是使得各国能在更多领域进行合作。 2.For silk and spices. 根据第三段第二句Trips to the East became favorable when traders found silk and spices.可知,商人长途跋涉来到东方,就是为了丝绸和香料。 3.Two. 根据第四段最后一句Some traders traveled over land and others sailed across the sea.可 知,“丝绸之路”分水路、陆路两条线路。 4
33、.Bad weather. 根据第五段倒数第二句Bad weather was often a problem.可知,糟糕的天气对 于陆路是一个经常性的问题;再根据第六段第二句There were storms on the sea.可知,对于海路 来说,坏天气同样是一个大问题。因此恶劣的天气是陆路和海路共同的问题。 5.The Silk Road. 本文主要介绍了丝绸之路,包括丝绸之路的由来、发展等,因此以The Silk Road为文章的标题非常合适。,长难句 They brought back drawings of the places and things they had seen
34、, which helped people learn about new cultures.他们把他们所看到的地方和东西的图画带回来了,这帮助人们了解新 的文化。本句为主从复合句。they had seen为定语从句;which 引导非限制性定语从句,补充说明整个 主句。 重点词汇 work together合作;win the support of 赢得的支持;become wealthy变得富有;go through穿越,贯穿;in the wrong direction朝着错误的方向;cause trouble引起麻烦;take control of 控制;faraway adj.遥远
35、的;as a result of.由于 词汇积累 goal n.目的;the Silk Road丝绸之路;spice n.香料;ordinary adj.普通的;desert n.沙漠; robber n.强盗;pirate n.海盗;chase v.追逐,Passage 5(2016苏州,六)阅读下面的短文并用英语回答问题。“Jamila, I just found one dollar sitting on the coffee table,” said Mrs. Johnson. “Is that your money?” Jamila looked up from the book s
36、he was reading. “Oops, its mine. I emptied my jacket pockets before I left for basketball practice yesterday. I was running late, so I didnt have time to take it up to my room.” Jamila placed it quickly in the back of her book and went back to reading. “Jamila, you just put that money into the back
37、of your book. Im quite sure that youre not going to be able to find it when you need it,” her mother said.“You see, some of your money is in the pencil case on your desk. Some is in the glove hanging behind the door. I think you might also have a few dollars in your bag. You are such a careless girl
38、.” “Mom, Im too busy to take care of my money.” Mrs. Johnson smiled, “It looks like its time for you to get your own bank account (账户).” “My own bank account?Is it necessary?Kids know little about it,” Jamila replied.,The next day, Mrs. Johnson took Jamila to a bank and opened an account for her. Th
39、e banking manager explained how the money in the account would increase. “The longer the money stays in the account, the more it will earn(获利),” he added. Jamila was surprised to learn that she could earn money just by keeping her money in a bank ac- count. “I wish I had done this a long time ago.”
40、1.Where did Mrs. Johnson find Jamilas one dollar?2.Why was Jamila thought a careless girl?3.Do you want to have your own bank account?Why or why not?,答案 1.On the coffee table. 根据第一段第一句中的I just found one dollar sitting on the coffee table 可知,一美元在咖啡桌上。回答可用简略形式或完整形式Mrs. Johnson found Jamilas one dol- l
41、ar on the coffee table. 注意首字母大写。 2.Because Jamila/she put her money everywhere. 根据第三段妈妈说的话可知,Jamila到处乱放 钱,所以妈妈认为她是个粗心的女孩。注意:该题答案需要总结概括出来,切忌把文章中出现的 地点依次罗列;同时回答why开头的问句应用because,首字母大写;everywhere还可用here and there代替。 3.Yes. Because I think if I keep my money in a bank account, I can get more money./No.
42、Because I dont think it(is) necessary for students to have a bank account. 答案可以有多种表达。注意标 点和首字母大写。,长难句 Jamila was surprised to learn that she could earn money just by keeping her money in a bank account.Jamila惊讶地得知只把她的钱存放在银行账户上,她就可以赚钱。 动词不定式短语to learn that.作原因状语,that引导宾语从句。 高级语块 too.to.太而不能;open an a
43、ccount开立账户, 开户,评析 本题是苏州卷新增题型。共三小题:第一题可从文章中直接找到答案;第二题需要综合 归纳或转换文本信息获取答案;第三题属开放型题目,首先表明自己的观点,再给出和你观点相 吻合的理由。,Passage 6(2014淮安,A) 阅读下面短文,根据要求完成下列各题。 CCTV reported that every year Chinese people throw away a lot of food which can feed 200 mil- lion people for a year. Do you have too much food? Of course
44、 not.According to the UN World Food Programme,there were about 900 million hungry people all over the world in 2013.About six million children die of hunger every year. So think about it.We should say no to the people who waste food every day.An old saying goes, “Every grain on the plate comes from
45、hard work.” It tells us everybody must save food. Luckily,a number of people have realized the importance of saving food.Li Hong,a waitress in a restaurant in Jiangsu,once lost her job because she took some leftover (剩余的) food home for her,son.But many people were by her side and criticized (批评) the
46、 waste of food. What should we do in our daily life to stop wasting food? We can do many things to prevent it from happening.Here are some tips: Dont order too much food in a restaurant.Only order as much as you can eat.If you cant eat all the food you order,take the rest of it home. Dont be too pic
47、ky (挑剔的) about food.Some food may not be tasty,but our body needs it. Dont keep too much food at home,especially fruit and vegetables.,1.How many hungry people were there all over the world in 2013?2.Why did Li Hong lose her job?3.What should you do if you cant eat all the food you ask for?4.Can you
48、 keep too much food at home?5.Whats the main idea of the passage?,答案 语篇解读 本文以“光盘”行动为背景,突出“厉行节约、杜绝浪费”的主题。 1.About 900 million. 根据第二段第三句.there were about 900 million hungry people.可知。 2.Because she took some leftover food home for her son. 由第四段第二句Li Hong,a waitress in a restaurant in Jiangsu,once lost
49、 her job because she took some leftover food home for her son.可 知。 3.I/We can take the rest of it home. 由倒数第三段最后一句If you cant eat all the food you or- der,take the rest of it home.可知。 4.No,I/We cant. 由最后一段Dont keep too much food at home.可知。 5.The reasons why we cant waste food and the ways to stop w
50、asting food. 此题考查文章归纳 能力。纵观全文可知,上半部分讲述我们为什么不能浪费食物,下半部分讲述阻止浪费食物的 方法。,长难句 CCTV reported that every year Chinese people throw away a lot of food which can feed 200 million people for a year.据CCTV报道,每年中国人扔掉许多食物,这些食物可以给200万人 吃上一年。 本句中,that引导宾语从句,其中which can feed 200 million people for a year为定语从句,修饰先 行词food。 高级语块 die of hunger死于饥饿;say no to sb.拒绝某人;be picky about 对挑剔,
