1、学优中考网 2012 中考英语任务型阅读【13】阅读短文回答问题任务型阅读第一类（1）来自： 山东枣庄 Imagine this: your parents go away on business, but you have to stay at home alone. Would life be as easy a s when your parents are around? Would it be a perfect holiday for you?”I can fill an empty stomach with tomato and egg soup, but thats all.
2、I think many of my classmates are the same. We wouldnt know what to do, or how to look after ourselves,“ said Zheng Chenyu. “And Id forget something important. Id probably watch television and burn the soup. “As soon as I leave home, Ill learn to cook. But now parents do almost everything for us. We
3、re very lazy, “she said.Most teenagers have only time for their homework. They dont learn any life skills until they go to college.However, Sima Yige doesnt think so. “I think Id be all right. I wouldnt just eat sandwiches or fruit. I know how to cook, some simple dishes because my mum showed me,“ t
4、he 13 - year - old boy said. In his opinion, many teenagers depend too much on their parents, and there is much more to learn than cooking, like “tidying up your room or even dressing yourself properly.“For most teenagers it wouldnt be a holiday at all.71. Why would Zheng Chenyu probably burn the so
5、up? _72. When will Zheng Chenyu learn to cook? _73. Translate the underlined sentence “They dont learn any life skills until they go to college. “ in this passage. _74. The underlined phrase “depend too much“ on in the passage means _ in Chinese.75. Would life be as easy for teenagers living alone a
6、s when their parents are 学优中考网 around?_答案：71. Because he cant cook anything else.72. As soon as he leaves home.73.，他们直到上大学才学会生活的技能。74. 过分依赖于75. No, it wont. *任务型阅读第一类（2）来自：黑龙江齐齐哈尔Have you heard about “Survival (生存) Holidays”? “Survival Holidays” is for children to go into the lonely place for exciti
7、ng activities. Now about 1,100 companies are allowed to take children into the great outdoors without their parents.The reason why people like “Survival Holidays” is that they think being close to nature is good for children. Many children in big cities spend all time watching TV and playing compute
8、r games. “Survival Holidays” gives them an important change.Is “Survival Holidays” a wonderful idea? Maybe it is. Children need more free time to play. They need to be left on their own, without adults disturbing (打扰) them. Parents care too much about their children. They like to see the children be
9、ing busy with activities that are controlled by adults, but children dont know what to do when they are in danger. Even something like crossing a small river seems to be a hard challenge. Children are not comfortable with danger. Even small danger like getting their feet wet or falling down seems ve
10、ry terrible to them.Many people think the survival activities are good for children. Even years later, they will still remember what they have learned. Some have learned to 学优中考网 stay calm in different times. Some have learned how to keep safe. Others have learned how to work in a team. All these sk
11、ills will help them a lot in their lives.Answer the following questions according to what you read.81. Is “Survival Holidays” for children or parents?82. Why do people like “Survival Holidays”?83. What do the children in big cities usually do?84. How do children feel when they are in danger?85. What
12、 can children learn in the survival activities？答案：81. Children./ For children. / Its for children.82. Because they think b eing close to nature is good for children./Because they think the survival activities are good for children.83. They usually watch TV and play computer games./To watch TV and pl
13、ay computer games./Watching TV and playing computer games./What they do is to watch TV and play computer games./What they do is watching TV and playing computer games.84. They dont know what to do./They feel uncomfortable (terrible)./Not comfortable./Uncomfortable./Terrible./ They dont feel comforta
14、ble.85. They can learn some survival skills. / They can learn to stay calm in different times, keep safe and work in team.*任务型阅读第一类（3）来自：山东潍坊Tigers are fierce animals. They are the bosses of the Asian jungles with their cleverness, quickness and strength. A pussycat, on the other hand, is a homebody
15、 that comforts us with its gentle warmth and calms us with its 学优中考网 purring.As a mother, the Chinese-American writer Amy Chua is definitely a tiger. Her book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother(虎妈战歌) . tells of the strict upbringing she gave her two children. She thinks that being strict is the only w
16、ay to develop a childs potential( 潜力) and to make them strong, independent and successful. Her kids were not allowed to watch TV or play video games. They were not allowed to “hang out“ with other kids after school. They had to be the top students in their classes. And they had to practice the piano
17、 and violin for hours every day. As a result, her kids became successful. She admits this caused a lot of tears and anger but she has few regrets (后悔).Chua says, like her, most Asian mothers are tigers because they believe their children can achieve a lot if theyre pushed hard enough. She says Ameri
18、can mothers are really pussycats. They care more about their childrens self-esteem (自尊). They dont want to push their kids too hard for fear of hurting their feelings. American mothers encourage their children to find their own path.So, is a tiger mom better than a pussycat? Perhaps it depends on th
19、e differences between Asian and Western cultures. It may also depend on the child himself. Some kids need to be pushed while others respond to a gentler hand. To growl or to purr? There is no easy answer.1. Whats the Tiger Mother, Amy Chuas idea on childrens education? (根据短文内容回答问题)_2. How did Amy Ch
20、uas kids become successful? (根据短文内容列举两条)(1)_(2)_3. Why are most Asian mothers tigers? (根据短文内容回答问题 )_学优中考网 4. 请将第三段中句子翻译成汉语。_5. What kind of mother would you like, a tiger or a pussycat? And why? (先回答，然后至少写一个句子说明原因)_答案：1. She thinks that being strict is the only way to develop a childs potential and
21、to make them strong, independent and successful. 2. (1) They were not allowed to watch TV or play video games.(2) They were not allowed to “hang out“ with other kids after school.(3) They had to be the top students in their classes.(4) They had to practice the piano and violin for hours every day.3.
22、 Because they believe their children can achieve a lot if theyre pushed hard enough. 4.美国妈妈鼓励孩子们寻找自己的人生道路。 5. Id like a tiger mother. Because it seems to be strict, but its good for me. /Id like a pussycat mother. Because I hate to be pushed hard. 任务型阅读第一类（4）来自：黑龙江省龙东地区Many famous people had dreams
23、when they were young. They often worked hard to make their dreams come true.When I was only 13 years old, I first thought about what I should do in the future. I used to dream about being a basketball player, a soccer player, or a baseball player. However, I gave up these dreams because I was too sh
24、ort. Then I thought about going into music, so I bought a guitar. But I couldnt play it very well. Then I had to give up my dream again. After that I thought about being a reporter and I worked really hard at it. At the age of 25, my dream came true and I became a reporter.Finally, I learned the tru
25、th about making dreams come true. I should never give up and I must work hard.学优中考网 Answer the questions according to the passage.81. How old was the writer when he first had a dream?82. Why did he give up being a basketball player?83. How many dreams did he give up?84. Did his dream come true at la
26、st?85. What can you learn from this passage?答案：81. He was 13 years old when he first had a dream. / 13. / 13 years old. / When he was 13.82. Because he was too short.83. 4. / He gave up four dreams.84. Yes, it did.85. I should never give up my dream and I must work hard. /I should never give up my d
27、ream and I must work hard at it. /We should never give up our dreams and we must work hard. /We should never give up our dreams and we must work hard at them.*任务型阅读第一类（5）来自： 四川眉山A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apple tree he grew. One day, his friend gave the farmer a youn
28、g apple tree and told him to plant it. The farmer was pleased with the gift, but he did not know where to plant it.He was afraid that if he planted the tree near the road, strangers would steal the fruit. If he planted the tree in one of his fields, his neighbors would come at night and steal some o
29、f the apples. If he planted the tree near his house, 学优中考网 his children would take the fruit. Finally he planted the tree in his wood. But without sunlight and good soil(土壤),the tree soon died,Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a poor place. “Whats the difference?
30、“ the farmer said angrily and then told what he had thought.“Yes,“ said the friend, “but at least someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you not only have robbed everyone of the fruit, but also you have destroyed (毁掉) a good apple tree !“61. Was the farmer famous for planting the apple tree?62. W
31、hat gift did the farmer get from his friend one day?63. Did the farmer plant the apple tree near his house or in his wood at last?64. Why did the apple tree soon die?65. Who destroyed the apple tree?答案：61 No, he wasnt / No.62 A young apple tree. / He got a young apple tree from his friend.63 In his
32、wood.64 Without sunlight and good soil . / Because there was no sunlight or good soil.65 The farmer(did).*任务型阅读第一类（6）来自：湖南湘潭 学优中考网 Elizabeth lived with her six children in a small house. One winter, there was a big flood(洪水) ,and quite a few houses were washed away, but Elizabeths house was high eno
33、ugh to escape it.Elizabeth helped one of the families which had lost everything. She shared her home until the family could build a new house. Elizabeths friends could not understand her since she already had so many children to take care.“Well,“ Elizabeth explained to her friends, at the end of Wor
34、ld War II, there was a poor woman in a town in England .Her husband had been killed in the war and she had a lot of children, just like me now .The day before Christmas, this woman said to her children, “We wont be able to have much for Christmas. Im going to get just one present for us all .Now Ill
35、 go and get it. She came back with a little girl who had no parents .Heres our present, she said to her own children. The children were more than excited to get such a present. They welcomed the little girl warmly, and she grow up as their sister. I was that Christmas present.“53. How many children
36、did Elizabeth have?,54. What did Elizabeth do after the flood?55. The Christmas present was Elizabeth herself, wasnt it?56. What do you learn from the story?答案：53 She had six children / Six54. She helped one of the family which had lost everything. (She shared her home until the family could build a
37、 new house.) 55 Yes, it was.56. We should try to help those who are in trouble.*学优中考网 任务型阅读第一类（7）来自：湖南湘西 This is Kate Smith. She is 13 years old. She lives in Guangzhou. She studies in No.10 Middle school. Her parents work there. They are both English teachers. They are form the UK. She likes eating
38、 junk food. She doesnt like playing sports. She has one healthy habit: She sleeps for 9 hours every night.Kate Smith has a brother. His name is Jack Smith. He is 11 years old. He doesnt eat junk food. He likes playing sports. He often runs, plays basketball, and goes swimming. He eats fruit every da
39、y. He likes eating vegetables. But he has an unhealthy habit: He sleeps for 6 hours every night.66. How old is Kate Smith?_67. Where does Kate live?_68. What does Kate like eating?_69. What does Jack eat every day?_70. How many hours does Jack sleep every night?_答案：66. 13/ She is 13 years old.67. Sh
40、e lives in Guangzhou.68. She likes eating junk food.69. He eats fruit every day.70. He sleeps for 6 hours every night.学优中考网 任务型阅读第一类（8）来自：湖南岳阳Have you seen the videos on TV? Do you wear large T-skirts andbaggy jeans? Or have you heard someone rap(说唱)? Hip-Hop is veryhot now.Hip-Hop music was started
41、 in the middle of the 1970s by African Americans in New York. The music, break-dancing(霹雳舞) and graffiti (涂鸦) make up Western Hip-Hop culture. Most of theHip-Hop songs are about love, jobs or even games.Usually in rap, singers speak words very quickly to a certain beat. Most of the words are fun. Si
42、ngers play off words to make fun of themselves or others. Hip-Hop music has few rules. Singers just do what they think and rap it out in a clever or creative(创造性的)way. It makes a lot of teenagers fall in love with the music. Many of them like wearing large T-shirts and baggy jeans. Famous rap and Hi
43、p-Hop stars include Eminem in the US. and Jay Chou from China.Today Hip-Hop is more and more popular across most of the world.61. Is Hip-Hop very hot now?62. When was Hip-Hop music started?63. What are most of the Hip-Hop songs about?64. Does Hip-Hop have many rules or few rules?65. Why do a lot of
44、teenagers fall in love with the music?答案：61. Yes, it is.62. It was started in the middle of the 1970s. / In the middle of the 1970s.63. They are about love, jobs and even games. / Love, jobs and even games.64. It has few rules. / Few rules.65. Because singers lust do what they think and rap it out in a clever or creative way.学优中考网
