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1、最新中考任务型阅读任务型阅读1In many parts of the world,there are four seasons:spring,summer,fall and winter.In the U.S.,there arc only three:football,basketball and baseball.Thafs not completely true,but almost.Inevery season,Americans have a ball.If you want to know what season it is,just look at whatpeople are

2、 playing.For many Americans,sports do not just occupy the sidelines.They take centercourt.Besides“the big three sports,Americans play a variety of other sports.In warm weather,peopleenjoy water sports.Lovers of surfing,sailing and scuba diving flock to the ocean.Swimmers andwater skiers also revel i

3、n the wet stuff.Fishermen try their luck in ponds,lakes and rivers.Inwinter sportsmen delight in freezing fiin.From the first snowfall,skiers hit the slopes.Frozenponds and ice rinks become playgrounds for skating and hockey.People play indoor sportswhatever the weather.Racquetball,weightlifting and

4、 bowling are year-round activities.For many people in the U.S.,sports are not just for fiin.Theyre almost a religion.Thousands ofsports fans buy expensive tickets to watch their favorite teams and athletes play in person.Otherfans watch the games at home,glued to their TV sets.The most devoted sport

5、s buffs never miss agame.Many a wife becomes a sports widow during her husbands favorite season.Americasdevotion to athletics has created a new class of wealthy people:professional athletes.Sports starsoften receive million-dollar salaries.Some even make big money appearing in advertisements forsoft

6、 drinks,shoes and even toiletries.watch TV at home任务型阅读2Never go into a supermarket hungry!This is a good piece of advice.If you go shopping fbrfood before lunchtime,youll probably buy more than you plan to.Unfortunately,however,justthis advice isnt enough fbr consumers these days.Modern shoppers ne

7、ed an education in how andhow not to buy things at the store.First,you check the weekly newspaper ads.Find out the itemsthat are on sale and decide if you really need these things.In other words,dont buy anything justbecause its cheaper than usual!New and Improved!,9 or“All NaturaF9 on the front of

8、a packageinfluence you.Instead,read the list of ingredients(contents)on the back.Third,compare prices:that is,you should examine the prices of both different brands and different sizes of the samebrand.Another suggestion for consumers is to buy ordinary items instead of famous brands.Ordinaryitems i

9、n supermarkets come in plain packages.These products are cheaper because producersdont spend much money on packing or advertising.The quality,however,is usually as good asthe quality of well-known name brands.In the same way,in buying clothes,you can often findhigh quality and low prices in brands t

10、hat are not famous.Shopping in discount clothing stores canhelp you save a lot of money.Although these stores arent very attractive,and they usually do nothave individual dressing rooms,not only are the prices low,but you can often find the samefamous brands that you find in high-priced department s

11、tores.Wise consumers read magazine ads and watch TV commercials,but they do this with oneadvantage:knowledge of the psychology behind the ads.In other words,well-informed consumerswatch for infbnnation and check for misinformation.They ask themselves questions:Is theadvertiser hiding something in sm

12、all print at the bottom of the page?Is there any real informationin the commercial,or is the advertiser simply showing an attractive image?With the answers tothese questions,consumers can make a wise choice.main topic:suggestions fbr_suggestionsNever go into asupermarket whenyou(2)hungry!need aneduc

13、ation inhow and hownot to buythings at thestorebuy ordinary itemsinstead of famousread ads with(4)of thepsychologybehind theads.fbrthesuggestionsIt is _(6)_ to buymore than youplan to.consumers canmake a wise_ J2 Lthe prices of(8)items arerelatively low becauseproducersspend(9)money onpackagingads s

14、ometimesdont tell the任务型阅读3Trees should only be pruned when there is a good and clear reason fbr doing so and,thenumber of such reasons is small.Pruning involves the cutting away of overgrown and unwantedbranches,and the inexperienced gardener can be encouraged by the thought that more damageresults

15、 from doing it unnecessarily than from leaving the tree to grow in its own way.First,pruning may be done to make sure that trees have desired shape or size.The object maybe to get a tree of the right height,and at the same time to help the growth of small side branches,which will thicken its appeara

16、nce or give it a special shape.Secondly,pruning may be done tomake the tree healthier.You may cut out diseased or dead wood,or branches that are rubbingagainst each other and thus cause wounds.The health of a tree may be encouraged by removingbranches that arc blocking up the center and so preventin

17、g the free movement of air.One result of pruning is that an open wound is left on the tree and this provides an easy entryfor disease,but it is a wound that will heal.Often there is a race between the healing and thedisease as to whether the tree will live or die,so that there is a period when the t

18、ree is at risk.Itshould be the aim of every gardener to reduce that risk of death as far as possible.It is importantto make the area,which has been pruned,smooth and clean,for healing will be slowed down byroughness.You should allow the cut surface to dry for a few hours and then paint it with one o

19、fthe materials available from garden shops produced especially for this purpose.Pruning is usuallydone in winter,for then you can see the shape of the tree clearly without interference from theleaves and also it is very unlikely that the cuts you make will bleed.If this does happen,it is,ofcourse,im

20、possible to paint them properly.Pruning treesA good gardener prunes a tree when(-1)_.(2)_ fbr pruning trees.First,make the trees in(5)_ shape or size.Second,make the trees(6)_.One(3)_of pruning trees.An open wound(7)_easy(8)_fordisease.Reduce the(4)_of the death of a tree.Make the wound(9)_and clean

21、.Paint the wound(10)_it dries.任务型阅读4A new life on the university campusI am a freshman of the English Department at Pujiang University.Life at the university is soexciting and challenging.There are two campuses for our university:one is for freshmen and sophomores and the otheris for juniors,seniors

22、 and graduate students.My campus is located on the outskirts of the city,which is a new one,very peaceful and free from the hustle and bustle of a metropolis.It is freefrom all sorts of distractions and diversions that most city dwellers find it hard to escape or ignore.We have a three-day orientati

23、on programme about campus life fbr entering students,including a campus tour in which we can visit libraries,classroom buildings,language labs,themultimedia resource center,computer support services,the student club,and the sports stadium.Wc freshmen have access to all these resources and technical

24、facilities on a regular basis.They areopen to all students.As a matter of fact,were encouraged to make the most of the libraries andtechnical support services on the campus.We all live on campus,as the school rules say that no freshmen should live off campus duringthe weekdays,unless the university

25、authorities give permission.We prefer to eat in schoolcafeterias because there is a variety of foods on the menu,which changes every day.Besides,thefood service is much better than that of most secondary schools.For one thing,our campuscafeterias are under the management of a professional food servi

26、ce company with anannual ly-renewable contract.Being an English major,we have to speak English with our fellow students and Englishteachers most of the time.Wc are expected to speak English with all our English teacherswhatever courses they teach.Were also encouraged to speak English in the dorm are

27、a as much aspossible.We are not quite used to this“English only“environment,though.Anyway,were alltrying very hard.It always takes us time to adjust to a new environment.We are given Englishlectures and talks which cover a variety of topics.We are encouraged to attend the free discussionsession foll

28、owing each lecture or presentation.Most of the lectures are given by native-speakers,so at the beginning I have much difficulty in figuring out much of what they say.But I know theyare very good for students majoring in English.I like my life in the university and I experience a lot.I will try my be

29、st to make my lifecolourful.Fill in each blank with a suitable word:Our campusA three-day orientation programmeSome school rulesEnglish majorsWe have twocampuses.Mycampus is 1 _ onthe outskirts ofthe city.It is anew one and veryB_ andfree from thehustle and bustleof a metropolis.The programme about

30、campus life for(3)e_ students whichincludes visiting the(4)m_resource center,computer supportservices,and so on.The freshmenhave(5)a_ to all theseresources and technical(6)_on a regular basis.Were encouragedto use libraries and technical serviceson the campus.The school rules saythat no(7)_should li

31、ve off campusduring the weekdays,unless the universityauthorities give(8)_.We eat inthe campus cafeterias.We are not quiteused to thisEnglish only”_.Italways takes ustime to(10)_to a newenvironment.任务型阅读5Asian American have become the fast-growing U.S minority in two decades.As their childrenbegan m

32、oving up through the nations schools,they became a main stream of a new class ofacademic achievers.Their achievements are reflected in the nations best universities,wheremathematics,science,and engineering departments have taken on a decidedly Asian character.Their preference for mathematics and sci

33、ence is partly explained by the fact that Asian-Americanstudents who began their education abroad arrived in the U.S.with a solid foundation inmathematics but little or no knowledge of English.They are also influenced by the promise of agood job after college.Asians feel there will be less unfair tr

34、eatment in areas like mathematics andscience because they will be judged more objectively.And the return on the investment ineducation is more immediate in something like engineering then with an arts degree.Most Asian-American students owe their success to the influence of their parents who aredete

35、nnined to make full use of what the American educational system has to offer.An effectivemeasure of parental attention is homework.Asian parents spend more time with their children thanAmerican parents do,and it helps.Many researchers also believe there is something in Asianculture that results in s

36、uccess,such as ideals that stress family values and emphasize education.Both explanations for academic success worry Asian American because of fears that they feeda typical racial image.Many can remember when Chinese,Japanese and Filipino immigrants werethe victims of social isolation.Indeed,it was

37、not until 1952 that laws were passed giving all Asianimmigrants the right to citizenship.ProblemAsian Americans became a main_1_ of a new class of academic achievers.They do better in_2_,_3_ and engineering.Reasons1.Asians Americans have a solid_ 4_in basic mathematics.2.They are likely to find a go

38、od job and they think they will get_ 5_treatmentif doing well in these areas.3.They are _ 6_ by their parents who take full _ 7_ of American education system.4.It is also believed that their success is due to Asian_ 8_WorryAsian Americans fear that they would be_9_again from American society.History

39、Asian immigrants had no right to citizenship until_ 10_任务型阅读6A gift for the futureIn the next several decades,it is believed that the worlds population will increase to about ninebillion people.This should set alarm bells ringing because the bare fact is that,in order foreveryone to survive,serious

40、changes need to be made in global development.This developmentneeds to be different from past development,which polluted the environment and wasted naturalresources.One possible solution to this problem now being discussed is sustainable development.Sustainable development is long-term planning whic

41、h focus on the environment and preservingnatural resources.It is all about creating better health care,education,housing and improvedstandards of living for everyone.This is a simple idea,but one which is hard to put into practice.However,it is something that we must do because without sustainable d

42、evelopment,our futureand the lives of our children and our grandchildren will be in danger.Nearly everything we do in our modern lives requires the use of Earths natural resources.Thesenatural resources provide the energy to do many important things:to have a shower,to boil water,to power electrical

43、 equipment and to turn oil into petrol.The list is almost endless.To do all thesethings we mostly depend on fossil fuels such as coal,gas and oil to produce energy.Fossil fuels are found underground and are non-renewable sources of energy,which means thatthey can not be renewed in a short period of

44、time.We are currently consuming fossil fuels at amuch higher rate than they are being produced.If this continues,some people believe that oilfieldsand coal seams will run out in the foreseeable future.On top of this,burning fossil fuels produces carbon dioxide,which is like poison to theenvironment.

45、Carbon dioxide contributes to air,water and soil pollution and causes globalwarming and acid rain.This is why many people are pushing for the use of alternative energysources.Fill in each blank with a suitable word:A gift for the future*1 developmentThe importance of 2 development 3一 45 of energy t

46、6 fuels 7 of them Features 89to theenvironment10 energy任务型阅读7An Event of ImaginationThe year is 2094.It has been announced that a comet is heading towards the Earth.Most of it willmiss our planet,but two pieces will probably hit the southern half of the Earth.On 17 July,a piece four kilometers wide

47、enters the Earths atmosphere with a massive explosion.About half of the piece is destroyed,but the remaining part hits the South Atlantic at 200 times thespeed of sound.The sea boils and a huge hole is made in the seabed.Huge waves are created andspread outwards from the hole.The wall of water,a kil

48、ometer high,rushes towards southernAfrica at 800 kilometers an hour.Cities on the African coast arc totally destroyed and millions ofpeople are drowned.Before the waves reach South America,the second piece of the comet lands in Argentina.Earthquakes and volcanoes are set off in the Andes Mountains.T

49、he shock waves move north intoCalifornia and all around the Pacific Ocean.The cities of Los Angeles,San Francisco and Tokyoare completely destroyed by earthquakes.Millions of people in the southern half of the earth arealready dead,but the north won*t escape fbr long.Because of the explosions,the su

50、n is hidden byclouds of dust,and temperature around the world falls to almost zero.Crops are ruined.The sunwont be seen again fbr many years.Wars break out as countries fight fbr food.A year later,nomore than 10 million remain alive.Could it really happen?In fact,it has already happened more than on