苏州市相城区陆慕高级中学高考英语任务型阅读专题复习(专题训练)doc

一、高中英语任务型阅读
1．阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

Every person has a history of pain and tragedy that includes regret from the situation. At times, it's often hard to explain that pain to someone else. The challenge with a tragedy is the lack of support from someone.
This has often been my challenge when I try to explain what occurred to me. When I was younger, I was a victim of a tragic accident that changed my life both academically and emotionally. At sixteen months old, due to the neglect of my babysitter I fell off the bed. The injury was so severe that I was rushed to the emergency room and the doctors explained to my mom that I suffered from a blood clot (血块) located on the left side of the brain.
I was later diagnosed with what is known as a traumatic brain injury (外伤性脑损伤)．This accident affects my long term memory and testing ability. I often struggle with understanding information related to school and feel frustrated that I will not pass my tests. The pressure of school is so much, since I must always work harder than most students.
I become easily disappointed that I study a lot but often flunk or re-take tests. It is hard to imagine, because in my mind I feel prepared for the work; however, the test results do not connect with the information in my brain. Although I always don't pass my tests, I feel like this injury encourages me to work and shows me that I can be confident when it comes to the future. For example, I have been able to maintain my grades, been employed for over a year at a local restaurant, and obtained my driver's license. I look forward to attending college, getting married, raising a family, and being a success. I will continue to live my life to the fullest and prove that an injury does not limit my life journey.
（1）What is worse when someone suffers a tragedy in his life according to the author?(no more than 7 words)
（2）What was the author's tragic accident that changed his life? (no more than 9 words) （3）Why is the author always struggling with his study at school? (no more than 8 words) （4）What does the underlined word “flunk” mean in the last paragraph? (1 word)
（5）What do you think of the author? Give your reasons. (no more than 25words)
【答案】（1）The lack of support from someone./Lacking support from others.
（2）He fell off the bed at sixteen months old.
（3）Because he got a traumatic brain injury./His memory and testing ability became poor.（4）Fail
（5）He is positive/optimistic. Although his life is changed by a tragic accident, he wants to live a full life.
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。

作者因为十六个月时摔下床，导致大脑受到创伤，影响了作者的长期记忆和操作能力，使得作者学习事物变得艰难。

但是作者依然保持乐观，对未来充满了希望。

（1）考查信息归纳。

根据第一段中的“The challenge with a tragedy is the lack of support from someone.”可知作者认为比生活中遭遇悲剧更糟糕的是缺少他人的支持。

故填The lack
of support from someone./Lacking support from others.。

（2）考查信息归纳。

根据第二段中的“At sixteen months old, due to the neglect of my babysitter I fell off the bed.”可知改变了作者人生的悲剧事故是他在十六个月的时候摔下了床。

故填He fell off the bed at sixteen months old.。

（3）考查信息归纳。

根据第三段中的“This accident affects my long term memory and te sting ability.”可知这次事故导致作者的大脑受到创伤，影响了作者的长期记忆和操作能力，因此导致作者经常很难理解与学校有关的信息。

故填Because he got a traumatic brain injury./His memory and testing ability became poor.。

（4）考查词义猜测。

根据最后一段中的“I become easily disappointed that I study a lot but often”可知作者虽然努力学习了，但是变得很容易失望，可以推测作者的学习经常“失败；不及格”，故填fail。

（5）考查主旨大意。

根据最后一段中的“I look forward to attending college, getting married, raising a family, and being a success. I will continue to live my life to the fullest and prove that an injury does not limit my life journey.”可知作者虽然被一次意外事故改变了生活，但是依然对生活充满期待，渴望过充实的生活。

故填He is positive/optimistic. Although his life is changed by a tragic accident, he wants to live a full life.。

【点评】本题涉及信息归纳，词义猜测和主旨大意三个题型的考查，要求考生准确掌握所给材料，根据上下文的逻辑关系，结合相关的语法知识和词汇知识，从而写出正确答案。

2．Read the passage carefully. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.
Life is not easy when you are looking for something worthwhile and ready to learn from the best experiences. ________ Here are some life lessons which people will learn the hard way in majority of cases.
________However people usually get discouraged when it takes more time than they thought it would. At this time, people refer only to people who have already achieved what they want to do. Look at any successful person and you'll notice one thing common in all of them: they took time to learn and mastered their skill like no one else. There is no elevator to success and you have to take the stairs.
Be brave to take the road less traveled. In our whole life, we always want to follow the same path that everyone suggests, do the same thing everyone does, take the same career path everyone takes, wear the same clothes everyone wears, and hang out with the same people we work with. Why? Because we are scared to fail. But when you get bored of life, you realize that you are not meant to do what everyone does and that your destiny is different from anyone else's out there in the world. ________
You don't have to live your life in a way society wants you to. ________Parents sometimes force their children to select a career they don't want because other children have selected that career. Worst of all, people follow them without even asking. There is no harm in believing in old beliefs but when you pursue them before your interest, sooner or later you'll realize that you should first do what you think is right.
A. It takes continuous time and effort to be successful in any area.
B. The general rule goes that the harder you try, the greater results you get.
C. Many old beliefs are being performed these days and are followed blindly.
D. It always takes tests and then fails us to learn anything worthwhile.
E. However, in most circumstances your effort and attempt go well alongside with your desired achievement.
F. But the price we pay to realize this is high because it takes a great amount of courage to follow your own path.
【答案】 D；A；F；C
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了几个人生教训。

（1）考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。

根据空前“ Life is not easy when you are looking for something worthwhile and ready to learn from the best experiences.”当你想追寻值得做的事情并准备学习最好的经验时，生活并不总是容易的，此处解释不容易的原因，D. It always takes tests and then fails us to learn anything worthwhile.“它总是考验我们，让我们通过失败来学习有价值的东西”，符合语境。

故选D。

（2）考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。

根据空后“However，people usually get discouraged when it takes more time than they thought it would.“然而，当人们花的时间比他们预想的长时，他们就会感到沮丧，此处讲的还是关于时间的话题，并与下文形成转折，A. It takes continuous time and effort to be successful in any area.”在任何领域取得成功都需要持续的时间和努力“，符合语境。

故选A。

（3）考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。

根据空前”But when you get bored of life, you realize that you are not meant to do what everyone does and that your destiny is different from anyone else's out there in the world. “但当你对生活感到厌倦时，你就会意识到你并不是要做每个人都做的事，你的命运和世界上其他人的命运是不同的，此处承接这一话题，F项中的your own path与前面的"your destiny is different from anyone else's"相呼应，故F. But the price we pay to realize this is high because it takes a great amount of courage to follow your own path.”但我们为实现这一点所付出的代价是巨大的，因为走自己的路需要极大的勇气“符合语境。

故选F。

（4）考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。

根据空后”Parents sometimes force their children to select a career they don't want because other children have selected that career.“父母有时会强迫孩子选择自己不喜欢的专业就因为别的孩子选择了那个专业，这是对盲目跟风的举例说明，C. Many old beliefs are being performed these days and are followed blindly.许多旧习最近又开始风行，人们盲目地跟风”符合语境。

故选C。

【点评】本题要求在理解细节信息的基础上，着重考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。

3．Directions: Read the passage carefully. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.
The art of academic writing is not easy to master. ________ Academic writing is the skilful exposition and explanation of an argument, which the writer has carefully researched and
developed over a sustained period of time. ________ But the joy of reading and sharing with others, one's succinctly composed piece of argument, is incomparable.
Before beginning to write, the writer must ask himself a few questions – Why am I writing? What is it that I intend to share with others? What purpose will my writing serve? Have I read enough about the topic or theme about which I am going to write? ________ Because academic writing is a serious activity – it makes one part of a shared community of readers and writers who wish to disseminate and learn from well-argued pieces of writing.
The structure of an argumentative essay should take the form of – Introduction (which should be around ten percent of the entire essay), Body (it should constitute eighty percent of the piece) and the Conclusion (again, ten per cent of the essay). ________ The body should include cogent and coherently linked paragraphs and the conclusion should re-state the argument and offer a substantial ending to the piece.
A. These questions may well get clearer and clearer during the process of academic writing.
B. The introduction should function as the hook which draws the reader in and holds his attention.
C. It is a formal skill, which requires precision and accuracy, and is perfected by continuous and dedicated practice.
D. If one is hesitant to answer even one of the aforementioned questions, one had better not write at all!
E. It may take one a considerable period of time to know the skills of academic writing, even long after his/her college graduation.
F. It is a time-consuming activity and demands patience and perseverance.
【答案】 C；F；D；B
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了如何掌握论文写作艺术的几点建议。

（1）考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。

根据空前“The art of academic writing is not easy to master.”可知，论文写作的艺术很难掌握，此处应该介绍论文写作难以掌握的原因，C项中的It指代的就是academic writing，故 C. It is a formal skill, which requires precision and accuracy, and is perfected by continuous and dedicated practice. “它是一种正式的技能，需要精确和准确，并通过持续和专门的时间来完善”符合语境，故选C。

（2）考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。

根据空前“which the writer has carefully researched and developed over a sustained perio d of time.”可知，论文写作需要作者进行长期的认真研究，此处说的应该还是和花费时间有关的内容，的故 F. It is a time-consuming activity and demands patience and perseverance. “这是一项耗时的活动，需要耐心和毅力”符合语境，故选F。

（3）考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。

本空前提到了一系列的问题，此处承接上文，讲的还是关于那些问题的内容，D项中的the aforementioned questions正好与前面提到的问题相对应，故 D. If one is hesitant to answer even one of the aforementioned questions, one had better not write at all! “如果一个人对回答上述任何一个问题都犹豫不决，他最好不
要写”符合语境，故选D。

（4）考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。

根据空前“The structure of an argumentative essay should take the form of – Introduction (which should be around ten percent of the entire essay), Body (it should constitute eighty percent of the piece) and the Conclusion (again, ten per cent of the essay).”可知，论文由引言和正文两部分组成，下文介绍了关于正文的内容，此处讲的应该是关于引言的内容，故B. The introduction should function as the hook which draws the reader in and holds his attention. “引言应该起到吸引读者注意力的作用”符合语境，故选B。

【点评】本题要求在理解细节信息的基础上，着重考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。

4．根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Daily overuse of media and technology has a bad effect on the health of all children and teenagers by making them more open to anxiety, and more at risk of future health problems.________ Many newer apps automatically show where the users are when they're used. This can tell anyone out there exactly where to find the person using the app.
________They are also upset about their kids spending time on Facebook accounts instead of getting down to their homework assignments, and are afraid of what can come out of their online connections.
________ One way is to make a “social media agreement” with your kids—a real contract they can sign. In it, they can agree to protect their own privacy, consider their reputation, and not give out personal information.________
In turn, parents agree to respect teens' privacy while making an effort to be part of the social media world. Parents also can help kids spend less time on the computer by putting limits on media use.________Avoid laptops and smartphones in bedrooms, and set some rules on the use of technology. And don't forget that setting a good example through your own virtual behavior can go a long way toward helping your kids use social media safely.
A. Trust their children more.
B. Keep computers in public areas in the house.
C. It's important to be aware of what your kids are doing online.
D. Besides, they promise never to use technology to hurt anyone else.
E. Spending too much time on social media can make kids feel upset, too.
F. Kids also can face the possibility of meeting the wrong person lace to face.
G. Parents often say that kids would rather be online than hang around with them.
【答案】 F；G；C；D；B
【解析】【分析】文章介绍了每天过度使用媒体和技术会对所有儿童和青少年的健康造成不良影响，父母的担心和解决办法。

（1）考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。

上句讲每天过度使用媒体和技术会对所有儿童和青少年的健康造成不良影响，使他们更容易焦虑，更容易出现健康问题。

F项：孩子们也会面临着遇到错误的人的可能性，与上文并列，也是对青少年的另一方面的危害，故答案选F。

（2）考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。

本段讲父母们担心孩子在网络上花时间太多而不认真写作业，G项：家长们常说孩子们宁愿上网而不愿和他们在一起，符合本段内容，都是说明家长对这种现象的看法，故答案选G。

（3）考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。

上文讲这种现象和家长们的担心，本段讲解决问题的办法之一就是与你的孩子签订一份“社交媒体协议”，C项：知道你的孩子在网上做什么很重要，承上启下，指出了问题的严重性和解决办法，故答案选C。

（4）考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。

与本段One way呼应，办法之一就是与你的孩子签订一份“社交媒体协议”，此外就是他们承诺永远不会用技术伤害别人。

D项表达了此意，故答案选D。

（5）考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。

本段讲父母帮助孩子减少上网时间的具体措施，B项：把电脑放在家里的公共区域，是措施之一，故答案选B。

【点评】七选五阅读设空在句首时，存在以下两种情况：
1. 属于段落间的过渡句。

这时要前瞻后望找启示，即阅读上一段结尾部分，通常正确答案与上一段结尾有机地衔接起来，并结合下一段内容，看所选的答案是否将两段内容连贯起来。

2. 与后文是并列、转折、因果关系等。

着重阅读后文第一两句，锁定线索信号词，然后在选项中查找相关特征词。

通常正确答案的最后一句与空白后的第一句在意思上是紧密衔接的，因此这两句间会有某种的衔接手段，尤其当选项是几句话时。

5．根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Lemon water is pretty popular. It's offered as a free upgrade to regular water at pretty many restaurants.________, others are devotees of the possible health benefits. Here's what may happen if you take up the lemon water habit.
Easier weight loss
Studies in mice indicate that the antioxidants(抗氧化剂) in lemons can reduce weight gain despite a high-fat diet. More studies are needed to determine if the results can be applied to humans, but anecdotal evidence is favorable. People who drink lemon water regularly report easier weight loss, though it is unclear if the combination of lemon and water is the fundamental driver.________.
Get enough vitamin C
Vitamin C is an important antioxidant that has a ton of health benefits. It can only be gotten
from food as our bodies don't produce it alone. Getting your RDA (Recommended Daily Allowance) of vitamin C can lower the risk of heart disease, stroke, and high blood pressure. Vitamin C is good for your skin and bonds with free radicals (自由电子) that accelerate aging.________, but they're a great source nevertheless.
Stabilized moods
Studies have found that smelling lemon scent reduces stress hormones that regulate mood. Drinking lemon water offers this benefit as well as the vitamins and potassium(钾) in the fruit. ________, and high blood pressure is related to stress, so not getting enough potassium can certainly affect your mood. All in all, lemon water can be a calming drink.
In the end, drinking water is never a bad call, and there is absolutely no reason not to add lemon to it. Drinking lemon water provides some helpful nutrients and antioxidants. Give it a try!________.
A. Lemon is a common smell in all manner of cleaning products
B. Potassium plays a huge part in regulating blood pressure
C. There is nothing to lose
D. Lemons aren't the highest in vitamin C
E. While some people drink it simply because of its taste
F. If adding lemon to water can encourage people to drink more
G. It could be that drinking more water helps dieters to feel full and avoid overeating
【答案】 E；G；D；B；C
【解析】【分析】这是一篇说明文。

从三个方面说明了柠檬水能够有益健康的原因。

（1）下文中的others可知此处表示的some people的看法，因此推断E项：而有些人仅仅因为它的味道而喝它，其他人则是健康益处的忠实信徒。

符合语境，故答案选E。

（2）本句位于段尾，有承接总结上文的作用。

上文中提到经常喝柠檬水的人更容易减肥，段尾总结说明原因：这可能是因为多喝水有助于节食者感到饱腹感，避免暴饮暴食。

G选项代入文中前后连贯通顺，故答案选G。

（3）本段主要说明了柠檬中富含维生素C，D选项中的vitamin C对应小标题，且与后文中的指代柠檬的代词they相对应，故D选项符合题意。

（4）首先本句位于段落中间，有承上启下的作用。

且B选项中的Potassium 对应上文Drinking lemon water offers this benefit as well as the vitamins and potassium(钾) in the fruit.（喝柠檬水提供了这种好处以及维生素和水果中的钾。

），选项中的blood pressure 对应后文的 high blood pressure is related to stress（高血压与压力有关）。

故B选项符合题意。

（5）段尾综合上文提到了的柠檬水的好处，所以提出give it a try试一试的建议，因为喝柠檬水反正没有什么可失去的，是没有坏处的。

故C选项符合题意。

【点评】阅读理解七选五解题步骤
1）分析选项，串联主题：了解文章的主题、大意，会让解题的方向更明确。

2）研究空格前后，对比选项，选择答案。

3）复读短文，核对答案：为了保证答案的正确性，一定要把答案代入原文，进行核对检查。

6．请认真阅读下列短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单
词。

Robert F. Kennedy once said that a country's GDP measures "everything except that which makes life worthwhile. "With Britain voting to leave the European Union, and GDP already predicted to slow as a result, it is now a timely moment to assess what he was referring to.
The question of GDP and its usefulness has annoyed policymakers for over half a century. Many argue that it is a flawed(有缺陷的) concept. It measures things that do not matter and misses things that do. By most recent measures, the UK's GDP has been the envy of the Western world, with record low unemployment and high growth figures. If everything was going so well, then why did over 17 million people vote for Brexit, despite the warnings about what it could do to their country's economic prospects.
A recent annual study of countries and their ability to convert growth into well-being sheds some light on that question. Across the 163 countries measured, the UK is one of the poorest performers in ensuring that economic growth is translated into meaningful improvements for its citizens. Rather than just focusing on GDP, over 40 different sets of criteria from health, education and civil society engagement have been measured to get a more rounded assessment of how countries are performing.
While all of these countries face their own challenges, there are a number of consistent themes. Yes, there has been a budding economic recovery since the 2008 global crash, but in key indicators in areas such as health and education, major economies have continued to decline. Yet this isn't the case with all countries. Some relatively poor European countries have seen huge improvements across measures including civil society, income equality and the environment.
This is a lesson that rich countries can learn: When GDP is no longer regarded as the sole measure of a country's success, the world looks very different.
So, what Kennedy was referring to was that while GDP has been the most common method for measuring the economic activity of nations, as a measure, it is no longer enough. It does not include important factors such as environmental quality or education outcomes all things that contribute to a person's sense of well-being.
The sharp hit to growth predicted around the world and in the UK could lead to a decline in the everyday services we depend on for our well-being and for growth. But policymakers who refocus efforts on improving well-being instead of simply worrying about GDP figures could avoid the forecasted doom and may even see progress.
performance；varieties/ranges；resulting；highly/much
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了据GDP显示，英国拥有令西方国家羡慕的低失业率和高增长数据，但英国民众的幸福感不强，这说明GDP不能真实地反映出民众的幸福指数，政策制定者应该将精力重新集中在改善民生上，而不仅仅是担心GDP数据。

（1）考查形容词。

根据第一段中的“If everything was going so well, then why did over 1 million people vote for Brexit, despite the warnings about what it could do to their country's economic prospects.”可知，如果英国真拥有令人羡慕的低失业率和高增长数据的话，为什么还有那么多英国民众不顾本国经济前景而支持英国脱欧呢？由此可知，英国虽然拥有高GDP，但是英国民众的幸福感不足，修饰名词well-being用形容词，故填Inadequate。

（2）考查主语从句。

根据第一段中的“Robert F. Kennedy once said that a country's GDP measures "everything except that which makes life worthwhile.”可知，Robert F. Kennedy认为，GDP衡量了除了让生活与意义以外的所有东西，从句中缺少主语，故填what。

（3）考查动词。

根据第一段中的“It measures things that do not matter and misses things that do.”可知，GDP衡量的是无关紧要的东西，而忽略了真正重要的东西，故填counts/matters。

（4）考查名词。

根据倒数第三段中的“When GDP is no lo nger regarded as the sole measure of a country's success, the world looks very different.”可知，GDP被视为衡量一个国家成功与否的唯一标准受到民众的广泛质疑，故填success。

（5）考查名词。

根据第一段中的“If everything was going so well, then why did over 1 million people vote for Brexit, despite the warnings about what it could do to their country's economic prospects.”可知，如果英国真拥有令人羡慕的低失业率和高增长数据的话，为什么还有那么多英国民众不顾本国经济前景而支持英国脱欧呢？低失业率对应高就业率，故填employment。

（6）考查副词。

根据第二段中的“Across the 163 countries measured, the UK is one of the poorest performers in ensuring that economic growth is translated into meaningful improvements for its citizens.”可知，在确保经济增长转化为对本国居民有意义的改善方面，英国是表现得最差的国家之一，修饰动词transformed用副词，故填poorly。

（7）考查名词。

根据第二段中的“Rather than just focusing on GDP, over 40 different sets of
criteria from health, education and civil society engagement have been measured to get a more rounded assessment of how countries are performing.”可知，人们不仅关注GDP，还衡量了来自卫生、教育和公民社会参与等40多套不同标准，以更全面地评估各国的表现，故填performance。

（8）考查名词。

根据第二段中的“over 40 different sets of criteria from health, education and civil society engagement have been measured to get a more rounded assessment of how countries are performing.”可知，人们衡量了来自卫生、教育和公民社会参与等40多套不同标准，故填varieties/ranges。

（9）考查非谓语动词。

根据倒数第二段中的“It does not include important factors such as environmental quality or education outcomes all things that contribute to a person's sense of well-being. ”可知，它不包括重要的因素，如环境质量或教育成果，所有有助于一个人的幸福感的事情，result in表示“导致”，things与result之间是逻辑上的主谓关系，表示主动，用现在分词作后置定语，故填resulting。

（10）考查副词。

根据最后一段中的“But policymakers who refocus efforts on i mproving well-being instead of simply worrying about GDP figures could avoid the forecasted doom and may even see progress.”可知，如果政策制定者将精力重新集中在改善民生上，而不仅仅是担心GDP数据，就能避免预测中的厄运，甚至会看到进展，think highly/much of表示“重视、看重”，故填highly/much。

【点评】信息匹配题解题步骤：（一）先“少”后“多”；（二）锁定关键信息：抓实词；（三）信息匹配题１.寻找同义、相同的词或词组；２.寻找近义词或词组；３.留意数字（包括时间）；（四）读懂省略文字；（五）学会“认”生词；（六）巧用标注记号。

7．阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

I have some gray hairs. Do l dare to count them? Just the fact that I have enough to count scares me, and turns getting old into a reality. I'm certainly getting older. We all are. But why does it have to happen so quickly?
We just celebrated my birthday. I say "celebrated" because we had cake and ice cream. For my kids, any excuse for ice cream and cake is a celebration. I'm not sure if to me it was a thing to celebrate, though. I like the special attention that birthday bring, but I don't wait for them 364 days of the year like my children do. For them, another number means more privileges and more things that they get to do. For an adult, another number means fewer things. that you can do, like "I can't run as fast as I used to…etc. "
I went with my children to the old-age home near my apartment building. We walked inside the door. The contrast between my preschoolers full of energy and the old women siting in the wheelchair by the door made me lost in thought. Not so long ago, I was a bouncing preschool like my children. Not so long ago, there women were the mothers of small children. Fifty years ago, they were me, and in fifty years, I could be them. The visit, like my birthday, served as a reality check. "Life is so short and it goes by so quickly. Enjoy the moment that you are in, because you will never get it back, "I told myself.
This is also what I want to leave behind to my children. I decide to try to start just by not
complaining. In any difficult situation, I will try to find the good things about it, no matter how small the good things might be.
（1）What does the author like about birthdays?（no more than 10 words）
（2）Besides having an excuse for ice cream and cake, why do the author's children like birthday?（no more than 12 words.）
（3）What does the underlined word "bouncing" in Paragraph 3 mean?（I word）
（4）What is the main idea of the last paragraph?（no more than 10 words）
（5）What does birthday mean to you? Please explain why. （no more than 2 words. ）
【答案】（1）She likes the special attention that birthdays bring
（2）Because they can get more privileges and more things to do.
（3）Energetic.
（4）Try to find good things however difficult the situation is
（5）Open.
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，生日意味着什么？不同的人对此有不同的诠释。

（1）考查细节理解。

根据第二段中的“though. I like the special attention that birthday bring”可知, 她喜欢生日带来的特别关注。

故答案为She likes the special attention that birthdays bring.
（2）考查细节理解。

根据第二段中的“For them, another number means more privileges and more things that they get to do.”可知, 除了借口冰淇淋和蛋糕, 作者的孩子喜欢生日是因为他们可以得到更多的特权, 做更多的事情。

故答案为Because they can get more privileges and more things to do.
（3）考查词义猜测。

根据第三段中的“The contrast between my presc hoolers full of energy and the old women siting in the wheelchair by the door made me lost in thought.”我那些精力充沛的学龄前儿童和坐在门口轮椅上的老妇人之间的对比让我陷入了沉思。

和“Not so long ago”不久前, 可知划线词的意思是"充满精力的"。

故答案为Energetic.
（4）考查段落大意。

根据最后一段中的“In any difficult situation, I will try to find the good things about it, no matter how small the good things might be.”在任何困难的情况下,我将试着找到好东西,无论多么小的好事。

故答案为Try to find good things however difficult the situation is.
（5）开放题。

此题是"生日对你意味着什么", 这应该是因人而变。

故答案为Open.
【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，词义猜测，段落大意和开放题四个题型的考查，是一篇生活类阅读，要求考生准确掌握所给材料，根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行推理，概括，归纳，从而做出正确答案。

8．任务型阅读
Directions：Read the passage carefully. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.
Most parents know that they need life insurance. But many would rather have a root canal than shop for the best life insurance policy.。