2020-2021年八年级英语下册任务型阅读试题和答案

2020-2021年八年级英语下册任务型阅读试题和答案
一、八年级英语下册任务型阅读专项练习（含答案解析）
1．任务型阅读
C
It is a Saturday morning．You have your breakfast，walk the dog，and then go to football practice on time．A few hours later,you return home,only to find that the dog has made your bedroom untidy．Your clothes are on the floor．________
Before you get angry,you should stop and think．Your dog wasn't misbehaving（捣蛋）just for the fun of it．And he wasn't punishing（惩罚）you for leaving．________It's called separation anxiety（分离焦虑）．
Think of it this way：Dogs can't ask where you're going or when you'll back________ All they know is that they want to be with you．Since you're not there,they need to find you.Dogs may Suddenly develop separation anxiety．But with practice and patience（耐心），you can teach your dog to be Comfortable being left alone.
Put on your jacket，and then sit down．________After a while，walk out the door for 1 minute，then 2 and so on．Little by little your dog will learn that when you leave，you will return．
________
◎Teach your dog a word or that you use every time you leave，which tells your dog you'll be back
◎Before you leave，give your dog a toy．It will keep him busy while you're away．
根据材料内容从方框中选择恰当的句子填入文中空缺处，使材料内容完整、正确，其中有一个句子是多余的。

【解析】【分析】本文就如何与狗狗相处给出了一些建议。

（1）考查学生对文章的理解，根据前文Your clothes are on the floor可知此处是描述你的衣服的状态，故选B。

（2）考查学生对文章的理解，根据前文And he wasn't punishing（惩罚）you for leaving．可知他离开不是为了惩罚，可能只是感到紧张，故选F。

（3）考查学生对文章的理解，根据前文Dogs can't ask where you're going or when you'll back可知狗不会问你去哪或者是什么时候回来，他们也不会给你打电话，故选D。

（4）考查学生对文章的理解，根据前文Put on your jacket，and then sit down可知此处应该和前文并列，and then sit down为关键句，故选E。

（5）考查学生对文章的理解，根据后文可知此处应该是给出一些建议，故选A。

【点评】考查学生对上下文的理解。

2．任务型阅读
（1）阅读短文，把A-D四项填入文中空缺处（1一4），使短文内容完整、正确。

A hobby is something you enjoy doing when you're free ________Western people like to try exciting new things. They like to go on adventures（冒险）and often do something physically challenging（体力挑战）.________They usually do something like handwriting or painting for fun.
Hobbies can bring us great joy as well as a lot of knowledge. ________Making things can develop our imagination（想象力）and creation（创造力）. Sports can help us stay healthy. Hobbies are fun. ________Sometimes we have to spend a lot of time studying for our hobbies. But I think that if you really enjoy doing something，you should never give up. And then you will have a lot of fun with your hobby.
A. Chinese people like to try exciting new things.
B. People in the USA usually do something like handwriting or painting.
C. Hobbies can make one happy as well as knowledge.
D. Sports can develop our imagination and creation.
【答案】（1）B；A；D；C
（2）C
【解析】【分析】主要讲了不同国家的人有不同的爱好及爱好的好处。

A. However, most Chinese don't like adventures.然而，大部分中国人不喜欢冒险。

B. In different countries people have different hobbies.不同的国家的人有不同的爱好。

C. However, some hobbies are difficult to learn.然而，一些爱好学起来是困难的。

D. For example, reading can help us open our eyes.例如，阅读可以帮助我们开阔视野。

（1）根据后文可知讲了西方人和中国人的爱好，所以是不同的国家的人爱好不同，故选B。

（2）根据前文They like to go on adventures（冒险）and often do something physically challenging（体力挑战）.可知西方人喜欢冒险和体力挑战，和后文They usually do something like handwriting or painting for fun.他们通常练书法或者绘画，可知讲的是中国人的爱好，故选A。

（3）根据前文Hobbies can bring us great joy as well as a lot of knowledge.爱好可以给我们快乐和知识，可知讲的是讲的是爱好的好处，故选D。

（4）根据后文Sometimes we have to spend a lot of time studying for our hobbies.有时我们需要花费许多时间学习爱好，可知讲的是一些爱好学起来是困难的，需要花费时间，故选
C。

（5）根据 Hobbies can bring us great joy as well as a lot of knowledge.，可知C选项正确，故选C。

【点评】考查任务型阅读，首先读懂题意，然后带着问题仔细从文中寻找答案。

3．阅读下列五则志愿者招聘广告，然后在A—E中找出与它们相匹配的信息。

of free time during the week.
B. Sam loves animals. He takes good care of his two dogs at home and he has a two-day weekend every week.
C. Judy often volunteers with many of her friends. She likes talking with people and is always full of energy.
She is usually free after three in the afternoon.
D. Ann is 20 years old. She will graduate from a medical college this July. She's looking for a chance to be a volunteer.
E. Helen is an English teacher in a city school. She always pays attention to improving rural children's English. She is never afraid of any difficulty in life.
【答案】 D；B；E ；C；A
【解析】【分析】短文大意：这篇短文是几则招聘广告，然后根据每个人的特点选出合适的职位。

所给选项意思： A. lisa is a young singer. She loves kids and she is planning to do something for them. She has a lot of free time during the week.丽萨是一个年轻的歌手。

她喜欢孩子们并且她打算为孩子们做些什么。

这周她有很多空闲的时间。

B. Sam loves animals. He takes good care of his two dogs at home and he has a two-day weekend every week.山姆喜欢动物。

在家里他好好照顾两条狗没有他有一个两天的周末。

C. Judy often volunteers with many of her friends. She likes talking with people and is always full of energy.
She is usually free after three in the afternoon.朱迪经常和很多朋友去做志愿者。

她喜欢和人们谈话并且充满精力。

她通常在下午三点后有空。

D. Ann is 20 years old. She will graduate from a medical college this July. She's looking for a chance to be a volunteer.安妮20岁了。

今年七月将从医学大学毕业。

她在寻找机会成为一名志愿者。

E. Helen is an English teacher in a city school. She always pays attention to improving rural children's English. She is never afraid of any difficulty in life.海伦在一个大城市学校是一名英语老师。

她经常注意提高农村孩子们的英语水平。

在生活中她从不害怕困难。

（1）根据 A nurse wanted 招聘护士， To work in an old people's home；be able to sing and dance；be patient with old people；having nursing experience；aged 20-30 在老人院工作；能唱歌跳舞，对老人有耐心，有护理经验，年龄20-30岁。

安妮从医学院毕业，年龄20，可知她可以当护士。

故选D。

（2）根据 A volunteer wanted 招聘志愿者， For caring for homeless dogs；be kind to animals；ever keep one or two pets at home；be free on weekends 照顾流浪狗，对动物们好，曾经在家养过一两个动物，周末有空，可知山姆合适，故选B。

（3）根据 A teacher wanted 招聘老师， To teach English in a small village；have good teaching experience；get used to village life；have to stay there for half a year 在一个小村庄教英语；有好的教学经验，习惯农村生活，必须呆在那里一年半，海伦是一个大城市的老师她想提高农村孩子们的英语，故选E。

（4）根据A volunteer wanted照片志愿者；To help hand out public-spirited（公益的）posters；have to work between 4 and 5 each afternoon；be outgoing and energetic帮助分发公益海报必须在每天下午的4点到5点工作；开朗有精力。

可知朱迪很合适，故选C。

（5）根据A kid helper wanted招聘儿童帮手；For looking after stay-at home children （留守儿童）；be good at telling stories；can draw and sing；like to stay with children；best to be girl of 18-20照顾留守儿童。

擅长讲故事；会画画唱歌；喜欢和孩子们呆在一
起；最好是18-20岁的女孩。

可知丽萨很合适，故选A。

【点评】此题考查任务型阅读理解。

先分析各个选项的意思，然后根据各个招聘岗位需要的人才，从所给的选项中找出正确答案。

4．阅读下面短文，从方框中选出适当的句子填入1-5的空白处，使文章完整、通顺（其中有两个选项多余）。

In the 13th century, the famous Italian traveler, Marco Polo, traveled a long way to China. During his stay in China, he saw many wonderful things. One of the things he discovered was that the Chinese used paper money. In Western countries, people did not use paper money until the 15th century. ________.
A Chinese man called Cai Lun invented paper almost 2,000years ago. He made it from wood. ________ He then put these pieces of paper together and made them into a book.
________ We use a lot of paper every day. If we keep on wasting so much paper, there will not be any trees left on the earth. Every day, people throw away about 2,800 tons of paper. It takes 17 trees to make one ton of paper. This means that we are cutting nearly 48,000 trees every day. Since it takes more than 10 years for a tree to grow, we must start using less paper now. If we don't, we will not have enough time to grow more trees to take the place of those we use for paper.
________ We can use both sides of every piece of paper, especially when we are making notes. We can choose drinks in bottles instead of those in paper packets. We can also use cotton handkerchiefs and not paper ones. When we go shopping, we can use fewer paper bags. If the shop assistant does give us a paper bag, we can save it and reuse it later.
________ If we all think carefully, we can help protect trees. But we should do it now, before it is too late.
【解析】【分析】文章大意：这篇文章主要讲述了中国人在很久以前发明了造纸术，用树木来制作纸张，现在人们依旧使用这种方法。

这也致使了很多树木被砍，尤其是纸张的浪费加剧了这一问题。

所以我们应该节约用纸，例如双面使用，用手帕等。

A. Now paper still comes from trees.现在纸还是从树上取下来的。

B. Everyone can help to save paper.每个人都可以帮助节省纸张。

C. However, people in China began to use paper money in the 7th century.然而，中国人在7世纪开始使用纸币。

D. He took the wood from trees and made it into paper.他把木头从树上取下来做成纸。

E. So how can we save paper?那么我们怎样才能节省纸张呢？
F. Paper is made from trees.纸是用树做的。

G. China is the first country that use paper money in the 7th century.中国是7世纪第一个使用纸币的国家。

（1）根据上文：在西方国家，人们直到15世纪才使用纸币。

和下文2000年前，一个叫蔡伦的中国人发明了纸。

他用木头做的。

然后他把这些纸放在一起，做成一本书。

可知空格处应该是中国是什么时候是用纸币的，起到承上启下的作用。

故选C。

（2）根据上文：他用木头做的。

空格处就应该说明怎样木材的来源。

故选D。

（3）根据下文：我们每天用很多纸。

如果我们继续浪费这么多纸，地球上就不会有任何树木了。

每天，人们扔掉大约2800吨纸。

一吨纸需要17棵树。

这意味着我们每天要砍伐将近48000棵树。

可知主要谈论纸与树的关系，现在的纸还是来源于树。

故选A。

（4）根据下文：我们可以使用每一张纸的两面，特别是做笔记时。

我们可以选择瓶装饮料而不是纸袋饮料。

我们也可以用棉手帕，而不是纸手帕。

当我们去购物时，我们可以用更少的纸袋。

如果店员确实给了我们一个纸袋，我们可以保存它，以后再使用。

可知是说明怎样节约用纸。

空格处与下文是总分关系，故选E。

（5）根据下文如果我们都仔细考虑，我们可以帮助保护树木。

但我们现在应该做，在为时已晚之前。

可知这是对每个人提出号召，节约用纸也就是保护树木。

故选B。

【点评】七选五的答案选项较少，并且给出的都是句子。

因此,我们可以通过句子的完整性或者句子后面的标点符号来判断句子在文章中的位置。

另外通过阅读选项。

有可能找出跟其他选项表达完全不同意思的句子，这样的话我们就可以直接将该选项排除。

5．请阅读下面有关人员的信息，然后从A-E中找出与之相匹配的选项。

（2）Paul likes doing sports. He usually plays soccer in the park with his friends. His favorite sport is soccer.
（3）Zhao Xiaolin wants to buy a camera. Then she can take photos and show to her classmates. （4）Jim is very interested in pandas but he knows little about them. He wants to borrow some books on pandas.
（5）Sally, an 18-year-old girl, wants to be thin. She likes to exercise outside.
【答案】（1）C
（2）A
（3）E
（4）B
（5）D
【解析】【分析】A. City Soccer Match城市足球赛；
B. City Library城市图书馆
C. Health Club健康俱乐部
D. Running跑步
E. Canon Digital （数码） Camera佳能数码相机
（1）句意：斯密斯女士不喜欢在室外锻炼但是她喜欢室内运动，因此她可以去体育场参加健康俱乐部，故答案是C。

（2）句意：保罗喜欢运动，经常跟朋友一起在公园踢足球，他最喜欢的运动是足球，因此他应该参加城市足球赛，故答案是A。

（3）句意：赵晓琳想买一部相机，于是她可以照相让同学们看。

想买相机就买佳能数码相机，故答案是E。

（4）句意：吉姆对熊猫感兴趣，但是他对熊猫一无所知，他想借一些有关熊猫的书。

借书应该去图书馆，故答案是B。

（5）句意：18岁的女孩莎莉像瘦下来，她喜欢室外锻炼，跑步是最好的也很容易实施的室外锻炼，故答案是D。

【点评】考查任务型阅读，本题属于信息匹配类的任务型阅读，首先理解选项的意思，然后读懂每一小题的意思，然后逐一比较，找到最合理的匹配。

6．根据短文内容，回答问题。

Liu Tuchi, an 87-year-old man, has given away thousands of books to kids in five villages in Southwest China and built some reading rooms in the past 13 years by collecting and selling rubbish.
"After selling the rubbish, I go to bookstores to search for good books," Liu said. When he has enough books, he sends them to the kids in the villages.
Liu was an officer in Sichuan Province before retiring （退休） in 1993. "I passed by a primary school in Qilong Village in 2005 and was shocked by the poor conditions," he said. With old classrooms and broken desks, the students hardly had any books. So Liu took out more than 5, 000 yuan and raised more than 8, 000 yuan from his family and friends to give away books to the school. Since then, he has kept on giving away books to rural （农村的） kids.
Liu's work has opened his new lifestyle （生活方式）. He collects and sells waste, such as bottles and old newspapers. In 2008, Liu started building reading rooms. So far he has built more
than 15 reading rooms. Liu always says, "Children in rural areas should not be left behind, especially in education."
（1）When did Liu Tuchi begin to give away books to rural kids?
（2）How did Liu make money to buy books for the kids?
（3）What did the primary school in Qilong Village look like in 2005?
（4）How many reading rooms has Liu built so far?
（5）Why does Liu do his best to buy books for the rural kids?
【答案】（1）In 2005.
（2）By collecting and selling rubbish.
（3）It had old classrooms, broken desks and few books for students.
（4）He has built more than 15 reading rooms.
（5）Because he thinks they should not be left behind, especially in education.
【解析】【分析】本文讲述了刘图奇为农村孩子们做慈善的事情。

（1）根据 Liu Tuchi, an 87 -year-old man, has given away thousands of books to kids... in the past 13 years ，可知在过去的13年里他一直在做慈善，故Liu Tuchi从2015年开始把书赠给农村的孩子们，故答案是 In 2005。

（2）根据 has given away thousands of books to kids ...by collecting and selling rubbish ，可知Liu Tuchi通过收垃圾卖垃圾来赠书，故答案是 By collecting and selling rubbish.
（3）根据 I passed by a primary school in Qilong Village in 2005 and was shocked by the poor conditions," he said. With old classrooms and broken desks, the students hardly had any books ，可知2005年祁隆村中学只有旧教室、破书桌和几本供学生阅读的书。

故答案是 It had old classrooms, broken desks and few books for students.
（4）根据 So far he has built more than 15 reading rooms ，可知到目前为止，他已经建造了多于15间阅览室，故答案是 He has built more than 15 reading rooms.
（5）根据Liu always says, "Children in rural areas should not be left behind, especially in education." ，可知Liu Tuchi 尽力为农村孩子买书，是因为他觉得农村的孩子不应该落在后面，尤其是在教育方面，故答案是Because he thinks they should not be left behind, especially in education.
【点评】考查任务型阅读，关键在看懂文章，然后根据题目要求作答，注意尽量用文章的语言填写答案。

在文章中找不到答案时，要完全理解句子，根据同义词，句型转换的方式找到可以替换文章中的单词，短语或者句子的词。

7．根据短文内容，选出能填入文中空白处的最佳选项。

（有一项多余）
My hometown is different from what it looked like before. To be honest, it is more beautiful than before. ________ Ten years ago, it used to be a poor village. There was only one mountain path （小路） to go there. ________ People lived in low straw-thatched cottages （破草房）. Now my hometown has changed a lot since our government helped us. ________ So it's convenient to go in and out of our hometown. Also, we have built some schools so that the children can receive a good education. As people have made more money by working in the cities, or planting more economic crops （经济作物）. ________ All the villagers are living in new
houses, some even in large buildings. There is a beautiful park in our town. ________Every day, after dinner people would like to go to the park to enjoy themselves. We are living a happy life now.
【解析】【分析】本文介绍了作者家乡的变化。

A. We have built a new highway.我们建造了一个新的高速公路。

B. It has been there for 3 years.它在那有3年了。

C. Great changes have already taken place here in the past ten years.在过去的10年里这发生的巨大的变化。

D. Would you like to visit my hometown?你想要参观我的家乡吗？
E. Only one or two families had bikes or radios.只有一两家有自行车或收音机。

F. Most families have had a car or a truck.大多数家庭有小汽车或卡车。

（1）根据上文是 Ten years ago, it used to be a poor village. 可知下文应是，在过去的10年里这发生的巨大的变化，故选C。

（2）根据上文是There was only one mountain path to go there ，可知下文应是，只有一两家有自行车或收音机，故选E。

（3）根据下文是So it's convenient to go in and out of our hometown. Also, we have built some schools ，可知上文应是，我们建造了一个新的高速公路，故选A。

（4）根据上文是 As people have made more money by working in the cities, or planting more economic crops ，可知下文应是，大多数家庭有小汽车或卡车，故选F。

（5）根据上文是 There is a beautiful park in our town ，可知下文应是，它在那有3年了，故选B。

【点评】考查任务型阅读，可以将整个文章首先浏览一遍，大概理解意思。

答题过程中，根据所提供的答语或是后文进行作答，同时，做题过程中也可以使用排除法，将选项带到文章中逐一作答，答完后注意通读检查是否符合逻辑，语义顺畅。

8．任务型阅读
（1）阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的四个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，同时回答最后一题。

Peter lost his friend's book. He felt very sad. Kate broke her mom's favorite cup. ________. She was so sorry for her mistake. We all make mistakes because we're human. And it's not always easy to get on well with everyone all the time. Sometimes we hurt people's feelings although we don't do it on purpose. Sometimes we hurt people's feelings on purpose, ________. So we apologize （道歉）.
An apology tells someone that we're sorry for our mistakes. It's a way to show that we'll try to do better in future.
Apologies are one of the tools to build good friendships and relationships. When you say "I'm sorry", you probably feel bad because what you did or said hurt another person. ________, you're also saying that you respect the other person, and care about his or her feelings. Apologizing shows you have empathy （同感）.
After apologizing, you might feel a little better. ________. When you apologize in a caring way, you may feel good because you are trying to make things right again.
A. When you say "I am sorry"
B. but we feel bad later
C. The other person will probably feel better, too
D. Then she cried
A. What an apology is.
B. How we apologize.
C. Why we apologize.
D. Both A and
【答案】（1）D；B；A；C
（2）D
【解析】【分析】短文大意：这篇短文主要讲述了我们每个人都会犯错，以及学会道歉对于我们生活的意义。

A. When you say "I am sorry"当我说对不起时
B. but we feel bad later但是后来我感觉不好
C. The other person will probably feel better, too另一个人也许同样会感觉好点
D. Then she cried然后她哭了
（1）空格前一句讲的是Kate 打坏她妈妈喜欢的杯子，后一句是她对她的失误感到很抱歉，可知此空的主体还是Kate, 选项中只有A 符合，故选D。

（2）由空格的前一句说有时我们故意伤害人们的感情，后文说道歉，可知这里存在一个转折关系。

再结合选项，出现but 的选项带入符合逻辑，故选B。

（3）本题可快速锁定连词also，可知上下文存在相同部分。

前一句是，当你说"对不起"时，你也许因为你的所作所为伤害到其他人感到难受，可推知后一句，当你说"对不起"时，你同样在表达你对另一个人的尊敬，故选A。

（4）本题可利用复现原则。

前句出现feel...better，选项中也有feel better, 再将选项带入，符合逻辑。

在道歉后，你也许会感觉好点，另一个人也许同样会感觉好点，故选C。

（5）根据这篇短文主要讲述了我们每个人都会犯错，以及学会道歉对于我们生活的意义，可知我们从文章学到了道歉是什么和如何道歉，故选D。

【点评】考查任务型阅读，可以将整个文章首先浏览一遍，大概理解意思，找到可以匹配信息的选项。

9．请阅读下面材料，从A、B、C、D、E五个选项中选出符合文章几个段落意思的小标题。

Maybe you have heard of the“Mozart Effect". It says that listening to classical music, especially Mozart, can help with math and science learning, and develop smart children. But how can we
enjoy music.
________
Listen in the car, while the children draw and color, and at dinner, for fun. Listen and talk about music.
________
Do you like this song? Why, or why not? If you like this kind of music, how does it make you feel? Happy or sad?
________
Get to know classical music, but don't forget jazz, blues or many other kinds of music. Many children enjoy different sounds from around the world as well.
________
Learn about a singer and then listen to his or her music. Libraries often offer CDs as well. Learn an instrument. This costs some money and time, but the result can be worth it. This including singing. Learn how to sing traditional songs.
________
Find concerts that you attend. Many towns and cities offer family concerts （for parents and their children）. Look for one near you house. Go to a music festival.
【解析】【分析】本文介绍了对于音乐应有的态度。

A. Ask questions问问题
B. Listen to music听音乐
C. Learn about it了解它
D. Go out to enjoy music出去欣赏音乐
E. Know about different music.了解不同的音乐。

（1）根据 Listen in the car, while the children draw and color, and at dinner, for fun. Listen and talk about music在车里听，而孩子们画画和涂颜色，在晚餐时，为了好玩。

听和谈论音乐，可知应是Listen to music听音乐，故选B。

（2）根据 Do you like this song? Why, or why not? If you like this kind of music, how does it make you feel? Happy or sad？可知都是在问自己问题，应是Ask questions问问题，故选A。

（3）根据 Get to know classical music, but don't forget jazz, blues or many other kinds of music. Many children enjoy different sounds from around the world as well去了解古典音乐，但不要忘记爵士乐、蓝调音乐或许多其他种类的音乐。

许多孩子也喜欢来自世界各地的不同声音，可知应是Know about different music.了解不同的音乐，故选E。

（4）根据 Learn about a singer and then listen to his or her music. Libraries often offer CDs as
well. Learn an instrument. This costs some money and time, but the result can be worth it. This including singing. Learn how to sing traditional songs ，可知多处提及了解，应是Learn about it 了解它，故选C。

（5）根据 Find concerts that you attend. Many towns and cities offer family concerts （for parents and their children）. Look for one near you house. Go to a music festival 找到你参加的音乐会。

许多城镇都举办家庭音乐会（为父母和他们的孩子）。

在你的房子附近找一个。

去参加音乐节，可知应是Go out to enjoy music出去欣赏音乐，故选D。

【点评】考查任务型阅读，可以将整个文章首先浏览一遍，大概理解意思，找到可以匹配信息的选项。

10．任务型阅读
C
When we say a person blows his own trumpet，we mean he tells other people how good and successful he is．That is usually an act of arrogance（自大）．But teachers at Wimbledon High School once asked their students to blow their own trumpet．
"Some students are under too much pressure（压力）and they find it difficult to accept that they have been successful，"said Ms Hanbury,head of this famous all—girls school in London．"They push themselves hard and might never be happy．"That's why the"Blow Your Own Trumpet Week"was held in the school．
In the"Blow Your Own Trumpet Week",the teachers asked their stories of success and failure（失败）.They also asked them to tell how well they did in each subject．In this way,he school wanted to help students to know they were all good at something and that they didn't have to be good at everything．
Before that．the school ran a"Failure Week"to help students deal with setbacks （应对挫折）．The students learned how to get better from setbacks quickly,so they wouldn't think it was the end of the world if they didn't do well in an exam．
根据材料内容完成下列任务。

（1）The"Blow Your Own Trumpet Week"was held to help students who ．
A. had trouble getting out of their setbacks
B. didn't spend enough time on their studies
C. found it difficult to accept their success
D. didn't like to talk with their teachers
（2）Ms Hanbury asked her students not to talk about their success．
（3）The students couldn't talk about their subjects in the"Blow Your Own Trumpet Week"．（4）Where is Wimbledon High School?
（5）Which was held earlier,"Blow Your Own Trumpet Week"or"Failure Week"?
【答案】（1）C
（2）0
（3）0
（4）In London．
（5）"Failure Week"．
【解析】【分析】本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章向我们介绍了伦敦的失败周和自吹自擂周。

（1）细节理解题，根据第二段They push themselves hard and might never be happy可知自吹自擂周是为了那些发现很难接受他们的成功的学生举办的，故选C。

（2）细节理解题，根据第二段"Some students are under too much pressure（压力）and they find it difficult to accept that they have been successful，"said Ms Hanbury可知 Hanbury 女士没有不让学生谈论他们的成功，因此错误。

（3）细节理解题，根据第三段n the"Blow Your Own Trumpet Week",the teachers asked their stories of success and failure可知学生在自吹自擂周可以谈论自己的成功和失败，没有提到不能谈论自己的科目，因此错误。

（4）细节理解题，根据第二段Ms Hanbury,head of this famous all—girls school in London．可知这个学校在伦敦，故填In London．
（5）细节理解题，根据最后一段Before that．the school ran a"Failure Week"to help students deal with setbacks 可知失败周更早，故填"Failure Week"．
【点评】这篇文章比较简单，需要学生认真阅读原文，从中找出正确答案。

11．任务型阅读
Not enough American students want to be engineers, mathematicians, or scientists. The US government wants to change that. The government will spend three billion dollars on the education of young Americans in science, technology, engineering, and maths. ________.
Many jobs in the STEM fields will open in the coming years. The purpose of the government's investment（投资）is to increase the number of Americans who can take those jobs. ________ than boys. Only 25 percent of STEM students are girls.
Camsic McAdams is at the US Education Department. She says girls simply do not feel welcomed in STEM subjects, Debbie Sterling is an engineer. She invented a toy for girls. The name of the toy is "Goldie Blox". To interest girls, Sterling create the character"（Goldie". ________ . Goldie tells stories, solves difficult problems and builds new worlds.
Mia is a seven-year-old girl who likes science. In her room, she has no fashion dolls. Instead, she received a set of（Goldie Blox from her grandmother. ________ Experts say parents should do more than just buy toys to interest their girls in STEM subjects. ________.
At school, girls should take part in projects that require teamwork and creative thinking.
【解析】【分析】短文大意：美国人想提供从事STEM行业的工作人员，在喜欢STEM这些课程中，男生明显比女生多，作者呼吁人们应该为这些孩子提供更好的教育，而不是仅仅给孩子购买娃娃。

A. Goldie does not care about beauty or clothesGoldie并不关心美丽或衣服。

B. She learn to make a machine with the blocks她学会用积木造一台机器。

C. Yet girls appear far less interested in STEM subjects然而女孩子似乎对STEM课程远缺乏兴趣。

D. They should also provide a good education他们也应该提供一个好的教育。

E. The four areas together are known as STEM这四个领域合起来命名为STEM。

（1）根据后文提到 Many jobs in the STEM fields will open in the coming years ，出现了STEM，可知空缺的语句应该解释STEM是什么，故选E。

（2）根据后文提到的Only 25 percent of STEM students are girls，可知空缺的语句意义为女生对这些课程不感兴趣，故选C。

（3）根据后文提到的Goldie tells stories, solves difficult problems and builds new worlds 可知，Goldie不关心美丽或者衣服，故选A。

（4）根据上文提到 Mia is a seven-year-old girl who likes science ，可知她学会用积木造机器，故选B。

（5）根据上文提到Experts say parents should do more than just buy toys to interest their girls in STEM subjects 可知，他们应该为女孩提供更好的教育，故选D。

【点评】考查任务型阅读，做此类题首先熟悉文章大意，熟悉各个选项的意思，联系上下文，确定空缺语句，即可。

12．任务型阅读
C
There was a park near my home，but I didn't go there often．Many people said there was nothing special there．One afternoon l went into the park．I walked quickly because there wasn't much to see．________"Which way should I go?"I asked myself．I looked at one path （小路），then the other．I found that the two paths were different from each other．
The left one was wide and clean．________ Although me flowers weren't very beautiful．they made me feel good．I decided to take this path．But wait!I looked at the right one．The path didn't look nice．It looked like it had not been cleaned for months．For a long time I couldn't decide which path to choose．
________It wasn't nice，but I didn't want to give up（放弃）．At last，I came to the end of the path．Ah!There was a small garden there．It was beautiful．There were trees，flowers and chairs there．I thought it was the nicest part of the park．。