四川省成都市玉林中学高考英语二模试卷分类汇编任务型阅读(及答案)

四川省成都市玉林中学高考英语二模试卷分类汇编任务型阅读(及答案)
一、高中英语任务型阅读
1．任务型阅读
Just as team members today have assigned doing roles, there should also be thinking roles. By knowing how other members of your learn and organization think---and by others knowing how you think—everyone can be more productive. So how should you evaluate how you and your team think? After a lot of trial-and-error, we developed a three-step method that delivers practical and meaningful results.
Focus. Do you tend to pay the most attention to ideas, process, action, or relationships? For example, in the morning do you think about the problems you need to solve, the plans you need to make, the actions you need to take, or the people you need to see? This isn't about picking one to the exclusion(排除)of the other. It's about where your focus naturally lands.
Orientation(方向). A good way to identify your orientation is thinking about what tends to bother you in meetings. Are you more likely to complain about getting dragged into the weeds or about things being too general and not specific enough? These dimensions are complementary(补充的)to personality, skills, and traditional roles.
Combination. By combing these two dimensions you can know about the thinking style at work in whatever context or setting you chose. When you know your thinking style, you know what naturally energizes you, why certain type of problems are challenging or boring, and what you can do to improve in areas that are important to reaching your goals. Once you know your style, it helps to share it with others, and have others share theirs with you. In this way, your thinking style becomes a useful tool---a kind of social currency---for the team. Imaging you put together a team to work on a new initiative(行动). Wouldn't you like to know who is energized by big-picture strategy discussions and who finds them frustrating? Who likes to work on the details of the execution? And who is energized by managing the team dynamics?
The landscape of business is changing rapidly, and we have to find new and better ways to connect and communicate. We all want to work better together, the challenge is actually making it happen. Understanding collaboration(合作)through the way of thinking rather than doing is a practical and powerful step forward.
【答案】equally；improve/increase；evaluating；thinking；choice；whether；combine；contributes/leads；Conclusion；how
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，正如今天的团队成员分配的角色一样，也应该有思考的角色，两者同样重要。

团队成员彼此了解，会产生更大的效果。

文章主要是介绍了评价思维方式的三个步骤。

（1）考查细节理解。

根据第一段中的“Just as team members t oday have assigned doing roles, there should also be thinking roles.”可知，指派的角色和思考角色两者之间同样重要。

可知答案为equally。

（2）考查细节理解。

根据第一段中的“By knowing how other members of your team and organization think – and by others knowing how you think – everyone can be more produc tive.”可知，团队成员彼此了解会提高生产力。

可知答案为improve/increase。

（3）考查推理判断。

根据第一段中的“After a lot of trial-and-error, we developed a three-step method that delivers practical and meaningful results. ”评价思维方式的三个步骤。

答案为evaluating。

（4）考查细节理解。

根据第三段中的“A good way to identify your or ientation is thinking about what tends to bother you in meetings.”可知，第一步是确定你在某一特定环境下的思维焦点。

可知答案为thinking。

（5）考查推理判断。

根据第二段中的“It's about where your focus naturally lands. ”它是关于你的焦点自然降落的地方。

答案为choice。

（6）考查推理判断。

根据第三段中的“A good way to identify your orientation is thinking about what tends to bother you in meetings.”可知，下一步是确定你的方向是否向大方向移动。

可知答案为whether。

（7）考查细节理解。

根据第四段中的“By combining these two dimensions you can know about the thinking style at work in whatever context or setting you chose. ”第三步是将这二维空间结合起来，看看你的想法。

答案为combine。

（8）考查推理判断。

根据倒数第二段中的“Once you know your style, it helps to share it with others, and have others share theirs with you.”可知，它导致了其他团队成员对思维方式的理解。

故答案为contributes/leads。

（9）考查推理判断。

根据最后一段中的“The leadscape of business is changing rapidly, and
we have to find new and better ways to connect and communicate.”可知此处是得出的结论。

答案为Conclusion。

（10）考查推理判断。

根据最后一段中的“The leadscape of business is changing rapidly, and we have to find new and better ways to connect and communicate.”在这快速改变的世界，理解别人的想法而不是他们所做的可以帮助你更好地工作。

根据句意可知答案为how。

【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和推理判断两个题型的考查，考生需要准确掌握所给材料，根据上下文的逻辑关系，结合相关的语法知识和词汇知识，做出正确答案。

2．任务型阅读
Age has its privileges in America, and one of the most important of them is the senior citizen discount. Eligibility(资格) is determined not by one's need but by the date on one's birth certificate. The discounts have become a routine part of many businesses—as common as color televisions in motel rooms and free coffee on airliners.
People with gray hair often are given the discounts without even asking for them; yet, millions of Americans above age 60 are healthy and solvent (有支付能力的). Businesses that would never dare offer discounts to college students or anyone under 30 freely offer them to older Americans. The practice is acceptable because of the widespread belief that ＂elderly＂ means ＂needy＂. Perhaps that once was true, but today elderly Americans as a group have a lower poverty rate than the rest of the population. To be sure, there is economic diversity within the elderly, and many older Americans are poor. But most of them aren't.
It is impossible to determine the impact of the discounts on individual companies. For many firms, they are a stimulus to revenue. But in other cases, the discounts are given at the expense, directly or indirectly, of younger Americans. Moreover, they are a direct irritant(刺激物) in what some politicians and scholars see as a coming conflict between the generations.
Generational tensions are being fueled by continuing debate over Social Security benefits, which mostly involve a transfer of resources from the young to the old. Employment is another sore point. Supported by laws and court decisions, more and more older Americans are declining the retirement dinner in favor of staying on the job—thereby lessening employment and promotion opportunities for younger workers.
Far from a kind of charity they once were, senior citizen discounts have become a privilege to a group with millions of members who don't need them.
It no longer makes sense to treat the elderly as a single group whose economic needs deserve priority over those of others. Senior citizen discounts only enhance the myth that older people can't take care of themselves and need special treatment; and they threaten the creation of a new myth, that the elderly are ungrateful and taking for themselves at the expense of children and other age groups. Senior citizen discounts are the essence of the very thing older Americans are fighting against—discrimination by age.
economically；attend/tend；interest(s)/benefit(s)；discriminate
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，探讨了美国社会老年人享受商品折扣这一特殊待遇的现象。

作者提出很多老年人是拥有支付能力的，他们并不需要享受折扣。

让他们享受商品折扣其实是牺牲了年轻人的利益，甚至会加剧两代人之间的冲突，从某种程度上来说，老年人所享受折扣其实也是一种年龄歧视。

(1)考查信息转换。

根据第一段中的＂The discounts have become a routine part of many businesses—as common as…＂可知这是一种惯常行为，a common practice意为“惯常行为，常规做法”，因此填practice。

(2)考查信息转换。

根据第二段中的＂The practice is acceptable because of the widespread
belief that 'elderly' means 'needy' ＂可知对老人打折起因于认为老年人有需要，也就是贫穷。

因此填need/poverty。

(3)考查信息归纳。

由本栏中提到的四点可以看出此处是说目前美国的社会现状，即Present/Current situation。

因此填Present/Current。

(4)考查信息转换。

根据第三段中的＂But in other cases, the discounts are given at the expense, directly or indirectly, of younger Americans. ＂可知对老年人优惠使得年轻人处于不利地位，at a disadvantage固定短语“处于不利地位”，因此填disadvantage。

(5)考查信息转换。

根据第四段中的＂more and more older Americans are declining the retirement dinner in favor of staying on the job ＂可知选择继续工作而不选择退休的老年人的数量在增加。

pr efer…rather than固定短语，“选择.....而不选择.....”，因为“older Americans ____5____ to work rather than retire is on the increase”跟在介词of后面修饰前面的主语The number，所以空格处prefer用动名词形式，故填 preferring。

(6)考查信息转换。

根据第四段中的＂thereby lessening employment and promotion opportunities for younger workers＂可知老年人不愿退休，年轻人就业和升职的机会变少了，故填fewer。

(7)考查信息转换。

根据最后一段中的＂It no longer makes sense to treat the elderly as a single group whose economic needs deserve priority over those of others.可知很多老年人在经济上不需要这种优惠了，这里空格处修饰动词need，要用经济的副词形式，故填economically。

(8)考查信息转换。

根据最后一段中的＂Senior citizen discounts only enhance the myth that older people can't take care of themselves＂可知长者折扣只会增强老年人不能照顾自己的谬见。

attend/tend to oneself固定短语“照顾自己”，因此填attend/tend。

(9)考查信息转换。

根据最后一段中的＂the elderly are ungrateful and taking for themselves at the expense of children and other age groups＂可知，人们会认为老年人是不感恩的，而且他们伤害了其他年龄段的人的利益，因此填interest(s)/benefit(s)。

(10)考查信息转换，根据最后一段中的“Senior citizen discounts are the essence of the very thing older Americans are fighting against—discrimination by age.”可知年长者折扣可能会被认为是一种年龄歧视，这里用在against前，用动词形式。

故填discriminate。

【点评】本题考点涉及信息转换和信息归纳两个题型的考查，是一篇社会现象类阅读，要求考生准确捕捉细节信息，根据上下文的逻辑关系，结合相关的语法知识和词汇知识，做出正确答案。

3．任务型阅读
Whether in your life or work, the following things are not the reasons for you to feel embarrassed. It's OK and just move on.
⒈Mistakes while learning
There will be times when you have people above you(a boss) or even next to you(a coworker) that will get really annoyed with you for“ruining" something "important".________ Even if you make mistakes and get a punishment, persevere and push on. You do not need to be embarrassed for learning from your mistakes.
⒉Food choices
People are different and have different taste buds（味蕾）.Whether it is healthy or not, food is a choice and it is part of life.________ You do not need to be embarrassed for food you do or do not like. Tell them, "It is a personal choice I have made, and I am committed to it.”
⒊Your past
Allowing positive experiences to define, limit, improve, and outshine（凸显）you may cause you to be caught up in the past and unable to truly live in the present. Whether your history is positive, negative, or somewhere in between, don't hold on to the negative experiences and let it reflect your current behavior，________
⒋The clean lines of your car／home／workspace
When everyone gets in the car, you realize your Starbuck bags are still on the floor. So what? Think about it this way: everyone has a "messy" aspect of their life. Maybe their home is completely clean, but the relationship with their spouse（配偶）is messy. Someone's car gets washed once a week, but his/her work life could use some help.________ We don't apologize to others about our personal limitations. By being outwardly embarrassed, it only brings more attention to the fact!
⒌Putting yourself first
If you find yourself saying no to something or making up lies to get out of it,tell them the truth, and don't apologize. You will feel much better in the long run if you are honest with them and yourself. If you're not up to a voluntary duty, you don't have to be. You can politely refuse the person's request.
________ Put yourself first.
A. It is simply a personal choice that people make for their own reasons.
B. It is okay to be selfish from time to time.
C. Errors are bound to happen when you have on your training wheels.
D. Each of them waits for your immediate help.
E. Let bygones(过去的事) be bygones.
F. Forgetting history means betrayal.
G. No one on Earth lives a perfectly "clean" life in every aspect.
【答案】C；A；E；G；B
【解析】【分析】考查说明文。

主要讲述生活或工作中，这5件事你无需尴尬。

它们分别是：学习的时候犯错、选择食物、你的过去、汽车/家/工作场所的整洁度和把自己放在首位。

（1）根据小标题Mistakes while learning和Even if you make mistakes and get a punishment, persevere and push on.可知，学习的时候难免犯错。

故选C。

（2）根据小标题以及前句Whether it is healthy or not, food is a choice and it is part of life.可知，食物是个人选择，那只是人们根据自己的理由做出的个人选择。

故选A。

（3）根据前句. Whether your history is positive, negative, or somewhere in between, don't hold on to the negative experiences and let it reflect your current behavior，可知，让过去的过去吧，无论好坏。

故选E。

（4）根据小标题The clean lines of your car／home／workspace可知，这一段主要涉及整洁
度。

故选G。

（5）根据小标题及后句Put yourself first.可知，有时候自私也没有什么。

把自己放在首位没什么好尴尬的。

故选B。

【点评】一般说来，采用归纳法的段落，细节表述在前，归纳概括在后，主题句在段尾;采用演绎法的段落，先提出观点，后演绎例证，由一般到特殊，主题句出现在段首;若作者采用由“特殊—一般—特殊”的方式，主题句可能出现在段落的中间。

有时，作者没有写出明显的主题句，我们要学会根据段落的内容去概括出主题句，进而归纳出文章的主题。

4．阅读表达：阅读下面短文，按照要求完成阅读任务。

A daughter complained to her father about her life and how things have been so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and she wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed that just as one problem was solved another arose.
Her father, a chef, took her to the kitchen, filled three pots with water and placed the fire on high Soon the three pots came to a boil. In one he placed carrots, in the other he placed eggs, and the last he placed ground coffee beans. He let them sit and boil, without saying a word.
The daughter impatiently wondered what he was trying to do. In half an hour he walked over to the stove and turned down the fire. He pulled the carrots out and placed them in the bowl. He pulled the eggs out and placed them in the bowl. Then he ladled (盛) the coffee out and placed it in a cup. Turning to her he asked. "Darling what do you see?"
"Carrots, eggs, and coffee." she replied.
He brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. He then asked her to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled ege. Finally, he asked her to sip the coffee. She smiled, as she tasted its rich aroma (芳香). Humbly, she asked. "What does it mean Father?"
He explained. "Each of them faced the same adversity, however each reacted differently. The carrot went in strong, hard. But after going through boiling water, it softened and became weak. The egg was fragile. A thin outer shell protected a liquid center. But after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened. The coffee beans are unique however. After they were in the boiling water, they had changed the water"
"Which are you," he asked his daughter, "When adversity knocks on your door, how do yourespond? Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?"
（1）How did the daughter feel about her life? (No more than 10 words)
（2）Why did the father take his daughter to the kitchen? (No more than 12 words)
（3）What does the underlined word "adversity" in the last paragraph probably mean in English? (No more than 12 words)
（4）What advice did the father give his daughter? (No more than 10 words)
（5）What kind of man do you think the father was and why? (No more than 25 words)
【答案】（1）She thought her life was in a mess/ She thought her life was hard for her/She thought things were hard for her.
（2）Because he wanted to show her an experiment to help her.
（3）challenge/difficulty/ something challenging to meet/ something difficult to solve a difficulty/ hard or unpleasant situation.
（4）He advised her daughter to face the adversity bravely.
（5）He was an open person. Because he used a more interesting way to enlighten his daughter than to lecture her.
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，一个女孩告诉爸爸她觉得生活艰难，厌倦于努力，奋斗，想放弃，爸爸将她带到厨房，用胡萝卜，鸡蛋和咖啡豆分别在锅里面煮，让孩子看这三种东西的反应，从而启发孩子在逆境的时候应该怎么做。

（1）考查细节理解。

根据第一段中的“A daughter complained to her father about her life and how things have been so hard for her. ”可知她认为她的生活一团糟，生活对她来说很艰难。

故答She thought her life was in a mess/ She thought her life was hard for her/She thought things were hard for her.
（2）考查推理判断。

根据下文内容可知，父亲让女儿到厨房的原因是为了给女儿做一个胡萝卜、鸡蛋和咖啡豆实验来帮助她。

故答Because he wanted to show her an experiment to help her.
（3）考查词义猜测。

根据下文“knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?”父亲问女儿当困难来敲门的时候，你如何回应？你是胡萝卜、鸡蛋还是咖啡豆？故划线部分单词意思为挑战或困哪，故答challenge/difficulty/ something challenging to meet/ something difficult to solve A difficulty/ hard or unpleasant situation.
（4）考查推理判断。

根据文章内容可知，面对女儿的困难，父亲通过一个实验来告诉女儿，要勇敢面对生活中的那些困难和挑战。

故答He advised her daughter to face the adversity bravely.
（5）考查推理判断。

根据文章内容可知父亲面对女儿的困难，并不是一味说教，而是用一种直观开放的方式来启发女儿。

故可推测父亲是一个开放的人，因为他用一种更为有趣的方式来启发女儿而不是讲大道理。

故答He was an open person. Because he used a more interesting way to enlighten his daughter than to lecture her.
【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，推理判断和词义猜测题型的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生准确掌握所给材料，结合相关的词汇知识和词汇知识，写出正确的答案。

5．Complete the following passage by using the sentences given below. Each sentence be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.
Today, in most of the theatres in Britain, the stages are situated behind a sort of arch (拱门), called the proscenium (幕布前的舞台部分)arch. The arch runs across the building with the stage on one side of it and the auditorium, housing the audience, on the other. The audience is kept to the area from which it can get a clear view of the stage. This type of theatre has been is use for three hundred years. ________ The actor can ignore them until the end, when they applaud the performance. If an actor wants to speak to the audience he tends to step out of the picture, as it were—down to the edge of the stage.
________ Stage furniture or properties—"props", as they are referred to in the business – are now as few as possible. Elaborate scenery is used only when it is going to last throughout the play,
or when it is so constructed that it can be changed quickly. Modern theatres are built with the stage extending far in front of the proscenium arch, if indeed they have a proscenium arch at all, electricity, already long in use, has recently had a revolutionary effect. A change of lighting is as good as a change of scenery, and simpler and quicker; it can light one part of the stage in place of another. Footlights have been found unnecessary. Curtains also are hardly necessary, since the stage can be darkened to signify the end of a scene.
The modern idea of having the stage in front of the proscenium arch is not really modern, of course. It makes our stages much like Shakespeare's. ________ The famous speeches of Hamlet, for instance, can be delivered more quietly and naturally than they were in the las century. The actors no longer have to worry much about not being heard, or about turning their backs to the auditorium. They can get closer to the audience, while a larger audience can see them at work.
Moreover, nowadays, people are finding that modern theatres are built to sit in comfortably for two or three hours at a stretch. ________ The result of these improvements is that, in spite of the high price of seats, perhaps more people than ever before are keen on theatre-going.
A. Over the last few decades, since the Second World War, theatrical customs have altered.
B. It makes people feel, as they watch a play or a show, that they are seeing a living and moving picture.
C. All these innovations have quickened up the pace of the drama.
D. This is an advantage both for actors and audience.
E. Today the theatres are much more comfortable because of the many improvements.
F. Often they can meet and eat in the restaurants attached to the theatres.
【答案】 B；D；A；E
【解析】【分析】本文介绍了英国戏剧的发展以及剧院的布局特点。

（1）根据本空前的“The arch runs across the building with the stage on one side of it and the auditorium, housing the audience, on the other. The audience is kept to the area from which it can get a clear view of the stage”可知，拱门穿过整个建筑，一边是舞台，另一边是容纳观众的礼堂，观众被限制在能清楚地看到舞台的地方，此处是说这样布局的原因，B项（它让人们觉得，当他们看一出戏剧或表演时，他们看到的是一幅活生生的动态画面）符合语境，故答案为B。

（2）此处为本段主题句，根据本段内容可知，本段从演员和观众两个角度说明了这样布局的好处，D项（这对演员和观众来说都是一个好处）符合语境。

故答案为D。

（3）根据本空后的“The famous speeches of Hamlet, for instance, can be delivered more quietly and naturally than they were in the last century.”可知，例如，哈姆雷特的著名演讲可以比上个世纪更安静、更自然地进行，这说明戏剧习俗发生了变化，A项（在过去的几十年里，自第二次世界大战以来，戏剧习俗已经发生了变化）符合语境。

故答案为A。

（4）根据本空后的“The result of these improvements is that, in spite of the high price of seats, perhaps more people than ever before are keen on theatre-going.”可知，这些改进的结果是，尽管票价很高，但可能比以往任何时候都有更多的人热衷于看戏，E项（由于许多改进，现在的剧院舒服多了）符合语境。

故答案为E。

【点评】考查任务型阅读。

通读全文，掌握主旨；分析设题位置，结合上下文语境，再回
填核对答案。

6．任务型阅读
Common-sense Safety Tips for Travelling Abroad
When a holiday is just around the comer, you may be planning a trip abroad. But to enjoy a worry-free adventure abroad, you also should pay attention to the following common-sense safety tips for travelling abroad.________
Another reason to take only carry-on carriage---besides avoiding baggage fees---is that the less you have to carry around, the more quickly you can move, if necessary. You should always have a free hand. Besides, you won't be exhausted from dragging all those bags around.________
Lock it up.
Leave your hotel with only what you need and lock up the rest. Take a lock for your luggage just in case your hotel doesn't offer a safe________ If you don't need all your cash and cards, don't take them all with you when you go out for a day of sightseeing or shopping. Also, leave your passport in the hotel. Make photocopies of all your important documents and leave the hotel with a copy of your passport plus a one photo I.D. Why?________If all of your identification is in it, imagine the trouble you have to go through to replace it all.
Think and Plan.
Always keep in mind that, when you travel abroad, you are in a place you don't know well and you can always be a target. Trust your senses________ After your arrival, ask the hotel staff and locals about the areas you are thinking of visiting, especially at night. And you should walk in well-lit areas at night and know how to contact the local police with your cell phone or a payphone in a foreign country, if necessary.
A. Travel light.
B. Pay by credit card.
C. Imagine having your bag stolen off a restaurant table.
D. You should also make it a habit to take your watch with you.
E. Plus, dragging lots of luggage is a dead giving away that you aren't a local resident.
F. You should call ahead to be sure, especially if your luggage is made of cloth material.
G. You are smart and mature, so if something or some situation doesn't feel safe, it probably isn't. 【答案】A；E；F；C；G
【解析】【分析】本文主要提供了几条假期国外旅行时的安全建议。

(1)第一题属于第一条建议的主旨句，应该是祈使句。

此外根据第二段的具体内容take only carry-on carriage—besides avoiding baggage fees—is that the less you have to carry around, the more quickly you can move, if necessary.可知，此段主要讲述出行时尽量少带行李，故答案为A。

(2)此段主要讲述外出时要少带行李。

E项“另外，拖着一大堆行李彻底泄露了你不是本地居民”符合本段内容，也承接上一句内容。

故答案为E。

(3)此段主要陈述要把不随身携带的东西上锁。

前句建议随身带一把锁，所以后句讲打电话确认宾馆是否提供锁，尤其是你的行李为布包时。

故答案为F。

(4)前句建议把护照留在宾馆。

后句讲到一旦丢失后可能遇到的麻烦，所以此处应该是假设
包被偷后的情景。

故答案为C。

(5)前句说要相信自己的感觉。

所以下句表达如果你感到不安全，很可能就是那样。

故答案为G。

【点评】此类文体主要考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。

做题时可以采取以下步骤：阅读全文，掌握主要内容、作者的意图、文章的感情基调等；通读答案，找出和文章相对应的关键词；根据文章整体结构，将选项答案带入文中，再次通读全文，重点关注逻辑关系和关联结构，研究多余选项，确定排除理由，最终确定答案。

7．请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。

注意:每个空格只填1个单词。

Time for Americans to act on climate change
The climate crisis is worsening at a rate that is becoming harder and harder to ignore. For more than two decades, scientific reports have made it clear that global warming is real, that humans cause it and that the consequences will be disastrous.
The scientific community has become increasingly panicked over the past year. The latest assessment from the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change painted a far more terrible picture than its previous analyses, and the long-awaited National Climate Assessment made clear that climate change represents a severe threat to human health as well as our economic security. Out of this panic came the treaty(条约)reached this past weekend by world leaders to keep the Paris climate agreement alive.
Yet many Americans still don't regard the threat as a key priority for our government, and support President Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris treaty. Campaign contributions from fossil fuel companies have convinced elected officials to look the other way. A certain amount of despair has resulted in widespread apathy(漠然).
But there is another reason that has been discussed far less openly. While a growing number of people understand that climate change will have significant worldwide consequences, many Americans have an intuitive(直觉的)belief that their nation is more capable than others of adapting to a changed environment. Why? Because they have before.
This historical success, however, resulted from the federal government taking science seriously, and making investments to urge revolution and innovation.
But these innovations did not happen by themselves, or simply because of the United States' rich resources. They depended on consistent support from the leaders about the need to take action when faced with crises. This has been especially true in the environmental crisis.
President Bill Clinton had a shockingly modest record of advancing climate security, particularly given that his vice president, Al Gore, had been one of the most outspoken environmentalists in Con gress. By far Clinton's biggest accomplishment was assigning Gore to participate іn thе Куоtо Рrоtoсоl negotiations. Сlіntоn сhоѕе, hоwеvеr, tо аvоіd whаt ѕurеlу wоuld have been a terrible fight in the Senate to gain approval of the treaty. While this effort probably would have failed, it would have signaled to the American people how seriously the Democratic Party took climate change.
Thus, the time has clearly arrived for progressive candidates to start campaigning on a platform
built around the need for a sustainability revolution. Such a plan should include a carbon tax, well-funded clean energy research, evolved agricultural policies and smarter public transport. Given that Generation X and millennials(千禧一代)never bought into the fiction that the United States is immune to the dangers of global warming, the time is ripe to make climate security a crucial government responsibility. Only by doing so can we begin the long-overdue(拖延好久的)campaign to save the planet.
Time for Americans to act on climate change
sure/certain/optimistic；positive；Conclusion
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇新闻报道。

文章讲述的是越来越多的人意识到气候危机的严重性。

现在是美国人应对气候变化的时候了。

只有这样，我们才能开始拖延已久的拯救地球的运动。

（1）根据第一段第一句The climate crisis is worsening at a rate that is becoming harder and harder to ignore.可知，越来越多的人意识到气候危机的严重性。

故答案为aware/conscious。

（2）根据第一段中For more than two decades, scientific reports have made it clear that global warming is real, that humans cause it and that the consequences will be disastrous.可知，
真正的全球变暖是人类的责任，应该为他们所做的一切负责。

be to blame“应该承担责任”，故答案为blame。

（3）根据第一段中For more than two decades, scientific reports have made it clear that global warming is real, that humans cause it and that the consequences will be disastrous.可知，真正的全球变暖是人类的责任，应该为他们所做的一切负责。

answer for“对------负责”，故答案为answer。

（4）根据第二段中the long-awaited National Climate Assessment made clear that climate change represents a severe threat to human health as well as our economic security.可知，鉴于气候变化对人类健康和经济安全构成严重威胁，世界各国领导人已达成《巴黎气候条约》。

故答案为under。

（5）根据第三段中Yet many Americans still don't regard the threat as a key priority for our government, and suopont President Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris treaty.可知，由于无法理解威胁的严重性，许多美国人支持特朗普总统退出《巴黎条约》的决定。

In favo(u)r/support of“支持，赞成”，故答案为favo(u)r/support。

（6）根据右栏中的内容可知这里在讲“反应的原因”。

故答案为Reasons。

（7）根据第三段中Campaign contributions from fossil fuel companies have convinced elected officials to look the other way. A certain amount of despair has resulted in widespread apathy(漠然).“化石燃料公司的竞选捐款已经说服当选官员们睁一只眼闭一只眼。

一定程度的绝望导致了广泛的冷漠。

”可知，由于与化石燃料公司的利益关系，当选官员对这种威胁充耳不闻。

故答案为interest。

（8）根据第四段中While a growing number of people understand that climate change will have significant worldwide consequences, many Americans have an intuitive(直觉的)belief that their nation is more capable than others of adapting to a changed environment.可知，许多美国人对自己适应环境变化的能力极为乐观。

故答案为sure/certain/optimistic。

（9）根据第七段中President Bill Clinton had a shockingly modest record of advancing climate security, particularly given that his vice president, Al Gore, had been one of the most outspoken environmentalists in Congress.“比尔·克林顿总统在推进气候安全方面有着令人震惊的温和记录，尤其是考虑到他的副总统阿尔·戈尔(Al Gore)是国会中最直言不讳的环保主义者之一。

”可知这是一个积极乐观的态度。

故答案为positive。

（10）根据最后一段最后一句Only by doing so can we begin the long-overdue(拖延好久的)campaign to sa ve the planet.“只有这样，我们才能开始拖延已久的拯救地球的运动。

”可知这是得出的最后结论。

故答案为Conclusion。

【点评】任务型阅读的关键在看懂文章，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。

8．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.。