桂林市中考英语 英语 任务型阅读理解专题练习(含答案)

桂林市中考英语英语任务型阅读理解专题练习(含答案)
一、英语任务型阅读
1．根据短文内容列要点。

Today teamwork is becoming more and more important in businesses and other jobs. Our society needs people who can work with and get on well with others.
John Brown, Design Works
A good team needs people with different skills and talents. The best people can work with others and develop ideas with a team. It's important that everyone uses his talents in work.
Lee Chung, Computer World
Good team players are usually friendly and easy to talk to. They are also good at listening to other people. They are happy to share ideas.
Jane Lin, Lin Electricals
Most teams need a mixture of people. It is great 10 have people with ideas but you also need people who get things done on time. A team made up of people that all have the same skills would not work.
Jim Khan, Northern Bank
I prefer people who can bring out the best in other people. In a group you can see people that know how to get a team to work together. They understand teams and they can make a team work. A good team is the key to success.
Here is an article about ________. John Brown thinks the best people in a team do well in working with others and ________. Lee Chung thinks a good team player should be friendly, easy to talk to and ________. In Jane's opinion, a good team needs not only clever people but also those who can finish things ________. Jim thinks we need people who can ________ the best in others and know how to get a team to work together.
【答案】 teamwork；developing ideas；good at listening；on time；bring out
【解析】【分析】主要讲了团队合作在商业和其他工作中变得越来越重要。

（1）根据 Today teamwork is becoming more and more important in businesses and other jobs.可知讲的是团队合作，故填teamwork。

（2）根据The best people can work with others and develop ideas with a team.可知最好的人可以和别人一起工作，和团队一起发展想法。

do well in doing sth.在哪方面做得好，所以develop用developing，故填developing ideas。

（3）根据Good team players are usually friendly and easy to talk to. They are also good at listening to other people. They are happy to share ideas.可知优秀的团队球员通常是友好的，容易交谈。

他们也善于倾听别人的声音。

他们乐于分享想法，故填good at listening。

（4）根据It is great 10 have people with ideas but you also need people who get things done on time.可知准时完成事情，故填on time。

（5）根据I prefer people who can bring out the best in other people.我更喜欢能把别人的优点发挥出来的人，故填bring out。

【点评】考查任务型阅读，首先读懂文章大意，然后从文中仔细寻找答案。

2．根据短文内容列要点。

Hans Christian Andersen, a great Danish(丹麦的) writer, is very famous for his fairy tales. He wrote a lot of best-known stories such as The Emperor's New Clothes and The Ugly Duckling. His fairy tales have brought happiness to children across the world. The tales have versions(版本) of over a hundred languages.
Andersen was born in Denmark in 1805. When he was still a young boy, he was already very clever and imaginative(富有想象力的). He created a small toy theatre and made clothes for his puppets(木偶). He also loved reading.
After his father died, he learned to be a tailor (裁缝). Later he worked in a factory. At the age of fourteen, Andersen moved to the capital of Denmark to become an actor and gave performances(演出) in the Royal Danish Theatre. However, his voice changed when he grew older, so the job had to stop. Then he began to write poems and fairy tales.
In the spring of 1872, Andersen fell out of bed and didn't get well again. He lived until 1875 and died peacefully in the house of his close friend.
Hans Christian Andersen is very famous for his ________. He created a small toy theatre and ________ for his puppets. Andersen moved to ________ become an actor. Andersen couldn't give performances because his ________ in 1872, Andersen. ________ And didn't get well again.【答案】 fairy tales；made clothes；the capital of Denmark；voice changed；fell out of bed 【解析】【分析】主要讲了丹麦著名的童话故事作家——Hans Christian Andersen。

（1）根据Hans Christian Andersen, a great Danish(丹麦的) writer, is very famous for his fairy tales.可知因为写童话而出名，故填fairy tales。

（2）根据He created a small toy theatre and made clothes for his puppets(木偶)可知他创建了一个小的玩具电影院，给木偶制作一份，故填made clothes。

（3）根据Andersen moved to the capital of Denmark可知搬到了丹麦的首都，故填the capital of Denmark。

（4）根据However, his voice changed when he grew older, so the job had to stop.可知因为声音变了，所以不表演了，故填voice changed。

（5）根据In the spring of 1872, Andersen fell out of bed and didn't get well again.可知他从床上掉下来没有变好，故填fell out of bed。

【点评】考查任务型阅读，首先读懂文章，然后从文中仔细寻找答案。

3．阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。

每个选项只能用一次。

Careful and careless are as different as fire and water. But it is strange that quite a few scientists have both these qualities (品质 ). They are both careful and careless. ________.
Once Newton invited a friend to dinner at home. When they were ready to eat, Newton left to get a bottle of wine (酒). ________, Newton still didn't come back. At last his friend found Newton in his lab. When Newton was going to get the bottle of wine, he suddenly had a new idea
for his experiment. So he quite forgot his friend and the dinner. Another time, Newton was leading a horse up a mountain, and he held the rein(缰绳) in his hand. While he was walking along, he kept thinking about problems. ________, he found that the horse was gone.
Einstein was another example. ________. While waiting, he became lost in thought. It started to rain. The rain kept on for some time. When he took out a piece of paper to write something down, the paper was wet and then he knew that it was raining. ________, he again forgot he was standing in the rain.
A. But after he put the paper into his pocket
B. But after his friend had waited for a long time
C. Once he was waiting for a friend at a bridge
D. Newton, the famous English scientist, was such a person
E. When he got to the top of the mountain
【答案】 D；B；E；C；A
【解析】【分析】短文大意：从文中举的两个例子来看，作者是想说明许多像牛顿、爱因斯坦这样的科学家都有细心和粗心的习惯．许多科学家不关心如何生活。

这是因为他们太专注于自己的研究的缘故。

所给选项意思：
A. But after he put the paper into his pocket但是在他把钱放在口袋后
B. But after his friend had waited for a long time但是在他朋友等了很久后
C. Once he was waiting for a friend at a bridge一次他在桥边等一个朋友
D. Newton, the famous English scientist, was such a person牛顿，这个著名的英国科学家就是这样一个人
E. When he got to the top of the mountain当他到达山顶时
（1）根据上文 But it is strange that quite a few scientists have both these qualities (品质 ). 和下文讲的是牛顿的故事，可知此处提到科学家牛顿，故选D。

（2）根据根据 Once Newton invited a friend to dinner at home. When they were ready to eat, Newton left to get a bottle of wine (酒). Newton still didn't come back. 可知在朋友们准备吃饭时，他去拿酒了但是等了很长时间牛顿还没有回来，可知等了很久，还没有回来，故选B。

（3）根据 Another time, Newton was leading a horse up a mountain, and he held the rein(缰绳) in his hand. While he was walking along, he kept thinking about problems. 和 he found that the horse was gone. 根据他牵着马上山，他边走边考虑问题，所以当他到达山顶时发现马不见了。

故选E。

（4）根据While waiting, he became lost in thought. 当他等待时他陷入了沉思。

可知此处说他在某处等待某人，故选C。

（5）根据 When he took out a piece of paper to write something down, the paper was wet and then he knew that it was raining. 当他拿出一张纸去写下什么东西，这张纸湿了，然后他知道正在下雨，可知此处说的事和纸有关，根据 he again forgot he was standing in the rain. 句式结构，可知此处缺少从句，故选A。

【点评】此题考查任务型阅读理解。

先弄清所给选项意思，然后阅读短文，了解短文意
思，根据上下文的联系，确定文中所缺的成分，选择合适的选项放在空格处，然后将短文翻译一遍看是否通顺，最后确定正确答案。

4．阅读短文，选择合适的选项填在横线上。

________
Friends are important in our life, because no one wants to be lonely. However, some people have problems in making friends and they often feel lonely. ________ According to a new study from Chicago University, the reason is that this kind of people have brains(脑)different from common people. And they often feel unsafe when facing strangers.
Does that mean they have no way to become happy again?________
Scientists of this study have thought up ways to help these people deal with their loneliness. They provided four steps for getting out of loneliness.
________ "It's not enough for people just to get in touch with others online. That's because most people don't show their true selves there," said Dr Cacioppo, one of this study's scientists. Another step is to get an action plan. As "actions speak louder than words", people need to be active to communicate with others. They also need to meet people with the same interests. Also, they should try to expect the best from each activity. ________ Who knows what good things are waiting for us?
A.People who feel lonely
B.The first step is to accept social invitations even if you don't want to go.
C.After all, "tomorrow is another day".
D.What's the reason behind that?
E.Why don't we like them?
F.New ways to deal with loneliness
G.No, don't worry.
【答案】 F；D；G；B；C
【解析】【分析】短文大意：本文主要讲述了朋友对我们来说很重要，但是有些人交朋友有困难，他们也很害怕孤独。

然后文章针对如何摆脱孤独提出了建议。

主要包括：接受一些邀请；制定行动规划；认识一些有相同兴趣的人；对每一项活动都抱有最好的期望。

A.People who feel lonely.那些感觉到孤独的人们。

B.The first step is to accept social invitations even if you don't want to go.第一步是接受社会的邀请，即使你不想去。

C.After all, "tomorrow is another day".毕竟，“明天又是新的一天”。

D.What's the reason behind that?这个背后的原因是什么？
E.Why don't we like them?为什么我们不喜欢他们？
F.New ways to deal with loneliness.对付孤独的新方法。

G.No, don't worry.不，不要担心。

（1）根据空1位于全文的开头，且独立成段，可知这是全文的主旨句。

本篇短文主要是针对如何摆脱孤独提出的一些建议，所以用New ways to deal with loneliness，处理孤独的新的方法，故选F。

（2）根据空2的前句句意：一些人交朋友有困难，而且他们经常感到孤独。

下文又解释了造成这种现象的原因，因此中间需要用一个过渡句，所以用What's the reason behind that?故选D。

（3）根据空3的前句句意：那意思是他们没有方法变得开心吗？后句句意：这项研究得出科学家们想出了一些帮助这些人对付孤独的方法。

可知前后句的意思表示转折，因此空3是对前面一般问句的否定回答，所以用No, don't worry.故选G。

（4）根据空4的上文提到摆脱孤独的四个步骤，可知接下来会分别介绍这四个步骤是什么，所以空4用The first step is to accept social invitations even if you don't want to go.故选B。

（5）根据空5的后句句意：谁知道有什么好事情在等待着我？可以推测出空5提到了将来，所以用After all, "tomorrow is another day".故选C。

【点评】考查任务型阅读，注意首先要理解所给出几句话的意思，画出这几句话中的关键词，然后有目的的去阅读文章，注意联系上下文，根据题目要求作答，从而选出正确答案。

5．根据短文内容回答下列问题
（2）How does Ann improve her English and become good at it? (no more than 14 words)
（3）Has Ann been always been strong and healthy since she was born? (no more than 3 words) （4）What's Ann's new problem that she can't fix? (no more than 12 words)
（5）What advice does Ms White give to Ann according to the reply? (no more than 15 words) 【答案】（1）She always tried to fix/solve it by himself.
（2）She read English newspapers and went to the school English corner to improve it.
（3）No, she hasn't.
（4）She thinks that she has the ugliest nose in the whole world. / She doesn't like her big and fat nose.
（5）As a student, she should pay more attention to her schoolwork instead of her looks/ She advises Ann not to worry about her looks.
【解析】【分析】（1）根据第一封信中的句子 I used to have a lot of problems and I always tried to fix them by myself. 可知Ann有很多问题，我总是试图自己解决它们。

故答案为 She always tried to fix/solve it by himself.
（2）
根据第一封信中的句子可知 I used to do badly in English. To fix it, I read English newspapers and went to the school English corner to improve it. Now I'm quite good at it可知Ann为了提高英语，她读英文报纸并去学校英语角，故答案为She read English newspapers and went to the school English corner to improve it.
（3）根据第一封信中的句子 I used to be weak. To fix it, I ate right and joined a sports club. Now I'm strong and healthy. 可知Ann并不是一出生就健康强壮，故答案为 No, she hasn't.（4）根据第一封信中的句子 But now I have a problem that I can't fix. I have the ugliest nose in the whole world! It's not only fat but also big! 可知Ann 现在遇到的不能解决的难题是她认为她的鼻子是世界上最丑的。

/她不喜欢她又大又胖的鼻子。

故答案为She thinks that she has the ugliest nose in the whole world. / She doesn't like her big and fat nose.
（5）根据第二封信中的句子 In my opinion, as a student, you should pay more attention to your schoolwork instead of your looks. 怀特女士告诉Ann作为一名学生，她应该更加注意她的功课而不是她的长相。

故答案为As a student, she should pay more attention to her schoolwork instead of her looks/ She advises Ann not to worry about her looks.
【点评】考查任务型阅读。

做题时首先对原文材料迅速浏览，掌握全文的主旨大意．其次，细读题材，各个击破．掌握全文的大意之后，细细阅读材料后的问题，弄清每题要求后，带着问题，再回到原文中去寻找、捕获有关信息。

6．根据短文理解，回答下列各题。

CCTV reported that every year Chinese people throw away a lot of food; it can feed 200 million people for a year.
Do we have too much food? Of course not. According to the UN World Food Program, there were 925 million hungry people around the world in 2010. Six million children die of hunger every year.
Luckily, a number of people have realized the importance of saving food. Last November, Li Hong, a waitress in a restaurant in Nanjing, lost her job because she took some leftover(剩余的)food home for her son. Many people are by her side and criticized(批评)the waste behavior.
What should we do in our daily life to waste less food? Here are some tips:
①Don't order too much food in a restaurant. Only order as much as you want to eat. If you cannot eat all the food you order, take the rest of it home.
②Don't be too picky(挑剔的)about food. Some food may not taste great, but your body needs it.
③Don't keep too much food at home, especially vegetables and fruit.
“Every grain on the plate comes from hard work(谁知盘中餐, 粒粒皆辛苦).” It tells us everybody must save food.
（1）How many children die of hunger every year?
（2）Why did Li Hong lose her job?
（3）What should we do if we can't eat all the food we order?
（4）Can we keep too much food at home?
（5）What can we learn from the passage?
【答案】（1）Six million.
（2）Because she took some leftover food home for her son.
（3）We should take the rest of it home.
（4）No, (We can't)
（5）We must save food.
【解析】【分析】⑴细节理解。

根据第二段 Six million children die of hunger every year.可知
答案是Six million。

⑵细节理解。

根据第三段Last November, Li Hong, a waitress in a restaurant in Nanjing, lost her job because she took some leftover(剩余的)food home for her son. 可知李红被炒鱿鱼是因为她把剩饭带回家给她儿子。

所以答案是Because she took some leftover food home for her son。

⑶细节理解。

根据第一条建议 If you cannot eat all the food you order, take the rest of it home.可知答案是We should take the rest of it home.
⑷细节理解。

根据第三条建议Don't keep too much food at home, especially vegetables and fruit.可知答案是No。

⑸主旨大意。

根据最后一段总结可知We must save food。

【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。

7．阅读下面短文，请按文后的任务要求答题。

When my wife and I went to live in an Arab(阿拉伯) country, we didn't know much about our future. _______. Later, we realized that the advice given to us by our friends were right.
______ Here, the burning sun can cook an egg in a minute. The hot weather made us feel so tired that we were falling asleep at midday!
_______ We worked from Saturdays to Wednesdays, including Sundays. It was also strange to see people praying (祈祷) in a certain direction. _________ They don't let people see their faces in public. They are not allowed to drive cars, either. All dresses worn by women have to cover the body completely. They believe that women can't be seen in public.
At the weekend, we went camping in the desert. I will never forget watching the sun setting over the desert. We also enjoyed riding on the camels.
Though their culture is very different from the American culture, ________.
（1）根据短文内容，从下列四个选项中选择合适的句子填入①—④题的空白处，使短文通顺。

（2）从下面四个选项中选择一个合适的选项填入⑤题的空白处，使短文通顺。

A. we left there soon
B. we enjoyed living there
C. we lived a hard life
D. we still lived in our American way
【答案】（1）D；C；B；A
（2）B
【解析】【分析】短文大意：这篇短文讲的是我和妻子去阿拉伯国家居住看到的阿拉伯人的生活习俗。

（1）选项意思：A. They have strict rules for women他们对女人有严格的制度
B. Another culture shock(文化差异) was the working week一周工作时间的文化差异
C. The culture shock started with the weather文化差异始于天气
D. My friends told us to be prepared for a culture shock我们朋友告诉我们要喂文化差异做准备
①根据下文Later, we realized that the advice given to us by our friends were right.后来，我们意识到我们的朋友给我们的建议是正确的。

所以此处是一个建议，故选D。

②根据下文Here, the burning sun can cook an egg in a minute. The hot weather made us feel so tired that we were falling asleep at midday!在这里，灼热的太阳在一分钟内能将一个鸡蛋煮熟。

炎热的天气是我们感到很累以致于我们在中午就睡着了。

故选C。

③根据下文We worked from Saturdays to Wednesdays, including Sundays。

我们从周六工作到周三，包括周日。

故选B。

④根据下文They don't let people see their faces in public. 我们不让女人在公众面前露脸。

所以他们对女人有严格的制度。

故选A。

（2）细节理解题。

根据Though their culture is very different from the American culture, 虽然他们的文化与美国的文化差异很大，与此句之间是转折关系，所以是虽然我们的文化差异很大但是我们很享受我们的生活。

故选B。

【点评】首先为节约时间，要先看问题。

做到心中有数，带着问题看文章。

快速浏览全文，了解大概内容。

特别注意开头和结尾，以及文章的标题，这样会对文章有个更深的理解。

细读原文，抓住时间、地点、事件、人物、原因、经过，并做出标记，根据题意选出最佳答案，有些可以直接根据原文找出答案。

8．根据短文内容，填写所缺单词，每个空格只填1个单词。

'USA? Britain? Which country is better to study in?' We often hear such discussions. As China opens its door, it is a dream for many Chinese students to study abroad. They want to learn about the outside world.
It's true that studying abroad can help students develop themselves. Their foreign language skills will be improved and it may be easier to find jobs.
But there are problems that should be considered. Language is the first. Students must spend a lot of time learning another language.
Students must also learn to live without parents' care and deal with all kinds of things they haven't had to do before, like looking after themselves. There are reports about Chinese students abroad running into an ocean of difficulties and giving up finally. When they have to take care of themselves, it is hard for students to study well.
Finally, studying abroad brings a heavy burden (负担) to the family. For most Chinese parents, the cost of studying abroad is very high. But is it worth it?
We know that there are many famous people who have achieved success through their hard
work in China. Liu Xiang is a good example. Once an American teacher invited him there, but he refused. He kept training hard with his Chinese teacher. He surprised the world when he won a gold medal at the Athens Olympic Games. So when you wonder which country is better to study in, think again.
without；high；successful
【解析】【分析】文章大意：出国学习是很多人的选择，但是出国学习也会有很多问题，首先要学会照顾自己，其次出国留学会给家里的经济带肋负担。

所以在出国留学之前必须要知道去哪一个国家才是最合适的。

（1）标题判断题。

根据文章内容可知，文庄主要论述了是在家里学习还是在国外学习，故答案是abroad。

（2）细节理解题。

根据it is a dream for many Chinese students to study abroad.可知，出国留学成为了中国学生的梦想，故答案是dream。

（3）细节理解题。

根据It's true that studying abroad can help students develop themselves.可知，出国留学可以提高学生自己，故答案是develop。

（4）细节理解题。

根据Their foreign language skills will be improved可知，出国留学可以帮着提高外语技能，故答案是improve。

（5）细节理解题。

根据it may be easier to find jobs.可知，对于学生来说找工作也更加容易，故答案是easily。

（6）细节理解题。

根据根据右栏内容可知，这部分主要说的是出国留学的不利的方面或者出国留学面临的问题，故答案是Problems/Disadvantages。

（7）细节理解题。

根据Students must spend a lot of time learning another language.可知，学习外语要花费许多时间，It takes sb. some time to do sth.固定句式，故答案是takes。

（8）细节理解题。

根据Students must also learn to live without parents' care可知，学生们必选要学会在没有父母照顾下生活，There are reports about Chinese students
abroad running into an ocean of difficulties and giving up finally.而很多孩子很难适应没有父母照顾的生活，故答案是without。

（9）细节理解题。

根据Finally, studying abroad brings a heavy burden (负担) to the family. For most Chinese parents, the cost of studying abroad is very high.可知出国留学会给父母很大的压力，因为花销太高，故答案是high。

（10）细节理解题。

根据We know that there are many famous people who have achieved success through their hard work in China. Liu Xiang is a good example.可知，在国内也可以成功的，出国并不是唯一的获得成功的方式，故答案是successful。

【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。

9．阅读下列短文，按照每题后的单词要求数量回答问题
The seed vault(种子地窖)
A lot of countries need different kinds of seeds so that they can plant them again. There is an important reason for this, Sometimes plants can't grow in a country because of bad weather or disease, so farmers need new seeds.
You can keep seeds in a" seed vault". It's a place at a special temperature. The seeds don't grow, but they can live for a long time. Norway has the biggest seed vault in the world ﹣the Svalbard Global Seed Vault﹣and it has seeds from a lot of different countries.
The vault is on the island of Spitsbergen. The island is about one thousand kilometers from the North Pole. It's a very cold place so it's good for seeds. Above the ground, the doorway is small, but inside, the building is huge. You walk down a long corridor (走廊), which is one hundred and thirty meters inside a mountain. At the end of it, there are three large areas with seeds.
There are about half a million kinds of seeds inside the vault. For example, there are kinds of seeds for rice from Asia and Africa, 32 kinds of seeds for potatoes from Ireland and seeds for different tomatoes from the USA.
The seed vault has space for a lot more seeds. You can put about 2.2 billion(十亿)seeds inside. The seeds can live here for thousands of years because of the cold temperature of ﹣18℃. So in the future, humans can grow any seed they want. In other words, the seed vault is the difference between life and death.
（1）Why can't plants grow in a country? (within 6 words)
（2）Where is the biggest seed vault in the world? (within 2 words)
（3）How far is the Svalbard Global Seed Vault from the North Pole? (within 4 words)
（4）How many seeds can be put in the seed vault? (within 3 words)
（5）What place is a seed vault? (within 12 words)
【答案】（1）Because of bad weather or disease.
（2）In Norway.
（3）About one thousand kilometers.
（4）About 2.2 billion.
（5）It's a place you can keep seeds at a special temperature. /It's a place to keep seeds.
【解析】【分析】大意：本文介绍一个保存种子的方法——种子地窖。

它可以特殊的温度帮助农民保存种子。

（1）根据Sometimes plants can't grow in a country because of bad weather or disease，so farmers need new seeds. 有时因为坏天气或者疾病，在一个村子里植物不能生长，所以农民需要新的种子，故答案为Because of bad weather or disease。

（2）根据Norway has the biggest seed vault in the world. 挪威拥有世界上最大的种子库，故答案为In Norway。

（3）根据The island is about one thousand kilometers from the North Pole.可知，这个种子库在Spitsbergen的岛上。

这个岛离北极大约一千千米，故答案为About one thousand kilometers。

（4）根据You can put about 2.2 billion seeds inside.可知，你可以在里面放大约20亿两千万种子，故答案为About 2.2 billion。

（5）根据You can keep seeds in a" seed vault".It's a place at a special temperature.可知，它是一个你可以以特殊温度保存种子的地方/它是一个保存种子的地方，故答案为It's a place you can keep seeds at a special temperature. /It's a place to keep seeds。

【点评】考查任务型阅读，注意首先理解问题所问，带着问题从原文找到答案。

10．阅读短文，然后在文后思维导图内完成内容摘要，每空不超过三个词。

The Grand Canyon(科罗拉多大峡谷) is a large river canyon in Arizona. It is over220 miles long and over a mile deep in some places. Its widest point is 18 miles wide. The canyon is considered one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World.
Over millions of years, the Colorado River wore away rocks as it passed through the area. Slowly, the river made the path deeper and deeper. Now, the canyon is surrounded by steep walls on either side, while the river continues to flow at the bottom of the canyon.
Besides its large size, the Grand Canyon is also known for its magnificent colors. The canyon is made of layers of rock(岩层), and each layer of rock has a different depth and color. Geologists have identified almost 40 different layers of rock exposed by the rivers erosion.
The climate in canyon area is primarily desert, with both high and low temperatures. The upper rims of the canyon often receive snowfall. The air quality is usually very high, although dust storms and smoke from fires can change the air.
The Grand Canyon is home to a variety of plants and animals. Plants range from various species of cactuto pine forests. Many types of animals live in the area, including the bald eagle, bobcats, bats and gila monsters. Six different kinds of rattlesnakes have been found in the area.
Today, the canyon is part of the Grand Canyon National Park. About five million tourists visit the park each year.
⑴________ ⑵________ ⑶________ ⑷________ ⑸________
【答案】 size；climate；home；a mile deep；layer
【解析】【分析】文章大意：文章主要介绍了美国的科罗拉多大峡谷的规模，大笑，形成原因，还用那里的生物。

（1）细节理解题，根据It is over220 miles long and over a mile deep in some places. Its widest point is 18 miles wide. The canyon is considered one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. 它长220多英里，在某些地方有一英里深，最宽的地方有18英里宽，峡谷被认为是世界七大自然奇观之一，故答案是size。

（2）细节理解题，根据The climate in canyon area is primarily desert， with both high and low temperatures. 峡谷地区的气候主要是沙漠，高温和低温并存. 故答案是climate。

（3）细节理解题，根据 The Grand Canyon is home to a variety of plants and animals. 大峡谷里有各种各样的动植物。

故答案是home。

（4）细节理解题. 根据It is over220 miles long and over a mile deep in some places. 它长220多英里，有些地方有一英里深，故答案是a mile deep。

（5）细节理解题，根据each layer of rock has a different depth and color. 每层岩石有不同的深度和颜色，故答案是layer。

【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。