重庆初三任务型阅读专练

初三任务型阅读

Christmas for Westerners is like the Spring Festival for Chinese people. It is a time when families get together and everybody is happy. It is a time when people eat good food, and celebrate what is important. It is also a time for giving gifts. During Christmas, everyone goes shopping to buy the right gift for a family member, or a friend. Then they put the gifts under the Christmas tree. Most people have to wait till Christmas morning before they can open the gifts.

In the weeks before Christmas, the shops are full of wonderful things that children and adults want. During this period, children often ask their parents for a pet, so pet shop are very popular. Pets look cute, and some pets are not too expensive to buy--- it is too easy to buy one quickly. But before you buy a pet, you should ask yourself some important questions, such as …how long will I love this pet?‟ “‟do I have enough time to care for it?‟ …Will the pet be happy in my family?‟ It is sad but true, that n ot long after Christmas, many pets are abandoned(抛弃) because the family thinks the pets are not interesting any more, or they don‟t have enough time or money to care for the pets. So, in the UK at Christmas time, you can see many signs in pet shops : A pet is for life, not just for Christmas. Think before you buy one!

Answer the following questions(根据短文内容，回答问题)

1. Christmas isn‟t important to Westerns, is it?

2. Why does everyone go shopping during Christmas?

3. Where do people usually put gifts at Christmas?

4. What are very popular at Christmas time?

5. Why are the pets abandoned after Christmas? T

6. What do many signs in pet shops say in the UK at Christmas time?

. Christmas isn‟t important to Westerns, is it? Yes, it is.

2. Why does everyone go shopping during Christmas? Because they need to buy gifts for others.

3. Where do people usually put gifts at Christmas? Under the christmas tree.

4. What are very popular at Christmas time? Pet shops.

5. Why are the pets abandoned after Christmas? They th ink the pets aren’t interesting.

6. What do many signs in pet shops say in the UK at Christmas time? A pet is for life,not just christmas .Think before you buy one!

常德中考题

阅读短文, 然后根据短文内容简要回答下列问题。

I had a wish to go abroad for a very long time. Finally a good chance came. Now I'm studying in the USA. My wish comes true but I am not happy here. I want to go back to China because I hate the food in the USA. People in the USA eat a lot of bread. They also like fast food and fried chicken very much. But I don't like such food.

I like Chinese food. There are many different kinds of food in China. They are all very delicious. So, I often go to the Chinese restaurants in America. The food there is nice but it is very expensive. The American people also like Chinese food very much.

61. Is the writer studying in the USA?

62. How does the writer feel in the USA?