2018年中考英语特训总复习第三部分中考专项突破篇第37课时任务型阅读(精练)试题

第37课时任务型阅读

A(2017北京中考)

阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项只能用一次。

From the Other Side

Lara and Tara are twins.1.__A__， but they are very different in everything else. For example, hot food is Lara's favorite, and Tara has a sweet choice.

However, this isn't the problem with the twin girls. They always argued that the opposite one was wrong.2.__E__， while Tara insisted that mornings were fresh and it was difficult to stay up till midnight.

3．__B__. To put an end to their fights, their parents decided to create a small drama. They wanted the girls to understand that they were both correct from their own point of view. Their parents covered the girls' eyes with black ribbons, and brought them to the dining room.4.__D__．Lara was asked to stand on one side of the board and Tara on the other. They couldn't see the other side of it. When the ribbons were taken away, they were surprised to see a huge board between them.

Now, their father asked Lara, “What's the color of the board？” She replied, “It's black！” 5.__C__．She replied, “It's white！” The two girls began to argue again. While Lara was confident it was black, Tara was sure it was white. Then, they were asked to exchange(交换)their places. They couldn't believe their eyes. Tara, who insisted it was a white board, saw a black one. Similarly, Lara, who argued the board was black, was shocked to see a white one. They understood that each of them was right in her own view.Most of us are like Lara and Tara. We are right most times, but insist that others are wrong!

A．They look like each other

B．For years, their arguments continued

C．Their mother asked Tara the same question

D．In the room, a big board was placed in the middle

E．Lara thought it was terrible to get up early in the morning

B

阅读下列文章，然后为每小题匹配恰当的小标题

Western Table Manners

1．__C__

Dinner usually begins with soup. The largest spoon at your place is the soupspoon. It will be beside your plate at the right-hand side.

The Fish Course

If there is a fish course, i t will probably follow the soup. There may be a special fork for the fish. Often it is smaller.

2．__E__

For the main or meat course, the English use the knife in the right hand to cut, keep the fork in the left hand, and bring the food to the mouth. Americans also carve the meat with the knife, then lay down the knife and taking the fork in the right hand, push it under a sma ll piece of food and bring it to the mouth.

3．__B__

The servant will pass the dish in at your left hand so that you can conveniently serve yourself with your right hand. But if there is something you may not like, you may quietly say：“No thank you.”

4．__A__

A salad is eaten with a fork only held in the right hand with points turned up. There is usually a special one for the salad, a little smaller than the meat fork.

Bread and Butter

Bread is taken in the fingers and laid on the side plate or the edge of the large plate. Butter is taken from the butter dish with the butter knife.

Leaving the Table

It is impolite for a guest to leave the tab le during a meal.

5．__D__

Sit up straight on your chair；

Do not put much food in your mouth at a time；

Drink only when there is no food in your mouth.

A．The Salad Course

B．Helping Yourself and Refusing

C．The Soup Course

D．Rules and Suggestions

E．Using Knife and Fork

C

Daming想在国外eBay网上购买音乐CD，但他从网上搜到的“海淘”经验有点杂乱。请帮助Daming将这些杂乱的信息整理成一幅购物流程图，完成购物，第一步已给出。

A．Compare the CDs in the list. You can look at the prices or other customers' opinions. This can help you decide which one you want to buy.

B．Go to https://www.360docs.net/doc/602462843.html, and create an eBay account. You need to fill in an online form with your information. To pay for your order, you also need to get one on PayPal.

C．After you have an account, you can look for the CD you want. Type the name of the CD in the search box. You will see a list of CDs.

D．When you decide which one to buy, you can click“Buy It Now”and then finish your order with the correct address (better both in English and Chinese)，your telephone number and suitable ways of post. Finally, pay for it and you will receive it in about 20 to 30 days.

E．However, if you are not satisfied with it, it is possible to return the CD in 5 working days.

I hope this step is never needed.

F．Once you receive the CD, check it carefully. If you are satisfied with it, you can go back to eBay website and give your opinions on it.

D

蝴蝶成长的过程

根据科普材料，将A、B、C、D按照蝴蝶的生长过程进行排序，并回答第5小题。

As we all know, a butterfly's life goes through four stages：eggs, larvae(幼虫)，pupae(蛹)and adults, then it goes back to eggs again. The eggs of the butterfly are very small. They are in the shapes of round or oval (椭圆形). Different kinds of butterflies may have different eggs in sizes, shapes and colors. The mother butterflies can lay a lot of eggs at one time, but only a few of the m can grow up. The following pictures can help you understand the whole process.

A．Small larvae come from eggs.

B．The adult butterfly lays eggs and the life cycle s tarts all over again.

C．The pupae can become adult butterflies in a few weeks' time.

D．The larvae grows and becomes bigger and fatter, later it becomes a pupae.

1．__A__ 2.__D__ 3.__C__ 4.__B__

( C )5.Which is TRUE according to the passage?

A．All the eggs of butterflies are round.

B．The mother butterflies can lay a few eggs.

C．Different kinds of butterflies lay eggs in different colors.

D．A butterfly's life cycle goes through three stages.

E

很多同学都有饲养宠物的经历，但你养过狼蛛(tarantula)当宠物吗？下面为一篇关于狼蛛的文章，请你阅读短文，根据文章内容为每段选择合适的小标题。

1．__D__

Tarantulas are primitive(原始的)spiders. They are usually hairier and longer than normal spiders.

2．__A__

Tarantulas are really interesting pets. They don't need much space, they are not expensive to feed, they can live a long time, they don't make much mess, and they aren't dangerous.

3．__B__

They started keeping tarantulas in the 1970s when the Mexican Redknee was brought to the US. By the 1990s there were about 200 different kinds of tarantulas in the US, but some are better for beginners than others.

4．__C__

You can keep tarantulas in 10-gallon glass boxes. They need a water bowl in the box and you should feed them once a week. Tarantulas eat insects, small mice and lizards. You can buy these from a pet shop and only need to clean the glass box once every six months.

5．__E__

Nobody has ever died from a tarantula's bite, but some kinds of tarantulas could give you a bad bite. Usually they prefer to run away from you than to bite you.

A．Why do people keep tarantulas?

B．When did people start keeping tarantulas as a hobby?

C．How do people look after tarantulas?

D．What are tarantulas?

E．Are tarantulas dangerous?

F(2018原创)

为了解同学们对未来工作的想法，我们在100名学生中进行了一次调查采访。请你在短文空格处填入合适的单词，完成调查报告。

In order to know more about the ideas of students on their future jobs, we made a survey among 100 students in our sch ool. Here are the results. Most of the students want to be 1.__businessmen__．They think businessmen are 2.__rich__．Many of them want to be doctors. They think doctors can 3. __save__ sick people. Some want to be teachers. They think teachers can help people 4.__learn__more knowledge. The rest students want to do 5.__other__jobs. Some want to be policemen, while others want to be nurses, engineers or reporters.

G(2018原创)

你校想在“英语周”期间进行一次英语演讲比赛，为此你对部分同学进行了问卷调查，请你在短文空格处填入合适的单词，完成调查报告。

I have recently made a survey to know if students would like to join in the English speech contest. Here are the results.1.__Most__ students would like to take part in the contest. They think it will help them improve their speaking skills and become more 2.__confident__. Besides, th ey can learn from 3.__other s__. However, 27% of the students won't 4.__join__ the contest. Some of them are not brave enough to speak 5.__in__front__of__ the public. Others are afraid that they might fail. What's more, they have to spend a lot of time practicing.

H

The Beijing Underground's Line Ten will soon have 40 “reverse vending machines(有偿自动回收机)”．The machines will __A__people__B__their empty plastic bottles.

“We have placed two such machines at Beijing Capital International A irport and four at the city's underground stations. We have received them so far，” said Feng Juan, an engineer from the company which makes the machines.“People__are__encouraged__to__turn__waste__into__treasure.We have collected 30，000 empty bottles since December，”she said.

如果其他的东西例如废纸被扔到机器里面，机器就会把它吐出来。

“With the help of the government, we will introduce the reverse vending machines into colleges and universities soon，”Feng said.

“It is a lo ng-term plan that we will place about 2，000 reverse vending machines throughout the city in the next few years, including 80 at colleges and universities, shopping malls, communities and office buildings，”Feng said.

Chang Tao is the director of the company. He says that if the new project works well in the city, they will consider offering the waste-to-treasure service to other developed cities in the eastern part of China.

1．在横线上填入适当的单词使句意完整通顺：

A．__pay__ B．__for__

2．把画线处的英语译成汉语：__鼓励人们变废为宝__。

3．把画线处的汉语译成英语：__If__something__else,__such__as__waste__paper,__is__thrown__into__the__machine,__the__machine__wi

ll__spit__it__out.__

4．Who made reverse vending machines, Feng Juan or Chang Tao?

__Feng__Juan.__

5．What will happen if the project works well?

__They__will__consider__offering__the__waste-to-treasure__service__to__other__developed__citie

s__in__the__eastern__part__of__China.__