初二英语专项练习——任务型阅读
读短文，根据要求完成下列各题。
一
Reading newspapers has become an important part of everyday life. Some people read newspapers as the first thing to do in the morning, others read newspapers as soon as they have free time during the day so that they learn what is happening in the world. (1)有时侯，我们忙得没有时间读全部新闻。So we just take a quick look at the front page. At the other times, we may be in such a hurry that we often have a few minutes to look at the names of the passages.
Newspapers can be found around the world. We can get many different kinds of newspapers in big cities, but in some mountain villages we can see few newspapers.
Some newspapers come out once a week, but most of the papers are published once a day with many pages, some even published twice a day! You know different people enjoy reading different newspapers, some like world news, and others prefer short stories. They only choose (2)_____ they like.(3)Today newspapers in English have the largest number of readers in the world. The English language is so popular that many Chinese students are reading English newspapers such as China Daily or 21st Century. They bring us more and more messages together with the Internet.
1.将第（1）句译成英语______________________________________________________ .
2.将（2）处填入适当的词，使句意完整，通顺_______________________________ .
3.将第（3）句译成汉语___________________________________________________ .
4.找出文中与There are newspapers across the world.意思相近的句子。
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5. 找出或写出文中最能表达短文主题的句子。
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二
If you go into the forests with friends, stay with them. If you don’t, you may get lost. If you do get lost, this is what you should do.
Sit down and stay where you are. Don’t try to find your friends. Let them find you. You can help them to find you (1) _____ staying in one place.
There is another way to help your friends or other people to find you. (2) Give them a signal(信号) by shouting or whistling (吹口哨) three times. Stop .Then shout or whistle three times again. Any signal given three times is a call for help.
Keep on shouting or whistling, always three times together. When people hear you, they will give two shouts or two whistles. When a signal is given twice, it is an answer to a call for help. If you don’t think that you will get help before night comes, try to make a small room with branches.(树枝) (3)如果你饿了或需要喝水，你该怎么办？You would have to leave your little branch room to look for something to eat and drink. Drop small branches as you walk. Don’t just walk away. So that you can find your way back.The most important thing to do when you are lost—stay in one place.
1.将（1）处填入适当的词，使句意完整，通顺_______________________________ .
2.将第（2）句译成汉语______________________________________________________ .
3.将第（3）句译成英语___________________________________________________ .
4.找出文中与When you are marching, drop some branches on the way.意思相近的句子。
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5. 找出或写出文中最能表达短文主题的句子。________________________________________________.
三
The program “China Year in Russia(俄罗斯)” has ended, but the cultural ties between the two countries grow stronger. “Chinese fever(中国热)” continues in Russia.
Fifty-year-old Wei Dehan has been studying Chinese culture for thirty years. He was among the first Russians to open a Chinese teahouse in Moscow. That was in 1995. He also teaches Chinese language and Tai Chi (太极). 2) During “China Year in Russia”, he set up a magazine introducing Chinese culture.It’s popular with local readers.
In Russia, young people who can speak Chinese are 1)_____________ in every industry. Young people who are able to speak Chinese language find jobs easily. Some 15-thousand people attend Chinese language classes in Russia. The Confucius Institute(孔子学院) , the world-wide Chinese language and culture education center, has been set up in thirteen of Russia’s universities and colleges.
Besides the language, Chinese way of life is becoming a common factor(因素) in the daily lives of Russian people.3)绿茶，中国食品和太极变得越来越受欢迎。
Russian newspapers and magazines praised(称赞) “China Year in Russia” as a timely event. They said that the program deepened (加深) understanding between the people of the two countries. It also opens the way for further culture exchanges.
1.将（1）处填入适当的内容，使句意完整，通顺_______________________________ .
2.将第（2）句译成汉语______________________________________________________ .
3.将第（3）句译成英语___________________________________________________ .
4.找出文中与It’s easy for young people who can speak Chinese to find jobs.意思相近的句子。
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5. 找出或写出文中最能表达短文主题的句子。
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四
阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题。
A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child. 1)He hears the sounds,_____ them and then he learns to _____. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. 2) They can learn two languages as easily as one because they hears, remember and speak two languages every day. In school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the pupils have so little time for it. And they are busy with other subjects, too. 3)但是，当你做的练习越来越多的时候，你的记忆力将变得越来越好。
1.将（1）处填入适当的内容，使句意完整，通顺______________ ______________ .
2.将第（2）句译成汉语______________________________________________________ .
3.将第（3）句译成英语___________________________________________________ .
4.找出文中与A foreign language is hard for the pupils to learn because they almost have no time at school.意思
相近的句子。
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5. 找出或写出文中最能表达短文主题的句子。
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五
Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. They believe that their family member, and especially their parents, don’t know them as well as their friends do.
In large families, it’s often for brothers and sisters to quarrel with each other. And then they can only go to their friend for advice.
It’s very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a circle of friends. (1)Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking on the phone. This communication is very important in children’s growing up, because friends can discuss something difficult to say to their family members. However, parents often try to choose their children’s friends for them. (2) 一些父母甚至可能会不让他们的孩子见他们的好朋友。The question of “choice” is an interesting one. Have you ever (3)___________about the following questions?
Who chooses your friends? Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you?
Have you got a good friend your parents don’t like? Your answers are welcome.
1.将第（1）句译成汉语______________________________________________________ .
2.将第（2）句译成英语___________________________________________________ .
3.将（3）处填入适当的内容，使句意完整，通顺_______________________________ .
4.找出文中与Children usually argue in a big family.意思相近的句子。
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5. 找出或写出文中最能表达短文主题的句子。
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六
Happiness is for everyone. In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it.(1)当你在学校有麻烦时，你的朋友会帮助你；when you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking good care of your life and your health.; when you get success, our friends will congratulate you; when you do something wrong, people around you will help you to correct it. And when you do something good to others, you will feel happy, too. All these are your happiness. If you notice a bit of them, you can find that happiness is always around you. (2) Happiness is not the same as money, it’s a feeling of your heart. When you are poor, you can also be very happy, because you have something else that can’t be bought (3)______ money. When you meet with difficulties, you can easy loudly your are very happy, because you have more chances to challenge(挑战) yourself. So you cannot always say you are poor and you have bad luck. If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person.
1.将第（1）句译成英语______________________________________________________ .
2.将第（2）句译成汉语__________________________________________________ .
3.将（3）处填入适当的内容，使句意完整，通顺_______________________________ .
4.找出文中与If you pay some attention to them, your happiness is besides you.意思相近句子。
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5. 找出或写出文中最能表达短文主题的句子。
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参考答案：
1.We are too busy to read all the news sometimes.
2.what
3.现如今英文报纸在世界上的读者最多。
4.Newspapers can be found around the world.
5.Reading newspapers has become an important part of everyday life.
1.by
2.通过连续大喊或吹哨三声給他们信号。
3.What should you do if you get hungry or need to drink water?/What should you do if you are hungry or
thirsty?
4.Drop small branches as you walk.
5.What should you do if you are lost in the forest?/The most important thing to do when you are lost—stay in
one place.
1.popular/needed
2.在俄罗斯的中国年期间，他创办了一本杂志介绍中国文化。
3.Green tea, Chinese food and Tai Chi are getting more and more popular.
4.Young people who are able to speak Chinese language find jobs easily.
5.The program “China Year in Russia(俄罗斯)” has ended, but the cultural ties between the two countries grow stronger.
1.remembers, speak
2.他们可以像学习一种语言一样轻松学习两种语言，因为他们每天听，记忆并且说两种语言。
3.However, if you practice more and more, your memory will become better and better.
4.In school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the pupils have so little time for it.
5.A good memory is a great help in learning a language. 答案不唯一
1.甚至当他们不与朋友在一起时，他们常花大量时间在电话里交谈。
2.Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their friends.
3.thought
4.it’s often for brothers and sisters to quarrel with each other.
5.The most important people in their lives are their friends.
1.When you are in trouble at school, your friends will help you.
2.快乐与金钱不一样，它是你内心的一种感受。
3.with
4.If you notice a bit of them, you can find happiness is always around you.
5.Happiness is for everyone.
八年级英语阅读理解专项练习 A One day a rich man and a businessman met in a restaurant. For their lunch they both ordered soup. When it was brought, the rich man tasted it, but the soup was so hot that he burned his mouth and tears came into his eyes. The businessman asked him why he was crying. The rich man didn’t want to tell the truth and he told a lie,“Sir, I had a brother who was killed last year. I was thinking of his death, and that made me cry.”The businessman believed his story and began to eat his soup. He also burned his mouth so much that he had tears in his eyes. The rich man noticed it and asked the businessman,“Sir, why do you cry?”The businessman, who now saw that the rich man had cheated him, answered,“Oh, I’m crying because you were not killed together with your brother. I) 根据短文内容判断正（Ｔ）误（Ｆ）（５分） ( )76.The rich man didn’t tell the truth. ( )77.Though the rich man burned the mouth, he shouldn’t have told the lie. ( )78.The rich man had a brother who was burned. ( )79.The businessman believed the rich man’s story at first. ( )80.The businessman’s answer showed that he was very happy. II) 根据短文内容将下列句子排序．（５分） 81.They ordered the soup and the soup was so hot that the rich man
初二英语阅读理解精选题(一) My class will put on a short play in English at the end of the year. Yesterday our English teacher gave us copies of the play. “Choose a character in the play whom you’d like to be, ”she told us. “This afternoon learn a few lines of this part for homework. Then tomorrow you can say those lines in front of the class. I’ll decide who play each part.” I wanted to have one of the bigger parts in the play, so I choose the part of the king. He has a lot of lines to say. I learned them by heart. This morning in our English lesson we had to say our lines. I acted the part of the king. When I said my lines, I put a lot of expression into my acting. I thought I acted really well. Everyone in the class read a part and then the teacher who would play each part. Many of the students in my class couldn’t act at all. They couldn’t even read without making lots of mistakes. I was sure that I would get a big part in the play. However, the teacher gave me the part of a soldier. He has only one line. It is, “Yes, sir!” I was very disappointed. At the end of the lesson I went up to her and asked her why I had such a small part. “You put too much expression in your acting,” she said. “Good acting is not big acting. It is acting the audience can believe in.” I think I know what she means. 48. What did the boy want to do in the play? A. To get an important part B. To organize the play C. To get a large acting part. D. To work the lights. 49. How did the boy feel when the teacher told the class they would put on a play? A. Bored. B. Sad. C. Excited. D. Unhappy.
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初二英语阅读理解试题 2 来源：作者：qqw 发布时间：2007-10-30 A A man has a cat. He likes her very much. At mealtime the cat sits at the table with him. The man eats with a knife and a fork, but the cat eats from her plate. Sometimes, when she finishes her dish, her master will give her a bit of his food. He shares his meal with her. One day the cat is not at the table at mealtime. “Ah! Where is my cat” asks the man..His wife says, “Can’t you eat without her” So the meal begins without the cat. Before lunch is over, the cat rushes into the room and jumps into the chair quickly. She has two mice in her mouth, and before anyone can stop her, she drops(扔下) one into her own plate, and the other into her master’s plate. “Dear me!” cries the woman, “A mouse is in your plate!” “Hush(安静)!” says her husband. “This shows that she is a nice cat. She knows what friendship(友谊) is. She wishes me to share her dinner as I often share mine with her. 根据短文内容，判断正误，正确（T），错误（F）。 ( )1. The master loves his cat very much. ( )2. The cat always shares her food with her master. ( )3. One day the cat is not at the table at mealtime. ( )4. The cat hurries(匆忙) home with two mice in her mouth when the master and his wife are having lunch. ( )5. The story tells us the cat also loves her master. B My name is Max. I am twelve years old. I have many friends. Most of them are as old as I. Some are older. Some are younger. My best friend is Bill. He lives near me. We go to the same school and we are in the same class. Bill helps me with my maths homework. I help him with his English homework..Bill is taller than me. He is quite fat. He doesn’t like sports, so he doesn’t get m uch exercise. We both have black eyes, but Bill’s hair is longer. I like sports and I play football or go swimming every day. Every Sunday morning Bill and I play computer games. Sometimes I win. Sometimes he wins. ( )6. The main idea(主题) of the text is ________ . A. Max has many friends B. Max and Bill go to the same school C. Max and Bill are best friends D. Max and Bill like the same things
最新英语分类汇编八年级英语下册任务型阅读 一、八年级英语下册任务型阅读专项练习（含答案解析） 1．认真阅读下面活动海报的内容，并完成任务，在相应的横线上填写正确的内容。 （1）Youth Explore has prepared you with a winter program for ________ days. （2）Two members and one non-member join in the program, they will pay ________ $. （3）Free lunches are not provided in the program because of personal food ________. （4）Program B start on ________ if there is a snow storm on 20th February. （5）I would like to join because________. 【答案】（1）3/three （2）710 （3）differences （4）Wednesday （5）I'm interested in the nature 【解析】【分析】短文大意：本文是一篇关于招收一些学生去大自然探索的两个项目的广告。 （1）考查细节理解。根据Youth Explore has prepared you with a THREE-DAY WINTER PROGRAM!，可知为期三天，故答案为：3/three。 （2）考查细节数字计算。根据Program cost: $230 for members: $250 for non-members，可知230×2＋250＝710，故答案为：710。 （3）考查细节理解。根据Notes:1. NO FREE LUNCHES ARE PROVIDED because of personal food differences.故答案为：differences。 （4）考查细节推断。根据Both programs will start 1 DAY later if there is a warning of rainstorms.（如果有暴风雪警报，两个项目将在1天后启动），结合Program B ：Dates: 20~22 February, 2018 / Days: Tuesday to Thursday，可知一天后是21号也就是星期三，故答案为：Wednesday。 （5）考查细节理解判断。根据开头Are you interested in animals and nature? Here comes
阅读理解训练 I. Where is Love? How can we find Love? Once a little boy wanted to meet Love. He knew it was a long trip to where Love lived, so he got his things ready with some pizzas and drinks and started off. When he passed three streets, he saw an old woman sitting in the park and watching some birds. She looked very hungry. The boy gave her a pizza. She took it and smiled at him. The smile was so beautiful that he wanted to see it again, so he gave her a Coke. She smiled once again. The boy was very happy. They sat there all the afternoon, eating and smiling, but they said nothing. When it grew dark, the boy decided to leave. But before he had gone more than a few steps, he turned around, ran back to the old woman and gave her a hug. The woman gave him her biggest smile ever. When the boy opened the door of his house, his mother was surprised by the look of joy(快乐)on his face and asked what had made him so happy. “I had lunch with Love. She has got the ,s son was also surprised at his At the same time, the old womanmost beautiful smile in the world.”,s pleasure and asked why. mother“I ate a pizza in the park with Love,”she said, “and he is much younger than I expected.” If the world is full of love, we can enjoy a better life. 1.When the little boy saw the old woman, she was . A. looking for a seat in the park B. passing the street C. looking at some birds D. having a pizza 2.The little boy gave the old woman a Coke because . A. the old woman still felt hungry B. he wanted to see the smile again ,t like the drink C. he didnD. the old woman paid him for it 3.The old woman gave the little boy the biggest smile . A. after the little boy went home B. before it grew dark C. when she was drinking Coke D. after the little boy hugged her ,s mother was surprised to see her son was very 4.The boywhen the door opened. A. pleased B. sad C. unhappy D. angry 5.Which of the following is TRUE? A. The little boy failed to find Love. B. Both the little boy and the old woman found what they wanted at last. C. The little boy decided never to go home. D. The old woman gave the little boy a hug to thank him. II. Dick was born in a poor family. His father had a small boat and went fishing in the morning
阅读理解练习 1 Our classroom faces our school garden. After class we like to look out of the windows to enjoy the lovely view. Our school garden is the most beautiful place in the school. There is a small pool in the middle. Some goldfish are swimming in it. Around the pool there are all kinds of flowers. We can always see flowers, even in winter. Between the school building and the flower-beds there is a lovely lawn. Boys and girls like to take a walk in the garden after school. But some years ago, there was nothing here but broken bricks, and wild weeds. We, teachers and students, built the garden with our hands. Since then we have planted trees and flowers every year. Everyone of us wants to do his best to make our school more and more beautiful. 阅读上面的短文,从每题所给的四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案 1. Where is the school garden? A. It faces the pool. B. It faces the writer's classroom. C. It is beside the pool. D. It is beside the writer's classroom. 2. Which of the following is NOT right? A. There are all kinds of flowers around the pool. B. There are goldfish in the pool. C. There is a small pool in the middle of the garden. D. The students can't see flowers in winter. 3. Between the school building and the flower-beds there is . A. a garden B. an office building C. a lawn D. nothing 4. Who built the school garden? A. Students B. Teachers C.Teachers and students D.Workers 5. Which of the following is NOT right? A. Everyone likes the school very much. B. Every student wants to make the school more and more beautiful. C. The school garden was built fifty years ago. D. The students plant trees in the school every year. 2 Mother's Day is a holiday for mothers. And on this day, mothers don't work. It is on the second Sunday in May. It is celebrated in the United States, England Sweden. India, Mexico and some other countries. Little by little, it becomes widely celebrated. On that day, many people send presents of love to their mothers. Those whose mothers are still living often wear a pink or red rose or carnation while those whose mothers are dead wear a white one. The idea of a day for mothers was first given by Miss Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia. The celebration of the first American Mother's Day was held in Philadelphia on May 10, 1908. Soon the holiday became popular around the country and the world 阅读上面的短文,从每题所给的四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案。 1. Mother's Day is on . A. the second Saturday in May B. the second Sunday in May
八年级英语阅读理解试题及答案讲解01 A meteorite (陨石) almost hit an 80-year-old man named Arthur Pettifer in Britain when he was working in his garden. The meteorite was the biggest in the past 26 ye ars in Britain. The meteorite weighed (重量) one kilo, and might be over four thousand million (百万) years old. “I hear the big noise in the air. I looked up and saw the tops of the trees coming and going,” he said. “I didn't know what it was.” Meteorites are small things from the small planets in space. About 3,500 meteorite s may fall on earth every year, but only very few are found. Mr. Pettifer's meteorite is the fifth to fall in Britain since the Second World War. Mr. Pettifer is glad. “When you think about it coming from so far away, it really is something strange.” 1. The meteorite was Mr Pettifer when it fell down. A. close to B. far from C. hitting D. coming to 2. The meteorite was already years old. A. 40,000,000,000 B. 40,000,000 C. 400,000,000 D. 4,000,000,000 3. Mr. Pettifer found the tops of the trees coming and going because . A. the trees were afraid B. the fast falling meteorite kept the tree tops moving C. it was going to rain D. the moving was made by wind 4. people see a meteorite fall although they visit the earth often each year. A. Quite a few B. some C. Few D. Many
初中英语阅读理解10篇 1 Ali,who was working a long way from home wanted to send a letter to his wife,but he could neither read nor write, and he had to work all day,so he could only look for somebody to write his letter late atnight .At last he found the house of a letter writer whose name was Nasreddin. Nasreddin was already in bed."It is late,"he said. "What do you want?" "I want you to write a letter to my wife , "said Ali , Nasreddin wasnot pleased. He thought for a few seconds and then said, "Has theletter got to go far?" "What does that matter?" answered Ali."Well, my writing is so strange that only I can read it, and if I have to travel a long way to read your letter to your wife, it will cost you a lot of money." Ali went away quickly. Multiple choice ( ) 1. Ali wanted to____to his wife. A.get something B.have a letter written C.bring a flower D. say good-bye ( ) 2. At last he found the house of_____. A.a writer B.a seller C.an old man D.a letter-writer ( ) 3.When Ali told what he wanted to do Nasreddin was______. A.not pleased B.pleased C.excited D.angry ( ) 4.Nasreddin said that his writing was_____. A.easy for anyone to read B.strange for anyone to read C. too strange for anyone to write D.difficult for anyone to read ( ) 5. This story tells us______. A.not to ask anybody for help B.not to trouble others at night C.not to ask for help without money D.not to trust others 2 An old man died and left his son a lot of money. But the son was a foolish young man,and he quickly spent all the money, so that soon hehad nothing left.Of course ,when that happened, all his friends lefthim.When he was quite poor and alone, he went to see Nasreddin, who was a kind, clever old man and often helped people when they had troubles."My money has finished and my friends have gone,"said the young man. "What will happen to me now?""Don't worry , young man,"answered Nasreddin."Everything will soon be all right again.Wait ,and you will soon feel much happier." The young man was very glad."Am I going to get rich again then? " heasked Nasreddin."No, I didn't mean that," said the old man."I meant that you would soon get used to being poor and to having no friends." Multiple choice ( )1.An old man died and left his son_______. A.nothing B.some gold C. much money D.only a house ( ) 2. When the son was________, he went to see Nasreddin. A.short of money B.quite poor and sick C.in trouble D. quite poor and alone ( ) 3.The young man was very glad because Nasreddin said that________. A.he would become rich again B. he would soon feel much happier C.he would become clever D. he would have more friends
八年级上册英语阅读理解题及答案 （一）Mr.Brown got up late this morning. He was going to be late for work. Lt was raining hard and the streets were wet. He drove so fast that he didin't see the red lights. He couldn't stop his car and hit a car. An old man got out of the car and called out angrily, "What are you doing? How can you drive so fast?" "l'm sorry,sir," said Mr.brown, "l didn't see the lights turn red." Then he brought out a bottle of wine and gave it to the old man. "It's cold today, sir," said Mr.Brown. "Please drink a little, and then you'll get warm." The old man drank some wine and became happy. He asked, "l'm felling much better now. Why don't you drink any?" "l can't drink anything now,sir, "answered Mr.Brown "l'm waiting for the policeman.Only drunkards cause accidents,you kown!" 习题：（）1.When did the story happen? A.In the morning B.In the afternoon C.In the evening D.At night （）2.Why did Mr.Brown drive so fast? A.He was happy that day B.He was good at driving C.There were few cars in the street D.He was afraid to be late （）3. Mr.Brown hit the car because of the following EXCEPT that ____. A.he didn't see the red lights B.he drove fast C.he couldn't drive at all D.it was raining hard （）4.Why did Mr.Brown give a bottle of wine to the old man? A.To make him happy B.To make him drunk C.To make him warm D.To make friends with him （）5.We can know that _____ at last. A.Mr.Brown was not late for work B.the old man Mr.Brown became good friends C.Mr.Brown drank some wine D.Mr.Brown fooled the old man
初中英语任务型阅读做题技巧 一、任务型阅读理解题解读 任务型阅读理解测试主要考查考生在有限的时间内根据不同的人的不同需要捕捉到相应的有效信息的能力。任务型阅读理解题所选文章题材真实可靠，内容贴近现代社会生活，涉及学生生活、富有时代气息，语言原汁原味。 该题型主要考查考生是否能够有效地运用语言“做事”的能力，体现了语言能力、智力能力和社会经验等方面能力的有机结合。从某种意义上来说,这一题型的阅读理解实际上就是一道高水平的智能检测题——综合检测考生的阅读、理解、分析、判断、跨文化交际知识以及心理感悟能力等。如果考生心理承受力比较弱,或者应试时头脑一时不那么开窍,恐怕很快就会感觉犹如“雾里看花”,似它非它了；而且,考生对某一题的错误判断会影响其对其他题目作出正确的分析和判断，产生曼延作用。 二、解题步骤 任务型阅读理解题的解题的关键在于正确把握要求与符合要求的条件之间的一一对应关系，该类的“对应”可能是“主旨对应”,也可能是“情节对应”,还可以是“细节对应”等。同学们只要能够把握住这一原则就能轻松做好这种试题。 “一一对应阅读方法”的具体步骤如下： 三、实战演练&技巧总结 任务型阅读：根据短文内容，完成表格。(每空最多填三个单词) Volunteering is good for others. Governments try to meet everyone’s needs, but it’s impossible for them to do
everything. That is why some people become volunteers. If people never helped each other and only cared about themselves, the world would be a sad place. We could make a better and happier home if we worked together. And we could do something to make life easier for everyone. So, what can a volunteer or a volunteer group do? ●bring food to hungry people; ●make neighborhoods safer and more friendly; ●protect wildlife and natural area; ●bring comfort and happiness to lonely people; At the same time, it is good for us to do some volunteering work for our society. We can get many benefits like the following: ●make new friends ; ●get important skills and experience; ●see more of our community and world; ●fight against difficulties. ●build confidence and self-esteem; Volunteering
初中英语阅读理解练习题 A friend of mine was fond of drawing horse. He drew the horses very well,but he always began the tail. Now it is the Western rule to begin at the head of the horse, that is why I was surprised. It struck me that it could not really make any difference whether the artist begins at the head or the tail or the belly（肚子）or the foot of the horse, if he really knows his business. And most great artists who really know their business do not follow other people’s rule.They make their own rules. Every one of them does his work in a way peculiar(奇特的) to himself; and the peculiarity means only that he finds it more easy to work in that way. Now the very same thing is true to literature(文学). And the question, "How shall I begin?" only means that you want to begin at the head instead of beginning at the tail or somewhere else. That is, you are not yet experienced(有经验的) enough to trust to your own powers. When you become more experienced you will never ask the question, and I think that you will often begin at the tail --that is to say, you will write the end of the story before you have even thought of the beginning. 1. A friend of the writer’s drew the horses ____. A. very well B. in the way of western rule C. in the way of his own rule D. all of the above 2. The writer was surprised because ____. A. the artist began to draw at the head of the horse B. the artist began to draw at the tail of the horse C. the artist made his own rule D. the artist did not follow other people’s rule 3. You are not yet experienced because ____. A. you don’t know where to begin B. you want to begin at the head instead of beginning at the tail