最新高考英语任务型阅读练习题(含答案)
一、高中英语任务型阅读
1．（2018?江苏）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一个最恰当的单词。每个空格只填一个单词。How Arts Promote Our Economy
When most people think of the arts, they imagine the end product, the beautiful painting, a wonderful piece of music, or an award-winning performance in the theater. But arts groups bring broader value to our communities. The economic impact of the arts is often overlooked and badly judged.
The arts create jobs that help develop the economy. Any given performance takes a tour bus full of artists, technical experts, managers, musicians, or writers to create an appealing piece of art. These people earn a living wage for their professional knowledge and skills.
Another group of folks is needed to help market the event. "If you build it they will come" is a misleading belief. Painters, digital media experts, photographers, booking agents and promoters are hired to sell tickets and promote the event. According to the Dallas Area Cultural Advocacy Coalition, arts agencies employ more than 10,000 people as full-or part-time employees or independent contractors.
A successful arts neighborhoods creates a ripple effect（连锁反应）throughout a community. In 2005, when the Bishop Arts Theatre was donated to our town, the location was considered a poor area of town. After investing more than $1 million in reconstructing the building, we began producing a full season of theater performances, jazz concerts, and year-round arts education programs in 2008. Nearly 40 percent of jazz lovers live outside of the Dallas city limits and drive or fly in to enjoy an evening in the Bishop Arts District.
No doubt the theater has contributed to the area's development and economic growth. Today, there are galleries, studios, restaurants and newly built work spaces where neighbors share experiences, where there is renewed life and energy. In this way, arts and culture also serve as a public good.
Teco Theatrical Productions Inc. made use of Bloomberg's investment of $35,000 to get nearly $400,000 in public and private sector support during the two-year period. Further, Dallas arts and arts-based businesses produce $298 for every dollar the city spends on arts programming and facilities. In Philadelphia, a metro area smaller than Dallas, the arts have an economic impact of almost $3 million and support 44,000 jobs, 80 percent of which actually lie outside the arts industry, including accountants, marketers, construction workers, hotel managers, printers, and other kinds of art workers.
The arts are efficient economic drivers and when they are supported, the entire small-business community benefits.
It is wrong to assume arts groups cannot make a profit. But in order to stay in business, arts groups must produce returns. If you are a student studying the arts, chances are you have been ill-advised to have a plan B. But those who truly understand the economic impact and can work to change the patterns can create a wide range of career possibilities.
outside/beyond；statistics/data/analyses；alternative
【解析】【分析】本文论述如何用艺术促进经济。
（1）benefit 根据文章标题及第一段大意可知文章想要强调的是在经济角度艺术带来的好处，结合题目中的介词from可在用短语benefit from，故答案为benefit。
（2）ways 对2-6段的归纳总结，从各个角度论述艺术促进经济的方式。故答案为Ways。（3）joint/collective 概括总结。根据Any given performance takes a tour bus full of artists, technical experts, managers, musicians, or writers to create an appealing piece of art可知“任何艺术表演都需要艺术家、专家、经纪人、音乐家、作家的共同努力，即joint effort。故答案为joint或collective。
（4）promotion/marketing 归纳总结。由第三段Another group of folks is needed……可知，除了艺术相关人员外，其它人员也会参与艺术活动，但是处理的是营销和推广方面的事情，原文中的promote和market都可以用于此处，但是需要转化为名词，故答案为promotion/marketing
（5）effect 原词重现。根据第四段A successful arts neighborhoods creates a ripple effect（连锁反应）throughout a community可知，ripple effect和题干中的gradually spreading是同一语义，故答案为effect。
（6）fares 同义转换。根据Nearly 40 percent of jazz lovers live outside of the Dallas city limits
and drive or fly in to enjoy an evening in the Bishop Arts District.可在他们会开车或乘飞机前来，结合题干中besides ticket可在除了票钱，还需要付交通费，故答案为fares。
（7）positive 对第六段的总结。文章通过列数据的方式反复强调艺术上的投资能带来经济上的好处，这里用形容词修饰economic result，所以用positive会带来积极的经济效益，故答案为positive。
（8）outside/beyond 原词。根据第六段80 percent of which actually lie outside the arts industry，可知用outside或beyond表示与艺术行业无关的人，故答案为outside/beyond （9）statistics/data/analyses 归纳总结。对第六段信息进行总结，同时还需要结合本题本身的信息处理，尤其是these的用法，可知”有了以上这些数据，艺术生不需要对他们的职业担心“，故答案为statistics/data/analyses。
（10）alternative 同意转换。根据If you are a student studying the arts, chances are you have been ill-advised to have a plan B可知plan B指的是可替代计划，故答案为alternative。
【点评】本题考查对语篇知识和词汇能力的综合运用能力，难度较大。对常见核心词汇的准确使用由较高的要求。
2．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.
Reading the world in 195 books
In 2012, I set myself the challenge of trying to read a book from every country of all 195 UN-recognized states in a year. ________. I created a blog called A Year of Reading the World and put out an appeal for suggestions of titles that I could read in English.
The response was amazing. Before I knew it, people all over the planet were getting in touch with ideas and offers of help. Some posted me books. Others did hours of research on my behalf. ________. Even with such an extraordinary team behind me, however, sourcing books was no easy task.
But the effort was worth it. As I made my way through the planet's literary landscapes, extraordinary things started to happen. Far from simply armchair travelling, I found I was inhabiting the mental space of the storytellers. I discovered, bookpacking offered something that a physical traveller could hope to experience only rarely: it took me inside the thoughts of individuals living far away and showed me the world through their eyes. More powerful than a thousand news reports, these stories not only opened my mind to basic information of life in other places, but opened my heart to the way people there might feel. ________. Through reading the stories shared with me by bookish strangers around the globe, I realized I was not an isolated person, but part of a network that stretched all over the planet.
One by one, the country names on the list that had begun as an intellectual exercise transformed into places filled with laughter, love, anger, hope and fear. ________. At its best, I learned, fiction makes the world real.
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者阅读了195本书中的世界，曾经似乎陌生而遥远的土地对作者来说变得亲近而熟悉。
（1）考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据空前“ In 2012, I set myself the challenge of trying to read a book from every country of all 195 UN-recognized states in a year. ”2012年，我给自己设定了一个挑战，要在一年内读完来自195个联合国承认的国家的书；再根据空后“I created a blog called A Year of Reading the World and put out an appeal for suggestions of titles that I could read in English.”我创建了一个名为“阅读世界的一年”的博客，呼吁大家推荐我可以用英语阅读的书籍。”承接上下文，C.With no idea how to find publications, I decided to ask the planet's readers for help.“由于不知道如何找到出版物，我决定向《星球》的读者寻求帮助。”切题。故选C。
（2）考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据空前“ Some posted me books. Others did hours of research on my behalf.”有人把书寄给我。其他人为我做了几个小时的研究。承接上文，F. In addition, several writers, like Turkmenistan's Ak Welsapar, sent me unpublished translations of their novels.“此外，还有几位作家，比如土库曼斯坦的Ak Welsapar，把他们小说的未出版译本寄给了我。”切题。故选F。
（3）考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据空前“More powerful than a thousand news reports, these stories not only opened my mind to basic information of life in other places, but opened my heart to the way people there might feel. ”这些故事比一千篇新闻报道更有力量，它们不仅让我了解了其他地方的基本生活信息，也让我了解了那里的人们的感受。承接上文，B.And that in turn changed my thinking.“这反过来又改变了我的想法。”切题。故选B。（4）考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据空前“One by one, the country names on the list that had begun as an intellectual exercise transformed into places filled with laughter, love, anger, hope and fear. ”名单上的国家名字一个接一个地变成了充满欢笑、爱、愤怒、希望和恐惧的地方。承接上文，https://www.doczj.com/doc/4418134538.html,nds that had once seemed foreign and remote became close and familiar to me.“曾经似乎陌生而遥远的土地对我来说变得亲近而熟悉。”切题。故选A。
【点评】本题要求在理解细节信息的基础上，着重考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。
3．Directions: Complete the following passage by using the sentences given below. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.
The North Star
Among the pile of stars in the universe, there are a couple that are of great importance to people on Earth. The sun, of course, is one of them. The other is known as Polaris, the North Star. ________ Therefore, it is a great compass(指南针).When people in the northern part of Earth
look toward Polaris, they can be certain that they are facing north. The permanence of Polaris in the north sky has helped countless people find their destinations.
Before the invention of modern navigation tools, sailors relied on Polaris. From the top of their ships, sailors would look for Polaris to figure out their place at sea. They figured out the angle between the star and the horizon to determine their latitude(纬度). As long as the equations were not wrong, the results were very reliable. Polaris also let sailors determine North, South, East, and West. ________
To those who sail at night, changeable storms and dark clouds were more than annoying things.________ It's possible for a captain to make an accidental wrong turn. The ship could become stranded at sea, and the frustrated captain would have no way to get the ship back on the right course. The sailor's fears wouldn't be relieved until the clouds cleared and Polaris came back into view. Even today, sailors sometimes choose to steer by using Polaris on clear nights.
________ The Big Dipper, a constellation that is well known in astrology, appears to revolve around Polaris. The handle of the Big Dipper always points to the North Star. When people get lost, it's comforting to know that their problems can be relieved by looking at the sky.
A. It's not difficult to tell the Polaris apart from the pile of other stars in the universe.
B. People who are lost can be relieved by gazing up at Polaris.
C. By knowing directions and their location, sailors could easily steer their ships.
D. They could destroy entire journeys by blocking the view of Polaris.
E. It's certain that the Polaris is part of a constellation(星座), which is not far from it.
F. It is special because it is the only star that always appears to be in the same place in the sky.【答案】 F；C；D；A
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍北极星对我们的作用和意义。
（1）考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据空后“Therefore, it is a great compass(指南针).”可知，因此是一个很好的指南针，讲述北极星的作用，F. It is special because it is the only star that always appears to be in the same place in the sky.“北极星特殊之处在于它似乎总在天空的同一个位置，”故可以用作指南针，切题，故选F。
（2）考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据空前“Polaris also let sailors determine North, South, East, and West”可知，北极星可以帮助水手确定东南西北方向，C. By knowing directions and their location, sailors could easily steer their ships.“确定方向和位置之后，就可以调整航线”，切题，故选C。
（3）考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据空前“To those who sail at night, changeable storms and dark clouds were more than annoying things.”可知，对于夜间航行的人来说，变幻莫测的风暴和黑云是最让人头疼的，D. They could destroy entire journeys by blocking the view of Polaris.“这些东西可以通过遮蔽北极星让整个航线变得困难重重”，紧接前一句，切题，故选D。
（4）考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据空后“The Big Dipper, a constellation that is well known in astrology, appears to revolve around Pol aris.”可知，北斗七星似乎总是围绕着北极星运转，A. It's not difficult to tell the Polaris apart from the pile of other stars in the universe.“不难区分北极星和其他星星”，后文讲述北极星的特别之处，切题，故选A。
【点评】本题要求在理解细节信息的基础上，着重考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。
4．任务型阅读
Have you used “um…” “like…” “you know…” in your speech? Catch words(口头禅) are unnecessary words used to fill up dead paces while you speak. Speaking too many catch words is like a bad habit that we are unaware of. While most people tend to ignore it in everyday conversation, in a formal speech or an interview, too many catch words can make even the best presentation look bad.________
Stop when we are in doubt. Catch words are used more often when a person is unsure about the sentence to use next.________If you are lost or in doubt over what to say next, just stop speaking, take a long pause, breathe in , figure out what to say and start again.
Speak consciously and slowly. If the speech is too long and you talk continuously without thinking, then you might also be pushing in a few catch words in between.
________It is best to memorize the tricky parts of the speech, like the introduction and the conclusion where a majority of the catch words are used.
________ Preparing for the speech is very important when trying to remove catch words. Make it a point to pause when there is a comma or give two pauses at the end of the sentence. If certain words in the speech need to be emphasized then underline them and practice them as they need to be said.
Avoid catch words in conversations. Get a friend or your partner to help you out when rehearsing a conversation.________ Although it can be an unpleasant and often embarrassing process, but in the long run it helps in cutting down on catch words.
A. Practise your speech when you can.
B. Remember the saying that silence is golden.
C. Therefore we can find out best friends to guide us well.
D. Anytime you use a catch word, the friend can point it out.
E. So we should learn some ways to avoid speaking such words.
F. Structure the speech well to include as much information as is needed.
G. The mind is so busy trying to figure out what to say that there is a strong urge to speak such words.
【答案】E；G；F；A；D
【解析】【分析】本文讲述了口头禅的弊端，并且教给人们一些克服口头禅的方法。
（1）根据上句：太多的口头禅会让最好的演示看起来很糟糕。由此可知，所以我们应该学会避免说这样的话。故答案为E。
（2）根据下文：如果你对下一步说什么感到困惑或怀疑，停止说话，进行一个长的停顿，吸气，想清楚该说什么然后重新开始。可知上句的意思是：大脑正忙着想说些什么，以致于有强烈的冲动要说这样的话。故答案为G。
（3）根据全文结构可知二，三，四，五段是并列的，是教给人们一些克服口头禅的方法的，都应该用祈使句，此处是这一段的主题句，根据上句：如果演讲时间太长，你没有思考就不停地说话，然后你也可以在中间插入几个词。再根据空格下句：最好记住演讲中棘手的部分。由此可知：把演讲组织得好，包括必要的信息。故答案为F。
（4）根据全文结构可知二，三，四，五段是并列的，是教给人们一些克服口头禅的方法的，都应该用祈使句，此处是这一段的主题句，根据下句：当试图除去不用一些口头禅时，为演讲做准备是非常重要的。可知，尽可能地练习你的演讲。故答案为A。
（5）根据上句：在排练对话时找个朋友或你的搭档帮忙。再根据空格下句：虽然这可能是一个令人不愉快且常常令人尴尬的过程，但是从长远利益看它有助于减少口头禅。句中的it指的就是“朋友给你指出口头禅这件事”，由此可知，任何时候你使用一个口头禅时，朋友都可以指出它。故答案为D。
【点评】阅读时要通读文章，弄清文章的主旨大意。答题时根据关键词定位并查找信息，注意上下文意思连贯，符合逻辑关系，切忌凭感觉做题。
5．任务型阅读
Make the right choices
What is life's greatest gift?________Choice is the ability to select one course of action from a set of alternatives to achieve a goal. What is so great about choice? It transforms us from dumb animals into artists. Each of us becomes another Michelangelo. Choice becomes nothing other than the tool we use to sculpt (雕刻)our life. The tool doesn't come free, however, for the price of choice is responsibility.________The reward is happiness.
Life is not still. It is a flow.________We constantly need to monitor where we are on our journey. We need to ask questions: Am I moving closer to my goals? If not, what corrective measures can I take? What action will I take now to readjust myself to my goals? Choice is power. Choice is at the heart of life. It is the creative power of life.
________And your life becomes more convenient or comfortable because of them. For example, you decide which stores to shop at and which gas station to go to. But the decisions that we make to sculpt our lives are far more important than deciding where to shop. The more we appreciate the difference between minor and major decisions, the greater the probability that we will experience happiness and fulfillment.
All chess lovers realize that it isn't necessary to win to enjoy the game. The pleasure is in the playing. Life is like a chess game.________
A. It is free will or choice
B. You have to make choices every day
C. Make the best moves you can under the circumstances
D. But when we accept and carry it out, we get a great return
E. Every choice we make leads us closer to or farther from our goals
F. Life is full of hard choices, and the bigger they are, the harder they get
G. Choose to carry out responsibilities not because you have to, but because you want to
【答案】A；D；E；B；C
【解析】【分析】本文主要讲述了每个人每天都要面临各种各样的选择。正确的选择究竟会给我们的人生带来些什么呢？
(1)本空前有问句，空后出现choice这一关键词，A选项既回答上文问题又引出了下文choice的概念，随后下文承接该话题继续展开。故答案为A。
(2)其一，该项中carry out it中it指代的是上句中的responsibility；其二，虽然选择意味着责任，但是同时又会给我们带来巨大的回报，故答案为D。
(3)E选项是对上文的not still 和a flow的进一步解释。另外，其中leads us与下文monitor 相呼应，且E选项中的closer to or farther from our goals与下文的Am I moving closer to my goal? to readjust myself with my goals吻合。故答案为E。
(4)其一，“因为每天都在选择，而使生活变得更加舒适和方便”。其二，该空的后文举例说明前文的观点，故该空具有概括意义。故答案为B。
(5)上文叙述“生活就像下棋”，下文“要走出特定环境下最好的一步棋”，前后为顺接关系，故答案为C。
【点评】做此类题时，注意分析篇章结构，找出各段的主题句或主旨大意。分析段落内部的层次，即语篇层次，体会句与句之间的意义关系，把握作者思路，从语序上发现断续点，理清层次。
6．阅读下面短文，然后按要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
Everybody gets angry sometimes. Being angry doesn't really solve much---but what people do when they feel angry is important. The goal is to calm yourself down and try to solve whatever problem is bothering you. This is hard for some kids (and adults too). Instead of calming down, some kids might keep getting more and more upset until they explode like a volcano!
Some kids get angry more often or more easily than some other kids. Their anger might be so strong that the feelings gets out of control and causes them to act in ways that are unacceptable and hurtful. People might say kids like this have a temper, which is a term for acting out of control. Some kids might get so angry that they scream at their mom or dad, hit the wall, close doors violently, break something, or even hit a brother or sister. Kids are allowed to express their feelings, even angry ones, but it's not OK for a kid to do any of those things. Kids don't want to (or mean to) act this way---but sometimes angry feelings can be hard to manage.
【写作内容】
1）以约30个词概括上文的主要内容；2）结合上述信息，简要分析导致孩子发脾气的主要原因；3）提出建议如何控制发脾气（不少于两点）。
【写作要求】
1）写作过程中不得直接引用原文中的句子；
2）作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称；
3）不必写标题。
【评分标准】概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，语篇连贯。
【答案】 Although getting angry brings no solution to problems, people can hardly take control of such unpleasant feeing especially kids, who even act violently, thus damaging the relationships with others.
The reasons for children to arouse anger is not far to seek. First of all, kids in our country are under great pressure, heavily burdened with school work as well as diverse out school leaning activities. Second, they are sometimes not treated fairly, some even bulled by others, simply because they are not strong looking or act differently from others. Third, some kids desperately
want something such as a pet dog or a toy gun, but they are refused by their parents. All these rigger kids' anger immediately.
As to bow we can control anger, I recommend we breathe deeply when faced with unfair things and try to find solutions. Besides, reading is a good choice as it can widen our horizons, open our minds and enrich ourselves. Then we will control our bad temper and raise accomplishment.
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇读写任务型书面表达，要求考生阅读材料并以约30个词概括材料的主要内容，并分析导致孩子发脾气的主要原因；提出建议如何控制发脾气（不少于两点）。全文以一般现在时为主，使用第三人称。列出要点：导致孩子发脾气的主要原因：压力太大，不公平待遇，要求得不到满足；如何控制发脾气：遇事冷静并积极寻找解决问题的方法。多阅读拓宽视野。写作时考生首先在概括要点时，要抓住要点，语言精炼。本文所给材料是描述某种现象，那么就必须用概括的文字来说明某种现象；其次是提出自己的观点并加以论证。首先提出自己的观点，之后用论据来证明自己的观点，结尾要总结要点，与自己的观点句相呼应，使读者对主题有深刻的印象。
【点评】本书面表达要点齐全，上下文连贯，使用一定数量的句式结构，让句子更加生动丰满，同时运用了许多高级词汇和固定短语，提高文章的档次，体现了对英语的熟练的驾驭能力。例如： Although getting angry brings no solution to problems, people can hardly take control of such unpleasant feeing especially kids, who even act violently, thus damaging the relationships with others.运用了让步状语从句和非限制性定语从句； they are sometimes not treated fairly, some even bulled by others, simply because they are not strong looking or act differently from others. 运用了原因状语从句； As to bow we can control anger, I recommend we breathe deeply when faced with unfair things and try to find solutions. 运用了虚拟语气，宾语从句和省略句；reading is a good choice as it can widen our horizons, open our minds and enrich ourselves.运用了原因状语从句。
7．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.
Life on a Ship
We three children were very excited when we walked up the gangway (舷梯) of the British flagship China Star and saw officers, crew and staff rushing around. A Chinese housekeeper led the way and helped Uncle Jean and Aunt Reine with our luggage. Victor, Claudine and I lagged behind. The housekeeper was tall and thin and towered over everyone. ________ As we followed him down a narrow corridor towards our cabins, Victor whispered to me, "One thing about having no hair at all on your head, you always look neat!"
Though I was still feeling nervous and tongue-tied because it had only been three days since Aunt Reine took me out of St. Joseph's, I laughed out loud. That was the effect Victor had on people. ________ "Boys to the right and girls to the left," said Uncle Jean. Our two cabins were directly opposite each other. Inside, everything was neat, bare and clean. While Aunt Reine,
Claudine and I were unpacking, there was a knock on the door.
Victor stood there, wearing a bright-red and orange life-jacket. "Why are you wearing that?" Claudine protested. "Our ship hasn't even sailed yet!" "In case the China Star starts going down. Then you'll really be sorry you're not wearing one yourself. Here! Let me show you something!" ________ Our cabin was below deck. Outside we could see nothing but deep dark water.
Claudine became alarmed. "Mama, how often does a ship sink?" she asked. Before Aunt Reine had time to reply, Victor quipped with a straight face, "Only once!" Aunt Reine and I could not help laughing in spite of ourselves. But then Victor did something my brothers would never have done. He took off his life-jacket, slipped it on his sister and showed her how to adjust the straps. ________ At night, our housekeeper brought in a tiny roll-out bed because there were three of us.
A. Once Victor hid in a lifeboat for half an hour while we searched everywhere.
B. His head was completely hairless, and he was obviously unsteady.
C. He and Claudine made me feel at ease as soon as I met them.
D. There were only two narrow twin beds in our cabin, each covered with dark blue sheets.
E. He parted the curtain and looked out of the round window of the ship.
F. He jumped out as we passed below him, scaring and delighting us at the same time.
【答案】 B；C；E；D
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，叙述了作者和另外两个小伙伴登上名为"China Star"的船之后的所见所闻以及个人感受。
（1）考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据空前“ The housekeeper was tall and thin and towered over everyone.”是对管家外表的介绍：又高又瘦；以及空后"One thing about having no hair at all on your head"可知，管家（the housekeeper）没有头发。故该句承接前文，依然要介绍管家的外貌，还要提到没头发这一点，故选B。
（2）考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据空前“ Though I was still feeling nervous and tongue-tied because it had only been three days since Aunt Reine took me out of St. Joseph's, I laughed out loud. That was the effect Victor had on people.”尽管作者仍然感到有点紧张，但是听了Victor说的话之后，也情不自禁地哈哈大笑。这就是Victor对他人的影响力。该空承接前文，仍然要提到作者的同伴带给他的感受， C. He and Claudine made me feel at ease as soon as I met them.“我一见到Victor和Claudine，他们就使我感到很舒服。”符合语境，古训啊C。
（3）考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据空前Victor要让Claudine和作者看点东西。下句提到他们看到外面深而暗的水。那么该空就应该叙述Victor为了让他的同伴看到外面而做的举动，E. He parted the curtain and looked out of the round window of the ship.“他打开窗帘，向窗外看去。”承接上文，符合语境，故选E。
（4）考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据空后“ At night, our housekeeper brought in a tiny roll-out bed because there were three of us.”因为我们有三个人，所以管家拿来一张床。那么，前句应该提到床的问题，D. There were only two narrow twin beds in our cabin, each covered with dark blue sheets.“我们的小屋里只有两张窄的双人床，每一张都覆盖着深蓝色的床单。”承接下文，符合语境，故选D。
【点评】本题要求在理解细节信息的基础上，着重考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。
8．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 Congress. By fa r Clinton's biggest accomplishment was assigning Gore to participate ?n thе Куоtо Рrоtoсоl negotiations. Сl?ntоn сhо?е, hоwеvеr, tо аvо?d whаt ?urеlу 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。
高考英语任务型阅读解题技巧(一) 一．任务型阅读题型特点： 江苏高考英语任务型阅读题目要求:根据所读，用恰当的词语补全全文提纲，概括关键内容。一般而言，任务型阅读提供了两种示例：表格式和树状式。 二．任务型阅读的解题技巧： 1.在阅读文章之前，快速浏览并了解题型，明白阅读任务，以便能快速查找到有用信息，提高解题速度及准确性。 2.通读，复读文章，把握短文的主题思想，弄清文章大意，获取关键信息。 3.根据题目要求，对信息进行梳理加工，并用正确的形式表达出来。 三．任务型阅读解题策略： 1. 注意词形转换，反义词，同义词，语态问题 2．注意句子结构的转换 3. 选用其他词来释义 4.学会归纳概括词汇 概括性词汇： 因果: cause(s) ; reason(s) ; analysis ; effect（s）; result(s); consequence(s) 态度：attitude(s) ；opinion(s)；manner
比较：comparison(s) 异同: difference(s) ; similarity(similarities) 优劣：benefit与disadvantage ；weakness与strength；advantage 与disadvantage；（shortcome; drawback）缺点 目的：purpose；aim；goal；target 建议：advice；suggestion；proposal ；tip；recommendation 问题：problem；trouble；matter；question；issue 方式：means(of); method(s)(of); way(s)(of); approach(es)(to); solution(s)(to); how to do 总结：summary；conclusion 特点：feature(s); characteristic(s) 重要性：significance; importance; meaning 定义：definition 来源：source；origin 用途: use ；usage；function 种类：kind；type；category 步骤：steps；procedures; process 评论：comment；remark；assessment 反应：response；reaction 词形转换： 1.grow----growth
2015真题（卷一） A. 伦敦运河博物馆每月脱口秀 除8月以外，我们的脱口秀节目将在每月第一个周四的19:30拉开序幕，持续到21:00左右结束。门票价格合理，无需预定。 11月7日场 运河先驱演讲者：克里斯*路易斯 詹姆斯*布林德利是人们公认的早期大运河的主要工程师之一，同时也是一名培训师，指导别人如何设计和建设大运河。克里斯*路易斯将向听众阐述布林德利是如何在培养早期“土木工程师”过程中做出如此积极贡献的。 12月5日场 都市之冰演讲者：马尔科姆*塔克 在冰箱问世之前，保存食物和餐饮业都需要冰块。马尔科姆*塔克向听众介绍天热冰块的引进史，建设冰井的技术，及伦敦的冰块贸易发展史。 2月6日场 科兹沃尔德丘陵运河的演变演讲者：利兹*佩恩 斯特劳德大运河将在不久后重新开放，而泰晤士河和塞文河还需要更久的时间。我们将对当前的发展进行解说。 3月6日场 河中“小岛”---泰晤士河岛演讲者：米兰达*维克 泰晤士河岛有很多小岛，米兰达对其都有所了解，她将向我们介绍其中最有趣的几个岛屿。在线订票：...... 更多信息..... B 今年冬天，寒冷的东北部实在是不适合过冬，所以当这个周末恰好有机会去佛罗里达的萨拉索塔时，天还没亮，我就迫不及待的收拾好行囊出发了。萨拉索塔是个温暖的地方，十分养人，一路上我都在想象着那里的沙滩和橙子树。当我们到达目的地，看到蔚蓝的天空，感受到温暖的空气时，我心中油然而生一种感激之情。整个周末我们都在游泳，品美酒，观日落（日落时间是在傍晚时分，不是下午四点），但是最和我口味的就是每天早晨7点的蔬菜大抢购，现在我们每天7点起床去萨拉索塔的农贸市场抢购蔬菜，为了这些蔬菜，起得再早也值得。 该农贸市场始建于1979年，每周六从早上七点开放至下午一点，沿着北柠檬街和洲街搭起帐篷，无论严寒酷暑，风雨无阻。市场种蔬菜水果品种繁多，有成筐的水灵灵的红草莓，有Java Dawg的咖啡卡车，车的两侧都刷着红漆，最吸人眼球的就是西红柿，又大又软，圆润红透。 我曾有过很多次买到（卖家）保证是自然成熟的西红柿，但实际却并非如此，失望之极，我已经很多年不在冬天买西红柿了。无论它们在商店里看上去多么诱人，只要一拿回家就会变干变硬，食之无味。但是在Brown’s Grove农场一个特殊的摊位上，全都是新鲜柔软的西红柿，犹如拳头大小，由于过后我还是买了一些。这笔交易还真不赖。在那一刻，我意识到冬天在萨拉索塔最好的经历就是，可以吃到一些回到纽约之后几个月都吃不到的食物。 看着眼前的西红柿，我很高兴，尤其是当我发现Brown’s Grove农场是Jack Dusty 的供应商之一时我更加开心了。Jack Dusty是在萨拉索塔丽嘉登酒店新开的一家餐厅。我也真是幸运，本来那晚我就打算去那里吃饭的。到了那儿我甚至可以不看菜单，就知道直接点和西红柿有关的菜就可以了。 C
一、浏览短文，了解大意 了解短文内容是解题的第一环节，也是关键的一步。因为阅读理解题一般没有标题，所以速读全文，抓住中心主旨很有必要，阅读时，重点关注第一段和最后一段，每段第一句和最后一句。 二、分析问题类型，做到心中有数 让学生清晰地明白问句类型，做到心中有数。英语疑问句有四种：一般疑问句、特殊疑问句、选择疑问句和反意疑问句。一般情况下，前两个问句是初中英语学习者应该熟练运用的两个句型。答题之前，要求学生明白两者的区别，有利于准确作答。一般疑问句由Yes 或 No 来回答，而特殊疑问句由疑问词what,who,where,why,when,which 和how 引出，回答时需完成疑问词所指的对象。选择疑问句是会提出两种或两种以上的情况, 结构中会用连词“or”连接。回答时，要求学生必须选择其中一种情况作答，答案用短语或陈述句句式写出。比如“Is he a teacher or a student? ”答案是“He is a teacher.”或“ He is a student.”而不是用Yes 或No回答。反意疑问句与其它三种问易于区别，用Yes 或 No 回答，不过在任务型阅读题中很少出现。 三、细读短文，各个击破。 带着问题回到文章中寻找、搜寻相关信息。找到相关信息之后，不要简简单单草率地将信息转移到答卷上，此时，学生要做到认真分析，仔细推敲，理解透彻，根据先前分析的问题类型，选择正确的回答方式。在书写答案时，应仔细推敲下面几点：1、时态一致，如果原问句用一般现在时提问，一般情况下，回答时用相同的时态。而谓语动词是被用来体现英语的各个时态的，所以分析句子成分，锁定谓语动词，锁定时态，即确定动词是用原形，第三人称单数，过去式，be +Ving ，还是have\has+过去分词形式。2、人称转换留意文章的人称与问句的人称是否一致，如果不一致，需要更改信息。将答语人称与问句人称务必保持一致。记住除了主语，不要忽略句中的其他人称，比如，物主代词。3、特殊疑问句一般是就文中某句、某段或某一具体的细节进行提问。做好这类型题的要领是：确定疑问词所询问的内容，询问地点找地点状语，询问时间找时间状语，找准关键信息，准确应用。切记原文只是提供信息，回答时，要求学生最好根据问题，运用所找到的信息和自身所掌握的语法知识写好问题答语。 四，复核 复核通常是将问题全部回答完之后，把文章再快速阅读一遍，这一步不可以省。要进一步查阅人称和数是否准确，动词时态、语态与该问句或文章是否相符等，千万不可违背文章或作者本意，在确认所填句意无误的基础上，再看单词拼写，大小写是否恰当，同时，单词书写一定要规范、工整、注意卷面整洁，以保证万无一失，拿到自己应得的分数。 完型解题技巧 题技巧 1. 充分利用文章的上下文和前后句，找到对选择有提示作用的词或句。（同义词或反义词） 2. 注意固定搭配 3. 注意同义词的辨义 4.根据上下文的逻辑关系确定选项 5. 根据生活常识以及相关知识确定选项 6. 利用语法知识选出正确选项三、解题技巧的具体运用 1 充分利用文章的上下文和前后句，找到对选择有提示作用的词或句。这些词有可能是同义词或反义词 2 注意固定搭配，包括动词与介词的搭配、动词与名词的搭配以及形容词与名词的搭配等，
高考英语完形填空、阅读理解精练各三篇（附详细解析）纵观近几年高考完形填空题，我们不难发现：1、语境选择项增多；2、选项设计一 般为同一词类，或属同一范畴；3、难选之处前后多有暗示；4、选材多为具有一定故事情节的记叙文或以叙为主的议论文。 根据高考试题的特点和命题的发展趋势，在复习备考中，对记叙文、以叙为主的议 论文及某些具有一定哲理和教育意义的纯议论性短文都要加强练习。笔者精选三篇不同体裁的典型文章进行供同学们练习，并附详细解析，希望能帮助同学们在这一题型上积累经验，有所突破。 （ A ） In 1989 an 8.2 earthquake almost flattened America, killing over 30,000 people in less than four minutes. In the middle of complete damage and disorder, a father rushed to the school where his son was supposed to be, ___1__ that the building was ___2___. After the unforgettably shock, he ___3___ the promise he had made to his son: "No matter ___4___, I'll always be there for you!" And tears began to ___5___ his eyes. As he looked at the pile of ruins, it looked hopeless, but he kept remembering his ___6___ to his son. He rushed there and started ___7___ the ruins. As he was digging, other helpless parents arrived, ___8___: "It's too late! They're all dead! ___9___, face reality, there's nothing you can do!" To each parent he responded with ___10___: "Are you going to help me now?" No one helped. And then he continued to dig for his son, stone by stone. Courageously he went on alone because he needed to know ___11___: "Is my boy ___12____ or is he dead?" He dug for eight hours...12 hours...24 hours...36 hours...then, in ___13____ hour, he pulled back a large stone and heard his son's __14____. He screamed his son's name, "ARMAND!" He heard back, "Dad!?! It's me, Dad! I told the other kids not to worry. I told them that if you were alive, you __15____ me and __16____ you saved me, they'd be saved. You promised, 'No matter what happens, I'll always be there for you!' You did it, Dad!" "What's going on in there? " the father asked. "There are 14 of us __17____ __18____ 33, Dad. We're scared, hungry, thirsty and thankful you're here. When the building collapsed, it made __19____, and it saved us." "Come out, boy!" "No, Dad! Let the other kids out first, __20____ I know you'll get me! No matter what happens, I know you'll always be there for me!" 1. A. only discovering B. only to discover C. only realizing D. only to realize 2. A. as flat as a pancake B. as high as a mountain C. as strong as an ox D. as weak as a kitten 3. A. memorized B. forgot C. kept D. remembered 4. A. what B. what happen C. which D. who 5. A. fill B. fill in C. come D. burst 6. A. picture B. promise C. present D. encourage 7. A. digging B. digging through C. digging out D. digging into 8. A. to say B. said C. and saying D. saying 9. A. Come out B. Come again C. Come on D. Come off 10. A. one word B. one sound C. one row D. one line 11. A. for himself B. of himself C. by himself D. to himself 12. A. live B. living C. alive D. lively
2016高考英语任务型阅读答题技巧 任务型阅读是高考英语试题中第二卷中的一种题型，分值为10分。本题型在测试考生阅读理解能力的基础上，侧重考查考生的单词拼写、词性转换、句式转换、段落归纳等综合能力。高考任务型阅读近三年文章体裁以议论文和说明文为主，词数在400~550之间。高考成绩的统计数据表明在这一项上，考生普遍失分较多。高考英语任务型阅读是英语阅读理解和完形填空的结合体，在掌握篇章表层含义的基础之上，还要求对文章结构框架的把握。考生不但要具备基本的英语词汇知识，而且要能够依据上下文的内容，运用逻辑判断，正确填出任务型阅读中的空白处。因而，任务型阅读对考生的英语阅读和对英语学科的感悟能力要求较高。也就是说，任务型阅读不仅检查考生的词、句、篇的掌握，而且涉及考生综合运用英语语法的能力。所以说，这种题型是比较全面的考查。学生在平时的学习过程中，要关注词汇的使用，领悟篇章的内部结构，同时还要注意词的搭配和语用知识。 一、任务型阅读题型的考查角度 1、单词的大小写（信息筛选题） 考生往往从文中便可直接找到答案，无需进行词性和词形的转化。但是如果没有根据英文首字母要大写的要求，或在特殊的上下文中。忽略字母的大小写，便无法得到本应该拿到的分数。 2、词性的变化（整合转换题） 要依据特定的语境结合文中涉及的词语，灵活地转变词性。比如：动词转变为形容词，形容词转变为名词，等等。 3、词形的转化（整合转换题） 主要依据任务型阅读提供的特殊框架，来敲定词语的各种形式。例如：文中过去式需要在题目中使用现在时，同时还要注意人称和数的变化。 4、近义词与反义词的转化（整合转换题） 根据任务型阅读题型中提供的已有信息，尽管文中也能发现相关的词语，却没能依据特定的语境进行必要的词语的转
江苏省高考英语任务型阅读解题技巧 考点一考查考生的阅读理解能力 阅读理解能力是高考试题的主要考查内容。除了阅读理解题型外，完形填空和任务型读写题型也都兼具考查考生的阅读理解能力。任务型读写题中的阅读能力同样要求考生在有限的时间内快速领会文章的主旨大意，快速理解句段细节意义和理清上下文的逻辑关系，要能够理解文章作者的观点、态度和意图，同时不能忽视对语篇的整体把握和领悟。任务型读写的体裁主要是说明文和议论文。 考点二考查考生对文中有效信息进行筛选、整合和综合概括能力。 1．信息筛选题 信息筛选题是基础题目，一般可以直接通过将表格和短文进行对照，边读文章边找出与试题相关的句子信息，获取到相关单词，有时试题和原文句型句式不同，需进行简单的逻辑推理然后找到相应单词，不需变化，直接填入。 2．整合转换题。 ? 整合转换题是典型的二次加工题型，需要考生有基本的构词法知识，对句子成分和词性的对应关系要明确。做题时，不但要找到与试题相关的句子信息，还要根据词法和句法知识以及上下文的逻辑关系进行加工，从而提炼出新词。可细分为如下两种情况： （1）词形整合转换。被考查单词在原文和试题中充当的句子成分不同，因而需在名词、动词、形容词、副词等之间进行转换。 （2）句型整合转换。试题中的被考查单词在原文中找不到同根词，无法获取单词进行转换，需根据原文中相应句子的意义和上下文逻辑联系进行句型转换。 ①表格内词性、大小写和语法运用上要保持一致。同一单元格要注意在用词方面保持一致的格式。 ②善用同义词和反义词进行转换。 ③正确使用构词法。 ④熟练运用语法句型转换。 3．综合概括题。 ； 综合概括题要求考生对全文或段落进行总体语篇把握，通过观察表格的设置特点，从而归纳和概括出所考查的单词。此类设题一般位于表格的第一行或第一列。为了更快捷地掌握概括能力，总结和熟记一些概括性词汇及其固定搭配也是很有必要的。下面举一些基本的概括性词汇： 总结、概括：conclusion, summary 建议：suggestion, tip, advice, proposal, recommendation 影响：effect, influence, impact 印象：impression 因果：reason, cause; result, consequence 1．审题思路 （1）一审表格结构。注意文章内容脉络，标题和所需的表达类型。 （2）二审短文意义。注意文章的段落和表格的匹性。 （3）三审语法运用。注意涉及到的构词法和语法项目。 ] 2．词性与句子成分的一致性关系
四川省2015高考英语冲刺阅读完型写作自练7 阅读理解 (2014·合肥模拟) In the quest for better health, many people turn to doctors, self-help books or herbal supplements. But they overlook a powerful weapon that could help them fight illness and depression, speed recovery, slow aging and prolong life: their friends. Researchers are only now starting to pay attention to the importance of friendship and social networks in overall health. A 10-year Australian study found that older people with a large circle of friends were 22 percent less likely to die during the study period than those with fewer friends. A large 2007 study showed an increase of nearly 60 percent in the risk for obesity among people whose friends gained weight. And last year, Harvard researchers reported that strong social ties could promote brain health as we age. “In general, the role of friendship in our lives isn't well appreciated, ”said Rebecca G. Adams, a professor of sociology at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro. “There are a lot of things on families and marriage, but very little on friendship. It baffles me. Friendship has a bigger impact on our psychological well-being than family relationships. ” Bella DePaulo, a visiting psychology professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, whose work focuses on single people and friendships, notes that in many studies, friendship has an even greater effect on health than a spouse or a family member. It isn't entirely clear why friendship has such a big effect. It may be because people with strong social ties also have better access to health services and care. Beyond that, however, friendship clearly has a profound psychological effect. People with strong friendships are less likely than others to get colds, perhaps because they have lower stress levels. Last year, researchers studied 34 students at the University of Virginia, taking them to the base of a steep hill and fitting them with a weighted backpack. They were then asked to estimate the steepness of the hill. Some participants stood next to friends during the exercise, while others were alone. The students who stood with friends gave lower estimates of the steepness of the hill. And the longer the friends had known each other, the less steep the hill appeared. “People with stronger friendship networks feel like there is someone they can turn to, ”said Karen A. Roberto, director of the center for gerontology(老年医学)at Virginia Tech. “Friendship is an undervalued resource. The consistent message of these studies is that friends make your life better. ” 【文章大意】如何保持身心健康? 相信每个人对此都很感兴趣并能给出自己的答案。本文作者向我们介绍了一个有利于身心健康的, 很重要又长期被人们忽视的因素——友谊。 1. What's the main idea of the passage? A. People should make friends as many as possible. B. Friendships do great good to human health. C. People with friends have an optimistic attitude. D. Several studies have been done on friendships.
【备考高考】最新版高考英语任务型阅读专题练习(含答案) 一、高中英语任务型阅读 1．任务型阅读 We all have to make decisions all the time, and we have an abundance of choices, ranging from tiny issues to vital ones. Unfortunately, people often find it hard to make decisions________ If you would like to improve your skill of decision making, here are four suggestions for you. Don't expect to have it all. ________ You can't order every delicious dish on the menu. And there will be paths not taken, careers not chosen, to name a few. You can imag ine some “what if' situations if you must, but do not let them take up too much space in your brain. ________ It's often good to think through your decisions. But don't overdo it. Research can reach a point where returns begin to reduce, which makes it confusing more than clarifying. Many good decisions can be made based as much on intuition (直觉) as on careful assessment of endless data. Don't delay making decisions. Yes, there is a time to put off making a decision. Perhaps you need more information________ Or it's likely that you wait for a less stressful time. Just don't wait so long that the decision is made by your own indecisiveness. Don't be hard on yourself. You decide to go on a voyage. You choose an expensive liner. Everything should work out just right. Only you didn't expect a bug that ran around on the ship, making you and your family sick for five days________But please remember it is unavoidable sometimes. A. Don't spend too much time thinking. B. It is an important source of information. C. Don't count on emotion to make decisions. D. Maybe you wish to consult with your advisor. E. You may regret making such a stupid decision. F. That means the skill of good decision-making counts a lot. G. Decisions force us to close the door on other possibilities. 【答案】F；G；A；D；E 【解析】【分析】如何提高做出决定的技能，本文推荐了四条建议。 (1)根据上句：很遗憾，人们发现作出决定很难。可知，这意味着好决策很重要。故答案选F。 (2)根据本段小标题：Don't expect to have it all.不要期盼着拥有一切。再根据空格下句：你不可能点到菜单上每一道美味的菜。可知，决定迫使我们放弃其他可能性。故答案选G。 (3)本段是小标题。根据上下文内容可知此处应该是否定祈使句。再根据本段下文：彻底考虑你的决定经常是好的。但是不要做的过火。可知，在思考上不要花太多的时间。故答案选A。
一、高中英语任务型阅读 1．请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。 Decoding the young brain There was a funny experiment to see how a young child would answer a specific question compared to an adult. After the adult had spent some time speaking with the child, he asked the child, “What do you think about me？” The child answered, “You talk too much.” When the adult performed the same experiment with another adult, the reply to the same question was, “I think you're a very interesting person.” Even if the adult f elt the same way as the child, his brain allowed him to take a moment，consider the question, and come up with an answer. He could have been annoyed, but his answer didn't reflect it because he was being polite. The secret lies in the science of the developing brain. The child's honest answer was reflected in the fact that his brain wasn't equipped to filter(过滤) information before answering the question. As a result, he was honest, but he said something that may have been hurtful. However, the child did not intentionally hurt the adult; it's just the way his brain works. As a child grows into adolescence and then into adulthood, that changes. The human brain is made up of billions of neurons(神经元). In order for our body to execute a command, like getting up from a chair and walking to the other room, the neurons in the brain have to communicate with each other. They also help us employ our senses like taste and touch and help us remember things. When the neurons send messages, perhaps one sensation(感觉) the person feels is excitement about eating a cookie because it is so delicious. Later, if that person smells a cookie or hears someone talking about a cookie, it can spark the electrical signals that call up the memory of eating the delicious cookie. In an adult, he or she may remember that eating too many cookies can have consequences, like weight gain. But because the younger brain is more impulsive(冲动的), the desire to feel the pleasure of the sweet treat outweighs the consequences. That is becau se when a child is young, his brain is “wired” in such a way that he seeks pleasure and is more willing to take risks than an adult. This affects his decision-making process and it is why younger people tend to be more impulsive. Sometimes parents have to tell their children over and over again before the child remembers that something is dangerous or risky. How many times have we heard a parent say, “I tell her this all the time, but she never listens！” To conclude, what we know about the young brain is that children are more likely than adults to be impulsive. It isn't always necessarily because they are being naughty; it may very well be because of their brains. So the next time you ask a child what he really thinks of you, be prepared for any kind of answer.
最新高考英语任务型阅读试题(含答案) 一、高中英语任务型阅读 1．根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 The Panda Ant is a most unusual species with a lovely appearance. ________ They look like ants but actually they belong to the wasp（黄蜂）family. The differences between the two sexes of the species are also very pronounced in both appearance and behavior. When fully grown, the male, possibly attaining a length of approximately 0. 8 centimeters, is several times larger than the female. ________ Cute as panda ants may look, they are dangerous and capable of knocking out an animal much larger than they are with a few stings（刺）. Panda ants primarily depend on flowers sweet liquid as their food. ________ The female panda ant often lays its eggs in a bee or wasp nest. When the young ones. hatch, they will eat their pupa （蛹）hosts. ________ So although a female panda ant lays approximately 2, 000 eggs a year, a considerable amount of eggs to support their survival, this species is still on the edge of dying out. This species was first discovered in the coastal region of Central Chile in 1938. ________ Today, they are likely to be found in dry desert and sandy areas such as Southwestern United States and parts of Mexico. A. It's a new fashion to raise panda ants as pets. B. The name comes from their colors as pandas. C. Yet young panda ants are meat-eaters. D. No one believes the panda ant is the relative of bees. E. Besides, the males are active at night while the females opposite. F. Unfortunately, many panda ants are eaten for their bright colors. G. Then little attention was given to it until recently. 【答案】 B；E；C；F；G 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇科普类短文阅读。文章主要介绍了一种非常不寻常的物种——熊猫蚂蚁。 A. It's a new fashion to raise panda ants as pets.把熊猫作为宠物饲养是一种新的时尚。 B. The name comes from their colors as pandas.这个名字来自熊猫的颜色。 C. Yet young panda ants are meat-eaters.然而，年轻的熊猫蚂蚁是食肉动物。 D. No one believes the panda ant is the relative of bees.没有人相信熊猫蚂蚁是蜜蜂的亲戚。 E. Besides, the males are active at night while the females opposite.此外，雄性在夜间活动，而雌性则相反。 F. Unfortunately, many panda ants are eaten for their bright colors.不幸的是，许多熊猫蚂蚁因为鲜艳的颜色而被吃掉。 G. Then little attention was given to it until recently.直到最近，对它的关注很少。 （1）根据前句The Panda Ant is a most unusual species with a lovely appearance.可知这里来解释熊猫蚂蚁名字的由来。故选B。