2019届高考英语任务型阅读基础选练6

备考2019年高考英语一轮复习测试：任务型阅读（七选五）1.（2018•北京）任务型阅读Why Do We Get Angry?Anger seems simple when we are feeling it, but the causes of anger are various. Knowing these causes can make us examine our behavior, and correct bad habits. The main reasons we get angry are triggering（触发）events, personality traits（特征）, and our assessment of situations. ________Triggering events for anger are so many that to describe them all would take hundreds of pages. However, here are some examples: being cut off in traffic, a deadline approaching, experiencing physical pain, and much more.________ The reason why someone is triggered by something and others are not is often due to one's personal history and psychological traits.Each person, no matter who they are, has psychological imbalances. People who have personality traits that connect with competitiveness and low upset tolerance are much more likely to get angry. ________ Also, sometimes pre-anger does not have to do with a lasting condition, but rather a temporary state before a triggering event has occurred.________Sometimes even routine occurrences become sources of pre-anger, or anger itself. Sometimes ignorance and negative (消极的) outlooks on situations can create anger.________However, anger can easily turn violent, and it is best to know the reasons for anger to appear in order to prevent its presence. With these main reasons in mind, we can evaluate our level of anger throughout the day and prevent cases of outbursts by comprehending the reasons for our feelings.A. Our attitude and viewpoint on situations can create anger within us as well.B. But some types of situations can help us to get rid of the occurrence of anger.C. Anger is rarely looked upon as a beneficial character trait, and is usually advised to reduce it.D. Anger is a particularly strong feeling and maybe people think that they have reasons to feel angry.E. Having these personality traits implies the pre-anger state, where anger is in the background of your mind.F. Understanding these reasons will control our own anger if we are willing to evaluate ourselves with a critical eye.G. Not everyone acts the same in response to events, and that is why what triggers one person may or may not trigger another.2.任务型阅读Life is kind of like a party. You invite a lot of people, some leave early, some stay all night, some laugh with you, some laugh at you, and some show up really late. But in the end, after the fun, there are a few who stay to help you clean up the mess. And most of the time, they aren't even the ones who made themess________ They are the ones who matter most. Here are four things real friends do differently: They face problems together. A real friend is someone who sees the pain in your eyes while everyone else still believes the smile on your face.________Just look for someone who will face them with you.________Your word means everything. If you say you're going to do something, DO IT! If you say you're going to be somewhere, BE THERE! If you say you feel something, MEAN IT! If you can't, won't, and don't, then DON'T LIE. Real friends keep promises and tell the truth upfront.They accept each other. Trying to change a person never works. A real friend is someone who truly knows you and loves you just the same.________ Be yourself and people will love the real you. If you feel like changing something about your friend, ask yourself what change you can make in yourself instead.They support each other's growth changes. Our needs change with time. When someone says, “You've changed,” it's not always a bad thing.________Don't apologize for it. Instead, be open and sincere, explain how you feel, and keep doing what you know in your heart is right,A. They keep their promises.B. No one is happy all the time.C. They make time for each other.D. Don't change so that people will like you.E. Sometimes it just means you've grown.F. These people are your real friends in life.G. Don't look for someone who will solve all your problems.3.任务型阅读Common public speaking problemsThe use of “I feel”, “I think” and “maybe”In the question-and-answer session of the speaking competition, many contestants began their answers with uncertain expressions like “I feel”, “I guess”, “I hear”, “maybe” and “perhaps”. These w ords show that the person is only speaking from his or her point of view________Work on keeping your answers brief and to the point________ Instead of the empty-sounding “I guess”, using facts, together with a clear conclusion based on those facts, is far more likely to be popular with an audience.Using only one speaking style“Don't stick to the same tone________ For example, when they spoke about their dreams some sounded romatic. Others used humor. Very few used several different styles together. Try mixing more than one style, rather than just sticking with the same one.Irresponsible answersPublic speaking is different from personal conversations. You're responsible for your words________So you should think twice before you talk. Don't belike the student who, when asked about his opinion on book piracy（盗版）, started by saying he supported it.Talking around the topic rather than directly answering itYou should focus on one point and give a clear solution. The key is to work out what question is being asked. Is it asking you to discuss a certain topic or to present your own point of view?Use one or two arguments together and give a strong conclusion________A. It can be boring. Try to mix it up.B. Also work on delivering them with calmness and confidence.C. Even though you want to answer quickly, you don't want to sound foolish.D. This lacks the support of facts and seems not to be reliable for the judges and audience.E. Remember that judges are not judging you on whether they agree, but on your ability to say what you think clearly.F. Confidence is extremely important in public speaking as it lets a speaker sound more convincing.G. Deliberate gestures and affected（做作的）expressions of feelings are improper in a successful speech.4.任务型阅读Listening to others requires entering actively and imaginatively into the situation and trying to understand a frame of reference different from your own, and yet so many of us don't listen properly as we should. Listening means more than just sitting silently while someone else talks.________Here are some ways to become a better listener.________ Make sure you actually hear fully what your friend is saying, and you can't cut your friend off verbally carelessly. While you might intend to help move the conversation along your friend might feel as if what he has said needs to be continually talked over or sounds anything but interesting.Nod to encourage the conversation along. A better option to let your friend know you're interested in what he says is just to nod along from time to time. Sometimes you nod along but then start thinking about something unrelated to what he could say.________Turn out background noise. If you're easily distracted by laughter, glasses clinking, children crying, you might need to work extra hard to focus only on your friend.________ Don't hesitate to tell them that the background noises are getting in the way. If you can't focus, try moving to another area.Don't text or look at your phone!________ For you see, when you're sitting in front of someone, he is themost important person in your world at that moment.A. Stop the speaker whenever you have a question.B. Practice silence when someone else is talking.C. If necessary, ask your friend to repeat himself.D. Whoever is calling or texting can wait until you're done with your conversation.E. It means trying to see the problem the way the speaker sees it.F. In this case, try to push away your thoughts until you're absorbed in what your friend is saying.G Remembering ideas from previous conversations proves that your attention is kept and encourages your friend to continue.5.任务型阅读Perhaps at one point in time, it was acceptable to start any letter or e-mail with “To Whom It May Concern.”________ Starting your cover letter or e-mail for a job this way might give off the impression that you didn't do your research on who you're writing to________After all, people who address other people by their names when writing and speaking to them tend to be more pleasant.________It can be used in letters of recommendation or reference, formal complaints（抱怨）made to a company, letters of introduction, and letters of interest.Grammarly uses the example of needing to write a letter of recommendation, for a colleague who will have to make several copies to distribute to interviewers________“In most cases, though, try to narrow your focus rather than cast a broad net,” notes Grammarly.”Ask yourself. Who does this e-mail concern? If you can honestly answer 'Anyone, 'then feel free to use “To Whom It May Concern.” （These are the things you should never say in your cover letter.）If you do happen to find that using “To Whom It May Concern” is appropriate, don't make grammar mistakes, for example, letters or punctuation.________A. However, it maybe interesting.B. Those times have changed, though.C. Making mistakes in writing will surely get you low scores.D. It's also very impersonal, which some employers might not appreciate.E. In that circumstance, sending and receiving letters is more of a formal greeting.F. You might want to take note of other common errors you might be committing, too.G. But according to Grammarly, there are four times when it's OK to use this greeting.6.任务型阅读No personal success, achievement, or goal, can be realized without self-discipline.________ It is the ability to control one's impulses, emotions, desires and behavior. To possess it is to make the decisions, take the actions, and carry out your plan regardless of the obstacles, discomfort, or difficulties, that may come your way.How to develop self-discipline? We'll explore it together.Start with baby steps. No process takes place overnight.________So, begin by making the decision to go forward and learning what it takes to get there.Learn what motivates you and what your bad triggers are.________ Sometimes it is very difficult to fight off urges, so know the areas where your resistance is low and how to avoid those situations. Remove the temptations and surround yourself with encouraging items such as motivating slogans and pictures of what you want to achieve.Make certain behaviors a routine. Once you have decided what's important to you and which goals to strive for, establish a daily routine that will help you achieve them.________They can put you in a negative frame of mind and hinder（阻碍）your self-discipline. A poor attitude can also be a bad habit.________ Michael Jordan has always maintained that his greatness as a basketball player came as much from his willingness to work hard at this craft, as it did his craft, as it did his talent. It was his desire through discipline and focus that made him one of the best basketball players ever. If it worked for him, it could certainly work for the rest of us.A. What is self-discipline?B. Engage in sports activities.C. Get inspiration from those you admire.D. You can begin by learning about yourself?E. If you try to do too much at once, you could injure yourself and have a seatback.F. Meanwhile, get rid of some of your bad, self-defeating habits, whatever they may be.G. It does mean learning how to focus your mind and energies on your goals until they are accomplished.7.任务型阅读How to Make PlansMost people get seared when talking about planning or writing plans.________ And you need to plan for success as planning redly works and inspires you to go straight ahead. However, how to create effective plans is still a problem. Don't worry, and just follow the steps below.Step 1________What plans have you had in the past? Probably, in some of your plans, you haven't ended up where youthought you were going to end up, Get a good understanding of what you have done and what you haven't done in the past. It is a primary foundation for your new plan. If having no plan, just take actions and make plans right now.Step 2 Think about the What - IfsWhen you are building your plans, you should consider where you are going and make clear the What - Its, Because not everything just goes smoothly as you believe.________Step 3 Document the plansWhen starting to make plans, you should try to write them down. It is of key importance for the future.________ In addition, make sure you have the plans fully written out with all the key elements concerned, including details.Step 4 Update the plansAccording to your written plans and actual situation, you should check out the plans you have completed and haven't completed.________Make sure all the assumptions are there and work out the details. After hanging on for some days, planning will be getting simpler and easier.A. Review historical plansB. Make new plans immediatelyC. Actually, people are more likely to succeed in a planned wayD. And you need to continue what you haven't done and update itE. Not all people can memorize every word they said and thought wellF. And what you should do next is to check your plan monthly or quarterlyG. For your benefits, you need to make Plan A and Plan B in case of changes and contingencies（偶发事件）.8.任务型阅读The goal of homework is to help students remember and understand what they learned in school that day. It can also help teach them independence and time-management and planning skills, which are keys to success in the real world.________ Here are some successful habits of how to do a good job of homework. Set the stage.Your children need a quiet spot to do their homework.This should be the same place every day, whether it is at the kitchen table or at their desk in their room.________You can take the time to work on a quiet task of your own, whether it's paying bills, reading the newspaper, or planning the next day.Time it right.Homework for young children should be done when your children get home from school, because theinformation is still fresh in their minds and they have enough energy. Have your kids eat some snacks and talk about their day with you.Then have them start their homework.________It's not your homework: it's theirs.You need to be involved in homework to see what your children are learning and how well they know what they need to know.________But guide them if they are struggling. You want them to get the feeling of pride and accomplishment on their own.________Let your children know how grown up it is for them to have homework and how proud you are of them. Try to instill (灌输）into them that it is “fun” to be able to do the assigned tasks. Let them show you their work, praise them for finishing their homework, and always do it with a smile.A. Be hopeful and confident.B. Get excited and be positive.C. Be nearby while they do their homework.D. Be sure not to do the homework for your children.E. That means the television is shut off, even for you.F. A small amount of homework also has a great influence on students.G. Arrange other activities for later in the day so kids can get their homework done first.9.任务型阅读Summer is the perfect time to relax.As you plan for your trip,here are some tips on how to protect yourself. ________Fight against the mosquitoes in the hot spots.There are many mosquito-borne illnesses in tropical regions,which are traditionally vacation hot spots. Therefore,mosquito repellent（驱蚊剂）that contains DEET should be an essential item in your travel bag.________In lesser-developed countries there is less equipment for clean water and public health.If you can't avoid unhealthful water,make sure you bring along a tea or coffee—making pot that will boil water for you.You'd better buy a case or two of water and check that all bottle caps are sealed to assure the bottled water isn't just a refilled bottle of dirty tap water.Always protect your feet.It's best to wear slippers in the shower,but if you must be barefoot,put a towel down on the floor.________You should never walk barefoot in any area of a foreign country,including your hotel room.Be sure to eat safe fruits.________They may have been washed in the same water,or wiped with the same rag used to clean work surfaces in kitchens.The best advice is to bring your own peeler（削皮器）so that you know that something clean has been applied to the fruit.Enjoy the smell of roadside stands,not the food.Unless the food is piping hot when served,it's best to stay away from roadside stands,no matter how good the smell of the food might be.If you are concerned about whether a restaurant is clean,order the food to go.________A.Don't trust the local waterB.Any fruit served fresh may be pollutedC.Look out for any water not served in a bottleD.The boxes may be cleaner than the plate or fork on the tableE.You should know how to keep yourself away from dirty fruitsF.They are necessary to avoid coming back with a major illness from your tripG.Parasites（寄生虫）can enter the skin of your feet and travel to different parts of the body10.任务型阅读Happiness begins from appreciationIf you are feeling that life just cannot be any worse for you, it can be challenging to think positive. When stressed, depressed, upset or otherwise in a negative state of mind because you are aware that misfortune keeps occurring, it is important to shift those negative thoughts to something positive. ________ It is often very hard to think positive when so many things are negative, but be sure that someone, somewhere is worse off than you. ________ If you start with one small, positive thing and appreciate it during the course of your day, you will begin to move into a more positive situation and people will start showing up in your life. With appreciation, you will find that over time, you will change your outlook and choose to be happy, regardless of the events around you. ________Begin and end each day with a “Thank you for this wonderful, glorious day!”When you see the rise of gas prices, say “I am so glad to have a vehicle in which to get around.”When your boss is too hard on you, say “I am grateful for my job as I know that many don't have one.”If you are having health problems, be grateful for what does work: “I re ally do appreciate it that my eyes see, my ears hear, my mouth tastes, my legs walk, my arms lift and my mind thinks and everything else works.”Write down what you're grateful for each day. In moments when you're feeling really down, read loudwhat you wrote previously. ________ If you practice this regularly, you will find your list getting longer and longer.The key is to move yourself into a positive thought and keep it there long enough to make it a moment of appreciation. ________A. This will certainly help uplift your spirits.B. If not, you will only attract more misfortune.C. It is of great importance to learn to be grateful.D. The more you appreciate, the happier you'll be.E. If you have made some achievements in your career.F. Here are a few common examples for you to practice.G. You can choose to think differently by beginning with the smallest of steps.11.任务型阅读Mondays are kind of annoying.________ A recent survey says that most people get the pre-work “Sunday blues”. Start ing your Monday feeling sad, anxious and unorganized is hardly the way to kick off a healthy week.The solution? Set aside a little time on Sunday to purposefully prepare yourself for the five days ahead, suggests women's health expert Marsha Hudnall.________Do some meal preparations.Figuring out what to have for dinner on weeknights can be surprisingly stressful. Stretching out a menu plan on Sunday and swinging by the grocery store for ingredients will help you eat well. Go a step further by chopping and cooking vegetables and a protein (like a roast chicken or scrambled eggs).________ Or finally attempt a different diet you've been meaning to try. For easy dinner planning, just order, and you'll have a week's worth of raw materials for delicious and healthy meals.Start a Sunday stress-relief habit.“To be healthy, we have to take care of body and mind,” says Hudnall. Stress has a major impact on health and our ability to concentrate.________ Four ideas to try: a guided meditation with the help of an app; forest bathing－a practice known as shinrin-yoku in Japan, which basically means taking a long walk or hike in a wooded area; gentle exercise like yoga; or time cuddling and playing with your pet.________Why not prepare your favorite clothes for Monday? Studies show that what you wear can have a significant effect on your mood. So make Monday the day you wear your favorite clothes or show the latestaddition to your wardrobe (衣橱). It's also a good idea to get some nice coffee or music ready, which will give you something to look forward to on your Monday commute.A. Give yourself something to look forward on Monday.B. Even Sunday afternoons turn sour as we think of the workweek ahead.C. Then all you have to do is heat and plate when you come home from work.D. Therefore, starting a Sunday stress-relieving habit can begin a week feeling strong and focused.E. Try creating a relaxing and winding down Sunday night so that you can recharge and get ready for Monday.F. Taking on just a few of these simple lips every Sunday will help you launch a productive, less stressful week.G. Wailing until the last moment to do weekend chores like paying bills or doing laundry can leave you anxious and stressed on Sunday.12.任务型阅读A conversation with a good listener is like a good meal—we walk away feeling satisfied and happy.________Here are 4 ways to make your conversation partner feel like you're fully tuned in to their personal radio station.________Making your conversation partner feel safe starts with two things: an open mind and keeping judgment to yourself. Just as immersing（沉浸）yourself in a novel requires suspension of disbelief, immersing yourself in listening requires suspension of opinions or advice. While judgments may appear into your head, set them to the side.Ask questions to follow your natural curiosity.When you're interested, ask questions.________Ask for examples. Ask for details. Following your natural curiosity by asking questions not only shows you are listening and interested, but almost always produces an interesting story.Listen with your whole body.In many a kindergarten classroom, teachers emphasize something called “whole body listening”. It goes like this: use your eyes to watch nonverbal（非语言）, your brain to think about what is being said, your heart to feel emotions» and keep the rest of your body quiet to show respect. But many of us lose it over time, especially as life gets busy. The result? We often try to multitask while listening.________ Validate（使生效）with simple phrases.Keep in your back pocket some validating words and phrases to show you've heard someone.“Of course.” “That makes sense.” “Naturally.” “Clearly.” “For sure.”________In conversation, combining those li ttle phrases: “Of course you feel that way.” or “That makes total sense.” doesn't necessarily convey agreement, but it does convey something even bigger：acceptance.A. Create safety.B. Devote yourself to listening.C. It's appealing to talk about your own experience.D. We half-listen while getting things done or staring at a screen.E. Think like a journalist and ask what, when, where, why or how.F. But being a good listener goes way beyond just not interrupting or nodding your head.G. All of these statements confirm a person's experience or feelings as worthy and accepted.13.任务型阅读How to Feel Beautiful to the InsidePublic opinion may have some say in who is considered “beautiful” on the outside, but inner beauty takes on a whole other meaning. ________ Learn what beauty means to you and have the confidence to live by your own rules starting today.Ask yourself what beauty means to you. How do you define(定义)inner beauty? Is it a person who is always smiling? Someone who has kind words for everyone he meets? Or, is your definition of beauty more complex? ________ Take a pen and a notebook and write down some words that help you describe inner beauty.Have confidence in who you are. In addition to stressing your character strengths, you can apply other ways to feel more confident________ This can be anything from making music to playing sports. Doing things you are good at builds self-respect.Smile and laugh more. ________, just arranging your face into a smiling expression can thoroughly change your mood. Smiles can lead to a more positive mood and a more hopeful attitude. It can not only make you feel beautiful inside, but also improve your outer beauty.________ A reliable method of developing your own inner beauty is adopting the habit of seeing the beauty in everything. All around you, there are amazing people, places and things. Make an effort to slow down and acknowledge these daily.A. Notice the beauty around you.B. When you want to get feelings of confidence.C. Even if you don't quite feel up to it at the moment.D. Besides, you should try to laugh as much as possible.E. Take a moment to reflect on what beauty means to you.F. It has more to do with your character than your appearance.G. Frequently take party in activities in which you perform well.14.任务型阅读What is stereotype? It is commonly known as a fixed, over generalized belief about a particular group or class of people, consisting of gender, age, occupation, etc.Gender stereotype refers to a judgment about someone according to their sex instead of believing in their ability. Men have been thought to be a leader, strong, aggressive and brave. ________ Age stereotype is that someone judges other people's behavior and appearance because of the age. Children are often described innocent, naughty. Then, young people are usually stereotyped impatient, rebellious and indulge in comfort. Adults are related to responsibility. ________ Because the old people are stereotyped weak and sick, not moving flexibly, which means to be a big trouble.________ A concept can easily be formed that star is a descent and charming job with a lot of fun and more opportunities to contact fashion and celebrity, to dress up, and to taste delicious food in high-class restaurants. But not all stars can have these wonderful experiences. ________ They have to work on the other business to earn money under the pressure of life.Some view stereotype a good way to enable them to response to different things, judging if they are good or bad, as well as adapt into a new environment. However, some stereotypes are not quite consistent with the reality. ________Society is developing every day, if we are always looking at it with stereotype, we will lose another side of it. Therefore, it is a good choice for us to deal with issues in wider perspective.A. Women can also take charge of the nation and run their business.B. There are more stereotypes about stars than other occupations.C. Occupation stereotype also occurs in our minds.D. So most people consider it easy to produce prejudice or misunderstandings.E. Some stars' salary is lower than common white-collar workers.F. But women are thought to be attached, weak, compromised and soft.G. Nowadays, many adults are not willing to attend to their parents.15.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。

泰安市最新高考英语任务型阅读练习题(及答案)一、高中英语任务型阅读1．任务型阅读Habits to Be a Highly Effective StudentSome students are able to get straight A's and at the same time serve as the president of three clubs. However, some students struggle to keep their GPA (Grade-Point Average) above a 3.0________Although it's true that everyone's IQ is different, good study habits are very important. Here5re several habits you should adopt to get good grades.________ If you haven't had a planner (规划薄), get one. Many people use their computers and smartphones to make a schedule. The problem with that approach is that they are major distractions (分心的事物). Instead, get an old-fashioned paper and pen planner.Create a weekly schedule________Include time that will be spent eating, sleeping and doing anything not related to school work. That way you know exactly how much you can accomplish each day.Take frequent, short breaks. Taking a break from studying for 15 minutes every hour will help keep you refreshed________ If you don't take a break, you may find yourself daydreaming or even falling asleep. Take some time for some water, a snack or a quick chat with a friend.Take care of yourself. During final exam week, it is common for students to fall behind on sleep and meals. Make sure you get a good night's sleep and have regular meals. Studying while hungry or sleepy is ineffective and will slow you down in the long run. Also try to make time for friends and family________A. Keep things organized.B. Keep away from your computers.C. Of course, not everyone needs breaks.D. Our brains are not meant to work for hours nonstop.E. Having a good support system will help with all the stress.F. And they seem to spend all of their time in studying.G. Then under each day, make a list of things to do each hour.【答案】E；A；G；D；E【解析】【分析】文章主要介绍了学习效率高的学生所拥有的四个习惯。

牛津译林江苏专版2019高考英语一轮复习巩固提升模块6 Unit 4 Helping people around the worldⅠ. 单词拼写1. In those days, dental equipment was p and a visit to the dentist was a painfulexperience.2. Her plight (苦难) has t the hearts of people around the world.3. All the necessary steps had been taken to (确保)their safety.4. A university professor who used his modest (方法) to collect over 300valuable artworks has donated them to the National Gallery.5. The two groups agreed to (合作) with each other.1. I am writing ________ my mother to express her thanks for your gifts.2. Although she didn’t mention any names, everyone knew who she ________ .3. I arrived home unexpectedly and found the house ________.4. Each time he ________ the day he parted with his girlfriend, he would cry.5. One small mistake wouldn’t ________ to the whole composition.Ⅲ. 翻译句子1. 提醒我明天带药。

高考英语任务型阅读训练经典题目(及答案)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。

They Just Can't Help ItMy theory is that the female brain is mainly built for empathy —the ability to understand other people —and that the male brain is mainly built for building systems. ________ For example, women are more likely to read magazines on fashion and parenting, while men will choose magazines that feature computers and sport.You may think that these preferences are influenced by the way people are taught to behave when they are growing up. However, this is not the case. A new study carried out at Cambridge University shows that newborn girls look longer at a face, and newborn boys look longer at a mobile. ________ It has also been observed that girls are better at noticing signs of changes in other people's feelings. Boys, however, seem to enjoy building toy towers and playing with toys which have clear functions. ________ People whose jobs are in the construction industries are almost male. Math and engineering, which require high levels of systems-thinking, are also male-chosen disciplines. Why do men and women have the difference? Actually women have four times as many brain neurons (神经) that connect the right and left part of their brains. Because of it, women have a better ability to multitask than men. ________ Men tend to focus on a limited number of problems at a time. They will separate themselves from problems and view tasks as independent from one another.Some people may worry that I am suggesting one gender (性别) is better than the other, but this is not the case. My theory says that males and females differ in the kinds of things that they find easy, but that both genders have their strengths and weaknesses. ________ It is not true. The study simply looks at males and females as two groups, and asks what differences exist, and why they are there.A. Generally speaking, there are clear differences.B. Their preference for building systems may change over time.C. You can see the same kind of pattern in the adult workplace.D. They will consider many sources of information at the same time.E. It is important to stress that the female brain may be built more for empathy.F. That suggests certain differences between male and female brains are biological.G. Others may think the theory creates a belief of what a particular type of person is like.【答案】 A；F；C；D；G【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，阐述男性与女性差异各有优缺点。

高考英语题型分类专题复习-任务型阅读
1. 任务型阅读的基本概念
任务型阅读是高考英语的一种题型，要求读者在阅读材料的基础上，回答一系列与材料相关的问题。

这种题型考察了读者对于文章细节的理解和推理能力。

2. 任务型阅读的题目类型
任务型阅读的题目主要包括以下几种类型：
(1) 标题匹配题
要求根据文章的内容选择最合适的标题。

(2) 单句填空题
要求根据文章的具体细节填写空缺的单词或短语。

(3) 判断正误题
要求判断给定的陈述是否与文章的内容相符。

(4) 选择题
要求从给定的选项中选择最合适的答案。

(5) 摘要完成题
要求根据文章的意思和要求，填写完整准确的句子。

3. 复策略
为了更好地应对任务型阅读题，以下是一些复策略建议：(1) 注重阅读技巧的培养
任务型阅读的出题方式较为多样，因此需要注重培养针对不同题型的解题技巧。

例如，对于单句填空题，可以通过练找出一些常见的填空方法和技巧。

(2) 提高阅读理解能力
任务型阅读对于读者的阅读理解能力要求较高。

因此，应该多进行阅读练，提高对文章细节和推理的准确把握能力。

(3) 注意文章的结构和逻辑关系
任务型阅读文章的结构和逻辑关系对于解题有着重要影响。

应该学会分析文章的组织结构和逻辑关系，以便更好地理解文章和解答问题。

结论
完成高考英语任务型阅读题需要具备一定的阅读技巧和理解能力。

通过注重阅读技巧的培养、提高阅读理解能力，并注意文章的结构和逻辑关系，可以更好地应对任务型阅读题，并取得好成绩。

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2019年高考英语真题分类汇编专题12：任务型阅读一、任务型阅读（共7题）1.（2019•浙江）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。

Rock music consists of many different styles. Even though there is a common spirit among all music groups, they make very different music.________At that time the Beatles entered the world of music from Liverpool.After they were given an invitation to appear live on BBC, the Beatles quickly became famous in Britain with nationwide tours. By mid-1963, the Beatles had been extremely popular in England. ________They held large concerts and performed at clubs. They became the hottest thing on the pop music scene in England. They began as a modestly successful musician group and ended the year as show business legends （传说）. John Lennon and Paul McCartney were named composers of the year.________They were not sure how the Americans would react to the new type of music. Beatlemania hit New York on February 7, 1964. Hundreds of fans jammed the airport to greet them. ________ The concert was broadcast live and attracted the largest one night audience in the history of television up to that time. The Beatles were described as a British invasion（入侵）by local and nationwide newspapers at that time. Their victory in America was still remembered as a major turning point in the history of rock and roll. Thanks to the Beatles, a lot of opportunities were opened up to new faces on the market. ________A. They decided on a tour to the United States in 1964.B. Even their hairstyles became major trends at that time.C. Rock music developed in the 1950s and the early 1960s.D. However, their songs changed the lives of generations to come.E. Many rock bands were able to follow in the footsteps of the Beatles.F. They appeared in the films A Hard Day's Night（1964）and Help！（1965）.G. They performed their first concert in America at CBS television's 53rd street studio.2.（2019•北京）根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

2019届高中英语高考复习基础综合练习题Ⅰ.语境填词1．Much to our ________(高兴)，the place we visited was so ________(迷人的)．2．This kind of work ________(需要) a perfect __________ (技术)．3．We must make good use of all the ___________(捐赠物品)，___________(要不然)，we will feel upset.4．He __________(舒展)himself out on the sofa.Ⅱ.选词填空in honor of，make contributions to，apply to，be of use，be confident of，if so 1．They held a ceremony ____________ those killed in the explosion.2．The principle of diligence ____________ all undertakings.3．These measures would ________ a valuable ____________ reducing industrial accidents.4．____________，we’ll celebrate it.5．What he said ________________.6．He ________________ passing the interview.Ⅲ.翻译句子1．无论发生什么事，我都不会放弃。

_______________________________________________________________________ 2．如果不是你，我是不会过关的。

_______________________________________________________________________ 3．告诉了我这件事，我很高兴。

高考英语任务型阅读训练经典题目(含答案)100一、高中英语任务型阅读1．请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格里填上一个最恰当的单词。

注意：每个空格只填1个单词。

Asthma(哮喘) is a long-lasting breathing disease that affects millions of Americans, many of whom are children. People who get asthma will suffer from lack of breath, difficulty in breathing or coughing--which are caused by the tightening of the muscles in airways. Untreated asthma can lead to poor lung function and death, but asthma can also be effectively controlled with proper treatments.Research is discovering genes that contribute to the development of asthma. This development has pointed researchers to the role of indoor and outdoor pollution as environmental factors that contribute to the increased occurrence of asthma.The Indoor PollutionIndoor pollution has increased with the developments in building materials and in heating and air conditioning systems. In addition to poisonous gases that come from paint, other materials like dust and perfumes used in household products such as washing powder are recycled continuously through the house, winter and summer.Unlike the days before central heating or before whole-house air conditioning, these materials and chemicals cannot get out of modern homes. Most often, they cause breathing problems in the members of the family with the least-developed autoimmune(自身免疫的) systems. Proper venting (通风) and use of environmentally-friendly building materials and carpeting can help reduce the presence of these chemicals.The Out door pollutionResearchers have also established outdoor pollution's role as a probable cause of asthma. Asthma has been proven to result from some fuel products. Smog and the small matters carried by it have been recognized as a factor which leads to asthma since the 19th century when London saw more and more diseases in the industrial population. Industrial pollutants and other chemicals which are produced in water treatment and open treated water like that found in the swimming pools also contribute to increased cases of asthma as well as other illnesses.Those most affected by the increase of industrial and environmental pollution are children. Although much has been done to control the levels of pollution in the US, there still remains much to do as it is a worldwide phenomenon. Until an international effort can be made to limit carbon emissions, the occurrence of environmental asthma will probably continue to increase.／results／effects；Factors；caused/ increased；Besides；remain/ stay；increased/ increasing；harmful；prevented/stopped/ kept/ away/ free/ freed【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，分析了哮喘产生的原因，从室内污染和室外污染两个方面来进行阐述。

江苏高考英语百日训练之任务型阅读（6）含答案解析【题文】Is Cash Becoming Outdated?When he rolls into a gas station to fill his tank, Barkhad Dahir doesn’t get out of his car. He pushes a few buttons on his cellphone and within seconds he has paid for the fuel. With the same quick pushes on his phone, he pays for virtually everything he needs: groceries at the supermarket, a few oranges from a market stall, or a cup of sweet milky tea from a café. Mr. Dahir boasts, “Even lying in bed, you can be paying your bills.”Electronic payments offer consumers convenience, provide revenue for banks, credit card companies and payment processors, and offer merchants improved cash flow and convenience. “I don’t even carry money any more,” says Adan Abokor, a democracy activist. “I haven’t seen c ash for a long time. Almost every merchant, even hawker (小贩) on the street, accepts payment by cellphone. There’s no waiting for it and no counting of cash.”The system is impressively simple and secure. Purchases are made by dialing a three-digit number, entering a four-digit PIN, and then entering the retailer’s payment number and the amount of money. Both customers and merchants receive text messages to confirm the payment.Clearing up cash payments has several advantages as well. The printing and handling of money is expensive. Cash payments can be anonymous and hard to track criminal activities to be conducted in secret. Many governments favor reducing cash dealings in order to better monitor and understand the activities of their citizens. The Swedish government has been discussing the removing of cash since 2010.However, some people doubt what members of a cashless society do when the power goes off. Do they choose to barter (物物交换) and rob? Do they sit at home and wait? What happens to people who rely on their cellphones to process money dealings when cell service and the Internet are interrupted? A world affected by terrorism and increasingly violent weather may not yet be ready to abandon currency. “Ironically, the day after the largest bank in Norwa y, DNB, proposed ending all cash dealings, I went to my local grocery store and when I tried to pay by phone, I was told that I needed to go to the ATM to get cash because the system was broken.” said an interviewee.Other people fear that electronic payments may create security and fraud risks and enable dealings to be tracked and reported. Privacy, security and convenience are all important factors in the adoption of electronic payment technology. New technologies which balance and address these factors may enable people to remove cash.【答案】56. access57. Advantages/Benefits58. save/free/spare59. safe/secure60. cost/expense61. convenient/easy62. failure/cut63. privacy64. use/effect/adoption65. disappear/vanish【解析】这是一篇议论文。

高考英语任务型阅读开放型问题回答单选题30题1.The main idea of the passage is that_____.A.the author loves reading booksB.the city has a long historyC.people should protect the environmentD.summer is the best season答案：C。

本题考查主旨概括。

选项A“the author loves reading books”文章中未提及作者爱读书；选项B“the city has a long history”文章中未提及城市历史；选项C“people should protect the environment”文章围绕环境问题展开，呼吁人们保护环境，符合主旨；选项D“summer is the best season”文章中未对季节进行比较。

2.The passage is mainly about_____.A.a famous singer's lifeB.the importance of friendshipC.how to learn a foreign languageD.different cultures around the world答案：B。

选项A“a famous singer's life”文章中未提及歌手；选项C“how to learn a foreign language”文章未涉及学外语方法；选项D“different cultures around the world”文章中未对不同文化进行描述。

文章通过一些事例强调了友谊的重要性，故答案是B。

3.What is the main purpose of the passage?A.To introduce a new product.B.To tell a funny story.C.To describe a beautiful place.D.To discuss the benefits of exercise.答案：D。

2019-2020年高考英语二轮复习七选五（类）精练（6）【xx模拟题】第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）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。

Doctors say anger can be an extremely damaging emotion, unless you learn how to deal with it. They warn that anger can lead to heart disease, stomach problems, headaches, emotional problems and possibly cancer.___16___ Some people express anger openly in a calm reasonable way. Others burst with anger, and scream and yell. But other people keep their anger inside. They can not or will not express it. This is called repressing anger.For years many doctors thought that repressing anger was more dangerous to a person’s health than expressing it. They said that when a person is angry, the brain releases the same hormones (荷尔蒙). They speed the heart rate, raise blood pressure, or sugar into the blood, etc. ___17___Some doctors say that both repressing and expressing anger can be dangerous. They believe that those who express anger violently may be more likely to develop heart disease, and they believe that those who keep anger inside may face a greater danger of high blood pressure.__18___ They say the first step is to admit that you are angry and to recognize the real cause of the anger, then decide if the cause is serious enough to get angry about. If it is, they say, “___19___ Wait until your anger has cooled down and you are able to express yourself calmly and reasonably.”Doctors say that a good way to deal with anger is to find humor in the situation that has made you angry. ___20___A. In general the person feels excited and ready to actB. They said that laughter is much healthier than anger.C. Expressing anger violently is more harmful than repressing itD. Anger may cause you a cancer.E. Do not express your anger while angry.F. Anger is a normal emotion that we all feel from time to time.G. Doctors say the solution is learning how to deal with anger.七选五 16—20FAGEB任务型读写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在表格中的空白处填人恰当的单词。

全市高三英语第6讲高考文学作品阅读及任务型阅读经典题分析、策略指导与训练（一）文学作品阅读一、题型分析“文学与艺术”是高中新课标24话题之一。

该话题主要包括各种文学类型、艺术形式、文化名人以及艺术家等方面。

高考英语阅读理解常涉及文学与艺术话题，旨在要求考生在日常生活中多关注当代文学与艺术的发展动向，多涉足文学与艺术领域，亲自去感受文学与艺术的魅力，开阔视野，提升文学素养。

本课我们将主要探讨如何做好文学作品的阅读。

1.高考英语阅读理解中文学作品的常见形式：1）文学作品原文或选段，如2019年江苏高考试题阅读理解D篇。

2）与经典文学作品相关的介绍、评论、反思等文章，如2012年江苏高考试题阅读理解D 篇。

2.高考英语阅读理解中文学作品的命题特点：1）文章普遍较长，字数多在600字以上。

2）文章多以记叙文为主，在阅读时需关注文学作品的常见六大要素（setting,characters,plot,feeling,symbolism,theme）3. 真题链接【2019年江苏高考试题阅读理解D篇】The 65-year-old Steve Goodwin was found s uffering from early Alzheimer’s(阿尔楚海默症). He was losing his memory.A software engineer by profession, Steve was a keen lover of the piano, and the only musician in his family. Music was his true passion, though he had never performed outside the family.Melissa, his daughter, felt it more than worthwhile to save his music, to which she fell asleep catch night when she was young. She thought about hiring a professional pianist to work with her father.Naomi, Melissa’s best friend and a talented pianist, got to know about this and showed willingness to help.“Why do this?” Steve wondered.“Because she cares.” Melissa said.Steve nodded, tears in eye.Naomi drove to the Goodwin home. She told Steve she’d love to hear him play. Steve moved to the piano and sat at the bench, hands trembling as he gently placed his fingers on the keys.Naomi put a small recorder near the piano, Starts and stops and mistakes. Long pauses, heart sinking. But Steve pressed on, playing for the first time in his life for a stranger.“It was beautiful." Naomi said after listening to the recording. “The music was worth saving.”Her responsibility, her privilege, would be to rescue it. The music was sill in Steve Goodwin. It was bidden in rooms with doors about to be locked.Naomi and Steve met every other week and spent hours together. He’d move his fingers clumsily on the piano, and then she’d take his place. He struggled to explain what he heard in his head. He stood by the piano, eyes closed, listening for the first time to his own work being played by someone else.Steve and Naomi spoke in musical code lines, beats, intervals, moving from the root to end a song in a new key. Steve heard it. All of it. He just couldn’t play it.Working with Naomi did wonders for Steve. It had excited within him the belief he could write one last song. One day, Naomi received an email. Attached was a recording, a recording of loss and love, of the fight. Steve called it “Melancholy Flower”.Naomi heard multiple stops and starts, Steve struggling, searching while his wife Joni called him “honey” and encouraged him. The task was so hard, and Steve, angry and upset, said he was quitting. Joni praised him, telling her husband this could be his signature piece.Naomi managed to figure out 16 of Steve’s favorite, and most personal songs. With Naomi’s help, the Goodwin family found a sound engineer to record Naomi playing Steve’s songs. Joni thought that would be the end. But it wasn’t.In the months leading up to the 2016 Oregon Repertory Singers Christmas concert, Naomi told the director she had a special one in mind: “Melancholy Flower”She told the director about her project with Steve. The director agreed to add it to the playing list. But Naomi would have to ask Steve’s permission. He considered it an honor.Af ter the concert, Naomi told the family that Steve’s music was beautiful and professional. It needed to be shared in public.The family rented a former church in downtown Portland and scheduled a concert. By the day of the show, more than 300 people had said they would attend.By then, Steve was having a hard time remembering the names of some of his friends. He knew the path his life was now taking. He told his family he was at peace.Steve arrived and sat in the front row, surrounded by his family. The house lights faded. Naomi took the stage. Her fingers. His heart.65.Why did Melissa want to save her father’s music?A. His music could stop his disease from worsening.B. She wanted to please her dying old father.C. His music deserved to be preserved in the family.D. She wanted to make her father a professional.66.After hearing Steve’s playing, Naomi ________.A. refused to make a comment on itB. was deeply impressed by his musicC. decided to free Steve from sufferingD. regretted offering help to her friend67.How can the process of Steve’s recording be described?A. It was slow but productive.B. It was beneficial to his health.C. It was tiresome for Naomi.D. It was vital for Naomi’s career.68.Before Steve finished “Melancholy Flowe r," his wife Joni _______.A. thought the music talent of Steve was exhaustedB. didn’t expect the damage thedisease brought aboutC. didn’t fully realize the value of her husband’s musicD. brought her husband’s music careerto perfection69.How did Steve feel at the concert held in downtown Portland？A. He felt concerned about his illness.B. He sensed a responsibility for music.C. He regained his faith in music.D. He got into a state of quiet.70.What can be a suitable title for the passage?A. The Kindness of FriendsB. The Power of MusicC. The Making of a MusicianD. The Value of Determination二、技法点拨1. 核心技法：读文求快，解题求准2. 读文技法：1）核心词汇读文法例如：文章第一段The 65-year-old Steve Goodwin was found suffering from early Alzheimer’s (阿尔楚海默症). He was losing his memory. 其中Steve Goodwin，Alzheimer’s (阿尔楚海默症)，losing his memory，都是关键词，抓住这些关键词我们就可以轻松理解句意“65岁的古德云被发现患有早期阿尔茨海默氏症，他失去了记忆”，并为文章的进一步阅读打下良好基础。

一、单项填空(从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项)1.Many road accidents _______ from careless driving, according to the recent reports from the police.A. awakeB. analyzeC. ariseD. avoid2.—Hurry! There’s no time to waste.—OK. But I’m afraid that e ven if I work _______, I can’t catch up with those straight A students.A. around the cornerB. after allC. as wellD. around the clock3.He _______ a friend of his to meet his uncle at the station because he was busy with work.A. argued forB. arranged forC. allowed forD. answered for4.After a heated discussion, an agreement was _______ and the meeting came to an end.A. aimed atB. attracted toC. attended toD. arrived at5.—Alice has just lost her husband to heart failure.—Her _______ smile can’t hide her sorrow.A. arbitraryB. artificialC. attractiveD. appropriate6._______ we have not dismissed the idea, we are looking into other possibilities _______.A. As, as wellB. While, as wellC. Though, as well asD. Although, as well as7.Fashion, which differs from country to country, may reflect the cultured differences from one _______.A. argumentB. aspectC. assessmentD. assumption8.When _______ his views about his teaching job, Philip said he found itvery interesting and rewarding.A. applied forB. asked forC. appealed toD. attached to9.Nothing is much easier to defeat you when you often _______ yourself negatively.A. assumeB. assessC. accuseD. approve10.We will have modern equipment to _______ us with things that are complicated. This will make things simple.A. assistB. associateC. assureD.astonish11._______ the assignment said above, you have to write a 200-word composition on environment pollution.A. In additionB. Aside fromC. All aroundD. As for12.—Mum, I plan to work in a restaurant to get some work experience duringthe vacation.—I _______ your decision, for it is good for you.A. arrange forB. apply forC. appeal toD. approve of13.When Ben’s house was on fire last night, several neighbors rushed tohis _______ and put out the fire.A. arrangementB. assessmentC. assistanceD. attendance14.The _______ doesn’t hold much ground where family backgrounds offer graduates an advantage in the career competition nowadays.A. abstractB. aspectC. awarenessD. argument15.Having worked for a whole week, I decided to set aside the rest of my_______ and go to the seaside for relaxation.A. assessmentB. attainmentC. astonishmentD. assignment16.When he is faced with a dilemma sometimes, he usually makes an _______ decision by throwing a coin.A. arbitraryB. appropriate eC. accurateD. artificial17.The girl received no _______ of her family as her marriage with an African boy was considered as a departure from tradition.A. appreciationB. approvalC. assistanceD. assessment18.I don’t agree with canceling all large celebrations or events just because of one accident. “Once bitten, twice shy” is not an _______ response. What we need to do is learn the lessons.A. arbitraryB. authenticC. automaticD. appropriate19.The murder reminded us of gun control—a subject _______ which peoplehave _______ for a long time.A. of , approvedB. with, associatedC. about, arguedD. from, arisen20.Most people are reluctant to see themselves as being creative because they _______ creativity with complexity. But creativity is simplicity. A. associate B. argue C. assist D. assign21.The work of an architect of genius always_______ the attention no matter how little remains.A. approachesB. approvesC. assessesD. arrests22.The _______ found in the car helped the police to identify the body.A. assumptionsB. argumentsC. advantagesD. articles23.Driving too fast c an create a wave strong enough to crack the ice, especially as you _______ the shore.A. approachB. accompanyC. abandonD. approve24.If you still remember the _______ time of the accident, please tell us. We would _______ your help.A. approximate, appreciationB. approximately, appreciateC. approximate, appreciateD. approximately, appreciation25.The _______arrival of the Internet raises many questions whose answers will not be known for yearsto come.A. anxietyB. arrivalC. announcementD. amusement26.I’m not _______ to admit that my gut reaction to seeinga block of complex code is fear and trembling.A. annoyedB. adoptedC. ashamedD. absurd27.The manager put forward a suggestion that we should have an _______. There is too much work to do.A. affairB. assistantC. aspectD. attraction28.So accustomed are most of us to the _______ of success with money that the thought of giving up good salary for an idea seems like a little bit crazy.A. acquaintanceB. associationC. recognitionD. acknowledgement29.—_______, I can attach no definite meaning to this rather grand sentence.—Why not turn to your teacher for help?A. As hard I might tryB. Try hard as I mightC. As hard as I might tryD. Try as hard as I might30.A person’s quality may usually be known by his behavior _______ by the friends he keeps.A. as well asB. as ifC. as soon asD. as usual二、完形填空(从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项)If you studied pictures that ancient people left on rock walls and you tried to determine their meaning, you would not detect interest in romance among the artists.___1___, you would see plenty of animals with people running after them. Life for ancient people’s seemed to center on hunting and gathering wild foods for meals.In modern times, when food is available in grocery stores, finding love is more ___2___ to people’s lives. The ___3___ is all around us. It is easy to prepare a list of modern stories having to do with love. An endless number of books and movies ___4___ as love stories in popular culture.Researchers are studying whether love, a highly valued emotional state, can be ___5___. They ask, what is love? Toothpaste companies want us to think ___6___is all about clean teeth, but clean teeth go only so far. Scientists wonder how much the brain gets involved. You have probably heard that opposites attract but that ___7___ attract, too. One thing is certain: The truth about love is not yet set in stone.First ImpressionTo help ___8___ theingredients(成分)of attraction, researchers paired 164 college classmates and had them talk for 3, 6 or 10 minutes so they could get a sense of each other’s individuality. Then students were asked to ___9___ what kind of relationship they were likely to build with their partners. After nine weeks, they reported what happened.As it turned out, their ___10___ judgments often held true. Studentsseemed to ___11___ at an early stage who would best fit into their lives. The ___12___ KnowsScientists have also turned to nonhumans to increase understanding of attraction. Many animals give off pheromones—natural chemicals that can be detected by, and then can produce a response in, other animals of the same species. Pheromones(信息素)can ___13___ that an animal is either ready to fight or is feeling ___14___ to partnerships. In contrast, humans do not seem to be as ___15___ as other animals at ___16___ such chemicals. Smell, however, does seem to play a part in human attraction. Although we may not be aware of chemicals like pheromones consciously, we give and receive loads of information through smell in every interaction with other people.Face ValueBeing fond of someone seems to have a number of factors, including seeing something we find attractive. Researchers had people judge faces for ___17___. The participants had 0.013 seconds to view each face, yet somehow they generally considered the images the same as people who had more time to study the same faces. The way we ___18___ attractiveness seem to be somewhat ___19___.When shown an attractive face and then words with good or bad associations, people responded to ___20___ words faster after viewing an attractive face. Seeing something attractive seems to cause happythinking.1.A. Moreover B. Therefore C. Instead D. Altogether2.A. central B. romantic C. stressful D. artificial3.A. priority B. possibility C. proofD. principle4.A. work B. use C. function D. qualify5.A. seated B. impressed C. changed D. created6.A. attention B. attraction C. focusD. ambition7.A. appearances B. virtues C. position D. similarities8.A. assign B. determine C. assure D. attain9.A. predict B. investigate C. diagnoseD. recall10.A. critical B. arbitrary C. initialD. mature11.A. memorize B. question C. negotiate D. distinguish12.A. Heart B. Eye C. Nose D. Hand13.A. show B. signal C. demonstrate D. sign14.A. resistant B. attractive C. openD. superior15.A. disappointed B. amazed C. confused D. gifted16.A. discovering B. detecting C. exploringD. exposing17.A. attractiveness B. emotion C. individualityD. signals18.A. enhance B. possess C. maintain D.assess19.A. intentional B. automatic C. autonomousD. deliberate20.A. familiar B. plain C. irritatingD. positive三、任务型阅读(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上一个最恰当的词)Argentina in the late nineteenth century was an exciting place. Around 1870, it was experiencing an economic boom, and the capital, Buenos Aires, attracted many people. Farmers and ranchers, called gauchos in Argentina, came to Buenos Aires seeking jobs. These jobs didn’t pay well, and manypeople felt lonely and frustrated with their new life in the city. As the unhappy gauchos and new immigrants mixed together in the poor parts of the city, the dance known as the tango evolved.The tango at the beginning was a dance of the lower classes. It was danced in the bars and streets of Buenos Aires and at that time there were many fewer women than men, so if a man didn’t want to be left out and wanted to practice the new dance, his only choice was to dance with another man. Groups of men would get together to practice so that he could attract the attention of the few available women. Gradually, the dance came into the upper classes of Argentinean society and became seen as being more respectable.In Europe at this time, intense interest in dance from around the world was beginning. This interest in international dance was especially evident in Paris. Every kind of dance from ballet to belly dancing could be found on the stages of the Paris theaters. Tango dancers from Argentina arrived in Europe on board the boats carrying beef from Argentina. They began to draw the interest of the public as they performed their exciting dance in the cabarets and cafes. Not everyone was for the new dance, however. In fact, it raised a few eyebrows among the more conservative members of society, who found the tango was a little too shocking. However, the dance did find enough supporters so that even the tango’s many critics could not put an end to its spreading popularity.In the early 1900s, dance masters in both Paris and London developed more modest versions of the tango to teach to their students. These students then carried the tango into the ballrooms of Europe. Two forms of the tango emerged at this time—the fluid, stylish Paris tango and the stiffer, more conservative British tango. Neither of these tamed tangos carried the raw passion of the original Argentinian tango though.Soldiers who returned to the United States from World War I brought to the tango to North America. However, Rudolf Valentino, who danced the tango in the 1921 film The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, really contributed to the growth and popularity of the tango across America. The tango danced in the ballrooms of the United States closely resembled the stiff, proper British tango.The tango reached Japan in 1926, thanks mainly to one man —Baron Tsunayoshi “Tsunami” Megata. This Japanese nobleman had been living in Europe for 6 years when he returned to Tokyo in 1926. When he returned to Japan, he took with him a handful of tango records and an excellent understanding of the Paris tango. Baron Megata wasted no time in setting up a dance academy in Tokyo in which he could teach his wealthy friends the tango and other popular ballroom dances of Europe. Around 1930, British dance masters began setting up their own dance schools in Kobe, and the British tango soon became the most popular version of the tango danced in Japan. Baron Megata is reported to have said, “Wheneve r you dance,第 11 页第 12 页remember you should feel as though you are in love with your partner, even if you have just met the person.”The popularity of the tango continued to grow in many other parts of the world, including Asia. In Japan, the 1996 film Shall We Dance? which featured flamenco and tango dancing, led to a dance boom around the country. In 2019 the Argentinean embassy in Seoul hired a local tango dancer to act as a kind of dance ambassador to promote tango dancing throughout South Korea. In addition, tango festivals are now held annually in Japan and Korea.。

高考英语任务型阅读练习十二篇（一）At the beginning of the twentieth century, many people thought that the American family wasfalling apart. A century later, we know that this was not the case. However, although the family isstill alive in the United States, its size and shape were very different 100 years ago.In the late 1800s and early 1900s, there were mainly two types of families in the UnitedStates: the extended and the nuclear. The extended family usually includes grandparents, parents,and children living under the same roof. The nuclear family consists of only parents and children.Today there are many different kinds of families. Some people live in “traditional”that is, a stay-home mother, a working father, and their own biological children. Others live intwo-paycheck families, single-parent families, adoptive or foster, families, blended families(where men and women who were married before marry again and combine the children fromprevious marriages into the new families），child less families, and so on.What caused the structure of the family to change? In the early 1900s the birthrate began tofall and the divorce rate began to rise. Women were suddenly choosing to go to college and takejobs outside the home. In the 1930s and 1940s, many families faced serious financial, or moneyproblems during the Great Depression, when many people lost their jobs. During World War II（1939-1945)，5 million women were left alone to take care of their homes and their children.Because many men were at war, thousands of these "war widows" had to go to work outside theirhome.During the next ten years, the situation changed. There were fewer divorces, and peoplemarried at a younger age and had more children than the previous generation. It was unusual for amother to work outside the home during the years when her children were growing tip. Familiesbegan leaving cities and moving into single-family homes in the suburbs. The traditional familyseemed to be returning.In the years between 1960s and 1990s, there were many important changes in the structure ofthe family. From the 1960s to the early 1970s, the divorce rate doubled and the birthrate fell byhalf. The number of single-parent families tripled, and the number of couples living togetherwithout being married doubled again. In fact, the single-parent household, once unusual, hasreplaced the "traditional" family as the typical family in the States. If we can judge from history, however, this will probably change again in the twenty-first century.The Changes of the American FamilyMain comparisons ContextsDifferent___1____There were two __2___ types of families in the past, ___3____, the extended and the nuclear.Nowadays __4___types of families can be seen than before.Changes in different___5_____.In the 1900s and1940sMany of the women had to workoutside due to the __6___of money., thuscausing the fall of __7__and the rise ofdivorce rate.In the 1950sDivorce rate slided and there weremore children . The families tended to be___8___ again.In the yearsbetween 1960s and1990sDifferent types of familes__9____.Traditional families are no longer thetypical ones in America.A trend worth notingAuthor’s opinion on changesThe present structure is ___10____; it will experience changes again in the near future.答案：1. kinds/ types2. main3. namely4. more5.periods6. lack7. birthrate8. fewer 9. occurred 10. temporary（二）The family sphere(范围) used to be defined by its isolation from the public realm. There was the public male realm（领域）of "rational accomplishment" and cruel competition, and the private female and child-rearing sphere of home, intuition（直觉）and emotion. The private realm was supposed to be isolated from the realities of adult life. For both better and worse, television andother electronic media tend to break down the difference between those two worlds. The membrane around the family sphere is much more permeable(可渗透的). TV takes public events and transforms them into dramas that are played out in the privacy of our living rooms, kitchensand bedrooms.Parents used to be the channel through which children learned about the outside world. They could decide what to tell their children and when to tell it to them. Since children learn to read in stages, books provide a kind of natural screening process, where adults can decide what to tell and not tell children of different reading abilities. Television destroyed the system that separated adult from child knowledge and separated information into year-by-year slices for children of different ages. Instead, it presents the same information directly to children of all ages, without going through adult filters.So television presents a real challenge to adults. While a parent can read a newspaper without sharing it with children in the same room, television is accessible to everyone in that space. And unlike books, television doesn't allow us to flip（翻转）through it and see what's coming up. We may think we're giving our children a lesson in science by having them watch the Challenger take off, and then suddenly they learn about death, disaster and adult mistakes.Books allow adults to discuss privately what to tell or not tell children. This also allows parents to keep adult material secret from children and keep their secret keeping secret. Take that same material and put it on The Today Show and you have 800,000 children hearing the very things the adults are trying to keep from them. "Television takes our kids across the globe before parents give them permission to cross the street."More importantly, children gradually learn that adults are worried and anxious about being parents. Actually, television has also places families under a lot of stress.How Television Changes Childhood?Main comparisons ContextsDistance between ___1__and the outside.Homes used to be isolated from the ___2___realm.Homes nowadays are __3__to the outside world.Media through which children can obtaininformationIn the past, children might learn __4__about the outside world with the help ofparents and ___5___.More information is got directly through TV and other electronic media, which breaks down the __6___ between adult world and the child world._____7___ of the information children getTraditionally, kids could only knew what they should learn at their age, carefully___8___by their parents.Everything can possibly be known by children, including many aspects of _____ life.Effects on family educationParental instructionFamilies are now under greater stress than before. Adults are anxious about being parents and faced with new __10_____.答案：1. Homes2. public3.connected4.indirectly5.books6.difference7. Content8. decided/ chosen9.adult 10. challenges（三）Some people believe that greed and selfishness has become the basis of modern society, and we should return to the old traditions of family and community then we will have a better life. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the above opinion?In this fast-paced world, many values are undergoing major changes. While people traditionally prioritize caring, sharing and generosity in life and work, modern people seem to be more self-absorbed and self-concerned.Modern people act selfishly to survive the harsh competition of life. They say that it is ajungle out there. To survive, you have to fight with whatever means that come handy. Obviously greedy and selfishness go perfectly well with such ideas. In a company, employees do everything they can to get better pay and higher position, even at the cost of colleagues. We are in any way advocating any selfish conduct. It is just that people are pressured to act in a certain way due to outside influences.In spite of common practice, it is hard to conclude that modern society is built on greed and selfishness, both of which are not newly invented vocabulary. In ancient times people also did greedy and selfish things though such behaviors were more condemned then. But we can not ignore the fact that people in the past lived a relatively more isolated life and faced less pressure compared with their modern counterparts.Are we happier to share with others and be generous to them? There is no fixed answer either. Some people take great pleasure helping and giving to others while others feel happy doing the opposite. But I personally think that people should not be too selfish. Caring for others canactually encourage the development of a mutually beneficial relationship.In conclusion, modern people appear to be more self-centered than those in the past due to strong outside pressure. However, we should encourage people to know the importance of being caring and generous and to build a mutually beneficial relationship with others.Are Modern People Becoming More Selfish?Main comparisons Contexts__1__ are changing In the past people put caring, sharing andgenerosity in the first ____2____.Nowadays, people seem to be more____3____about themselves.___4___are changing too. People in the past appeared to be modestand self-effacing(谦让的).People may strive to achieve their own__5___ at the price of their coworkers.understandingThe author’sFierce __7___ and great __8___on modern ___6____ for the changes in author’s eyespeople may be responsible for the changes.The author’s ___9____towards topic A relationship which can ___10___ twosides should be established.答案：1.Values2. place3. concerned4. Behaviors5. goals6. Reasons7. competition8. pressure 9. attitudes 10. benefit（四）Traditionally, customers may consider more about what they buy the product for. However,the image of product and the consuming circumstance have become the key points to attract customer awareness and stimulate their buying needs. Frequently, customers buy goods just because they are cute, lovely and unique. With a less emphasis on functional utilities, the experience and imaginative space are placed into an increasingly important role. The image of product is emphasized, as well as the communication between products and consumers.“Customer behavior, which appears to be focused and directed at the object and at p leasure, infact responds to quite different objectives: displaced expression of desire, and the production of acode of social values through the use of differential signs”(Baudrillard) . The reason forimage-oriented customer behavior is probably that customers’　lifestyle has been continuouslyvirtualized by paying much attention to “Virtual Reality”.The evidences can be traced fromcomputer games and Hollywood movies, in which customers’　preference for fleeing reality isperfectly matched.This change requires us to take efforts to enhance product image by integrating style, color,taste, shape and material, and communicate with customers creatively, imaginatively andinnovatively, and enable them to enjoy the distinctive experience image brings. “[A] need is not aneed for a particular object as much as it is a ‘need’ for difference” ( Baudrillard). The typi example is Apple Computer’s IMAC, which has strong visual impact and outstanding dynamics.By this way, customer relationship can be set up through image, and brand can be treated asliving that can transform people. Other examples commonly used are Disney Fairyland and LasVegas, where new experience and imagination are fully demonstrated. In sum, consumption isnegotiation, a never-ending conversation held in the languages of advertising, packaging, branding,fashion, and entertainment.More Attention to the Image of ProductMain comparisons ContextsDifferent aspects ____1____about by people when they are shopping.In the past, people think more about the __2__of the goods.People today are more easily ___3____by the ___4___ of product and the buying atmosphere.Different ____5__ to promote salesTraditionally, producers may focus more on the functional utilities of goods.Nowadays, product image should be __6___and there should be more effective ___7____with customers.More details worth noticingThe___8___ for image-centered behaviourInfluenced by computer games and Hollywood movies, people’s ___9____isvirtualized.___10_____are given to prove the importance of imageApple Computer’s IMAC/ Disney Fairyland/ Las Vegas答案：1.concerned/ cared2. use/ function3. attracted4.image5. ways6. stressedmunication8. reason9. lifestyle 10. Examples（五）A listener has written from China for advice about how to lose weight. Michael in Shanghaisays he is 26 and has battled obesity for most of his life.Obesity , a severe weight problem, is a complex condition. A doctor may advise taking medicine along with changing one’s behaviors. Experts say that the most successful weightloss plans include a well-balanced diet and exercise.People who want to avoid weight gain have to balance the number of calories they eat withthe number of calories they use. To lose weight, you can reduce the number of calories you take in, increase the number you use, or both.A recent study looked at four of the most popular dieting plans in the US. Researchers at Stanford University in California studied over 300 overweight women, mostly in their thirties and forties. Each woman went on one of the four plans: Atkins, The Zone, Ornish or LEARN. Thewomen attended diet classes and received written information about the food plans.At the end of the year, the women on the Atkins diet had lost the most, more than four andone-half kilograms on average. They also did better on tests for cholesterol levels and blood pressure.Christopher Gardner, who led the study, says the Atkins diet may be more successfulbecause of its simple message to eat less sugar. He also says that the advice to increase protein in the diet leads to more satisfying meals. He says that there was not enough money to study men,but that men would probably have similar results.Last week, another report based on thirty-one studies suggested that only a small minorityof people have long-term success with dieting. Most dieters regained their lost weight within fiveyears and often they become more overweight. But those who kept the weight off generally werethe ones who exercised.Title: 1.___________to lose weightDoctors’ advice●:take medicine along with 2._____________Experts’ 3._________ plans●a well-balanced diet : 4.________less energy thanneeded , increase the number you use, or both.●5._________Four of the most popular dieting plans in the US●Atkins: eat less sugar than usual and 6.________ protein in the diet●The Zone●7.________●LEARN.From 8.__________ ●have long-term success with dieting, otherwise mostdieters will 9._____their lost weight●exercise is more important than dieting for10.______答案：1. Proper ways2. changing one’s behaviors3. weight-loss4. take in5. exercise6. increase7. Ornish8. another report9. regain 10. losing weight（六）We find that bright children are rarely held back by mixed-ability teaching. On the contrary, both their knowledge and experience are enriched. We feel that there are many disadvantages in streaming (把…按能力分班)pupils. It does not take into account the fact that children develop at different rates. It can have a bad effect on both the bright and the not-so-bright child. After all, it can be quite discouraging to be at the bottom of the top grade! Besides, it is rather unreal to grade people just according to their intellectual ability. This is only one aspect for their total personality.We are concerned to develop the abilities of all our pupils to the full, not just their academic ability. We also value personal qualities and social skills, and we find that mixed-ability teaching contributes to all these aspects of learning.In our classrooms, we work in various ways. The pupils often work in groups: this gives them the opportunity to learn to cooperate, to share, and to develop leadership skills. They also learn how to cope with personal problems as well as learning how to think, to make decisions, toanalyze and evaluate, and to communicate effectively. The pupils learn from each other as well as from the teacher.Sometimes the pupils work in pairs; sometimes they work on individual tasks andassignments, and they can do this at their own speed. They also have some formal class teaching when this is appropriate. We encourage our pupils to use the library, and we teach them the skills they need in order to do this efficiently. An advanced pupil can do advanced work: it does not matter what age the child is. We expect our pupils to do their best, not their least, and we give them every encouragement to attain this goal.Develop the abilities of pupils:●develop their full abilities, not their 1. ___________●value personal qualities●2.__________pupils-streamed teaching(disadvantages)3._____________ teaching (advantages) ●not4.________ the fact that children develop at different rates●have a bad effect on both the bright and the not-so-bright child ● 5.________ the pupils who areat the bottom of the top grade●rather unreal to grade people just according to their intellectual ability ●only one aspect for pupils ’ total personality●6._________ pupils ’ full abilities.●give them the opportunity to learn to cooperate, to share, and to develop7. ________●learn how to cope with 8.________ ●learn how to think, to make decisions, to analyze and evaluate, and to communicate 9.__________.●The pupils learn from each other10.______ from the teacher.●They can do this at their own speed答案：1. academic ability2. social skills3. mixed-ability4. take into account5. discourage6. contribute to7. leadership skills8. personal problems9. effectively 10. as well as（七）There are two basic ways to see growth: one as a product, the other as a process. People have generally viewed personal growth as an external (外在的) result or a product that can easily be identified and measured．The worker who gets a rise, the student whose grades improve, the foreigner who learns a new language—all these examples of people who have measurable results to show for their efforts．By contrast (对照) , the process of personal growth is much more difficult to determine, sinceit is a journey and not the specific signposts or landmarks along the way．The process is not the road itself, but the attitudes, feelings people have , and their caution or courage, as they meet with new experiences and unexpected difficulties．In this process, the journey never really ends；there are always new ways to experience the world, new ideas to try, new challenges to accept．In order to grow, to travel new roads, people need to have a willingness to take risks, to face．How we see ourselves as the unknown, and to accept the possibility that they may “fail” at firstwe try a new way of being is necessary for our ability to grow．Do we see ourselves as quick and curious? If so, we tend to take more chances and be more open to unfamiliar experiences．Do we think we’re shy and indecisive? Then our sense of fear can cause us to hesitate, to move slowly, and we think we are slow to adapt (适应) change or that we’re not smart enough to deal with a new challenge．Then we are likely to take a more passive role or not try at all．These feelings of insecurity (不安全) and self-doubt are both unavoidable and necessary ifwe are to change and grow．If we protect ourselves too much, then we stop growing．We become trapped inside a shell of our own making．Title 1.________—Product or ProcessProduct:easily identified and 2.______ ●The workers4 .________●The students improve 5._________●The foreigners learns n ew languagesProcess:●3.___________ to determine ●never really ends●the attitudes, feelings people have●6.____________●experience the world7._____________●try new ideas●accept 8.__________●a willingness to 9.________●face the unknown●accept the possibility that they may “fail”●tend to take more chances and be more open to10.___________答案：1. Growth2. measured3. much more difficult4. get a rise5. their grades6. caution or courage7. in new ways8. new challenges9. take risks10. unfamiliar experiences（八）Without most people realizing it, there has been a revolution in office work over the last ten years. Before that time, large computers were only used by large, rich companies that could afford the investment. With the advancement of technology, small computers have come onto the market, which are capable of doing the work that used to be done by much larger and expensive computers, so now most smaller companies can use themThe main development in small computers has been in the field of word processors (处理器) , or WPS as they are often called. 40% of British offices are now estimated to have a wordprocessor and this percentage is growing fast.There are many advantages in using a word processor for both secretary and manager. The secretary is freed from a lot of daily work, such as re-typing letters and storing papers. He or shecan use this time to do other more interesting work for the boss. From a manager’s point of secretarial time is being made better use of and money can be saved by doing daily jobsautomatically outside office hours.But is it all good? If a lot of daily secretarial work can be done automatically, surely this willmean that fewer secretaries will be needed. Another worry is the increasing medical problemsrelated to work with visual display units (显示器). The case of a slow loss of sight among peopleusing word processors seems to have risen greatly. It is also feared that if a woman works at aVDU for long hours, the unborn child in her body might be killed. Safety screens to put over aVDU have been invented but few companies in England bother to buythem.Whatever the arguments for and against word processor, they are a key feature (特征) of thisrevolution in office practice.small computers:▲1._______ larger and expensive computers▲2._________can use them▲Small computers has been 3._________in the field of word processors, or WPSadvantages 4.________▲The secretary :●freed from a lot of 5._________●do other more interesting work for the boss▲6.___________●secretarial time can be made better use of●7._______ can be saved by doing daily jobs automatically outside office hours.▲8. __________ will lost their jobs.▲medical problems related to work withvisual display units●Many people 9_________slowly●The unborn child in its mother’s body10.___________答案：1. replace2. most smaller companies3.improved4.disadvantages5.daily work6. The boss/manager7.money8. secretaries9. lose sight 10.might be killed（九）If you and your friends wish to share a secret, you can write it in code, and no one else willbe able to read it. Codes are one way of writing in secrets. Ciphers(暗码) are another. In the codeeach word is written as a secret code or word number. In a cipher each letter is changed.Codes and ciphers have played an important role in the history of the word. Julius Caesar, theRoman ruler who defeated almost all the countries in Europe about 2000years ago, used a cipherwhen he sent secret messages to his troops. During American Revolution, George Washington’spies used a kind of code to send him information about the enemy before his military（军事的）action. In World War 2,the American “broke”, or figured out, Japan’s most important navy code and got enough information to destroy a powerful Japanese fleet（舰队）。

江苏高考英语百日训练之任务型阅读（60）含答案解析【题文】Who’s Really Addicting You To Technology?“Nearly everyone I know is addicted in some measure to the Internet”, wrote Tony Schwartz in The New York Times. It’s a common complaint these days. A steady stream of similar headl ines accuses the Net and its offspring apps, social media sites and online games of addicting us to distraction.There’s little doubt that nearly everyone who comes in contact with the Net has difficulty disconnecting. Then who’s at fault for its overuse? To find solutions, it’s important to understand what we’re dealing with. There are four parties cooperating to keep you connected: the tech, your boss, your friends and you.The technologies themselves and their makers are the easiest suspects to blame for our distraction. Online services like Facebook, Google, twitter and the like rely on advertising revenue, so the more frequently you use them, the more money they make. No wonder these companies employ teams of people focused on improving their services to be as attractive as possible.Good as these services are, there are simple steps we can take to keep them from coming too close. However, less than 15 percent of smartphone users are willing to adjust their notification settings meaning the remaining 85 percent of us default to (默认)the app makers’ every preset devices.While companies like Facebook harvest attention to generate revenue from advertisers, other technologies have no such agenda. Take email, for example. We check email at all hours of the da y we’re obsessed, because that’s what the boss wants. For almost all white-collar jobs, email is the primary tool of corporate communication. A slow response to a message could hurt not only your reputation but also your livelihood.Your friends are also responsible for the addiction. Think about this familiar scene. People gathered around a table, enjoying food and each others’ company. Then, during an interval in the conversation, someone takes out their phone to check who knows what. Barely anyone notices and no one says a thing.The reality is taking one’s phone out at the wrong time is more than an impolite behavior because, unlike other minor offense, checking tech is contagious (传染). Once one person looks at their phone, other people tend to do the same, starting a chain reaction.Hie technology, your boss, and your friends, all influence how often you find yourself using (or overusing) these gadgets. But there’s still someone who deserves careful examination the person holding the phone.When people are doing something difficult they’d rather not do, the phone is used to transport them elsewhere. They can easily escape discomfort temporarily, by answering email or browsing the web under the excuse of so-called “research”.The truth is that we are working unproductively out of our bad habits.Personal technology is indeed more attractive than ever, which doesn’t mean we shouldn’t attempt to control our use of technology, instead, we should come to terms with the fact that it’s more than the technology that’s responsible for our habits. Our workplace culture, social norms and individual behaviors all play a part.【答案】71. extent/degree 72. blame 73. economic/financial74. bother 75. cost 76. granted 77. follow 78. free/liberate/release79. rise/birth 80. alone/itself【解析】这是一篇议论文。

2019年高考英语母题题源系列专题11 任务型阅读【母题来源一】【2019·江苏卷】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。

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The Cost of ThinkingDespite their many differences, all human beings share several defining characteristics. such as large brains and the ability to walk upright on two legs.The first unique human characteristic is that humans have extraordinarily large brains compared with other animals. It seems obvious that evolution should select for larger brains. Mammals(哺乳动物)weighing sixty kilograms have an average brain size of 200 cm2. Modern man has a brain averaging 1200-1400 cm2. We are so fond of our high intelligence that we assume that when it comes to brain power, more must be better. Unfortunately, that is not the case.The fact is that a huge brain is a huge drain—consumption of energy—on the body. I's not easy to carry around, especially when boxed inside a massive skull(倾骨). It's even harder to provides energy. In modern man, the brain accounts for about 2-3%of total body weight but it consumes 25% of the body's energy when the body is at rest. By comparison, the brains of apes(类人猿)require only 8%of rest-time energy. Early humans pad for their large brains in two ways. Firstly, they spent more time in search food. Secondly, their muscles grew smaller and weaker. It's hardly an obvious conclusion that this is a good way to survive. A chimpanzee(黑猩猩) can't win an argument with a modern man, but it can tear the man apart like a rag doll.Another unique human characteristic is that we walk upright. Standing up, it's easier to find food or enemies. In addition, their arms that are unnecessary for moving around are freed for other purposes, like throwing stones or signaling. As a result, humans can perform very complex tasks with their hands.Yet walking upright has its disadvantage. The bone structure of our ancestors developed for millions of years to support a creature that walked on all fours and has a relatively small head. Adjusting to an upright position was quite a challenge, especially when the bones had to support an extra-large skull. Humankind paid for its broad vision and skillful hands backaches and painful necks.We assume that a large brain makes huge advantages. It seems obvious that these have made humankind the most powerful animal on earth. But humans enjoyed all of these advantages for a full 2 million years during which they remained weak and marginal creature. Thus humans who lived a million years agodespite their big brains and sharp stone tools, lived in constant fear of meat-eating animals.【语篇解读】本文为说明文。

高考英语任务型阅读开放型问题回答思路与语言组织单选题30题1. What is the main idea of the passage?A. The author's childhood memories.B. The importance of education.C. A description of a beautiful place.D. An introduction to a new technology.答案：B。

本题主要考查对文章主旨的概括。

选项A“作者的童年回忆”，文章中并没有大量篇幅描述童年回忆。

选项C“对一个美丽地方的描述”，文中没有着重描写美丽的地方。

选项D“对一项新技术的介绍”，文章也未涉及新技术。

而选项B“教育的重要性”，如果文章中多处提到教育对个人、社会的影响等，就可以判断为主旨是强调教育的重要性。

2. The passage is mainly about _____.A. a famous person's life storyB. a historical eventC. the benefits of exerciseD. different cultures around the world答案：A。

选项B“一个历史事件”，文章中如果没有提及具体的历史事件发生的时间、地点、人物等，就不能判断为主旨是历史事件。

选项C“锻炼的好处”，文中没有围绕锻炼的好处展开论述。

选项D“世界各地的不同文化”，文章若没有对不同文化进行比较、介绍等，就不是主旨。

而选项A“一个名人的人生故事”，如果文章详细讲述了某个人的成长、经历等，就可以确定为主旨是名人的人生故事。

3. Which of the following best expresses the main theme of the text?A. The power of friendship.B. Environmental protection.C. Modern art trends.D. Future technology predictions.答案：A。