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中招测试英语任务型阅读专题练习卷姓名： 得分：（一）Most people want to be happy, but few know how to find happiness. Money and success alone do not bring lasting happiness. Aristotle, a Greek thinker, said, “Happiness depends upon ourselves.” In other words, we make our own happiness. Here are a few suggestions to help you be happier.The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. Too often, we spend so much time thinking about the future for example, getting into college or getting a good job that we fail to enjoy the present. You should enjoy lifes simple pleasures, such as reading a good book, listening to your favorite music, or spending time with close friends. People who have several close friends often live happier and healthier lives.Another secret to living a happy life is to be active, and have hobbies where you forget your problems and time. Many people experience this dancing, or playing a sport, such as swimming. You can forget about your problems, and only think about the activity. Finally, many people find happiness in helping others. Studies show that people feel good when they spend their time helping others. If you want to feel happier, do good things for someone. You can help a friend with his or her studies, go shopping to buy food for an elderly person, or simply help out around the house by washing the dishes.76. 判断正误。The passage is mainly the secrets of happiness. 77. 完成句子。The passage gives us _ pieces of advice on happiness.78. What are the lifes simple pleasures? 79. What can you do if you only think about your activity? 80. Put the underlined sentence into Chinese. （二）阅读下面发表在博客中的短文，根据短文内容，在短文后76-80小题给出的横线上填入恰当的词语。每空词数不限。ProblemsABCMy problem is my parents. They never stop going on about how I should keep my room tidy, keep my hair tidy and wear smart clothes. They even make me do the washing-up after dinner every night! None of my friends have got such terrible parents. What should I do? HelenMy best friend has suddenly turned her back on me and I dont know why! Last week we phoned each other every day and e-mailed too, and over the weekend we went shopping together and she was fine. But at school on Monday morning she didnt look at me or speak to me. I dont know what Ive done. She now spends all her time with another group of friends. JaneI have a really bad habit of chewing（嚼）the ends of my hair. I try to stop, but I cant! My mom is starting to get really angry about it. Have you got any ideas? GinaAdvice Hi _,Why should your parents do all the washing-up? You should help around the houseits only fair. I dont think you should change your looks though. Young people should look like young people.Hi_,Wearing your hair pulled back in a ponytail（马尾辫）will help keep it out of your mouth. When you feel like chewing something, try bubble gum（泡泡糖）. Give yourself time and you should be able to break this habit. The first few days are usually the hardest. Good luck!Hi _，Dont worry about it so much! Phone your friend up as usual and she wont be able to refuse you. I am sure you will get along well with each other. Everything will be fine.76. 根据所读内容将Helen, Jane, Gina 三个名字分别填入相应的横线上。_ _ _ 77. The three girls wrote to ask for _. 78. The underlined words “turned her back on me” means “_” in Chinese. 79. It is clear that Helen is not _ with her parents. 80. According to the advice, Jane should _ her friend as usual. （三）Chinese parents may look in the dictionary to name their kids. They decide on characters (汉字)that mean things like: health, happiness, beauty or cleverness. However, things are different in the US.In America, it is an old tradition for men to give their own first name to their sons. This is not as common as it once was, though it still happens. For example, the US president (总统) George W. Bush has the same name as his father, George H. W. Bush. When a father and a son have the same name, people usually call the son “junior”. Sometimes, there will be three or more generations(一代) of men with the same name. The grandsons and great-grandsons (曾孙) will be “George III”, “George IV” and so on.These last few years, it is quite popular for Americans to name their kids after famous people. The most popular names, Daniel and Emma, both come from the names of the Harry Potter actors.People are also thinking of new names all the time. For example, the NBA all-star LeBron James has a new and unusual name: LeBron. It is also common for people to name their children after things like “River”, “Apple” or “Star”.A name may come from the Bible (圣经), the dictionary or Harry Potter. There seems to be no rule about how American parents name their children. The names are as unique(独一无二的) as the people who use them. 76. 判断正误。In America, a father and a son may have the same name. 77. 完成句子。Chinese parents name their kids by looking up in the .78. Why are Daniel and Emma the most popular new names in the US? 79. What does the writer think of the name LeBron? 80. Put the undrelined sentence into Chinese. （四）Some people believe that Friday the 13th is an unlucky (倒霉的) day. On this day, they dont move, travel, start a new job, have a wedding or even cut their nails (指甲)! You might think its silly. However, do you know that the number of the people going to hospital because of traffic accidents went up 52% on one Friday the 13th?There are many stories about why Friday the 13th is unlucky. According to one story, about a hundred years ago, the British government wanted people to be more comfortable about traveling on Fridays. It named a ship H. M. S Friday. It chose the sailors on a Friday and a man called Jim Friday was made captain. After that, the ship set off on a Friday. Guess what happened? The ship had never been seen or heard since then. In the old days, people thought that 13 was the first step toward evil (灾祸) because it was right after 12, which was a “perfect” number. Even today, many buildings dont have the 13th floor. Unluckily Friday and unlucky 13- no wonder (难怪)some people think Friday the 13th is the unluckiest.Hollywood movies and TV programs also make people more scared on Friday the 13th. I think maybe sometimes there are more accidents on Friday the 13th because people are too worried and nervous that day.76. 判断正误。Half of the traffic accidents happened on Friday the 13th. 77. 完成句子。 The British government named the ship and everything around it “Friday” because it wanted people to . 78. What happened to the ship after it set off? 79. Which number was regarded as a perfect number in the past? 80. Put the underlined sentence into Chinese. （五）Most young children do not know how to protect (保护)themselves when they are facing heavy traffic and they dont know how fast a man may drive his car, either. It could hit them and make them injured in a few seconds (秒). The following will be helpful in helping your children keep safe when they cross the road.Make sure that you always set good examples. Your children will follow you and think its OK to do like you.Ask your children to pay attention to traffic lights when you cross the road together with them and this helps them understand (明白) when it is safe to cross the road. Make sure you always hold their hands.As your children are a little older, usually above 6 years old, you should start to teach them traffic knowledge because they can learn it more easily. Let them start to understand the reasons why they need to be so careful. Talk with them about road signs (标牌) and traffic rules and ask them to choose safe ways to cross the road.The most important thing you should do to keep your child from getting hurt is to encourage him to follow traffic rules. Maybe its difficult for children to do so. After knowing some examples of scaring traffic accidents, they may volunteer to obey traffic rules at once and will be careful enough to keep themselves away from danger. 76. 判断正误。The passage gives parents some ways of helping children keep safe in heavy traffic. 77. 完成句子。It is very important for parents to set good examples to their children because . 78. How can a child know when he can safely cross the road? 79. May a 7-year-old boy learn traffic knowledge? Why? 80. Put the underlined sentence into Chinese. （六）Have you ever heard of a famous charity called Operation Smile? We hope we can help you understand how we are trying to help children all over the world.Operation Smile was started by a doctor and his wife. In 1982, together with some volunteers, they went to Philippines to help children who had holes in their lips or inside their mouths. 对他们来说，吃喝很困难。 These volunteers worked very hard. But they worried that they could not carry on with the work, because they were short of (缺乏) money. Then they decided to start a charity so that they could help these needy children. They called it Operation Smile.Operation Smile works in more than twenty developing countries and has cured (治愈) over 10,000 children who have problems with their mouths. Operation Smile has won many prizes for its work and in 1999 they even started a special event called “The World Journey of Hope”. On the one hand, 5,000 children in 18 countries are cured during the event. , Operation Smile trains health care professional in developing countries so that they can continue to help children when Operation Smile leaves. As for the children with much more serious problems, they will send them to America for further treatment (治疗).So show your kindness and generous (慷慨) to the needy children now. You can send your donation to Operation Smile at local bank. Many thanks from the children who can smile now will come to you.76. 将句译成英语： 77. 在句的空白处填入适当的词使句意完整、上下文通顺： 78. 将 句译成中文： 79. 找出文中与下面句子意思相近的句子。 They worried that they could not continue to work because they have little money. 80. 判断正误。Operation Smile helps the children who have problems with their mouths. （七）There was a man that put on monkey shows to make his living. One evening the man called a butcher （屠夫）and asked him to take away the monkey the next morning.The monkey heard their talk. He understood he was to be killed. And he said to himself, “I must try to save myself.” So he went to meet his friend- a pig. He told the pig about his problem and asked for advice.The pig thought for a while and then asked, “Does your owner have a baby?”“Yes, he has one little son.”“Well, I will come around and when I have an opportunity I will take away the child and run off with him.”“What then?”“Before the man knows what to do, you must run after me and rescue (救出)the child and take him home safely to his parents, and your owner wont give you to the butcher.”The monkey thanked the pig many times and then went home.The next day, everything went on well. The pig took away the child. And then the monkey ran fast after the thief.When the monkey brought the back, his owner could not stop crying with joy (高兴) and thanks. The man was sorry for his thought. Later the monkey was petted and lived the rest of his days in peace. 76. 判断正误。The man called the butcher to order some meat. 77. 完成句子。The monkey went to meet his friend because . 78. Who came up with a good idea? 79. What happened to the mans baby one day? 80. Put the underlined sentence into Chinese. （八）Without flowers, many plants would not be able to reproduce (繁殖) and many insects would not be able to get enough food to live. Here are some interesting facts about flowers plants. Most plants grow flowers each year, but some take much longer. The century plant (龙舌兰) grows only one flower and then it dies! A plant fron South America called Puya raimondii is even more amazing. It doesnt grow a flower until it is 150 years old, and after that it dies, too. The smallest flowering plant in the world is thought to be the common watermeal (无根萍). Its leaves are only 1 mm across! Bamboo (竹子) has amazing flowering habits. There are many different kinds of bamboo in the world. And they have different flowering habits. A few flower each year, but most wait much longer. What is amazing is that all bamboo of the same kind will flower almost at the same time, where it is growing! Nobody knows why. The white flower of the Amazon water lily (睡莲)is the size of a football, and the flower turns purple after it has been pollinated (授粉).76. 判断正误。Many plants reproduce by flowers and provide insects with food. 77. 完成句子。Puya raimondii grows in . 78. What is the common watermeals feature? 79. How big is the flower of the Amazon water lily? 80. Put the underlined sentence into Chinese. （九）In Western countries, you should be careful about the giving of gifts. Never give a gift in a job interview or at a business meeting. Gifts are usually given during special holidays, or as a “thank you” for special invitations or events (事件). When arriving at a special party, you may give your gift to the host once the introductions are made. Here are a few rules.Be modest with your gift. Dont buy gifts that are too expensive.A special food from your country, a bottle of wine, candy, or flowers are the best if you do not know the host very well, but be sure that your gift will not need much care. You can usually say something like “I think you may like to try this a little later” when you offer your gift.Be careful when giving alcohol (酒). A bottle of wine is usually all right if you know your host drinks wine, but strong alcohol such as whisky (威士忌) should only be given as a gift when you know the host well and sure that he would like such a gift. Flowers are good, but remember: roses (玫瑰) are for special love. You have to be careful.A small cultural gift from your country is usually very good.Besides, make sure that your gift is packed nicely. A nice card with it will be even better. 76. 判断正误。Gifts can be given at a business meeting in Western countries. 77. 完成句子。 In a special party, you may give your gift to the host once . 78. What are the best gifts if we do not know the host very well? 79. When should we give the host strong alcohol as a gift? 80. Put the underlined sentence into Chinese. （十）Last month Forbes (福布斯网站) put out a list of the worlds fastest growing cities over the next ten years. Among the 19 cities on the list, four of them are in China. They are: Chengdu, Chongqing, Suzhou and Nanjing. ChengduChengdu is a big city in western China. It is a business-friendly city. Many world-famous companies are starting businesses there. With a population of six million, Chengdu is busy with new construction (建设) . New planes, roads and railways connect the city with other cities in China and with the rest of the world.ChongqingIt is easy to travel from Chongqing to other cities in China. Many foreign companies have set up business in Chongqing