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英语任务型阅读及书面表达专练 1 一 任务型阅读 认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。(注意：每空填1个单词。)Time talks. It高考资源网 speaks more plainly than words. Time communicates in many ways.In social life, time plays a very important part. In the United States, guests tend to feel they are not highly regarded if the invitation to a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date. But this is perhaps not true in some other countries. There it may be considered foolish to make an appointment too far in advance because plans which are made for a date more than a week away tend to be forgotten. w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m The meanings of time differ in different parts of the world. Thus, misunderstandings arise between people from cultures that treat time differently. Promptness is valued highly in American life. For example, no one would think of keeping a business associate waiting for an hour. It would be too impolite. When equals(同辈) meet, a person who is five minutes late is expected to make a short apology. If he is less than five minutes late, he will say a few words of explanation, though perhaps he will not complete the sentence.In the western world, particularly in the United States, people tend to think of time as something fixed in nature, something from which one cannot escape. As a rule, Americans think of time as a road stretching into the future, along which one progresses. The road has many sections which are to be kept separate“one thing at a time”. People who cannot plan events are not highly regarded. The American idea of the future is limited, however. It is the foreseeable future, not the future of the South Asian, which may involve centuries. Someone has said of the South Asian idea of time. “Time is like a museum with endless halls and rooms. You, the viewer, are walking through the museum in the dark, holding a light to each scene as you pass it. God is in charge of the museum, and only he knows all that is in it. One lifetime represents one room.”Since time has such different meanings in different cultures, communication is often difficult. We will understand each other a little better if we can keep this fact in mind.TimeDifferent placesIn the USAIn other places 1 South AsiaDifferent 2of time1. It is impolite that one is 3 of an appointment only three days earlier.2. Future is 4 and foreseeable. 1. It is considered foolish that you plan an appointment too 5 . 2. Future is far away and may involve a very long period of time.Attitudes toward time1. Time is like a road stretching into the future. People should do one thing at a time.2. People are in charge of time by 6 events reasonably.1. Time is like a museum with endless halls and rooms. One lifetime 7 one room. 2. God takes charge of time. 81. Its impossible to keep a business associate waiting for an hour.2. A person who is five minutes late will 9 to the other briefly.w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.mConclusionIts difficult to communicate 10 understanding the different meanings of time in different cultures.二 书面表达我国政府对法定节假日作出如下调整:1. 五一节由3天调整为1天.2. 清明节（Tomb-sweeping Day ）、端午节（Dragon Boat Festival ）、中秋节增设为国家法定节假日(legal holidays).假如你是宋子健,是江苏省宿豫中学高三18班学生。最近,你班举行了一个班会,对此法定节假日调整进行了一次热烈的讨论，讨论结果如下：75% 学生支持25%学生反对理由：1.作为一个有着五千多年悠久历史的古国，我们的传统节日是中华民族文化遗产的一部分；2. 每个传统节日都有着它的特定的含义。如每年农历五月初五端午节之际，人们以包粽子、赛龙舟的方式纪念古代大诗人屈原。清明节，人们以不同方式祭祖或向已故亲人好友和英雄寄托哀思、表达崇敬之情。理由：1五一黄金周的取消使很多人尤其是年轻人不能去长途旅游；三天时间度假不够尽兴。 2黄金周的取消对于旅游业是个不小的损失。今天是6月12日，正好是端午节, 你的美国笔友Jack想了解有关中国节假日方面的情况，请根据以上内容，用英语给他写一封完整的英文信，向他介绍我国节假日的调整情况及你们班学生对此的不同意见，并就此调整谈谈你自己的看法.(至少两点) 参考词汇: 粽子: zongzi; 黄金周: golden week；取消：cancellation n. (注：本篇字数已大大超过了高考要求，内容仅供同学们做写作时参考。另外，提醒同学们注意完整的书信格式。)参考答案1. like 2. meanings3. informed4. limited5. early6. planning 7. represents 8. Examples 9. apologize 10. withoutClass 18, Senior 3 , Suyu High School Suqian ,Jiangsu China March 8,2013Dear Jack, Im writing to tell you something about the adjustment of our legal holidays . The new holiday plan cuts May Day holiday from three days to one day and for the first time adds a day each -the Tomb-sweeping Day , the Dragon Boat Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival to the list of legal holidays.Recently our class has held a heated discussion about the adjustment . Three quarters of the students are in favor of it . Their reasons are as follows. Firstly , as an ancient country with a history of over 5,000 years, traditional festivals represent part of the Chinese nations culture heritage. Secondly , every traditional festival has its special meaning. Take Dragon Boat Festival for example , people show great honor and respect for our ancient poet, Quyuan, in forms of wrapping and eating zongzi and holding dragon boat races. Another traditional festival ,Tomb-sweeping Day also provides people with a chance to show mourning or respect to their ancestors ,late friends, relatives or heroes .However , one fifth of the students in our class dont think it necessary to make such an arrangement . In their opinion, the cancel of May Day Golden Week has made them unable to take a long travel . And people especially young people cant enjoy themselves thoroughly in the short three-day holiday. Besides , the tourism industry has suffered a great