七年级英语任务型阅读

1、本文收录在9201:英语园地My friend Peter was kind and lovely. But as a student, he wasbad at math, English and science because he didn't have an aptitude（ 资质）for that kind of study.One day we were playing football and the bail got stuck in atree. Peter climbed the tree to get it, and one of the teachers, J

2、ohn Marston 9 who was looking out of the window, noticedthat he was a talented climber. Mr Marston was an expert （专家）in climbing. He had climbed many mountains.One weekend Mr Marston invited Peter to climbMount Kilimanjaro. Peter reallyenjoyed the climbing. Mr Marston told Peter he was a very talent

3、ed climber for his age. Peter left school three years later with no qualifications （ 毕业证）,but he kept climbing regularly until he became very good at it. In his early twenties, he became a professional climber. He said,"1' 11 always remember Mr Marston because he showed me I had an ability

4、which no one else, including me, knew about."91. Which subject was Peter not good at?92. When did Peter and Mr Marston climbMount Kilimanjaro?93. How did Peter feel about the climbing?94. What did Mr Marston say about Peter?95. Did Peter know he had an ability to climb at first?答案:91. He was no

5、t good at( math, English and science).92. One weekend./ They climbed it one weekend.93. He liked/loved/enjoyed it.94. (He was) a very talented climber.95. No./No, he didn ' t.任务型阅读第一类(12)来自：山东省Everyone wants to relax after working or studying for a long time. I have many ways of relaxing myself.

6、 Let me tell you so me of my favorites.I am a big sports fan, so the usual way I relax is to watch o r play many kinds of sports. My favorite is tennis, but I am interested in all kinds of sports. Whether I am playing tenni s or watching a game on TV, it is exciting to see team member s doing their

7、best. It ' s amazing to see players playing very well. It' s true that playing sports is not physically(身体上地)arelaxing ” , but I findi t really cool, and a good way ofarelaxing “ my brain aftera day ' s hard work.I enjoy listening to music, and I always have some music playing during my

8、free time. I listen to all types, but I enjoy listening to beautiful piano music. Some people can' t stu dy while listening to music, but for me, I believe I can study better by listening to light songs.Some people choose to relax by traveling. I don' t have a favorite place, but I hear that

9、 traveling inJapanis really enjoyable. I like visiting different kinds of places and eating famous snacks there. I also enjoy sightseeing and seeing how theculture and people change from place to place.1. What ' s the writer ' s favorite sports?2. What kind of music does the writer enjoy?3.

10、How many ways of relaxing does the writer give us?4. Has the writer ever been toJapan?5. What is the passage mainly about?t 5.答案:1. Tennis 2. Beautiful piano music 3.Three 4. No, he hasnThe writer ' s favorite ways to relax.任务型阅读第一类（13）来自：山东威海Do you think that French fries are really French? Fre

11、nch fries are called "pommes frites" inFranceand they are not fromFrance. French fries co me from Belgium（比禾叩寸）originally. French fries are made of potatoes, and they are cut and fried. The fried potatoes are called French fries because they were fist seen by Americans inBelgium, but they

12、were fried in the French way. The French way is to fry potatoes twice with a small pause in the middle.During World War I, there were a lot of hungry American soldiers in Northern France andBelgium. They ate French fries inBelgium. After the war was over, the soldiers wentback home toAmerica. Howeve

13、r, they missed French fries so much that they made French fries at home. That's how French fries were fist introduced toAmerica.French fries were called Belgian fries once, but the name wasfinally changed to French fries. Sometimes French fries are just called fries. French fries are one of the

14、most popular potato foods inAmeri ca. American fast food restaurants such as McDonald's and Bur ger King have French fries on their menus. French fries are f reshly fried, and usually served with hamburgers.If you visit any fast food restaurant in Americaand order a h amburger, you willprobably

15、hear "You want fries with ?" Why don't you think abo ut the history of French fries a little while, and say "Yes, please. Thank you."51 .What are French fries made of?52 .Where do French fries originally come from?53 .Why are the fried potatoes called French fries?54 .Who fir

16、st introduced French fries toAmerica?55 .What does the underlined "答案：51.potatoes 52.Belgium 53.Because they are fried in the Frenc h way. 54.American soldiers. 55.Hamburgers任务型阅读第一类（14）来自：山东枣庄Imagine this: your parents go away on business, but you have to stay at home alone. Would life be as e

17、asy a s when your pa rents are around? Would it be a perfect holiday for you?'" I can fill an empty stomach with tomato and egg soup, but t hat's all. I think many of my classmates are the same. We wou ldn't know what to do, or how to look afterourselves," said ZhengChenyu. &qu

18、ot;And I'd forget something important. I'd probably watch television and burn the soup."“As soon as I leave home, I'll learn to cook. But now parents do almost everything for us. We ' re very laz y, "she said. Ho wever, SimaYige doesn't think so."I think I'd be

19、 all right. I wouldn't just eat sandwiches orfruit. I know how to cook, some simple dishes because my mum showed me," the 13 - year - old boy said. In his opinion, man y teenagers depend too much on their parents, and there is mu ch more to learn than cooking, like "tidying up your roo

20、m or even dressing yourself properly."For most teenagers it wouldn't be a holiday at all.71. Why would ZhengChenyu probably burn the soup?72. When will ZhengChenyu learn to cook?73. Translate the underlined sentence "They don't learn any life skills until they go to college. "

21、 in this passage.74. The underlined phrase "depend too much" on in the passage means in Chinese.75. Would life be as easy for teenagers living alone as whentheir parents are around?答案：76. Because he can ' t cook any thing else.77. As soon as he leaves home.73.,他们直到上大学才学会生活的技能。74 .过分依赖于

22、75 . No, it won ' t.任务型阅读第一类（15）来自：黑龙江齐齐哈尔Have you heard about “Survival （ 生存）Holidays ” ? "Survival Holidays " is for children to go into the lonely place for exc iting activities. Now about 1,100 companies are allowed to ta ke children into the great outdoors without their parents.Th

23、e reason why people like “Survival Holidays " is that they think being close to nature is good for children. Many childr en in big cities spend all time watching TV and playing computer games."Survival Holidaysgives them an important change.Is aSurvival Holidays " a wonderful idea? Ma

24、ybe it is. Childr en need more free time to play. They need to be left on their own, without adults disturbing （ 打扰）them. Parents care too much about their children. They like to see the children bei ng busy with activities that are controlled by adults, but ch ildren don ' t know what to do whe

25、n they are in danger. Even so mething like crossing a small river seems to be a hard challe nge. Children are not comfortable with danger. Even small dan ger like getting their feet wet or falling down seems very te rrible to them.Many people think the survival activities are good for childr en. Eve

26、n years later, they will still remember what they have learned. Some have learned to stay calm in different times. Some have learned how to keep safe. Others have learned how t o work in a team. All these skills will help them a lot in th eir lives.Answer the following questions according to what yo

27、u read.81. Is "Survival Holidays " for children or parents?82. Why do people like"Survival Holidays ” ？83. What do the children in big cities usually do?84. How do children feel when they are in danger?85. What can children learn in the survival activities?答案：81. Children./ For childr

28、en. / It' s for children.82. Because they think b eing close to nature is good for chi ldren./Because they think the survival activities are good for chil dren.83. They usually watch TV and play computer games./To watch TV and playcomputer games./Watching TV and playing computer games./Whatthey

29、do is to watch TV and play computer games./What they dois watching TV and playing computer games.84. They don ' t know what to do./They feel uncomfortable (terr ible)./Not comfortable. /Unco mfortable./Terrible./ They don ' t feel comfortable.85. They can learn some survival skills. / They c

30、an learn to stay calm in different times, keep safe and work in team. 任务型阅读第一类(16)来自：山东潍坊Tigers are fierce animals. They are the bosses of the Asian j ungles with their cleverness, quickness and strength. A pussycat, on the other hand, is a homebody that comforts us with its gentle warmth a nd calms

31、 us with its purring.As a mother, the Chinese-American writer Amy Chua is definitely a tiger. Herbook, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother（虎妈战歌）.tells of thestrict upbringing she gave her two children. She thinks that being strict is the only way to develop a child'spotential（ 潜力）and to make them st

32、rong, independent and suc cessful. Her kids were not allowed to watch TV or play video games. They were not allowed to "hang out" with other kids af ter school. They had to be the top students in their classes.And they had to practicethe piano and violin for hours every day. As a result, h

33、er ki ds became successful. She admits this caused a lot of tears a nd anger but she has few regrets （ 后悔）.Chua says, like her, most Asian mothers are tigers because th ey believe their children can achieve a lot if they're pushed hard enough. She says American mothers are really pussycats.They

34、care more about their children's self-esteem （自尊）.They don't want to So, is a tiger mom better than a pussycat? P erhaps it depends on the differences between Asian and Western cultures. It may also depend on the child himself. Some kid s need to be pushed while others respond to a gentler h

35、and. T o growl or to purr? There is no easy answer.1. What's the Tiger Mother, Amy Chua's idea on children's edu cation?（根据短文内容回答问题）2. How did Amy Chua's kids become successful?（根据短文内容列举两条）（1）Q）3. Why are most Asian mothers tigers?（根据短文内容回答问题）4. 请将第三段中句子翻译成汉语。5. What kind of mother w

36、ould you like, a tiger or a pussycat?And why?（先回答，然后至少写一个句子说明原因）答案：1. She thinks that being strict is the only way to develop a child's potential and to make them strong, independent and su ccessful.2. (1) They were not allowed to watch TV or play video games.(2) They were not allowed to "h

37、ang out" with other kids after school.(3) They had to be the top students in their classes.(4) They had to practice the piano and violin for hours every day.3. Because they believe their children can achieve a lot if t hey're pushed hardenough.4. 美国妈妈鼓励孩子们寻找自己的人生道路。5. I;d like a tiger mothe

38、r. Because it seems to be strict, but it's good for me. /I'd like a pussycat mother. Because I hate to be pushed hard.任务型阅读第一类(17)来自：黑龙江省龙东地区Many famous people had dreams when they were young. They ofte n worked hard to make their dreams come true.When I was only 13 years old, I first though

39、t about what I should do in the future. I used to dream about being a basketball player, a soccer player, or a baseball player. However, Igave up these dreams because I was too short. Then I thoughtabout going into music, so I bought a guitar. But I couldn' tplay it very well. Then I had to give

40、 up my dream again. After that I thought about being a reporter and I worked really hard at it. At the age of 25, my dream came true and I becamea reporter.Finally, I learned the truth about making dreams come true. Ishould never give up and I must work hard.Answer the questions according to the pas

41、sage.81. How old was the writer when he first had a dream?82. Why did he give up being a basketball player?83. How many dreams did he give up?84. Did his dream come true at last?85. What can you learn from this passage?答案：81. He was 13 years old when he first had a dream. / 13. / 13years old. / When

42、 he was 13.82. Because he was too short.83. 4. / He gave up four dreams.84. Yes, it did.85. I should never give up my dream and I must work hard. /I should never give up my dream and I must work hard at it. /We should never give up our dreams and we must work hard. /We should never give up our dream

43、s and we must work hard at t hem.第7/11页任务型阅读第一类（18）来自：四川眉山A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful a pple tree he grew. One day, his friend gave the farmer a youn g apple tree and told him to plant it. The farmer was pleased with the gift, but he did not know where to plant it.He

44、was afraid that if he planted the tree near the road, strangers would steal the fruit. If he planted the tree in one of his fields, his neighbors would come at night and steal some of the apples. If he planted the tree near his house, his ch ildren would take the fruit. Finally he planted the tree i

45、n his wood. But without sunlight and good soil（土壤）,the tree soon died,Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the treein such a poor place. "What's the difference? " the farmer s aid angrily and then told what he had thought."Yes," said the friend, "but at l

46、east someone could have enjo yed the fruit. Now you not only have robbed everyone of the f ruit, but also you have destroyed （ 毁掉）a good apple tree !"61. Was the farmer famous for planting the apple tree?62. What gift did the farmer get from his friend one day? 63.Did the farmer plant the apple

47、 tree near his house or in hiswood at last? 64. Why did the apple tree soon die? 65. Who d estroyed the apple tree? 答案：61 No, he wasn ' t / No.62 A young apple tree. / He got a young apple tree from his f riend.63 In his wood.64 Without sunlight and good soil . / Because there was no sunlight or

48、 good soil. 65 The farmer（did）.任务型阅读第一类（20）来自：湖南湘潭Elizabethlived with her six children in a small house. One winter, there was a big flood（ 洪水）,and quite a few houses wer e washed away, but Elizabeth's house was high enough to escap e it.第8/11页 Elizabethhelped one of the families which had lost

49、everything.She shared herhome until the family could build a new house.Elizabeth's fri ends could not understand her since she already had so many c hildren to take care."Well," Elizabeth explained to her friends, at the end of Wor ld War II, therewas a poor woman in a town in England

50、.Her husband had been k illed in the war and she had a lot of children, just like me now .The day before Christmas, this woman said to her childre n, “We won't be able to have much for Christmas. I'm going to get just one present for us all .Now I'll go and get it. She came back with a l

51、ittle girl who had no parents .Here's our present, she said to her own children. The children were more than excited to get such a present. They welcomed the little girl warmly, and she grow up as their sister. I was that Chr istmas present."53. How many children did Elizabeth have?,54. Wha

52、t didElizabethdo after the flood?55. The Christmas present was Elizabeth herself, wasn't it?56. What do you learn from the story?答案：53 She had six children / Six54. She helped one of the family which had lost everything.(She shared her home until the family could build a new house.)55. Yes, it w

53、as.56. We should try to help those who are in trouble.任务型阅读第一类(20)来自：湖南湘西This is Kate Smith. She is 13 years old. She lives inGuangzhou. She studies in No.10 Middle school. Her parents work there.They are both English teachers. They are form theUK. She likes eating junk food. She doesn ' t like

54、playing sports. She hasone healthy habit: She sleeps for 9 hours every night.Kate Smith has a brother. His name is Jack Smith. He is 11 years old. He doesn ' t eat junk food. He likes playing sports. He often runs, plays basketball, and goes swimming. He eats fruit every day. He likes eating vegetables. But