2019江苏中考英语冲刺练：淮安英语任务型阅读20篇

任务型阅读（一）

Thisisastoryfromameetingheldbysomepeopleandtwothingsinnature.WecallittheFour-SidedTalk.Let's"listen

to'*everyonecarefullyandfindoutwhattheythink.

Anoldtree:Iamthousandsofyearsold,butIhavefewerandfewerfriends.I'mafraidIwillbecutsomeday.Peoplecut

downmanytreestomakepaperandchopsticks.Soontherewillbenotreestomakeairandtoprotectpeoplefromfloods.

Mothernatureismakingmanydisasterstoteachpeoplealesson.

Theriver:Whattheoldtreesaidisright.Inotonlymaketheearthmorebeautiful,butprovidethecleanwaterforpeople

andanimals.NowI'msadbecausepeopleputwasteintome,whichkillsmanyanimalsandplantsthatdrinkmywater.Some

peopledrinkthiskindofwaterandgetsick,too.

People:Wehavelivedontheearthsinceancienttimes.Theearthisourhome.Wehavedonesomeharmtoourhome!From

nowon,weshouldmakefulluseoftheresourcesontheearthandprotecttheearth.Let'stryourbest!

TheUnitedNations:Weknowalittleabouttheenvironmentalproblems.Hearingwhatallofyousaid,we'vedecidedto

protecttheearthandlovetheearth.We'vealsomadetheJune5thWorldEnvironmentDay.

根据短文内容回答下列问题（每小题答案不超过6个单词）

l.Whoholdsthemeetinginthestory?

2.Whyistheriverunhappy?

3.Howlonghavepeoplelivedontheearth?

4.Howdoesnatureteachpeoplealesson?

5.Whatshouldwestudentsdoafterreadingthispassage?

【答案】1.Somepeopleandtwothings.

2.Becausepeopleputwasteintoit.

3.Sinceancienttimes.

4.Bymakingmanydisasters/Itmakesmanydisasters.

5.Weshouldprotecttheearth/protecttheenvironment.

任务型阅读（二）

Oneday,ababysnail（蜗牛）foundthathehadtocarryabigandheavyshellatanytime.Hewasconfused（困惑的），sohe

wentuptohismotherandasked,“WhywasIbomwithashellthatgrewsohardandheavy?^^Hismothersaid,“Becausewe

don'thavebonestoholdusup.Wecanonlymoveslowly,soweneedashelltoprotectus.”

Thebabysnailaskedagain,c<Thecaterpillar（毛毛虫）hasnobones,either,andshecan'tmovequickly.Whycanshelive

withoutashellnThemothersnailanswered,"That'sbecauseacaterpillarwillbecomeabutterfly（蝴蝶）.Shecanflyhighinto

thesky.Theyskycanprotecther.^^

Thebabysnailhadonemorequestion,*5,Buttheearthworm（蚯蚓）moveslikeus.Hehasnobonesandhewon'tturninto

butterfly.Whydoesn'thecarryahardandheavyshell?,,Hismothersaid,“Hecandigaholeandhideintheground,andthen

theearthcanprotect

Thebabysnailthencried,“Wearesopoor!Wehavenoprotectionfromtheskyorfromtheground!”Hismothersmiledat

him,"That'swhywehaveashell.Mydear,imaginethatifwedon'thavetheshells,whatwillhappentous?Hotsunwilldry

outourbodiesandwe'Hhavenowheretosleep.What'sworse,we'lldieintheheavyrain.Howterribleitis!Wedon'tdepend

ontheskyorthegroundfbrprotection.Weshoulddependonourselves.^^

根据短文内容，回答下列问题（每个小题答案不超过6个单词）。

1.Whomdidthebabysnailaskforhelp,hismotherorfather?

2.Whatwillthecaterpillarinthestorybecomewhenshegrowsup?

3.Wherecananearthwormhide?

4.Howmanyquestionsdidthebabysnailask?

5.Whoshouldthesnailsdependonaccordingtothestory?

［答案］I.Heaskedhismotherforhelp./Hismother./Mother./Mum./Mom.

2.Abutterfly.

3.He/Itcanhideintheground./Intheground.

4.3questions./3./Three.

5.Theyshoulddependonthemselves.

任务型阅读（三）

AmywasapupilinGradeThree.Shewasoftenteased（奚落）atschoolbecauseshehadcerebralpalsy（脑瘫）.Thatalways

madeherfeellonely.

Oneevening,knowingthatthingswerenotgoingwellatschool.Amy'smotherwantedtocheerherup."There'sa

Christmaswishcompetitionatthelocalradiostation.^^shesaid."WritealettertoSantaClausandyoumightwinaprize.Why

nothaveatry?"Amy'seyesshonebright.

Attheradiostation,letterspouredinfortheChristmaswishcompetition.LeeTobin,themanager,readAmy'sletter

carefully.

DearSantaClaus,

MynameisAmy.Iamnineyearsold.Ihaveaproblematschool.Canyouhelpme,Santa?Kidslaughatmebecauseof

thewayIwalkandrunandtalk.Ihavecerebralpalsy.AndmyChristmaswishisonedaywithoutteasing.

一Love,Amy

Lee'shearthurtwhenhereadtheletter.Sohecalledupthelocalnewspaper.Hethoughtitwouldbegoodforthewhole

citytohearaboutthisspeciallittlegirlandherunusualChristmaswish.SoonpeopleknewAmy'sstorybyreadingnewspapers.

EverydayAmygotlettersfilledwithholidaygreetingsandwordsofencouragement.Teachersandstudentstalkedtogether

abouthowteasingcanmakeothersfeel.NowAmyisactiveandoutgoingbecausenobodyteasesheranymore.Bydaringto

makesuchasimplewish,Amygotwhatshewanted.Andherstorytellsusthatweshouldfaceourproblemsbravelyandsolve

them.

根据短文内容回答下列问题（每小题答案不超过6个单词）

1.WherewasAmyoftenteased?

2.WhoadvisedAmytowritetoSantaClaus?

3.WhatwasAmy'sChristmaswish?

4.HowdidpeopleknowAmy'sstory?

5.WhyisAmyactiveandoutgoingnow?

【答案】1.Atschool.

2.Amy'smother.

3.Withoutteasing.

4.Newspapers.

5.Becausenobodyteasesheranymore

任务型阅读（四）

Doyoueverfeelnoonereallyunderstandsyou?Well,"Pepper”,arobotcouldchangeallthat.Pepperisthefirstrobotto

readhuman'sfeelings.Usingitsemotionalrecognitionfunctions,Peppercanreacttopeoplewhenitiscloseto

them——makingjokes,dancingandevensinginginJapanese.

Theman-likerobotlookslikeasmallgirl.Itisfour-feettallwithatablecomputersettoitschest.Ithashuman-likehands,

agirl-likebodyandbaby-likevoice.ItwasshowntocuriouspeopleinTokyostoresonFridaybySoftbank,aJapaneserobotics

company.

Peppercanexaminefacialexpressions（面部表‘情）,humanvoiceandsigns,thenmakeananswer.Pepperisdesignedtobea

familyrobot,butitisn'tlikeRosiewhocandohouseworkonthecartoon.Pepperisusedathomeorinthestore,wherewe

providefunandentertainment.

Peppergetspowerfromloveinsideafamily.Notonlyishemakingjokes,makingthemlaugh,alsoithelpspeoplewhen

theyareintrouble.Inanaturalaccident,itcanhelpmakethosepeoplewhoaresadorlonelyfeelrelaxed,encouragethemor

makethemlaugh.

PepperwasonsaleinJapanforaround$2,000inFebruary2018.Fornow,severalPeppersareatSoftbankstoresinTokyo

forpeopletovisit.ThecreatorssaybeforesellingPeppers,theywanttherobotstostoremoreknowledge,soitcangetalong

betterwithhumans.

根据短文内容回答下列问题（每小题答案不超过6个单词）

1.Doyouthinkarobotcanreadhuman'sfeelings?

2.WherewasPeppershowntocuriouspeopleonFriday?

3.WhatkindofrobotisRosie?

4.Howmuchdidapeppercostin2018?

5.HowcanPeppersgetalongbetterwithpeople?

【答案】1.Yes,Ido.

2.InTokyo.

3.Ahouseholdrobot.

4.Around$2,000.

5.Tostoremoreknowledge.

任务型阅读（五）

WhenIwas14,1gaveupstudyinthehighschool.IwastravelingfromHoustontoCaliforniainordertofollowmydream,

journeyingwiththesun.

Ontheway,Imetanoldman,abum（流浪汉）.HestoppedmeasIpassedby.HeaskedmeifIwasrunningawayfrom

home,IsupposebecauseIlookedsoyoung.Itoldhim,“Notexactly,sir.”

Thebumtoldmethathehadsomethinggreattosharewithme.Hesaid,"TherearetwothingsthatIwanttoteachyou,

youngman,andtheyarethese:No.1istoneverjudgeabookbyitscover,foracovercanfoolyou.^^Hefollowedwith,"I'llbet

（打赌）youthinkI'mabum,don'tyou,youngman?"

Isaid,“Well,uh,yes,Iguessso,sir.^^

“Well,youngman,Fvegotalittlesurpriseforyou.Iamoneoftherichestmenintheworld.Ihaveprobablyeverything

anymancouldeverwant.Butayearago,mywifepassedaway.Irealizedtobeabumonthestreets.So,yousee,don'tever

judgeabookbyitscover,foracovercanfbolyou.^^

“No.2islearnhowtoread,myboy.Forthereisonlyonethingthatpeoplecan'ttakeawayfromyou,andthatisyour

wisdom.”

根据短文内容，回答下列问题（每个小题的答案不超过6个单词）

1.Whatwasthewriter'sdreamwhenhewasfourteen?

2.Whodidthewrithermeetonhisway?

3.Whendidthemanbegintolivelikeabuminthestreet?

4.Whyisitwrongtojudgeabookbyitscoveraccordingtothepassage?

5.Whatistheonlythingthatpeoplecan'ttakeawayfromaperson?

［答案］

1.Journeyingwiththesun./Tojourneywiththesun.

2.Anoldman.”/Abum..

3.AyearFago./Afterhiswifepassedaway.

4.Becausethecovercanfoolyou/us.

5.Wisdom.

任务型阅读（六）

Whoisthemostfamousfairytalewriter?ManyofyoumaysayDanishwriterHansChristianAndersen.Thereisabig

awardthattakeshisname:theHansChristianAndersenAward（国际安徒生奖）.Itisthehighestawardforchildren'sstories.A

writercanonlygetitonceinalifetime.

OnApril4,CaoWenxuanwonthe2016HansChristianAndersenAward.HeisthefirstChinesewritertoeverwinthis

importantawardfbrchildren'sliterature.

CaoWenxuanwasbornin1954inasmallvillageinYancheng,JiangsuProvince.Someofhisstoriesaresetthere.Heis

nowaprofessoratPekingUniversity.Hestartedtopublishchildren'sfictionin1979.Manyofhisnovelshavebeentranslated

intoEnglish,French,JapaneseandKorean.

IfyoureadCao'sstories,youwillfindbeautifulandpoeticdescriptionsofscenery.Forexample,inTheGrassHouse

（1997）,Caowrites,<4Thegrassgrowstoughly.Whenthesunshines,thegrassshineslikecopperwire（铜线）.Whenthewind

blowsfromthesea,thegrassmakessurprisinglymetal-Iikesounds.”

Caoalsousesloveasathemeinhisstories,andhedescribesitwithgreatbeauty.YoucanfindthisthemeinBronzeand

Sunflower（《青铜葵花》）（2005）.Theendingofthestoryissad,butithelpsmakethestorymorerealistic."Sadnessisa

beautifulemotion.Ithelpskidsunderstandtherealworldwhenitisexpressedproperly,“Caooncesaid.

WhenCaocreatedastory,hedoesnotwritespecificallyforsomeone.Adultscanfindbeautyinhisstories,andtheplots

heinventstendtoimpresschildren.UItellrealChinesestories,butmystoriesrelateto（关联）humans.Thismightbeakey

reasonwhyIwonthisaward,“hesaid.

根据短文内容，回答下列问题（每个小题的答案不超过6个单词）

1.WhatistheHansChristianAndersenAward?

2.WhenwasCaoWenxuanborn?

3.Howmanylanguageshavehisbooksbeentranslatedinto?

4.InCao'sopinion,whycouldhewintheaward?

5.WhatcanyoufindifyoureadCao'sstories?

［答案］

1.Thehighestawardfbrchildren'sstories.

2.In1954.

3.Four./4.

4.Becausehisstoriesrelatetohumans.

5.Beautifulandpoeticdescriptionsofscenery.

任务型阅读（七）

Nicoleissevenyearsold.Lastweek,herparentsgaveheraguitar.Shepracticedplayingtheguitarinherbedroom.

Sheplayedtheguitarallthetimebecauseshelikedplayingtheguitarverymuch.Sheplayeditdayandnight.Herparents

toldhernottoplayitanymore.Itwastoonoisy.Shepromisednottoplayitatnight.Infact,shestillplayeditallthetime.

Herparentscomplained（抱怨），hersistercomplainedandtheneighborscomplained."OK,OK!”Nicolesaid,“Iwillbea

goodgirl.Iwilldoitmorequietly.^^Butthisdidn'thelpmuch.Noonecouldwork,noonecouldrest,andnoonecouldsleep.

Oneday,Nicolecamehomeandfoundherparentsandhersisterswerewaitingfbrher.Shesawaviolinandapianointhe

livingroom.Nicolewasverysurprised!"Wow!"shesaid,“Whatarethese?”“Well,“herfatheranswered,t€weseethatwecan't

beatyou,sowedecidetojoinyou.^^

根据短文内容，回答下列问题（每个小题的答案不超过6个单词）

1.WhendidNicolegetherguitar?

2.WheredidNicolepractiseplayingtheguitar?

3.WhydidNicolepractiseplayingtheguitarallthetime?

4.DidNicolestopplayingtheguitaratnight?

5.WhatdidNicoleseeinthelivingroom?

【答案】

1.Lastweek.

2.Inherbedroom.

3.Becauseshelikedplayingtheguitar.

4.No,shedidn't.

5.Aviolinandapiano.

任务型阅读（A）

Nicoleissevenyearsold.Lastweek,herparentsgaveheraguitar.Shepracticedplayingtheguitarinherbedroom.

Sheplayedtheguitarallthetimebecauseshelikedplayingtheguitarverymuch.Sheplayeditdayandnight.Herparents

toldhernottoplayitanymore.Itwastoonoisy.Shepromisednottoplayitatnight.Infact,shestillplayeditallthetime.

Herparentscomplained（抱怨），hersistercomplainedandtheneighborscomplained."OK,OK!”Nicolesaid,"Iwillbea

goodgirl.Iwilldoitmorequietly."Butthisdidn'thelpmuch.Noonecouldwork,noonecouldrest,andnoonecouldsleep.

Oneday,Nicolecamehomeandfoundherparentsandhersisterswerewaitingforher.Shesawaviolinandapianointhe

livingroom.Nicolewasverysurprised!"Wow!"shesaid,"Whatarethese?”"Well,“herfatheranswered,tcweseethatwecan't

beatyou,sowedecidetojoinyou.”

根据短文内容，回答下列问题（每个小题的答案不超过6个单词）

1.WhendidNicolegetherguitar?

2.WheredidNicolepractiseplayingtheguitar?

3.WhydidNicolepractiseplayingtheguitarallthetime?

4.DidNicolestopplayingtheguitaratnight?

5.WhatdidNicoleseeinthelivingroom?

【答案】

1.Lastweek.

2.Inherbedroom.

3.Becauseshelikedplayingtheguitar.

4.No,shedidn't

5.Aviolinandapiano.

任务型阅读（九）

“Mayweallblessedwithlongevity.Thoughmilesapart,wearestillabletosharethebeautyofthemoontogether（但愿能

长久，千里共婵娟）“，wroteSuShi,apoetduringtheSongDynasty,inhiswell-knowpoemtohisyoungerbrotherSuZhe.

Themoonisatitsbrightestonthe15thdayoftheeightmonthofthelunarcalendar（阴历）.Onthisday,peoplecelebrate

Mid-AutumnFestival.Ithasbeenenjoyinggreatpopularityalloverthecountry.

InancientChina,thatdaywasaharvest（收获）festivalbecausecrops（庄稼）wereharvestedduringthatperiod.Itwasa

timeforrelaxationandcelebration.

JustlikeThanksgivinginWesterncountries,familiesalsotrytogettogetherfortheMid-AutumnFestivalinChina.

Usually,nomatterhowfarawayorhowbusytheyare,peoplewilltrytoreturnhomeforthecelebration.

TheMid-AutumnhasitsownspecialfoodjustasothertraditionalChineseholidays.Peopleeatmooncakeswithfilings

suchassugarandeggs.Theroundshapeofthecakemakesitlooklikethefullmoon.Thefullmoonandmooncakesstandfor

familyreunion（团聚）.

Withthebeautifulmoonupinthesky,peoplesittogether,enjoythefullmoon,eatmooncakesandfruits,sharethestories,and

expressthebestwishesforthefamilymembersandfriendswholiveafar.

根据短文内容，回答下列问题（每个小题答案不超过6个单词）。

1.WhodidSuShiwrotethepoemforinParagraphOne?

2.WhywastheMid-AutumnFestivalaharvestfestivalinancientChina?

3.DoThanksgivingandtheMid-AutumnFestivalhaveanythingincommon?

4.Whatdothefullmoonandmooncakesstandfor?

5.HowmanyactivitiesdopeoplespendthenightoftheMid-AutumnFestivalaccordingtothepassage?

【答案】

l.HisyoungerbrotherSuZhe.

2.Becausecropswereharvestedduringthatperiod.

3.Yes./Yes,theydo.

4.Familyreunion.

5.Six/6.

任务型阅读（十）

Copenhagen（哥本哈根）,thecapitalofDenmark（丹麦）,isfamousforitsbikingculture.Itspeoplehavehikedtoworksince

the1880s.Andrecently,ithasshownagainthatitisoneoftheworld'sgreatbikingcities.Ithasfound13,100morebikesthan

carsinthecitycenteroverthepastyear.Inthelast20years,thenumberofbikesusedhasrisenby68percent.

Thisismainlybecauseofthehugeeffortsthatthelocalgovernmenthavemadetocreateahikecity.Since2005,alarge

amountofmoneyhasbeenspentonbiking,andthecitynowhasseveralnewbridgesonlyforbikingandwalking.

BikesarealsobecomingmoreandmorepopularinChina.Anincreasingnumberofpeoplearecyclinginsteadofdrivingto

school,totheirworkplaceortotouristattractions.Publicbikerental（出租）serviceshavealsobeenintroducedinmanycities,

suchasBeijing,ShanghaiandNanjing.

TheintroductionofMobike,anewpublicbikerentalsystemwhichstartedinShanghai,broughttheuseofbikestoawhole

newlevel.AfterscanningtheQRcode（二维码）onthebike,youcanridetheMobike'sorangebikestoyourdestination（目的

地）.Itisfarmoreconvenientthantheoldbikerentalsystem.NewpaymentmethodssuchasAlipayandWeChatarealso

supportedbytheservice.

However,it'sstillnoteasytoridebikesinsomeChinesecities.Becausecarsusuallytakeupbicyclelanes（车道），bikersoften

havetoridenexttocars.However,Copenhagenismuchfriendliertobikes.Lanesarebuilttoencouragecycling.Trafficlightsare

timedforbicyclespeeds.Forexample.CycleSnake,ahighorangebikelane,allowsfastbikerstogoinbothdirections.Inthe

mid-afternoonduringthesummer,bikerscanseethedaylightbetweentwonearbybuildings.Itmakesridingabikeevenmore

enjoyable.

根据短文内容，回答下列问题（每个小题的答案不超过6个单词）

1.WhendidpeopleinCopenhagenbegintogotoworkbybike?

2.WhyaretheremorebikesthancarsintheheartofCopenhagen?

3.HowcanyouusetheMobike'sorangebikes?

4.WhatproblemsdothebikesinsomeChinesecitiesface?

5.Wouldyouliketocycletoschool?WhyorWhynot?

【答案】

l.Inthe1880s.

2.Becauseofthelocalgovernment9seffort.

3.ScantheQRcode.

4.Safety./Bikershavetoridenexttocars.

5.Anyreasonableanswerisacceptable.

任务型阅读（十一）

Adventure（冒险）travelisagreatwaytoseetheworld.Itisakindoftourism,oftentofarplaces.Adventuretraveloften

includesadventureactivitiessuchasmountainclimbing,rockclimbingandsoon.

Theseactivitiesmaybringriskstoyourhealthandsafety.Buttheycanbefun,exciting,andsafeifyouprepareforyour

tripandfollowsafetyrules.

Makeanappointment（预约）withadoctoraboutamonthbeforeyouradventuretravel.Besuretotalktothedoctorabout

yourplannedadventureactivities.Heorshemaygiveyousomespecialadvice.

Takeafirst-aidcoursetwoweeksbeforeyouradventuretravel.Considertakingafirst-aidboxwithyou.Ifyougethurt

duringyourtrip,youcangiveyourselfsomesimplemedicalcare.

You'dbetterbuytravelinsurance（保险）beforeyousetoff.

Duringyouradventuretravel,youshouldalsofollowsomerules.Thefollowingaresomeofthem.

Wearprotectiveclotheswhendoingadventureactivities.

Alwaysfollowsafetyadvicefromyourguides.

Ifyougosomewherehot,besuretotakesunglasseswithyou.Theycanprotectyouagainstthesun.

根据上面的短文内容，完成下列句子。

1.oftenincludesadventureactivitiessuchas,rockclimbingand

soon.

2.Theseadventureactivitiescanbethoughtheymaybringrisksto.

3.Togetfromadoctor,youshouldadoctorabouta

monthbeforeyouradventuretravel.

4.Beforetravel,itisnecessaryforyoutotwoweeksandbuy.

5.Duringtravel,,followingsafetyadviceandaregoodforyou.

答案：

1.Adventuretravel;mountainclimbing,

2.fun,exciting,andsafe;yourhealthandsafety

3.somespecialadvice;makeanappointmentwith

4.takeafirst-aidcourse;travelinsurance

5.wearingprotectiveclothes;takingsunglasses

任务型阅读（十二）

FactsabouthotandcoldplacesonEarth!

TheSaharaDesert（撒哈拉沙漠）

TheSaharaDesertinNorthAfricaisoneofthelargestandhottestdesertsintheworld.Inthesummerthetemperature

duringthedayoftenreaches40℃.Thehighesttemperatureeverwas58℃!ItseldomrainsintheSahara,buttherearestorms

一sandstorms!

TheSaharaDesertisaverydifficultplaceforhumanstolive.Onlyafewplantsareabletogrowinthedryclimate（气候）.

Buttherearemanyoases.Anoasisisaplacewhereplantsandtreescangrowbecausethereiswater.Thereareabout90large

oasesintheSahara,wherepeoplehavebuiltvillages.Someanimalsareabletoliveinthedeserttoo.Themostfamousdesert

animalsare,ofcourse,camels.Theycanliveformanydayswithoutfoodorwater.

Antarctica（南极洲）

Antarcticaisacontinent（洲）whichisunderalmost2kilometersofice.TheSouthPoleisinAntarcticaandisthemost

southernplaceonEarth.Itisalwaysverycold.Inthewinterthetemperaturefallsto-80℃!Peoplehaveneverlivedtherefor

longbecauseitistoocold.Therearescientists,buttheyonlystayforafewmonths.

InAntarcticaanimalsandplantscan'tliveeasilyontheland,buttheseaisfullofcreatures（生物）.

Manydifferentkindsofpenguins（企鹅）andseals（海豹）livethereallyear.Theyspendmostoftheirlivesswimmingin

thefreezingAntarcticawater.Theseaprovideslotsoffoodforthembecauseitisfulloffishandsealife.Thelargestsealsin

theworldlivesinAntarctica.They'recalledelephantseals.

根据上面的短文内容回答问题。

1.inNorthAfricaisoneofthelargestandhottestdesertsintheworld.Thehighesttemperaturewas

2.IntheSahara,villagescanwherethereare.

3.Camelsaredesertanimals.Theycanlivewithoutfoodorwater.

4.ThemostsouthernplaceonEarthiscalled.ThelowesttemperatureinAntarcticais.

5.InAntarcticatherearemanycreaturessuchaspenguinsandseals.arethe

largestsealsintheworld.

【答案】

1.TheSaharaDesert;40℃

2.bebuilt;largeoases

3.themostfamous;formanydays

4.theSouthPole;-80℃

5.differentkindsof;elephantseals

任务型阅读（十三）

NoahWebsterwasbomonOctober16,1758,intheWestDivisionofHartford,wherehisfatherfarmedandwordedasa

weaver.Hismotherwasahousewife.

Fewpeoplewenttocollegeatthatlime,butNoahlovedsomuchtolearnthathisparentslethimgotoYale,Connecticut's

onlycollege.Noahgraduatedin1778.Hedesired（渴望）tostudylaw,buthisparentsdidn'thavemoremoneytosendhimto

school.So,inordertomakealiving,NoahtaughtinGlastonbury,HartfordandWestHartford.Laterhestudiedlaw.

NoahdidnotlikeAmericanschools.Sometimes70childrenofallageswerecrammed（挤满）intoone-roomschoolhouses

withpoorbooksanduntrainedteachers.TheirbookscamefromEngland.NoahthoughtthatAmericansshouldlearnfrom

Americanbooks,soin1783,Noahwrotehisowntextbook.AGrammaticalinstituteoftheEnglishLanguage.Mostpeople

calleditthe“Blue-BackedSpeller^^becauseofitsbluecover.

For100years,Noah'booktaughtchildrenhowtoread,spell,andpronouncewords.ItwasthemostpopularAmerican

bookofitstime.BenFranklinusedNoah'sbooktoteachhisgranddaughtertoread.

WhenNoahwas43,hestartedwritingthefirstAmericandictionary.HedidthatbecauseAmericansindifferentpartsof

thecountryspelled,pronouncedandusedwordsdifferently.HethoughtthatallAmericansshouldspeakinthesameway.He

alsothoughtthatAmericansshouldnotspeakandspelljustliketheEnglish.NoahusedAmericanspellingslikecolorinsteadof

theEnglishcolourandmusicinsteadofmusick.HealsoaddedAmericanwordsthatweren'tinEnglishdictionarieslikeskunk

andsquash.Hespentover27yearswritinghisdictionary.WhenNoahfinishedhisdictionaryin1828,attheageof70,thefirst

Americandictionarycameout.Ithad70,000wordsinit.

Noahdidmanythingsinhislife.Heworkedforcopyrightlaws,wrotetextbooks.AmericanizedtheEnglishlanguage,and

editedmagazines.WhenNoahWebsterdiedin1843,hewasconsideredanAmericanhero.

根据上面的短文内容填空。

1.Aftergraduatingin1778,Noahhadtoworkasbecausehisparentsdidn't

tosendhimtoschool.

2.ThetextbookwhichbyNoahwascalledbecauseitscoverwasblue.

3.In1801,Noahstartedwritingbecauseherealizeditwasnecessaryforall

Americanstospeak.

4.ThethefirstAmericandictionaryhadinit.IttookNoahto

writeit.

5.hisgreatachievements,Noahwasconsideredaswhenhedied.

【答案】

1.ateacher;havemoremoney

2.waswritten;the“Blue-BackedSpeller^^

3.thefirstAmericandictionary;inthesameway

4.70,000words;over27years

5.Becauseof;anAmericanhero

任务型阅读（十四）

Manycompaniestodayholdmeetingstodiscusstheirnewplans.Aspeoplearepayingmoreattentiontotheenvironment

problems,morecompaniesarelookingforwaystoreducetheirbadinfluenceontheenvironment.Manyofthemachievethis

byusingwebmeeting.

WebmeetingisatechnologythatallowspeopletocommunicatebetterovertheInternet.It'saneasywayofhostingand

attendingameeting.Participants（与会者）don'thavetoleavetheoffice.Eachofthemwillreceiveaninvitationwiththe

meetingtimeanddateonit.Whenthemeetingisreadytobegin,theymustsitbeforetheircomputers.

Withwebmeeting,allparticipantscanattendthemeetingattheirowndesks.Theydon'tneedtodriveacartotravelto

andfromthemeeting.Asaresult,nofuel（燃料）isusedandlesstimeistakenupinattendingawebmeeting.

Materialsforthemeetingaresimplye-mailedtoalltheparticipantsbeforeitbegins.Thenparticipantscanjustreadthem

onthescreen.Forthecompany,thisnotonlysaves