江苏省扬州市梅岭中学2019-2021年三年中考二模英语试卷分类汇编：任务型阅读

江苏省扬州市梅岭中学教育集团

2019-2021年三年中考二模英语试卷分类汇编

任务型阅读

2021年江苏省扬州市梅岭中学教育集团中考二模英语试卷

五、任务型阅读（共10空；每空1分，计10分）

阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处

所填单词的正确形式。（每空一词）

BecauseofCOVID-19,itisusefulformanypeopletowearmaskstoavoidillness.Infact,

maskshavebeenhelpinghumansforcenturies.Let'stakealookatsomethingaboutmasks.

1stcentury

Duringthatperiod,manypeopleinRomanEmpirelivedahardlifeandhadtowork

undergroundinmines（矿井）tosupporttheirfamilies.Butafterseveralyears'work,mostof

themhaddifficultybreathingnormallyandfinallydied.

Tosolvethisproblem,PlinytheElder（23-79AD）,aRomanphilosopherandnaturalist,

recommendedtheuseofanimalbladder（膀胱）skinstostopdustfrombeingtakenin.Afterthat,

hisideawasconsideredtheveryfirstrecordedmaskinvention.

16thcentury

EarlyinventionsdidnotstopwithPliny.Manycenturieslater,Italianartistandinventor

LeonardodaVinci（1452-1519）,putforwardasuggestionofusingawetclothoverthefaceto

protectagainsttheharmfulchemicals.

19thcentury

Thedesignofthemasktookabigstepforwardinthe19thcentury.In1848,AmericanLewis

Hassleyfirstlystartedtopatent（注册专利）aprotectivemaskforminers,whichwasalandmark.

Masksatthisstageweresimilartogasmasks.Later,in1897,Polish-AustriandoctorJohannvon

Mikulicz-Radeckidesignedasimplemaskmadeofonelayerofgauze（纱布），recommending

medicalworkerstowearittopreventinfection.Sincethen,surgicalmaskshaveappeared.

20thcentury

In1910,anepidemicbrokeoutinNortheastChina.ChinesedoctorWuLiandedesigneda

cheapfacemaskcalled"Wu'smask”.Madeoftwolayersofsurgicalgauze,itcouldbe

wrapped（缠绕）aroundthebackoftheheadandtiedinaknot.Thismaskwaspraisedbyexperts

aroundtheworld,asitwaseasiertomakeandhadalowerproductioncost.

Modernexploration

Withthedevelopmentofsciencetechnology,thematerialsinmaskshavebeenimprovedto

betterprotectitswearer.Forexample,in2012whenChinasufferedfromsmog（雾霾），mask

modelssuchasN95andKN90becamehighlypopular.Inthefuture,maskswillcontinueto

improve,hopefullysowillthehabitsofhumans.

The56ofthemask

Wearingmasksisofgreat57toprotectoneselfagainsttheillness.Infact,maskshavebeen

helpinghumansforcenturies.

1stcentury♦ManypeopleinRomanEmpirecouldn'taffordtheirfamily,58theyworked

undergroundinmines.Butafterseveralyears'work,mostofthemhaddifficulty

breathingnormallyandfinallydied.

♦ItwasPlinytheElderwho59withthisproblembyrecommendingtheuse

ofanimalbladderskinstostopdust.Thisisthefirstrecordedmask.

16th♦Toavoidtheharmfulchemicals,LeonardodaVinci66asuggestionof

centuryusingawetclothoverthefaceforus.

19th♦In1848,AmericanLewisHassleybecamethe61persontopatenta

centuryprotectivemaskforminers,whichwasalandmark.

♦In1897,Polish-AustriandoctorJohannvondesignedasimplemaskmadeofone

layerofgauzeandrecommendedmedicalworkerstowearit.Thatwas62

surgicalmasksappeared.

20th♦In1910,thefacemaskcalled"Wu'smask”wasspokenhighlyofbyexperts

centuryaroundtheworld,asitcost63andwasmademoreeasily.

Modem♦Withthedevelopmentofsciencetechnology,thematerialsinmaskshavebeen

exploration

improvedtoreducethe64ofgettingillness.

♦Inthefuture,itis65thatmaskswillcontinuetoimprove,aswellasthe

habitsofhumans.

答案:

56.history57.use58.so59.dealt60.provided

61.first62.how/when63.less64.risk65.hoped

江苏省扬州市梅岭中学教育集团2020届九年级第二次模拟考试英语试题

五、任务型阅读（共10空；每空1分，计10分）

阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处

所填单词的正确形式。（每空一词）

Yangzhoupaper-cutting,whichhasahistoryofover2,000years,isknownforitsclearlines,

finepatterns,simpleimages,creativetechniques.Itrepresentsthepaper-cuttingstylesofSouthern

China.Yangzhoupaper-cuttingcanbedatedbacktotheSuidynasty,makingYangzhouoneofthe

placeswherepaper-cuttingfirstbecamepopular.

IntheSuidynasty,thepeopleofYangzhouhadthecustomofcuttingcolorfulpaperorsilks

tocelebratefestivals.OnceEmperorYangcametoYangzhouinwinterand

theflowersandtreeswithered（枯萎）.Heorderedthemaids（女仆）tocutfinesilksinto

flowersandleavesandusethemtodecoratethetreesandponds.Sincethen,ithasbeenapopular

folkdecorationinYangzhou.

IntheTangdynasty,thepaper-makingindustrywashighlydevelopedandalargeamountof

high-qualitypaperwasmade.Thishelpedpromotethedevelopmentofthepaper-cuttingart.

IntheQingdynasty,thepeopleofYangzhoubecameinterestedinwearingfineclothes,

particularlyembroidered（绣花的）clothing.Theembroiderypatternswerebasedonpaper-cuts.

Manycraftsmen（工匠）mademoneytosupporttheirfamiliesbytheartofpaper-cutting.Since

thelateQingdynasty,therehavebeentwooutstandingmasterpaper-cutters,ZhangJinshengand

hissonZhangYongshou.

AfterthePeople'sRepublicofChinawasfounded,theChinesegovernmentrealizedthe

importanceofpaper-cuttinglikemanyotherfolkarts.In1955,theAgencyofFolkArtsandCrafts

wassetup,wherefolk,artistswereorganizedtogetherandgivengoodworkingconditions,which

greatlyinspiredtheircreativity.In2007,ChinaPaper-cutsMuseumopenedtothepublicinthe

backgardenoftheWang'sResidence.

TheHistoryand56ofYangzhouPaper-cutting

57Clearlines,finepatterns,simpleimages,creativetechniques.

Origin（起源）It58intheSuidynasty.

Peopleusually59festivalsbycuttingcolorfulpaperor

IntheSuisilks.

dynastySeeingnothingonthetrees,EmperorYangorderedhismaidsto

60themwithflowersandleavesmadeoffinesilks.

IntheTangPaper-Cuttingwasdevelopedquicklybecauseofthe

dynastydevelopmentofpaper-makingindustry.

Different

IntheQingPeopleshowed61inwearingfineclothes.

periodsin

dynastyManycraftsmenmadea62bytheartofpaper-cutting

history

TheChinesegovernmentwas63oftheimportanceoffolk

arts.

Afterthe

Folkartistswere64withgoodworkingconditions,which

foundingof

greatlyinspiredtheircreativity.

thePRC

Tillnow,ChinaPaper-cutsMuseumhasbeenopenfor

about65years.

答案:

56.Development57.Feature(s)/Character(s)/Style(s)58.started/began

59.celebrated60.decorate61.interest62.living

63.aware64.provided65.thirteen/13

江苏省扬州市梅岭中学2019届九年级中考二模英语试题

五、任务型阅读(共10空；每空1分，计1()分)

阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。

FourSimpleWaystoBetterYourWriting

KeepItSimple

Myfirsttipforimprovingyourwritingis:keepitsimple.

Now,Iknowit'sbettertokeepthingssimpleanddoitwell,ratherthanover-complicate(使过

分复杂)everythinganddoitbadly.

So,inEnglishwritingexams,youwanttoshowoffyourEnglish,butyouwanttoshowoff

yourrightEnglish,notallthisEnglishthatyoudon'tknoworhavenlearntyet.

HaveaCollectionofSetPhrases（固定搭配）

Inordernottomakemistakes,it'sareally,reallygoodideatohaveacollectionofsetphrases

andkeywordstha,tyoucanuseintheexam.Makesurethatyouhavedifferentwaysto...

Compare：inthesameway,atthesametime

Giveyouropinion：frommypointofview,inmyview

Addinformation:inaddition,besides

So,thafsjustaverybrieflistshowingyouexactlywhatyouneedtostudytobefully

preparedforanyEnglishwritingexam.

ReduceYourWordNumber

Useasfewwordsaspossibletoreduceyourwordnumber.

Avoidpointlesswordslikevery,alot.Replacethem,instead,withastrongword.Byusing

strongwords,youcanreduceyourwordnumberbyafairbit.

Anotherwayisavoidingthereisandthereare.Wewanteverythingtobeasclearaspossible.

Thus,youcanincreasethequalityofyourwriting.

CheckYourWork

Tipnumberfour.Studentswillmakesomestupidmistakeswhenthey'rewriting.Afterbeing

askedtocorrectthemistakes,theywillsay,“Wealreadyknowthis.Soeasy!”andifsbecause

theydon'tchecktheirwork.

Ipersonallythinkit'smuchbetterifyouwritelessandcheckmore.Fewerwords,high

accuracy（准确率）.Thenyouwillmakeyourwritingbetter.

FourSimpleWaystoBetterYourWriting

•Keepthingssimpleanddoitwell56._________ofover-complicating

everythinganddoingitbadly.

Keepitsimple

•ShowoffyourEnglishbypresentingrightEnglishbutnottheEnglish

57._________ornotlearnt.