2023年中考英语一轮复习 任务型阅读理解 话题一 节日

2023年中考一轮复习任务型阅读理解专题

话题1节日

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Themostlivelydaysofspringhavecome.Thisyear,theSpringEquinox（春分）,the

fourthofthe24solarterms（节气）,fallsonMarch20.Itmarksthepointwhendaytimeand

nightequally（平均地）dividethewholeday.

Afterthisday,daytimewilllastlongerthannight.Therefore,itisnotonlyimportantin

China,butalsoinmanyothercountriesaroundtheworld.SpringEquinoxDayisapublic

holidayinJapan.InIran,itiscalled"Nowruz”,whichisalsoknownastheIranianNewYear.

TheSpringEquinoxisthebesttimeforgoingoutside,admiringflowersandflyingkites

inChina.Therearealsorituals（仪式）thathavebeenkeptovercenturies,suchasbalancing

eggs.TheideaisthatonSpringEquinox,Earth'saxis（轴）isperpendicular（垂直的）tothe

sun.SoEarthissupposedtobemorebalancedonthisday.Ifsusuallyverydifficultto

balanceaneggbecausetheyolk（蛋黄）isoff-center.ButonSpringEquinox,itisbelieved

thattherearesomespecialgravitational（弓I力的）forcesthatcanhelp.However,thisisn't

true.Ifyoufocuslongenough,youcanactuallybalanceaneggonitsendanydayoftheyear.

Allyouneedisalotofpatience.

Butbalancingeggsisstillafuntraditionforpeople.Insomeplaces,peoplepaintthe

eggsinmanycolorsandholdegg-balancingcompetitions.Doyouwanttogiveitatry?

1.WhenistheSpringEquinoxthisyear?

2.WhyistheSpringEquinoxsoimportantinmanycountries?

3.Accordingtothepassage,whatcanwedoonSpringEquinoxDay?

4.IsiteasiertobalanceeggsonSpringEquinoxDay?

5.Howcanwesucceedbalancingeggs?

Readingisveryimportant.WorldBookDayfallsonApril23everyyear.Itencourages

people,especiallyteenagers,todiscoverthepleasureofreading.Itisalsothedaytohonor

greatwriters.

ManycountriescelebrateWorldBookDay.Onthatday,millionsofschoolchildrencan

buybooksatamuchlowerpricethanusualinanybookstoreinEngland.Ithasbeendone

everyyearsince1998.WorldBookDayisalsocelebratedinChina.Youngpeopleshould

spendmoretimereading.Bookscannotchangetheworld,butpeoplecanchangetheworld

bychangingthemselvesthroughreading.

Readinghelpsusbecomemoreknowledgeableandsmarter.Readinghelpsustofollow

thelatestdevelopmentsofscienceandtechnology.Readinggivesusinformationaboutother

culturesandplacesintheworld.Readingisalsooneofthemostimportantwaystolearna

foreignlanguagelikeEnglish.Weallknowthatitisdifficulttolearneverythinginthe

classroom,forexample,thewaysEnglishpeoplearelivingandworkingtodaycanbelearnt

byreading.

Books,magazines,newspapersandotherkindsofreadingmaterialscanhelpustoknow

moreabouttheoutsideworld.Therefore,itisnecessaryforustospendtimereadingevery

day.

6.WhenisWorldBookDay?

7.WhatcanthestudentsdoonthatdayinEngland?

8.DidpeoplecelebrateWorldBookDayinChina?

9.WhydoesWorldBookDaysetup?

10.What'sthepassagemainlytalkingabout?

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ManyChinesepeoplewillwonderwhatpresentstogetfortheirmomsonMother'sDay,

butnotmanyknowMother'sDayisactuallyafestivalfromforeigncountries.Mother'sDay

startedinAmericaandspreadtoChinainthe1980s.Nowitiswidelyaccepted.

WhydoesaforeignfestivalbecomepopularinChina?That'sprobablybecause

traditionalChineseculturealwaysencourageslovebetweenparentsandchildren.For

example,thestoryoVTasteMedicineforMothertellsusthe子女的）loveofEmperor

WenoftheWesternHanDynasty.Hismotherhasbeensickforthreeyears.Heoftenstayed

upatherbedsideandcaredforherdayandnight.Hetastedthemedicinefirstbeforeshe

drankit.Thesubjectof"motherlove“isalsorepeatedinmanyChineseancientpoems（诗），

like"SongofthePartingSon（《游子吟》）"byMengJiao,apoetoftheTangDynasty.Now

thistouchingpoemisstillamustintheschooltextbooks.ChildreninChinagrowupwiththe

educationoffiliallove.

Onspecialdays,peopleoftenuserosesorforget-me-notstoexpresslove.Peoplethink

carnations（康乃馨）aretheperfectflowersformothersaroundtheworld,butfewofthem

knowthatChinahasitsownformothers—thetigerlily.

Loveformotherscanhavedifferentwaysofexpression.Whatmattersmostislove,not

thefestivalitself.Whatmotherstrulywantisperhapsjustasimpleexpressionoflovefrom

theirchildren.

11.WhendidMother'sDayspreadtoChina?

12.WhydoesMother'sDaybecomepopularinChina?

13.HowdopeoplefeelaboutthepoemSongofthePartingSon?

14.Istigerlilytheperfectflowerformothersaroundtheworld?

15.Whatdomotherstrulywantaccordingtothepassage?

Needareasontobehappy?ThenyouwillbehappytoknowthatMarch20thisthe

InternationalDayofhappiness.TheUnitedNationssetuptheInternationalDayofhappiness

in2012toremindusthathappinessisabasichumangoalandright.Itwascelebratedforthe

firsttimein2013.Onthatday,wecelebratedhundredsof“HappyHeroes^^—thosewhodid

somuchtobringhappinesstoothers.Theyhelpedthehomelesstoliveacomfortablelifeand

thepoorkidstogotoschool.

The2014DayofHappinessactionsaskedpeopletosharepicturesofmakingthem

happy.PeopleallovertheworldshowedtheirfavoritepicturesontheInternet."It'sexciting

toseesomanypeoplesharingphotosofwhatmakesthemhappy.^^Joe,aseniorhighschool

studentsfromCanadasaid.The2015Dayofhappinessactionsgaveattentiononrelationships.

Modernsocietyisleavingmoreandmorepeoplefellinglonely.Onthatday,thousandsof

peopleallaroundtheworldreachedouttomakenewconnectionswithothers.Theyvisited

theirneighbors,gavecallstothedoctorstheydidn'tknowverywell,drovethestrangersto

stationforfree...

Thethemeofthe2020DayofHappinessis"KeepCalm,StayWise,BeKind”.Aswe

faceaglobalcrisistogether,lefsfindpositivewaystolookafterourselvesandeachother.

16.WhenistheInternationalDayofHappiness?

17.WhydidtheUnitedNationssetuptheInternationalDayofHappiness?

18.HowdidJoefeelwhenhesawmanypeoplesharingphotos?

19.Accordingtothepassage,moreandmorepeoplearefeelinghappyinmodernsociety,

aren'tthey?

20.Whatwasthethemeof2020DayofHappiness?

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Oneofthemostimportantactivitiesofourlifeissleep.WorldSleepDayisthespecial

dayforsleeping.It?sorganizedbytheWorldAssociationofSleepMedicine(WASM)since

2008andit'sheldonMarch21steveryyear.

TheaimofWorldSleepDayistocelebratethebenefitsofgoodandhealthysleep.

Eventsinvolvingdiscussions,presentationsofeducationalmaterialsandexhibitionstake

placearoundtheworldandonline.

Sleepqualityplaysakeyroleinpeople'shealth.Thestudiesshowthatthere^elotsof

advantagesifwealwaysgetenoughsleep.Wecanbesmarter,thinner,healthierandmore

cheerful.We511alsohavebetterskin,bettermemoriesadnlongerlives.Whenyouloseeven

onehourofsleepforanyreason,itwillinfluenceyourperformancethenextday.

Ingeneral,adultsarethoughttoneedatleasteighthoursofsleepanight,butarecent

surveyfoundthat,only21%ofthemreallygetafulleighthoursofsleep.Forteenagers,a

healthyamountisabouteighttoninehourspernight.However,about80%ofmiddleschool

studentsdon'tgetenoughsleepbecausetheyhavetoomuchschoolworktodo,orsometimes

theyspendmostoftheirsleeping-timeongamesorTV.

27%ofpeoplethroughouttheworldhavesleepproblems.Nowthereareover80kinds

ofsleepdisorders,andmostpeopleknowlittleabouttheirdanger.So,forourgoodlifeand

work,it'snecessaryforustorealizetheimportanceofsleepandtrytohaveagoodsleep.

21.HowlonghasWorldSleepDaybeencelebratedsofar?

22.WhatisthepurposeofWorldSleepDay?

23.Whatwillhappenifwesleeponehourlessthanweshould?

24.Whydon'tmostmiddleschoolstudentshaveenoughsleep?

25.Whatsuggestionwillyougiveaboutourbettersleep?

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WorldNoTobacco（烟草）Day:ProtectOurYouth

WorldNoTobaccoDayfallsonMay31steachyear.ItwasstartedbytheWorldHealth

Organization（WHO）in1988toletmorepeopleknowtheharmfuleffectsofsmoking.

Twonationalsmokingsurveys,madebytheChineseCenterforDiseaseControland

Preventionamongjuniorhighschoolstudentsin2014and2019,showedthatcigarette（香烟）

smokerswere2%feweroverthepastfiveyears.However,e-cigaretteshavebecomemore

popular:thenumberofstudentswhoknewaboute-cigaretteswas24.9%higherand

e-cigarettesmokersrosefrom1.2%to2.7%.

Researcherssaythatthekeytosmokingcontrolistokeepchildrenandteenagersfrom

cigarettesande-cigarettes.Ifpeopledevelopasmokinghabitwhentheyareyoung,theywill

moreprobablybecomelifetimesmokers.What'sworse,thoseyoungpeoplewhodon'tsmoke

arestilloftenexposedto（暴露于）second-handsmoke,whichisalsodangeroustotheir

health.

The33rdWorldNoTobaccoDayin2020focusedonpreventingyoungpeoplefrom

smoking.Smokingcontrolresearcherscalledonyoungpeopletostayawayfromcigarettes

ande-cigarettesandkeepahealthylifestyle.Inresponse,anti-smoking（反吸烟）activities,

suchashealthlecturesandspeechcontests,havebeenheldinmoreandmorejuniorhigh

schoolsrecently.

26.Whichhasmoreusersthanbeforeinjuniorhighschools,thecigaretteorthee-cigarette?

27.Whyarechildrenandteenagersthekeytosmokingcontrol?

28.Whatmayharmyoungnon-smokers?

29.Whathavethejuniorhighschoolsdonetosupportsmokingcontrol?

30.WhydoyouthinkWorldNoTobaccoDayisonthedaybeforeChildren'sDay?

参考答案：

1.OnMarch20.2.Becauseafterthisday,daytimewilllastlongerthannight.3.Wecango

outside,admireflowers,flykites,balanceeggsandsoon.4.No,itisn't/No.5.Byfocusing

longenough.6.OnApril23.7.Theycanbuybooksatamuchlowerprice.8.Yes,they

did.9.Toencouragepeopletodiscoverthepleasureof