中国科技大学附属中学英语任务型阅读专项练习试卷

中国科技大学附属中学英语任务型阅读专项练习试卷一、英语任务型阅读1．阅读下面短文，并用英语回答问题（请注意每小题后面的词数要求）。

Mr.Reynolds,myteacher,handedusalistofthoughts,andaskedustowriteapaperononeofthosethoughts.Ichosethetopic"Iwonderwhythingsarethewaytheyare."

Iwrotedownallthequestionsthatpuzzled（困扰）meaboutlife.Irealizedthatmanyofthemwerehardtoanswer，andperhapsotherscouldnotbeansweredatall.WhenIhandedinmypaper，IwasafraidthatImightfailbecauseIdidnotanswerthequestions.

Thenextday,Mr.Reynoldshandedmethepaperandaskedmetoreaditfortheclass.TheotherstudentsbecamequietasIbegantoreadmystory：

Mum,whyaretherosesred?Whyisthegrassgreenandtheskyblue?WhydoIhavetograduate（毕业）？WhydoIhavetogrowup?WhydoIhavetobecalled"Grandma"oneday？

Dad,whycan'tIstayoutuntil12:00?WhydoImissmyoldfriends?WhydoImissbeingathome?Whydoyoulovemesomuch？Mum,Dad,whydidyouhavetoleaveme?Ineedyou.

Attheendofmystory,IlookedatMr.Reynolds,andIsawatearslowlycomingdownhisface.ThenIrealizedthatlifeisnotbuiltontheanswerswereceive,butonthequestionsweask.（1）Whywasthewriterafraidthatshemightfail？（不超过10个词）（2）Whatdidtheteacheraskthewritertodofortheclass？（不超过15个词）（3）Whatdidthewriterrealizeattheendofthestory？（不超过15个词）2．阅读短文，回答问题及翻译划线部分的句子。

Itissaidthateveryonehastwoboxeshungonournecks.Thesmallboxatthefrontisfullofotherpeople'smistakes,whilethebigoneatthebackisfilledwithourownshortcomings（缺点）.Mostoftime,it'seasytofindotherpeople'smistakes.It'shardforustoseeourmistakesbehindus.

AboycalledTony,alwayslookedatthefrontboxtocheckwhatwasinit.Hesawotherpeople'smistakesveryquickly.WhenBenwasimpatientwithhim,hesaidtoBen,"It'ssoeasyforyoutogetangry.Itishardtobefriendswithyou."

HetoldhismotherthatMichaelwasdishonest."Michaeltakesmythingswithoutasking.Andheforgetstoreturnthem."Tonyhimselfdidnotlikesharinghisthingswithanyone.

WhenJohnwastootiredtogohikingwithhim,hesaid,"Youaresuchanunfriendlyperson."

HethoughtNickwastooproudofhisrichparents.ButTonywassoproudofhimselfbecausehecouldnotseeanyofhisownmistakes!①Hecouldnotunderstandwhyhedidn'tgetonwellwithothers.Thenhismothersaidtohim,"Ifyouchangetheboxesaround,maybeyoucanfindtheanswer."Hediditashismothersaid,andhisfaceturnedred.②他发现自己并不比其他同学更好.（1）What'sinthebackbox？（2）DidTonyalwayslookatthefrontbox？（3）WhatdidTonythinkofhisfourclassmates？（4）请将划线的句子①翻译成为中文.（5）请将划线的句子②翻译成为英文.3．任务型阅读，根据短文内容，完成表格中所缺信息，每空不超过三个单词。

OnMay5th,2017,atShanghaiPudongInternationalAirport,China'sfirstHomemadejetairliner（喷气式客机）,theC919,tookoffsuccessfullyforthefirsttime.IthastakenabouttenyearsforthescientistsandresearcherstomakethisChinesedreamcometrue.It'saprideofthewholenation.Sofar,morethan23countrieshavealreadyordered570C919planesfromChina.ButwestillhavealongwaytogobeforetheC919carriespassengersby2020.

What'smore,Chinaisworkingonthenewhigh-speedtrainswiththehighestspeedof400km/h.Itwillbereadyby2020.Manycountries,especiallytheonesinCentralAsia,SoutheastAsia,theMiddleEastandEasternEurope,areplanningtobuildhigh-speedraillinesortoimprovetheirrailwayswiththehelpofChina.

Chinahasmadegreatprogressinbothscienceandtechnology.Anditmakesagreatcontribution（贡献）tohumans，too.AllofthesearechangingthedailylifeofChinesepeople，evenofthepeoplearoundtheworld.（1）WhendidtheC919takeoffsuccessfullyforthefirsttime？（2）HowlonghasittakenthescientistsandresearcherstomaketheC919？（3）Howmanycompanieshavealreadyordered570C919planesfromChina？（4）AremanycountriesplanningtoimprovetheirrailwayswiththehelpofChina？（5）WhatfieldshasChinamadegreatprogressinaccordingtothepassage？4．阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题。（请注意问题后的词数要求）

[1]Intoday'sworld,themostsuccessfulcompaniesaretheoneswhounderstandhowimportantitistomakecontacts（联系）aroundtheworld.However,doingbusinessindifferentcountriesisn'tsimple.Itisimportanttoknowthelocalcustomsandtraditionsofthepeopleyouaredealingwith,whichisthebestwaytoimpress（使…印象深刻）yourhosts.

[2]OneexamplethatcomestomindisofaGermancompanythathasrecentlytriedtogain（获得）anewcontractinSouthKorea.TheGermanvisitorsarrivedattheKoreancompany'sofficeearlyinthemorningandspentthewholedayinlongmeetings.Bytheevening,theGermansweresotiredthattheypolitelyturneddowntheKorean'sinvitationtogooutfordinneranddrinks,sincetheywantedtoreturntotheirhotelandgetsomerest.TheGermansdidnotunderstandthatinSouthKoreabusinesstalksoftencontinueintotheevening.TheGermansonlycametorealizethattheyoffended（冒犯）theirhostsaftertheyhadlostthecontract.

[3]InEuropeortheUSA,businessisseldomdiscussedintotheevening.However,itisimportanttobeontimeforameeting.Ifyouare①__________,yourhostsmaythinkyoudonotcare.Infact,itisbettertoarriveatleasttenminutesbeforethemeetingstarts.Thisway,youcanshowhowkeen（强烈的）youaretodobusinesswiththem.Youwillalsohavetimetotalkwithyourhostsbeforeyousitdowntodiscussbusiness.

[4]However,inmanycountriesmeetingsmaynotstartontime.Therearemany②_____________forthis,suchastransportdifficulties,unusualweatherandthebreakdownofcars.

Sometimesthetimeofdayisalsoimportant.InSouthAmericaandmanycountriesinsouthernEurope,peoplehaveashortsleepafterlunch.Therefore,ifyoutrytoarrange（安排）ameetingfortheearlyafternoon,youmayfindthatnotmanypeoplewill③__________,orthatyourhostswillbeunhappy.（1）AccordingtoParagraph2,whydidtheGermanspolitelyrefusetheKorean'sinvitationtogooutfordinneranddrinks?（Nomorethan15words）（2）What'sthetraditionofbusinesstalksinSouthKorea?（Nomorethan10words）（3）WhereisitcommonforpeopletohaveashortsleepafterlunchaccordingtoParagraph4?（Nomorethan10words）（4）Fillineachblankinthepassagewithaproperword.①________

②________

③________（5）TranslatetheunderlinedsentenceinthethirdparagraphintoChinese.（6）Accordingtothepassage,whatshouldwepayattentiontoifwewanttodobusinessindifferentcountries?Why?（Nomorethan25words）5．根据短文内容完成表格，每空一词。

LeonardodaVinci（莱奥纳多·达多奇）wasafamousartistwhowasborninItaly.Hewasalsoagreatinventor.Manyofhisinventionshavebecomeimportantinmodernlife.AlthoughLeonardohatedwar,heinventedmanydifferentmachinesusedforwar.Hismostspecialinventionwasthemachinegun,whichwasproducedandusedinwar.Besides,Leonardospentdaysthinkingabouthowtosavetime.Hedevelopedideasforsomethinglikecuttingmachines.

Leonardwasastrangeman.Heneveratemeat.Thatwasveryunusualinthosetimes（时代）.Heneverpublished（发表）scientificdiscoveries.Heusuallyusedmirrorwriting,whichlookslikeusualwritinginamirror,startingfromtherightsideofthepageandmovingtotheleftside.

Onlyafewofhispaintingsarelefttoday.Manypaintingswerenotfinishedbecausehethoughttheywerenotperfect.

Leonardowastalentedandcreative.Hewasregardedasoneofthemostintelligentmenintheworld.LeonardodaVinciHisstatus（身份）Notonlyanartistbutalsoan________HisinventionandideasThemachine________Ideasforsomethinglikemachinesusedto________

HisstrangebehaviorsHeneveratemeat.Heneverpublisheddiscoveriesconnectedwith________

Heusedmirrorwriting.________onlyafewofhispaintingsarelefttodayBecausemanypaintingswerenotfinished.6．根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

"CanIseemybaby?"askedthehappynewmother.Whenthebabywasinherarms,shefoundthebabyhadbeenbornwithoutears.

Timeproved（证明）thatthebaby'shearingwasperfect,Hegotonwellwithhisclassmates.Butoneday,herushedhomeandsaidtohismotherwithtearsinhiseyes,"Aboy,abigboy…calledmeafreak（怪胎）."Theboygrewup.Hedevelopedagift,atalentforliterature（文学）andmusic.

Theboy'sfatherhadameetingwiththefamilydoctor."Couldanythingbedone?"heaskedthedoctor,

"IbelieveIcouldgraft（移植）apairofouterears,ifyoucouldgetthem,"thedoctorsaid.

However,twoyearswentby,nobodywantedtooffertheyoungmanears.Thenonedaythefathersaid,"Son,someonewilldonatehisearstoyou.Butit'sasecret,"Theoperationwasagreatsuccess.

Timekeptthesecret,butthedaydidcome...Theyoungmanstoodwithhisfatherbesidehismother'sbody.Slowly,thefatherheldoutahandandraisedthethick,brownhair.Tohissurprise,thesonfoundhismotherhadnoouterears.

"Mothersaidshewasgladsheneverletherlonghairbecut,"hesaidgently,"andnobodyeverthoughtMotherlessbeautiful,didthey?"

Realloveliesnotinwhatisdoneandknown,butinwhatisdonebutnotknown.（1）Whatwaswrongwiththebaby?（2）Whydidtheboyrushhomecryingfromschooloneday?（3）Theboydidn'tknowwhohaddonatedtheouterearstohimbeforehismother'sdeath,didhe?（4）Whodonatedtheearstotheboyinfact?（5）Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellusthroughthestory?7．从方框中选择恰当的句子补全短文，使文章内容完整、通顺。ImprovingListeningSillsintheClassroom

Listeningisaskillthatneedstobelearnedandusedwelltobeabletosucceedinanyenvironment.Intheclassroom,greatlisteningskillsmeanthedifferencebetweenasuccessfulstudentandonewhostruggles（挣扎）inschool.

Cometoclassrested.

________Whenyourbodyiswelltakencareof,yourmental（精神的）focuswillbemuchbetter.Ifyoucometoclasssleepyortired,itmaybeimpossibleforyoutokeepyoureyesopenandconcentrate（集中）onwhattheteacherissaying.

________

Haveeverythingyouneedatthestartoftheclass.Ifyouhavehomework,makesureyouarereadytohanditin.BringoutyournotebookandpensoyoucanstarttakingdownnotesAlso,trytoreadyourtextbooksbeforecomingintoclass.Itwillhelpyouunderstandmoreeasilywhatyourteacheristalkingabout.

________

Whenyou'reinthefrontoftheclass,you'llhaveaneasiertimehearingwhattheteacherhastosayyouwon'thaveadaydreamwhentheteacherisnearyou.

Takedownnotes.

Writedownwhatyouhearinclass.________ItwillalsomakeyouconcentratemoreonwhatisbeingsaidSoyoucanproperlytakenotes.Trytoconcentratewhenyouareinclasssothatyouareabletogetthekeypointsduringalecture.________Onceyoulearntechniquestohelpyouwiththisskill,youshouldseeanimprovementinyourlistening.A.Beprepared.B.Sitneartheteachers.C.Listeningisaskillthatisdevelopedlittlebylittle.D.Thismakesiteasiertorememberwhatisbeingdiscussed.E.Makesureyouhadagoodnight'ssleepandhadagoodbreakfast.8．根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

Whatcanwedotohelpprotecttheenvironment?Itseemsuselesstojustpickupapieceoftrash（垃圾）,butwhatwillhappenifyoukeepdoingiteveryday?TommyKleyn,anordinarymanfromtheNetherlands,maygiveyoutheanswer.TommyKieynwalkedpastapollutedriveronhiswaytoworkeveryday.Itusedtobeabeautifulview,butthetrashonthebankmadeitdirtyandsmelly.SoTommydecidedtopickupthetrashalongtheriveralittlebitatatimeafterwork."Ittookmeabout30minutestofillonegarbage（垃圾）bagwithtrash,butonegarbagebagdidn'tseemhelpfulinaplaceaspollutedasthis.IdecidedtofillonebagoftrasheachdayasIpassedby,"Tommysaid.Everyday,TommytookpicturesoftheriverandsharedthemonhisFacebookpage.Tohissurprise,injustsixdays,hehadmadegreatprogresswithhiscleanupeffort（努力）.Hefelthappyandkeptdoingit.Gradually,moreandmorepeopleknewaboutTommy'sstory.Otherpeopleinthecommunitybeganfollowinginhisfootstepsandcleaninguptrashontheirwayhome,too."Theideaistoencouragepeopletofillonegarbagebagwithlittereachday.Itonlytakes30minutes,butitreallymakesadifferenceandyouwillbeamazedathowgoodyoufeelafterwards,"hesaid.Peoplefromallovertheworldhavebeenmovedandinspired（激励）byTommy'sstory.Noeffortisuselessifwekeepdoingiteveryday.Ordinarypeoplelikeyouandmecanalsomakeadifferencetotheworldweliveinifwetakeactionsrightnow.（1）WhatdidTommyKleynwalkpastonhiswaytoworkeveryday?（2）WhatdidTommydecidetodoafterwork?（3）WheredidTommysharethepicturesoftheriverthathetook?（4）WhobeganfollowinginTommy'sfootstepsandcleaninguptrash?（5）Whatcanyoulearnfromthestory?9．阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的方框中所给的A、B、C、D、E、F、G七个选项中，选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项只能选一次，选项中有两项为多余选项。

Firesdohappen.Ifthereisafire,youmightnothavemuchtimetodecidewhattodo.Beingpreparedandknowingwhattodoearlycansaveyourlife.________Yourfamilyshouldpracticethisgetting﹣outplan.________

Ifyouhavesuchameetingplaceoutside,youcanquicklymakesurethateveryoneisoutofthehouse.

Youshouldalsorememberthatsmokeisusuallyfarmoredangerousthanthefire.Apersoncandieafterjustafewminutesinasmokefilledroom.________

Finally,beforeyouopenanydoors,alwaysfeelthedoorlockfirst.Ifthedoorlockishot,firemustbeontheothersideofthedoor.________

Youwillhavetofindanotherwayout.Thesearesimplesuggestions.________.A.Yourfamilyshouldalsohaveameetingplaceoutside.B.Themostimportantthingistohaveagetting-outplan.C.Sincesmokerises,staylowtothefloor.D.Goupstairstothetopofthebuilding.E.Ifyoucanrememberthem,youwillbemuchsaferinafire.F.Donotopenit!G.Canyouusewatertoputoutthefire?10．阅读以上信息,用恰当的词完成下面的表格,每空一词。

HaveyoueveraskedyourrelativesorfriendsifthereisWi-Fiintheirhouses?HaveyoueversearchedforWi-Fiwhenyouareatrestaurantsorhotels?Theanswerswillprobablybe"Yes".MostofuswantWi-Fieverywhereasifwecan'tlivewithoutit.ButwecanonlyusefreeWi-Fiinsomepublicplaces.Westillhavetospendsomemoneyaccessing（连接）theInternetatmosttime.Herecomesapieceofgoodnews.

Arich,powerfulorganizationintheUSAcalledtheMediaDevelopmentInvestmentFund（MDIF）hasdecidedtochangetheageofonlinecomputing（计算）completelybygivingfreeWi-FitoeverypersononEarth.TheywillsenduphundredsofsatellitesintolowEarthorbit（轨道）in2015.

Thisisbecausetheyhavemadeasurveyandfoundthatonly60%oftheworld'spopulationhavebeenabletogetinformationontheInternet.Andthisisalsobecausemanycountriesareunabletoofferpeoplethenecessaryinfrastructure（基础设施）toaccesstheweb.WecanexpecttousefreeWi-Fieverywhereinthenearfuture.

Presentsituation●________ofuswantWi-Fieverywhereasifwecan'tlive________

it.●AccessingtheInternet________ussomemoney.Whattheorganizationwilldo●MDIFhasmadea________

tosenduphundredsofsatellitesintolowEarthorbitin2015sothatforevery________

onEarth,therewillbefreeWi-Fi________.________●Only60%oftheworld's________

havebeenabletogetinformationontheInternet.●Manycountriescan't________

peoplewiththenecessaryinfrastructuretoaccesstheweb.Whatwecanexpect●FreeWi-Fiwill________

theworldinthenearfuture.11．A）信息归纳：阅读下面的短文,根据短文内容完成信息卡。

In1945，6planesand17mendisappearedwithoutasign,allinoneday.ThiswasFlight19.Flight19'scaptainwasLieutenantCharlesTaylor.Flight19wasausualflight.Ittookoffatabout2:10p.m.fromMiami.TheweatherwasverynormalonthatDecember5thof1945.Amessagewasreceivedat4：00p．m.thattoldaboutpilotTaylornotknowingthewaytogobecausehiscompass（指南针）wasrunningaroundandaround.

Afterthat，itwasneverheardfromagain.Whilesearchingforit，asearchplanewasalsolost.ThesearchforthebothcontinueduntilDecember10thofthatsameyear.NoneofthethingsfromFlight19'splanes，orfromthesearchplane，waseverfound.Itisoneofthemostinfamousdisappearances.SearchingforFlight19lastedfivedays，andcovered380，000squaremiles.Dr.Kripkesuggeststhattheaccidenthappenedbecauseofavortex（涡流）.InformationCardThetimewhentheaccidenttookplace________.Flight19'scaptain________.TheweatheronthatDecember5thof1945________.ThetimeofsearchingforFlight19lasted________.InDr.Kripke'sopinion,thereasonoftheaccident________.12．阅读短文并回答后面的问题。

Thefamousscientistandthinker,CharlesDarwin,wasbornonFebruary12,1809.Asaboy,Charleslikedtogoforwalksinthefieldsandforests.Heenjoyedwatchingnature,andcomparingwhathesawwitheverythinghehadreadinsciencebooks.

Atsixteen,DarwinwassenttoEdinburghUniversitytobecomeadoctor.Buthewasinterestedinthehistoryofnature.ThenhewassenttostudyinCambridgeUniversity.Helefttheuniversityin1831.SometimelaterheheardthattheshipBeaglewasgoingonatriptoSouthAmericaandwantedascientist.Histeacheradvisedhimtogo.SowhentheBeagleleftEnglandinDecember,1831,Darwinwasonit.Thetriplastedalmostfiveyears.

In1842DarwinwenttoliveinKen.Darwinunderstoodthatplantsandanimalsarenotalwaysthesame,andthattheyreallychange.By1859Darwinhadfinishedhisfamousbook"TheOriginofSpecies".Darwincontinuedhisstudiesinsciencebeforehediedin1882.（1）In________,DarwinwassenttoEdinburghUniversitytobecomeadoctor.（填空,使意思完整）（2）DidDarwinwanttobeadoctor?Why?（请完整回答这个问题）________（3）WhatdowelearnfromDarwin'sstudies?（请完整回答这个问题）________

13．配对阅读：左栏是五段电视节目内容的解说词，右栏是七个节目。请将这五段解说词与其节目名称配对。________

Whenyouneedhelpforyourhomework,gotothelibrary.Youmayfindmagazines,newspapers,andbigdictionariesthere.Theycanalwayshelpyou.________

Forfamilieswithchildren,animportantproblemisgettingthechildrenawayfromthetelevisiontodotheirhomework.________

Evenifyoucouldbuytheworld,youcouldn'tbuyahappyfamily,goodfriendsorknowledge.________

TheLostWorldisanexcitingAmericanfilm.People,especiallyschoolstudents,maylikeit.________

Peoplemightgrowplantsandvegetablesintheseainabout50years.A.TheImportanceofKnowledgeAtalkbetweenafamousteacherandsomestudents.B.MoneyIsn'tEverythingAtalkaboutmoneywithyoungpeople.C.AmericanFilmsAnintroductiontonewAmericanfilms.D.Today'sNewsItwilltellyoutheimportanteventsaroundtheworldeveryday.E.StudyToolsThefamousteacherLinHuiwilltellyouaboutsomeusefulstudytools.F.FarmsintheFutureAprogramaboutscienceinthefuture.G.ParentsHeadacheAseminar（讨论会）withparentswho14．阅读以下5段语言材料，请找出与他们相匹配的小标题。TheSecretofSuccess①________Yourbestchanceofsuccessisbydoingwhatyoureallywanttodo.Askyourself,"Ifmoneyforfree?"Thenjustdowhatyouliketodo.②________Thinkaboutwhatyouaregoingtodo.Youhavetostartsomewhereanditmaybequitearealbeginning.Whetheryouarebeginninginbusinessoryou'redreamingtobeastar,youhavetostartatthebottom.③________Greatambition（目标）isnecessary.AnEnglishstudentcalledRichardBransonopenedastudentmagazinewhenhewasonly16yearsold.Buthedidn'tstopthere.Healsoopenedarecordbusinesswithmanyshops,andnowhiscompanyhasplanes,trainsandcars.④________Theonlypeoplewhosucceedwithouthardworkarelottery（彩票）winners.Youneeda"cando"attitude（态度）andyoumustworkstepbystep,whichwillhelpyougetwhatyoureallywant.Youareontherightwaytowinthesuccess.⑤________Ifyoualwayssaysomeoneissuccessful,itdoesn'tmeananythingtoyou.Learnfromthosewhohavealreadysucceededinsomething,especiallywheretheydothesameasyouwanttodo.A.Thinkbig

B.StartsmallC.Followtheleaders

D.FindtheworkyouloveE.Bepreparedtoworkhard15．从A-F中选择最符合段落大意的句子（有一项多余）。借鉴别人的学习方法，是提高学习的捷径之一。请仔细阅读小题中优秀学生的经验总结，并把他们的学习秘诀和相关例子一一配对。A.Domorethanyouareasked.B.Studyanywhere—oreverywhere.C.Studytogether.D.MakeyourselfbusyE.Scheduleyourtime.F.Getyourthingsinorder.①________

Whenateacherassigns（布置）alotofhomework,DomenicaRomandrawsupatimetable,dividingtheassignmentintosmallparts."It'slikeeatingasteak（牛排）,"shesays."Youchewitonebiteatatime."②________

Onestudentputavocabularylistinthebathroom.Helearnedanewwordeverydaywhilebrushinghisteeth.Anotherstudentusedthetimetorememberbiologytermswhilepracticingrunning.③________

Inhighschool,McCrayrantrack,playedfootballandwasinthebandandorchestra."IwassobusythatIcouldn'twastetimelookingforapencilormissingpaper.IkepteverythingrightwhereIcouldputmyhandsonit,"hesays.④________

Inaninternationalclass,Asian-Americans,onaverage,scoredhigherthanotherstudents.TheteacherfoundthattheAsian-Americansdiscussedhomeworkproblemstogether,trieddifferentwaystoworkouttheproblemsandexplainedtheirsolutionstooneanother.⑤________

ChristiisanexcellentstudentattheUniversityofCalifornia.Ifhermathteacherassignsfiveproblems,shedoesten.Ifthehistoryteacherassignseightpagesofreading,shereadstwelve."Partoflearningispracticing,"shesays."Andthemoreyoupractice,themoreyoulearn."16．任务型阅读。假设你们班级在开展英文文学作品阅读活动。请你阅读四则作品片断，在A、B、C、D中找到它们所表达的主题，并完成下面小题。A.Friendship

B.Choice

C.Success

D.Wish（1）WhatIsSuccess—RalphWaldoEmersonWhatissuccess?Tolaughoftenandlovemuch;Towintherespectofintelligentpeople;Andtheaffectionofchildren;________（2）ForeverYoung—BobDylan

MayGodblessandkeepyoualways

Mayyourwishesallcometrue.

Mayyoualwaysdoforothers,

Andletothersdoforyou.

Mayyoustayforeveryoung.________（3）FollowYourOwnCourse—NeilSimonDon'tlistentothosewhosay,“It'snotdonethatway.”Maybeit'snot,butmaybeyouwill.Don'tlistentothosewhosay,“You'retakingtoobigachance.________（4）FriendshipIsLiketheBreez—TerriFanningFriendshipislikethebreeze.Youcan'tholdit,Smellit,Tasteit,Orknowwhenit'scoming.（5）Theabovematerialsare_________________.A.

news

B.

stories

C.

ads

D.

poems17．从A-F中选择其中五个填入短文中相应空格处，其中一个选项是多余。Givingdirectionsindifferentplaces

Ifyouaskpeopleofdifferentcountries"Couldyoutellmethewaytothepostoffice?",youwillgetdifferentanswers.

InJapan,peopleuselandmarksinsteadofstreetnames.Forexample,theJapanesewillsaytotravelers,"Gostraightdowntothecorner.________Thepostofficeisacrossfromthebusstop."

InKansas,America,therearenotownsorbuildingswithinmiles.Soinsteadoflandmarks,peoplewilltellyoudirectionsanddistance.Forexample,peoplewillsay,"Gonorthtwomiles________".

PeopleinGreecesometimesdonoteventrytogivedirections.Theywilloftensay,"Followme."________Sometimesifapersondoesn'tknowtheanswertoyourquestion,heorshe,likeaNewYorker,mightsay,"Sorry,Ihavenoidea."ButinYucatan,Mexico,nooneanswers"Idon'tknow".________Theyusuallygiveananswer,butoftenawrongone.AvisitorcanoftengetlostinYucatan!________Youmightnotunderstandaperson'swords,butmaybeyoucanunderstandhisorherbodylanguage.Heorshewillusuallypointtothecorrectdirection.Gooninthatdirectionandyoumayfindthepostoffice!A.Turneast,andthengoanothermile.B.Butonethingwillhelpyoueverywhere.C.Peopletherethink"Idon'tknow."isnotpolite.D.Turnleftatabighotelandgopastafruitmarket.E.Thenheorshewilltakeyouthroughthestreetsofthecitytothepostoffice.F.Sorry,Idon'tknow,I'mastrangerhere.18．请仔细阅读1—5题中的学习方法的描述，然后从A—F六个选项中，选择最合适的答案。（有一个多余项）Secretsoftopstudents⒈ExampleOne:"IfIdon'tunderstandwhatmyteacherisexplaininginthescience,Iaskhimtosayitagain,"saysAnnaLee."alsoaskingmorehelpedalot."

________⒉ExampleTwo:"Whenateacherasksustodoalotofhomework,"saysDaveRoman"Iwilldrawupatimetableandplantodoitlittlebylittle,soitisn'tsotiring."

________⒊ExampleThree:Onestudentputavocabularylistonthewallofthebathroom.Helearnedanewwordeverydaywhilebrushinghisteeth.Anotherstudentusedthetimetorememberbiologytermswhilepracticingrunning.

________⒋ExampleFour:Inhighschool,Mikeplayedfootball,paintedandwasintheband."IwassobusythatIcouldn'twastetimelookingforapencilormissingpaper.Ikepteverythinginorder."Hesays.

________⒌ExampleFive:Christiisanexcellentstudentattheuniversity.Ifhermathteacheraskshertodofiveproblems,shedoesten.Ifthehistoryteacheraskshertoreadfivepages,shereadsten."Partoflearningispracticing,"shesays,"andthemoreyoupractice,themoreyoulearn."

________A.Planyourtimewell.B.Getyourthingsinorder.C.Speakoutandaskmore.D.Studyanywhereoreverywhere.E.Domorethanyouareasked.F.Makeyourselfbusy19．阅读下面的短文，在下表中填入恰当的内容完成阅读摘记。

MarcoPolowasfromVenice,Italy.In1271,attheageof17,MarcowentonatripwithhisfatheranduncletoChina.Todaypeopleoftentraveltodifferentplacesaroundtheworld.ButitwasveryhardforpeoplefromEuropetovisitChinathen.Afterthreeandahalfyears,thePolosreachedChinain1275.

Whilehewasthere,MarcoPoloworkedforKublaiKhan,theemperorofChina.HewasabletolearnandexperiencemanythingsthatwerenewtoEuropeans.Inhisdiary,hewrote,"KublaiKhan'spalaceisthegreatestI'veeverseen.Thestreetsofthenewcapital,Dadu,aresostraightandsowide."Papermoneyalsotookhimbysurprise,sinceitwasnotyetinuseintheWestatthattime.Homeswereheatedwith"blackstones…whichburnlikewood."Thosestoneswerecoal,andmostoftheEuropeansknewlittleaboutitthen.After17yearsinChina,MarcoandhisfamilyfinallyreturnedtoVenice.Afterhereturnedhome,Marcoc