高考英语复习34：任务型阅读

高考英语复习34：任务型阅读

一、任务型阅读

1.（10分）（2019•江苏）请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当

的单词。

TheCostofThinking

Despitetheirmanydifferences,allhumanbeingsshareseveraldefiningcharacteristics,suchaslargebrains

andtheabilitytowalkuprightontwolegs.

Thefirstuniquehumancharacteristicisthathumanshaveextraordinarilylargebrainscomparedwithother

animals.Itseemsobviousthatevolutionshouldselectforlargerbrains.Mammals（哺乳动物）weighingsixty

kilogramshaveanaveragebrainsizeof200cm2.Modernmanhasabrainaveraging1200-1400cm2.Weareso

fondofourhighintelligencethatweassumethatwhenitcomestobrainpower,moremustbebetter.

Unfortunately,thatisnotthecase.

Thefactisthatahugebrainisahugedrain-consumptionofenergy-onthebody.I'snoteasytocarry

around,especiallywhenboxedinsideamassiveskull（倾骨）.It'sevenhardertoprovidesenergy.Inmodernman,

thebrainaccountsforabout2-3%oftotalbodyweightbutitconsumes25%ofthebody'senergywhenthebody

isatrest.Bycomparison,thebrainsofapes（类人猿）requireonly8%ofrest-timeenergy.Earlyhumanspadfor

theirlargebrainsintwoways.Firstly,theyspentmoretimeinsearchfood.Secondly,theirmusclesgrewsmaller

andweaker.It'shardlyanobviousconclusionthatthisisagoodwaytosurvive.Achimpanzee（黑猩猩）can'twin

anargumentwithamodernman,butitcantearthemanapartlikearagdoll.

Anotheruniquehumancharacteristicisthatwewalkupright.Standingup,it'seasiertofindfoodorenemies.

Inaddition,theirarmsthatareunnecessaryformovingaroundarefreedforotherpurposes,likethrowing

stonesorsignaling.Asaresult,humanscanperformverycomplextaskswiththeirhands.

Yetwalkinguprighthasitsdisadvantage.Thebonestructureofourancestorsdevelopedformillionsofyears

tosupportacreaturethatwalkedonallfoursandhasarelativelysmallhead.Adjustingtoanuprightposition

wasquiteachallenge,especiallywhentheboneshadtosupportanextra-largeskull.Humankindpaidforits

broadvisionandskillfulhandsbackachesandpainfulnecks.

Weassumethatalargebrainmakeshugeadvantages.Itseemsobviousthatthesehavemadehumankindthe

mostpowerfulanimalonearth.Buthumansenjoyedalloftheseadvantagesforafull2millionyearsduring

whichtheyremainedweakandmarginalcreature.Thushumanswholivedamillionyearsago,despitetheirbig

brainsandsharpstonetools,livedinconstantfearofmeat-eatinganimals.

TheCostofThinking

Introduction•Largebrainsfortheirbodiesandtheabilitytowalkuprightaretwo

________ofhumanbeings.

The________oflarge•Thelargerbrainsmaynotbebetterbecauseofthecost.

humanbrains•Thebigbrainsmakeitharderforthebodytomovearoundand

consumemoreenergy.

•Theanimalbrainrequiresless________whenthebodyisatrest.

•Largehumanbrainsconsumemorefood,andweakenmuscles.

The________ofwalking•Walkinguprightmakesiteasytofindfoodor________againstenemies.

upright•Freedhandscanservesome________purposeandperform

complextasks.

•Walkinguprightchallengesthehumanbonestructure,and________

thesizeofbrains.

•Walkinguprightresultsin________sufferings.

Conclusion•Withalargebrain,humanbeings________otherbeingsintermsof

intelligence.

•Weakandmarginal,humanbeingsremained________ofmeat-eating

animals.

2.（25分）（2019•天津）阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

HazeMabry,whohasworkedasaschoolkeeperforthirteenyears,walksintotheschoolbuildingeveryday

andemptiesgarbagecans,wipesdownbathroomsandmopswetmessesinthehallways.

LastFriday,afterhearrivedattheschool,insteadoffindinggarbagetocleanup,hefoundalmost800

studentsliningthehallwayswithhandmadecards,blowingnoisemakersandsingingafull-throatedhappy

birthdaytohim.Itwashis80th.Ashewalkedthelonghallway,somepoppedoutoflimetohughim.They

handedhimsomanycardsthattheyfilledseverallargeboxes.Touchedbytheirenthusiasticexpressionof

affection.Mabrythankedthemall.HThey'relikemychildren,"Mabrysaid.

Onaregularday,studentsattheschoolsometimescomeuptohimtosaythey'renotfeelingwellorother

timestotellhimaboutsomethingthathappenedatbreak.Heknowsmostofthekidsattheschool,butcan't

nameeachone.Someofthemmakehimknowthem.LikeFaith,whooftenforgetsherbackpackinthecafeteria,

andLucy,whojustwantsahug.

"Hewon*tbrag(夸耀)onhimself,butitdoesn'tmatterwhathe'sdoingorwherehe\s,hewillalwaysstop

whathe'sdoingtotakecareofachildifthatchildishavingabadday.Ifachildapproacheshim,hewillpauseto

givethatchildhisundividedattention.He'sthemostlovedoneinthisbuilding,"saidLoriGilreath,areading

teacher.

Mabryworkscirclesaroundallthestudents,cleaningupmessesothersdon'twanttotouch.Hedoesn't

expectalot.Mabrysaidhehadn'tplannedtodomuchforhismilestonebirthday,sohewashappythestudents

hadpreparedthesurprisecelebration.

Overtheweekend,heworkedthroughthepilesofhandmadecardsathishouse.Onecardfromastudent

stoodouttohim.Itread:"Mr.Haze,youaremysunshine//

(1)WhatisMabry'sdailyworkasaschoolkeeper?(nomorethan5words)

(2)HowdidthestudentscelebrateMabry'sbirthday?(nomorethan15words)

(3)WhatdoestheunderlinedwordinParagraph2probablymean?(1word)

(4)WhyisMabry'spresenceattheschoolimportant?(nomorethan10words)

(5)Whoisthe"sunshine"inyourlife?Pleaseexplain.(nomorethan20words)

3.(10分)(2018•江苏)请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当

的单词。每个空格只填一个单词。

HowArtsPromoteOurEconomy

Whenmostpeoplethinkofthearts,theyimaginetheendproduct,thebeautifulpainting,awonderfulpiece

ofmusic,oranaward-winningperformanceinthetheater.Butartsgroupsbringbroadervaluetoour

communities.Theeconomicimpactoftheartsisoftenoverlookedandbadlyjudged.

Theartscreatejobsthathelpdeveloptheeconomy.Anygivenperformancetakesatourbusfullofartists,

technicalexperts,managers,musicians,orwriterstocreateanappealingpieceofart.Thesepeopleearnaliving

wagefortheirprofessionalknowledgeandskills.

Anothergroupoffolksisneededtohelpmarkettheevent."Ifyoubuildittheywillcome"isamisleading

belief.Painters,digitalmediaexperts,photographers,bookingagentsandpromotersarehiredtosellticketsand

promotetheevent.AccordingtotheDallasAreaCulturalAdvocacyCoalition,artsagenciesemploymorethan

10,000peopleasfull-orpart-timeemployeesorindependentcontractors.

Asuccessfulartsneighborhoodscreatesarippleeffect(连锁反应)throughoutacommunity.In2005,when

theBishopArtsTheatrewasdonatedtoourtown,thelocationwasconsideredapoorareaoftown.After

investingmorethan$1millioninreconstructingthebuilding,webeganproducingafullseasonoftheater

performances,jazzconcerts,andyear-roundartseducationprogramsin2008.Nearly40percentofjazzlovers

liveoutsideoftheDallascitylimitsanddriveorflyintoenjoyaneveningintheBishopArtsDistrict.

Nodoubtthetheaterhascontributedtothearea'sdevelopmentandeconomicgrowth.Today,thereare

galleries,studios,restaurantsandnewlybuiltworkspaceswhereneighborsshareexperiences,wherethereis

renewedlifeandenergy.Inthisway,artsandculturealsoserveasapublicgood.

TecoTheatricalProductionsInc.madeuseofBloomberg'sinvestmentof$35,000togetnearly$400,000in

publicandprivatesectorsupportduringthetwo-yearperiod.Further,Dallasartsandarts-basedbusinesses

produce$298foreverydollarthecityspendsonartsprogrammingandfacilities.InPhiladelphia,ametroarea

smallerthanDallas,theartshaveaneconomicimpactofalmost$3millionandsupport44,000jobs,80percent

ofwhichactuallylieoutsidetheartsindustry,includingaccountants,marketers,constructionworkers,hotel

managers,printers,andotherkindsofartworkers.

Theartsareefficienteconomicdriversandwhentheyaresupported,theentiresmall-businesscommunity

benefits.

Itiswrongtoassumeartsgroupscannotmakeaprofit.Butinordertostayinbusiness,artsgroupsmust

producereturns.Ifyouareastudentstudyingthearts,chancesareyouhavebeenill-advisedtohaveaplanB.

Butthosewhotrulyunderstandtheeconomicimpactandcanworktochangethepatternscancreateawide

rangeofcareerpossibilities.

ArtsasaneconomicdriverOurcommunities________fromartsintermsofeconomy.

________ofarts'promotingArtsactivitydemandsa(n)________effort.Itinvolvescreation,performance,and

oureconomy

★Artistsmakealivingthroughtheircreativework.

★Othersgetpaidbymarketingtheevent.

Artshaveagraduallyspreading________.Theycouldhelppromoteother

industrieswhethertheylieinsideoroutsidearts.

★Besidestickets,somejazzloverswillpaytheir________toandfromthe

events.

★Artscontributetoculturaldevelopmentwhenpeoplegathertogethertoshare

theirexperienceandrenewtheirenergy.

Investmentinartscouldproducepotential________economicresults.

★TeCouseda$35,000artinvestmenttoattractanoverallsupportof$400,000.

★InDallas,onedollarinvestedinartscouldharvestandextraordinaryreturnof

nearly$300.

★InPhiladelphiatheartshavecreatedabout35,000jobopportunitiesfor

workers________artsindustry.

ArtstudentsmakingagoodWiththese________inmind,artstudentsneednotworryabouttheircareerand

livinghavea(n)________plan.

4.（5分）（2018•浙江）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项

为多余选项。

Movingintoanewhomeinanewneighborhoodisanexcitingexperience.Ofcourse,youwanttomakesure

thatyoubecomeanacceptedandvaluablepartofyournewneighborhood.Theeasiestwaytoaccomplishthisis

tomakesureyouconductyourselfasagoodneighborshould.

Perhapsoneofthemostimportantthingsyoucandoasagoodneighboristokeepyourproperty(房产)neat,

clean,andingoodrepair.Bychoosingtokeeptheoutsideofthehomeingreatshape,youwillhelpto

improvethelookandfeelofthearea.

Second,taketheoverallappearanceoftheneighborhoodseriously.Whengoingforawalk.Takealongasmall

garbagebag.Thissmallactwillletyourneighborsknowthatyoucareaboutthearea.

Ifaneighborisgoingtobeoutoftown,offertocollectmailandnewspapers.Ifaneighborsuffers

anillness,offertodothegroceryshopping.Letthemknowyouaretheretohelpinanywaythisacceptable,

whilestillrespectingtheprivacyofyourneighbor.

Byfollowingthebasicrulesofrespectingothers,takingcareofwhatbelongstoyou,andtaking

prideintheappearanceoftheneighborhoodingeneral,youwillquicklybecomeagoodneighborthateveryone

appreciates.

A.Ingeneral,keepaneyeontheirpropertywhiletheyaregone.

B.Agoodneighborisalsoonewholikestohelpoutinsmallways.

C.Beingagoodneighborismoreorlessaboutconsideratebehavior.

D.Sometimesneighborsmaygotothesupermarkettogethertodoshopping.

E.Shouldyoucomeacrosswastepaperthrownoutofapassingcar,pickitup.

F.Peopletendtolakeprideinkeepingeverythingintheirstreetfreshandinviting.

G.Hereareafewtipstohelpyouwinovereveryoneintheneighborhoodquickly

5.(25分)(2019高三下•红桥模拟)阅读短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

Whenweweregrowingupinourgrandparents'home,Jack,mygrandfather,wasalwaysinhisroomsittingin

thechairandlisteningtotheradio.Thevoicesspeakingfromthemetalboxdayandnight,taughtusthatthere

wasalargerworldoutside.Hewouldrolltheblackdial(亥!|度盘)backandforthuntilthesignalwasclear.Then

hewouldlisten.

Nowheisoldandfallsill.WhenIwenttovisithim,hesaidtome,"IdisliketheInternet.Theproblemisthat

we'relosingprimarycontactwitheachother.Nomoreshakinghands.Everyoneissobusy.Wewanttoomuch

andintheprocessofgettingitwemisssomuch.*'Hestoppedforawhile."Itmakesmelonelyandsad."Thenhe

lookedatme,"Ijustwanttohearyourvoices."

Ithinkofallthevoicesontheradiohehasspentalifetimelisteningto.Iasked,"Howdidyoubecome

interestedinradio?""Idon'tknow,"hesaid."Itwasanotherwaytoreachpeople.Iwasalwaysinterestedin

searchingforabettersignal,aclearer,morepowerfulsignalthatcouldcommunicatewithsomeone

somewhere."

"AndI'lltellyouanotherfunnything:youcanelectronicallyeliminateallkindsofnoisefromthesignal,but

youcan*tgetridofnaturalnoisecausedbythunderandlightning,rainstorms,orsnowstorms."

Heclosedhiseyesandsmiled."Iwasjustthinkingthatinspiteofallourtechnologies,maybewehaven't

progressedthatfarashumanbeings.Weshouldn'tforgetwestillhavethesamebasicneeds."

(1)WhatdidJackusetodoinhisroom?(Nomorethan12words)

(2)WhydidJackrolltheblackdialbackandforth?(Nomorethan5words)

(3)HowisJackfeelingnow?(Nomorethan8words)

(4)Whatdoestheunderlinedword"eliminate"inParagraph4mean?(1word)

(5)Whatshouldyoudotosolvetheproblemoflosingdirectcontactwithothers?(Nomorethan20words)

6.(25分)(2019•河西模拟)阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

Sevenyearsago,mywifetoldour6-year-olddaughteraboutourweddingweekend.Mywifehadmovedback

hometospendtheweekendwithherfamily.

AsIwastuckingourdaughtehn(把女儿的被子掖好)laterthatnight,sheaskedifshecould"comehomelike

mommydid"whenshegotmarriedoneday.(Hopefully,onedayfaroffintothefuture...)Itoldherourhouse

wouldalwaysbeopentoher.Shegavemeabighugandakissonthecheek.Shewasextremelyhappy.

Afterafewseconds,Icouldseehermindchurning(思绪翻腾)一thehappinessdissipated.Shepushedher

fingerintomybellyandtoldmeinlowspirits,"Yourbellyistoobigandyouaretoofat.Idon'tknowifyouare

goingtomakeit."

Iwasshocked.ItwastruethatmyhealthhadfallenintoahugedeclineinthepreviousfiveyearsasIwas

buildingContegix.Ihadnotthoughtofitasdestroyingafuturewithmyfamily.A6-year-oldgirlsawwhatI

missed.

Idecidedtorunamilethenextmorning.Icouldn'tmakeit1/4mile.Ididn'tgiveupandwentoutthenext

morning.

Sevenyearslater,Ihavelost60poundsandregularlyrunultramarathons.Iattemptedmyfirst100mileslast

August,butImissedtheterminalpointatmile87afterrunningonatornhamstring(腿筋撕裂)fortheprevious

79miles.

Yet,themostimportantdistanceIwillevergowillbewalkingherdowntheaisle(结婚)oneday.Iwouldnot

makeitifithadn'tbeenforthehonestyandinnocenceofa6-year-old.

(1)Whywastheauthor'sdaughterhappy?(nomorethan15words)

(2)Whatdoestheunderlinedword"dissipated"inParagraph3mean?(oneword)

(3)WhathappenedtotheauthorashewasbuildingContegix?(nomorethan10words)

(4)Whatdoestheauthorregularlydosevenyearslater?(nomorethan5words)

(5)Whatdoyouthinkoftheauthor?Pleaseexplain,(nomorethan25words)

7.(10分)(2019•如皋模拟)请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最

恰当的单词。

Doyouknowthelookofwonderandjoythatchildrengetontheirfacewhentheylistentosomeonereading

themastory?Schoolsacrossthenationarebringinginvolunteerstoguidechildreninthisveryway.Ifyou

simplyenjoyspendingtimewithchildren,beingareadingvolunteercanbeagreatwaytohelpsupportthe

upcominggenerationofreaders.

Readingvolunteersworkwithelementaryschoolagechildrentopromotereading.Theymayreadbooksto

children,listentochildrenreadaloud,ordistributebookstoschoolchildren.Readingvolunteerspromotethe

activityofreading,ratherthanfocusingonteachingreadingskills.Theymayreadtoawholeclassofchildren,to

asmallgroup,orbeassignedachildtoreadtoone-on-one.Duringthetimetheyspendwithnewreaders,

readingvolunteersencouragethemtolearntoread.

Almostanyonewhoknowshowtoreadcanbeareadingvolunteer.Highschoolstudents,collegestudents,

parents,grandparents,andpoliceofficersarejustanexampleofthekindsofpeoplewhobecomereading

volunteers.Beingabletoreadandwantingtospendtimeinspiringchildrentoreadaretheonlyskillsneededto

beasuccessfulreadingvolunteer.

Severaleducationalresearchstudiesshowthatchildrenwhoareinvolvedinprogramswithadultreading

volunteersimprovetheirschoolperformancelevels.Forexample,in1998,researcherSaraRimm-Kaufmann

foundthatfirstgradersinvolvedinaprogramwithanadultreadingvolunteerthreetimesaweekhadbetter

letterrecognitionandreadingskillsthansimilarfirstgraderswhohadn'tbeeninvolvedinsuchgroups.In2000,

theEugeneResearchInstitutefoundthatfifthgraderswhohadbeenin"SMART",anadultvolunteerliteracy

program,were60%morelikelytohavegrade-levelscoresinstandardizedreadingtests.Moreover,a2006study

byBrianVolkmannshowedthatchildrenwhowerereadtobyadultvolunteershadimprovedschoolattendance,

whichisamajorpredictorofhighschoolgraduationrates.

Inaddition,readingvolunteersthemselvescangainalotofbenefitsthatrangefromexpandingtheirpersonal

networkstoaddingvaluableskillstotheirresumes.Theyalsoenjoythespecialtimetheygettospendwith

youngchildren.Manyvolunteershaveheart-warmingstoriestosharewiththechildrentheyreadto.The

volunteersknowthattheyareinspiringyoungchildrenwithaprovededucationalstrategy.So,ifyouhavetime,

energy,andskilltosupportchildren'sliteracy,itisagoodideatosignuptobeareadingvolunteer.

Topic:ReadingVolunteers

Generalinformation★Readingstoriestochildrencanbringthemmuchpleasure.

★Employingreadingvolunteersforkidsisa________practiceinschools

nationwide.

★Beingareadingvolunteerisagoodwaytosupportchildren.

Theworkofareadingvolunteer★Readtochildren,listentothemreadorgiveoutbookstothem.

★Payattentiontothereadingitselfinsteadofteachingreading________

tochildren.

★Offer________tothemwhilenewreaderslearntoread.

forbeingareading★Havethebasicreadingability.

volunteer★Havethedesiretoinspirechildrentoread.

ofreadingvolunteer★Improvetheschoolchildren'sskillsat________lettersandreading.

programs★Enablechildrento________standardizedtestsmoreeasily.

★Inspirechildrentoavoid________classes.

★Developandimprovevolunteers*________withothers.

★Admitvolunteerstoobtainvaluableskillstoincreasechanceof

landinga________.

★Givevolunteersopportunitiestoenjoythehappytimewithchildren.

8.（4分）（2019•金山模拟）Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthesentencesgivenbelow.

Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.

TheNorthStar

Amongthepileofstarsintheuniverse,thereareacouplethatareofgreatimportancetopeopleonEarth.

Thesun,ofcourse,isoneofthem.TheotherisknownasPolaris,theNorthStar.Therefore,itisa

greatcompass（指南针）.WhenpeopleinthenorthernpartofEarthlooktowardPolaris,theycanbecertainthat

theyarefacingnorth.ThepermanenceofPolarisinthenorthskyhashelpedcountlesspeoplefindtheir

destinations.

Beforetheinventionofmodernnavigationtools,sailorsreliedonPolaris.Fromthetopoftheirships,sailors

wouldlookforPolaristofigureouttheirplaceatsea.Theyfiguredouttheanglebetweenthestarandthe

horizontodeterminetheirlatitude（纬度）.Aslongastheequationswerenotwrong,theresultswerevery

reliable.PolarisalsoletsailorsdetermineNorth,South,East,andWest.

Tothosewhosailatnight,changeablestormsanddarkcloudsweremorethanannoyingthings.It's

possibleforacaptaintomakeanaccidentalwrongturn.Theshipcouldbecomestrandedatsea,andthe

frustratedcaptainwouldhavenowaytogettheshipbackontherightcourse.Thesailor'sfearswouldn'tbe

relieveduntilthecloudsclearedandPolariscamebackintoview.Eventoday,sailorssometimeschoosetosteer

byusingPolarisonclearnights.

TheBigDipper,aconstellationthatiswellknowninastrology,appearstorevolvearoundPolaris.

ThehandleoftheBigDipperalwayspointstotheNorthStar.Whenpeoplegetlost,it'scomfortingtoknowthat

theirproblemscanberelievedbylookingatthesky.

A.It'snotdifficulttotellthePolarisapartfromthepileofotherstarsintheuniverse.

B.PeoplewhoarelostcanberelievedbygazingupatPolaris.

C.Byknowingdirectionsandtheirlocation,sailorscouldeasilysteertheirships.

D.TheycoulddestroyentirejourneysbyblockingtheviewofPolaris.

E.It'scertainthatthePolarisispartofaconstellation（星座），whichisnotfarfromit.

F.Itisspecialbecauseitistheonlystarthatalwaysappearstobeinthesameplaceinthesky.

9.（4分）（2019•静安模拟）Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthe

box.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.

A.Theanimals,tosomeextent,becometoolstous.

B.Althoughviolenceagainstzooanimalsisoftenreported,theissueofanimalwelfarehasarousedlittle

attentionrecently.

C.Bytakingaselfie,youshowthatyou'repartofthatexperience.

D.Thecomparisonbetweencagedanimalsandwildonesareappealingtopeople.

E.Similarincidentsarearegularoccurrenceinnaturalsettings.

F.Thecommonfactoristhatsomepeoplearenotrespectinganimal.

Recently,inthequestforaselfie（自拍）,awomanclimbedovertheconcretebarrierofaJaguar（美洲虎）

enclosureatWildlifeWorldZoo,Arizona.Thejaguarrippedintoherarm.Bystanderspulledherawaybeforethe

animalcouldinjureherfurther.She'sfine-soisthejaguar.

Thisisn'tthefirsttimeastoryofapersonactingrudelytogetclosetoawildanimalmadeheadlines.Lastyear,

amanjumpedintoalionenclosureatazooforaclose-upphoto.MultipletouristsinYellowstone

NationalParkhavebeenattackedbybison（野牛）whenthey'vegottentoocloseforaphoto.

It'scommonsensenottogetclosetowildanimalsthatcanhurtyou.It'swhyzooshavebarriers-sometimes

multiplewalls-tokeeppeopleseparatedfromanimals.Signspostedeverywherestatetheobviouswarning.Keep

yourhandsoffthecage.

"Yetanimalshavebecomelessrealtous,"saysanenvironmentalist.Weseeexoticanimalsmostfrequentlyin

managedsettingslikezoos.Peoplearetryingtotakeadvantageoftheirraritytoshowoffonsocial

mediaandignoretheirfierceness.

Mediaoftennormalizeinteractionwithdangerousanimals.Seeingamanlike"LionWhisperer"Kevin

Richardsonregularlyplay-fightwithlionsonTV,maysendthemessagethattheseanimalsaren'tsodangerous

afterall.

Socialmediaarealsoperfectlypositionedtocontributetotheriseofanimalselfies.Gettinglikesand

commentsprovideinstantsatisfaction.Yourself-esteemactuallygetsatemporaryboost.Toholdontothat

feeling,peoplemaygotomoreandmoreextremestoshowcasethemostexcitingversionsofthemselves.Itmay

notbeenoughtogetaphotoofabeautiful,dangerousanimalfromoutsideacage.

People'scarelessapproachcanputtheanimal'ssafetyatriskaswell.Zooanimalsoftenmustbekilledto

protectthepersonwho'senteredtheirspace.Infact,thrill-seekersactivelyendangerthelivesofanimals.

withthezooenvironment,theytakeitforgrantedthatanimalsarethereforpeople,ignoringthefact

thatanimalsandhumansarebothequalexistentsinthenature.

10.（10分）（2019•城中模拟）请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个

最恰当的单词。

注意：每个空格只填1个单词。

Atotalof604peopleinjuredinachemicalplantexplosiononMarch21inXiangshui,JiangsuProvincewere

stillreceivingmedicalcareinnearbymedicalfacilities,including19incriticalconditionand98seriously

wounded.Thefirequicklyspreadto16neighboringenterprises,withthelatestdeathtollat64.

Atthesametime,rescuerswerebusyinspectingchemicalplantsdamagedintheexplosionforpossible

poisonoussubstanceleaks.Sincetheexplosion,sixroundsofsearchandrescuemissionshavebeenlaunched,

andthesearchareahasbeenexpandedfrom1.1squarekilometersto2sqkm.Morethan4,500medical

workersand116ambulanceshavesofarparticipatedinrescuework.TheNationalHealthCommissionsent16

leadingexpertstotreattheinjured.AsofthenoonofMarch24,victimswerebeingtreatedin16hospitals.

Specializedtreatmentplanshadbeenmade