八年级任务型阅读

1、八年级任务型阅读1阅读下面短文，按要求完成下列表格，回答最多不超过5个单词According to the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention(CDCP)(疾病预防控制中心), if you dont often wash your hands, you can pick up viruses(病毒) from many places and make yourself ill. Youre at risk(危险) every time you touch your eyes, nose or mouth. In fact, one of the

2、 most common ways people catch colds is by rubbing(揉) their noses or their eyes when there are cold viruses on their hands. If you dont often wash your hands, especially when youre sick, you may spread the viruses directly to others. You should wash your hands in the following situations:after using

3、 the bathroom;after blowing your nose or coughing;before eating, serving or preparing food;after touching pets or other animals;after visiting anyone who is sick;when your hands are dirty.Theres a right way to wash your hands. Follow these simple steps to keep your hands clean: use warm water(not co

4、ld or hot); wash for 15 seconds; rinse(冲洗) your hands well in warm running water and dry them with a clean towel.Information CardWays to stop the spread of viruses(1)_Situations in which you should wash your handsAfter using the bathroom.Before (2)_.After touching (3)_Correct way to wash your handsU

5、se running water which is (4)_Time needed to wash your hands(5)_ 2 Ive got some information for everyone going to Britain next month. As you know, youll be staying with a family for two weeks. Now the most important thing is money. You should take about 30 in cash(现金) and about 200 in travelers cheq

6、ues (支票). Then when you arrive at the airport youll be met by our host(主人) family. You must remember to wear a red shirt so the family will find you easily. Ive told them to look out for the red shirts. Youll also need to take with you 4 photos of yourself and, of course, its very important that you

7、 take the school letter. While you are there, if you have any problems, you can call our agent(代理人). Ill give you her office phone number now: Its 580-4436 and the person to ask for is Mrs. Belcher, thats B-E-L-C-H-E-R. Shes in the office from 9-5 every day. OK! Thats everything. Have a good trip.根据

8、短文内容填写下表，每空词数不限：GOING TO BRITAINMoney-cash: 30 -traveler cheques: (1) Wear: (2) Take: (3) Office phone number: (4) Ask for: (5) 3 In junior middle school, kids study English writing, maths, science, and so on. At noon, the students eat lunch at school. The usual lunch is meat, vegetables, fruit, bre

9、ad and a drink. However, students prefer pizza, hot dogs and hamburgers with a soda to drink. American children like sugar, and after the meal they can have a small piece of cake or a cookie. Students dont sleep for a short time in the afternoon. After lunch, they dont begin classes again until 3 oc

10、lock. They go to school on weekdays and take classes for six hours each day and then return home. Parents allow their kids to play or watch TV until supper at 6 p.m. After supper, they do their homework. Sometimes there is a family activity where children can be with both parents after dinner. Satur

11、days and Sundays are kids free days. They can do what they want to do at home.Daily School Life in AmericaSchoolJunior middle schoolSchool subjects1_, maths and sciencePlace of Lunch for students servedAt 2_Students favorite foodsPizza, _3_ and hamburgersHow many hours of school a week4_Time for a f

12、amily activity5_ 4 A solar-powered(太阳能动力的) plane has passed an important test On the wav to travel around the world. The plane took off from an airport in Switzerland at 45 km an hourIt slowly rose above the fields and into the skyDuring the 90-minute flight，the plane did several turns. It climbed n

13、early 1.6 km above the countrysideThere has never been an airplane of that kind that could fly-never an airplane so big，so light and using so little energy .said Bertrand Piccard， a leader of the projectEngineers Plan to test a night flight soonThey plan to travel around the world in that plane in 2

14、012We want to fly it day and night with no fuel(燃料)，Piccard said. Piccard and the pilot Andre Borschberg will take the plane around the worldThey will make a few stops to change places，to rest after a long time in the air and to show off their aircraftThe plane flies at 70 kilometres per hour on ave

15、rageThat is faster than a bikeThe pilots will keep the plane in the air for up to five days at a time。根据短文内容，完成下表。 A plane uses suns power to flywhere The plane_ from an airport in _howThe airplane is _, light and using little_whenIt will travel around the world_How fastIt can fly at_How long_ 5Here

16、 is the result of a survey of the changes of transportation means in ChinaIn the l970s，people usually went to work on foot or by bikeThere were few buses or cars. From the l980s to 1990s，bikes and buses were the most popular means of transportationNow，more and more people drive their cars to workIt

17、is believed that more and more people can go to the moon by spaceship some dayLook at the table(图表)There are 50 students in Class TwoHere is the result of a survey of ways of getting to schoolWays of getting to schoolPer centOn foot; by bike; by bus20%;30%;30%By car; by subway10%;10%根据短文内容，完成下表。 In

18、the _1_People _2_ to work on foot or by bikeFrom the 1980s to 1990sPeople went to work by bike or by_3_At _4_People drive their cars to _5_Ways of getting to school_6_waysThe number of riding bikes_7_ students 6 One of the most pleasant parts of travel is sharing your stories with people when you ge

19、t back homeAnd thats what wed like you to doThe True Stories section of our magazine is for your strange experiences，heartwarming tales，and funny stories on your tripSo do you have a good story?E-mail us at TrueStoriesBudgetTravelcom or mail us at True Stories，Budget Travel，530 7th Ave，New York，NY l

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23、 Budge Travel, 530 7th Ave., New York, NY 10018Time_3_ November_4_,2011 to November 30th,2011.Things to rememberKeep the story within _5_ words and _6_ it as the body of the e-mailSend the best _7_ and _8_ itTell us your _9_ phone number and _10_ address 7阅读下面的短文，并根据短文内容填表格：What do you think of the

24、most important inventions in the world? The TV? The printing? The telephone? Or the computer? A report shows that they are not the only important inventions. Here are three other important inventions.One of the simplest inventions is the toilet. Before toilets, waste ran into rivers from peoples hou

25、ses. Illnesses were common in big cities, and it was often difficult to find clean drinking water.Animal food is another important invention. Before the invention, most animals were killed every autumn because there was not enough food for them in winter. After hay became a kind of common animal foo

26、d, animals could live through the long winter.The third great invention is glasses. Glasses help people read, write and do “close work” after the age of forty-five. Without glasses, the world would be difficult for the people above forty-five. Important _1_Some most important inventionsThe TV, the _

27、2_, the _3_, the computerThree other important inventionsBefore the inventionsthe _4_5_ ran into rivers from peoples houses_6_ were common in big citiesIt was often difficult to find _7_ drinking waterhay, animal foodMost animals were killed in _8_ because there wasnt enough food in winter_9_Reading

28、, writing and “close work” would be difficult for the people over _10_ 8The Chinese are very generous when it comes to educating their children. Some parents send their children to the best schools or even abroad to England, the US or Australia, regardless of how much this costs. Many also want thei

29、r children to take extra-curriculum activities where they either learn a musical instrument or ballet, or other classes that will give them a head start in life. The Chinese believe that the more expensive an education is, the better it is, so parents often spend unreasonable amount of money on educ

30、ation. Even poor couples buy a computer for their son or daughter.However, what most parents fail to see is that the best education they can give their children is usually very cheap. Parents can see that their childrens skills vary; they will usually be skilled in some areas while poor in others. W

31、hat most parents fail to realize though, is that todays children lack self-respect and self-confidence.The problem is that parents are only educating their children on how to take multiple-choice tests and how to study effectively. They are not teaching them the most important skills they need to be

32、 confident, happy and clever.Parents can help achieve this by teaching their children practical skills like cooking, sewing and other housework.Teaching a child to cook will improve many of the skills that he will need later in life. Cooking demands patience and time. It is an enjoyable but difficul

33、t experience. A good cook always tries to improve his cooking, so he will learn to work hard and gradually finish his job successfully. The result, a well-cooked dinner, will give a child a lot of satisfaction and confidence.An old machine such as a broken radio or TV set that you give your child as

34、 a toy may make him curious and arouse his interest. If he will spend hours looking at it, and try to mend it; your child might become an engineer when he grows up. Such activities do more than teach a child to read a book; but rather they teach them to think, and to use their minds. This is much mo

35、re important than learning by reading a book.TitleHow Chinese Parents Should (1) _ Their ChildrenCommon practicel Being (2) _ with money when it comes to education.l Sending them to the best schools or (3) _ l Taking extra-curriculum activities so as to (4) _ a head start in life.l Spending more mon

36、ey than they can (5) _ on education.Bad resultsChildrens lacking in self-respect and self-confidenceSuggested (6) _l Teaching their children practical skills, which are of the greatest(7) _l Cooking.l Sewing.l Other housework.l (8) _ a broken radio or TV.(9) _ resultsl To make the children hardworki

37、ng and confident.l To enable them to (10) _ and to use their minds. 9下面是对将来生活的描述，请将描述与上面图片配对。A Planes will be very large so flying will be very cheap. Fuel(燃料) will be expensive. Everyone will have a small car.B It will be hot all year, so the winter will be very short. It will get warm at the North

38、 Pole, so the seas will be very rough(不平静的). The summer will be hot and the winter will be warm. But there will be bad weather in spring and autumn. There will be heavy rain and strong winds.C Homes will be warm in winter and cool in summer, so theyll be very comfortable. Well use the sun to heat(给热

39、量) our homes. No one will be cold and therell be lots of hot water.D Computers will be very small, so theyll be very light. People will do many things on the Internet.E Machineswill do the dull jobs on farms and in factories and offices, so no one will do heavy work. People will work three days a week. Theyll have long holidays and lots of free time.76._ 77._78._79._80._ 10 It was already late when we started going to the next town. It was about 15