任务型阅读理解
仔细阅读下面的短文并按要求完成后面的小题。
The giant panda is one of the most popular animals in the world. A giant panda can grow up to 1.5 meters long and weigh up to 160kg. People think the giant panda is very lovely. ①So it is not surprising that the World Wide Fund for Nature chose the giant panda as its symbol. The WWF tells people about animals that they are in danger and raises money to save them.
The giant panda only lives in the wild in China. In the early 1980s, were only 1,000 left in the wild. The main reason why pandas are endangered is that the area where pandas can live has become smaller.
The WWF works to help giant pandas in the wild in many ways. One of the ways that helps them is to increase the size of panda reserves(自然保护区). Some reserves need to be joined together by planting bamboo between them to make “corridors”. These are paths that lead from one reserve to another. No one may harm the pandas in these areas. The corridors let pandas move from one habitat(栖息地) to another to look for food. ②People are working very hard to make sure the giant panda does not die out. How long and heavy can a giant panda grow to be?
将文中划线的句子①改为被动句。
So it is not surprising that _____________________by the World Wide Fund for Nature.Why are the giant pandas endangered?
Give a way to help the giant pandas in the wild, please.
将文中划线的句子②翻译成中文。
We have very busy days from Monday to Thursday, as you will see below. Fridays are pretty busy up until lunch, when most children go home for the weekend.
Besides all of the following activities, there is plenty of swimming practice time, both in the mornings（around 5:30 !）and at lunchtime. There is also lots of time to play after lunch.
The School Day
| 6:00 Rising bell for boarders 6:45 Breakfast for boarders 7:45 School begins(school begins at 08:15 on Mondays) 10:15 Break begins—Boarders get drinks and eat at the school café 10:45 Break ends 12:00 Read in the reading room |
13:00 Lunch in the dining hall 13:30 Rest in dormitories 14:00 Sports and clubs(swimming) 16:00 Juice and fruit in the café 16:10 Sports and clubs(swimming) 17:00 Junior boarders shower Day students depart |
| 17:15 Senior boarders shower 17:15—17:50 Free time 18:00 Supper for boarders 18:40 Juniors go to dormitories 21:00 Lights out |
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。The passage is mainly about a school’s.
| A．advertisement | B．timetable |
| C．teaching plan | D．after class activities |
From the passage, we learn that the students in the school.
| A．have lots of homework to do |
| B．live in the school |
| C．have lots of time to play sports |
| D．go to bed quite late |
Jim is a Junior boarder. He can go to take a shower at.
| A．14:00 | B．17:00 | C．17:15 | D．18:40 |
Jenny is a day student. She canevery Friday afternoon.
| A．have classes | B．go home |
| C．read in the classroom | D．rest in her dormitory |
Jim can’t do some reading after 21:00 because.
| A．The lights are out |
| B．He doesn’t like reading any more at that time |
| C．He has no books to read |
| D．He is asleep |
Books, which give instructions on how to do things, are very popular in the USA today. A lot of books like these begin with titles that start with the words “how to”. Many “how to” books give advice on careers. They tell you how to choose a career and how to succeed in it. If you would like to become very rich, you can buy a book How to Make a Million. If you never make any money, you need a book called How to Live on Nothing.
One of the most popular kinds of books is one that helps you with personal problems. If you are unhappy with your life, you can read How to love Every Minute of Your life. If you are tired of books on happiness, you may prefer a book called How to Make Yourself Sad.. Many of these books help people use their free time better. Some people want books which will give them useful information about sports, hobbies and travels.
Other people use their free time to make repairs and improvements in their homes. They like books which give step-by-step instructions on how to repair things like electrical writing, or how to decorate a house or make it larger.
Why have “how to” books become so popular ? Maybe because life has become so popular. Maybe because life has become so complex. Today people have far more free time to use , more choices to make, and more problems to solve. “How to” books help people deal with modern life.根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。 When one wants to change his job, he probably needs to read.
| A．How to Succeed in A Job |
| B．How to Turn Failure into Success |
| C．How to Choose A Career |
| D．How to Be A Successful Worker |
If you never make enough to feed yourself at all, you can buy a book with the title.
| A．How to Live on Nothing |
| B．How to Love Every Minute of Your Life |
| C．How to Make Yourself Happy |
| D．How to Make Yourself Sad |
Which of the following is not mentioned in this passage ?
| A．How to Drive Car |
| B．How to Repair Electrical Writing |
| C．How to Make Your House Larger |
| D．How to Make Your Room Look More Beautiful |
Why are so many people interested in these books beginning with titles “How to . . .” ?
| A．Because life has become so difficult. |
| B．Because people haven’t much free time to use. |
| C．Because people have more money on books. |
| D．Because people want to deal with all kinds of problems well. |
This passage makes us think that .
| A．“how to” books are helpful |
| B．it’s a waste of time to read “how to” books |
| C．there’s no need to publish so many “how to” books |
| D．people seem to be tired of reading “how to” books |
阅读理解（20 小题，每小题 2 分，共40 分）
One day Mrs Black visited her family doctor, Mr Dodd. Mr Dodd was an old funny man with a beard. “What’s the problem ?” the doctor asked her. “I am very worried about my son, Jake,” Mrs Black said, “I can’t stop him from betting. He spends all his money betting on horse races. And even worse he’ll bet on everything. It doesn’t matter what it is.” The doctor said, “I’ve saved many people from gambling before. Send him to me.”
The next day Mrs Black sent her son to see the doctor. While they were talking , the boy was looking at the doctor’s beard. Suddenly he said, “I bet you $ 50 that your beard is not a real one.” “Oh, no, ” the doctor said. “Can I pull your beard and find out ?” the boy said. The doctor thought this is a good way to teach him a lesson; so he said, “Ok, if my beard is real , you will have to pay me $ 50.” The boy pulled it and soon found out it was real. The doctor laughed.
Two days later the doctor telephoned Mrs Black, “I think I’ve saved your son.” He told her the story. But Mrs Black said, “You’re wrong. You’ve made him worse.” “How can that be ?” the doctor asked . “Before he went to see you, he bet me $ 100 that you would ask him to pull your beard !”
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。Why did Mrs Black ask Mr Dodd to help her ?
| A．Because Mr Dodd was Mrs Black’s friend. |
| B．Because Mr Dodd was a funny man. |
| C．Because Jake believed Mr Dodd. |
| D．Because Mr Dodd was Mrs Black’s family doctor. |
What’s wrong with Mrs Black ?
| A．She had a bad cold. |
| B．She worried about her son. |
| C．Mr black’s son had a fever. |
| D．She worried about her money. |
Which of the following sentences isTRUE?
| A．Jake was badly ill and had to see the doctor. |
| B．The writer tells us that children mustn’t bet on horse races. |
| C．Jake’s problem was that he liked betting too much. |
| D．The doctor himself liked gambling, too. |
Who got money in the story ?
| A．The boy and his mother. |
| B．Nobody except the doctor. |
| C．The doctor and Jake. |
| D．Nobody except Jake. |
Which is the best title for the story ?
| A．Doctors Are Clever | B．The Expensive Beard |
| C．Horse Races Are Bad | D．An Unusual Bet |
Nowadays it’s a common phenomenon that parents drive their children to school and back home, which causes a heated discussion. A survey has just been made a-bout it .and here is the result.
Note：（1）save time （2）comfortable（3）safe （4）easy to communicate
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。According to the survey, we can see of the supporters believe that more valuable time can be saved.
A． |
B． |
C． |
D． |
One of the supporters considered ．
| A．his child couldn’t rest or have meals comfortably in the car. |
| B．he could communicate with his child when driving |
| C．his child might be more dangerous in the car. |
| D．it was a waste of time to drive his child to school |
Which is the TRUE statement below?
| A．few of the people believe that driving kids to and from school can cause traffic jams. |
| B．half of the people think that driving kids to and from school will add to the parents burdens（负担）， such as time，energy. |
| C．still some people worry that in the long time, kids may be more dependent on their parents. |
| D．all the people agree to drive kids to and from school. |
The survey may be read .
| A．in an ad | B．in a novel |
| C．on the Net | D．in a poster |
What can we learn from the chart?
| A．Nowadays it isn’t a common phenomenon to drive kids to and from school. |
| B．Parents can get chances to talk with their children on the way to school in the same car. |
| C．The survey showed all the people had the same view. |
| D．Many people will spend their most time and energy, if they drive kids to and from school. |
A letter of reply is sometimes a most treasured thing. Here is a story that tells about this common and natural human feeling.
The busiest woman in Labrador during one bitter cold Christmas not very long ago, was an Australian nurse named Kate Austen. But Nurse Austen was not too busy to write with a long, friendly letter for every gift of food or clothing received for poor villagers in the north of Australian. Among the gifts was a box of knittings (毛线编织品) for children, knitted and sent by a woman in Toronto.
Nurse Austen, was busy, and not feeling too well that winter. She could have written just ordinary routine notes of acknowledgement. But that was not her way. She sat down and wrote the woman in Toronto a real letter telling all about the village, and the names of the children who were wearing the knitted gloves and caps, and what they said when they got them, and how they looked when they wore them. She wanted the woman who had knitted and sent all those lovely knittings “to see how much happiness and warmth she had created.” Not long after, she received the following answer from Canada.
Dear Miss Austen,
Your letter made me happy. I did not expect such a full return, I am eighty years old, and I am blind. There is little I can do expect knit, and that is why I knit so many caps and sweaters scarves. For sixty years I have been making up missionary packages of such clothing or food or medicine or book as I could collect. But never before in all that time have I had a personal letter picturing the village and telling me who is wearing the clothing and what they said. I did not suppose that ever in my lifetime I should receive a letter like that. My God bless you.
Sincerely yours, Laura N. Russell
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。According to the passage, a letter of reply is not ．
| A．a common thing | B．a treasured thing |
| C．a natural thing | D．a boring thing |
______knitted and sent a box of knittings for the poor in Australian.
| A．Kate Austen | B．Laura Russell |
| C．An Australian mother | D．The writer |
Why did Nurse Austen write the letter?
| A．Because she wasn’t so busy. |
| B．Because she was a kindhearted woman. |
| C．Because she was thankful for the knittings. |
| D．Because she wanted the woman to know the happiness and warmth she had created. |
What do you think of the letter from Nurse Austen?
| A．A waste of much time. | B．A valuable letter. |
| C．An interesting letter. | D．An unforgettable letter. |
What can we learn from the two women?
| A．We should be polite to others. |
| B．When we receive a letter we should write back soon |
| C．We should respect each other |
| D．We should express our thanks to the people who help you. |