A middle﹣aged man， Xu Shijie， from Kaifeng is a pedicab（三轮车） driver， or rather， a tour guide． Over the past 15 years， he has served hundreds of foreign tourists． He told them stories about Kaifeng in English．
（1） With the help of a dictionary， he read English magazines and books in his spare time． He also kept a diary in English． Thus， he could learn more new words and grammar．
He first talked to a foreign tourist in 2003． He was nervous and not sure whether the tourist could understand him or not． Luckily， the tourist understood him and they talked happily that day．
Since then， Xu has studied English even harder． He practiced listening and speaking skills every night． In order to provide a better introduction to Kaifeng， he has also read lots of books about the city's history and culture． Xu is now better known as Jason， his English name． He has become the most popular pedicab driver in Kaifeng．（2） He often helps tourists buy train tickets or medicine． Sometimes， he also helps them find quality hotels． Many people call Xu a culture ambassador． XU said he would try his best to live up to the praise and make Chinese culture known to the world．
练习一：下面四个选项中选出能填入文中（1）和（2）处的最佳选项．
A． Xu has learned English all by himself．
B． At first， people laughed at Xu's poor pronunciation of English．
C． Foreign tourists don't care about Xu's best service．
D． This is not only because he can speak English， but also because he is warm﹣hearted．
练习二：Translate the underlined sentences into Chinese．
练习三：What does the passage mainly talk about？
【四川省资阳市2015年中考英语试题】第一节 阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文并回答问题，然后将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上。请注意词数要求。
Two years ago, a small town in Changhua started to grow healthy rice. The healthy rice was not grown by farmers but by the students from a small primary school of only about fifty people.
The idea of growing rice came from the school teachers. When making teaching plans, the teachers decided to teach students how to grow healthy rice on school land. They wanted the students to get closer to the land when doing the rice farming outside the classroom.
What’s better, the school made money from selling the rice and giving farming classes to the public. With the money, the school could help the students who wished to go to foreign countries some day. Today the dream is becoming real — the students are flying to Japan to share their special farming experiences, and have fun over there, of course! “We all feel very proud that even students from a small town can make themselves seen in the world,” said one of the teachers.When did the students begin to grow rice? (No more than 3 words)
Who decided to grow rice? (No more than 2 words)
Why was the decision made? (No more than 10 words)
Where was the rice grown? (No more than 3 words)
What did the students do with the money from selling the rice? (No more than 4 words)
【山东省德州市二O一五年初中学业水平考试英语试题】阅读表达（共5小题，计10分）
阅读短文，根据题目要求完成各小题。
We need to be responsible(有责任心的)for our environment. Being a frugal consumer(节俭的消费者)is one way to help. But, what exactly does that mean?
Use it up
74 ① ____
You do not always need to have new things. Suppose there are holes in your socks. Mend them and wear them longer. You don’t have to have the latest telephone until the old one doesn’t work anymore. Then you get a new one. 72Think twice before replacing something that still works.
74 ②_________
When something you want is not on hand look for something else that you already have to take its place. Suppose you are preparing your lunch for tomorrow and want a better sandwich. However, there is not any butter in your home. Have a cheese sandwich instead so that you can use all of the cheese. With a little thought, you can make something do, instead of buy something new.
Do without
Think about all those things that you would like to have. Do you really need them? How long will you really play with that new toy? Make a list of things that you want. Delete the things that you don’t really need, so you can save a lot of resources(资源).When can you get a new telephone according to the passage?
________________________________________________Please translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.
_______________________________________________What should you do if you don’t have butter for a sandwich at home?
_______________________________________________从下列ABC中选出能填入文中空白处的最佳段意。
①_______②_______Give a title(题目)to the passage.
______________________________________
【重庆市2015年初中毕业暨高中招生考试英语试题（A卷）】任务型阅读。（每小题2分，共8分）
阅读下文并回答问题。
Hot pot(火锅) is many Chinese people’s favorite and Liu Yang is one of them.
Three days ago, Liu Yang arrived in England. There he had three days of hamburgers, sandwiches and potatoes. Yesterday he was very excited when he heard that there was going to be a meal of hotpot to welcome the new students.
He went into the room and sat next to an American girl. To his surprise, he saw potatoes and bread in front of him. Where was the hot pot?
When she saw Liu Yang was very surprised, the American girl told him that hotpot is NOT hot pot. China has hot pot in two words but English hotpot is written in one word.
Hotpot is made from meat, potatoes and onions. People put it in the oven(烤箱) all day in a heavy pot and on a low heat. It is easy to cook.
Hotpot tastes fine. But Liu Yang still misses hot pot, two words!Is hot pot many Chinese people’s favorite?
__________________________________________________________When did Liu Yang arrive in England?
__________________________________________________________Who told Liu Yang that hotpot is not hot pot?
__________________________________________________________Which country has hot pot in two words?
__________________________________________________________
【浙江省宁波市2015年中考英语试题】任务型阅读（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
学校英语阅读社团进行了一次“寻找名著节目”的趣味竞赛，请你根据以下五本小说的描述把书名代号A-E填人71-75小题相应空格处，并且在答题卡上相应位置用2B铅笔涂黑。
A girl named Alice falls down a rabbit hole after an unusual big white rabbit. She finds
herself in a land of talking animals and other fantastic animals, and starts a trip full of adventures（冒险）． After a ship accident Crusoe lands on an island. To live he must build a home for
himself. He saves a man called Friday. A lot of adventures happen to them on the island. The story is about the Marchi family of four sisters growing up. It shapes the image of
the four different characters to the family daily life. This is an adventure about a boy called Jim Hawkins. He goes out to sea with a
treasure map and finds an island full of treasures. It's a problem一solving journey to rescue（营救）
treasures from dangerous situations． This story is about an emperor who loves clothes very much. Two brothers cheat the
emperor to get silver and gold. They tell him that people can't see the clothes unless they are clever. In the
parade，everyone says his new clothes are wonderful except a little boy．
【浙江省嘉兴市2015年中考英语试题】任务型阅读（本题有5小题，每小题1分；共计5分）
这是初中英语选修教材Reading for Enjoyment的目录(contents)。请仔细阅读该目录。
完成对教材内容的介绍。
Contents
| Module |
Topic |
Reading |
Culture |
| 1 P 2 |
Friendship |
Anne’s best friend |
Friendship in Rome |
| 2 P10 |
Wild world |
Animals in danger |
Sharks’ rights |
| 3 P18 |
Healthy living |
Proper exercise |
The tree of life |
| 4 P26 |
Music |
Great musicians of the past |
Vienna New Year’s Concert |
Here's a contents table from Reading for Enjoyment. There are ______ modules in this books. Each module has three parts — ___
___ ,Reading and Culture. The topics are Friendship, Wild world, Healthy living and ___
___. The Reading part provides lots of fresh reading passages, which help students improve their ___
___ skills such as finding facts, and bring them great enjoyment as well. The ___
___ part provides rich cultural background through short stories. The book helps open up students’ eyes and improve their comprehension abilities.