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中考英语题型专项复习任务型阅读20篇和答案解析
Passage1
TheArtoftheElephants
Ifyourcatwalkedacrosssomethingyouwerepaintingandleftfootprintsbehind,wouldyouconsideryourcatanartist?
Whatifyourbirdheldacoloredpencilinitsbeak（喙）andpaintedonapieceofpaper?
Mostpeoplemaythinkofanimalartasajoke,butsomepeoplehavebeentakingitveryseriously.
ElephantswereusedforhundredsofyearsinThailand’sloggingindustry（伐木业）.Theymovedwoodfromforestsinareaswheretherewerenoroads.Atthebeginningofthiscentury,whentheforestsofThailandbegantoquicklydisappear,thegovernmentputastoptologging.Allofasudden,manyelephantsinThailandnolongerhadawaytomakealiving.
Someelephantsweretreatedbadly.Othershadtotrytoliveontheirownandcouldn’tfindenoughfoodtoeat.TherewereoncetensofthousandsofelephantsinThailand.Today,therearelessthanfivethousand.WhentwoRussianAmericanartists,VitalyKomarandAlexMelamid,firstheardaboutthetroubledelephantsinThailand,theyknewthatsomethinghadtobedonetoforeverchangethewaypeopletreatedThaielephants.Then,theycameupwithanideatohelptheseelephants.
KomarandMelamidvisitedelephantcampsinThailandandbegantoshowtheelephanttrainershowtoteachtheelephantstopaint.Atfirst,thetrainershadtoguidetheelephants’trunks.Theelephantsbecamemorecomfortabledoingthiswithpractice—andlotsofsweetsnacks—andfinallystartedtopaintontheirown.ThestrangeideathatKomarandMelamidhadtosavetheelephantsactuallybegantowork.TheyevenhelpedfoundseveralelephantartschoolsinThailandandinotherAsiancountries.Theelephantsandtheirtrainersgotheretolearnaboutpaintingandgetsuppliestheyneed.
Today,peoplebegintobuyelephantartworksfromgalleries（画廊）allaroundtheworld.Someareevenwillingtopaymorethan＄2,000fortheworksoftheelephantartists!
Somepeoplecomparethecheerful,brightly-coloredartworkstotheworksofsomegreatabstract（抽象地）painters.Somepeoplearejusthappytobuythesespecialandoriginal（原创地）artworks.Othersthinktheyarehelpingthetroubledelephantsinthisway.Thenexttimeyouseeapieceofcolorfulabstractart,findoutwhotheartistis.Youjustmaybesurprisedatwhatyoulearn!
1.Whatmaymostpeoplethinkofanimalart?
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2.WhatdidelephantsdoinThailand’sloggingindustry?
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3.HowmanyelephantsarethereinThailandtoday?
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4.WhatwasKomarandMelamid’sideatohelptheelephantsinThailand?
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5.Pleaselistonereasonwhypeoplebuyelephantartworks.
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【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文，介绍的是大象艺术品。
大象作画是两名俄罗斯籍的美国画家为帮助大象而想出的一个主意，即让训象师教大象作画，画作出售后，训象师和大象可以得到报酬和需要的东西。
很多人喜欢大象的画作，也有人是为支持这些受苦的大象而购买这些画作的。
1.Mostpeoplemaythinkofanimalartasajoke.【解析】细节理解题。
题干意为：
大多数人对于动物艺术的看法是什么？
根据第一段最后一句“Mostpeoplemaythinkofanimalartasajoke...”可知，大多数人觉得动物艺术是笑话。
2.Theymovedmoodfromforestswheretherewerenoroads.【解析】细节理解题。
题干意为：
大象在泰国的伐木业中从事什么工作？
根据第二段第二句“Theymovedmoodfromforestswheretherewerenoroads”可知，人们用大象在没有公路的森林中运输木头。
3.Therearelessthanfivethousand.【解析】细节理解题。
题干意为：
现如今，在泰国有多少只大象？
根据第三段第四句“Today，therearelessthanfivethousand.”可知今天的大象数量不足5千只。
4.Theyshowedelephantstrainershowtoteachelephantstopaint.【解析】细节理解题。
题干意为：
Komar和Melamid想出了什么办法来帮助泰国的大象？
根据第四段首句“KomarandMelamidvisitedtheelephantcampsinThailandandbegantoshowelephantstrainershowtoteachelephantstopaint.”可知,两人拜访了泰国的大象营地，并给训象师展示怎样教大象绘画。
5.Somepeoplecomparethecheerful,brightly-coloredartworkstotheworkofsomegreatpainters./Somepeoplearejusthappytobuythesespecialandoriginalartworks./Othersthinktheyarehelpingthetroubledelephantsinthisway.【解析】细节理解题。
题干意为：
请列举人们购买大象艺术作品的一个原因。
根据最后一段中“Somepeople...Somepeople...Others...”可知,有些人把这些艺术比作最伟大画家的抽象艺术；有些人就是喜欢购买这种特别和原创的艺术作品；另一些人认为以此可以帮助受苦的大象。
Passage2
AlbinoPower
Iwasbornanalbino（白化病患者）inScranton,Pennsylvania,in1945.Nooneinmyfamilyhadeverknownwhatanalbinowas,whatitmeanttobeanalbino,whathadtobedonedifferentlybecauseIwasanalbino.
Myparentsandfriendstreatedmejustliketheytreatedeverybodyelse.Theywasjustaboutthebestthingtheycouldhavedone.Itgavemealegupontrustingmyself,sowhentroublescamealong,Icoulddealwiththem.
Truly,myschoolbookphotoalwayslookedlikeasnowballwithtwopiecesofcoalforeyes.Likemostalbinos,Ihadterribleeyesight,butthefactthatIcouldhardlyseedidn’tworrymeallthatmuch.
Kidslaughedatme,callingme“Whitey”.PeoplestaredatmewhenIheldreadingmaterialrightatthetipofmynosesoIcouldseeitwellenoughtoread.EvenwhenIwaseightornine,movietheaterworkersstartedaskingmetopayadultpricesbecauseI“lookedolder”.
TheworstpartformewasthatbecausemyeyesightwassobadthatIcouldn’tplaysportsverywell.butIdidn’tgiveuptrying.Ipracticedplayingbasketballeveryday.AndIstudiedharder.
Finally,Igotbetteratschoolandlovedit.BythetimeIgottocollege,Iwasdoublemajoring（专业）,goingtosummerschoolandtakingpartineverykindofafter-classactivityIcouldfind.Ihadlearnedtobeproudofbeinganalbino.Itriedmybesttomake“albino”positivework.AndIdecidedtomakemylivingwithmyeyes—andinsports.
Icouldn’tseewellenoughtoplaysports,butwithagoodandlong-lastingeducationandthedrivetodoit,IcouldmakealivinginvolvedintheareaIloved.I’vedoneitnowformorethanthirtyyearsinprintandinvideo,andnowincyberspace.PeoplemakejokesabouthowI’mtheonly“blindeditor（编辑）”theyknow,butthejokesarefriendlysmilesnow,andsomeofthemaresignsofrespect.AndImakejokesaboutbeinganalbino.Ihaveevendevelopedanall-whiteroutine,ifyoucouldcallitthat.
IwasjustaproudalbinokidfromthecoalcountryofPennsylvania.Inowrealizethatbeingbornanalbinohelpedmetogetoverdifficulties,becomeconfident,andbeproudofmypersonalachievements.
1.Howdidthewriter’sparentsandfriendstreathim?
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2.Whycouldn’tthewriterplaysportsverywell?
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3.Whatwasthewriterdoingbythetimehegottocollege?
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4.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofthe“blindeditor”jokesnow?
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5.Whatdoes“AlbinoPower”meantothewriter?
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【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文，作者天生患白化病，也正是这个白化病让作者战胜生活中的困难，获得自信。
1.Justliketheytreatedeverybodyelse.【解析】题干意为：
作者的父母和朋友是如何对待他的？
根据第二段第一句“Myparentsandfriendstreatedmejustliketheytreatedeverybodyelse.”可知答案。
2.Becausehiseyesightwasverybad.【解析】题干意为：
为什么作者不能很好的运动？
根据第五段第一句“Theworstpartformewasthatbecausemyeyesightwassobad...”可知答案。
3.Hewasdoublemajoring,goingtosummerschoolandtakingpartinafter-classactivities.【解析】题干意为：
等到作者上大学了，他做了什么？
根据第六段第二句“BythetimeIgottocollege,Iwasdoublemajoring（专业），goingtosummerschoolandtakingpartineverykind...”可知答案。
4.Theyarefriendlysmiles.【解析】题干意为：
作者现在是怎样认为“盲人编辑”这个玩笑的？
根据第七段倒数第三句“...butthejokesarefriendlysmiles...”可知答案。
5.Itisthepowertohelphimtogetoverdifficulties,becomeconfident,andbeproudofhispersonalachievement.【解析】题干意为：
“白化病力量”对作者来说意味着什么？
根据最后一段最后一句可知答案。
Passage3
Canyouimagineaworldwithoutawritingsystemforyourlanguage?
Itmaybehardtopictureitnow,butamannamedSequoyahlivedinsuchaworld.SequoyahwasamemberofanativeAmericantribe,theCherokee.Cherokeepeoplespeaktheirownlanguage,butforhundredsofyearstheydidnothaveasystemofwriting.Withoutawritingsystem,theCherokeehadnonewspapersorbooksbefore1809.
Sequoyahwasprobablybornaroundtheyear1770andlivedwithhismotherinasmallvillageinthemountainsofTennessee.Whenhegrewup,hebecameablacksmith.Whenhewasdoingbusinesswiththose“English-speakingpeople”,henoticedthattheyusedpaperwithmarkstorecordtheirthoughtsandideas.Sequoyahcalledthesepiecesofpaperwithmarks“talkingleaves”.HebegantowonderwhypeoplewhospokeCherokeedidnothaveawaytowritedowntheirwords.
In1809,SequoyahdecidedtogivetheCherokeetheirown“talkingleaves”.AtfirsthetriedtomakeadifferentsymbolforeverywordintheCherokeelanguage.Butinthatcase,therewouldbesomanysymbolsandtoohardforpeopletoremember,sohedecidedtomakeapictureforeachsyllable（音节）.Aftermuchhardwork,Sequoyahinvented85symbols.Inordertoseewhetheritwouldwork,hehelpedhissix-year-olddaughterAyokalearneachsymbolandfoundshecouldlearntoreadandwriteveryquickly.Sequoyah’sinventionwasasuccess!
Beforelong,Sequoyah’swritingsystemhadspreadfarandwide.Cherokeepeoplelivinginalldifferentpartsofthecountrylearnedtoreadandwrite.In1825,Sequoyah’ssystemwasmadetheofficialwrittenlanguageforCherokeepeople.Tothisday,CherokeespeakersstilluseSequoyah’swritingsystem.InsomepartsoftheUnitedStates,youcanseestreetsignsandbillboardswritteninbothEnglishandCherokee.SequoyahwillalwaysberememberedforhisimportantcontributiontoCherokeepeople.
1.DidtheCherokeehavenewspapersbefore1809?
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2.WhatdidSequoyahcallthepiecesofpaperwithmarks?
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