高考英语任务型阅读专项练习三2130.docx

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高考英语任务型阅读专项练习三2130

高考英语任务型阅读专项练习三

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The2008BeijingOlympicGamesisdrawingnear.Areyoueagertowatchthematchesorstartservingasavolunteer？

First，youneedtoknowaboutaudiencemanners.

Thebehaviorofcourtsideaudiencesisconsideredtobeanimportantpartofsportingculture.In2004，afterworldchampionStephenHendrylosttoDingJunhuiintheChinaOpenSnookerChampionships，hecomplainedofthenoisefromChinesespectators（观众）.PerhapsyouandyourclassmatescoulddiscusshowtobehavewhileintheaudienceattheOlympicGames.

Mostsportingarenashaverulesforspectatorswrittenonthebackofthetickets.Readyourticketcarefullybeforeyouarrive.Trytoteachyourseathalfanhourbeforethestartoftheeventanddon’tleavewhenagameisinprogress.Whenyouleave，remembertotakeawayyoursoftdrinkbottlesandothertrash（垃圾）.Itisreallyveryimpoliteofyoutoleaveanyrubbishbehind.Paycloseattentiontoit.

Duringexcitinggames，trytocontrolyourself.Don’tcriticizetheperformanceofplayers.Butyoushoulddoitproperly.Whenplayersfirstappear，clapyourhandstogethertowelcomethem.Perhapstheywillsooncheerup.

Applauseisnotwelcome，however，whileagameisinprogressandplayersneedtokeeptheirconcentration.Varioussportshavevariousrulesfortheaudience.

Enjoyingartisticgymnasticsrequiressilence.Butlotsofcheeringcanreallyhelpbasketballandfootballplayers.Snookerandtabletenniscourtsidebehaviorincludesabanonflashphotography.Mobilephonesarenotallowedinshoppingcenters.

Tobeagoodspectator，youshouldtaketimetolearnthegame-specificrulesandrelatedcultureofeachevent.Ifyouknowtheserules，youaresuretohaveagoodtimewhenareenjoyingawonderfulmatch.

HowtobeagoodspectatoroftheOlympicGames

The

（1）_____beforethegamesw.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m

Thebehaviors（5）_____thegames

Readtherulesforspectatorsontheticketbeforeyour

（2）_____

Don’tgettoyourseat（3）______than30（4）___beforethegame.

Don’tleaveyourseatduringthegame.Becarefulnottosay（6）____wordsaboutplayers’andcoaches’behaviors.Weshouldlearntocontrolour（7）_____.

Wecanapplaudwhenplayersfirstappear，afteranexcellentperformanceorifsomeonefails.Wecan’tapplaudduringa（8）_______

Wecan（9）______duringbasketballorfootballmatchesbutwemustkeep（10）_____

whenenjoyinggymnastics.

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FrederickM.HessisthedirectorofeducationpolicystudiesattheAmericanEnterpriseInstitute,whichisanonprofitorganizationthatconductsresearchonmanypublicissues.Hesaysthatalongsummervacationdoesn’tmakesenseintoday’sworld.

CanAmericanstudentsaffordtotakeasummervacation?

Inasummervacation,millionsofkidsspendvaluabletimesendingmessages,watchingTV,playingvideogamesanddoingshoppinginthemall.Theywillalsobeputtingtheiracademicfuturesatrisk.

Summervacationoncemadesenseinthepastwhenyoudidn’tneedaneducationtogetagoodjob.Butnowthingshavechanged.Fortoday’sstudents,academicskillsareimportanttostudents’futuresuccess,butsuchskillsareaffectedinthesummertime.Manynationsdon’tgivekidsanAmerican-stylesummervacation.Theyoffernomorethansevenconsecutive（连续的）weeksofvacation.MostAmericanschooldistrictsofferuptothirteenweeks.Tocompeteintheglobalmarketplace,Americansmustbepreparedtogoupagainstinternationalcompetitors.

Summervacationalsocauseschallengesfortoday’sfamilies.Inthe1960s,morethan60%offamilieshadastay-at-homeMom.Now,two-thirdsofAmericanchildrenliveinhouseholdswhereeveryadultworks.Forthesefamilies,summervacationcanbemoreburdenthanbreak.Someonemustwatchthekids.

Butthebiggestproblemmaybehowsummervacationhurtsacademicachievement.Researchershavefoundthatdisadvantagedstudentslosesignificantgroundinthesummertime.

Alongerschoolyeardoesnothavetobeaninvitationtohardboringwork.Rather,itshouldallowtime-pressedteacherstoconductricherandmoreimaginativelessons.Schoolswouldhavemoretimetodevotetoathletics,languages,musicandthearts.Summervacationcanbeagrandthing.Butinthe21stcentury,itmayalsobeoutdated.

Title:

LongSummer1

Theme

Alongsummervacationdoesn’tmakesenseintoday’sworld.

Basic

Information

Vacationlength

2weeksinmostAmericanschools

Students’activities

·SendingmessagesandwatchingTV

·Playingvideogames

·Doing3

4

Puttingstudent’sacademicfuturesatrisk

Affectacademic5

Causingchallengesforfamilies

Makeparentswatchkidsathome

Hurtingacademic6

Makestudentslosesignificantground

7

Studentsshouldbeconductedtostudymoreimaginative8suchasathletics,languages,musicandthearts.

9

Summervacationcanbebothgrandand10.

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Therearegoodreasonstocherishourfriendships.Someyearsagoapublic-opinionresearchfirm,RoperStarchWorldwide,asked2007peopletoidentifyoneortwothingsthatsaidthemostaboutthemselves.Friendsfaroutrankedhomes,jobs,clothesandcars.

“Ironically,”saysBrantR.Burleson,professorofcommunicationatPurdueUniversityinWestLafayette,Ind.,“thebetterfriendsyouare,themorelikelyyou’llfaceconflicts.”Andtheoutcomecanbewhatyoudon’twant---anendtotherelationship.

Thegoodnewsisthatmosttroubledfriendshipscanbemended.

Swallowyourpride.Itwasn’teasy,butthat’swhatDeniseMorelandofHickamAirForceBaseinHawaiididwhenafriendshipturnedsour.Fornearlyfourmonths,Moreland,45,hadwatchedoverNoraHuizenga’stwoyoungdaughters,whowerelivingwiththeirfatheronthebase,whileHuizenga,40,completedtrainingasadentalhygienistinNevada.“Ifelthonoredtobeaskedtostepin,”Morelandsays.

WhenHuizengareturnedatChristmas,Morelandrecalls,“Ihadsomuchtotellher,butshenevercalled.”

Onedaughterhadabirthdayparty,butMorelandwasn’tinvited.“IfeltlikeI’dbeenused,”shesays.

Atfirst,MorelandsworetoavoidHuizenga.Thenshedecidedtoswallowherprideandletherfriendknowhowshefelt.Huizengaadmittedthatshe’dbeensoworriedaboutbeingseparatedfromherfamilythatshe’dbeenblindtowhatherfriendhaddonetohelpher.Todayshesays,“IwouldneverhavefiguredoutwhathappenedifDenisehadn’tcalledmeonit.”

Whenafriendhurtsyou,yourinstinctistoprotectyourself.Butthatmakesithardertosolveproblems,explainsWilliamWilmot,authorofRelationalCommunication.“Mostofusarerelievedwhendifferencesarebroughtoutintheopen.”

Apologizewhenyou’rewrong---evenifyou’vealsobeenwronged.Butoverthecourseofafriendship,eventhebestpeoplemakemistakes.“Wedon’tthinkclearlywhenwe’rearguing,”saysMichaelLang,aprofessionalmediatorinPittsburgh.Instead,saysLang,ask:

“What’sgoingon?

Thisdoesn’tmakesense.”

Seethingsfromyourfriend’spointofview.SociologistsRebeccaAdamsRosemaryandBliesznerinterviewed53adultswhoeachhadmanyfriendshipslastingdecades.“Wewerecurioushowthesepeoplemanagedtosustainstrongfriendshipsforsolong,”saysBlieszner.Toleranceiskey,theresearcherslearned.”It’ssurprisinghowoftenadisputeresultsfromasimplemisunderstanding,”addspsychotherapistAnneFrenkel.

Acceptthatfriendshipschange.“Friendshipschangeasourneedsandlifestyleschange,”Wilmotobserves.

Makingfriendscansometimesseemeasy,saysYager.Thehardpartiskeepingtheconnectionsstrongduringthenaturalupsanddownsthataffectallrelationships.Hersuggestion:

Considerfriendshipanhonorandagift,andworththeefforttotreasureandnurture.

Title:

Keeponyourfriendships

Ourfriendships

shouldbe

（1）_____.

Accordingtoaresearch,friendsaremore

（2）_____thanotherthingslikehomes,jobsandcars.（3）______,thebetterfriendsyouare,themoreconflictsyoumayface.

Tipsonhowto（4）_____abrokenfriendship

Swallowyour（5）_______

Morelandmadethedecisiontoletherfriendknowhowshefeltandthingschanged.We’dbetterbringoutourfeelingintheopen.

Makean（6）____whenyouarewrong

Weshould（7）______arguingsincearguemaymakenosenseatall.

Toleratedifferences

We’dbetterlearntoseethingsfromourfriend’spointofview.Manydisputes（8）_______fromsimplemisunderstandings.

Acceptthechangeofthefriendship

Weshouldbe（9）_______ofthefactthatfriendshipchangesasourneedsandlifestyleschange.

Conclusion

Friendshipisanhonorandagift,anditisworthwhile（10）_____effortstocherishandnurtureit.

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Celebratingsleep

WorldSleepDay,observedon21March,wascreatedtobringattentiontothegrowingnumberofsleepproblemsworldwide.Sleepisanaturalpartofhumanlife,butmanypeopleinthemodernworldignoreitsimportance.Asaresult,sleepproblemsareincreasinglycommon.

In2002,scientistsattheUniversityofAthensinGreececonductedasurveyofover35,000peoplein10countriesaroundtheworld,includingChina,BelgiumandSouthAfrica.Ofthepeoplethatrespondedtothesurvey,24percentsaidthattheydidnotsleepwell,andbasedontheirresponses,31.6percentwerediagnosedwithinsomniaandanother17.5percentwerediagnosedwithborderlineinsomnia（失眠）.Inaddition,30.7percentofsurveyrespondentsreportedvisitingadoctorforhelpwithsleepproblemsand11.6percentsaidthattheyfeltverysleepyduringtheday.

Overall,thesurveyfoundthatmanypeoplesuffertheeffectsofpoorqualitysleep,someexamplesofwhicharebeingunabletofallasleepandwakingupinthemiddleofthenight.Themainfactorscausingtheseproblemsarepressurefromschoolorworkandafastpace