全国中考真题分类特训英语 第九单元 任务型阅读含答案.docx

1、全国中考真题分类特训英语 第九单元 任务型阅读含答案第九单元任 务 型 阅 读2017年一、 回 答 问 题【基础达标】一、 (2017湖南长沙)“May we all blessed with longevity. Though miles apart，we are still able to share the beauty of the moon together(但愿人长久，千里共婵娟)”，wrote Su Shi，a poet during the Song Dynasty，in his wellknow poem to his younger brother Su Zhe.The

2、moon is at its brightest on the 15th day of the eight month of the lunar calendar(阴历). On this day，people celebrate MidAutumn Festival. It has been enjoying great popularity all over the country.In ancient China，that day was a harvest(收获) festival because crops(庄稼) were harvested during that period.

3、 It was a time for relaxation and celebration.Just like Thanksgiving in Western countries，families also try to get together for the MidAutumn Festival in China. Usually，no matter how far away or how busy they are, people will try to return home for the celebration.The MidAutumn has its own special f

4、ood just as other traditional Chinese holidays. People eat moon cakes with fillings such as sugar and eggs. The round shape of the cake makes it look like the full moon. The full moon and moon cakes stand for family reunion(团聚)With the beautiful moon up in the sky，people sit together，enjoy the full

5、moon，eat moon cakes and fruits，share the stories，and express the best wishes for the family members and friends who live afar.1. Who did Su Shi wrote the poem for in Paragraph One?_2. Why was the MidAutumn Festival a harvest festival in ancient China?_3. Do Thanksgiving and the MidAutumn Festival ha

6、ve anything in common?_4. What do the full moon and moon cakes stand for?_5. How do people spend the night of the MidAutumn Festival？(List at least three activities)_二、 (2017重庆A卷)It was a summer afternoon in the countryside. Wan Bo，a university student，was painting while his classmate Tang Qi was ma

7、king a wooden box by the river. A little boy riding on a rocking horse caught their eye by chance. It brought them back to their childhood，warm and happy.“Why not try to make one by ourselves？” said Wan Bo. “You are good at making things and I am interested in painting.”“Actions speak louder than wo

8、rds.” Tang Qi said. Then，the two young men began to collect some information about it. During those days，watching videos about carving(雕刻) and shaping wood into horse shapes on the Internet became an important part of their life.Several months later，a wooden rocking horse appeared. They sent some fo

9、rms to the customers to make a survey. According to the result，they made each customer a special rocking horse. These horses were quite different from those produced in other factories，and they soon became popular among the customers.In the first year of their new hobby, Wan and Tang made thirteen r

10、ocking horses. Sometimes，they also repaired rocking horses for people. They made the old ones look new again. Wan and Tang helped those people bring back many happy memories.Their hobby has now become a successful and busy business.1. Was Wan Bo interested in painting?_2. How many rocking horses did

11、 they make in the first year of their new hobby?_3. What did the forms help Wan and Tang to know about?_4. Do you think it is a good idea to start a business with the hobby like the two young university students? Why or why not?_三、 (2017安徽)There was once an old and deep well. People got water by dro

12、pping a bucket(木桶) tied to a rope. The rope passed over a wheel just above the well. On the other side of the rope was another bucket.A strong pull brought one bucket to the top while the other down to the water. They always passed each other on the way up and down，but never had time to speak.At las

13、t，the rope became worn. So a new rope had to be put in its place. While this was being done，the two buckets were left standing together near the well.“What a boring life we have！” said one bucket to the other. “I am quite tired of it. No matter how full we come up，we are always sent down empty.”But

14、the other bucket laughed and said，“What a funny way you have of looking at things! Dont you see that whenever we are sent down empty，we always come up full？”Boys and girls sometimes talk like these two buckets. You may hear one of them say，“Just as we are having a good game，we are made to stop and g

15、o to work again.” “Yes，” the other will reply, “but as soon as work is over，we always get to go out and have fun again.”There are two ways of looking at things. If you want to be happy，look at the bright side.1. What were the buckets tied to？(不超过10个词)_2. Where did the two buckets talk with each othe

16、r？(不超过10个词)_3. What does the story tell us？(不超过15个词)_四、 (2017山东临沂)Once upon a time there lived a king called Minos. He ruled the island of Crete. And he also had a terrible monster(怪兽) called the Minotaur. The Minotaur lived at the center of a very large maze(迷宫). It had the body of a man but the he

17、ad of a bull(公牛)Minos was a cruel king. Whenever he was bored，he would attack(进攻) a nearby island called Athens. In order to get peace，King Aegeus of Athens made a deal with King Minos. If Minos didnt attack Athens，he would send seven boys and seven girls to Crete every nine years to be eaten by the

18、 Minotaur.It was time again to send the children to Crete. Theseus，the son of King Aegeus，could not stand this situation，and decided to go as the seventh boy and kill the Minotaur. He promised his father that if he was successful，he would use white sails(船帆) instead of the black ones to show he was

19、alive.When arriving in Crete，Theseus met King Minos daughter called Ariadne. She fell in love with him and wanted to help him. So when the children were sent to the Minotaur, Ariadne gave Theseus a ball of string(细绳) and a knife. Theseus left a line of string behind him when he entered the maze. Aft

20、er he killed the monster，he followed the string and got out of the maze. Ariadne was waiting outside. They quickly ran away together before Minos could catch them.However，on the journey home，Theseus was so full of joy that he forgot to change the color of the sails. As soon as King Aegeus saw the bl

21、ack sails，he was so upset and jumped into the sea. Since then，that sea has been called the Aegean Sea in memory of King Aegeus.1. Who had the Minotaur，King Aegeus or King Minos?_2. Where did the Minotaur live?_3. How often would King Aegeus send seven boys and seven girls to Crete according to the d

22、eal?_4. How did Theseus get out of the maze after he killed the monster?_5. Why did King Aegeus feel upset and jump into the sea as soon as he saw the black sails?_五、 (2017吉林)One day，a baby snail(蜗牛) found that he had to carry a big and heavy shell at any time. He was confused(困惑的)，so he went up to

23、his mother and asked, “Why was I born with a shell that grew so hard and heavy？” His mother said, “Because we dont have bones to hold us up. We can only move slowly，so we need a shell to protect us.”The baby snail asked again, “The caterpillar(毛毛虫) has no bones，either，and she cant move quickly. Why

24、can she live without a shell？” The mother snail answered, “Thats because a caterpillar will become a butterfly(蝴蝶). She can fly high into the sky. The sky can protect her.”The baby snail had one more question, “But the earthworm(蚯蚓) moves like us. He has no bones and he wont turn into butterfly. Why

25、 doesnt he carry a hard and heavy shell？” His mother said, “He can dig a hole and hide in the ground，and then the earth can protect him.”The baby snail then cried，“We are so poor! We have no protection from the sky or from the ground！” His mother smiled at him，“Thats why we have a shell. My dear，ima

26、gine that if we dont have the shells, what will happen to us? Hot sun will dry out our bodies and well have nowhere to sleep. Whats worse，well die in the heavy rain. How terrible it is! We dont depend on the sky or the ground for protection. We should depend on ourselves.”1. Whom did the baby snail ask for help，his mother or his father?_2. What will the caterpillar in the story become when she grows up?_3. Where can an earthworm hide?_4. How many questions did the baby snail ask?_5. Who should the snails depend on according to the story?_