北京中考一模16区英语任务型阅读.docx

1、北京中考一模16区英语任务型阅读2015（13区）初三一模英语-任务型阅读汇编1.【朝阳】阅读短文, 根据短文内容回答问题。(共10分，每小题2分)Why is Denmark the “kingdom of fairy tales”? Because it was the home of famous writer Hans Christian Andersen. But there might be other reasons, says a new study.Denmark is the happiest country in the world, according to the 2

2、013 World Happiness Report by the United Nations (UN). The report ranks（排列）156 countries and regions (地区). All the top five happiest countries are from Europe, and three of them are from Scandinavia.What makes people there happy? The UN considered several reasons. Money is one. We are happy if we ha

3、ve money to cover our necessities. But extra (额外的) money cannot bring us more happiness. People in Northern Europe know this. From cars to mobile phones, from clothes to buildings, their designs are quite simple. Luxury (奢华) is not there.Another reason is health. Nordic (北欧的) people have a healthy d

4、iet. They love fresh food. “There is not a big fast-food culture and no ready meals. We sit down with our families to eat our meals,” said Trina Hahnemann, a Danish cook. A harmonious (和谐的) social life also makes us happy, according to the UN report. How about Nordic people? They live in harmony not

5、 only with people around, but also with nature. Night life is not popular in Scandinavia. People go home after work for some quality（高品质的） time with family members. Many families have a backyard. Father and child spend hours there each week, planting flowers and building swings. Do you want to be ha

6、ppy? Think about the Nordic lifestyle, and happiness is in your own hands. 61. Where does Hans Christian Andersen come from? 62. How many countries of the top five happiest countries are from Scandinavia?63. Do Nordic people love fresh food or ready meals? 64. What can make people happy according to

7、 the passage?65. What does the writer want to tell us? 2.【房山】Doctors say anger can be very dangerous. We have to learn how to deal with it. They warn that anger can lead to heart disease, stomach problems, headaches, emotional problems and possibly cancer.Anger is a normal emotion that we all feel f

8、rom time to time. Some people express anger openly in a peaceful and reasonable way. Some people are so angry that they shout or cry to show their anger. But other people keep their anger inside. They can not or will not express it. This is called repressing(压抑性的) anger.In the past many doctors thou

9、ght that repressing anger was more dangerous to a persons health than expressing it.They said that when a person is angry, the brain produces the same hormones(荷尔蒙). Their hearts beat faster, blood pressure goes up. In general the person feels excited and to act.Some doctors say that both repressing

10、 and expressing anger can be dangerous. They believe if you express anger with wrong emotion, you may develop heart disease, and they believe if you keep the anger inside, you may face a greater danger of high blood pressure.Doctors say we have to learn how to deal with anger. They say the first ste

11、p is to agree that you are angry and to recognize the real cause of the anger, then decide if the cause is serious enough to get angry about. If it is, they say, “Do not express your anger while angry. Wait until your anger has cooled down and you are able to express yourself peacefully and reasonab

12、ly.”Doctors say that the best way to deal with anger is to find humor in the situation that has made you angry. They said that laughter is much healthier than anger.61. Do doctors say anger is very dangerous?62. Why do some people shout and cry?63. What may happen to you if you express anger with st

13、rong emotion?64. What is the best way to deal with anger?65. What is the passage mainly about?3.【燕山】What should you do if you want to have a nice photo taken? Whether its work or fun, the most important thing is lighting. If you get bad lighting, you will look bad, too. Know where the light is. You

14、dont want it below you or above you, you want it to shine directly at you.The key thing is no shadow（阴影）. If you are being photographed outside, do it in the morning, or wait till the 2 oclock shadow has passed. Also dont let pictures in the magazines stress you out all the pictures are taken by gre

15、at photographers. And all the faces have had pimples (丘疹，粉刺) taken out by computers. Tip your head and learn what angles (角度) work with your face. Everyone is different. So you have to learn what suits you. You can practice in Photo Booth for as long as it is your turn, to learn what angles suit you

16、r face. Tip your neck to make it look longer, make eye contact with the camera. No one can look bad if they smile.For long legs, point one leg into center of the frame and get the photographer to shoot looking up your body. For just leg shots, lie upside down and raise legs in the air for the best a

17、ngle. And your legs will look thinner and be in better shape.Keep shoulders back.Always have mouth slightly open, enough to put a penny between your lips, as this will make your lips look fuller.Lower your eyes and then look up just as shutter (快门) is clicked for full eyes.Try to catch every perfect

18、 photogenic moment!61. What is the most important thing when you take photos?62. When is better to take photos outside?63. What should you learn when you practice in Photo Booth?64. What should you do with your shoulders when taking photos?65. What is the passage mainly talking about?4.【丰台】 There ar

19、e many times that you dont know what to do when you get bored. Boredom is an emotional state that can affect a persons attitude. Luckily, there are many fun activities you can do to kill boredom.Exercise Are you paying for a membership at a gym? This is the perfect moment for you to go to the gym an

20、d work out for a little bit. There you can relax your mind and get your body in a good shape. Or you can simply go jogging for an hour or so down on the street. Click here to check out some good exercises to burn calories fast.Clean your house Why not do some cleaning around the house? Sometimes you

21、 dont have the time to organize your house or take away the things you dont need. You are embarrassed when you have a guest because your shoes and clothes are everywhere. Take this time to pick up the mess in your room.Play games in your iPhone Having an iPhone is like having a boredom killer. There

22、 are many things you can do with your iPhone. You can have such a good time playing these games in your iPhone. You might not consider it beneficial to play games in your phone, but this is a way you can release your stress. Click here and find out which games are good for your iPhone.Take your dog

23、out for a walk Go out and take some fresh air. Take your dog out to the park or maybe around the block. You can play with your dog and teach it how to do cool stuff. Maybe making your dog to do a cool trick can surprise your friends. If your friends arent able to talk to you, to spend time with your

24、 dog can be the solution. This may be what you really need to lift up your mood.61. What is boredom? 62. What can you do at a gym? 63. Why are you embarrassed when you have a guest?64. What can you do with the dog?65. What is the passage mainly about? 5.【海淀】6.【密云】Our cities are getting bigger and bi

25、gger as more people move from the country to the cities. There are lots of reasons why they do thismostly it is easy to find work, because all the big companies are in the cities and they need lots of people to work there. When there are lots of people living and working in a city, they need things

26、like restaurants, shops, hospitals and schools. There are more jobs that people need to do. There will be lots of transport in the city to move all the people around. Everything you want will be found in the city: government offices, museums and art galleries, cinemas, big restaurants and parks.Unfo

27、rtunately(遗憾地) the city is much busier, more expensive, and more dangerous than the country. The air is not as fresh as in the country because of all the cars and trucks on the roads. There are so many people that are not as friendly you cannot get to know everyone as you do in the country, and peop

28、le may get lonely. You do not have much room in the citymost people live in apartmentsnot houses, and they do not have gardens or lots of space, and because of all the people there is also a lot of noises.The country is much cheaper to live and there are less dangerous people than you find in cities

29、. Perhaps the best thing is that you can have a big house with a garden and it will be very quiet, but there are not many jobs or services there. There are also not many shops, schools or hospitals. It is hard to get around in the country.Every person is different, but more and more people are choos

30、ing to live in cities because there are so many jobs to do there. What do you think about the city?65. Are our cities getting bigger than before?66. Why do people move to the city?67. What is the best thing about the country?68. What is the problem with the country?69. What does the writer think abo

31、ut cities?7.【怀柔】Have you ever had problems in your life and dont know how to be happy? If so, you will find Being A Happy Teenager by Australian writer Andrew Matthews is useful.Andrew Matthews is a writer, cartoonist and speaker. His books have been translated into 20 languages. He has been on over

32、 2000 radios and TV programs.In his book, Matthews tells us how to have a happy life and answers the questions of teenagers.There are many topics such as parents and friends, and the book says we should stop being angry and forgive. The book tells us a lot of useful skills, such as how to put what you have learned into pictures of your mind to make your memory better. Many teenagers think that happiness comes from a good exam marks or praise from other people. But you can still be happy when there are