江苏省高考英语任务型阅读专项训练
任务型阅读典型题2
一
Intense physical exercise is not the only way to better health. Studies show that walking several times a week can lower the risk of many diseases. They include heart disease, stroke, diabetes, bone loss, arthritis, and depression. Walking also can help you lose weight.
Fast walking is good for the heart. It lowers the blood pressure. It raises the amount of good cholesterol in the blood. Researchers say walking can sharply reduce the risk of suffering a heart attack.
Studies have also shown that walking for 30 minutes a day can delay and possibly prevent the development of diabetes. People who are overweight have an especially high risk to develop this disease.
Walking strengthens the muscles and builds up the bones that they are attached to. Studies show that walking could decrease the risk of developing osteoporosis. Walking can also help ease the pain of arthritis in areas where bones are joined. This is because walking strengthens the muscles around the bones.
Experts say walking is one of the safest ways to exercise. There is a low risk of injuries. So it is good for people who are starting an exercise program for the first time and for older people.
A walking program is easy to start. You should wear loose clothes and good shoes. There are shoes that are designed especially for lots of walking.
How fast should you walk? For the best effect, doctors say you should walk fast enough to cause you to breathe hard. Yet you should still be able to talk．Let your arms move freely while you walk.
There are no rules to starting a walking program. You might walk short distances. Or you might walk up hills to strengthen your leg muscles. Health experts say you can gain the most from a walking program if you walk at about five kilometers an hour for 30 minutes a day. You should do this about five times a week.
Walking to (71) ______ fit
(72) ______ of walking Superiorities to other
exercises
Tips to walkers
Reducing the risk of a heart attack
? lowering the blood pressure ? raising good cholester ol Being(75)_________
than many other ways
of exercise, especially
for beginners or76)
__________
Wear loose clothes and good shoes．
Walk fast enough to cause you to
breathe with (78) ______ but still
able to talk．
Controlling the development of diabetes
? helping you (73) ______ weight Walk with your arms (79) ______ freel y．
Decreasing the risk of osteoporosis and arthritis ? strengthening the muscles ? (74) ______ up the bones eing easy to start (77)
______ rules
Walk at a (80) ______ of about 5
kilometers an hour for 30 minutes a
day and 5 times a week．
Lowering the risk of other
diseases, such as stroke,
depression and etc．
二
Envir onmental protection was stressed in Kanas, a growing tourist destination in Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, which is famous for its attractive scenery and its “lake monster”.
“All of the hotels and restaurants will withdraw from the scenic site to 30 kilometers away,” said Jin Liquan, an official of the Kanas Environment and Tourism Bureau.
The activity aims to protect the environment of Kanas. Meanwhile, construction of environment facilities including sewage (污水) and rubbish treatment plants will be completed soon.
Acc ording to Mao Dacheng, chief of Altay Prefecture where Kanas is located, the government has invested 1 billion yuan on environment facilities. “Education for tourist is also important,” he said. An education center is being created to provide information on how to protect the environment in Kanas. But he said that the government would not interfere with the lives of traditional residents in Kanas.
It is expected that Kanas will receive more than 500,000 tourists this year, 4,000 more than last year.
“However, there are still few overseas visitors,” he said. Statistics showed that o nly two percent of the total number of tourists are foreigners. “This is partly because the transportation facilities are still not convenient enough,” Mao said. Currently, there is only one highway connecting Kanas,
“Upon request from tourists, constructi on of an airport will start this month and will be completed by the end of next year,” the official said.
A railway line connecting Kuitun and Altay will also be open to traffic in 2008 to make it possible travel to Kanas by train, which will probably bring in more tourists.
Title: Growing tourist 71._______ ---- Kanas
72._______ Altay Prefecture, Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Features Attractive 73._______, and “lake monster”
74.______
75._______ hotels and restaurants from the scenic sites
constructing environment 76.______ including sewage and rubbish treatment plants
creating an education center
not interfering with the lives of traditional residents
77.___ to protect the environment
to develop tourism
78._______
conditions
The number of tourists is increasing, but foreign visitors are few
Reason Inconvenient 79.________
Solution to 80.________ an airport
to open a railway line connecting Kuitun and Altay
三
Carla walked 45 minutes a day, every day, as part of her exercise regime. After two years of
walking she began to notice her right foot hurt and she was always adjusting her laces (带子). A visit to the family doctor resulted in her going to the last place she thought he’d send her: a shoe store.
Her solution was simple: new sneakers, fitted by a professional. Many people suffer for years without realizing their pain is caused by improperly fitted shoes and that’s why it’s important consumers be aware of how to choose footwear. Here are some tips to keep your feet happy and pain free.
Have your feet measured before you make a shoe purchase. Make sure you measure both feet, since most of us have one foot larger than the other. Always purchase shoes to fit the largest foot.
Try both shoes on and walk in them before you buy. Sizes vary, as do styles and shoe shapes. A size 8 in one brand might fit perfectly, while a 7- and-half in another is too loose in the heel.
Your feet swell during the day, so make sure you only shop for shoes in the evening.
There should be a three-eighths to 5 inch space between your longest toe and the end of the shoe.
The ball of your foot should fit comfortably into the widest part of the shoe.
Before buying shoes of any kind ensure that the heel fits well and there is no slippage.
Look for shoes that are similar in shape to your feet. Some brands and styles are narrower than others, or have a narrow heel.
High heels can cause not only foot pain, but posture problems and back pain, as well. For these reasons women should avoid high heels. If you must wear them, never go over 2- and-a-half inches in heel height.
Always buy shoes that fit now. Shoes do not stretch and there is no such thing as “breaking them in”.
Wear the same type of socks or nylons you will be wearing with the shoe. If you’re purchasing sneakers, wear athletic socks. For high heels, wear nylons during the fitting session.
Make sure the shoes (71) ________ your feet
situation advice
Neither this shoe (72) _______ that one fits you.
Make sure you measure both feet and purchase shoes to fit the (73) ______ foot.
Something about shapes and styles
Try not only the right shoe but also the (74) _______ one and don’t buy them if you don’t walk in them.
Feet swell. Make sure you only shop for shoes in the (75)
______.
(76) _______ between your longest toe
and the end of the shoe
There should be a three-eighths to 5 inch.
The ball goes wrong with your feet and the heel is too (77) _______.
The ball of your foot should fit comfortably into the widest part of the shoe. Ensure that the heel fits well and there is no slippage. Women should (78) ______ high heels.
Some brands and styles are narrower than others, or have a narrow heel.
look for the shoes that have the similar (79) ______ to your feet.
The socks don’t fit the snea kers.
Remember to wear (80) __________ socks with the sneakers.
四
Do you often see silly words or drawings scratched onto the desks in your classroom? Have you
ever found chewing gum on the floor of your classroom or around the campus? How many times have you seen broken windows in the classroom and school buildings? This is vandalism, the destruction or damaging of public property for no obvious reason.
Vandalism in schools is becoming a growing problem, and it is costing us more than money. It is expensive to repair the desks, clear them of chewing gum and repair school furniture. Moreover, it costs us our sense of self-respect and feeling of pride in our school. Many students see this damage and lose some pride in their school.
How, then, can we prevent vandalism in schools? First of all, we need to make students realize the importance of taking care of public property. School property should be treated with care so that it can be used by all the students. Therefore, damaging school property means damaging the enjoyment of other students. If we can explain this to people, then they will be less likely to damage school property when they know that it will only hurt themselves.
Secondly, we should learn to obey school rules and regulations. These rules and regulations are there to look after both the students and the schools. Whenever we see any acts of vandalism, we nee d to remind the people of the rules and try to prevent these acts from happening. If it is serious vandalism, we need to report it to the teacher.
Thirdly, anyone who vandalizes school property should receive some kind of punishment. For example, if someone has torn a page from a library book, he or she would have to carefully tape the page back into the book. If someone writes or draws on a desk, he or she should stay behind school and clean the desks in the classroom. Such punishment is not harsh, but can make them know their misbehavior.
Vandalism costs schools money that could be better spent educating students, and it harms students’ pri de in their school as well. If we educate people about vandalism and work to prevent it from happening , then we will begin to see cleaner schools and happier students.
Vandalism, a growing problem in schools
The meaning of vandalism It means the public property in schools is 7 1 or damaged.
Some ugly 72 you can see in schools because of vandalism 1.with words and drawings scratched on the desks
2.with chewing gum found here and there
3.with windows broken in many buildings
The 73 of vandalism 1.becoming a growing social problem
2.being 74 to repair the desks and so on
3. not feeling 75 of schools
The 76 to the problem 1.to make students 77 of the importance of taking care
of public property
2.to have school rules and regulations 78
3.to make students 79 for their bad behavior
Conclusion Cleaner schools and happier students will appear if people
receive more 80 _and work together to prevent vandalism from
happening.
五
Educating girls quite possibly harvests a higher rate of return than any other investment available in the developing world. Women's education may be an unusual field for economists(经济学家), but increasing women's contribution to development is actually as much an economic as a social issue. And economics, with its focus on incentives(鼓励), provides an explanation for why so many girls are deprived of(剥夺)an education.
Parents in low-income countries fail to invest in their daughters because they do not expect them to make an economic contribution to the family: girls grow up only to marry into somebody else's family and bear children. Girls are thus seen as less valuable than boys and are kept at home to do housework while their brothers are sent to school —the prophecy (预言) becomes self-fulfilling, trapping women in a vicious circle (恶性循环) of neglect.
An educated mother, on the other hand, has greater earning abilities outside the home and faces an entirely different set of choices. She is likely to have fewer but healthier children and can insist on the development of all her children, ensuring that her daughters are given a fair chance. The education of her daughters then makes it much more likely that the next generation of girls, as well as of boys, will be educated and healthy. The vicious circle is thus transformed into a virtuous circle.
Few will argue that educating women has great social benefits. But it has enormous economic advantages as well. Most obviously, there is the direct effect of education on the wages of female workers. Wages rise by 10 to 20 per cent for each additional year of schooling. Such big returns are impressive by the standard of other available investments, but they are just the beginning. Educating women also has a significant impact on health practices, including family planning.
答案：
一71．keep 72．Effects / Advantages/Benefits 73．lose 74. building 75．safer 76．elders77．without 78．difficulty 79．moving 80．speed/rate 二．71 destination 72. Location 73. scenery 74. Measures 75. withdrawing
76. facilities 77. Purposes 78. Present 79. transportation 80. construct
三．71. fit 72. nor 73. largest 74. left 75. evening.
76. Space 77. high. 78. avoid 79. shape 80. athletic
四．71. destroyed 72. phenomena 73. results/effects 74.expensive/costly 75.proud
76.solutions 77. aware/conscientious 78. obeyed/set
79. punished/responsible/answer 80. education
五．71. education 72. investment(s) 73.less 74. children 75. much 76. doing
77. fair/equal 78. contributes/leads 79. economic 80. Conclusion