中考英语任务型阅读理解

中招测试英语任务型阅读专题练习卷姓名：得分：（一）Most people want to be happy, but few know how to find happiness. Money and success alone do not bring lasting happiness. Aristotle, a Greek thinker, said, “Happiness depends upon ourselves.” In other words, we make our own happiness. Here are a few suggestions to help you be happier.The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. Too often, we spend so much time thinking about the future —for example, getting into college or getting a good job —that we fail to enjoy the present. You should enjoy life’s simple pleasures, such as reading a good book, listening to your favorite music, or spending time with close friends. People who have several close friends often live happier and healthier lives.Another secret to living a happy life is to be active, and have hobbies where you forget your problems and time. Many people experience this dancing, or playing a sport, such as swimming. You can forget about your problems, and only think about the activity. Finally, many people find happiness in helping others. Studies show that people feel good when they spend their time helping others. If you want to feel happier, do good things for someone. You can help a friend with his or her studies, go shopping to buy food for an elderly person, or simply help out around the house by washing the dishes.76. 判断正误。

The passage is mainly the secrets of happiness.77. 完成句子。

The passage gives us ________ pieces of advice on happiness.78. What are the life’s simple pleasures?79. What can you do if you only think about your activity?80. Put the underlined sentence into Chinese.（二）阅读下面发表在博客中的短文，根据短文内容，在短文后76-80小题给出的横线上填入恰当的词语。

每空词数不限。

ProblemsA B CMy problem is my parents. They never stop going on about how I should keep my room tidy, keep my hair tidy and wear smart clothes. They even make me do the washing-up after dinner every night! None of my friends have got such terrible parents. What should I do?Helen My best friend has suddenly turned herback on me and I don’t know why! Lastweek we phoned each other every day ande-mailed too, and over the weekend we wentshopping together and she was fine. But atschool on Monday morning she didn’t look atme or speak to me. I don’t know what I’vedone. She now spends all her time withanother group of friends.JaneI have a really badhabit of chewing（嚼）the ends ofmy hair. I try tostop, but I can’t!My mom is startingto get really angryabout it. Have yougot any ideas?GinaAdvice①Hi _________,Why should your parents do all the washing-up? You should help around the house—it’s only fair. I don’t think you should change your looks though. Young people should look like young people.②Hi_________,Wearing your hair pulled back in aponytail（马尾辫）will help keep it out ofyour mouth. When you feel likechewing something, try bubble gum（泡泡糖）. Give yourself time and youshould be able to break this habit. Thefirst few days are usually the hardest.Good luck!③Hi ________，Don’t worry about it somuch! Phone your friendup as usual and she won’tbe able to refuse you. I amsure you will get alongwell with each other.Everything will be fine.76. 根据所读内容将Helen, Jane, Gina 三个名字分别填入相应的横线上。

①______________②_____________③________________77. The three girls wrote to ask for _________________.78. The underlined words “turned her back on me” means “___________” in Chinese.79. It is clear that Helen is not __________________ with her parents.80. According to the advice, Jane should ______________ her friend as usual.（三）Chinese parents may look in the dictionary to name their kids. They decide on characters (汉字)that mean things like: health, happiness, beauty or cleverness. However, things are different in the US.In America, it is an old tradition for men to give their own first name to their sons. This is not as common as it once was, though it still happens. For example, the US president (总统) George W. Bushhas the same name as his father, George H. W. Bush. When a father and a son have the same name, people usually call the son “junior”. Sometimes, there will be three or more generations(一代) of men with the same name. The grandsons and great-grandsons (曾孙) will be “George III”, “George IV” and so on.These last few years, it is quite popular for Americans to name their kids after famous people. The most popular names, Daniel and Emma, both come from the names of the Harry Potter actors.People are also thinking of new names all the time. For example, the NBA all-star LeBron James has a new and unusual name: LeBron. It is also common for people to name their children after things like “River”, “Apple” or “Star”.A name may come from the Bible (圣经), the dictionary or Harry Potter. There seems to be no rule about how American parents name their children. The names are as unique(独一无二的) as the people who use them.76. 判断正误。