中考題型特訓卷(四)任務型閱讀AWiththedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology，communicationsarebecomingeasierandquickernow—peoplecanusetelephones，cellphones，faxmachinesandtheInternet.Itmeansthatweseldomwritelettersnow.ButaTVshow，LettersAlive，isbringingbackthisoldhabit.LettersAliveinvitesfamousactorsandactressesbuttherearenofunnyjokesordifferentcompetitions.Instead，onlyonepersonwalksuptoamicrophoneandreadsaletter.Theletterswerewrittenbypeoplefromdifferenttimesinhistory.Forexample，inoneepisode(集)，theyreadaletterwrittenbythefamouswriterXiaoHongtoheryoungerbrotherin1941.ThelettershowsthatXiaoHongmissedherbrothersomuchandhadgreathopesforhisfuture.“Everyletteropensanotherworldforus，”saidGuanZhangwen，thedirectoroftheTVshow.“Itseemsthatwecanexperiencethereallivesandfeelingsofthewriters.”Sinceitsfirstepisodewason，LettersAlivehasbeenwidelypraised.Manyaudiences(觀眾)saythatithasprovidedabreathoffreshairtotoday'sTVshows.BesidesLettersAlive，someotherculturalTVshowshavealsoattractedChineseaudiences.TheyincludetheChinesePoetryConference，atraditionalChinesepoetrycompetitionandReaders，aprogramthatinvitespeopletoreadpoemsandarticlestheylikeorwrote.Itsuggeststhatculturalvaluesandtruefeelingsarebecomingourinterest.1．Thedevelopmentofscienceandtechnologymakescommunicationsbecomeeasier_and_quickernow.2．LettersAliveinvites(famous)_actors_and_actressestoreadletters.3．XiaoHong'slettershowsherfeelingofmissingherbrotherandgreat_hopes_for_her_brother's_futureaccordingtothepassage.4．BesidesLettersAlive，otherculturalTVshowssuchasChinese_Poetry_Conference，Readersarementionedinthepassage.5．ThepopularityoftheTVshowssuggeststhatculcural_values_and_true_feelingsarebecomingourinterest.BPeoplehavebeenusingthewind'senergyforalong,longtime.Morethan5,000yearsago,ancientEgyptiansmadeboatspoweredbythewind.In200B.C.,peopleusedwindmills(風車)inChina.Today,wecollectthewind'senergywithwindturbines(渦輪).Aturbineissimilartoawindmill;itisaverytalltowerwithtwoorthreeblades(葉片)atthetop.Thesebladesareturnedbythewind.Thebladesturnagenerator(發(fā)電機)locatedinsidethetower,whichcreatespower.Groupsofwindturbinesareknownaswindfarms.Windfarmscanbefoundnearfarmland,innarrowmountainpasses,andevenintheocean,wheretherearestrongerwinds.Windfarmscreatepowerfornearbyhomes,schoolsandotherbuildings.InplacesliketheMidwestandalongcoasts,windscanprovidecheappower.Anothergreatadvantageofwindpoweristhatitisacleanformofenergy.Windturbinesdonotburnoilorcoalanddonotpollutetheair.Windisnotalwaysanidealsourceofenergy,however.Windspeedchangesfromtimetotime,dependingonthetimeofday,weatherandlocation.Windturbinescanbealsodangerousforbatsandbirds.Theseanimalscannotalwaystellhowfastthebladesaremovingandcrashintothem.1．Wind's_energyiscollectedwithturbines,whicharetallwindmill-liketowerswithtwoorthreebladesatthetopandageneratorinside.2．Thewindturnsthebladesandthebladesturnthegeneratortocreate_power．3．Theword“ideal”inParagraph5means“完美的”inChinese.4．Wind_speeddoesnotremainatthesamelevelallthetime.5．Thepassagemainlytalksabouthow_people_make_use_ofwind'senergyfromancienttimestomoderntimes.CHaveyoueverthoughtabouthowmanydifferentthingsyoulike?Youmaylikepets,parties，presents，foods,andevensuperheroes!Ourworldisfullofsomanythingstolike!Doyoueverwonder(琢磨)whyyoulikecertainanimalsorwhyyouliketodocertainthings?Youmaynotthinkaboutitoften,butyoumaylearnsomethingaboutyourselfifyouthinktwice.Forexample,whydoyouliketoplaywithcatsmorethandogs?Whydoyoulikegoingtopartiesandplayinggames?Whydoyoulikesomesweetsbutnotothers?Ourpersonalityhelpsformwhatwelikeanddislike.Sometimesthethingswelikejustcomenaturallytous.Forexample,who'syourfavouritesuperhero?Youprobablylikethatcharacter(人物)forreasonsthatareallyourown.Youmaynothaveeventhoughtaboutwhyyoulikethatsuperhero...youjustdo.Asyoulearnmoreanddomore，youmayfindoutthattherearemoreandmorethingsyoulike.That'sagoodthing!Doyourfriendslikethesamethingsthatyoudo?Maybeyouandyourfriendslikedifferentthings.Butit'sOK.Whatyoulikeispartofwhatmakesyouyou!1．Ourworldisfullofso_many_thingstolike.2．Youmaylearn_something_about_yourselfifyouthinktwice.3．Ourpersonalityhelpsformwhat_we_like_and_dislike．4．Asyoulearn_more_and_do_more,_youmayfindoutthattherearemoreandmorethingsyoulike.5．It'sOKifyouandyourfriendslike_different_things．DInordertogetawayfromthebusylifeinthebigcity,twoyoungmendecidedtospendaholidayinthecountryside.Theyenjoyedthebeautifulsceneryandfreshairthere.Oneday,whiletakingawalktogether,theycrossedalargefield.“Lookout！”oneoftheyoungmenshouted,becauseabull(公牛)appearedandbegantochase(追趕)them.Thebulllookedlikeamonsterandmadeaterribleroar(咆哮),rollingitsbigeyes.Theywereveryscared.Theyranasfastastheycould,butthebullkeptrunningafterthem.Finally,oneofthemenclimbedupatree.Theotherjumpedintoahole,butsoonhecameoutofit.Andthenthebullchasedhimbackintothehole.“Staythere！”hisfriendshouted,butsoonthemancameoutagain,andagainthebullchasedhimrightback.Thesamethingwentonanotherthreetimes.Atlast,themaninthetreegotangryandshoutedtohisfriend,“Howfoolishyouare!Ihavetoldyoutostayintheholeforawhile!Whyareyoualwayscomingout？”“It'seasyforyoutosay，”theothermansaidmoreangrily.“Butthereisabearinthehole！”Soyousee,sometimesthingsarenotwhattheyappeartobe.Weshouldalwaystrytostand_in_others'_shoesandlookfromthere.1．Thetwoyoungmenspentaholidayinthecountrysidetoget_away_fromthebusylifeinthecity.2．Themanintheholecameoutofitfor5/five_timesintotal.3．Themaninthetreethoughtthemanintheholewas_foolish．4．Themanintheholealwayscameoutbecausethere_was_a_bearinthehole.5．Thephrase“standinothers'shoes”means“站在別人的立場上/換位”inChinese.EFormanystudents,choosingajobisthemostimportantlifedecisiontheymustmakeatschool.Butchoosingtherightjobisnoteasy.Sohowdoyoufindonethatyouwillenjoy?Ifyoufollowthesesteps,youwillhaveagoodchanceoffindingit.First,beforeyoudecideuponajob,thinkaboutyourinterestsandyourtalents,andthenthinkaboutjobsthatfitthem.Askyourself:WhatdoIenjoydoing?WhatdoIdowell?Thenthinkaboutthejobsthatyouhaveinterestsandtalents.Second,learnmoreaboutyourjob.Youshouldgoandseeifthelibraryhasbooksdescribingdifferentkindsofwork,thetypicalqualifications(條件)required,andthetypicalsalariesfordifferentjobs.Also,talktopeoplealreadydoingjobsthatyoufindinteresting,andtryoutjobsbytakinginternships(實習)orpart-timejobs.Next,afteryouhavespenttimeonstepsoneandtwo,considerwhatkindofpersonalityyouhave,whatyourvaluesareandwhatisimportanttoyou.Perhapsyoulikeworkingfacetofacewithpeople.Ifso,thejobasacomputerprogrammermaynotbethebestchoice.Ifyoulikethesecurityofgettingamonthlysalary,thenstartingyourownbusinessprobablyisnotforyou.Finally,rememberthatyoucanalwayschangeyourmind.Mostpeoplechangejobsseveraltimesduringtheirworkinglife,sodonotputtoomuchpressureonyourselftomaketheperfectdecisionrightnow.Yourfirstjobrightaftercollegeprobablywillnotbeyourjobthirtyyearsfromnow.Beflexible(靈活變通的)andallowyourselftochangeifyouarenotsatisfiedwithyourchosenjob.1．Thispassageismainlyabouthow_to_choose_a_job．2．Ifyouwanttochooseajob,youshouldthinkaboutwhatyouareinterested_in_and_talented_infirst.3．Youcanlearnmoreaboutthe_typical_qualifications_and_salariesofyourjob.4．To_be/Being_a_computer_programmerisnotthebestchoiceforthepeoplewholikeworkingfacetoface.5．Whenyouarenothappywithyourchosenjob,youcanbe_flexible_and_allow_yourself_to_change．FFewerparentscanhearthewords“WhatcanIdotohelp？”fromtheirkids.Teenagersspendmoretimeonvideogames,computersandcellphones,sotheyhelplesswithhousework.Fewparentsthinkgamescanlettheirkidsbeawayfromthesofa—muchlessencouragethemtodochores.Butsomenewchoreap