任務型閱讀練習MyfriendPeterwaskindandlovely.Butasastudent,hewasbadatmath,Englishandsciencebecausehedidn'thaveanaptitude(資質)forthatkindofstudy.Onedaywewereplayingfootballandthebailgotstuckinatree.Peterclimbedthetreetogetit,andoneoftheteachers,JohnMarston9whowaslookingoutofthewindow,noticedthathewasatalentedclimber.MrMarstonwasanexpert(專家)inclimbing.Hehadclimbedmanymountains.OneweekendMrMarstoninvitedPetertoclimbMountKilimanjaro.Peterreallyenjoyedtheclimbing.MrMarstontoldPeterhewasaverytalentedclimberforhisage.Peterleftschoolthreeyearslaterwithnoqualifications(畢業證)，buthekeptclimbingregularlyuntilhebecameverygoodatit.Inhisearlytwenties,hebecameaprofessionalclimber.Hesaid,“1’11alwaysrememberMrMarstonbecauseheshowedmeIhadanabilitywhichnooneelse,includingme,knewabout."91.WhichsubjectwasPeternotgoodat?______________________________92.WhendidPeterandMrMarstonclimbMountKilimanjaro?______________________________93.HowdidPeterfeelabouttheclimbing?_______________________________94.WhatdidMrMarstonsayaboutPeter?_______________________________95.DidPeterknowhehadanabilitytoclimbatfirst?

Everyonewantstorelaxafterworkingorstudyingforalongtime.Ihavemanywaysofrelaxingmyself.Letmetellyousomeofmyfavorites.Iamabigsportsfan,sotheusualwayIrelaxistowatchorplaymanykindsofsports.Myfavoriteistennis,butIaminterestedinallkindsofsports.WhetherIamplayingtennisorwatchingagameonTV,itisexcitingtoseeteammembersdoingtheirbest.It’samazingtoseeplayersplayingverywell.It’struethatplayingsportsisnotphysically(身體上地)“relaxing”,butIfinditreallycool,andagoodwayof“relaxing”mybrainafteraday’shardwork.Ienjoylisteningtomusic,andIalwayshavesomemusicplayingduringmyfreetime.Ilistentoalltypes,butIenjoylisteningtobeautifulpianomusic.Somepeoplecan’tstudywhilelisteningtomusic,butforme,IbelieveIcanstudybetterbylisteningtolightsongs.Somepeoplechoosetorelaxbytraveling.Idon’thaveafavoriteplace,butIhearthattravelinginJapanisreallyenjoyable.Ilikevisitingdifferentkindsofplacesandeatingfamoussnacksthere.Ialsoenjoysightseeingandseeinghowthecultureandpeoplechangefromplacetoplace.1.What’sthewriter’sfavoritesports?

_________________________________2.Whatkindofmusicdoesthewriterenjoy?

_________________________________3.Howmanywaysofrelaxingdoesthewritergiveus?

_________________________________4.HasthewritereverbeentoJapan?

________________________________5.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

________________________________DoyouthinkthatFrenchfriesarereallyFrench?Frenchfriesarecalled"pommesfrites"inFranceandtheyarenotfromFrance.FrenchfriescomefromBelgium(比利時)originally.Frenchfriesaremadeofpotatoes,andtheyarecutandfried.ThefriedpotatoesarecalledFrenchfriesbecausetheywerefistseenbyAmericansinBelgium,buttheywerefriedintheFrenchway.TheFrenchwayistofrypotatoestwicewithasmallpauseinthemiddle.DuringWorldWarI,therewerealotofhungryAmericansoldiersinNorthernFranceandBelgium.TheyateFrenchfriesinBelgium.Afterthewarwasover,thesoldierswentbackhometoAmerica.However,theymissedFrenchfriessomuchthattheymadeFrenchfriesathome.That'showFrenchfrieswerefistintroducedtoAmerica.FrenchfrieswerecalledBelgianfriesonce,butthenamewasfinallychangedtoFrenchfries.SometimesFrenchfriesarejustcalledfries.FrenchfriesareoneofthemostpopularpotatofoodsinAmerica.AmericanfastfoodrestaurantssuchasMcDonald'sandBurgerKinghaveFrenchfriesontheirmenus.Frenchfriesarefreshlyfried,andusuallyservedwithhamburgers.IfyouvisitanyfastfoodrestaurantinAmericaandorderahamburger,youwillprobablyhear"Youwantfrieswith

that?"Whydon'tyouthinkaboutthehistoryofFrenchfriesalittlewhile,andsay"Yes,please.Thankyou."51.WhatareFrenchfriesmadeof?______________________________52.WheredoFrenchfriesoriginallycomefrom?______________________________53.WhyarethefriedpotatoescalledFrenchfries?______________________________54.WhofirstintroducedFrenchfriestoAmerica?______________________________55.Whatdoestheunderlined"that"inthelastparagraphreferto?

Imaginethis:yourparentsgoawayonbusiness,butyouhavetostayathomealone.Wouldlifebeaseasyaswhenyourparentsarearound?Woulditbeaperfectholidayforyou?'”Icanfillanemptystomachwithtomatoandeggsoup,butthat'sall.Ithinkmanyofmyclassmatesarethesame.Wewouldn'tknowwhattodo,orhowtolookafterourselves,"saidZhengChenyu."AndI'dforgetsomethingimportant.I'dprobablywatchtelevisionandburnthesoup."“AssoonasIleavehome,I'lllearntocook.Butnowparentsdoalmosteverythingforus.We’reverylazy,"shesaid.Mostteenagershaveonlytimefortheirhomework.

Theydon'tlearnanylifeskillsuntiltheygotocollege.However,SimaYigedoesn'tthinkso."IthinkI'dbeallright.Iwouldn'tjusteatsandwichesorfruit.Iknowhowtocook,somesimpledishesbecausemymumshowedme,"the13-year-oldboysaid.Inhisopinion,manyteenagersdependtoomuchontheirparents,andthereismuchmoretolearnthancooking,like"tidyingupyourroomorevendressingyourselfproperly."Formostteenagersitwouldn'tbeaholidayatall.71.WhywouldZhengChenyuprobablyburnthesoup?

Hewasafraidthatifheplantedthetreeneartheroad,strangerswouldstealthefruit.Ifheplantedthetreeinoneofhisfields,hisneighborswouldcomeatnightandstealsomeoftheapples.Ifheplantedthetreenearhishouse,hischildrenwouldtakethefruit.Finallyheplantedthetreeinhiswood.Butwithoutsunlightandgoodsoil(土壤),thetreesoondied,

Laterthefriendaskedthefarmerwhyhehadplantedthetreeinsuchapoorplace."What'sthedifference?"thefarmersaidangrilyandthentoldwhathehadthought.

"Yes,"saidthefriend,"butatleastsomeonecouldhaveenjoyedthefruit.Nowyounotonlyhaverobbedeveryoneofthefruit,butalsoyouhavedestroyed(毀掉)agoodappletree!"

61.Wasthefarmerfamousforplantingtheappletree?

62.Whatgiftdidthefarmergetfromhisfriendoneday?

63.Didthefarmerplanttheappletreenearhishouseorinhiswoodatlast?

64.Whydidtheappletreesoondie?

65.Whodestroyedtheappletree?

Elizabethlivedwithhersixchildreninasmallhouse.Onewinter,therewasabigflood(洪水),andquiteafewhouseswerewashedaway,butElizabeth'shousewashighenoughtoescapeit.

Elizabethhelpedoneofthefamilieswhichhadlosteverything.Shesharedherhomeuntilthefamilycouldbuildanewhouse.Elizabeth'sfriendscouldnotunderstandhersinceshealreadyhadsomanychildrentotakecare."Well,"Elizabethexplainedtoherfriends,attheendofWorldWarII,therewas

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poorwomaninatowninEngland.Herhusbandhadbeenkilledinthewarandshehadalotofchildren,justlikemenow.ThedaybeforeChristmas,thiswomansaidtoherchildren,“Wewon'tbeabletohavemuchforChristmas.I'mgoingtogetjustonepresentforusall.NowI'llgoandgetit.Shecamebackwithalittlegirlwhohadnoparents.Here'sourpresent,shesaidtoherownchildren.Thechildrenweremorethanexcitedtogetsuchapresent.Theywelcomedthelittlegirlwarmly,andshegrowupastheirsister.IwasthatChristmaspresent."

53.Howmanychildrendid

Elizabethhave?,

54.WhatdidElizabethdoaftertheflood?

55.TheChristmaspresentwasElizabethherself,wasn'tit?

56.Whatdoyoulearnfromthestory?

ThisisKateSmith.Sheis13yearsold.ShelivesinGuangzhou.ShestudiesinNo.10Middleschool.Herparentsworkthere.TheyarebothEnglishteachers.TheyareformtheUK.Shelikeseatingjunkfood.Shedoesn’tlikeplayingsports.Shehasonehealthyhabit:Shesleepsfor9hourseverynight.

KateSmithhasabrother.HisnameisJackSmith.Heis11yearsold.Hedoesn’teatjunkfood.Helikesplayingsports.Heoftenruns,playsbasketball,andgoesswimming.Heeatsfruiteveryday.Helikeseatingvegetables.Buthehasanunhealthyhabit:Hesleepsfor6hourseverynight.66.HowoldisKateSmith?___________________________________________________________________67.WheredoesKatelive?__________________________________________________________________68.WhatdoesKatelikeeating?___________________________________________________________________69.WhatdoesJackeateveryday?___________________________________________________________________70.HowmanyhoursdoesJacksleepeverynight?________________________________________________________________

HaveyouseenthevideosonTV?DoyouwearlargeT-skirtsandbaggyjeans?Orhaveyouheardsomeonerap(說唱)?Hip-Hopisveryhotnow.

Hip-Hopmusicwasstartedinthemiddleofthe1970sbyAfricanAmericansinNewYork.Themusic,break-dancing(霹靂舞)andgraffiti(涂鴉)makeupWesternHip-Hopculture.MostoftheHip-Hopsongsareaboutlove,jobsorevengames.

Usuallyinrap,singersspeakwordsveryquicklytoacertainbeat.Mostofthewordsarefun.Singersplayoffwordstomakefunofthemselvesorothers.Hip-Hopmusichasfewrules.Singersjustdowhattheythinkandrapitoutinacleverorcreative(創造性的)way.Itmakesalotofteenagersfallinlovewiththemusic.ManyofthemlikewearinglargeT-shirtsandbaggyjeans.FamousrapandHip-HopstarsincludeEminemintheUS.andJayChoufromChina.

TodayHip-Hopismoreandmorepopularacrossmostoftheworld.61.IsHip-Hopveryhotnow?

62.WhenwasHip-Hopmusicstarted?

63.WhataremostoftheHip-Hopsongsabout?

64.DoesHip-Hophavemanyrulesorfewrules?65.Whydoalotofteenagersfallinlovewiththemusic?

答案：91.Hewasnotgoodat(math,Englishandscience).92.Oneweekend./Theyclimbeditoneweekend.93.Heliked/loved/enjoyedit.94.(Hewas)averytalentedclimber.95.No./No,hedidn’t.答案：Tennis2.Beautifulpianomusic3.Three4.No,hehasn’t5.Thewriter’sfavoritewaystorelax.答案：51.potatoes52.Belgium53.BecausetheyarefriedintheFrenchway.54.Americansoldiers.55.Hamburgers答案：71.Becausehecan’tcookanythingelse.72.Assoonasheleaveshome.73.，他們直到上大學才學會生活的技能。74.過分依賴于75.No,itwon’t.答案：81.Children./Forchildren./It’sforchildren.82.Becausetheythinkbeingclosetonatureisgoodforchildren./Becausetheythinkthesurvivalactivitiesaregoodforchildren.83.TheyusuallywatchTVandplaycomputergames./TowatchTVandplaycomputergames./WatchingTVandplayingcomputergames./WhattheydoistowatchTVandplaycomputergames./WhattheydoiswatchingTVandplayingcomputergames.84.Theydon’tknowwhattodo./Theyfeeluncomfortable(terrible)./Notcomfortable./Uncomfortable./Terrible./Theydon’tfeelcomfortable.85.Theycanlearnsomesurvivalskills./Theycanlearntostaycalmindifferenttimes,keepsafeandworkinteam.Weshouldnevergiveupourdreamsandwemustworkhardatthem.1.Shethinksthatbeingstrictistheonlywaytodevelopachild'spotentialandtomakethemstrong,independentandsuccessful.2.(1)TheywerenotallowedtowatchTVorplayvideogames.(2)Theywerenotallowedto"hangout"withotherkidsafterschool.(3)Theyhadtobethetopstudentsintheirclasses.(4)Theyhadtopracticethepianoandviolinforhourseveryday.3.Becausetheybelievetheirchildrencanachievealotifthey'repushedhardenough.4.美國媽媽鼓勵孩子們尋找自己的人生道路。5.I’dlikeatigermothe