1、地址：山西省太原市和平南路 45 号英语周报社网络中心电话：03516378335任务型阅读专练五篇一请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。每空1 个单词。The farm economy of the United States has changed a lot in the last seventy years. In the 1930s, twenty-five percent of the nations population lived on farms. Today less than one percent of Americans do.F
2、arm incomes have changed over the years too. For example, in 1933, people living and working on farms had much less money to spend than other Americans. At that time, farm families had about one-third the income of non-farmers after all necessary expenses had been paid. By the late 1970s, however, t
3、hat difference had almost disappeared. In 2004,farmers had their best year ever. The average farm family earned about eighty-one thousand dollars. That is more than the average American family, which earned about sixty thousand dollars.The Department of Labor measures the pay of industrial workers d
4、ifferently. It measures the average hourly and weekly pay for industrial workers. This is because factory workers are generally paid by the hour unlike farmers who earn income from their farm businesses. Generally , the average hourly pay for all industrial workers is about sixteen dollars. And the
5、average weekly pay, about five hundred fifty dollars.Industrial and other services employ about eighty-six percent of the labor force.Title : 1 in the U.S.In the 1930s In the 2 In 2004Changes in population (%) 25%Farm workers3 in incomeAbout 4 the income of the non-farmer familiesAlmost equal $81,00
6、0( 5 more than the average )Percentage of the 6 force About 7 About 14%Ways to 8 By the hour By the 9 Industrial workersDifferent incomes 10 $5501. Incomes 2. 1970s 3. Changes 4. one-third 5.twenty-one thousand dollars 6.labor 7. 80% 8. pay 9. week 10. sixteen dollars二认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰
7、当的单词。地址：山西省太原市和平南路 45 号英语周报社网络中心电话：03516378335注意：每空格 1 个单词。Maybe you are an average student. You probably think you will never be a top student. This is not necessary so, however. Anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. Heres how. 1) Plan your time carefully. When you plan your wee
8、k, you should make a list of things that you have to do. After making this list, you should make a schedule of your time. First your time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc. then decide a good, regular time for studying. Dont forget to set aside enough time for entertainment. A weekly schedule may
9、not solve all your problems, but it will force you to realize what is happening to your time.2) Find a good place to study. Look around the house for a good study area. Keep this space, which may be a desk or simply a corner of your room, free of everything but study materials. No games, radios, or
10、television! When you sit down to study, concentrate on the subject. 3) Make good use of your time in class. Take advantage of class time to listen to everything the teachers say. Really listening in class means less work later. Taking notes will help you remember what the teacher says.4) Study regul
11、arly. When you get home from school, go over your notes. Review the important points that your teacher mentioned in class. If you know what your teacher is going to discuss the next day, read that material will become more meaningful, and you will remember it longer.5) Develop a good attitude about
12、tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. They help you remember your new knowledge. The world wont end if you dont pass a test, so dont be overly worried. There are other methods that might help you with your studying. You will probably discover many others afte
13、r you have tried these.How to become a better studentGeneral method How to advantageMake a list Plan your time carefullyMake a 1 Force you to realize 6 is happening to your timeFind a good place to study Free of everything but study 2 You can 7 on the subjectListen to everything the teachers sayMake
14、 good use of your time in class Taking 3 Really listening in class means 8 work laterGo over your notes Study regularly 4 new material Help you 9 it better , remember it longerDevelop a good attitude about tests Dont be 5 worried Remember your new 10 Keys:1. schedule 2. materials 3. notes 4. read 5.
15、 overly 6. what 7. concentrate 8. less 9. understand 10. knowledge地址：山西省太原市和平南路 45 号英语周报社网络中心电话：03516378335三认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。注意：每空格 1 个单词。A long story about people is usually called a novel. It can be about any kind of man, woman, or child. It can be about kings, or Chicago newsbo
16、ys, or housewives. The French writer, Victor Hugo, wrote his novel Les Miserables about a poor man who stole a loaf of bread. The American writer, Ernest Hemingway, wrote A Farewell to Arms about a young American with the Italian Army in World War One. A novel can tell the story of any kind of actio
17、n, over any period of time. The modern Irish writer, James, Joyce, covers less than twenty- four hours in Ulysses. Yet, Joyce takes a thousand pages to tell all that happens from the time one man gets up in the morning until he goes to bed early the next morning. A German writer, Herman Hesse, uses
18、only one hundred and fifty pages in his novel Demian to cover a boys life from the age of ten until he becomes a young man. A novel does not just tell the things that people do. It also tells why they do them. The Badge of Courage, by the American novelist, Stephen Crane, tells about a young soldier
19、 in the War between the states who runs away the first time he is in battle. The book shows why he acted as he did. It describes his mental suffering until he overcomes his fears. People buy novels because they enjoy reading about other people. The novel satisfies the human desire to know and unders
20、tand our fellow creatures. The 1._ of the novel2. _ A long story about peopleLes Miserables is about a poor man who stole 6_Character 4. _ of any kind A farewell to Arms is about a young American with the Italian Army.7. _ covers less than 24 hours.Time Over any period of time8. _ covers a boys life
21、 from ten until he is a young man.3. _ Things and 5 _ for doing them. The Badge of Courage 9 _ a young soldiers mental suffering. Purpose Satisfy the human desire to 10 _others. . 1. content 2. Definition 3. Plot 4.People 5. reasons 6. bread 7. Ulysses 8. Demian 9. describes 10. know地址：山西省太原市和平南路 45
22、 号英语周报社网络中心电话：03516378335四认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。注意：每空格 1 个单词，不得用文章中的单词。Wealthy Chinese do not have a good reputation, a survey by China Youth Daily and S has found.The poll, conducted last week, showed about 70 percent of 3,990 interviewees believe the well-off are immoral and not wort
23、hy of respect. Only 4 percent thought rich people are good, the survey said.For the rich to become popular they need to do three things, the survey suggested.First, they need to have a sense of social responsibility. Second, they need to be self disciplined, and third, they need to have a caring hea
24、rt.The number of people who make at least $50,000 a year increases by 15 percent a year and, according to the China Economic Times, the country now has 1.5 million rich people.The China Youth Daily and S survey found interviewees questioned how the rich became rich in the first place.“Some rich peop
25、le are thought to have accumulated their wealth through illegal means, such as bribery,“ said a post-graduate student at the Communication University of China.Even so, the survey found wealthy people who abide by( 遵守) the law, have a sense of social responsibility and a caring heart, are respected.T
26、he poll showed about 60 percent thought these kinds of wealthy people were worthy of respect.The survey suggested many voters were much better disposed toward rich people from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Western economies - rather than the mainland.Hong Kong property tycoon Li Ka-shing was most hig
27、hly regarded, followed by Bill Gates, mainland property tycoon Wang Shi and basketball player Yao Ming.“Rich people on the mainland invest too little in charity and gain too much,“ a student from Beijing Sports University said.Yu Guoming, a professor at Renmin University of China, called on the head
28、s of Chinese companies to think and invest in a long-term way. “Corporate social duty is not only about charity, it also connects the company with the government and the public.“Title Nations rich have poor reputationThe _1_ of the surveyAbout 70 percent of 3,990 interviewees believe the well-off ar
29、e not _2_ and not worthy of respect.Only the percentage of 4 thought rich people are good.Things that the rich are _3_ of1. They need to be _4_ for the _5_.2. They need to be self disciplined.3. They need to have a caring heart.Peoples _6_ towards rich .1. Some rich have _7_wealth through illegal me
30、ans.2. People who _8_ the law, have a sense of social responsibility and a caring heart, are respected. 3. Rich people on the mainland invest too little in charity and _9_ too much.A professors view Corporate social _10_ is not only about charity, it also connects the company with the government and
31、 the public.Keys: 1. result 2. moral 3. lack 4. responsible 5. society 6. attitude 7. gathered 8. follow/ obey 9. get/ achieve 10. responsibility地址：山西省太原市和平南路 45 号英语周报社网络中心电话：03516378335五请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。每空 不超过 6个词。Moon landing. The computer chip. Genetic engineering. The artific
32、ial heart. The achievements of U.S. scientists are known and admired throughout the world. But whether American highest position in research and technology will continue into the 21st century is far from certain. Thirty-two years after the Russians sent up Sputnik setting off a hot race to produce m
33、ore and better U. S. physicists, the scientific pipeline is drying up.In an Educational Testing Service study of five countries and four Canadian provinces, American 13-year-old graded last in math and nearly last in science. How did America, birthplace of Edison and Wright brothers come to such a d
34、angerous situation? One reason is lack of enough financial support for science education. After Sputnik, funding for the National Science Foundation, the leading U. S. founder of scientific research, shot up from $18 million to $130 million. By now financing for NSFs education had fallen rapidly to
35、zero.The image of scientists is less lustrous than it was in the 50s and 60s, when men and women in lab coats were seen as national heroes helping the U.S. beat the Russians to the moon. Today the countrys brightest desire is to be bankers and lawyers, not chemists or rocket designers. We really hop
36、e something must be done to vitalize(激 励 ) Americas science education, or America will have to face great losses in science development.Title: Americas (1)_In the past (2)_ in research and technologyAt present Graded last in math and nearly last in science for its (3)_AmericaIn the future Uncertain
37、for (4)_Aspects In the past At present(6)_ From $ 18 million to $ 130 million(7)_(5)_(8)_As national heroes helping the U.S. beat the Russians to the moonDesire is to be (9)_not chemists or rocket designers(10)_Something must be done to vitalize Americas science education H1. future in science 2. the highest position 3. 13-year-old 4. science position 5. Reasons 6. Financing 7. Fallen to zero 8. People 9. bankers and lawyers 10. Suggestions
