2021年中考英語題型專項復習任務型閱讀20篇及答案Passage1TheArtoftheElephantsIfyourcatwalkedacrosssomethingyouwerepaintingandleftfootprintsbehind,wouldyouconsideryourcatanartist?Whatifyourbirdheldacoloredpencilinitsbeak（喙）andpaintedonapieceofpaper?Mostpeoplemaythinkofanimalartasajoke,butsomepeoplehavebeentakingitveryseriously.ElephantswereusedforhundredsofyearsinThailand’sloggingindustry(伐木業(yè)).Theymovedwoodfromforestsinareaswheretherewerenoroads.Atthebeginningofthiscentury,whentheforestsofThailandbegantoquicklydisappear,thegovernmentputastoptologging.Allofasudden,manyelephantsinThailandnolongerhadawaytomakealiving.Someelephantsweretreatedbadly.Othershadtotrytoliveontheirownandcouldn’tfindenoughfoodtoeat.TherewereoncetensofthousandsofelephantsinThailand.Today,therearelessthanfivethousand.WhentwoRussianAmericanartists,VitalyKomarandAlexMelamid,firstheardaboutthetroubledelephantsinThailand,theyknewthatsomethinghadtobedonetoforeverchangethewaypeopletreatedThaielephants.Then,theycameupwithanideatohelptheseelephants.KomarandMelamidvisitedelephantcampsinThailandandbegantoshowtheelephanttrainershowtoteachtheelephantstopaint.Atfirst,thetrainershadtoguidetheelephants’trunks.Theelephantsbecamemorecomfortabledoingthiswithpractice―andlotsofsweetsnacks―andfinallystartedtopaintontheirown.ThestrangeideathatKomarandMelamidhadtosavetheelephantsactuallybegantowork.TheyevenhelpedfoundseveralelephantartschoolsinThailandandinotherAsiancountries.Theelephantsandtheirtrainersgotheretolearnaboutpaintingandgetsuppliestheyneed.Today,peoplebegintobuyelephantartworksfromgalleries(畫廊)allaroundtheworld.Someareevenwillingtopaymorethan＄2,000fortheworksoftheelephantartists!Somepeoplecomparethecheerful,brightly-coloredartworkstotheworksofsomegreatabstract(抽象地)painters.Somepeoplearejusthappytobuythesespecialandoriginal(原創(chuàng)地)artworks.Othersthinktheyarehelpingthetroubledelephantsinthisway.Thenexttimeyouseeapieceofcolorfulabstractart,findoutwhotheartistis.Youjustmaybesurprisedatwhatyoulearn!1.Whatmaymostpeoplethinkofanimalart?___________________________________________________________2.WhatdidelephantsdoinThailand’sloggingindustry?___________________________________________________________3.HowmanyelephantsarethereinThailandtoday?___________________________________________________________4.WhatwasKomarandMelamid’sideatohelptheelephantsinThailand?___________________________________________________________5.Pleaselistonereasonwhypeoplebuyelephantartworks.___________________________________________________________【主旨大意】本文是一篇說明文，介紹的是大象藝術品。大象作畫是兩名俄羅斯籍的美國畫家為幫助大象而想出的一個主意，即讓訓象師教大象作畫，畫作出售后，訓象師和大象可以得到報酬和需要的東西。很多人喜歡大象的畫作，也有人是為支持這些受苦的大象而購買這些畫作的。1.Mostpeoplemaythinkofanimalartasajoke.【解析】細節(jié)理解題。題干意為：大多數(shù)人對于動物藝術的看法是什么？根據(jù)第一段最后一句“Mostpeoplemaythinkofanimalartasajoke...”可知，大多數(shù)人覺得動物藝術是笑話。2.Theymovedmoodfromforestswheretherewerenoroads.【解析】細節(jié)理解題。題干意為：大象在泰國的伐木業(yè)中從事什么工作？根據(jù)第二段第二句“Theymovedmoodfromforestswheretherewerenoroads”可知，人們用大象在沒有公路的森林中運輸木頭。3.Therearelessthanfivethousand.【解析】細節(jié)理解題。題干意為：現(xiàn)如今，在泰國有多少只大象？根據(jù)第三段第四句“Today，therearelessthanfivethousand.”可知今天的大象數(shù)量不足5千只。4.Theyshowedelephantstrainershowtoteachelephantstopaint.【解析】細節(jié)理解題。題干意為：Komar和Melamid想出了什么辦法來幫助泰國的大象？根據(jù)第四段首句“KomarandMelamidvisitedtheelephantcampsinThailandandbegantoshowelephantstrainershowtoteachelephantstopaint.”可知,兩人拜訪了泰國的大象營地，并給訓象師展示怎樣教大象繪畫。5.Somepeoplecomparethecheerful,brightly-coloredartworkstotheworkofsomegreatpainters./Somepeoplearejusthappytobuythesespecialandoriginalartworks./Othersthinktheyarehelpingthetroubledelephantsinthisway.【解析】細節(jié)理解題。題干意為：請列舉人們購買大象藝術作品的一個原因。根據(jù)最后一段中“Somepeople...Somepeople...Others...”可知,有些人把這些藝術比作最偉大畫家的抽象藝術；有些人就是喜歡購買這種特別和原創(chuàng)的藝術作品；另一些人認為以此可以幫助受苦的大象。Passage2AlbinoPowerIwasbornanalbino（白化病患者）inScranton,Pennsylvania,in1945.Nooneinmyfamilyhadeverknownwhatanalbinowas,whatitmeanttobeanalbino,whathadtobedonedifferentlybecauseIwasanalbino.Myparentsandfriendstreatedmejustliketheytreatedeverybodyelse.Theywasjustaboutthebestthingtheycouldhavedone.Itgavemealegupontrustingmyself,sowhentroublescamealong,Icoulddealwiththem.Truly,myschoolbookphotoalwayslookedlikeasnowballwithtwopiecesofcoalforeyes.Likemostalbinos,Ihadterribleeyesight,butthefactthatIcouldhardlyseedidn’tworrymeallthatmuch.Kidslaughedatme,callingme“Whitey”.PeoplestaredatmewhenIheldreadingmaterialrightatthetipofmynosesoIcouldseeitwellenoughtoread.EvenwhenIwaseightornine,movietheaterworkersstartedaskingmetopayadultpricesbecauseI“l(fā)ookedolder”.TheworstpartformewasthatbecausemyeyesightwassobadthatIcouldn’tplaysportsverywell.butIdidn’tgiveuptrying.Ipracticedplayingbasketballeveryday.AndIstudiedharder.Finally,Igotbetteratschoolandlovedit.BythetimeIgottocollege,Iwasdoublemajoring（專業(yè)）,goingtosummerschoolandtakingpartineverykindofafter-classactivityIcouldfind.Ihadlearnedtobeproudofbeinganalbino.Itriedmybesttomake“albino”positivework.AndIdecidedtomakemylivingwithmyeyes―andinsports.Icouldn’tseewellenoughtoplaysports,butwithagoodandlong-lastingeducationandthedrivetodoit,IcouldmakealivinginvolvedintheareaIloved.I’vedoneitnowformorethanthirtyyearsinprintandinvideo,andnowincyberspace.PeoplemakejokesabouthowI’mtheonly“blindeditor（編輯）”theyknow,butthejokesarefriendlysmilesnow,