2024-2025人教版中考英語任務型閱讀專項（九年級下冊）ARomehadtheForum,LondonhasSpeaker’sCorner.Nowalways-on-the-goNewYorkershaveLizandBill.LizandBill,twocollegegraduatesintheirearly20s,havespentawholeyeartryingtohavethousandsofpeopletalktotheminsubwaystationsandonbusystreetcorners.Justtalk.Usinga2-foot-tallsignthatsays,“TalktoMe,”theyattractconversationalists,whooneeveningincludedamentalpatient,andmeninbusinesssuits.Theydon’tcollectmoney.Theydon’tpushreligion(宗教).Sowhat’sthepoint?“Toseewhathappens,”saidLiz.“Wesimplyenjoylifewithopencommunication.”ShortlyaftertheSeptember11,2001attacks,theydecidedtowalkfromNewYorkCitytoWashington,a270-miletrip.Theyfoundtheylovedtalkingtopeoplealongthewayandwantedtocontinuetalkingwithstrangersaftertheirreturn.“Itstartedasacrazyidea,”Lizsaid.“Weweresocuriousaboutallthestrangerswalkingbywiththeirlifestories.Peoplewilltalktousaboutanything：theirjobs,theirclothes,theirchildhoodexperiences,anything.”Denisewantedtotalkaboutanexamshewasabouttotake.Shehadstoppedbyforthesecondtimeintwodays,toletthetwolistenersknowhowitwent.Marciahadlostherhusbandtoaseriousdisease.“Thatwasveryheavyonmymind,”Marciasaid,“Tobeabletotalkaboutittototalstrangerswasverygood,”sheexplained.Tocelebrateayearoftalking,thetwoheldaget-togetherinacityparkforallthepeopletheyhadmetoverthepastyear.Afewhundredpeopleshowedup,aswellassometelevisioncameramenandreporters.Theymayplanmorepartiesortrytoattractmorepeopletojointheirinformaltalks.Somepublishershaveexpressedinterestinabook,somethingtheysaythey’llconsider.1.WhatdidLizandBillstartdoingaftertheygraduatedfromcollege?_______________________________________________________________________________2.Whattheyhavebeendoingcanbedescribedas(useoneadjectiveword)3.WhyareDeniseandMarciamentionedinthetext?_______________________________________________________________________________4.Accordingtothetext,whatwillLizandBilldointhefuture?_______________________________________________________________________________5.Accordingtothetext,dotheyliketheideaofwritingabook?_______________________________________________________________________________BDesertificationandSandstorms(DSS)hasgreatenvironmental_____thatcauselargeeconomiclosses,hasaseriouseffectonpublichealthoverawidearea,andsometimestakeshumanlife.Forexample,theDSSon5May,1993directlyaffected1.1millionsquarekilometersinChina,whichresultedin85personsdead,256injured,120,000livestockdeadorlost,andagreatdealofcroplanddamaged.ThetwoworstDSSsinthetenyearstookplaceinMarchandApril2002.TheysweptacrossMongoliaandhit18provincesinChina,theKoreanPeninsular,andalargeareaofJapan.TheDSSinAprilforcedMongoliatocloseitsinternationalairportinUlaanbaatarfor3days,andtheRepublicofKoreatoclosesomeschoolsandtakeoffmorethan40flightsfromKimpoAirportinSeoul.NaturalcausesofDSSarelargedesertandsemidesertareas,strongwindsfromSiberiasweepingtheseDSSoriginatingsourceareas,lastingdrought,andothernaturaldisasters.Theireffectshavebeenstrengthened,however,byhumanactivitiesoverthelastfewyears,particularlythroughovergrazing,deforestation,andoverexploitationofwaterresourcesintheDSSoriginatingsourceareas,whichleadtorapidlanddesertification.So,effectiveactionsareurgentlyneededintheDSSoriginatingsourceareasinChinaandMongoliatopreventdesertificationoftheland,beforethesituationbecomesworse.1.Fillintheblankinparagraph________________(oneword)2.WhydowecallDSSanaturaldisaster?_______________________________________________________________________________3.HowmanypeoplediedintheDSSon5may,1993?____________________________________4.WhatareasdidtheDSSshitinMarchandApril2002?_______________________________________________________________________________5.CanyoudescribesomecausesofDSS?_______________________________________________________________________________CAThousandandOneNights,whichisalsocalledtheArabianNights,isacollectionofWestandSouthAsianstoriesandfolktalesinArabicduringtheIslamicGoldenAge.Themainframestory(框架故事)concernsakingandhiswife.ThestorygoesthateverydaytheKingShahryarwouldmarryayoungwomanandkillherthenextmorning.Thiswasdoneinangerbecausehefoundhisfirstwifewasunfaithful(不忠的)tohim.Hehadkilled1,000suchwomenbythetimehewasintroducedtoScheherazade.Againstherfather’swishes,Scheherazadevolunteeredtospendonenightwiththeking.Onceintheking’spalace,Scheherazadeaskedifshemightbidonelastfarewell(告別)toherbelovedsister,Dinazade,whohadsecretlybeenpreparedtoaskScheherazadetotellastoryduringthelongnight.ThekinglayawakeandlistenedasScheherazadetoldherfirststory.Thenightpassedby,andScheherazadestoppedinthemiddleofthestory.Thekingaskedhertofinish,butScheherazadesaidtherewasnotime,asdawn(黎明)wasbreaking.So,thekingsparedherlifeforonedaytothenextnight.Sothenextnight,Scheherazadefinishedthestoryandthenbeganasecond,evenmoreexcitingstorywhichsheagainstoppedhalfwaythroughatdawn.Sothekingagainsparedherlifeforonedaytofinishthesecondstory.AndsotheKingkeptScheherazadealivedaybyday,asheeagerlyanticipatedthefinishingoflastnight’sstory.Attheendof1,001nights,and1,000stories,Scheherazadetoldthekingthatshehadnomorestoriestotellhim.Duringthese1,001nights,thekinghadfalleninlovewithScheherazade,andsohesparedherlife,andmadeherhisqueen.1.WhatcanwereadintheArabianNights?(nomorethan10words)_________________________________________________________2.Whydidthekingkillsomanyyoungwomen?(nomorethan12words)_________________________________________________________3.WhatwasScheherazade’sfather’sattitudetowardsherplan?(nomorethan5words)_________________________________________________________4.FillintheblankinParagraph2withproperwords.(nomorethan4words)_________________________________________________________5.HowdidScheherazadetellthestoriestotheking?(nomorethan15words)D“HappyNewYear!”EveryonewillgreeteachotherwiththesewordsastheymeeteachotheronNewYear’sDay.Butitwasn’talwaysJanuary1thatmarkedtheNewYear.

Atleast4,000yearsago,theancientEgyptiansandBabyloniansmarkedthechangingoftheyear.InEgypt,theyearstartedwhentheNileRiverflooded,enrichingfarmers’fields.ThishappenedattheendofSeptember.

TheBabyloniansheldafestivalinthespring,onMarch23,tokickoffthenextfarmingcycle.TheBabyloniancelebrationlastedfor11days.

ThedateJanuary1waspickedbytheRomanEmperorJuliusCaesarasthechangeoftheyearwhenheestablishedhisowncalendarin46BC.ThemonthofJanuaryoriginatesfromtheRomangod,Janus.Heispicturedwithtwoheads.Oneheadlooksforwardandtheotherback.Theyrepresentabreakbetweentheoldandnew.Thenewcalendarwasintimewiththesunandithasbeenuseduntilthepresentday.

InVietnam,theNewYearholidayhappensinFebruary.Theybuyfreshflowersandapeachblossomtoputintheirhouse,followingtheVietnamesecustom.ThailandhasitsspecificNewYear’sdate;it’sdifferentfromthenormalcalendar.TheThaiNewYeariscelebratedonApril13.Onthisday,Thaipeopleplaywithwater,throwingitoneachother.ItisintendedtobringgoodluckduringtheNewYearahead.

InChina,themorefavorableNewYearisusuallycelebratedinFebruaryaccordingtolunarcalendar(陰歷).OnNewYear’sEve,allfamilymemberssittogetherattable,enjoyinglotsofauspiciousfoodssuchasdumplings,chickentobringgoodluck.注：每空只填一個單詞。Title:

NewYeartraditionsallaroundtheworldCountries1.___________Origins（起源）oractivitiesMeaningsorreasonsEgypttheendofSeptembertheNileRiverfloodmakefields2._________BabylonMarch23holdinga3.___________kickoffthenextfarmingcycleRomeJanuary1Romangod,Janus4._________

abreak5._________April136.____________waterontoeachother’sbodybringgoodluckVietnam7.___________buyingfreshflowersandapeachblossom8.____________thecustomChinaFebruary9.____________auspiciousfoods

bringgoodluckand10._________toeveryoneEThereareanumberofspecialdaysoftheyearthatarecelebratedindifferentcountries.Oneofthemostpopularofthese,eventhoughitisfairlyrecent,isMother’sDay.Mothershavealwaysbeenhighlyregardedinallcultures.TheAncientRomanshadafestivalknownasHilaria,duringwhichchildrentookpresentstothetempleofthe“MotheroftheGods”.TheChristianChurchadoptedthisideaandcalleditMotheringSunday.However,overtheyearsthecustomwasgraduallyforgottenandalmostdisappearedbytheendofthe19thcentury.Bornin1864inVirginia,USA,AnnaJarviswasaschoolteacherandbelievedchildrenshouldshowgratitudetotheirmothersforalltheirloveandcare.Encouragedbyafriend,shewrotetothousandsofimportantpeople---politicians,churchmen,doctors,cityofficials---andaskedthemtosupportherideas:aspecialdayoftheyearforthankingmothers.In1910theGovernorofWestVirginiaintroducedMother’sDayintothestate.ThedatechosenwasMay10---thesecondSundayinMay,whichisstillobservedinAmericatoday.ThisdatewaschosenbecauseMay10wasthedateonwhichin1908AnnaJarvis’smotherdied.In1914PresidentWoodrowWilsonmadeMay10theofficialdateforMother’sDaythroughouttheUnitedStates.SoontherewasaMother’sDayInternationalAssociationandthecustombegantobeadoptedinmanycountriesoftheworld.AnnaJarvis,asadanddisillusionedwomandiedin1948.Thecustomshehadworkedsohardtoestablishandwhichhadbecomealmostuniversalhadlostitsoriginalpurpose.Ithadbeentakenoverbybusiness.AswithChristmas,thegivingofpresentsandthesendingofcardshadbecomeamulti-million-dollarindustry.1.Whatisthestoryabout?2.InwhichcountrywasHilariacelebratedasafestival?_____________________________3.WhatdidAnnaJarviswanttodoformothers?4.WhywasMay10thedateforMother’sDay?5.WhywasAnnaJarvisnothappywithMother’sDaywhenshedied?_____________________________________________________________________參考答案（A）Chattingwithpeople2.successful3.BecausetheyareexamplesofthosewhotalkedtoLizandBill4.Theywillcontinuewhattheyaredoing5.Yes,theysaythey’llconsider.（