题目内容
任务型阅读(每小题2分,共10分)
(2015北京丰台二模)
TheKidWhoCouldPlayTennis
When he was a little child,Arthur Ashe often stood against a tree and watched the players on the tennis court. One player hit the ball over and sent it back. The young Arthur swung his arm as if he were playing tennis too.“I am sure I could hit it really hard,” he thought.
Arthur lived near a large park in Richmond,Virginia. His father was the manager of the park. He took care of the park and made sure everything was right. Arthur lived with his father and his brother.
Arthur was allowed to play in the park when he was seven years old.He was small and athletic.A swimming pool,tennis courts,and baseball diamonds were in the park.Arthur spent a lot of time playing there.He did well in sports,but he had never tried to play tennis.
He often watched the tennis players. Sometimes there were tennis lessons being given,and Arthur would watch even more carefully. The young man teaching the lessons noticed Arthur. His name was Ronald Charity.
Mr. Charity asked Arthur if he wanted to learn to play tennis. Arthur was excited. Soon he was hitting the ball back and forth with Mr. Charity. Arthur was very fast and hit the ball hard.Mr.Charity could see that Arthur would grow up to be a good tennis player.By the time he was ten,Arthur won a tournament.Many older and bigger players came to the park trying to win the prize,but Arthur beat them. He becameknown as “the kid who could play tennis”.
Arthur grew up to be one of the first successful African-American tennis players. He played and won all over the world. Arthur Ashe was more than an amazing tennis player,though.He started a program that gave children living in cities a chance to learn how to play tennis.He cared about people. He often spoke about how important it is to be fair to everyone.
56. What did Arthur often do when he was a little child?
57. What was Arthur like when he was seven?
58. What made Mr.Charity notice Arthur?
59. How could Mr. Charity see that Arthur would become a good tennis player?
60. Why was Arthur an amazing tennis player?
56.He often stood against a tree and walclied the })layers on the tennis court.
57.He was small and athletic.
58.Sometimes there were tennis lessons being given, and Arthur would watch even more carefully. ( Arthur watched even more carefully while Mr.Charity was teaching the lessons.)
59.Arthur was very fast and hit the Ijall hard.
60.He not only succeeded in playing tennis but also cared aboul people/gave children living in cities a chance to learn how to play tennis.
任务型阅读(每小题2分,共10分)
(2015宁夏中考)
FactsabouthotandcoldplacesonEarth!TheSaharaDesert (撒哈拉沙漠)
The Sahara Desert in North Africa is one of the largest and hottest deserts in the world. In the summer the temperature during the day often reaches 40Ti. The highest temperature ever was 58Xi!It seldom rains in the Sahara,but there are storms——sand storms!
The Sahara Desert is a very difficult place for humans to live .Only a few plants are able to grow in the dry climate (气候) .But there are many oases. An oasis is a place where plants and trees can grow because there is water. There are about 90 large oases in the Sahara,where people have built villages.Some animals are able to live in the desert too. The most famous desert animals are,of course,camels.They can live for many days without food or water.
Antarctica(南极洲)
Antarctica is a continent (洲) which is under almost 2 kilometers of ice.The South Pole is in Antarctica and is the most southern place on Earth. It is always very cold. In the winter the temperature falls to - 80Tl!People have never lived there for long because it is too cold. There are scientists,but they only stay for a few months.
In Antarctica animals and plants can’t live easily on the land,but the sea is full of creatures (生物) .Many different kinds of penguins (企鶴) and seals (海豹) live there all year. They spend most of their lives swimming in the freezing Antarctic water. The sea provides lots of food for them because it is full of fish and sea life.The largest seals in the
world live in Antarctica.They Ve called elephant seals.
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