2020年浙江省中考英语真题——任务型阅读

Extreme Amazon(亚马孙之最)

    Twenty percent of all the water that goes into oceans around the world comes from one river—the Amazon.

    The Amazon River begins in the Andes Mountains in Peru. It travels about 6000 kilometers to the Atlantic Ocean. It is the largest river in the world. It is also the second longest. Most of the Amazon's water comes from rain. During the rainy season, parts of the river are 190 kilometers wide.

    The Amazon River goes through the world's largest rain forest. The Amazon rain forest is home to the highest number of plant and animal species(种类) on Earth. There are 2.5 million kinds of insects, such as the world's largest ant. At least 3,000 kinds, of fish, live there, and one-fifth of all the bird species in the world. Some of the Amazon's animals are dangerous, such as the anaconda, the largest snake in the world. But there are also gentle animals, like the sloth and the pink dolphin.

    The Amazon is very important to Earth. There are still many kinds of animals and plants there that we don't know about. If we lose the Amazon, we will lose a big part of life on Earth.

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Air Jordan (飞人乔丹) shoes are very popular and expensive. The first Air Jordan shoes were made in 1985. The next Air Jordan shoes came out in 1986. These shoes were special for basketball shoes, because they were made in Italy in 1990, which gave them a luxury (奢侈的) feel. Two years later, the third Air Jordan shoes were produced.

If you want to make your shoes look new, first, get out a toothbrush and some cleaning oil. Second, spray (喷) the oil on the shoes. Third, wash the dirt off with the toothbrush repeatedly while you are scrubbing (擦) . Finally scrub the shoes with a paper towel or clean cloth If you did a good job, your shoes should look as nice as when you first got them.

If you go to a dance party, you'll need to wear dress shoes. However, wearing dress shoes for a few minutes can be really painful. To solve the problem, you can bring a box of band-aids (创口贴) with you. When your feet hurt, put on those band-aids. The band-aids will create something that will reduce pain.

When playing golf and bowling (保龄球) , people need to wear special shoes. Golf shoes have sharp metal spikes (鞋钉) , while bowling shoes have almost no spikes a tall Both these shoes help players perform. Besides looking silly golf shoes and bowling shoes do not have soles (鞋底) that are fit for street use.

Are you wearing shoes? Why? People wear shoes for many reasons. The fist and most important reason is to protect their feet. Shoes keep people from hurting their feet while walking on hard roads. Some people wear special shoes designed to help them play a game. Some people wear expensive shoes to look fashionable. And a lot of other people wear shoes so that their feet won't stink (发臭) up the room.

    Good readers often use a flowchart(流程图) or webs(网状图) to have a better picture of what they read (see the drawings on the right).

    A flowchart is used to put events in a certain order. Webs show a main idea and supporting details(细节).

    Now try to be a good reader and finish the following TWO tasks.

Task 1: Read Passage I and complete the flowchart.
 

Task 2: Read Passage 2 and complete the webs

Passage 2: Students have different opinions about doing housework. Some students think it's good for them to learn to look after themselves. Besides, they can learn to do their part in the family. However, others don't agree. They think they should save the time on housework for learning their lessons.

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    Hopes, ambitions (抱负), dreams. How many of yours will you achieve? When you look back at your life in the future, will you have good memories of all his things that you did? Or will you regret all the things that you didn't do?

    Of course, there's no easy road to success, but one thing is certain: success won't come if you don't do anything. So how do you do it? This four-step model will help you to make your dreams come true.

    Step 1:

    What would you like to do? Write down all your ambitions. They may be very general, such as I would like to be fitter. I want to be famous, or It would be nice to have more friends. Or they may be more specific, like I've always wanted to play a musical instrument.

    Step 2:

    Now you need to do two things:

    ⒈ Choose one or two ambitions. If you try to do everything, you won't do anything.

    ⒉ Set a time limit (限定). This is very important, because you will have a goal and you will also know when you have reached it.

    So, for example, I would like to be fitter in Step 1 now becomes I will be fit enough to join a half-marathon race by the end of August.

    Step 3:

    Now that you've made your choice, what are you actually going to do to achieve your goal? So, in our example, I will be fit enough to join a half-marathon race by the end of August, becomes I'm going to join a running club, or I'm going to go jogging three times a week.

    Step 4:

    This is when you change your intentions (意图) into specific actions. Prepare to do something at a specific time. If you don't do this, your dreams and plans will just stay as dreams and plans. So now I'm going to join a running club, becomes I'm meting the president of the Cheetahs Running Club on Monday evening at 5∶30.

    Don't let your ambitions die. Follow this four-step plan and make your dream come true.

(David will go on a study tour to England. Wendy is from Welcome Travel Agency. Now she is calling Mr Chow, David's father, to check the information of David's study tour. )

Wendy: Hello. May I speak to Mr Chow, please?

Mr Chow: Speaking.

Wendy: This is Wendy from Welecome Travel Agency, I'd like to check the information with you.

Mr Chow: OK.

Wendy: Is it a tour for fifteen days?

Mr Chow: Yes, that's right.

Wendy: Where would he like to stay, in a hotel or with an English family?

Mr Chow: He'd like to stay with an English family.

Wendy: Well, what would he like to do in the afternoons? He can have extra lessons or do activities.

Mr Chow: He'd love to play football or swim.

Wendy: OK. I've noted that. Does David like Chinese food or Western food?

Mr Chow: He prefers Western food.

Wendy: All right. Hmm. . . Do you have any questions about the tour?

Mr Chow: Yes. ?

Wendy…

Mr Chow: Thank you, Wendy. Goodbye.

Wendy: Goodbye.