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高考英语任务型阅读专项练习一

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01

Timetalks.Itspeaksmoreplainlythanwords.Timecommunicatesinmanyways.

Insociallife,timeplaysaveryimportantpart.IntheUnitedStates,gueststendtofeeltheyarenothighlyregardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyisextendedonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydate.Butthisisperhapsnottrueinsomeothercountries.Thereitmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmenttoofarinadvancebecauseplanswhicharemadeforadatemorethanaweekawaytendtobeforgotten.

Themeaningsoftimedifferindifferentpartsoftheworld.Thus,misunderstandingsarisebetweenpeoplefromculturesthattreattimedifferently.PromptnessisvaluedhighlyinAmericanlife.Forexample,noonewouldthinkofkeepingabusinessassociatewaitingforanhour.Itwouldbetooimpolite.Whenequals（同辈）meet,apersonwhoisfiveminuteslateisexpectedtomakeashortapology.Ifheislessthanfiveminuteslate,hewillsayafewwordsofexplanation,thoughperhapshewillnotcompletethesentence.

Inthewesternworld,particularlyintheUnitedStates,peopletendtothinkoftimeassomethingfixedinnature,somethingfromwhichonecannotescape.Asarule,Americansthinkoftimeasaroadstretchingintothefuture,alongwhichoneprogresses.Theroadhasmanysectionswhicharetobekeptseparate—“onethingatatime”.Peoplewhocannotplaneventsarenothighlyregarded.TheAmericanideaofthefutureislimited,however.Itistheforeseeablefuture,notthefutureoftheSouthAsian,whichmayinvolvecenturies.SomeonehassaidoftheSouthAsianideaoftime.“Timeislikeamuseumwithendlesshallsandrooms.You,theviewer,arewalkingthroughthemuseuminthedark,holdingalighttoeachsceneasyoupassit.Godisinchargeofthemuseum,andonlyheknowsallthatisinit.Onelifetimerepresentsoneroom.”

Sincetimehassuchdifferentmeaningsindifferentcultures,communicationisoftendifficult.Wewillunderstandeachotheralittlebetterifwecankeepthisfactinmind.

Time

Differentplaces

IntheUSA

Inotherplaces1SouthAsia

Different2

oftime

1.Itisimpolitethatoneis3ofanappointmentonlythreedaysearlier.

2.Futureis4andforeseeable.

1.Itisconsideredfoolishthatyouplananappointmenttoo5.

2.Futureisfarawayandmayinvolveaverylongperiodoftime.

Attitudestowardtime

1.Timeislikearoadstretchingintothefuture.Peopleshoulddoonethingatatime.

2.Peopleareinchargeoftimeby6eventsreasonably.

1.Timeislikeamuseumwithendlesshallsandrooms.Onelifetime7

oneroom.

2.Godtakeschargeoftime.

8

1.It’simpossibletokeepabusinessassociatewaitingforanhour.

2.Apersonwhoisfiveminuteslatewill9totheotherbriefly.

w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m

Conclusion

It’sdifficulttocommunicate10understandingthedifferentmeaningsoftimeindifferentcultures.

02

ThemodernOlympicGameswerefoundedwiththeintentionofimprovinghealthandeducation,promotingworldpeaceandencouragingfairandequalcompetition.Butovertheyears,theOlympicfamoussaying,“Faster,higher,stronger”,haspushedscientistsaswellasathletestodoeverythingpossibletoreachnewlevels.

Doctors,engineersandcoachesalluseeverythingsciencecanoffertoachievethatlittlebitextraincompetition.Thereasonmoderntechnologyhasbecomepartofsportisverysimple:

Winningisjustasimportantasitwas2,500yearsagoattheOlympicsofancientGreece.

DevelopmentintechnologyhasoftenbeenreflectedinthemethodsoftrainingandperformanceusedattheOlympicsthroughhistory.Thistechnologyfallsintotwomaingroups:

improvinganathlete’sperformanceincompetition,andallowingresultstobemeasuredmoreaccurately.

Oneofthecreationsthathavedrawnthemostattentionisthenewhigh-techswimsuitfromSpeedo,whichwasusedbymostUSswimmersinAthens.UntilSydney2000,itwasthoughtthatthesmallertheswimsuit,thefastertheswimmerwouldtravel.

“However,thefactthatattheSydneyOlympics,28ofthe33goldmedallistswerewearingthebodycoveringFastskinsuitprovedthetheorywasoutofdate,”saidAndyThomas,vice-presidentofSpeedo.

Thecompany’sfullbodysuitissupposedtomakeswimmers3to4percentfaster,particularlywhenturningordivingintothewater.Itisbelievedthatthesuitcreateslesswaterresistanceasitmoves,behavingmorelikeasharkskinthanahumanskin.

Theintroductionofhigh-techequipmentmeansthatathletesinallsports,fromthe100-metresprint（短跑）tothepolevault（撑杆跳高）,cannowtrainmoreeffectivelyandnourish（给…以营养）theirbodiesbetter.

Meanwhile,scientificdevelopmentalsomeansperformancescanbemeasuredandstudiedfarmoreaccurately.Notonlyarewinningtimesmoreaccuratelyrecorded,butcheatingathletesarealsoeasiertocatchout.AccordingtoInternationalOlympicCommittee（IOC）requirements,twoindependentmeasuringsystemsshouldbeusedatallvenues（比赛地点）.Athens2004organizersusedonlytheverylatestequipmenttomeasuredistanceandspeed.

WhatmattersmostinOlympics?

Its

（2）________“Faster,higher,stronger”ispushingscientistsandathletesas（3）________todowhateverispossibletoreachnewlevels.

（1）______isthemostimportantthingatthemodernOlympicGames.

Sciencecan（4）_______athletes’performanceincompetition.

Sciencecangetresults（8）______moreaccurately.

High-techswimsuitfromSpeedocanmakeswimmers3to4%fasterwhen（5）___ordivingintowaterandwaswornbysomegold（6）_____atthemodernOlympics.

Athletesinallsportscantraininamoreeffective（7）_______.

Winningtimescan

be（9）_______moreaccurately.

Cheatingathletescanbe（10）____caughtout.

03

Yourbloodmakesaroundtripthroughyourbodyinlessthanoneminutethousandsoftimesaday.Ittravelsthroughtubescalledbloodvessels.Therearethreemainkindsofbloodvessels-arteries,veins（静脉）andcapillaries（毛细血管）.Whenbloodispumpedoutofyourheartitgoesintoyourlargestarteries.Thesebranchintosmallerarteries,whichbranchintostillsmallerones.Thebloodflowsfromthesmallestarteriesintoyourcapillaries.

Capillariesarebridgebetweenyourarteriesandyourveins.Theyarethetiniestbloodvessels,sosmallthatyoucannotseethemwithoutamicroscope.Bloodtravelsfromthecapillariesintotinyveins.Theseleadtolargerandstilllargerveins.Finally,thelargestveinstakethebloodbacktoyourheart.

Bloodfeedsyourcells,cleansthem,andworkstokeepthemhealthy.Itcarriesfoodandoxygentoeachcellofyourbody.Thefoodandoxygengetintocellsbypassingthroughthethinwallsofyourcapillaries.

Bloodcleansallyourcellsbypickingupwastesfromthem.Thewastespassfromyourcells,throughthecapillarywallsintoyourblood.Thewastescalledureaanduricacidarecarriedbythebloodtoourbodyandurine.Thewastegascalledcarbondioxideiscarriedbythebloodtoyourlungs.Itleavesyourbodywhenyoubreatheout.

Bloodalsoprotectsyou.Ithasspecialcellsinitthatfightgerms.Thecellsinyourbloodthatfightgermsarecalled“whitecells”.Thesearelikeanarmyforyourbody.Theykillharmfulgermsthatgetintoyourblood.Whenalargenumberofgermsenteryourbody,thenumberofwhitecell“soldiers”grows.Alotofbloodmovestotheareawherethegermsare.Thewhitecellsoldiersattackthegermsandkillthem.Theusedwhitecellsanddeadgermsformthethickyellowliquidcalledpus（脓）.Ifthepusisinsideasoreonyourskin,itmayleakout.

（1）_______aboutyourblood

（2）_____bloodtravel

Fromyourhearttothe（3）______,thecapillariesandyour（4）________backtoyourheart.

Whyyouneedblood

tofeedyour（5）___________

tocleanyourcellsby（6）____________

to（7）____________yourcellsstayhealthy

Howblood（8）_______you

fightinggermswith（9）_________cells

helpingtoformthethickyellow（10）______calledpus.

04

Somepeoplebelievethatgreedandselfishnesshasbecomethebasisofmodernsociety,andweshouldreturntotheoldtraditionsoffamilyandcommunitythenwewillhaveabetterlife.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagreewiththeaboveopinion?

Inthisfast-pacedworld,manyvaluesareundergoingmajorchanges.Whilepeopletraditionallyprioritizecaring,sharingandgenerosityinlifeandwork,modernpeopleseemtobemoreself-absorbedandself-concerned.

Modernpeopleactselfishlytosurvivetheharshcompetitionoflife.Theysaythatitisajungleoutthere.Tosurvive,youhavetofightwithwhatevermeansthatcomehandy.Obviouslygreedyandselfishnessgoperfectlywellwithsuchideas.Inacompany,employeesdoeverythingtheycantogetbetterpayandhigherposition,evenatthecostofcolleagues.Weareinanywayadvocatinganyselfishconduct.Itisjustthatpeoplearepressuredtoactinacertainwayduetooutsideinfluences.

Inspiteofcommonpractice,itishardtoconcludethatmodernsocietyisbuiltongreedandselfishness,bothofwhicharenotnewlyinventedvocabulary.Inancienttimespeoplealsodidgreedyandselfishthingsthoughsuchbehaviorsweremorecondemnedthen.Butwecannotignorethefactthatpeopleinthepastlivedarelativelymoreisolatedlifeandfacedlesspressurecomparedwiththeirmoderncounterparts.

Arewehappiertosharewithothersandbegeneroustothem?

Thereisnofixedanswereither.Somepeopletakegreatpleasurehelpingandgivingtootherswhileothersfeelhappydoingtheopposite.ButIpersonallythinkthatpeopleshouldnotbetooselfish.Caringforotherscanactua