2019年中考英语任务型阅读真题练习20篇
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Passage 1
John Steinbeck, a famous writer, was born in California of the USA on February 27th, 1902. He
studied in a high school between 1915 and 1919. At the age of 18, he studied biology in Stanford University, but he left school in 1925 without finishing his degree.
At the age of 27, Steinbeck’ s first novel Cup of Gold was published. During his lifetime he
wrote a lot of books, including sixteen novels, six non fiction books, and five collections of short stories. Of Mice and Men became Steinbeck’ s first big success in 1937. His best novel The Grapes of Wrath was published in 1939, and it brought him even greater success. A year later he won the Pulitzer Prize because of this novel. It was also for this novel that he was best remembered.
Steinbeck was first married to Carol Henning in 1930. The marriage lasted 12 years. In 1943,
Steinbeck moved to New York where he lived for the rest of his life. He married the singer Gwyndolyn Conger in 1943 and had two sons, Thom and John. They divorced in 1948 and two years later he married his third wife, Elaine Scott.
In 1962, Steinbeck was awarded ( 被授予 ) the Nobel Prize in Literature. In 1964, president Johnson presented him with the United States Medal of Freedom.
Steinbeck died in New York on December 20th, 1968.
California of the USA on February 27th, 1902.
1. John Steinbeck, a famous writer, 2. At the age of 27, Steinbeck’ s
Cup of Gold was published.
.
3. John Steinbeck won The Pulitzer Prize in 1940 4. In 1943, Steinbeck moved to
where he lived for the rest of his life.
5. In 1962, Steinbeck
the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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【主旨大意】本文是一篇名人传记。介绍了 20 世纪美国最有影响力的作家之一——约翰·斯
坦贝克。他的小说艺术造诣很高，将写实与幻想风格巧妙地结合起来，对后来美国文学，尤其
是西部文学的发展有着重大的影响。《愤怒的葡萄》被认为是他的代表作，发行量巨大。因其
对美国文学的突出贡献，1962 年约翰获得了诺贝尔文学奖。
1. was born in
2. first novel
3. because of The Grapes of Wrath
4. New York
5. was awarded
Passage 2
A group of people got together in a famous restaurant in Basel, Switzerland, waiting to eat dinner. Soon, a waiter arrived. He asked everyone in the group to put their mobile phones in a box. Then, these guests stood in a line. Finally, the waiter led the group into a completely dark dining room. This restaurant is called Blindekuh. The waiters and many other workers there are blind.
Jorge Spielmann, who is blind, opened Blindekuh in the late 1990s. But Spielmann didn’t start
the restaurant to get awards or to make money. Instead, he wanted to create jobs for blind people.
Today, there are many restaurants like Blindekuh. In some of the restaurants, guests can choose
a “mystery meal”. Instead of “seeing” what they are eating, they have to use their other senses to recognize their food!
In these restaurants, guests do not eat alone. Many people find it difficult to eat and talk with strangers. But sitting in the dark, they feel they can speak without being judged(评判).
Sometimes people do things they won’t normally do. Blind people are often treated like they
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are less able than sighted (有视力的) people. But the darkness of the restaurants changes this. There, blind people are experts, and they know more about living without sight than others! These restaurants not only give blind people jobs, more importantly, they also give them something they do not get—enough respect.
1. When eating in a dining room in Blindekuh, people are not allowed to take their
.
2. But Spielmann didn’t start the restaurant to get awards or to make money. Instead, he wanted to for blind people.
3. In these restaurants, guests do not eat alone. Many people find it strangers.
and talk with
4. Blind people are often treated like they are 5. According to the writer, blind people
sighted people. .
【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了 Jorge Spielmann 经营的 Blindekuh 餐厅，这个 餐厅主要的目的不是为了赚钱，而是为盲人创造就业机会，也给人们机会去体验失明的感觉。
旨在引导人们尊重盲人。
1. mobile phones
2. create jobs
3. difficult to eat
4. less able than
5. are experts in some ways
Passage 3
On the first day of school, our professor introduced a little old lady called Rose to us.
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“Why are you in college at such a young age?” I asked jokingly. She replied, “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, have a couple of children, and then retire and travel. ”
“No, seriously.” I asked. I was curious what may have motivated( 激励 ) her taking on this challenge at her age. “I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!” she told me.
We became friends. Every day for the next three months we would leave class together and talk non stop. I was always listening to this “time machine” as she shared her wisdom and experience with me.
At the end of the term, we invited Rose to make a speech to our classmates. I will never forget
what she taught us.
“We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. There are
only two secrets to stay young, being happy and achieving success. When you lose your dreams, you die!” She said.
At last, Rose finished the college degree. One week after graduation( 毕 业 ), Rose died peacefully in her sleep. Over two thousand college students attended her funeral(葬礼) to honor the wonderful woman who taught by example that it’s never too late to be all you can possibly be.
1. “I always dreamed of ____________________ and now I’m getting
one!” she told me.
2. I was curious what may have encouraged her to ____________________ at her age.
3. There are only two secrets to staying young, ____________________ and achieving success.
4. ____________________, Rose died peacefully in her sleep.
5. Over two thousand college students attended her funeral to honor the wonderful woman who
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