2022年中考英语专题复习——任务型阅读（真题一）

In some countries, lunch time often means soup time! However, soup is just one thing that can be eaten for lunch. What you eat for lunch may be different from the lunch of someone who lives in another country. Let's see together!

Mexico: Tasting Tortillas (薄玉米饼)

Many children in Mexico eat tortillas for lunch. Most tortillas are made from ground corn. But sometimes wheat flour (面粉) is used. Do you know the shapes of tortillas? Tortillas are usually flat and round, but they can also be made into other shapes. Delicious sauces, called salsas, are often  added to tacos (玉米卷). These sauces are made from tomatoes, onions and hot peppers.

Russia: Sipping Soup

Winters in Russia are very cold. Maybe that's why many Russian children eat soup for lunch. Two of their favorites are cabbage soup and beet (甜菜) soup. Many Russian soups also include potatoes. They are an important crop in Russia. They make soups thick and rich. Eating thick soups can help keep people warm and can fill them up, so hunger is not a problem.

South Korea: Passing the Pickles (泡菜)

Meals in Korea are made up of many dishes. No matter what else is served, there is always rice. Kimchi (泡菜) is also always on the table. Kimchi is a kind of meat or vegetable. Korean children mix together many dishes at meals. It's common for their food to be hot and spicy (辣的).

These are what kids are eating for lunch around the world.

My father didn't know how to show love. He went to work every day. He often blamed (责备) me when I had made mistakes.

Once I broke my leg, my mother held me in her arms all the way to the hospital. My father pulled the car right up to the doors of the hospital. He looked really anxious (焦急的).

When I learned to ride a bike, I asked him not to leave me alone, but he said it was time. I fell and my mother ran to pick me up, but he stopped her. I was mad and I wanted to show him that I could ride it myself.

When I went to college, my mother wrote letters to me. He just sent money and a little note about how great his garden looked now because I wasn't playing football in it. Whenever I called home, he acted as he wanted to talk but always said, "Wait, Tim. I'll get your mother. "

All my life he said, "Where are you going? What time are you coming home? "Father's love is as great as a mountain, people often say. Didn't I realize his love?

Marco Polo was born in Italy in 1254. When he was 17, he travelled along the Silk Road with his father, who wanted to do trade with the Chinese. Finally, they arrived in Beijing. They were guests at the Emperor's Palace. Although Marco was young, he was very clever and could speak four languages. The Emperor was impressed by him and they became friends. The Emperor asked Marco to help him and sent him to do many important jobs all over the country.

Marco was amazed by how great China was. He was impressed by the Emperor's Palace which he described as "The greatest palace that I've ever seen". The walls were covered with gold and silver and the hall was so large.

Marco was also attracted by lots of strange things in China. Marco was surprised to see Chinese people using paper money in the markets. In Europe, people paid for goods with gold and silver. He could not understand how people paid for food and valuable things with paper! He was also puzzled by the black stones people used to burn to produce heat. The black stones were coal, but Marco had never seen coal before!

After he served the Emperor for 17 years, in 1291, Marco returned to Italy. He had a lot of money then. A writer wrote down all the stories that Marco told him in a book called The Description of the World, which became one of the best-selling books in Europe.

The eyes are the windows of our soul（灵魂）. However, you have to look after them properly. Your eyes need everyday attention.

Pay more attention to your diet. Have more fruits, vegetables, fish, eggs and milk. It's good for your eyes. Besides, we should take some Vitamins A and B₂ regularly（有规律地）.

Have a regular sleep. It relaxes the eye muscles（肌肉） and gives them the rest required. Usually, you must sleep for at least seven to eight hours every day, or you will get dark circles under the eyes.

Exercise eyes every day. Blink（眨眼） your eyes regularly, which makes the eyeballs watery, and gives them a good wash.

Use your eyes in right ways. Rubbing（摩擦） is harmful to your eyes. For example, if a small thing goes into your eye, don't rub it. Don't read or write in the sun. Too much reading, writing, watching TV or working on the computer can also cause eyes tired, so a good rest is required.

If you always take care of God's most beautiful gift, your eyes will be very colorful!

On May 22, 2021, people in China and around the world felt sad because China's "father of hybrid rice（杂交水稻）" Yuan Longping died.

Yuan worked as a teacher at an agriculture（农业） school in An Jiang, Hunan after graduation. Seeing many people die of hunger from 1959 to 1961, he decided to study hybrid rice.

Yuan spent four years looking for a wild rice strain（品牌） that could be crossed（杂交）. In 1964, he found it!

Yuan put all his life into creating hybrid rice, which ended hunger for millions of people not only in China, but around the world. Hybrid rice is grown in 57 percent of China's rice fields. It is also grown in over 40 countries, including India, the US and Brazil.

In 2020, Yuan's team set a new world record in growing hybrid rice.

Yuan was not only a great scientist but also a talented man. He had many hobbies, such as volleyball, swimming and violin.

Though he has left, we will respect and remember him forever.

Paper-cutting is a famous folk art with a long history in China. It was used during festivals to decorate gates and windows. After hundreds of years' development, it has become a very popular way of decoration. The main cutting tools aren't complex(复杂的): paper and scissors or a knife, but clever and skilled paper-cutting artists. can make very beautiful artworks. Chinese paper-cutting works have these features—"Flower in flower, theme in theme." This means smaller pictures and stories are hidden in the works. You will be amazed by the wonderful designs when you look at their paper-cutting works carefully. Through Chinese paper-cutting, people express their best wishes.

Science is the best way we have of finding out about the world. Scientists collect evidence （证据）, They have ideas about the way things work. Science tests those ideas. Sometimes the test will show that the idea is not correct. If the idea passes the test, it adds to our understanding.

Scientists make observations （观察）. They may look, or listen. They may read the work of other scientists. This gives them ideas. You can do this. You can look around you. You can ask questions. You can plan a test to find out. You can discover something new.

Scientists make predictions. They say something about the future. They might say 'if I do this, then I think that will happen、Isaac Newton was a famous scientist. When he shone white light through a glass prism, he saw a spectrum （光谱）of different colors. Newton predicted what would happen if he shone the spectrum through a second prism. He thought the colors would come together and he would see white light again. He tried it. He shone a spectrum through a second prism. He was right. The colors made white light.

He discovered that white light is made up of many colors.

It's important to test your ideas. It's important to plan a fair test. A scientist wondered how a tree grows• Where does all that material come from? Was it from the soil?

He planted a young tree in a pot He weighed the pot, the dry soil and the tree at the start of his test. Years later, the tree had grown talk It had many branches and leaves. The scientist dug it up. He weighed it. The tree weighed far more than when it was young. Then he weighed the pot and the dry soil It weighed just a bit less. Where had all the new tree material come from? He decided that trees use water, and a gas from the air, to grow.

It is said that the eyes are the windows to our soul（灵魂）.  Your eyes need everyday attention.

First, you have to pay more attention to your diet. It's good for your eyes. Also, a regular amount of vitamins（维生素）A and B2 should also be taken.

Second, you must have regular and sound sleep. This relaxes the eye muscles and gives them the rest they need. Sleep can help the body repair its tired tissue（组织）. Less sleep can give you dark circles under your eyes and you may feel sleepy during the daytime.

Blink（眨眼）your eyes at regular periods to keep your eyes moist. Besides, be sure to do some eye exercises to relax your eyes after you study for a long period of time.

Last, you should treat your eyes correctly. For example, if you get something in your eye, don't start rubbing（揉）it. Rubbing is harmful to your eyes. Don't read or write in poor or bright light because it can cause eye tiredness. Too much reading, writing, watching TV or working on a computer can also cause eye tiredness, so rest is required.

China has also taken steps to protect the students' eyesight, such as larger printing in students' textbooks, at least two hours' outdoor activities a day, regular eyesight checking, less time on e-books and so on.

A. Eat more fresh fruit, vegetables, fish, eggs and milk.

B. Next, it's necessary for you to exercise your eyes every day.

C. To have healthy eyes, you have to look after them properly.

D. You should sleep for at least seven to eight hours every day.

E. Then, it's important to spend more time walking outdoors.

F. Remember to wear sunglasses to protect your eyes from sunlight.

Americans often try to say things as quickly as possible. For some expressions, we use the first letters of the words instead of saying each word. For example, BYOB is a short way of saying "Bring Your Own Bottle".

Our school asks us to spend at least an hour on self-reading every day. Some students read scientific books and novels, etc. Others think that we should read news and life knowledge and so on.

The Monkey King helps his Shifu on the journey to the west. They meet all kinds of problems, but the Monkey King can always solve them.

The spirit of Chinese women's volleyball is from every minute, every play, every day of training. They have overcome (克服) lots of difficulties to fight in all kinds of world matches.

Being a good team player is an important skill in life. You can't just think of yourself. You have to work with other people. Teams usually have a good social life too. You'll go to lots of parties and make many friends.

Helping Hally

Sam was sitting on the couch, watching television. His mom walked into the room with Hally, their dog.

Mom said, "①have, we, Hally, help, to (. ) "

"Help her how?" asked Sam.

"Do you remember when we went to pick up Hally from her litter? We picked her because she looked like her mom. She is brown with spots, with long ears, and she was energetic, so we thought she'd be strong, like her mom. But how does she look now?" Mom asked.

"Well," thought Sam, "She's still brown with spots and long ears, but she's not very energetic or strong anymore."

"That's what the vet said, too. We haven't been letting her exercise as much, and we've been feeding her a lot. She would probably look just like her mom now if we had walked her more. ② We have to start walking her more often. And then she'll stay healthy for a long time. Will you help?"

"Sure!" said Sam. He decided that he could play fetch with her every day in the yard, because then she could run and run and run until she was tired.

The first day, they only played fetch for about 10 minutes before Hally was tired. But Sam kept playing with her every day. Soon, they could play for an entire half an hour! Hally looked stronger every day, just like her mom. Sam felt great about helping Hally get strong again.