2022年中考英语专题复习——任务型阅读（真题二）

The COVID-19 epidemic (新冠疫情)is sill spreading rapidly throughout the world. Luckily, it is under control in China with the efforts of our government and all the people. However, we should still be careful in our daily life. There're some rules for us to follow.

⒈ Get vaccinated  (打疫苗)

Since there's still no special medicine to cure (治愈) COVID-19, The

government is providing available vaccine (疫苗)for everyone in our country. If you're over 18 years old and in good health, you can get vaccinated near your community.

⒉ Wear masks (口罩)

People have been used to wearing masks since the epidemic broke out. I is summer now, maybe wearing masks in hot weather makes you feel uncomfortable. However,

So whenever you go out, don't forget to put on your mask. You may look cooler with a mask on!

⒊ Wash your hands

Especially when you get home from school or work, or return from any other public places, the first thing you should do is to turn on the tap (水龙头), pick up the soap and wash your hands completely.

⒋ Keep safe social distance (距离)

You'd better not go to crowded places. The summer vacation is beginning. If you have to go to the stores, movies, parties, supermarkets, etc, besides wearing masks, remember to keep social distance.

Anyway, take good care of yourself and live a safe and happy life!

Over 30 percent of all food goes to waste, according to The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (联合国粮农组织). Supermarkets throw away food that is not sold before its sell﹣by date, while families throw away food that they can't finish eating.

The world's first food bank was founded in the US in 1967. Some people and stores donated (捐赠) extra food to the bank. People could take the food home there if they didn't have money to buy any for themselves. In Shanghai, there is a "shared fridge" in some communities. It is free for everyone to take food from it.

A UK company called The Real Junk Food Project says that food that has passed its sell by date is still safe to eat. They collect this food from supermarkets and sell it in cafes. You only have to pay as much as you feel is necessary. If you don't want to spend money, you can volunteer at the cafes instead.

What else can we do to stop food waste? The answer is simply buying less food.

Hunan, a province in Central China, is the birthplace of China's greatest thinkers, scientists and leaders.

Wei Yuan ( 1794-1857 ) was boa in Shaoyang, hunan. He was the first Chinese thinker in modern times to open his mind to the outside world. In his best - known work Haiguo Tuzhi, Wei Yuan began to look at what could be learned from western countries.

Mao Zedong ( 1893-1976 ) was born in Shaoshan, which has become one of the country's most popular red tourism spots (景点) . Mao spent his childhood in Shaoshan. He went on to join and lead the Communist Party (共产党) of China. He played a central role in the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949.

Yuan Longping ( 1930-2021 ) was a scientist. He began to research the rice production after graduating from college. He was the first person in the world to develop hybrid rice. And the hybrid rice increased the rice production. This helped solve the problem of worldwide hunger. Yuan and his team successfully developed technologies for producing indica rice. Helping China become the world's leading rice producer.

Rice is one of the most commonly eaten basic foods around the world. Buying it and cooking it is a daily matter. Yet for many, its presence has been a matter of life and death. It is a main food because it is easy to grow, besides low cost and convenience. A poor community in the developing world may find it difficult to bring in foreign fruits or raise cattle for meat, but it can almost certainly use the land it has in order to grow plenty of rice.

This was the great achievement of Yuan Longping, who passed away on May 22 this year. A great Chinese scientist, Yuan successfully developed what is known as "hybrid rice" which can produce up a 30% higher output. Yuan Longping was born in the year 1930, a time when China was very different. It was a nation, without modern industry, depending on the rice which they grew. The first few decades (十年) of his life were met with major social events, and a rapidly growing population that made food supply not last all the time. This experience left its mark on Yuan Longping, which made him focus on (关注) farming science and work on his research of hybrid rice.

His achievement would see the rice supply in China increasing from 56.9 million tons in 1950 to 194.7 million tons by 2017. By 1991, 20% of the world's rice output came from hybrid rice, even if only being planted in 10% of fields.

Always remember, human development begins first with the most basic and sample things, such as developing rice. We should be thankful for scientific thinkers like Yuan.

What kind of music do you like? How do you feel when you listen to your favorite music? Do you think music can make people feel better or help them to learn?

Jen Morgan is a music therapist （治疗师）.Jen uses music to help her patients learn new skills. She can also help patients with their speaking and their memory.

Jen uses different activities with her patients. She gets them to listen to music and sing or play along.Jen might get them to clap,

jump or dance. Jen also asks her patients to try to remember songs they like.

Jen writes songs and uses them in her therapy work. She says,"I write songs about everything: about getting dressed, about flowers, about my favorite food — you name i! Sometimes my patients help me write songs."

Jen loves her job as a music therapist. She says," It's wonderful to see how music therapy can help children with disabilities. Often children are shy when I first meet them. Music makes people feel good!"

The only thing better than reading a good book is reading it with others. In a book club, a group of people choose a book that everyone will read separately and then discuss together. It's also a lot of fun to talk about what you're reading with friends.

It's good to think ahead about how you'd like the book club to There are no rules of starting a book club. run and when and where you'll meet.

Think of eight to twelve people around your age. Perhaps encourage your friends to invite people who they know well but you haven't met. A book club can help you make friends.

Second, having a subject can make the club receive more attention. You might want to read fantasy stories or science fiction (小说). If you take it in turns to choose the books you read, you might discover some great new books and authors too.

Finally, make sure you read the book before the meeting. Actions speak louder than words. Try to start a book club of your own.

Do you know the reason why we feel tired in the middle of a class? Maybe you would say it is because the teacher's class is boring. Perhaps this is something you have not paid enough attention to or not yet noticed.

Purpose of sleep

Sleep helps our body heal (修复), grow, and stay healthy. It also gives us energy, so we can be active all day. Doctors and health scientists say: When you close your eyes and need t rest, sleep is just the very best! This is more than advice.

Seep time

Enough sleep is important to us. How much sleep do we need? New-born babies sleep most of the time. They can sleep 20-22 hours a day. Children need 10-12 hours of sleep a day. Teenagers need 8- 10 hours of sleep a day because they need lots of energy to grow into their adult (成人的) bodies. Grown-ups usually need 6-8 hours of sleep to keep active. That is why old people sleep less than young people.  

Interesting facts

Almost everyone has their dreams while they sleep, but not all of them can tell their dreams clearly when they wake up. More surprisingly, some may even get up in their dreams and walk around. This is called "sleepwalking". Are you a sleepwalker? Or, is there a sleepwalker around you?

It's not just people that love to snooze (打盹). In fact, many animals have unusual or surprising sleeping habits. Some animals, such as bears and hedgehogs, sleep all through winter. The swift is a very fast bird that can sleep while it flies! Cute koalas sleep around 18 hours a day. Giraffes don't need much sleep at all. They usually sleep standing up.

A mind map is basically a tool that connects information around a central subject. It can help you make a knowledge bank to solve problems. A student recently said, "I thought mind mapping would take a lot of time to do but in fact it saves me time.

How to make a mind map? Now follow these steps for making wonderful mind maps.

 Why? Because starting in the center lets your brain spread out in all directions and express itself more freely and naturally.

Use a picture for your central idea. Why? Because a picture is worth a thousand words and helps you use your imagination.  It helps get your attention and makes you work excitedly!

Connect your main branches (分支) to the central picture and connect your second-and-third-level branches to the first and second levels, etc. Why? Because your brain works by connection.  If you connect the branches, you will understand and remember a lot more easily.

Use one key word every line. Why? Because every single key word can make you learn more clearly and easily.

Why? Because each picture, just like the central picture, is also worth a thousand words. So, if you have 10 pictures in your mind map, they are already worth 10,000 words of notes.

Try to use more colors. Why? Because colors are as exciting to your brain as pictures. Color adds great energy to your creative thinking, and is fun!

A. Start in the center of a page.

B. Use pictures as many as possible.

C. A central picture is more interesting.

D. I don't have to read my notes over and over again.

E. It likes to connect two, or three, or four things together.

Zheng Xin is a firefighter. One day he was trying his best to control the fire of a burning house. Outside, he heard the cats crying. He couldn't stop his work at the moment, but he decided to look for the cats after the fire was put (A) ________.

(B) took, a, control, long. it, time, to, the, fire. Luckily, no one inside was hurt Then he began to find out where the cat noises were from. There was still a lot of smoke and heat coming from the building. He followed the cat noises to the sidewalk in front of the house. There were five scared baby cats crying together. They must have been inside the building, as their fur was badly hurt. Zheng Xin wanted to find the mother cat. Clearly, she had gone into the burning house and carried out all her babies, one by one — unbelievable.

He finally found her. Her paws and face were blackened, and her fur was burned all over. He could even see her reddened skin (皮肤) under the burned fur. She could hardly move. Zheng Xin picked her up and let her relax in his arms. He decided to save this brave mother cat and her (C) family.

The animal doctors told him they would watch the baby cats and their mother carefully, but they weren't confident about the mother's chances. They provided her with the best medical care. About a week later, Zheng Xin was excited that the mother cat would be alive. They named her Scarlet because of the color of her skin.

Zheng Xin was happy that Scarlet got together with the baby cats again. She touched each (D) ________ them, nose to nose. She risked her life and all of her babies were saved. As a firefighter, Zheng Xin sees heroic acts every day. But that day, what Scarlet showed him was (E) ________.

To forgive is a virtue (美德) , but no one has ever said it is easy. When someone has deeply hurt you, it can be extremely difficult to let go of your hate. However, forgiveness is possible. People who forgive show less sadness, anger and stress and more hopefulness, according to a recent research.

How should you start to forgive? Try the following steps:

Calm yourself. You can take a couple of breaths and think of something that gives you pleasure: a beautiful scene in nature, or someone you love.

Don't wait for an apology (道歉) . Many times the person who hurt you does not mean to apologize. If you wait for people to apologize, you could be waiting an awfully long time. Keep in mind that forgiveness does not necessarily mean becoming fiends again with the person who upset you.

Take the control away from your offender (冒犯者) . Rethinking about your hurt gives power to the person who causes you pain. Instead of focusing on your wounded feelings, learn to look for the love, beauty and kindness around you.

Try to see things from your offenders angle (角度) . If you understand your offender, you may realize that he or she was acting out of unawareness fear and even love. You may want to write letter to yourself from your offender's point of view.

Don't forget to forgive yourself. For some people, forgiving themselves is the biggest challenge. It can rob you of your self-confidence if you don't do it.