2023年山西省中考英语冲刺五任务型阅读技巧专讲专练

中考冲刺五：任务型阅读技巧 【真题再现】 I. 阅读下面两篇短文，根据所给语境，按要求完成下列各题。 You can buy chewing gum in nearly every country of the world. ① But it wasn’t always like that. The American Indians were the first people to chew gum. This gum came from a special tree that grew on their land. In 1848, a sailor called John Curtis began selling it. He was the first person to sell chewing gum. The gum he sold cost just a few cents for two pieces. It became popular very quickly even though it was very hard to chew. ②Nowadays, other things are added to the gum to make it soft and sweet. By 1890, there were hundreds of different chewing gums. The most famous name in chewing gum, however, is probably William Wrigley. He spent a lot of money in advertising and even sent free pieces of gum to children on their birthdays. ③ He also said that chewing gum helped people work better and that it stopped people from feeling tired. Although today many millions of people chew gum, not everyone thinks it is a good thing to do. Many people think it is dirty. The Singapore government does not allow people to buy chewing gum. One reason for this is that when some people have chewed all the taste out of their piece of gum, they take it out of their mouths and put it on to the backs of seats or other places. 1. 请将①处翻译成汉语。____________________________________________________ 2. 请根据②处内容完成下面句子。（每空一词） People make chewing gum soft and sweet ______ _______ something to it. 3. 把③处改为直接引语。（每空一词） He also said, “Chewing gum _______ people work better and it _______ people from feeling tired.” II. 阅读下面短文，在表格内的空白处填入合适的答案(每空一词)。 Mail order is a term which describes the buying of goods or services by mail delivery（邮递）. The buyer places an order for the desired products with the salesman through some remote method such as through a telephone call or a website. Then, the products are delivered to the customer. The products are typically delivered directly to an address supplied by the customer, such as a home address, but sometimes