专题12 任务型阅读-学易金卷：三年（2021-2023）中考英语真题分项汇编（湖北专用）

专题12 任务型阅读-3年（2021-2023）中考英语分项汇编（湖北专用） （2023·湖北十堰·统考中考真题） Pound was a famous professor of Law College of Harvard. Although he was 80, he still worked eight hours every day no matter what the weather was like. His workmate once said, “Though he was old, he kept on walking from his house to the office. It would take him an hour to do so, but he insisted (坚持) because it made him get a sense of success. I admired him. He not only made great achievements in his field, but also came up with creative teaching methods to inspire students.” One day, a student got out of the professor’s office with a lot of books. He complained (抱怨), “He always answers my questions with just a yes or ①______. At the same time, he always gives me too many books and advises me to read them again and again. I have to spend plenty of time ②______ the answers on my own.” By accident, the professor knew what the student complained about. He explained to him patiently. “This is the method I have learnt—the harder you work independently, the better solutions you will get. If you can make full use of the books, you will probably become a good lawyer.” He believed “Teaching people to fish is better than giving them fish”. Ten years later, the student became a well-known lawyer. When he returned to Law College of Harvard, he met the professor again. He thanked the professor. Besides, he gave away many books to Harvard. 1．请根据短文内容，分别写出①、②处所缺单词。（每空限填一词） ①         ② 2．阅读短文，从短文中找出与下面句子意思相近的句子。 If you can put the books to good use, perhaps you will be a good lawyer. 3．请把上文中划线的句子翻译成汉语。 4．How old was the professor ten years later? 5．What did the student do when he met the professor again in the last paragraph? 【答案】1． no finding/getting 2． If you can make full use of the books, you will probably become a good lawyer. 3． 授人以鱼不如授人以渔。/教人们去钓鱼比给他们鱼更好。 4． He was 90 (years ol