备战北京2024年英语中考训练之任务型阅读25篇其一

备战北京2024年英语中考训练之任务型阅读25篇其一 1.    In an age of computers, people do almost everything on the Internet: they watch movies, listen to music, shop and find information using search engines like Google.     Google is a powerful search engine. Type a key word into it and you'll find whatever you want. But I'm not here to promote(宣传) Google. I'd like to tell you that the word "Google" became a verb(动词) out of a successful company's name.     In the U.S., when people want to find something on the Internet, they don't say "Let's search for it on the Internet!" Instead, they say "Let's Google it!" Americans use the phrase often in their daily life. The verb "Google" is becoming more and more popular. The Oxford English Dictionary added it as a word in 2006. In China, the same goes for Baidu, a popular Chinese search engine. Talk to Chinese youth about searching a topic online, and they might say "Let's Baidu it!"     The changes of language are amazing. What a world! Let's Google it! Let's Baidu it! (1) What should we do to use Google? _______________________________________________________________________________ (2) Are "Google" and "Baidu" only the names of two companies? _______________________________________________________________________________ (3) Who often says "Let's Google it!" in daily life? _______________________________________________________________________________ (4) When did the Oxford English Dictionary add "Google" as a word? _______________________________________________________________________________ (5) Which is more popular in China, Google or Baidu? _______________________________________________________________________________ 2."In this life,what did you miss？"The wife asked the husband when she was 25.The husband replied："I missed a new job opportunity. "When the wife was 35，the husband angrily told her that he just missed the late bus. At 45，the husband said sadly, "I missed the chance to see my close relative before his last breath. "At 5