专题06 任务型阅读（阅读表达）15篇【2025高频考点】-冲刺2025年中考英语演练（广西专用）（含答案解析）

专题06 任务型阅读（阅读表达）15篇【2025高频考点】-冲刺2025年中考英语演练（广西专用） （2025·广西河池·一模）The 88-year-old Ploutarchos Pourliakas from Greece crossed the finish line at the 41st Athens Marathon in November, 2024. His action suggests to all of us that age is no match of mind. Pourliakas completed the race in 6 hours and 31 minutes which is his personal best. It is 18 minutes faster than that last year. His journey as a marathon runner began at the age of 73. Since then, he has gone unexpectedly. Many think it amazing. They find it hard to believe that an eighty-eight-year-old could still be racing. “Why wouldn’t you believe it ” he asks with a smile. “We all can do it—as long as we want to.” For Pourliakas, the secret of success lies in both mental (精神的) and physical training. “The mind has to agree with what you’re doing,” he says, adding that a strong will is just as important as a strong body. Now Pourliakas still runs about three miles every day. Also he has very healthy living habits. He avoids smoking, heavy drinking and late nights. “I’ve never smoked. I don’t make a pig of myself, I don’t drink, and I don’t stay up late. I eat in a balanced way. However, I do have a little tsipouro (a local drink) every day, not as a drink, but as a medicine,” he said. “I feel younger than my 88 years,” he said, smiling after he finished his latest marathon race. 根据短文内容，回答下列问题。 1．According to the passage, where is Ploutarchos Pourliakas from 2．When did Pourliakas’ journey as a marathon runner begin 3．According to Pourliakas, what is as important as a strong body 4．Why does Pourliakas have a little tsipouro every day 5．How do you understand the underlined part “age is no match of mind” （2025·广西南宁·一模）One day, Confucius and his students went through a large forest. They saw a bow-backed (驼背的) old man. He was catching cicadas (蝉) as easily as picking up fallen leaves. Confucius asked, “Your skill is excellent! Is there a secret to it ” “Of course! I have my method!” the old man answered. “I trained my hands for six months. First, I learned to place two clay balls (泥丸) on top of my bamboo stick without falling off. As I did it, I could often catch cicadas. When the balls became three, I missed only once or twice. Finally, I placed five clay balls. Once I could do that, catching cicadas became as easy as picking them from the ground!” The old man continued, “But that was not enough. Cicadas are clever. I trained to stand as still as a tree and hold the bamboo stick without any shaking so that I wouldn’t make any noise or scare cicadas away. More importantly, I trained my mind. When I focus, I see nothing but the cicada’s wings. I don’t turn my head or look around at all. At that moment, nothing can take my attention away. How could I not succeed ” Hearing this, Confucius turned to his students and said, “No matter what you do, you should keep training and put all your heart i ... ...