备战2021中考英语 考点强化训练31任务型阅读-填词型原卷版+解析版

考点强化训练31　任务型阅读 类型二　填词型 A (每空限填一词) Too many people think that intelligence(智力) is a gift of nature and that there is little anyone can do to improve theirs. In fact, it’s not. Just like swimming, cooking, dancing, and many other things, being smart is a skill that requires training. I discovered some of the most important tools to be smart. Now I will share them with you. Practice Self-Critical Thinking Critical(批判性的) thinking is the act of questioning the arguments that are put before us. It is a valuable skill—without it, we will get influenced easily. When we use critical thinking to our own ideas, we use self-critical thinking. If you practice self-critical thinking, you can come up with a better idea. Be Persistent(坚持不懈的) Smart people don’t give up. They believe that they can do it, so they spend months, even years trying until they succeed finally. You might know that Thomas Edison failed thousands of times before he succeeded. Actually, almost all scientists experience failure lots of times. So if you want to be smart, be persistent. Learn to express your ideas You may have your good ideas, but if you don’t sell your ideas, no one will know their worth and consider you smart. So you need to learn how to express your ideas. Express your thoughts in a proper way, and most importantly, let your enthusiasm(热情) about your ideas shine through. Finally, you must also believe in yourself. Those who appear smarter than you simply have used the right tools to exercise their minds. You are smarter than you think. B (2020·湖州) Twenty percent of all the water that goes into oceans around the world comes from one river—the Amazon. The Amazon River begins in the Andes Mountains in Peru. It travels about 6000 kilometers to the Atlantic Ocean. It is the largest river in the world. It is also the second longest. Most of the Amazon’s water comes from rain. During the rainy season, parts of the river are 190 kilometers wide. The Amazon River goes through the world’s largest rainforest. The Amazon rainforest is home to the highest number of plant and animal species(种类) on Earth. There are 2. 5 million kinds of insects, such as the world’s largest ant. At least 3, 000 kinds of fish live there, and one-fifth of all the bird species in the world. Some of the Amazon’s animals are dangerous, such as the anaconda, the largest snake in the world. But there are also gentle animals, like the sloth and the pink dolphin. The Amazon is very important to Earth. There are still many kinds of animals and plants there that we don’t know about. If we lose the Amazon, we will lose a big part of life on Earth. C (2020·成都改编) Confucius’ life and thought Confucius(551—479 BC)was a great thinker and teacher in the Spring and Autumn Period of China. He was born in Qufu, capital of the state of Lu (part of Shandong). He acted as an official (官员)there. But he was perhaps a better thinker than he was an official and he ended up ... ...