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1、高中英语任务型阅读训练宜兴市高中英语中心组训练一(供稿:省宜兴中学芮旭军)1请认真阅读下面短文,并根据所读内容在文章后图表中的空格里填上最恰当的单词。注意:每空不超过3个单词。Countriesalsouseanimalsassymbols.Fromeaglestolions,manycountriesuseananimaltoshowitsnationalspiritandcharacter.TheimageofaneagleisontheUSPresident'sflag,andontheone-dollarb
2、ill.Thebaldeagleisalarge,powerful,brownbirdwithawhiteheadandtail.TheUSdeclaredthattheeaglewasitsnationalbirdin1782.Itwaschosenbecauseof"itslonglife,greatstrength,andnoblelooks".But,oneoftheFoundingFathers,BenjaminFranklindidn'tagreewiththechoice."Thebaldeagle.
3、..isabirdofbadmoralcharacter;likethoseamongmenwholivebyrobbing"heargued.Franklinwantedtheturkeyasthecountry'snationalbird.IfAmericanschosetheirnationalsymboldeliberately(人为地),thesymbolofEnglandaroseoutofhistory.KingHenryI(1068-1135)wasabravewarriorbutalsowise.
4、HewasthefirstEnglishKingtousealionasaroyalsymbol,whichispopularlyknownasthe"kingofthejungle".BytheyearRichardI,knownas"TheLionHeart"forhisbravery,cametothethronein1189,thefamousThreeLionsbadgehadbeenformed.NowitcanbeseenontheshirtsofEngland'ssportsteams.Everyo
5、neknowsabouttheAustraliankangaroo.Legendhasitthatthekangaroogetsitsnamefromanearlymeetingbetweenlocalaboriginesandwhitesettlers.WhenaskedbytheEuropeanswhatthesestrange-lookinganimalswere,anativereplied"kangaroo"meaning,"Idon'tunderstandyou."Thekangarooisanindi
6、vidualisticanimal.Althoughitdoesgatheringroups,thekangarooisnotaherdanimal.Ifagroupisattacked,individualsrunoffindifferentdirections.Australiansthinkthekangaroorepresentspositivevalues,suchasindividualresponsibilityandpride.AnimalsShowingNationalSpiritandChara
7、cter(1)_______CountryFeaturesWhychosen/consideredsoEagle(3)_______(5)_______(7)_______GreatstrengthPowerful(8)_______(2)_______England(6)_______(9)_______Knownas“kingofthejungle”Kangaroo(4)_______IndividualisticTypicaltotheland(10)_______2请认真阅读下面短文,并根据所读内容在文章后
8、图表中的空格里填上最恰当的单词。54注意:每空不超过3个单词。Haveyoueverbeenfrustrated(沮丧的)whenlefttalkingtoyourselfafteryourmobilephonebatteryrunsoutinthemiddleofacall?Ifyes,thenherecomessomegoodnews.Scientist