中考英语任务型阅读03-还原短文

任务型阅读(三)还原短文A[2019·原创]Ayoungmanwantedtoridehishorsetoatowntowatchamovie.1.Whenhemetanoldmanontheway,heasked,“Doyouknowhowtogettothetown?”Theoldmanseemednottohearhimandcontinuedwalkingwithhiscow.Theyoungmansaidinaloudervoice,“Don’tyouknowthewaytothetown?”2.Heshoutedattheoldmanagain,“DoyouknowhowIcangettothetown?”3.Hewalkedwithhiscowslowly.Afterawhile,theoldmansaidtohiscowinawarmvoice,“Let’sgotothetown.”Theyoungmanfeltverysurprisedandthoughtaboutforafewminutes.4.Hejumpeddownfromthehorseandsaidtotheoldman,“Sorry.I’mtooimpolite.Couldyoupleasetellmehowtogettothetown?”Theoldmansmiledathimandtoldhimthewaytothetown.Atlast,theyoungmanwentonhiswaywitharedface,becausehethoughttheoldmangavehimagoodlesson.5.It’sthekeytoaskingdirections.Askingothersforhelpneedstobepolitefirst.B[2019·原创]Inourmoderneducation,musiciscommonlyusedforeducation.Songsareusedforeducatingourchildrenlanguages,themeaningofwordsandsoundsevenbeforetheycanlearntotalk,singordance.1.Songsarealsousedtomakefriendshipamongchildrenbetterandbuildtheirself-esteem(自尊).2.Inmusic,thereisnorightorwrongandthechildrensinginginagrouparefreetoexpressthemselvesusingthesongstheyaresinging.3.Songshelpinchangingfromoneactivitytoanother.Forexample,youcansingcheerfulsongsduringplaytimeandsingsleepmusicduringbedtime.Childrenareallowedtousesongstoexpressthemselvesandsongscanbeusedtomanagefightsbetweenthem.A.Thenheunderstoodthereason.B.Theoldmanseemedverydeaf.C.However,hedidn’tknowthewaytothetown.D.Hefeltalittlestrange,becausetheoldmanshouldknowwherethetownis.E.Beingpoliteisimportantineveryone’slife.4.Forconditionssuchasspeechproblems,doctorssupportthewayoflisteningtosongs.5.Forchildrenwhoarephysicallydisabled,musicprovidesawayforthemtoexpresstheiremotionsandhavefunwhiledoingso.C[2018·荆州]Don’tbetoosurprisedifyouseeacargoingdowntheroadwithoutadriverinBeijingthesedays.1.Lastmonth,Baidubegantotestitsself-drivingcarsonopenroadsinBeijing.2.Sincethen,companieslikeTesla,UberandBaiduhavebeenworkingtoproduceandtesttheirownself-drivingcars.Self-drivingcarsaresaferthanregularcars.3.Theycanremovethestressofdrivingandallowdisabledorblindpeopletogetaroundmoreeasily.4.Inonetest,researcherspointedalaserpointer(激光棒)atthecar’ssensors(传感器)whileitwasmoving.Thecarmistakenlythoughtthatthelaserbeamwasinitswayandsloweddownorchangedthedirection.Thesoftwarethatisusedtodirectthecarsmaynotbesafeenough.5.Whenweuseourcomputersorsmartphones,theysometimescrash(崩溃)withoutanyreason.Butifthishappenedtoaself-drivingcar,theresultscouldbedeadly.Improvementstothesoftwarecouldbeasolutiontothisproblem.A.Musiccanalsobeusedtohelpmanageyourchild’sbehavior.B.Kids’songscanalsobeusedtohelpchildrenwithproblems.C.Youcanenjoyallkindsofmusicinyourfreetime.D.Thismeansthatthemoremusicyourchildrentouch,thefastertheywilllearntospeakandread.E.Itcanhelpchildrencreatethechancetoworkouttheirspeechproblems.F.Itshowsthatwecanusemusictodowithallofourtrouble.G.Andgroupsingingisagreatwaytodothis.A.Attimes,itmaybreakdown.B.Self-drivingcarsbegantodevelopin2010.C.ItmightbeoneofBaidu’sself-drivingcars.D.Butself-drivingcarshavetheirownproblemsaswell.E.Andtheyaremoreenvironmentallyfriendlythanregularcars.D[2018·江西]Isthereaconnectionbetweenmusicandlanguage?Accordingtorecentstudies,theanswerisyes:1.Here,welookattwoexamples:ArecentstudybyresearcherKrausshowsthatplayingamusicalinstrumentcanimproveaperson’shearingability.2.Thepeopleinthefirstgroupweremusicians,whilethoseinthesecondgrouphadnomusicaltraining.Themusicianswereabletohearthetalkingpersonmoreclearly.3.Thinkaboutviolinistsinanorchestra(管弦乐团).Whentheviolinistsplaywiththegroup,theyheartheirowninstrumentandmanyothers,too.Buttheviolinistsmustlistencloselytowhattheyareplaying,andpaynoattentiontotheothersounds.Inthisway,musiciansareabletofocusoncertainsounds,eveninaroomwithlotsofnoise.Schlaug,adoctoratHarvardMedicalSchool,workswithstroke(中风)patients.Becauseoftheirillness,thesepeoplecannotsaytheirnames,addresses,orotherinformationnormally.However,theycanstillsing.4.Whydoesthiswork?Schlaugisn’tsure.Musicseemstomakedifferentpartsofthebrainwork,includingthedamaged(损坏的)parts.Thismighthelppatientstousethatpartofthebrainagain.Musicimprovesconcentration(注意力),memory,listeningskills,andouroveralllanguageabilities.5.Playinganinstrumentorsingingcanhelpusdobetterinschoolandkeepourbrainsharp(敏锐的)aswegetolder.Musicisnotonlyenjoyable,butit’salsogoodforusinmanyotherways.E[2018·长沙]A.Itcanevenhelpsickpeoplegetbetter.B.Musichelpspeoplesolvesomehearingproblems.C.Musicimprovescertainlanguageabilitiesinthebrain.D.Theviolinistsdeveloptheirmemoriesbyplayingtheviolin.E.Musicianshearbetterbecausetheylearntopayattentiontocertainsounds.F.Schlaugwassurprisedtofindthatsingingwordshelpedhispatientstospeak.G.Inhisstudytwogroupsofpeoplelistenedtoapersontalkinginanoisyroom.Agoodmemoryisoftenseenassomethingthatcomesnaturally,whileabadmemoryassomethingthatcannotbechanged.Infact,thereisalotthatyoucandotoimproveyourmemory.Herearesometips(贴士)foryou.•1.Weallrememberthethingsweareinterestedin,andalwaysforgettheonesthatboreus.Thisexplainst