任务型阅读（一）（2017年齐齐哈尔）Alittlestream(小溪)randownfromahighmountainthroughmanyvillagesandforests.Thenitreachedadesert.“Iwentthroughsomanydifficulties.Ishouldhavenoproblemcrossingthedesert,”shethought.Asshestarted,shefoundherselfslowlyvanishing(消失)intothesand.Aftermanytries,shestillfailed.“MaybeIcan’treachtheocean,”shesaidsadlytoherself.Atthistime,adeepvoicesaid,“Ifwindcancrossthedesert,socanariver.”Itwasthevoiceofthedesert.Butthelittlestreamanswered,“That’sbecausethewindcanfly,butIcannot.”“That’sbecauseyoucan’tgiveupwhatyouare.Letyourselfevaporate(蒸发)intothewindanditcantakeyouacrossme,”saidthedesert.“GiveupwhatIamnow?No!No!”Thelittlestreamcouldnotacceptthisidea.“Thewindcancarrythevapor(蒸汽)acrossthedesertandletitleaveasrain.Therainwillformariveragain,”saidthedesert.“Andwhetheryou’reariverorvapor,yournatureneverchanges.”Afterhearingthis,thelittlestreamwentintotheopenarmsofthewind.Itcarriedhertothenextstageofherlife.Thecourseofourlivesisliketheexperienceofthelittlestream.Ifyouwanttogothroughdifficultiesinyourlifetoheadforsuccess,youshouldalsochangethewayyouare.Answerthefollowingquestionsaccordingtowhatyouread.1.Didthelittlestreamwanttoreachtheoceanorthedesertatlast?____________________________________________2.Wasthelittlestreamabletocrossthedesertatfirst?____________________________________________3.Whogavetheadvicetothelittlestream?____________________________________________4.WhatdidthelittleStreamdoafterhearingthedesert'swords?____________________________________________5.Whatcanyourealizefromtheexperienceofthelittlestreaminthispassage?____________________________________________（二）（2017年安徽）阅读下面短文，并用英语回答问题（请注意每小题后面的词数要求）。Therewasonceanoldanddeepwell.Peoplegotwaterbydroppingabucket(木桶)tiedtoarope.Theropepassedoverawheeljustabovethewell.Ontheothersideoftheropewasanotherbucket.Astrongpullbroughtonebuckettothetopwhiletheotherdowntothewater.Theyalwayspassedeachotheronthewayupanddown,butneverhadtimetospeak.Atlast,theropebecameworn.Soanewropehadtobeputinitsplace.Whilethiswasbeingdone,thetwobucketswereleftstandingtogethernearthewell.“Whataboringlifewehave!”saidonebuckettotheother.“Iamquitetiredofit.Nomatterhowfullwecomeup,wearealwayssentdownempty.”Buttheotherbucketlaughedandsaid,“Whatafunnywayyouhaveoflookingatthings!Don’tyouseethatwheneverwearesentdownempty,wealwayscomeupfull?’Boysandgirlssometimestalklikethesetwobuckets.Youmayhearoneofthemsay,“Justaswearehavingagoodgame,wearemadetostopandgotoworkagain.”“Yes,”theotherwillreply,“butassoonasworkisover,wealwaysgettogooutandhavefunagain.”Therearetwowaysoflookingatthings.Ifyouwanttobehappy,lookatthebrightside.1.Whatwerethebucketstiedto?（不超过10个词）____________________________________________2.Wheredidthetwobucketstalkwitheachother?（不超过10个词）____________________________________________3.Whatdoesthestorytellus?（不超过15个词）____________________________________________(三)(2017年沈阳)Doyoualwaysfinditisrainingwhenyouwalkout?Orareyoualwaysbuyingumbrellasandleavingthemhomewhenitrains?Thereisanewumbrellathatcouldsolvebothproblems.Theumbrellawillnotonlytellyoutheweather,butalsoletyouknowyou’veleftitbehind.Howdoesitwork?Theumbrellawillsendamessagetoyoursmartphone.Anditsays“Hey,it’sgoingtorainin15minuteswhereyouare,soyou’dbettertakeyo...
