八年级英语任务型阅读训练任务型阅读（共10空；每空1分，计10分）(每空一词)一.Livinginacityhasbothadvantagesanddisadvantages.Itisofteneasiertofindwork.Ifyougoout,youcanchoosedifferentvehicles.Besides,therearealotofplacesofinteresttosee.Youcaneatingoodrestaurants,visitmuseums,gotoparksandwatchfilmswhenyouwanttorelax.However,livinginacityisoftenveryexpensive.Youmustfindawell-paidjob,otherwiseyouwillnothaveenoughmoneytospendonthethingsyouneed.What’smore,thecityisalwayscrowded,noisyanddirty.Ithasbecomehardertofindagoodplacewherepeoplecanenjoypeaceandfreshairasinthecountryside.AdvantagesDisadvantagesWorkinginacityisofteneasierthaninthecountryside.There’relotsofdifferentvehiclesforyouto1._______________There’remany2.___________placestosee.Ifyouwanttorelax,youcaneatingoodrestaurants,visitmuseums,gotoparksandcinema.Youmusthavea3.__________jobbecauselivinginthecitywillcostyoutoomuch,otherwiseyoucan’t4._________forthethingsyouneed.Thecityisnotonlyfullofnoisebutalsocrowdedanddirty.Ithasbecomemore5._________tofindagoodplacewherepeoplecanenjoypeaceandfreshairasinthecountryside.二．任务型阅读（每空一词）Oneofthemostwell-knowndirectorsofourtimeisStephenSpielberg.HewasborninCincinnation18December1946.Hisfatherwasanelectricengineerandhismotherwasaperformingpianist.Hissister,AnneSpielberg,becameascreenwriterwhowrotethestoriesformanyfamousfilms.Stephenhadalwayswantedtobeadirectoreversincehewasayoungboy.Whenhewasjust13yearsold,hemadea40-minutefilm.Itwonalocalcompetition.Threeyearslater,heproducedafilmcalledFirelight,whichmadeonehundreddollars’profitatthecinemainhishometown.ManyoftheideasfromthisfilmwerelaterusedforoneofhismostfamousfilmscalledCloseEncountersoftheThirdKind.Whenhewas18yearsold,hewantedtogotofilmschoolsothathecouldimprovehisskillsandbecomeanevenbetterdirector.Unluckily,hewasunsuccessfulingettingaplaceatthisschoolsohewenttoauniversityinCaliforniatostudyEnglish.Eventhoughhehadfailedtogetintotheschoolhewantedtogoto,hedidn’tletthisstophimfollowinghisdreamtobecomeagreatdirector.StephenSpielberghasdirectedmanyfilmssincehisfirstmajorfilmin1976.Henowownsmanydifferentbusinesses,mostofwhichareinvolvedinthefilmindustry.YearWhathappened1946StephenSpielbergwasborninCincinnati1959StephenSpielbergmadea1.__________filmanditwonalocalcompetition1962StephenSpielbergproducedafilmcalled2.__________,fromwhichmanyideaswerelaterusedforCloseEncountersoftheThirdKind.3._____Thoughhehad4.____________togetintothefilmschoolhewantedtogoto,StephenSpielbergdidn’tgiveuphisdreamtobecomeagreatdirector1976StephenSpielberghas5.____________hisfirstmajorfilm.三．任务型阅读（每空一词）Whyisaseven-year-oldtalentedyoungmusicianAlmafromBritaincalled“MiniMozart”?Mostchildrenofheragecouldn’tunderstandanopera.Butatjusttheageofseven,Almahasalreadywroteherown.Almawroteherownsonata(奏鸣曲)attheageofsix,andshecomposedherfirstopera,TheSweeperofDreams,thisyear.TheEnglishNationalOpera(英国国家歌剧院)thoughtitwasgreatwork!Almasaid:“ThemusiccomestomewhenI’mrelaxing.Ilikethinkingaboutfairies（仙女）alot,andprincesses,andbeautifuldresses.”Shelikestositontheswinginthegardenandcompose.Accordingtothistalentedyoungmusician,theideaforTheSweeperofDreamscameinadream.Becauseofhertalent,Almahasbecomefamousandmanypeopleliketocompare(比较)herwithMozart.“Idon’tmindifIamfamousornot,”shesays.“IlikeMozart,butI’mnottryingtobecomehim.I...
