中考总复习（外研社初中英语）中考冲刺五：任务型阅读技巧（基础讲解）.docVIP

PAGE PAGE 1 中考冲刺五：任务型阅读技巧 责编：王晓丽 【真题再现】 I. 阅读下面两篇短文，根据所给语境，按要求完成下列各题。(2014 黄冈) You can buy chewing gum in nearly every country of the world. ① But it wasn’t always like that. The American Indians were the first people to chew gum. This gum came from a special tree that grew on their land. In 1848, a sailor called John Curtis began selling it. He was the first person to sell chewing gum. The gum he sold cost just a few cents for two pieces. It became popular very quickly even though it was very hard to chew. ②Nowadays, other things are added to the gum to make it soft and sweet. By 1890,