人教版英语九年级全册：任务型阅读(共15篇,有答案).docVIP

任务型阅读 （一） Taos is a small town in New Mexico, America. Many people come here for a visit every year. They do not come to see the beautiful scenes or eat delicious food. They come to listen to a kind of strange sound: Taos Hum. The word “hum”means a low sound that never stops. Why is the sound strange? Firstly, the Taos Hum that people hear is quite different. Someone says it sounds like a little bee flying around you. Others think it sounds like a car moving in a faraway place. Secondly, no one knows where the sound comes from. Joe Mullins, a scientist from the University of New Mexico, is the first person to do research on the Taos Hum. He put sensitive equipment ( 敏感设备 ) in places where people could hear the hum, but the equipment could not “hear”any hum! Many people try to explain the strange sound. Someone says it is a noise made by insects. Someone believes it must come from some secret government projects. Someone says there might be an underground UFO base (基地 )! But up to this day, no one can make sure which is right. It might be interesting for visitors to listen to the hum, but it is not for people who live in the town. They have to hear the sound all the time. That is really a hard life. 根据短文内容完成表格 Mystery in Taos Taos is famous for a kind of 1 . Why it is a mystery The hum that people hear is quite 2 . And 3 knows where the sound comes from. Research on the mystery A 4 from the University of New Mexico is the first person to study the mystery. People’s feelings Visitors think the Taos Hum is 5 , but local people do not like it. （二） 根据短文内容完成下列各题 Do you know what are the world ’s tallest animals? Have you ever been curious (好奇的 ) about how they sleep and drink? Here we will tell you how giraffes sleep and drink. You may think it ’s difficult for them to sleep, but they have no such problems because giraffes don ’toften stop for a snooze ( 打盹 ). As they are so tall — males (雄性 ) can grow up to 18 feet, giraffes actually have the shortest sleep re