【正文】 八年級英語任務(wù)型閱讀訓練任務(wù)型閱讀（共10空；每空1分，計10分） (每空一詞)一. Living in a city has both advantages and disadvantages. It is often easier to find work. If you go out, you can choose different vehicles. Besides, there are a lot of places of interest to see. You can eat in good restaurants, visit museums, go to parks and watch films when you want to relax. However, living in a city is often very expensive. You must find a wellpaid job, otherwise you will not have enough money to spend on the things you need. What’s more, the city is always crowded, noisy and dirty. It has bee harder to find a good place where people can enjoy peace and fresh air as in the countryside. Advantages DisadvantagesWorking in a city is often easier than in the countryside. There’re lots of different vehicles for you to There’re many places to see.If you want to relax, you can eat in good restaurants, visit museums, go to parks and cinema.You must have a because living in the city will cost you too much, otherwise you can’t the things you need.The city is not only full ofnoise but also crowded and dirty. It has bee more to find a good place where people can enjoy peace and fresh air as in the countryside.二．任務(wù)型閱讀（每空一詞）One of the most wellknown directors of our time is Stephen Spielberg. He was born in Cincinnati on 18 December 1946. His father was an electric engineer and his mother was a performing pianist. His sister, Anne Spielberg, became a screen writer who wrote the stories for many famous films. Stephen had always wanted to be a director ever since he was a young boy. When he was just 13 years old, he made a 40minute film. It won a local petition. Three years later, he produced a film called Firelight, which made one hundred dollars’ profit at the cinema in his hometown. Many of the ideas from this film were later used for one of his most famous films called Close Encounters of the Third Kind. When he was 18 years old, he wanted to go to film school so that he could improve his skills and bee an even better director. Unluckily, he was unsuccessful in getting a place at this school so he went to a university in California to study English. Even though he had failed to get into the school he wanted to go to, he didn’t let this stop him following his dream to bee a great director. Stephen Spielberg has directed many films since his first major film in 1976. He now owns many different businesses, most of which are involved in the film industry.Year What happened1946Stephen Spielberg was born in Cincinnati1959Stephen Spielberg made a film and it won a local petition1962Stephen Spielberg produced a film called , from which many ideas were later used for Close Encounters of the Third Kind.Though he had to get into the film school he wanted to go to, Stephen Spielberg didn’t give up his dream to bee a great director1976Stephen Spielberg has his first major film.三．任務(wù)型閱讀（每空一詞）Why is a sevenyearold talented young musician Alma from Britain called “Mini Mozart”?Most children of her age couldn’t understand an opera. But at just the age of seven, Alma has already wrote her own.Alma wrote her own sonata(奏鳴曲) at the age of six, and she posed her first opera, The Sweeper of Dreams, this year. The English National Opera (英國國家歌劇院) thought it was great work!Alma said: “The music es to me when I’m relaxing. I like thinking about fairies（仙女） a lot, and princesses, and beautiful dresses.” She likes to sit on the swing in the garden and pose. According to this talented young musician, the idea for The Sweeper of Dreams came in a dream. Because of her talent, Alma has bee famous and many people like to pare(比較) her with Mozart.“I don’t mind if I am famous or not,” she says. “I like Mozart, but I’m not trying to bee him. I’m going to be like myself, Alma , not Mozart.”Alma wrote her own operaWhen he was 1. ________years oldAlma said:“The music es to me when I feel 2. .”Because she is so 3 ，Alma has bee famous and many people like to pare her with Mozart.Alma doesn’t mind ifShe is or not.Alma thinksit’s important for her to be no one but 5 .四．任務(wù)型閱讀（每空一詞）Music is an art that almost everyone enjoys. Everyone can make sounds by singing. All over the world, many kinds of music developed (發(fā)展) as people found out how to make sounds in different ways. There are so many kinds of music to hear that you can soon find a kind that you like. People can get all kinds of feelings by hearing music. Music can make you march or dance, and it can make you feel happy or sad.More than other arts, music can affect (影響) your feelings. This is why music is so popular.Every country has its own kind of music and many people like music. But there are also people who enjoy classical music and pop music. With the help of the recorders and radios, the music is to spread (傳播) all over the world.However, there are still great di