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. 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 well-paid job, otherwise you will not have enough money to spend on the things you need. Whats more, the city is always crowded, noisy and dirty. It has become 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. Therere lots of different vehicles for you to 1._ Therere many 2._ 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 3._job because living in the city will cost you too much, otherwise you cant 4._for the things you need.The city is not only full ofnoise but also crowded and dirty. It has become more5._ to find a good place where people can enjoy peace and fresh air as in the countryside.二任务型阅读（每空一词）One of the most well-known 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 40-minute film. It won a local competition. 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 become 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 didnt let this stop him following his dream to become 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 1._ film and it won a local competition1962Stephen Spielberg produced a film called 2._, from which many ideas were later used for Close Encounters of the Third Kind.3._Though he had 4._ to get into the film school he wanted to go to, Stephen Spielberg didnt give up his dream to become a great director1976Stephen Spielberg has 5._ his first major film.三任务型阅读（每空一词）Why is a seven-year-old talented young musician Alma from Britain called “Mini Mozart”?Most children of her age couldnt understand an opera. But at just the age of seven, Alma has already wrote her own.Alma wrote her own sonata(奏鸣曲) at the age of six, and she composed her first opera, The Sweeper of Dreams, this year. The English National Opera (英国国家歌剧院) thought it was great work!Alma said: “The music comes to me when Im 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 compose. According to this talented young musician, the idea for The Sweeper of Dreams came in a dream. Because of her talent, Alma has become famous and many people like to compare(比较) her with Mozart.“I dont mind if I am famous or not,” she says. “I like Mozart, but Im not trying to become him. Im going to be like myself, Alma , not Mozart.”Alma wrote her own operaWhen he was 1. _years oldAlma said:“The music comes to me when I feel 2. .”Because she is so 3 ，Alma has become famous and many people like to compare her with Mozart.Alma doesnt mind ifShe is 4._ or not.Alma thinksits important for her to be no one but 5 .四任务型阅读（每空一词）Music is an art that almost everyone enjoys. Everyone can make sounds by singing. All over the world, many kinds of music developed (发展) 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 (影响) your feelings. This is why music is so popular.Every country has its own kind of music and many people like music. But ther