任务型阅读。
毕业后，同学们即将迈入人生新阶段。请阅读下面短文，完成下列任务。
Congratulations! You've made it through junior high. Now comes the final sprint(冲刺) to adulthood.
Adulthood comes with deadlines(截止日期), responsibilities, and other challenges you will have. Adults have few chances to safely make mistakes. That makes senior high school special. It's the best chance you will ever have to take big risks.
So, join some clubs. Make friends.
Make “enemies”. Do something you're afraid of. Find out what you're good at, what you're bad at, and what brings you joy.
In my first year of senior high school, I picked up my friend's guitar. From that day on, I have never stopped playing music. It brings me joy and friendship wherever I go.
Senior high school is also when teachers started to compliment(表扬) me on my writing. I don't always like writing, but it's what everyone says I'm good at. Now writing puts food on my table.
All my regrets from senior high school are risks I didn't take. My biggest regret is never acting in a play. I was nervous, and learning lines looked like hard work. I was afraid to fail on stage. Rather than make no effort, I should have tried and failed.
Why? Here is the big secret about senior high school: Every moment of it feels important, but almost none of it is. The important things are what you learn about yourself.
To do that, you must take risks. What's the biggest risk? Making efforts. You could fail in the end. But if your biggest failures come from senior high school, it means you have a bright future ahead.
任务一:请根据短文内容从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
1. What makes senior high school special according to the passage? ()
A. You can learn many new subjects.
B. It is the best chance to take big risks.
C. You don't have to take on lots of responsibilities.
D. You can make many friends with the same interests.
2. What is the writer's biggest regret from senior high school? ()
A. Not playing music.
B. Not acting in a play.
C. Not doing well in exams.
D. Not making enough friends.
3. What can we probably infer from the passage? ()
A. Making “enemies” in senior high school is a bad thing.
B. The writer has always been confident in writing.
C. Playing guitar helps the writer make many friends.
D. It's necessary to make the biggest failure in senior high school.
4. What is the main purpose of the passage? ()
A. To compare junior and senior high school.
B. To teach students how to be excellent adults.
C. To describe the writer's senior high school experience.
D. To encourage students to take risks in senior high school.
任务二:提升题请根据短文内容和你的思考回答以下问题。
What is one risk you would most like to take in senior high school? Why?

1. B
2. B
3. C
4. D
I want to run for class monitor. It is a big risk because I might lose and feel embarrassed. But I want to try because it will help me learn to lead a team and work with others.

【分析】
任务一为选择题，需根据题干关键词定位原文对应内容，逐一匹配选项：1题关键词“senior high school special”定位到第二段，找到对应冒险的描述；2题关键词“biggest regret”定位到第七段；3题需结合原文细节判断选项正误；4题需总结全文主旨。任务二为开放性问题，需围绕原文“高中要勇于冒险”的核心主题作答，表达合理即可。
【解析】
1. 定位原文第二段“That makes senior high school special. It's the best chance you will ever have to take big risks.”，可知高中特别之处是冒险的最佳机会，故选B。
2. 定位原文第七段“My biggest regret is never acting in a play.”，可知最大遗憾是没演过话剧，故选B。
3. 定位原文第五段“In my first year of senior high school, I picked up my friend's guitar. From that day on, I have never stopped playing music. It brings me joy and friendship wherever I go.”，可知弹吉他帮助作者收获友谊，C正确；A项“make enemies”原文是鼓励尝试而非坏事；B项作者对写作并非一直自信；D项原文说失败来自高中意味着未来光明，不是必须失败，故选C。
4. 全文围绕“高中要勇于冒险”展开，鼓励学生抓住高中机会尝试，故选D。
任务二示例回答：I want to run for class monitor. It is a big risk because I might lose and feel embarrassed. But I want to try because it will help me learn to lead a team and work with others.
【答案】
1. B
2. B
3. C
4. D
I want to run for class monitor. It is a big risk because I might lose and feel embarrassed. But I want to try because it will help me learn to lead a team and work with others.
【知识点】
任务型阅读、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】
本题为初中英语任务型阅读，侧重考查信息定位能力和主旨理解，开放性问题需结合主题合理表达，整体贴近学生生活，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6