2023年八年級(jí)暑期話題閱讀天天練：語(yǔ)言與文化（含答案）

第第頁(yè)2023年八年級(jí)暑期話題閱讀天天練：語(yǔ)言與文化（含答案）2023年八年級(jí)暑期話題閱讀天天練：語(yǔ)言與文化

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一、閱讀理解題（共8題）

MynameisTomandIliveinNewYorkwithmyparents.Iwouldliketointroducemyfavoritefestivaltoyou.

ThanksgivingisoneofthebiggestholidaysintheUS.ItisonthefourthThursdayofNovember.Manyofuswillgetaseven-dayholidayattheendofNovember.Peoplevisittheirfamiliestoshowthatthey'reluckytohavehappiness,healthandsoon.EveryThanksgiving,myfamilymembersmakethebigmealtogether.Thisyear,mymomwillmakealongshoppinglistontheweekendandmydadwilldotheshopping.Ourtraditionalmenuhasmashedpotatoes(土豆泥)andgreenbeans.

Thanksgivingisalsothebeginningoftheholidayseason.Therewillbesales,newmovies,holidayactivitiesandalongwinterbreakformetolookforwardto(盼望).

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ThecountrythatTomcomesfrom

ThetimeofThanksgiving

Thelength(時(shí)長(zhǎng))ofThanksgivingholiday

ThethingthatTom'sfamilymembersdoeveryThanksgiving

ThefoodthatTom'sfamily'straditionalmenuhas

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Whenalmosteveryonehasamobilephone,whyaremorethanhalfofAustralianhomesstillpayingforalandline(座機(jī))

Thesedaysyou'dbehardpressedtofindanyoneinAustraliaovertheageof15whodoesn'townamobilephone.Infactplentyofyoungerkidshaveoneintheirpocket.Practicallyeveryonecanmakeandreceivecallsanywhere,anytime.

Still,55percentofAustralianshavealandlinephoneathomeandonlyjustoveraquarter(29%)relyonlyontheirsmartphones,accordingtoasurvey(調(diào)查).OfthoseAustralianswhostillhavealandline,athirdconcedethatit'snotreallynecessaryandthey'rekeepingitasasecurityblanket—19percentsaytheyneveruseitwhileafurther13percentkeepitincaseofemergencies.Ithinkmyhomefallsintothatcategory.

MorethanhalfofAustralianhomesarestillchoosingtostickwiththeirhomephone.Ageisnaturallyafactor(因素)—only58percentofGenerationYsstilluselandlinesnowandthen,comparedto84percentofBabyBoomerswho'veperhapshadthesamehomenumberfor50years.Ageisn'ttheonlyfactor;I'dsayit'salsotodowiththemakeupofyourhousehold.

GenerationXerswithyoungfamilies,likemywifeandI,canstillfinditconvenienttohaveahomephoneratherthanprovidingamobilephoneforeveryfamilymember.Thatsaid,tobehonesttheonlypeoplewhoeverringourhomephoneareourBabyBoomersparents,tothepointwhereweplayagameandguesswhoiscallingbeforewepickupthephone(usingCallerIDwouldtakethefunoutofit).

HowattachedareyoutoyourlandlineHowlonguntiltheygothewayofgasstreetlampsandmorningmilkdeliveries

(1)WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytellusaboutmobilephones

A．Theirtargetusers.B．Theirwidepopularity.

C．Theirmajorfunctions.D．Theircomplexdesign.

(2)Whatdoestheunderlinedword"concede"inParagraph3mean

A．Admit.B．Argue.C．Remember.D．Remark.

(3)WhatcanwesayaboutBabyBoomers

A．Theylikesmartphonegames.

B．Theyenjoyguessingcallers'identity.

C．Theykeepusinglandlinephones.

D．Theyareattachedtotheirfamily.

(4)Whatcanbeinterredaboutthelandlinefromthelastparagraph

A．Itremainsafamilynecessity.

B．Itwillfalloutofusesomeday.

C．Itmayincreasedailyexpenses.

D．Itisasimportantasthegaslight.

2023istheyearofthepig.HowmuchdoyouknowaboutpigsDoyouthinktheyaresillyorlazyThetruthmaysurpriseyou.Youmightthinktwiceaboutturningthemintofood.Let'stakealook.

Pig'snoseisreallylong.Pigshaveaverygoodsenseofsmell.InFrance,peopleteachpigstofindtruffles(松露).Pigscanfindthemfasterthandogs.

"Asstupidasapig"peoplesometimessay.Butthisisnottrue.Pigscanrememberthingsforalongtime.Pigscanalsotelldifferentshapes.Pigscanevenlearntoplayvideogames.Apig'sneckisverythick,butitisnotstrongenoughtoliftitshead.Lookingupisveryhardforpigs.Ifapigwantstolookatthestars,ithastoliedown.

Forexample,"He'sonthepig'sbacknow."inNewZealand,itmeansheissuccessful.Foranotherone,"Hemadearightpig'searofit."itmeanshemadeamessofsomething.Isn'titinteresting

Theworld'sbiggestpiglivedinLiaoningProvince.Itwasabout900kg.Noonecouldliftitup.Theycanbeassmallasateacup.

Pigsarebothgoodswimmersandgreatrunners.YoucanswimwithpigsinBahamas(巴哈馬)orapigraceinHouston(休斯頓)willmakeyoulaugh.

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A．Minipigsarethesmallestpigs.

B．Doyouknowothersayingsaboutpigs

C．It'sfunnythatpigscan'tlookupatthesky.

D．Butpigshavemanysecretsandshiningmoments.

E．Pigsareoneofthe10smartestanimalsontheearth.

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A．Minipigsarethesmallestpigs.

B．Doyouknowothersayingsaboutpigs

C．It'sfunnythatpigscan'tlookupatthesky.

D．Butpigshavemanysecretsandshiningmoments.

E．Pigsareoneofthe10smartestanimalsontheearth.

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A．Minipigsarethesmallestpigs.

B．Doyouknowothersayingsaboutpigs

C．It'sfunnythatpigscan'tlookupatthesky.

D．Butpigshavemanysecretsandshiningmoments.

E．Pigsareoneofthe10smartestanimalsontheearth.

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A．Minipigsarethesmallestpigs.

B．Doyouknowothersayingsaboutpigs

C．It'sfunnythatpigscan'tlookupatthesky.

D．Butpigshavemanysecretsandshiningmoments.

E．Pigsareoneofthe10smartestanimalsontheearth.

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A．Minipigsarethesmallestpigs.

B．Doyouknowothersayingsaboutpigs

C．It'sfunnythatpigscan'tlookupatthesky.

D．Butpigshavemanysecretsandshiningmoments.

E．Pigsareoneofthe10smartestanimalsontheearth.

Now,citiesoftenhaveremainsofearlierhistoricstreetsandsidewalkpavements(人行道).Yettheyoftengounprotectedevenwhentheymaybeolderthanneighbouringhistoricbuildingsthathaveenjoyedprotectionfortensofyears.

Therearemanyreasonsforprotectinghistoricpavements—culturevalue,economicandenvironmentalbenefitsandpublicsafety.Pavementsrepresentedanimportantstepinthemodernizationofcityenvironmentsinthe19thcentury.

Beforethelayingofthepavement,streetsofdirtcausedmanyproblemstocitizens,especiallyinwetweatherwhentheybecamemuddy(泥濘的),whichlimitedthemovementofpeopleandvehicles.

Tosolvetheproblem,citiesexperimentedwithawiderangeofmaterialsinanattempttobalancedurability(耐用性),economics,sourcesofmaterialsandnoiseconsiderations.

Theearliestpavementinmanycitieswascobblestones—naturallyroundedstones.Theywerecheapanddurable,butroughandnoisy.Loosestonepavementswerecheapandsmooth,butnotverydurable.Woodalsoappearedinthe1850sasapopularoption—smooth,quietandaffordable,butnotverydurable.

Inmanycitiesandtowns,brick(磚)streetsaretheonlyhistoricpavementsthathavesurvived.Thisfactcoversupthetruthofpavementexperimentationbetweenthe1850sand1920s,whenacitycoulduseuptoadozendifferentpavingmaterialsatthesametime!Indeed,eachcitydevelopedaunique"pavementidentity"inthematerialschosenandthewaytheywerelaid.

Itiseasytothinkofthepastwhenyouseehistoricpavements,astheyrecall"oldworld"cityqualities.However,theyaremoresimilartotheearlyhighbuildingsandparks—importantcityfeaturesthatshowedthemodernizationofthecity.Atatimewhencitiesarebecomingincreasinglysimilar,suchpavementsalsohelpdefineanimportantsenseofplace.

(1)Whatisthepresentsituationofhistoricpavements

A．Failingtorepresentmodernenvironments.

B．Failingtoreceiveprotectiontheyshouldget.

C．Beingbroughtbacktotheirformerglory.

D．Beinghighlyvaluedasculturalbuildings.

(2)Whywasthefirstpavementbuiltinhistory

A．Tohelpdevelopthelocaleconomy.

B．Topreventearthfrombeingwashedaway.

C．Tolimitthemovementofpeopleandvehicles.

D．Tobringconveniencetocitizens'life.

(3)WhatismainlytalkedaboutinParagraphs4to6

A．Popularityofdifferentpavingmaterials.

B．Differentexperimentsoncityidentity.

C．Advantagesanddisadvantagesofstonepavements.

D．Thedevelopmentofpavementsofdifferentmaterials.

(4)Whatdoesthewriterwanttoexpressabouthistoricpavementsinthelastparagraph

A．Theyaresimilartotallbuildings.

B．Theymakecitiesappearsimilar.

C．Theyareuniquetoaparticularplace.

D．Theyrepresentthemodernizationoftoday'scities.

Numbersindifferentcountriesmayhavedifferentmeanings.InChina,somepeoplethinkthatsomenumbersbringthemgoodluck.Take"8"forexample,theChinesepronunciationofthenumber"8"hasalmostthesamesoundasthatoftheChinesecharacter"發(fā)",whichmeansmakingafortune.So,manyChinesepeoplespendalotofmoneytogettheirtelephonenumbersorcarnumberstoincludethisnumber"8".Theybelievewithoutanydoubtthatthenumberwillbringthemmoney.

However,othersdon'tbelievethatnumbershaveanythingtodowithgoodluck.Theythinksuchanideaisonlyanignorant(愚昧的)andsuperstitious(迷信的)belief.Anumberisonething,andgoodluckisanother.Theywillask,"Howcanyoueverhaveanygoodlucksimplybecauseofsomeluckynumbers,evenifyoudon'tworkhard,don'thavegoodopportunitiesanddon'tgetalongwellwiththepeoplearoundyou"

Asforme,Iagreewiththelatter(后者).Clearly,luckynumbersareonlyakindofsuperstition.Perhapsitholdstrueforsomecases,butoftenitdoesnot.Numberscanneverbringgoodlucktoapersonatallandourfortuneisinourownhands.So,everyonecanhaveagoodfortuneonlyifhetrieshisbest.Let'salwaysremember"Opportunitiesareonlyforthepreparedmind"and"Nopains,nogains".

(1)SomeChinesepeoplelikethenumber"8"becausetheythinkitcanmakethem_____.

A．healthyB．richC．famousD．clever

(2)Whatdoesthewriterthinkofluckynumbers

A．Theyhavenothingtodowithgoodluck.

B．Theyplayanimportantpartinpeople'slife.

C．Theymakepeopleignorantandsuperstitious.

D．Theyallinchudespecialpronunciations.

(3)Ifapersonwantstohaveagoodluck,he/sheneedstodothefollowingthingsbut_____.

A．tryhis/herbesttoworkB．havegoodopportunities

C．getonwellwithothersD．buyatelephonenumber

(4)What'sthetextmainlyabout

A．Numbersindifferentcountriesmayhavedifferentmeanings.

B．Themeaningof"opportunitiesareonlyforthepreparedmind".

C．Differentideasonwhethernumbersbringpeoplegoodluck.

D．WhyChinesepeoplespendalotofmoneyontheircarnumbers.

Chineseknot-makingisapartoftheChinesetraditionalculture.ItisakindofChina'shand-madearts.Theartisalsoknownas"Chinesetraditionaldecorativeknots".Itcarriesrichmeanings.InChinese,"knot"standsforfriendliness,warmth,loveandsoon.Inthepast,peoplethoughttheywouldgetgoodluckwithaChineseknot.Itdeliversapleasantandnicemeaning,likebeauty,happinessorgoodluck.

Chineseknot-makinghasalonghistory.Itbeganthousandsofyearsago.Atthattime,knotswereusedtorecordevents.Itwasdeveloped(發(fā)展)inTangandSongDynasties(朝代).ItbecamepopularintheMingandQingDynasties.Atthattime,itwasspreadtoJapanandKorea.NowadaysChineseknot-makinghasbecomeartthatyoucanonlyfindinChina.

MostChineseknotsarered.EveryChineseknotismadeofonerope.Itisdifficulttomakeit.It'snotonlyacraft,butalsowonderfulart.Today,itispopularallovertheworld.Moreandmoreyoungpeoplebegintolearntomaketheknots.TheChineseknotsareoftenusedtosendgoodwishes.Ifyoucan'tdecidewhatpresenttosendtoforeignfriends,whynotChineseknot

(1)Whatdoes"knot"standforinChinese

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(2)Chineseknot-makingdoesn'thavealonghistory,doesit

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(3)Whatwereknotsusedforthousandsofyearsago

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(4)WhendidChineseknot-makingbecomepopular

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(5)WillyousendaChineseknottoaforeignfriendWhy

,.Because.

AlmosteverybodyinAmericawillspendapartofhisorherlifebehindashoppingcart(購(gòu)物手推車).Theywill,inalifetime,pushthechromeplatedcontraptionsmanymiles.Butfewwillknow—oreventhinktoask—whoitwasthatinventedthem.

SylvanN.Goldmaninventedtheshoppingcartin1937.Atthattimehewasinthesupermarketbusiness.Everydayhewouldseeshopperslugging(吃力地?cái)y帶)groceriesaroundinbasketstheyhadtocarry.OnedayGoldmansuddenlyhadtheideaofputtingbasketsonwheels.Thewheeledbasketswouldmakeshoppingmucheasierforhiscustomers,andwouldhelptoattractmorebusiness.

OnJune4,1937,Goldman'sfirstcartswerereadyforuseinhismarket.Hewasterriblyexcitedonthemorningofthatdayascustomersbeganarriving.Hecouldn’twaittoseethemusinghisinvention.ButGoldmanwasdisappointed.Mostshoppersgavethecartalonglook,buthardlyanybodywouldgivethematry.Afterawhile,Goldmandecidedtoaskcustomerswhytheyweren'tusinghiscarts."Don'tyouthinkthisarmisstrongenoughtocarryashoppingbasket"oneshopperreplied.ButGoldmanwasn'tbeatenyet.Heknewhiscartswouldbeagreatsuccessifonlyhecouldpersuadepeopletogivethematry.Tothisend,Goldmanhiredagroupofpeopletopushcartsaroundhismarketandpretendtheywereshopping!Seeingthis,therealcustomersgraduallybegancopyingthephonycustomers.

AsGoldmanhadhoped,thecartsweresoonattractinglargerandlargernumbersofcustomerstohismarket.Butnotonlydidmorepeoplecome—thosewhocameboughtmore.Withlarger,easier-to-handlebaskets,customersunconsciouslyboughtagreaternumberofitemsthanbefore.

Today'sshoppingcartsarefivetimeslargerthanGoldman'soriginalmodel.Perhapsthat'sonereasonAmericanstodayspendmorethanfivetimesasmuchmoneyonfoodeachyearastheydidbefore1937—beforethecomingoftheshoppingcart.

(1)Accordingtothepassage,Goldmaninventedtheshoppingcartbecause_____.

A．Americansspentapartofhisorherlifebehindashoppingcart

B．heworkedinthesupermarketasamanager

C．shoppersluggedgroceriesaroundinbasketstheyhadtocarry

D．hewantedtomakeshoppingeasierandattractmorebusiness

(2)WhatmadeGoldmandisappointedatfirst

A．Nobodywaswillingtotrythecart.

B．Customerswerestrongenoughtocarrythebaskets.

C．Therewerefewcustomersinthesupermarket.

D．Itwasdifficulttousethecart.

(3)Theunderlinedword"phony"inParagraph3means_____.

A．cleverB．unrealC．popularD．brave

(4)WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue

A．Americansdidn'tusethechrome—platedcontraptionsbefore1937.

B．TheideaoftheshoppingcartcametoGoldman'smindunexpectedly.

C．Goldmanandsomepeoplepretendedtoshop,pushingthecarts.

D．Withthecarts,customersboughtagreaternumberofitemsthanbefore.

(5)FromthepassageweknowthatGoldman_____.

A．likedinventingthingsB．wasasmartbusinessman

C．playedtricksoneverybodyD．succeededinchangingAmerica

Americansusuallyeatthreemeals(餐)aday.Breakfastusuallycomesbeforeeighto'clockinthemorning.Theyusuallyhaveeggs,somemeat,bread,fruitjuiceandcoffee.Lunchisbetweentwelveandoneo'clock.Itislikealightmealandworkingpeoplemusttakelunchwiththemorbuyitneartheirworkplace.Childrentakesandwiches,fruit,andcookies(餅干)withthemoreatatschool.Dinner,themain(主要的)meal,isbetweensixandeightintheevening.Peopleusuallyhavedinnerathome.Theycook(烹飪)itcarefully.Theymayhavemeatorchicken,turkeyandduck.Theymayalsohavepotatoesorrice,vegetablesorsalad.Thedrinkiscoffee,tea,ormilk.Thencomesthedessert(甜點(diǎn)).

(1)Americanshavebreakfast_____.

A．a(chǎn)ftereighto'clock

B．a(chǎn)teighto'clock

C．beforeeighto'clockinthemorning

D．betweeneightandnineinthemorning

(2)Whatdoestheunderlinedword"light"inthispassagemeaninChinese

A．重的B．重要的C．明亮的D．不太重要的

(3)_____isthemainmealinadayforAmericans.

A．DinnerB．LunchC．MealsD．Breakfast

(4)Americansusuallyhavedinner_____.

A．neartheirworkplaceB．intheoffice

C．a(chǎn)ttherestaurantD．a(chǎn)thome

(5)WhenAmericanshavedinner,_____comeslast.

A．drinkB．meatC．dessertD．vegetables

答案

一、閱讀理解題（共8題）

1.【答案】

(1)theUS；USA；America

(2)OnthefourthThursdayofNovember

(3)7days

(4)Makingthebigmealtogether

(5)Washedpotatoesandgreenbeans.

2.【答案】

(1)B

(2)A

(3)C

(4)B

【解析】

(1)本文是一篇說(shuō)明文。如今幾乎每個(gè)人都有手機(jī)。但一半以上的澳大利亞家庭仍堅(jiān)持保留座機(jī)。

推理判斷題。

[關(guān)鍵句]Practicallyeveryonecanmakeandreceivecallsanywhere,anytime.（第二段最后一句）

[釋義]幾乎每個(gè)人都可以在任何地點(diǎn)、任何時(shí)間打電話和接電話。

根據(jù)關(guān)鍵句并結(jié)合第二段的內(nèi)容可知，幾乎每個(gè)人都可以在任何地點(diǎn)、任何時(shí)間打電話和接電話。由此可推斷，移動(dòng)電話廣受歡迎。

(2)詞義猜測(cè)題。

由畫(huà)線詞所在句“OfthoseAustralianswho…incaseofemergencies.”可知，仍在使用座機(jī)的澳大利亞人中，19%的人表示他們從未使用過(guò)座機(jī)，另有13%的人保留座機(jī)以防緊急情況；再結(jié)合選項(xiàng)可推知，三分之一的人承認(rèn)座機(jī)并不是必須的，他們將其作為一種安全保障。

(3)推理判斷題。

[關(guān)鍵句1]…84percentofBabyBoomerswho'veperhapshadthesamehomenumberfor50years.（第四段第二句）

[釋義1]……84%的嬰兒潮一代可能已經(jīng)使用不變的家庭電話號(hào)碼50年了。

[關(guān)鍵句2]Thatsaid,to