1、2023-2024学年八年级英语下学期期末易错题特训专题09 阅读填表20篇一、任务型阅读If you decide to go to England for further study, you should get to know it in advance. England is the biggest of the four countries in the United Kingdom. Together with Scotland and Wales, these three countries are the island of Great Britain. When you i
2、nclude Northern Ireland, we call it the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.Over 50 million people live in England and thats around 80 percent of the total UK population（人口）. It is a multicultural（多种文化的） country where people speak more than 250 languages in the capital city, London.
3、 Laws and political decisions in England are made by the Parliament（议会）of the United Kingdom. LanguageThe official language of England is English. Many students go to England from other countries to study the language and learn about the culture. Although（虽然）everyone speaks English, there are many d
4、ifferent accents（口音）all over the country. MusicEnglish people love music. In summer there are music festivals all over the country like those at Glastonbury, or Leeds. Glastonbury is a five-day festival of music, dance, comedy, theatre and circus（马戏团） and around 175,000 people go. People listen to a
5、ll types of music and they have a special interest in pop and rock. England has produced many international groups and singers like the Beatles, Coldplay, Ed Sheeran and Adele. SportThe most popular sports in England are football, rugby and cricket and most towns have a sports ground where teams can
6、 play. English football teams like Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool are famous all over the world. Womens football is also popular and teams play in leagues and competitions all over the country. FoodEngland is a very multicultural country and this causes a big change to the food people eat.
7、 Indian, Chinese and Italian cuisines（菜肴）are popular alternatives to traditional English food like fish and chips and roast beef. Many English people drink several cups of tea every day, usually with milk. Getting to know England 1 You should get to know England before 2 up your mind to study there.
8、 The UK has actually 4 parts, 3 England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The Parliament（议会）of the United Kingdom has 4 to make laws and political decisions in England.Over 250 languages are 5 in London.Everyone speaks English, 6 there are many accents.Therere music festivals 7 the country in s
9、ummer. People listen to all types of music, 8 pop and rock.Many English football teams like Liverpool are 9 .As a multicultural country, it makes a big 10 to peoples diet.Nowadays, job interviews are playing an important part in deciding whether a person can get a job finally. But job interviews are
10、nt the same all over the world. An interviewers “body language” and questions, and the forms of an interview can be very different from country to country. If youre at a job interview in Japan, dont look directly into the eyes of the interviewer. It is considered impolite and make the interviewer un
11、happy. But if youre at an interview in the US, you should make eye contact (交流) with the interviewer. If you dont, the interviewer may think you are not sure about your ability and move your name away from the final list.In Canada, interviewers usually dont ask questions about personal information l
12、ike family members and their jobs. In China, however, personal questions are often asked during job interviews.In Germany, your interview might begin with a very short conversation followed by a formal (正式的) interview. The interviewee should pay special attention to the clothes he wears that day. Bu
13、t in Mexico, the whole interview might not be formal, which makes the interviewee think he is talking with an old friend.阅读以上信息，用恰当的词完成下面的表格，每空一词。The 11 in job interviewsBody languageIn JapanIt is not 12 to look at the interviewer directly.In the USMaking eye contact means you are 13 enough.Question
14、sIn CanadaQuestions about personal information arent often 14 .In ChinaThe interviewer often asks questions about personal information.FormsIn GermanyThe interview is so formal that one should pay attention to his clothes.In MexicoThe informal interview makes one 15 like talking with a friend.How wi
15、ll geography influence your life? For some children around the world, the environment they grow up in has a huge effect on their lives. This is the case in Madagascar, an island country in Africa, where a 3D-printed school is now being built.Maggie Grout was just 15 years old when she set up a non-p
16、rofit (非盈利的) organization-Thinking Huts. Now 22, she is raising money to build a series of 3D-printed school powered by solar energy. Maggie took the lead role and worked with university professors through the whole process of building the 3D-printed school. They chose Madagascar because it needs mo
17、re schools. Many children in that country dont have the chance to receive education. Besides, it has a lot of sunshine, which can be made into energy to power things.Maggie first drew a design for the school. She thought about what things the people needed and where they worked best.Next, Maggie fou
18、nd an architect (建筑师) and 3D printing company for the job. To make it environmentally friendly, they use a special 3D printer to build the school. It meant up to 50 percent less concrete (混凝土) used and less CO2. Plus, the school could be completed in just a week. They also used local materials to bu
19、ild the doors, windows and roof.Whats more, Thinking Huts will get local workers to learn how to use a 3D printer so that they can build more schools on their own in the future. Maggie plans to print more new schools in other parts of Madagascar because one in five children dont have primary school
20、to attend there.So far, Maggies charity has already raised $125,000. “Its good news to me! Of course, we need more.” Maggie told Spring wise website. Doing charity work means a lot and she is glad to carry on with it.IntroductionIn Madagascar, the environment 16 childrens lives greatly. Now, a 3D-pr
21、inted school is being built there with the help of Maggie Grout.Main body (building the 3D-printed school in Madagascar)The organizerMaggie Grout set up Thinking Huts at 15 and is 17 money to build 3D-printed schools.Maggie led the whole process from the 18 to the end, working with university profes
22、sors.The 19 It is 20 for many children to receive education in Madagascar.Madagascar has a lot of sunshine, which can be made into 21 to power things.The stepsFirst, Maggie drew a design for the school. She thought about the 22 things and the best location to build the school.Next, Maggie found an a
23、rchitect and 3D printing company for the job.The future plansLocal workers will depend on 23 to build more schools.Maggie plans to print more new schools in other parts of Madagascar because 24 percent of the children dont have primary school to attend there.ConclusionDoing charity work is meaningfu
24、l and Maggie is glad to 25 it.下面短文选自八年级下册中学生英语主题阅读课外读本，请你阅读下面一段短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词，每个空格只填一个单词。Our lives are made up of our habits, the things that we do often and almost without thinking. They are often things that are hard to stop doing. Good habits make us happy and bad habits dont. Fo
25、r example, we may think eating too much junk food makes us happy but, in the future, we will be sad. Developing good habits will help us love our lives. To form a good habit, a goal is needed. There are many habits we may want to have, like doing more exercise. Make sure your goal is accurate, for e
26、xample, to run a race in six months time. Start small. Dont try and do too much immediately. You might give up. Remember that the journey of 1,000 miles begins with one single step! Start with an action so small that you cant say no. For example, run for just three minutes every day. It seems silly,
27、 but the important thing is to repeat the action and not stop! Be patient and dont expect success immediately. There are three elements（要素）to form a habit. Use these to help you: *The signal to do something Leave your running shoes by the front door. This is the signal to run. *Doing the thing Run f
28、or three minutes. After a week, increase to five minutes, and so on. *A reward for doing that thing After the run, watch your favourite TV show. Developing good habitsWhat is our habit?*They are the things that we do often and almost without thinking. *They are often things that are not 26 to stop d
29、oing. 27 do we form a good habit?*Set an accurate goal. *Dont try and do too much immediately. *Start with a 28 action so that you cant say no. *The important thing is to 29 repeating the action.What are the elements to make a habit?The following elements may be 30 to you. *The signal to do somethin
30、g*Doing the thing*A reward for doing that thing任务型阅读Understanding Graphics（图表）When we are reading, we often see one or two graphics in a text. Have you ever thought about these questions: Why are they there? What information do they give? Do they help with our reading and understanding? Graphics are
31、 things like pictures, maps, charts and tables. They give information to readers. Very often, we can see different kinds of graphics in books, magazines and newspapers. Writers use graphics to attract (吸引) the readers and give them some special information. Graphics help to understand the given info
32、rmation in a text. And graphics put the information in an order so that its easy to understand when we take a quick look.It is not always true that a picture means more than a thousand words. But many things are easier to show than to tell and they may also be easier to understand. Graphics are just
33、 the right things that give a lot of information but it doesnt take much time to read and understand.The right way to read and understand a graphic is to look at the picture and the words together. In a graphic, only a few words are used to explain what the picture shows you. Sometimes, numbers and
34、percentages (百分比) are also given to go well with the words to explain things.Now look at the graphic on the right. It is how a writer used a graphic to show the number of hours spent sleeping by British teenagers each day. Can you understand it?Understanding GraphicsIntroductionWe often see graphics
35、 while 31 .ExplanationReaders get information through graphics 32 pictures, maps, charts and tables.Graphics are used to get the readers 33 and give information.Graphics are 34 for readers to understand the information in a text.Even if we take a quick look, we can understand the graphics 35 .Advant
36、agesSometimes a picture can express more 36 than a thousand words.Compared with words, graphics can give more information but take 37 time.WaysTo understand a graphic, we should look at 38 the picture and the words.In a graphic, we 39 numbers and percentages with the words to explain things.A/An 40
37、Here is a graphic showing the number of hours British teenagers spend sleeping each day.Chinese people started to use hand fans over 2,000 years ago. Then, they were almost the only way to drive the heat away. The Chinese character for the word “fan” has the same sound as the character for “ kindnes
38、s”. Thus, fans are viewed as good luck, charms and expressions of generosity. The fans came in different shapes and were made from all kinds of materials. Palm (棕桐) leaf fans were cheap and easy to make. Feather fans showed the owners high position. Sandalwood (檀香) fans could send out a sweet smell.
39、 Later, hand fans became far more than just something that could cool people down. They developed into works of art, in which tuanshan-round fans and zheshan-folded fans were the most common. In the shape of a full moon, the round fans mean union and happiness. They had beautiful embroidery (刺绣) fea
40、turing birds and flowers on them, representing (代表) wealth and longevity. Women, especially those in the imperial palace (皇宫), liked to use them. Such fans were very popular in the Han Dynasty (202 BCAD 204). Folding fans were first produced in the Song Dynasty (9601279) and became popular in the Mi
41、ng Dynasty(1368 1644). They have a history of symbolizing scholarship. Men, especially the literati (文人), used zheshan because they were usually made of paper and they could paint and write poems on them. It was a way for them to show off their skills in literature, painting and calligraphy (书法). Ma
42、ny things were painted on zheshan, but the most popular choice was usually landscapes (风景). Today, Chinese people still use these fans, though not many people write or paint on them any more. Art of Chinese Fans 41 Chinese people created hand fans over 2,000years ago. The birth of the round fan was
43、much 42 than that of the folding type. UseFirst, they were simply used to 43 people down. Over the years, they developed into symbols of 44 works of art. TypesPalm leaf fans, feather fans and sandalwood fans are made from 45 . Later, the fans came in different shapes, with round fans and folded fans
44、 as? the most common. SymbolismThe shape of round fans is like a full moon, 46 union and happiness. The patterns of birds and flowers on them 47 for wealth and longevity. Such fans were especially popular with women in the Han Dynasty.Folding fans were 48 among men, especially the literati, as a way
45、 to show off their taste in works of art. Zheshan sometimes were decorated on both sides with paintings,poems or calligraphy. 49 were most commonly painted on them. ImportanceThe Chinese character for “fan” 50 the same as the character for “kindness” and carries that meaning. One of the most pleasan
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