Module 11 Way of life
模块话题阅读理解练习
（2022上·湖南长沙·八年级长沙市南雅中学校联考期末）
Do you still remember the rabbit in the movie Alice in Wonderland Rabbits live almost everywhere around the world except Antarctic. After the Spring Festival, Chinese come into the new year of Rabbit. Many Chinese celebrate the new year by hanging some decorations (装饰品) with pictures of rabbis at home.
In Chinese culture, Chang’e lived on the moon with the Jade Rabbit. Rabbits are seen as lovely and gentle symbols, so many people like to play with them and even keep rabbits as pets. And people in the past thought the more kids they had, the happier they would be. Rabbits were easy to give birth to babies, so people saw them as symbols of good luck, too.
Rabbits in America and Canada have to do with a popular holiday — Easter (复活节). It is on the first Sunday after the full moon or after March 21. It is celebrating for rebirth of Jesus Christ. Children there believe that the Easter Rabbit brings chocolate eggs at Easter, so they carry small baskets to look for coloured eggs. The eggs are in the grass, near the house or in the trees.
Rabbits also mean good luck in Western culture. People think they will be lucky if they meet a rabbit. Another tradition for good luck in North America and the UK is to say “rabbit” on the first morning of every month.
In most people’s eyes, the rabbit is brave and smart, and that’s shy the rabbit is popular in both Chinese and Western culture.
1．How do many Chinese celebrate the new year of Rabbit
A．They usually keep rabbit as pets like Chang’e.
B．They hang some decorations with rabbit pictures at home.
C．They play with rabbits during the Spring Festival.
2．Easter Sunday is in ________.
A．spring B．summer C．fall
3．Why do American children carry small baskets on Easter
A．Because they want to celebrate Easter with their friends.
B．Because they want to look for chocolate eggs.
C．Because they want to catch the rabbits.
4．Which of the following is TRUE for both Chinese and Western people
A．They see rabbits as a symbol of good luck.
B．They see rabbits as lovely pets.
C．They see rabbits as a symbol of many family members.
5．What’s the best title of this passage
A．The lovely and smart rabbits.
B．The Spring Festival and Easter.
C．Rabbits in Chinese and Western culture.
（2022上·重庆沙坪坝·八年级重庆八中校考期末）Many people think things like ghosts (鬼魂) and death are scary. But in fact, some countries just had a festival celebrating these things.
Every year, on the 15th day of the seventh month in the Chinese lunar calendar (阴历), we celebrate Zhongyuan Festival, or Ghost Festival. It is on Aug 22 this year. On this day, families light lanterns to help dead people find their way home. But at the same time, living people don’t want to stay out at night during Ghost Festival. They believe ghosts may hurt them.
Ghost Festival and Tomb-Sweeping Day, or Qingming Festival are both holidays that honor (对……表示尊敬) the dead. During Ghost Festival, the spirits of all dead people are honored. But we only honor our dead family members at Qingming. People believe the spirits of the dead would come back to Earth during Ghost Festival, but not during Qingming.
In Chinese culture, death is a scary and heavy thing. People are mostly afraid of it. But in some other cultures, death is a less gloomy thing.
In the US, people remember the dead on Halloween. But they make it a fun festival. People wear scary clothes. Children do fun things, like trick-or-treating.
In Mexico, the Day of the Dead is a time for the living to connect (连接) with the dead. They make dolls of the dead and tell stories about them. There are also parties at night Whether you like it or not, death is a part of life. Understanding death can help us cherish (珍惜) our time here and live best lives.
6．What countries have a festival to celebrate ghosts and death according to the passage
A．The US, Mexico and China. B．The US, Mexico and Australia.
C．China, Mexico and Australia. D．China, the US and Australia.
7．Which season is Ghost Festival in around China
A．Winter. B．Spring. C．Summer. D．Autumn.
8．What do people in China do on Ghost Festival
A．Honor our dead family members.
B．Light lanterns to help the dead come home.
C．Wear scary clothes and do fun things.
D．Make dolls of the dead and tell stories.
9．Which one of the following is TRUE
A．Chinese come back home after they help the dead find their way home.
B．During Ghost Festival in China, all the dead people and dead family are honored.
C．People in the US wear scary clothes to make Halloween a fun festival.
D．In Mexico, the Day of the Dead is a time for celebrating the death.
10．What is the best title of the passage
A．Different Celebrations about Ghosts
B．Zhongyuan Festival: Ghosts Come Back to Earth
C．What People Do during Zhongyuan Festival
D．Different Meanings of the Death
（2022上·广东广州·八年级校考期末）Compared with other European countries, lifestyle in Italy is slower and more relaxing in its own way. Italians love to chat over a cup of coffee, go out for a walk in the middle of the day, and enjoy long lunches and dinners.
Family is important to Italians. They can’t think of spending a day without asking about their parents or children, and a weekend without a family lunch or dinner. Italians living outside their country also miss their family a lot.
Italians like simple life. Their days start and end with a cup of coffee. A cup of coffee after every meal is a must. Italians love to spend time over a hot cup of coffee and even hotter conversation with friends. Topics are usually about family, football and politics (政治).
Sport is a very important part in the lives of many Italians. Football is their favorite sport. There are hundreds of football clubs with top soccer teams in Italy. Also, many top players from all over the world play in Italy. Volleyball is also popular and so is rugby (橄榄球), with the top rugby team playing for the European Challenge Cup.
Every Italian province, city, town and street has a historical (历史的) event that took place there and the Italian calendar is filled with national holidays that they love to celebrate.
11．We can learn from the first paragraph that ________.
A．most European countries have slow and relaxing lifestyles
B．the lifestyle in Italy isn’t much like that of the other countries in Europe
C．Italians enjoy chatting over a cup of tea and long dinners
D．Italians love to walk in the middle of the night
12．What does the writer want to tell us in the second paragraph
A．Friends are very important to Europeans.
B．Italians can’t spend a day without their parents.
C．Italians will never go to another country because they will miss their children.
D．Family is more important to Italians than any other thing.
13．Which of the following sports is loved most by Italians
A．Football B．Basketball C．Volleyball D．Rugby
14．What’s the passage mainly about
A．Italian family B．Italian life C．Italian sport D．Italian history
（2022上·湖北襄阳·八年级统考期末）Every country has its favorite food. Italians like to eat pizza. Indians like to eat hot food. Japanese like to eat fish, often they don’t cook it.
In England, one of the most popular kinds of food is fish and chips. People usually buy it in a fish and chip shop. They put it in paper bags, and take it home, or to their workplace. Sometimes they eat it in the park or on the road. The world’s favorite food is American fast food. If you go to some important cities in the world, you can find people eating hamburgers and chips.
Fish and chips, and Chinese take-away food are very popular in England. But they are less popular in the USA．They eat take-away food, too, like chicken. But the most popular kind of take-away food is the hamburger. It looks like bread with meat in it. Ham (火腿) is a kind of pork, but the hamburger does not have any pork in it. The beef is inside a kind of cake. Hamburgers are delicious. They are also popular in England and Australia.
15．Fish and chips are very popular in ________.
A．England B．Australia C．the USA D．Canada
16．In different countries people eat ________ food.
A．different B．the same C．the different D．same
17．The hamburger does not have any ________ in it.
A．beef B．pork C．fish D．chips
（2022上·河南洛阳·八年级统考期末）China covers large areas and has a great population (人口). Different living habits have always been an interesting topic in the country. Recently, another difference between southern Chinese and northern Chinese became a hot one: the way people shop at markets.
People from southern China say that they always buy what they need for just one or two meals. It is normal for them to buy half of a Chinese cabbage, two potatoes and 0.25 kilograms of beef at a time.
However, one may be laughed at if he does this in the north. Instead, buying vegetables and meat enough for a week is usual. Also, you can buy a small amount (数量) of fruit, such as a single (单个的) apple or pear, each time in the south. Shop owners even help you peel and cut them. But shop owners in the north hardly offer such service, And many fruits are sold in baskets and boxes.
The difference could be due to the different weather.
Food can be kept for a long time in the north, as it is usually cold and dry there. Many northern Chinese have the habit of storing food, especially for the long winter. But the hot and wet weather in the south makes southern Chinese buy just enough food for one meal or one day, or else the food may go bad.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
18．What do people usually buy in southern China
A．A little food for two meals. B．A lot of meat and vegetables.
C．Enough food for a week. D．A large amount of meat and from.
19．What may the shop owners do if you buy fruits in the south
A．They may laugh at you. B．Maybe they can peel and cut them for you.
C．They may only sell them in boxes and baskets. D．They may only sell you a large amount of fruit.
20．Why do many northern Chinese have the habit of keeping food
A．Because the food goes bad quickly. B．Because they really enjoy keeping food.
C．Because the weather is cold and dry there. D．Because they live far away from markets.
21．What does “due to” most probably mean in Chinese
A．所以 B．但是 C．可能 D．因为
22．Which is the best title for the text
A．Different Weather in China B．Different Eating Habits in China
C．Different Living Habits in China D．Southern Chinese and Northern Chinese
（2022上·河北石家庄·八年级统考期末）My good friend Carlos invited me to his birthday party. He moved to Canada from Mexico when he was a baby, but his parents tried to follow some of the Mexican traditions. At his party I saw my first pinata (彩盒). It looked like an animal and full of candies. People put it on the ceiling (天花板). Carlos hit (打) the pinata until it broke. All the candies fell on the floor, and we had a great time eating candies. Everyone shared. It was fun!
Caros’s birthday party got me thinking about how kids in other places celebrate birthdays.
Did you know that in Vietnam, everyone’s birthday is on the same day Kids do not celebrate on birthdays. Instead, on New Year’s Day (信封) with lucky money in them. What a great way to celebrate birthdays!
In South Africa, kids do not celebrate every birthday. However, on their 2lst birthday, their parents make a key. It can be made of paper or wood. Parents give their child this key. It is a sign from the parents that the child can know “unlock the door to their future life”.
In Japan, children get a new set of clothes on their birthdays. While in Italy adults (成年人) pull children’s cars—one pull for each year. In Denmark, adults put presents all around the child’s bed.
23．What’s in the Mexican “pinata” on Carlos’s birthday ________
A．Candies. B．Food. C．Money. D．Keys.
24．What does “unlock” most probably mean in Chinese ________
A．锁住 B．开启 C．关闭 D．抓住
25．What will adults do on children’s birthday in Italy ________
A．Make a paper key. B．Buy a new get of clothes.
C．Pull children’s cars. D．Prepare presents around beds.
26．Where do not kids celebrate their birthday on birthdays ________
A．In Mexico. B．In Japan. C．In Denmark. D．In Vietnam.
27．What’s the best title of this passage ________
A．Different Birthday Presents B．Birthdays Around the World
C．What Kids Get On Their Birthdays D．What Carlos Did On His Birthday
（2023上·四川成都·八年级成都市第十八中学校校考期中）
a Canadians spend about 43.5 hours online every week, 8 hours longer than Americans. And there was an interesting test about how long Canadians would like to live alone (独自) at most. Half said a year would be OK as long as they had Internet access. Canada has long cold winters, so people spend the most time at home. b Spain has a lot of bars. They are not all noisy and crowded places, full of drinkers, as you imagine (想象). They’re also good places to meet friends and spend time with family. And when none of your family or friends are free, you can still go to a bar by yourself. Sometimes in the bar, people around you may ask you to join them.
c People from New Zealand spend most of their free time outdoors. It’s a way of life. The countryside there is great for walking, running, mountain climbing, skating and water sports. New Zealand has every outdoor sport you can think of. Best of all, you can enjoy the beautiful scenery (风景) when doing sports. d The UK has the most museums in the world. Some are very famous, such as the National Gallery and Tate Modern. These museums interest visitors from many countries and also help English people learn about their history. “Museums are part of the culture, and it’s enjoyable for me to visit them on weekends,” an English man said.
28．How many hours do Americans spend online every week
A．35.5 hours. B．43.5 hours. C．51.5 hours.
29．How do people in New Zealand spend their free time
A．By visiting museums. B．By having fun in bars. C．By doing outdoor activities.
30．Which of the following match is right
① Bars ② Outdoors ③ Internet ④ Museums
A．a - ③; b - ①; c - ④; d - ②.
B．a - ③; b - ①; c - ②; d - ④.
C．a - ③; b - ④; c - ①; d - ②.
31．Which of the following questions can we find the answer to
A．How do people in Spain go to bars
B．Which country is the best place to take a trip
C．What can people learn when visiting museums in the UK
32．What’s the best title of the passages
A．Free Time Activities in Different Countries
B．Visitors’ Activities when Visiting Different Countries
C．Funny Places People in Different Countries Like to Go
（2022上·江苏盐城·八年级统考阶段练习）Different people have different ideas about time. People in the USA think that it is important to know the time. In cities in America, there are clocks in stations, factories and other buildings. Radio announcers (播音员) give you the correct time during the day. Most Americans also have watches with them wherever they go. They want to do certain things at certain time. They don’t like to be late.
But time is not so important to everybody in the world. When you visit a country in South America, you will find that people there don’t like to rush. If you had an appointment (约会) with somebody, he could probably be late, because he may not want to arrive on time.
In South America, even the radio programs may not begin on time. The men on the radio may not think it is important to tell the exact time. People in South America think that clocks or watches are just machines. They think that you let a clock or a watch control (控制) your life if you do everything on time.
33．You can see clocks in stations, factories and other buildings in the USA because ________.
A．Americans want to sell these clocks
B．Americans want to make these places beautiful
C．Americans don’t think that it is important to know the time
D．Americans think that it is important to know the time
34．The underlined word “rush” most probably means ________.
A．have a watch B．run C．hurry D．jump
35．According to the article, ________ don’t like to be late.
A．Chinese B．Japanese C．South Americans D．Americans
36．If you have an appointment with someone in South America, he may not arrive on time, and this is because ________.
A．he doesn’t have a watch B．he forgets to have a watch with him
C．he doesn’t think it is necessary to arrive on time D．he doesn’t like to meet you
37．What’s the best title (标题) of this article
A．People in South America B．Different Ideas About Time
C．People in America D．Be on Time Is Important
参考答案：
1．B 2．A 3．B 4．A 5．C
【分析】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了在中西方文化中兔子的象征和内涵。
1．细节理解题。根据第一段中“After the Spring Festival, Chinese come into the new year of Rabbit. Many Chinese celebrate the new year by hanging some decorations(装饰品)with pictures of rabbis at home.”可知，许多中国人通过“在家里挂上一些拉比的照片作为装饰”的方式来庆祝兔年。故选B。
2．细节理解题。根据第三段中“Rabbits in America and Canada have to do with a popular holiday — Easter (复活节). It is on the first Sunday after the full moon or after March 21.”可知，复活节是在满月后的第一个星期日或3月21日以后，所以复活节星期天是在春天。故选A。
3．细节理解题。根据“Children there believe that the Easter Rabbit brings chocolate eggs at Easter, so they carry small baskets to look for coloured eggs.”可知，美国的孩子们在复活节带小篮子的目的是寻找巧克力鸡蛋。故选B。
4．细节理解题。根据第二段中“Rabbits were easy to give birth to babies, so people saw them as symbols of good luck, too.”和第四段中“Rabbits also mean good luck in Western culture.”可知，中国人和西方人都把兔子看作好运的象征。故选A。
5．最佳标题题。根据通读全文和文章最后一段可知，本文主要讲述了中西文化中的兔子的象征和内涵。选项C“中西文化中的兔子。”最适合作为文章标题。故选C。
6．A 7．C 8．B 9．C 10．A
【分析】本文向我们介绍中元节，也介绍了在中国、美国和墨西哥文化中对于死亡的看法。
6．细节理解题。根据“In Chinese culture, death is a scary and heavy thing.”，“In the US, people remember the dead on Halloween.”和“In Mexico, the Day of the Dead is a time for the living to connect (连接) with the dead.”可知，中国、美国和墨西哥都有。故选A。
7．细节理解题。根据“Every year, on the 15th day of the seventh month in the Chinese lunar calendar (阴历), we celebrate Zhongyuan Festival, or Ghost Festival. It is on Aug 22 this year.”可知，中元节在每年的农历七月十五日，今年是8月22日，所以是在夏天。故选C。
8．细节理解题。根据“On this day, families light lanterns to help dead people find their way home. But at the same time, living people don’t want to stay out at night during Ghost Festival. They believe ghosts may hurt them.”可知，在这一天，家家户户点亮灯笼，帮助死去的人找到回家的路；活着的人在鬼节期间也不愿在外面过夜，他们认为鬼魂会伤害他们。故选B。
9．细节理解题。根据“People wear scary clothes. Children do fun things, like trick-or-treating.”可知，在美国，人们穿着恐怖的衣服使万圣节成为一个有趣的节日。故选C。
10．最佳标题题。根据“But in fact, some countries just had a festival celebrating these things.”及下文的介绍可知，本文是关于中元节的不同庆典，故选A。
11．B 12．D 13．A 14．B
【分析】本文是一篇说明文，主要是从各方面介绍了意大利人的生活方式。
11．细节理解题。根据“Compared with other European countries, lifestyle in Italy is slower and more relaxing in its own way.”，可知与其他欧洲国家相比，意大利的生活方式更慢，更放松，有自己的方式，选项B“意大利的生活方式与欧洲其他国家不太一样”，符合文意。故选B。
12．段落大意题。根据第二段开头“Family is important to Italians.”，可知第二段都是在强调家庭对意大利人的重要性。故选D。
13．细节理解题。根据“Football is their favorite sport.”，可知足球是他们最喜欢的运动。故选A。
14．主旨大意题。通读全文，可知文章主要是从各方面介绍了意大利人的生活方式。故选B。
15．A 16．A 17．B
【分析】本文介绍了不同国家的人喜欢吃不同的食物。文中介绍了在英国受欢迎的食物。
15．细节理解题。根据“In England, one of the most popular kinds of food is fish and chips.”可知，鱼和薯条在英国非常受欢迎。故选A。
16．细节理解题。根据“Every country has its favorite food. Italians like to eat pizza. Indians like to eat hot food. Japanese like to eat fish, often they don’t cook it.”可知，不同国家的人喜欢吃不同的食物。故选A。
17．细节理解题。根据“Ham (火腿) is a kind of pork, but the hamburger does not have any pork in it.”可知，汉堡包里面没有猪肉，故选B。
18．A 19．B 20．C 21．D 22．C
【分析】本文主要介绍了中国南北方人们不同的购物习惯即不同的生活习惯。
18．细节理解题。根据“People from southern China say that they always buy what they need for just one or two meals.”可知，中国南方的人总是只买一两顿饭所需的东西。故选A。
19．细节理解题。根据“such as a single (单个的) apple or pear, each time in the south. Shop owners even help you peel and cut them”可知，在南方买水果，店主店主甚至会帮你削皮和切水果。故选B。
20．细节理解题。根据“Food can be kept for a long time in the north, as it is usually cold and dry there.”可知，因为北方通常又冷又干。故选C。
21．词义猜测题。根据“The difference could be due to the different weather.”可知，中国南北方的差异可能是因为不同的天气，due to表示“因为”，故选D。
22．最佳标题题。通读全文知本文主要介绍了中国南北方人们不同的购物习惯即不同的生活习惯。故选C。
23．A 24．B 25．C 26．D 27．B
【分析】本文主要介绍了不同国家是如何为孩子们庆祝生日的。
23．细节理解题。根据“At his party I saw my first pinata. It looked like an animal and full of candies.”可知，彩盒看起来像一只动物，里面装满了糖果。故选A。
24．词义猜测题。根据“Parents give their child this key. It is a sign from the parents that the child can know ‘unlock the door to their future life’”可知，父母给孩子一把钥匙，这表明孩子们可以……未来生活的大门，结合选项此处意为“开启”符合词义。故选B。
25．细节理解题。根据“While in Italy adults pull children’s cars—one pull for each year.”可知，在意大利成年人在孩子生日时拉儿童车。故选C。
26．细节理解题。根据“in Vietnam, everyone’s birthday is on the same day Kids do not celebrate on birthdays.”可知，在越南孩子们不在生日那天庆祝他们的生日。故选D。
27．最佳标题题。根据“Did you know that in Vietnam...”、“In South Africa...”、“In Japan...”和“While in Italy...”可知，本文主要介绍了不同国家如何为孩子们庆祝生日，选项B“世界各地的生日”符合原文内容。故选B。
28．A 29．C 30．B 31．C 32．A
【分析】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了世界上不同国家的人们在空闲时间做的事情，从而体现了不同国家的文化差异性。
28．细节理解题。根据“Canadians spend about 43.5 hours online every week, 8 hours longer than Americans.”可知，加拿大人每周上网43.5小时，比美国人多8小时，那么美国人上网时间应是35.5小时。故选A。
29．细节理解题。根据“People from New Zealand spend most of their free time outdoors.”可知，新西兰人的大部分空闲时间都在户外度过。故选C。
30．细节理解题。阅读全文可知，“a”与图“Internet access”相配；“b”与图“bar”相配；“c”与图“outdoors”相配；“d”与图“The National Gallery”相配。故选B。
31．细节理解题。根据“These museums interest visitors from many countries and also help English people learn about their history.”可知，游客参观这些博物馆时可以了解英国的历史，这就刚好就是选项C“参观英国博物馆能学到什么”这个问题的答案。故选C。
32．主旨大意题。由全文内容可知本文介绍了来自不同国家的人们如何度过他们的业余时间。故选A。
33．D 34．C 35．D 36．C 37．B
【分析】本文以美国人和南美洲的人为例，介绍了不同人对时间的不同观念。
33．细节理解题。根据“People in the USA think that it is important to know the time. In cities in America, there are clocks in stations, factories and other buildings.”可知，美国人认为知道时间是很重要的，所以在美国的城市里，车站、工厂和其他建筑里都有时钟。故选D。
34．词义猜测题。根据“When you visit a country in South America, you will find that people there don’t like to rush. If you had an appointment (约会) with somebody, he could probably be late, because he may not want to arrive on time.”可知，如果你和别人有约会，他可能会迟到，因为他不想按时到。由此推测，他们不喜欢赶忙，划线单词rush意为“冲，奔”，与hurry近义。故选C。
35．细节理解题。根据“People in the USA think that it is important to know the time...They don’t like to be late.”可知，美国人不喜欢迟到。故选D。
36．细节理解题。根据“But time is not so important to everybody in the world. When you visit a country in South America, you will find that people there don’t like to rush. If you had an appointment (约会) with somebody, he could probably be late, because he may not want to arrive on time.”可知，时间对于南美洲的人来说并不重要，如果你和南美洲的人有约会，他可能会迟到，因为他不想准时到，所以他们并不认为准时到是很有必要或很重要的一件事。故选C。
37．最佳标题题。根据“Different people have different ideas about time.”及通读全文后可知，本文以美国人和南美洲的人为例，介绍了不同人对时间的不同观念。文章以选项B“不同的时间观念”为标题最合适。故选B。

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