2025-2026学年八年级英语上学期期末复习专项训练
专题06 阅读理解之应用文
【通关练】
Passage 1（Unit 5 Going on an exchange trip）
文章内容：谈论交流访学——文化冲击
| Stages of Culture Shock | |
| 1 Fun stage Culture shock begins with a new culture． This is the stage when you first arrive in a place which everything about the new culture is strange． You are excited to be in the new environment． This stage can last for quite a long time because you feel you are in some kind of great adventure． | 2 Rejection(排斥) stage After beginning your new life, you become very tired and begin to miss your family． All the little problems seem to be much bigger． It can be quite dangerous because you may develop unhealthy habits like smoking and drinking． It can make the person feel scared and helpless． |
| 3 Adjustment(调整) stage This is the stage when you begin to realize that things are not so bad in the host culture． Your sense of humour usually becomes stronger． Things are still difficult, but now you have survived! | 4 Mastery(精通) stage Now you feel quite comfortable in the new environment． You can solve most problems in the new life． If you meet people from your country that have just arrived, you are able to help them solve their culture shock． |
| What to Do with Culture Shock |
| ◆ Learn the rules of living in your host country． Try to understand how and why the local people act the way they do．
◆ Learn new culture． Study art, music or learn a new sport． ◆ Take time to learn the language． It always helps to understand as much as possible of what people are saying． ◆ Travel． Take the time to be a tourist and explore the country． ◆ Make friends and develop relationships． Getting to know local people will help you understand the new culture． ◆ Communicate with friends and family back home． Writing home about your experiences and problems can help you understand and solve them． ◆ Do something you usually do． Listening to your favourite music or doing something you like can be relaxing when you miss your family． |
1 Culture shock happens when you _______．
A． become a teenager B． meet foreign people for the first time
C． move to a big city D． go to live in a foreign culture
2 What may happen during the second stage?
A． It becomes easier for you to solve the problems．
B． You feel very excited and don’t want to go home．
C． You may develop unhealthy habits．
D． You find everything about the new culture strange．
3 During Stage 3, your _______ may improve．
A． sense of humour B． body’s health
C． writing skill D． learning ability
4 Which of the following can NOT solve the culture shock problems?
A． Travel around the foreign country．
B． Only make friends with people from your country．
C． Learn the foreign language as much as possible．
D． Learn new rules and culture from local people．
Passage 2（Unit 6 Wisdom counts）
文章内容：谈论古人智慧故事
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| In the Warring States Period, the State of Qin had a fight with the State of Zhao, Zhao needed some talented people to ask for help from Chu． Then Mao Sui—the man who believed he was the right person for this task came and recommended (推荐) himself． And he made the king of Chu send the army to help successfully． Zhao was safe． From then on, Mao Sui became a well-known hero of the state． | |
| One day, Shang Yang put a thin wooden stick near the south gate of the capital of Qin． He promised to pay 10 gold pieces to anyone who could move it to the north gate． It was such a simple job that all the people thought Shang was joking． Then he added 40 more gold pieces． A man moved it and he really got 50 gold pieces． After that, the people of Qin believed Shang was a man of his word． So they all followed Shang’s new laws later． | |
| Wang Xizhi was one of the most famous calligraphers（书法家）during the Eastern Jin Dynasty of China． When he was very young, he practiced his art every day and never stopped．
One day, Wang Xizhi wrote in wood for an engraver（雕刻师）to cut． Then the engraver found the ink had penetrated （渗透） one centimeter into the wood． Now “Ru Mu San Fen” is often used to describe sharp ideas or useful views． |
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| Yu Boya was good at playing the qin (琴)． One day , when he was playing the music that described green mountains and clear water, a man called Zhong Ziqi said, “I seem to see high mountains and running water while I was listening to your music．” Boya knew he found a good friend who really understood him． Unluckily, Boya couldn’t meet Ziqi anymore after that because he had died of an illness． He was so sad that he broke the qin and never played it again． |
1． Shang Yang’s story tells us a man of his word can ____________．
A． protect his state B． have new friends
C． get people’s trust D． make more money
2． We usually use “_________” to express a valuable friendship．
A． Mao Sui recommended himself B． High mountains and running water
C． Build trust by using a wooden pole D． Zhuang Zhou dreamed of a butterfly
3． What is “Ru Mu San Fen” often used to describe now?
A． A man of his word． B． Sharp ideas or useful views．
C． A well-known hero of the state． D． A famous calligrapher．
4． People should learn from __________ to catch each chance in front of trouble．
A． Mao Sui B． Shang Yang C． Zhong Ziqi D． Yu Boya
Passage 3（Unit 7 The secret of memory）
文章内容：谈论我们的记忆技巧
How to Improve Your Memory
Many people think that their memory is bad but in fact they are just not good with names and numbers for some reasons． Forget those things and try to improve your memory． Here is some advice．
| Exercise Your Brain
·Learning a new language is always helpful． You can also learn to play a musical instrument and try some crossword puzzles(填字游戏)． Another way to exercise is the more times you see, hear and think about it, the more surely you’ll remember it． |
| Picture Memory Method
·Look at a photo you have never seen before for a few seconds; then put it away and write down as many things as you remember about it as possible． When you try to remember something, think hard about it and try to paint pictures about it in your mind． |
| Improve Your Lifestyle(生活方式)
·Do exercise every day． Even just walking for 30 minutes a day is a good way to exercise your brain． Eat well and eat right． Some studies show that drinking at least 2 glasses of purple grape juice a day can improve your memory． |
| Keep Things in Organization(条理)
·You can keep things that you often need in your notebook or enter them into your computer or mobile phone, such as your friends’ phone numbers or the time a train leaves． |
1 To keep your brain active you can _______．
A． spend a lot of time playing games
B． talk with others on the phone as often as possible
C． do lots of difficult exercises all day
D． learn a new language
2 What is a good way of improving your memory?
A． Drink a lot of coffee when you feel tired．
B． Think about the things you’re learning more often．
C． Have less sleep at night．
D． Have bread only when you are hungry．
3 Good organization will help you do the following things EXCEPT ________．
A． finding keys easily
B． searching friends’ phone numbers in a fast way
C． drinking some juice as soon as possible
D． knowing when the train will leave
4 We can learn from the passage that _______．
A． there are many ways to improve your memory
B． you can never improve your memory because it was born with your life
C． crossword puzzles are not good for improving memory
D． you can remember all the things if you don’t think about anything else
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参考答案
Passage 1
DCAB
【解析】本文介绍我们来到另外一个国家可能产生的文化冲击的四个阶段及如何处理这种文化冲击。
1．D细节理解题。从This is the stage when you first arrive in a place which everything about the new culture is strange．可知答案选D
2．C 第二个阶段是Rejection(排斥) stage。定位到这里It can be quite dangerous because you may develop unhealthy habits like smoking and drinking．可知答案选C
3．A 定位到第三阶段Your sense of humour usually becomes stronger．可知答案选A
4．B 细节理解题。B答案只与本国人交朋友。
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