Unit1+同步閱讀練習(xí) 人教版英語八年級上冊

（一）閱讀短文,補全后面的句子,每空不超過兩個單詞。Chinesepeopleseespringflowersandtheautumnmoonasthemostbeautifulseasonalviews.WeenjoythefullmoonduringMid-AutumnFestival.Butdoyouknowwealsohaveafestivaltocelebrateflowers?Flower-WorshippingFestival(花朝節(jié))isthebirthdayofflowersandthegoddesses(女神)offlowers.ItstartedintheTangDynasty(AD618-907),Peoplecelebrateitinthesecondlunar(農(nóng)歷的)month,whichisusuallyinMarchorApril,TheexactdatesaredifferentindifferentplacesacrossChina.Thereare12goddessesofflowers,Eachisinchargeofamonthoftheyear,Onaflower'sbirthday,peopleoftenofferincense(焚香)andspirit(烈酒)totheflowergoddesses.Inthisway,theywishforgoodweatherandagoodharvest.PeopleusuallyhavefunoutdoorsduringFlower-WorshippingFestival.Aspringoutinginthecountrysideisverycommon,Familieshaveapicnicnearflowers.Somemayalsoplantsomeflowers.Flower-WorshippingFestivalisalsoafestivalforgirls,Girlsgettogetherandmakefriends,Theywearflowersintheirhair,catchbutterfliesandtieredribbons(絲帶)ontreestoenjoytheredflowers.Theyalsomakeprettyricecakeswithflowers.Thefestivalislikeabigbirthdaypartyforflowers.Doyouwanttojoinit?.1.Flowersandthegoddesses(女神)offlowersonFlower-WorshippingFestival.2.TheexactdatesofthefestivalalwaysindifferentplacesacrossChina.3.Peoplegoodweatherandagoodharvestbyofferingincenseandspirittotheflowergoddesses.4.Duringthefestival,itiscommonforpeopletogointhecountryside.（二）ThereisafamousEnglishsaying“Youarewhatyoueat",anditmeanswhatyouputinyourmouthwillbecomepartofyou,Manyexperts(專家)useittotellpeopleit'simportanttohaveagoodeatinghabit,Forexample,toomuchsweetfoodmakesapersonoverweight,Toavoidbeingfat,kidsaretoldtokeepoffsweetfood,However,ateamofAmericanscientistshavediscoveredsomethingnewabouteatingsweetfood.“Whenwesaysomepeople'sweet’,wemeantheyarekindandfriendlytous.Perhapsthiswordcanhelpuslearnmoreaboutpeople'sfeelingsandacts.”saidBrianMeier,ascientistfromthestudyteam,“Tasteissomethingweexperienceeveryday.Whatwehavedoneistofindwhetherwecanknowsomeone'scharacterandbehaviordependingontheirtaste.”Inoneoftheirexperiments,collegestudentswereaskedquestionsabouttheircharacter-whether,forexample,theyweresoft-heartedornot,Thentheywereaskedtomakealistoftheirfavoritefood,Accordingtotheiranswers,thescientistsfoundthatthestudentswholikedsweetfoodwerenicer.Intheiranotherexperiment,thescientistsfoundthatpeoplewhopreferredsweetfoodsuchascookiesandchocolateweremorewillingtohelpotherpeopleinneed,andthosewhoatenon-sweetfoodsuchaschipsweren't,Forexample,peoplewithasweettoothweremorelikelytovolunteer(志愿服務(wù))tocleanuptheircity,visitsickchildreninthehospitalandsoon.Theresultoftheexperimentsisthatpeople'shelpfulnessorbeingnicehassomethingtodowiththeirtasteforsweetfood,Soeatingsweetfoodisausefulwaytomakepeopleniceandhelpful,Nexttime,trysomeice-cream.1.ThefamousEnglishsaying“Youarewhatyoueatmeansit'simportantto.2.Somesweetpeoplemeanssomepeoplewhoare.3.Oneexperimentshowedthatstudentswholikedsweetfood.4.Fatingsweetfoodmaytomakepeopleniceandhelpful.（三）閱讀短文,回答問題。SaintPatrick'sDay,March17,isareligiousholidaythatcelebrates(慶祝)thepatronsaint(守護圣人)ofIreland,Accordingtothelegend,St,PatrickdroveallthesnakesoutofIreland,St,Patrick'sDayhasalsobecome,especiallyintheUnitedStates,adaytocelebrateIrishculture,InmajorcitiesacrossthecountrylikeinNewYorkandBoston,thereareparades(游行)andfestivals.Peopleweargreenanddecorate(裝飾)withshamrocks,atypeofthree-leafclover,SomepeoplewearbuttonsorT-shirtsthatsay“Kissme,I'mIrish",IntheU.S,St,Patrick'sDayisnotalegalholiday,meaninggovernmentofficesandschoolsareopen.ThebiggestandoldestparadetookplaceinNewYorkCity.Itactuallybeganabout250yearsagobeforetheU.S,wasevenitsowncountry,EveryyearthousandsgatheralongtowatchhundredsofIrishstepdancersandbagpipeplayersmarch,Irishstepdancingisdoneingroupsorsolo,Dancersperformcomplicatedmoveswiththeirfeetandlegswhilekeepingtheirupperbodiesstill.St.Patrick'sDayhasalsobecomeassociatedwiththedrinkingofalotofalcohol,specificallybeer,Onedrinkthatisoftenseenaroundtheholidayis“GreenBeer".Thisisreallyjustregularbeerwithgreenfoodcoloring,ManypeoplethinktheholidaycelebratesstereotypesabouttheIrish,likethemyththattheyallliketodrinkandgetdrunk.Otherscomplainthattheholidayhasbecometoofocusedondrinking,withpublicdrunkennessasaprobleminmajorcitiesaroundtheholiday.WhydidpeoplecelebrateSt.Patrick'sDay?Whenandwheredidthebiggestandoldestparadetakeplace?Whatdoestheword“solo”inParagraph2mean?Whatproblemaboutthefestivalwasmentionedinthepassage?5.Accordingtothepassage,whatcangovernmentofficersandstudentsdoinalegalholiday?（四）Allovertheworld,andtormanydifferentreasons,therearemillionsofpeoplewhorarelyornevereatmeat,Thesepeoplearecalledvegetarians,Topeoplewhoeatmeat,beingavegetarianmayseemlikeaverystrangething,Hereareseveraldifferentreasons.First,vegetarianshaveahealthadvantage.Oneofthemajorhealthproblemsinmodernsocietiesisnottoolittleprotein(蛋白質(zhì))buttoomuchfat,especiallyintheformofanimalfats,Medicalstudysuggeststhatanimalfatimprovethedevelopmentofcholesterol(膽固醇)inthehumanbody,seems;fat;heartdisease;toomuch;to;cause;Eating.Mostvegetarianshavelowlevelofcholesterol,Eatingtoomuchmeatalsoseemstoleadtocertainkindsofillness,andvegetarianshavefewerchancestotheillnessthanpeoplewhoeatalotofmeat,Betterhealthisonereasonthatpeoplechoosetobecomevegetarians.Anotherreasonisreligion(宗教),Somereligionsstoppeoplefromeatingmeat,ThelargestoftheseistheIndianreligion,whichhasabout600millionbelieversintheworld.AlthoughnotallIndiansarevegetarians,manyare,andtherearemanybelieversofotherreligionssuchBuddhismandevensomeChristianreligionsthatalsodonoteatmeat.Manyvegetariansdonoteatmeatonlybecausetheydonotlikethetasteofit,Theyjustdonotlikemeat,Anotherimportantreasonthatvegetariansgivefornoteatingmeatisthehealthadvantagesthatweregivenabove.Lastly,therearemanypeoplewhodonoteatmeatbecausetheyjustdonotliketheideaofkillinganimalsforfood,Theybelievethatalllifeisvaluable,andthatwedonothavetodestroylifetofeedourselveswhenthereareothergoodsources(來源)offood.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“vegetarians"inParagraphlmean?PuttheunderlinedwordsinParagraph3intoasentence.Whichreligionsdon'tallowbelieverstoeatmeat?Whatisthelastreasonfornoteatingmeatmentionedinthispassage?（五）閱讀短文,完成文后的表格,每空一詞。Livingfarawayfromhomemakesitinterestingtocelebratetheholidays.TakeChristmas,forexample,IntheUS,familieswillgettogetheranddecoratetheirhomeswithcolorfullightsandatree,We'llhaveabigfancydinnerwithturkeyandpie.AndonChristmasmorning,we'llallsitunderourtreeandopenourpresents.ButhereinBeijing,myforeignfriendsinChinaandIcelebrateChristmasabitdifferently.OneofthethingsweliketodoishavingaChristmaspotluckdinner.Thisisagroupdinnerwhereeachguestbringsadishtheymadeathome.Webringdisheslikemashedpotatoes(土豆泥)andbakedham(烤火腿).It'safunwaytogettogetherandcelebratewhenwecan'tallbewithourownfamilies.Anotherthingweenjoyisplayingagamecalled“whiteelephant".Thisisagift-givinggamewhereeachpersonbringsa“mysterygift",Wetaketurnstradingourgiftswitheachotherandifsomeoneelsegetsagiftthatyouthinkmightbegood,youevenhaveonechancetostealit!Everyoneendsupwithauniquegift.ThereisalsoaneventcalledSantacon,It'sanall-daypartywherepeopledresslikeSantaClausandgotodifferentplacesinabiggroup.ItstartedinWesterncountries,butpeopleinsomeChinesecitieshavealsobeencelebratingit,It'safunwaytospendtimewithyourfriendsandmeetnewpeople.Title:1.waystocelebrateChristmasIn2Familieswill3anddecorate(裝飾)theirhomes.Peoplewillhaveabigfancy4withturkeyandpie.OnChristmasmorning,peoplewillallsitunderourtreeandopenourpresents.InBeijingAChristmaspotluckdinnerEachguestbringsadishtheymadeathomelikemashedpotatoes(土豆泥)andbakedham(烤火腿),It'san5waytogettogetherandcelebrate.Agame6“whiteelephant”Eachpersonbringsa“mysterygift".Peopletaketurnsto7theirgiftswitheachother.Finally,everyone8auniquegift.InsomeChinesecitiesAneventcalledSantaconThepartylastsa9day,PeopledresslikeSantaClausandgotodifferentplacesinabiggroup.Peoplecanstaywiththeirfriendsand10newpeople.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.（六）閱讀短文,完成文后的表格,每空一詞。Valentine'sDay,February14,isaholidaythatcelebratesloveandfriendshipintheUnitedStates.Mostpeoplethinkofitasaromanticdaytoshowtheoneyoulovehowmuchyoucarebysendingthemcardsandgifts.Valentine'sDayisalsoanextremelycommercial(商業(yè)的)holiday.Peoplespendmoneyonflowers,balloons,chocolate,andjewelry,Peoplealsogooutforexpensivedinners,Valentine'sDayisevencelebratedbyschoolchildren,whogivethank-youcardstotheirteachers.SomehighschoolshaveValentine'sDaydances,Classmatesgiveeachotherlittlecards,Thesecardscanbeboughtatanystorewithfamouscartooncharacters,Itisconsideredmuchmorethoughtful(體貼的)tohavekidsmakehandmadecardstogivetofriendsandteachers.Valentine'sDayisalsoagreatdaytoannounce(宣布)yourlovetosomeone,SomepeopleevengetmarriedonValentine'sDay.However,youdon'thavetobeinlovetoshareinthefestival,Youcanalsosay“HappyValentine'sDay"tofriendsandcoworkers.Valentine'sDayisnotanofficialholidaythoughintheU.S.,meaninggovernmentofficesandschoolsareopenasusual,ThedateusedtobethecelebrationofaSaintnamedValentinewhosavedayounggirl'slife,Itwasn'tuntiltheMiddleAgesthatromancesomehowgotmixedinwiththedateandloverswouldsendeachotherhandwrittenlovenotes.Backthenyoucouldn'tjustgotothestoreandbuyacardthewayyoucannow.YouknowValentine'sDayisaroundthecornerwhenstoresbegintodecorate(裝飾)withredandpinkheartsandthesymbolofCupid,awingedancientRomangodsaidtostrike(擊中)theheartsofpeoplewithhisarrow,NowitseemsCupidgoesstraightafteryourwalletbecauseyouwillalsoseemanymorejewelryads(廣告)asValentine'sDaycomes.Title:Valentine'sDayBasicinformationItisonFebruary14.Itisaholidaycelebratedbyloversand1.Itisevencelebratedat2..Studentssendcardstoeachotherandtheir3..FunctionAdaytoannounce(宣布)yourlovetosomeone.Adaytoget4Adaytosay“HappyValentine'sDay"tofriendsandpeopleyou5with.HistoryItusedtobecelebrated6SaintValentinesavedayounggirl.IntheMiddleAges,thedatewasmixedwithromance.Fromthenon,lovers7lovenotesandsentthemtoeachother.SignsWhenValentine'sDayis8,peoplecanseeredandpink9andthesymbolofCupidinthestores.Cupid,anancientRomangod,whousedtostriketheheartsofpeoplewithhisarrow,nowaimsatpeople's10becausepeoplewillspendsomemoneyasValentine'sDaycomes.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.（七）根據(jù)上下文內(nèi)容填寫空格,每空一詞,使短文內(nèi)容完整、通順。TheMid-AutumnFestival,atraditionalChineseholiday,fallsonthe15thdayoftheeighthmonthintheChineselunarcalendar(陰歷).Thefullmoons1.forfamilyreunioninChinesetradition.JustasWesternpeoplegobackh2.atChristmasandThanksgiving,familiesalsotrytogett3.fortheMidAutumnFestivalinChina.AswitheveryChineseholiday,theMid-AutumnFestivalhasitsowns4.food.Peopleeatmooncakesd5.thefestival,Thesearesmallcakeswithfillings(填充物)s6.asnuts,sugarandeggyolk(蛋黃).Theroundshapeofthecakemakesitl7.likethefullmoon.Duringthedayofthefestival,familym8.gettogetherandenjoyabigdinner.Theysitaroundatablechattingwhilee9.mooncakesandfruit,Whentheylookupatthebmoonatnight,theyallexpresstheirbestwishesfortheirfamilyandancestors.Thefestivalinspired(激發(fā))lotsofChinesepoetstoshowtheirfeelings.Manyoftheirpoemshavebecomeverypopular,Forexample,SuShioftheSongDynastywroteTheMid-AutumnFestival,Tune:PreludetoWaterMelody(《水調(diào)歌頭