专题15 阅读理解C篇 - 冲刺2022-2023学年八年级下册英语期末考试满分必刷题

冲刺2022-2023年八年级下册英语期末考试满分必刷题 阅读理解C篇 ①You must have read the article called Peach Blossom Shangri-la（《桃花源记》）. But do you really understand the meanings between the lines? ②When Erer Suansuan（not her real name）, who is interested in learning and creating, first read in her Chinese textbook, she didn’t think too much about it. “At that time, I was so tired of schoolwork that I didn’t have much time and interest in finding out more about the beauty of literature（文学）.” However, she suddenly came across it again one day in college. After furthering her studies, she realized that there is more than she first saw to the 320-word text. ③For example, Suansuan found that three key images（形象）stand out. One is the peach blossom Shangri-la, which not only appears in Tao Yuanming’s books, but also in many other poems, paintings and plays. Second goes to the fisherman in the text who doesn’t have a name, as he is a symbol of a special group of people—the hermits（隐土）. Suansuan also compares the “cave heaven（洞天）” in Taoism（道教）with the “Allegory of the Cave（洞穴隐喻）” by ancient Greek philosopher（哲学家）Plato（柏拉图）. ④“People become more serious when growing older, and they are able to better understand what they read.” Suansuan explained. She could now read the simple article in a new way. The simple text became much more fun and interesting to her. She wants to share her thoughts with more people—by making videos. Before that, Suansuan would extensively read materials related to the articles. To better show her ideas, she paints in her videos. For a video under 10 minutes in length, she may draw up to 80 drafts（画稿）. ⑤Starting in May 2019, she has made more than 50 videos. Seven are about the hidden stories behind some texts in Chinese texts. The rest are about learning methods and other works of literature. They have earned her more than 1.6 million fans on Bilibili, many of whom are teenagers. They have left messages of thanks. They said she has made their school life more interesting. Ab