期中题型专练-任务型阅读 2023-2024学年仁爱科普版八年级英语下册

期中题型专练-任务型阅读- 2023-2024学年 八年级英语下册 仁爱版 阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 Do you know a famous saying, “Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you will get.” The surprise is part of the fun. Now blind boxes are quite popular. Merchants (商家) fill the box with random (随机的) toys which usually come from movies, comics and cartoons. Many people like to buy them to find out what will be inside. The earliest blind boxes were from Japan. Getting blind boxes was a New Year’s tradition. At that time, they called the blind box “a lucky bag”. Blind boxes were introduced to China in 2014. Most customers for blind boxes are young people aged 18 to 35. Blind box toys are popular in part because of their cute appearances. The cute mini-sized cartoon figurines (小塑像) are suitable to place almost anywhere. What’s more, the mystery and uncertainty (不确定性) of the process also interests people. It’s the main reason why they are so popular. Opening a blind box is a little surprise for our daily lives. When people open this little box, they may be disappointed, but the uncertainty is part of the fun. People will open more blind boxes and hope for a better outcome (结果). In fact, although the mystery boxes are full of fun, we should make a rational (理智的) decision when we buy them. 1．Do people know things inside when they buy blind boxes? 2．Where did the earliest blind boxes come from? 3．Who often buys blind boxes? 4．What’s the main reason why blind box toys become so popular? 5．What’s your idea about buying blind boxes? Hello, my friend! Let’s talk about what happiness is. Are you happy? What is happiness? I often think about this question. But some people always laugh at me because they think it is an easy question. I often ask them, “What is happiness?” Some of them say to me, “You are f