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第20课时 八年级(下) Units 78
一、阅读理解
The Chinese ancient tea ceremony(仪式) is a practice of preparing, serving, and enjoying tea. It might start in the Tang Dynasty or even earlier and it reached its greatest time in the Song Dynasty. The traditional Chinese tea ceremony is usually held in important situations to welcome guests.
Main steps:
*Prepare a tea set. To hold a Chinese tea ceremony, a full tea set is needed, including a teapot, a serving bowl, cups, plates, etc.
*Heat the tea set. This step can help tea fully give off its nice smell.
*Put tea leaves into the teapot. Use the teaspoon, not the hand, to place some tea leaves into the teapot.
*Wash tea leaves. Pour the hot water into the teapot and keep it for a few seconds, and then pour out water quickly.
*Brew tea. Refill the teapot with hot water of a proper temperature, cover it and wait for a few minutes to keep the pleasant smell of the tea soup.
Manners and rules:
If you are the host, please:
*Serve the tea with both of your hands.
*Do not fill the teacup fully, since the hot tea soup might hurt the guests.
*Keep an eye on the teacups of your guests and fill them in time.
If you are the guest, please:
*Receive the teacup with both hands when being served with tea.
*Show your admiration and thanks to the host when smelling or drinking the tea soup.
*Take a small mouthful of tea soup every time instead of drinking it up at a time.
*Dress properly to attend the tea ceremony.
1. What should you do before putting tea leaves into the teapot?
A.Clean tea leaves. B.Dry tea leaves. C.Cool the tea set. D.Heat the tea set.
2. Which of the following is considered to be good manners?
A.The host fills the guests teacup fully.
B.The host keeps an eye on the guests.
C.The guest receives the teacup with his right hand.
D.The guest drinks the tea slowly to show his politeness.
3. In which part of a magazine can we probably read the article?
A.Food B.Culture C.Entertainment D.History
二、阅读还原
The Chongyang Festival has a history of over 2,000 years. It falls on the ninth day of the ninth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. According to tradition, we should celebrate the festival by going mountain climbing, but how many people today still celebrate this tradition? 1. However, they are an important part of Chinese culture and we must protect them.
2. The Dragon Boat Festival, for example, is celebrated in memory of Qu Yuan, a great poet living in the ancient China. By celebrating the Dragon Boat Festival with rice dumplings and dragon boat races, the story of Qu Yuan is passed down from generation to generation. Celebrating traditional festivals helps spread knowledge about our nations history.
Moreover, traditional festivals enable us to learn more about fine Chinese values. Many festivals, such as the Mid-Autumn Festival, have a caring, family centered message at their heart. The full moon on the festival is considered to stand for family togetherness. 3. With the celebrations of these festivals, younger generations learn to honor fine Chinese values.
Finally, traditional festivals are a source of national pride and help shape our national identity(民族认同). For example, we celebrate the Hanshi Festival and the Laba Festival with special customs, and these shared experiences bring us together as a nation. Traditional festivals tell us who we are. 4.
Traditional festivals have been passed down to us. 5.
A.They also fill us with pride in being Chinese.
B.It is the duty of us to protect them for generations to come.
C.Traditional festivals teach us a lot about our nations history.
D.Family members will come back home even if they live very far away.
E.Nowadays, many traditional Chinese festivals are becoming less and less popular.
F.We can have a better understanding of Qu Yuan by celebrating traditional festivals.
三、完形填空
(2025潍坊奎文二模)At thirteen, I was already as tall as I am now, and had a lot of freckles(雀斑). I reached the age when I began to really 1 my looks, and I was the perfect example of someone that was not 2 at all.
I couldnt help thinking about how to make my skin(皮肤) perfect and life different. Then, in a magazine, I found the 3 —an advertisement for a freckle-remover cream(祛斑霜). I knew I could afford it if I saved money, and I 4 it. In the following days, I went to the mailbox every day secretly. Finally my freckle-remover cream came.
I went to my room with it, sat on the bedside, and opened it carefully as if it was a 5 . I was sure that my freckles would 6 so I used the cream all over my body. Later that day I went swimming as I was asked to do every day in summer. But there was something important I hadnt 7 about the cream. That is, if you wear it in the sun, it seems to have a(n) 8 effect. Instead of developing a perfect skin, you just get more and darker freckles.
My mother knew nothing about the cream. She said, “Ive never seen you with that many freckles before.” Looking at myself in the mirror, I cried and 9 in the bathroom.
My grandfather came, and I told him about the cream and why. He looked at me in surprise and said, “But child, all kinds of flowers are 10 .” I cried, “Ive never seen a flower with freckles!”
I cried myself to sleep that night. When I opened my eyes the next morning, the first thing I saw was a tiger lily(虎皮百合), pretty even with all the freckles!
1.A.look down on B.get used to C.make fun of D.pay attention to
2.A.lucky B.friendly C.confident D.independent
3.A.truth B.reason C.purpose D.answer
4.A.shared B.managed C.accepted D.remembered
5.A.treasure B.present C.manner D.discovery
6.A.fall B.fail C.remain D.disappear
7.A.dreamed B.realized C.achieved D.decided
8.A.simple B.active C.similar D.opposite
9.A.hid B.laughed C.changed D.prepared
10.A.fresh B.useful C.important D.beautiful
第20课时 八年级(下) Units 78
一、13 DDB
二、15 ECDAB
三、15 DCDBA 610 DBDAD
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