Unit 1 阅读训练 2025-2026学年译林版八年级英语下册

8B Unit 1阅读训练

一、阅读选择

Who is the greatest teacher in Chinese history? Many people would say: Confucius. He was born over 2,000 years ago, but people still remember him nowadays.

Confucius lived in the kingdom of Lu, part of today's Shandong Province. He lived during the Spring and Autumn Period. His childhood was sad. His father died when he was only 3 and he had to work to help his mother. But young Confucius didn't give up studying. He visited many famous teachers and learned music, history, poetry and sports.

Later, he became a teacher and developed a private school. At that time only children from rich families could go to school set up by the government, but Confucius believed everyone should go to school if they wanted to learn. He had about 3,000 students in his lifetime.

Today, people still follow Confucius' lessons. He told us that everyone has something worthy to learn and to teach. "When I am with three people, one of them must be better than me in some areas. I choose their good qualities and follow them. I take their bad qualities and change them in myself." He also taught us,"All study but no thinking makes people puzzled(困惑的). All thinking but no study makes people lazy."

Confucius is not only a great teacher,but also a famous thinker with wise thoughts about the world and society. His most important teachings are about kindness and good manners(礼仪). "A kind person should care for others. Be strict with yourself,but be kind to others,"he said.

1. Confucius developed the private school so that

A. he could find himself a job as a teacher

B. children could learn at school rather than at home

C. he could be the first teacher in Chinese history

D. children from poor families could go to school as well

2. Confucius not only gave lessons but also

A. encouraged people to be strict

B. offered students puzzles

C. advised people to behave well

D. taught students how to make friends

3. According to the passage, what can we learn about or from Confucius?

A. Confucius is the greatest poet in Chinese history.

B. Confucius was born in a rich family.

C. We should always care for ourselves.

D. Thinking is very important in study.

4.Which is the best title for this story?

A. Confucius' teaching methods

B. A great man with a hard childhood

C. A person who changed Chinese history

D. Confucius-A great teacher and thinker

二、任务型阅读

National Southwestern Associated University(Xinan Lianda) was a great university. It was open from 1938 to 1946 as a wartime university. How was the university built? Why was it a great university? What was it like to study there? Read on to find out.

Heading to the south

In 1937, the Japanese army took over Peking University and Tsinghua University in Beijing and bombed(轰炸)Nankai University in Tianjin. Teachers and students from the three universities first moved to Changsha to work together. 1.__________

And they set up National Southwestern Associated University there. Some teachers and students walked thousands of kilometres from Changsha to Kunming.

Modern teaching

Xinan Lianda used modern ways to teach its students. Its principals Jiang Menglin, Mei Yiqi and Zhang Boling received both Chinese and Western education. They provided general education(通识教育).2.__________ Instead,they first took general courses,such as Chinese and English.

Xinan Lianda was home to many famous teachers. 3.__________Writers like Wen Yiduo, Shen Congwen and Zhu Ziqing all taught there.

Hard times

The school's teachers and students didn't have enough food, books or clothing. Forty students had to live in a big thatched(茅草屋顶的) room. There were bugs(虫子)everywhere. Some students caught them and kept them in bottles. 4._____________ Bombings were common. In 1940,

Professor Fei Xiaotong's house was attacked(攻击).He lost his draft(手稿) of a book he was writing. But these hard times didn't stop the students or teachers.

Coming to an end 

5. ______________But Xinan Lianda's normal college remained and was renamed Yunnan Normal University in1984.

A)阅读还原

A.It had 179 professors(教授). B. Changsha was a safe city at that time. C. The students' lives were even in danger. D. Later in 1938,they moved to Kunming, Yunnan. E. Many teachers have built new houses for students. F. Students in their first year didn't have to pick majors(专业). G. After the war,the three universities returned to their homes in 1946.

B）任务型阅读

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三、阅读表达

Article 1:

"Turn left! Turn right!" In the information technology(IT) class, Zhang Ruixuan was controlling a robot to move around. It is a part of their artificial intelligence( Al) courses. In fact, having AI education in schools has become a growing trend(趋势) in many places, with Zhejiang Province being a typical example. In the future, there will be more jobs where AI knowledge is required. Even in daily life, people may need to understand things like ChatGPT and the Internet of Things.