初中英语社会文化类阅读试题

第二节 根据短文内容，从下面方框中选择适当的选项补全短文（本题共4小题，每小题2分，计8分）

"WeChat"is a new and powerful mobile communication tool．It supports sending voices，videos，photos and text messages．You can also do group chats，or you can find new friends nearby to talk to．

Recently，"WeChat"is becoming more and more popular in China．（62） 　　，no matter where they are．They can also find a"stranger"to talk to by"shaking the phone"．The system will find out others who are shaking their phones at the same time and make a match．Another amazing function is that WeChat can help to search for people who live nearby with the program on，and show the rough（大体上）distance．I like this function best，because（63） 　　．

Recently，I read news that some stupid girls meet guys they knew by shaking the cellphone ande （64） 　　．It obviously showed a lack of common sense（常识）．They should learn to protect themselves and not trust strangers so much．

（65） 　　，and at the same time it brings us bitter lessons．Being vigilant（警戒的）is necessary．

A．	there were unpleasant incidents（事件）after they met
B．	it can help you to find more people who you may know
C．	Technology makes life easier and sweeter
D．	People can sign up and leave text or voice messages for free．

（1） 　　You may have already forgotten the days when you had to learn how to use chopsticks．Every Chinese kid struggles with them for some time．（2） 　　They come with their own special rules and traditions．

（3） 　　Playing with chopsticks is seen as bad manners， just as making noise with forks and knives in a Western country would be rude．

There are also some superstitions （迷信） related to chopsticks． For example， some people believe that chopsticks should not be left standing upright in a bowl． It looks like the incense （香）that Chinese use to honor the dead．（4） 　　

You should not tap chopsticks on the edge of the bowl either， as beggars do this to ask for food． Parents may get mad if children do this as they don't want their children to be as poor as beggars in the future．

Apart from being tableware， chopsticks can also be a great gift．（5） 　　 Newlyweds （新婚夫妇） sometimes receive chopsticks as a wedding gift． Skilled craftsmen paint beautiful images on chopsticks to make them look like fine artworks．

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项．选项中有两项为多余选项．

A． How Chinese kids learn to use chopsticks

B． People should not make noise with chopsticks．

C． Learn the rules and traditions behind chopsticks

D． Doing it at the dinner table is believed to bring bad luck．

E． But chopsticks are not just simple tools to pick up food．

F． We should learn the traditional culture behind forks and knives well．

G． In Chinese，"chopsticks" reads "kuaizi"， which means to have babies soon．

Every school day， we use schoolbags to carry all of our things to school． They are a big part of our lives． But have you ever thought about the history of the schoolbag？

In the Han Dynasty （汉朝）， students in old﹣style private schools used bamboo boxes to carry books to school． People consider the bamboo boxes to be the earliest schoolbags． They were usually two or three layers （层） in the box． Kids put different things like books， brushes， ink stones （砚） and paper in the boxes．

Hundreds of years later， people developed a new kind of schoolbag called the budai， or the "hip﹣pocket"． The budai was lighter than the bamboo box． With the founding （成立） of the People's Republic of China， military rucksacks （军用帆布包） became popular． Many people carried them when they were in school． Ask your grandparents or parents about these bags． Maybe they can tell you about their experiences of carrying them when they were in school．

A new style of schoolbags has appeared in recent years． Many of them have colorful and fashionable designs （时尚的设计） on them， such as pictures of cartoons or pop stars． And they are more comfortable to use． Some students pull wheeled bags filled with heavy textbooks and others carry backpacks．

Schoolbags are still changing． Can you imagine what future schoolbags will be like？

（1）Schoolbags in the Han Dynasty were made of 　　．

A．	cloth
B．	paper
C．	plastic
D．	bamboo

（2）Which is NOT true according to the passage？ 　　

A．	Military rucksacks were popular in the 1950s．
B．	The budai was heavier than the bamboo box．
C．	There are some pictures on the new style of schoolbags．
D．	Schoolbags have changed a lot．

（3）To carry heavy textbooks， students would like to use 　　．

A．	wheeled bags
B．	military rucksacks
C．	bamboo boxes
D．	the budai

（4）We can usually read the article in 　　．

A．	a letter
B．	a guidebook
C．	a newspaper
D．	a notice

（5）The purpose of the article is 　　．

A．	to tell us how to use schoolbags
B．	to explain why we use schoolbags
C．	to introduce the importance of schoolbags
D．	to introduce the development of schoolbags

During the 2016 RIO Olympics，people were surprised to see the round，purple marks on the body of the famous American swimmer Michael Phelps．What happened to him？In fact，he just visited a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine（TCM） and had"cupping"（拔火罐）．

Massage （按摩）and acupuncture（针灸） are two other important kinds of TCM．Chinese message can make you relaxed and fresh．In acupuncture，doctors put long needles（针） into the patients'hands，faces，arms…It takes away pain，though the look is funny．

TCM is an important part of Chinese culture．The earliest medical classic in China．Huangdi's Classic on medicine，came out more than 2，000 year ago．The book is about the relationship between man and nature．In Chinese culture，yin and yang are the two parts of nature．Nature keeps balanced if yin and yang work well together．The human body needs such a balance too．TCM helps to do that．Quiet specially，for some health problems，a doctor of TCM will not give you medicine．Instead，he may give you just a food plan and right ways to eat．

For example，it is common to eat on the way to school，at our to desk，or in front of the TV．But TCM thinks it's wrong．Here are the correct ways：Sit down to eat．While eating，turn off the TV and get away from the work desk．Eat seasonal foods．Do not miss any of the three meals．Also，get your body moving often，just as the saying goes，" Running water is never stale．"

Nowadays，traditional Chinese medicine is becoming more and more popular around the world．A government report says that people in 183 countries and areas are now using TCM．

（1）In the first paragraph，the writer mentioned Michael Phelps 　　．

A．	to introduce a doctor of TCM
B．	to give an example of using cupping
C．	to introduce the Rio Olympics
D．	to give an example of a good swimmer

（2）About Huangdi's Classic on Medicine，which of the following is NOT TRUE？ 　　

A．	It is the earliest medical classic in China．	B．
C．	It came out over 2，000 years ago．	D．
E．	It is mainly about how to take medicine．	F．
G．	It is an important book on TC	H．

（3）The underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 means" 　　"in Chinese．

A．	水到渠成
B．	流水不腐
C．	柔情似水
D．	绿水长流

（4）If we put the passage into three parts，which of the following is the best？ 　　

（①＝Para．（自然段）1            ②＝Para.2           ③＝Para.3           ④＝Para.4          ⑤＝Para.5）

A．	①；②③④；⑤
B．	①②；③；④⑤
C．	①②；③④；⑤
D．	①；②；③④⑤

Are you still doing the"V"for victory sign？It's out The latest popular hand gesture（手势） is putting both your hands together to make a heart shape．It is called a ^"hand heart ^"．

Many young pop stars in the USA do this in their photos．"The hand heart，gesture means something between"I love you"and'thank you'said Taylor Swift，the country singer．"You can send a sweet and simple message without saving a Swift often does it at her concerts．And

some people think she makes this gesture popular．

Justin Bieber and his superstar friends did the ^"hand heart ^"and put the photos online．They did it to help out three children，whose parents died from a car accident．

In some Asian countries，the"hand hear"is popular too．but in a different way．People there put their hands above their heads and make a bigger heart shape with their arms．It means"I love you"．

根据短文内容，判断句子正（T）误（F）．

46．It's out to do the"V"for victory sign． 　　

47．The"hand heart"gesture means"I don't love you"． 　　

48．No one can express one's love without saying a word． 　　

49．In this passage，some superstars did the ^"hand heart"to help out three children． 　　

50．"Hand heart"is popular not only in the USA but also in some Asian countries． 　　

Paper cut can be seen in many parts of China during the Spring Festival．People put it on windows，doors and walls for the festival．

A thousand years ago，paper cut was used for decoration（装饰）．In Tang Dynasty women used paper cut as headdress．In Song Dynasty，it helped make gifts more beautiful．What's more，people would feel happier when they saw paper cut on windows，doors and walls．Now people use paper cut to express their wishes for welcoming the New Year．

There are different kinds of paper cut in different parts of China．Pictures usually cover nearly all things，from flowers，birds to the famous people．Now，there are factories for paper cut in China．Paper cut has changed from decoration to a kind of art．At the same time，paper cut also appears in cartoons，magazines or TV programs．

31． 　　people like to use paper cut for their festivals．

A．	Australian
B．	Chinese
C．	English
D．	American

32．In Song Dynasty，paper cut helped to make gifts more 　　．

A．	beautiful
B．	famous
C．	different
D．	expensive

33．This passage is mainly about 　　．

A．	cartoons
B．	TV programs
C．	paper cut
D．	hair cut．

There are 24 solar terms （节气） in China，and the Grain Rain（谷雨） is one of them．It falls on April 19 this year．

This solar term is called the Grain Rain because it is known for"rain"that helps the grain grow．From its name，we can guess it means a time of more rain．So if you go out in the next two weeks，you may need to bring an umbrella with you．

But this is a great time for planting crops．If you miss the time for planting during the Grain Rain，you will feel sorry later．So maybe you can try to plant some flowers or vegetables in your garden．When the spring rain falls，farmers begin to grow crops （庄稼）．Farmers often say，"Spring rain is as precious （珍贵的） as oil．"It brings farmers hope for a good year ahead．

There are also many interesting customs during the Grain Rain．In the northern part of China，people like to eat Chinese toon （椿芽） mixed with eggs．The food made during the Grain Rain tastes wonderful and is good for your stomach．In the southern part of China，the tea leaves are picked during the time．They are called Grain Rain tea，which is famous for its freshness and sweet smell．

（1）How many solar terms are there in China？ 　 Twenty ﹣ four ．（ 24 ．）　

（2）Is it necessary to take an umbrella during the Grain Rain？ 　 Yes ， it is ．　

（3）What is Grain Rain tea famous for？ 　 Its freshness and sweet smell ．　

（4）Why is it a great time for planting crops when the Grain Rain comes？ 　 Because spring rain is as precious as oil and brings farmers hope for a good year ahead ．　．

A wild baby bison （野牛） at Yellowstone National Park had to be killed because of tourists．

The tourists thought that the baby bison looked cold．They put it in their car and drove to a park ranger （管理员） station．

A ranger described the action of the tourists as a"dangerous move"because adult bisons can look after their babies very well and they will attack （攻击） to protect their young．

Park rangers took the animal from the car and set it free．But，sadly，the baby was refused by its family because it had the smell from humans．

Yellowstone National Park explained on Facebook that the smell from people can cause parent animals to refuse to accept their young．The park tried again and again to make the baby bison lives with its parents．After several times they had to give up．

Many people expressed anger at both the tourists and the park．

The park said that they did not have the ability to care for a young bison．They also said that it is"not the task of the park to save animals"．

The tourists were fined （罚款） ＄110 for touching park wildlife．Park rules say that visitors to Yellowstone should stay at least 22 meters away from all wildlife，and at least 90 meters away from bears and wolves．

One ranger said that Yellowstone recently added many safety signs that say staying near the wildlife there is dangerous to humans and animals as well．Those signs are written in English and other languages．

（1）The tourists took the baby bison to a park ranger station because they thought it looked 　　．

A．	sad
B．	hungry
C．	happy
D．	cold

（2）The park ranger described the action of the tourists as a"dangerous move"because 　　．

A．	the tourists drove in a wrong way
B．	adult bisons would attack the tourists
C．	adult bisons couldn't look after their baby well
D．	the tourists would make the baby bison sick

（3）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？ 　　

A．	The park refused to send the baby bison back．
B．	The visitors saved the baby bison．
C．	Many people are angry at the bison family．
D．	The smell from humans may bring trouble to bisons．

（4）From the passage，we can learn that 　　．

A．	we must keep away from any wild animal
B．	we should care about wild animals in a right way
C．	we'll be fined if we save a bison in the park
D．	we'd better write safety signs in many languages．

Welcome to our idiom （习语） corner!

to feel very happy and excited （especially when sth．good has happened）

e．g．Jenny is walking on air because her friend invited her to the school dance．She can't wait to go．

an unknown person who enters a race and gets a good grade

e．g．Did you hear about the dark horse in the running race yesterday？It was his first race and he finished in the top ten．

to act quickly，without thinking

e．g．I hate working with Mary．She's quick on the trigger and always ready to get mad．

to encourage sb．to do sth．（especially sth．They shouldn't do）

e．g．When your classmate eggs you on to copy his test paper，you should say"no"to him．

54．Picture 　　can be chosen to express"to do something without thinking"．

55．We can't believe Robert won this watch．He's really 　　．

A．	a walking man
B．	a trigger
C．	a dark horse
D．	an egg

56．The Chinese meaning to the idiom"to walk on air"is probably" 　　"．

A．	一无所有
B．	欢天喜地
C．	愁眉苦脸
D．	不假思索

57．The writer didn't use 　　to help the readers understand the idioms above．

A．	explanations （解释）
B．	pictures
C．	examples
D．	results．

Paper cut can be seen in many parts of China during the Spring Festival．People put it on windows，doors and walls for the festival．

A thousand years ago，paper cut was used for decoration （装饰）．In Tang Dynasty women used paper cut as headdress．In Song Dynasty，it helped make gifts more beautiful．What's more，people would feel happier when they saw paper cut on windows，doors and walls．Now people use paper cut to express their wishes for welcoming the New Year．

There are different kinds of paper cut in different parts of China．Pictures usually cover nearly all things，from flowers，birds to the famous people．Now，there are factories for paper cut in China．Paper cut has changed from decoration to a kind of art．At the same time，paper cut also appears in cartoons，magazines or TV programs．

51． 　　people like to use paper cut for their festivals．

A．	Australian
B．	Chinese
C．	English
D．	American

52．In Song Dynasty，paper cut helped to make gifts more 　　．

A．	beautiful
B．	famous
C．	different
D．	expensive

53．This passage is mainly about 　　．

A．	cartoons
B．	TV programs
C．	paper cut
D．	hair cut．

Say something Good to Others

How nice of you to read this passage．I can see from your eyes that you are a clever child I love the way you …

In the USA，January 24 ^this National Compliment （赞美）Day．（61） 　　We all feel good when we hear something nice about ourselves．Nice words make up happy．

But do you often say nice words to your friends？（62） 　　Your nice words are important to them．So now tell your friend，"You look good today．"Say to your mother．"You're a good cook．"Say to your father，"（63） 　　"．

Remember．（64） 　　Don't say anything if you don't have anything good to say．（65） 　　if you can't find anything good about people，or you will do more harm them good．

A．Speak out

B．Keep silent

C．You're a great father．

D．Thank you very much．

E．On that day people say something nice to others．

F．Your nice words must come from your heart．

G．Do you ever say anything good to your parents？

If you love reading books，you must know about the book The Little Prince．It's a famous novel written by a French writer．As one of the best﹣selling books in history，it has been sold as many as 200 million copies in 253 languages and dialects （方言）．Now．around seventy years after the birth of the book，an American director has found a way to make it into a 3D animated film （动画片）．

The book tells the story of a pilot，called The Aviator，who crashes （撞击） into the desert and meets a young prince there．However，in the film，the story starts years after the crash when The Aviator is much older．He has got a new neighbor called The Little Girl，whose mother wants her to got ready to enter the grown﹣up world．Slowly The Aviator shares his story with The Little Girl by writing it down and sending her a page at a time．The pages are complete with the pictures in the book，speaking about his time in the desert and taking The Little Girl lo an amazing world where anything is possible．

China is the first country the world to see the film in two versions﹣in Chinese and English．The film shows The Little Cirl's life and tells The Little Prince's story at the same time in a beautiful way．

Huang lei，who voices the film together with his 9﹣year﹣old daughter，says the film is like a childhood dream which is lost by most adults in this stressed﹣out society．

"The most touching part is that every one of us was a good ﹣ naturedkid like The Little Prince，and it's a pity that this good characteristic （品质）goes away as time flies，"he says．

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案．

51．The novel The Little Prince was written in the 　　

A.1900s    

B.1940s    

C.1990s    

D.2010s

52．The book The Little Prince is one of the best﹣selling books in history because 　　

A．you must know about it if you love reading books

B．it shows The Little Prince's story in a beautiful way

C．it has been sold as many as 200 million copies in 253 languages and dialects

D．the director has made it into a 3D animated film．

53．How does The Little Girl get to know the story of The Little Prince？ 　　

A．She reads the pages that The Aviator writes and sends to her．

B．Her mother wants her to get ready to enter the grown﹣up world．

C．The Aviator takes her to an amazing world．

D．She moves home next to The Avitor．

54．What does the underlined word" good ﹣ natured"mean？ 　　

A．kind．

B．friendly

C．helpful   

D．all above．

55．According to the passage，which is Huang Lei's opinion？ 　　

A．He doesn't believe the good characteristic is lost as we grow older in this stressed﹣out society．

B．He thinks all of us should keep our better nature and never let it disappear．

C．He feels excited because he can see the film in two versions first．

D．He and his daughter voice the film together．

Thang﹣ga（唐卡） is a special kind of painting，It was found only in Tibet．China It started from the dynasty （唐朝）．Thang﹣ga paintings show Tibetan people's lives．In recent years，Thang﹣ga paintings have caught the public's attention．At the same time，the Chinese government has also tried hard to protect the art．

The colors of Thang﹣ga paintings look wonderful and special Because of the special environment of Tibet and the excellent skills of artists，the paints （颜料）used in Thang﹣ga paintings are different from other paints．They were made from minerals like gold and silver，as well as some plants．The paints were made by hand and the beautiful colors could last （持续）for hundreds of years

However，with the development of technology，people now use cheaper and easily﹣made chemicals to make Thang﹣ga paints．The traditional paints used in Thang﹣ga paintings took a lot of work and they were made in many secret ways．Later people stopped making the paints and forgot about them．So the skills needed to make them were almost lost．The traditional Thang﹣ga paintings are difficult to find now．

根据短文内容，判断句子正（T）误（F）

（1）Thang﹣ga is a special and unusual kind of art． 　　

（2）Thang﹣ga was found only in Tibet in the Tang dynasty． 　　

（3）The special environment of Tibet and the excellent skills of artists make Thang﹣ga paints different from other paints． 　　

（4）The colors of Thang﹣ga paintings can last for hundreds of years with modern technology． 　　

（5）The skills of artists have been already lost，so it is difficult to find the traditional Thang﹣ga paintings． 　　．

There are long rivers， and there are famous rivers．The Nile is the world's longest and most famous river． It runs 6， 650 kilometers． Crocodiles and hippos live in its waters． Pyramids built by ancient Egyptians rise along its banks．

The main branch of the Nile， the White Nile， starts just above Lake Victoria， the world's second largest fresh ﹣ water lake， in east central Africa． Then it flows to the north． At Sudan's capital， another great river called the Blue Nile joins the White Nile． Together， they form one very powerful river． Then it goes through Egypt's famous Nile Valley before reaching the Mediterranean Sea．

Ancient Egypt， the first great African civilization（文明）， started along the banks of the Nile more than 5，000 years ago． Ancient Egypt ruled the Nile Valley for thousands of years． Great pyramids and temples were built on the banks and we can still visit them today．

Without the rich farmland along the banks of Nile， there might be no ancient Egypt civilization．Every year， the Nile flooded its banks． The floodwaters covered the banks with a rich soil． The Nile's banks were easy to farm and produce crops．

The Nile also made a perfect highway for boats． The river runs north， but the wind on the river blows south． To go south， boaters put up sail to catch the wind． TO go north， they took the sails down． Ancient people traded along the river for hundreds of miles．

阅读短文，填表格，每空一词．

The Nile ﹣ the longest and most famous river in the world
Where does the Nile flow？	The White Nile is the main branch of the Nile． It starts above Lake Victoria and then （1）　_____　to the north． The Blue Nile joins the White Nile at the （2） 　______　 of Sudan． They form a powerful river． Then the Nile goes through the Nile Valley． Finally it（3） 　　the Mediterranean Sea．
The Nile's long and rich banks．	Ancient Egypt started along the banks of the Nile more than 5，000 years ago． Its people built pyramids and temples we can still visit today． Every year the Nile flooded its banks． The floodwaters covered the banks with a rich soil． Rich farmland（4） 　　this ancient civilization great． The Nile made a perfect highway for boats． To go south， boaters put up sails to catch the wind． To go north， they took the sails down． Ancient people （5） 　　and sold goods along the river for hundreds of miles．

The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms．Grain Rain（谷雨），as the last term in spring， starts on April 19 and ends on May 4．

Grain Rain comes from the old saying， "Rain brings the growth of hundreds of grains"，which shows that this period of rainfall is very important for the growth of crops．Here's something that you may not know about the Grain Rain．

1． Grain Rain falls between the end of spring and the beginning of summer，and the temperature rises much higher than it does in March． With dry soil and heavy winds， sandstorms may happen more often．

2． There is an old custom in southern China that people drink tea on the day of Grain Rain． Spring tea during Grain Rain is good for the eyes． It is also said that drinking tea on this day would prevent bad luck．

3． People in northern China have the tradition to eat the vegetable toona sinensis during Grain Rain． An old Chinese saying goes "loona sinensis before the rain is as tender as silk"． The vegetable is good for the stomach and skin．

4． The Grain Rain Festival is celebrated by fishing villages in northern China． Grain Rain marks the start of the fishermen's first voyage of the year． The custom dates back to more than 2，000 years ago．

（1）When Grain Rain ends， 　　stars．

A．	summer
B．	spring
C．	fall
D．	winter

（2）The underlined word "crops" refers to 　　．

A．	flowers in the garden
B．	trees in the forest
C．	fishes in the sea
D．	plants in the field

（3）The people in southern China 　　on the day of Grain Rain．

A．	eat toona sinensis
B．	fly a kite
C．	drink tea
D．	start the first voyage

（4）We can infer that "toona sinensis" must be a kind of vegetable which 　　．

A．	can bring good luck
B．	is delicious and healthy
C．	grows at the seaside
D．	is a type of medicine

（5）The right order of the titles from 1 to 4 should be 　　．

a． Eating toona sinensis

b． Sandstorms happen

c． Grain Rain Festival

d． Drinking tea

A．	b﹣d﹣c﹣a
B．	b﹣a﹣d﹣c
C．	b﹣c﹣a﹣d
D．	b﹣d﹣a﹣c