精選低中高難度語篇江蘇名校月考、期中、期末考題難度分層訓練2024八年級-精選低中高難度語篇江蘇名校月考、期中、期末考題難度分層訓練2024八年級培優生專用培優生專用文化差異文化差異類主題閱讀增強訓練增強訓練主題閱讀五：文化差異類主題閱讀（三難度分層，15篇）本系列主題閱讀，根據單元涉及的主題進行拓展延伸，分為基礎篇（3星難度），提升篇（4星難度）和滿分篇（5星難度），涉及閱讀類型包括閱讀理解、完形填空、首字母填空、閱讀表達、閱讀回答問題等。學生可以根據實際情況進行訓練。一、基礎篇，難度三星，5篇Wespoketothreestudentsfromaroundtheworldaboutdifferentnationalholidays.Therearedifferentcustoms（習俗）foreachfestival.TanXiaodong,15,HongKong,China“It’llsoonbeChineseNewYear.Beforeit,we’llcleanthehouseanddecorate（裝飾）itforgoodluck.Duringit,almosteveryshopisgoingtocloseforafewdaysandwe’llgooutonthestreetstocelebrateit.Wemightgoandseetheliondancesinthecitycenter.Ilovethisfestival.”Wendy,16,Sydney,Australia“AustraliaDayisonJanuary26thandit’sanimportantholidayhere.WealwayshaveaMondayoff,andwecelebrateforthreedays.MyparentsandIgotothecountrysideforapicnicandourfriendsalwayscomeover.Manypeoplegotobeachpartiesorstreetpartiesandthere’slotsofmusicanddancing.Whatfun!”Amy,14,NewYork,theUSAAmerica“ThefirstThanksgivingDaywasbornseveralhundredyearsagowhenEuropeanswhocametothankedGodforhishelp.It’sstillaveryimportantdayforfamiliestobetogether.Thisyearwe’regoingtovisitmygrandparentsandwe’lleatadeliciousmealofturkey.ThanksgivingDayisonthefourthThursdayinNovembereveryyear.”1．DuringChineseNewYear,TanXiaodongmight.________A．doalotofshopping B．seetheliondancesC．decoratethehouse D．eatturkey2．OnAustraliaDay,Wendy’sfamilyoften________.A．haveapartyatschool B．gotoaswimmingpoolC．haveapicnicinthecountryside D．cleanthehouseanddance3．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Differentfestivalshavedifferentcustoms.B．PeopleinSydneymustgotoworkonAustraliaDay.C．ManypeoplegooutforapicnicwithfriendsbeforeChineseNewYear.D．ThefirstThanksgivingDaywasbornahundredyearsago.Almostallpeoplehavehobbies,andpeopleindifferentcountrieshavedifferenthobbiesaroundtheworld.Forexample,inAmerica,people’sfavoritehobbyiswatchingTVintheirsparetime.Itisthemainentertainment（娛樂）forAmericanstowatchTVatleastonehourinaday.96%ofAmericansregardwatchingTVastheirfirsthobby.Thesecondoneisgoingtothecinemaordoingsomesports.Nextoneisreadingorgardening.Besides（此外）these,fishingisalsoaverypopularhobby.InEngland,it’squitedifferent.Peoplethereliketogotothefleamarket（跳蚤市場）.Theyliketogotheretoseeifthereissomethingnew.Besides,Englishmenlikedrinkingtea.Russianslikereadingverymuch.Whereveryougo,youwillseepeoplereadingcarefully.Germanslikereadingaswell.Accordingtoasurvey,Germansreadelevenbooksonaverage（平均）in2011.4．________istheirfavoritehobbyforAmericans.A．WatchingTV B．Goingtothecinema C．Doingsomesports D．Reading5．PeopleinEnglandliketogoto________intheirsparetime.A．thegarden B．thelibrary C．thefleamarket D．thecinema6．Thepeoplein________likereading.A．AmericaandGermany B．EnglandandGermanyC．AmericaandEngland D．RussiaandGermany7．Thepeoplein________likedrinkingtea.A．America B．England C．Russia D．Germany8．________countriesarementioned（被提到）inthisarticle.A．Three B．Four C．Five D．SixIntheUnitedStates,16,18and21areveryimportantagesinaperson’slife.Apersoncandonewthingsateachagetoshowthatheorsheisnolongerachild.Thatmeansyouareanadult.Afterturning16intheUnitedStates,apersoncanbeemployed,getadriver’slicense,andleavehome.Manyhighschoolstudentslearntodriveandgetpart-timejobssoonaftercelebratingtheir16thbirthday.At18,peopleintheUnitedStatescanvoteandjointhemilitary(參軍),buttheyarenotallowedtogointonightclubs,tobuybeerorwineuntiltheyare21.InmanyLatinAmericancountries,ayoungwoman’s15thbirthdayisimportant.Atthisage,peoplethinksheisnolongeragirl,butawoman.Tomarkthisspecialday,familieswith15-year-olddaughtershaveacelebrationcalledaquinceanera(成人禮).Theyoungwomanandherfamilywillhaveabigpartytowhichmanyguestsareinvited.InJapan,boysandgirlsarethoughttobeadultsattheageof20.Atthisage,theyareallowedtovoteanddrinkbeerorwine.ThesecondMondayinJanuaryisanationalholidaycalledtheComing-of-AgeDay.Onthisday,20-year-oldsareinvitedtolistentospeecheswiththeirfamily.Afterthat,manycelebratelateintothenight.Inmanycountries,celebrationsarealwaysthere,suchastheir50thbirthdaysorthebirthoftheirfirstchild.9．PeopleintheUnitedStatescanvoteandjointhemilitarywhentheyareattheageof_______.A．15 B．16 C．18 D．2010．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingcanpeopledoattheageof16intheUnitedstates?A．Gotothecollege. B．Holdaparty.C．Getadriver’slicense. D．Celebratehisorherbirthday.11．InmanyLatinAmericancountries,ayoungwoman’s________birthdayisimportant.A．fifteenth B．sixteenth C．eighteenth D．twentieth12．WhenistheComing-of-AgeDay?A．ThesecondMondayinJanuary.B．ThethirdMondayinJanuary.C．ThesecondThursdayinJanuary.D．ThethirdThursdayinFebruary.13．Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Theageofadulthoodistooyounginsomeplacesbuttoooldinothers.B．BeingayoungpersoninLatinAmericaiseasierthaninJapanortheU.S.C．Celebrationsarealwaysthereandimportantinaperson’slife.D．Specialagesandcelebrationsshowapersonisbecominganadult.Pointat(指）somethingintheroom.Itisnotpolitetopointwiththeindexfinger(食指）intheMiddleandFarEast.Makinga“V”means“Victory”inmostpartsofEuropewhenyoumakethissignwithyourpalm(手掌)facingawayfromyou.Useacirclewithfingerstoshow“OK”.Thismeans“OK”intheU.S.andinmanycountriesaroundtheworld.InJapan,thismeans“money”.InFrance,ithasthemeaningof“zero”.Passathingtosomeonewithonehand.InJapanthisisveryrude(粗魯的).InmanyMiddleandFarEasterncountriesitisrudetopasssomethingwithyourlefthand.14．Itis________topointwiththeindexfingerintheMiddleEast.A．rude B．polite C．necessary D．important15．Theunderlinedword“sign”means________inChinese.A．標志 B．圖畫 C．歡呼 D．說明16．Usingacirclewithfingersshows________inJapan.A．OK B．zero C．money D．victory17．What’sWRONGaccordingtothepassage?A．ItisrudetopointatsomethingwiththeindexfingerintheFarEast.B．A“V”means“Victory”inmostpartsofEuropewhenyoumakethepalmfaceyou.C．ItisrudetopassathingtosomeonewithonehandinJapan.D．ItispolitetopasssomethingwithyourrighthandinMiddleandFarEasterncountries.18．What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Howtopassathing. B．Thebodylanguage.C．Howtoshow“OK”. D．Differentsigns.Today,withthedevelopmentofsociety,peopleallovertheworldalmosthavethesamehobbies,watchthesamemovies,andwearthesameclothes.Thatistosay,wearenotverydifferentinsomeways.However,culturesarestillquitedifferent.IntheEastandintheWest,socialrulesarenotthesame.IntheEast,itcantakealongtimetobecomesomeone’sfriend.Butpeopleareveryclosetotheirfriends.WhenpeoplefromtheWestmeetyou,theywillcallyouafriendrightaway.Thatdoesn’tmeantheyareclosetoyou.WhenpeoplefromtheEastmeetyou,theyoftenaskquestions.Theywanttoknowaboutyourage,yoursalary(薪水)andwhetheryouaremarriedornot.ForpeoplefromtheWest,thesearenotpolitequestions.Theydon’tliketotalkaboutthesepersonalthings.Theythinksuchkindofquestionsviolate(侵犯)theirprivacy(隱私).Familyisimportantforeveryone.However,intheEast,familyisalwaysapartoflife.Kidstherelivewiththeirparentsforalongtime.Theystilllistentothemaftertheygrowup.IntheWest,independenceisveryimportant.Parentspreparetheirkidsforlife.Then,aftertheirkidsgrowup,theysaygoodbyeandleavehome.Later,thekidscanchoosetostartafamilyornot.Theydon’thavetolistentotheirparents.▲PeopleintheWestthinkaboutsmalldetails(細節).Theyalsothinklessandactmore.So,theywillbeloudabouttheiropinions.IntheEast,peoplepaymuchattentiontorelationshipsbetweenthings,andtheyoftenkeeptheiropinionsquietly.Thatkeepsrelationshipshappy.19．Theunderlinedword“They”inParagraph3refersto________.A．peoplefromtheEast B．people’sclosefriendsC．peoplefromtheWest D．parentsineachfamily20．Accordingtothepassage,peopleallovertheworldaredifferentinsomewaysbecause________.A．theyarefromdifferentcountries B．theyhavedifferentparentsC．theypayattentiontodifferentdetails D．theyhavedifferentcultures21．Whichofthefollowingsentencescanbeputinthe________inParagraph6?A．PeopleintheWestdon’tliketothinkaboutthingscarefully.B．IntheEastandintheWest,peoplethinkdifferently,too.C．Therelationshipsbetweenpeoplearequitedifferent.D．PeopleintheEastandtheWestaregoodatdifferentthings.22．Tosupporthisidea,thewriterdevelopsthetextmainlyby________.A．listingreasons B．usingoldsayingsC．askingquestions D．makingcomparisons二、提升篇，難度四星，5篇SincemovingtoChinatwomonthsago,thefirstbigdifferenceI’vefoundishowpeoplebreaktheice.“Theweather’snicetoday,isn’tit?”isacommonquestiontostartaconversationindailylifeintheUK.AsthewintercomesanditgetscoldinChina,Ihavekeptstartingmyconversationsbytalkingabouttheweatherwithmynewfriendsandstudents.Butitseemedtobeastrangesubjectindailyconversations.InChina,tobreaktheice,theyaskquestionslike“Haveyoueatenyet?”IthoughtmyfriendwasinvitingmeforlunchwhenIheardthequestionforthefirsttime.LaterIfoundhowimportantfoodisintheircultureandIunderstandwhytheyaskthatquestionoften.Althoughthesetwowaystostartconversationsmaybedifferent,theyhavesomethingincommon.Theyareaboutourdailylifebecauseweneedtowatchtheweatherandeatfoodeveryday.I’mnotsureifI’llbeabletobreakthehabitoftalkingabouttheweather,butIthinkIwillgetusedtotalkingaboutmoreaboutfood,especiallyasitissodeliciousinChina!23．Thewriterthoughtherfriendswantedto________byaskingifshehadeatenforthefirsttime.A．sayhellotoher B．cooklunchforherC．inviteherforlunch D．knowherfavoritefood24．Bothwaystobreaktheiceareabout________.A．familylife B．everydaylifeC．eatinghabits D．nationalevents25．WhatwillthewriterdotobreaktheiceinChina?A．Shewilltalkmoreaboutfood.B．ShewilllearntocookChinesefood.C．Shewillcaremoreabouttheweather.D．Shewillstoptalkingtheweather.Howdopeoplegreet(歡迎、問好)visitors?Someshakehands.Somesay“hello”or“hi”.Somekiss(吻)eachotheronthecheek(臉頰).However,theworldismadeupofmanydifferentcultures.Somecultureshaveuniquecustoms.Tibet(西藏),ChinaPeoplewelcomeguestsbypresentingthemwithalongnarrowscarfcalleda“hada”.Youtakeitgentlyinyourhandsandmakeabow(鞠躬).Tuvalu(圖瓦盧)You’dbetterbecleanandsmellniceallthetimewhenyouareinTuvalu.Theirwelcomegreetingistopresstheirfacetoaperson’scheekandthenbreathedeeply!Kenya(肯尼亞)Perhapsthisisthelongestwelcomegreetingyou’lleverreceive.Insometribes(部落)ofKenya,peoplereceivevisitorsbydancingthe“adamu”—thejumpingdance.Thedancersoftentrytomakethehighestjump.Sometimes,theyalsoofferamixtureofcows’blood(血)andmilktovisitors.ThailandThaipeoplewelcomevisitorswitha“wai”.Theypresstheirownhandstogetherandsay“Sawasdee”beforebowingtheirheads.26．Thepassageisprobablytakenfromthe“______”section(部分)ofamagazine.A．WorldNews B．Health C．Education D．Culture27．Theunderlinedword“unique”(inthefirstparagraph)means______.A．famous B．similar C．unusual D．common28．Peoplefrom_______mayreceivetheirvisitorsbygivingthemsomethingtodrink.A．Tibet,China B．Kenya C．Tuvalu D．Thailand29．Themainpurposeofthearticleisto______.A．introducegreetingsofwelcomeindifferentcountriesB．showpeopleskillsthattheyneedtoknowwhentravelingabroadC．teachpeoplehowtoproperlyreceivevisitorsfromothercountriesD．encouragepeopletotravelwidelyandcommunicatewithforeignersWhenstudyingorworkingabroadforthefirsttime,youwillprobablyexperiencecultureshock.Althoughitcanbequitestressful,it’spossibleforyoutoovercomeitandgrowasaresult.Let’stakealookatthefivestages(階段)incultureshock:30．Atfirst,peopleusuallyfeel________aboutthehostcountry.A．excited B．relaxed C．worried D．serious31．Peoplemay________inthemostdifficultstage.A．gethelpeasily B．misstheirhometownC．getusedtohostculture D．noticethedifferencesinculture32．________mayexperiencecultureshock.A．AbossdoingnationalbusinessB．AnexchangestudentstudyingintheU.S.C．AvolunteerworkinginhiscommunityD．AnEnglishteacherworkingatalocalschoolInWesterncountries,somepeoplethinkthenumber13bringsbadluck.Inthepast,alotoftallbuildingsdidn’tevenhavea13thfloor.However,therearen’treallyanyothernumbersthatarespecialinthiswayintheWest.Therearesuperstitions(迷信)aboutsomenumbersinChinaaswell.Forexample,thenumber“4”issaidtobeunluckybecauseitsoundsliketheChinesewordfor“death”.Butthat’sjustonesmallexampleofChina’sobsession(迷戀)withnumbers.WhenIfirstcamehere,Iwassurprisedtoseethatmanywebsiteshadnumbersintheirnamesinsteadofletters.BecauseChinesecharacters(文字)cannotbeusedforwebsiteaddresses.TheycanonlyusenumbersorthelettersoftheRomanalphabet.Inpinyin,thetelecomcompanyChinaUnicomiscalledZhongguoLiantong.Ifthecompanyusedtheirpinyinnamefortheirwebsiteaddress,itwouldbequitelong.Soinstead,theyusetheircustomerservicehotlinenumber—10010.com.Thisiseasiertotypeandremember.Inaddition,thepronunciations(發音)ofsomenumberssoundsimilartootherwordsinChinese.Thismakesforsomecleverwordplay.Forexample,thenumbers“5-2-0”inChinesesoundsimilartothepronunciationoftheChinesephrase“Iloveyou”.ManycoupleschoosetogetmarriedonMay20forthisreason.ItisinterestingtoseehowChinesepeoplehaveusednumbersinsomanydifferentways.“88”fornow!33．WhichnumberdosomepeopleinWesterncountriesthinkisunlucky?A．2. B．4. C．5. D．13.34．WhatsurprisedthewriterwhenhecametoChina?A．4isanunluckynumberinChina.B．Chinaregards13asanunluckynumber.C．Sometallbuildingsdon’thavea13thfloorinChina.D．Chinausesnumbersinwebsiteaddresses.35．What’sthewebsiteaddressofthetelecomcompanyChinaUnicominthepassage?A．Zhongguoliantong.com. B．TCCU.com.C．10010.com. D．TelecomChina.com.36．WhydomanycouplesinChinachoosetogetmarriedonMay20?A．Becausetheweatherisusuallygoodonthatday.B．Becauseitalwaysfallsonaweekend.C．Because5,2and0areallluckynumbersinChina.D．BecauseitsChinesepronunciationissimilarto“Iloveyou”.37．What’sthebesttitleofthispassage?A．Chinalovesnumbers B．ThespecialnumbersinWestC．LuckynumberinChina D．LuckynumberinWesterncountriesMynameisJack.WhenmyfamilymovedtoAmericain2010fromasmallvillageinGuangdong,China,webroughtnotonlyourluggage,butalsoourvillagerules,customsandculture.Oneoftherulesisthatyoungpeopleshouldalwaysrespect(尊敬)theelderly.Unluckily,thisruleledtomyfirstembarrassmentintheUnitedStates.Ihadapart-timejobasawaiterinaChineserestaurant.Oneday,whenIwasservingfoodtoamiddle-agedcouple,thewifeaskedmehowthefoodcouldbeservedsoquickly.ItoldherthatIhadmadesuretheygottheirfoodquicklybecauseIalwaysrespectedtheelderly.AssoonasIsaidthat,herfaceshowedgreatdispleasure.Mymanager,whohappenedtohearwhatIsaid,tookmeasideandgavemealongtalkabouthowsensitive(敏感的)Americanswereandhowtheydislikedthedescription“old”.Ithenwalkedbacktothetableandsaidsorrytothewife.Afterthecoupleheardmyreason,theyunderstoodtheculturaldifference,sotheylaughedandwerenolongerangry.InmyvillageinChina,peopleareproudofbeingold.Notsomanypeoplelivetobeseventyoreighty,andpeoplewhoreachsuchanagehavethemostknowledgeandexperience.Youngpeoplealwaysrespectolderpeoplebecausetheyknowtheycanlearnfromtheirrichexperience.Afterthat,IchangedthewayIhadbeenwitholderpeople.ItisnotthatIdon’trespectthemanymore;Istillrespectthem,butnowIdon’tshowmyfeelingsthroughwords.38．Jackbroughtthecoupletheirfoodveryfastbecause________.A．themanageraskedhimtodoso B．hethoughtheshouldrespecttheelderlyC．thecouplewantedhimtodoso D．hewantedmorepay39．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“embarrassment”meaninthefirstparagraph?A．尷尬 B．拮據 C．潦倒 D．敬仰40．Inthewriter’shometown,________.A．peopledislikebeingcalled“old”becausetheycan’tlearnfromothersB．manypeoplereachtheageofseventyoreightyC．peopleareproudofbeingoldD．theelderlyarethefirsttogetfoodinrestaurants41．WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．ThemoreJackexplained,theangrierthecouplegot.B．Jackwantedtoshowhisfeelingsthroughwordsafterhisexperience.C．Themanagerwentbacktothetableandapologizedtothecouple.D．Fromthisexperience,JacklearnedmoreaboutAmericanculture.42．Thepassagemostprobablycomesfrom________.A．anEnglishdictionary B．afashionmagazine C．aTVguide D．aculturemagazine三、滿分篇，難度五星，5篇Wemayknowthattherearefourbasicperiods（基本時期）forhumanbeings（人類）topassthroughwhenyouenterandliveinanothercountry.Thisprocess（過程）helpsyoudowithcultureshock（文化沖擊）.Cultureshockbeginswiththe“honeymoonperiod”.Thisisthetimewhenyoufirstarriveinaplacewhereeverythingaboutthenewcultureisstrangeandexciting,Youseenewthings,hearnewsoundsandlanguage,eatnewkindsoffood.Thisperiodcanlastforquitealongtimebecauseyoufeelveryhappy.Unluckily,thesecondperiodcanbemoredifficult.Afteryouhavegotusedto（習慣）yournewlife,youcanbecomeverytiredandbegintomissyourmotherland,yourfamily,yourfriends,yourpetsandsoon.Allthelittleproblemsinlifeseemtobemuchbiggerandmoreworryingwhenyoufacetheminaforeigncountry.Thisperiodcanbeverydifficultandleadtomovingbackwardsquickly.Thethirdperiodiscalledthe“adjustment（調整）period”.Thisiswhenyoubegintoknow1hatthingsarenotsobadinthenewcountry.Yoursenseofhumorusuallybecomesstrongerandyouknowyouarebecomingstrongerbylearningtotakecareofyourselfinthenewplace.Thingsarestilldifficult,butyouarenowasurvivor.Thefourthperiodcanbecalled“ateaseatlast”.Nowyoufeelquitecomfortableinyournewplace.Youcandowithmostproblemsthatyouhave.Youmaystillhaveproblemswithlanguage,butyouknowyouarestrongenoughtodowiththem.Atthistime,youmayfeelalittleuncomfortableifyougobacktoyourmotherland.43．Accordingtothepassage,cultureshockusuallyhappenswhenyou________.A．getmarriedtoaforeigner B．liveinabigcityC．gotoliveinaforeigncountry D．meetforeignersinyourmotherland44．Thefourthperiodcanberegardedasaperiodofbeing________.A．relaxing（放松的） B．worrying C．tiring D．adjustable（可調節的）45．Fromthepassagewecaninferthat________.A．livinginanothercountryisfun B．it’sboringtoliveinanothercountryC．knowingaboutcultureshockishard D．it’snoteasytodealwithcultureshockInternationaltravelispopular,butvisitorscanrunintotroubleiftheydon’tknowsomebasic“rules”.So,it’simportanttolearnabouttheculturesthey’revisiting.BRAZILIngeneral.Braziliancultureisinformal(隨意的).MostBraziliansareveryfriendly,soit’simportanttogreetthepeopleyoumeet.Womenusuallykissonthecheek,butmenusuallyjustshakehands.Braziliansusuallystandveryclosetoeachotherwhilespeaking.Evenifthisisunusualinyourculture,trynottomoveawayifithappens.Ifyougotoabusinessmeeting,youarenotexpectedtotakeagift.Ontheotherhand,ifyouareinvitedtosomeone’shouse,youshouldtakeagift—likeflowersorchocolate.However,don’ttakeanythingpurpleorblack,asthesecolorshavetodowithdeath.Ifyouareinvitedtodinner,arriveatleast30minuteslate,butalwaysdresswell,becauseaperson’sappearancecanbeveryimportanttoBrazilians.SAUDIARABIASaudiArabiaisaverytraditionalcountry.Itisimportanttogreettheoldestorthemostseniorpersonfirst.Peopleshakehandsinbusinesssituations,butmenandwomendonottouchinpublic.Inabusinessmeeting,donotstartwithbusinessmattersatonce.Instead,starttheconversationbyaskingaboutpeople’sfamilyorhealth.Arriveontimeforbusinessmeetings,butdon’tbesurprisedifothersarelate.BeingontimeislessimportantinSaudiArabiathanitisinmostwesterncountries.Businessdressisformal.Giftsarenotexpectedatbusinessmeetings.IfyouareinvitedtoaSaudihome,acceptablegiftsarechocolateorcoffee.Becarefulnottoadmirethethingsthehostowns,becauseheorshe’llfeelnecessarytogiveanitemtoyouasagift.46．Accordingtothewriter,internationaltravelis_______.A．unforgettable B．popular C．interesting D．excellent47．Theunderlinedword“this”inParagraph2refersto_________.A．kissingonthecheekwhengreetingB．dressingformallywheninvitedC．preparinggiftsatbusinessmeetingsD．standingveryclosewhentalking48．IfweareinvitedtoaBraziliandinner,we’dbetter_________.A．dressinformally B．bringpurpleflowersC．be30minuteslate D．askabouthealth49．Whichofthefollowingsarementionedinbothcountriesinthepassage?①greetings

②localsnacks

③arrivingtime

④givinggifts

⑤dressesA．①②③④ B．①②④⑤ C．②③④⑤ D．①③④⑤50．Whydoesthewriterwritethispassage?A．Toaskmorepeopletotraveltodifferentcountries.B．Tointroducesomebasicrulesindifferentcultures.C．ToteachtouristshowtounderstandEnglishculture.D．Toshowdifferentopinionsaboutdifferentcultures.51．Thispassageismostprobablyfroma_________.A．magazine B．dictionary C．letter D．storybookCaoSiyubornandraisedinBeijing,lefthomeat20tostudyintheUSand,later,intheUK.NowsheworksinParis,France.Beinginforeigncountriesfor12years,shehasabetterunderstandingofbothChineseandWesterncultures.Shestarteddrawingthewebcomicstohelppeopleunderstanddifferentcultures.Usingherpencil,Caoalsowantstobuildabridgebetweendifferentcultures.TinyEyesComics,firstCreatedinlate2016,tellsthestoriesofaChinesegirlnamedTinyEyes.Caohaspostedmorethan300comicsonlineandtheyattractedabout41,0000followers.Hercomicsareaboutfamilyrelationships,food,differentwaysofthinkingandsocialcustoms.Thisyear,COVID-19hasmadeherrealizehowimportantitistohelppeoplefromdifferentculturestocommunicatewitheachother.Oneofhercomicsshowstheculturaldifferencesaboutwearingmasks.“Towearornottowear,thatisthequestion”hasbeenheatedlydiscussed.Inthecomics,sheexplainsthatChinesepeoplewearmaskstoprotectthemselvesfrominfection(感染),aswellasavoidingpassingthevirustoothers.Oneofhercomicsshowsdifferentwaysofexpressinglove.Inhercomics,anAmericangirltellshermotherdirectlythatshelovesheroverthephone;thegirlTinyEyesexpressesherlovebyaskingherbelovedonesabouttheirhealthandbuyingnicethingstomaketheirlifemorecomfortable.AnotherdifferencebetweentheChineseandWesternersisabouthotwater.Frenchrestaurantsalwaysservesparkingwater(氣泡水)beforethemeal;intheUS,restaurantsserveicedwater,whileinChina,peopledrinkhotwateralot.52．WhatcanweknowaboutCaoSiyuinParagraph1?①Herage.②Herbirthplace.③Herfavouritecountry.④Herworkexperience.⑤Herreasonsfordrawingonlinecomics.A．①②③ B．②③⑤ C．①②⑤ D．②③④53．WhichofthefollowingaboutTinyEyesComicsistrue?A．IthelpsWesternersunderstandChineseculturebetterthroughaChinesegirl.B．Itisarealstoryaboutagirl'sdifficultyinmakingfriends.C．IttellsastoryaboutagirlandherfamilyinCanada.D．Itisafactpaperaboutgirlswithsmalleyes.54．WhatdoesCaowanttotellthewesternersbyusingcomicsonChinesewearingmasks?A．Topayattentiontotheimportanceofbeingfriendlywitheachother.B．TobeawareoftheculturaldifferencesbetweenFranceandUnitedStates.C．TounderstandthereasonswhyChinesepeoplewearmasks.D．Tostayathomeismoreimportantthantowearmasksrightnow.55．Whydoesthewritermentionthoseexamplesinherbook?A．ToshowusthereallifeofTinyEyes.B．Toexplainhowimportantthecommunicationis.C．TotellussomedifferencesbetweentheUSandChina.D．ToshowthedifferencesbetweenChineseandWesterncultures.56．Inwhichpartofthenewspapercanwereadthepassage?A．EDUCATION. B．CULTURE. C．ENVIRONMENT. D．TRAVEL.TherearesomanyexpressionsinAmericanEnglishthatsoundpleasantbutarenot.“Facethemusic”isagoodexample.Whensomeonesaystheyhaveto“facethemusic”,itdoesnotmeantheyaregoingtoaconcert.“Facingthemusic”meanstoacceptanddealwiththepunishmentofanaction.Americansoftenusetheword“face”inthisway.Forexample,“Ican’tfaceanothernightofcamping!It’scoldandrainy.”Or“Inlife,youmustfaceyourfears.”Faceusedinthiswayisverycommon.Butnow,let’sgobacktofacingthemusic.Imagineafriendasksyoutotakecareofherbeautifulredsportscar.Shegivesyouthekeysandsays,“ThankssomuchforwatchingmycarwhileI’maway.Butplease,donotdriveit.Itisanextremely(極其)fastcar.”Butyoudonotlisten.Youwanttoshowofftosomefriends.So,youdriveitaroundtownonenight.Asbadluckwouldhaveit,youlosecontrolofthecaranddriveitintoastopsign.Bang!Whenyourfriendreturnsyoumusttellherwhatyouhavedoneand“facethemusic”.The“music”hereistheresultofyouractions.Itcouldbelosingherfriendshiporpayingforrepairstohersportscarorboth.Whateverthemusicis,youmustfaceit.ThereareotherAmericanexpressionsthatmeanthesamethingas“facethemusic”.To“takeyourmedicine”meanstoaccepttheresultsfromsomethingbadyouhavedone.Andifsomeonesays,“Youmadeyourb