八年级英语时文阅读~WEEK 14 文化风俗~有答案

WEEK 14

文化风俗（

2

）

一、完形填空（共

20

小题；共

35

分）

A

Washington DC has a graffiti(

涂鸦

) problem. That is a usual problem for many

large cities around the world. Graffiti is an illegal(

非法的

) kind of 1 . Graffiti artists are usually

young

people.

They

use

a

kind

of

paint

that

is

sprayed(

喷射

)

from

a

can(

罐

).

They

illegally

2 words and pictures on the wall

—

especially in poor neighborhoods.

Some cities are 3 the graffiti artists with education instead of punishment. In Washington

DC, officials are working with graffiti artists to help make the 4 more beautiful.

About twelve young artists have met at a workshop in Washington. They are 5 how to use

spray paint to make graffiti that people will want to see. Michelle Chen is one of the artists.

They practice on small 6 . They are taught by Eric Ricks. He is a graffiti artist from Liberia.

He used to paint on buildings illegally. But now the city is paying him to 7 young people.

The project is called

After the training, the students 9 with Mr. Ricks to a neighborhood in the north of the city. They

will make a large painting called a

Mr. Ricks says he will go on a trip across America. He hopes to paint a mural in every state.

1.

A. work

B. art

C. sport

D. music

2.

A. paint

3.

A. enjoying

4.

A. house

5.

A. learning

6.

A. blackboards

7.

A. teach

8.

A. old

9.

A. stay

10. A. rich

B. write

B. agreeing

B. country

B. teaching

B. paper

B. learn

B. young

B. travel

B. sad

C. read

C. fighting

C. city

C. wondering

C. floor

C. love

C. rich

C. share

C. free

D. find

D. sharing

D. world

D. asking

D. walls

D. find

D. poor

D. work

D. happy

B

Qu Yuan, a poet who loved his country a lot. The emperor didn't take his advice

and drove him out of the country. He felt very sad then jumped into the Miluo River on the fifth day

of the fifth lunar month. To memorize him, Chinese people usually race dragon boats and eat zongzi

on that day. So it's called Dragon Boat Festival. Do you know that there are some other customs of the

holiday?

Hanging mugwort

It

is

a

custom

to

celebrate

Dragon

Boat

Festival.

Mugwort

doesn't

smells

good

but

it

has

the

power to keep insects away and clean the air. This custom has been passed down from generation to

generation (

世代

).

Carrying a spice bag

It's believed that if you carry a small spice bag (

香囊

) around, it not only drives away evil spirits

(

恶魔

), but also brings good luck and happiness to you.

11. From the first paragraph, we can know that .

A. Qu Yuan is the best poet in his country

B. the emperor never took anybody's advice

C. the emperor is very clever

D. Qu Yuan was too sad to jump into the Miluo

12. The author mentioned ways to celebrate Dragon Boat Festival in the passage.

A. two

B. three

C. four

D. five

13. The underlined phrase

A. Spring festival

B. Qingming Festival

C. Dragon Boat Festival

D. Double Ninth Festival

C. animal

D. food

14. Mugwort is a kind of .

A. plant

B. wine

15. Why do people carry a spice bag on Dragon Boat Festival?

a. It can make people healthy.

b. It can drive away evil spirits.

c. It can bring good luck.

d. It can bring happiness.

A. a, b, c.

B. a, c, d.

C. a, b, d.

D. b, c, d.

C

As

we

know,

National

Day

is

a

day

to

remember

the

start

of

a

country.

Different

countries

celebrate National Days in different ways. Look at the celebrations below:

In China, National Day means a seven- day

holiday. People can have a rest from work and

travel around. For some important years, like

October, 1st, 2009, there are big soldiers' parades

(

阅兵式

) in Tian'anmen Square.