Unit6 Crossing Cultures 课时练习-2025-2026学年人教版英语八年级下册

Unit6CrossingCultures

SectionA

单句语法填空

1.WhenhetriedkissingtheEnglishman'schcck,thcEnglishmanhisheadandtoldhimitwasproper

hands.(shake)

2.(rub)youreyeswithyourhandsisoftenharmfulandmaycausebigtrouble.

3.IfJack_________(bump)intotheteammatesonthewaytothestadium,hewillbump___________(fist)with

themtocheerthemup.

4.Parents1__________arethemostcomfortingandencouraging,so____________theirkidsoftenisgoodfor

kids'growth,(hug)

5.Itwassuchan______________momentthathefelldownwhenhesangonstage.Eventheaudiencefelt

forhim.(embarrass)

6.Hewasso_________atthemomentthathecouldn'tstopthinkingaboutthe___________problem,

(confuse)

7.Everyoneintheroomgotannoyedbecauseofhis(rude).

8.Itis(common)fbrAmericans(kiss)eachotherontheircheekswhentheymeetfor

thefirsttime.

9.Learningthelocal(greet)customsisasimportantasmasteringeatingknivesand

(fork).

10.Doyouknowhowtousetheknifeandfork(proper)?

11.Whathesaidjustnow(confuse)everyonehere.

12.Tabicarcquiteimportantindifferentculturessoeveryoneshouldknowhowtocatina

correct.(manner)

13.More(important),remembertohaveasoundsleeptonight.

14.Inordertokeepeveryonehealthy,we'dbetterusethe__________(serve)chopsticksandspoonswhenwc

helpotherstakethefood.

15.MsSteenwasso________bythis_________partythatshe___________sanganddancedwithallofus.Her

livelyreactionwasthemostpart!Weneverknewshecoulddothat!(surprise)

16.Thisnewvideoaboutcustomsindifferentcountriesisso___________thatitarousesmanychildren's

incrossculture.Thedirectorhopesmoreandmorepeoplecouldbeinthetopic,(interest)

17.Hisimpolitewordsatthemeeting_________manypeople.Inordertoreducesuch_____________situations,

themanagerwhoalsofeltwantedeveryonetopaymoreattentiontotheirmanners.(embarrass)

18.Hisexplanationscausedstudentstogetintheirexams,(confuse)

19.Tolearnthe(culture)differencesoffersusachancetoknowmoreabouttheworld.

20.InWesterncountries,itisbettertoshowrespectforothers'(person)space.

完形填空

Ihavejustarrivedinthiscounlryforayearofschooling.Oneday,Itooktheundergroundtovisitsomeancient

palaces,Butwhathappenedtomenexthastaughtmealotaboutculturalj

Sinceallthe2weretaken,Istood.Butinonequickmove,Ifeltmybagbeingremovedfrommyback,andsuddenlyit

was3.1turnedaroundtoseewhothe(hiefwas.

Ilookedaroundthecaronlytofindthatdirectlyacrossfromnicwasanelderlylady,andsittingonherlapwasmy

bag.Itriedtogetitbackfromherlap.ButasIbeganto4itup,shequicklygrabbed(UK)itbackandheldontoit.I

lookedaroundatthepeoplestandingbesideme,andthosesittingbesideherbutnoonetookany5ofthesituation.

IusedmyhandsasmuchasIcould,butitdidn'twork.Shepickedupmybag,showinghow6itwas.Ifinallybeganto

understand.Shewasholdingmybaglo2_me.

Atthenextstop,amiddle-agedwomangotonthebusyunderground.Anotherseatedelderlywomantookher

bag.placingitonherlap.Theydidn'tspeak,buttheelderwomanhappilyheldthestranger'sbag_8_herjourney.

As1preparedtogetoff,thewomanreturnedmybag.But9Icouldthankher,shehaddisappearedintothe

crowd.

Thiscustomamazedmemorethanbeingrobbed.Everyoneknewrobbery-thatwas10citybehaviourbuta

stranger'skiiidiicssinahugecitywastrulyspecial.

()1.A.problemsB.purposesC.causesD.differences

()2.A.carsB.seatsC.busesD.stations

()3.A.brokenB.emptiedC.openedD.gone

()4.A.pullB.bringC.checkD.push

()5.A.ideasB.careC.noticeD.photo

()6.A.smallB.usefulC.dirtyD.heavy

()7.A.thankB.treatC.helpD.warn

()8.A.throughB.acrossC.atD.in

()9.A.untilB.afterC.beforeD.when

()1().A.usualB.realC.practicalD.suitable

阅读理解

Longtimeago,peoplefromotherculturesusedtheirhandstocatfood,whiletheancientChineseinvented

chopstickstokeeptheirhandsclean.Earlychopstickswereusedmainlyforcookinguntil400ADwhenpeoplebegan

eatingwithchopsticks.

Wedon'tknowexactlywhenchopstickswereinvented.Researchshowsthattheydidn'tcomeintowideuseuntil

about300BC.ChinesethinkerConfucius(FL)wasanimportantpersoninthehistoryofchopsticks,becausehe

thoughtpeacewouldnotappearifpeopleusedknivesatthetable.

The"no-knives-on-the-table"rulebroughtabigchangeinChinesecooking.Foodhadtobecutintosmall

pieces.ThispracticeproducedtheuniquestyleofChinesecookingthathasmadeChinesefoodpopulararoundthe

world.

However,manyWesternersfinditdifficultiousechopsticks.Eric,aforeignteacher,hadtheexperienceof

learningtousechopsticks,"Ineedtoholdthemproperlytobeabletopulthefoodcarefullyintomymouth.'*Eric's

Chinesefriendstaughthimpatiently,butitstilltookhimmonthstolearnthisskill."Butit*sworthlearning.Ihave

learntalotfromthisexperience,"Briesaid.

Culturescanoftenbeunderstoodthroughfood.ForChinese,fooddoesn'tjustprovideenergy.ltalsobringshappiness.

Chopsticksalsomeanalot.AsagoodexampleofChineseculture,theyshowtheChinesewisdom.

1.WhydidtheancientChineseinventchopsticks?()

A.Becausetheywerehungry.B.Becausetheydidn'tlikefood.

C.Becausetheylikedeatingwithhands.D.Becausetheywantedtokeeptheirhandsclean.

2.Whothoughtpeacewouldnotappearifpeopleusedknivesduringameal?()

A.Eric.B.Chinese.C.Confucius.D.Westernpeople.

3.WhatledtoabigchangeinChinesecooking?()

A.Usingchopsticks.B.The"no-knives-on-thc-tablc"rule.

C.Usingknivesduringameal.D.Cuttingfoodintosmallpieces.

4.HowdomanyWesternersfeelaboutusingchopsticks?()

A.Itbringsthemhappiness.B.Itisdifficulttousechopsticks.

C.Usingchopsticksisakindofskill.D.Itisimportanttolearnhowtousechopsticks.

5.(文章出AE)Whereisthispassagemostlikelyfrom?()

A.Asciencereport.B.Ahistorytexthook.

C.Aculturemagazine.D.Arestaurantinterview.

语法填空

InthstraditionalChinesefarmingcalendar,(heyearisdividedinto24solartermsand(herearesixtermsineach

season.GrainRain(谷)，the1(six)andfinalsolartermofspring,usuallyfallsinlateApril.2(it)namecomes

fromtheancientsaying,MRainimprovesthegrowthofhundredsofgrains",showingthe3(important)ofrainfall

duringthisperiodfbrcropgrowth.

GrainRainisnotonlyaboutfarmingbutalsorichin_4_(culture)traditions.InsouthernChina,peopleenjoy

drinkingspringteaaroundthistime.Theteaisfullofvitaminsandisbelievedtohelppeopleseebetterandkeepbad

luckaway.Youcannottrulygetthesebenefits5youdrinkthefreshteathisseason.Meanwhile,innorthernChina,

peopleusuallyeattoonasinensis(香棒).Thisseasonalvegetableisknown6beinggoodforthestomach.

Anotherinterestingtraditionbelongstocoastal7(fisherman).Forthousandsofyears,theyhavecelebratedthe

GrainRain,whichmarkstheirfirstfishingtripoftheyear.Duringthefestival,theyprayforsafetyatseaandhope

theycanfish8(successful)inthisseason.

GrainRainismorethanasignofchangingseasons.Italsoshowstheclose9(connect)bct\vccnhumansand

natureinChineseculture.Asspringturnstosummer,peoplefollowoldcustomswhileworkingwithnature'srhythm.

Thisharmony(和谐)remindsus10(respect)theEarth'scyclesjustasoldancestorshavedoneforcenturies.

1.2.3.4.5.

6.7.8.910.

信息摘录

TeresaLopezCali,Colombia

WhereI'mfrom,we'reprettyrelaxedabouttime.Wedon'tliketorusharound,sowedon'tmindifpeoplearea

littlelatesometimes.Ifyou(ellafriendyou'regoingtotheirhousefordinner,it'sOKifyouarriveabitlate.Welike

toenjoyourtimeslowly.Wevaluethetimewespendwithourfamilyandfriendsinoureverydaylives.Weoften

justdropbyourfriends'homesifwehavetime.Wedon'tusuallyhavetomakeplanstomeetourfriends.Whenwe

seeeachother,it'spoliteforboystoshakehandsandforgirlstokisseachotheronthesideof(heface.Weoftenjust

walkaround(hetowncentre,seeingasmanyofourfriendsaswecan!

MarcLeBlancLausanne,Switzerland

InSwitzerland,it'sveryimportanttobeontime.We'rethekuidofclocksandwatches,afterall!Ifsomeone

invitesyoutomeethimorheratnoon,thenyou'reexpectedtobethereatnoon.Ifyou'reeven15minuteslate,your

friendmaygetmad.SoImakeanefforttobeontimewhenImeetmyfriends.Ialwaysleavethehouseearlyto

avoidheavytraffic.Idon'tmindbecauseIthinkit'simpolitetokeepotherswaiting.Also,wenevervisitafriends

housewithoutcallingfirst.Wealmostalwaysmakeplanstoseefriends.Weusuallyplantodosomethinginteresting,

orgosomewheretogether.

DifferentCustomsinDifferentCountries

Colombia:It'sOKforyoutobeabitlate,becauseweareveryrelaxedabouttime.

1_Switzerland:Itisven-importanttobeontime,ifyouarelate,yourfriendwillbe2withyou.

Colombia:Weoftenjustdropbyourfriends'homesifweare_3_

Visitingfriends

Switzerland:Weare_4_callfirst,thenwecanvisitafriendshouse.

MakingplanswithColombia:Wedon'tusuallyhavetomakeplanstomeetourfriends.

friendsSwitzerland:Wealmostalwaysmakeplanssuchasseeingfriends.5orgoingsomewhere.

1.2.3.

4.5.

SectionB

单句语法填空

1.Weshouldalwaysberespectfulofthelocal(custom)andtraditionswhentravellinginaforeign

country.

2.Thesecraftsmen(工匠)taketheartworkseriouslyandtrytomakesuretheycarve(雕亥U)everypart

(nice).

3.Inordertoprotecttheir,we'dbetterhaveatalkaboutthisproblem(private)

4.theycangettheprizeornotdependsontheirhardworkandperseverance(毅力).

5.Althoughhergrandparentshavebeenforalmost40years,shebelievestheir_________willcontinueuntilthe

lastdayoftheirlives,(marry)

6.Whatyousaidjustnowisnotproperonoccasionlikethis.

7.Ifsomeoneinvitesyoutoaparty,youareexpectedtobehave_________thereinsteadofsayingordoing_

things.(proper)

8.Youcandressasyouwantona(n)___________occasionwhileyouhavetowearniceclothesina(n)________

one.(formal)

9.Eachofhisfriendsisgladtohearthatheisgoingtoget(marry)nextweek.

10.Alltheaudienceinthestadiumshowedtheir______________(congratulate)totheteamwhonevergaveup

fightingtillthelastsecondandwon.

11.Amongallthe(Asia)countries,Chinahasthelongesthistoryandhasinfluencedthemostcountries.

12.Ifwehadtomeetthestandardofthe__________(tradition)Chinesetablemannersstrictly,wealmostdid

nothing(correct).

13.Ifyouareinvitedtoa_________(tradition)weddinginIndia,___________(first)youshouldknowthatthe

wadding(tradition)canlastforseveraldays.

14.Yourpersonalschedulemightbetoothers,butbeingontimeisespecially(important)

完形填空

WhenyoudinewithaChinesefamily,youwillimmediatelynoticesomethingspecial-aroundtablewithall

dishesplacedinthecentre.Thisdiningstyleis____popularinChina,becauseitshowsthe2valueofsharingand

community.

InChineseculture,people3thateatingtogetherfromshareddisheshelps4closerrelationships.Everyone

sitsaroundtheroundtableandcanshareallthedeliciousfocd.Whensharingfood,it's5touseserving

chopsticksorspoonsto6_foodfromthecentralplates.Somctinies,familymemberswillpassdishestoeachother,

especiallyto_7_,toshowtheirrespectandcare.

Thistraditionissomeaningfulthatitbringsfamiliesandfriends8_.YoucannottrulyunderstandChinese

diningculture9_youexperiencethissharingtraditionyourself.Theroundtableisnotjustforeatingit'sa

place10peopleconnect,talk,andstrengthentheirbondswhileenjoyingwonderfulloodtogether.

()1.A.greatlyB.muchC.slightlyD.highly

()2.A.importantB.specialC.mainD.same

()3.A.supposeB.thinkC.believeD.know

()4.A.solveB.developC.makeD.create

()5.A.goodB.politeC.properD.nice

()6.A.pickupB.takeupC.lookupD.putup

()7.A.parentsB.adultsC.eldersD.teenagers

()8.A.nearerB.closerC.lighterD.warmer

()9.A.soB.ifC.becauseD.unless

()10.A.howB.whenC.whyD.where

阅读理解Ascholarshipprogramme

runbytheUKcharity"EngagewithChina"isofferingBritishyoungpeopleauniqueopporlunilyforatwo-year

studyexperienceinChina.Sofar,34studentshavejoinedtheprogramme.Accordingtothecharity'sdirector,H-J

Colston-Inge,theinitiativehelpsyoungBritishpeoplelearnmoreaboutChinafirsthand.Shebelievesitiscrucialto

undeistanddiffeientcultuies.StudentslikeZoeCappssharethisview,addingthatlivinginChinahelped(hemgrow,

becomemoremature,learnmoreabouttheworld,andmakegreatfriends.

OnesuchstudentisCalistaAjibala,an18-ycar-oldwhojustfinishedtheprogramme.Shedescribedhertimein

Chinaasachallengingbutmeaningfulexperience,sayingshefeltlikesheleftapartofherselfthere.

EventhoughCalistahadlearntMandarinforfiveyearsandachievedthetopgradeinherGCSEexam,she

initially(初)foundcommunicationdifficult.PeopleoftenaskedhertospeakEnglishinstead,whichdisappointed

heratthetime.However,shedidn'tgiveup.Throughcourage,consistentpractice,andhelpfromherteacher,her

Chineseimprovedsignificantly.Later,shecouldtalkfreelywithtaxidrivers,helpherfamilywithtravel,andeven

bargaininmarkets.

Whenshereturnedhome,shebroughtbacknotonlyimprovedlanguageskillsbutalsolastingfriendships.

unforgettablememories,andevensomeinstantnoodlesandmagnetsassouvenirs.Shesaid(heprogrammewasone

ofthebestthingsinherlife.

Soon,moreBritishteenagerswillgotoChinatobegintheirownjourneys.AstheancientChinesesayinggoes,"A

journeyofathousandmilesbeginswithasinglestep."Thisprogrammeistrulyhelpingtobuildbridgesbetweenthe

twocultures.

1.WhatwasCalista'smainchallengewhenshefirstarrivedinChina?()

A.Shecouldn'tpassherexams.B.Shedidn'tlikeChinesefood.

C.Shehadnofriendstohelpher.D.ShefounditdifficulttocommunicateinChinese.

2.Whatdocstheunderlinedword"bargain"inthethirdparagraphmostlikelymean?()

A.Toavoidshopping.B.Tosellthingsinamarket.

C.Tobuysomethingexpensive.D.Todiscusswiththesellerfbrabetterprice.

3・WhatcanbeinferredaboutCalista'sattitudeafterreturninghome?()

A.SheregrettedgoingtoChina.B.Shevaluedtheexperiencedeeply.

C.ShewantedtoforgeteverythingaboutChina.D.Sheonlycaredaboutimprovingherlanguageskills.

4.Whatisthemainpurposeofthescholarshipprogramme?()

A.TohelpChinesestudentsstudyintheUK.B.ToteachBritishstudentshowtobargaininmarkets.

C.TosellChineseproductslikeinstantnoodlesandmagnets.

D.ToencourageBritishstudentstolearnaboutChineseculture.

5.WhydoestheauthorusetheChinesesayingattheendofthetext?()

A.ToshowthatlearningChineseisdifficult.B.Tosuggestthatstudentsshouldtravelmore.

C.ToexplainwhyCalistastayedinChinafortwoyears.

D.Tostresstheimportanceofstartingsmallforbigculturalexchanges.

语法填空

IlisbelievedthattheQiangpeoplecreatemagicwithneedles.Theirembroidery(刺绣)isj(know)for

rainbowlikepatternsonblackclothes.Beforedawnbreaks,craftswomenalreadysitby2_(wood)windows,their

handsmovinglikegentlestreams.Theyworkallthetime,turningdreamsintostitches.Everythread()holds

prayersfbrfamily3(healthy)andharvestjoy.

TheQiangpeople,4believesheeparelucky,embroideredsheephornflowersonclothesandshoestokeep

awaybadluck!Theyliveinmisty［多雾的)mountainsandlovesunshine.Inthepast,theyusedto5(make)

roundsunswithgoldenthreads,atraditionsomeartisansstillkeepalivetoday.

Qiangartnowbrightensmodernlife.YoungdesignersinMianyangblendoldpatternswithnewstyles.They

add6(it)symbolstoschoolbags,phonecases,andevenskateboards!ModelsparadeinQiang-styledresses

worldwide!Peopleare7(please)withitsculturalcharm,callingit"arainbowfromthemountainsH.

InschoolclubsacrossSichuan,childrenlearnembroideryfromQianggrandmothers.Elderswarnthem8

(respect)eachstitch'smeaning,forpatternsspeakourancestors'language.Wearewritingincludedmany

predictionsforthe20thccntury.Andsofarmanyofthem7(come)truc.Hedescribedspaceflights,

moviesandtheairconditioningalongtime8theyappeared.Verne'sbookshavealready9(be；thesubjectsfor

manymovies.AroundtheWorldinEightyDaysisafamousmovie.ItintroducedanEnglishmanPhileas

Fogg.Forhim.the10(important)thinginlifeistobealwaysontime!

2.2.3.4.5.

6.7.8.910.

信息摘录

EdgarAllanPoewasanAmericanwriterwhowasfamousforhispoemsandshortstories,especiallyhistales

ofmystery.Poewasgenerallyconsideredtheinventorofthedetectivefictiongenreandalsocontributedtoth