Unit 8 Our Clothes 任务型阅读（含解析）仁爱版 八年级下册英语题型专项集训

Unit 8 Our Clothes 任务型阅读（含解析）仁爱版 八年级下册英语题型专项集训 阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 Do you know a famous saying, “Life is like a box of chocolates: you never know what you will get.” The surprise is part of the fun. Now blind boxes are quite popular. Merchants (商家) fill the box with random (随机的) toys which usually come from movies, comics and cartoons. Many people like to buy them to find out what will be inside. The earliest blind boxes were from Japan. Getting blind boxes was a New Year’s tradition. At that time, they called the blind box “a lucky bag”. Blind boxes were introduced to China in 2014. Most customers for blind boxes are young people aged 18 to 35. Blind box toys are popular in part because of their cute appearances. The cute mini-sized cartoon figurines (小塑像) are suitable to place almost anywhere. What’s more, the mystery and uncertainty(不确定性) of the process also interests people. It’s the main reason why they are so popular. Opening a blind box is a little surprise for our daily lives. When people open this little box, they may be disappointed, but the uncertainty is part of the fun. People will open more blind boxes and hope for a better outcome (结果). In fact, although the mystery boxes are full of fun, we should make a rational (理智的) decision when we buy them. 1．Do you know what will be inside when you buy blind boxes 2．Where did the earliest blind boxes come from 3．Who often buys blind boxes 4．Why do blind box toys become so popular 5．What’s your idea about buying blind boxes 阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 Have you heard of Golden Hook Golden Hook is a group of twenty grandmas and a young man with a clever business idea. They make beautiful, handmade, wool hats and sell them all around the world. You don’t buy Golden Hook hats in a shop. If you want one, you go to their website and choose the style, size and colors you want. Then you look at photos and choose a grandma. The grandma knits (织) the hat by hand just for you. One week later, you get the hat with a special message from the grandma inside. You can see people wearing Golden Hook hats in Paris, London, Tokyo and New York. People love the hats because every hat is different. Golden Hook was started in Paris, by Jeremy Emsellem. In 2005, when he was 19, Jeremy began knitting hats for fun. He wore the hats in class, and other students really liked them. Everyone wanted one! Jeremy made hats for 50 students, but he didn’t have time to make hats for everyone. Then, in 2007, he visited his old aunt and had an idea. His aunt and her friends were all grandmothers. They didn’t have a job and they didn’t look after their children, so they had lots of time. They were really bored. They were also very good at knitting. Jeremy talked to his aunt’s friends. He asked them if they wanted to make his hats. Six of the grandmothers said “Yes”. In 2008, Jeremy started the Golden Hook company and set up the website. In the ... ...