专题09 阅读还原（期中专项训练）八年级英语上学期沪教版（2024）

/ 让教学更有效 高效备考 | 英语学科 专题09阅读还原 【通关练】 Passage 1（Unit 1 Look it up！） Passage 1文章内容：如何有效地使用词典来学习英语 A dictionary is very useful for the people who are learning English. People will use a dictionary for help when they have difficulty in reading a passage or doing English exercises. You will make more progress if you know how to use a dictionary efficiently (有效地). 1 Choose a suitable (合适的) dictionary. 2 You can choose a dictionary which is suitable for your English level, needs and interests. For a middle school student in Grade 9, you can choose OXFORD INTERMEDIATE LEARNER’S ENGLISH -CHINESE DICTIONARY. Try to guess the meaning of a new word before you use a dictionary. You may have had such an experience when you are reading a passage. There’re some new words in it and you have difficulty in understanding the full passage. What will you do in this situation 3 Learn culture from a dictionary. You don’t just learn a new word’s pronunciation, meaning, part of speech and other usages. 4 A dictionary is a good friend for learning English. It’s a waste for you not to use a dictionary in your study. But don’t think the more you use a dictionary, the better result you can get. 5 If you can do as I have told you, I think you will improve your English soon. A. You can learn some cultural knowledge from a dictionary as well. B. You should use your dictionary in the right way. C. Here are some ideas on how to use a dictionary efficiently. D. Choosing a good dictionary is very important for an English learner. E. I think you should guess the meaning before you use your dictionary. Passage 2（Unit 2 Amazing numbers） Passage 2文章内容：数字 Do you like the number 13 1 In the past, a lot of tall buildings didn’t have the 13th floor. 2 For example, the number “4” is said to be unlucky because it sounds like the Chinese word for “death”. But that’s just one example about numbers in China. When I first came here, I was surprised to see that many websites had numbers in their names instead of letters. I soon found that this is actually convenient, as Chinese characters (汉字) cannot be used for website addresses. 3 In pinyin, the telecom company China Unicom is called Zhongguo Liantong. If the company used their pinyin name for their website address, it would be quite long. 4 In addition, the pronunciations of some numbers sound similar to other words in Chinese. This is wordplay (双关语). For example, the numbers “520” in Chinese sound similar to the pronunciation of the Chinese phrase “I love you”. 5 A. They can only use numbers or letters instead. B. There are also superstitions (迷信) about some numbers in China. C. In western countries, some people think the number 13 brings bad luck. D. It is interesting to see how Chinese people use numbers in different ways. E. So instead, they used the hotline number—. This is easier to type and remember. F. Many couples choose to get married on May 20th for ... ...