We may know that there are four basic periods(时期) for human beings to pass through when you enter and live in another country. This process helps you deal with culture shock（冲击）.
Culture shock begins with the "honeymoon period". This is the time when you first arrive in a place where everything about the new cu1ture is strange and exciting. You see new things, hear new sounds and language, eat new kinds of food. This period can last for quite a long time because you feel very happy.
Unluckily, the second period can be more difficu1t. After you have got used to your new life, you can become very tired and begin to miss your motherland, your family, your friends, your pets and so on. Al1 the little prob1ems in life seem to be much bigger and more worrying when you face them in a foreign country. This period can be very difficult and lead to moving backwards quickly.
The third period is called the "adjustment period". This is when you begin to realize that things are not so bad in the new country. Your sense of humor usually becomes stronger and you realize you are becoming stronger by 1earning to take care of yourself in the new place. Things are still difficult, but you are now a survivor.
The fourth period can be cal1ed "at ease at last". Now you feel quite comfortable in your new place. You can deal with most problems that you have. You may still have prob1ems with language, but you know you are strong enough to deal with them. At this time, you may feel a little uncomfortable if you go back to your motherland.According to the passage, culture shock usually happens when you ______.
| A．get married to a foreigner |
| B．live in a big city |
| C．go to live in a foreign country |
| D．meet foreigners in your motherland |
During the first period of the process, you feel _________.
| A．sad and lonely | B．happy and excited |
| C．angry but strong | D．easy but uncomfortable |
You will find that you are a survivor in _______.
| A．the 1st period | B．the 2nd period |
| C．the 3rd period | D．the 4th period |
The fourth period can be regarded as a period of being _____.
| A．relaxing | B．worrying |
| C．tiring | D．disturbing |
From the passage we can conclude that ______.
| A．living in another country is fun |
| B．it’s boring to live in another country |
| C．knowing about culture shock is hard |
| D．it’s not easy to deal with culture shock |
Each year on Feb 21， UNESCO （ 联合国教科文组织） holds an International Mother Language Day （IMLD ）． The event is to help people to pay attention to the disappearance of the world's languages； many of them are disappearing each year． UNESCO sees this as a terrible fact．
What happens when a language dies out？ Something great is lost﹣not just sounds and marks but the way that people understand the world and communicate with each other． We keep different cultures and traditions through languages． Kill a language and all these are killed too．
Through IMLD， more and more people come to realize he terrible situation and try to stop it．
Google's 2018 Endangered （濒临灭绝的） Languages Project is a good example． Many speakers and protectors of endangered languages upload （上传） texts， audios and videos to the project website． They want to introduce the way that people communicate and express themselves around the world．
The Myaamia Project is the same kind of effort to revive the language spoken by the Miami tribes （部落） of the United States． Project members work to encourage people to study and communicate with this language ， which died out in the 1960s．
These activities give life to those endangered languages． People who work to keep Languages
alive are not limited to the past． Many young people design apps and use social media to support their activities． They "spread the word " to save the world．
So， while the problem of disappearing languages remains a very serious one， there is hope． We all have a special feeling of our mother language． This is why we should remember the wise words of late president of South Africa， Nelson Mandela： "If you talk to a man in a language he understands， that goes to his head． If you talk to a man in his own language，that goes to his heart．"
（1）UNESCO holds IMLD every year in order to help people to ．
A． learn and use endangered languages
B． show their talents in learning languages
C． practice reading skills of mother languages
D． realize the situation of endangered languages
（2）What did people do in Google's 2018 Endangered Languages Project？
A． Discuss how to make good use of Google．
B． Offer online courses on endangered languages．
C． Share materials about endangered languages online．
D． Translate endangered languages into mother languages．
（3）What does the underlined word " revive" mean in Paragraph （ 段落） 4？
A． 创造
B． 学习
C． 复活
D． 清除
（4）What can we infer （ 推断） from Paragraph 5？
A． It is more difficult to protect endangered languages．
B． The disappearance of languages has already stopped．
C． Young people don't care about endangered languages．
D． Young people have creative ways to protect languages．
（5）The writer mentions Nelson Mandela's words in order to ．
A． tell the importance of one's mother language
B． show his contributions to language protection
C． tell the trouble in learning endangered languages
D． show the possibility of protecting mother languages
After learning about these famous women， you will know you can do a lot for society， and make a difference to the world in your lifetime．
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Amelia Earhart（1897﹣1937 ） Amelia Earhart was the first woman who ever flew alone across the Atlantic in 1932． She became the first woman pilot in 1935 after flying from Hawaii to California． She began her lifelong dream of flying across the world in 1937． However， her flight went missing on that trip and she was never seen again． |
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Helena Rubinstein （1870﹣1965 ） Helena Rubinstein moved to Australia in 1902 without the ability to speak English． Later， she set up one of the world's first cosmetic （ 化妆品） companies after mixing lanolin， which is an oil山at comes from sheep's wool， with flowers． Because of that， she became the world's richest woman at that time． |
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Katharine Hepburn （1907﹣2003 ） Katharine Hepburn was known for playing strong﹣willed women in her films． She won four Academy Awards（奥斯卡金像奖） for Best Actress， the most an actress has ever won． Her new dress style made wearing trousers acceptable to women， which wasn't allowed at that time． |
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Emmeline Pankhurst （1858﹣1928） Emmeline was a great woman activist． She helped British women get the right to vote． She fought for the rights of women all the time with the help of her husband in the late 19th century and early 20th century． After she lost her husband， she worked together with her three daughters and formed The Women Social and Political Union． |
（1）According to the passage， which word can best describe Amelia tarhart？
A． Brave．
B． Careful．
C． Lucky．
D． Energetic．
（2）What was the problem for Helena Rubinstein when she moved to Australia？
A． She didn't have any money．
B． She couldn't speak English．
C． She knew nothing about business．
D． She didn't know how to dress up．
（3）How many times did Katharine Hepburn win Academy Awards for Best Actress？
A． Once．
B． Twice．
C． Three times．
D． Four times．
（4）What did Emmeline Pankhurst fight for during her lifetime？
A． Her dream to be a pilot．
B． Women's rights in the UK．
C． Women's rights in the USA．
D． Her dream to be an actress．
（5）What do the four women above have in common？
A． A creative mind．
B． A warm heart．
C． A pioneer spirit．
D． A good education．
Interview with Andy Griffiths
Andy Griffiths is well known as a writer of children's books． Here are some interesting things， you might not know about him!
What do you like to do after a long day of writing？
I go for long runs and bike rides beside the beach． An hour of exercise after a long day of writing gives me energy． Then I'm ready to write some more．
Do you write using a computer or by hand？
At first I write the stories by hand， and then I transfer（转录）them onto a computer． I like to write by hand when T travel． T find it very easy to lose myself in my diary when I am away from my usual activities．
What super power would you like to have？
X﹣ray vision（影像）if I can control it．
What is your favourite food？
Fro never happier than when I'm drinking banana milkshakes． And I love fish． But I don't like drinking fish milkshakes ﹣ they are just terrible!
What is your favourite book？
Alice in Wonderland． It has so many surprises and such silliness in it．
Do you write for adults too？
Only if I really have to． T much prefer the freedom and fun of writing for children．
What do you say to kids who say， "Why should I read？"
As Dr． Seuss says． "The more you read， the more things you will know． The more you learn， the more places you'll go．"
（1）What is Andy's job？
（2）What do you think of Andy？
（3）Do you want to be a person like Andy？ Why or why not？
Athletics vs． Gardening
The students of Southside School were asked to give their opinions about whether the school should run an athletic program or start a vegetable garden．
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An athletic program is hatch better than gardening． How are we ever going to win anything at the Inter﹣School Athletics without proper training？ At the moment， we only do athletics for one tam and the teachers train us． We need experts（专家）to teach us things like throwing and high jump． I know lots of kids say they're tot interested in competitions， but that's because they've never won anything． If they got better training and started winning things， they'd soon change their minds． People always say kids don't get enough exercise． Just because you do gardening outdoors doesn't make it exercise， so I don't sec how it matters． Athletics is much better for fitness and lots of kids can have a go at the same tine． I don't think there would be enough jobs for everyone in a garden． In fact， I think a garden is a really bad idea． I don't know why we're even considering it． Liz， Grade 8 |
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I think a vegetable garden is a great idea． We already do hours of sport， including athletics． And not everyone likes sport． Gardening is a great way to get exercise without worrying about whether you're any good at it， or whether you're going to win． And you really do gel exercise when you garden． There's digging， weeding and watering Even picking things can be hard work ﹣ pumpkins aren't light you know! There are lots of kids around here who don't have gardens so they can't grow things even they want to． If you really want to do more sport， you can join a club． And think about it： What helps you to be good at sport？ You need to eat lots of fruit and vegetables． If we learn to cook all the things we grow， the garden will keep us all fit and healthy and then we'll be better at sport． Sam， Grade 8 |
（1）Which of these points do Liz and Sam both make？
A． Kids should take exercise．
B． Kids should eat vegetables．
C． Kids should try to win more．
D． Kids should be outside more．
（2）What is one reason Liz gives for saying "a garden is a really bad idea"？
A． Some students don't like getting dirty．
B． Some students don't enjoy being outside．
C． Some students already know how to garden．
D． Some students may have no chance to garden．
（3）Why does Sam say， "And think about it．： what helps you to be good at sport？"
A． To change the subject．
B． To introduce his next reason．
C． To support Liz's idea．
D． To find an answer to the question．
Every day there is less and less space on Earth for rubbish． Yet every day we make more and more rubbish． What can we do？ We can recycle some of our rubbish． Recycling means that the rubbish will be made into something that can be used again．
Recycling helps Earth． And it saves space in rubbish dumps． Half of everything that we put into landfills could be recycled instead． In fact， most things made of paper， metal， glass and plastic can be recycled．
Paper can be broken into small pieces and made into new paper． Steel and aluminum cans（金属雄）can be melted down（熔化）and made into new cans． The same is true of glass bottles． This can be done aver and over again． Recycling doesn't take as much energy as making these things the first time． So we can use less of Earth's fuel resources．
Plastic can be melted down， too． Then it can be formed into park benches， playgrounds and so on． Some people call plastic the "wood" of the future． Things made of plastic will last about 400 years﹣even if they stay outside in the weather． No wood can do that!
（1）The underlined word "landfills" in Paragraph 2 probably means ．
A． bench factories
B． places for rubbish
C． green mountains
D． recycling centres
（2）According to the passage， what happens last to the can？
A． The can is put into a recycling bin．
B． The can is melted down and reused．
C． A steel can gets filled with corn．
D． A person uses the corn in the can．
（3）What is the main idea of the passage？
A． Cans should be melted down．
B． Old newspapers can be reused．
C． We can build benches that last 400 years．
D． We should recycle everything that we can．
