《2025年初中英语话题复习暑假作业八年级人教版》

三、阅读表达。(共10小题;计20分)
A. 完成图表。根据短文内容,完成图表中所缺信息。(共5小题;每小题2分,计10分)
The elephant-foot drum is one of the most famous musical instruments(乐器) of the Dai people. It got its name because it looks like the white elephant's leg. The drum-making skill was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage(非物质文化遗产) in 2011.
The elephant-foot drum dance is very popular among the Dai people. It can be danced by one, two or a group of people. The Dai people often performed it during festivals to scare off evil(邪恶) and welcome the new year in the past. Now it is a way for them to show their joy as well as their culture. It also shows that the Dai people are kind, simple, and friendly.
Elephant-foot drums carry great cultural meaning, but making an elephant-foot drum takes many steps and a long time. Xie Wenping, 32, used to follow his grandfather who made elephant-foot drums for a living to learn how to make a drum. “It usually needs about 30 steps and takes one month,” Xie explained.
After picking the wood, one needs to carve(雕刻) the wood into an elephant-leg-like shape. The top of the drum is made of cowhide(牛皮), which needs to go through several steps such as picking, cleaning, air-drying, and cutting. Then comes the painting. The finishing steps include making the drum have a thick and loud sound.
The work of making the drum is difficult, but whenever Xie sees his grandfather's smile while making the drum, he feels encouraged. “Over the years, the number of people skilled in making elephant-foot drums has become smaller,” Xie said. “I feel like I must carry it on. I am thinking about how I can let more people know about it.”

答案： 76. 文章围绕象脚鼓展开，它是傣族文化的一种象征，“symbol”有“象征”之意。
77. 根据“The Dai people often performed it during festivals to scare off evil(邪恶) and welcome the new year in the past.”可知过去象脚鼓舞是用来驱邪和迎接新年的，“used to”表示“过去常常”。
78. 从“After picking the wood...Then comes the painting. The finishing steps...”可知这里说的是制作象脚鼓的一些步骤，“steps”符合语境。
79. 由“The work of making the drum is difficult, but whenever Xie sees his grandfather's smile while making the drum, he feels encouraged.”可知制作鼓的工作对谢文平来说是困难但令人鼓舞的，“encouraging”表示“令人鼓舞的”。
80. 根据“Over the years, the number of people skilled in making elephant-foot drums has become smaller,” Xie said. “I feel like I must carry it on. I am thinking about how I can let more people know about it.”可知他努力不让象脚鼓消失，“disappear”有“消失”之意。
76. symbol
77. used to
78. steps
79. encouraging
80. disappearing