《2025年星火英语Spark巅峰训练八年级人教版》

DAY 5 阅读理解 人与社会(文化) | 说明文 | 词数: 215+200 | 难度: ★★★★☆ | 建议用时: 8 min | 答案册: P3
新趋势·拓展国际视野 The BBC celebrated its 100th anniversary(周年纪念日) on Oct 18th, 2022. To celebrate the day, it brought out a 100-second video showing BBC hosts(节目主持人) had made silly mistakes or had forgotten their words. This is quite typical of British humor.
British people like to make fun of themselves and laugh at just about anything. They'll make fun of each other, lightly insulting(冒犯) one another and then laughing about it. For example, if a man is tripped(绊倒) by his friend, his friend may say, "Enjoy your trip?"
British people often say one thing but mean another. For example, a man has got a bad haircut and his friend says, "Wow, that's the best haircut I've ever seen" when they both know it's really bad. Similar to this is the understatement(轻描淡写的陈述), like saying "It's a bit windy" when there's a huge storm outside.
British people also love their awkward(令人尴尬的) situations. The British can be quite awkward people, not knowing what to say in social situations or saying the wrong thing to the wrong people, or just being a bit strange in public. Mr Bean making a fool of himself in front of people is a good example.
So, the next time you meet a British person and don't understand their humor, don't worry. It's very common.
1. 新考点·写作方式 How does the writer introduce the topic at the beginning of the passage?
A. By asking different questions. B. By showing facts with numbers.
C. By using a famous saying. D. By giving an example.
2. The BBC was founded(创立) ______.
A. on Oct 18th, 2022 B. on Oct 18th, 1922
C. on Dec 18th, 2022 D. on Dec 18th, 1922
3. What can we know from Paragraph 2?
A. British people don't like making fun of others.
B. British people only laugh at some small things.
C. British people like heavily insulting each other.
D. If a British friend trips you, he or she may laugh about it.
4. If you have got a bad haircut, your British friend may say, "______."
A. It's a bit windy B. That's a really bad haircut
C. That's the best haircut I've ever seen D. Let's have another haircut together
5. The writer mentions Mr Bean to show ______.
A. the British love their awkward situations
B. it's bad to make a fool of oneself in public
C. the British always know what to say in social situations
D. the British never say the wrong thing to the wrong people

答案： 1. D 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. A