《2025年暑假生活八年级英语通用版河北人民出版社》

Ⅱ. 阅读理解
There are some differences between Western culture and Chinese culture. We can see differences when we pay attention to the way words are used. Let's look at the words about animals. Most expressions in Chinese about the dog, for example, “a homeless dog”, “a mad dog”, “a running dog” and “a dog catching a mouse”, have negative (消极的) meanings. In English, people use the dog to describe positive (积极的) actions. For example, “You are a lucky dog” means you are a lucky person. And “Every dog has its day” means each person has good luck sometimes. The Chinese love cats very much. But in Western culture, “cat” is often used to describe a woman who is cruel (残酷的).
The words about animals are used differently in different cultures. We can learn about many differences in cultures by comparing how some words are used.
(B) 1. The word “dog” in Chinese usually ______.
A. stands for friendship B. has a negative meaning
C. has a positive meaning D. has no meaning
(C) 2. “Every dog has its day” means “______”.
A. Everybody in the world is lucky
B. Each person lives his own way of life
C. Everybody has a time in life to be lucky
D. Everyone is lucky if he works hard
(D) 3. Western people usually use “cat” to refer to “______”.
A. a tired person B. a brave man
C. an unkind man D. an unkind woman
(A) 4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Words show differences among different cultures.
B. Western people think cats as good friends.
C. We don't need to learn about other cultures.
D. The word “dog” has no positive meaning in English.
(B) 5. This passage mainly tells us ______.
A. about negative and positive things
B. different countries have different cultures
C. what the words “dog” and “cat” mean in English and Chinese
D. about Chinese culture

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