牛津上海版八年级上册话题阅读18-famous people（有答案）

1、话题阅读：Famous PeopleA. Choose the best answer (根据以下内容，选择最恰当的答案) Celebrities(名人) are everywhere nowadays: on TV, in magazines, online. People think and talk about them a lot. Is this harmless fun or is it bad for us? How many people are truly crazy about modern idols(偶像)? And on the other side of the c

2、oin, is being famous harmful to the celebrities?Studies suggest that most of the teenagers do not really idolize celebrities. Researchers have found three kinds of fans.     About 15% of young people have a social interest. They love chatting about their favorite celebrities

3、 with friends and this does not appear to do any harm.        Another 5% feel that they have a strong-personal relationship with a celebrity. Sometimes they see them as their soul-mates(心灵伴侣) and find that they are often thinking about them, even when they don'

4、t want to. These people are easy to feel depressed. If girls in this group idolize a woman star with a body they consider to be perfect, they are more likely to be unhappy with their own bodies.        That leaves 2% of young people with an unreasonable interest. T

5、hey might spend several thousand pounds on a paper plate the celebrity had used, or they would do something law-breaking. These people are in most danger of being seriously upset.        What about the celebrities themselves? Some researchers in the USA did a study

6、 to find out the effect of being famous on these people. The study showed celebrities showed off too much and they were very narcissistic(自恋的). The researchers looked at 200 celebrities, 200 young adults with MBAs (Masters in Business Administration), who were a group known for being narcissistic, a

7、nd some general population. As the researchers expected, the celebrities were much more narcissistic than the MBAs and both of these two groups were a lot more narcissistic than the general population.        Four kinds of celebrities were included in the stud

8、y. The most narcissistic were the ones who had become famous through reality TV shows. Next came comedians(喜剧演员) and then actors.        The least narcissistic were musicians. One interesting result was that there was no connection between narcissism and the length

9、 of time the celebrity had been famous.        So, what can we learn from this? Most people who are very successful or famous are usually self-centered and are likely to act only for their own benefits. As we can see from celebrity magazines, they also often feel l

10、onely and even hopeless. They make harmful role models.() 1. The underlined word “depressed” in Paragraph 3 probably means  _ A) sadB) afraidC) pleased D) pleased() 2. _ kinds of fans does the passage mention? A) 3B) 4C) 5D) 6() 3. If girls idolize a woman star with a body they consider to be p

11、erfect, what may happen most？ A) They will do something law-breaking.B) They may spend several thousand pounds on a paper plate the celebrity had usedC) They are more likely to be unsatisfied with their own bodies. D) They are likely to imagine themselves to be celebrities.() 4. According to Paragra

12、ph 5, who are the most narcissistic? A) Celebrities who has become famous through reality TV showsB) The general population.C) Actors.D) Young adults with MBAs.() 5. What can we learn from the passage? A) Most fans of celebrities want to become famous.B) Talking about celebrities does harm to teenag

13、ers.C) Narcissism increases with the length of time of being famous.D) Only a very small group of teenagers are crazy about celebrities.() 6. What's the purpose of this passage? A) To make us understand celebrities better. B) To direct teenagers to become celebrities.C) To compare different peop

14、le with celebrities.D) To discourage teenagers from taking celebrities as idols.【答案】1. A 2.A 3. C 4. A 5. D 6. D Post-readingWrite a passage of at least sixty words on the topic “My favourite person”. (以”我最喜爱的一个人”为题写一篇不少于词的短文，标点符号不占格)_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

15、_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (60 words) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _B. Choose the best answer and complete the passage (选择最恰当的选项完成短文) J. K. Rowling is the writer of Harry Potter, which is now one of the best-sellers in the world

16、.She was born in Bristol _1_ July 31th, 1965. She has one sister who is two years younger than her. The _2_ loved listening to their father reading bedtime stories to them. They especially loved stories about magical worlds. Rowling wrote her first story, called Rabbit, at the age of six. After

17、 she _3_ the university, Rowling worked as a translator (翻译者) in London. During this time, on a long train trip in the summer of 1990, the idea came to her of a boy who has magic (魔法) _4_ doesn't know it. In 1992 Rowling began to teach English. She lived with her baby daughter, Jessica, and

18、 _5_ much time finishing the first Harry Potter book for young readers. It appeared in June 1997. To her surprise, the book was greatly successful. The film came out in November 2001. Now Harry Potter series (系列) is _6_ with people of all ages and about 60 million books were sold in 200 countries.Wh

19、y has the series been so successful? There are a few things. Many other magical stories happen in faraway lands or in past or _7_ times. But Harry lives in modern (现代的) England. He's also a very ordinary boy: polite, friendly and clever. So when other children read about Harry, they can ima

20、gine being like him.J. K. Rowling is very happy with the success, and she has now finished the whole series of seven books. Shes writing full time and shes really enjoying life. She says she will go on living an ordinary life with her daughter and writing childrens books. () 1. A. onB. inC. atD

21、. for() 2. A. boysB. girlsC. babies D. students() 3. A. taught atB. studied atC. graduated fromD. entered() 4. A. but B. andC. soD. as() 5. A. cost B. tookC. wentD. spent() 6. A. happyB. pleasedC. satisfiedD. popular() 7. A. oldB. farC. modernD. future【答案】1. A 2.B 3. C 4. A 5. D 6. D 7. D Post-readi

22、ngPlease write down the main idea of each paragraph and retell the passage to your partner. (请写出每一段的段落大意,然后复述给你的搭档听听)Paragraph 1 _Paragraph 2 _Paragraph 3 _Paragraph 4 _Paragraph 5 _C. Fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给）Coco Chanel was an amazing French woman. Fr

23、om a hat-seller to one of top fashion designers in France, she a_1_ the worlds attention for over 80 years.Chanel said she was born in 1893, but in fact she was born on August 19,1883 as Gabrielle Chanel. Her mother died when she was only six, leaving her father with five children.She got the nickna

24、me Coco when she worked a_2_ a singer during 1905-1908.With the help of some friends, Coco Chanel went to Paris and opened her first store around 1910,selling womens hats.Chanel had a sharp fashion s_3_,and her store soon became popular in the 1920s in Paris, the worlds capital of art, culture and f

25、ashion.In 1921 Chanel introduced perfume(香水),Chanel No.5. The perfume got i_4_ name because it was the fifth bottle the models showed to her, and it was to be sold in May, the fifth month of the year. It was a h_5_ success. Today Chanel No.5 is still one of the most famous perfumes. It sells a bottl

26、e e_6_ 30 seconds.Chanels fashions were totally different from those in the past. They enabled women to d_7_ differently and have a new look .Her casual clothing caught the eye of many women. She was still working on January 10,1971 when she died.Chanel changed the way women looked. As a symbol of b

27、eauty and good taste, she still has a strong influence on the fashion and perfume industry today. 1. a_ 2. a_ 3. s_ 4. i_ 5. h_ 6. e_ 7. d_【答案】1. attracted 2.as 3. sense 4. its 5. huge 6. every 7. dressPost-readingPlease rewrite the following sentences in correct order. (连词成句)1. when，her mother, die

28、d, five children, she, was，six, left, only, her father, with, and _.2. with, some friends, went to, Paris, and, her first store, around 1910, the help of, Coco Chanel, opened, _.3. Chanel No.5, still, of, the most, perfumes, today, is, one, famous _.4. were, different, from, in, the past, fashions,

29、totally, Chanels, those _.5. she, working, on, January 10,1971, she，was，still，when，died _.【答案】 1. When she was only six, her mother died and left her father with five children. 2. With the help of some friends, Coco Chanel went to Paris and opened her first store around 1910. 3. Today Chanel No.5 is

30、 still one of the most famous perfumes. 4. Chanels fashions were totally different from those in the past. 5. She was still working on January 10,1971 when she died. D. Answer the questions（根据以下内容回答问题）Julia Hill, an American woman, was born in 1974. She was 23 years old when she discovered that a co

31、mpany wanted to cut down part of a forest in California. In the forest there were lots of redwood trees. One of the trees was 70 metres tall and 1,000 years old. Julia wasnt happy about this. She traveled to California and climbed up the tree.  “If I sit in the tree,” she said, “the compan

32、y cant cut it down.” At the beginning, Julia planned to stay in the tree for two weeks.  She lived in a small treehouse and her friends were very helpful-they cooked food for her every day. She used her mobile phone to talk to her family and to news reporters. She stayed in the tree day and night. Environmental organizations supported her, but other people werent on her side and they tried to stop her. The company used a helicopter that stayed near her treeh