（浙江）新目标版初中英语八年级下册复习（题型专练）：阅读理解

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    There are more than sixty cool places for kids in Virginia, and here are three of them.

Busch Gardens is widely known for its roller coasters(过山车). It has some pretty fantastic rides. You need to be brave enough to enjoy them. Are you ready？
	The Eastern Shore Hang Gliding Center offers the ride of your life, from 2，500 feet to 1 mile high! Bring your younger brother or sister, too. This ride is good for ages 4 and up.
	Feel like skiing(滑雪) in spring or summer? Come to Snowflex Center and have fun on the synthetic ski slope(人造滑雪坡) which is the only one in the United States. Can't ski? Don't worry! You can take lessons. We have many excellent teachers！

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    The classics are really great. Some of them can even change our life. I have a cousin who is eight years older than me. He is very good at writing now，because he has read many classics before. Those novels(小说)help him do well in writing. He thinks the classics are part of his life. He can't live without them. He has read 26 classics. As for me，I have read Little Women ， Tom Sawyer and Treasure Island.

—Mike，14 years old

    Reading the classics is good for us. Some classics such as Oliver Twist ， Treasure Island ， Tom Sawyer and Little Women are good books. I have read all of them. But if students spend too much time reading the classics，they won't get good grades，either.

—Susan，16 years old

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Travel to Italy

Cities	Milan	Venice
Population in 2010	1，307，900	270，500
Area	Larger than Florence's	7. 6 square kilometers
Typical feature (特征)	The second largest city in Italy	A water city
Climate	Wet	Warm winter and hot summer
Cities	Florence	Rome
Population in 2010	369 thousand	2. 74 million
Area	104 square kilometers	Over 1，507 square kilometers (City area)
Typical feature (特征)	The birthplace of the Renaissance (文艺复兴发源地)	The capital city
Climate	Pleasant climate	Warm and wet in winter while hot and dry in summer

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Dear Aunt Veronica,     George and I missed you a lot at our wedding（婚礼）. But we understand that you had to be with Uncle Chris in the hospital. Hope he's well soon.     I'm writing this letter to thank you for the vase（花瓶） that you sent us for our wedding. We loved it and placed it next to the big TV. Anyone entering the living room can see it!     We hope to see you soon, as George and I are planning to fly to visit Uncle Chris. We'll call you soon with more details（细节）. Love, Amy& George

Dear Anne,     I remember the day I moved into Wayside Line. It was hot and you were kind enough to give me a glass of lemonade. Now I have to leave once again. Thank you for all the help you've given me, from gardening tips（建议）to great recipes!     I truly appreciate（感激）everything you've done for me, and hope to run into another Anne in my new city. Thank you once again. Much love, Ruby

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    Erik was a fourteen-year-old boy. He thought he was a young man but his parents didn't think so. They told him," When you begin to think about helping others, you'll be a young man. "

    One morning, his parents gave Erik some money to buy hamburgers at a store. He saw an old man there. The man looked very sick. Erik went up to him and found that the old man had lost his money and hadn't had anything for his breakfast. Erik took the old man to the nearest restaurant. But the man ordered only a glass of water for himself. Erik felt sorry for him, so he asked the waiter to bring the man some bread and a cup of coffee. The old man was so hungry that he ate up all the food very soon. After that, the man told Erik that he would never forget his kindness. Erik was very pleased when he heard what the old man said," You are a very good young man. "

    To their surprise, the food was a present because that day was the birthday of the boss.

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    Asia's first Legoland（乐高乐园）was open for business on September 15th in Malaysia，bringing a new tourist attraction to all the people in Asia. The park has seven special themes. It is especially for families with children from 2 to 12 years old. Legoland Malaysia is the sixth Legoland theme park in the world，after those in Denmark（丹麦），Britain，Germany and another two in the United States.

1 DAY TICKETS	AGES   13+	AGES   3-12
Water Park lopper（套票） Legoland+Water Park	$80	$70
Sea Life Hopper Legoland+Sea life Aquarium	$87	$77
Legoland	$70	$60
Sea Life Aquarium	$20	$15
Water Park	$15	$15
More information：                             TEL:（+60）32935188 http://www. legoland.come.my/ E-mail: Legolandmy@hotmail.com

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    Have you ever wondered what kind of music young people across the United States are listening to? Are they crazy about Britney Spears? Do they love the Backstreet Boys? Or do they dance with Eminem?

    Well, nearly 6,000 teens have taken part in a Teen & Music survey, made by the USA Weekend Magazine last autumn. And the result showed what type of music was hot and what was not.

    It comes without surprise that hip-hop and rap are the most popular types of music among American teenagers. They began in the mid-1970s with young black kids in New York, taking music onto the streets. Hip -hop and rap are well-known for the break-dancing that goes with them.

    The word "rap" comes from a slang word. It is a rapid rhyme that is spoken rather than sung.

    Pop music, such as Britney Spears and the Backstreet Boys, has always met the tastes of the general public. It continues to enjoy support from teens and is the second most popular music after hip-hop and rap.

    The third is rock music with exciting dance beats and simple lyrics that speak loudly of social problems. The melodies are led by electric guitars. Rock became popular in the USA in the early 1950s. The American singer Elvis Presley and British group the Beatles became world famous rock artists.

    The survey also shows that jazz is least loved by American teens. It developed in the later part of the 19th century from a mixture of African songs and hymns. Jazz tends to be the type of music that people enjoy more as they get older.

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    A young man from a village called Nawalapitiya married a young woman from Maiyuwa, a small village. They lived with the man's big family-his parents, his brothers, their wives and children.  The family kept an elephant, in which the woman soon took a great interest. Every day she fed it with fruit and sugar.

    Three months later, having quarreled with her husband, the woman went back to her parents' home. Soon the elephant refused to eat and work.  It appeared to be ill and heartbroken. One morning after several weeks the animal disappeared from the house.

    It went to the woman's home. On seeing her, the elephant waved its trunk and touched her with it. The young woman was so moved by the act of the animal. So she went back to her husband's home.

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    Once Effendi had a joke with the Prime Minister（宰相）. He said that the Minister would die the next day. The next day，the Minister fell on to the ground from a horse and really died. When the king learned this，he got angry and sent his men to catch Effendi at once.

    When Effendi was brought to him，the king shouted angrily," Effendi, since you knew when my Minister would die, you must know the date of your own death.

    Say it out, or you'll die today. "Effendi looked at the king for a while.  Then he answered, "But how can I know? I'll die two days earlier than you. "The king was afraid that if he killed Effendi, he himself would die after that. He thought he must keep Effendi alive as long as possible, so he let Effendi go.

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    Lisa was a lovely girl. When Lisa was 9, her family decided to move across the country to California because Lisa's father found a good job in California. Before they moved, Lisa's parents had to take a trip to California to find a house where they would live.
    “We will be gone for two weeks. ”Lisa's mother said. “While we are gone, you will stay with Aunt Betsy. ”
Aunt Betsy lived several hours away, in a big city. Lisa had never stayed with Aunt Betsy, so she didn't know what to bring for her visit. The weather was warm，so she put some shorts and T-shirts in a bag. She put some books in another bag because she liked reading. Mostly she read books about horses.
    When the day calve. Aunt Betsy drove to Lisa's house to pick her up. Lisa hugged(拥抱) her parents and said goodbye.
    Several hours later, they got to Aunt Betsy's home. Lisa found Aunt Betsy lived in a beautiful apartment. Aunt Betsy led Lisa to her room. It was a small but clean room. Then Lisa noticed something on the wall. She saw a picture of a tall, reddish—brown(红褐色的) horse. The horse was very beautiful. Aunt Betsy was in the picture，standing beside the horse.
    “That's Ruby,”Aunt Betsy said.
    Lisa asked. “Is that your horse?''
    Aunt Betsy said“No，I ride her sometimes. She belongs to a stable(马房) not far away. ”
    Lisa emptied her book bag onto the bed. She said. “I love horses. I read a lot of books about horses. ”She asked. “Can we visit Ruby?”
    Aunt Betsy smiled. She said“Of course. We can even go out tiding. ”
    Lisa couldn't be happier. She and her aunt had something m common. It was going to he a great adventure(冒险)!