（浙江）新目标版初中英语八年级下册复习（题型专练）：任务型阅读

    My hometown is different from what it looked like before. To be honest, it is more beautiful than before. Ten years ago, it used to be a poor village. There was only one mountain path (小路) to go there. People lived in low straw­thatched cottages (破草房). Now my hometown has changed a lot since our government helped us. So it's convenient to go in and out of our hometown. Also, we have built some schools so that the children can receive a good education. As people have made more money by working in the cities, or planting more economic crops (经济作物). All the villagers are living in new houses, some even in large buildings. There is a beautiful park in our town. Every day, after dinner people would like to go to the park to enjoy themselves. We are living a happy life now.

    In Australia there is a famous island called Fraser Island. A great many visitors come here for holidays every year. Why? The reason is that it is special. . In fact, it is the largest sand island in the world. It's about 175 kilometers long and 25 kilometers wide.

    Though the island is a popular place of interest, there is no airport on the island. The long beach along the east coast works as the airport. .

    On the island there are sand hills without any plants, but there are forests with old trees, beautiful flowers and over a hundred lakes, too. .

    Every year, visitors come to enjoy the island's natural beauty. People like camping and hiking here. . Animals were killed for food and this made them in danger of extinction(灭绝). They threw rubbish everywhere, and the lakes were seriously polluted.

    . Rules have been set up. For example, visitors are not allowed to use motorboats(摩托艇)or go fishing in the lakes, and they mustn't leave any rubbish.

    Science fiction is a popular kind of writing. Many people think of Jules Verne as the father of science fiction. He was born in France in 1828. His father wanted him to become a lawyer. At first he wrote plays for the theater. Then, in 1863, he wrote a story called Five Weeks in a Balloon. The success of this book encouraged him to write more stories, such as A Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864) and From the Earth to the Moon (1865).

    In the 19th century, many people were interested in science and inventions. As a result, they were very popular. Verne's writing included many predictions (预言) for the 20th century and many of them came true. These books were very successful and they made Verne rich.

    20 ， 000 Leagues Under the Sea was a successful movie for Walt Disney. It was the first Disney movie to use real actors instead of cartoon drawings. The main character is an Englishman called Phileas Fogg. For him, the most important thing is to be always on time!

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    I have just finished my job as a teacher in France and there are a few weeks before I will start my new job in my hometown. I am having a good time. However, living with my parents also brings some problems. Luckily, I have some rules to solve them.

    Most people think privacy (隐私) is very important in their lives. If you want your parents to knock (敲) on the door before they come into your room, you should do the same thing before you enter their room. Only in this way can you show them the importance of knocking.

    Do some chores.

    But if you choose to do chores before your parents ask you to do so, you will feel in control of your own time. Also, you can choose the chores that you like to do.

    Don't always criticize (指责).

    It's easy for you to criticize your parents because you know they love you the most. But that doesn't mean you should do like that. You should be polite to them and talk with them in a nice way.

    Sometimes arguments (争吵) happen between you and your parents because it's difficult to get on well with everyone all the time. But once the arguments finish, try to say sorry to your parents as soon as possible.

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    It is important for each child to get enough sleep every day．Here．we'll learn more about that．

    It usually depends on their age．Newborns (新生儿)of 0 to 3 months should sleep for about 18 hours a day．Babies of 4 to 11 months should start to sleep through the night，for 9 to 12 hours at a time．Children of 3 to 5 years should get 11 to 13 hours a day．Children of 6 to 13 need 9 to 11 hours of sleep．Teenagers of 14 and up need 8 to 10 hours of sleep．

    Set a strict nap timetable(小睡时间表)．Younger children should take a short sleep during the day．Even older children can benefit(得益于)from late—afternoon naps if they don't get enough steep at night．

    Pay attention to(注意)screen time．Remember to ask children to tum off the television and the computer an hour before they go to bed．If possible，get them out of their bedrooms since the light(光)from the screens can make sleep a difficult job．

Get children movin9．Running around and playing sports are great, but children can move in other ways．too．They can take a dog for a walk or go to the park—just get them out of the house and get them moving．

    Do you know anything about the Great Wall? I visited it last summer and I want to tell you about it.

    The Great Wall of China is national landmark that is famous around the world. And it is one of the seven wonders of the world.

The Great Wall was first built about more than 2,000 years ago.

    The emperor named Qin Shihuang let the working people build it. The main reason was to protect China. And other emperors continued building it. From Ming Dynasty, it is about 8,850 kilometers long. And it is the longest wall in the world. And now the famous part of the Great Wall is Badaling part of the Ming Great Wall.

    There is saying, "He who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man.” I think every Chinese should visit the Great Wall. It's the pride of our country.

A. lisa is a young singer. She loves kids and she is planning to do something for them. She has a lot of free time during the week.

B. Sam loves animals. He takes good care of his two dogs at home and he has a two-day weekend every week.

C. Judy often volunteers with many of her friends. She likes talking with people and is always full of energy.

She is usually free after three in the afternoon.

D. Ann is 20 years old. She will graduate from a medical college this July. She's looking for a chance to be a volunteer.

E. Helen is an English teacher in a city school. She always pays attention to improving rural children's English. She is never afraid of any difficulty in life.

    New rules and behaviour standards for middle school students came out in March. Middle schools are going to use a new way to decide who the top students are. They will also be kids who don't dye(染) their hair, smoke or drink. The following are some of the new rules.

    Tell the truth. Have you ever copied someone else's work on an exam? Don't do it again! That's not something an honest student should do.

    Do more at school. Good students love animals and care for other people. April is bird-loving month in China. Is your school doing anything to celebrate it? You should do something to help!

    Be open to new ideas. Have you ever thought that people could live on the moon? Perhaps you'll discover Earth I someday. Don't look down on new ideas. You should welcome them.

    Protect yourself. Has someone ever taken money from one of your classmates? Don't let it happen to you. If you have to go home late, you should let your parents know.

    Use the Internet carefully. The Internet can be very useful for your studies. But some things on the Internet aren't for kids, so try to look at web pages that are good for you.

The moon landing

    It's always been man's dream to fly like a bird in the sky. Back in 1865, a French writer once wrote about man's landing on the moon on a special airplane with three people inside, and the first person to touch the ground on the moon would be an American. That was considered(被认为) to be a crazy(疯狂的) idea at that time. Over one hundred years later, in July 1969, however, this impossible dream did come true.

    It was a big day in the history of the 20th century. On that day, a special airplane took three brave (勇敢的) men from Cape Kennedy at a very high speed. The trip to the moon took over 100 hours. In fact, it was the first time that man had ever “walked” in outer space. On the trip, two of the spacemen spent two hours on the moon walking like flying, and the other stayed in the spaceship. They studied the appearance of the moon. Four days later, the spaceship Apollo 11，returned to the earth and the astronauts were welcomed by people around the country. The man who took the first step， Neil Armstrong, said, "That's a small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.” This has been said again and again in every language around the world since then.