八年级英语上册 主题阅读特色培优专项训练一 人教新目标版.docVIP

培优专项训练(一)Ⅰ. 阅读短文，然后根据短文内容简要回答问题 Toby came to China for sightseeing with his father this summer. Their first destination (目的地) was Beijing. They arrived in Beijing on 8th August. Fourday trip in Beijing(﹩280/person) Day 1 Arrive in Beijing. Take a taxi to the hotel. Visit the Summer Palace after lunch. Day 2 Have a full day trip to Tian’anen Square, the Palace Museum, and the Temple of Heaven. Watch Beijing Opera in the evening. Day 3 Have a full day trip to the Great Wall, Ming Tombs and Beijing Olympic Park. Enjoy a famous Beijing Duck Banquet (宴) for dinner. Day 4 Visit Hutongs and Xiushui Street. Take the afternoon flight to the next destination. 1. How much did they pay for the Beijing tour? ________________________________________________________________________ 2. Why did they come to China? ________________________________________________________________________ 3. What did they do on the second evening? ________________________________________________________________________ 4. How many places of interest (名胜) did they visit on their third day? ________________________________________________________________________ 5. When did they leave Beijing? ________________________________________________________________________ Ⅱ. 阅读短文，然后完成内容摘要 Katie Spotz is a 22-year-old girl from America. She wants to cross the Atlantic Ocean by boat. If she succeeds, she’ll be the youngest and the first American to finish the 2,500-mile trip. Spotz began sailing when she was at university, but she has never tried to sail such a long way before. It will be a great challenge for her. In recent years, she has swum all the way down the 325-mile Allegheny River and traveled by bike form Seattle to Washington. Spotz knows that she may see some dangerous things during the trip. It will be very dangerous if she meets very bad weather in the middle of the sea. But she believes that she can deal with all the difficulties. “I never thought I could run 26 miles,” she said, “But