Module 3 单元话题阅读理解练习-2022-2023学年八年级英语上册单元重难点易错题精练（外研版）

Module 3 Sports 单元话题阅读理解练习 （2022·安徽·歙县教研室八年级期末）China has just held the 2022 Winter Olympics successfully, and winter sports have become more popular than ever before. Here is a short introduction of some winter sports. Figure skating It started in Britain in the 18th century. In a pair event, skaters show lots of amazing movements along with nice music. It looks as if they are dancing on ice. Its beauty makes lots of people fall in love with it and enjoy it most. Luge It started in Norway in 1480. It is the fastest of the three sliding (滑行) sports (bobsleigh, luge and skeleton) in this event. Inside the stadium, the rider lies on the back on a tiny luge and races down at the speed of about 140 km/h. Ice hockey It started in Canada in the 19th century. It is a flexible (灵活的) and fast team sport. Each match has three 20-minute parts with two 15-minute breaks. Snowboarding It started in America in the 1990s. The players have to show their skiing skills and race down the snow-covered h