人教版新目標(biāo)八年級(jí)上冊(cè)英語課文

Unit1Wheredidyougoonvacation?

SectionB,2b

ReadJane'sdiaryentriesabouthervacationandanswerthequestions.

DidJanehaveagoodtimeonMonday?WhataboutonTuesday?

Monday,July15lh

IarrivedinPenanginMalaysiathismorningwithmyfamily.Itwas

sunnyandhot,sowedecidedtogotothebeachnearourhotel.My

sisterandItriedparagliding.IfeltlikeIwasabird.Itwassoexciting!

Forlunch,wehadsomethingveryspecial——Malaysianyellownoodles.

Theyweredelicious!Intheafternoon,werodebicyclestoGeorgetown.

Therearealotofnewbuildingsnow,butmanyoftheoldbuildings

arestillthere.InWeldQuay,areallyoldplaceinGeorgetown,wesaw

thehousesoftheChinesetradersfrom100yearsago.Iwonderwhat

lifewaslikehereinthepast.Ireallyenjoyedwalkingaroundthetown.

TuesdayJuly16th

Whatadifferentadaymakes!MyfatherandmotherdecidedtogotoPenang

Hilltoday.Wewantedtowalkuptothetop,butthenitstartedrainingalittle

sowedecidedtotakethetrain.Wewaitedoveranhourforthetrainbecause

thereweretoomanypeople.Whenwcgottothetop,itwasrainingreally

hard.Wedidn'thaveanumbrellasowewerewetandcold.Itwasterrible!

Andbecauseofthebadweather,wecouldn'tseeanythingbelow.Myfather

didn'tbringenoughmoney,soweonlyhadonebowlofriceandsomefish.

ThefoodtastedgreatbecauseIwassohungry.

Unit2Howoftendoyouexercise?

SectionB,2b

Readthearticleandcompletethepiechartsonthenextpage.

WhatDoHighSchoolStudentsDoinTheirFreeTime?

Lastmonthweaskedourstudentsabouttheirfreetimeactivities.Our

questionswereaboutexercise,useoftheInternetandwatchingTV.Hereare

theresults.

Wefoundthatonlyfifteenpercentofourstudentsexerciseeveryday.Forty-

fivepercentexercisefourtosixtimesaweek.Twentypercentexerciseonly

onetothreetimesaweek.Andtwentypercentdonotexerciseatall.

Weallknowthatmanystudentsoftengoonline,butweweresurprisedthat

ninetypercentofthemusetheInterneteveryday.Theothertenpercentuseit

atleastthreeorfourtimesaweek.Moststudentsuseitforfunandnotfor

homework.

Theanswertoourquestionsaboutwatchingtelevisionwerealsotwopercent

ofthestudentswatchTVonetothreetimesapercentwatchTVfourtosix

timesaweek.Andeighty-fivepercentwatchTVeveryday!Althoughmany

studentsliketowatchsports,gamesshowsarethemostpopular.

ItisgoodtorelaxbyusingtheInternetorwatchinggameshows,butwethink

thebestwaytorelaxisthroughishealthyforthemindandthesuchas

playingsportsisfun,andyoucanspendtimewithyourfriendsandfamilyas

youplayremember,uoldhabitsdiehard^.Sostartexercisingbeforeit\too

late!

Unit3Fmmoreoutgoingthanmysister.

SectionB,2b

Shouldfriendsbethesameordifferent?Readaboutwhatthesepeoplethe

comparativewords

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andphasesinthepassages.

JeffGreen:Mymothertoldmeagoodfriendislikea'mquieterandmore

seriousthanmostkids.ThafswhyIlikereadingbooksandIstudyharderin

class.MybestfriendYuanLiisquiettoo,soweenjoystudyingtogether.Tm

shysoit'snoteasyformetomakefriends.ButIthinkfriendsarelikebooks-

-youdon'tneedalotofthemaslongasthey'regood.

HuangLei:It'snotnecessarytobethesame.MybestfriendLarryisquite

differentfromme.Heistallerandmoreoutgoingthanme.Webothlike

sports,butheplaystennisbetter,sohealways,Larryoftenhelpstobringout

thebestinI'mgettingbetterattennis.Larryismuchlesshard-working,

alwaysgetbettergradesthanhedoes,somaybeIshouldhelphimmoie.

MarySmith:Idon'treallycareifmyfriendsarethesameasmeorfavorite

sayingis,“Atruefriendreachesfbryourhandandtouchesyourheart.,,My

bestfriendCarolisreallykindandveryfunny.Infact,she'sfunnierthan

anyoneIknow.Ibrokemyarmlastyearbutshemademelaughandfeel

better.Wecantalkaboutandshareeverything.Iknowshecaresaboutme

becauseshe'salwaystheretolisten.

Unit4Whafsthebestmovietheater?

SectionB,2b

Readthethreetalentshowsarementioned?

Who飛GotTalent?

Everyoneisgoodatsomething,butsomepeoplearetrulytalented.Ifsalways

interestingtowatchotherpeopleshowtheirtalents.Talentsshowsaregetting

moreandmorepopular.First,therewereshowslikeAmericanIdoland

America'sGotTalent.Now,therearesimilarshowsaroundtheworld,suchas

China'sGotTalent.

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Alltheseshowshaveonethingincommon:Theytrytolookforthebest

singers,themosttalenteddancers,themostexcitingmagicians,thefunniest

actorsandsoon.Allkindsofpeoplejointheseshows.Butwhocanplaythe

pianothebestorsingthemostbeautifully?That'suptoyoutodecide.When

peoplewatchtheshow,theyusuallyplayaroleindecidingthewinner.And

thewinneralwaysgetsaverygoodprize.

However,noteverybodyenjoyswatchingtheseshows.Somethinkthatthe

livesoftheperformersaremadeup.Forexample,somepeoplesaytheyare

poorfanners,butinfacttheyarejust,ifyoudon'ttaketheseshowstoo

seriously,theyarefuntowatch.Andonegreatthingaboutthemisthatthey

givepeopleawaytomaketheirdreamscometiue.

Unit5Doyouwanttowatchagameshow?

SectionB,2b

Readthepassageandcompletethetimelineonthenextpage.

Whenpeoplesay“culture”,wethinkofartandhistory.Butoneveryfamous

symbolinAmericancultureisacartoon.Weallknowandlovetheblack

mousewithtwolargeroundears—MickeyMouse.Over80yearsago,hefirst

appearedinthecartoonSteamboatWillie.WhenthiscartooncameoutinNew

YorkonNovember18,1928,itwasthefirstcartoonwithsoundandmusic.The

manbehindMickeywasWaltbecameveryrichandsuccessful.Inthe

1930s,hemade87cartoonswithMickey.

Somepeoplemightaskhowthiscartoonanimalbecamesopopular.Oneof

themainreasonsisthatMickeywaslikeacartoonman,buthealwaystriedto

faceanydanger.Inhisearlyfilms,Mickeywasunluckyandhadmany

problemssuchaslosinghishouseorgirlfriend.Minnie.However,hewas

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alwaysreadytotryhiswenttothecinematoseethe"littleman"win.Most

ofthemwantedtobelikeMickey.

OnNovember18,1978,Mickeybecamethefirstcartooncharactertohavea

starontheHollywoodWalkofFame.Today'scartoonsareusuallynotso

simpleaslittleMickeyMouse,buteveryonestillknowsandloveshim.Who

hasapairsofearsmorefamousthanMickey's?

Unit6I'mgoingtostudycomputerscience.

SectionB,2b

Readthepassageandmatcheachparagraph[1-31withitsmainpurposeinthe

thewordsandphrasesthathelpedyoudecide.

Toquestiontheideaofmakinglesolulions

Togivethemeaningofresolution

Todiscussthedifferentkindsofresolutions

l.Doyouknowwhataresolutionis?It'sakindofofthetime,wemake

promisestootherpeople.t4Mom,IpromiseI'mgoingtotidymyroomwhenI

getbackfromschool.MHowever,promisesyoumaketoyourselfare

resolutions,andthemostcommonkindisNewYear'sresolutions.

Whenwemakeresolutionsatthebeginningoftheyear,we

hopethatwearegoingtoimproveourpeoplewritedowntheirresolutions

andplansforthecominghelpsthemtoremembertheirresolutions.Others

telltheirfamilyandfriendsabouttheirwishesandplans.

2.Therearedifferentkindsofareaboutphysicalexample,somepeople

promisethemselvestheyaregoingtostartanexerciseprogramoreatlessfast

resolutionshavetodowithself-improvement.Somepeople

mightsaytheyaregoingtotakeupahobbylikepaintingortakingphotos,or

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learntoplaytheresolutionshavetodowithbetterplanning,likemakinga

weeklyplanfor

3.Althoughtherearedifferences,mostresolutionshaveonethingincommon.

Peoplehardlyeverkeepthem!Sometimestheresolutionsmaybetoo

difficulttokeep.Sometimespeoplejustforgetaboutthem.Forthis

reason,somepeoplesaythebestresolutionistohavenoresolutions!How

aboutyou-willyoumakeanynextyear?

Unit7Willpeoplehaverobots?

SectionB,2b

Readthearticleandmatcheachparagraphwiththequestionsitdiscusses.

Paiagrapli1Willrobotsthinklikehumansinthefuture?

Paragraph2Whatwillrobotsbelikeinthefuture?

Paragraph3Whatcanrobotsdotoday?

Paragraph4Whatarerobotslikeinmovies?

DoYouThinkYouWillHaveYourOwnRobot?

wewatchmoviesaboutthefuture,wesometimesseeareusuallylikehuman

helpwiththehouseworkanddojobslikeworkingindirtyordangerous

places.

therearealreadyrobotsworkingincanhelptobuildcars,andtheydosimple

jobsoverandoverpeoplewilldosuchjobsinthefuturebecausetheyare

boring,butrobotswillnevergetbored.

scientistsbelievethattherewillbemorerobotsinthe,theyagreeitmaytake

hundredsofnewrobotswillhavemanydifferentwilllooklikehumans,and

othersmightlooklikeIndia,forexample,scientistsmaderobotsthatlooklike

buildingsfalldownwithpeopleinside,thesesnakerobotscanhelplookfor

peopleunderthebuildings.Thiswasnotpossible20yearsago,butcomputers

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androcketsalsoseemedimpossible100yearsneverknowwhatwillhappen

inthefuture.

Unit8Howdoyoumakeabananamilkshake?

SectionB,2b

Readthearticleandnumberthepictures[1-5]

ThanksgivingintheUnitedStates

Inmostcountries,peopleusuallyeattraditionalfoodonspecialholidays.A

specialdayintheUnitedStatesisThanksgiving.Itisalwaysonthefourth

ThursdayinNovember,andisatimetogivethanksforfoodinthethis

time,peoplealsorememberthefirsttravelersfromEnglandwhocametolive

inAmericaabout400yearsago.Thesetravelershadalong,hardwinter,and

manyofthemthenextautumn,theygavethanksforlifeandfoodintheirnew

days,mostAmericansstillcelebratethisideaofgivingthanksbyhavingabig

mealathomewiththeirfamily.Themaindishofthismealisalmostalways

turkey,alargebird.

Makingaturkeydinner

HereisonewaytomaketurkeyforaThanksgivingdinner.

First,mixtogethersomebreadpieces,onions,saltandpepper.

Next,filltheturkeywiththisbreadmix.

Then,puttheturkeyinahotovenandcookitforafewhours.

Whenitisready,placetheturkeyonalargeplateandcoveritwithgravy.

Finally,cuttheturkeyintothinpiecesandeatthemeatwithvegetableslike

carrotsandpotatoes.

Unit9Canyoucometomyparty?

SectionB,2b

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Readthemessagequickly.Whydidthepeoplewritethem?Matchthereason

witheachmessage.

1.acceptaninvitation

aninvitation

3.turndownaninvitation

HiDavid,

Whatagreatidea!Ireallylikealot.ShehelpedmetoimprovemyEnglish

somuch.Tmsadtoseehergo,andthispartyisthebestwaytosay“Thank

youandgoodbye."Icanhelptobuysomeofthefoodanddrinks.Icanalso

helptobringMs.Steentotheparty.Ialreadyhaveagreatideaabouthowto

dothat.

HeWei

HiDavid,

Thankssomuchforplanningthis.Tdlovetocometotheparty,butI'mnot

available.MyfamilyistakingatriptoWuhanattheendofthismonthtovisit

myauntanduncle.However,I'dstillbegladtohelpoutwithanyoftheparty

preparations,likeplanningthemeknowifyouneedmyhelp.

Jake

Dearclassmates,

AsI'msureyouknowbynow,ourfavoriteteacher,Ms.Steen,isleavingsoon

togobacktotheUS.We4reverysadthatshe飛leavingbecausesheisafiin

teacher.Toshowhowmuchwe'regoingtomissherjet'shaveasurprise

partyforhernextFridaythe28,b!

Canyoucometotheparty?Ifso,canyouhelpwithanyofthesethings?

PleasetellmebythisFriday.

1)Buyfoodanddrinks.

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2)Thinkofgamestoplay.

3)Preparethingsweneedforthegames(glue,paper,pens,...).

4)BringMs.Steentothepartywithouttellinghersothatshecanbesurprised.

Ilookforwardtohearingfromyouall.

David

Unit10Ifyougototheparty,you'llhaveagreattime!

SectionB,2b

Lookatstatementsandthenreadthepassagequickly.Whichstatement

expressesthemainideaofthepassage?

peoplehaveproblems,theyshouldgetadvicefromanexpert,

peoplehaveproblems,theyshouldkeepthemtothemselves,

peoplehaveproblems,theyshouldtalktootherpeople.

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