八年级英语下册第七单元课外阅读.docx

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八年级英语下册第七单元课外阅读

BEIJING2008

1.Theoldestathletewas67-year-oldHiroshiHoketsu.Heisahorse-riderfromJapan.Hecompetedinthe1964Olympics.Theyoungestathlete,however,wasonlytwelveyearsold.HernameisAntoinetteGuediaandsheisaswimmer.Shebeganswimmingattheageofeightandbecameanationalchampionintwoyears.

2.ThetallestathletewasYaoMing.ThebasketballplayerfromChinais2.29mtall.TheshortestathleteswereDengLinlinandWangXin.Thegymnastandthediverwereabout1.36mtallduringthe2008Olympics.

3.Russia'sAndreySilnovwonthegoldmedalinthemen'shighjumpcompetition.Hejumped2.36metres!

MaurrenHigaMaggifromBrazilwonthewomen'slongjumpwithajumpof7.04metres.

4.MatthiasSteinerfromGermanywonthegoldmedalforweightlifting.Hewasintheheaviestgroup-weightliftersheavierthan105kg一sohewascertainlythestrongestandheaviestman.

出自北师大版八年级上册英语Unit3Faster，Higher，Stronger8OlympicWinners

SchoolSportsDay

OurSchoolSportsDaylastweekwasasuccess!

ClassThreehadthebestteamagainthisyear.Theywerethestrongestinthepush-upandpull-upevents.Theyalsohadthefastestrunners,forbothboysandgirlsnthe100metres.

ClassTwo,ourclass,didbetterthanlastyearandwassecond.Wejumpedthehighestinthehighjumpevent,andwehadthefastestrunnerinthe400metres.

ClassOnedidworsethanlastyearandwasthird.However,theyhadthebestjumperinthelongjump.Theydidworseinthehighjump,the100-metreraceandthe400-mctreracethantheothertwoclasses.

Thestudentsbelowbrokeschoolrecords.

Girls

Fastestrunner:

ZhaoYanfang（ClassD3）

Highestjumper:

WuQixin（Class2）

Boys

Longestjumper:

LiMing（Class1）

Fastestrunner:

GaoJiaming（Class3）

出自北师大版八年级上册英语Unit3Faster，Higher，StrongerCommunicationWorkshop

TogethertothePoles

JanekMelaistheyoungestexplorertogototheNorthandSouthPoles.

Thetwenty-seventhofJuly,2002,wastheworstdayinJanekMela'slife.ThePolishboyhadanaccidentandlosthalfhisleftlegandhalfhisrightarm.Janekspentalongtimeinhospitalandwasverysad.Thenhismostimportantjourneybegan,MarekKaminski,afamousPolishexplorer，visitedJanekandaskedhimtogototheNorthandSouthPoleswithhim.Janekgavethebestanswerofhislife.

Janekpreparedforthetripsforafewmonths.First,helearnedtousehisartificialleg.Thenhetrainedhardfortheexpeditions.

TheirfirstexpeditionwastotheNorthPole,Janekandtheteamhadtobecareful.Therewereanimals,dangerousiceandbadweather.Itwasreallydifficult,butthingsgotbetter.TheygottothepoleonApril24th,2004.Janekwas15.

InDecember,theteamstartedtheexpeditiontotheSouthPole.Theweatherwasworsethistime.Thismadetheexpeditionevenmoredifficult.TheyfinallyarrivedattheSouthPoleonDecember31st,2004,

JanekistheyoungestexplorertogototheNorthandSouthPolesbecausehewasbraveandsaid"Yes!

"

出自北师大版八年级上册英语Unit3Faster，Higher，Stronger9NeverGiveUp

Greatinventions

Greatinventionschangetheworld.Theyhelppeopleliveabetterlife.Thefollowingarethreeofthemostimportantinventionsinhistory.

Thewheel

Thewheelisperhapsthegreatestinventioninhistory.Afteritsinvention,travelingbecamefasterandmorecomfortable.Afewthousandyearsago,peoplestartedtousewheelsoncarriages.Intheearly19thcentury,thefirsttrainsbegantocarrypassengers.Atthestartofthe20thcentury,carsbecamepopular.Withoutthewheel,wewouldnothavetheseinventions.

Thetelephone

AlexanderGrahamBellinventedoneofthefirstpracticaltelephonesin1876.Sincethen,peoplehavebeenabletospeaktoeachotheroverlongdistances.Todaymillionsofpeople20acrosstheworldownmobilephones.Theyallowpeopletokeepintouchwitheachotheranytime,anywhere.

Thelightbulb

ThomasEdisondevelopedthefirstpractical25lightbulbin1879.Beforetheinventionofthelightbulb,peoplehadtouseoillamps,gaslampsorcandlestoseeatnight.Withlightbulbs,peoplecandoasmanythingsintheeveningsastheycaninthedaytime.Can30youimaginelivingwithoutthem?

出自牛津英语上海版八年级上册Unit4InventionsModule2Reading

Bestfriends

Teenagersmagazineisinvitingteenagerstowriteabouttheirbestfriendsforthewritingcompetition.Readthefollowingentries.

1.Bettyisoneofmybestfriends.Sheisslimandhasshorthair.

Bettyisgenerous.Sheiswillingtosharethingswithherfriends.Sheisalsohelpfulandreadytohelppeopleanytime.Shehelpsmewithmyhomeworkandshealwaysgivesherseatthebustosomeoneinneed.

Bettyhasagoodvoice.Shewantstobeasingerwhenshegrowsup.

2.MybestfriendisMax.Heisthetallestboyinourclass-一almost1.75metres.Hewearssmallroundglasses.Theymakehimlooksmart.MaxhasagoodSOHSCofhumour.Hetellsfunnyjokesandalwaysmakesmelaugh.Ineverfeelboredwithhim.

Max'slegsareverylong.Theydonotfitwellunderhisdesk.Whenhewalkspastourdesks,heoftenknocksourbooksandpensontothefloor.

Maxissointeresting!

3.Mayismybestfriend.SheisshorterthanIam.Shehasbigbrighteyesandlongstraighthair.Everyonethinkssheispretty.

Mayissweet.Shesmilesoftenandneversaysabadwordaboutanyone.

Mayisatruefriend.Whensomethingworriesme,Icanalwaysgotoher.Icantellheranythingbecauseshecankeepasecret.

出自牛津英语译林版八年级上册Unit1FriendsPartBReading

ThestoryofXiWang

Ifirstsawthebabypandawhenshewasonlytendaysold.WecalledherXiWang.Thismeans"hope".

WhenXiWangwasborn,sheweighedjust100gramsandlookedlikeawhitemouse.

Atfourmonthsold,sheweighedabouteightkilogramsandstartedtogooutsideforthefirsttime.Eightmonthslater,shewasnotasmallbabyanymoreandweighedover35kilograms.

Inthebeginning,XiWangdrankhermother'smilk.Whenshewassix10monthsold,shebegantoeatbamboo.Whenshewas20monthsold,shelearnttolookafterherself.

Sadly,giantpandasfaceseriousproblemsinthewild.Forexample,itisverydifficultforpandastohavebabies,andmanybabypandasdiewhentheyareveryyoung.Also,giantpandaslivemainlyonaspecial15kindofbamboo.However,thebambooforestsarebecomingsmallerandsmaller.Asaresult,pandasmaynothaveaplacetoliveorfoodtoeat.

Giantpandasarenowindanger.Weshouldtakeactionrightaway.Herearesomeideas.

·helppandashavemorebabies

·buildmorepandareserves

·makelawstoprotectpandas

Therearenowonlyabout1,600pandasinthewild.Ifwedonothing,soontheremaybenoneleft!

However,wedobelievethatwherethereisXiWang,thereishope.

出自牛津英语译林版八年级上册Unit5WeldanimalsPartBReading

Rainforests

Rainforestarethickforestsinthehotpartsoftheworld.Itrainsalotandthegroundisalwayswet.It'salwaysdarkandhotinrainforests.Rainforestscover6%oftheearth'ssurface.TheyprovideplacestoliveforthousandsofplantsandanimalsfoundnowhereelseonEarth.Therearelotsoftalltreesandotherdifferentkindsofplants.Thousandsandthousandsofanimalsliveinrainforests.Manyofthemliveinthetreesover30metersfromtheground.

Rainforestsareveryimportanttous.Theyarethelungsoftheearth.Theplantsintheforestshelptomaketheairfresherandcleaner.Theyalsohelptoholdthewaterwhenitrainsandkeepsthewatercycling.Theyplayanimportantpartincontrollingtheclimate.Rainforestsalsohelptokeepthebeautyofnature.Withoutrainforests,manybeautifulplantsandanimalswoulddieout.Rainforestsgiveuswood,food,fruit,medicine,andmanymoreusefulthings.Weneedrainforestsformanyreasons.Butnow,rainforestsarebecomingsmallerandsmaller,soweshouldprotectthem.

出自仁爱版八年级上册Unit4OurworldTopic1SectionC

AnimalsinDanger

PandasliveintheforestsandmountainsofSouthwestChina.Theyfeedonbamboo.Butnowtheyhavelessandlesslandtoliveon,sopandasarebecomingfewerinnumber.

Theheaviestanimalsintheworldarenotelephants.Theyarebluewhales.Theyarethelargestbuttheyfeedonthesmallestseaanimals.Nowtheyareindangerbecausesomepeoplemaketheiroceanhomedirtyandotherskillwhalesfortheirmeat.

ChinesetigersliveinthesouthofChina.Theyarealsoindangernow.Theyaretheoldesttypeoftigersintheworldandtheyeatsmallanimals.Somepeoplekilltigersfortheirfurandbones.

出自仁爱版八年级上册Unit4OurworldTopic1SectionD

HowtoProtectYourselfintheEarthquake

Manyearthquakeshappeneveryyear.Someoftheseearthquakesareverystrong.Whentheyhappennearacity,theycanbeveryserious.Manypeoplearehurtordieintheearthquakes.Knowingsomewaystoprotectyourselfwillhelptokeepyousafeintheearthquake.

Ifyouareindoorswhentheearthquakehappens,thesafestplaceisunderastrongtableordesk.Sittingonthefloorinadoorwayorclosetoawallissaferthanstandinginthemiddleofaroom.Remembertoprotectyourheadandneckwithyourarms.Stayawayfromwindows,tallfumitureandpicturesoranythingthatmayfallonyou.Donottrytorunoutofthebuilding.

Ifyouareoutofdoors,movetoclearareas.Getawayfrombuildingsandtrees.Beverycarefuloffallenpowerlines.

Thedangerisnotoverwhenthestrongshakingstops.Therewillbesomeshocksaftermostearthquakes.Wecallthemaftershocksandtheysometimescanbemoredangerousthanthefirstearthquake.

Whenitissafeforyoutomovearound,checkthepeoplenearyou.Somemayneedhelp.Youmayfeelafraid,butyoushouldtrytostaycalm.Thatisthemostimportantthingtodointheearthquake.

出自仁爱版八年级上册Unit4OurworldTop