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Unit1Wheredidyougoonvacation?

IarrivedinPenanginMalaysiathismorningwithmyfamily.Itwassunnyandhot,sowedecidedtogotothebeachnearourhotel.MysisterandItriedparagliding.IfeltlikeIwasabird.Itwassoexciting!

Forlunch,wehadsomethingveryspecial——Malaysianyellownoodles.Theyweredelicious!

InWeldQuay,areallyoldplaceinGeorgetown,wesawthehousesoftheChinesetradersfrom100yearsago.Iwonderwhatlifewaslikehereinthepast.Ireallyenjoyedwalkinaroundthetown.

第二篇

Whatadifferenceadaymakes!

MyfatherandIdecidedtogotoPenangHilltoday.Wewantedtowalkuptothetop,butthenitstartedrainingalittlesowedecidedtotakethetrain.Wewaitedoveranhouritwasrainingreallyhard.Wedidn'thaveanumbrellasowewerewetandcold.Itwasterrible!

Andbecauseofthebadweather,wecouldn'tseeanythingbelow.Myfatherdidn'tbringenoughmoney,soweonlyhadonebowlofriceandsomefish.ThefoodtastedgreatbecauseIwassohungry!

Unit2Howoftendoyouexercise?

WhatDoNo.5HighSchoolStudentsDoinTheirFreeTime?

Lastmonthweaskedourstudentsabouttheirfreetimeactivities.Ourquestionswereaboutexercise,useoftheInternetandwatching

TV.Herearetheresults.

Wefoundthatonlyfifteenpercentofourstudentsexerciseeveryday.Forty-fivepercentexercisefourtosixtimesaweek.Twentypercentexerciseonlyonetothreetimesaweek.Andtwentypercentdonotexerciseatall.

Weallknowthatmanystudentsoftengoonline,butweweresurprisedthatninetypercentofthemusetheInterneteveryday.Theothertenpercentuseitatleastthreeorfourtimesaweek.Moststudentsuseitforfunandnotforhomework.

Theanswertoourquestionsaboutwatchingtelevisionwerealsointeresting.OnlytwopercentofstudentswatchTVonetothreetimesaweek.ThirteenpercentwatchTVfourtosixtimesaweek.Andeighty-fivepercentwatchTVeveryday!

Althoughmanystudentsliketowatchsports,gameshowsarethemostpopular.

ItisgoodtorelaxbyusingtheInternetorwatchinggameshows,butwethinkthebestwaytorelaxisthroughexercise.Itishealthyforthemindandthebody.Exercisesuchasplayingsportsisfun,andyoucanspendtimewithyourfriendsandfamilyasyouplaytogether.Andremember,“oldhabitsdiehard”.Sostartexercisingbeforeit’stoolate!

Unit3I’mmoreoutingthanmysister.

1Mymothertoldmeagoodfriendislikeamirror.I'mquieterandmoreseriousthanmostkids.That'swhyIlikereadingbooksandIstudyharderinclass.MybestfriendYuanLiisquiettoo,soweenjoystudyingtogether.I'mshysoit'snoteasyformetomakefriends.ButIthinkfriendsarelikebooks--youdon'tneedalotofthemaslongasthey'regood.

2.It'snotnecessarytobethesame.MybestfriendLarryisquitedifferentfromme.Heistallerandmoreoutgoingthanme.Webothlikesports,butheplaystennisbetter,sohealwayswins.However,Larryoftenhelpstobringoutthebestinme.SoI'mgettingbetterattennis.Larryismuchlesshard-working,though.Ialwaysgetbettergradesthanhedoes,somaybeIshouldhelphimmore.

3.Idon'treallycareifmyfriendsarethesameasmeordifferent.Myfavoritessayingis"Atruefriendreachesforyourhandandtouchesyourheart."MybestfriendCarolisreallykindandveryfunny.Infact,she'sfunnierthananyoneIknow.Ibrokemyarmlastyearbutshemademelaughandfeelbetter.Wecantalkaboutandshareeverything.Iknowshecaresaboutmebecauseshe'salwaystheretolisten.

Unit4What’sthebestmovietheater?

Everyoneisgoodatsomething,butsomepeoplearetalented.It’salwaysinterestingtowatchotherpeopleshowtheirtalents.Talentshowsaregettingmoreandmorepopular.First,therewereshowslikeAmericanIdolandAmerican’sGotTalent.Now,therearesimilarshowsaroundtheworld,suchasChina’sGotTalent.

Alltheseshowshaveonethingincommon:

Theytrytolookforthebestsingers,themosttalenteddancers,themostexcitingmagicians,thefunniestactorsandsoon.Allkindsofpeoplejointheseshows.Butwhocanplaythepianothebestorsingthemostbeautifully?

That’suptoyoutodecide.Whenpeoplewatchtheshow,theyusuallyplayaroleindecidingthewinner.Andthewinneralwaysgetsaverygoodprize.However,noteverybodyenjoyswatchingtheseshows.Somethinkthatthelivesoftheperformersaremadeup.Forexample,somepeoplesaytheyarepoorfarmers,butinfacttheyarejustactors.However,ifyoudon’ttaketheseshowstooseriously,theyarefuntowatch.Andonegreatthingaboutthemisthattheygivepeopleawaytomaketheirdreamscometrue.

Unit5Doyouwanttowatchagameshow?

1、Whenpeoplesay"culture",wethinkofartandhistory.ButoneveryfamoussymbolinAmericancultureisacartoon.Weallknowandlovetheblackmousewithtwolargeroundears---MickeyMouse.Over80yearsago,hefirstappearedinthecartoonSteamboatWillie.WhenthiscartooncameoutinNewYorkonNovember18,1928,itwasthefirstcartoonwithsoundandmusic.ThemanbehindMickeywasWaltDisney.Hebecameveryrichandsuccessful.Inthe1930s,hemade87cartoonswithMickey.

2.Somepeoplemightaskhowthiscartoonanimalbecamesopopular.OneofthemainreasonsisthatMickeywaslikeacommonman,buthealwaystriedtofaceanydanger.Inhisearlyfilms,Mickeywasunluckyandhadmanyproblemssuchaslosinghishouseorgirlfriend,Minnie.However,hewasalwaysreadytotryhisbest.Peoplewenttothecinematoseethe"littleman"win.MostofthemwantedtobelikeMickey.

3.OnNovember18,1978,MickeybecamethefirstcartooncharactertohaveastarontheHollywoodWalkofFame.TodayiscartoonsareusuallynotsosimpleaslittleMickeyMouse,buteveryonestillknowsandloveshim.WhohasapairofearsmorefamousthanMickeyis?

Unit6I’mgoingtostudycomputerscience.

1、Doyouknowwhataresolution.Mostofthetime,wemakepromisetootherpeople.（"Mom,IpromiseIamgoingtotidymyroomwhenIgetbackfromschool."）However,promisesyoumaketoyourselfareresolutions,andthemostcommonkindisNewYear’sresolutions.Whenwemakeresolutionsatbeginningoftheyeas,wehopethatwearegoingtoimproveourlives.Somepeoplewritedowntheirresolutionsandplansforthecomingyear.Thishelpsthemtoremembertheirresolutions.Otherstelltheirfamilyandfriendsabouttheirwishesandplans.

2、Therearedifferentkindsofresolutions.Someareaboutphysicalhealth.Forexample,somepeoplepromisethemselvestheyaregoingtostartanexerciseprogramoreatlessfastfood.Manyresolutionshavetodowithself-improvement.Somepeoplemightsaytheyaregoingtotakeupahobbylikepaintingortakingphotos,orlearntoplaytheguitar.Someresolutionshavetodowithbetterplanning,likemakingaweeklyplanforschoolwork.

3、Althoughtherearedifferences,mostresolutionshaveonethingincommon.Peoplehardlyeverkeepthem!

Somethingstheresolutionsmaybetoodifficulttokeep.Sometimespeoplejustforgetaboutthem.Forthisreason,somepeoplesaythebestresolutionsistohavenoresolutions!

Howaboutyou--willyoumakeanynextyear?

Unit7Willpeoplehaverobots?

1、Whenwewatchmoviesaboutthefuture,wesometimesseerobots.Theyareusuallylikehumanservants.Theyhelpwiththehouseworkanddojobslikeworkingindirtyordangerousplaces.

2、Todaytherearealreadyrobotsworkinginfactories.Somecanhelptobuildcars,andtheydosimplejobsoverandoveragain.Fewerpeoplewilldosuchjobsinthefuturebecausetheyareboring,butrobotswillnevergetbored.

3、Scientistsarenowtryingtomakerobotslooklikehumansanddothesamethingsaswedo.SomerobotsinJapancanwalkanddance.Theyarefuntowatch.However,somescientistsbelievethatalthoughwecanmakerobotsmovelikepeople,itwillbedifficulttomakethemreallythinklikeahuman.Forexample,scientistJamesWhitethinksthatrobotswillneverbeabletowakeupandknowwheretheyare.ButmanyscientistsdisagreewithMr.White.Theythinkthatrobotswillevenbeabletotalklikehumansin25to50years.

4、Somescientistsbelievethattherewillbemorerobotsinthefuture.However,theyagreeitmaytakehundredsofyears.Thesenewrobotswillhavemanydifferentshapes.Somewilllooklikehumans,andothersmightlooklikeanimals.InIndia,forexample,scientistsmaderobotsthatlooklikesnakes.Ifbuildingsfalldownwithpeopleinside,thesesnakerobotscanhelplookforpeopleunderthebuildings.Thiswasnotpossible20yearsago,butcomputersandrocketsalsoseemedimpossible100yearsago.Weneverknowwhatwillhappeninthefuture!

Unit8Howdomakeabananamilkshake?

Inmostcountries,peopleusuallyeattraditionalfoodonspecialholidays.AspecialdayintheUnitedStatesisThanksgiving.ItisalwaysonthefourthThursdayinNovember,andisatimetogivethanksforfoodintheautumn.Atthistime,peoplealsorememberthefirsttravelersfromEnglandwhocametoliveinAmericanabout400yearsago.Thesetravelershadalong,hardwinter,andmanyofthemdied.Inthenextautumn,theygavethanksforlifeandfoodintheirnewhome.Thesedays,mostAmericansstillcelebratethisideaofgivingthanksbyhavingabigmealathomewiththeirfamily.Themaindishofthismealisalmostalwaysturkey,alargebird.

HereisonewaytomaketurkeyforaThanksgivingdinner.

First,mixtogethersomebreadpieces,onions,saltandpepper.

Next,filltheturkeywiththisbreadmix.

Then,puttheturkeyinahotovenandcookitforafewhours.

Whenitisready,placetheturkeyonalargeplateandcoveritwithgravy.

Finally,cuttheturkeyintothinpiecesandeatthemeatwithvegetables