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外研英语八上712八下16

外研英语八上7-12

M7

U1

Hi,Lingling!

Ssh!

I'mreading.

Sorry!

What'sthebookabout?

It'saboutagirlcalledAlice.

Oneday,Alicewassittingwithhersister

bytheriverandshesawawhiterabbit

withawatch.

Itranpast.

Whywasitrunning?

Becauseitwaslate.

Andwherewasitgoing?

ToseetheQueenofHearts.

Alicefolloweditandfelldownahole

intheground.

Yes!

ThenshesawtheCheshireCat.

Itwassittinginatreeandsmiling

ateveryone.

ThenAlicearrivedattheMarch

Hare'shouse.

HewassittingwiththeMadHatter

andamouse.

Theywerehavingateapartyinthegarden.

AndthenAlicemettheQueenofHearts.

Shewasplayingastrangegame!

Doyoualreadyknowthebook?

Yes,it'sAlice'sAdventuresinWonderland.

EveryoneinBritainknowsthestory.

Thenwhydidyouaskmeallthosequestions?

Toseeifyourememberthestory!

Haha...

U1

Alicewassittingwithhersisterbytheriver

andhersisterwasreadingabook.

Alicehadnothingtodo.

Onceortwiceshelookedintohersister'sbook.

"Andwhatisabookfor,"thoughtAlice,

"withoutpicturesorconversations?

"

Suddenlyawhiterabbitwithpinkeyesranby.

Therewasnothingstrangeaboutthat.

Sheheardtherabbitsay,

"Ohdear!

Ohdear!

I'llbelate!

"

andshedidnotthinkitwasstrange.

Thentherabbittookawatchoutofits

pocketandlookedatit.

Arabbitwithapocketandawatch?

Alicegotupandranacrossthefieldafterit.

[01:

03.98]Shesawitgodownalargerabbithole

intheground.

ThenAlicewentdownafterit,

butneverthoughtabouthowshewas

goingtogetoutagain.

Shefoundthatshewasfallingdownavery,

verydeephole.

Itwastoodarkforhertoseeanything.

Shewasfallingforalongtime.

Whileshewasfalling,shewasthinking

Suddenlyshelandedonsomedryleaves...

M8

U1

]Goodmorning,MsJames!

Youlookpale.

Areyouallright?

I'mOK,butIsawanaccident.

Aboywasridinghisbikeandlistening

tomusicontheroad.

That'sverydangerous!

Iwaswaitingtocrosstheroad.

Whilethelightswerechangingtored,

acarsuddenlyappearedroundthecorner.

Itwasn'tgoingfast,

butitdidn'tstop.

Didtheboystop?

No.Andthedriverwastalkingonhis

mobilephone.

Sodidthecarhittheboy?

No,I'mgladtosay.

Thecarstoppedjustintime,

buttheboyfelloffhisbikeand

hurthisknee.

That'stoobad.

Sowhenyou'reonyourbike,

thinkabouttheriskofanaccident!

Payattention,

stopattheredlightsand...whatelse?

Don'tridetoofast.

Don'tridesidebysidewithyourfriends.

Anythingelse?

Don'tlistentomusic!

U2

Smile,please!

Oneday,whenHenrywasworkinginarestaurant,

asnakesuddenlyappearedandbithishand.

Afewdaysearlier,

thesnakearrivedfromAsiainaboxofbananas.

Itclimbedoutandhidsomewhere.

"Iwastryingtopickitupwhenit

bitmeagain.

Ithrewitacrossthekitchen,

anditlandedonatable."

Whilethesnakewaslyingonthetable,

Henryquicklypickeduphismobilephone

andtookaphotowithit.

Thenthesnakehidbehindthefridge.

WhenHenrywastryingtofindthesnake,

hishandbegantohurtbadly.

Hehurriedtohospital.

Asthedoctorswerecheckinghim,

thepaingotworse.

Buttheycouldnothelphimbecausethey

didnotknowwhatkindofsnakebithim.

Ashewaslyingthereingreatpain.

Henrysuddenlyrememberedthephoto.

Thedoctorssentthephototoazoo.

Assoonastheylearntwhatkindof

snakebithim,

theygaveHenrytherightmedicine,

andhelefthospitalthenextday.

"Soifasnakebitesyou,takeoutyour

mobilephoneorcamera.

Takeitsphoto,andshowthephoto

tothedoctors,"

suggestsHenry.

"Butasyouknow,thesnakewon'tsmile!

M9

U1

hatareyoudoing?

I'mpreparingsomenotesforareport

called"Ourgrowingpopulation".

Well,we'reintherightplaceto

talkaboutthat!

Beijingisahugecitywithalargepopulation.

Thatcausesalotofproblems,

suchastoomuchtrafficandnoise.

It'snotonlyBeijing.

Populationincreaseisabigproblem

inmanycountries.

Doyouknowhowmanybabiesarebornevery

minuteintheworld?

No.Canyoutellme?

Over250!

Thatmakesover131.4million

birthsayear.

Ican'tbelieveit!

ThepopulationofChinaisabout1.37billion.

That'salmostonefifthoftheworld's

population,thatis,about7billion.

Hangonaminute!

I'llwritethatdowntoo!

Butinthefuture,China'spopulation

won'tgrowsofast,

becausefamiliesaregettingsmaller.

Howdoyouknowallthis?

Iwrotemyreportyesterday!

Great,thanks!

NowIcanwritemyreport!

U2

Coulditbeyourtown?

JoisfifteenandlivesinParkville.

WhenJo'sgrandparentsfirstcametoParkville,

itwasaquietvillage.

Theyhadasmallhouse,

closetofieldsandhills.

ParkvillewasnearArnwick,

acitywith200,000people.

PeoplefromParkvillemovedtoArnwick

tofindjobs,

andtheyneededplacestolive.

However,itwasexpensivetolive

inthecitycentre,

sothegovernmentbuiltflatsoutside

thecentre.

Soon,ParkvillebecamepartofArnwick,

andArnwickbecameacitywithover

amillionpeople.

Jo'sfamilylivesinoneofthoseflats.

Itisverycrowded,

andrubbishisalsoaproblem.

ThesmalllocalschoolinParkville

closeddownfiveyearsago,

soJonowhastogotoaschoolinArnwick

with2,000pupils.

Ittakesanhourtogettherebybus.

Thereisalotoftrafficandpollution.

ItisclearthatArnwickneedsmoreschools,

busesandhospitals.

Itneedsfreshair,

cleanwaterandbetterpublicservices.

Italsoneedsmorepolicetoprotectitspeople.

Buttodoallthesethings,

itneedsmoremoney.

However,canmoneyhelpsolvealltheseproblems?

Doweneedmorebigcitieslikethis?

Infact,thisisjustastory.

Butitdescribeswhatishappeningall

overtheworld.

Coulditbeyourtownsomeday?

M10

U1

Hey,boys!

Hi,Betty.

Hi,Lingling.

Whereareyougoing?

We'regoingtotheparktoskate.

There'sthickiceonthelake.

Areyoucomingwithus?

Areyoujoking?

It'sreallycoldtoday.

Andit'scloudytoo,soitmightsnow.

What'sthetemperature?

It'sbetweenminuseightandminustwodegrees!

WinteriscolderherethaninEngland.

IsitsnowyinEnglandinDecember?

Notusually,althoughthisyearitsnowed

quitealot.

MostDecembersarewetandrainy.

What'stheweatherlikeinAmerica

inwinter,Betty?

Wehavecoldwintersandhotsummers.

It'ssnowyinNewYorkinwinter.

Soundsgreat!

Ilikesunnyweather,andIlikesnowaswell.

ButIdon'tlikeshowersorwindyweather.

Meneither.

Rainyweatheristerrible!

IwishIwereinAustralianow.

It'sprobablysunnyandhotthere.

YoucangotoHainanIslandifyoulike

sunnyweather.

OnedayIwill.

Comeon,bettergetgoing!

Wecanskateintheparkandgetwarm.

U2

WhenisthebesttimetovisittheUS?

TheUSisaverybigcountry.

Itisabout3,000milesfromtheeastcoast

tothewestcoast,

ochoosecarefullytheplacestoseeand

thetimetogo.

Bringamapbecauseyoumaywantto

travelaround.

NewYorkandWashingtonDCaregoodplaces

tovisitinMayorOctober,

butinwinterthereisalotofsnow.

ThebesttimetovisitNewEnglandis

inSeptember.

Theweathergetscooler,

andthegreenleavesstarttoturngold,

thenbrown.

Bringyourcamerasoyoucantakephotos

oftheautumntrees.

CaliforniaisonthePacificcoast,

andtheweatherisfineallyearround.

Takeyourswimmingclothesbecauseyoumight

wanttogoswimminginthesea,eveninDecember.

InSeattle,inthenorthwest,

]itisnotverycoldbutitrainsalot,

sobringanumbrella.

InAlaska,thedaysarelongandwarminsummer,

butmaybecoolintheevening.

Inwinter,Alaskacanbeveryverycold.

IfyouwanttovisitAlaska,

youhadbettergoinsummer.

Donotforgettobringawarmsweaterwithyou.

InTexasandthesoutheast,

itisusuallyveryhotandsunnycompared

tootherplaces.

Therearestormsfromtimetotime

]insummerandautumn.

SowhenisthebesttimetovisittheUS?

Anytimeyoulike!

M11

U1

Happybirthday,Lingling.

Here'syourgift.

Oh,youremembered!

Whatasurprise!

Youcanopenit!

Idon'tthinkIshouldopenitnow.

InChina,weopenagiftlater.

ButbackintheUS,weopenagiftimmediately.

SowhatdoIdo?

Youneedn'twait!

（Linglingopensherpresentand

findsadictionary.）

Oh,thankyou.

Ireallywantedone.

We'rehappyyoulikeit.

Inoticedanotherdifference.

InChina,youacceptagiftwithbothhands.

ButintheWest,

weusuallydon'tpaymuchattentiontothat.

That'sinteresting!

I'minterestedtoknowallthe

Chinesetraditions.

Tellmemore.

Therearealot.

Forexample,inmyhometown,

peoplesayyoumustn'tdoanycleaningon

thefirstdayoftheSpringFestival.

Andyoumustn'tbreakanything.

It'sbadluck!

Youmustonlyuseredpaperforhongbao

becauseredmeansluck.

Andyou'dbetternothaveyourhaircut

duringtheSpringFestivalmonth.

Youcan'tbeserious!

AndinthenorthofChina,peopleeat

otsofjiaozi!

Perfect!

Theytastegreat.

likeeatingjiaozitoo.

Anyway,theSpringFestivalisstillover

amonthaway.

Let'scelebrateLingling'sbirthdayfirst!

U2

MyexperiencesinEngland

ByWangHui

IwenttoEnglandlastyear.

Ienjoyedmystay,

andInoticedsomethinginterestingwith

theEnglishwayoflife.

Forexample,youmustsayMrorMrswhen

youmeetsomeoneforthefirsttime.

Whenyougettoknoweachotherbetter

orwhentheyaskyouto,

youcanjustusetheirfirstnames.

Oneday,wevisitedsomefriendsandhad

afternoonteatogether.

Afternoonteaisnotjustadrinkbut

alightmealataround4pm.

Weatesandwichesandalargefruitcake.

InEngland,youusuallydrinkteawithmilk.

SoItriedtodrinkteawithmilktoo.

Fishan