八年级上册课文.docx

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八年级上册课文

Unit1

第一篇

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,wecoudn'tseeanythingbelow.Myfatherdidin'tbringenoughmoney,soweonlyhadonebowlofriceandsomefish.ThefoodtastedgreatbecauseIwassohungry!

Unit2WhatdoNO.5HihgSchoolstudentsdointheirfreetime?

Lastmonthweaskedourstudentsabouttheirfreetimeactivities.Ourquestionswereaboutexercise,useoftheInternetandwatchingTV.Herearetheresults.

Wefoundthatonlyfifteenpercentofourstudentsexerciseeveryday.Forty-fivepercentexercisefourtosixtimesaweek.Twentypercentexerciseonlyonetothreetimesaweek.Andtwentypercentdonotexerciseatall.

Weallknowthatmanystudentsoftengoonline,butweweresurprisedthatninetypercentofthemusetheInterneteveryday.Theothertenpercentuseitatleastthreeorfourtimesaweek.Moststudentsuseitforfunandnotforhomework.

Theanswertoourquestionsaboutwatchingtelevisionwerealsointeresting.OnlytwopercentofthestudentswatchTVonetothreetimesaweek.ThirteenpercentwatchTVfourtosixtimesaweek.Andeighty-fivepercentwatchTVeveryday!

Althoughmanystudentsliketowatchsports,gameshowsarethemostpopular.

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

Unit3

Mymothertoldmeagoodfriendislikeamirror.I’mquieterandmoreseriousthanmostkids.That’swhyIlikereadingbooksandIstudyharderinclass.MybestfriendYuanLiisquiettoo,soweenjoystudyingtogether.I’mshysoit’snoteasyformetomakefriends.ButIthinkfriendsarelikebooks—youdon’tneedalotofthemaslongasthey’regood.It’snotnecessarytobethesame.MybestfriendLarryisquitedifferentfromme.Heistallerandmoreoutgoingthanme.Webothlikesports,butheplaystennisbetter,sohealwayswins.However,Larryoftenhelpsgobringoutthebestinme.SoI’mgettingbetterattennis.Larryismuchlesshard-working,though.Ialwaysgetbettergradesthanhedoes,somaybeIshouldhelphimmore.Idon’treallycareifmyfriendsarethesameasmeordifferent.Myfavoritesayingis,”Atruefriendreachesforyourhandandtouchesyourheart.”MybestfriendCarolisreallykindandveryfunny.Infact,she’sfunnierthananyoneIknow.Ibrokemyarmlastyearbutshemademelaughandfeelbetter.Wecantalkaboutandshareeverything.Iknowshecaresaboutmebecauseshe’salwaystheretolisten.

Unit4Who’sGotTalent?

Everyoneisgoodatsomething,butsomepeoplearetrulytalented.It’salwaysinterestingtowatchotherpeopleshowtheirtalents.Talentshowsaregettingmoreandmorepopular.First,therewereshowslikeAmericanIdolandAmerica’sGotTalent.Now,therearesimilarshowsaroundtheworld,suchasChina’sGotTalent.Alltheseshowshaveonethingincommon:

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

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

Unit5

Whenpeoplesay"culture",wethinkofartandhistory.ButoneveryfamoussymbolinAmericancultureisacartoon.Weallknowandlovetheblackmousewithtwolargeroundears---MickeyMouse.Over80yearsago,hefirstappearedinthecartoonSteamboatWillie.WhenthiscartooncameoutinNewYorkonNovember18,1928,itwasthefirstcartoonwithsoundandmusic.ThemanbehindMickeywasWaltDisney.Hebecameveryrichandsuccessful.Inthe1930s,hemade87cartoonswithMickey.Somepeoplemightaskhowthiscartoonanimalbecamesopopular.OneofthemainreasonsisthatMickeywaslikeacommonman,buthealwaystriedtofaceanydanger.Inhisearlyfilms,Mickeywasunluckyandhadmanyproblemssuchaslosinghishouseorgirlfriend,Minnie.However,hewasalwaysreadytotryhisbest.Peoplewenttothecinematoseethe"littleman"win.MostofthemwantedtobelikeMickey.OnNovember18,1978,MickeybecamethefirstcartooncharactertohaveastarontheHollywoodWalkofFame.TodayiscartoonsareusuallynotsosimpleaslittleMickeyMouse,buteveryonestillknowsandloveshim.WhohasapairofearsmorefamousthanMickeyis?

Unit6

Doyouknowwhataresolutionis?

It`sakindofpromise.Mostofthetime,wemakepromisestootherpeople.（"Mom,IpromiseI`mgoingtotidymyroomwhenIgetbackfromschool."）However,promiseyoumaketoyourselfareresolutionsandthemostcommomkindisNewYear`sresolutions.Whenwomakeresolutionsatthebeginningoftheyear,wehopethatwearegoingtoimproveourlives.Somepeoplewritedowntheirresolutionsandplansforthecomingyear.Thishelpsthemtoremembertheirresolutions.Otherstelltheirfamilyandfriendsabouttheirwishesandplans.

Therearedifferentkindsofresolutions.Someareaboutphysicalhealth.Forexample,somepeoplepromisethemselvesthayaregoingtostartanexerciseprogramoreatlessfastfood.Manyresolutionshavetodowithself-improvement.somepeoplemightsaytheyaregoingtotakeupahobbylikepaintingortakingphotos,orlearntoplaytheguitar.Someresolutionshavetodowithbetterplanning,likemakingaweeklyplanforschoolwork.

Althoughtherearedifferences,mostresolutionshaveonethingincommon.Peoplehardlyeverkeepthem!

Sometimestheresolutionsmaybetoodiffculttokeep.Sometimespeoplejustforgetaboutthem.Forthisreason,somepeoplesaythebestresolutionistohavenoresolutions!

Hwoaboutyou-willyoumakeanynextyear?

Unit7Doyouthinkyouwillhaveyourownrobot?

Insomesciencefictionmovies,peopleinthefuturehavetheirownrobots.Theserobotsarejustlikehumans.Theyhelpwiththehouseworkanddothemostunpleasantjobs.

Somescientistsbelievethattherewillbesuchrobotsinthefuture.However,theyagreeitmaytakehundredsofyears.Scientistsarenowtryingtomakerobotslooklikepeopleanddothesamethingsasus.Japanesecompanieshavealreadymaderobotswalkanddance.Thiskindofrobotwillalsobefuntowatch.

ButrobotscientistJamesWhitedisagrees.Hethinksthatitwillbedifficultforarobottodothesamethingsasaperson.Forexample,it'seasyforachildtowakeupandknowwheretheare.MrWhitethinksthatrobotswon'tbeabletodothis.Butotherscientistsdisagree.Theythinkthatrobotswillbeabletotalktopeoplein25to50years.

Robotscientistsarenotjusttryingtomakerobotslooklikepeople.Forexample,therearealreadyrobotsworkinginfactories.Theserobotslookmorelikehugearms.Theydosimplejobsoverandoveragain.Peoplewouldnotliketodosuchjobsandwouldgetbored.Butrobotswillnevergetbored.

Inthefuture,therewillbemorerobotseverywhere,andhumanswillhavelessworktodo.Newrobotswillhavemanydifferentshapes.Somewilllooklikehumans,andothersmightlooklikesnakes.Afteranearthquake,asnakerobotcouldhelplookforpeopleunderbuildings.Thatmaynotseempossiblenow,butcomputers,spacerocketsandevenelectrictoothbrushesseemedimpossibleahundredyearsago.Weneverknowwhatwillhappeninthefuture!

Unit8ThanksgivingintheUnitedStates

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

Makingaturkeydinner

HereisonewaytomaketurkeyforaThanksgivingdinner.

First,mixtogethersomebreadpieces,onions,saltandpepper.

Next,filltheturkeywiththisbreadmix.

Then,puttheturkeyinahotovenandcookitforafewhours.

Whenitisready,placetheturkeyonalargeplateandcoveritwithgravy.

Finally,cuttheturkeyintothinpiecesandeatthemeatwithvegetableslikecarrotsandpotatoes.

Unit9

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Whatagreatidea!

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