人教版新目标八年级上册英语课文.docx

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人教版新目标八年级上册英语课文

人教版新目标八年级上册英语课文

Unit1Wheredidyougoonvacation?

SectionB,2b

ReadJane’sdiaryentriesabouthervacationandanswerthequestions.DidJanehaveagoodtimeonMonday?

WhataboutonTuesday?

Monday,July15th

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

Forlunch,wehadsomethingveryspecial----Malaysianyellownoodles.Theyweredelicious!

Intheafternoon,werodebicyclestoGeorgetown.Therearealotofnewbuildingsnow,butmanyoftheoldbuildingsarestillthere.InWeldQuay,areallyoldplaceinGeorgetown,wesawthehousesoftheChinesetradersfrom100yearsago.Iwonderwhatlifewaslikehereinthepast.Ireallyenjoyedwalkingaroundthetown.

Tuesday,July16th

Whatadifferentadaymakes!

MyfatherandmotherdecidedtogotoPenangHilltoday.Wewantedtowalkuptothetop,butthenitstartedrainingalittlesowedecidedtotakethetrain.Wewaitedoveranhourforthetrainbecausethereweretoomanypeople.Whenwegottothetop,itwasrainingreallyhard.Wedidn’thaveanumbrellasowewerewetandcold.Itwasterrible!

Andbecauseofthebadweather,wecouldn’tseeanythingbelow.Myfatherdidn’tbringenoughmoney,soweonlyhadonebowlofriceandsomefish.ThefoodtastedgreatbecauseIwassohungry.

Unit2Howoftendoyouexercise?

SectionB,2b

Readthearticleandcompletethepiechartsonthenextpage.

WhatDoNo.5HighSchoolStudentsDoinTheirFreeTime?

Lastmonthweaskedourstudentsabouttheirfreetimeactivities.Ourquestionswereaboutexercise,useoftheInternetandwatchingTV.Herearetheresults.

Wefoundthatonlyfifteenpercentofourstudentsexerciseeveryday.Forty-fivepercentexercisefourtosixtimesaweek.Twentypercentexerciseonlyonetothreetimesaweek.Andtwentypercentdonotexerciseatall.

Weallknowthatmanystudentsoftengoonline,butweweresurprisedthatninetypercentofthemusetheInterneteveryday.Theothertenpercentuseitatleastthreeorfourtimesaweek.Moststudentsuseitforfunandnotforhomework.

Theanswertoourquestionsaboutwatchingtelevisionwerealsointeresting.OnlytwopercentofthestudentswatchTVonetothreetimesaweek.ThirteenpercentwatchTVfourtosixtimesaweek.Andeighty-fivepercentwatchTVeveryday!

Althoughmanystudentsliketowatchsports,gamesshowsarethemostpopular.

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

Unit3I’mmoreoutgoingthanmysister.

SectionB,2b

Shouldfriendsbethesameordifferent?

Readaboutwhatthesepeoplethink.Underlinethecomparativewords

andphasesinthepassages.

JeffGreen:

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

HuangLei:

It’snotnecessarytobethesame.MybestfriendLarryisquitedifferentfromme.Heistallerandmoreoutgoingthanme.Webothlikesports,butheplaystennisbetter,sohealwayswins.However,Larryoftenhelpstobringoutthebestinme.SoI’mgettingbetterattennis.Larryismuchlesshard-working,

though.Ialwaysgetbettergradesthanhedoes,somaybeIshouldhelphimmore.

MarySmith:

Idon’treallycareifmyfriendsarethesameasmeordifferent.Myfavoritesayingis,“Atruefriendreachesforyourhandandtouchesyourheart.”MybestfriendCarolisreallykindandveryfunny.Infact,she’sfunnierthananyoneIknow.Ibrokemyarmlastyearbutshemademelaughandfeelbetter.Wecantalkaboutandshareeverything.Iknowshecaresaboutmebecauseshe’salwaystheretolisten.

Unit4What’sthebestmovietheater?

SectionB,2b

Readthepassage.Whichthreetalentshowsarementioned?

Who’sGotTalent?

Everyoneisgoodatsomething,butsomepeoplearetrulytalented.It’salwaysinterestingtowatchotherpeopleshowtheirtalents.Talentsshowsaregettingmoreandmorepopular.First,therewereshowslikeAmericanIdolandAmerica’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?

SectionB,2b

Readthepassageandcompletethetimelineonthenextpage.

Whenpeoplesay“culture”,wethinkofartandhistory.ButoneveryfamoussymbolinAmericancultureisacartoon.Weallknowandlovetheblackmousewithtwolargeroundears—MickeyMouse.Over80yearsago,hefirstappearedinthecartoonSteamboatWillie.WhenthiscartooncameoutinNewYorkonNovember18,1928,itwasthefirstcartoonwithsoundandmusic.ThemanbehindMickeywasWaltDisney.Hebecameveryrichandsuccessful.Inthe1930s,hemade87cartoonswithMickey.

Somepeoplemightaskhowthiscartoonanimalbecamesopopular.OneofthemainreasonsisthatMickeywaslikeacartoonman,buthealwaystriedtofaceanydanger.Inhisearlyfilms,Mickeywasunluckyandhadmanyproblemssuchaslosinghishouseorgirlfriend,Minnie.However,hewasalwaysreadytotryhisbest.Peoplewenttothecinematoseethe“littleman”win.MostofthemwantedtobelikeMickey.

OnNovember18,1978,MickeybecamethefirstcartooncharactertohaveastarontheHollywoodWalkofFame.Today’scartoonsareusuallynotsosimpleaslittleMickeyMouse,buteveryonestillknowsandloveshim.WhohasapairsofearsmorefamousthanMickey’s?

Unit6I’mgoingtostudycomputerscience.

SectionB,2b

Readthepassageandmatcheachparagraph[1-3]withitsmainpurposeinthebox.Underlinethewordsandphrasesthathelpedyoudecide.

______Toquestiontheideaofmakingresolutions

______Togivethemeaningofresolution

______Todiscussthedifferentkindsofresolution3

1.Doyouknowwhataresolutionis?

It’sakindofpromise.Mostofthetime,wemakepromisestootherpeople.“Mom,IpromiseI’mgoingtotidymyroomwhenIgetbackfromschool.”However,promisesyoumaketoyourselfareresolutions,andthemostcommonkindisNewYear’sresolutions.___________Whenwemakeresolutionsatthebeginningoftheyear,wehopethatwearegoingtoimproveourlives.Somepeoplewritedowntheirresolutionsandplansforthecomingyear.Thishelpsthemtoremembertheirresolutions.Otherstelltheirfamilyandfriendsabouttheirwishesandplans.

2.Therearedifferentkindsofresolutions.Someareaboutphysicalhealth.Forexample,somepeoplepromisethemselvestheyaregoingtostartanexerciseprogramoreatlessfastfood.Manyresolutionshavetodowithself-improvement.__________Somepeoplemightsaytheyaregoingtotakeupahobbylikepaintingortakingphotos,orlearntoplaytheguitar.Someresolutionshavetodowithbetterplanning,likemakingaweeklyplanforschoolwork._________

3.Althoughtherearedifferences,mostresolutionshaveonethingincommon.Peoplehardlyeverkeepthem!

______Sometimestheresolutionsmaybetoodifficulttokeep.Sometimespeoplejustforgetaboutthem.Forthisreason,somepeoplesaythebestresolutionistohavenoresolutions!

Howaboutyou--willyoumakeanynextyear?

Unit7Willpeoplehaverobots?

SectionB,2b

Readthearticleandmatcheachparagraphwiththequestionsitdiscusses.

Paragraph1Willrobotsthinklikehumansinthefuture?

Paragraph2Whatwillrobotsbelikeinthefuture?

Paragraph3Whatcanrobotsdotoday?

Paragraph4Whatarerobotslikeinmovies?

DoYouThinkYouWillHaveYourOwnRobot?

1.Whenwewatchmoviesaboutthefuture,wesometimesseerobots.Theyareusuallylikehumanservants.Theyhelpwiththehouseworkanddojobslikeworkingindirtyordangerousplaces.

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

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

Unit8Howdoyoumakeabanana