新教材八年级上册英语个单元阅读原文整合.doc

1、Unit 1 Where did you go on vacation?I arrived in Penang in Malaysia this morning with my family.It was sunny and hot, so we decided to go to the beach near our hotel. My sister and I tried paragliding. I felt like I was a bird .It was so exciting! For lunch, we had something very specialMalaysian ye

2、llow noodles.They were delicious! In Weld Quay, a really old place in Georgetown, we saw the houses of the Chinese traders from 100 years ago. I wonder what life was like here in the past. I really enjoyed walk in around the town.第二篇What a difference a day makes! My father and I decided to go to Pen

3、ang Hill today. We wanted to walk up to the top, but then it started raining a little so we decided to take the train. We waited over an hour it was raining really hard . We didnt have an umbrella so we were wet and cold. It was terrible! And because of the bad weather, we couldnt see anything below

4、.My father didnt bring enough money, so we only had one bowl of rice and some fish. The food tasted great because I was so hungry!Unit 2 How often do you exercise?What Do No.5 High School Students Do in Their Free Time ?Last month we asked our students about their free time activities . Our question

5、s were about exercise , use of the Internet and watchingTV .Here are the results . We found that only fifteen percent of our students exercise every day . Forty-five percent exercise four to six times a week . Twenty percent exercise only one to three times a week . And twenty percent do not exercis

6、e at all .We all know that many students often go online , but we were surprised that ninety percent of them use the Internet every day . The other ten percent use it at least three or four times a week . Most students use it for fun and not for homework. The answer to our questions about watching t

7、elevision were also interesting . Only two percent of students watch TV one to three times a week . Thirteen percent watch TV four to six times aweek . And eighty-five percent watch TV every day ! Although many students like to watch sports , game shows are the most popular .It is good to relax by u

8、sing the Internet or watching game shows , but we think the best way to relax is through exercise . It is healthy for the mind and the body . Exercise such as playing sports is fun , and you can spend time with your friends and family as you play together . And remember , “old habits die hard ” . So

9、 start exercising before its too late !Unit 3 Im m ore outing than my sister.1 My mother told me a good friend is like a mirror. Im quieter and more serious than most kids.Thats why I like reading books and I study harder in class.My best friend Yuan Li is quiet too,so we enjoy studying together.Im

10、shy so its not easy for me to make friends.But I think friends are like books-you dont need a lot of them as long as theyre good.2.Its not necessary to be the same.My best friend Larry is quite different from me.He is taller and more outgoing than me.We both like sports,but he plays tennis better,so

11、 he always wins.However,Larry often helps to bring out the best in me.So Im getting better at tennis.Larry is much less hard-working, though.I always get better grades than he does,so maybe I should help him more.3.I dont really care if my friends are the same as me or different.My favorites saying

12、isA true friend reaches for your hand and touches your heart. My best friend Carol is really kind and very funny.In fact,shes funnier than anyone I know. I broke my arm last year but she made me laugh and feel better.We can talk about and share everything. I know she cares about me because shes alwa

13、ys there to listen.Unit 4 Whats the best movie theater? Everyone is good at something, but some people are talented. Its always interesting to watch other people show their talents. Talent shows are getting more and more popular. First, there were shows like American Idol and Americans Got Talent. N

14、ow, there are similar shows around the world, such as Chinas Got Talent. All these shows have one thing in common: They try to look for the best singers, the most talented dancers, the most exciting magicians, the funniest actors and so on. All kinds of people join these shows. But who can play the

15、piano the best or sing the most beautifully? Thats up to you to decide. When people watch the show, they usually play a role in deciding the winner. And the winner always gets a very good prize. However, not everybody enjoys watching these shows. Some think that the lives of the performers are made

16、up. For example, some people say they are poor farmers, but in fact they are just actors. However, if you dont take these shows too seriously, they are fun to watch. And one great thing about them is that they give people a way to make their dreams come true.Unit 5 Do you want to watch a game show?1、 When people say culture,we think of art and history.But one very famous symbol in American culture is a cartoon.We all k