人教版新目标八年级上册英语课文.docx

1、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Unit 1 Where did you go on vacation Section B, 2bRead Janes diary entries about her vacation and answer the questions. Did Jane have a good time on Monday What about on Tuesday Monday,July 15thI arrived in Penang in Malaysia this morning with my family. It was sunny and

2、 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 special-Malaysian yellow noodles. They were delicious! In the afternoon, we rode bicycles to Georgetown. There are a lot of new bui

3、ldings now, but many of the old buildings are still there. 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 walking around the town. Tuesday,July 16thWhat a different a day make

4、s! My father and mother decided to go to Penang 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 for the train because there were too many people. When we got to the top, it was raining really hard. We didnt hav

5、e an umbrella so we were wet and cold. It was terrible! And because of the bad weather, we couldnt see anything below. 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 Section B, 2b Read

6、 the article and complete the pie charts on the next page. What Do High School Students Do in Their Free TimeLast month we asked our students about their free time activities. Our questions were about exercise, use of the Internet and watching TV. Here are the results.We found that only fifteen perc

7、ent 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 exercise at all.We all know that many students often go online, but we were surprised that ninety percent of them use the In

8、ternet 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 television were also two percent of the students watch TV one to three times a percent watch TV four to six times a week. A

9、nd eighty-five percent watch TV every day! Although many students like to watch sports,games shows are the most popular. It is good to relax by using the Internet or watching game shows,but we think the best way to relax is through is healthy for the mind and the such as playing sports is fun, and y

10、ou can spend time with your friends and family as you play remember, “old habits die hard”.So start exercising before its too late! Unit 3 Im more outgoing than my sister. Section B, 2b Should friends be the same or different Read about what these people the comparative words and phases in the passa

11、ges.Jeff Green : My mother told me a good friend is like a m 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 shy so its not easy for me to make friends. But I think friends are

12、 like books-you dont need a lot of them as long as theyre good.Huang Lei: 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 he always , Larry often helps to bring out the best

13、 in Im getting better at tennis. Larry is much less hard-working, always get better grades than he does, so maybe I should help him more.Mary Smith: I dont really care if my friends are the same as me or favorite saying is, “A true friend reaches for your hand and touches your heart.” My best friend

14、 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 always there to listen. Unit 4 Whats the best movie theater Section B, 2b Rea

15、d the three talent shows are mentioned Whos Got Talent Everyone is good at something, but some people are truly talented. Its always interesting to watch other people show their talents. Talents shows are getting more and more popular. First, there were shows like American Idol and Americas Got Tale

16、nt. Now, 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 th

17、e 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 u

18、p. For example,some people say they are poor farmers,but in fact they are just ,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 showSection B, 2b Read th

19、e passage and complete the time line on the next page.When people say “culture”,we think of art and history. But one very famous symbol in American culture is a cartoon. We all know and love the black mouse with two large round earsMickey Mouse. Over 80 years ago,he first appeared in the cartoon Ste

20、amboat Willie. When this cartoon came out in New York on November18,1928,it was the first cartoon with sound and music. The man behind Mickey was Walt became very rich and successful. In the 1930s,he made 87 cartoons with Mickey.Some people might ask how this cartoon animal became so popular. One of

21、 the main reasons is that Mickey was like a cartoon man,but he always tried to face any danger. In his early films,Mickey was unlucky and had many problems such as losing his house or girlfriend,Minnie. However,he was always ready to try his went to the cinema to see the “little man” win. Most of th

22、em wanted to be like Mickey.On November 18,1978,Mickey became the first cartoon character to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Todays cartoons are usually not so simple as little Mickey Mouse,but everyone still knows and loves him. Who has a pairs of ears more famous than Mickeys Unit 6 Im

23、going to study computer science.Section B, 2b Read the passage and match each paragraph 1-3 with its main purpose in the the words and phrases that helped you decide._ To question the idea of making resolutions_ To give the meaning of resolution_ To discuss the different kinds of resolution31.Do you

24、 know what a resolution is Its a kind of of the time,we make promises to other people. “Mom, I promise Im going to tidy my room when I get back from school.” However, promises you make to yourself are resolutions,and the most common kind is New Years resolutions. _ When we make resolutions at the be

25、ginning of the year,we hope that we are going to improve our people write down their resolutions and plans for the coming helps them to remember their resolutions. Others tell their family and friends about their wishes and plans.2.There are different kinds of are about physical example, some people

26、 promise themselves they are going to start an exercise program or eat less fast resolutions have to do with self-improvement. _ Some people might say they are going to take up a hobby like painting or taking photos,or learn to play the resolutions have to do with better planning,like making a weekl

27、y plan for 3.Although there are differences,most resolutions have one thing in common. People hardly ever keep them! _ Sometimes the resolutions may be too difficult to keep. Sometimes people just forget about them. For this reason,some people say the best resolution is to have no resolutions! How a

28、bout you-will you make any next year Unit 7 Will people have robotsSection B, 2b Read the article and match each paragraph with the questions it discusses.Paragraph 1 Will robots think like humans in the futureParagraph 2 What will robots be like in the futureParagraph 3 What can robots do todayPara

29、graph 4 What are robots like in movies Do You Think You Will Have Your Own Robot we watch movies about the future,we sometimes see are usually like human help with the housework and do jobs like working in dirty or dangerous places. there are already robots working in can help to build cars,and they

30、 do simple jobs over and over people will do such jobs in the future because they are boring,but robots will never get bored. are now trying to make robots look like humans and do the same things as we robots in Japan can walk and dance. They are fun to ,some scientists believe that although we can

31、make robots move like people,it will be difficult to make them think like a example,scientist James White thinks that robots w scientists believe that there will be more robots in the ,they agree it may take hundreds of new robots will have many different will look like humans,and others might look

32、like India,for example,scientists made robots that look like buildings fall down with people inside, these snake robots can help look for people under the buildings. This was not possible 20 years ago, but computers and rockets also seemed impossible 100 years never know what will happen in the future. Unit 8 How do you make a banana milk shakeSection B, 2b Read the article and number the pictures 【1-5】 Thanksgiving in the United StatesIn most countries,people usually eat traditiona