八年级上册课文.docx

1、八年级上册课文Unit 1第一篇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 yellow noodles.They were de

2、licious!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 walkin around the town.第二篇What a difference a day makes!My father and I decided to go to Penang Hill today.We wanted to walk

3、 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 coudnt see anything below.My father didint bring enough money,so

4、we only had one bowl of rice and some fish.The food tasted great because I was so hungry!Unit 2 What do NO.5 Hihg School students do in their free time?Last 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

5、 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 exercise at all.We all know that many students often go online,but we were surprised th

6、at 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 television were also interesting.Only two percent of the students watch TV one to three t

7、imes a week.Thirteen percent watch TV four to six times a week.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 using the Internet or watching game shows,but we think the best way to relax is through exercis

8、e.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 start exercising before its too late!Unit 3My mother told me a good friend is like a mirror.Im quieter and m

9、ore 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 like booksyou dont need a lot of them as long as theyre good.Its not necessary

10、 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 wins.However,Larry often helps go bring out the best in me.So Im getting better at tennis.Larry is much less hard-working,though.I always

11、 get better grades than he does,so maybe I should help him more.I dont really care if my friends are the same as me or different.My favorite saying is,” A 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

12、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 Whos Got Talent?Everyone is good at something,but some people are truly talented.Its always interesting to watch other peopl

13、e show their talents.Talent shows are getting more and more popular.First,there were shows like American Idol and Americas Got Talent.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 talente

14、d dancers,the most exciting magicians,the funniest actors and so on.All kinds of people join these shows.But who can play the piano the best or sing the most beautifully?Thats up to you to decide.When people watch the the show,they usually play a role in deciding the winner.And the winner always get

15、s a very good prize.However,not everybody enjoys watching these shows.Some think that the lives of the performers are made 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 thin

16、g about them is that they give people a way to make their dreams come true.Unit 5When 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 ears-MickeyMouse.Over 80 years ago,he first appea

17、red in the cartoon Steamboat Willie.When this cartoon came out in New York on November 18,1928,it was the first cartoon with sound and music.The man behind Mickey was Walt Disney.He became very rich and successful.In the 1930s,he made 87 cartoons with Mickey.Some people might ask how this cartoon an

18、imal became so popular.One of the main reasons is that Mickey was like a common 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 best.People went to the cinema t

19、o see thelittle manwin.Most of them wanted to be like Mickey.On November 18,1978,Mickeybecame the first cartoon character to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.Today is cartoons are usually not so simple as little Mickey Mouse,but everyone still knows and loves him.Who has a pair of ears more

20、 famous than Mickey is?Unit 6Do you know what a resolution is?Its a kind of promise.Most 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,promise you make to yourself are resolutions and the most commom kind is New Years resol

21、utions. When wo make resolutions at the beginning of the year,we hope that we are going to improve our lives.Some people write down their resolutions and plans for the coming year.This helps them to remember their resolutions.Others tell their family and friends about their wishes and plans.There ar

22、e different kinds of resolutions.Some are about physical health.For example,some people promise themselves thay are going to start an exercise program or eat less fast food.Many resolutions have to do with self-improvement. some people might say they are going to take up a hobby like painting or tak

23、ing photos,or learn to play the guitar.Some resolutions have to do with better planning,like making a weekly plan for schoolwork. Although there are differences,most resolutions have one thing in common.People hardly ever keep them ! Sometimes the resolutions may be too diffcult to keep.Sometimes pe

24、ople just forget about them.For this reason,some people say the best resolution is to have no resolutions!Hwo about you -will you make any next year?Unit 7 Do you think you will have your own robot?In some science fiction movies,people in the future have their own robots.These robots are just like h

25、umans.They help with the housework and do the most unpleasant jobs.Some scientists believe that there will be such robots in the future.However,they agree it may take hundreds of years.Scientists are now trying to make robots look like people and do the same things as us.Japanese companies have alre

26、ady made robots walk and dance.This kind of robot will also be fun to watch.But robot scientist James White disagrees.He thinks that it will be difficult for a robot to do the same things as a person.For example,its easy for a child to wake up and know where the are.Mr White thinks that robots wont

27、be able to do this.But other scientists disagree.They think that robots will be able to talk to people in 25 to 50 years.Robot scientists are not just trying to make robots look like people.For example,there are already robots working in factories.These robots look more like huge arms.They do simple

28、 jobs over and over again.People would not like to do such jobs and would get bored.But robots will never get bored.In the future,there will be more robots everywhere,and humans will have less work to do.New robots will have many different shapes.Some will look like humans,and others might look like

29、 snakes.After an earthquake,a snake robot could help look for people under buildings.That may not seem possible now,but computers,space rockets and even electric toothbrushes seemed impossible a hundred years ago.We never know what will happen in the future!Unit 8 Thanksgiving in the United StatesIn

30、 most countries,people usually eat traditional food on special holidays.A special day in the United States is Thanksgiving.It is always on the fourth Thursday in November,and is a time to give thanks for food in the autumn.At this time,people also remember the first travelers from England who came t

31、o live in American about 400 years ago.These travelers had a long,hard winter,and many of them died.In the next autumn,they gave thanks for life and food in their new home.These days,most Americans still celebrate this idea of giving thanks by having a big meal at home with their family.The main dis

32、h of this meal is almost slways turkey,a large bird.Making a turkey dinnerHere is one way to make turkey for a Thanksgiving dinner.First,mix together some bread pieces,onions,salt and pepper.Next,fill the turkey with this bread mix.Then,put the turkey in a hot oven and cook it for a few hours.When it is ready,place the turkey on a large plate and cover it with gravy.Finally,cut the turkey into thin pieces and eat the meat with vegetables like carrots and potatoes.Unit 9 Hi David,What a great idea!I really like Ms.Steen a lot.She helped me to improve my En