英语八下3a课文.doc

八年级下学期全部长篇课文 Unit 1 3a P6In ten years , I think Ill be a 1 (report) . Ill 2 (live) in Shanghai, because I 3 (go) to Shanghai last year and 4 (fall) in love with it. I think its 5 (real) a 6 (beautifully) city. As a reporter, I think I will 7 (meet) lots of 8 (interest) people. I think Ill 9 (live) in an apartment with my 10 (good) friends, because I don like 11 (live) alone. Ill have 12 (pet). I cant have any pets now because my mother hates 13 (they), and our apartment is too small . So in ten 14 (year) Ill have many 15 (difference) pets. I might even 16 (keep) a pet parrot!Ill probably go 17 (skate) and _18_(swim)every day. 19 (during) the week Ill 20 (look) smart, and probably will wear a suit. On the weekend , Ill be able to 21 (dress) more _22_(casual). I think Ill go to Hong Kong vacation , and one day I might even 23 (visit )Australia. Unit 2 P14 3aDear Mary, I have a problems, and I need your help. I always thought I was popular at school. But I just found out that my friends were planning a birthday party for my best friend, and they didnt invite me. Everyone else in my class was invited except me , and I dont know why . I cant think what I did wrong . Im very upset and dont know what to do. What do you think? Can you help me? Yours, Loely kid Unit 3 3a P20Dear Jack, I had a very unusual experience on Sunday. At around ten oclock in the morning , I was walking down the street when a UFO landed right in front of me. You can imagine how strange it was!An alien got out and walked down Center Street . I followd it to see where it was going, and I was very surprised when it went into a souvenir shop. While it was looking at the shop assisant called the police. Before the police arrived, the alien left the shop and then visited the Museum of Fight. While the alien was in the museum , I called the TV station. Isnt that amazing! TedP22 3 Linda loves her dog Davy. They went to New York City last Saturday. While Linda was buying a newpaper at the train station, the dog got out of his box and ran away. The station was crowed and Linda couldnt see Davy anywere. When Linda shouted his name, some people looked at her but Davy didt come. Then she called the police. While she was tallking on the telephone, Davy met aother dog outside the station. While the police were coming, Linda wallked around the station and called Davys name . She didnt think about looking outside the station. Finally , alittle boy said to her , “Did you look ooutside? I saw a big black dog when I came in”When Linda finally saw Davy , he was jumping and running with another dog. There was a police officer next to them . The police officer said to Linda, “I think my dog found your dog. ” Unit 4 3a P28“Young Lived ”this week It was an exciting week for the people in the soap opera“Young Lives”. First of all , Marcia told Ben she was having a surprise party for Lana , and that Lana thinks she was going to her house to study . Then Lana told Ben she was mad at Marcia, and that she was going to her house on friday . So Ben told Lana that Marcia was going to have a party for her. Lana told Ben that she was mad at Marcia anymore, and that she is going to go to Marcias house on Friday night. However, Mracia called everyone and told them that she is going to have the party. P30 3aDear grandma, Hows it going? I hope that grandpa is well now. I was sorry to hear that he had a cold last week. I hope you are in good health. Things are fine here. I finished my end-of-year exams last week and got my report card today. I aways get nervous when Isee the envelope from school in the mail, but luckily I did OK this time. I had a really hard time with science this smester, and I wasnt surprised to find that my wrost report was from my science teacher. She said I was lazy, which isnt ture. Its just that I find science really difficult. Another disappointing result was in history. My history teacher said I could do better. The good news is that my math teacher said I was hard-working. And my Spanish teacher said my listening was good. Well, thats about all the news I have for now. Mom and Dad send their love. Love, AlanUnit 5 3aIf I become an athlete, will I be happy? For many young people, becoming a perfessional althlete might seem like a dram job. If you become a professional athlete, youll be able to make a liviing doing something you love. If you become famous, people all over the world will know you. Many athletes give money to schools and chartties, and do a lot of work to help people. This is a great chance that many people do not have. However, professional athletes can also have many problems. If you are famous, people will watch you all the time and follow you everywhere. This can make life difficult. If you play sports for a living, your job will sometimes be very dangerous. Many prefessional athletes get injured. And if you become rich, you will have a difficult time knowning who your real friends are. In fact, many famous people complan that they are not happy. They say they were happier before they became rich and famous. Unit 6 p46 3aIm talking to you from the Hilltop School Skating Marathon. Here, student are skating to raise money for charity. For every hour they skate, each student raises ten yuan for charity. The skating marathon has been going for five hours now, and several skaters are still skating. Alison was the first one to start and has been skating for the whole five hours. Next is Sam, and he has been sating for four hours too, and Li Chen just strated an hour ago. P48 3aDear Jack, Thanks for sending me the snow globe of the monster I love it. In fact I think its probably my favoite. Ive been collecting snow globes for seven years, and now I have 226 of them. My mom says I have to stop, because weve run out of room to store them. Theyre all around our apartment. Ieven store them in boxes under my bed. The first one I ever got was a birthday cake snow globe on my seventh birthday. I particulary love globes with animals. I have a big one with bears in it and another one with penguins. If you know anyone else who collects them please tell me. Id like to start a globe collectors club. By the way, whats your hobby? Love, Ellen Unit 7 p56 3aI cant stand it! I dont like waiting in line when a shop assistant has a long telephone conversation. When that happens. I usually say, “Would you mind helping me? ”And I dont like it when shop assistants follow me around. Then I say , “Could you please not follow me around? Ill ask you if I need some help. Usually the shop assistants say they are sorry, but sometimes they get mad. If that happens, I wont go back to that store again. I get annoyed when someone tallks to me while Im reading. This happens to me all the time in the school library. When it happens, I usually talk to person because want to be police. But because Im police, people dont know Im annoyed. So they do the same thing again. Perhaps in the future I should try not be so police. Unit 8 p64 3a The trendiest kind of pet these days is the pot-bellied pig. David Smith of North London has a pot-belied pig named Connie. “Pot-belied pigs make the best pets, ”said David, “She watches TV on the sofa with me every night. Shes my best friend. ”However, life with a pig isnt always perfect. “When I got my pig, she was small, ”said David, “but she eats a lot. Now shes too big to sleep in the house, so I made her a special pig house. Also, pig need a lot of love. Sometimes I dont have enough time to spend with her. ” Unit 9 p70 Have you ever been to Disneyland? Most of us have probably heard of Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and many other famous Disney characters. Perhaps we have even seen them in movies. But have you ever been to Disneyland? In fact, there are now serveal different Disneyland amusement parks around the world. Disneyland is an amusementv park, but we can also call it a theme park. It has all the normal attractions that you can find at an amusement, but also has a theme. The theme of course is Disney movies and Disney characters. For example, you can find a roller coaster in most amusement parks, but in Disneyland, the theme of the roller coaster is Disney characters. This means that Disney characters all over the roller coaster. You can also watch Disney movies eat in Disney restaurants, and buy Disney gifts. And you can see Disney characters walking around Disneyland all the time. Have you ever heard of a Disney Cruise? These are huge boats that also have Disney theme. You can take a ride on the boat for several days, and you can sleep and eat on board. There are also many attractions on board, juset like any other Disneyland. You can shop, go to Disney parties, and eat dinner with Mickey Mouse!The boats take different routes, but they all end up in the same place. That is Disneys own island. It just so much fun in Disey and!P72 3aCome to the Hilltop Language School and change your life When I was a young girl, all I ever wanted to do was teavel, and I decide that the best way to do this was to become a flight attrndant. Ive been a flight attendant for two years now. Its a reaslly interesting job because I travel all over the world. I discovered that the most important requirement was to speak English well, so I studied English at the Hilltop Language School for five years before Ibecome a flight attendant. It was because I could speak English that I got the job. Thank you, Hilltop Language School! Mei Shan I want to be a tour guide. In fact, its all I have ever wanted to be. I want to travel, especially to English-speaking countries such as the United States and Australia. Hoewver, I know that I have to improve my English, so Ive started taking lessons at the Hilltop Language School. The Hilltop