八年级英语阅读课文.docx

Lesson 5 Goodbye and good luck 再见，一路顺风First listen and then answer the question.听录音，然后回答以下问题。Where is Captain Alison going and how?Our neighbor, Captain Charles Alison, will sail from Portsmouth tomorrow. Well meet him at the harbor early in the morning. He will be in his small boat, Topsail. Topsail is a famous little boat. It has sailed across the Atlantic many times. Captain Alison will set out at eight oclock, so well have plenty of time. Well see his boat and then well say goodbye to him. He will be away for two months. We are very proud of him. He will take part in an important race across the Atlantic. New words and expressions 生词和短语luck lk n. 运气，幸运 plenty of 大量的neighbor neb n. 邻居 set out 出发captain kptn n. 船长 be away 离开harbor h:b n. 港口 proud prad adj. 自豪sail sel v. 航行 be proud of 为感到骄傲sail across 横渡 take part in 参加（比赛、活动等）important mp:rtnt adj. 重要的Summary writing 摘要写作Answer these questions in not more than 55 words. 回答下列问题，将答案组成一个段落，不超过55个单词。1. Whom shall we meet at Portsmouth Harbor early tomorrow morning ?2. Where will he be ?3. At what time will he leave ?4. Shall we say goodbye to him, or shall we travel with him ?5. What will he take part in ?Grammar 一般将来时态一般将来时态：表将来某时间要发生的动作或存在的状态，常与“tomorrow, next year, next year”等表将来的时间状语连用。常见的表达形式有：will/ be going to /shall + 动词原形 shall 常与第一人称（I ,we）连用; be going to 表打算做某事，或某事一定会发生。We will leave for Beijing tomorrow.= We leaver for Beijing tomorrow. = We leaving for Beijing tomorrow. = We leave for Beijing tomorrow. Lesson 6 A polite request 彬彬有礼的要求First listen and then answer the question.听录音，然后回答以下问题。What was the polite request?If you park your car in the wrong place, a traffic policeman will soon find it. You will be very lucky if he lets you go without a ticket. However, this does not always happen. Traffic police are sometimes very polite. During a holiday in Sweden, I found this note on my car: Sir, we welcome you to our city. This is a No Parking area. You will enjoy your stay here if you pay attention to our street signs. This note is only a reminder. If you receive a request like this, you cannot fail to obey it!New words and expressions 生词和短语polite plat adj.礼貌的 Sweden swi:dn 瑞典request rkwest n.要求 note nt n. 便条park p:rk v. 停放（汽车） area eri n. 地区traffic trfk n. 交通 pay attention to 注意without 没有 sign san n. 指示牌ticket tkt n. 交通违规罚款单 reminder rmandr n. 提示however 然而 fail fel v. 失败，没做成某事during djr prep.在期间 obey be v. 服从holiday hlde n. 假期Summary writing 摘要写作Answer these questions in not more than 55 words. 1. Do traffic police usually give you a ticket if you park your car in the wrong place or not ?2. When did the writer find a polite note on his car ?3. What did the traffic policeman want him to do ?4. Can anyone fail to obey a request like this or not ?Grammar 条件状语从句条件状语从句常用if（如果）引导，表假设，条件。主句常用一般将来时态表将来，但条件状语从句用一般现在时态表达将来含义。即“主将从现”规则。如： If it tomorrow（rain）, I at home. (stay) I _ (tell) you if he _ (come) back.Lesson 4 An exciting trip 激动人心的旅行First listen and then answer the question.听录音，然后回答以下问题。Why is Tim finding this trip exciting?I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim. He is in Australia. He has been there for six months. Tim is an engineer. He is working for a big firm and he has already visited a great number of different places in Australia. He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice Springs, a small town in the centre of Australia. He will soon visit Darwin. From there, he will fly to Perth. My brother has never been abroad before, so he is finding this trip very exciting.New words and expressions 生词和短语exciting ksat adj. 令人兴奋的 a number of 很多(修饰复数可数名词)receive rsiv v. 接受，收到 gone gn ( went, gone )去engineer endn(r) n.工程师 centre sent(r) n. 中心firm f:rm n. 商行，公司 abroad br:d adv. 在国外already :lredi adv.已经He has been there for six months. 他在那儿已经住了6个月了。Summary writing 摘要写作Answer these questions in not more than 55 words. 1. What has the writer just received from his brother, Tim？2. How long has he been in Australia ?3. Has he already visited many placed or not ?4. Where is he now ?Grammar 现在完成时态现在完成时由“have/has+过去分词”构成，主要有两个含义 表示动作发生在过去，但对现在有影响，有时无时间状语，有时和一些表示不确定的过去时间状语连用，如： just，yet，already，before，so far等 表示从过去某一时间开始一直延续到现在并还可能继续延续下去的动作，用于延续性动词，且句中常带有表示一段时间的时间状语，如：since，for two months, so far等 I _ already _ ( finish) my homework. I can go swimming with you.I _ ( live) in Beijing for ten years. Lesson 8 Not for jazz 不适于演奏爵士乐First listen and then answer the question.听录音，然后回答以下问题。What happened to the clavichord?We have an old musical instrument. It is called a clavichord. It was made in Germany in 1681. Our clavichord is kept in the living room. It has belonged to our family for a long time. The instrument was bought by my grandfather many years ago. Recently it was damaged by a visitor. She tried to play jazz on it! She struck the keys too hard and two of the strings were broken. My father was shocked. Now we are not allowed to touch it. It is being repaired by a friend of my fathers.New words and expressions 生词和短语jazz dz n. 爵士音乐 damage dmd v. 损坏musical mju:zkl adj. 音乐的 strike strak（struck, struck） v. 打击，攻击instrument nstrmnt n. 乐器 key ki n. 琴键，钥匙clavichord klvk:rd n. 古钢琴 string str n. （乐器的）弦 belong to 属于 break brek ( broke, broken)v. 打破 recently risntl adv. 最近 shock k v. 使不悦或生气，震惊be called 被叫做 be made in 在某地被制造Ask and anwer1. Who bought the instrument many years ago?2. Who damaged it recently ?3. What did she break ?4. Who is repairing it now ?Grammar 1. a friend of my fathers 我的爸爸的一个朋友。在英语中通常用-s和of结构来表示所有格。-s常用于人名后，而of结构常与无生命的名词连用。在此例句中同时使用了-s和of的结构，所以被称为双重所有格。2. 英语动词有两种语态，主