人教版八年级英语上册课文原文

1、Unit 1 Wliere did you go on vacation?conversation:R: Hi, Helen. Long time no see.H: Hi, Rick. Yes, I was on vacation last month.R: Oh, did you go anywhere interesting?H: Yes, I went to Guizhou with my family.R: Wow! Did you see Huangguoshu Waterfall?H: Yes, I did. It was wondeifiil! We took quite a

2、few photos there. What about you? Did you do anything special last month?R: Not really. I just stayed at home most of the time to read and relax.passage:I arrived in Penang in Malaysia this moniing with my family.lt was suimy and hot, so we decided to go to the beach near our hotel. My sister and 1

3、tried pai'agliding. 1 felt like 1 was a bird.lt was so exciting. For lunch, we had something very specialMalaysian yellow noodles. They were delicious. In the a丘emoon, we rode bicycles to Georgetown. Tliere are a lot of new buildings now, but many of the old buildings are still there. In weld qu

4、ay, 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.What a difference a day makes! My father and I decided to go to Penang Hill today. We wanted to walk up to the top

5、, but then it started raining a little so we decided to take the train. We waited over an hour for the train because tliere were too many people .Wlien we got to the top, it was raining really hard. We didn't have an umbrella so we were wet and cold. It was temble! And because of the bad weather

6、, we couldn't see anything below. My father didn't bring enough money, so we only had one bowl of rice and some fish. Tlie food tasted gieat because I was so hungiy!Unit 2 How often do you exercise?conversation:A:Hi,Claire,are you free next week?B:Hmnr next week is quite fiill for me, Jack.A

7、:Really?How come?B:I have dance and piano lessons.A:What kind of dance are you learning?B:Oh,swing dance. Ifs fun! I have class once a week, every Monday.A:How often do you have piano lessons?B: Twice a week, on Wednesday and Friday.A:WellJiow about Tuesday?B:Oh,I have to play tennis with my fiiends

8、. But do you want to come?A: Stue.2b passage:What Do No.5 Higli 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 results.Ne found that only fifteen percent of

9、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.Ne all know that many students often go online, but we were surprised that ninety percent of them use the Internet

10、every day. The other ten percent use it at least three or four times a week. Most students use it for Em 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 tliree times a week. Tlurteen percent watch TV f

11、our 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 tlirough exercise. It is healthy for the mind and

12、the body. Exercise such as playing sports is you can spend time with your friends and family as you play together. And remember " old habits die hard ” . So start exercising before it's too late!Unit 3 11m more outgoing than my sister.2d conversation:A:Did you like the singing competition y

13、esterday, Anna?B:Oh,it was fantastic! Nelly sang so well!A: Wdl,I think Lisa sang better than Nelly.B: Oh,which one was Lisa?A:The one with shorter hair. I think she sang more clearly than Nelly.B: Yes,but Nelly danced better than Lisa.A:Ydu can tell that Lisa really wanted to win, though.B:WelLevei

14、yone wants to win. But the most important thing is to leam something new and have Rm.2b passage:My mother told me a good friend is like a minor. I'm quieter and more senous than most kids. Thafs why I like reading books and I study harder in class. My best friend Yiian Li is quiet too, so we enj

15、oy studying together. Fm shy so it's not easy for me to make fiiends. But I think fiiends are like books - you don't need a lot of them as long as they'1。good.Ifs not necessaiy to be the same. My best friend Lany is quite different from me. He is taller and more outstanding than me. We b

16、oth like sports, but he plays tennis better, so he always wins. Howevei; Lany often helps to bring out the best in me. So I'm getting better at tennis. Larry is much less hard-working, though. I always get better giade than he does, so maybe I should help him more.2I don't really care if my

17、friends are the same as me or di徐rent.My favorite saying is,A true friend reaches for your hand and touches your heart. My best fi-iend Carol is really kind and very fiuiiiy.Iii fhct,she's fiumier than anyone I know.I broke my ann last year but she made me laugh and feel better.We can talk about

18、 and share everything know she cares about me because she's always there to listen.Unit 4 What1 s the best movie theater?2d conversation:Gieg: Hi, Pm Gieg. Fm new iii town.Helen: Hi, Pm Helen. Welcome to the neighborhood! How do you like it so far? Gieg: It's fantastic, but I still don't

19、 really know my way around.Helen: Wdl, the best supermarket is on Center Street. You can buy the freshest food there.Gieg: Oh, great. Is there a cinema around here? I love watcliing movies.Helen: Yes, Sun Cinema is the newest one. You can sit the most comfortably because they have the biggest seats.

20、Gieg: Tliaiiks for telling me.Helen: No problem.2b passage:Everyone is good at something,but some people are talented.Ifs always interesting to watch other people show their talents.Talent shows are getting more and more popular.Fii'st,there were shows like American Idol and American Got Talent.

21、Now,there are similar shows around the world,such as China's Got Talent. All these shows have one thing in coninion:They tiy to look fbr the best singers,the most talented dancers,the most exciting magicians,the fiimiiest actors and so on.All kinds of people join these shows.But who can play the

22、 piano the best or sing the most beautifiillyVThafs up to you to decide."When people watch the show,they usually play a role in deciding the wiiiner.And the wiimer always gets a very good prize.However,not eveiybody enjoys watcliing these shows.Some think that the lives of the performers are ma

23、de up.For example,some people say they are poor fanners,but in fact they are just actors.Howe-ei;if you don't take these shows too seriously,they are fim to watch.Aiid one great tiling about them is that they give people a way to make theii' dreams come true.Unit 5 Do you want to watch a gam

24、e show ?2d conversation:Gi'ace: Wliat did you do in class today,Sarah?Sarah: We had a discussion about TV shows. My classmates like game shows and sports shows.Giace: Oh, I can*t stand them. I love soap opera. I like to follow the stoiy and see what happens next.3Sarah: "Wdl, I don't mi

25、nd soap opera. But my fa*orite TV shows are the news and talk shows.Giace: WelLthey may not be very exciting, but you can expect to leam a lot fi'om them. I hope to be a Tr reporter one day.2b passage:Wlien people say culture, we tliiiik of art and histoiy. But one veiy famous symbol in American

26、 culture is a cartoon. We all know and love the black mouse with two large round ears-Mickey Mouse. Over 80 years ago, he first appeared 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 beliind Mickey w

27、as It Disney. He 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 the main reasons is that Mickey was like a common manbut he always tried to face any danger.In liis early films,Mickey was unlucky an

28、d had many problems such as losing his house orHowever,he was always ready to tiy his best.Peoplewent to the cinema to see thelittle manwin.Most of them wanted to be like Mickey. On November 18, 1979, Mickey became the first cartoon character to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Todays cart

29、oons are usually not so simple as little Mickey Mouse, but everyone still knows and loves him. Wlio has a pair of ears more famous than Mickey's?Unit 6 I!m going to study computer science.2d conversation:A:wliat are you readings, Ken?B:The Old Man and the Sea by Hemingway.A:"Wbw, now I know

30、 why you good at writing stories.B:Yes, I want to be a writer.A:Really? How are you going to become a writer?B: WelLFm going to keep on writing stories,of course. Wliat do you what to be ?A:My parents want me to a doctor.but I'm not sure about that.B:Well,don't wony. Not eveiyone knows what

31、they want want to be .Just make sure you tiy your best. Tlien you can be anything you want!A：ns,you're riglit.2b passage:Do you know what a resolution is? It's a kind of promise. Most of the time ,we make promises to other people. (MomJ promise I'm going to tidy my room when I get back f

32、rom school.)Howe'*ei;promise you make to yourself are resolutions and the most common kind is New Year's resolutions. "When we make resolutions at the beginning of the year,we hope that we are going to impiove ourlives. Some people write down their resolutions and plans for the coming y

33、ear. Tills helps them to remember thek resolutions. Others tell their family and friends about thek wishes and 4plans.Tliere are different kinds of resolutions. Some are about physical health. For example,some people promise themselves they are going to start an exercise program or eat less fast foo

34、d. Many 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 leam to play the guitar. Some resolutions have to do with better plaimingjike making a weekly plan for schoolwork.Although there are differences,most resolu

35、tions 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 about you 一will you make any next year?Unit 7 Will people

36、 have robots?2d conversation:A:What are you reading, Jill?B:It is book about the Riture.A:Sounds cool. So what will the fiiture be like?B:Well,cities will be more crowded and polluted . Tliere will be fewer trees and the environment will be in great danger.A:Tliat sounds bad! Will we have to move to

37、 other planets?B:Maybe, But I want to live on the earth.A:Me too. Tlien what can we do?B:We can use less water and plant more trees. Everyone should play a prat in saving the earth.2b passage:Do you think you will have your own robots?1、Wlien we watch movies about the fiitiire, we sometimes see robo

38、ts. They are usually like human servants. Tliey help with the housework and do jobs like working in diity or dangerous places.2、Today there are already robots working in factories. Some can help to build cars, and they do simple jobs over and over again. Fewer people will do such jobs in the future

39、because they are boring, but robots will nevei get bored.3、Scientists are now tiying to make robots look like humans and do the same tilings as we do. Some robots in Japan can walk and dance. They are to watch. However, some scientists believe that although we can make robots move like people, it wi

40、ll be difficult to make them really tliiiik like a human. For example, scientist Janies White thinks that robots will never be able to wake up and know where they are. But many scientists disagree with Mr. White. They think that robots will even be able to talk like humans in 25 to 50 years.4、Some s

41、cientists believe that there will be more robots in the future. However, they agree it may take hundreds of years. These new robots will have many different shapes. Some will look like humans, and others might look like animals. In India, for 5example, scientists made robots that look like snakes. I

42、f 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 ago. Ns never know what will happen in the Ritiire!Unit 8 How do you make a banana milk shake?2b c

43、onversation:A: Sani, I want to make Russian soup for a party on Saturday. Can you tell me how? S: Sure. First, buy some beef, one cabbage, four carrots, three potatoes, five tomatoes and one onion. Then, cut up the vegetables.A: what's next?S: Next, put the beef, caixots and potatoes into a pot

44、and add some water. After that, cook them for 30 minutes. Then, add the cabbage, tomatoes and onion and cook for another 10 minutes.A: OK, that's it?S: No, one more thing. Finally , don't foiger to add some salt.2b passage:Thanksgiving in the United StatesIn most countnes,people usually eat

45、traditional food on special holidays.A special day in the United States is Thanksgiving.lt is always on the fourth Tlnusday in November,and is a time to give thanks fbr food in the autiinm.At this time,people also remember the first traveleis from England who came to live in America about 400 years

46、ago.These travelers had a longjiard winter.and many of them died.Iii 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 dish of tliis meal is almost always t

47、urkey,a large bird.Making a turkey dimierHere is one way to make turkey fbr 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 fbr a few hours.When it is ready,place the turkey on a

48、large plate and cover it with grayFinally,cut the turkey into thin pieces and eat the meat with vegetables like canots and potatoes.Unit 9 Can you come to my party?2dconversation:Je任:Hey,Nick,can you come to my house on Saturday?My cousin Sam fi'om Xi'an is going to be here.Nick:Oh,Sam!I rem

49、ember we went bike nding togethei' last fall when he visited you. Jeff:Yes,thafs right.6Nick:Pd love to come,but I'm afraid I caiVt.I have an exam on Monday so I must prepare fbr it.Je任That's really too bad!Oh,but Sam isn't leaving until next Wednesday.Can you hang out with us on Mon

50、day night?Nick:Sure!Catch you on Monday!2b passage:Hi David,What a great idea!I really like Ms.Steen a lot.She helped me to impiove my English so much.Pm sad to see her go,and this paity is the best way to sayThaiik you and goodbye.I can help to buy some of the food and drinkscan also help to bring

51、Ms.Steen to the party】 already have a great idea about how to do that.He WeiHi,David,Tliaiiks so much fbr planning this.rd love to come to the partybut Pm not available.My family is taking a trip to Wuhan at the end of this month to visit my aunt and uncle. However,I'd still be glad to help out

52、with any of the paity preparationsjike plamiiiig the games.Letme know if you need my help.JakeDear classmates,As Pmsure you know by now,our fhvorite teacher.Ms. Steeii Js leaving soon to go back to the US. We're very sad that she's leaving because she is a Rui teacher. To show how much weYe

53、going to miss her,let's have a surprise party for her next Friday the 28th!Can you come to the paity?If so,can you help with any of these things?Please tell me by this Fnday.l)Buy food and drinks.2)2)Tliiiik of games to play.3)3)Prepare things we need for the games(glue,paper,pens, ).4)4)Bnng Ms

54、.Steen to the party without telling her so that she can be suiprised.5)1 look fbnvard to heanng from you all.DavidUnit 10 If you go to the party zyou 111 have a great time!2d conversation:Jeff： Hey,Ben.For the paity next week,should we ask people to bring food?Ben： NoJefs order food from a restam-ant.If we ask people to bring food,they'll just brin