人教版八年级英语上册课文原文

1、Unit1Wheredidyougoonvacation?conversation:R:Hi,Helen.Longtimenosee.H:Hi,Rick.Yes,Iwasonvacationlastmonth.R:Oh,didyougoanywhereinteresting?H:Yes,IwenttoGuizhouwithmyfamily.R:Wow!DidyouseeHuangguoshuWaterfall?H:Yes,Idid.Itwaswonderful!Wetookquiteafewphotosthere.Whataboutyou?Didyoudoanythingspeciallast

2、month?R:Notreally.Ijuststayedathomemostofthetimetoreadandrelax.passage:IarrivedinPenanginMalaysiathismorningwithmywassunnyandhot,sowedecidedtogotothebeachnearourhotel.Mysisterandltriedparagliding.lfeltlikelwasawassoexciting.Forlunch,wehadsomethingveryspecialMalaysianyellownoodles.Theyweredelicious.I

3、ntheafternoon,werodebicyclestoGeorgetown.Therearealotofnewbuildingsnow,butmanyoftheoldbuildingsarestillthere.Inweldquay,areallyoldplaceinGeorgetown,wesawthehousesoftheChinesetradersfrom100yearsago.Iwonderwhatlifewaslikehereinthepast.Ireallyenjoyedwalkingaroundthetown.Whatadifferenceadaymakes!Myfathe

4、randIdecidedtogotoPenangHilltoday.Wewantedtowalkuptothetop,butthenitstartedrainingalittlesowedecidedtotakethetrain.Wewaitedoveranhourforthetrainbecausethereweretoomanypeople.Whenwegottothetop,itwasrainingreallyhard.Wedidn'thaveanumbrellasowewerewetandcold.Itwasterrible!Andbecauseofthebadweather,

5、wecouldn'tseeanythingbelow.Myfatherdidn'tbringenoughmoney,soweonlyhadonebowlofriceandsomefish.ThefoodtastedgreatbecauseIwassohungry!Unit2Howoftendoyouexercise?conversation:A:Hi,Claire,areyoufreenextweek?B:Hmmnextweekisquitefullforme,Jack.A:Really?Howcome?B:Ihavedanceandpianolessons.A:Whatkin

6、dofdanceareyoulearning?B:Oh,swingdance.Itsfun!Ihaveclassonceaweek,everyMonday.A:Howoftendoyouhavepianolessons?B:Twiceaweek,onWednesdayandFriday.A:Well,howaboutTuesday?B:Oh,Ihavetoplaytenniswithmyfriends.Butdoyouwanttocome?A:Sure.2bpassage:WhatDoHighSchoolStudentsDoinTheirFreeTime?Lastmonthweaskedour

7、studentsabouttheirfreetimeactivities.Ourquestionswereaboutexercise,useoftheInternetandwatchingTV.Herearetheresults.Wefoundthatonlyfifteenpercentofourstudentsexerciseeveryday.Forty-fivepercentexercisefourtosixtimesaweek.Twentypercentexerciseonlyonetothreetimesaweek.Andtwentypercentdonotexerciseatall.

8、Weallknowthatmanystudentsoftengoonline,butweweresurprisedthatninetypercentofthemusetheInterneteveryday.Theothertenpercentuseitatleastthreeorfourtimesaweek.Moststudentsuseitforfunandnotforhomework.Theanswertoourquestionsaboutwatchingtelevisionwerealsointeresting.OnlytwopercentofthestudentswatchTVonet

9、othreetimesaweek.ThirteenpercentwatchTVfourtosixtimesaweek.Andeighty-fivepercentwatchTVeveryday!Althoughmanystudentsliketowatchsports,gameshowsarethemostpopular.ItisgoodtorelaxbyusingtheInternetorwatchinggameshows,butwethinkthebestwaytorelaxisthroughexercise.Itishealthyforthemindandthebody.Exercises

10、uchasplayingsportsisfun,andyoucanspendtimewithyourfriendsandfamilyasyouplaytogether.Andremember,”oldhabitsdiehard”.Sostartexercisingbeforeitstoolate!Unit3Immoreoutgoingthanmysister.2dconversation:A:Didyoulikethesingingcompetitionyesterday,Anna?B:Oh,itwasfantastic!Nellysangsowell!A:Well,IthinkLisasan

11、gbetterthanNelly.B:Oh,whichonewasLisa?A:Theonewithshorterhair.IthinkshesangmoreclearlythanNelly.B:Yes,butNellydancedbetterthanLisa.A:YoucantellthatLisareallywantedtowin,though.B:Well,everyonewantstowin.Butthemostimportantthingistolearnsomethingnewandhavefun.2bpassage:Mymothertoldmeagoodfriendislikea

12、mirror.I'mquieterandmoreseriousthanmostkids.That'swhyIlikereadingbooksandIstudyharderinclass.MybestfriendYuanLiisquiettoo,soweenjoystudyingtogether.I'mshysoit'snoteasyformetomakefriends.ButIthinkfriendsarelikebooks-youdon'tneedalotofthemaslongasthey'regood.It'snotnecessar

13、ytobethesame.MybestfriendLarryisquitedifferentfromme.Heistallerandmoreoutstandingthanme.Webothlikesports,butheplaystennisbetter,sohealwayswins.However,Larryoftenhelpstobringoutthebestinme.SoI'mgettingbetterattennis.Larryismuchlesshard-working,though.Ialwaysgetbettergradethanhedoes,somaybeIshould

14、helphimmore.Idon'treallycareifmyfriendsarethesameasmeorfavoritesayingis,"Atruefriendreachesforyourhandandtouchesyourheart."MybestfriendCarolisreallykindandveryfact,she'sfunnierthananyoneIbrokemyarmlastyearbutshemademelaughandfeelcantalkaboutandshareknowshecaresaboutmebecauseshe'

15、;salwaystheretolisten.Unit4Whatsthebestmovietheater?2dconversation:Greg:Hi,I'mGreg.I'mnewintown.Helen:Hi,I'mHelen.Welcometotheneighborhood!Howdoyoulikeitsofar?Greg:It'sfantastic,butIstilldon'treallyknowmywayaround.Helen:Well,thebestsupermarketisonCenterStreet.Youcanbuythefreshest

16、foodthere.Greg:Oh,great.Isthereacinemaaroundhere?Ilovewatchingmovies.Helen:Yes,SunCinemaisthenewestone.Youcansitthemostcomfortablybecausetheyhavethebiggestseats.Greg:Thanksfortellingme.Helen:Noproblem.2bpassage:Everyoneisgoodatsomething,butsomepeoplearesalwaysinterestingtowatchotherpeopleshowtheirsh

17、owsaregettingmoreandmore,therewereshowslikeAmericanIdolandAmericansGot,therearesimilarshowsaroundtheworld,suchasChinasGotTalent.Alltheseshowshaveonethingincommon:Theytrytolookforthebestsingers,themosttalenteddancers,themostexcitingmagicians,thefunniestactorsandsokindsofpeoplejointhesewhocanplaythepi

18、anothebestorsingthemostbeautifully?Thatsuptoyoutopeoplewatchtheshow,theyusuallyplayaroleindecidingthethewinneralwaysgetsaverygoodprize.However,noteverybodyenjoyswatchingthesethinkthatthelivesoftheperformersaremadeexample,somepeoplesaytheyarepoorfarmers,butinfacttheyarejust,ifyoudonttaketheseshowstoo

19、seriously,theyarefuntoonegreatthingaboutthemisthattheygivepeopleawaytomaketheirdreamscometrue.Unit5Doyouwanttowatchagameshow2dconversation:Grace:Whatdidyoudoinclasstoday,Sarah?Sarah:WehadadiscussionaboutTVshows.Myclassmateslikegameshowsandsportsshows.Grace:Oh,Icantstandthem.Ilovesoapopera.Iliketofol

20、lowthestoryandseewhathappensnext.Sarah:Well,Idontmindsoapopera.ButmyfavoriteTVshowsarethenewsandtalkshows.Grace:Well,theymaynotbeveryexciting,butyoucanexpecttolearnalotfromthem.IhopetobeaTVreporteroneday.2bpassage:Whenpeoplesay"culture",wethinkofartandhistory.ButoneveryfamoussymbolinAmeric

21、ancultureisacartoon.Weallknowandlovetheblackmousewithtwolargeroundears-MickeyMouse.Over80yearsago,hefirstappearedinthecartoonSteamboatWillie.WhenthiscartooncameoutinNewYorkonNovember18,1928,itwasthefirstcartoonwithsoundandmusic.ThemanbehindMickeywasWaltDisney.Hebecameveryrichandthe1930s,hemade87cart

22、oonswithMickey.Somepeoplemightaskhowthiscartoonanimalbecamesopopular.OneofthemainreasonsisthatMickeywaslikeacommonman,buthealwaystriedtofaceanyhisearlyfilms,Mickeywasunluckyandhadmanyproblemssuchaslosinghishouseorgirlfriend,hewasalwaysreadytotryhiswenttothecinematoseethe"littleman"ofthemwa

23、ntedtobelikeMickey.OnNovember18,1979,MickeybecamethefirstcartooncharactertohaveastarontheHollywoodWalkofFame.TodayscartoonsareusuallynotsosimpleaslittleMickeyMouse,buteveryonestillknowsandloveshim.WhohasapairofearsmorefamousthanMickeys?Unit6Imgoingtostudycomputerscience.2dconversation:A:whatareyoure

24、adings，Ken?B:TheOldManandtheSeabyHemingway.A:Wow，nowIknowwhyyou'regoodatwritingstories.B:Yes,Iwanttobeawriter.A:Really?Howareyougoingtobecomeawriter?B:Well,I'mgoingtokeeponwritingstories,ofcourse.Whatdoyouwhattobe?A:Myparentswantmetoadoctor,butI'mnotsureaboutthat.B:Well,don'tworry.No

25、teveryoneknowswhattheywantwanttobe.Justmakesureyoutryyourbest.Thenyoucanbeanythingyouwant!A:Yes,you'reright.2bpassage:Doyouknowwhataresolutionis?It'sakindofpromise.Mostofthetime,wemakepromisestootherpeople.("Mom,IpromiseI'mgoingtotidymyroomwhenIgetbackfromschool.")However,promi

26、seyoumaketoyourselfareresolutionsandthemostcommonkindisNewYear'sresolutions.Whenwemakeresolutionsatthebeginningoftheyear,wehopethatwearegoingtoimproveourlives.Somepeoplewritedowntheirresolutionsandplansforthecomingyear.Thishelpsthemtoremembertheirresolutions.Otherstelltheirfamilyandfriendsaboutt

27、heirwishesandplans.Therearedifferentkindsofresolutions.Someareaboutphysicalhealth.Forexample,somepeoplepromisethemselvestheyaregoingtostartanexerciseprogramoreatlessfastfood.Manyresolutionshavetodowithself-improvement.somepeoplemightsaytheyaregoingtotakeupahobbylikepaintingortakingphotos,orlearntopl

28、aytheguitar.Someresolutionshavetodowithbetterplanning,likemakingaweeklyplanforschoolwork.Althoughtherearedifferences,mostresolutionshaveonethingincommon.Peoplehardlyeverkeepthem!Sometimestheresolutionsmaybetoodifficulttokeep.Sometimespeoplejustforgetaboutthem.Forthisreason,somepeoplesaythebestresolu

29、tionistohavenoresolutions!Howaboutyouwillyoumakeanynextyear?Unit7Willpeoplehaverobots?2dconversation:A:Whatareyoureading,Jill?B:Itisbookaboutthefuture.A:Soundscool.Sowhatwillthefuturebelike？B:Well,citieswillbemorecrowdedandpolluted.Therewillbefewertreesandtheenvironmentwillbeingreatdanger.A:Thatsoun

30、dsbad!Willwehavetomovetootherplanets?B:Maybe,ButIwanttoliveontheearth.A:Metoo.Thenwhatcanwedo?B:Wecanuselesswaterandplantmoretrees.Everyoneshouldplayapratinsavingtheearth.2bpassage:Doyouthinkyouwillhaveyourownrobots?1、 Whenwewatchmoviesaboutthefuture,wesometimesseerobots.Theyareusuallylikehumanserva

31、nts.Theyhelpwiththehouseworkanddojobslikeworkingindirtyordangerousplaces.2、 Todaytherearealreadyrobotsworkinginfactories.Somecanhelptobuildcars,andtheydosimplejobsoverandoveragain.Fewerpeoplewilldosuchjobsinthefuturebecausetheyareboring,butrobotswillnevergetbored.3、 Scientistsarenowtryingtomakerobot

32、slooklikehumansanddothesamethingsaswedo.SomerobotsinJapancanwalkanddance.Theyarefuntowatch.However,somescientistsbelievethatalthoughwecanmakerobotsmovelikepeople,itwillbedifficulttomakethemreallythinklikeahuman.Forexample,scientistJamesWhitethinksthatrobotswillneverbeabletowakeupandknowwheretheyare.

33、ButmanyscientistsdisagreewithMr.White.Theythinkthatrobotswillevenbeabletotalklikehumansin25to50years.4、 Somescientistsbelievethattherewillbemorerobotsinthefuture.However,theyagreeitmaytakehundredsofyears.Thesenewrobotswillhavemanydifferentshapes.Somewilllooklikehumans,andothersmightlooklikeanimals.I

34、nIndia,forexample,scientistsmaderobotsthatlooklikesnakes.Ifbuildingsfalldownwithpeopleinside,thesesnakerobotscanhelplookforpeopleunderthebuildings.Thiswasnotpossible20yearsago,butcomputersandrocketsalsoseemedimpossible100yearsago.Weneverknowwhatwillhappeninthefuture!Unit8Howdoyoumakeabananamilkshake

35、?2bconversation:A:Sam,IwanttomakeRussiansoupforapartyonSaturday.Canyoutellmehow?S:Sure.First,buysomebeef,onecabbage,fourcarrots,threepotatoes,fivetomatoesandoneonion.Then,cutupthevegetables.A:whatsnext?S:Next,putthebeef,carrotsandpotatoesintoapotandaddsomewater.Afterthat,cookthemfor30minutes.Then,ad

36、dthecabbage,tomatoesandonionandcookforanother10minutes.A:OK,thatsit?S:No,onemorething.Finally,dontforgertoaddsomesalt.2bpassage:ThanksgivingintheUnitedStatesInmostcountries,peopleusuallyeattraditionalfoodonspecialspecialdayintheUnitedStatesisisalwaysonthefourthThursdayinNovember,andisatimetogivethan

37、ksforfoodinthethistime,peoplealsorememberthefirsttravelersfromEnglandwhocametoliveinAmericaabout400yearstravelershadalong,hardwinter,andmanyofthemthenextautumn,theygavethanksforlifeandfoodintheirnewdays,mostAmericansstillcelebratethisideaofgivingthanksbyhavingabigmealathomewiththeirmaindishofthismea

38、lisalmostalwaysturkey,alargebird.MakingaturkeydinnerHereisonewaytomaketurkeyforaThanksgivingdinner.First,mixtogethersomebreadpieces,onions,saltandpepper.Next,filltheturkeywiththisbreadmix.Then,puttheturkeyinahotovenandcookitforafewhours.Whenitisready,placetheturkeyonalargeplateandcoveritwithgravy.Fi

39、nally,cuttheturkeyintothinpiecesandeatthemeatwithvegetableslikecarrotsandpotatoes.Unit9Canyoucometomyparty?2dconversation:Jeff:Hey,Nick,canyoucometomyhouseonSaturday?MycousinSamfromXi'anisgoingtobehere.Nick:Oh,Sam!Irememberwewentbikeridingtogetherlastfallwhenhevisitedyou.Jeff:Yes,that'sright

40、.Nick:I'dlovetocome,butI'mafraidIcan'haveanexamonMondaysoImustprepareforit.Jeff:That'sreallytoobad!Oh,butSamisn'tleavinguntilnextyouhangoutwithusonMondaynight?Nick:Sure!CatchyouonMonday!2bpassage:HiDavid,Whatagreatidea!IreallylikeahelpedmetoimprovemyEnglishsomsadtoseehergo,andthi

41、spartyisthebestwaytosay"Thankyouandgoodbye."Icanhelptobuysomeofthefoodandcanalsohelptobringtothealreadyhaveagreatideaabouthowtodothat.HeWeiHi,David,Thankssomuchforplanningdlovetocometotheparty,butImnotfamilyistakingatriptoWuhanattheendofthismonthtovisitmyauntand,Idstillbegladtohelpoutwitha

42、nyofthepartypreparations,likeplanningtheknowifyouneedmyhelp.JakeDearclassmates,AsImsureyouknowbynow,ourfavoriteteacher,isleavingsoontogobacktotheUS.Wereverysadthatshesleavingbecausesheisafunteacher.Toshowhowmuchweregoingtomissher,letshaveasurprisepartyforhernextFridaythe28th!Canyoucometotheparty?Ifs

43、o,canyouhelpwithanyofthesethings?PleasetellmebythisFriday.1)Buyfoodanddrinks.2)2)Thinkofgamestoplay.3)3)Preparethingsweneedforthegames(glue,paper,pens,).4)4)Bringtothepartywithouttellinghersothatshecanbesurprised.5)Ilookforwardtohearingfromyouall.DavidUnit10Ifyougototheparty,youllhaveagreattime!2dconversation:Jeff：Hey,thepartynextweek,shouldweaskpeopletobringfood?Ben：No,let'sorderfoodfromaweaskpeopletobringfood,they'llju