八年级英语上册英语课文原文

1、系统复习资料八年级上册英语课文原文Unit1Wheredidyougoonvacation?SectionA2dRick：Hi，Helen.Longtimenosee.：Hi，Rick.Yes，Iwasonvacationlastmonth.Rick：Oh，didyougoanywhereinteresting?：Yes，IwenttoGuizhouwithmyfamily.Rick：Wow！DidyouseeHuangguoshuWaterfall?Wetookquiteafewphotosthere.Whataboutyou？DidyoudoanythingYesIdid.Itwaswon

2、derful！speciallastmonth?Rick：Notreally.Ijuststayedathomemostofthetimetoreadandrelax.,SectionB2bDidJanehaveagoodtimeonMonday？WhataboutonTuesday?Monday，July15thIarrivedinPenanginMalaysiathismorningwithmyfamily.Itwassunnyandhotsowedecidedtogotothebeachnearourhotel.MysisterandItriedparagliding.Ifeltlike

3、Iwasabird.ItwassoexcitingForlunchwehadsomethingveryspecial-Malaysianyellownoodles.Theyweredelicious！Intheafternoon，werodebicyclestoGeorgetown.Therearealotofnewbuildingsnow，butmanyoftheoldbuildingsarestillthere.InWeldQuay，areallyoldplaceinGeorgetown，wesawthehousesoftheChinesetradersfrom100yearsago.Iw

4、onderwhatlifewaslikehereinthepast.Ireallyenjoyedwalkingaroundthetown.，July16thWhatadifferenceadaymakesMyfatherandIdecidedtogotoPenangHilltoday.Wewantedtowalkuptothetop，butthenitstartedrainingalittlesowedecidedtotakethetrain.Wewaitedoveranhourforthetrainbecausethereweretoomanypeople.Whenwegottothetop

5、，itwasrainingreallyhard.Wedidnthaveanumbrellasowewerewetandcold.Itwasterrible！Andbecauseofthebadweather，wecouldntseeanythingbelow.Myfatherdidntbringenoughmoney，soweonlyhadonebowloffishandrice.Iwassohungry！Butittastedgreat！,1Unit2Howoftendoyouexercise?SectionA2d：Hi，Claire，areyoufreenextweek?Claire：Hm

6、m.nextweekisquitefullforme，Jack.：Really？Howcome?Claire：Ihavedanceandpianolessons.：Whatkindofdanceareyoulearning?Claire：Oh，swingdance.Itsfun！Ihaveclassoncea，everyMonday.：Howoftendoyouhavepianolessons?Claire：Twiceaweek，onWednesdayandFriday.：Well，howaboutTuesday?Claire：Oh，Ihavetoplaytenniswithmyfriends

7、.Butdoyouwanttocome?：！,SectionB2bWhatDoNo.5HighSchoolStudentsDoinTheirFreeTime?Lastmonthweaskedourstudentsabouttheirfreetimeactivities.Ourquestionswereaboutexercise，useoftheInternetandwatchingTV.Herearetheresults.Wefoundthatonlyfifteenpercentofourstudentsexerciseeveryday.Fortyfivepercentexercisefour

8、tosixtimesaweek.Twentypercentexerciseonlyonetothreetimesaweek.Andtwentypercentdonotexerciseatall!Weallknowthatmanystudentsoftengoonline，butweweresurprisedthatninetypercentofthemusetheInterneteveryday.Theothertenpercentuseitatleastthreeorfourtimesaweek.Moststudentsuseitforfunandnotforhomework.Theansw

9、erstoourquestionsaboutwatchingtelevisionwerealsointeresting.OnlytwopercentofthestudentswatchTVonetothreetimesaweek.ThirteenpercentwatchTVfourtosixtimesaweek.AndeightyfivepercentwatchTVeveryday！Althoughmanystudentsliketowatchsports，gameshowsarethemostpopular.ItisgoodtorelaxbyusingtheInternetorwatchin

10、ggame，butwethinkthebestwaytorelaxisthroughexercise.Itishealthyforthemindandthebody.Exercisesuchasplayingsportsisfun，andyoucanspendtimewithyourfriendsandfamilyasyouplaytogether.Andremember，“oldhabitsdiehardSostartexercisingbeforeitstoolate！,2Unit3Immoreoutgoingthanmysister.SectionA2dJulie：Didyouliket

11、hesingingcompetitionyesterday，Anna?Anna：Oh，itwasfantastic！Nellysangsowell!Julie：，butIthinkLisasangbetterthanNelly.Anna：Oh，whichoneisLisa?Julie：Theonewithshorterhair.IthinkshesangmoreclearlythanNelly.Anna：，butNellydancedbetterthanLisa.Julie：ButyoucantellthatLisapracticedalotmoreandreallywantedtowin.A

12、nna：Well，everyonewantstowin.Butthemostimportantthingistolearnsomethingandhavefun.,SectionB2bJeffGreenMymothertoldmeagoodfriendislikeamirror.Imquieterandmoreseriousthanmostkids.ThatswhyIlikereadingbooksandstudyingharderinclass.MybestfriendYuanLiisquiettoo，soweenjoystudyingtogether.Imshysoitsnoteasyfo

13、rmetomakefriends.ButIthinkfriendsarelikebooksyoudontneedalotofthemaslongastheyregood.HuangLeiItsnotnecessarytobethesame.MybestfriendLarryisquitedifferentfromme.Heistallerandmoreoutgoingthanme.Webothlikesports，butheplaystennisbetter，sohealwayswins.Imgettingbetter，though.AsLarryoftensays，“Mybestfriend

14、helpstobringoutthebestinme.，Larryshard-working，soIalwaysgetbettergrades.MaybeIshouldhelphimmore.MarySmithIdontreallycareifmyfriendsarethesameasmeordifferent.Myfavoritesayingis，“Atruefriendreachesforyourhandandtouchesyourheart.ybestfriendCarolisreallykindandveryfunny.Infact，shesfunnierthananyoneIknow

15、.Ibrokemyarmlastyearbutshemademelaughandfeelbetter.Wecantalkaboutandshareeverything.Iknowshecaresaboutmebecauseshesalwaystheretolisten.,3Unit4Whatsthebestmovietheater?SectionA2d：Hi，ImGreg.Imnewintown.：Hi，ImHelen.Welcometotheneighborhood！Howdoyoulikeitsofar?：Itsfantastic，butIstilldontreallyknowmywaya

16、round.：Well，thebestsupermarketisonCenterStreet.Youcanbuythefreshestfoodthere.：Oh，great.Isthereacinemaaroundhere？Ilovewatchingmovies.：Yes，SunCinemaisthenewestone.Youcansitthemostcomfortablybecausetheyhavethebiggestseats.：Thanksfortellingme.：Noproblem.,SectionBWhosGotTalent?Everyoneisgoodatsomethingbu

17、tsomepeoplearetrulytalented.Itsalwaysinterestingtowatchotherpeopleshowtheirtalents.Talentshowsaregettingmoreandmorepopular.First，therewereshowslikeAmericanIdolandAmericaGotTalent.Now，therearesimilarshowsaroundtheworld，suchasChinaGotTalent.AlltheseshowshaveonethingincommonTheytrytolookforthebestsinge

18、rsthemosttalenteddancers，themostexcitingmagicians，thefunniestactorsandsoon.Allkindsofpeoplejointheseshows.Butwhocanplaythepianothebestorsingthemostbeautifully？Thatsuptoyoutodecide.Whenpeoplewatchtheshow，theyusuallyplayaroleindecidingthewinner.Andthewinneralwaysgetsaverygoodprize.However，noteverybody

19、enjoyswatchingtheseshows.Somethinkthatthelivesoftheperformersaremadeup.Forexample，peoplewhosaytheyarepoorfarmersareinfactjustactors.Butifyoudonttaketheseshowstooseriously，theyarefuntowatch.Andonegreatthingaboutthemisthattheygivepeopleawaytomaketheirdreamscometrue.,4Unit5Doyouwanttowatchagameshow?Sec

20、tionA2dGrace：Whatdidyoudoinclasstoday，Sarah?Sarah：WehadadiscussionaboutTVshows.Myclassmateslikegameshowsandsportsshows.Grace：Oh，Icantstandthem.Ilovesoapoperas.Iliketofollowthestoryandseewhathappensnext.Sarah：Well，Idontmindsoapoperas.ButmyfavoriteTVshowsarethenewsandtalkshows.Grace：Theyreboring!Sarah

21、：Well，theymaynotbeveryexciting，butyoucanexpecttolearnalotfromthem.IhopetobeaTVreporteroneday.,SectionB2bWhenpeoplesaylturewethinkofartandhistory.ButoneveryfamoussymbolinAmericancultureisacartoon.WeallknowandlovetheblackmousewithtwolargeroundearsMickeyMouse.Over80yearsago，hefirstappearedinthecartoonS

22、teamboatWillie.WhenthiscartooncameoutinNewYorkonNovember18,1928，itwasthefirstcartoonwithsoundandmusic.ThemanbehindMickeywasWaltDisney.Hebecameveryrichandsuccessful.Inthe1930s，hemade87cartoonswithMickey.Somepeoplemightaskhowthiscartoonanimalbecamesopopular.OneofthemainreasonsisthatMickeywaslikeacommo

23、nman，buthealwaystriedtofaceanydanger.Inhisearlyfilms，Mickeywasunluckyandhadmanyproblemssuchaslosinghishouseorgirlfriend，Minnie.However，hewasalwaysreadytotryhisbest.Peoplewenttothecinematoseethe“littleman”win.MostofthemwantedtobelikeMickey.OnNovember18,1978，Mickeybecamethefirstcartooncharactertohavea

24、starontheHollywoodWalkofFame.Peopletodayexpecttoseemorethanjustalittlemousefightingbadguys，butmanystillknowwhoheis.WhohasapairofearsmorefamousthanMickeys？,5Unit6Imgoingtostudycomputerscience.SectionA2dAndy：Whatareyoureading，Ken?Ken：TheOldManandtheSeabyHemingway.Andy：Wow，nowIknowwhyyouresogoodatwriti

25、ngstories.Ken：Yes，Iwanttobeawriter.Andy：Really？Howareyougoingtobecomeawriter?Ken：Well，Imgoingtokeeponwritingstories，ofcourse.Whatdoyouwanttobe?Andy：Myparentswantmetobeadoctor，butImnotsureaboutthat.Ken：Well，dontworry.Noteveryoneknowswhattheywanttobe.Justmakesureyoutryyourbest.Thenyoucanbeanythingyouw

26、ant!Andy：，youreright.,SectionB2bDoyouknowwhataresolutionis？Itsakindofpromise.Mostofthetime，wemakepromisestootherpeople.(“Mom，IpromiseImgoingtotidymyroomwhenIgetbackfromschool.，estoyourselfareresolutions，andthemostcommonkindisNewYearsresolutions.The_start_of_the_year_is_often_a_time_for_making_resolu

27、tions.Whenwemakeresolutionsatthebeginningofthe，wehopethatwearegoingtoimproveourlives.Somepeoplewritedowntheirresolutionsandplansforthecomingyear.Thishelpsthemtoremembertheirresolutions.How_about_you_will_you_make_any_next_year?Therearedifferentkindsofresolutions.Someareaboutphysicalhealth.Forexample

28、，somepeoplepromisethemselvestheyaregoingtostartanexerciseprogramoreatlessfastfood.Manyresolutionshavetodowithself-improvement.Theseareaboutmakingyourselfabetterperson.Somepeoplemightsaytheyaregoingtotakeupahobbylikepaintingortakingphotos，orlearntoplaytheguitar.Someresolutionshavetodowithbetterplanni

29、ng，likemakingaweeklyplanforschoolwork.Forexample，astudentmayhavetofindmoretimetostudy.Althoughtherearedifferencesmostresolutionshaveonethingincommon.Peoplehardlyeverkeepthem！Therearegoodreasonsforthis.Sometimestheresolutionsmaybetoodifficulttokeep.Sometimespeoplejustforgetaboutthem.Forthisreason，som

30、epeoplesaythebestresolutionistohavenoresolutions！Otherstelltheirfamilyandfriendsabouttheirwishesandplans.,6Unit7Willpeoplehaverobots?SectionA2dNick：Whatareyoureading，Jill?Jill：Itsabookaboutthefuture.Nick：Soundscool.Sowhatwillthefuturebelike?Jill：Wellcitieswillbemorecrowdedandpolluted.Therewillbefewe

31、rtreesandtheenvironmentwillbeingreatdanger.Nick：Thatsoundsbad！Willwehavetomovetootherplanets?Jill：Maybe.ButIwanttoliveontheearth.Nick：Me，too.Thenwhatcanwedo?Jill：Wecanuselesswaterandplantmoretrees.Everyoneshouldplayapartinsavingtheearth.,SectionB2bDoYouThinkYouWillHaveYourOwnRobot?Whenwewatchmoviesa

32、boutthefuture，wesometimesseerobots.Theyareusuallyjustlikehumanservants.Theyhelpwiththehouseworkanddojobslikeworkingindirtyordangerousplaces.Todaytherearealreadyrobotsworkinginfactories.Forexample，theycanhelptobuildcars，andtheydosimplejobsoverandoveragain.Fewerpeoplewilldosuchjobsinthefuturebecauseth

33、eyareboring，butrobotswillnevergetbored.Somescientistsbelievethattherewillbemorerobotsinthefuture.However，theyagreeitmaytakehundredsofyears.Scientistsarenowtryingtomakerobotslooklikehumansanddothesamethingsasus.SomerobotsinJapancanevenwalkanddance.Thesekindsofrobotsarefuntowatch.ButscientistJamesWhit

34、ethinksthatitwillbedifficultforarobottodothesamethingsasaperson.Forexample，itseasyforchildrentowakeupandknowwheretheyare.Mr.Whitethinksthatrobotswontbeabletodothis，butsomescientistsdisagree.Theythinkthatrobotswillevenbeabletotalklikehumansin25to50years.Newrobotswillhavemanydifferentshapes.Somewilllo

35、oklikehumans，andothersmightlooklikesnakes.Ifbuildingsfalldownwithpeopleinside，snakerobotswillbeabletohelplookforpeopleunderthebuildings.Thatmaynotseempossiblenow，butcomputersandrocketsseemedimpossible100yearsago.Weneverknowwhatwillhappeninthefuture！,7Unit8Howdoyoumakeabananamilkshake?SectionA2dAnna：

36、，IwanttomakeRussiansoupforapartyonSaturday.Canyoutellmehow?Sure.Firstbuysomeonecabbagefourcarrotsthreefivetomatoesandoneonion.Then，cutupthevegetables.Anna：Whatsnext?：Next，putthe，carrotsandpotatoesintoapotandaddsomewater.Afterthat，cookthemfor30minutes.Then，addthecabbage，tomatoesandonionandcookforanot

37、her10minutes.Anna：OK，thatsit?：No，onemorething.Finally，dontforgettoaddsomesalt.,SectionB2bThanksgivingintheUnitedStatesInmostcountriespeopleusuallyeattraditionalfoodonspecialholidays.AspecialdayintheUnitedStatesisThanksgiving.Therearemanyreasonsforthisspecialday.Forsomepeople，itisatimetogivethanksfor

38、foodintheautumn.SoitisalwaysonthefourthThursdayinNovemberintheUnitedStates.Atthistime，peoplealsorememberthefirsttravelersfromEnglandwhocametoliveinAmericaabout500yearsago.Thesetravelershadalong，hardwinter，andmanyofthemdied.Inthenextautumn，theygavethanksforlifeandfoodintheirnewhome.Thesedays，mostAmer

39、icansstillcelebratethisideaofgivingthanksbyhavingabigmealathomewiththeirfamily.Themaindishofthismealisalmostalwaysturkey，alargebird.MakingaturkeydinnerHereisonewaytomaketurkeyforaThanksgivingdinner.First，mixtogethersomebreadpieces，onions，saltandpepper.Next，filltheturkeywiththisbreadmix.，puttheturkey

40、inahotovenandcookitforafewhours.Whenitisready，placetheturkeyonalargeplateandcoveritwithgravy.Finally，cuttheturkeyintothinpiecesandeatthemeatwithvegetableslikecarrotsandpotatoes.,8Unit9Canyoucometomyparty？SectionA2d：Hey，Nick，canyoucometomyhouseonSaturday？MycousinSamfromXianisgoingtobehere.Nick：Oh，！Ir

41、ememberwewentbikeridingtogetherlastfallwhenhevisitedyou.：，thatsright.Nick：Idlovetocome，butImafraidIcant.IhaveanexamonMondaysoImustprepareforit.：Thatsreallytoobad！Oh，butSamisntleavinguntilnextWednesday.CanyouhangoutwithusonMondaynight？Nick：！CatchyouonMonday！SectionB2bHiDavid，Whatagreatidea！Ireallylik

42、eMs.Steenalot.ShehelpedmetoimprovemyEnglishsomuch.Imsadtoseehergo，andthispartyisthebestwaytosay“Thankyouandgoodbye.”Icanhelptobuysomeofthefoodanddrinks.IcanalsohelptobringMs.Steentotheparty.Ialreadyhaveagreatideaabouthowtodothat.HeWeiHiDavid，Thankssomuchforplanningthis.Idlovetocometotheparty，butImno

43、tavailable.MyfamilyistakingatriptoWuhanattheendofthismonthtovisitmyauntanduncle.However，Idstillbegladtohelpoutwithanyofthepartypreparations，likeplanningthegames.Letmeknowifyouneedmyhelp.JakeDearclassmates，AsImsureyouknowbynowourfavoriteteacherisleavingsoontogobacktotheUS.Wereverysadthatshesleavingbe

44、causesheisafunteacher.Toshowhowmuchweregoingtomissher，letshaveasurprisepartyforhernextFridaythe28th!Canyoucometotheparty？Ifso，canyouhelpwithanyofthesethings?PleasetellmebythisFriday.1)Buyfoodanddrinks.2)Thinkofgamestoplay.3)Preparethingsweneedforthegames(glue，paper，pens，.)4)BringMs.Steentothepartywi

45、thouttellinghersothatshecanbesurprised.Ilookforwardtohearingfromyouall.David9SectionB3aDear，IwouldliketoinviteyoutotheopeningofournewlibraryatNo.9HighSchool.TheopeningwillbeonthemorningofWednesdayJanuary8that00.Afterthisyoucanenjoyourschoolconcert.Thenlunchwillbeintheschoolhallat12：00.Pleasedresssma

46、rtly.Iwouldalsoliketoinviteeachparenttobringonebookasagiftforthenewlibrary.PleasereplyinwritingtothisinvitationbyFriday，December20th.LarrySmithHeadmaster,10Unit10Ifyougototheparty，youllhaveagreattime!SectionA2d：Hey，Ben.Forthepartynextweek，shouldweaskpeopletobringfood?：No，letsorderfoodfromarestaurant.Ifweaskpeopletobringfood，theylljustbringpotatochipsandchocolatebecausetheyllbetoolazy