八年级上册拓展阅读M1-4

八上Ml拓展阅读1-HowtoLearnGrammar?

Englishlearnershavedifferentopinionsaboutgrammar.Somearevery

interestedinfindingoutorlearninggrammarrules.Othershategrammar

andtheythinkitisboringtolearngrammar.

However,youcannotescape（摆脱）fromgrammar.Itisineverysentence

youreadorwrite,speakorhear.Weneedthoserulesinthesameway

asweneedtherulesinagame.Iftherearenorules,orif

everybodyfollowstheirownrules,thegamewouldsoonbreakdown.It's

thesamewithlanguage;withoutruleswewouldnotbeable

tocommunicatewithotherpeople.

Don'tgiveuplearningEnglishgrammar.Manyteachersbelieveinthe

importanceofgrammarlessons.Otherteachersfeelthatgrammarisbest

learnedbydoingdifferentlanguageactivitieswithoutpayingtoomuch

attentiontotherules.Nomatterwhichisthewayyouaretaught,hereis

someadvicethatmayhelpyoutolearngrammarmoreeffectively（有效地）.

Readalot.ReadingisthemostimportantstepinmprovingyourEnglish

skills.Youwillseehowtousewordscorrectlyinsentences.

Keepadiaryorablog.Afteryouhavereadabook,itwillbeusefultoput

yourlearningintopractice.Startadiaryorablog.【nthiswayyouwillnot

forgetwhatyouhavelearned.Youwillalsobeabletopractisetheproper

usageofthelanguage.

ListentoEnglishsongs.Songsarestoriesofhowpeoplefeel—or,atleast,

alotofthemare.Listeningtothemwillgiveyouanideaofhowtoexpress

certainthings.

WatchTVandmovies.Therearealotofdialoguesinthem.Youcanlearn

howtouseEnglishwordsindailyconversation.

Questions:

1.Howmanywaysoflearninggrammararementionedinthispassage?

2.AreyouinterestedinlearningEnglishgrammar?

［语言积累］

1.havedifferentopinionsabout...关于有不同的观点

原句：Englishlearnershavedifferentopinionsaboutgrammar.

2.Some...Others...一些..另一些...

beinterestedin...对...感兴趣

Itisboringtodosth.做某事是令人无聊的.

原句：Someareveryinterestedinfindingoutorlearninggrammar

rules.Othershategrammarandtheythinkitisboringtolearngrammar.

3....believeintheimportanceof.........相信的重要性

原句：Manyteachersbelieveintheimportanceofgrammarlessons.

4.itwillbeusefultoputyourlearningintopractice把你的学习付诸实践将

是有用的

原句：Afteryouhavereadabook,itwillbeusefjltoputyourlearning

intopractice.

5."Nomatter+疑问词”表示“无论……"

原句：Nomatterwhichisthewayyouaretaught,hereissomesdvice

thatmayhelpyoutolearngrammarmoreeffectively.

八上M1拓展阅读2-Howtolearnnewwords

Maybeeveryonehastroubleinlearningnewwords.Itisnoteasy

torememberandusethemcorrectly.Thefollowingsuggestionswillhelp

youalot.Itcanbeagoodideatodivide（戈！J分）thenewwordsintogroups

accordingtothemeanings.Thinkingabouttheconnections（联系）between

wordsmayhelpyoutorememberthem.Themoreyoupractice,the

betteryouwillusethem.Youcanalsowritealistofsomenewwords.

Expressyourideaswiththemanddiscusstheusesofthesewordsasmuch

aspossible.However,thereisonemorethingyoushouldpayattentionto.

Don'ttrytolearntoomanywordsatonetime.Chooseseveralimportant

onestoyou.Repeattheirpronunciations,spelingsaswellastheir

meaningsinyourmind.Learnalittleeverydayandyouwilllearnalotina

fewyears.Itistheskillsthatcanmakeyoulearnnewwordseasily.It

istheskillsthatcanhelpyouknowmorewordsquickly.

【语言积累】

1.havetroubleindoingsth.在做某事方面有麻烦

原句：Maybeeveryonehastroubleinlearningnewwords.

类似结构:haveproblems/difficultiesindoingsth.

2.It's（not）easytodosth.做某事（不）容易。

原句：Itisnoteasytorememberandusethemcorrectly.结构:It's+

形容词+todosth.

3.Itcanbeagoodideatodosth.做某事可能是个好主意。

原句：Itcanbeagoodideatodividethenewwordsintogroups

accordingtothemeanings.

4.Themorethebetter........越多....就越好。

原句:Themoreyoupractice,thebetteryouwillusethem.

结构：The+比较级the+比较级....

5.asmuchaspossible尽可能多

原句：Expressyourideaswiththemanddiscusstheusesofthese

wordsasmuchaspossible.

6.Thereisonemorethingyoushouldpayattentionto.

youshouldpayattentionto是定语从句，修饰前面的thing

7.Itis...that...强调句结构

原句：Itistheskillsthatcanmakeyoulearnnewwordseasily.

Itistheskillsthatcanhelpyouknowmorewordsquickly.

该句型主要用于强调主语、状语，被强调的内容发在Itis...that之间.

3-LearnEnglishfromHollywoodmovies

ManypeopleliketolearnEnglishfromHollywoodmovies.Yet,you

canseesomefriendswhohavewatchedthousandsofHollywoodmovies

butcannotspeakawordofEnglish!Right,thethingisthatyouhaveto

havealearningpurpose（目的）whilewatchingthem.

ThesestepsmaytroubleyoubutifyouwanttolearnEnglishyou'd

betterfollowthem.Otherwise,youmaywetteyourtimeandeffort

withoutgaininganything.Therearethreeeasystepstofollow:

1.Watchthesemovieswiththesubtitles（字幕）onthefirsttime.Youreyes

andearsshouldworktogetheratthisstage.Trytounderstandthemain

ideaofthemovie.

2Watchitagain,stillwiththesubtitleson,butnowtrytominimize（使减

到最小）theuseofyoureyesonthetext.Listenasmuchaspossibleand

lookatthesubtitlesonlywhenyoureallydonotunderstand.Payless

attentiontodetailsinthebeginningandslowlyincreasetheamountof

listeningbydecreasingi减少）thenumberoftimesyoustopthemovie.

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Situatedonthenorthconstoftheislandandbuiltaroundanatural

harbor,Havana,isoneofthemostlivelyandcolorfulcitiesinthe

Caribbean.IthasbeenthecapitalofCubasincethe16thcentury,anditis

hometomorethan3millionpeople.Manyofthecity'sfascinations（魅力）

canbefoundamongthenarrowstreetspackedwitholdbuildingsand

brightpeople.

AsthelargestcityintheWestIndies,Havanaisasceneofnumerous

attractions,beautifulbeaches,andastonishingarchitecture.Havana's

popularattractionsincludetheNationalCapitalBuilding,theMuseumof

theCity,andtheNationalMuseumofNaturalHistory.

Thehistoricaloldtcwn,HabanaVieja,isfastbecomingamajorplace

thattouristslovetovisit.TheSpanishleftbehindsomearchitectureand

manyofthegreatbuildingshavebeenreturnedtotheirformerbeauty.

CentralHavanaiswellknownforsomeofthemostimportantmuseums.

ThenewsuburbofVedadoislinedwithhigh-risebuildingsandmodern

hotels,andalsoattractslocalsandvisitors,alongwithitstheatres,art

galleries,restaurants,cafes,andculturalentertainment.

Regardedasoneofthemostbeautifulcitiesintheworld,Havanais

offeringitsbeautifulnaturalsceneryandarichmixofSpanishand

Caribbeantraditionst。peopleathomeandabroad.

【语言积累】

1.Situatedonthenorthcoastof...坐落在..的北海岸

Situated...坐落在......的;位于......的built...建于......

原句:Situatedonthenorthcoartoftheislandandbuiltaroundanatural

harbor,Havana,isoneofthemostlivelyandcolorfulacitiesinthe

Caribbean.

2.itishometo...这是……的家乡

原句:itjshometomorethan3millionpeople.

3.Manyofthecity'sfascinations（魅力）canbefoundamong...在……中

可以发现很多城市的魅力

J京句：Manyofthecity'sfascinationscanbefojndamongthenarrow

streetspackedwitholdbuildingsandbrightpeople.

4....isasceneof.......是一个/幅……的风景画/地点/景色/场面

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原句：AsthelargestcityintheWestIndies,Havanaisascene

ofnumerousattractions,beautifuIbeaches,andastonishinqarchitecture.

作为西印度群岛最大的城市，哈瓦那是一个有大量旅游胜地、漂亮海滩、令人惊

讶的建筑风格的地方。

5.Regardedas...被视作...offer...to...给...提供了...

原句：Regardedasoneofthemostbeautifulcitiesintheworld,

HavanaisofferingitsbeautifulnaturalsceneryandarichmixofSpanish

andCaribbeantraditionstopeopleathomeandabroad.被视为世界上最漂

亮的城市之一，哈瓦那为国内外人们提供了它漂亮的自然风光和丰富的西班牙和

加勒比海传统。

八上M2拓展阅读2-ThebeautyofConnemara

WriterOscarWildeoncecalledConnemara,thewesternIreland,a

Hsavage（野性的，未开化的）beauty”.HehadgoodreasonsinceConnemara's

sceneryisconsideredsomeofthemostbreathtakingintheworld.Rolling

greenhillsgivewaytothebeautifulConnemaraMountains.No

wondersomanygreatwritersandartistshavefoundinspiration（灵感）

inConnemara.

AgoodbasefromwhichtotourConnemaraisthetownofClifden.

ThetownofClifdenisalsointerestinginitself.Therearetwobeautiful

churchesinthistownthatdatebacktoearly18OCs.YouTesuretosnjoy

shoppinginClifden^manytraditionalandmodernshops.Andthetown's

restaurantsandcoffeeshopsofferliveperformancesoftraditionalIrish

music.ClifdenisalsocloselyconnectedwiththefamousConnemara

ponies.EveryAugust,ClifdenhoststheConnemaraPonyShow,which

attractsponyfansfromallovertheworld.

AtriptoConnemaraisnotcompletewithoutavisittoKylemore

Abbey,agothiccastle.Itwasbuiltbetween1867and1871foraLondon

businessman.In1920,agroupofBelgiannunsboughtthecastleand

laterestablishedaschoolforgirls.Today,nunsstilloperateitandallow

toursofthecastle.

It'sbeensaidthatonceyouvisitIreland,you'resureto

return.Maybeit'sbecauseofthefriendlypeople,thetraditionalmusic,

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thelovelyvillagesandthebeautifulscenery.Onething'sforsure:once

youexperienceIreland'swildWestCoast,you'llneverforgetit!

【语言积累】

1....'ssceneryisconsideredsomeofthemostbreathtakinginthe

world......的风景被认为是世界上最激动人心的

原句:HehadgoodreasonsinceConnemara'ssceneryisconsidered

someofthemostbreathtakingintheworld.

2.Nowonder十句子"难怪"findinspirationin...在..发现灵感原

句:Nowondersomanygreatwritersandartistshavefound

inspirationinConnemara.

3.You'resuretoenjoyshoppingin…你一定会享受在的购物原句:

You'resuretoenjoyshoppinginClifder'smanytraditionalandmodern

shops.

4.Atripto...isnotcompletewithoutavisitto...没有过去...,去....的旅

行是不完整的原句：AtriptoConnemaraisnotcompletewithoutavisit

toKylemoreAbbey,agothiccastle.

5.It'sbeensaidthat...据说...原句：It'sbeensaidthatonceyouvisit

Ireland,you'resuretoreturn.

6.It'sbecauseof...是因为..原句：Maybeit'sbecauseofthefriendly

people,thetraditionalmusic,thelovelyvillagesandthebeautifulscenery.

7.Onething'sforsure:...一件肯定的事是：..

原句：Onething'sforrurc:onceyouexperienceIreland'swildWest

Coast,you'llneverforgetit!

八上M2.3-Abeautifulcity----LittleRock

LittleRockisthecapitalofArkansas（阿肯色州）,theUS.Thereare

many[hingsforkidstodohere.Besidesplentyofparksandlibraries,

therearemuseumsandamusementparksthatattractchildren.

Amongitsmanychildren-friendlymuseumsistheMuseumof

Discovery.Theexhibitschangeoften,sothereisalwayssomethingnewto

learn.Inthemuseum,therearealsomanyhands-onactivities——youcan

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dotheactivitiesbyyourself.Itislocated（位于）at500PresidentClinton

AvenueSuite150.

Averyentertainingandstilleducationalplaceforkidstogotoisthe

AerospaceEducationCenter.ThiscenterfeaturesanIMAXTheater,which

alwayssurprisesanychild.Theaddressis3301E.RooseveltRoad.

Ifwateractivitiesarewhatyoulike,there'stheWillowSpringsWater

Parkforyoutoslideinthewater.Itsaddressis3903WillowSpringsRoad.

LittleRockisnotonlyagoodplaceforchildren,it'salsofulloffun

placesforthewholefamily.Forexample,forafamilywholove

animals,nothinginbetterthanazoo.TheLittleRockZooisnottoobig,

butstillhasplentytosee.Ithasover600animals.Itevenhas

someendangeredspecies（濒临灭绝的物种）.

【语言积累】

1.Therearemany/lotsofthingsforsbtodo/seehere/there.对..来说,

这儿/那儿有很多可做/可看的事。

原句:Therearemanythingsforkidstod。here.

Thereisalwayssomethingnewtolearn.

2.Besidesplentyof...»thereare...thatattract....除了...还有吸弓I……

的……

原句:Besidesplentyofparksandlibraries,therearemuseumsand

amusementparksthatattractchildren.

3.Itislocatedat/in/on…位于..原句:Itislocatedat500President

ClintonAvenueSuite150.

4.Nothingis+形容词比较级+than...没有什么比……更加……原句：For

example,forafamilywholoveanimals,nothingjsbetterthanazoo.

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八上M3拓展阅读1-PhysicalActivity

Ifyoufrereadytoaddthephysicalactivity（体育运

动）toyourlife,herearesometips（提示,建议）.

Makethephysicalactivitypartofyourroutine（常规;例程），like

brushingyourteethorgoingtowork.Trybikingtoworkatleastoncea

week,usingthestairsmoreoften,orwalking

tosomeplacesnearhome.Buttalktoyour

doctorbeforeyoustartanexerciseroutine,

especiallyifyouhaven'tbeenveryactiveor

havehealthproblems.

Walkingisoneofthebestfitness（健康）activities,Tokeepuparoutine,

youcanwalkwithfamilymembersjriendsorpets.

Countyourstepswithastepcounter（计数器）.

Youcanbuyoneatasportinggoodsstore.Ifyoudon

thavetimeforone30-minutewalk,breakitintothree10-minutewalks.

Findanactivitythatyouenjoy,andstaywithit.Changeitwithother

activitiessoyoudon

tgetbored.Forexample,walkthreedaysaweek,andswimorbikeon

theotherdays.Joinavolleyballorbasketballclubforfunandexercise.

Byfindingmoreactivitiesyouenjoy,you

IIhaveagreaterchanceforsuccess.

【语言积累】

1.bereadytodosth准备做某事add...to...把……添加到......

原句：Ifyou

arereadytoaddthephysicalactivitytoyourlife,herearesometips.

2.make...partof...使……成为……的一部分

句:Makethephysicalactivitypartofyourroutine,likebrushingyour

teethorgoingtowork.

3.getbored变得厌烦

原句:Changeitwithotheractivitiessoyoudontgetbored.

4.by+doing...通过做..

haveagreaterchancefor...有...更好的机会

原句:Byfindingmoreactivitiesyouenjoy,you

IIhaveagreaterchanceforsuccess.

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八上拓展阅读2

“Daddy,whereareyougoing?”mysonaskedmeasIwasputtingonmy

runningshoesonacoldSundaymorning.^Gorunning/!said."Why?"

heasked.Hewasonlythree.ButitwasaquestionthatIcould

noteasilyanswer.Idid

notreallywanttogorunning.Iwastrainingforamarathon,butitwasstill

monthsaway.Icouldgorunninglaterorjustnotrunthemarathon.WhywasI

evenrunningamarathon9Butsomethingwasmakingmego.'Becauseit'

sfun,"Isaid,ratheruncorvincingly（无法令人信服

地）.Thetruthisthatjustbeforeyourunit

sstillhardtoexplaintosomeone,oreventoyourself,whyyourun.Runningis

hard.Itrequireseffort.O-course,somepeopleruntoloseweight,ortogetfit

,andthesearegoodreasons.Runningisalsoeasytodo.It1

scheap,andyoucandoitwhenyouwant.Allthesecertainlymakerunning

becomeoneofthemostpopularsportsintheUK,withmorethantwomillion

peopleinEnglandrunningatleastonceaweek,accordingtoSportEngland.

Butformostofthosetwomillionrunners,therealreasontheyheadout（出

发）torununtiltheirlegshurtismoreintangible（难以提摸

的）thanweightlossorfitness.Lotsofrunnersbecomecrazyabouttime.The

needtobreakthe40-minutebarrier（障

碍）for10kilometers,forexample,orrunningunderfourhoursforthemarath

on,canbecometheall-conquering（所向无敌

的）reason.Assoonasthesegoalsareachieved,anotherissetrightaway.

【语言积累】

1.itisaquestionthat+句子."这是一个......的问题。"

原句:ItwasaquestionthatIcouldn'teasilyanswer.

2.Thetruthisthat+句子."事实是……"

behardtoexplaintosb难以对某人解释

Thetruthisthatjustbeforeyourunit

isstillhardtoexplaintosomeone,oreventoyourself,whyyourun.

3.Allthesecertainlymake...become..."所有这些一定让……成为……”

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Allthesecertainlymakerunningbecomeoneofthemostpopularsportsin

theUK.

4.Therealreasonthat+句子is"...的真正理由是......"

Therealreasontheyheadouttorununtiltheirlegshurtismoreintangible

thanweightlossorfitness.

5.assoonas...就....

原句：Assoonasthesegoalsareachieved,anotherissetrightaway.

八上M3拓展阅读3

Manyteenagersbelieveanythingispossibles。longastheystudy

hard.Buttheyoftenignorehealthyandbalanceddiets,enoughsleeptime

andregularexercise.Infact,thesethingsareequalyimportanttothem.

Teenagegirlsneedabout2,200caloriesadaywhileboysneedabit

more—doctorssuggest2,800forteenageboys.50%oftheircalories

comefromhealthyfood—rice,vegetablesandfruit.Nowondnrpeople

oftensay,“Anappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway."

Teenagersusuallyneedeighttotenhours'sleepaday,butmany

Chineseteenagersdonotgetenoughsleep.Areportshowsthstwithouta

goodnight'ssleep,teenagersseemtobeweakerthantheyshouldbe.Too

muchhomeworkisnottheonlyreasonwhyteenagersstayuplate.Some

watchTVorplaycomputergameslateintothenight.Teenagers

shoulddevelopgoodstudyhabits,whichwillinturncontributetoa

successfulacademicfuture.

Itisalsoimportantforteenagerstoworkoutregularly.Studiesshow

thatteenagersexercisingregularlyarelikelytobeingoodhealth.Itis

suggestedthatteenagersshouldspendatleast30minutesexercisinga

day,fivetimesaweek.

【语言积累】

1.solongas"只要"

Manyteenagersbelieveanythingispossibles。longastheystudyhard.

2....areequallyimportantto"对同等重要"

ii

原句:Infact,thesethingsareequallyimportanttothem.

3.Nowonder+句子"难怪.."原句：Nowonderpeopleoftensay,"Anapple

adaykeepsthedoctoraway.”

4....isnottheonlyreasonwhy+句子"不是为彳一么..唯一的理由/原因。

原句:Toomuchhomeworkisnottheonlyreasonwhyteenagersstayup

late.

5.developgoodstudyhabits"培养/发展良好的学习习惯"inturncontribute

to…"相应地/转而有助于;促成"原句:Teenagersshoulddevelopgood

studyhabits,whichwillinturncontributetoasuccessfulacademicfuture.

6.belikelytodosth■可能.."beingoodhealth"健康"

原句：Studiesshowthatteenagersexercisingregularlyarelikelytobeingood

health.

7.Itissuggestedthat+句子"有人建议"

原句:ItissuggestedthatTApnagprsshouldspendatleast30minutespxprrising

aday,fivetimesaweek.

八上M3拓展阅读4-RonaldoLuizNazarioDeLima

RonaldoLuizNazarioDeLimawasbornonSeptember18,1976ina

poorfamilyofRioJaneiro.Likemostofhischildhoodfriends,Ronaldo

beganhissoccercareerwhenheplayedbarefootinthestreetsofhis

neighborhood.Attheageof14,hejoinedalocalsoccerclubandonly

twoyearslatprhpcampthpstarofCruzpiroRAIOHorizontA(onpnfthp

famousfootballclubs),scoringatotalof58goalsin60matchesand

earninghimselfareputationforhisexplosivepaceandoutstanding

finishingskills.Hisgoal-scoringrecordandunusualagility(敏

捷)ledhimtobeincludedintheBrazilianWorldCupwinningteamthe

followingyear.AftertheWorldCup,manytopEuropeanfootballclubs

weretryingtosignhim.Manypeople,includingfamousBrazilianfootball

playerPel

e,referredtohimasthemostpromisingfootballerofhisgeneration

SincehistransfertoDutchteamPSVEindhoven,Ronaldogainedhis

successoneafteranother.TwoCopaAmerica

s,aUEFACup,aDutchCup,aSpanishLeagueCupandtwoawardsas

theBestPlayerintheworld,allinthespaceoftwoyears,aresomeof

Ronaldosimpressiveachievements.OnarrivalatInter-Milanin1997,

Ronaldobecametheidol（偶像）ofthelocalfans.

Sincethe1998WorldCuphehassufferedtwoseriouskneeinjuries

thathaveseverelylimitedhisappearances.Justwhenpeoplebeganto

wonderwhetherRonaldowouldbeabletocontinuewithhisfootball

career,heprovedtotheworldthathestillcouldplay.IntheWorldCup

heldinKoreaandJapan,themagicalstriker（前

锋）wontheGoldenShoeawardandtiedwithPel

eforWorldCup12goals.HehelpedBrazilcap:ureitsfifthWorldCup

championship.ItwasthethirdtimethatRonaldohadeverplayedinth

eWorldCup.

【语言积累】

1.Likemostofhischildhoodfriends,…"像大多数他的童年朋友....°

Likemostofhischildhoodfriends,Ronaldobeganhissoccercareer

whenheplayedbarefootinthestreetsofhisneighborhood.

2.earnoneselfareputationfor"为自己赢得的声誉”

Attheageof14,hejoinedalocalsoccerclubandonlytwoyearslater

becamethestarofCruzeiroBeloHorizonte（oneofthefamousfootball

clubs）,scoringatotalof58goalsin60matchesandearninghimselfa

refutationforhisexplosivepaceandoutstandingfinishingskills.

3.becometheidolof"成为的偶像"

OnarrivalatInter-Milanin1997,Ronaldobecametheidolofthelocal

fans.

4.heprovedtotheworldthat+句子"他向世界证明”

原句:Heprovedtotheworldthathestillcouldplay.

5.Itwasthethirdtimethat+句子"这是第三次......’

ItwasthethirdtimethatRonaldohadeverplayedintheWorldCup.

ThemostpopularformsofexerciseintheUSA

Exercisenotonlyimprovesyourappearance,butalsoimprovesyour

health.Healthexpertsadvisepeopletochoosephysicalactivitiesthat

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theyfindfun.So,whataresomeofthemostpopuarformsofexercisein

theUSA?

Walkingtopsthelist.Itisconsideredtobetheeasiestwaytoget

exercise.Walkingisalsosaidtobetheleastharmfultothekneesand

feet.So,it'saperfectchoicefortheold.

Anotherpopularformofexerciseisjoqqinq.Inthe1970s,BillBowerman

broughtjoggingtotheUSA.Hedidsoafterseeingthepopularityofthe

activityduringatriptoNewZealandinthe1960s.Hestartedthefirst

joggingclubinAmerica.HealsohelpedfoundNike.

Swimmingisalsoverypopular.Itwasthesecondmostpopularsporting

activityinAmericain2008.Thetopactivitywaswalking.Whenoneis

swimming,thewholebodyisputtowork.Itissaidthatswimmingis

goodforpeoplewithspecialneeds,likepregnant（怀孕的）women.

Dancingcanalsobeafunwaytoexercise.Thisisespeciallytruefo）those

whoseeexerciseassomethingthattheyshoulddo.Adancefitness

programmecalledZumbahasgrowninpopularityinrecentyears.Itwas

createdbyAlbertoPerezinColombiainthe1990s.In2001,hebrought

theprogrammetotheUSA.Sincethen,ithasspreadaroundjtheworld.

【语言积累】

1....notonly...butalso...

Exercisenotonlyimprovesyourappearance,butalsoimprovesyour

health.

2.advisesbto...

Healthexpertsadvisepeoplet。choosephysicalactivitiesthatthey

findfur.

3.Itisconsideredtobe…"这被认为是……"

原句：Itisconsideredtobetheeasiestwaytogetexercise.

4....isalsosaidtobetheleastharmfulto"也被认为是对最无害的

Walkingisalsosaidtobetheleastharmfultothekneesandfeet.

5.Itissaidthat+句子”据说......”

Itissaidthatswimmingisgoodforpeoplewithspecialneeds,like

pregnantwomen.

6....hasgrowninpopularity"...已经越来越受欢迎"

AdancefitnessprogrammecalledZumbahasgrowninpopularityin

recentyears.

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八上M4.1-Bike-sharingsysteminHangzhou

Hangzhouboastsofitsgloriouspast.Overits4,000yearsofhistory,the

cityhasbeenhometotonsofremarkablefigures.Touristsfromaround

theworldhavegatheredtothisheavenlycitytoenjoyitsbeautiful

naturalsurroundingsandmagicalcharm.

Whiletherestofthecountryismovingfromtwowheelstofour,cycling

cultureisthrivinginHangzhou.ThecitydevelopedChina's

firstbike-sharingsystemin2008inanefforttoeasetrafficjam.It'sgrown

intotheworld'sbiggestandoneoftheworld'sbestpublicbikesystems.

Youcanhardlygoakilometerwithoutpassingabike-sharingstation.

Thereareover84,000bikesat3,300servicespots.Thebikeshavetaken

morethan600milliontripsinthepastsevenyears.

Bikescanbedroppedoffatanystationanytimeoftheday.Itcosts1yuan

forthefirsthour,2yuanfor2-3hoursand3yuan/hourifyouusethebike

longerthanthreehours.

Wanttoqetinontheaction?

【语言积累】

1.behometo…"是..的家"

原句：

Overits4z000yearsofhistory,thecityhasbeenhometotonsof

remarkablefigures.

2.gathertothisheavenlycityto"聚集到这个天堂般的城市..."

原句：Touristsfromaroundtheworldhavegathered

tothisheavenlycitytoenjoyitsbeautifulnaturalsurroundingsand

magicalcharm.

3.inanefforttodosth"企图/努力想"

原句:ThecitydevelopedChina'sfirstbike-sharingsystemin2008inan

efforttoeasetrafficjam.

4.It'sgrowninto"它已经成长为"

原句：It'sgrownintotheworld'sbiggestandoneoftheworld's

bestpublicbikesystems.

5.getinontheaction"参与行动"

八上M4拓展阅读2-Walkingschoolbus

AgrowingnumberofchildrenintheUSarewalkingwiththeirclassmate

sandanadultvolunteertoandfromschool.

15

Asagroupofchildrenwalkhometogetherfromschool,theyholdhands.

Someplaythe"ISpy"guessinggame.Whentheyreachabusycrossing,

anadultasks,"What'stherule?"

"Behindtheline!"theysaytogether.Thentheystepbackfromtheedge

oftheroadandwaitforthewalksignal.

Shortlyafter,thegroupstopsinfrontofachild

shouse.Hesaysgoodbyeandracestohisfrontdoor.Hismotherwaves

andthewalkingschoolbuscontinuesonitsway.

Walkingschoolbusesareseenasawaytofightchildhoodobesity（儿童

肥胖症）.Theyalsoimproveattendancerates（出勤

率）andmakesurethatkidsgettoschoolsafely.

【语言积累】

1.agrowingnumberof”越来越多的.”

AgrowingnumberofchildrenintheUSarewalkingwiththeirclassm

atesandanadultvolunteertoandfromschool.

2....beseenasawayto..."……被看作……的一种方法"

Walkingschoolbusesareseenasawaytofightchildhoodobesity.

3.makesurethat+句子"确保……"

Theyalsoimproveattendanceratesandmakesurethatkidsgettosc

hoolsafely.

八上M4拓展阅读3-Travelontheleft

Haveyoueverwonderedwhypeopledriveonadifferentsideofthe

road?ItmightseembizarrethattheU.K.driversstayontheleft,butthey'

renottheonlyones.Around