初中英语新人教八年级(下册)期末复习：Units 1-2 短文记单词

Unit1ABraveTryLastweekend,Idecidedtolearnanewskilltochallengemyself.First,Iwantedtotry

iceskating

and

skiing,butIwas

scaredof

fallingdown.Myfriend,askilled

instructor,toldmenotto

giveup

andencouragedmeto

giveitago.Iwasafraidto

express

my

fear

atfirst,butIpromisedto

getover

it.Insteadofsports,Ichosetopractice

calligraphy.Iboughtsome

ink

andlearnedtowriteevery

stroke

carefully.Ialsotriedto

program

asmallgametopracticemycomputerskills,andevenwroteashort

poem

aboutmyjourney.ThoughIwas

single

andbusy,Imanagedto

getinto

thesehobbies.Iworkedhardto

return

thekindnessmyfriendshowedme,andin

return,sheshareda

deal

withme:ifImasteredoneskill,shewouldteachme

kungfu.Thisexperiencetaughtmethatit’snevertoolatetotrysomethingnew,andwecanalways

manage

tofinishdifficulttasksifwekeeptrying.勇敢的尝试上周末，我决定学习一项新技能来挑战自己。起初，我想尝试滑冰和滑雪，但我害怕摔倒。我的朋友——一位经验丰富的教练，告诉我不要放弃，并鼓励我试一试。一开始我不敢表达自己的恐惧，但我承诺要克服它。我没有选择运动，而是决定练习书法。我买了些墨水，学着认真写好每一个笔画。我还尝试编写程序做一个小游戏来锻炼电脑技能，甚至写了一首关于这段经历的短诗。尽管我单身且忙碌，我还是设法投入到这些爱好中。我努力回报朋友给予我的善意，而作为回报，她和我做了一个约定：如果我掌握了一项技能，她就教我功夫。这段经历让我明白，尝试新事物永远不会太晚，只要我们坚持努力，就总能设法完成困难的事。ATeenager’sLittleDreamAsa

teenageprogrammer,Tomoftenfelt

stress

fromhis

strict

teacher,whokept

pushing

himtoachievemore.To

reduce

hispressure,helikedto

chat

withfriends

onceinawhile

and

goonanouting

toenjoynature.Healsopracticed

yoga

tocalmdown.Tomlovedcollecting

old-fashionedforeign

items:

coins,

stamps,and

postcards.Oneday,an

Italian

postcardbecamehis

inspiration—he

dreamedof

sendingapostcardtoeverycountry.Hisfriendgavea

suggestion:“Don’tfear

failure;juststartsmall.”Tomdecidedto

allow

himselftoslowdown.Hetreatedeachpostcardasaprecious

object,writingshortstoriesonthem.Thoughhishobbyseemed

old-fashioned,itbroughthimgreat

achievement.Helearnedthathappinessis

rather

aboutsmalljoysthanbigsuccess.一个少年的小小梦想作为一名青少年程序设计员，汤姆常常感受到来自严厉老师的压力，老师不断鞭策他取得更多成就。为了缓解压力，他喜欢偶尔和朋友闲聊，或是出外游玩亲近自然。他也会练习瑜伽来平复心情。汤姆喜欢收集过时的外国小物件：硬币、邮票和明信片。有一天，一张意大利明信片给了他灵感——他梦想着给每个国家都寄一张明信片。朋友给他提了个建议：“不要害怕失败，从小事做起就好。”汤姆决定让自己慢下来。他把每张明信片都当作珍贵的物品，在上面写下小故事。尽管这个爱好看起来守旧，却给他带来了巨大的成就感。他明白了，幸福更准确地说，在于点滴的快乐而非巨大的成功。Unit2AFunnyDayatSchoolLastweek,wehurt

ourselves

inP.E.classandhadmanysmallproblems!Lilyhada

sorethroat

andcouldn’tspeakloudly.Tomhada

stomachache

becauseheatetoomuchicecream.Jackgota

headache

fromstayinguplate.Maryhada

toothache

andwantedtoseea

dentist.Evenourmonitorhada

backache

fromcarryingheavybooks.Someofus

sufferedfrom

smallinjuries,andoneboyevenhada

nosebleed!Ourteachercametohelp.Shetoldus:“Press

yournoseifyouhaveanosebleed.Drinkwarmwaterfora

sorethroat.Don’teatcoldfoodifyouhavea

stomachache—itwillhurtyour

stomach!Ifyouhavea

fever,gotothenurse.

Avoid

stayinguplatetostopa

headache.”Wealsolearnedthat“ache”meanspain,liketoothacheorbackache.Thenursesaidwemightneedan

X-ray

ifourbackstillhurts,andweshouldletoutsome

gas

tofeelbetter!Welaughedalot,butwealsolearnedtotakecareofourselves.学校里有趣的一天上周，我们在体育课上都“挂了彩”，遇到了好多小麻烦！莉莉喉咙酸痛，没法大声说话。汤姆因为吃了太多冰淇淋，肚子疼。杰克熬夜太晚，头痛得厉害。玛丽牙痛，想去看牙医。就连我们班长也因为搬重书累得背痛。我们中有些人还在受各种小伤的折磨，甚至有个男生流鼻血了！老师赶来帮忙，她告诉我们：“流鼻血时要按住鼻子。喉咙痛要多喝温水。肚子疼别吃凉的，不然会伤到你的胃！如果发烧了，就去护士站。要避免熬夜，这样就不会头痛了。”我们还学到了“ache”是疼痛的意思，比如牙痛、背痛。护士说如果背还疼，可能需要做X光检查，另外排点气会舒服些！我们笑作一团，但也学会了好好照顾自己。ABusyDayattheClinicLastSaturday,a

careless

boywitha

runny

noseandabad

cough

camein.Hiskneewas

bruised

fromfalling,soItoldhimto

takeaseat.First,I

tookhistemperature

anddidaquick

test—hehadthe

flu!Igavehimsome

medicine

andtoldhimtoweara

mask

to

stop

the

virus

fromspreading.Whenhegaveaclear

description

ofhis

injury,Inoticedother

patients

withdifferent

illnesses:onecutherhandwitha

knife,anothercomplainedof

pain

intheback.Iremindedeveryonethat

safety

comesfirst,andtokeeptheroom’s

brightness

and

environment

clean.What’smore,afamilyrushedin:theirkitchen

stove

caughtfirewhentheytriedto

fry

food.Theyforgotto

turnon

thefan,sosmokefilledtheroom.Luckily,noonewashurtbadly,andtheypromisedtolookafter

themselves

morecarefully.Everyonelefttheclinic

happily

aftergettingclearadvice.上周六，一个粗心的男孩流着鼻涕、剧烈咳嗽地走进诊所。他的膝盖因为摔倒而瘀青，我让他先坐下。首先，我给他量了体温并做了快速检查——他得了流感！我给他开了些药，并叮嘱他戴上口罩，以阻止病毒传播。当他清晰描述自己的伤情时，我注意到其他病人也有着不同的疾病：有人用刀割伤了手，有人抱怨背部疼痛。我提醒大家安全第一，要保持房间的亮度和环境整洁。更为重要的是，一家人急匆匆地闯了进来：他们试着油炸食物时，厨房炉子突然着火了。他们忘了打开排风扇，烟雾瞬间弥漫了整个房间。幸运的是，没人受重伤，他们也承诺会更小心地照顾自己。所有人得到清晰的建议后，都开心地离开了诊所。Lastnight,weplannedto

eatouttonight,butasmallaccidenthappened.Acarelesscookwas

aboutto

fryfoodwhenthestovewas

onfire!Bright

flames

cameout,andthick

smoke

filledthekitchen.Everyonefelt

panic—nowaycouldwestayhere!Aquickstudent

rolled

onthegroundtoputoutthefireonhisclothes,whileothers

threw

waterontotheflames.We

stoppedshort

whenwesawthe

extinguisher,andusedittohelp.After

firstaid,wefoundnoonewas

badly

hurt,onlyasmall

burn

onaboy’sarm.Sadly,thecookforgottoturnoffthegas,whichis

harmful

andmay

harm

oursafety.

Luckily,noonewas

hit

orseriouslyinjured.Thedoctorgavesome

pills

andsaidwewouldbefinesoon.Thewholeeventwasa

shock,butwelearnedto