外研版八年级上册英语课文(全册)

1、module1howtolearnenglishunit1letstrytospeakenglishasmuchaspossible.msjames:welcomeback,everyone!today,weregoingtotalkaboutgoodwaystolearnenglish.ready?whohassomeadvice?lingling:weshouldalwaysspeakenglishinclass.msjames:good!letstrytospeakenglishasmuchaspossible.daming:whynotwritedownthemistakesinour

2、notebooks?msjames:thatsagoodidea.anddontforgettowritedownthecorrectanswersnexttothemistakes.whatelse?lingling:itsagoodideatospellandpronouncenewwordsaloudeveryday.msjames:thanksalot,lingling.howaboutlisteningtotheradio?lingling:yes,thatsgoodforourpronunciationtoo.buttherearesomanynewword.msjames:you

3、dontneedtounderstandeveryword.youjustneedtolistenforkeywordsandmainideas.daming:thatsthesameforreading.englishstoriesaresointeresting.igettoknowalotabouttheworldthroughreading.lingling:ithinkwritingisalsoimportant.whydontwetrytofindsomeenglishpenfriends?wecanwritetothem.msjames:excellent!iagreewithy

4、ou.unit2youshouldsmileather!sendyourquestionstodiana,thelanguagedoctor.manystudentsaskforadviceabouthowtoimprovetheirenglish.herearethreebasicquestions.thefirstquestionisaboutunderstandingenglishfilmsandsongs.lihaofromhubeiwrote,“ilikewatchingenglishfilmsandlisteningtoenglishsongs,buticanonlyunderst

5、andalittle.whatcanido?”watchingfilmsandlisteningtosongsaregreatwaytolearnenglish!watchandlistenseveraltimes,andguessthemeaningofthenewwords.eachtimeyouwilllearnsomethingnew.ialsoadviseyoutotalkaboutthefilmsorsongswithyourfriends.thesecondquestionisaboutspeaking.wangfanfromjilinwrote,“ourschoolhasate

6、acherfromtheus.iamshyandiamafraidtospeaktoher.whatshouldido?”youcansay,“hello!howareyou?”“doyoulikechina?”thesearegoodwaystostartaconversation.andbeforeyoubegin,youshouldsmileather!rememberthis:donotbeshy.justtry.thethirdquestionisaboutvocabulary.zhangleifromanhuiwrote,“iwritedownnewwords,butiforget

7、themquickly.howcanirememberthem?”donotworry.itisnaturaltoforgetnewwords!isuggestyouwritefourorfivewordsadayonpiecesofpaperandplacetheminyourroom.readthewordswhenyouseethem,andtrytousethem.module2myhometownandmycountryunit1itstallerthanmanyotherbuildings.tony:hey,daming!howwasyourweekend?daming:prett

8、ygood!iwenttoshenzhen.tony:wheresshenzhen?daming:well,itsonthecoastnearhongkong.itwasasmallvillageaboutthirtyyearsago,buttodayitsaverybigcity. tony:soitsanewercitythanhongkong?daming:yes,itsanewercity.infact,itonlybecameimportantinthe1980s.itsgettingbiggerandbusier.somedayitwillbecomeasbusyashongkon

9、g,imsure.tony:whatsthepopulationofshenzhen?daming:itsovertenmillion,ithink.thatslargerthanthepopulationofmanyothercitiesinchina.itsstreetsaremuchwiderandcleanertoo.ithinkitsabeautifulcity.tony:idliketogotothereoneday.daming:remembertovisitthediwangtower.itstallerthanmanyotherbuildingsinshenzhen.unit

10、2cambridgeisabeautifulcityintheeastofengland.cambridge,londonandenglandbytonysmithicomefromcambridge,abeautifulcityintheeastofengland.itisontherivercamandhasapopulationofabout120,000.myhomeisespeciallyfamousforitsuniversity.manyfamouspeoplestudiedhere,suchasisaacnewtonandcharlesdarwin.therearelotsof

11、oldbuildingsandchurchestovisit.studentsandtouristsenjoytripsalongtheriverbyboat.cambridgeis80kilometresfromlondon.londonisinthesouthofenglandanditisontheriverthames.ithasapopulationofaboutsevenandahalfmillion,soitisbiggerandbusierthancambridge.itisabout2,000yearsold,anditisfamousforbigben,buckingham

12、palaceandtowerbridge.englanditselfisapartofanisland,andyouarealwaysnearthesea.thesmallvillagesandbeachesonthecoastarepopularforholidays.touristsliketheareasoflowandbeautifullakesinthenorth,andthehillsandprettyvillagesinthesouth.everywhereinenglandyouwillnoticehowgreenthecountrysideis.itisneververyho

13、tinsummerorverycoldinwinter.socomeandseeenglandanytimeoftheyear,butbringanumbrellawithyou.youwillneeditmostdays.module3sportsunit1nothingismoreexcitingthanplayingtennis.daming:hey,tony.comeandwatchthefootballmatchontv.tony:ok.whatsthescore?daming:spainscoredaminuteago.tony:wow!thatsfast!daming:thats

14、right.lastweekthematchontvwassoboringbecausenoonescoredatall.sothisweeksmatchisalreadymoreexciting.betty:whatsthematterwithyou,tony?youlooktired.tony:imreallytiredafterlastnightstennismatch.andihurtmyknee.daming:thatstoobad!sitdownandwatchthematch.itssaferthanplayingtennis.betty:yes,watchingisnotsur

15、eaboutthat.nothingismorerelaxingtoo!tony:well,imnotsureaboutthat.nothingismoreenjoyablethanplayingtennis.betty:butyouenjoyedwatchingtheolympicsontv,right?tony:yes,butthatsbecauseitwascheaperthanbuyingticketsforallthegames.daming:andstayingathomewaseasierthangoingtothestadium.oh,lookatthat!tony:oh,he

16、missed!oh,badluck!daming:nevermind.theresstillplentyoftimeforthemtoscore.unit2thisyearwepracticemorecarefully.traininghardbylidamingitissaturdaytomorrow,butiamgoingtoschool.iamnotgoingforlessons,buttoplayfootball.iaminourschoolteamandwearegoingtoplayagainstanotherschoolnextweek.thepracticestartsat10

17、am.weallarriveasearlyaswecansothatwehavetimetowarmup.wearetrainingharderthanusualbecausetheotherteambeatuslastyear.thisyearwewanttodobetter.itismoredifficulttopractiseinwinterbecausethedaysareshortandtheweatheriscoldtoo.itgetsdarkearlier,soitisimportantnottobelateforafter-schoolpractice.ourcoachispl

18、easedbecauseweareplayingbetterasateamnow.lastyearweweresometimescarelesswhenwepassedtheballandwelosttotheotherteaminthefinalmatch.whatapity!thisyearwepractisemorecarefully.thatmeanswehaveabetterchanceofwinning.thefanclubhasfewerpeoplethisyear.wehopetoplaywellsothatwehavemorefanstowatchthematches.iti

19、sgoodtohaveourfansaround.theycheerusonloudlyandwefeelmoreconfidenttowinthegame.module4planes,ships,andtrainsunit1helivesthefarthestfromschoolbetty:iwaslateforschooltoday.mum:why?whathappened?betty:itookthebus.therewasaroadaccident,andthetrafficwasveryheavy.butnobodywaslate,exceptme.maybeishouldgotos

20、choolbytaxi.mum:itsthemostcomfortableway,butitsalsothemostexpensive.betty:thenwhataboutgoingbybike?mum:thatsagoodchoice,butitsabitdangerous.theressomuchtraffic.betty:butmostofmyclassmatesridebikes,anditsquitesafe.dontworry.illbecarefull.mum:howdoestonygotoschool?betty:helivesthefarthestfromschool,so

21、hetakestheunderground.mum:andwhataboutlingling?betty:herhomeistheclosesttoschool,soshewalks.mum:howaboutdaming?betty:hegoesbybustoo,thesameasme.butitssocrowded!andthetrafficisheavy.mum:allright.youcanrideyourbiketoschool,butremembertobecarefulallthetime.unit2whatisthebestwaytotravel?question:whatist

22、hebestwaytotravelfromlondontoamsterdam.iamplanningtotravelfromlondontoamsterdam.howlongdoesthejourneytakeandwhatisthebestwaytotravel?couldyoupleasetellmeaboutthetrainsorshipstogetthere?themoreinformation,thebetter.thanks!bestanswer:therearefourwaystotravel. ajourneybytrainismorerelaxingthanbycoach,b

23、utalotmoreexpensive.whenyougobytrain,buyyourticketalongtimebeforeyoutravel.itisusuallycheaper. youcangobycarandbyshipacrossthenorthsea.thisisthemostcomfortablewaytotravelbutalsothemostexpensive.bookyourticketbeforeyoubookyourhotel.rememberthatparkinginamsterdamisveryexpensive,sostayoutsidethecitycen

24、treandtravelinbybusorbytrain. thethirdchoiceisbycoach.thisisusuallythecheapest,butinsummerthecoachessometimesgetcrowded!andittakesyouabouttwelvehourstogetthere.however,itwillnotcostasmuchasgoingbytrain. finally,youcanfly.itisthefastestandthesecondcheapest,butyoumayhavetowaitforhoursattheairportbecau

25、seofbadweather.well,ihopethishelps!haveagreattrip.module5laosheteahouseunit1iwantedtoseethebeijingopera.listenandreadbetty:linglingandiwenttolaosheteahouselastnight.tony:howwasit?betty:itwasgreat!youknow,iwantedtoseebeijingopera,solinglingofferedtotakemethere.wedrankteaandwatchedanopera.tony:didyouu

26、nderstandtheopera?betty:no,itwasdifficulttounderstandthewords.buttheactorsandactresswereexcellent.tony:howlongdidyoustay?betty:weonlyplannedtowatchforanhour,butintheend,westayedforthreehours.tony:didyouenjoyedit?betty:well,itwasinteresting-thatsthemainthing.ihopetounderstandmorenexttime.tony:doyouof

27、tengotoseebeijingopera,lingling?lingling:no,idont.iwantedtotakebettytotheteahousebecauseitsfamous.tony:whoislaoshe?betty:noidea.asklingling.lingling:laosheisagreatwriter.hesespeciallyfamousforhisplayteahouse.unit2itdescribesthechangesinchinesesociety.2readthepassageandmatchtheheadingwiththeparagraph

28、s.a)laosheteahouseb)thestoryofteahousec)laoshe1teahouseisoneoflaoshesmostfamousplays.hewroteitin1957.theplayhasthreeactsandshowsthelivesofcommonpeopleinchinafromtheendofthenineteenthcenturytothemiddleoftwentiethcentury.ittellsusthestoryofwanglifaandthecustomersofhisteahouseinbeijing.itdescribesthech

29、angesinchinesesocietyoverfiftyyearsaroundthebeginningofthetwentiethcentury.2laoshewasborninbeijingin1899.hismothersenthimtoateachersschoolin1913.afterfinishingschoolin1918,hebecameaheadteacherofaprimaryschool.in1924laoshelefthomeandwenttoengland.hetaughtchineseatacollegeinlondonandreturnedtochinafiv

30、eyearslater.hewrotemanyplays,novelsandshortstoriesaboutpeopleslives,andwasnamed“thepeoplesartist”.laosheisoneofthegreatestchinesewritersofthetwentiethcentury.3atlaosheteahousetoday,customerscandrinkteaandeatdeliciousbeijingfood.ifyoulikethebeijingopera,traditionalmusicormagicshows,youcanenjoythematt

31、heteahouse.laosheteahousegivesawarmwelcometoeveryonefromallovertheworld.module6animalsindangerunit1itallowspeopletogetclosertothem.listenandread(linglingandbettyareleavingthezoo)lingling:didyoulikethezoo?betty:yes!isawthepandasatlast!butiammoreinterestedtoseethepandasinthewolongpandareserve,becausei

32、tallowspeopletogetclosertothem.lingling:itssadtothinkofthepandasandotheranimalsindanger.betty:weneedtoprotectthembetter.lingling:yes,manywildanimalsdonthaveasafeplacetolive,becausevillagesandfarmsaregrowingbiggerandaretakingawaytheirlandandforests.betty:also,oftenthereisntenoughcleanwater,becausewev

33、emadeitdirty.ithinkweallneedtohelpanimalsliveinpeace.look,theresanotice.lingling:itsays,“help!wewanttosaveanimalsindanger,andweneedyourhelp.”betty:butwhatcanwedo?lingling:itsays,“yourmoneypaystolookaftertheanimals.”thatmeanswecangivemoneytohelpprotecttheanimals.betty:maybewecanraisesomemoneyatschool

34、.letsfindoutwhatelsewecandotosaveasmanyanimalsaspossible.unit2thewwfisworkinghardtosavethemall.2readthepassageandmatchtheheadingwiththeparagraphs.a) natureparksforpandasb)wwfandanimalsindangerc)thepandashomed)ananimalindanger1pandasareindanger.thereareonlyabout1,600pandaslivinginthewildtoday.zoosand

35、researchcentresarelookingafterabout340pandas.pandasdonothavemanybabies,andbabypandasoftendie.thesituationisgettingverydifficult.scientistaredoingalotofresearchtohelppandasproducemorebabiesandhelpbabypandaslive.2pandasliveintheforestsandmountainsofsouthwestchina.eachpandaneedstoeatalotofbambooeveryda

36、y.thebambooforestsaregettingsmaller,sopandasarelosingtheirhome.andtherearenotmanypandasleft.3inordertoprotectpandasinthewild,thegovernmentissettingupnatureparksanddevelopingotherplans.thenatureparkswillbebigandtherewillbemorebambootofeedthepandas.pandasborninzoosmaygobacktoliveinthenatureparks.4thew

37、orldwildfundfornature(wwf)wantstoprotectallanimals.anditchosethepandatobeitssymbol.wedonotwanttolosetigers,elephants,oranyotheranimals,sothewwfisworkinghardtosavethemall.module7afamousstoryunit1alicewassittingwithhersisterbytheriver.tony:hi,lingling!lingling:ssh!imreading.tony:sorry!whatsthebookabou

38、t?lingling:itsaboutagirlcalledalice.oneday,alicewassittingwithhersisterbytheriverandshesawawhiterabbitwithawatch.itranpast.tony:whywasitrunning?lingling:becauseitwaslate.tony:andwherewasitgoing?lingling:toseethequeenofhearts.alicefolloweditandfelldownaholeintheground.tony:yes!thenshesawthecheshireca

39、t.itwassittinginatreeandsmilingateveryone.lingling:thenalicearrivedatthemarchhareshouse.hewassittingwiththemadhatterandamouse.theywerehavingateapartyinthegarden.tony:andthenalicemetthequeenofhearts.shewasplayingastrangegame!lingling:doyoualreadyknowthebook?tony:yes,itsalicesadventuresinwonderland.ev

40、eryoneinbritainknowsthestory.lingling:thenwhydidyouaskmeallthosequestions?tony:toseeifyourememberthestory!haha.u2shewasthinkingabouthercat.alicewassittingwithhersisterbytheriverandhersisterwasreadingabook.alicehadnothingtodo.onceortwiceshelookedintohersisterabook.“andwhatisabookfor,”thoughtalice,”wi

41、thoutpicturesorconversations?”suddenlyawhiterabbitwithpinkeyesranby.therewasnothingstrangeaboutthat.sheheardtherabbitsay,“ohdear!ohdear!illbelate!”andshedidnotthinkitwasstrange.thentherabbittookawatchoutofitspocketandlookedatit.arabbitwithapocketandawatch.alicegotupandranacrossthefieldafterit.shesaw

42、itgodownalargerabbitholeintheground.thenalicewentdownafterit,butneverthoughtabouthowshewasgoingtogetoutagain.shefoundthatshewasfallingdownavery,verydeephole.itwastoodarkforhertoseeanything.shewasfallingforalongtime.whileshewasfalling,shewasthinkingabouthercat,dinah.suddenlyshelandedonsomedryleavesmo

43、dule8unit1 while the lights were changing to red ,a car suddenly appearedbetty:goodmorning,msjames!youlookpale.areyouallright?msjames:imok,butisawanaccident.aboywasridinghisbikeandlisteningtomusicontheroad.daming:thatsverydangerous!msjames:iwaswaitingtocrosstheroad.whilethelightswerechangingtored,ac

44、arsuddenlyappearedroundthecorner.itwasntgoingfast,butitdidntstop.lingling:didtheboystop?msjames:no.andthedriverwastalkingonhismobilephone.betty:sodidthecarhittheboy?msjames:no,imgladtosay.thecarstoppedjustintime,buttheboyfelloffhisbikeandhurthisknee.tony:thatstoobad.msjames:sowhenyoureonyourbike,thi

45、nkabouttheriskofanaccident!payattention,stopattheredlightsand.whatelse?betty:dontridetoofastdaming:dontridesidebysidewithyourfriends.all:dontlistentomusic!unite 2oneday,whenhenrywasworkinginarestaurant,asnakesuddenlyappearedandbithishand.afewdaysearlier,thesnakearrivedfromasiainaboxofbananas.itclimb

46、edoutandhidsomewhere. “iwastryingtopickitupwhenitbitmeagain.ithrewitacrossthekitchen,anditlandedonatable. whilethesnakewaslyingonthetable,henryquicklypickeduphismobilephoneandtookaphotowithit.thenthesnakehidbehindthefridgewhenhenrywastryingtofindthesnake，hishandbegantohurtbadly.hehurriedtohospital.asthedoctorswerecheckinghim,thepaingotworse. buttheycouldnothelphimbecausetheydidnotknowwhatkindofsnakebithim.ashewaslyingthereingreatpain,henrysuddenlyrememberedthephoto.thedoctorssentthephototoazoo.assoonastheylearntwhatkindofsn