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?Section A 2dRick:Hi,Helen.Longtimenosee.Helen：Hi,Rick.Yes,Iwasonvacationlastmonth.Rick:Oh,didyougoanywhereinteresting?Helen：Yes,IwenttoGuizhouwithmyfamily.Rick:Wow!DidyouseeHuangguoshuWaterfall?Helen:Yes,Idid.Itwaswonderful!Wetookquiteafewphotosthere.Wha

2、taboutyou?Didyoudoanythingspeciallastmonth?Rick:Notreally.Ijuststayedathomemostofthetimetoreadandrelax.,Section B 2bDidJanehaveagoodtimeonMonday?WhataboutonTuesday?Monday,July15thIarrivedinPenanginMalaysiathismorningwithmyfamily.Itwassunnyandhot,sowedecidedtogotothebeachnearourhotel.MysisterandItrie

3、dparagliding.IfeltlikeIwasabird.Itwassoexciting!Forlunch,wehadsomethingveryspecial-Malaysianyellownoodles.Theyweredelicious!Intheafternoon,werodebicyclestoGeorgetown.Therearealotofnewbuildingsnow,butmanyoftheoldbuildingsarestillthere.InWe，ldQuay,areallyoldplaceinGeorgetown,wesawthehousesoftheChinese

4、tradersfrom100yearsago.Iwonderwhatlifewaslikehereinthepast.Ireallyenjoyedwalkingaroundthetown.Tuesday,July16thWhatadifferenceadaymakes!MyfatherandIdecidedtogotoPenangHilltoday.Wewantedtowalkuptothetop,butthenitstartedrainingalittlesowedecidedtotakethetrain.Wewaitedoveranhourforthetrainbecausetherewe

5、retoomanypeople.Whenwegottothetop,itwasrainingreallyhard.Wedidn'thaveanumbrellasowewerewetandcold.Itwasterrible!Andbecauseofthebadweather,wecouldn'tseeanythingbelow.Myf，atherdidn'tbringenoughmoney,soweonlyhadonebowloffishandrice.Iwassohungry!Butittastedgreat!,Unit2Howoftendoyouexercise?S

6、ection A 2dJack:：Hi,Claire,areyoufreenextweek?Claire：Hmm.nextweekisquitefullforme,Jack.Jack:Really?Howcome?Claire:Ihavedanceandpianolessons.Jack：Whatkindofdanceareyoulearning?Claire:Oh,swingdance.It'sfun!Ihaveclassonceaweek,everyMonday.Jack：Howoftendoyouhavepianolessons?Claire:Twiceaweek,onWedne

7、sdayandFriday.Jack：Well,howaboutTuesday?Claire：Oh,Ihavetoplaytenniswithmyfriends.Butdoyouwanttocome?Jack：Sure!,Section B 2bWhatDoNo.5HighSchoolStudentsDoinTheirFreeTime?Lastmonthweaskedourstudentsabouttheirfreetimeactivities.Our工questionswereaboutexercise,useoftheInternetandwatchingTV.Herearetheresu

8、lts.Wefoundthatonlyfifteenpercentofourstudentsexerciseeveryday.Fortyfivepercentexercisefourtosixtimesaweek.Twentypercentexerciseonlyonetothreetimesaweek.Andtwentypercentdonotexerciseatall!Weallknowthatmanystudentsoftengoonline,butweweresurprisedthatninetypercentofthemusetheInterneteveryday.Theothert

9、enpercentuseitatleastthreeorfourtimesaweek.Moststudentsuseitforfunandnotforhomework.Theanswerstoourquestionsaboutwatchingtelevisionwerealsointeresting.OnlytwopercentofthestudentswatchTVonetothreetimesaweek.ThirteenpercentwatchTVfourtosixtimesaweek.AndeightyfivepercentwatchTVeveryday!Althoughmanystud

10、entsliketowatchsports,gameshowsarethemostpopular.ItisgoodtorelaxbyusingtheInternetorwatchinggameshows,butwethinkthebestwaytorelaxisthroughexercise.Itishealthyforthemindandthebody.Exercisesuchasplayingsportsisfun,andyoucanspendtimewithyourfriendsandfamilyasyouplaytogether.Andremember,“oldhabitsdiehar

11、d.Sostartexercisingbeforeit'stoolate!,Unit3I'mmoreoutgoingthanmysister.Section A 2dJulie:Didyoulikethesingingcompetitionyesterday,Anna?Anna:Oh,itwasfantastic!Nellysangsowell!Julie:Yes,butIthinkLisasangbetterthanNelly.Anna:Oh,whichoneisLisa?Julie:Theonewithshorterhair.Ithinkshesangmoreclearly

12、thanNelly.Anna:Yes,butNellydancedbetterthanLisa.Julie:ButyoucantellthatLisapracticedalotmoreandreallywantedtowin.Anna:Well,everyonewantstowin.Butthemostimportantthingistolearnsomethingandhavefun.,Section B 2bJeffGreenMymothertoldmeagoodfriendislikeamirror.I'mquieterandmoreseriousthanmostkids.Tha

13、t'swhyIlikereadingbooksandstudyingharderinclass.MybestfriendYuanLiisquiettoo,soweenjoystudyingtogether.I'mshysoit'snoteasyformetomakefriends.ButIthinkfriendsarelikebooksyoudon'tneedalotofthemaslongasthey'regood.HuangLeiIt'snotnecessarytobethesame.MybestfriendLarryisquitediffe

14、rentfromme.Heistallerandmoreoutgoingthanme.Webothlikesports,butheplaystennisbetter,sohealwayswins.I'mgettingbetter,though.AsLarryoftensays,“Mybestfriendhelpstobringoutthebestinme.,Larryis"miHowea®hard-working,soIalwaysgetbettergrades.MaybeIshouldhelphimmore.MarySmithIdon'treallycar

15、eifmyfriendsarethesameasmeordifferent.Myfavoritesayingis,“Atruefriendreachesforyourhandandtouchesyourheart.MybestfriendCarolisreallykindandveryfunny.Infact,she'sfunnierthananyoneIknow.Ibrokemyarmlastyearbutshemademelaughandfeelbetter.Wecantalkaboutandshareeverything.Iknowshecaresaboutmebecausesh

16、e'salwaystheretolisten.,11Unit4What'sthebestmovietheater?Section A 2dGreg：Hi,I'mGreg.I'mnewintown.Helen：Hi,I'mHelen.Welcometotheneighborhood!Howdoyoulikeitsofar?Greg:It'sfantastic,butIstilldon'treallyknowmywayaround.Helen：Well,thebestsupermarketisonCenterStreet.Youcanbuyt

17、hefreshestfoodthere.Greg:Oh,great.Isthereacinemaaroundhere?Ilovewatchingmovies.Helen：Yes,SunCinemaisthenewestone.Youcansitthemostcomfortablybecausetheyhavethebiggestseats.Greg:Thanksfortellingme.Helen：Noproblem.,Section BWho'sGotTalent?Everyoneisgoodatsomething,butsomepeoplearetrulytalented.It&#

18、39;salwaysinterestingtowatchotherpeopleshowtheirtalents.Talentshowsaregettingmoreandmorepopular.First,therewereshowslikeAmericanIdolandAmerica'sGotTalent.Now,therearesimilarshowsaroundtheworld,suchasChina'sGotTalent.Alltheseshowshaveonethingincommon:Theytrytolookforthebestsingers,themosttale

19、nteddancers,themostexcitingmagicians,thefunniestactorsandsoon.Allkindsofpeoplejointheseshows.Butwho-canplaythepianothebestorsingthemostbeautifully?That'suptoyoutodecide.Whenpeoplewatchtheshow,theyusuallyplayaroleindecidingthewinner.Andthewinneralwaysgetsaverygoodprize.However,noteverybodyenjoysw

20、atchingtheseshows.Somethinkthatthelivesoftheperformersaremadeup.Forexample,peoplewhosaytheyarepoorfarmersareinfactjustactors.Butifyoudon'ttaketheseshowstooseriously,theyarefuntowatch.Andonegreatthingaboutthemisthattheygivepeopleawaytomaketheirdreamscometrue.,Unit5Doyouwanttowatchagameshow?Sectio

21、n A 2dGrace：Whatdidyoudoinclasstoday,Sarah?Sarah：WehadadiscussionaboutTVshows.Myclassmateslikegameshowsandsportsshows.Grace：Oh,Ican'tstandthem.Ilovesoapoperas.Iliketofollowthestoryandseewhathappensnext.Sarah：Well,Idon'tmindsoapoperas.ButmyfavoriteTVshowsarethen,ewsandtalkshows.Grace：They'

22、;reboring!Sarahi:Well,theymaynotbeveryexciting,butyoucanexpecttolearnalotfromthem.IhopetobeaTVreporteroneday.,Section B 2bWhenpeoplesayulture；wethinkofartandhistory.ButoneveryfamoussymbolinAmericancultureisacartoon.WeallknowandlovetheblackmousewithtwolargeroundearsMickeyMouse.Over80yearsago,hefirsta

23、ppearedinthecartoonSteamboatWillie.WhenthiscartooncameoutinNewYorkonNovember18,1928,itwasthefirstcartoonwithsoundandmusic.ThemanbehindMickeywasWaltDisney.Hebecameveryrichandsuccessful.Inthe1930s,hemade87cartoonswithMickey.Somepeoplemightaskhowthiscartoonanimalbecamesopopular.Oneofthemainreasonsistha

24、tMickeywaslikeacommonman,buthealwaystriedtofaceanydanger.Inhisearlyfilms,Mickeywasunluckyandhadmanyproblemssuchaslosinghishouseorgirlfriend,Minnie.However,hewasalwaysreadytotryhisbest.Peoplewenttothecinematoseethe“littleman"win.MostoftherkewMiictedytobeliOnNovember18,1978,Mickeybecamethefirstca

25、rtooncharactertohaveastarontheHollywoodWalkofFame.Peo-pletodayexpecttoseemorethanjustalittlemousefightingbadguys,butmanystillknowwhoheis.WhohasapairofearsmorefamousthanMickey's?,Unit6I'mgoingtostudycomputerscience.Section A 2dAndy:Whatareyoureading,Ken?Ken:TheOldManandtheSeabyHemingway.Andy:

26、Wow,nowIknowwhyyou'r-esogoodatwritingstories.Ken:Yes,Iwanttobeawriter.Andy:Really?Howareyougoingtobecomeawriter?Ken:Well,I'mgoingtokeeponwritingstories,ofcourse.Whatdoyouwanttobe?Andy:Myparentswantmetobeadoctor,butI'mnotsureaboutthat.Ken：Well,don'tworry.Noteveryoneknowswhattheywantto

27、b.e.Justmakesureyoutryyourbest.Thenyoucanbeanythingyouwant!Andy:Yes,you'reright.,Section B 2b1. Doyouknowwhataresolutionis?It'sakindofpromise.Mostofthetime,wemakepromisestootherpeople.("MomIpromiseI'mgoingtotidymyroomwhenIgetbackfromschool.")Howevsesyoumaketoyourselfareresoluti

28、ons,andthemostcommonkindisNewYear'sresolutions.The_start_of_the_yearis_oftena_time_for_makingresolutions.Whenwemakeresolutionsatthebeginningoftheyear,wehopethatwearegoingtoimproveourlives.Somepeoplewritedowntheirresolutionsandplansforthecomingyear.Thishelpsthemtoremembertheirresolutions.Howabout

29、youwillyoumakeanynextyear?2. Therearedifferentkindsofresolutions.Someareaboutphysicalhealth.Forexample,somepeoplepromisethemselvestheyaregoingtostartanexerciseprogramoreatlessfastfood.Manyresolutionshavetodowithself-improvement.Theseareaboutmakingyourselfabetterperson.Somepeoplemightsaytheyaregoingt

30、otakeupahobbylikepaintingortakingphotos,orlearntoplaytheguitar.Someresolutionshavetodowithbetterplanning,likemakingaweeklyplanforschoolwork.Forexample:astudentmayhavetofindmoretimetostudy.3. Althoughtherearedifferences,mostresolutionshaveonethingincommon.Peoplehardlyeverkeepthem!Therearegoodreasonsf

31、orthis.Sometimestheresolutionsmaybetoodifficulttokeep.Sometimespeoplejustforgetaboutthem.Forthisreason,somepeoplesaythebestresolutionistohavenoresolutions!Otherstelltheirfamilyandfriendsabouttheirwishesandplans.,Unit7Willpeoplehaverobots?Section A 2dNick：Whatareyoureading,Jill?Jill：It'sabookabou

32、tthefuture.Nick：Soundscool.Sowhatwillthefuturebelike?Jill：Well,citieswillbemorecrowdedandpolluted.Therewillbefewertreesandtheenviron.mentwillbeingreatdanger.Nick:Thatsoundsbad!Willwehavetomovetootherplanets?Jill：Maybe.ButIwanttoliveontheearth.Nick:Me,too.Thenwhatcanwedo?Jill：Wecanuselesswaterandplan

33、tmoretrees.Everyoneshouldplayapartinsavingtheearth.,Section B 2bDoYouThinkYouWillHaveYourOwnRobot?Whenwewatchmoviesaboutthefuture,wesometimesseerobots.Theyareusuallyjustlikehumanservants.Theyhelpwiththehouseworkanddojobslikeworkingindirtyordangerousplaces.Todaytherearealreadyrobotsworkinginfactories

34、.Forexample,theycanhelptobuildcars,andtheydosimplejobsoverandoveragain.Fewerpeoplewilldosuchjobsinthefuturebecausetheyareboring,butrobotswillnevergetbored.Somescientistsbelievethattherewillbemorerobotsinthefuture.However,theyagreeitmaytakehundredsofyears.Scientistsarenowtryingtomakerobotslooklikehum

35、ansanddothesamethingsasus.SomerobotsinJapancanevenwalkanddance.Thesekindsofrobotsarefuntowatch.ButscientistJamesWhitethinksthatitwillbedifficultforarobottodothesamethingsasaperson.Forexample,it'seasyforchildrentowakeupandknowwheretheyare.Mr.Whitethinksthatrobotswon'tbeabletodothis,butsomesci

36、entistsdisagree.Theythinkthatrobotswillevenbeabletotalklikehumansin25to50years.Newrobotswillhavemanydifferentshapes.Somewilllooklikehumans,andothersmightlooklikesnakes.Ifbuildingsfalldownwithpeopleinside,snakerobotswillbeabletohelplookforpeopleunderthebuildings.Thatmaynotseempossiblenow,butcomputers

37、androcketsseemedimpossible100yearsago.Weneverknowwhatwillhappeninthefuture!,Unit8Howdoyoumakeabananamilkshake?Section A 2dAnna:Sam,IwanttomakeRussiansoupforapartyonSaturday.Canyoutellmehow?Sam：Sure.First，buysomebeef,onecabbage,fourcarrots,threepotatoes,fivetomatoesandoneonion.Then,cutupthevegetables

38、.Anna:What'snext?Sam：Next,putthebeef,carrotsandpotatoesintoapotandaddsomewater.Afterthat,cookthemfor30minutes.Then,addthecabbage,tomatoesandonionandcookforanother10minutes.Anna:OK,that'sit?Sam：No,onemorething.Finally,don'tforgettoaddsomesalt.,Section B 2bThanksgivingintheUnitedStatesInmo

39、stcountries,peopleusuallyeattraditionalfoodonspecialholidays.AspecialdayintheUnitedStatesisThanksgiving.Therearemanyreasonsforthisspecialday.Forsomepeople,itisatimetogivethanksforfoodintheautumn.SoitisalwaysonthefourthThursdayinNovemberintheUnitedStates.Atthistime,peoplealsorememberthefirsttravelers

40、fromEnglandwhocametoliveinAmericaabout500yearsago.Thesetravelershadalong,hardwinter,andmanyofthemdied.Inthenextautumn,theygavethanksforlifeandfoodintheirnewhome.Thesedays,mostAmericansstillcelebratethisideaofgivingthanksbyhavingabigmealathomewiththeirfamily.Themaindishofthismealisalmostalwaysturkey,

41、alargebird.MakingaturkeydinnerHereisonewaytomaketurkeyforaThanksgivingdinner.First,mixtogethersomebreadpieces,onions,saltandpepper.Next,filltheturkeywiththisbreadmix.Then,puttheturkeyinahotovenandcookitforafewhours.Whenitisready,placetheturkeyonalargeplateandcoveritwithgravy.Finally,cuttheturkeyinto

42、thinpiecesandeatthemeatwithvegetableslikecarrotsandpotatoes.,Unit9Canyoucometomyparty?Section A 2dJeff:Hey,Nick,canyoucometomyhouseonSaturday?MycousinSamfromXi'anisgoingtobehere.Nick:Oh,Sam!Irememberwewentbikeridingtogetherlastfallwhenhevisitedyou.Jeff:Yes,that'sright.Nick:I'dlovetocome,

43、butI'mafraidIcan't.IhaveanexamonMondaysoImustprepareforit.Jeff:That'sreallytoobad!Oh,butSamisn'tleavinguntilnextWednesday.CanyouhangoutwithusonMondaynight?Nick:Sure!CatchyouonMonday!Section B 2bHiDavid,Whatagreatidea!IreallylikeMs.Steenalot.ShehelpedmetoimprovemyEnglishsomuch.I'm

44、sadtoseehergo,andthispartyisthebestwaytosay“Thankyouandgoodbye."Icanhelptobuysomeofthefooddrinks.IcanalsohelptobringMs.Steentotheparty.Ialreadyhaveagreatideaabouthowtodothat.HeWeiHiDavid,Thankssomuchfor,planningthis.I'dlovetocometotheparty,butI'mnotavailable.MyfamilyistakingatriptoWuhan

45、attheendofthismonthtovisitmyauntanduncle.However,I'dstillbegladtohelpoutwithanyofthepartypreparations,likeplanningthegames.Letmeknowifyouneedmyhelp.JakeDearclassmates,AsI'msureyouknowbynow,ourfavoriteteacher,Ms.Steen,isleavingsoontogobacktotheUS.We'reverysadthatshe'sleavingbecauseshe

46、isafunteacher.Toshowhowmuchwe'regoingtomissher,let'shaveasurprisepartyforhernextFridaythe28th!Canyoucometotheparty?Ifso,canyouhelpwithanyofthesethings?PleasetellmebythisFriday.1) Buyfoodanddrinks.2) Thinkofgamestoplay.3) Preparethingsweneedforthegames(glue,paper,pens,.).4)BringMs.Steentothep

47、artywithouttellinghersothatshecanbesurprised.Ilookforwardtohearingfromyouall.DavidSectionB3aDearParents,IwouldliketoinviteyoutotheopeningofournewlibraryatNo.9HighSchool.TheopeningwillbeonthemorningofWednesday,January8that9:00.Afterthis,youcanenjoyourschoolconcert.Thenlunchwillbeintheschoolhallat12：0

48、0.Pleasedresssmartly.Iwouldalsoliketoinviteeachparenttobringonebookasagiftforthe.cc,newlibrary.Please,reply.In.writing,tothis.invitation,by.Friday.December20th.LarrySmithHeadmaster,Unit10Ifyougototheparty,you'llhaveagreattime!Section A 2dJeff:Hey,Ben.Forthepartynextweek,shouldweaskpeopletobringfood?Ben：No,let'sorderfoodfromarestaurant.Ifweaskpeopletobringfood,they'lljustbringpotatochipsandchocolatebecausethey'llbetoolazytoco