八年级英语上册英语课文原文

八年级英语上册英语课文原文八年级英语上册英语课文原文八年级英语上册英语课文原文资料仅供参考文件编号：2022年4月八年级英语上册英语课文原文版本号：A修改号：1页次：1.0审核：批准:发布日期：系统复习资料八年级上册英语课文原文Unit1Wheredidyougoonvacation?SectionA2dRick：Hi，Helen.Longtimenosee.Helen：Hi，Rick.Yes，Iwasonvacationlastmonth.Rick：Oh，didyougoanywhereinteresting?Helen：Yes，IwenttoGuizhouwithmyfamily.Rick：Wow！DidyouseeHuangguoshuWaterfall?

Helen：Yes，Idid.Itwaswonderful！①Wetookquiteafewphotosthere.WhataboutyouDidyoudoanythingspeciallastmonth

Rick：Notreally.②Ijuststayedathomemostofthetimetoreadandrelax.,SectionB2bDidJanehaveagoodtimeonMondayWhataboutonTuesday

Monday，July15thIarrivedinPenanginMalaysiathismorningwithmyfamily.①Itwassunnyandhot，sowedecidedtogotothebeachnearourhotel.②MysisterandItriedparagliding.③IfeltlikeIwasabird.Itwassoexciting！Forlunch，wehadsomethingveryspecial­Malaysianyellownoodles.Theyweredelicious！Intheafternoon，werodebicyclestoGeorgetown.④Therearealotofnewbuildingsnow，butmanyoftheoldbuildingsarestillthere.InWeldQuay，areallyoldplaceinGeorgetown，wesawthehousesoftheChinesetradersfrom100yearsago.⑤Iwonderwhatlifewaslikehereinthepast.Ireallyenjoyedwalkingaroundthetown.Tuesday，July16th⑥Whatadifferenceadaymakes！MyfatherandIdecidedtogotoPenangHilltoday.Wewantedtowalkuptothetop，butthenitstartedrainingalittlesowedecidedtotakethetrain.⑦Wewaitedoveranhourforthetrainbecausethereweretoomanypeople.Whenwegottothetop，itwasrainingreallyhard.Wedidn'thaveanumbrellasowewerewetandcold.Itwasterrible！⑧Andbecauseofthebadweather，wecouldn'tseeanythingbelow.⑨Myfatherdidn'tbringenoughmoney，soweonlyhadonebowloffishandrice.Iwassohungry！Butittastedgreat！,Unit2Howoftendoyouexercise?

SectionA2dJack：Hi，Claire，areyoufreenextweek?Claire：①Hmm...nextweekisquitefullforme，Jack.Jack：ReallyHowcome

Claire：Ihavedanceandpianolessons.Jack：Whatkindofdanceareyoulearning?Claire：Oh，swingdance.It'sfun！Ihaveclassonceaweek，everyMonday.Jack：Howoftendoyouhavepianolessons?Claire：Twiceaweek，onWednesdayandFriday.Jack：Well，howaboutTuesday?Claire：Oh，Ihavetoplaytenniswithmyfriends.Butdoyouwanttocome?Jack：Sure！,SectionB2bWhatDoNo.5HighSchoolStudentsDoinTheirFreeTime?

Lastmonthweaskedourstudentsabouttheirfreetimeactivities.Ourquestionswereaboutexercise，useoftheInternetandwatchingTV.Herearetheresults.Wefoundthatonlyfifteenpercentofourstudentsexerciseeveryday.Fortyfivepercentexercisefourtosixtimesaweek.Twentypercentexerciseonlyonetothreetimesaweek.Andtwentypercentdonotexerciseatall!Weallknowthatmanystudentsoftengoonline，butweweresurprisedthatninetypercentofthemusetheInterneteveryday.Theothertenpercentuseitatleastthreeorfourtimesaweek.Moststudentsuseitforfunandnotforhomework.Theanswerstoourquestionsaboutwatchingtelevisionwerealsointeresting.OnlytwopercentofthestudentswatchTVonetothreetimesaweek.ThirteenpercentwatchTVfourtosixtimesaweek.AndeightyfivepercentwatchTVeveryday！①Althoughmanystudentsliketowatchsports，gameshowsarethemostpopular.②ItisgoodtorelaxbyusingtheInternetorwatchinggameshows，butwethinkthebestwaytorelaxisthroughexercise.Itishealthyforthemindandthebody.③Exercisesuchasplayingsportsisfun，andyoucanspendtimewithyourfriendsandfamilyasyouplaytogether.④Andremember，“oldhabitsdiehard”．Sostartexercisingbeforeit'stoolate！,Unit3I'mmoreoutgoingthanmysister.SectionA2dJulie：Didyoulikethesingingcompetitionyesterday，Anna?Anna：Oh，itwasfantastic！Nellysangsowell!Julie：Yes，butIthinkLisasangbetterthanNelly.Anna：Oh，whichoneisLisa?Julie：Theonewithshorterhair.①IthinkshesangmoreclearlythanNelly.Anna：Yes，butNellydancedbetterthanLisa.Julie：②ButyoucantellthatLisapracticedalotmoreandreallywantedtowin.Anna：Well，everyonewantstowin.Butthemostimportantthingistolearnsomethingandhavefun.,SectionB2bJeffGreenMymothertoldmeagoodfriendislikeamirror.I'mquieterandmoreseriousthanmostkids.That'swhyIlikereadingbooksandstudyingharderinclass.MybestfriendYuanLiisquiettoo，soweenjoystudyingtogether.I'mshysoit'snoteasyformetomakefriends.①ButIthinkfriendsarelikebooks—youdon'tneedalotofthemaslongasthey'regood.HuangLeiIt'snotnecessarytobethesame.MybestfriendLarryisquitedifferentfromme.Heistallerandmoreoutgoingthanme.Webothlikesports，butheplaystennisbetter，sohealwayswins.②I'mgettingbetter，though.AsLarryoftensays，③“Mybestfriendhelpstobringoutthebestinme.”However，Larryismuchlesshard­working，soIalwaysgetbettergrades.④MaybeIshouldhelphimmore.MarySmithIdon'treallycareifmyfriendsarethesameasmeordifferent.Myfavoritesayingis，⑤“Atruefriendreachesforyourhandandtouchesyourheart.”MybestfriendCarolisreallykindandveryfunny.⑥Infact，she'sfunnierthananyoneIknow.Ibrokemyarmlastyearbutshemademelaughandfeelbetter.⑦Wecantalkaboutandshareeverything.Iknowshecaresaboutmebecauseshe'salwaystheretolisten.,Unit4What'sthebestmovietheater?

SectionA2dGreg：Hi，I'mGreg.I'mnewintown.Helen：Hi，I'mHelen.Welcometotheneighborhood！Howdoyoulikeitsofar?Greg：It'sfantastic，butIstilldon'treallyknowmywayaround.Helen：Well，thebestsupermarketisonCenterStreet.Youcanbuythefreshestfoodthere.Greg：Oh，great.Isthereacinemaaroundhere？Ilovewatchingmovies.Helen：Yes，SunCinemaisthenewestone.Youcansitthemostcomfortablybecausetheyhavethebiggestseats.Greg：Thanksfortellingme.Helen：①Noproblem.,SectionBWho'sGotTalent?Everyoneisgoodatsomething，butsomepeoplearetrulytalented.It'salwaysinterestingtowatchotherpeopleshowtheirtalents.Talentshowsaregettingmoreandmorepopular.First，therewereshowslikeAmericanIdolandAmerica'sGotTalent.Now，therearesimilarshowsaroundtheworld，suchasChina'sGotTalent.①Alltheseshowshaveonethingincommon：Theytrytolookforthebestsingers，themosttalenteddancers，themostexcitingmagicians，thefunniestactorsandsoon.Allkindsofpeoplejointheseshows.Butwhocanplaythepianothebestorsingthemostbeautifully？②That'suptoyoutodecide.③Whenpeoplewatchtheshow，theyusuallyplayaroleindecidingthewinner.Andthewinneralwaysgetsaverygoodprize.However，noteverybodyenjoyswatchingtheseshows.④Somethinkthatthelivesoftheperformersaremadeup.⑤Forexample，peoplewhosaytheyarepoorfarmersareinfactjustactors.⑥Butifyoudon'ttaketheseshowstooseriously，theyarefuntowatch.⑦Andonegreatthingaboutthemisthattheygivepeopleawaytomaketheirdreamscometrue.,Unit5Doyouwanttowatchagameshow?

SectionA2dGrace：Whatdidyoudoinclasstoday，Sarah?Sarah：WehadadiscussionaboutTVshows.Myclassmateslikegameshowsandsportsshows.Grace：①Oh，Ican'tstandthem.Ilovesoapoperas.②Iliketofollowthestoryandseewhathappensnext.Sarah：Well，Idon'tmindsoapoperas.ButmyfavoriteTVshowsarethenewsandtalkshows.Grace：They'reboring!Sarah：③Well，theymaynotbeveryexciting，butyoucanexpecttolearnalotfromthem.IhopetobeaTVreporteroneday.,SectionB2bWhenpeoplesay“culture”，wethinkofartandhistory.①ButoneveryfamoussymbolinAmericancultureisacartoon.Weallknowandlovetheblackmousewithtwolargeroundears—MickeyMouse.②Over80yearsago，hefirstappearedinthecartoonSteamboatWillie.③WhenthiscartooncameoutinNewYorkonNovember18,1928，itwasthefirstcartoonwithsoundandmusic.ThemanbehindMickeywasWaltDisney.④Hebecameveryrichandsuccessful.Inthe1930s，hemade87cartoonswithMickey.Somepeoplemightaskhowthiscartoonanimalbecamesopopular.OneofthemainreasonsisthatMickeywaslikeacommonman，buthealwaystriedtofaceanydanger.⑤Inhisearlyfilms，Mickeywasunluckyandhadmanyproblemssuchaslosinghishouseorgirlfriend，Minnie.⑥However，hewasalwaysreadytotryhisbest.Peoplewenttothecinematoseethe“littleman”win.MostofthemwantedtobelikeMickey.OnNovember18,1978，MickeybecamethefirstcartooncharactertohaveastarontheHollywoodWalkofFame.Peopletodayexpecttoseemorethanjustalittlemousefightingbadguys，butmanystillknowwhoheis.WhohasapairofearsmorefamousthanMickey's,

Unit6I'mgoingtostudycomputerscience.SectionA2dAndy：Whatareyoureading，Ken?Ken：TheOldManandtheSeabyHemingway.Andy：Wow，nowIknowwhyyou'resogoodatwritingstories.Ken：Yes，Iwanttobeawriter.Andy：ReallyHowareyougoingtobecomeawriter

Ken：①Well，I'mgoingtokeeponwritingstories，ofcourse.Whatdoyouwanttobe?

Andy：②Myparentswantmetobeadoctor，butI'mnotsureaboutthat.Ken：Well，don'tworry.Noteveryoneknowswhattheywanttobe.Justmakesureyoutryyourbest.Thenyoucanbeanythingyouwant!Andy：Yes，you'reright.,SectionB2b1．Doyouknowwhataresolutionis？It'sakindofpromise.①Mostofthetime，wemakepromisestootherpeople.(“Mom，IpromiseI'mgoingtotidymyroomwhenIgetbackfromschool.”)However，promisesyoumaketoyourselfareresolutions，andthemostcommonkindisNewYear'sresolutions.The_start_of_the_year_is_often_a_time_for_making_resolutions.②Whenwemakeresolutionsatthebeginningoftheyear，wehopethatwearegoingtoimproveourlives.③Somepeoplewritedowntheirresolutionsandplansforthecomingyear.Thishelpsthemtoremembertheirresolutions.How_about_you_—_will_you_make_any_next_year?

2．Therearedifferentkindsofresolutions.Someareaboutphysicalhealth.Forexample，somepeoplepromisethemselvestheyaregoingtostartanexerciseprogramoreatlessfastfood.④Manyresolutionshavetodowithself­improvement.Theseareaboutmakingyourselfabetterperson.⑤Somepeoplemightsaytheyaregoingtotakeupahobbylikepaintingortakingphotos，orlearntoplaytheguitar.Someresolutionshavetodowithbetterplanning，likemakingaweeklyplanforschoolwork.Forexample，astudentmayhavetofindmoretimetostudy.3．Althoughtherearedifferences，mostresolutionshaveonethingincommon.Peoplehardlyeverkeepthem！Therearegoodreasonsforthis.Sometimestheresolutionsmaybetoodifficulttokeep.Sometimespeoplejustforgetaboutthem.Forthisreason，somepeoplesaythebestresolutionistohavenoresolutions！Otherstelltheirfamilyandfriendsabouttheirwishesandplans.,Unit7Willpeoplehaverobots?SectionA2dNick：Whatareyoureading，Jill?Jill：It'sabookaboutthefuture.Nick：Soundscool.Sowhatwillthefuturebelike?Jill：①Well，citieswillbemorecrowdedandpolluted.Therewillbefewertreesandtheenvironmentwillbeingreatdanger.Nick：Thatsoundsbad！Willwehavetomovetootherplanets?Jill：Maybe.ButIwanttoliveontheearth.Nick：Me，too.Thenwhatcanwedo?Jill：②Wecanuselesswaterandplantmoretrees.③Everyoneshouldplayapartinsavingtheearth.,SectionB2bDoYouThinkYouWillHaveYourOwnRobot?Whenwewatchmoviesaboutthefuture，wesometimesseerobots.Theyareusuallyjustlikehumanservants.①Theyhelpwiththehouseworkanddojobslikeworkingindirtyordangerousplaces.②Todaytherearealreadyrobotsworkinginfactories.③Forexample，theycanhelptobuildcars，andtheydosimplejobsoverandoveragain.Fewerpeoplewilldosuchjobsinthefuturebecausetheyareboring，butrobotswillnevergetbored.④Somescientistsbelievethattherewillbemorerobotsinthefuture.⑤However，theyagreeitmaytakehundredsofyears.Scientistsarenowtryingtomakerobotslooklikehumansanddothesamethingsasus.SomerobotsinJapancanevenwalkanddance.Thesekindsofrobotsarefuntowatch.ButscientistJamesWhitethinksthatitwillbedifficultforarobottodothesamethingsasaperson.Forexample，it'seasyforchildrentowakeupandknowwheretheyare.⑥Mr.Whitethinksthatrobotswon'tbeabletodothis，butsomescientistsdisagree.Theythinkthatrobotswillevenbeabletotalklikehumansin25to50years.Newrobotswillhavemanydifferentshapes.Somewilllooklikehumans，andothersmightlooklikesnakes.⑦Ifbuildingsfalldownwithpeopleinside，snakerobotswillbeabletohelplookforpeopleunderthebuildings.⑧Thatmaynotseempossiblenow，butcomputersandrocketsseemedimpossible100yearsago.Weneverknowwhatwillhappeninthefuture！,Unit8Howdoyoumakeabananamilkshake?

SectionA2dAnna：Sam，IwanttomakeRussiansoupforapartyonSaturday.Canyoutellmehow?Sam：Sure.First，buysomebeef，onecabbage，fourcarrots，threepotatoes，fivetomatoesandoneonion.Then，cutupthevegetables.Anna：What'snext?Sam：①Next，putthebeef，carrotsandpotatoesintoapotandaddsomewater.Afterthat，cookthemfor30minutes.Then，addthecabbage，tomatoesandonionandcookforanother10minutes.Anna：OK，that'sit?

Sam：②No，onemorething.③Finally，don'tforgettoaddsomesalt.,SectionB2bThanksgivingintheUnitedStates①Inmostcountries，peopleusuallyeattraditionalfoodonspecialholidays.AspecialdayintheUnitedStatesisThanksgiving.Therearemanyreasonsforthisspecialday.Forsomepeople，itisatimetogivethanksforfoodintheautumn.SoitisalwaysonthefourthThursdayinNovemberintheUnitedStates.Atthistime，peoplealsorememberthefirsttravelersfromEnglandwhocametoliveinAmericaabout500yearsago.②Thesetravelershadalong，hardwinter，andmanyofthemdied.Inthenextautumn，theygavethanksforlifeandfoodintheirnewhome.③Thesedays，mostAmericansstillcelebratethisideaofgivingthanksbyhavingabigmealathomewiththeirfamily.Themaindishofthismealisalmostalwaysturkey，alargebird.MakingaturkeydinnerHereisonewaytomaketurkeyforaThanksgivingdinner.First，mixtogethersomebreadpieces，onions，saltandpepper.④Next，filltheturkeywiththisbreadmix.Then，puttheturkeyinahotovenandcookitforafewhours.⑤Whenitisready，placetheturkeyonalargeplateandcoveritwithgravy.Finally，cuttheturkeyintothinpiecesandeatthemeatwithvegetableslikecarrotsandpotatoes.,Unit9Canyoucometomyparty？SectionA2dJeff：Hey，Nick，canyoucometomyhouseonSaturday？MycousinSamfromXi'anisgoingtobehere.Nick：Oh，Sam！Irememberwewentbikeridingtogetherlastfallwhenhevisitedyou.Jeff：Yes，that'sright.Nick：I'dlovetocome，butI'mafraidIcan't.IhaveanexamonMondaysoImustprepareforit.Jeff：That'sreallytoobad！①Oh，butSamisn'tleavinguntilnextWednesday.②CanyouhangoutwithusonMondaynight？

Nick：Sure！③CatchyouonMonday！SectionB2bHiDavid，Whatagreatidea！IreallylikeMs.Steenalot.ShehelpedmetoimprovemyEnglishsomuch.I'msadtoseehergo，andthispartyisthebestwaytosay“Thankyouandgoodbye.”Icanhelptobuysomeofthefoodanddrinks.IcanalsohelptobringMs.Steentotheparty.Ialreadyhaveagreatideaabouthowtodothat.HeWeiHiDavid，Thankssomuchforplanningthis.I'dlovetocometotheparty，butI'mnotavailable.①MyfamilyistakingatriptoWuhanattheendofthismonthtovisitmyauntanduncle.However，I'dstillbegladtohelpoutwithanyofthepartypreparations，likeplanningthegames.Letmeknowifyouneedmyhelp.JakeDearclassmates，AsI'msureyouknowbynow，ourfavoriteteacher，Ms.Steen，isleavingsoontogobacktotheUS.We'reverysadthatshe'sleavingbecausesheisafunteacher.Toshowhowmuchwe'regoingtomissher，let'shaveasurprisepartyforhernextFridaythe28th!CanyoucometothepartyIfso，canyouhelpwithanyofthesethings

PleasetellmebythisFriday.1)Buyfoodanddrinks.2)Thinkofgamestoplay.3)Preparethingsweneedforthegames(glue，paper，pens，...)．4)②BringMs.Steentothepartywithouttellinghersothatshecanbesurprised.③Ilookforwardtohearingfromyouall.DavidSectionB3aDearParents，IwouldliketoinviteyoutotheopeningofournewlibraryatNo.9HighSchool.TheopeningwillbeonthemorningofWednesday，January8that9：00.Afterthis，youcanenjoyourschoolconcert.Thenlunchwillbeintheschoolhallat12：00.Pleasedresssmartly.Iwouldalsoliketoinviteeachparenttobringonebookasagiftforthenewlibrary.④PleasereplyinwritingtothisinvitationbyFriday，December20th.LarrySmithHeadmaster,Unit10Ifyougototheparty，you'llhaveagreattime!SectionA2dJeff：Hey，Ben.Forthepartynextweek，shouldweaskpeopletobringfood?Ben：No，let'sorderfoodfromarestaurant.Ifweaskpeopletobringfood，they'lljustbringpotatochipsandchocolate