2014年八年级英语上册英语课文原文

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?①Helen：Yes，Idid.Itwaswonderful！Wetookquiteafewphotosthere.Whataboutyou？Didyoudoanythingspeciallastmonth?②Rick：Notreally.Ijuststayedathomemostofthetimetoreadandrelax.,SectionB2bDidJanehaveagoodtimeonMonday？WhataboutonTuesday?Monday，July15th①IarrivedinPenanginMalaysiathismorningwithmyfamily.Itwassunnyandhot，sowedecidedtogotothe②③beachnearourhotel.MysisterandItriedparagliding.IfeltlikeIwasabird.Itwassoexciting！Forlunch，wehadsomethingveryspecial-Malaysianyellownoodles.Theyweredelicious！Intheafternoon，werodebicyclesto④Georgetown.Therearealotofnewbuildingsnow，butmanyoftheoldbuildingsarestillthere.InWeldQuay，a⑤reallyoldplaceinGeorgetown，wesawthehousesoftheChinesetradersfrom100yearsago.Iwonderwhatlifewaslikehereinthepast.Ireallyenjoyedwalkingaroundthetown.Tuesday，July16th⑥Whatadifferenceadaymakes！MyfatherandIdecidedtogotoPenangHilltoday.Wewantedtowalkupto⑦thetop，butthenitstartedrainingalittlesowedecidedtotakethetrain.Wewaitedoveranhourforthetrainbecausethereweretoomanypeople.Whenwegottothetop，itwasrainingreallyhard.Wedidn'thaveanumbrella⑧⑨sowewerewetandcold.Itwasterrible！Andbecauseofthebadweather，wecouldn'tseeanythingbelow.Myfatherdidn'tbringenoughmoney，soweonlyhadonebowloffishandrice.Iwassohungry！Butittastedgreat！,1Unit2Howoftendoyouexercise?SectionA2dJack：Hi，Claire，areyoufreenextweek?①Claire：Hmm...nextweekisquitefullforme，Jack.Jack：Really？Howcome?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.Andtwentypercentdonotexercisecinemaaroundhere？Ilovewatchingmovies.Helen：Yes，SunCinemaisthenewestone.Youcansitthemostcomfortablybecausetheyhavethebiggestseats.Greg：Thanksfortellingme.①Helen：Noproblem.,SectionBWho'sGotTalent?Everyoneisgoodatsomething，butsomepeoplearetrulytalented.It'salwaysinterestingtowatchotherpeopleshowtheirtalents.Talentshowsaregettingmoreandmorepopular.First，therewereshowslikeAmericanIdolandAmerica'sGotTalent.Now，therearesimilarshowsaroundtheworld，suchasChina'sGotTalent.①Alltheseshowshaveonethingincommon：Theytrytolookforthebestsingers，themosttalenteddancers，themostexcitingmagicians，thefunniestactorsandsoon.Allkindsofpeoplejointheseshows.Butwhocanplay②③thepianothebestorsingthemostbeautifully？That'suptoyoutodecide.Whenpeoplewatchtheshow，theyusuallyplayaroleindecidingthewinner.Andthewinneralwaysgetsaverygoodprize.④However，noteverybodyenjoyswatchingtheseshows.Somethinkthatthelivesoftheperformersaremade⑤⑥up.Forexample，peoplewhosaytheyarepoorfarmersareinfactjustactors.Butifyoudon'ttaketheseshows⑦tooseriously，theyarefuntowatch.Andonegreatthingaboutthemisthattheygivepeopleawaytomaketheirdreamscometrue.,4Unit5Doyouwanttowatchagameshow?SectionA2dGrace：Whatdidyoudoinclasstoday，Sarah?Sarah：WehadadiscussionaboutTVshows.Myclassmateslikegameshowsandsportsshows.①②Grace：Oh，Ican'tstandthem.Ilovesoapoperas.Iliketofollowthestoryandseewhathappensnext.Sarah：Well，Idon'tmindsoapoperas.ButmyfavoriteTVshowsarethenewsandtalkshows.Grace：They'reboring!③Sarah：Well，theymaynotbeveryexciting，butyoucanexpecttolearnalotfromthem.IhopetobeaTVreporteroneday.,SectionB2b①Whenpeoplesay“culture”，wethinkofartandhistory.ButoneveryfamoussymbolinAmericancultureisa②cartoon.Weallknowandlovetheblackmousewithtwolargeroundears—MickeyMouse.Over80yearsago，he③firstappearedinthecartoonSteamboatWillie.WhenthiscartooncameoutinNewYorkonNovember18,1928，it④wasthefirstcartoonwithsoundandmusic.ThemanbehindMickeywasWaltDisney.Hebecameveryrichandsuccessful.Inthe1930s，hemade87cartoonswithMickey.Somepeoplemightaskhowthiscartoonanimalbecamesopopular.OneofthemainreasonsisthatMickey⑤waslikeacommonman，buthealwaystriedtofaceanydanger.Inhisearlyfilms，Mickeywasunluckyandhad⑥manyproblemssuchaslosinghishouseorgirlfriend，Minnie.However，hewasalwaysreadytotryhisbest.Peoplewenttothecinematoseethe“littleman”win.MostofthemwantedtobelikeMickey.OnNovember18,1978，MickeybecamethefirstcartooncharactertohaveastarontheHollywoodWalkofFame.Peopletodayexpecttoseemorethanjustalittlemousefightingbadguys，butmanystillknowwhoheis.WhohasapairofearsmorefamousthanMickey's？,5Unit6I'mgoingtostudycomputerscience.SectionA2dAndy：Whatareyoureading，Ken?Ken：TheOldManandtheSeabyHemingway.Andy：Wow，nowIknowwhyyou'resogoodatwritingstories.Ken：Yes，Iwanttobeawriter.Andy：Really？Howareyougoingtobecomeawr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eforit.①②Jeff：That'sreallytoobad！Oh，butSamisn'tleavinguntilnextWednesday.CanyouhangoutwithusonMondaynight？③Nick：Sure！CatchyouonMonday！SectionB2bHiDavid，Whatagreatidea！IreallylikeMs.Steenalot.ShehelpedmetoimprovemyEnglishsomuch.I'msadtoseehergo，andthispartyisthebestwaytosay“Thankyouandgoodbye.”Icanhelptobuysomeofthefoodanddrinks.IcanalsohelptobringMs.Steentotheparty.Ialreadyhaveagreatideaabouthowtodothat.HeWeiHiDavid，①Thankssomuchforplanningthis.I'dlovetocometotheparty，butI'mnotavailable.MyfamilyistakingatriptoWuhanattheendofthismonthtovisitmyauntanduncle.However，I'dstillbegladtohelpoutwithanyofthepartypreparations，likeplanningthegames.Letmeknowifyouneedmyhelp.JakeDearclassmates，AsI'msureyouknowbynow，ourfavoriteteacher，Ms.Steen，isleavingsoontogobacktotheUS.We'reverysadthatshe'sleavingbecausesheisafunteacher.Toshowhowmuchwe'regoingtomissher，let'shaveasurprisepartyforhernextFridaythe28th!Canyoucometotheparty？Ifso，canyouhelpwithanyofthesethings?PleasetellmebythisFriday.1)Buyfoodanddrinks.2)Thinkofgamestoplay.3)Preparethingsweneedforthegames(glue，paper，pens，...)．②4)BringMs.Steentothepartywithouttellinghersothatshecanbesurprised.③Ilookforwardtohearingfromyouall.David9SectionB3aDearParents，IwouldliketoinviteyoutotheopeningofournewlibraryatNo.9HighSchool.TheopeningwillbeonthemorningofWednesday，January8that9：00.Afterthis，youcanenjoyourschoolconcert.Thenlunchwillbeintheschoolhallat12：00.Pleasedresssmartly.Iwouldalsoliketoinviteeachparenttobringonebookasagiftforthe④newlibrary.PleasereplyinwritingtothisinvitationbyFriday，December20th.LarrySmithHeadmaster,10Unit10Ifyougototheparty，you'llhaveagreattime!SectionA2dJeff：Hey，Ben.Forthepartynextweek，shouldweaskpeopletobringfood?Ben：No，let'sorderfoodfromarestaurant.Ifweaskpeopletobringfood，they'lljustbringpotatochipsandchocolatebecausethey'llbetoolazytocook.Jeff：OK.Forthegames，doyouthinkweshouldgivepeoplesomesmallgiftsiftheywin?Ben：Ithinkthat'sagreatidea！Ifwedothat，morepeoplewillwanttoplaythegames.Jeff：Yes，thegameswillbemoreexciting，too.,SectionB2b