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八年级上册英语课外阅读材料
第一单元
1
Lastnight,Ihadastrangedream.IwasinprimaryschoolIwasschool.
IwastalkingtomyfriendJanet.IknewitwasmyfriendJanet,butshe
lookeddifferent.Then,suddenly,someonewasrunningbehindus.We
weregettingveryscaredandweranuptheschoolstairsveryfast.Then
wewenttothetopoftheschoolbuilding.
WewerewalkingnearthesideofthebuildingwhensuddenlyIfell!
Afterthat,Iwokeup.Iwasonthefloornearmybed.
(选自初中英语北师大版)
2
ItwasaveryspecialdaybecauseDylanTerrycametothewestEnd
Children'sHome!DylanTerryismyfavouritesinger.Ilikehim
becausehesingswell.He'scuteandhehelpsalotinthecommunity.
Wewereallstandingnearthedoorandwaitingforhim.Everyonewas
veryexcited.Finally,Hearrivedandshookhandswithus.Hewasso
nice!
MrsWaltersshowedDylanaroundandwefollowedhimeverywhere.
Thenhesangsomesongsforus.Someofusstarteddancingwhenhe
wassinging.Wewerehavingagreattime!
Dylanjoinedusforlunch.Tooursurprise.Hebroughtusabigcake.
Everyonehadsomeanditwasdelicious.Whilewewereeating.Dylan
toldussomeinterestingstoriesabouthimself.IneverthoughtIcouldtalk
tomyfavouritepopstar.Itwasjustlikeadream.
BeforeDylanleft,hegaveusanotherbigsurprise-newtoysfor
everyone.IgotabigteddybearandIreallylovemygift.Tilneverforget
thiswonderfulday.
(选自初中英语北师大版八年级上)
3
ItwasSaturday.Theweatherwasfine.Itwasgoodforatrip.Whenour
teachertoldusweweregoingonaschooltrip,webecamenearlycrazy
(疯狂)becausethiswasthefirstschooltripofournewterm.Iboughta
lotoffoodanddrinksinthesupermarket.Weclimbedthemountainfor
nearlyonehour.Oh,Iwasquitehappy.Butthemountainlookednice
andthereweremanyanimals.Myclassmatesimitated(模仿)the
animals'sounds,whichwassofunny!Allofuslaughed(大笑).Andwe
satonthetopofthemountaintohaveapicnic(里子餐).Hownicethetrip
was!Thatdaywewerereallytired,butwewereveryhappy.
(选自初中英语北师大版)
4
ItwasaterribledayforMrandMrsLin.Theoldcouplewasonholiday
atamountainresort.Theyweretakingawalkintheearlyafternoon,
whensuddenlythegroundstartedtoshake.Injusttwominutes,
everythingchangedcompletely!Theywereinthemiddleofaverystrong
earthquake!
TheLinstriedtofindsomeotherpeoplefirst.Onebyone,theyfound23
otherpeople.Manyweretourists,youngandold.Soonitwasdarkandit
startedtorainheavily.Somecriedandsomelosthope.
Atthatmoment,MrLindecidedtotakethelead.Hecalledforeveryone's
attentionandsaid,“Theroadsaretoodangerous.Wecan'tgodownthe
mountainuntiltomorrow.Wemuststayheretonight.^^ThenMrLinanda
fewyoungmenwentbacktotheruinstolookforfoodandblankets.
Theyfoundsome,butnotenoughforeveryone.Theyoungpeoplegave
theirstotheolderones.
Afterthat,MrLindividedthepeopleintofivegroups.Eachgrouphada
leader.Healsocollectedallthemobilephonesandmadesureeachgroup
hadone.Theyusedthemasflashlights.Every30minutes,thegroup
leadersflashedtheirmobilephones,andthelightandthedarkrainynight
madeeveryonefeelsafe.
Earlythenextmorning,thegroupsstartedtogodownthemountain.It
wasadifficultjourney,butthegroupmembersencouragedandsupported
eachother.
Aftertwelvehours'walking,theyfinallygotoutsafely.Bythen,itwas30
hoursaftertheearthquake.Everyonewastiredbuttheyfeltluckybecause
theywerepartofaspecialteam.Thisspecialteamgavethemhopefor
life.
(选自初中英语北师大版)
5
Boysandgirls,
HereIwilltellyousomethingaboutmyfirsttriptotheUSA.
WhenIgottoKennedyAirport(机场),IbeganmyvisittotheUSA.
First,IwenttoRoySeniorHighSchool.Iwashappyonthefirstnightin
AmericabecauseIlivedwithakindfamily,theEdwards.Itwasabig
family.Theywereveryfriendlytome.Theyhelpedmedomanythings.
WhenIwantedtowritetomyfriends,theyboughtstampsforme;whenI
lostmycamera,theyhelpedmebuyanewone.
Aftersomedays,IwenttoanotherschoolinNewHaven.Ilivedinthe
Palumbos'house.Therewerethreepeopleinthefamily.Iwassurprised
thattheparentswerefromtwocountries.Thefamilylivednearthesea,it
rainedalittleeveryday.Whenthesuncameoutagain,theycouldseea
rainbow(彩虹)everyday.
ItisanicetripandI'mhappytobewiththetwofamilies.Theywillbe
myfriendsforever(永远)(选自英语周报)
6Reviewsforlastweek'sTV
Gameofthe.WeekRTV3,WednesdayCIRQ
ThiswasanimportantgamebetweenEnglandandGermany,butEngland
didn'tplaywell.GermanyscoredinhefirsthalfandplayedverywellThe
secondhalfwasveryboring.TheEnglishteamtriedhardbutthey
didn'tscore.Ididn'tliketheresultorthegame!My
dagBobbyMovieWorld,Friday.
Thiswasafunnymovieaboutamannamed
DanandhisdogBobby.TobyMaxisagreatactorandBobby,the
dog,,wasfantastic!Hewascuteandhedidsomethingreallydifficult.
PeopleTBC,Saturday
Thiswasaboutagreatmother.SaraMastersdidn'tearnmuch,butshe
adoptedtwelvedeafchildren.They
loveherverymuch.Itwasmoving.NatureFTV6,Sunday
Lastweek'sprogrammewasabouttheworldof
dinosaurs.Somescientiststhinktheydiedbecause
theydidn'thaveanyfoodaftertheclimatechanged.The
programmewasveryinteresting.(选自英语周报)
7SchoolSportsDay
OurSchoolSportsDaylastweekwasasuccess!
ClassThreehadthebestteamagainthisyear.Theywerethestrongestin
thepush-upandpull-upevents.Theyalsohadthefastestrunners,forboth
boysandgirlsinthe100meters.
ClassTwo,ourclass,didbetterthanlastyearandwassecond.Wejump
event,andwehadthefasterrunnerinthe400meters.
ClassOnedidworsethanlastyearandwasthird.However,theyhadthe
bestjumperinthelongjump.Theydidworseinthehighjump,the
100-meterraceandthe400-meterracethanothertwoclasses.
Thestudentsbelowbrokeschoolrecords.
8Peopleinmyneighbourhood
IlikelivinginCanada,butsometimesImissmyneighbourhoodin
Landon.IdidaprojectinmyNeighbourhoodlastyear.Ourteacherasked
ustointerviewpeopleabouttheirjobs.Afteralittleplanning,Iwentfora
walkdownthemainshoppingstreetinmyNeighbourhood.
FirstIcametoMr.Green'stailorshop.Hewasbusyfixingapairofpants,
buthestillansweredmyquestions.Mr.Greenlikesbeingatailor.He
meetsnewpeopleandseesmanyoldfriendseveryday.Itsoundedlikean
enjoyablejob.
MysecondstopwasMsKing'sbakery.Itwaswarminsideandfullof
yummytreats.MsKinggetsupeverydayat5:30a.m.tomakebread.Itis
readyby7:00a.m.Thereweremanydelicioussmellsinthebakery,butmy
favoritewasthesmelloffreshbread.
Afterthebakery,Ivisitagrocerystore,aflowershop,abookstoreanda
clothingshop.IlearnedalotaboutthepeopleinmyNeighbourhood.All
ofthemwerefriendlyandtheinterviewswereenjoyable.
(冀教版四单元23课)
第二单元
1
WhatDoNo.5HighSchoolStudentsDOinTheirFreeTime?
Lastmonthweaskedourstudentsabouttheirfreetimeactivities.Our
questionswereaboutexeiatchingTV.
Herearetheresults.
Wefoundthatonlyfiftecciseeveryday.
Forty-fivepercentexercis)ercentexercise
onlyonetothreetimesavexerciseatall!
Weallknowthatmanystweresurprised
thatninetypercentofth(Theotherten
percentuseitatleastthre<identsuseitfor
funandnotforhomework
Theanswerstoourquestionsaboutwatchingtelevisionwerealso
interesting.OnlytwopercentofthestudentswatchTVonetothreetimes
aweek.ThirteenpercentwatchTVfourtosixtimesaweek.And
eighty-fivepercentwatchTVeveryday!Althoughmanystudentsliketo
watchsports,gameshowsarethemostpopular.
ItisgoodtorelaxbyusingtheInternetorwatchinggameshows,but
wethinkthebestwaytorelaxisthroughexercise.Itishealthyfor
themindandthebody.Exercisesuchasplayingsportsisfun,and
youcanspendtimewithyourfriendsandfamilyasyouplay
together.Andrememberoldhabitsdiehard.Sostartexercising
beforeifstoolate!(鲁教版初二上册p43)
2
Janeisa16year-oldhighschoolstudentintheUnitedStates.
AmericanTeenageraskedheraboutherhabits.Janehasalotofgood
habits.Shealwaysexercisesandshereadsbookseveryday,alsoshe
alwaysdrinksjuiceandsheseldomstaysuplate,However,shehassome
badhabits,too.shealwayswatchesTVformorethantwohoursaday,
andsheofteneatshamburgers.
Herparentsarenoteveryhappybecausesheneverhelpswithhouse
workandshenevergoestothedentistforteethcleaning,shesays
sheisafraid.(鲁教版初二上册)
3LifeinaBritishschool
Hi,everybody.
MynameisNancy.IaminYear8atWoodlandSchoolnearLondon.It
isamixedschool.Boysandgirlshavelessonstogether.Amongallmy
subjects,IlikeFrenchbest.Learningforeignlanguagesisfun.
OurschoolhasaReadingWeekeveryyear.Duringtheweekwecan
borrowmorebooksfromtheschoollibrary.Wecanalsobringin
booksandmagazinesfromhome.Ioftenreadmorebooksthanmy
classmates.Neartheendoftheweek,wediscussthebookswithour
classmatesinclass.Timeseemstogofasterwhenwearereading
interestingbooks.(牛津上海版初二上册)
LifeinanAmericanschool
Higuys.
I'mJohnandI'm14yearsold.I'minthe8thgradeatRockyMountain
HighSchoolnearDenver.
EveryMonday,IgototheBuddyClub.Intheclub.Olderstudentshelp
newstudentslearnmoreabouttheschool.MyfriendTonyisinthe12th
grade.Heoftenlistenscarefullytomyproblemsandoffersmehelp.Heis
myhero.
Wehavedifferentclasseseveryday.OnFridayafternoon,ourschool
endsearlierthanusual.MyfriendsandIoftendosportstogether
twiceaweek,Iplaybaseballafterschool.Ilovethisgameand
practicehardeverytime.Ourteamwontwogameslastmonth.(牛
津上海版初二上册)
4Myidealschool
Myidealschoolstartsat9a.m.andfinishesat3p.m.Wedonotneedto
getupearly,andwehavelotsoftimeforafter-schoolactivities.Weonly
haveanhourofhomeworkeveryday.
Wehaveanhourlunch.Thereisabigcleandininghall.Wehavelunch
andchatthere.Welistentomusicatlunchtime.Wewearschooluniform
butwedonotwearties.
Ourclassesarequitesmall.Thereareabout20studentsineachclass.
Wecanchoosesubjectstostudy.IhaveMathsbecauseMathsisvery
interesting.Ilovecomputers,soIhavecomputerlessonseveryday.
Thereisabiglibrary,afootballfieldandaswimmingpool.Wehavelots
ofclubsandafter-schoolactivities.Everymonth,wegoonaschooltrip.
Wealwayshavefun.(牛津上海版初一上册)
5
Jack:Hi,Claire,areyoufreenextweek?
Claire:Hmm...nextweekisquitefullforme,Jack
Jack:Really?Howcome?
Claire:Ihavedanceandpianolessons.
Jack:Whatkindofdanceareyoulearning?
Claire:Oh.swingdance.It'sfiin!Ihaveclassonceaweekevery
Monday.
Jack:Howoftendoyouhavepianolessons?
Claire:TwiceaweekonWednesdayandFriday.
Jack:Well,howaboutTuesday?
Claire:Oh.Ihavetoplaytenniswithmyfriends.Butdoyouwantto
comewithme?
Jack:Sure!(鲁教版七年级p42)
6
Wedidasurveyatschooltoday.Itwasabouthealthhabits.Ihavesome
goodhabits,althoughIhaveafewbadhabits,too.
Iusuallyeathealthyfoodbecausemymumanddadaregoodcooks.
Whentheycook,Ioftenhelpthem.However,Isometimeseatjunkfood
whenI'mwithmyfriends.Theylovecandyandchocolate.
rmalsoverycleanandtidy.IoftenwashmyhandsandIalsotakea
showereveryday.Ibrushmyteethtwiceaday.ImfastsoIdorr'twaste
water.
AlthoughImthin,IdontexerciseverymuchandImnotverystrong.
Whenyouexercise,itmakesyourbonesstronger.Iplayping-pongoncea
month,butImnotverygoodatit.Iwalktoschooleveryday,butI
shoulddomore.
Ihavealotofgoodhabits,butIneedtoeatlessjunkfoodandexercise
more.(北师大版八年级上册)
7
MostpeopleworkorstudyfromMondaytoFriday.Theweekendis
usuallyatimeofrest.Buttoday'sChinesestudentscanhardlyreston
weekends.
Accordingtoasurvey(调查),24%oftheGrade8studentsinBeijing
haveclassesattheweekend.Over40%ofthemiddleschoolstudents
havelessthaneighthours'sleepeachnightbecauseofstudy.Andthis
isn'tonlyinBeijing.JiChunyingisaGrade9studentinGuangzhou.She
is14yearsold.Shehastogetupat6:45a.m.onSunday.Thenshehas
classesalltheday.ButJidoesn'tcomplain(抱怨).Shesaysher
classmatesallworkveryhard.However,somestudentsarelucky.Ding
Yi,aGrade8studentfromJinan,Shandong,isatopstudent.Atthe
weekend,Dingusuallygetsupat8:00a.m.Thenshespendssometime
doinghomework.AfterthatsheisfreetogoshoppingorwatchTV."My
teachersaidIdon'tneedtopushmyselftoomuch.Learningwellat
schoolisenough,"Dingsaid."Ifeelsolucky."
Inmyopinion(意见),studentsshouldhavemoretimetotakearestatthe
weekend.(英语辅导报)
8
Tonywantstoshare(分享)hislivinghabitswithus.HereiswhatTony
usuallydoesonMondays,WednesdaysandFridays.At5:30a.m.,hegets
upandbrusheshisteeth.Thenat6:00,hegoesrunningforanhour.After
that,hetakesashowerandcleansupforwork.Heleaveshomeforwork
at7:30.Ittakeshim20minutestodrivetohisoffice.Hestartsworkat
8:00.Intheafternoon,heusuallyarriveshomefromworkat6:30.On
TuesdaysandThursdayshegetsupat7:00a.m.Hedoessomehousework
andthengoestowork.Heonlyhastogetupearlytoexercise3daysa
week.Tonyalsohashealthyeatinghabits.OnTuesdaysandThursdayshe
doesn'tneedtoexercise,soheusuallygoestothestorestobuyfood.He
buyshealthyfoodsuchasvegetablesandfruit.Sometimeshebuyssome
meat.Helikescookingdinnerathome.Helikestorelaxontheweekend.
Heoftengoestotheparkwithhisfriends.Healsolikestowatchmovies.
(英语周报)
第三单元和第四单元
1Thebestandtheworst
JoeSandershasthemostbeautifulgardeninourtown.Nearly
everybodyentersfor'TheNicestGardenCompetition'eachyear,butJoe
winseverytime.BillFrith'sgardenislargerthanJoe's.Billworks1
harderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoe'sgarden
ismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuiltawoodenbridge
overapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.EveryyearI
enterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizeforthe
worstgardeninthetown!
(新概念英语第2册)
2Fasterthansound!
Onceayear,araceisheldforoldcars.Alotofcarsenteredforthis
racelastyearandtherewasagreatdealofexcitementjustbeforeitbegan.
OneofthemosthandsomecarswasaRolls-RoyceSilverGhost.The
mostunusualcarwasaBenzwhichhadonlythreewheels.Builtin1885,
itwastheoldestcartakingpart.Afteragreatmanyloudexplosions3,the
racebegan.Manyofthecarsbrokedownonthecourseandsomedrivers
spentmoretimeundertheircarsthaninthem!Afewcars,however,
completedtherace.Thewinningcarreachedaspeedoffortymilesan
hour—muchfasterthananyofitsrivals5.Itspeddownhill6attheendof
theraceanditsdriverhadalotoftroubletryingtostopit.Theracegave
everyoneagreatdealofpleasure.Itwasverydifferentfrommoderncar
racesbutnolessexciting.
(新概念英语第2册)
3Themostexpensivemodel
MR.FRITH:Iliketelevisionverymuch.Howmuchdoesitcost?
ASSISTANT:It'sthemostexpensivemodelintheshop.Itcostsfive
hundredpounds.
MRS.FRITH:That'stooexpensiveforus.Wecan'taffordallthatmoney.
ASSISTANT:Thismodel'slessexpensivethanthatone.It'sonlythree
hundredpounds.But,ofcourse,it'snotasgoodasthe
expensiveone.
MR.FRITH:Idon'tlikethemodel.Theothermodel'smoreexpensive,
butit'sworththemoney.
MR.FRITH:Canwebuyitoninstallments?
ASSISTANT:Ofcourse.Youcanpayadepositofthirtypounds,andthen
fourteenpoundsamonthforthreeyears.
MR.FRITH:Doyoulikeit,dear?
MRS.FRITH:Icertainlydo,butIdon'tliketheprice.Youalwayswant
thebest,butwecan'taffordit.Sometimesyouthinkyou'rea
millionaire!
MR.FRITH:Millionairesdon'tbuythingsoninstallments!
(新概念英语第1册)
4
In1620,abouthalftheU.S.A.wascoveredbyforests.Todaythe
forestshavealmostgone.Alotofgoodlandhasgonewiththem,
leavingonlysand.Chinadoesn'twanttocopytheU.S.A.'sexample.
We'replantingmoreandmoretrees.We'vebuiltthe"GreatGreenWall"
oftreesacrossnorthernpartofourcountry.TheGreatGreenWallis
7,000kilometerslong,andbetween400and1,700kilometerswide.It
willstopthewindfromblowingtheearthaway.Itwillstopthesand
frommovingtowardstherichfarmlandinthesouth.More"Great
GreenWalls"areneeded.Treesmustbegrownallovertheworld.
GreatGreenWallswillmaketheworldbetter.
(新概念英语第1
册二级练习)
5It'sGettingWarmer!
DearJenny,
TodayisMarch1.SpringhasarrivedinShijiazhuang.Thetemperature
was10℃thismorning.Thisafternoon,itreached15℃.Itwasquitewarm
andtheairwasfresh.Ineedneithermyheavywintercoatnormyboots
now!
Onmywaytoschoolthismorning,Isawsomewinterjasmine
blossoming.Here,peoplebelievetheblossomofthisfloweralwaystells
thecomingofspring,sowecallwinterjasmine"thewelcoming-spring
flower".
Thedaysaregettinglongerandthesunrisesearlierinthemorning.The
warmsunshinefeelsgoodafterthecoldwinterdays.Everymorning,I
seelotsofpeopleexercisinginthepark.SomepracticeTaiChi.Others
singanddance.Childrenrunaroundorplayontheswings.
Wewillhaveaschoolbasketballgamenextweek.Myclassisalso
planningafieldtriptothecountryside.Wewillplanttrees,enjoythe
beautifulflowersandplaygames.Wow!Ican'twait.
What'stheweatherlikeinCanada?Whatdoyouliketodoinspring?
WangMei
(冀教版八年级下册)
6ChangesinBeijing
I'mKangkang.ForthisreportIhaveinterviewedmygrand-mother.She
haslivedinBeijingformorethanfortyyears.Shehasseenthechangesin
Beijingherself.
Inthe1960s,thelivingconditionsinthecitywerepoor.Theroadswere
narrowandthereweren'tmanyringroads.Bigfamilieswerecrowded
intosmallhouses.Manyfamiliescouldn'tgetenoughfood.Fewchildren
hadthechancetoreceiveagoodeducation.Peoplehadlittlemoneyto
seeadoctor.Andtherewerefewhospitals.Peoplekeptintouchwith
theirfriendsandrelativesfarawaymainlybyletterortelegram.
Chinahasdevelopedrapidlysincethereformandopening-up.Moreand
moreringroadsandsubwayshaveappearedandbuildingsinBeijingare
becomingtallerandbrighter.People'slivingconditionshaveimproveda
lot.Andtherearemorekindsoffoodandclothestosatisfypeople'sneeds.
ChildrencanstudynotonlyinmodernschoolsbutalsoontheInternet.
Peoplecanenjoygoodmedicalcare.What'smore,communicationsare
becomingeasierandquicker—peoplecanusetelephones,cellphones,fax
machinesandtheInternet.
Beijinghasmaderapidprogressandithasalreadysucceededin
hostingthe2008OlympicGames.Ithinkitisimportanttorememberthe
past,liveinthepresentanddreamaboutthefuture.
(仁爱版九年级上册)
7
In2010,theworld'spopulationwasabout6.8billion.Morethanthree
billionpeopleliveinAsianow.That'salmosthalfoftheworld's
population.
Chinahasthelargestpopulationintheworld,andaboutonefifthofthe
peopleintheworldliveinChina.Becauseofthelargepopulation,there
islesslivingspaceforeachfamily.Anditisdifficultforlotsofpeopleto
findjobs.Atthesametime,thelargepopulationhascausedmanyother
difficultiesforthewholenation.Forexample,itishardforChinato
supplyenergyandwatertosatisfypeople'sneeds.Mostcitiesaremore
crowdedthanbefore,andthetrafficismuchheavier.Naturalenvironment
arebecomingworseandworse.Thelargepopulationhasbeenaserious
problem.
Sofar,ourgovernmenthastakenmanymeasurestocontrolthe
population.Oneisknownastheone-childpolicy.Ithasworkedwellin
controllingChina'spopulation.Thankstothepolicy,Chinaisdeveloping
quicklyandpeople'slivingconditionsareimprovingrapidly.However,
thepopulationproblemisstillseriousinChina.Westillhavealongway
togo.
(仁爱版九年级上册)
8EnglishAroundtheWorld
Therearemorethan3000languagesspokenintheworld.Ofallthese
languages,Englishisthemostwidelyused.Recentsurveysshowthat
morethan500millionpeoplespeakEnglishastheirmothertongue.
FromitsrootsinEngland,thelanguagewasspreadaroundtheworldby
EnglishtradersandEnglishgovernmentsinnewlands.Oneofthesenew
landsbecametheUnitedStatesofAmerica.ThepopulationoftheUnited
Statesis309million,makingitthecountrywiththelargestnumberof
nativeEnglishspeakers.
About300millionpeoplespeakEnglishastheirsecondlanguage.There
areevenmorepeople,likesomeinEuropeaswellasinChinaandJapan,
whostudyEnglishasaforeignlanguage.
Englishhasbecomethebaselanguageforinternationalbusiness,forthe
world'sairlinesandevenfortheInternet.Whateverlanguagepeople
speak,theyneedtoknowsomeEnglishiftheyworkinthesefields.Itis
clearthattheEnglishlanguageisbecomingmoreimportant.
(仁爱英语九年级上册)
9EnglishAroundtheWorld(II)
Englishhasbecomewidelyusedaroundtheworld.Whyhasthis
happened?Wemayfindtheanswerfromhistory.
Inthenineteenthcentury,GreatBritainbecameapowerfulcountry,so
Englishbecameaninternationallanguage.Then,sincethe1950s,the
USAhasbecomemoreandmorepowerful.TheAmericancomputerand
Internetindustryhavetakentheleadingpositionintheworld.Asaresult,
theInternethashelpedEnglishtobecomemuchmorepopular.
China,acountrywiththelargestpopulationintheworld,hasencouraged
morepeopletolearnEnglishsincethe1970s.Sincethe1990s,English
learninghasbeenverypopularwithChinesepeople.Manyofthemhave
donewellinEnglishandhavemadeprogressinspeakingit.
(仁爱英语九年级上册)
10Rainforests
Rainforestsarethickforestsinthehotpartsoftheworld.Itrainsa
lotandthegroundisalwayswet.It'salwaysdarkandhotinrain
forests.Rainforestscover6%oftheearth'ssurface.Theyprovideplaces
toliveforthousandsofplantsandanimalsfoundnowhereelseonEarth.
Therearelotsoftalltreesandotherdifferentkindsofplants.Thousands
andthousandsofanimalsliveinrainforests.Manyofthemliveinthe
treesover30metersfromtheground.
Rainforestsareveryimportanttous.Theyarethelungsoftheearth.
Theplantsintheforestshelptomaketheairfresherandcleaner.They
alsohelptoholdthewaterwhenitrainsandkeepthewatercycling.They
playanimportantpartincontrollingtheclimate.Rainforestsalsohelpto
keepthebeautyofnature.Withoutrainforests,manybeautifulplantsand
animalswoulddieout.Rainforestsgiveuswood,food,fruit,medicine,
andmanymoreusefulthings.Weneedrainforestsformanyreasons.But
now,rainforestsarebecomingsmallerandsmaller,soweshouldprotect
them.
(仁爱英语八年级上册)
11Traininghard
ByLiDarning
ItisSaturdaytomorrow,butIamgoingtoschool.Iamnotgoing
forlessons,buttoplayfootball.Iaminourschoolteamandwe
aregoingtoplayagainstanotherschoolnextweek.Thepractice
startsat10am.Weallarriveasearlyaswecansothatwehave
timetowarmup.Wearetrainingharderthanusualbecausethe
otherteambeatuslastyear.Thisyearwewanttodobetter.
Itismoredifficulttopractiseinwinterbecausethedaysareshort
andtheweatheriscoldtoo.Itgetsdarkearlier,soitisimportant
nottobelateforafter-schoolpractice.
Ourcoachispleasedbecauseweareplayingbetterasa
teamnow.Lastyearweweresometimescarelesswhenwepassed
theballandwelosttotheotherteaminthefinalmatch.Whata
pity!Thisyearwepractisemorecarefully.Thatmeanswehavea
betterchanceofwinning.
Thefanclubhasfewerpeoplethisyear.Wehopetoplay
wellsothatwehavemorefanstowatchthematches.Itisgood
tohaveourfansaround.Theycheerusonloudlyandwefeel
moreconfidenttowinthegame.
(外研社八年级英语上册)
12Whatisthebestwaytotravel?
Question:WhatisthebestwaytotravelfromLondonto
Amsterdam.IamplanningtotravelfromLondontoAmsterdam.
Howlongdoesthejourneytakeandwhatisthebestwaytotravel?
Couldyoupleasetellmeaboutthetrainsorshipstogetthere?
Themoreinformation,thebetter.Thanks!
Bestanswer:Therearefourwaystotravel.
Ajourneybytrainismorerelaxingthanbycoach,butalot
moreexpensive.Whenyougobytrain,buyyourticketalongtime
beforeyoutravel.Itisusuallycheaper.
YoucangobycarandbyshipacrosstheNorthSea.Thisisthe
mostcomfortablewaytotravelbutalsothemostexpensive.Book
yourticketbeforeyoubookyourhotel.Rememberthatparkingin
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