人教版新目标八年级上册英语课文

人教版新目标八年级上册英语课文Unit1Wheredidyougoonvacation?SectionB,2bReadJane’sdiaryentriesabouthervacationandanswerthequestions.DidJanehaveagoodtimeonMonday?WhataboutonTuesday?Monday,July15thIarrivedinPenanginMalaysiathismorningwithmyfamily.Itwassunnyandhot,sowedecidedtogotothebeachnearourhotel.MysisterandItriedparagliding.IfeltlikeIwasabird.Itwassoexciting!Forlunch,wehadsomethingveryspecial----Malaysianyellownoodles.Theyweredelicious!Intheafternoon,werodebicyclestoGeorgetown.Therearealotofnewbuildingsnow,butmanyoftheoldbuildingsarestillthere.InWeldQuay,areallyoldplaceinGeorgetown,wesawthehousesoftheChinesetradersfrom100yearsago.Iwonderwhatlifewaslikehereinthepast.Ireallyenjoyedwalkingaroundthetown.Tuesday,July16thWhatadifferentadaymakes!MyfatherandmotherdecidedtogotoPenangHilltoday.Wewantedtowalkuptothetop,butthenitstartedrainingalittlesowedecidedtotakethetrain.Wewaitedoveranhourforthetrainbecausethereweretoomanypeople.Whenwegottothetop,itwasrainingreallyhard.Wedidn’thaveanumbrellasowewerewetandcold.Itwasterrible!Andbecauseofthebadweather,wecouldn’tseeanythingbelow.Myfatherdidn’tbringenoughmoney,soweonlyhadonebowlofriceandsomefish.ThefoodtastedgreatbecauseIwassohungry.Unit2Howoftendoyouexercise?SectionB,2bReadthearticleandcompletethepiechartsonthenextpage.WhatDoNo.5HighSchoolStudentsDoinTheirFreeTime?Lastmonthweaskedourstudentsabouttheirfreetimeactivities.Ourquestionswereaboutexercise,useoftheInternetandwatchingTV.Herearetheresults.Wefoundthatonlyfifteenpercentofourstudentsexerciseeveryday.Forty-fivepercentexercisefourtosixtimesaweek.Twentypercentexerciseonlyonetothreetimesaweek.Andtwentypercentdonotexerciseatall.Weallknowthatmanystudentsoftengoonline,butweweresurprisedthatninetypercentofthemusetheInterneteveryday.Theothertenpercentuseitatleastthreeorfourtimesaweek.Moststudentsuseitforfunandnotforhomework.Theanswertoourquestionsaboutwatchingtelevisionwerealsointeresting.OnlytwopercentofthestudentswatchTVonetothreetimesaweek.ThirteenpercentwatchTVfourtosixtimesaweek.Andeighty-fivepercentwatchTVeveryday!Althoughmanystudentsliketowatchsports,gamesshowsarethemostpopular.ItisgoodtorelaxbyusingtheInternetorwatchinggameshows,butwethinkthebestwaytorelaxisthroughexercise.Itishealthyforthemindandthebody.Exercisesuchasplayingsportsisfun,andyoucanspendtimewithyourfriendsandfamilyasyouplaytogether.Andremember,“oldhabitsdiehard”.Sostartexercisingbeforeit’stoolate!Unit3I’mmoreoutgoingthanmysister.SectionB,2bShouldfriendsbethesameordifferent?Readaboutwhatthesepeoplethink.Underlinethecomparativewordsandphasesinthepassages.JeffGreen:Mymothertoldmeagoodfriendislikeamirror.I’mquieterandmoreseriousthanmostkids.That’swhyIlikereadingbooksandIstudyharderinclass.MybestfriendYuanLiisquiettoo,soweenjoystudyingtogether.I’mshysoit’snoteasyformetomakefriends.ButIthinkfriendsarelikebooks---youdon’tneedalotofthemaslongasthey’regood.HuangLei:It’snotnecessarytobethesame.MybestfriendLarryisquitedifferentfromme.Heistallerandmoreoutgoingthanme.Webothlikesports,butheplaystennisbetter,sohealwayswins.However,Larryoftenhelpstobringoutthebestinme.SoI’mgettingbetterattennis.Larryismuchlesshard-working,though.Ialwaysgetbettergradesthanhedoes,somaybeIshouldhelphimmore.MarySmith:Idon’treallycareifmyfriendsarethesameasmeordifferent.Myfavoritesayingis,“Atruefriendreachesforyourhandandtouchesyourheart.”MybestfriendCarolisreallykindandveryfunny.Infact,she’sfunnierthananyoneIknow.Ibrokemyarmlastyearbutshemademelaughandfeelbetter.Wecantalkaboutandshareeverything.Iknowshecaresaboutmebecauseshe’salwaystheretolisten.Unit4What’sthebestmovietheater?SectionB,2bReadthepassage.Whichthreetalentshowsarementioned?Who’sGotTalent?Everyoneisgoodatsomething,butsomepeoplearetrulytalented.It’salwaysinterestingtowatchotherpeopleshowtheirtalents.Talentsshowsaregettingmoreandmorepopular.First,therewereshowslikeAmericanIdolandAmerica’sGotTalent.Now,therearesimilarshowsaroundtheworld,suchasChina’sGotTalent.Alltheseshowshaveonethingincommon:Theytrytolookforthebestsingers,themosttalenteddancers,themostexcitingmagicians,thefunniestactorsandsoon.Allkindsofpeoplejointheseshows.Butwhocanplaythepianothebestorsingthemostbeautifully?That’suptoyoutodecide.Whenpeoplewatchtheshow,theyusuallyplayaroleindecidingthewinner.Andthewinneralwaysgetsaverygoodprize.However,noteverybodyenjoyswatchingtheseshows.Somethinkthatthelivesoftheperformersaremadeup.Forexample,somepeoplesaytheyarepoorfarmers,butinfacttheyarejustactors.However,ifyoudon’ttaketheseshowstooseriously,theyarefuntowatch.Andonegreatthingaboutthemisthattheygivepeopleawaytomaketheirdreamscometrue.Unit5Doyouwanttowatchagameshow?SectionB,2bReadthepassageandcompletethetimelineonthenextpage.Whenpeoplesay“culture”,wethinkofartandhistory.ButoneveryfamoussymbolinAmericancultureisacartoon.Weallknowandlovetheblackmousewithtwolargeroundears—MickeyMouse.Over80yearsago,hefirstappearedinthecartoonSteamboatWillie.WhenthiscartooncameoutinNewYorkonNovember18,1928,itwasthefirstcartoonwithsoundandmusic.ThemanbehindMickeywasWaltDisney.Hebecameveryrichandsuccessful.Inthe