八上英语课文

Unit1 Where did you go on vacation?

I arrived 1__ _ Penang in Malaysia this morning 2______ my family. It was sunny and hot, so we 3______ (decide) 4_____ __( go) to the beach near our hotel. My sister and I tried paragliding. I felt 5____ ___ I was a bird. It was so 6_____ ___(excite)? For lunch, we had something very special-Malaysian yellow noodles. They were delicious! In the afternoon, we 7___ ___(ride) bicycles 8__ __ Georgetown. There 9__ __ (be) a lot of new buildings now, but many of the old buildings 10__ __ (be) still there. In Weld Quay, a really old place in Georgetown, we 11____ (see) the houses of the Chinese 12___ ___(trade) from 100 years ago. I wonder what life was 13__ __ here in the past. I really enjoyed 14___ ___(walk) around the town.

What a 15______ ____ (different) a day makes! My father and I decided to go to Penang Hill today. We wanted 16___ ___ (walk) up 17__ __ the top, but then it started 18____ ___(rain) a little 19__ __ we decided to take the train. We waited over 20___ _ hour 21__ ___ the train because there were too 22___ ___(much) people .When we got 23_ __ the top ,it 24____ __(rain) really hard. We didn't have 25__ _ umbrella 26__ __ we were wet and cold. It was terrible! And because 27____ the bad weather, we couldn't see 28______ (something) below. My father didn't bring enough money, so we only had one bowl 29_______ rice and some fish. The food 30___ ____(taste) great because I was so hungry.

Unit3 I'm more outgoing than my sister.

My mother told me a good friend is 1___ __ a mirror. I ’ m 2____ ____(quiet) and 3__ _ (serious) than most kids. That ’ s why I_like 4_____(read) books and I study 5____ ____(hard) in class. My best friend Yuan Li is quiet too, 6__ __ we enjoy 7____ _____ (study) together. I ’ mshy so it ’nots easy for 8______(I) 9_____ __(make) friends. But I think friends are 10 ____ _ books— you 11____ __(not need) a lot 12__ _ them 13_______ long as they ’ re good.

It ’ s not necessary14_______(be )the same. My best friend Larry is quite different 15___ __ me. He is 16_____

(tall) and 17______ ____ (outgoing) than me. We both like sports, but he plays tennis 18 _________ (well), so he always 19____ __(win). 20____ ___, Larry often helps 21____ __ (bring) out the best 22_____ me. 23__ __ I ’ m24____ _ (get) better 25____ tennis. Larry is 26__ __ less hard-working, though. I always get 27_____ (good) grades than he 28 _____ (do), 29___ maybe I 30_______ (help) him more.

I don ’ t really care 31____ my friends are the same 32___ _ me 33__ _ different. My favorite saying is, “ A true

friend 34__ ___ (reach) 35____ your hand and 36__ __ (touch) your heart. ” My best friend Carolis 37_____ (real) kind and very funny. In fact, she ’ s 38 (funny) than anyone I know. I 39___ ___(break) my arm last year but she made me 40____ ___(laugh) and 41___ __ (feel) better. We can talk about and share everything. I know she cares 42___ ____ me because she ’ s always there 43___ __ (listen).

Unit5 Do you want to watch a game show?

When people say \"culture\ we think 1_____ art and history. 2__ __ one very famous symbol in American culture 3____ (be) a cartoon. We all know and love the black mouse 4___ __ two large round ears---Mickey Mouse. 5__ __ 80 years ago, he first 6__________(appear) in the cartoon Steamboat Willie. When this cartoon 7____ __ (come) out in New York 8______ November 18,1928, it was the first cartoon 9___ __ sound and music. The man behind Mickey was Walt Disney. He 10___ __ (become) very rich and 11____ ___(success). 12______ the 1930s, he made 87 13__ ___ (cartoon) 14___ __ Mickey. Some people 15__ __ (ask) how this cartoon animal became 16___ _ popular. One of the main

17______(reason) 18______(be) that Mickey was like a common man, but he always tried 19___ __ (face) any danger. In his early films, Mickey was 20____ __(luck) and had many 21__________(problem) such as 22_______(lose) his house or girlfriend, Minnie. 23____ __, he was always ready 24____ ___(try) 25___ _ (he) best. People went to the cinema 26___ ___ (see) the\" little man\" 27_______(win). Most 28_ __ them wanted 29___ (be) like Mickey.

On November 18, 1978, Mickey became the first cartoon character 30_____ __ (have) a star 31____ the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Today ’ s cartoons areallyusunot so simple 32___ _ little Mickey Mouse, but everyone still 33____ ___(know) and 34___ __ (love) him. Who has a pair of ears 35___ ___(famous) than 36_______ (Mickey) ?

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Unit2 How often do you exercise?

Last month we 1___ _ (ask) our students 2__________ their free time 3___ ___ (activity). Our questions were 4___ ___ exercise, use of the Internet and 5___ __ (watch) TV . Here are the 6____ __ ___(result).

We found that only fifteen 7_____ ____(percent) of our students 8____ __ (exercise) every day. Forty-five percent exercise four 9_______ six times a week. Twenty percent exercise only one to three times a week. And twenty percent do not exercise at all! We all know that many students often go online, but we were 10______ (surprise) that ninety percent of 11___ __ (they) use the Internet every day. The other ten percent use it 12__ __ least three 13_______ four times a week. Most students use it 14__ __ fun and not for homework.

The answers 15________ our questions about 16___ ___ (watch) television were also 17____ ___

(interest). Only two percent of the students watch TV one to three times a week. Thirteen percent watch TV four to six times a week. And eighty-five percent watch TV every day! Although many students like 18__ __ (watch) sports, game shows are 19______ __ ( popular).

It is good 20___ __ (relax) by 21___ ___(use) the Internet or 22___ ___(watch) game shows,

but we think the best way 23______ ____ (relax) is 24___ __ exercise. It is 25____ __ (health) 26___ __ the mind and the body. Exercise such as 27___ _ (play) sports is fun, and you can spend time 28___ __ your friends and family 29____ you play together. And remember, “ old habits die hard So ”. start 30____ ___(exercise) before it ’ s too late!

Unit4 What's the best movie theater? Everyone 1__ __ (be) good 2__ _ something, but some people are 3 ___ ___(true) talented. It ’always interesting 4___ __ (watch) other people 5____ ___ (show) their talents. Talent 6___ __(show) are 7____ (get) more and more popular. First, there 8__ __ (be) shows like American Idol and American ’ s Got Talent. No there 9__ __ (be) similar shows around the world, such 10_ _ China ’ s Got Talent.

All these shows have one thing 11___ _ common: They try 12_ _ (look) 13__ _ the best singers, the 14_____ ____ (talented) dancers, the most exciting 15_____ ___ (magic), the 16_____ ___ (fun) actors and so on. All 17___ __ (play) the piano the best or sing __ (kind) of people join these shows. But who 18__ the most 19__ ___ (beautiful)? That ’ ups 20___ _ you 21____ __ (decide). When people watch the show, they usually play a role 22_____ 23___ ___ (decide) the 24__ ___ (win). And the winner always 25___ __ (get) a very good prize.

However, not everybody 26___ ___ (enjoy) 27_____ ___ (watch) these shows. Some think that the 28____

(life) of the performers are 29___ __ (make) up. For example, some people say they are poor farmers, 30___ _ in fact they are just 31___ __ (act). 32_____ __, if you don ’ t take these shows too 33__________ (serious), they are fun 34___ __ (watch). And one great thing 35__ __ them is that they give people a way 36____ __ (make) their dreams 37____ ___ (come) true.

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Unit6 I'm going to study computer science.

Do you know what a resolution is? It ’ s a kind 1________ promise. Most of the time, we make promis

2______ other people. (\"Mom, I promise I ’ m going 3_______ (tidy)oom mywhenr I get back 4______

school.\") However, promises you make to 5_____ ___(you) 6_______(be) resolutions and the most

common kind is New Year ’ s resolutions. The start 7______ the new year is often a time for 8____ ____(make) resolutions. When we make resolutions 9______ the 10____ ___ (begin) of the year, we

hope that we are going to improve our 11____ __(life). Some people write down their resolutions and

plans 12_______ the 13____ ___ (come) year. This helps them 14______(remember) their resolutions.

Others tell their family and friends 15______ their wishes and plans.

There 16______(be) different kinds of resolutions. Some are 17____ physical health. For example, some

people promise 18______ _(they) they are going to start 19__ __ exercise program or eat less fast food.

Many resolutions have to do 20_______ self-improvement. These are about 21_____(make)

22_______(you) a better person. Some people might say they are going to take 23______ a hobby like

24____ (paint) or 25____ (take) photos, or learn 26________ (play) the guitar. Some resolutions

have to do with better 27_____ (plan), like making a weekly plan 28______ schoolwork. For example, a

student may have to find more time 29____ _ (study).

Although there are 30______ _ (different), most resolutions have one thing 31______ common. People

hardly ever keep 32_______ (they) ! There are good reasons for this. Sometimes the resolutions may be

33______ difficult 34_______ (keep). Sometimes people just forget about them. 35_____ this reason, some

people say the best resolution is 36__ __ (have) no resolutions! How about you -will you make any next year?

Unit7 Will people have robots?

1、 When we watch movies 1___________ the future, we sometimessee robots. They are usually like

human servants. They help 2_______ the housework and do jobs like 3________(work) in dirty or

dangerous places. 2、 Today there 4_________ (be) already robots 5_________(work) in factories. Some can help 6________

(build) cars, and they do simple jobs over and over again. 7_______(few) people will do such jobs in the

future because they are boring, but robots will never get 8________(boring). 3、Scientists are now 9_______(try) to 10______ (make) robots look 11________ humans and do the same

things 12___ we do. Some robots in Japan can walk and dance. They are fun 13________ (watch).

However, some scientists believe that although we can make robots 14____________ (move) like people, it

will be difficult 15____________ (make) them really think like a human. For example, scientist James

White thinks that robots will never be able 16________ (wake) up and know where they are. But many

scientists 17______ (agree) with Mr. White. They think that robots will even be able to talk like humans

18______ 25 to 50 years. 4、 Some scientistsbelieve that there 19_____ (be) more robots in the future. 20______, they agree it

21_____ (take) 22________ (hundred) of years. These new robots will have many different 23_________

(shape). Some will look like humans, and 24________ (other) might look like animals. In India, for

example, scientistsmade robots that look like snakes.If buildings fall down with people inside, these snake robots can help look 25_______ people under the buildings. This 26______(be) not possible 20

years ago, but computers and rockets also seemed 27______ (possible) 100 years ago. We never know

what 28___________ (happen) in the future!

Unit8 How do you make a banana milk shake?

In most 1___________(country), people usually eat 2__________(tradition) food 3_________ special

holidays. A special day in the United States is Thanksgiving. It is always 4________the 5_________(four)

Thursday in November, and is a time 6________ (give) thanks 7__________ food in the autumn. At this

time, people also remember the first 8_________ (travel) from England who came to live 9__________

America about 400 years ago. These 10________(travel) had a long, hard winter, and many of them

11____(die). In the next autumn, they gave thanks for life and food in their new home. These days, most

Americans still celebrate this idea of 12_____(give) thanks by 13_______(have) a big meal at home

14_____ their family. The main 15______ (dish) of this meal is almost always turkey, a large bird.

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Making a turkey dinner

Here 16_______(be) one way 17_______ (make) turkey for a Thanksgiving dinner.

First, mix together some bread pieces, onions, salt and pepper.

Next, fill the turkey 18_________ this bread mix.

Then, put the turkey 19___________a hot oven and cook it 20_________ a 21________(little) hours.

When it is ready, place the turkey 22________ a large plate and cover it 23________ gravy.

Finally, cut the turkey 24________ thin pieces and eat the meat 25____________ vegetables like carrots

and potatoes.

Hi David,

Unit9 Can you come to my party?

What a great idea! I really like Ms. Steen a lot. She 1________ (help) me 2___ (improve) my English so

much. I am sad 3____ (see) her 4_________ (go), and this party is the best way 5___ ___ (say)

\"Thank you and goodbye.\" I can help 6_______ (buy) some of the food and drinks. I can also help

7_______ (bring) Ms. Steen 8___ the party. I already have a great idea about how 9____ (do) that.

Hi, David,

Thanks so much for 10_______(plan) this. ＇Id love 11_____ (come) to the party, but ＇Im not available. My family is 12____ _(take) a trip 13______ Wuhan _______ the end of this month 14___ ___

(visit) my aunt and uncle. 15____ , I ＇ d still be glad 16__________ (help) out 17________ any of the party 18________(preparation), like 19___ (plan) the games. Let me 20___ ___(know) if you need

my help.

Dear classmates,

As I＇m sure you know 21____ _ now, our favorite teacher, Ms. Steen, 22______ (leave) soon 23______go) back to the US. We are very sad 24________ she leaving’because she is a fun teacher. 25_______ (show)

how much we＇re going to 26_____ (miss) her, let＇s have a surprise party 27___ her next Friday the 28th!

Can you come to the party? If so, can you help 28______ any of these things?

Please tell me 29____ this Friday. 1) Buy food and drinks. 2) Think 30__ __ games to play.

3) Prepare things we need 31___________ the games (glue, paper, pens, ⋯ ).

4) Bring Ms. Steen 32_______ the party without 33____ (tell) her so that she can be 34_______ (surprise).

I look forward to 35____ _ (hear) from you all.

Unit10 If you go to the party, you'll have a great time!

Students these days often have a lot of 1_______(worry). Sometimes they have problems

2_____their school-work, and sometimes 3_________ their friends. What can they do about this? Some

people believe the 4_______ (bad) thing is 5____ (do) nothing. Laura Mills, a teenager 6____

London, agrees. “ Problemsand worries 7___ (be) normal in life, says” Laura. “ ButI think 8____

___(talk) to someone 9____ (help) a lot. Unless we talk to someone, we ’ ll certainly feel 10______

Laura once 11______(lose) her wallet, and 12____ ___(worry) for days. She was afraid 13_______

(tell) her parents 14_______it. She ever walked three 15____ __(mile) 16________ school each day

because she didn ’ t have any money. She just kept 17________(think), “ If I tell my parents, they

angry! In the end, she talked to her parents and they were really 18________(understand). Her dad said

he sometimes made careless 19____ (mistake) himself. They 20____ (get) her a new wallet and asked

her 21______(be) more careful. “ I will always remember 22 (share) my problems in the future! Laura says.

Robert Hunt 23______ (advise) students about common problems. He feels the same way 24_____

Laura. “ It is best not 25_______ (run) away 26____our problems. We should always try 27_____ (solve)

28_______(it). He” thinks the first step is 29___ (find) someoneyou trust 30_______ (talk) to. This

person doesn ’ t need 31______ (be) 32_____(a) expert like 33__________(him). Students often forget

that their parents have more 34_______ (experience), and are always there 35_______(help) 36___

(they). In English, we say that 37______ (share) a problem is like 38_____ __(cut) it in half. So you

halfway to 39_____ ___(solve) a problem just by 40___ ____(talk) to someone about it!

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