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新人教版八年级上英语课文原文精编WORD版iLrt【IBM systemoffice roomA0816H-A0912AAAHH-GX8Q8-GNTHHJ8]A:Wow,now I know whyyou regood atwriting stories.B:Yes,I want to bea writer.A:Really Howare you going to become awriterB:Well,r m going tokeep onwriting stories,of course.What do you whatto beA:My parentswant me to adoctor,but Im not sureabout that.B:Well,dont worry.Not everyoneknows what they wantwant to be.Just makesure youtryyour best.Then youcan beanything you want!A:Yes,you reright.2b passage:Do you know whata resolutionis Itsa kindof promise.Most of the time,we makepromisesto otherpeople.“Mom,I promise1mgoing to tidymy roomwhen Iget backfrom school./zHowever,promise you make toyourself areresolutions and the mostcommon kindis NewYears resolutions.When wemake resolutionsat thebeginning of the year,we hopethatwe are going toimprove ourlives.Some peoplewrite downtheir resolutionsand plansforthe comingyear.This helpsthem toremember theirresolutions.Others telltheir familyandfriends about their wishesand plans.There aredifferent kindsof resolutions.Some areabout physicalhealth.For example,some peoplepromise themselvesthey aregoingtostart anexercise programor eatlessfast food.Many resolutionshave to do withselfimprovement.some peoplemight say theyare goingto takeup ahobby likepainting ortaking photos,or learnto playthe guitar.Some resolutionshave todo withbetter planning,like makinga weeklyplan forschoolwork.Although there are differences,most resolutionshave one thing in common.People hardlyeverkeep them!Sometimes theresolutions maybe toodifficult tokeep.Sometimes peoplejustforget about them.For thisreason,some peoplesaythe best resolutionis to haveno resolutions!How aboutyou—will youmake anynext yearUnit7Will peoplehave robots2d conversation:A:What are you reading,JillB:It isbook aboutthe future.A:Sounds cool.So whatwill the future belikeB:Well,cities will be morecrowded andpolluted.There willbe fewertrees andtheenvironment willbe ingreat danger.A:That soundsbad!Will wehave tomove toother planetsB:Maybe,But I want tolive onthe earth.A:Me too.Then whatcan wedoB:We canuse lesswater andplant moretrees.Everyone shouldplay aprat insaving theearth.2b passage:Do youthink youwill haveyour ownrobots
1、When wewatch moviesaboutthe future,we sometimessee robots.They areusually likehumanservants.They help with thehousework and do jobslike workingin dirtyor dangerousplaces.
2、Today thereare alreadyrobots workingin factories.Some canhelp tobuild cars,and they do simplejobs over and overagain.Fewer peoplewill dosuch jobsin thefuturebecause they are boring,but robots will neverget bored.3Scientists arenow tryingto make robots look like humansanddothe samethings aswedo.Some robots in Japancan walkand dance.They arefun to watch.However,somescientists believe that althoughwe canmakerobotsmove likepeople,it willbe difficultto make themreally thinklike ahuman.For example,scientist JamesWhite thinksthatrobots willnever be able towake upand knowwhere theyare.But manyscientists disagreewithMr.White.They thinkthat robotswill evenbeableto talklike humansin25to50years.
4、Some scientistsbelievethat there willbe morerobotsin thefuture.However,theyagree itmay takehundreds ofyears.These newrobotswillhave manydifferent shapes.Some willlook likehumans,and othersmight looklike animals.In India,for example,scientists maderobots thatlooklikesnakes.If buildingsfall downwith peopleinside,these snakerobots canhelp lookfor peopleunderthe buildings.This wasnot possible20years ago,but computersand rocketsalsoseemed impossible100years ago.We neverknow whatwill happenin thefuture!Unit8How do youmakea bananamilk shake2b conversation:A:Sam,IwanttomakeRussian soupfor aparty on Saturday.Can youtell mehowS:Sure.First,buy somebeef,one cabbage,four carrots,three potatoes,five tomatoesandone onion.Then,cut upthe vegetables.A:what snextS:Next,put thebeef,carrots andpotatoes intoa potand add some water.After that,cook themfor30minutes.Then,add thecabbage,tomatoes andonion andcook for another10minutes.A:OK,that sitS:No,one morething.Finally,don tforger toaddsomesalt.2b passage:Thanksgiving inthe United StatesIn mostcountries,people usuallyeat traditionalfood onspecial holidays.A specialdayin theUnitedStatesis Thanksgiving.It is always onthe fourthThursday inNovember,and isa time to givethanks forfood inthe autumn.At thistime,people alsorememberthe firsttravelers fromEngland whocame tolive inAmerica about400years ago.Thesetravelers hada long,hard winter,and many of themdied.In thenext autumn,they gavethanksfor lifeand foodin theirnew home.These days,most Americansstill celebratethisidea ofgiving thanksby havinga bigmeal athome with their family.The maindishof thismeal isalmost alwaysturkey,a largebird.Making aturkey dinnerHereis oneway tomake turkeyfor aThanksgiving dinner.First,mix together some breadpieces,onions,salt andpepper.Next,fill theturkey withthis breadmix.Then,put theturkey ina hotoven andcook itforafew hours.When itis ready,place theturkey ona largeplate andcover itwith gravy.Finally,cut theturkey intothin piecesand eatthe meatwith vegetableslike carrotsandpotatoes.Unit9Can youcome tomy party2dconversation:Jeff:Hey,Nick,can youcome tomy houseonSaturdayMy cousinSam fromXian isgoingto behere.Nick:Oh,Sam!I rememberwe wentbike ridingtogether lastfall whenhe visitedyou.Jeff:Yes,that,s right.Nick:r dlove tocome,but Imafraid I cant.I have an examon Mondayso I must prepareforit.Jeff:That sreally toobad!Oh,but Samisnt leavinguntil nextWednesday.Can youhangout withus on Monday nightNick:Sure!Catch youonMonday!2b passage:Hi David,What agreat idea!I reallylike Ms.Steen a lot.She helpedmetoimprove myEnglish somuch.I msad tosee hergo,and thisparty is the bestway tosayz/Thank youand goodbye.〃I canhelp tobuy someof thefood and drinks.I canalso helpto bringMs.Steen to theparty.I alreadyhave agreat ideaabout howtodo that.He WeiHi,David,Thanks somuch forplanning this.I dlove tocome to the party,but Imnotavailable.My familyis takinga tripto Wuhanattheend ofthis monthto visitmy auntand uncle.However,I,d stillbe gladto helpout withany of the partypreparations,like planningthe games.Let meknow if you needmy help.JakeDear classmates,As I,m sureyouknowby now,our favoriteteacher,Ms.Steen,is leavingsoon to go backto the US.We,re verysad that she,s leavingbecause sheisafun teacher.To showhowmuch weregoingto missher,let shave asurprise partyfor hernext Fridaythe28th!Can youcome to the partyIfso,can youhelpwithanyof these thingsPleasetell mebythis Friday.1Buy foodanddrinks.22Think ofgames to play.33Prepare thingswe needfor the games glue,paper,pens,•••.44Bring Ms.Steen tothe partywithout tellinghersothatshecan besurprised.5I lookforward tohearing fromyou all.DavidUnit10If yougo tothe party,you,11have agreat time!2d conversation:JeffHey,Ben.For theparty nextweek,should weask peopleto bringfoodBenNo,lets orderfood froma restaurant.If weask peopleto bringfood,they’11just bringpotato chipsand chocolatebecause they11be toolazy tocook.JeffOK.For thegames,do youthink weshould givepeople somesmall giftsif theywinBenI thinkthats agreat idea!If wedothat,more peoplewill wantto playthegames.JeffYes,thegameswillbe more exciting,too.2b passage:Students thesedays oftenhavea lot ofworries.Sometimes theyhave problemswith theirschool-work,and sometimeswiththeirfriends.What cantheydoabout thisSome peoplebelieve theworst thing is todo nothing.Laura Mills,a teenagerfrom London,agrees.Problems andworries arenormal inlife,“says Laura.But I think talking to someonehelpsa lot.Unless wetalk tosomeone,we11certainly feelworse.”Laura oncelost herwallet,and worriedfor days.She was afraid totell herparents aboutit.She everwalked threemiles toschool eachday becauseshe didnt have any money.Shejust keptthinking,“If Itell myparents,they11be angry!In theend,she talkedtoher parentsand theywere reallyunderstanding.Her dadsaid hesometimes madecarelessmistakes himself.They gother anew walletand askedher tobemorecareful..”I willalwaysremember toshare myproblems inthefuture!v Laurasays.Robert Huntadvises students about commonproblems.He feelsthe sameway asLaura.“Itis bestnot torun awayfrom ourproblems.We shouldalways tryto solvethem.”He thinksthe first stepis tofind someoneyou trustto talkto.This persondoesnt needto beanexpert likehimself.Students oftenforget thattheir parentshave moreexperience,and arealways thereto helpthem.In English,we saythat sharinga problemis likecuttingit inhalf.So youre halfway to solvinga problemjust bytalkingtosomeone aboutit!Unit1Where did yougoon vacation2d conversation:R:Hi,Helen.Long timeno see.H:Hi,Rick.Yes,I wason vacationlast month.R:Oh,didyougo anywhereinterestingH:Yes,I wentto Guizhouwith myfamily.R:Wow!Did yousee HuangguoshuWaterfallH:Yes,I did.It waswonderful!We tookquite afew photosthere.What aboutyouDid you do anythingspecial lastmonthR:Not really.I juststayed athome mostofthetimetoread andrelax.2b passage:I arrivedin Penangin Malaysiathis morningwith myfamily.It wassunny andhot,so wedecided togo tothebeach nearour hotel.My sisterand1tried paragliding.1felt like1wasabird.It was so exciting.For lunch,we hadsomething veryspecialMalaysian yellownoodles.They weredelicious.Inthe afternoon,we rodebicycles toGeorgetown.There arealot of newbuildings now,butmany ofthe oldbuildings arestill there.In weldquay,a reallyold placein Georgetown,we sawthe housesoftheChinese tradersfrom100yearsago.1wonder whatlife waslike hereinthepast.1really enjoyedwalking aroundthetown.What adifference aday makes!My fatherand IdecidedtogotoPenang Hilltoday.Wewanted towalk up tothetop,but thenit startedraining alittle so we decidedto takethe train.We waitedoveranhour for thetrainbecause there were toomany people.Whenwe gottothetop,it wasraining reallyhard.We didnthaveanumbrella so we werewetand cold.It wasterrible!And because ofthebad weather,we couldntsee anythingbelow.My fatherdidnt bringenough money,soweonly hadone bowlof riceand somefish.The foodtasted greatbecause Iwassohungry!Unit2How oftendoyouexercise2d conversation:A:Hi,Claire,are youfree nextweeknext weekis quitefull for me,Jack.A:Really HowcomeB:I havedance andpiano lessons.A:What kindof danceareyoulearningB:Oh,swing dance.It sfun!I haveclass oncea week,every Monday.A:How oftendoyouhave pianolessonsB:Twice a week,on Wednesdayand Friday.A:Well,how aboutTuesdayB:Oh,I havetoplaytennis withmy friends.But doyouwantto comeA:Sure.2b passage:What DoNo.5High SchoolStudents Doin TheirFree TimeLastmonth weasked ourstudentsabouttheir freetime activities.Our questionswereabout exercise,useofthe Internetand watchingTV.Here are the results.We foundthat onlyfifteen percentof ourstudents exerciseevery day.Forty-five percentexercisefour to six times aweek.Twenty percentexercise onlyone to three times aweek.And twentypercent donot exerciseat all.We allknow thatmany studentsoften goonline,but wewere surprisedthat ninetypercentof themuse theInternet everyday.The otherten percentuse itat leastthree orfourtimes aweek.Most studentsuse itfor funand notfor homework.The answerto ourquestions aboutwatching televisionwere alsointeresting.Only twopercentofthestudents watchTV onetothreetimesaweek.Thirteen percentwatch TVfourtosixtimesaweek.And eighty-five percentwatch TVeveryday!Although manystudents liketowatchsports,game shows are the most popular.It isgood torelax byusing theInternet orwatching game shows,but we think the bestway torelax isthrough exercise.It ishealthy forthe mindandthebody.Exercise suchasplaying sportsis fun,and youcan spendtime withyour friendsand familyas youplaytogether.And remember,“old habitsdie hard”.So startexercising beforeit stoo late!Unit3Immore outgoingthan mysister.2d conversation:A:Did you like thesinging competitionyesterday,AnnaB:Oh,it wasfantastic!Nelly sangso well!A:Well,I thinkLisa sangbetter than Nelly.B:Oh,which onewas LisaA:The onewith shorterhair.Ithinkshe sangmore clearlythanNelly.B:Yes,but Nellydanced betterthan Lisa.A:You cantell thatLisa reallywanted to win,though.B:Well,everyone wantstowin.But the most importantthingisto learnsomething newandhave fun.2b passage:My mothertold mea goodfriend islike amirror.Im quieterand moreseriours thanmostkids.Thats whyI likereading booksand Istudy harderin class.My bestfriend YuanLiis quiettoo,soweenjoy studyingtogether.Im shyso itsnot easyformeto makefriends.But Ithink friendsare likebooks-you dontneed alotofthem aslong astheyregood.Its notnecessary tobe thesame.My bestfriend Larry is quitedifferent fromme.Heis tallerand moreoutstanding thanme.We bothlike sports,but heplays tennisbetter,so healways wins.However,Larry oftenhelps tobring outthe bestin me.So Imgettingbetter attennis.Larryismuch lesshardworking,though.I alwaysget bettergrade thanhedoes,so maybeI shouldhelp himmore.I don,t reallycare ifmy friendsarethesame asme ordifferent.My favoritesaying is,〃A truefriend reachesfor yourhand andtouches yourheart.z/My bestfriend Carolis reallykindand veryfunny.In fact,she sfunnier thananyone Iknow.I brokemy armlast yearbutshe mademe laughand feelbetter.We cantalk aboutand shareeverything.Iknowshecares aboutme becauseshe salways thereto listen.Unit4What sthe bestmovie theater2d conversation:Greg:Hi,Im Greg.Im newin town.Helen:Hi,Im Helen.Welcome tothe neighborhood!How doyoulikeit sofarGreg:Its fantastic,but Istill dontreally knowmy wayaround.Helen:Well,thebestsupermarket ison CenterStreet.You canbuy thefreshest foodthere.Greg:Oh,great.Is therea cinemaaround hereI lovewatching movies.Helen:Yes,Sun Cinemaisthenewest one.You cansit themost comfortablybecause theyhavethe biggestseats.Greg:Thanks fortelling me.Helen:No problem.2b passage:Everyone isgood atsomething,but some people aretalented.It salways interestingtowatch otherpeople showtheir talents.Talent showsare gettingmore andmore popular.First,therewereshows likeAmerican Idoland Americans GotTalent.Now,therearesimilarshows aroundthe world,such asChina,s GotTalent.All these shows haveonethingincommon:They tryto lookforthebest singers,the mosttalenteddancers,themostexciting magicians,the funniestactors andso on.All kindsofpeople jointhese shows.But whocan playthe pianothebestor singthemostbeautifullyThat suptoyou todecide.Whenpeople watchthe show,they usuallyplay arole indeciding thewinner.And thewinneralways getsa verygood prize.However,not everybodyenjoys watchingtheseshows.Some thinkthatthelives oftheperformers aremade up.For example,somepeoplesay theyare poorfarmers,but infactthey arejust actors.However,ifyoudon ttake theseshows tooseriously,theyarefunto watch.And onegreat thingaboutthemis thatthey givepeople awaytomake theirdreamscome true.Unit5Do youwanttowatch agameshow2d conversation:Grace:What didyoudoin classtoday,SarahSarah:We hada discussionabout TVshows.My classmateslike gameshows andsports shows.Grace:Oh,Icant standthem.I lovesoap opera.I liketo followthe storyand seewhathappens next.Sarah:Well,I dont mindsoap opera.But myfavorite TVshowsarethe newsand talkshows.Grace:Well,they maynot bevery exciting,but youcan expectto learnalotfrom them.I hopetobea TVreporter oneday.2b passage:When peoplesay culture”,wethinkof artand history.But onevery famoussymbol inAmericanculture isa cartoon.We allknow andlove theblack mousewith twolarge roundearsMickey Mouse.Over80years ago,hefirstappeared inthe cartoonSteamboat Willie.When thiscartoon cameout inNew Yorkon November18,1928,it wasthe firstcartoon withsoundand music.The manbehind Mickey was WaltDisney.He becamevery richand successful.In the1930s,he made87cartoons withMickey.Somepeoplemight askhow thiscartoon animalbecame sopopular.One ofthe mainreasonsis thatMickey waslike acommon man,but healways triedto faceany danger.In hisearlyfilms,Mickeywasunlucky andhad manyproblems suchas losinghis houseor girlfriend,Minnie.However,he wasalways readyto tryhis best.People wenttothecinema toseethe^little man^win.Most ofthem wantedtobelike Mickey.On November18,1979,Mickey becamethe firstcartoon charactertohavea staron theHollywoodWalk ofFame.Today scartoons areusually notso simpleas littleMickeyMouse,but everyonestill knowsand loveshim.Who hasa pairof earsmore famousthan Mickey,sUnit6Im goingto studycomputer science.2d conversation:A:what areyou readings,KenB:The OldMan andthe Seaby Hemingway.。