人教版初中英语八年级下册课文

Unit1:Wheredidyougoonvacation?SectionA2d:Role-playtheconversation.Rick:Hi,Helen.Longtimenosee.Helen:Hi,Rick.Yes,Iwasonvacationlastmonth.Rick:Oh,didyougoanywhereinteresting?Helen:Yes,IwenttoGuizhouwithmyfamily.Rick:Wow!DidyouseeHuangguoshuWaterfall?Helen:Yes,Idid.Itwaswonderful!Wetookquiteafewphotosthere.Whataboutyou?Didyoudoanythingspeciallastmonth?Rick:Notreally.Ijuststayedathomemostofthetimetoreadandrelax.GrammarFocus:1.Wheredidyougoonvacation?IwenttoNewYorkCity.2.Didyougooutwithanyone?No,Noonewashere.Everyonewasonvacation.3.Didyoubuyanythingspecial?Yes,Iboughtsomethingformyfather./No,Iboughtnothing.4.Howwasthefood?Everythingtastedreallygood!5.Dideveryonehaveagoodtime?Oh,yes.Everythingwasexcellent.SectionB2b阅读理解Monday,July15thIarrivedinPenanginMalaysiathismorningwithmyfamily.Itwassunnyandhot,sowedecidedtogotothebeachnearourhotel.MysisterandItriedparagliding.IfeltlikeIwasabird.Itwassoexciting!Forlunch,wehadsomethingveryspecial–Malaysianyellownoodles.Theyweredelicous!Intheafternoon,werodebicyclestoGeorgetown.Therearealotofnewbuildingsnow,butmanyoftheoldbuildingsarestillthere.InWeldQuay,areallyoldplaceinGeorgetown,wesawthehousesoftheChinesetradersfrom100yearsago.Iwonderwhatlifewaslikehereinthepast.Ireallyenjoyedwalkingaroundthetown.Tuesday,July16thWhatadifferenceadaymakes!MyfatherandIdecidedtogotopenangHilltoday.Wewantedtowalkuptothetop,butthenitstartedrainingalittlesowedecidedtotakethetrain.Wewaitedoveranhourforthetrainbecausethereweretoomanypeople.Whenwegottothetop,itwasrainingreallyhard.Wedidn’thaveanumbrellasowewerewetandcold.Itwasterrible!Andbecauseofthebadweather,wecouldn’tseeanythingbelow.Myfatherdidn’tbringenoughmoney,soweonlyhadonebowlofriceandsomefish.ThefoodtastedgreatbecauseIwassohungry!Unit2:Howoftendoyouexercise?SectionA2d:Jack:Hi,Claire,areyoufreenextweek?Claire: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!GrammarFocus:1.Whatdoyouusuallydoonweekends?Ialwaysexercise.2.Whatdotheydoonweekends?Theyoftenhelpwithhousework.3.Whatdoesshedoonweekends?Shesometimesgoesshopping.4.Howoftendoyougotothemovies?Igotothemoviesmaybeonceamonth.5.HowoftendoeshewatchTV?HehardlyeverwatchesTV.6.Doyougoshopping?No,Inevergoshopping.SectionB2b阅读理解：WhatDoNo.5HighSchoolStudentsDoInTheirFreeTime?Lastmonthweaskedourstudentsabouttheirfreetimeactivities.Ourquestionswereaboutexercise,useoftheInternetandwatchingTV.Herearetheresults.Wefoundthatonlyfifteenpercentofourstudentsexerciseeveryday.Forty-fivepercentexercisefourtosixtimesaweek.Twentypercentexerciseonlyonetothreetimesaweek.Andtwentypercentdonotexerciseatall!Weallknowthatmanystudentsoftengoonline,butweweresurprisedthatninetypercentofthemusetheInterneteveryday.Theothertenpercentuseitatleastthreeorfourtimesaweek.Moststudentsuseitforfunandnotforhomework.Theanswerstoourquestionsaboutwatchingtelevisionwerealsointeresting.OnlytwopercentofthestudentswatchTVonetothreetimesaweek.ThirteenpercentwatchTVfourtosixtimesaweek.Andeighty-fivepercentwatchTVeveryday!Althoughmanystudentsliketowatchsports,gameshowsarethemostpopular.ItisgoodtorelaxbyusingtheInternetorwatchinggameshows,butwethinkthebestwaytorelaxisthroughexercise.Itishealthyforthemindandthebody.Exercisesuchasplayingsportsisfun,andyoucanspendtimewithyourfriendsandfamilyasyouplaytogether.Andremember,“oldhabitsdiehard”.Sostartexercisingbeforeit’stoolate!Unit3:I’mmoreoutgoingthanmysister.SectionA2d:Julie:Didyoulikethesingingcompetitionyesterday,Anna?Anna:Oh,itwasfantastic!Nellysangsowell!Julie:Well,IthinkLisasangbetterthanNelly.Anna:Oh,whichonewasLisa?Julie:TheonewithshorterhairIthinkshesangmoreclearlythanNelly.Anna:Yes,butNellydancedbetterthanLisa.Julie:YoucantellthatLisareallywantedtowin,though.Anna:Well,everyonewantstowin.Butthemostimportantthingistolearnsomethingnewandhavefun.GrammarFocus:1.IsTomsmarterthanSam?No,heisn’t.SamissmarterthanTom.2.IsTaramoreoutgoingthanTina?No,sheisn’t.TinaismoreoutgoingthanTara.3.Areyouasfriendlyasyoursister?No,I’mnot.I’mfriendlier.4.DoesTaraworkashardasTina?Yes,shedoes.5.Who’smorehard-workingatschool?Tinathinkssheworksharderthanme.SectionB2b阅读理解：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’treallycareifmyfr