八年级上册课文

Unit1第一篇IarrivedinPenanginMalaysiathismorningwithmyfamily.Itwassunnyandhot,sowedecidedtogotothebeachnearourhotel.MysisterandItriedparagliding.IfeltlikeIwasabird.Itwassoexciting!Forlunch,wehadsomethingveryspecial——Malaysianyellownoodles.Theyweredelicious!InWeldQuay,areallyoldplaceinGeorgetown,wesawthehousesoftheChinesetradersfrom100yearsago.Iwonderwhatlifewaslikehereinthepast.Ireallyenjoyedwalkinaroundthetown.第二篇Whatadifferenceadaymakes!MyfatherandIdecidedtogotoPenangHilltoday.Wewantedtowalkuptothetop,butthenitstartedrainingalittlesowedecidedtotakethetrain.Wewaitedoveranhouritwasrainingreallyhard.Wedidn'thaveanumbrellasowewerewetandcold.Itwasterrible!Andbecauseofthebadweather,wecoudn'tseeanythingbelow.Myfatherdidin'tbringenoughmoney,soweonlyhadonebowlofriceandsomefish.ThefoodtastedgreatbecauseIwassohungry!Unit2WhatdoNO.5HihgSchoolstudentsdointheirfreetime?Lastmonthweaskedourstudentsabouttheirfreetimeactivities.Ourquestionswereaboutexercise,useoftheInternetandwatchingTV.Herearetheresults.Wefoundthatonlyfifteenpercentofourstudentsexerciseeveryday.Forty-fivepercentexercisefourtosixtimesaweek.Twentypercentexerciseonlyonetothreetimesaweek.Andtwentypercentdonotexerciseatall.Weallknowthatmanystudentsoftengoonline,butweweresurprisedthatninetypercentofthemusetheInterneteveryday.Theothertenpercentuseitatleastthreeorfourtimesaweek.Moststudentsuseitforfunandnotforhomework.Theanswertoourquestionsaboutwatchingtelevisionwerealsointeresting.OnlytwopercentofthestudentswatchTVonetothreetimesaweek.ThirteenpercentwatchTVfourtosixtimesaweek.Andeighty-fivepercentwatchTVeveryday!Althoughmanystudentsliketowatchsports,gameshowsarethemostpopular.ItisgoodtorelaxbyusingtheInternetorwatchinggameshows,butwethinkthebestwaytorelaxisthroughexercise.Itishealthyforthemindandthebody.Exercisesuchasplayingsportsisfun,andyoucanspendtimewithyourfriendsandfamilyasyouplaytogether.Andremember,“oldhabitsdiehard”.Sostartexercisingbeforeit’stoolate!Unit3Mymothertoldmeagoodfriendislikeamirror.I’mquieterandmoreseriousthanmostkids.That’swhyIlikereadingbooksandIstudyharderinclass.MybestfriendYuanLiisquiettoo,soweenjoystudyingtogether.I’mshysoit’snoteasyformetomakefriends.ButIthinkfriendsarelikebooks—youdon’tneedalotofthemaslongasthey’regood.It’snotnecessarytobethesame.MybestfriendLarryisquitedifferentfromme.Heistallerandmoreoutgoingthanme.Webothlikesports,butheplaystennisbetter,sohealwayswins.However,Larryoftenhelpsgobringoutthebestinme.SoI’mgettingbetterattennis.Larryismuchlesshard-working,though.Ialwaysgetbettergradesthanhedoes,somaybeIshouldhelphimmore.Idon’treallycareifmyfriendsarethesameasmeordifferent.Myfavoritesayingis,”Atruefriendreachesforyourhandandtouchesyourheart.”MybestfriendCarolisreallykindandveryfunny.Infact,she’sfunnierthananyoneIknow.Ibrokemyarmlastyearbutshemademelaughandfeelbetter.Wecantalkaboutandshareeverything.Iknowshecaresaboutmebecauseshe’salwaystheretolisten.Unit4Who’sGotTalent?Everyoneisgoodatsomething,butsomepeoplearetrulytalented.It’salwaysinterestingtowatchotherpeopleshowtheirtalents.Talentshowsaregettingmoreandmorepopular.First,therewereshowslikeAmericanIdolandAmerica’sGotTalent.Now,therearesimilarshowsaroundtheworld,suchasChina’sGotTalent.Alltheseshowshaveonethingincommon:theytrytolookforthebestsingers,themosttalenteddancers,themostexcitingmagicians,thefunniestactorsandsoon.Allkindsofpeoplejointheseshows.Butwhocanplaythepianothebestorsingthemostbeautifully?That’suptoyoutodecide.Whenpeoplewatchthetheshow,theyusuallyplayaroleindecidingthewinner.Andthewinneralwaysgetsaverygoodprize.However,noteverybodyenjoyswatchingtheseshows.Somethinkthatthelivesoftheperformersaremadeup.Forexample,somepeoplesaytheyarepoorfarmers,butinfacttheyarejustactors.However,ifyoudon’ttaketheseshowstooseriously,theyarefuntowatch.Andonegreatthingaboutthemisthattheygivepeopleawaytomaketheirdreamscometrue.Unit5Whenpeoplesayculture,wethinkofartandhistory.ButoneveryfamoussymbolinAmericancultureisacartoon.Weallknowandlovetheblackmousewithtwolargeroundears---MickeyMouse.Over80yearsago,hefirstappearedinthecartoonSteamboatWillie.WhenthiscartooncameoutinNewYorkonNovember18,1928,itwasthefirstcartoonwithsoundandmusic.ThemanbehindMickeywasWaltDisney.Hebecameveryrichandsuccessful.Inthe1930s,hemade87cartoonswithMickey.Somepeoplemightaskhowthiscartoonanimalbecamesopopular.OneofthemainreasonsisthatMickeywaslikeacommonman,buthealwaystriedtofaceanydanger.Inhisearlyfilms,Mickeywasunluckyandhadmanyproblemssuchaslosinghishouseorgirlfriend,Minnie.However,hewasalwaysreadytotryhisbest.Peoplewenttothecinematoseethelittlemanwin.MostofthemwantedtobelikeMickey.OnNovember18,1978,MickeybecamethefirstcartooncharactertohaveastarontheHollywoodWalkofFame.TodayiscartoonsareusuallynotsosimpleaslittleMickeyMouse,buteveryonestillknowsandloveshim.WhohasapairofearsmorefamousthanMickeyis?Unit6Doyouknowwhataresolutionis?It`sakindofpromise.Mostofthetime,wemakepromisestootherpeople.(Mom,IpromiseI`mgoingtotidymyroomwhenIgetbackfromschool.)However,promiseyoumaketoyourselfareresolutionsandthemostcommomk