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.MysisterandI******triedparagliding.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.I’tsfun!Ihaveclassonceaweek,everyMonday.Jack:Howoftendoyouhavepianolessons?Claire:Twiceaweek,onWednesdayandFriday.Jack:Well,howaboutTuesday?Claire:Oh,Ihavetoplaytenniswithmyfriends.Butdoyouwanttocome?Jack:Sure!GrammarFocus:6.Whatdoyouusuallydoonweekends?Ialwaysexercise.7.Whatdotheydoonweekends?Theyoftenhelpwithhousework.8.Whatdoesshedoonweekends?Shesometimesgoesshopping.9.Howoftendoyougotothemovies?Igotothemoviesmaybeonceamonth.10.HowoftendoeshewatchTV?HehardlyeverwatchesTV.11.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”.Sostartexercisingbeforei’tstoolate!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:12.IsTomsmarterthanSam?No,heisn’t.SamissmarterthanTom.13.IsTaramoreoutgoingthanTina?No,sheisn’t.TinaismoreoutgoingthanTara.14.Areyouasfriendlyasyoursister?No,I’mnot.I’mfriendlier.15.DoesTaraworkashardasTina?Yes,shedoes.16.Who’smorehard-workingatschool?Tinathinkssheworksharderthanme.SectionB2b阅读理解：JeffGreen:Mymothertoldmeagoodfriendislikeamirror.I’mquieterandmoreseriousthanmostkids.That’swhyIlikereadingbooksandIstudy******harderinclass.MybestfriendYuanLiisquiettoo,soweenjoystudyingtogether.I’mshysoit’snoteasyformetomakefriends.ButIthinkfriendsarelikebooks–youdon’tneedalotofthemaslongasthey’regood.HuangLe:iIt’snotnecessarytobethesame.MybestfriendLarryisquitedifferentfromme.Heistallerandmoreoutgoingthanme.Webothlikesports,butheplaystennisbetter,sohealwayswins.However,Larryoftenhelpstobringoutthebestinme.SoI’mgettingbetterattennis.Larryismuchlesshard-working,though.Ialwaysgetbettergradesthanhedoes,somaybeIshouldh