人教版八年级下课文Unit8-10

Unit8Amy:Steve,haveyoudecidedyetwhichbooktowriteaboutforEnglishclass?Steve:Yet,LittleWomen.I’vealreadyfinishedreadingit!Amy:Wow,you’refast!What’sitabout?Steve:It’saboutfoursistersgrowingup.Itwasreallygood,soIcouldn’tputitdown.Whichbookdidyouchoose?Amy:IchoseTreasureIsland,butIhaven’tfinishedreadingityet.I’monlyonpage25.Steve:Haveyouatleastreadthebackofthebooktoseewhatit’sabout?Amy:Yes,Ihave.Itlooksinteresting.Steve:Youshouldhurryup.Thebookreportisdueintwoweeks.Amy:Yes,Iknow.I’llreadquickly.WhenIfirstarrivedonthisisland,Ihadnothing.ButI’vefoundtheshipandmadeasmallboat.I’vebroughtbackmanythingsIcanuse-foodanddrink,tools,knivesandguns.AlthoughIhavelosteverything,Ihavenotlostmylife.SoIwillnotgiveupandIwillwaitforanothership.Ihavealreadycutdowntreesandbuiltahouse.Igooutwithmygunalmosteverydaytokillanimalsandbirdsforfood.I’mevenlearningtogrowfruitandvegetables.Afewweeksago,Ifoundthemarksofanotherman’sfeetonthesand.Whoelseisonmyisland?Howlonghavetheybeenhere?Notlongafterthat,Isawsomecannibalstryingtokilltwomenfromabrokenship.Oneofthemdiedbuttheotherrantowardsmyhouse.Ihelpedhimkillthecannibals.Thismannowliveswithmeandhelpsme.InamedhimFridaybecausethatwasthedayImethim.HeissmartandIhavealreadytaughthimsomeEnglish.ACountryMusicSongChangedHerLifeForeverWhenSarahwasateenager,sheusedtofightoveralmosteverythingwithherfamily.Butfiveyearsago,whileshewasstudyingabroadinEngland,sheheardasongfulloffeelingsaboutreturninghomeontheradio.ItmadeSarahthinkaboutherfamilyandfriendsbackintheUS.Shecametorealizehowmuchsheactuallymissedallofthem.Eversincethen,shehasbeenafanofAmericancountrymusic.CountryisatraditionalkindofmusicfromthesouthernstatesofAmerica.Nashville,Tennesseeisthehomeofcountrymusic.ManysongsthesedaysarejustaboutmodernlifeintheUS,suchastheimportanceofmoneyandsuccess,butnotaboutbelongstoagroup.However,countrymusicbringsusbacktothe“goodolddays”whenpeoplewerekindtoeachotherandtrustedoneanother.Itremindsusthatthebestthingsinlifearefree-laughter,friends,family,andthebeautyofnatureandthecountryside.Sarahhasn’tbeentoNashvilleyet,butisisherdreamtogothereoneday.Shehasalreadyreadalotabouttheplaceanddonesomeresearchonit.SheknowsthatthereistheCountryMusicHallofFameandMuseuminNashville.Therearealsoalotofgreatcountrymusicconcertswithfamousmusiciansandsingers,likeGarthBrooks.Sarahhasalreadylistenedtomostofhissongs.“GarthisoneofthemostsuccessfulmusiciansinAmericanhistory.He’ssoldmorethan120millionrecords.Ihopetoseehimsingliveoneday!”Unit9Anna:Iwenttothefilmmuseumlastweekend.Haveyoueverbeenthere?Jill:Yes,Ihave.IwenttherebackinApril.Anna:It’sreallyinteresting,isn’tit?It’sagreatwaytospendaSaturdayafternoon.Jill:Yes,Ilovealltheoldmoviecamerasthere.Ilearnedabouttheinventionsthatledtocolormovies,too.Anna:So,whatdidyoudoontheweekend?Jill:Icampedinthemountainswithsomefriends.Weputupatentandcookedoutside.Anna:Thatsoundsfun.I’veneverbeencamping.Jill:Youshouldtryit!Ken:ThemostinterestingmuseumI’veeverbeentoistheAmericanComputerMuseum.Theyhaveinformationaboutdifferentcomputersandwhoinventedthem.Theoldcomputersweremuchbigger.It’sunbelievablethattechnologyhasprogressedinsucharapidway!I’vealsolearnedthattherewasaspecialcomputer.Itcouldplaychessevenbetterthanhumans.Iwonderhowmuchmorecomputerswillbeabletodointhefuture.Amy:I’verecentlybeentoaveryunusualmuseuminIndia,theInternationalMuseumofToilets.Ijustcouldn’tbelievemyeyeswhenIsawsomanydifferentkindsoftoiletsthere.Themuseumteachespeopleaboutthehistoryanddevelopmentoftoilets.Italsoencouragesgovernmentsandsocialgroupstothinkaboutwaystoimprovetoiletsinthefuture.Linlin:LastyearIwenttotheHangzhouNationalTeaMuseum.It’sarelaxingandpeacefulplacenearalake.Theteaartperformancesshowhowtomakeaperfectcupofteawithbeautifulteasets.Watchingtheteapreparationisjustasenjoyableasdrinkingtheeaitself.I’vefinallyrealizedwhymygrandpalovesdrinkingteaandcollectingteasets.Singapore-APlaceYouWillNeverForget!HaveyoueverbeentoSingapore?ForthousandsoftouristsfromChina,thissmallislandinSoutheastAsiaisawonderfulandsafeplacetotakeaholiday.Ontheonehand,morethanthreequartersofthepopulationareChinese,soyoucansimplyspeakPutonghuaalotofthetime.Ontheotherhand,SingaporeisanEnglish-speakingcountry,soit’salsoagoodplacetopracticeyourEnglish!HaveyouevertriedChinesefoodoutsideofChina?Maybeyoufearthatyouwon’tbeabletofindanythinggoodtoeatwhenyoutravel.InSingapore,however,you’llfindalotoffoodfromChina;youwon’thaveanyproblemgettingrice,noodlesordumplings.Singaporeisalsoanexcellentplacetotrynewfood.WhetheryoulikeIndiafood,WesternfoodorJapanesefood,you’llfinditallinSingapore.Mostlargecitieshavezoos,buthaveyoueverbeentoazooatnight?SingaporehasaNightSafari.Itmightseemstrangetogotoazoowhenit’sdark.However,ifyougotoseelions,tigersorfoxesduringdaytime,they’llprobablybeasleep!Alotofanimalsonlywakeupatnight,sothisisthebesttimetowatchthem.AttheNightSafari,youcanwatchtheseanimalsinamorenaturalenvironmentthaninanormalzoo.OnegreatthingaboutSingaporeisthatthetemperatureosalmostthesameallyearround.Thisisbecausetheislandissoclosetotheequator.Soyoucanchoosetogowhenevery