人教版八年级英语上册课文原文(最新整理)

1Unit1Wheredidyougoonvacation?conversation:R:Hi,Helen.Longtimenosee.H:Hi,Rick.Yes,Iwasonvacationlastmonth.R:Oh,didyougoanywhereinteresting?H:Yes,IwenttoGuizhouwithmyfamily.R:Wow!DidyouseeHuangguoshuWaterfall?H:Yes,Idid.Itwaswonderful!Wetookquiteafewphotosthere.Whataboutyou?Didyoudoanythingspeciallastmonth?R:Notreally.Ijuststayedathomemostofthetimetoreadandrelax.passage:IarrivedinPenanginMalaysiathismorningwithmyfamily.ltwassunnyandhot,sowedecidedtogotothebeachnearourhotel.Mysisterandltriedparagliding.lfeltlikelwasabird.ltwassoexciting.Forlunch,wehadsomethingveryspecial——Malaysianyellownoodles.Theyweredelicious.Intheafternoon,werodebicyclestoGeorgetown.Therearealotofnewbuildingsnow,butmanyoftheoldbuildingsarestillthere.Inweldquay,areallyoldplaceinGeorgetown,wesawthehousesoftheChinesetradersfrom100yearsago.Iwonderwhatlifewaslikehereinthepast.Ireallyenjoyedwalkingaroundthetown.Whatadifferenceadaymakes!MyfatherandIdecidedtogotoPenangHilltoday.Wewantedtowalkuptothetop,butthenitstartedrainingalittlesowedecidedtotakethetrain.Wewaitedoveranhourforthetrainbecausethereweretoomanypeople.Whenwegottothetop,itwasrainingreallyhard.Wedidn'thaveanumbrellasowewerewetandcold.Itwasterrible!Andbecauseofthebadweather,wecouldn'tseeanythingbelow.Myfatherdidn'tbringenoughmoney,soweonlyhadonebowlofriceandsomefish.ThefoodtastedgreatbecauseIwassohungry!conversation:Unit2Howoftendoyouexercise?A:Hi,Claire,areyoufreenextweek?B:Hmm…nextweekisquitefullforme,Jack.A:Really?Howcome?B:Ihavedanceandpianolessons.A:Whatkindofdanceareyoulearning?B:Oh,swingdance.It’sfun!Ihaveclassonceaweek,everyMonday.A:Howoftendoyouhavepianolessons?B:Twiceaweek,onWednesdayandFriday.A:Well,howaboutTuesday?B:Oh,Ihavetoplaytenniswithmyfriends.Butdoyouwanttocome?2A:Sure.2bpassage:WhatDoNo.5HighSchoolStudentsDoinTheirFreeTime?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!Unit3I’mmoreoutgoingthanmysister.2dconversation:A:Didyoulikethesingingcompetitionyesterday,Anna?B:Oh,itwasfantastic!Nellysangsowell!A:Well,IthinkLisasangbetterthanNelly.B:Oh,whichonewasLisa?A:Theonewithshorterhair.IthinkshesangmoreclearlythanNelly.B:Yes,butNellydancedbetterthanLisa.A:YoucantellthatLisareallywantedtowin,though.B:Well,everyonewantstowin.Butthemostimportantthingistolearnsomethingnewandhavefun.2bpassage:Mymothertoldmeagoodfriendislikeamirror.I'mquieterandmoreseriousthanmostkids.That'swhyIlikereadingbooksandIstudyharderinclass.MybestfriendYuanLiisquiettoo,soweenjoystudyingtogether.I'mshysoit'snoteasyformetomakefriends.ButIthinkfriendsarelikebooks--youdon'tneedalotofthemaslongasthey'regood.It'snotnecessarytobethesame.MybestfriendLarryisquitedifferentfromme.Heistallerandmoreoutstandingthanme.Webothlikesports,butheplaystennisbetter,sohealwayswins.However,Larryoftenhelpstobringoutthebestinme.SoI'mgettingbetterattennis.Larryismuchlesshard-working,though.Ialwaysgetbetter3gradethanhedoes,somaybeIshouldhelphimmore.Idon'treallycareifmyfriendsarethesameasmeordifferent.Myfavoritesayingis,Atruefriendreachesforyourhandandtouchesyourheart.MybestfriendCarolisreallykindandveryfunny.Infact,she'sfunnierthananyoneIknow.Ibrokemyarmlastyearbutshemademelaughandfeelbetter.Wecantalkaboutandshareeverything.Iknowshecaresaboutmebecauseshe'salwaystheretolisten.Unit4What’sthebestmovietheater?2dconversation:Greg:Hi,I'mGreg.I'mnewintown.Helen:Hi,I'mHelen.Welcometotheneighborhood!Howdoyoulikeitsofar?Greg:It'sfantastic,butIstilldon'treallyknowmywayaround.Helen:Well,thebestsupermarketisonCenterStreet.Youcanbuythefreshestfoodthere.Greg:Oh,great.Isthereacinemaaroundhere?Ilovewatchingmovies.Helen:Yes,SunCinemaisthenewestone.Youcansitthemostcomfortablybecausetheyhavethebiggestseats.Greg:Thanksfortellingme.Helen:Noproblem.2bpassage:Everyoneisgoodatsomething,butsomepeoplearetalented.It’salwaysinterestingtowatchotherpeopleshowtheirtalents.Talentshowsaregettingmoreandmorepopular.First,therewereshowslikeAmericanIdolandAmerican’sGotTalent.Now,therearesimilarshowsaroundtheworld,suchasChina’sGotTalent.Alltheseshowshaveonethingincomm