八年级上册英语--2b课文(1)

UNIT 1第一篇：Monday,July15thIarrivedinPenanginMalaysiathismorningwithmyfamily.Itwassunnyandhot,sowedecidedtogotothebeachnearourhotel.MysisterandItriedparagliding.IfeltlikeIwasabird.Itwassoexciting!Forlunch,wehadsomethingveryspecial——Malaysianyellownoodles.Theyweredelicious!Intheafternoon,werodebicyclestoGeorgetown.Therearealotofnewbuildingsnow,butmanyoftheoldbuildingsarestillthere.InWeldQuay,areallyoldplaceinGeorgetown,wesawthehousesoftheChinesetradersfrom100yearsago.Iwonderwhatlifewaslikehereinthepast.Ireallyenjoyedwalkingaroundthetown.第二篇Tuesday,July16thWhatadifferenceadaymakes!MyfatherandIdecidedtogotoPenangHilltoday.Wewantedtowalkuptothetop,butthenitstartedrainingalittlesowedecidedtotakethetrain.Wewaitedoveranhourforthetrainreallyhard.Wedidn'thaveanumbrellasowewerewetandcold.Itwasterrible!Andbecauseofthebadweather,wecouldn'tseeanythingbelow.Myfatherdidn'tbringenoughmoney,sowe onlyhadonebowlofriceandsomefish.ThefoodtastedgreatbecauseIwassohungry!UNIT 2WhatDoNo.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!UNIT  3JeffGreenMymothertoldmeagoodfriendislikeamirror.I’mquieterandmoreseriousthanmostkids.That’swhyIlikereadingbooksandIstudyharderinclass.MybestfriendYuanLiisquiettoo,soweenjoystudyingtogether.I’mshysoit’snoteasyformetomakefriends.ButIthinkfriendsarelikebooks—youdon’tneedalotofthemaslongasthey’regood.HuangLeiIt’snotnecessarytobethesame.MybestfriendLarryisquitedifferentfromme.Heistallerandmoreoutgoingthanme.Webothlikesports,butheplaystennisbetter,sohealwayswins.However,Larryoftenhelpsgobringoutthebestinme.SoI’mgettingbetterattennis.Larryismuchlesshard-working,though.Ialwaysgetbettergradesthanhedoes,somaybeIshouldhelphimmore.MarySmithIdon’treallycareifmyfriendsarethesameasmeordifferent.Myfavoritesayingis,”Atruefriendreachesforyourhandandtouchesyourheart.”MybestfriendCarolisreallykindandveryfunny.Infact,she’sfunnierthananyoneIknow.Ibrokemyarmlastyearbutshemademelaughandfeelbetter.Wecantalkaboutandshareeverything.Iknowshecaresaboutmebecauseshe’salwaystheretolisten.UNIT 4Who’sGotTalent?Everyoneisgoodatsomething,butsomepeoplearetrulytalented.It’salwaysinterestingtowatchotherpeopleshowtheirtalents. Talentshowsaregettingmoreandmorepopular. First,therewereshowslikeAmericanIdolandAmerica’sGotTalent.Now,therearesimilarshowsaroundtheworld,suchasChina’sGotTalent. Alltheseshowshaveonethingincommon:theytrytolookforthebestsingers,themosttalenteddancers,themostexcitingmagicians,thefunniestactorsandsoon.Allkindsofpeoplejointheseshows. Butwhocanplaythepianothebestorsingthemostbeautifully?That’suptoyoutodecide.Whenpeoplewatchtheshow,theyusuallyplayaroleindecidingthewinner.Andthewinneralwaysgetsaverygoodprize. However,noteverybodyenjoyswatchingtheseshows. Somethinkthatthelivesoftheperformersaremadeup.Forexample,somepeoplesaytheyarepoorfarmers,butinfacttheyarejustactors. However,ifyoudon’ttaketheseshowstooseriously,theyarefuntowatch.Andonegreatthingaboutthemisthattheygivepeopleawaytomaketheirdreamscometrue.Unit  5Whenpeoplesay“culture”,wethinkofartandhistory.ButoneveryfamoussymbolinAmericancultureisacartoon.Weallknowandlovetheblackmousewithtwolargeroundears―MickeyMouse.Over80yearsago,hefirstappearedinthecartoonSteamboatWillie.WhenthiscartooncameoutinNewYorkonNovember18,1928,itwasthefirstcartoonwithsoundandmusic.ThemanbehindMickeywasWaltDisney.Hebecameveryrichandsuccessful.Inthe1930s,hemade87cartoonswithMickey. Somepeoplemightaskhowthiscartoonanimalbecamesopopular.OneofthemainreasonsisthatMickeywaslikeacommonman,buthealwaystriedtofaceanydanger.Inhisearlyfilms,Mickeywasunluckyandhadmanyproblemssuchaslosinghishouseorgirlfriend,Minnie.However,hewasalwaysreadytotryhisbest.Peoplewenttothecinematoseethe“littleman”win.MostofthemwantedtobelikeMickey.OnNovember18,1979,MickeybecamethefirstcartooncharactertohaveastarontheHollywoodWalkofFame（星光大道）.Today’scartoonsareusuallynotsosimpleaslittleMickeyMouse,buteveryonestillknowsandloveshim.WhohasapairofearsmorefamousthanMickey’sUnit  7Whenwewatchmoviesaboutthefuture,wesometimesseerobots.Theyareusuallylikehumanservants.Theyhelpwiththehouseworkanddojobslikeworkingindirtyordangerousplaces.2、Todaytherearealreadyrobotsworkinginfactories.Somecanhelptobuildcars,andtheydosimplejobsoverandoveragain.Fewerpeoplewilldosuchjobsinthefuturebeceusetheyareboring,butrobotswillnevergetbored.3、Scientistsarenowtryingtomakerobotslooklikehumansanddothesamethingsaswedo.SomerobotsinJapancanwalkanddance.Theyarefuntowatch.Howevery,somescientistsbelievethatalthoughwecanmakerobotsmovelikepeople,itwillbedifficulttomakethemreallythinklikeahuman.Forexample,scientistJamesWhitethinksthatrobotswillneverbeabletowakeupandknowwheretheyare.ButmanyscientistsdisagreewithMr.White.Theythinkthatrobotswillevenbeabletotalklikehumansin25to50years.4、Somescientistsbelievethattherewillbemorerobotsinthefuture.However,theyagreeitmaytakehundredsofyears.Thesenewrobotswillhavemanydifferentshapes.Somewilllooklikehumans,andothersmightlooklikeanimals.InIndia,forexample,scientistsmaderobotsthatlooklikesnakes.Ifbuildingsfalldownwithpeopleinside,thesesnakerobotscanhelplookforpeopleunderthebuildings.Thiswasnotpossible20yearsago,butcomputersandrocketsalsoseemedimpossible100yearsago.Weneverknowwhatwillhappeninthefuture!Unit 10Studentsthesedaysoftenhavealotofworries.Sometimestheyhaveproblemswiththeirschool-work,andsometimeswiththeirfriends.Whatcantheydoaboutthis?Somepeoplebelievetheworstthingistodonothing.LauraMills,ateenagerfromLondon,agrees.“Problemsandworriesarenormalinlife,”saysLaura.“ButIthinktalkingtosomeonehelpsalot.Unlesswetalktosomeone,we’llcertainlyfeelworse.”Lauraoncelostherwallet,andworriedfordays.Shewasafraidtotellherparentsaboutit.Sheeverwalkedthreemilestoschooleachdaybecauseshedidn’thaveanymoney.Shejustkeptthinking,“IfItellmyparents,they’llbeangry!Intheend,shetalkedtoherparentsandtheywerereallyunderstanding.Herdadsaidhesometimesmadecarelessmistakeshimself.Theygotheranewwalletandaskedhertobemorecareful..“Iwillalwaysremembertosharemyproblemsinthefuture!”Laurasays.RobertHuntadvisesstudentsaboutcommonproblems.HefeelsthesamewayasLaura.“Itisbestnottorunawayfromourproblems.Weshouldalwaystrytosolvethem.”Hethinksthefirststepistofindsomeoneyoutrusttotalkto.Thispersondoesn’tneedtobeanexpertlikehimself.Studentsoftenforgetthattheirparentshavemoreexperience,andarealwaystheretohelpthem.InEnglish,wesaythatsharingaproblemislikecuttingitinhalf.Soyou’rehalfwaytosolvingaproblemjustbytalkingtosomeoneaboutit!