外研版八年级下册英语课文电子版
奥巴马访华-问题背后的问题读后感
Module 1
Unit 1 It smells delicious
3 listen and read.
Tony: Mm…What a
delicious smell! Your pizza looks so nice.
Betty: Thanks! Would you like to try some?
Tony: Yes, please, it looks lovely, it smells
delicious, and mm, it tastes good.
Darning:
What’s that on top?
Betty: Oh
,
that’s
cheese. Do you want to try a piece?
Darning:
Ugh! No, thanks. I’m afraid I don’t like cheese.
It doesn’t smell fresh. It smells too strong and
it tastes
a bit sour.
Betty: Well, my
chocolate cookies are done now. Have a try!
Darning: Thanks! They taste really sweet and
they feel soft in the middle.
Tony: Are you
cooking lots of different things? You look very
busy!
Betty: Yes, I am! There’s some pizza and
some cookies, and now I’m making an apple pie and
a cake.
Darning: Apple pie sounds nice, I have
a sweet tooth, you know. Shall I get the sugar?
Betty: Yes, please. Oh, are you sure that’s
sugar? Taste it first. It might be salt!
Darning: No
,
it’s OK. It tastes sweet.
It’s sugar.
Tony: What’s this? It tastes sweet
too.
Betty: That’s strawberry jam, for the
cake.
Darning: Good, everything tastes so
sweet! It’s my lucky day!
Unit 2 I
feel nervous when I speak Chinese.
2 Read
Sally’s email and find out which is her picture.
FROM: Sally
TO: Lingling
SUBJECT: Re:
Welcome to China.
Hi Lingling,
Thanks for your last message. It was
great to hear from you, and I can’t wait to meet
you.
1 hope you will know me from my photo
when I arrive at the airport. I’m quite tall, with
short fair hair, and I wear
glasses. I’ll wear
jeans and a T-shirt for the journey, but I’ll also
carry my warm coat. I’ve got your photo — you
look very pretty. So I’m sure we’ll find each
other!
Thanks for telling me about your
hobbies. You sound just like me! I spend a lot of
time playing classical music
with my friends
at school, but I also like dance music — I love
dancing! I enjoy sports as well, especially
tennis.
My brother is in the school tennis
team — I’m very proud of him! He’s good at
everything, but I’m not.
Sometimes I get bad
marks at school, and I feel sad. I should work
harder.
You asked me, “How do you feel about
coming to China?” Well, I often feel a bit sad at
first when I leave my
mum and dad for a few
days, and I’m quite shy when I’m with strangers. I
feel nervous when I speak Chinese, but
I’ll be
fine in a few days. I’m always sorry when I don’t
know how to do things in the right way, so please
help me
when I’m with you in China! Oh, I’m
afraid of flying too. But I can't tell you how
excited I am about going to
China!
See you
next week!
Love,
Sally
Module 2
Unit 1 I’ve also entered
lots of speaking competitions.
3 Listen and
read.
Tony: Hi, Lingling. What are you doing?
Lingling: I’m entering a competition.
Tony: What kind of competition?
Lingling:
A speaking competition.
Tony: Great. It’ll
help you improve your speaking. And maybe you will
win a prize.
Lingling: Yes, The first prize is
“My dream holiday”.
Tony: Have you ever won
any prizes before?
Lingling: No, I haven’t.
I’ve always wanted to go on a dream holiday. But I
can’t afford it. The plane tickets are
too
expensive.
Tony: Well, good luck! I’ve also
entered lots of speaking competitions, but haven’t
won any prizes. I’ve stopped
trying now.
Lingling: That’s a pity. Have you ever thought
about other kinds of competitions?
Tony: What
do you mean?
Lingling: Look! Here’s a writing
competition Around the World in 80 Days. To win
it, you need to write a short
story about a
place you’ve visited.
Tony: That sounds
wonderful, but I’ve never travelled much. How can
I write about it?
Lingling: Don’t worry. It
doesn’t need to be true! You can make it up.
Tony: That’s interesting. I’ll try. I hope I
will win, then I will invite you to come with me.
Lingling: Sorry! The first prize is only the
book called Around the World in 80 Days!
Unit 2 They have seen the Pyramids.
2 Read
the passage and answer the questions.
Mike
Robinson is a fifteen-year-old American boy and
his sister Clare is fourteen. At the moment, Mike
and Clare
are in Cairo in Egypt, one of the
biggest and busiest cities in Africa.
They moved here with their parents two
years ago. Their father, Peter, works for a very
big company. The
company has offices in many
countries, and it has sent Peter to work in
Germany, France and China before. Peter
usually stays in a country for about two
years. Then the company moves him again. His
family always goes with
him.
The Robinsons
love seeing the world. They have been to many
interesting places. For example, in Egypt, they
have seen the Pyramids, travelled on a boat on
the Nile River, and visited the palaces and towers
of ancient kings
and queens.
Mike and
Clare have also begun to learn the language of the
country, Arabic. This language is different from
English in many ways, and they find it hard to
spell and pronounce the words. However, they still
enjoy learning it.
So far they have learnt to
speak German, French, Chinese and Arabic.
Sometimes they mix the languages. It’s
really
fun,” said Clare.
The Robinsons are moving
again. The company has asked Peter to work back
the US. Mike and Clare are happy
about this.
They have friends all over the world, but they
also miss their friends in the US. They are
counting down
the days.
Module 3
Unit 1 Has it arrived yet?
3 Listen and read.
Daming: Hi, Tony. What
are you up to?
Tony: Hi, Daming. I’ve just
made a model spaceship for our school project
Daming: 1 haven’t started yet because I’m not
sure how to make it Can you help me?
Tony:
Sure, no problem. Have you heard the latest news?
Scientists have sent a spaceship to Mars. The
journey
has taken several months.
Daming:
Has it arrived yet?
Tony: Yes, it has arrived
already. That’s why it’s on the news.
Daming:
So have they discovered life on Mars?
Tony:
No, they haven’t yet.
Daming: Are there any
astronauts in the spaceship?
Tony: No, there
aren’t.
Daming: Why? Astronauts have already
been to the moon.
Tony: Yes, but no one has
been to Mars yet, because Mars is very far away,
much farther than the moon. Lots of
scientists
are working hard in order to send astronauts to
Mars one day.
Daming: That’s interesting! How
can I get information on space travel?
Tony:
You can go online to search for information.
Daming: I will. Thank you, Tony!
Unit
2 We have not found life on any other planets yet.
2 Read the passage and choose the best title
for it.
1 Anyone out there? 2 Life on earth
3 The sun and the stars 4 The stars at night
__________________
Scientists think that
there has been life on the earth for hundreds of
millions of years. However, we have not found
life on any other planets yet.
The
earth is a planet and it goes around the sun.
Seven other planets also go around the sun. None
of them has an
environment like that of the
earth, so scientists do not think they will find
life on them. The sun and its planets are
called the solar system, and our solar system
is a small part of a much larger group of stars
and planets, called the
Galaxy or the Milky
Way. There are billions of stars in the Galaxy,
and our sun is only one of them.
Scientists
have also discovered many other galaxies in the
universe. They are very far away and their light
has to
travel for many years to reach us. So
how large is the universe? It is impossible to
imagine.
Scientists have sent spaceships to
the planet of Mars to take photos. They have even
sent spaceships to travel
outside the solar
system. However, no spaceship has travelled far
enough to reach other stars in our Galaxy.
Scientists have always asked the questions:
with so many stars in the universe, are we alone,
or is there life
out there in space? Have
there been visitors to the earth from other
planets? Why has no one communicated with
us?
We do not know the answers…yet.
Module 4
Unit 1 I haven’t done much
exercise since I got my computer.
3 Listen and
read.
Doctor: How can I help you?
Darning: I feel ill. I’ve got a stomachache
and my head hurts.
Doctor: How long have you
been like this?
Darning: Since Friday. I’ve
been ill for about three days!
Doctor: I see.
Have you caught a cold?
Darning: I don’t think
so.
Doctor: Let me take your temperature… Mm,
there’s no fever. What kind of food do you eat?
Darning: Usually fast food.
Doctor: Do you
have breakfast?
Darning: No, not usually.
Doctor: That’s the problem! Fast food and no
breakfast. That’s why you’ve got a stomachache.
Darning: What about the headache?
Doctor:
Do you do any exercise?
Darning: Not really. I
haven’t done much exercise since I got my compute
last year.
Doctor: You spend too much time in
front of the computer. It can be very harmful to
your health.
Darning: OK, so what should I do?
Doctor: Well, don’t worry. It’s no serious.
First, stop eating fast food and have breakfast
ever day. Second, get
some exercise such as
running. And I’ll give you some medicine. Take it
three times a day.
Darning: Thank you, doctor.
Unit 2 We have played football for a year
now.
2 Read the passage and match the people
with the pictures in Activity 1.
Healthy
living
1
I was not feeling very
well so the doctor checked my heart and said I
needed more exercise, I have never been very
active, and I do not like sports. I have
always wanted a pet, so my parents gave me a dog
for my birthday. Now I
get exercise by taking
him for a walk every day. I have had him for three
months now and I feel really healthy. —
Anna
2
Our teacher decided to start a girls’
football team and I thought: “What a great idea!”
I was the first member of the
team. We have
played football for a year now and we all feel
very fit. Our teacher is the coach, and she also
takes
part in the same training with us. She
is in excellent condition too. — Wang Wei
3
In the last few years, I went to work by
underground. When I got to work, I always felt
very sleepy and I was not
happy. I bought a
bike in January. Since then, it has become part of
my life. Now I ride to work every day. It is my
daily exercise. I arrive at work with a smile
on my face. — Thomas
4
Feeling weak after
a long illness, I wanted to exercise more. Then a
friend suggested, “Why don’t we go for a run
before school?” So we started running a week
ago. But I do not enjoy running, and when I get to
school, I feel
awful. My legs hurt and I am
hot all over. Perhaps I am too weak to do any
exercise. What do you think? —
Richard
Module 5
Unit 1 It’s time to watch
a cartoon.
3 Listen and read.
Tony:
Daming, we’ve finished our homework. It’s time to
watch a cartoon.
Daming: Good idea, Tony.
Let’s watch Superman!
Tony: We watched
Superman yesterday. Why don’t we watch Spiderman?
It’s more modern.
Daming: I think Superman is
better. He’s stronger than Spiderman. He can fly
through the sky and fight bad
people.
Tony: Spiderman can’t fly, but he climbs up
buildings with his hands and feet. That’s cool. I
want to be someone
like him.
Daming: Well,
Superman is brave. He keeps fighting bad people.
That’s a real hero!
Tony: I don’t think we
agree.
Daming: All right. Let’s watch Tom and
Jerry then.
Tony: Yeah! I like humorous
cartoons. Tom and Jerry are very funny. I can’t
help laughing when I watch them!
Daming: Yes,
Jerry is too smart for Tom.
Tony: The cute
mouse always beats the cat! They fight a lot, but
they really love each other. Sometimes they
protect each other and work together. I think
there’s a lesson there!
Unit 2 Monkey
King has just had his 50th birthday.
2 Read
the passage and choose a sentence that best
summarises it.
Cartoon heroes
Nemo is a
cute orange-and-white fish and Shrek is an ugly
green man. They look very different, but both of
them
have won the hearts of young people all
over the world. The pictures of these popular
cartoon heroes are
everywhere, on office
desks, schoolbags and computer screens.
There
are also some older cartoon favourites. Monkey
King has just had his 50th
birthday. He is
the hero of a story
called Havoc in Heaven. He
leads a group of monkeys against the Emperor of
Heaven and his guards. He is brave,
clever and
humorous. Parents and children laugh together as
Monkey King makes a terrible mess in heaven. They
always expect to see more Monkey King
cartoons.
Tintin is another favourite
cartoon hero. He has been popular for over eighty
years, ever since the artist Herge
invented
him in 1929. Tintin has red hair and a small white
dog. He works for a newspaper and has lots of
exciting
experiences. Fans have bought about
200 million copies of Tintin’s stories in more
than fifty languages. Tintin
appeared in China
in the 1980s. Many Chinese still collect these
black-and-white Tintin books.
Finally, Snoopy,
a cute dog, celebrated his 60th birthday in 2010.
Snoopy lives in his own private work and finds
real life hard to understand. Charles Schulz
created Snoopy and his friends, and drew the
cartoons to satisfy older
people as well as
children.
1
2
3
4
Cartoon
heroes are popular all over the world, and some
are more than eighty years old.
The most
popular cartoons come out as books and not as
films.
Many children read cartoons today.
Many foreign cartoons have become very popular
in China.
Module 6
Unit 1 Do
you collect anything?
3 Listen and read.
Lingling: Hi, everyone! Come in and find
somewhere to sit down. Sorry, it’s a bit of a
mess. I’ll put the fans on the
shelf.
Betty: Let me have a look. You’ve got so many
fans.
Lingling: Yes, about sixty.
Betty:
Where did you get them?
Lingling: Most of them
are presents. People often give me fans as
presents because they know I like them. Do you
collect anything?
Betty: Yes, I collect
coins and notes, you know, like British pounds and
US dollars and cents.
Lingling: Coins? They
must be really valuable. Can I see them?
Betty: Sure! I’ll show you my stamps too. I’ve
collected stamps from all over the world, I’ve got
six or seven
books of stamps.
Tony: My
hobby doesn’t cost as much as yours —I collect
tickets, bus tickets and train tickets!
Betty:
You can’t do anything with old tickets!
Tony:
I know, but when I look at them, I remember some
wonderful places.
Lingling: Right! Their
value isn’t very important. People usually collect
things just to remember something
important in
their lives.
Unit 2 Hobbies can make you
grow as a person.
3 Read the passage and
answer the questions.
David’s hobbies
Many
students have hobbies, such as reading, painting,
growing vegetables and looking after animals. Some
hobbies are relaxing and others are active.
Hobbies can make you grow as a person, develop
your interests and
help you learn new skills.
David Smith is a student, and one of his
hobbies is writing. During the summer of 2010, he
spent four weeks at a
summer camp. As
well as the usual activities such as sailing and
climbing, there was writing class. “The teacher
was writer, and she asked us to talk about our
lives and tell interesting stories. Then she
encouraged us to write
about experiences at
the camp.”
Back at school, David wrote a story
about the life of a sixteen-year-old boy, and it
came out as a book in 2012.
Many young people
love his book, and as result, David has become a
successful young writer.
David has been very
lucky because his hobby has brought him pleasure
and success. But writing is not his only
hobby. He is also interested in many other
things. “I like playing volleyball too,” says
David. “I spend some of my
free time playing
volleyball for my school team. Maybe I’ll write
about my volleyball team in my future books.”
Module 7
Unit 1 Please write to me
and send me some photos! p56
2 Listen and
read.
(Lingling is preparing for her trip
to LA.)
Lingling: Hi, Betty. I’m making a list
of things for my trip. I like to get things ready
earlier. Can you help me?
Betty: Sure. How can
I help?
Lingling: Well, it sounds crazy but I
don’t know what to take.
Betty: You should
take notebooks, pens and a dictionary.
Lingling: OK. What clothes should I take to
LA?
Betty: When are you leaving and how long
are you going to stay there?
Lingling: I’m
leaving at the end of July and I’m going to stay
there for four weeks.
Betty: Shorts are good,
or you can wear light trousers, it’ll be sunny and
hot there.
Lingling: I haven’t got any
sunglasses. I’ll buy a pair there.
Betty:
That’s a good idea. But remember, many things are
more expensive in America. Have you got any
American dollars?
Lingling: Yes. Is 200
dollars enough?
Betty: If you’ve already paid
for the air tickets and for homestay, it should be
OK.
Lingling: What else?
Betty: Your bag
mustn’t weigh too much. You’d better ask the
travel company about the total weight for all your
bags. Oh, by the way, don’t forget to take
your passport.
Lingling: OK. Thank you.
Betty: You’re welcome. You’ll have a great
time. Please write to me and send me some photos!
Lingling: Yes, I will!
Unit 2 Fill our
form and come to learn English in Los Angeles!
p58
2 Read the passage and choose the best
answer.
Learn English in Los Angeles
1
Come to learn English in Los Angeles! We can
offer you great summer English courses. You will
love coming to
Los Angeles to learn about
American culture and improve your English at the
same time.
2
The courses last for four,
six or eight weeks. They start at the beginning of
July. Our teachers are well trained and
have a lot of experience. They teach
English classes for four hours a day. You can work
in small or large groups
and it depends on
your personal choice. We provide books, and we set
tests every week to check your progress.
There
are also computers and other forms of technology
for personal study.
3
As well as learning
English, we want you to experience life in the US.
You can stay as a guest with an American
family and take part in their daily life. You
have meals with the family and do some activities
with them too. For
many of our students this
is the best part of the course. Many families form
close friendships with the students and
stay
in touch with them. But if you prefer, of course,
you can stay in a hotel.
4
There are many
exciting things to do in Los Angeles. We plan
activities every day after class. You can choose
to
take trips to Hollywood, Disneyland or San
Francisco, or you can go shopping.
5
You
are certain to get the best possible experience of
English and life in the US. You must pay for your
course at
least one month before it starts. Do
not wait — fill out our form and come to learn
English in Los Angeles!
Module 8
Unit 1 I can hardly believe we’re
in the city centre. p64
3 Listen and read.
Lingling: Here we are. Welcome to Beihai Park,
Tony: Wow! It’s so quiet here that I can even
hear the birds singing! I can hardly believe we’re
in the city centre.
Lingling: This park is
famous for its lake, the bridges and the ancient
buildings on the hill. The lake takes up over
half of the park area. Let’s walk along the
lake, cross the bridge and climb up the hill. Then
I can point out the
sights of Beijing for you.
Tony: Yes, good idea. I’m sure it’ll be
fantastic to see the city from the top.
Daming: But I’m so tired, and it’s so hot
here. I don’t want to climb. The lake looks nice
and cool. Why don’t we
go for a swim?
Lingling: I don’t think they allow
people to swim in the lake. It’s dangerous.
Daming: That’s too bad. Then why don’t we have
our picnic here? I’m so hungry and thirsty.
Lingling: I think it’s better to have our
picnic at the top of the hill.
Tony: Come on!
Let’s not waste any more time.
Daming: All
right. I hope it will be cooler up there.
Unit 2 We thought somebody was moving
about. P66
3 Read the email and check your
answers to Activity 2.
FROM: Betty
TO: Mum
and Dad
SUBJECT: Wonderful time in Zhangjiajie
Dear Mum and Dad,
I promised to write, so…
We’re staying with Lingling’s uncle in Hunan
Province, and I’m having a wonderful time here in
Zhangjiajie. It’s
a magic land of mountains,
forests and rivers. It’s very large, about 480
square kilometres. It’s famous for the
strange
shape of its tall rocks. Some of them look like
humans while others look like wild animals.
Last night we camped by a small lake. During
the night, we heard some noise! It woke everybody
up. We thought
somebody was moving about.
Lingling’s uncle said it was an animal. We came
out without making any noise, and
found it was
just a hungry monkey looking for food.
This
morning, we climbed Mount Tianzi! From the top we
hoped to see the lakes and forests. But it was a
pity that
it was cloudy. We could only see the
mountain tops above the clouds. Then we walked
down the path, along a
river, past trees and
other plants and back to the camp, I pulled a leaf
off a plant, but Lingling’s uncle said that it
was wrong to pull leaves off plants and that
we should protect everything here. I was very
sorry.
Tomorrow we’re going to Dong ting Lake,
the second largest freshwater lake in China. We’ll
be back home next
week! Wish you were here!
Love,
Betty
Module
9
Unit 1 Could I ask if you’ve mentioned this
to her? 72
3 Listen and read.
Helpline:
Hello, Friendship Helpline. Who’s calling, please?
Lingling: Hello. This is Lingling speaking.
Helpline: Hi, Lingling! How can I help you?
Lingling: I have a problem with my best
friend. She’s called…
Helpline: No, don’t tell
me who she is. Tell me when the problem started
Lingling: Yes. Well. We’ve been friends for
five years. We got separated when we went to
different schools last
term, but we stayed in
touch.
Helpline: So could you explain what
happened then?
Lingling: This term, she came
to study at my school. I was so happy at first.
But she’s so different.
Helpline: Can you tell
me how she’s different?
Lingling: She doesn’t
like me to see my other friends.
Helpline:
Could I ask if you’ve mentioned this to her?
Lingling: Yes, but she refused to listen.
Helpline: OK. Do you know why she treats you
like that?
Lingling: No, I don’t know.
Helpline: Maybe she doesn’t feel very sure of
herself in her new school.
Lingling: Maybe.
Helpline: She probably feels lonely without
you. I’m sure she regrets hurting you. So be
patient with her and
explain to her that she
can make friends with your other friends too. Try
to introduce her to them.
Lingling: I see.
I’ll encourage her to join in more. Thanks.
Helpline: No problem, Lingling. You’re
welcome!
Unit 2 I believe that the world
is what you think it is. 74
2 Read the
passage and look at the photo. Decide who is in
the photo.
A beautiful smile
When I was
thirteen years old, a girl gave me an important
gift. It was a smile.
It was the early autumn
of my first year at a new school. No one knew me.
I was very lonely, and afraid to make
friends
with anyone.
Every time I heard the other
students talking and laughing, I felt even more
lonely. I could not talk to anyone about
my
problem, and I did not want my parents to worry
about me.
One day, my classmates were talk
with their friends, but I sat in silence. At that
moment, a girl entered the
classroom. I did
not know who she was. She passed me and then
turned back. She looked at me and, without a
word, smiled.
Suddenly, I felt the touch
of something bright and friendly. It made me feel
happy, lively and warm. It was like a
hidden
treasure.
That smile changed my life. I
started talk with the other students. Day by day,
I learnt to trust people, and they
included me
in their circle of friends. The girl with the
bright smile has become my best friend now, and we
stick
together like glue.
One day, I asked
her why she smiled at me that day. She said she
could not remember!
Now I believe that the
world is what you think it is. If you think you
are lonely, you might always be alone. My
suggestion is: smile at the world and it will
smile back.
Module 10
Unit 1 I hope
that you can join us one day. 80
3 Listen
and read.
Chen Huan: Hi, everybody. I’m the
news director at Radio Beijing.
Lingling:
Thank you for showing us around.
Chen Huan: No
problem! Now, come this way. Look at the red
light. When it’s on, it means we’re on air. And we
should avoid making any noise in the
background!
Tony: OK.
Chen Huan: This is
the newsroom. We collect the latest national and
international news and write reports here. It
gets crazy in here just before the programme
begins.
Lingling: How can I become a
presenter?
Chen Huan: I think you need to
speak English really well. So keep studying, and I
hope that you can join us one
day.
Tony:
What about the sports news?
Chen Huan: That’s
over there. And it is where we do interviews with
big stars of sports. Let’s watch the presenter.
Remember, I said you need to keep quiet if the
red light is on.
Presenter: Finally, we’ve
just heard that Germany has won the football
match, 2-1 against England.
Lingling: Hey!
That’s great news!
Tony: No, it’s awful news!
All: Ssh!
Presenter:…And that’s the end of
the six o’clock news.
Unit 2 It seemed that
they were speaking to me in person. p82
2
Read the passage and decide where you are likely
to see the photo.
Radio times
“How old are you? The radio manager looked
down at me.
“Fifteen,” I said.
“And you want a job in radio? Shouldn’t you be
at school?” he asked.
How could I
explain? I have always loved the radio. I still
remember, when I was four years old, I sat close
to the
radio in the living room, listening to
my favourite programmes and to the voices of my
favourite presenters. It
seemed that they were
speaking not to lots of listeners but to me in
person. At the age of nine, I asked for part-time
jobs in small radio stations.
As I grew
older, my interest in radio grew. One day I learnt
about Internet radio. Once a week, I played my
favourite music from my father’s
computer, talked about life at school, and hoped
someone might be listening.
Soon my
friends at school started to listen, and then they
wanted to help. We prepared a programme once a
week,
doing research on articles about music,
sports news, jokes and the weather report (I did
this by looking out of the
window).
“OK, come with me,” the manager said. I sat
down in the studio. He was in another room, behind
a glass wall.
“OK, let’s do a sound
check. Just tell me what you had for breakfast.”
All radio presenters need to answer the
same question before they begin work. The purpose
is to check the sound
level.
“I had eggs,
fruit and some milk.”
“OK, that’s
great!” the man behind the glass said.
This
was how my first real job in radio began.