鲁教版7年级下英语课文.doc

Unit 1 2DWhat did you do in class today Sarah?We had a discussion about TV shows. My classmates like game shows and sports shows. Oh I cant stand them. I love soap operas. I like to follow the story and see what happens next.Well I dont mind soap operas. But my favorite TV shows are the news and talk shows.Theyre boring!Well they may not be very exciting but you can expect to learn a lot from them. I hope to be a TV reporter one day. 2BWhen people say “culture” we think of art and history. But one very famous symbol in American culture is a cartoon. We all know and love the black mouse with two large round ears-Mickey Mouse. Over 80 years ago he first appeared in the cartoon Steamboat Willie. When this cartoon came out in New York on November18 1928 it was the first cartoon with sound and music. The man behind Mickey was Walt Disney. He became very rich and successful. In the 1930s he made 87 cartoons with Mickey. Some people might ask how this cartoon animal became so popular. One of the main reasons is that Mickey was like a mon man but he always tried to face any danger. In his early films Mickey was unlucky and had many problems such as losing his house or girlfriend Minnie. However he was always ready to try his best. People went to the cinema to see the “little man” win. Most of them wanted to be like Mickey.On November 18 1978 Mickey became the first cartoon character to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Todays cartoons are usually not so simple as little Mickey Mouse but everyone still knows and loves him. Who has a pair of ears more famous than Mickeys?Unit 2 2DWhat are you reading Ken?The Old Man and the Sea by Hemingway. Wow now I know why youre so good at writing stories. Yes I want to be a writer. Really? How are you going to bee a writer?Well Im going to keep on writing stories of course. What do you want to be?My parents want me to be a doctor but Im not sure about that.Well dont worry. Not everyone knows what they want to be. Just make sure you try your best. Then you can be anything you want!Yes youre right. 2B1. To question the idea of making resolutions (2) To give the meaning of resolution (3) To discuss the different kinds of resolutions. 2. Do you know what a resolution is? Its a kind of promise. Most of the time we make promises to other people.(“Mom I promise Im going to tidy my room when I get back from school.”) However promises you make to yourself are resolutions and the most mon kind is New Years resolutions. _When we make resolutions at the beginning of the year we hope that we are going to improve our lives. Some people write down their resolutions and plans for the ing year. This helps them to remember their resolutions. Others tell their family and friends about their wishes and plans. 3. There are different kinds of resolutions. Some are about physical health. For example some people promise themselves they are going to start an exercise program or eat less fast food. Many people might say they are going to take up hobby like painting or taking photos or learn to play the guitar. Some resolutions have to do with better planning like making a weekly plan for schoolwork._4. Although there are differences most resolutions have one thing in mon. People hardly ever keep them! _Sometimes the resolutions may be too difficult to keep. Sometims people just forget about them. For this reason some people say the best resolution is to have no resolutions! How about you-will you make any next year?Unit 3 3DWhat are you reading Jill?Its a book about the future.Sounds cool. So what will the future be like?Well cities will be more crowded and polluted. There will be fewer trees and the environment will be in great danger. That sounds bad! Will we have to move to other planets?Maybe. But I want to live on the earth.Me too. Then what can we do?We can use less water and plant more trees. Everyone should play a part in saving the earth. 3B Do you Think You Will Have Your Own Robot?1. When we watch movies about the future we sometimes see robots. They are usually like human servants. They help with the housework and do jobs like working in dirty or dangerous places.2. Today there are already robots working in factories. Some can help to build cars and they do simple jobs over and over again. Fewer people will do such jobs in the future because they are boring but robots will never get bored. 3. Scientists are now trying to make robots look like humans and do the same things as we do. Some robots in Japan can walk and dance. They are fun to watch. However some scientists believe that although we can make robots move like people it will be difficult to make them really think like a human. For example scientist James White thinks that robots will never be able to wake up and know where they are. But many scientists disagree with Mr. White. They think that robots will even be able to talk like humans in 25 to 50 years. 4. Some scientists believe that there will be more robots in the future. However they agree it may take hundreds of years. These new robots will have many different shapes. Some will look like humans and others might look like animals. In India for example scientists made robots that look like snakes. If building fall down with people inside these snake robots can help look for people under the buildings. This was not possible 20 years ago. But puters and rockets also seemed impossible 100 years ago. We never know what will happen in the future!Unit 4 4DSam I want to make Russian soup for a party on Saturday. Can you tell me how?Sure. First buy some beef one cabbage four carrots three potatoes five tomatoes and one onion. Then cut up the vegetables. Whats next?Next put the beef carrots and potatoes into a pot and add some water. After that cook them for 30 minutes Then add the cabbage tomatoes and onion and cook for another 10 minutes. OK thats it?No one more thing. Finally dont forget to add some salt.4B Thanksgiving in the United StatesIn most countries people usually eat traditional food on special holidays. A special day in the United States is Thanksgiving. It is always on the fourth Thursday in November and is a time to give thanks for food in the autumn. At this time people also remember the first travelers from England who came to live in America about 400 years ago. These travelers had a long hard winter and many of them died. In the next autumn they give thanks for life and food in their new home. These days most Americans still celebrate this idea of giving thanks by having a big meal at home with their family. The main dish of this meal is almost always turkey a large bird. Making a turkey dinnerHere is one way to make turkey for a Thanksgiving dinner. First mix together some bread pieces onions salt and pepper. Next fill the turkey with this bread mix. Then put the turkey in a hot oven and cook it for a few hours. When it is ready place the turkey on a large plate and cover it with gravy. Finally cut the turkey into thin pieces and eat the meat with vegetables like carrots and potatoes.Unit 5 5DHey Nick can you e to my house on Saturday? My cousin Sam from Xian is going to be here. Oh Sam! I remember we went bike riding together last fall when he visited you.Yes thats right.Id love to e but Im afraid I cant. I have an exam on Monday so I must prepare for it. Thats really too bad! Oh but Sam isnt leaving until next Wednesday. Can you hang out with us on Monday night?Sure! Catch you on Monday!5BHi David What a great idea! I really like Ms. Steen a lot. She helped me to improve my English so much. Im sad to see her go and this party is the best way to say “Thank you and goodbye.” I can help to buy some of the food and drinks. I can also help to bring Ms. Steen to the party. I already have a great idea about how to do that J He WeiHi DavidThanks so much for planning this. Id love to e to the party but Im not available. My family is taking a trip to Wuhan at the end of this month to visit my aunt and uncle. However Id still be glad to help out with any of the party preparations like planning the games. Let me know if you need my help. JakeDear classmates As Im sure you know by now our favorite teacher Ms Steen is leaving soon to go back to the US. Were very sad that shes leaving because she is a fun teacher. To show how much were going to miss her lets have a surprise party for her next Friday the 28th!Can you e to the party? If so can you help with any of these things?Please tell me by this Friday.1. Buy food and drinks. 2) Think of games to play. 3) Prepare things we need for the games (glue paper pens)4) Bring Ms. Steen to the party without telling her so that she can be surprised. I look forward to hearing from you all. David.5ADear ParentsI would like to invite you to the opening of our new library at No.9 High School. The opening will be on the moring of Wednesday January 8th at 9:00. After this you can enjoy our school concert Then lunch will be in the school hall at 12:00. I would also like to invite each parent to bring one book as a gift for the new library. Please reply in writing to this invitation by Friday December 20th. Larry SmithHeadmasterUnit 6 6DHey Ben. For the party next week should we ask people to bring food?No lets order food from a restaurant. If we ask people to bring food theyll just bring potato ships and chocolate because theyll be too lazy to cook.OK For the game do you think we should give people some small gifts if they win?I think thats a great idea! If we do that more people will want to play the games. Yes the games will be more exciting too.6BStudents these days often have a lot of worries. Sometimes they have problems with their schoolwork and sometimes with their friends. What can they do about this? Some people believe the worst thing is to do nothing. Laura Mills a teenager from London agrees.” Problems and worries are normal in life “says Laura. “But I think talking to someone helps a lot. Unless we talk to someone well certainly feel worse.”Laura once lost her wallet and worried for days she was afraid to tell her parents about it. She even walked three miles to school each day because she didnt have any money. She just kept thinking “If I tell my parents theyll be angry!” In the end she talked to her parents and they were really understanding. Her dad said he sometimes made careless mistakes himself. They got her a new wallet and asked her to be more careful. “I will always remember to share my problems in the future!” Laura says.Robert Hunt advises students about mon problems. He feels the same way as Laura. “It is best not to run away from our problems. We should always try to solve them.” He thinks the first step is to find someone you trust to talk to. This person doesnt need to be an expert like himself. Students often forget that their parents have more experience and are always there to help them. In English we say that sharing a problem is like cutting it in half. So youre half way to solving a problem just by talking to someone about it!Unit 7 7DLisa are you OK?I have a headache and I cant move my neck. What should I do? Should I take my temperature?No it doesnt sound like you have a fever. What did you do on the weekend?I played puter games all weekend.Thats probably why. You need to take breaks away from the puter. Yeah I think I sat in the same way for too long without moving. I think you should lie down and rest. If you head and neck still hurt tomorrow then go to a doctor.OK Thanks Mandy7B He Lost His Arm But Is Still ClimbingAron Ralston is an American man who is interested in mountain climbing. As a mountain climber Aron is used to taking risks. This is one of the exciting things about doing dangerous sports. There were many times when Aron almost lost his life because of accidents. On April 262003 he found himself in a very dangerous situation when climbing in Utah. On that day Arons arm was caught under a 200-kilo rock that fell on him when he was climbing by himself in the mountains. Because he could not free his arm he stayed there for five days and hoped that someone would find him. But when his water ran out he knew that he would have to do something to save his own life. He was not ready to die that day. So he used his knife to cut off half his right arm. Then with his left arm he bandaged himself so that he would not lose too much blood. After that he climbed down the mountain to find help. After losing his arm he wrote a book called Between a Rock and a Hard Place. This means being in a difficult situation that you cannot seem to get out of. In this book Aron tells of the importance of making good decisions and of being in control of ones life. His love for mountain climbing is so great that he kept on climbing mountains even after this experience. Do we have the same spirit as Aron? Lets think about it before we find ourselves” between a rock and a hard place” and before we have to make a decision that could mean life or death.Unit 8 8DHi Tom. Im making some plans to work in an old peoples home this summer. Really? I did that last summer!Oh what did they ask you to help out with?Mmm things like reading the newspaper to the old people or just talking to them. They told me stories about the past and how things used to be.That sounds interesting. Yeah a lot of old people are lonely. We should listen to them and care for them. Youre right. I mean were all going to be old one day.too.8BDear Miss Li Id like to thank you for giving money to Animal Helpers. Im sure you know that this group was set up to help disabled people like me. You helped to make it possible for me to have Lucky. Lucky makes a big difference to my life. Let me tell you my story. What would it be like to be blind or deaf? Or imagine you cant walk or use your hands easily. Most people would never think about this but many people have these difficulties. I cant use my arms or legs well so normal things like answering the telephone opening and closing doors or carrying things are difficult for me. Then one day last year a friend of mine helped me out. She talked to Animal Healers about getting me a special trained dog. She also thought a dog might cheer me up. I love animals and I was excited about the idea of having a dog.After six months of training with a dog at Animal Helpers I was able to bring him home. My dogs name is Lucky- A good name for him because I feel very lucky to have him. You see Im only able to have a “dog-helper” because of your kindness! Lucky is very clever and understands many English words. He can und