外研版八年级英语上册module1—7课文.doc

Unit2 we havent found life on other planets yetScientists think that there has been - on Earth-millions of years. However,we havent found life on - planets yet. Why not?The Earth is a planet and it - the Sun. Eight other planets also go around the Sun. - of them has an environment with air,- people and things cannot grow. The Sun and its planets- the solar system. The solar system is a small- of our galaxy.The stars we see-are the suns in other solar systems. There are -200 billion stars in our galaxy, called the Milky Way, and our Sun is -one of them.But scientists have discovered many other galaxies in the universe. They are a long way -and their light has travelled for many years to -us. It is -to understand how large the universe is.Scientists have sent-spacecraft to look at other planets in our solar system, and some spacecraft have gone beyond the solar system. -, no one has discovered any life in space -.But why has no one from other planets sent us a -? Have they tried to send information to us? With so many stars in the universe, are we -, or is there life out there- space? We dont know yet. Unit 2 Project Hope has built many schoolsHope for the futureLiu Sanzi is - eight-year old boy -a village in Hunan Province. His -want him to- school. Its important - him to work-their farm -there are seven people in Lius family and they are very - Li Yingming is 14 and from Zhangxian in Gansu Province. He stopped - school a few years ago. His parents have been ill and he-look after them. Many children - Li Yingming and Liu Sanzi cant - an education because their families are poor. Now they can go to school-Project Hope. In the last 15 years, this project - money and paid for the education of 2.5 million poor students in the countryside. People in China and-have given 2.2 billion yuan.- this money, Project Hope has built many schools and -. It has also trained teachers and it has-students to high schools. Last year Shen, a boy from Shanxi Province, went to a school with -electricity and only a few books. But this year hes at a new school with big classroom and-books. Project Hope paid for it. Most people in China have - Project Hope and have given money. But 40 million children from poor families - need help. - Project Hope, thousands of children have - lives. Perhaps we should all ask: - can we do for Project Hope? -can we help?Module5Unit 2 Vienna is the centre of European classical musicVienna is -beautiful old city - the river Danube. Its the capital city of Austria and the centre of European classical music. From 1750 a lot of composers and musicians came to - and work in Vienna. The-family of musicians was the Strauss family.There were - composers called Johann Strauss: a father and a son. The father, Johann Strauss the elder, wrote and played music for a classical dance a waltz. His waltzes - him famous all over Europe.The son, Johann Strauss the -, was even - and popular than his father. He wrote more than 400 waltzes and his most famous one was The Blue Danube. He wrote it - 1867. Strauss and Mozart were two of the most important composers.Mozart was born in Autria in 1756. - he was six he played not only the piano, but also the violin and the organ. His family took him around Europe and he gave concerts in many cities. He wrote his first opera at the age of 12 and hundreds of beautiful pieces of music - the classical orchestra. - he died in 1791 when he was only 35. Some people say he was the greatest European composer.Module 6Unit 2 The white rabbit was looking at its watchAlice was getting very tired. She was sitting with her sister by the river and her sister was reading a book. Alice had nothing to do. Once or twice she looked into her sisters book, but it had no pictures or conversations in it. “And what is a book for,” thought Alice, “without pictures or conversations?”So she was thinking of making a daisy chain when suddenly a white rabbit with pink eyes ran by her.There was nothing strange about that. And she didnt think it was strange when she heard the rabbit say, “Oh dear! Oh dear! Ill be late!” But when the rabbit took a watch out of its pocket and looked at it, Alice got up. A rabbit with a pocket and a watch? She ran across the field after it. She saw it do down a large rabbit hole under the hedge.Then Alice went down after it and never thought about how she was going to get out again.Module7Unit2 I feel nervous when I speak ChineseHi Lingling,Thanks for your last message, it was great to hear from you. You sound great fun, and I cant wait to meet you.I hope you will recognize from my photo when I arrive at the airport. Im quite tall with short fair hair, and I wear glasses. Ill wear jeans and a T-shirt for the journey, but Ill also carry my warm coat. Ive got your photo you look so pretty, so Im sure well find each other!Thanks for telling me about what you like doing. You sound just like me! I spend a lot of time with the school orchestra, but I also like dance music I love dancing! I enjoy sports as well, especially tennis. My brother is captain of the school tennis team Im very proud of him! And I work hard at school I feel stupid when I get bad marks and I get angry with myself I should work harder.You asked me how I fell about coming to China. Well, at first I often feel a bit sad when I leave my mum and dad for a few days, and Ill quite shy shy when Ill with strangers. I feel nervous when I speak Chinese, but Ill be fine after a few days. Im always sorry when I do something wrong, so please help me do the right things when Im with you in China! Oh, and Im afraid of flying. But Im very excited about coming to China!See you next week!Love Sally