人教版初中英语八年级下册课文.doc

*Unit 1:Where did you go on vacation?Section A 2d:Role-play the conversation.Rick: Hi, Helen. Long time no see.Helen:Hi, Rick. Yes, I was on vacation last month.Rick: Oh, did you go anywhere interesting?Helen: Yes, I went to Guizhou with my family.Rick: Wow! Did you see Huangguoshu Waterfall?Helen: Yes, I did. It was wonderful! We took quite a few photos there.What about you? Did you do anything special last month?Rick: Not really. I just stayed at home most of the time to read and relax.Grammar Focus:1. Where did you go on vacation? I went to New York City.2. Did you go out with anyone? No, No one was here. Everyonewas on vacation.3. Did you buy anything special? Yes,Ibought something for myfather./ No, I bought nothing.4. How was the food? Everything tasted really good!5. Did everyone have a good time? Oh, yes. Everything was excellent.Section B 2b阅读理解Monday, July 15thI arrived in Penang in Malaysia this morning with my family. It was sunnyand hot, so we decided to go to the beach near our hotel. My sister and I*tried paragliding. I felt like I was a bird. It was so exciting! For lunch, wehad something very special Malaysian yellow noodles. They weredelicous! In the afternoon, we rode bicycles to Georgetown.There are alot of new buildings now, but many of the old buildings are still there. InWeld Quay, a really old place in Georgetown, we saw the houses of theChinese traders from 100 years ago. I wonder what life was like here inthe past. I really enjoyed walking around the town.Tuesday , July 16thWhat a difference a day makes! My father and I decided to go to penangHill today. We wanted to walk up to the top, but then it started raining alittle so we decided to take the train. We waited over an hour for thetrain because there were too many people. When we got to the top, itwas raining really hard. We didnt have an umbrella so we were wet andcold. It was terrible! And because of the bad weather, we couldn t seeanything below. My father didn t bring enough money, so we only hadone bowl of rice and some fish. The food tasted great because I was sohungry!Unit 2:How often do you exercise?Section A 2d:Jack:Hi, Claire, are you free next week?Claire: Hmm.next week is quite full for me, Jack.Jack: Really? How come?Claire: I have dance and piano lessons.Jack: What kind of dance are you learning?Claire: Oh, swing dance. Its fun! I have class once a week, every Monday.Jack: How often do you have piano lessons?Claire: Twice a week, on Wednesday and Friday.Jack: Well, how about Tuesday?Claire:Oh, I have to play tennis with my friends. But do you want tocome?Jack: Sure!Grammar Focus:6. What do you usually do on weekends? I always exercise.7. What do they do on weekends? They often help with housework.8. What does she do on weekends? She sometimes goes shopping.9. How often do you go to the movies?I go to the movies maybe once a month.10. How often does he watch TV? He hardly ever watches TV.11. Do you go shopping? No, I never go shopping.Section B 2b阅读理解：What Do No.5 High School Students Do In Their Free Time?Last month we asked our students about their free time activities. Ourquestions were about exercise, use of the Internet and watching TV. Hereare the results.We found that only fifteen percent of our students exercise every day.Forty-five percent exercise four to six times a week. Twenty percentexercise only one to three times a week. And twenty percent do notexercise at all!We all know that many students often go online, but we were surprisedthat ninety percent of them use the Internet every day. The other tenpercent use it at least three or four times a week. Most students use itfor fun and not for homework.The answers to our questions about watching television were alsointeresting. Only two percent of the students watch TV one to threetimes a week. Thirteen percent watch TV four to six times a week. Andeighty-five percent watch TV every day! Although many students like towatch sports,game shows are the most popular.It is good to relax by using the Internet or watching game shows, but wethink the best way to relax is through exercise. It is healthy for the mindand the body. Exercise such as playing sports is fun, and you can spendtime with your friends and family as you play together. And remember,“old habits die hard”.So start exercising before its too late!Unit 3: Im more outgoing than my sister.Section A 2d:Julie: Did you like the singing competition yesterday, Anna?Anna: Oh, it was fantastic! Nelly sang so well!Julie: Well, I think Lisa sang better than Nelly.Anna: Oh, which one was Lisa?Julie: The one with shorter hair I think she sang more clearly than Nelly.Anna: Yes, but Nelly danced better than Lisa.Julie: You can tell that Lisa really wanted to win, though.Anna: Well, everyone wants to win. But the most important thing is tolearn something new and have fun.Grammar Focus:12. Is Tom smarter than Sam?No, he isnt. Sam is smarter than Tom.13. Is Tara more outgoing than Tina?No, she isnt. Tina is more outgoing than Tara.14. Are you as friendly as your sister?No, Im not. Im friendlier.15. Does Tara work as hard as Tina?Yes, she does.16. Whos more hard-working at school?Tina thinks she works harder than me.Section B 2b阅读理解：Jeff Green:My mother told me a good friend is like a mirror. I m quieter andmore serious than most kids. Thats why I like reading books and I studyharder in class. My best friend Yuan Li is quiet too, so we enjoy studyingtogether. Im shy so its not easy for me to make friends. But I thinkfriends are like books you dont need a lot of them as long as they regood.Huang Le:iIts not necessary to be the same. My best friend Larry is quitedifferent from me. He is taller and more outgoing than me. We both likesports, but he plays tennis better, so he always wins. However, Larryoften helps to bring out the best in me. So I m getting better at tennis.Larry is much less hard-working, though. I always get better grades thanhe does, so maybe I should help him more.Mary Smith:I dont really care if my friends are the same as me or different. Myfavorite saying is,“A true friend reaches for your hand and touches yourheart.”My best friend Carol is really kind and very funny. In fact, she sfunnier than anyone I know. I broke my arm last year but she make melaugh and feel better. We can talk about and share everything. I knowshe cares about me because shes always there to listen.