1、Unit1Wheredidyougoonvacation?2dconversation:R:Hi,Helen.Longtimenosee.H:Hi,Rick.Yes,Iwasonvacationlastmonth.R:Oh,didyougoanywhereinteresting?H:Yes,IwenttoGuizhouwithmyfamily.R:Wow!DidyouseeHuangguoshuWaterfall?H:Yes,Idid.Itwaswonderful!Wetookquiteafewphotosthere.Whataboutyou?Didyoudoanythingspecialla

2、stmonth?R:Notreally.Ijuststayedathomemostofthetimetoreadandrelax.2bpassage:IarrivedinPenanginMalaysiathismorningwithmyfamily.ltwassunnyandhot,sowedecidedtogotothebeachnearourhotel.Mysisterandltriedparagliding.lfeltlikelwasabird.ltwassoexciting.Forlunch,wehadsomethingveryspecialMalaysianyellownoodles

3、.Theyweredelicious.Intheafternoon,werodebicyclestoGeorgetown.Therearealotofnewbuildingsnow,butmanyoftheoldbuildingsarestillthere.Inweldquay,areallyoldplaceinGeorgetown,wesawthehousesoftheChinesetradersfrom100yearsago.lwonderwhatlifewaslikehereinthepast.lreallyenjoyedwalkingaroundthetown.Whatadiffere

4、nceadaymakes!MyfatherandIdecidedtogotoPenangHilltoday.Wewantedtowalkuptothetop,butthenitstartedrainingalittlesowedecidedtotakethetrain.Wewaitedoveranhourforthetrainbecausethereweretoomanypeople.Whenwegottothetop,itwasrainingreallyhard.Wedidn'thaveanumbrellasowewerewetandcold.Itwasterrible!Andbec

5、auseofthebadweather,wecouldn'tseeanythingbelow.Myfatherdidn'tbringenoughmoney,soweonlyhadonebowlofriceandsomefish.ThefoodtastedgreatbecauseIwassohungry!Unit2Howoftendoyouexercise?2dconversation:A:Hi,Claire,areyoufreenextweek?B:Hmmnextweekisquitefullforme,Jack.A:Really?Howcome?B:Ihavedanceand

6、pianolessons.A:Whatkindofdanceareyoulearning?B:Oh,swingdance.Itsfun!Ihaveclassonceaweek,everyMonday.A:Howoftendoyouhavepianolessons?B:Twiceaweek,onWednesdayandFriday.A:Well,howaboutTuesday?B:Oh,Ihavetoplaytenniswithmyfriends.Butdoyouwanttocome?A:Sure.2bpassage:WhatDoNo.5HighSchoolStudentsDoinTheirFr

7、eeTime?Lastmonthweaskedourstudentsabouttheirfreetimeactivities.Ourquestionswereaboutexercise,useoftheInternetandwatchingTV.Herearetheresults.Wefoundthatonlyfifteenpercentofourstudentsexerciseeveryday.Forty-fivepercentexercisefourtosixtimesaweek.Twentypercentexerciseonlyonetothreetimesaweek.Andtwenty

8、percentdonotexerciseatall.Weallknowthatmanystudentsoftengoonline,butweweresurprisedthatninetypercentofthemusetheInterneteveryday.Theothertenpercentuseitatleastthreeorfourtimesaweek.Moststudentsuseitforfunandnotforhomework.Theanswertoourquestionsaboutwatchingtelevisionwerealsointeresting.Onlytwoperce

9、ntofthestudentswatchTVonetothreetimesaweek.ThirteenpercentwatchTVfourtosixtimesaweek.Andeighty-fivepercentwatchTVeveryday!Althoughmanystudentsliketowatchsports,gameshowsarethemostpopular.ItisgoodtorelaxbyusingtheInternetorwatchinggameshows,butwethinkthebestwaytorelaxisthroughexercise.Itishealthyfort

10、hemindandthebody.Exercisesuchasplayingsportsisfun,andyoucanspendtimewithyourfriendsandfamilyasyouplaytogether.Andremember,“oldhabitsdiehard”.Sostartexercisingbeforeitstoolate!Unit3Immoreoutgoingthanmyssteir.2dconversation:A:Didyoulikethesingingcompetitionyesterday,Anna?B:Oh,itwasfantastic!Nellysangs

11、owell!A:Well,IthinkLisasangbetterthanNelly.B:Oh,whichonewasLisa?A:Theonewithshorterhair.IthinkshesangmoreclearlythanNelly.B:Yes,butNellydancedbetterthanLisa.A:YoucantellthatLisareallywantedtowin,though.B:Well,everyonewantstowin.Butthemostimportantthingistolearnsomethingnewandhavefun.2bpassage:Mymoth

12、ertoldmeagoodfriendislikeamirror.I'mquieterandmoreserioursthanmostkids.That'swhyIlikereadingbooksandIstudyharderinclass.MybestfriendYuanLiisquiettoo,soweenjoystudyingtogether.I'mshysoit'snoteasyformetomakefriends.ButIthinkfriendsarelikebooks-youdon'tneedalotofthemaslongasthey'

13、;regood.It'snotnecessarytobethesame.MybestfriendLarryisquitedifferentfromme.Heistallerandmoreoutstandingthanme.Webothlikesports,butheplaystennisbetter,sohealwayswins.However,Larryoftenhelpstobringoutthebestinme.SoI'mgettingbetterattennis.Larryismuchlesshard-working,though.Ialwaysgetbettergra

14、dethanhedoes,somaybeIshouldhelphimmore.Idon'treallycareifmyfriendsarethesameasmeordifferent.Myfavoritesayingis,"Atruefriendreachesforyourhandandtouchesyourheart."MybestfriendCarolisreallykindandveryfunny.Infact,she'sfunnierthananyoneIknow.Ibrokemyarmlastyearbutshemademelaughandfeel

15、better.Wecantalkaboutandshareeverything.Iknowshecaresaboutmebecauseshe'salwaystheretolisten.Unit4Whatsthebestmovietheater?2dconversation:Greg:Hi,I'mGreg.I'mnewintown.Helen:Hi,I'mHelen.Welcometotheneighborhood!Howdoyoulikeitsofar?Greg:It'sfantastic,butIstilldon'treallyknowmywa

16、yaround.Helen:Well,thebestsupermarketisonCenterStreet.Youcanbuythefreshestfoodthere.Greg:Oh,great.Isthereacinemaaroundhere?Ilovewatchingmovies.Helen:Yes,SunCinemaisthenewestone.Youcansitthemostcomfortablybecausetheyhavethebiggestseats.Greg:Thanksfortellingme.Helen:Noproblem.2bpassage:Everyoneisgooda

17、tsomething,butsomepeoplearetalented.Itsalwaysinterestingwatchotherpeopleshowtheirtalents.Talentshowsaregettingmoreandmorepopular.First,therewereshowslikeAmericanIdolandAmericanGsotTalent.Now,therearesimilarshowsaroundtheworld,suchasChinasGotTalent.Alltheseshowshaveonethingincommon:Theytrytolookforth

18、ebestsingers,themosttalenteddancers,themostexcitingmagicians,thefunniestactorsandsoon.Allkindsofpeoplejointheseshows.Butwhocanplaythepianothebestorsingthemostbeautifully?Thatusptoyoutodecide.Whenpeoplewatchtheshow,theyusuallyplayaroleindecidingthewinner.Andthewinneralwaysgetsaverygoodprize.However,n

19、oteverybodyenjoyswatchingtheseshows.Somethinkthatthelivesoftheperformersaremadeup.Forexample,somepeoplesaytheyarepoorfarmers,butinfacttheyarejustactors.However,ifyoudonttaketheseshowstooseriously,theyarefuntowatch.Andonegreatthingaboutthemisthattheygivepeopleawaytomaketheirdreamscometrue.Unit5Doyouw

20、anttowatchagameshow?2dconversation:Grace:Whatdidyoudoinclasstoday,Sarah?Sarah:WehadadiscussionaboutTVshows.Myclassmateslikegameshowsandsportsshows.Grace:Oh,Icantstandthem.Ilovesoapopera.Iliketofollowthestoryandseewhathappensnext.Sarah:Well,Idontmindsoapopera.ButmyfavoriteTVshowsarethenewsandtalkshow

21、s.Grace:Well,theymaynotbeveryexciting,butyoucanexpecttolearnalotfromthem.IhopetobeaTVreporteroneday.2bpassage:Whenpeoplesay"culture",wethinkofartandhistory.ButoneveryfamoussymbolinAmericancultureisacartoon.Weallknowandlovetheblackmousewithtwolargeroundears-MickeyMouse.Over80yearsago,hefirs

22、tappearedinthecartoonSteamboatWillie.WhenthiscartooncameoutinNewYorkonNovember18,1928,itwasthefirstcartoonwithsoundandmusic.ThemanbehindMickeywasWaltDisney.Hebecameveryrichandsuccessful.Inthe1930s,hemade87cartoonswithMickey.Somepeoplemightaskhowthiscartoonanimalbecamesopopular.Oneofthemainreasonsist

23、hatMickeywaslikeacommonman,buthealwaystriedtofaceanydanger.Inhisearlyfilms,Mickeywasunluckyandhadmanyproblemssuchaslosinghishouseorgirlfriend,Minnie.However,hewasalwaysreadytotryhisbest.Peoplewenttothecinematoseethe"littleman"win.MostofthemwantedtobelikeMickey.OnNovember18,1979,Mickeybecam

24、ethefirstcartooncharactertohaveastarontheHollywoodWalkofFame.TodaycsartoonsareusuallynotsosimpleaslittleMickeyMouse,buteveryonestillknowsandloveshim.WhohasapairofearsmorefamousthanMickeys?Unit6Imgoingtostudycomputerscience.2dconversation:A:whatareyoureadings，Ken?B:TheOldManandtheSeabyHemingway.A:Wow

25、，nowIknowwhyyou'regoodatwritingstories.B:Yes,Iwanttobeawriter.A:Really?Howareyougoingtobecomeawriter?B:Well,I'mgoingtokeeponwritingstories,ofcourse.Whatdoyouwhattobe?A:Myparentswantmetoadoctor,butI'mnotsureaboutthat.B:Well,don'tworry.Noteveryoneknowswhattheywantwanttobe.Justmakesurey

26、outryyourbest.Thenyoucanbeanythingyouwant!A:Yes,you'reright.2bpassage:Doyouknowwhataresolutionis?It'sakindofpromise.Mostofthetime,wemakepromisestootherpeople.("Mom,IpromiseI'mgoingtotidymyroomwhenIgetbackfromschool.")However,promiseyoumaketoyourselfareresolutionsandthemostcommo

27、nkindisNewYear'sresolutions.Whenwemakeresolutionsatthebeginningoftheyear,wehopethatwearegoingtoimproveourlives.Somepeoplewritedowntheirresolutionsandplansforthecomingyear.Thishelpsthemtoremembertheirresolutions.Otherstelltheirfamilyandfriendsabouttheirwishesandplans.Therearedifferentkindsofresol

28、utions.Someareaboutphysicalhealth.Forexample,somepeoplepromisethemselvestheyaregoingtostartanexerciseprogramoreatlessfastfood.Manyresolutionshavetodowithself-improvement.somepeoplemightsaytheyaregoingtotakeupahobbylikepaintingortakingphotos,orlearntoplaytheguitar.Someresolutionshavetodowithbetterpla

29、nning,likemakingaweeklyplanforschoolwork.Althoughtherearedifferences,mostresolutionshaveonethingincommon.Peoplehardlyeverkeepthem!Sometimestheresolutionsmaybetoodifficulttokeep.Sometimespeoplejustforgetaboutthem.Forthisreason,somepeoplesaythebestresolutionistohavenoresolutions!Howaboutyouwillyoumake

30、anynextyear?Unit7Willpeoplehaverobots?2dconversation:A:Whatareyoureading,Jill?B:Itisbookaboutthefuture.A:Soundscool.Sowhatwillthefuturebelike？B:Well,citieswillbemorecrowdedandpolluted.Therewillbefewertreesandtheenvironmentwillbeingreatdanger.A:Thatsoundsbad!Willwehavetomovetootherplanets?B:Maybe,But

31、Iwanttoliveontheearth.A:Metoo.Thenwhatcanwedo?B:Wecanuselesswaterandplantmoretrees.Everyoneshouldplayapratinsavingtheearth.2bpassage:Doyouthinkyouwillhaveyourownrobots?1、 Whenwewatchmoviesaboutthefuture,wesometimesseerobots.Theyareusuallylikehumanservants.Theyhelpwiththehouseworkanddojobslikeworking

32、indirtyordangerousplaces.2、 Todaytherearealreadyrobotsworkinginfactories.Somecanhelptobuildcars,andtheydosimplejobsoverandoveragain.Fewerpeoplewilldosuchjobsinthefuturebecausetheyareboring,butrobotswillnevergetbored.3、 Scientistsarenowtryingtomakerobotslooklikehumansanddothesamethingsaswedo.Somerobo

33、tsinJapancanwalkanddance.Theyarefuntowatch.However,somescientistsbelievethatalthoughwecanmakerobotsmovelikepeople,itwillbedifficulttomakethemreallythinklikeahuman.Forexample,scientistJamesWhitethinksthatrobotswillneverbeabletowakeupandknowwheretheyare.ButmanyscientistsdisagreewithMr.White.Theythinkt

34、hatrobotswillevenbeabletotalklikehumansin25to50years.4、 Somescientistsbelievethattherewillbemorerobotsinthefuture.However,theyagreeitmaytakehundredsofyears.Thesenewrobotswillhavemanydifferentshapes.Somewilllooklikehumans,andothersmightlooklikeanimals.InIndia,forexample,scientistsmaderobotsthatlookli

35、kesnakes.Ifbuildingsfalldownwithpeopleinside,thesesnakerobotscanhelplookforpeopleunderthebuildings.Thiswasnotpossible20yearsago,butcomputersandrocketsalsoseemedimpossible100yearsago.Weneverknowwhatwillhappeninthefuture!Unit8Howdoyoumakeabananamilkshake?2bconversation:A:Sam,IwanttomakeRussiansoupfora

36、partyonSaturday.Canyoutellmehow?S:Sure.First,buysomebeef,onecabbage,fourcarrots,threepotatoes,fivetomatoesandoneonion.Then,cutupthevegetables.A:whatsnext?S:Next,putthebeef,carrotsandpotatoesintoapotandaddsomewater.Afterthat,cookthemfor30minutes.Then,addthecabbage,tomatoesandonionandcookforanother10m

37、inutes.A:OK,thatsit?S:No,onemorething.Finally,dontforgertoaddsomesalt.2bpassage:ThanksgivingintheUnitedStatesInmostcountries,peopleusuallyeattraditionalfoodonspecialholidays.AspecialdayintheUnitedStatesisThanksgiving.ItisalwaysonthefourthThursdayinNovember,andisatimetogivethanksforfoodintheautumn.At

38、thistime,peoplealsorememberthefirsttravelersfromEnglandwhocametoliveinAmericaabout400yearsago.Thesetravelershadalong,hardwinter,andmanyofthemdied.Inthenextautumn,theygavethanksforlifeandfoodintheirnewhome.Thesedays,mostAmericansstillcelebratethisideaofgivingthanksbyhavingabigmealathomewiththeirfamil

39、y.Themaindishofthismealisalmostalwaysturkey,alargebird.MakingaturkeydinnerHereisonewaytomaketurkeyforaThanksgivingdinner.First,mixtogethersomebreadpieces,onions,saltandpepper.Next,filltheturkeywiththisbreadmix.Then,puttheturkeyinahotovenandcookitforafewhours.Whenitisready,placetheturkeyonalargeplate

40、andcoveritwithgravy.Finally,cuttheturkeyintothinpiecesandeatthemeatwithvegetableslikecarrotsandpotatoes.Unit9Canyoucometomyparty?2dconversation:Jeff:Hey,Nick,canyoucometomyhouseonSaturday?MycousinSamfromXi'anisgoingtobehere.Nick:Oh,Sam!Irememberwewentbikeridingtogetherlastfallwhenhevisitedyou.Je

41、ff:Yes,that'sright.Nick:I'dlovetocome,butI'mafraidIcan't.IhaveanexamonMondaysoImustprepareforit.Jeff:That'sreallytoobad!Oh,butSamisn'tleavinguntilnextWednesday.CanyouhangoutwithusonMondaynight?Nick:Sure!CatchyouonMonday!2bpassage:HiDavid,Whatagreatidea!IreallylikeMs.Steenalot

42、.ShehelpedmetoimprovemyEnglishsomuch.Imsadtoseehergo,andthispartyisthebestwaytosay"Thankyouandgoodbye."Icanhelptobuysomeofthefoodanddrinks.IcanalsohelptobringMs.Steentotheparty.Ialreadyhaveagreatideaabouthowtodothat.HeWeiHi,David,Thankssomuchforplanningthis.Idlovetocometotheparty,butImnota

43、vaMyfamilyistakingatriptoWuhanattheendofthismonthtovisitmyauntanduncle.However,Isdtillbegladtohelpoutwithanyofthepartypreparations,likeplanningthegames.Letmeknowifyouneedmyhelp.JakeDearclassmates,AsImsureyouknowbynow,ourfavoriteteacher,Ms.Steen,isleavingsoontogobacktotheUS.Wereverysadthatshelseaving

44、becausesheisafunteacher.Toshowhowmuchweregoingtomissher,letshaveasurprisepartyforhernextFridaythe28th!Canyoucometotheparty?Ifso,canyouhelpwithanyofthesethings?PleasetellmebythisFriday.1)Buyfoodanddrinks.2)2)Thinkofgamestoplay.3)3)Preparethingsweneedforthegames(glue,paper,pens,).4)4)BringMs.Steentothepartywithouttellinghersothatshecanbesurprised.5)Ilookforwardtohearingfromyouall.DavidUnit10Ifyougototheparty,youllhaveagreattime!2dconversation:Jeff：Hey,Ben.Forthepartynextweek,shouldweaskpeopletobringfood?Ben：No,let'sorderfoodfromarestauran