八年級上冊英語課外閱讀材料

第一單元

1

Lastnight,Ihadastrangedream.IwasinprimaryschoolIwasschool.

IwastalkingtomyfriendJanet.IknewitwasmyfriendJanet,butshe

lookeddifferent.Then,suddenly,someonewasrunningbehindus.We

weregettingveryscaredandweranuptheschoolstairsveryfast.Then

wewenttothetopoftheschoolbuilding.

WewerewalkingnearthesideofthebuildingwhensuddenlyIfell!

Afterthat,Iwokeup.Iwasonthefloornearmybed.

（選自初中英語北師大版）

2

ItwasaveryspecialdaybecauseDylanTerrycametothewestEnd

Children'sHome!DylanTerryismyfavouritesinger.Ilikehim

becausehesingswell.He'scuteandhehelpsalotinthecommunity.

Wewereallstandingnearthedoorandwaitingforhim.Everyonewas

veryexcited.Finally,Hearrivedandshookhandswithus.Hewasso

nice!

MrsWaltersshowedDylanaroundandwefollowedhimeverywhere.

Thenhesangsomesongsforus.Someofusstarteddancingwhenhe

wassinging.Wewerehavingagreattime!

Dylanjoinedusforlunch.Tooursurprise.Hebroughtusabigcake.

Everyonehadsomeanditwasdelicious.Whilewewereeating.Dylan

toldussomeinterestingstoriesabouthimself.IneverthoughtIcouldtalk

tomyfavouritepopstar.Itwasjustlikeadream.

BeforeDylanleft,hegaveusanotherbigsurprise-newtoysfor

everyone.IgotabigteddybearandIreallylovemygift.Tilneverforget

thiswonderfulday.

（選自初中英語北師大版八年級上）

3

ItwasSaturday.Theweatherwasfine.Itwasgoodforatrip.Whenour

teachertoldusweweregoingonaschooltrip,webecamenearlycrazy

（瘋狂）becausethiswasthefirstschooltripofournewterm.Iboughta

lotoffoodanddrinksinthesupermarket.Weclimbedthemountainfor

nearlyonehour.Oh,Iwasquitehappy.Butthemountainlookednice

andthereweremanyanimals.Myclassmatesimitated（模仿）the

animals'sounds,whichwassofunny!Allofuslaughed（大笑）.Andwe

satonthetopofthemountaintohaveapicnic（里子餐）.Hownicethetrip

was!Thatdaywewerereallytired,butwewereveryhappy.

（選自初中英語北師大版）

4

ItwasaterribledayforMrandMrsLin.Theoldcouplewasonholiday

atamountainresort.Theyweretakingawalkintheearlyafternoon,

whensuddenlythegroundstartedtoshake.Injusttwominutes,

everythingchangedcompletely!Theywereinthemiddleofaverystrong

earthquake!

TheLinstriedtofindsomeotherpeoplefirst.Onebyone,theyfound23

otherpeople.Manyweretourists,youngandold.Soonitwasdarkandit

startedtorainheavily.Somecriedandsomelosthope.

Atthatmoment,MrLindecidedtotakethelead.Hecalledforeveryone's

attentionandsaid,“Theroadsaretoodangerous.Wecan'tgodownthe

mountainuntiltomorrow.Wemuststayheretonight.^^ThenMrLinanda

fewyoungmenwentbacktotheruinstolookforfoodandblankets.

Theyfoundsome,butnotenoughforeveryone.Theyoungpeoplegave

theirstotheolderones.

Afterthat,MrLindividedthepeopleintofivegroups.Eachgrouphada

leader.Healsocollectedallthemobilephonesandmadesureeachgroup

hadone.Theyusedthemasflashlights.Every30minutes,thegroup

leadersflashedtheirmobilephones,andthelightandthedarkrainynight

madeeveryonefeelsafe.

Earlythenextmorning,thegroupsstartedtogodownthemountain.It

wasadifficultjourney,butthegroupmembersencouragedandsupported

eachother.

Aftertwelvehours'walking,theyfinallygotoutsafely.Bythen,itwas30

hoursaftertheearthquake.Everyonewastiredbuttheyfeltluckybecause

theywerepartofaspecialteam.Thisspecialteamgavethemhopefor

life.

（選自初中英語北師大版）

5

Boysandgirls,

HereIwilltellyousomethingaboutmyfirsttriptotheUSA.

WhenIgottoKennedyAirport（機場），IbeganmyvisittotheUSA.

First,IwenttoRoySeniorHighSchool.Iwashappyonthefirstnightin

AmericabecauseIlivedwithakindfamily,theEdwards.Itwasabig

family.Theywereveryfriendlytome.Theyhelpedmedomanythings.

WhenIwantedtowritetomyfriends,theyboughtstampsforme;whenI

lostmycamera,theyhelpedmebuyanewone.

Aftersomedays,IwenttoanotherschoolinNewHaven.Ilivedinthe

Palumbos'house.Therewerethreepeopleinthefamily.Iwassurprised

thattheparentswerefromtwocountries.Thefamilylivednearthesea,it

rainedalittleeveryday.Whenthesuncameoutagain,theycouldseea

rainbow（彩虹）everyday.

ItisanicetripandI'mhappytobewiththetwofamilies.Theywillbe

myfriendsforever（永遠）（選自英語周報）

6Reviewsforlastweek'sTV

Gameofthe.WeekRTV3,WednesdayCIRQ

ThiswasanimportantgamebetweenEnglandandGermany,butEngland

didn'tplaywell.GermanyscoredinhefirsthalfandplayedverywellThe

secondhalfwasveryboring.TheEnglishteamtriedhardbutthey

didn'tscore.Ididn'tliketheresultorthegame!My

dagBobbyMovieWorld,Friday.

Thiswasafunnymovieaboutamannamed

DanandhisdogBobby.TobyMaxisagreatactorandBobby,the

dog,,wasfantastic!Hewascuteandhedidsomethingreallydifficult.

PeopleTBC,Saturday

Thiswasaboutagreatmother.SaraMastersdidn'tearnmuch,butshe

adoptedtwelvedeafchildren.They

loveherverymuch.Itwasmoving.NatureFTV6,Sunday

Lastweek'sprogrammewasabouttheworldof

dinosaurs.Somescientiststhinktheydiedbecause

theydidn'thaveanyfoodaftertheclimatechanged.The

programmewasveryinteresting.（選自英語周報）

7SchoolSportsDay

OurSchoolSportsDaylastweekwasasuccess!

ClassThreehadthebestteamagainthisyear.Theywerethestrongestin

thepush-upandpull-upevents.Theyalsohadthefastestrunners,forboth

boysandgirlsinthe100meters.

ClassTwo,ourclass,didbetterthanlastyearandwassecond.Wejump

event,andwehadthefasterrunnerinthe400meters.

ClassOnedidworsethanlastyearandwasthird.However,theyhadthe

bestjumperinthelongjump.Theydidworseinthehighjump,the

100-meterraceandthe400-meterracethanothertwoclasses.

Thestudentsbelowbrokeschoolrecords.

8Peopleinmyneighbourhood

IlikelivinginCanada,butsometimesImissmyneighbourhoodin

Landon.IdidaprojectinmyNeighbourhoodlastyear.Ourteacherasked

ustointerviewpeopleabouttheirjobs.Afteralittleplanning,Iwentfora

walkdownthemainshoppingstreetinmyNeighbourhood.

FirstIcametoMr.Green'stailorshop.Hewasbusyfixingapairofpants,

buthestillansweredmyquestions.Mr.Greenlikesbeingatailor.He

meetsnewpeopleandseesmanyoldfriendseveryday.Itsoundedlikean

enjoyablejob.

MysecondstopwasMsKing'sbakery.Itwaswarminsideandfullof

yummytreats.MsKinggetsupeverydayat5:30a.m.tomakebread.Itis

readyby7:00a.m.Thereweremanydelicioussmellsinthebakery,butmy

favoritewasthesmelloffreshbread.

Afterthebakery,Ivisitagrocerystore,aflowershop,abookstoreanda

clothingshop.IlearnedalotaboutthepeopleinmyNeighbourhood.All

ofthemwerefriendlyandtheinterviewswereenjoyable.

(冀教版四單元23課)

第二單元

1

WhatDoNo.5HighSchoolStudentsDOinTheirFreeTime?

Lastmonthweaskedourstudentsabouttheirfreetimeactivities.Our

questionswereaboutexeiatchingTV.

Herearetheresults.

Wefoundthatonlyfiftecciseeveryday.

Forty-fivepercentexercis)ercentexercise

onlyonetothreetimesavexerciseatall!

Weallknowthatmanystweresurprised

thatninetypercentofth(Theotherten

percentuseitatleastthre<identsuseitfor

funandnotforhomework

Theanswerstoourquestionsaboutwatchingtelevisionwerealso

interesting.OnlytwopercentofthestudentswatchTVonetothreetimes

aweek.ThirteenpercentwatchTVfourtosixtimesaweek.And

eighty-fivepercentwatchTVeveryday!Althoughmanystudentsliketo

watchsports,gameshowsarethemostpopular.

ItisgoodtorelaxbyusingtheInternetorwatchinggameshows,but

wethinkthebestwaytorelaxisthroughexercise.Itishealthyfor

themindandthebody.Exercisesuchasplayingsportsisfun,and

youcanspendtimewithyourfriendsandfamilyasyouplay

together.Andrememberoldhabitsdiehard.Sostartexercising

beforeifstoolate!（魯教版初二上冊p43）

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Janeisa16year-oldhighschoolstudentintheUnitedStates.

AmericanTeenageraskedheraboutherhabits.Janehasalotofgood

habits.Shealwaysexercisesandshereadsbookseveryday,alsoshe

alwaysdrinksjuiceandsheseldomstaysuplate,However,shehassome

badhabits,too.shealwayswatchesTVformorethantwohoursaday,

andsheofteneatshamburgers.

Herparentsarenoteveryhappybecausesheneverhelpswithhouse

workandshenevergoestothedentistforteethcleaning,shesays

sheisafraid.（魯教版初二上冊）

3LifeinaBritishschool

Hi,everybody.

MynameisNancy.IaminYear8atWoodlandSchoolnearLondon.It

isamixedschool.Boysandgirlshavelessonstogether.Amongallmy

subjects,IlikeFrenchbest.Learningforeignlanguagesisfun.

OurschoolhasaReadingWeekeveryyear.Duringtheweekwecan

borrowmorebooksfromtheschoollibrary.Wecanalsobringin

booksandmagazinesfromhome.Ioftenreadmorebooksthanmy

classmates.Neartheendoftheweek,wediscussthebookswithour

classmatesinclass.Timeseemstogofasterwhenwearereading

interestingbooks.（牛津上海版初二上冊）

LifeinanAmericanschool

Higuys.

I'mJohnandI'm14yearsold.I'minthe8thgradeatRockyMountain

HighSchoolnearDenver.

EveryMonday,IgototheBuddyClub.Intheclub.Olderstudentshelp

newstudentslearnmoreabouttheschool.MyfriendTonyisinthe12th

grade.Heoftenlistenscarefullytomyproblemsandoffersmehelp.Heis

myhero.

Wehavedifferentclasseseveryday.OnFridayafternoon,ourschool

endsearlierthanusual.MyfriendsandIoftendosportstogether

twiceaweek,Iplaybaseballafterschool.Ilovethisgameand

practicehardeverytime.Ourteamwontwogameslastmonth.（牛

津上海版初二上冊）

4Myidealschool

Myidealschoolstartsat9a.m.andfinishesat3p.m.Wedonotneedto

getupearly,andwehavelotsoftimeforafter-schoolactivities.Weonly

haveanhourofhomeworkeveryday.

Wehaveanhourlunch.Thereisabigcleandininghall.Wehavelunch

andchatthere.Welistentomusicatlunchtime.Wewearschooluniform

butwedonotwearties.

Ourclassesarequitesmall.Thereareabout20studentsineachclass.

Wecanchoosesubjectstostudy.IhaveMathsbecauseMathsisvery

interesting.Ilovecomputers,soIhavecomputerlessonseveryday.

Thereisabiglibrary,afootballfieldandaswimmingpool.Wehavelots

ofclubsandafter-schoolactivities.Everymonth,wegoonaschooltrip.

Wealwayshavefun.（牛津上海版初一上冊）

5

Jack:Hi,Claire,areyoufreenextweek?

Claire:Hmm...nextweekisquitefullforme,Jack

Jack:Really?Howcome?

Claire:Ihavedanceandpianolessons.

Jack:Whatkindofdanceareyoulearning?

Claire:Oh.swingdance.It'sfiin!Ihaveclassonceaweekevery

Monday.

Jack:Howoftendoyouhavepianolessons?

Claire:TwiceaweekonWednesdayandFriday.

Jack:Well,howaboutTuesday?

Claire:Oh.Ihavetoplaytenniswithmyfriends.Butdoyouwantto

comewithme?

Jack:Sure!（魯教版七年級p42）

6

Wedidasurveyatschooltoday.Itwasabouthealthhabits.Ihavesome

goodhabits,althoughIhaveafewbadhabits,too.

Iusuallyeathealthyfoodbecausemymumanddadaregoodcooks.

Whentheycook,Ioftenhelpthem.However,Isometimeseatjunkfood

whenI'mwithmyfriends.Theylovecandyandchocolate.

rmalsoverycleanandtidy.IoftenwashmyhandsandIalsotakea

showereveryday.Ibrushmyteethtwiceaday.ImfastsoIdorr'twaste

water.

AlthoughImthin,IdontexerciseverymuchandImnotverystrong.

Whenyouexercise,itmakesyourbonesstronger.Iplayping-pongoncea

month,butImnotverygoodatit.Iwalktoschooleveryday,butI

shoulddomore.

Ihavealotofgoodhabits,butIneedtoeatlessjunkfoodandexercise

more.（北師大版八年級上冊）

7

MostpeopleworkorstudyfromMondaytoFriday.Theweekendis

usuallyatimeofrest.Buttoday'sChinesestudentscanhardlyreston

weekends.

Accordingtoasurvey（調查）,24%oftheGrade8studentsinBeijing

haveclassesattheweekend.Over40%ofthemiddleschoolstudents

havelessthaneighthours'sleepeachnightbecauseofstudy.Andthis

isn'tonlyinBeijing.JiChunyingisaGrade9studentinGuangzhou.She

is14yearsold.Shehastogetupat6:45a.m.onSunday.Thenshehas

classesalltheday.ButJidoesn'tcomplain（抱怨）.Shesaysher

classmatesallworkveryhard.However,somestudentsarelucky.Ding

Yi,aGrade8studentfromJinan,Shandong,isatopstudent.Atthe

weekend,Dingusuallygetsupat8:00a.m.Thenshespendssometime

doinghomework.AfterthatsheisfreetogoshoppingorwatchTV."My

teachersaidIdon'tneedtopushmyselftoomuch.Learningwellat

schoolisenough,"Dingsaid."Ifeelsolucky."

Inmyopinion（意見），studentsshouldhavemoretimetotakearestatthe

weekend.（英語輔導報）

8

Tonywantstoshare（分享）hislivinghabitswithus.HereiswhatTony

usuallydoesonMondays,WednesdaysandFridays.At5:30a.m.,hegets

upandbrusheshisteeth.Thenat6:00,hegoesrunningforanhour.After

that,hetakesashowerandcleansupforwork.Heleaveshomeforwork

at7:30.Ittakeshim20minutestodrivetohisoffice.Hestartsworkat

8:00.Intheafternoon,heusuallyarriveshomefromworkat6:30.On

TuesdaysandThursdayshegetsupat7:00a.m.Hedoessomehousework

andthengoestowork.Heonlyhastogetupearlytoexercise3daysa

week.Tonyalsohashealthyeatinghabits.OnTuesdaysandThursdayshe

doesn'tneedtoexercise,soheusuallygoestothestorestobuyfood.He

buyshealthyfoodsuchasvegetablesandfruit.Sometimeshebuyssome

meat.Helikescookingdinnerathome.Helikestorelaxontheweekend.

Heoftengoestotheparkwithhisfriends.Healsolikestowatchmovies.

（英語周報）

第三單元和第四單元

1Thebestandtheworst

JoeSandershasthemostbeautifulgardeninourtown.Nearly

everybodyentersfor'TheNicestGardenCompetition'eachyear,butJoe

winseverytime.BillFrith'sgardenislargerthanJoe's.Billworks1

harderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoe'sgarden

ismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuiltawoodenbridge

overapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.EveryyearI

enterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizeforthe

worstgardeninthetown!

（新概念英語第2冊）

2Fasterthansound!

Onceayear,araceisheldforoldcars.Alotofcarsenteredforthis

racelastyearandtherewasagreatdealofexcitementjustbeforeitbegan.

OneofthemosthandsomecarswasaRolls-RoyceSilverGhost.The

mostunusualcarwasaBenzwhichhadonlythreewheels.Builtin1885,

itwastheoldestcartakingpart.Afteragreatmanyloudexplosions3,the

racebegan.Manyofthecarsbrokedownonthecourseandsomedrivers

spentmoretimeundertheircarsthaninthem!Afewcars,however,

completedtherace.Thewinningcarreachedaspeedoffortymilesan

hour—muchfasterthananyofitsrivals5.Itspeddownhill6attheendof

theraceanditsdriverhadalotoftroubletryingtostopit.Theracegave

everyoneagreatdealofpleasure.Itwasverydifferentfrommoderncar

racesbutnolessexciting.

（新概念英語第2冊）

3Themostexpensivemodel

MR.FRITH:Iliketelevisionverymuch.Howmuchdoesitcost?

ASSISTANT:It'sthemostexpensivemodelintheshop.Itcostsfive

hundredpounds.

MRS.FRITH:That'stooexpensiveforus.Wecan'taffordallthatmoney.

ASSISTANT:Thismodel'slessexpensivethanthatone.It'sonlythree

hundredpounds.But,ofcourse,it'snotasgoodasthe

expensiveone.

MR.FRITH:Idon'tlikethemodel.Theothermodel'smoreexpensive,

butit'sworththemoney.

MR.FRITH:Canwebuyitoninstallments?

ASSISTANT:Ofcourse.Youcanpayadepositofthirtypounds,andthen

fourteenpoundsamonthforthreeyears.

MR.FRITH:Doyoulikeit,dear?

MRS.FRITH:Icertainlydo,butIdon'tliketheprice.Youalwayswant

thebest,butwecan'taffordit.Sometimesyouthinkyou'rea

millionaire!

MR.FRITH:Millionairesdon'tbuythingsoninstallments!

（新概念英語第1冊）

4

In1620,abouthalftheU.S.A.wascoveredbyforests.Todaythe

forestshavealmostgone.Alotofgoodlandhasgonewiththem,

leavingonlysand.Chinadoesn'twanttocopytheU.S.A.'sexample.

We'replantingmoreandmoretrees.We'vebuiltthe"GreatGreenWall"

oftreesacrossnorthernpartofourcountry.TheGreatGreenWallis

7,000kilometerslong,andbetween400and1,700kilometerswide.It

willstopthewindfromblowingtheearthaway.Itwillstopthesand

frommovingtowardstherichfarmlandinthesouth.More"Great

GreenWalls"areneeded.Treesmustbegrownallovertheworld.

GreatGreenWallswillmaketheworldbetter.

（新概念英語第1

冊二級練習）

5It'sGettingWarmer!

DearJenny,

TodayisMarch1.SpringhasarrivedinShijiazhuang.Thetemperature

was10℃thismorning.Thisafternoon,itreached15℃.Itwasquitewarm

andtheairwasfresh.Ineedneithermyheavywintercoatnormyboots

now!

Onmywaytoschoolthismorning,Isawsomewinterjasmine

blossoming.Here,peoplebelievetheblossomofthisfloweralwaystells

thecomingofspring,sowecallwinterjasmine"thewelcoming-spring

flower".

Thedaysaregettinglongerandthesunrisesearlierinthemorning.The

warmsunshinefeelsgoodafterthecoldwinterdays.Everymorning,I

seelotsofpeopleexercisinginthepark.SomepracticeTaiChi.Others

singanddance.Childrenrunaroundorplayontheswings.

Wewillhaveaschoolbasketballgamenextweek.Myclassisalso

planningafieldtriptothecountryside.Wewillplanttrees,enjoythe

beautifulflowersandplaygames.Wow!Ican'twait.

What'stheweatherlikeinCanada?Whatdoyouliketodoinspring?

WangMei

（冀教版八年級下冊）

6ChangesinBeijing

I'mKangkang.ForthisreportIhaveinterviewedmygrand-mother.She

haslivedinBeijingformorethanfortyyears.Shehasseenthechangesin

Beijingherself.

Inthe1960s,thelivingconditionsinthecitywerepoor.Theroadswere

narrowandthereweren'tmanyringroads.Bigfamilieswerecrowded

intosmallhouses.Manyfamiliescouldn'tgetenoughfood.Fewchildren

hadthechancetoreceiveagoodeducation.Peoplehadlittlemoneyto

seeadoctor.Andtherewerefewhospitals.Peoplekeptintouchwith

theirfriendsandrelativesfarawaymainlybyletterortelegram.

Chinahasdevelopedrapidlysincethereformandopening-up.Moreand

moreringroadsandsubwayshaveappearedandbuildingsinBeijingare

becomingtallerandbrighter.People'slivingconditionshaveimproveda

lot.Andtherearemorekindsoffoodandclothestosatisfypeople'sneeds.

ChildrencanstudynotonlyinmodernschoolsbutalsoontheInternet.

Peoplecanenjoygoodmedicalcare.What'smore,communicationsare

becomingeasierandquicker—peoplecanusetelephones,cellphones,fax

machinesandtheInternet.

Beijinghasmaderapidprogressandithasalreadysucceededin

hostingthe2008OlympicGames.Ithinkitisimportanttorememberthe

past,liveinthepresentanddreamaboutthefuture.

（仁愛版九年級上冊）

7

In2010,theworld'spopulationwasabout6.8billion.Morethanthree

billionpeopleliveinAsianow.That'salmosthalfoftheworld's

population.

Chinahasthelargestpopulationintheworld,andaboutonefifthofthe

peopleintheworldliveinChina.Becauseofthelargepopulation,there

islesslivingspaceforeachfamily.Anditisdifficultforlotsofpeopleto

findjobs.Atthesametime,thelargepopulationhascausedmanyother

difficultiesforthewholenation.Forexample,itishardforChinato

supplyenergyandwatertosatisfypeople'sneeds.Mostcitiesaremore

crowdedthanbefore,andthetrafficismuchheavier.Naturalenvironment

arebecomingworseandworse.Thelargepopulationhasbeenaserious

problem.

Sofar,ourgovernmenthastakenmanymeasurestocontrolthe

population.Oneisknownastheone-childpolicy.Ithasworkedwellin

controllingChina'spopulation.Thankstothepolicy,Chinaisdeveloping

quicklyandpeople'slivingconditionsareimprovingrapidly.However,

thepopulationproblemisstillseriousinChina.Westillhavealongway

togo.

（仁愛版九年級上冊）

8EnglishAroundtheWorld

Therearemorethan3000languagesspokenintheworld.Ofallthese

languages,Englishisthemostwidelyused.Recentsurveysshowthat

morethan500millionpeoplespeakEnglishastheirmothertongue.

FromitsrootsinEngland,thelanguagewasspreadaroundtheworldby

EnglishtradersandEnglishgovernmentsinnewlands.Oneofthesenew

landsbecametheUnitedStatesofAmerica.ThepopulationoftheUnited

Statesis309million,makingitthecountrywiththelargestnumberof

nativeEnglishspeakers.

About300millionpeoplespeakEnglishastheirsecondlanguage.There

areevenmorepeople,likesomeinEuropeaswellasinChinaandJapan,

whostudyEnglishasaforeignlanguage.

Englishhasbecomethebaselanguageforinternationalbusiness,forthe

world'sairlinesandevenfortheInternet.Whateverlanguagepeople

speak,theyneedtoknowsomeEnglishiftheyworkinthesefields.Itis

clearthattheEnglishlanguageisbecomingmoreimportant.

（仁愛英語九年級上冊）

9EnglishAroundtheWorld（II）

Englishhasbecomewidelyusedaroundtheworld.Whyhasthis

happened?Wemayfindtheanswerfromhistory.

Inthenineteenthcentury,GreatBritainbecameapowerfulcountry,so

Englishbecameaninternationallanguage.Then,sincethe1950s,the

USAhasbecomemoreandmorepowerful.TheAmericancomputerand

Internetindustryhavetakentheleadingpositionintheworld.Asaresult,

theInternethashelpedEnglishtobecomemuchmorepopular.

China,acountrywiththelargestpopulationintheworld,hasencouraged

morepeopletolearnEnglishsincethe1970s.Sincethe1990s,English

learninghasbeenverypopularwithChinesepeople.Manyofthemhave

donewellinEnglishandhavemadeprogressinspeakingit.

（仁愛英語九年級上冊）

10Rainforests

Rainforestsarethickforestsinthehotpartsoftheworld.Itrainsa

lotandthegroundisalwayswet.It'salwaysdarkandhotinrain

forests.Rainforestscover6%oftheearth'ssurface.Theyprovideplaces

toliveforthousandsofplantsandanimalsfoundnowhereelseonEarth.

Therearelotsoftalltreesandotherdifferentkindsofplants.Thousands

andthousandsofanimalsliveinrainforests.Manyofthemliveinthe

treesover30metersfromtheground.

Rainforestsareveryimportanttous.Theyarethelungsoftheearth.

Theplantsintheforestshelptomaketheairfresherandcleaner.They

alsohelptoholdthewaterwhenitrainsandkeepthewatercycling.They

playanimportantpartincontrollingtheclimate.Rainforestsalsohelpto

keepthebeautyofnature.Withoutrainforests,manybeautifulplantsand

animalswoulddieout.Rainforestsgiveuswood,food,fruit,medicine,

andmanymoreusefulthings.Weneedrainforestsformanyreasons.But

now,rainforestsarebecomingsmallerandsmaller,soweshouldprotect

them.

（仁愛英語八年級上冊）

11Traininghard

ByLiDarning

ItisSaturdaytomorrow,butIamgoingtoschool.Iamnotgoing

forlessons,buttoplayfootball.Iaminourschoolteamandwe

aregoingtoplayagainstanotherschoolnextweek.Thepractice

startsat10am.Weallarriveasearlyaswecansothatwehave

timetowarmup.Wearetrainingharderthanusualbecausethe

otherteambeatuslastyear.Thisyearwewanttodobetter.

Itismoredifficulttopractiseinwinterbecausethedaysareshort

andtheweatheriscoldtoo.Itgetsdarkearlier,soitisimportant

nottobelateforafter-schoolpractice.

Ourcoachispleasedbecauseweareplayingbetterasa

teamnow.Lastyearweweresometimescarelesswhenwepassed

theballandwelosttotheotherteaminthefinalmatch.Whata

pity!Thisyearwepractisemorecarefully.Thatmeanswehavea

betterchanceofwinning.

Thefanclubhasfewerpeoplethisyear.Wehopetoplay

wellsothatwehavemorefanstowatchthematches.Itisgood

tohaveourfansaround.Theycheerusonloudlyandwefeel

moreconfidenttowinthegame.

（外研社八年級英語上冊）

12Whatisthebestwaytotravel?

Question:WhatisthebestwaytotravelfromLondonto

Amsterdam.IamplanningtotravelfromLondontoAmsterdam.

Howlongdoesthejourneytakeandwhatisthebestwaytotravel?

Couldyoupleasetellmeaboutthetrainsorshipstogetthere?

Themoreinformation,thebetter.Thanks!

Bestanswer:Therearefourwaystotravel.

Ajourneybytrainismorerelaxingthanbycoach,butalot

moreexpensive.Whenyougobytrain,buyyourticketalongtime

beforeyoutravel.Itisusuallycheaper.

YoucangobycarandbyshipacrosstheNorthSea.Thisisthe

mostcomfortablewaytotravelbutalsothemostexpensive.Book

yourticketbeforeyoubookyourhotel.Rememberthatparkingin