Unit1Wheredidyougoonvacation?
conversation:
R:Hi,Helen.Longtimenosee.
H:Hi,Rick.Yes,Iwasonvacationlastmonth.R:Oh,didyougoanywhereinteresting?H:Yes,IwenttoGuizhouwithmyfamily.
R:Wow!DidyouseeHuangguoshuWaterfall?
H:Yes,Idid.Itwaswonderful!Wetookquiteafewphotosthere.Whataboutyou?Didyoudoanythingspeciallastmonth?
R:Notreally.Ijuststayedathomemostofthetimetoreadandrelax.
passage:
IarrivedinPenanginMalaysiathismorningwithmyfamily.Itwassunnyandhot,sowedecidedtogotothebeachnearourhotel.Mysisterandltriedparagliding.Ifeltlikelwasabird.Itwassoexciting.Forlunch,wehadsomethingveryspecial----------------Malaysianyellownoodles.Theyweredelicious.Intheafternoon,werodebicyclestoGeorgetown.Therearealotofnewbuildingsnow,butmanyoftheoldbuildingsarestillthere.Inweldquay,areallyoldplaceinGeorgetown,wesawthehousesofthe
Chinesetradersfrom100yearsago.Iwonderwhatlifewaslikehereinthepast.Ireallyenjoyedwalkingaroundthetown.
Whatadifferenceadaymakes!MyfatherandIdecidedtogotoPenangHilltoday.Wewantedtowalkuptothetop,butthenitstartedrainingalittlesowedecidedtotakethetrain.Wewaitedoveranhourforthetrainbecausethereweretoomanypeople.Whenwegottothetop,itwasrainingreallyhard.Wedidn'thaveanumbrellasowewerewetandcold.Itwasterrible!Andbecauseofthebadweather,wecouldn'tseeanythingbelow.Myfatherdidn'tbringenoughmoney,soweonlyhadonebowlofriceandsomefish.ThefoodtastedgreatbecauseIwassohungry!
Unit2Howoftendoyouexercise?
conversation:
A:Hi,Claire,areyoufreenextweek?
B:Hmm-nextweekisquitefullforme,Jack.A:Really?Howcome?
B:Ihavedanceandpianolessons.
A:Whatkindofdanceareyoulearning?
B:Oh,swingdance.It'sfun!Ihaveclassonceaweek,everyMonday.A:Howoftendoyouhavepianolessons?B:Twiceaweek,onWednesdayandFriday.A:Well,howaboutTuesday?
B:Oh,Ihavetoplaytenniswithmyfriends.Butdoyouwanttocome?A:Sure.
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2bpassage:
WhatDoNo.5HighSchoolStudentsDoinTheirFreeTime?
Lastmonthweaskedourstudentsabouttheirfreetimeactivities.Ourquestionswereaboutexercise,useoftheInternetandwatchingTV.Herearetheresults.
Wefoundthatonlyfifteenpercentofourstudentsexerciseeveryday.Forty-fivepercentexercisefourtosixtimesaweek.Twentypercentexerciseonlyonetothreetimesaweek.Andtwentypercentdonotexerciseatall.
Weallknowthatmanystudentsoftengoonline,butweweresurprisedthatninetypercentofthemusetheInterneteveryday.Theothertenpercentuseitatleastthreeorfourtimesaweek.Moststudentsuseitforfunandnotforhomework.
Theanswerstoourquestionsaboutwatchingtelevisionwerealsointeresting.OnlytwopercentofthestudentswatchTVonetothreetimesaweek.ThirteenpercentwatchTVfourtosixtimesaweek.Andeighty-fivepercentwatchTVeveryday!Althoughmanystudentsliketowatchsports,gameshowsarethemostpopular.
ItisgoodtorelaxbyusingtheInternetorwatchinggameshows,butwethinkthebestwaytorelaxisthroughexercise.Itishealthyforthemindandthebody.Exercisesuchasplayingsportsisfun,andyoucanspendtimewithyourfriendsandfamilyasyouplaytogether.Andremember,“oldhabitsdiehard”.Sostartexercisingbeforeit'stoolate!
Unit3I'mmoreoutgoingthanmysister.
2dconversation:
A:Didyoulikethesingingcompetitionyesterday,Anna?B:Oh,itwasfantastic!Nellysangsowell!A:Well,IthinkLisasangbetterthanNelly.B:Oh,whichonewasLisa?
A:Theonewithshorterhair.IthinkshesangmoreclearlythanNelly.B:Yes,butNellydancedbetterthanLisa.
A:YoucantellthatLisareallywantedtowin,though.
B:Well,everyonewantstowin.Butthemostimportantthingistolearnsomethingnewandhavefun.
2bpassage:
Mymothertoldmeagoodfriendislikeamirror.I'mquieterandmoreseriousthanmostkids.That'swhyIlikereadingbooksandIstudyharderinclass.MybestfriendYuanLiisquiettoo,soweenjoystudyingtogether.I'mshysoit'snoteasyformetomakefriends.ButIthinkfriendsarelikebooks--youdon'tneedalotofthemaslongasthey'regood.
It'snotnecessarytobethesame.MybestfriendLarryisquitedifferentfromme.Heistallerandmoreoutstandingthanme.Webothlikesports,butheplaystennisbetter,sohealwayswins.However,Larryoftenhelpstobringoutthebestinme.SoI'mgettingbetterattennis.Larryismuchlesshard-working,though.Ialwaysgetbettergradethanhedoes,somaybeIshouldhelphimmore.
Idon'treallycareifmyfriendsarethesameasmeordifferent.Myfavoritesayingis,
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"Atruefriendreachesforyourhandandtouchesyourheart."MybestfriendCarolisreallykindandveryfunny.Infact,she'sfunnierthananyoneIknow.Ibrokemyarmlastyearbutshemademelaughandfeelbetter.Wecantalkaboutandshareeverything.Iknowshecaresaboutmebecauseshe'salwaystheretolisten.
Unit4What'sthebestmovietheater?
2dconversation:
Greg:Hi,I'mGreg.I'mnewintown.
Helen:Hi,I'mHelen.Welcometotheneighborhood!Howdoyoulikeitsofar?Greg:It'sfantastic,butIstilldon'treallyknowmywayaround.
Helen:Well,thebestsupermarketisonCenterStreet.Youcanbuythefreshestfoodthere.
Greg:Oh,great.Isthereacinemaaroundhere?Ilovewatchingmovies.
Helen:Yes,SunCinemaisthenewestone.Youcansitthemostcomfortablybecausetheyhavethebiggestseats.Greg:Thanksfortellingme.Helen:Noproblem.
2bpassage:
Everyoneisgoodatsomething,butsomepeoplearetalented.It'salwaysinterestingtowatchotherpeopleshowtheirtalents.Talentshowsaregettingmoreandmorepopular.First,therewereshowslikeAmericanIdolandAmerican'sGotTalent.Now,therearesimilarshowsaroundtheworld,suchasChin'saGotTalent.
Alltheseshowshaveonethingincommon:Theytrytolookforthebestsingers,themosttalenteddancers,themostexcitingmagicians,thefunniestactorsandsoon.Allkindsofpeoplejointheseshows.Butwhocanplaythepianothebestorsingthemostbeautifully?That'suptoyoutodecide.Whenpeoplewatchtheshow,theyusuallyplayaroleindecidingthewinner.Andthewinneralwaysgetsaverygoodprize.However,noteverybodyenjoyswatchingtheseshows.Somethinkthatthelivesoftheperformersaremadeup.Forexample,somepeoplesaytheyarepoorfarmers,butinfacttheyarejustactors.However,ifyoudon'ttaketheseshowstooseriously,theyarefuntowatch.Andonegreatthingaboutthemisthattheygivepeopleawaytomaketheirdreamscometrue.
Unit5Doyouwanttowatchagameshow?
2dconversation:
Grace:Whatdidyoudoinclasstoday,Sarah?
Sarah:WehadadiscussionaboutTVshows.Myclassmateslikegameshowsandsportsshows.
Grace:Oh,Ican'tstandthem.Ilovesoapopera.Iliketofollowthestoryandseewhathappensnext.
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Sarah:Well,Idon'tmindsoapopera.ButmyfavoriteTVshowsarethenewsandtalkshows.
Grace:Well,theymaynotbeveryexciting,butyoucanexpecttolearnalotfromthem.IhopetobeaTVreporteroneday.
2bpassage:
Whenpeoplesay"culture",wethinkofartandhistory.ButoneveryfamoussymbolinAmericancultureisacartoon.Weallknowandlovetheblackmousewithtwolargeroundears---MickeyMouse.Over80yearsago,hefirstappearedinthecartoon
SteamboatWillie.WhenthiscartooncameoutinNewYorkonNovember18,1928,itwasthefirstcartoonwithsoundandmusic.ThemanbehindMickeywasWaltDisney.Hebecameveryrichandsuccessful.Inthe1930s,hemade87cartoonswithMickey.Somepeoplemightaskhowthiscartoonanimalbecamesopopular.OneofthemainreasonsisthatMickeywaslikeacommonman,buthealwaystriedtofaceanydanger.Inhisearlyfilms,Mickeywasunluckyandhadmanyproblemssuchaslosinghishouseorgirlfriend,Minnie.However,hewasalwaysreadytotryhisbest.Peoplewenttothecinematoseethe"littleman"win.MostofthemwantedtobelikeMickey.
OnNovember18,1979,MickeybecamethefirstcartooncharactertohaveastarontheHollywoodWalkofFame.Today'scartoonsareusuallynotsosimpleaslittleMickeyMouse,buteveryonestillknowsandloveshim.WhohasapairofearsmorefamousthanMickey's?
Unit6I'mgoingtostudycomputerscience.
2dconversation:
A:whatareyoureadings，Ken?
B:TheOldManandtheSeabyHemingway.
A:Wow，nowIknowwhyyou'regoodatwritingstories.
B:Yes,Iwanttobeawriter.
A:Really?Howareyougoingtobecomeawriter?
B:Well,I'mgoingtokeeponwritingstories,ofcourse.Whatdoyouwhattobe?A:Myparentswantmetoadoctor,butI'mnotsureaboutthat.
B:Well,don'tworry.Noteveryoneknowswhattheywanttobe.Justmakesureyoutryyourbest.Thenyoucanbeanythingyouwant!A:Yes,you'reright.
2bpassage:
Doyouknowwhataresolutionis?It'sakindofpromise.Mostofthetime,wemakepromisestootherpeople.("Mom,IpromiseI'mgoingtotidymyroomwhenIgetbackfromschool."However,promisesyoumaketoyourselfareresolutions,andthemostcommonkindisNewYear'sresolutions.Thestartoftheyearisoftenatimeformakingresolution.Whenwemakeresolutionsatthebeginningoftheyear,wehopethatwearegoingtoimproveourlives.Somepeoplewritedowntheirresolutionsandplansforthe
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comingyear.Thishelpsthemtoremembertheirresolutions.Otherstelltheirfamilyandfriendsabouttheirwishesandplans.
Therearedifferentkindsofresolutions.Someareaboutphysicalhealth.Forexample,somepeoplepromisethemselvestheyaregoingtostartanexerciseprogramoreatlessfastfood.Manyresolutionshavetodowithself-improvement.Theseareaboutmakingyourselfabetterperson.Somepeoplemightsaytheyaregoingtotakeupahobbylikepaintingortakingphotos,orlearntoplaytheguitar.Someresolutionshavetodowithbetterplanning,likemakingaweeklyplanforschoolwork.Forexample,astudentmayhavetofindmoretimetostudy.
Althoughtherearedifferences,mostresolutionshaveonethingincommon.Peoplehardlyeverkeepthem!Therearegoodreasonsforthis.Sometimestheresolutionsmaybetoodifficulttokeep.Sometimespeoplejustforgetaboutthem.Forthisreason,somepeoplesaythebestresolutionistohavenoresolutions!Howaboutyou—willyoumakeanynextyear?
Unit7Willpeoplehaverobots?
2dconversation:
A:Whatareyoureading,Jill?B:Itisbookaboutthefuture.
A:Soundscool.Sowhatwillthefuturebelike？
B:Well,citieswillbemorecrowdedandpolluted.Therewillbefewertreesandtheenvironmentwillbeingreatdanger.
A:Thatsoundsbad!Willwehavetomovetootherplanets?B:Maybe,ButIwanttoliveontheearth.A:Metoo.Thenwhatcanwedo?
B:Wecanuselesswaterandplantmoretrees.Everyoneshouldplayapartinsavingtheearth.2bpassage:
Doyouthinkyouwillhaveyourownrobots?
1、Whenwewatchmoviesaboutthefuture,wesometimesseerobots.Theyareusuallylikehumanservants.Theyhelpwiththehouseworkanddojobslikeworkingindirtyordangerousplaces.
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