Unit 8 news

译林版六年级上册英语unit8课文文本单元8 中国新年中国新年第78-79 页故事时间❶农历新年快到了。

苏海收到她在香港的电子朋友安娜的一封电子邮件。

中国新年快到了。

苏海收到了一封来自她的香港网友安娜的邮件。

收件人：苏海致：苏海主题：中国新年主题：中国新年亲爱的苏海，亲爱的苏海，你好吗？下周就要过年了，好激动啊！你好吗？下周就是中国新年了。

我很兴奋。

明天，我和我的家人要去买一些新衣服和食物。

然后，晚上，我们要做一些蛋糕和汤圆。

明天，我和我的家人去买一些新衣服和。

然后，我们每天做一些蛋糕和汤圆。

除夕夜，我们要和我的祖父母、我的姑姑和叔叔以及我的表弟共进晚餐。

然后，我们要去买一些花。

在除夕，我们要和我的祖父母、姑姑、叔叔和我的表兄弟一起吃晚饭。

然后，我们要去买一些花。

过年，爸妈要给我红包。

然后，我们下午去看舞狮。

在下午，我的父母要给我红包。

然后我们将在观看狮子舞。

大年初二，晚上我们要去看烟花。

在新的烟火中，我们将在夜晚的火光中。

中国新年你打算做什么？你打算在新年做什么？爱，爱你的安娜安娜单词鞭炮鞭炮烟花烟花表演舞狮狮子舞红包红包第83 页声音时间书本_厨师_脚脚不错不错看看_厨师正在看食谱正在看一本烹饪书去寻找好的东西。

找一些好东西。

厨师正在看食谱正在看一本烹饪书给我们做点好吃的。

为我们做一些好吃的东西。

第83 页文化时间圣诞节是英国最重要的节日。

是英国最重要的剧本。

农历新年是中国最重要的节日。

我们也称它为“春节”。

中国新年是中国最重要的故事。

我们也叫它“春节”。

感恩节在美国是一个非常重要的节日。

感恩节是美国一个非常重要的作家。

第84-85 页卡通时间现在是除夕夜。

鲍比的妈妈在厨房里煮饺子。

除夕。

鲍比的妈妈正在厨房里煮饺子。

好吃！好好吃啊！❷鲍比和蒂娜晚饭后得到红包。

鲍比和蒂娜晚餐后收到了红包。

看，蒂娜。

我有一个红包，我现在有钱了。

看，蒂娜。

我有一个红包。

现在我长出了。

我也有一个红包。

我也有一个红包。

新标准大学英语 unit8Unit 8。

In Unit 8 of the New Standard College English, we will focus on the topic of environmental protection. This unit aims to help students understand the importance of environmental protection and the impact of human activities on the environment. It also provides students with the opportunity to discuss environmental issues and explore potential solutions.The unit begins with a reading passage that introduces the concept of sustainable development and the need for a balance between economic growth and environmental conservation. This reading passage serves as a foundation for the unit, as it sets the stage for further exploration of environmental issues.Following the reading passage, students will engage in activities that encourage critical thinking and discussion. They will be asked to consider the environmental impact of various human activities, such as industrialization, urbanization, and deforestation. Through these activities, students will develop a deeper understanding of the complexities of environmental issues and the need for sustainable practices.In addition to discussing environmental challenges, this unit also provides students with the opportunity to explore potential solutions. Students will be introduced to various environmental protection initiatives and will be encouraged to consider their own role in promoting environmental sustainability. Through group discussions and collaborative projects, students will be able to brainstorm creative solutions to environmental problems and develop a sense of responsibility towards the environment.Furthermore, this unit includes a focus on language skills related to environmental protection. Students will have the opportunity to expand their vocabulary related to environmental issues and practice using language to express their opinions on environmental topics. They will also engage in activities that focus on writing skills, such as composing essays or reports on environmental issues.Overall, Unit 8 of the New Standard College English provides students with a comprehensive understanding of environmental protection and sustainability. Through a combination of reading, discussion, and language practice, students will develop the knowledge and skills necessary to engage in meaningful conversations about environmental issues and to contribute to the promotion of environmental sustainability in their own lives and communities.。

Unit 8An Interactive LifeHistory of NewsweekSynopsisHistory: Founded by Thomas J.C. Martyn, a form er foreign editor at Tim e magazine, Newsweek was first published on Feb. 17, 1933. That issue, called “News-Week,” featured seven photographs from the w eek‟s news on the cover. It cost 10 cents a copy, $4 for a year, and had a circulation of 50,000. Newsweek was bought by The Washington Post Company in 1961. Today, Newsweek has a worldwide circulation of more than 4 million and a total readership of m ore than 21 million. The advertising rate base for the United States is 3.1 million.Newsweek holds more prestigious National Magazine Awards, given by the Am erican Society of Magazine Editors (ASME), than any other newsweekly. Content: Newsweek offers com prehensive coverage of world events with a global network of correspondents, reporters and editors covering national and international affairs, business, science and technology, society and arts and entertainment. Newsweek also features respected commentators such as Jonathan Alter, Ellis Cose, Jane Bryant Quinn, Robert J. Sam uelson, Allan Sloan, Anna Quindlen, Stuart Taylor Jr. and George Will. Award-winning critics David Ansen and Peter Plagens review films and art. on MSNBC offers the weekly magazine online, daily news updates, Web-only colum ns from Newsweek‟s top writers, photo galleries and archives.NY Staff: Newsweek‟s editorial staff, based in New York, is made up of senior editors and writers and general, associate and assistant editors. The editorial staff also includes head researchers, research-reporters, librarians, graphic artists, photographers and support technicians.Bureaus: Newsweek‟s eight dom estic bureaus are located in Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. Its eight overseas bureaus are in Beijing, Cape Town, Jerusalem, London, Mexico City, Moscow, Paris and Tokyo.Sections: Newsweek covers a wide range of topics in National and International Affairs, Business, Science & Technology, Medicine, Family and Arts & Entertainment. Additional coverage is provided through “The Tip Sheet,” a how-to newsletter for consum ers covering topical subjects, such as health, m oney and fashion. Regular weekly pages are Periscope, My Turn, Conventiona l Wisdom Watch, Perspectives and Newsmakers. My Turn is the only newsweekly column written by readers. Approximately 4,000 letters to the editor are received each m onth.Newsweek Inc. also publishes Newsweek International in three English-language editions - Atlantic, Asia, Latin Am erica - and is part of The Bulletin With Newsweek in Australia, with a com bined circulation of 751,000. Newsweek appears each week in m ore than 190 countries around the world. It is the only newsm agazine with weekly foreign-language editions - in Japanese (since 1986), Korean (since …91) and Spanish (since …96). On June 6, 2000, Newsweek International launched NewsweekIn Arabic (Newsweek Bil Logha Al-Arabia), and later in 2000, Newsweek Polska was published and is distributed throughout Poland.In 1993, Newsweek produced a CD-ROM sold quarterly by subscription and at retail outlets-the first such electronic publishing venture by a major magazine. In 1994, Newsweek went online on Prodigy and in 1996 moved to Am erica Online. In Oct. 1998, was launched on the World Wide Web. On June 19, 2000, the site entered into a joint venture with to becom e . Newsweek is also a strategic partner to NBC; the two produce joint investigations and other material for broadcast and print.1.Explain what an interactive life is.(a life which act reciprocally)Interaction is the collaborative exchange of thoughts, feelings, or ideas between two or more people resulting in a reciprocal effect on each other.2.Ten years have passed since the article was published. Do you think the world has been put atour fingertips yet? why or why not?3.Even if we can put the whole world at out fingertips, what are some of the negative effectswhich bear on it?Discussion on the overall structure of the text:P 1-2: IntroductionP3-10: InteractivityP11-15: ConvergenceP16-18: Dark sidesP19: ConclusionDetailed Study of the T ext1. an interactive life: a life which acts reciprocally2. put the world at your fingertips: to become familiar with the world by using the tips of your fingers on computers; fingertip here has both a literal and a figurative meaning, literally it means the tip of the finger on the computer while figuratively it means to be familiar with as in the phrase "have at one's fingertips".3. To get an idea . . . the past: In order to form a view of what will happen in the future, you need only to have a look at what happened in the past.4. In the decades . . . dramatically: In the tens of years covered by the machines on exhibition, the idea and purpose of sound recording experienced great changes.5. Edison …communicate: Edison designed and developed his sound recording machine as a working tool for people to talk to each other over long distance.6. He intended ... more: His only intention in inventing the machine was the recording of voices.7. His competitors . . . and art; His business rivals saw in their minds that there was great possibility of using the machine for entertainment and art.1) envision: picture in the mind2) potential: future possibility3) entertainment: amusement8. Where he saw …Beethoven: He imagined that the machine could record informal communication between departments in a company but other people thought it could be used to record music.9. Someday …interactivity; At some future time it will be quite suitable to have a place like the Edison National Historical Site in memory of those who make the important advance recently in interactivity although it has not been able to do all the things the creators promised.10. With so much ... to the hype: Since large sums of money have been spent on an idea which is mainly in the planning stage, since great hopes have been put on such an idea, there certainly is a lot of exaggerated public ity.1) on the drawing board: in the planning stage2) hype: loud, exaggerated promotion or publicity11. Simply put . . . Broadway1) simply put: to express in a way that is easy to understand2) a huge amount ... of a button; if you press a button, you will be able to get a large amount of information over a wide range of topics3) esoteric scientific journal; magazines on science written in such a way as to be understood only by a few who know the subject12. At various points... "Terminator XII" : At different places, you can turn on the device for other possible development of the story and offer your own variation.13. Say you shoot ... a fee for watching: For example, you film a video which you think has special artistic pretensions. Send out the video and ask those who have watched it to pay a fee. In this way you can make quite a sum of money.14. Peter Jennings would be obsolete: There is no longer any need for news anchorman because anyone can record news with a video-camera and put it on the universal network for everybody else to see.15. On the receiving end ... stream of data1) on the receiving end: for those who are the viewers2) the era of the no-brainer: the period of no need to bother about the selection of programmes3) to be programmed: to furnish the computer with a planned sequence of operations to be performed16. Sounds great …actually work: In theory the whole idea seems wonderful but even for those who firmly believe in this, it is difficult to work out the details of how it will actually function.1) come to: concern2) nailing down: making sure, settling3) specifics: details17. How will we negotiate ... to sleep?1) negotiate: succeed in crossing, surmounting, moving through2) mass: a large quantity or number3) How shall we handle and manage such a large quantity of data and still have time to sleep?18. Will government ... highway?: Will government formulate regulations to control and govern the kind and number of communications sent out over the numerous channels?1) data highway: the authors are comparing the transmission in the air to a busy highway and information, data travels a-long the highway. This is a vivid metaphor.19. And, frankly, …anyway?1) This is no longer a question on specifics. It inquires into the usefulness and ultimate purpose of such an idea.2) what for: why20. The quick answer . . . Portala V alley, Calif.1) quick: prompt2) we're a long way from 'Wild Palms' : there is still great distance before we can reach the stage as depicted in the TV series 'Wild Palms'21. But even if ... within a year or two1) techno-chaos: technological disorder or confusion2) futuristic fantasy: highly imaginative TV series, with stress on the speed, flux and violence of the machine age3) The futuristic fantasy mini-series refer to 'Wild Palms' .22. Instead of ... on the TV: If, you want to see a film, you don't need to rent a tape and play it on your VCR. Instead, you may pick one from the catalog shown on the TV and phone the library to have it beamed to you.23. Game fanatics…, shoot-'em-ups: Those who are obssessed in video games may do it in the same way by contacting another electronic library which has a large number of video tapes recording the actual shootings and killings seen in video game shops.1) realistic: 真人真事2) arcade：连拱廊商店 a roofed passageway esp. one with shops on either side; here it refers to an amusement center having coin-operated games; a video arcade3) shoot-' em" up: a movie or television show featuring much physical violence, esp. shooting and killing24. Instead of flipping through ... latest gear: Those who want to do shopping at home do not needto look through catalogs published by garment companies. They may watch video catalogs with women displaying front and rear views of the newest fashion of clothing -25. Some cable companies . . . sporting events1) cable companies: 有线电视公司2) select camera angles for sporting events: choose how one would like to watch the ball games or other athletic competitions26. Why does Caruso call this "fake interactive"?It is not considered genuine interactivity because it is not revolutionary enough and is just one step beyond passive viewing. It is still the traditional form of sitting on the couch watching.27. To some degree ... Network: To a certain extent, viewers have already accepted quite a bit of false interactivity, such as using their remote control devices to quickly choose a suitable program, ordering film which you will pay for seeing it and doing shopping at home with credit cards so frequently that the bills accumulate.28. Moving beyond . . . infrastructure: Getting over the first stage and moving into what Caruso terms as "real interactive", people need to bring about great changes in the basic structure on which technology and regulation rest.technological and regulatory infrastructure: 技术和管理基础设施29. fibre-optic cable: 光纤电缆30. Either a government . . . each other1) to set a performance standard: to lay down norms for operation31. At home . . . created programs1) TV monitor： a TV receiver2) computer screen fronting: 计算机屏幕表面3) a hard disc: 硬盘32. The shows . . . titles: Future programs may be the technological descendants of today's CD-ROM discs.1) CD-ROM: Compact Discs with Read-Only-Memory 光盘只读存储器2) title: discs of movies or TV programs 视盘33. titles produced ... on another: discs produced in one specified form can only be played on machines designed for such discs34. CD-ROMs do provide . . . hold，however: In spite of that, CD-ROMs still give you a chance to have a brief look at what will be in store for us in the future.1) glimpse: a brief look2) hold: to be in store35. A number of companies . . . still photographs1) developing multimedia products: bringing into being products involving the use of several media2) still photographs: static photographs 静止图像36. Philips Interactive . . . adventure game1) in which the viewer ... on the screen: the viewer may decide on which part on, the museum to visit and turn on the television2) an animated adventure game; an exciting experience filled with activity and vigor37. Many investors . . . market; Many investors are confident that amusement will be the most profitable market for interactive products38. But some industry ... to businesses1) two parallel home markets: two home markets running side by side but not crossing each other2) cater to: to take account of and provide with what is necessary3) leisure activities: entertainment4) But some industry people following the market trend say that in the future there will be two markets at home developing side by side, one serving the needs for entertainment, the other providing what is needed by businesses.39. Hawkins says ... on a small screen1) work-at-home market: those people who stay at home to do their work and have their computers linked with the office terminals2) outlet: market3) teleconferencing devices: equipments used for holding a conference of individuals in different locations, as by speaker-phone, closed circuit TV, etc.4) portable computing devices:equipments used for calculation which can be easily carried around5) touted: recommended highly6) runs on a handwritten . . . screen: operates on instructionswritten by hand on a small screen in a casual way40. If all this …"complete viewer control."1) come to pass: come about or happen2) still a very big if: so far, it is still not certain that this will be realized3) could: denoting possibility41. She says …information servicesWhy does she compare consumers to cowboys? In what way are they similar?-The cowboys round up cattle while the consumers round up data.42. There will be ... networks1) there will be thousands of "channels" delivered: information will be provided through numerous bands of frequencies2) cellular 蜂窝电话43. To prevent getting trampled . . . the viewer wants1) The authors here continue to follow the metaphor of "cow-boy". Hence words like trample, stampede, corral, rope in.2) trample: crush, destroy by or as by treading heavily on3) stampede: a sudden, headlong running away of a group of frightened animals, esp. horses or cattle4) info: information5) corral: an enclosure for holding horses, cattle or other animals; pen6) rope in: to enclose (animals) with ropes7) To avoid being overwhelmed by a large amount of in-coming data, the viewer will depend on an electronic device with coded instructions to choose from the mass of information the kind of things he needs.44. Caruso's "final frontier" . . . and data1) final frontier: the last new field of learning beyond which there is no more unexplored field2) telephony: the science of telephonic transmission3) two-way: used for both transmission and reception45．At the very least ... phone calls; At any rate, it would probably make impossible phone calls to women in indecent, offensive language by people who would not disclose their names or identities because you would be able to see the images.46. "Interactivity" ... close second: "Interactivity" for the time being may be the most used word which has little meaning but sounds impressive to outsiders while "convergence" follows "interactivity" closely in the second place in frequency. convergence: act or condition of moving towards the same place, result47. To the moneymen . . . clean up: To the business people, itmeans that everything will move toward the same place and : . they will make a lot of profit.1) clean up: to make much money or profit48. To scientists . . . become reality: To scientists, it means that technology has developed to sucha stage that what was considered as wild notion can now be realized and become a fact.49. Nicholas Negroponte .. . his proposal1) director of MIT's Media Lab: 麻省理工学院媒介实验室主任2) a leading think tank: one of the principal research centers for offering proposals on current issues to official agencies3) think tank: a group or institution organized for intensive research and problem-solving, esp. in the area of technology or political strategy 思想库4) in this new worlds in the new research field of new medium50. Now, politic ians, . . . the new medium: At present, politicians starting from President Clinton all the way down to lower-level officials are eager and willing to state that they are for the new medium fall over oneself: to be eager and willing (to do something)51. These dreams . .. data transmittal1) to make leaps：to make big advances2) data transmittal：the sending out of information52. Today a chip . . . per transistor; Today an integrated circuit can hold as much information as 4 million transistors but the cost is only one tenth of a cent per transistor.53. these electronic highways have become clogged: the wires, cables or air can no longer carry the increased number of signals become cloggged: become stopped up, become jammed54. Both of these ... the simplest form1) both of these developments: referring to developments in the capacity of silicon chip and in transmission2) digitalization: the turning of data into a numerical description expressed in digits 数字编码55. Called binary formatting ... 1 and 0: The system is a number system with each number being expressed by an arrangement of two numerals: 1 and 0. It turns every number or letter into a code using only 1 and 0.56. Originally, this code ... fibre-optic cables1) this code was stored as on-or-off electrical charges: this signal was kept in a computer memory unit as electrical energy which can be sent out or stopped2) pulses of light: light waves57. Bringing high-speed . . . can be digitized: By linking high-speed computers with the complete fibre-optic cable system, people will be able to turn very complicated information into a code using only 1 and 0.58. unimedia: a single media59. bit: a single digit in a binary number system60. At the Media Lab, . . . with the futureto experiment with the future: to conduct experiments in order to invent devices for future use61. artificial intelligence: 人工智能62. to build some working "intelligent agents": to produce some artificial devices which can solveproblems, direct conduct by reasoning and which can function properly63. In one program, . . . marching order: In one of the coded instructions for operations performed by a computer, Maes has created four "images" on the computer screen representing different artificial persons, each programmed with a set of concrete instructions.64. Although the agents . . . preferences: Although these artificialintelligent persons are only given coded instructions for the first : time, they come to know a lot by watching what their masters are interested in.65. Imagme the conversation: . . . for you! : Try to think what the conversation would be like: " I have got a user who will suit you fine!66. Maes and others . . . dreams1) concede: admit as valid; acknowledge2) a dark side: disadvantage；bad effect67．"Who will protect . . . data bank?1) privacy: one's private life or personal affairs2) viewing habit: what one likes to watch .3) ... are all fed into one cable-phone company data bank: are all put steadily into a data bank of a company through the cable-phone4) data bank: a large collection of data in a computer, organized so that it can be expanded, updated and retrieved rapidly for various use 数据库68. And where . .. butlers?1) where: in whatever place, situation, or respect in which2) can counteragents be far behind: This is an imitation of British poet Shelly's "Ode to the West Wind" in which the last line runs "If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?"3) keep tabs on: to keep check on; follow or watch every move of4) electronic butler: the headservant of a household who is an artificial intelligence device69. presentation: (articles, publication) for consideration70. Indeed ... of information: Certainly these electronic devices are a source of valuable information71. Advertisers . . . tap into it: Advertisers are not the only people who could wrongly exploit and benefit from the network so long as they were able to make a secret connection with the network.72. If the tolls . . . and unplugged1) toll: a charge for service or extra service2) have: a person or nation with relatively much wealth or rich resources3) have-not: a person or nation with little or no wealth or resources4) vs: standing for versus, meaning in contrast with5) the wired: those who have access to the network6) the unplugged: those who cannot afford to use the information highway7) Why may interactivity widen the gap? Because those who have access to the information may have better opportunities since information and the speed of acquiring information are decisive in today's competition.73. call for: demand, require74. levy a fee for services used: impose and collect certain amount of money for using the facilities75. the new technology - - - effect: the new technology may in the end have the effect of making society more democratic76. It' s a shift .. . populism: It' s a change from monopoly of information by a small group of the rich and privileged to a situation in which information is shared by all.77. In the next few years . . . viewer-directed movies: In the next few years there may be quite a lot of discussion over whether it is good or bad, whether it should be allowed to have display of actual violence in the new stage of video games, including movies planned and controlled by viewers.78. It' s one thing , . . from a human1) it's one thing - - - (it's) quite another: this is a useful pattern, denoting contrast ... 是一回事，…则是另一回事2) To kill a cartoon man quickly in video game shops is entirely different from seeing the killing of a genuine human by turning on the television.79. At this point …speculation: At the present stage, a lot of thins are still guesswork.80. while the big players…predictions: while the big gamblers and main designers produce statements81. In that case…for the ride：It that is the situation, the best thing to do is to join in passively waiting for future changes.III.1．理论上听起来奸极了，但一旦具体到它究竟如何运作时，就连最真减的信奉者也感到为难。

八年级上册英语unit8重点知识点本篇文章总结了八年级上册英语Unit8的重点知识点，包括语法、词汇、听力和口语等方面，希望能够帮助到大家。

一、语法知识点1. 过去进行时：表示过去某个时间正在进行的动作，结构为“was/were + V-ing”，一般用于描述过去发生的事情。

2. 定语从句：用来修饰名词或代词，并且在句中充当修饰语，从句一般使用关系代词或关系副词引导。

3. 祈使句：表示请求、命令、劝说等意思，语气强烈，一般用于口语交流中。

4. 间接引语：在讲述别人所说的话时，需要进行转述，这就是间接引语，常用的引导词有that, if, whether等。

二、词汇知识点1. science fiction：科幻小说，常用于描述未来世界、外星人等科幻元素的小说。

2. robot：机器人，常见于科幻小说、电影等作品中。

3. virtual reality：虚拟现实，描述了一种虚拟的、仿真的现实感觉。

4. scientist：科学家，研究和发展新科技的专业人士。

5. astronaut：宇航员，进行太空航行和空间探索的专业人士。

三、听力知识点听力在英语学习中占有非常重要的地位，通过大量的听力训练，可以提高对于英语语境的理解和听力技能。

在Unit8中，学生需要注意不同发音和语速的英语口音，并且注意语音的语调和节奏。

四、口语知识点除了听力，英语口语也是英语学习中需要重点关注的方面。

在Unit8中，学生需要注意语音语调和单词发音，尤其是英文中常使用的缩写和简化表达方式，例如gonna, wanna等。

同时，在口语交流中，还需要注意描写场景、情境，使用适当的形容词和副词，以及使用正确的语法结构和时间形式。

五、结语八年级上册英语Unit8是英语学习中的重要部分，其中涉及到的语法、词汇、听力和口语等方面都需要学生重视，并以实际练习为主。

希望本文所述的重点知识点能够帮助到大家，提升英语水平，更好地掌握英语学习。

Unit8单元检测一、单项选择（共15小题；共15分）1. I hope I'll travel all over the world one day.A. the next dayB. in the futureC. at that timeD. the whole day2. The news about the missing plane broke many people's hearts. We hope the passengers can comeback home safely.A. lost many people's livesB. cheered many people upC. made many people sadD. surprised many people3. Look! He is dancing at the moment.A. in the presentB. in the pastC. for some timeD. in a second4. We were getting ready for the picnic when you called us.A. thinking aboutB. looking forC. talking aboutD. preparing for5. The teacher was satisfied with what the student said.A. angryB. pleasedC. excitedD. surprised6. Tom is good playing basketball. It's good his health.A. at; atB. at; forC. for; forD. for; at7. --- What were you doing your mother was cooking at 11:00 this morning?--- Oh, I was watching a cartoon.A. untilB. whileC. unlessD. if8. I was very excited I heard the news that the high-speed rail would be built fromGuangzhou to Xiamen.A. afterB. whenC. untilD. while9. Sherlock Homes asked the suspect what he when the murder took place.A. was doingB. has doneC. is doingD. would do10. --- What were you doing at 8:00 last Sunday?--- I rubbish with my classmates by Zijiang River.A. picked upB. am picking upC. was picking upD. have picked11. --- Do you know when Jay here tomorrow?--- Sorry, I don't know. But when he here tomorrow, I'll tell you at once.A. gets; getsB. gets; will getC. will get; will getD. will get; gets12. --- Have you finished the poster for the party?--- Not yet. I it in two days.A. finishB. finishedC. will finish13. I have lots of trouble the maths problem. Can you help me?A. solveB. solvedC. to solveD. solving14. You'd better in the river alone.A. don't swimB. not to swimC. not swimD. not swimming15. Yunnan is beautiful and I'm visiting it again.A. keeping clear ofB. suffering fromC. looking forward toD. running away from二、补全短文（共10小题；共10分）Last Sunday, I was walking in a park. There was a mom and her three-year-old daughter 16. (walk) before me. The little girl 17. (hold) a balloon(气球).Suddenly, a strong wind blew away 18. balloon from the little girl's hand. I got worried and began to wait for the girl 19. (start) crying.But no! When the little girl turned to watch 20. (she) balloon fly away, she shouted out, "Wow!"I didn't realize it that moment 21. that little girl really taught me something.Later that day, I got a phone call 22. a person with a problem. When I wanted to say" Oh, no 23. should we do?" I remembered that little girl. Then I found myself 24. (say), "Wow, that's interesting! How can I help you?" Then 25. (thing) went well.三、完形填空（共10小题；共15分）202X is coming. That's to say that some things will come to an end, and 26 things will start. It's time for us to achieve New Year's resolutions. Well, what are my New Year's 27 ?For studying, I'm not good at 28 . In the coming year, I will try my best to study hard at it. I'm going to write down all the 29 points in physics class. In English, I am not the best, either. So in order to improve it, I 30 to read more English books, do more schoolwork and listen to the English teacher carefully. For 31 I think good health is very necessary. So, I plan to eat better and exercise more. Of course, I will 32 spend more time helping my parents with some housework.The main thing is that I want to make a fresh 33 in the new year. I will try to hold time to 34 I'll be able to study in a good high school in the future. I 35 my dream can come true. 202X, I'm coming!26. A. other B. most C. many D. few27. A. holidays B. relationship C. resolutions D. education28. A. math B. physics C. Chinese D. science29. A. easy B. difficult C. interesting D. important30. A. promise B. agree C. refuse D. choose31. A. work B. life C. hobby D. plan32. A. probably B. hardly C. never D. seriously33. A. end B. beginning C. prediction D. shape34. A. find out B. bring out C. think up D. make sure35. A. believe B. accept C. suppose D. wonder四、阅读理解（共10小题；共20分）AClass Three had an interesting class meeting last week. Here is what four of them said.36. The students in Class Three mainly discussed in the class meeting last week.A. the jobs in the futureB. the future dreamsC. the future environmentD. the predictions of the future37. What did Mei Mei talk about in the last class meeting?A. The possible food in the future.B. The 40th Olympic Games.C. Cloning in 2050.D. Robots in 50 years.38. Who thinks that people can spend their holidays on the moon in the future?A. Li Lei.B. Wei Hua.C. Lin Tao.D. Mei Mei.39. Robots will probably in the future according to the information.A. talk to peopleB. teach studentsC. build new homesD. do something boring40. Which is RIGHT according to the information?A. Lin Tao was 14 years old in 202X.B. People will only have medicine pills in the future.C. 2052 will be the year of China.D. We won't probably see many of today's animals in 2050.BFor the coming festival, what gifts will you give to make your friends feel special? Here are some teenagers'ideas.Li Hua, 14, Beijing No. 6 High School.My class will have a gift exchange party. We will have a small talent show. Many of us had the gifts ready a week ago. I believe that the boys will get toys, stationary(文具) or sweets, and girls would like to get dolls or accessories.The biggest fun is that we won't know from whom we'll receive a gift and who will receive our gifts. The computer will decide everything! Our teacher hopes the activity will help us get to know each other better.Wu Meishan, 16, Haikou No.2 High School in HainanAlthough my birthday was in November, I'll get a special birthday gift from my classmates this week. My classroom has been decorated with colorful ribbons(丝带) and Christmas balls. Someone told me that there will be a huge birthday cake and that a personal gift will be sent with best wishes. I'm looking forward to the exciting moment!SuWei, 17, Lanzhou Foreign Language School in GansuI'm still enjoying the gifts I received on Christmas Eve.Nowadays traditional greeting cards are being replaced with apples and sweets. I got more than 20 apples this Christmas, which means I sent a similar number of apples out. I think apples are healthier, more environment-friendly gifts than cards sent through the post.41. Before the gift exchange party, Li Hua knows .A. what she will send to her classmatesB. who will receive her giftC. who will give her a giftD. that she can get sweets42. In Wu Meishan's classroom, we cant see during the collective birthday party.A. some colorful ribbonsB. some Christmas ballsC. a huge birthday cakeD. some mobile accessories43. What did Su Wei give others on Christmas Eve?A. Greeting cards.B. Sweets.C. More than 20 apples.D. Nothing.44. Where is Su Wei from?A. He is from the east of China.B. He is from the south of China.C. He is from the north of China.D. He is from the west of China.45. From the passage we can know .A. as Christmas gifts, apples are bestB. the teenagers have the same ideas about giftsC. the teenagers hope to receive and send expensive giftsD. the teenagers like to show their wishes with different gifts五、单词拼写(单句首字母填空)（共5小题；共5分）46. Now, we can search for some information easily on the I .47. You are wrong, so you should give him an a .48. He took out some water and milk and then m them together.49. The light music usually makes me r a lot.50. Look! The clock is in the s of a heart.六、单词拼写(根据中文提示拼写单词)（共5小题；共5分）51. Don't say that. It isn't your (借口).52. The boy is standing on the (宽) table.53. It seems that nothing (使满意) him.54. He has read five novels (最近).55. We will remember the heroes (永远).七、翻译(根据中文提示完成句子)（共5小题；共5分）56. 在教室的前面有一块黑板。

专八听力考试news辅导材料专八听力考试news辅导材料"Life is actually more like a bell, always subject to the fight against the only release of their beautiful newborn, melodious voice, sound than the sound pleasant, relaxed sound than the sound."以下是店铺为大家搜索整理的专八听力考试news辅导材料，希望能给大家带来帮助!BBC News with David Austin.The British Prime Minister David Cameron has saidLondon will deploy military personnel in Ukraine tohelp train government forces. He told theParliamentary committee that failing to stand up toRussia in eastern Ukraine may lead to destabilization in Moldova or the Baltic States. Here'sreport from our Defence of Diplomatic corespondent Jonathan Marcus.With the fighting in Ukraine continuing, David Cameron is signaling the western resolve and acommitment to Ukraine. Britain, he said, was not at the stage of supplying lethal equipment tothe Ukrainian military. But giving evidence before the House of Commons Liaison committee,he announced the launch of a small training programme for Ukrainian army. Up to 75 Britishpersonnel will go to Ukraine, divided into a number of separate teams. Mr. Cameron made itclear that this is all about providing the Ukrainian military with knowledge. Britain is not joiningin the fighting. And he stressed that all of the training will be well away from the area ofconflict.The Ukrainian Foreign Minister has expressed fears that the pro-Russia rebels in the east ofthe country are moving their heavy weapons towards the strategic port of Mariupol instead ofpulling them back in line with the agreed ceasefire.International monitors say they can notconfirm the withdrawal of the rebel weaponry or their movement to Sumal till the reclaimhas been reported on the ground. The OSCE monitors say that to verify any pullout, theywould need to know the number of weapons, where they were being taken and by what means,and they did not have that information.The White House says President Obama has vetoed the Bill that would have given the goaheadfor the construction of a controversial Keystone XL pipeline carrying oil from Canada toNebraska. Its supporters say it could provide jobs and improve the US energy security, butenvironmentalists warn it could contribute to global warming. Gary O'Donoghue reports.Despite significant majorities in both House and Senate for the pipeline, President Obama hasalways said he would not sign any legislation until the review have been completed by theState Department. His veto can only be overturned by a 2/3 voting both chambers, amongseveral Democrats voted for the measure in the Senate for example, supporters were still 5short of overcoming that hurdle. This is the third time the President has exercised his veto,but it represents the first major legislative clash between the President and the newCongress.At least 27 people have been killed in northern Nigeria in apparently coordinated suicide bombattacks on bus stations. The blasts occurred in Kano, the largest city in the north, as well asthe town of Postikum. President Goodluck Jonathan condemned the killings, but said the daysof the mourning victims of incessant attacks would soon be over as the tide deterred againstthe Islamist group Boko Haram. The group has increased its activities ahead of elections thathave been postponed because of security concerns until March.World news from the BBC.The American Justice Department has said a white man who shot dead an unarmed blackteenager in Florida 3 years ago will not face hate-crime charges at a Federal level. GeorgeZimmerman was acquitted of second-degree murder after saying he opened fire on TrayvonMartin in self-defence. The case triggered a fierce debate in the US of the guns and racerelations.The European Finance Commissioner has said the Euro-zone's approval of changes by Greeceto its bailout programme has averted an immediate financial crisis. But Pierre Moscovici said thedeal was only the starting point, Greece has until the end of April to find a more permanentsolution to its debt crisis. And the government of Alexis Tsipras has been criticised forabandoning many of its electoral promises, as Mark Lowen reports from Athens.They had to roll back on certain pledges and for example their pledge to raise the minimumwage by 170 euros a month, to reverse privatization, to reverse austerity measures actuallyand to rehire thousands of public-sectors workers laid off during the financial crisis. What thePrime Minister said is that he was back into a corner on this, that Greece had to compromiseand take awesome concessions in terms of spending more on welfare, on helping the victims ofthe humanitarian crisis as they call it, but they had to negotiate with the Euro-zone on this, andthey managed to negotiate and keep Greece in the Euro-zone.More than 30 people have been killed in Iraq in a series of bomb blasts in and around the capitalBagdad. Twenty-five of the victims died in a dual attack that took place just before sunset.First a suicide bomber detonated in an explosive vest in atea shop, then a minute later a carparked on the street outside blew up.Fossil teeth found in Kenya have shed new light on the origins of the hippopotamus and how itreached Africa. Researchers say the teeth which are about 28 million years old, confirmed thelink to a family of now extinct plant-eating semi-acritic mammals called Hathoric Fears.戴维·奥斯丁为你播报BBC新闻。

1.感恩节( Thanksgiving Day )感恩节是北美地区庆祝丰收、增迸团结的节日。

这是北美特有的传统习俗节日，特别在美国更为盛行。

1620年9月，102人为了寻求自由、摆脱宗教与政治上的迫害，乘一艘名叫“五月花”号的木船从央格兰来到美国，最终于当年冬天抵达普利茅斯安家落户。

由于环境恶劣他们在建立家园的过程中遇到了极大的困难，到来年严冬结束时，只有50多人生存了下来。

所幸的是，这时他们结识了当地的印第安人，并得到了他们的悉心指导和热情帮助，从而迎来了秋天的大丰收。

为了感激上帝恩赐的丰收和答谢印第安人的真诚帮助，移民们在1621 年11 月下旬的星期四举行了感恩庆典。

1941年美国总统罗斯福批准了一项国会决议，规定每年11月的第四个星期四为感恩节延续至今。

感恩节期间美国城乡都要举行化装游行、戏剧表演、射击、打靶等体育比赛。

晚上一家人围坐在一起吃传统的有烤火鸡和南瓜馅饼的感恩宴。

火鸡是感恩节的传统主菜。

它原是栖息于北美洲的野禽，后经人们大批词养，成为美味家禽，每只可重达四五十磅。

按照食谱，一只20磅左右的火鸡要烤上4个小时，直到火鸡完全熟烂了。

它需要整只烤出，鸡皮烤成深棕色，肚子里还要塞上许多拌好的食物，如碎面包等。

烧火鸡的汁，会被用来制成黏稠的肉酱，伴上甜甜的果酱作为火鸡的调料。

火鸡的吃法也有一定洪究。

端上桌后，由男主人用刀切成薄片分给大家。

然后由各人自己浇上卤汁，撒上盐, 味道十分鲜美。

感恩节的食物除火鸡外，还有红莓苔子果酱、甜山芋、玉蜀黍、南瓜饼、沙拉、自己烘烤的面包及各种蔬菜和水果等。

这些东西都是感恩节的传统食品。

美国最著名的感恩节庆典是梅西感恩节大游行( Macy’sThanksgiving Day Parade )，该活动始于1924 年，游行在感恩节上午九时开始，持续三个小时，声势浩大能吸引数十万民众现场观看。

2.奶昔( milk shake )奶昔是一种清凉的甜食饮品，原料包括鲜奶或酸奶、冰激凌、果味糖浆或新鲜水果、冰块等，利用搅拌机器或手工将其混合搅拌而成。

现代大学英语听力2Unit 8Task 1News Item 1The United States central bank, the Federal Reserve, has raised interest rates for the third time this year. The Federal Reserve raised the overnight bank lending rate by 0.25 percent (one fourth of one percent) to 5.5 percent. It raised the discount rate also by 0.25 percent to 5 percent. The Federal Reserve said it had no plans to raise interest rates again any time soon. It said the increase today should reduce the danger of inflation.News Item 2The Commerce Department says the American economy has shrunk for the first time in eight years. The total value of goods and services produced in the United States fell by four tenth of one percent (0.4 percent) in the period of July through September. A recession is commonly defined as at least six months where the economy shrinks.News Item 3A fall in the New York market had been widely predicted following Friday's better than expected US employment figures. US bonds from which the government funds long-term borrowing fell nearly two points on the news that more jobs had been created in March than had been expected. The Dow Jones Index was closed on Friday for the Easter holiday, so today was the first chance for the share market to react.News Item 4And we go straight to Wall Street where share prices closed higher. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up nearly 1 percent or 89 points at 10,205. Shares made up for some of the losses they incurred in the past week, thanks to what was interpreted as \control\Task 2News Item 1China has launched a manned space flight, becoming the third country to do so 40 years after the Soviet Union and the United States. A single astronautwas on board the Shenzhou V Craft, which took off from the Gobi Desert. It's expected to go round the earth 14 times during a 24-hour period before landing in Inner Mongolia. President Hu Jintao watched the launch, a sign of the importance China attaches to its space programme. Francis Marguez reports from Beijing.Half an hour after the spacecraft blasted off, China's state television showed footage of the launch, the rocket climbing slowly into the clear blue sky. And many Chinese will feel theircountry has taken a proud step towards modernity.News Item 2China's first man in space has returned to Earth. Reports say Chinese officials declared the space flight a success. Astronaut Yang Liwei is also reported to be in good health. On Tuesday, China became only the third nation to send a person into orbit. Astronaut Yang and his spacecraft landed in China's Inner Mongolia early Thursday. He had orbited the earth 14 times in about 20 hours. The United States and Russia praised China for the launch. Russia and the United States were the first two nations to send people into space.Task 3Negotiators have agreed to the wording of a proposed international treaty on tobacco control. Delegates from more than 170 countries approved the final wording earlier this month in Switzerland. This came after four years of negotiations. The proposed treaty is called the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. It will be presented in May at the yearly meeting of the World Health Organization, a UN agency. The final version approved there will also require individual approval by WHO members. Once 40 nations have approved it, the treaty will go into effect in those countries.Member states cannot make any amendments once the WHO approves a final version of the treaty. They must either accept or reject the agreement as itis written. The proposed Framework Convention on Tobacco Control is part of the efforts to reduce deaths and diseases from smoking.The WHO estimates that almost five million people die each year from lung cancer and other tobacco-related diseases. That number could rise to ten million a year by 2021. Developing nations are the biggest growth areas fortobacco-related diseases. These nations are calling for the strongest laws possible to control tobacco. The treaty would ban advertising and other marketing campaigns for tobacco products, where doing so would not violate a country's constitution. It also calls for high tobacco taxes. It would even require companies to make public all the substances they use to make cigarettes.In addition, tobacco companies would have to place health warnings on at least thirty percent of their products. These warnings could not include information that might lead people to believe that some cigarettes are less harmful than others. In addition, governments would have to support treatment programs to help people stop smoking. And, there would have to be education campaigns to get people not to start. The proposed treaty also calls for measures to protect non-smokers from secondhand smoke, that is, smoke from other people's tobacco.Task 4Thank you. And thank you for asking me to share in your weekly address to the American people.Britain and America have so much in common: language, values, belief in family and community, in a real sense of national pride. We share many problems, too. And it has been clear from our discussions that we are agreed, in general terms, about some of the solutions.You took the tough decisions needed for long-term economic stability. We are doing so. You have focused on education, welfare reform, a new approach to crime. So are we. Together, we are breaking down boundaries of left and right and creating a new politics of the radical centre.Task 5Each year, the Nobel Committee in Oslo, Norway announces the winners ofits famous Nobel Prizes. Most winners of the Nobel Peace Prize have been men. Only ten percent have been women since the prize was first presented in 1901.Now the United Nations Development Fund for Women and the human rights group International Alert have presented a new award to honor women peacemakers. It is called the Millennium Peace Prize for Women. Officials will present the award every three years. The award recognizes women's actions inbuilding peace, protecting women's human rights and supporting community life during and after war.Experts say women are usually not as involved in the peace process as men are. However, their work to reestablish normal community life after peace has been reached is very important. Because of this, International Alert says women also need to be recognized as leaders in peace building.Earlier this month, six women and organizations received the Millennium Peace Prize for Women. One of the winners is the Colombian group \Peace. This group has organized protests against the violence between rebel groups and the Colombian government.The group \the peace process between the military and rebel forces in Papua New Guinea. Another winner is the group \in Black\It is an international organization that organizes protests against violence, aggression and war.Flora Brovina also received the peace prize. She organized the \of Albanian Women of Kosovo\Asma Jahangir and Hina Jilani are also peace prize winners. They worked to support human rights and women's rights in Pakistan. And the leader of the women's movement in Rwanda also won the Millennium Peace Prize, after her death. Veneranda Nzambazamariya helped rebuild Rwanda after the mass killings in 1994. She died in a plane crash last year.Task 6News Item 1Brazil's new Health Minister Hosein Selar has sacked two senior health officials in Rio de Janeiro amid growing concern about the epidemic of dengue fever. More than 80,000 people in southeast Brazil have caught the mosquito-born disease which causes severe headaches, fever and vomiting. In some cases, it can be fatal. Our Brazil correspondent Steven Switch reports that President Fernando Henrique Cardoso regards the issue of health care as his government's biggest political weakness.News Item 2In agriculture news. The European Union has banned all imports of animal products from the Netherlands. The ban was ordered after the Dutch governmentconfirmed four cases of foot-and-mouth disease there. Dutch officials have had all infected animals destroyed. Until now, only Britain and France have been affected by the animal disease. Also, in the American State of Vermont, officials seized some sheep suspected of having mad cow disease. More than 230 sheep were taken from a farm. The animals will be destroyed and tested for the disease.Task 7Announcer: ... in Garderers' Question Time at 2 o'clock. And now over to Gordon Chartwell in the newsroom.Newsreader: Here is the news, read by Gordon Chartwell. The cruise liner, Princess of Wales , which ran aground last night off the island of St. Catherine in the Caribbean, is reported to be sinking. Here's a report from our correspondent in Jamaica, Graham Smith.Graham Smith: A weak radio signal was received here in Kingston a few hours ago from the radio operator on the 28,000-ton luxury cruise ship, the Princess of Wales. According to this message, the ship is taking in water and is starting to sink. All the passengers have been ordered into the lifeboats and told to make for the nearby island of St. Catherine, the coast of which is some 20 miles from the scene of the accident. In normal circumstances this would be an easy 3-hour trip, but with Hurricane Zelda approaching fast and blowing away from the island, it's feared that some boats may not make it in time to the safety of the island. Once on the island, it would be possible for passengers and crew to shelter from the wind and await rescue. The Royal Navy frigate Steadfast is heading for St. Catherine at full speed but it may take her up to 24 hours to get there. So things look pretty grim for the 700 passengers and 420 crew at the moment. This is Graham Smith in Kingston, Jamaica.Newsreader: As soon as we have any further news we will interrupt our programmes to bring it to you. And now the rest of the news. In Liverpool today the Prime Minister said in a speech... Part TwoAnnouncer: We interrupt this programme to take you over to the newsroomfor a newsflash. Newsreader: This is Gordon Chartwell in the newsroom with a further report from our correspondent Graham Smith in Jamaica about the stranded liner, Princess of Wales.Graham Smith: A further signal has been picked up from the Princess of Wales within the past few minutes. According to this, the ship is now out of danger. Apparently the damage to the lineris not as serious as was originally thought and she is still completely seaworthy and out of danger. However, before this was realized, 5 of the lifeboats had been launched and about 200 passengers and crew had made their way to the island of St. Catherine where they are reported to be safe. For the time being they are likely to remain on the island. The remaining 920 peopleare still on board the liner and in no danger. Although Hurricane Zelda has reached the island, the wind seems to have blown itself out to some extent and although there are heavy seas, there is no danger for a ship of the size ofthe Princess of Wales. The ship is now clear of the rocks. The passengers and crew sheltering on the island will be brought off by the Royal Navy frigate Steadfast, which is now close to the area. Apart from a few minor injuriesthere are no casualties. This is Graham Smith returning you to the studio.Newsreader: There will be a further report in our main news at one o'clock. And now back to Down Your Way...Task 8News Item 1The European Union has officially approved the Kyoto Treaty on climate change. Officials from all 15 EU states attended a ceremony Friday at the United Nations in New York. However, the treaty still needs the approval of more countries to come into effect. The treaty limits the release byindustrial countries of gases blamed for trapping heat in the atmosphere. The United States was one of the first countries to sign the Kyoto Treaty, but has since withdrawn. President Bush says the treaty could harm the American economy.News Item 2Welcome to BBC World News, I'm Nick Gowing. Environment ministers from 180 countries will start trying to rescue the Kyoto Treaty on global warming shortly. They join their officials who have been meeting all week in the German city of Bonn. The 1997 Kyoto agreement commits industrialized countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The protocol was undermined in a major way in March when US President George W. Bush said it would weaken America's economy.It's Beethoven who dominates the town square here and it's unlikely that he'll have to give up his place to a monument celebrating a conference which halted global warming. Ministers from over 180 countries have already agreed to global cuts in emissions of greenhouse gases 5 percent below the 1990 levels. But here they must decide how this will be achieved. Since George Bush pulled out of the deal, the argument is between Japan and Europe. The Japanese want flexible rules allowing them to plant more trees in place of steep cuts in pollution and weaker penalties for missing targets. Europe doesn't like it but really wants a deal.News Item 3A major international conference on climate change is to open in Moscow shortly with Russia感谢您的阅读，祝您生活愉快。

人教版八年级英语下册 Unit 8 单元测试卷（含答案）Ⅰ.. 单项选择( )1. There are two reports in the newspaper. One is about the three-child policy(政策), and ______ is about Mars exploration(探测).A. anotherB. the otherC. others( )2. ______, boys and girls. The school bus is leaving in five minutes.A. Give upB. Take upC. Hurry up( )3. So lar, the number of people using 5G mobile phones ______ a lot.A. is incivasingB. are increasingC. has increasedD. have increased ( )4. Turn the world into a big family, and we’ll make people’s wishes _____ true earlier.A. comesB. will comeC. comeD. to come( )5. Ann has got a letter from her best friend. It makes ______ quite excited.A. sheB. herC. hersD. herself( )6. The Art of War is great and I ______ it many times so far.A. readB. am readingC. have read( )7. If you want to finish the work today, you’ll have to ______.A. hurry upB. come upC. catch upD. put up( )8. —______ is the population of Guizhou?—It has more than ______ people.A. How much; thirty-eight millions ofB. How many; thirty-eight million ofC. What; thirty-eight millionD. How large; thirty-eight millions( )9. —I saw him walking______ a hospital just now. What’s the matter with him?—He has a fever.A. onB. towardsC. at( )10. I haven’t finished _______ the novel. So I can’t return it to you today.A. readingB. readC. to readD. readsⅡ. 完形填空Little Women is Louisa May Alcott’s most famous novel. The novel follows the (11)_____ of the four March sisters —Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy —and is based on thewriter’s own (12)______ of growing up with her three sisters during the American Civil War(1861-1865).The main theme in the story is the importance of (13)______ Other themes include the need to work and self-improvement.When the story begins the sisters are complaining because they are (14)______ and have to work. Their mother says that they mustn’t spend money on pleasure (15)______ there is a war and everybody must help. Their father is in the army. In the letters their father sends home he tells his daughters to work hard and not to waste their time. They must try to (16)______ the bad things in their lives and stay cheerful. He wants to be proud of them when he comes home. The girls decide to make an effort to (17)______ themselves because they love and miss their father very much.Alcott was interested in women’s rights and, through the four Marc h sisters, she explored(探索) four different (18)______ of being a woman in those days. Meg leaves the family to get (19)______ and have a new family. Beth devotes(致力于) herself to (20)______ her own family. Amy focuses on herself and her own pleasure. And Jo, like Alcott herself, tries to have a career in writing and care for her family at the same time.( )11. A. rules B. lives C. secrets( )12. A. experiences B. expressions C. directions( )13. A. friendship B. work C. family( )14. A. poor B. rich C. clever( )15. A. so B. because C. if( )16. A. sell B. find C. accept( )17. A. improve B. serve C. imagine( )18. A. maps B. ways C. circles( )19. A. dressed B. lost C. married( )20. A. looking after B. looking for C. asking forⅢ. 阅读理解Once there lived an old man in a town. He always forgot a lot of things. So his wife always had to say to him, “Don’t forget this.”One day he went on a long way alone. Before he left home, his wife said, “Now you have all these things. You need them on your way. Take care of your things on the way.” He went to the station. He bought a ticket and got on the train w ith it.About an hour later, the conductor began to see the tickets. He came to the old man and said, “Will you please show me your ticket?” The old man looked for his ticket in all his pockets but he could not find it. He was very worried. “I can’t find m y ticket. I really bought a ticket before I got on the train,” said the old man.“I think you are right. I believe you bought a ticket. All right, you don’t have to buy another ticket,” said the conductor kindly. But the old man still(仍然) looked worried an d said sadly, “You don’t know why I’m worried. If I don’t find my ticket, I can’t remember my station. Where am I going?”( )21. The old man bought a ticket _______.A. after he got on the trainB. before he got on the trainC. when the conductor told him to buy oneD. when he found he had no ticket with him( )22. About an hour later, the conductor began _______.A. to buy the ticketsB. to look for the ticketsC. to check(检查) the ticketsD. to show the tickets( )23. The conductor told the old m an that he didn’t need to buy another ticket because ______.A. the man was very oldB. he thought the old man had no money with himC. the old man showed him the ticketD. he believed the old man( )24. The old man still looked worried because _______.A. he couldn’t get on the trainB. he lost his ticket and a lot of moneyC. he thought his wife would get angry with himD. he forgot where he was going( )25. Which of the following is right?A. The old man went on the trip with his wife.B. The old man didn’t find his ticket.C. The conductor was also an old man.D. The old man had to buy another ticket.Ⅳ. 根据句子意思及汉语提示完成单词。

Unit 8 Business and EconomySection A1.In India, five million news subscribers are signing up for mobile phone connections everymonth as the wireless telecommunication market booms.2.General Motors has started the white-collar layoffs it’s promised as it struggles to becomemore competitive.3.The Commerce Department says consumer spending weakened in February after an upsurgein January.4.A Dubai company says it’s ready to give up its attempt to take over some managementoperations at six US seaports.5.Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree opening up the country’s biggestcompany, the energy giant Gazprom, to foreign investors.6.A strong set of jobs numbers from the Labor Department has raised inflation concerns andcaused an upsurge in interest rates.7.The US has proposed cutting by 60% those subsidies to its farmers that distort world trade.8.The world’s biggest retailer, the American company Wal-Mart, has reported its first drop inprofits for more than 10 years. They’ve fallen by 26% in the past three months mainly because of costs linked to the sale of its businesses in Germany.9.General Motors is selling most of its stake in Japanese automaker Suzuki.10.A T&T says it will buy BellSouth for 67 billion dollars in stock, a move the company sayswill offer substantial financial benefits for stockholders of both companies.Section B1.The Dow Jones Industrial A verage closed 104 points to 11,076 in active trading today. TheNASDAQ closed up 12 at 2,262. And the S&P closed up 9 points today to 1,281. The S&P was down 5 points for the week.2.American beef is back in the Japanese market and slated to return to South Korea soon. Butfor America’s beef exporters who lost two of the three largest markets in 2003 after a few cases of mad cow disease were discovered in the US, it is going to be an uphill struggle.3.The executive board of the International Monetary Fund meeting in Washington has agreed towrite off more than three billion dollars in debt owed to it by some of the world’s poorest countries.4.Ford Motor Company plans to close truck manufacturing plants in Virginia and Minnesota in2008. The closure is a part of Ford’s effort to make its North American operation profitable again.5.The New Y ork Stock Exchange enters a new era tomorrow morning. For the first time in itshistory the exchange will become a for-profit entity that sells its own shares to the public.Section CItem 1The European Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson is facing criticism from France and some other countries over negotiations on a new global trade agreement. At today’s EU foreign ministers’ meeting Mr. Mandelson is being called on to clarify concessions he is said to have madeto reduce EU farm subsidies as part of a deal to help less-developed countries. There were suggestions the cuts are more generous than those agreed by EU member states and that Mr. Mandelson is exceeding his mandate. He’s denied the accusation.Item 2Oil prices hit a record high of more than 71 dollars a barrel today in part because traders were worried about possible disruptions in supply. Analysts said there is concern(s) about the nuclear dispute with Iran and civil violence in Nigeria, both important oil suppliers. The rise in oil prices comes despite a new report from OPEC that predicts a weakening in world demand for oil. Analysts said if it weren’t for concern about supplies, growing inventories of crude oil would be forcing prices down.Item 3Boeing has agreed to pay 15 million dollars to settle a dispute with the State Department over foreign sales of commercial aircraft equipped with a small gyro chip that has military applications. The chip is used in some missile guidance systems. The fine is among the largest ever paid by a company for violation of the Arms Export Control Act. Boeing failed to get the license required for foreign sales of the gyro chip and then continued the sales even after the State Department told the firm to stop. Boeing spokesman says in hindsight the company should have handled the matter differently.Section EThe topics normally concerned in the topic。

八年级上册英语课文朗读人教版第8单元Unit 8: English Reading - People and PlacesIn the 8th unit of the 8th-grade textbook of English Reading, we continue to explore various texts related to people and places. In this unit, we will engage in reading passages that introduce different individuals and locations, helping us expand our vocabulary, enhance our reading comprehension, and develop our language skills. Together, let's embark on a journey of discovery through these captivating texts.1. A Day in the Life of a News ReporterThis passage introduces us to the busy life of a news reporter. Through vivid descriptions, we gain insight into the challenges they face and the tasks they perform. The text showcases the importance of effective communication, critical thinking, and adaptability in this profession. As we read, we can reflect on the qualities required to succeed as a news reporter and perhaps even gain inspiration for our own future careers.2. Exploring the City of PragueTravel enthusiasts will delight in this passage as we virtually explore the beautiful city of Prague. From its fascinating history to its architectural wonders, we dive into the charm and allure that Prague offers. Through descriptive language and engaging details, we can visualize ourselves strolling through the cobblestone streets, admiring the medieval castles, and indulging in the local cuisine. This passage not only expands our knowledge of different places but also allows us to appreciate the cultural diversity of our world.3. An Inspiring Figure: Malala YousafzaiThis empowering passage introduces us to the remarkable story of Malala Yousafzai. We learn about her advocacy for girls' education, her struggle against adversity, and her Nobel Peace Prize recognition. As we immerse ourselves in this text, we are inspired to stand up for what we believe in, appreciate the value of education, and contribute positively to our communities. The lesson from Malala's story is one of resilience, determination, and the power of raising one's voice for change.4. Nature's Marvel: The Great Barrier ReefThrough this passage, we venture into the depths of the Great Barrier Reef, one of the world's most extraordinary ecosystems. It provides us with a glimpse into the awe-inspiring beauty and biodiversity that exists beneath the ocean's surface. With engaging descriptions and facts, we learn about the importance of preserving this natural wonder and the efforts made to protect its fragile ecosystem. Reading about the Great Barrier Reef inspires us to appreciate and care for the environment in our own lives.5. The Joy of VolunteeringIn this passage, we discover the joy and fulfillment that can be found through volunteering. We encounter personal stories of individuals who dedicate their time and energy to helping others. The text emphasizes the positive impact that volunteering can have on both the beneficiaries and the volunteers themselves. Throughout the passage, we reflect on the value of empathy, kindness, and the importance of giving back to society. This reading encourages us to consider ways in which we can make a difference in our own communities.ConclusionThe 8th unit of the 8th-grade English Reading textbook introduces us to a diverse range of texts centered around people and places. Through engaging stories, descriptive passages, and inspiring narratives, we expand our understanding of the world and the individuals who inhabit it. The texts prompt us to contemplate our own roles within society and encourage us to explore our passions.As we continue our English language learning journey, let us remember the power of reading and the opportunities it presents for personal growth, cultural appreciation, and the acquisition of knowledge. May these texts serve as stepping stones to further ignite our curiosity, inspiring us to explore even more captivating stories in the future.。

八年级上册英语沪教版u8知识点八年级上册英语沪教版 Unit 8 知识点在八年级上册英语中，Unit 8 是一个关于环保的单元。

在这个单元中，我们学习了有关保护环境的知识和方法。

以下是本单元的知识点总结：1. 环保用语环保用语是扩展词汇的一部分，可以帮助我们了解有关环境问题的词汇和表达方式。

以下是一些常见的环保用语：(1) Recycle：回收利用(2) Pollution：污染(3) Waste：浪费(4) Environment：环境(5) Renewable energy：可再生能源(6) Carbon footprint：碳足迹(7) Sustainable development：可持续发展(8) Biodiversity：生物多样性2. 环境问题环保意识的第一步是了解环境问题。

以下是一些常见的环境问题：(1) Air pollution：空气污染(2) Water pollution：水污染(3) Soil pollution：土壤污染(4) Climate change：气候变化(5) Waste disposal：废物处理3. 环保行动为了保护环境，我们需要学习环保行动和方法。

以下是一些环保行动：(1) Reduce, reuse, recycle：减少、重复使用、回收利用(2) Use public transportation：使用公共交通工具(3) Turn off lights and electronics：关闭灯光和电子设备(4) Save water：节约用水(5) Plant trees：种植树木4. 减少碳排放碳排放是引起气候变化的重要原因。

为了减少碳排放，我们可以采取以下行动：(1) 减少用电量(2) 使用可再生能源(3) 使用环保型交通工具(4) 减少食物浪费(5) 种植植物以吸收二氧化碳总之，八年级上册英语沪教版 Unit 8 提供了许多关于环保的知识和方法。

初中英语News Item 8听力理解Notes:Ariel Sharon 沙龙（以色列现任总理）Communication 交往Palestine 巴勒斯坦国（位于巴勒斯坦地区。

1947年联合国通过的《巴勒斯坦分治决议》，规定在巴勒斯坦建立阿拉伯国家和犹太国。

但是1980年以色列宣布耶路撒冷（Jerusalem）为以色列国首都，而1988年11月15日，巴勒斯坦全国委员会通过了《独立宣言》，宣布在巴勒斯坦土地上建立以耶路撒冷（Jerusalem）为首都的巴勒斯坦国，强调巴勒斯坦是一个阿拉伯国家。

为此，这一地区麻烦不断，一直是国际新闻焦点。

）Palestinian 巴勒斯坦人，巴勒斯坦（人）的halt attack 停止攻击announcement 通知Mahmoud Abbas 马哈茂德·阿巴斯（现任巴勒斯坦民族权利机构主席。

他是巴勒斯坦前总理，2004年11月接替已故的阿拉法特成为巴勒斯坦民族权利机构主席。

阿巴斯曾在莫斯科大学获得博士学位。

）be sworn-in 宣誓就职Yasser Arafat 亚西尔·阿拉法特（原巴勒斯坦民族权利机构主席。

2004年在法国巴黎因病逝世。

）Palestinian Authority 巴勒斯坦民族权利机构refuse 拒绝negotiate with 谈判Exercise:I. Listen to the news and answer the following questions.1. What did Israeli Prime Minister order?2. Why did he make such an order?3. Why did Israel and the United States refuse to negotiate with Yasser Arafat when he was in power?II. Listen to the news again and retell the news story with your own words.On Friday, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon ordered that all communication with the Palestinian Authority be cut. He said communications would stop until the new Palestinian President controls militants and halts attacks. The announcement came hours before Mahmoud Abbas was to be sworn-in. Yasser Arafat was Palestinian Authority president until his death in November. Israel and the United States hadrefused to negotiate with him as attacks against Israel continued.答案：I. 1. All communication with the Palestinian Authority be cut.2. Because attacks against Israel continued.3. Because attacks against Israel continued.II.（see the tapescript）。

一、选择题1．Oh, It’s seven 0’clock. Could you ___________the TV? I want to watch the news.A．turn on B．turn downC．turn up D．turn off A解析：A【解析】【详解】句意：哦，现在7点了，你能打开电视吗？我想看新闻。

turn on打开；turn down关小；拒绝；turn up开大；出现；turn off关闭。

根据句意I want to watch the news.可知，这里应表示“打开电视”，故选A。

2．Remember to add some sugar______the stewed apples.A．to B．On C．at D．For A解析：A【解析】【详解】句意：记得把一些糖加入到炖熟的苹果里面。

动词add意为“增加”，固定搭配add.. .to...意为“把……加到……上”，这里的介词应使用to，而非on/at/for，故选A。

3．—Have you returned the book to the library yet?—Not yet. Don't worry. I ________ it soon.A．return B．returnedC．have returned D．will return D解析：D【详解】句意“-你已经把书还到图书馆了吗？-还没有，别担心，我马上还”。

A.一般现在时；B.一般过去时；C.现在完成时；D.一般将来时。

根据句意可知，表示说话后我就去还，用一般将来时，故选D。

4．—How hot it is today!—Yes.The ________ may be over 35℃.A．machine B．weather C．watermelon D．temperature D解析：D【详解】句意：——今天太热了！——是的。

气温可能是在35度以上。

八年级英语上册第八单元人教版听说读写全文共3篇示例，供读者参考篇1Unit 8 - A Whole New WorldListeningThis unit's listening exercises were all about exploring new frontiers and scientific discoveries. The first dialogue was between two students discussing an upcoming science exhibition at their school. I found it pretty interesting how excited they were about all the exhibits, especially the space exploration one. Makes sense though, I mean who doesn't dream of being an astronaut when they're a kid?The second listening piece was a news report about a marine biologist who discovered a new species of fish in the Pacific Ocean. It was cool learning about her journey and how she stumbled upon this unique newfound creature. Makes you realize there's still so much of our world, and even our oceans, left to be explored and studied. The world is full of unknowns just waiting to be uncovered.SpeakingThe speaking section focused on giving presentations, which is a pretty useful skill. We had to prepare and deliver a short speech introducing a scientific pioneer and their key achievements. I chose Marie Curie since her work on radioactivity was so groundbreaking and important.Giving presentations can be kind of nerve-wracking, but the tips in the book were handy - like maintaining eye contact, speaking slowly and clearly, and using visual aids. I tried employing those strategies and I think my presentation went pretty smoothly overall. Public speaking isn't my favorite thing, but it's a practical ability to have.ReadingThe reading passages in this unit were all so fascinating! The first one was an article about the Mars Curiosity rover and its journey across the red planet. I'm really into space stuff, so I loved learning all the details about Curiosity's missions and discoveries. It's just wild that this robot is millions of miles away literally roaming an alien world and sending back intel.Another reading was an interview with a young inventor who created a smart garden system to help address food insecurity. It was amazing to read about someone my age designing tech to tackle real-world issues like hunger and sustainability. She'sproof that you're never too young to make a positive impact through innovation.WritingFor the writing task, we had to compose a letter to a science museum or institution proposing a new exhibit idea. I decided to pitch an interactive AI experience where visitors could see cutting-edge AI tech in action and even try building basic AI models themselves. I think it could get kids really engaged with and excited about the future of artificial intelligence.Overall, I really enjoyed this unit's theme of scientific exploration and innovation. It opened my eyes to all the incredible new realms we have yet to uncover through intellectual curiosity and human ingenuity. The world's next great frontier could be inside a lab, beneath the waves, written in code, or even light years away among the stars. The possibilities are endless if we keep striving to push boundaries.篇2Unit 8: The World of Listening, Speaking, Reading and WritingWhenever I open my English textbook to Unit 8, I can't help but feel a mixture of excitement and trepidation. On one hand,this unit covers some of the most fundamental aspects of language learning – the four key skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Mastering these is crucial for becoming a proficient English user. But on the other hand, each of these skills presents its own unique challenges that can sometimes feel daunting.Let's start with listening, something we all do every day without even thinking about it. But listening in a foreign language? That's an entirely different ballgame! The unfamiliar sounds, accents, and speech patterns can make even simple conversations feel like trying to decipher an ancient code. And don't even get me started on those pesky listening exercises in our textbooks – I swear the people speaking must be from another planet!Then there's speaking, the skill that fills me with the most dread. As an introvert, I already struggle with public speaking in my native language. But having to formulate sentences on the spot in English, while avoiding embarrassing grammar mistakes or awkward silences? It's like walking a tightrope without a safety net. I admire my classmates who can confidently raise their hands and engage in fluent conversations with our teacher. For me, it's still a work in progress (but hey, at least I'm trying!).Reading, on the other hand, is the skill I find most enjoyable. There's something magical about being able to decipher the written word and unlock entire worlds of knowledge and imagination. Of course, reading in English comes with its own set of hurdles – unfamiliar vocabulary, idiomatic expressions, and cultural references that can leave me scratching my head. But with patience and perseverance (and maybe a dictionary or two), I've found that reading is a gateway to expanding not just my language skills, but also my understanding of different cultures and perspectives.And finally, we come to writing – the skill that, in my opinion, is both the most challenging and the most rewarding. Putting thoughts into words is already a complex process in one's native language, but doing it in a foreign tongue adds an entirely new layer of difficulty. From grappling with grammar rules and sentence structures to finding the right words to convey our ideas, writing in English can feel like an uphill battle. But when I finally manage to craft a cohesive, well-written piece, the sense of accomplishment is unparalleled.As I navigate through this unit, I'm reminded that language learning is a journey, not a destination. Each of these four skills presents its own set of obstacles, but also its own set of rewards.And while I may not excel at all of them (yet), I'm determined to keep practicing, keep learning, and keep pushing myself out of my comfort zone.Because at the end of the day, that's what language is all about – communication, connection, and understanding. And as daunting as it may seem at times, the ability to listen, speak, read, and write in another language is a superpower that opens up a world of possibilities.So here's to Unit 8 and all the challenges (and triumphs) it brings. I may not have it all figured out just yet, but I'm ready to embrace the journey, one skill at a time.篇3Unit 8: Listen, Speak, Read and WriteEnglish class has always been one of my favorite subjects in school. I find the process of learning a new language incredibly fascinating and rewarding. This unit, "Listen, Speak, Read and Write," has been particularly engaging as it focuses on the four fundamental skills required to truly master English.Listening ComprehensionThe listening exercises in this unit have been quite challenging, but also incredibly valuable. At first, I found it difficult to keep up with the pace of native English speakers, but as we practiced more and more, my ear became attuned to the rhythms and intonations of the language.One exercise that really helped me improve my listening skills was the dialogue practice. We would listen to conversations between native speakers and then answer comprehension questions or discuss the key points. This not only improved my ability to understand spoken English, but also gave me insight into the nuances of casual conversation, such as idioms, slang, and cultural references.Another helpful exercise was dictation. By listening carefully and transcribing what was said, I was able to reinforce my understanding of vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure. It was a great way to actively engage with the listening material and solidify my comprehension.Speaking PracticeSpeaking has always been one of the more daunting aspects of learning English for me. The idea of having to formulate thoughts and express them fluently in a foreign language can be quite nerve-wracking. However, this unit has provided ampleopportunities for me to practice and gain confidence in my speaking abilities.One of the most effective exercises for improving my speaking skills has been the group discussions. We would be given a topic or prompt, and then have to engage in a conversation with our classmates, sharing our thoughts and opinions. This not only helped me practice speaking English in a more natural setting, but also challenged me to think critically and express myself clearly.Another valuable exercise was the oral presentations. While initially terrifying, these presentations forced me to organize my thoughts, practice my pronunciation, and deliver a coherent speech in front of my peers. With each presentation, I became more comfortable and confident in my ability to speak English fluently.Reading ComprehensionReading has always been one of my stronger suits when it comes to learning English. I find that reading not only expands my vocabulary and reinforces grammar rules, but also provides valuable cultural and contextual insights into the language.In this unit, we've read a variety of texts, ranging from short stories and articles to poems and excerpts from novels. One of the most engaging reading assignments was a short story about a young person's journey to self-discovery. Not only did it challenge my comprehension skills, but it also resonated with me on a personal level, allowing me to connect with the characters and themes in a deeper way.Another valuable reading exercise was the analysis of various writing styles and genres. By examining the techniques and devices used by different authors, I gained a better understanding of how language can be used to convey specific messages and evoke certain emotions. This has not only improved my reading comprehension, but has also provided valuable insights that I can apply to my own writing.Writing PracticeWriting has always been one of the most challenging aspects of learning English for me. Translating my thoughts into coherent, grammatically correct sentences and paragraphs can be a daunting task. However, this unit has provided ample opportunities for me to practice and hone my writing skills.One of the most valuable exercises has been the guided writing assignments. We would be given a prompt or topic, andthen have to draft an essay or story following specific guidelines and criteria. This not only helped me practice organizing my thoughts and expressing them clearly in written form, but also reinforced important writing techniques and conventions.Another helpful exercise was peer review. After completing a writing assignment, we would exchange papers with our classmates and provide feedback and suggestions for improvement. This not only helped me identify areas where I needed to improve, but also allowed me to learn from the strengths and weaknesses of my peers.Additionally, we've practiced various writing styles and genres, such as persuasive essays, narratives, and poetry. Each genre presents its own unique challenges and requirements, forcing me to adapt my writing style and techniques accordingly. This has been an invaluable learning experience, as it has broadened my understanding of the versatility and nuances of the English language.ConclusionAs I reflect on this unit, "Listen, Speak, Read and Write," I can't help but feel a sense of accomplishment and growth. While the journey has been challenging at times, the practice andexposure to these four fundamental skills have undoubtedly improved my overall proficiency in English.I've gained confidence in my ability to understand and communicate in this language, and I've developed a deeper appreciation for the richness and complexity of English. This unit has not only equipped me with valuable language skills, but has also provided me with a solid foundation upon which I can continue to build and refine my abilities.As I move forward in my English studies, I am filled with excitement and determination. I know that mastering a language is an ongoing process, but with dedication and perseverance, I am confident that I can continue to grow and achieve fluency. This unit has been an invaluable stepping stone on my journey, and I am grateful for the knowledge and experiences it has provided.。

Unit 8 AdvertisingContents:Background informationKey to the exercisesTranslationSupplementary ReadingPart One Background Information:1. Information Related to Lead-in Question 2:Zapproofing (防止忽略) the adsWhen people don‟t care for a commercial, they have a weapon to express their dislike---- the remote control. Ever since its arrival in viewers‟homes, this simple piece of technology has enabled viewers to avoid advertisements they dislike by pushing one button. Readers have been flipping past print ads for years by turning pages; with the remote control, viewers can just as easily flip past television commercials. Moreover because the new viewing environment with more networks, independents, and cable channels offers so many attractive alternatives, viewers are zapping(跳过广告) more frequently than ever before.Zapping is one type of avoidance; another is zipping（跳过广告）, which means fast-forwarding past the commercials on prerecorded videotapes. A related behavior is grazing（精确掐掉广告）, which means flipping around the channels, stopping now and then to look briefly at something, and then moving on. A person adept at grazing knows when a commercial break is about to begin and can time the cycle to return to the original program just as the break ends.The Pretesting Company of Englewood, New Jersey, analyzes commercials to determine where in a commercial audience members are likely to zap it. By knowing when and what turns people off, the company can tell which commercials stand a better chance of not being zapped. For example, Pretesting found that the word period in commercials for sanitary pads and tampons was embarrassing for women viewers. In laboratory studies some 60 percent of the women viewers, upon hearing that word, zapped the commercial before it was complete.The Pretesting Company has found that comparative ads and ads that leave out the brand name until the end are prone to zapping, as are parodies of other commercials, especially if people don‟t like the originals. A number of agencies are using this service to isolate problems and to develop ads that will capture and hold viewers attention. The key to zapproofing is to develop ads with “stopping power.‟ Of course, once the ad arrests viewers‟ attention, it must continue to hold attention by addressing needs that are relevant to viewers‟ interests.2. Information Related to Lead-in Question 3The Psychology of AdvertisingHow does advertising work? This is a very complex question. One thing we do know is that advertising may communicate a number of messages in a number of areas simultaneously. For example, at the same time you understand a copy point, you may also be forming a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the product being advertised. The message‟s impact on both knowledge and liking can happen simultaneously. The following discussion will analyze how advertisingworks in terms of four basic psychological categories: perception, awareness, understanding, and persuasion.Perception: creating stopping powerWhen something has been perceived, the message has registered. One of the biggest challenges for advertisers is simply to get consumers to notice their message. This is harder than it appears. Not only do consumers miss more than half the messages directed at them, other messages continuously compete for their attention.Awareness: making an impressionOnce a message has been perceived and has caught your attention, your perceptual process can move on to the next step, which is awareness of the message and the product. Awareness implies that the message has made an impression on the viewer or reader, who can subsequently identify the advertiser. Note that although awareness of the advertising comes first, awareness of the advertising is not the ultimate objective. As far as the advertiser is concerned, the ultimate objective is awareness of the product, not the advertisement.Attention is a message-design problem. The advertising message can, and must, compete with other messages in the same medium. Within a news medium, the advertising has to be able to compete with the intrinsically interesting nature of the news. In an entertainment medium like television, the advertising has to compete with the mesmerizing entertainment values of programming.Understanding: making it clearBeing aware of the message is not enough. The message must be understood as well. Understanding refers to a conscious mental effort to make sense of the information being presented. That is how we learn things. Whereas attention can be a relatively passive response, understanding demands an active response from the reader or viewer. It is an important part of the process of dealing with information. First we find ourselves interested, then we learn something about the subject of our interest, then we file it away in our memories. That is called knowing.Understanding is particularly important for ads that present a lot of information ---- brand, price, size, how the product works, when and where to use it, and so on. When product differences exist, the features and how they translate into selling points are also important pieces of information to understand. An important requirement of informational advertising is that the explanation be clear and relevant to the prospect（潜在顾客）.Persuasion: making moving messagesIn addition to providing information, advertisements must persuade people to believe or do something. A persuasive message will try to establish, reinforce or change an attitude, build an argument, touch an emotion, or anchor a conviction firmly in the prospect‟s belief structure.Believability is an extremely important concept in advertising. Do consumers believe the messages? Are the claims believable? Do spokespersons（代言人）, particularly authority figures, have credibility? Consumers say they do not believe in advertising claims, but at the same time they find advertising helpful in making better decision. Recent research has found that although consumers want proof of the validity of advertisers‟ claims, they do no require very convincing evident to accept claims.3. Information related to Intensive Reading:Upfront week:In the North American television industry, an upfront is a meeting of television network executives with the press and, more importantly, with major advertisers. It is so called because it signals the start of an important advertising sales period, allowing marketers to buy commercial airtime "up front," or several months before the season begins.In the United States, the major broadcast networks' upfronts occur in New York City during the third week of May, the last full week of that month's sweeps period. The networks announce their fall primetime schedules, including tentative launch dates (i.e. fall or midseason) for new programming, which may be "picked up" the week before. The programming announcements themselves are usually augmented with clips from the new series, extravagant musical numbers, comedic scenes, and appearances by network stars, and take place at grand venues such as Radio City Music Hall or Carnegie Hall. Most cable networks present earlier in the spring; press attention to these announcements is usually much lighter.Upfronts in Canada are similar but occur in the first week of June, after networks there have had a chance to buy Canadian rights to new American series. Both broadcast and non-broadcast channels make presentations, with a single event per ownership group.Broadcast network:A broadcast network is an organization, such as a corporation or other association that provides live or recorded content, such as movies, newscasts, sports, and public affairs programs for broadcast over a group of radio or television stations. They are generally primarily either a television network or a radio network, although some organizations run both types of networks.Replay TV and Digital Video Recorder (DVR):Replay TV was a brand of digital video recorder (DVR). The DVR (similar to a VCR, but recorded onto a hard drive instead of videocassettes) allows its subscribers to digitally record up to300 hours of TV (broadcast, cable, or satellite) or 32 hours in high definition.Replay TV service was only available in the United States via its subscription program. Through the subscription service, searchable program guides were downloaded to the Replay TV unit nightly. Older units were only able to accomplish this download via a dial-up connection. Newer units were also capable of downloading program guides via the user's existing internet connection (broadband or DSL), as well as via the dial-up connection.Like other PVRs, Replay TV allowed the users to record television programs. The subscription service was operated on a monthly fee, or one time payment, lifetime subscription. Each individual unit required a separate subscription. Older units, like the 2000 and 3000 series, did not require monthly subscription fees, and those units that are still in operation continue to receive programming data without a subscription.Clutter:Clutter is a term used to describe the phenomenon of a marketplace being full or even overcrowded with products. It also refers to the extreme amount of advertising the average American sees in their daily lives. Clutter is a major problem for marketers and advertisers.Syndication:Sell or distribute a television program or series to one or more local stations. Syndicated programs include reruns of former network presentations, made-for-TV movies, and film presentations.一年四季美剧和美国电视界的谈资8月底：美国电视剧新季度初开，主要以FOX为代表，这两年都是Prison Break作为每季度第一部首映的电视剧。

新目标九年级英语unit8知识点汇总Unit 8 Knowledge Points Summary-New Target 9th Grade EnglishUnit 8 of New Target 9th Grade English covers a variety of topics related to language learning and communication. In this article, we will summarize the key points and concepts discussed in this unit, highlighting the important aspects that help students improve their English language skills.1. Verb tenses:One of the essential aspects of English grammar is verb tenses. Unit 8 focuses on three main verb tenses: present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect. These tenses are used to indicate actions that happened before a certain time or to express completed actions or events. Understanding and using these tenses appropriately can enhance students' ability to communicate effectively in English.2. Passive voice:The unit also introduces the passive voice. The passive voice is used to shift the focus from the subject of the sentence to the object. It is created by using the auxiliary verb "be" followed by the past participle of the main verb. Learning how to construct and use passive sentencescan help create more varied and sophisticated written and spoken English.3. Reported speech:Reported speech, also known as indirect speech, is another crucial concept covered in this unit. It refers to the act of reporting what someone else said without using their exact words. When reporting speech, certain grammatical changes occur, such as changes in verb tenses, pronouns, and time and place expressions. Mastery of reported speech enables learners to accurately convey information and statements made by others.4. Comparison of adjectives and adverbs:Unit 8 delves into the comparison of adjectives and adverbs. Adjectives and adverbs can take different forms to indicate degrees of comparison such as comparative and superlative. Properly using these forms is important when describing things and making comparisons. Students will learn how to form and use comparative and superlative degrees correctly.5. Vocabulary expansion:This unit also provides an opportunity for expanding vocabulary. It introduces various topics and themes through reading texts, which contain a range of new words and phrases. Students are encouraged to engage with the texts and use context clues to infer the meanings of unfamiliar vocabulary. The acquisition of new words and phrases is crucial for developing language proficiency and communication skills.6. Listening and speaking skills:Listening and speaking skills are emphasized in Unit 8. Students get ample opportunities to practice their listening and speaking skills through various activities. These activities encourage students to listen for specific information, engage in discussions, and present their opinions. This fosters confidence in spoken English and promotes effective communication in real-life situations.7. Reading comprehension:The unit includes reading texts that cover a wide range of topics, including culture, science, and current events. Students are tasked with reading and understanding these texts, as well as answering questions and summarizing key information. Developing strong reading comprehension skills is crucial for overall language development and academic success.8. Writing skills:Unit 8 enhances students' writing skills, focusing on different types of writing, such as descriptive, narrative, and persuasive writing. Students are encouraged to express their thoughts and ideas in a structured and coherent manner. They learn to organize their writing, use appropriate vocabulary and grammar, and develop clear and concise arguments. Effective writing is an essential skill that allows individuals to communicate their ideas effectively.In conclusion, Unit 8 of New Target 9th Grade English covers a wide range of language skills, from grammar and vocabulary to listening, speaking, reading, and writing. By understanding and practicing these knowledge points, students can improve their overall English language proficiency, enabling them to communicate confidently and effectively in various situations.。