牛津深圳版7-9年級課文縮寫整合

1、7A Unit1Anna is an 11-year-old German girl. She lives with her parents, an elder sister and an elder brother in a house close to some mountains. Her father is a doctor and her mother is an Art teacher. She goes to school by school bus. Her favorite subjects are Maths, Art and Science. Her dream is t

2、o be an engineer. She is good at swimming and playing basketball. She wants to make friends with young people from all over the world. 7A Unit2Sam is a junior high school student. He loves going to school. His school is close to his home, so he always goes to school on foot and is seldom late. He en

3、joys studying Geography. He likes to play games with his best friends Tom and Jack during the morning break. Afternoon classes end at 3: 30 p. m. Then he takes part in the school band practice with his friends Tom and Jack. They make great music together. Sam always has a good time at school.7A Unit

4、3The Earth is our home. There are forests and rivers, mountains and fields. There are plants and animals. There are also people like you and me. The Earth provides us with air, water and food. But today, there is a lot of pollution. We burn things to make energy. We put our rubbish into the sea and

5、under the ground. This pollutes the Earth and kills animals and plants. We must stop doing these. For our own future, it is important to protect the Earth. 7A Unit4There are four seasons in a year. Different people like different seasons. Some like spring. In spring, it is warm and wet. It is exciti

6、ng to take a trip. Some like summer. In summer, it is hot and sunny. It is nice to go to the beach and swim in the sea. Some like autumn. In autumn, it is cool and dry. People like to go on a picnic. And some like winter. In winter, it is often cold and snowy. Children like to play in the snow. It i

7、s interesting to make snowmen. 7A Unit5I will be one of the first students to travel into space. It will take us about four days to get there by spaceship. Theres no gravity in space, so well have to tie ourselves to our beds in the spaceship when we sleep. When we arrive, Im going to walk on the Mo

8、on. Ill have to wear a spacesuit to help me breathe because theres no air on the Moon. Im going to take as many photos as I can, that is, if my camera still works up there.7A Unit6Shanghai is one of the largest cities in the world. If you like sightseeing, you will love it. Peoples Square is one of

9、the places of interest in the centre of Shanghai. The Bund is where old Shanghai meets new Shanghai. If you walk along the Bund, youll see many old buildings. The Pudong New Area on the other side of the Bund has many modern buildings. Yu Garden is a traditional garden. You can enjoy history and nat

10、ural beauty there.7A Unit7Linda and Leo attended the Clubs Fair at Rosie Bridge School last month. First they learnt about the Rocket Club. They were surprised to see a boy launch a rocket into the sky. Then they went to the Solar Power Club. There they saw a girl use a remote control to drive a toy

11、 car and the car used power from the Sun. Linda and Leo learnt about many clubs. After the fair, they felt excited and they wanted to join all the clubs. 7A Unit8Sam and Helens grandparents have a lot of free time and they spend a lot of time collecting almost everything. Their grandma collects door

12、bells. There are eight doorbells on their front door. Their grandpa likes collecting newspapers. They are everywhere in the room. Their grandparents both like collecting toys, so their living room is full of toys. But grandpa told Sam and Helen not to spend too much time collecting things for they h

13、ad school work to do. 7B Unit1My grandma was a short woman with grey hair. She was always cheerful and good at cooking. I will never forget the taste of her dishes, and the smell as well.Alice is my best friend. She often tells me jokes to make me laugh, but she never makes fun of others. We will al

14、ways remain friends.Mr. Li is my Maths teacher. He is strict about our studies. He often encourages us and says, “Never give up and youll be successful.”7B Unit2France lies in Western Europe. Paris is the capital of France. Here you will find many famous places of interest such as the Louvre Museum.

15、 If you prefer to go shopping, the Champs-Elysees is the perfect place. France is also famous for its wine. Farmers grow grapes in the centre of France to make excellent French wine. The south of France has wonderful beaches. And the mountains in the French Alps are the best places to visit in winte

16、r if you like skiing. France has something for everyone. Why not go there on holiday?7B Unit3John is a blind man. He cannot go anywhere by himself. One day he went to a hotel with Charlie, his guide dog. At night, he woke up because he heard Charlie barking loudly. There was a fire. Smoke started to

17、 come in from under the door. With the help of Charlie, John put some wet towels along the bottom of the door. Some time later, a fire engine came. A fireman got them out of the building. They were safe.7B Unit4Rebecca wanted to know about trees and how they help us. She interviewed Dr. Jones. Dr. J

18、ones told her that trees help us in many ways. They keep the air cool and clean. They take in harmful gases from the air and produce oxygen for us to breathe. In fact, many of the things in our daily lives come from trees. For example, paper pencils, fruit and oil. Tea also comes from the leaves of

19、trees. Trees really make our lives more convenient. We cant imagine a world without trees. We should stop cutting down millions of trees every year.7B Unit5Dora talked to a drop of water in her bathroom. The drop of water ordered Dora to turn off the tap, because she was wasting water. It told Dora

20、its story. It was in a cloud, then dropped into a river and ran into a reservoir. People added some chemicals to it to make it clean. After that, it travelled through the pipes under the streets and came to Dora s home. Water is very valuable, so it asked Dora not to waste or pollute it.7B Unit6One

21、evening, Daisy wanted to buy a packet of sweets. Her brother Benny asked her to get him a packet of electricity. He wanted to make her look foolish. Then Benny talked with his parents about electricity. Electricity flows through wires, like water, in a way. They are connected to cables under the str

22、eet and the cables are connected to a power station. A moment later, Daisy came back with a packet of batteries. Their dad said the chemicals inside the batteries produce electricity. Benny looked foolish then. 7B Unit7My dad does the same thing after work every day. He has a shower, eats dinner the

23、n sits in his favourite chair and reads his book or newspaper. After that, he goes to bed. He is a boring man. But one day, I see him working on the building site, high up in the clouds. Hes walking on a narrow piece of wood. He is a superman. The old man is sitting at the newspaper stand near the b

24、us stop. Hes smiling all the time. People rush out of the bus. Theyre hurrying to work without smiles. We need smiles in our city. Lets make a million smiles. 7B Unit 8Studying stars was Patrick Moores lifetime hobby. He began to study stars when he was eight. He used to go outside with his mum on c

25、lear nights and look at the sky. It looked like black velvet with a million diamonds on it. Studying the stars was great fun for him. Patrick hosted a TV programme about stars for more than 50 years. He used his knowledge to tell people about the stars in a lively way. He achieved his dream because

26、he enjoyed what he did.8A Unit1Encyclopedias give information on one or more subjects. Here are two articles from an encyclopedia. One is about Leonardo da Vinci. The other is about dinosaurs.Da Vinci was born in the countryside in Italy. He was a great painter, inventor musician, engineer and scien

27、tist. He showed great intelligence and artistic ability from an early age.Dinosaurs lived on Earth more than 60 million years before human beings. Some of them were as small as chickens. Others were as big as elephants. Suddenly, they all died out. Now we can only learn about them from their fossils

28、8A Unit2A long time ago, a king in India challenged a wise old man to a chess game. The king promised to give the old man any prize if he won. The old man asked for one grain of rice for the first square of the chessboard, two for the second, four for the third and then double the amount for each of

29、 the rest of the squares. Finally, the old man won. The king tried to do as the old man asked, but he soon realized that even with all the rice in the country he would not have enough rice to put on all the squares. 8A Unit3In the 1940s, the first computers were bigger than cars. Now they are becomi

30、ng smaller and better. Computers can calculate at a fast speed and almost never give wrong answers. We can also type and draw things with them. In addition, computers can do a lot of important jobs like operating railways and flying planes and spaceships. But they are not cleverer than people, becau

31、se humans can produce ideas. However, one day computers may be able to do a better job than human beings. They may change our lives, but will they make them better?8A Unit4Great inventions change the world. They help people live a better life. The wheel is perhaps the greatest invention in history.

32、After its invention, travelling became faster and more comfortable. Without the wheel, we would not have carriages, trains and cars. In 1867, one of the first practical telephones was invented. Since then people have been able to speak to each other over long distances. Mobile phones allow people to

33、 keep in touch with each other anytime, anywhere. Thomas Edison developed the first practical light bulb in 1879. With light bulbs people can do as many things in the evenings as they can in the daytime.8A Unit5A group of British students from Woodpark School in London are visiting Xinhua Junior Hig

34、h School in Beijing on an educational exchange. They spend the weekdays studying with Chinese students, and at the weekend they tour around Beijing and visit places of interest with their host families. They have already learnt to use chopsticks and they have learnt a little Chinese. They have also

35、learnt a bit of tai chi and a lot about Chinese culture and history. They have made many new friends. The Chinese students will go to the UK for the second part of the exchange next month. They will see one another in London. 8A Unit6After a long fight with the Trojans, the Greeks left. The Trojan c

36、aptain said The Greeks have given up and sailed away! A soldier saw a huge wooden horse. The captain ordered his soldiers to pull it into the city.That night, after the Trojans celebration, they locked all the gates and everyone went to sleep. At midnight, a group of Greek soldiers quietly climbed o

37、ut of a secret door on the side of wooden horse. They opened the main gates of the city to let the Greek army in. The Greeks could not capture the city by fighting for ten years, but they succeeded in capturing it in one night through a clever trick. 8A Unit7Do you have a good memory? A great way to

38、 help you remember something is to imagine a picture of it in your mind. A picture is worth a thousand words. A good way to remember the spelling of a word is to make a short sentence with each letter of the word. For example, if you make a sentence like Big elephants can always understand small ele

39、phants. You can remember the spelling of the word because easily. You will forget something very quickly unless you understand it well. So whatever you want to remember, try to understand it first. These are the ways to improve your memory. Are they helpful?8A Unit8Last week students at Rosie Bridge

40、 School worked hard for their English Week. They had many activities, such as an English book fair, a treasure hunt, an English play, a singing competition and also a speaking competition. The winner of the speaking competition advised us that we had better speak slowly, clearly and confidently, if

41、we want to be good public speakers. On the last day, the head teacher told us we should communicate in English with our friends whenever we can. We should read English books and magazines, and watch English television programs. Above all, we should enjoy English. 8B Unit1Three teenagers offered to d

42、o some voluntary work during the school holidaysThey wrote their reportsBetty did some voluntary work in a childrens hospital because the children there all suffer from serious illnesses. They organized a painting competition. Betty went to a park to take some photos for Cindy to use for her paintin

43、g.Mark spent time with Vivien. Her parents died in a car accident. She is unhappy and very lonely. She needs friendship. Mark will continue to visit her with his mother.Annie taught some disabled children to sing because music can bring them joy and peace. She wanted to help these children and raise

44、 their spirits.8B Unit2Debbie and Simon both have part-time jobs at a travel company. Most people walk directly to Debbie instead of Simon when they come to the company. This made Simon confused. Mr. Yang told him the reason. He said, “Debbie is holding her head up. She smiles and looks friendly all

45、 the time. Her body language is making people feel welcome, so they go to her for help. Simon decided to improve his body language. He sat up straight and tried smiling at people. Minutes later, a beautiful girl walked over to him. She then left with a smile. Mr. Yang came over and said, You made a

46、good impression on her.”“But that was my sister. She wanted to remind me that tomorrow is her birthday,” said Simon. 8B Unit3Wang Damin is a fisherman. Although he is over 65, he is still fit and enjoys working. He uses cormorants to catch fish. Cormorants are good at catching fish. They can dive do

47、wn and stay under the water for up to two minutes.Damin usually sets off in the late afternoon and gets the cormorants ready for work. He uses several ways to attract fish. The cormorants bring the fish back to the boat. The fish are then taken and thrown into a big basket by DaminCormorant fishing

48、was once practised in lots of places in south-east China. But today, few young people are interested in it. Perhaps there will be no more cormorant fishermen in the world in the future. 8B Unit4There are six stages to make a cartoon. First, you need to decide on some basic ideas for a story. Second,

49、 you should think about the kinds of characters you want and what they will look like. Third, you should use a computer to draw detailed pictures to add colour and to make the characters and things appear to move. Next, a computer program is used to put the pictures together as a film. Finally, reco

50、rd the voices and sound effects. You should use actors to do the characters voices. Sound effects must also be added separately. After everything has been checked, the cartoon is ready to be played for everyone to enjoy. 8B Unit5Pandas live in the bamboo forests high up in the mountains of Central a

51、nd Western China. A giant panda can eat as much as 30 kilograms of bamboo a day. They spend more than 12 hours a day eating. They like to live on their own. Although they are big and heavy, it is not difficult for them to climb trees. They are strong enough to protect themselves. Pandas live for abo

52、ut 20 years in the wild, but in the zoos, they can live for up to 35 years. There are not many of them now. Only about 1, 600 pandas live in the wild. They are in danger. It is important for us to protect them.8B Unit6Emma and Matt have different opinions on keeping pet dogs. Emma thinks dogs are cu

53、te. People can learn responsibility from keeping dogs. Young people can learn how to care for others by keeping dogs. A dog will love you faithfully and bring you lots of happiness for many years. However, Matt thinks keeping dogs is not a good idea. They leave their hair on the floor, beds and sofa

54、s and they need to be washed often. Dogs are noisy. They like to bark. Not all dogs are friendly. Some may attack people. Whats more, dogs need fresh air and large open spaces. Finally, it is expensive to keep dogs.8B Unit7Tina woke up at midnight. She saw something dive towards the ground. The next

55、 morning Tina mentioned it to her brother Tom. They decided to explore after school. At 6 p. m, they reached the forest. They heard some voices speaking a strange language. There was an alien standing next to a long spaceship. The children were frightened. Suddenly another alien appeared from the bu

56、shes in front of them. The children ran away in fear. The next morning the children told their parents about the strange creatures, but their dad refused to believe them. Tina and Tom spread their wings and flew to school together. Their dad looked at the piece of paper with the strange marks writte

57、n by Tom. It said EARTH”. 8B Unit8It is August 2050. Some people are writing about hotels, houses and cars on the Internet. The Hotel Whale is built under the water. It is in the shape of a whale. It has 50 bedrooms, a cafe and a shopping center. The Forever Green Houses are both “green” and “smart”

58、. Glass outside the house provides energy for each house. The medicine cupboard is connected to the doctors computer. In the kitchen the smart fridge tells the supermarkets computer when more food is neededThe CJ3 is a new type of hydrogen car. The hydrogen is mixed with oxygen to make electricity f

59、or the car. The car is driven by a computer. 9A Unit1King Hiero of ancient Greece once asked a crown maker to make him a golden crown. But he doubted that it was a real golden crown. So he sent it to Archimedes and asked him to find out the truth. The problem seemed difficult to solve, but Archimede

60、s got an idea from his bath. He asked the king for some gold of the same weight as the crown. Then he put two pots into two big bowls and filled both pots with water. He put the gold into one pot, and some water ran into the bowl. He put the crown into the other pot, and more water ran into the bowl