17 第17课时 八年级(下) Units 1～2-【智乐星中考·学考传奇】2026年山东省中考英语晨读本Word（五四制）

第17课时　八年级(下) Units 1~2 reduce 减少;缩小v. hunger 饥饿;渴望 n. born 出生v. 天生的 adj. live 现场直播的; 　实况转播的adj. ice 冰n. tower 塔;塔楼n. admire 欣赏;仰慕v. guy 家伙;男人;小伙子 n. flat 水平的;平坦的adj. province 省份;(某些国家的)一级行政区n. publish 出版;发行v. work 著作;作品n. novel (长篇)小说n. means 方式;方法;途径n. figure 人物;人士n. as 因为;由于 conj. besides 除……之外prep. opera 歌剧n. Brazilian 巴西的 adj. 巴西人 n. grandson 孙子;外孙n. waltz 华尔兹舞;圆舞曲 n. poet 诗人n. chart 图;图表n. by 在……之前 prep. noon 正午n. rest 剩余部分;其余n. unsure 无把握;不确知adj. conversation 交谈;谈话n. stranger 陌生人n. shyly 害羞地;羞怯地;胆怯地adv. secret 秘密;秘诀n. 秘密的;保密的adj. nervously 神经质地;焦急地;提心吊胆地adv. corner 拐角;角落n. attend 出席;参加v. community 社区;群落;共同体;团体n. cost 花费v. 花费;价钱n. cultural 文化的; 　与文化有关的 adj. similarity 相似点n. everyday 每天的;日常的adj. introduction 介绍n. dialog(=dialogue) 对话;对白n. empty 空的adj. period 一段时间;时期n. nicely 漂亮地;很好地adv. form 形式;类型n. business 商业;生意n. worker 工作者;工人n. helpful 有用的;有帮助的adj. customer 顾客n. basic 基本的adj. light 轻的adj. private 私人的;私密的adj. subject 主题;话题n. avoid 避免;回避v. greeting 问候n. therefore 因此 adv. chance 机会;可能性n. sample 样本;例子n. tip 建议;提示n. exhibition 展览n. chemist 化学家;药剂师n. →chemistry 化学n. →chemical 与化学有关的; 　化学的adj. physicist 物理学家;物理学研究者n. →physics 物理学n. →physical 身体的; 　客观存在的adj. agricultural 农业的;农用的n. →agriculture 农业;农学n. paint 用颜料画;刷漆v. →painting 绘画;油画n. care 关注;在意;担忧v. →careful 谨慎的;小心的adj. →careless 粗心的adj. →carefully 小心地adv. spiritual 精神的;心灵的adj. →spirit 精神n. literary 文学的;文学上的adj. →literature 文学n. inspire 激励;鼓舞v. →inspiration 灵感;启发灵感的人(或事物)n. perform 表演;演出v. →performance 表演;演出n. national 国家的;民族的adj. →nation 国家;民族n. →native 本地人;当地人n. 　本地的;当地的adj. loving 爱的;充满爱的adj. →love 爱v. →lover 爱好者;热爱者n. skating 滑冰n. →skate 滑冰v. kind 亲切的;和蔼的adj. →kindness 仁慈;善良n. →kindly 亲切地;和蔼地adv. listener 听者n. →listen 听v. enter 进来;进去v. →entrance 入口(处)n. relaxed 放松的(主语人)adj. →relaxing 令人放松的 　(主语物)adj. →relax 放松;休息v. uncomfortable 不舒服的;不安的adj. →comfortable 令人舒适的;感到舒服的adj. →comfort 舒服;舒适n. 　安慰;抚慰v. embarrassed 尴尬的; 　窘迫的adj. →embarrassing 令人尴尬的adj. →embarrass 使尴尬;使窘迫v. suggest 建议;提议v. →suggestion 建议n. humorous 有幽默感的; 　滑稽有趣的adj. →humor 幽默;幽默感n. general 总的;普遍的; 　常规的adj. 将军n. →generally 普遍地;广泛地adv. be born 出生;出世 a new kind of rice 一种新型水稻 Father of China􀆳s Space Technology 中国航天之父 win Nobel Prize twice 两次获得诺贝尔奖 walk in space 太空漫步 teach a live class from space 太空直播授课 agricultural scientist 农业科学家 paint pictures on the ground or on buildings 　在地上或建筑物上作画 start doing sth. 开始做某事 a college student 一名大学生 get in trouble 遇到麻烦 learn to do sth. 学习做某事 Chinese writers 中国作家 China􀆳s top four literature prizes 中国四大文学奖 one of the greatest modern writers 最伟大的现代作家之一 pen name 笔名 change one􀆳s mind 改变某人的想法 see sb. doing sth. 看到某人正在做某事 the biggest problem 最大的问题 physical illness 身体疾病 spiritual illness 精神疾病 drop out of school 辍学 return to China 回到中国 with one􀆳s help 在某人的帮助下 a large number of 大量 be made into films 被制成电影 call on 呼吁;号召;要求 try every means to do 想方设法(做某事) come true (愿望、希望等)实现;成为现实 a leading figure 一名领军人物 Lu Xun Literature Prize 鲁迅文学奖 be named after sb. 以某人命名 many talented writers 许多有天赋的作家 continue to do sth. 继续做某事 become a movie star 成为一名电影明星 learn to ride a bike 学习骑自行车 a famous violinist 一名著名的小提琴家 enjoy doing sth. 享受做某事 a few friends 一些朋友 become seriously ill 病得严重 keep on doing sth. 坚持做某事 such as 像……这样;诸如……之类;例如(用来举例) play even better than his teacher 甚至比他老师弹得好 begin to give concerts 开始举办音乐会 the best pianist 最好的钢琴家 touch the hearts of his listeners 触动听众的心 stop doing sth. 停止正在做的事情 small talk 闲谈;闲聊 look like rain 看起来要下雨 want to go swimming 想要去游泳 chemistry teacher 化学老师 kind of strict 有点严厉 deal with a difficult situation 应对窘境 feel unsure of oneself 对自己缺乏信心 start conversations with strangers 和陌生人开启谈话 talk about 谈论 introduce oneself 自我介绍 a long silence 一段长时间的沉默 more and more nervous 越来越紧张 in the end 最后 walk away 走开 have a secret feeling of fear 有一种隐秘的恐惧感 stay home 待在家里 quite different from... 与……十分不同 meet a group of friends at the shopping center 在购　物中心遇到一群朋友 wait in line 排队等候 action movies 动作电影 the first sentence 第一句 the topic sentence 主旨句 pass the time 消磨时间 empty silences 寂静无声 break the ice 打破沉默;打破僵局 a common form of communication 交流的一种常见形式 feel relaxed 感到放松 depend on culture 依赖文化 private subjects 私人话题 should be avoided 应该被避免 the most important thing 最重要的事情 give sb. a chance to do sth. 给某人一个机会做某事 general news 一般新闻 in a bookstore with a stranger 和陌生人待在书店 in the school hall with a classmate 和同学待在学校大厅 someone you like/hate 你喜欢/讨厌的某个人 TV shows or movies 电视节目或电影 family problems 家庭问题 a first meeting for a school club 学校俱乐部的第一个会议 favorite things 最喜欢的事情 safe subjects 安全的话题 subjects to avoid 需要避免的话题 Unit 1　When was he born? 1.China􀆳s first woman to walk in space and to teach a live class from space. 中国第一位漫步太空并进行太空直播授课的女性。 2.How old was he when he started doing this? 当他开始做这个的时候多大? 3.I wonder if I can learn to paint like that. 我不知道我能否学会像那样画画。 P3 3b (4~12) 4.In 1902, Lu Xun traveled to Japan to study, and later, in 1904, he became a medical student because he wanted to improve Chinese people􀆳s health and save their lives. 1902年,鲁迅前往日本留学,后来在1904年,他成为一名医学生,因为他希望改善中国人民的健康并拯救他们的生命。 5.However, he changed his mind when he saw a photo of a Japanese soldier killing a Chinese man and other Chinese in the photo just watching for fun. 然而,当他看到一张日本士兵杀害一名中国男子的照片,而照片中的其他中国人只是在一旁看热闹时,他改变了主意。 6.He realized that the biggest problem in China was not people􀆳s physical illness but their spiritual illness. 他意识到中国最大的问题不是人们的身体疾病而是精神疾病。 7.He then dropped out of the medical school in 1906, and returned to China in 1909. 1906年,他从医学院辍学,1909年返回中国。 8.In 1918, with his friends􀆳 help, Lu Xun joined a magazine called New Youth. 1918年,在他朋友的帮助下,鲁迅加入了《新青年》阵营的战斗行列。 9.He published his first famous short story, A Madman􀆳s Diary, in 1918. 1918年,他出版了他的第一部短篇小说《狂人日记》。 10.With his pen, he called on the Chinese people to stand up and try every means to make China stronger. 他用他的笔呼吁中国同胞站起来,想方设法让中国变得更加强大。 11.Now his dream has come true. 现在他的梦想实现了。 12.As Lu Xun is a leading figure of modern Chinese literature, one of China􀆳s top four literature prizes, Lu Xun Literature Prize is named after him. 由于鲁迅是中国现代文学的领军人物,中国四大文学奖之一——鲁迅文学奖就是以他的名字命名的。 13.What are other literary works written by Lu Xun besides A Madman􀆳s Diary? 鲁迅除了《狂人日记》还写了什么其他作品? 14.He stood in a box of ice for 2 days, 15 hours and 42 minutes. 他在冰箱里站了两天零十五小时四十二分钟。 15.He was born in 1911 and is the “Father of China􀆳s Space Technology”. 他1911年出生并且是中国航天之父。 16.He was born in 1930, and he developed a new kind of rice and helped reduce hunger. 他出生于1930年,并且研发了一种新型水稻,帮助减少了饥饿问题。 17.You are never too young to start doing things. 你永远不会因为太年轻而不能开始做事情。 18.And Mei Lanfang first performed Beijing Opera when he was 10 years old. 梅兰芳10岁时开始表演京剧。 P6 2b (19~28) 19.Finding the order of the events will help you understand what you are reading. 找出事件的顺序将有助于你理解你所阅读的内容。 20.In his later years, he enjoyed playing at his apartment for a few friends more than giving big concerts. 晚年,他更喜欢在家里给几个朋友演奏,而不是举办大型音乐会。 21.Chopin became seriously ill when he was only 25 and continued to have bad health into his old age. 肖邦在25岁时就病重,并且晚年一直健康状况不佳。 22.In his last years, he was very weak but kept on writing music until he died in 1849. 在他生命的最后几年,他非常虚弱,但一直坚持创作音乐,直到1849年去世。 23.The world lost a musical talent, but his spirit continues to live in his works today. 世界失去了一位音乐天才,但他的精神至今仍通过他的作品延续。 24.Today many piano music lovers still listen to his famous works such as Minute Waltz. 现在很多钢琴爱好者仍然还听他的名曲,如《一分钟华尔兹》。 25.Everyone in Chopin􀆳s family was a musician. 肖邦家人人都是音乐家。 26.When he was six years old, he started to take piano lessons. 当他六岁的时候,他开始上钢琴课。 27.At that time, he also started to write music, and began to give concerts when he was only seven! 那时,他开始创作音乐,并且在七岁时就开始举办音乐会! 28.They called him the poet of the piano because his music could touch the hearts of his listeners. 他们称他为钢琴诗人,因为他的音乐能够触动听众的心灵。 Unit 2　It􀆳s a nice day, isn􀆳t it? 1.—He􀆳s really good, isn􀆳t he? 他真的很棒,不是吗? —He sure is. 他当然是。 2.But you haven􀆳t met your teachers yet, have you? 但是你还没有遇到你的老师,是吗? 3.Well, the chemistry teacher Miss Wu is kind of strict, but the rest are OK. 嗯,化学老师吴老师有点严格,但是其余的老师都很好。 P11 3a (4~13) 4.Something similar has probably happened to most of us before. 我们大多数人之前可能都经历过类似的事情。 5.It􀆳s natural to feel unsure of ourselves when starting conversations with strangers. 在与陌生人开始对话时,感到不自信是正常的。 6.A good starting point is to ask the person questions about himself or herself, or talk about something you both like such as football or pop music. 谈话的开头最好是问关于对方的问题,或是谈论双方都喜欢的话题,比如足球或流行音乐。 7.Finally, I turned to the person next to me and introduced myself. 最后,我转向旁边的人并做了自我介绍。 8.Then there was a long silence as I kept trying to think about what to say next. 接着,我陷入了长时间的沉默,努力思考接下来该说什么。 9.I felt more and more nervous and the other person was looking uncomfortable, too. 我越来越紧张,对方也显得很不自在。 10.It was Friday night and I could hear loud music and people talking as I walked through the door. 周五晚上,当我走进门时,可以听到震耳欲聋的音乐和人们的交谈声。 11.I realized that I didn􀆳t know anyone there. 我意识到我不认识那里的任何人。 12.I moved towards the drinks table and got a drink. 我走向饮料桌,拿了一杯饮料。 13.Then I nervously stood in a corner, not quite sure what to do. 然后我紧张地站在角落里,不确定该做什么。 14.You􀆳ve always been in this school, haven􀆳t you? 你一直在这所学校,不是吗? P14 2b (15~32) 15.Small talk is relaxed dialog that helps people pass the time when they meet others. 闲聊是一种轻松的对话,有助于人们在遇到他人时打发时间。 16.Empty silences often make us feel nervous so this is a way of filling those periods. 空虚的沉默常常让我们感到紧张,这是一种填补这些时段的方法。 17.In English, people often say it “breaks the ice”. 在英语中,人们常常说它是“打破沉默”。 18.You can make small talk when waiting in line at an airport or bus stop. 在机场或公交车站排队等候时,你可以闲聊。 19.Though the things we talk about are not usually important, small talk itself is. 虽然我们谈论的内容通常并不重要,但闲聊本身却是重要的。 20.It makes others feel relaxed and it passes time nicely. 它让别人感到放松,也能很好地打发时间。 21.Business travelers, for example, always meet new people and usually make small talk before discussing serious business. 例如,商务旅行者总是会遇到新的人,在讨论严肃的生意之前通常会进行一些闲聊。 22.They might be asked about how they got to the meeting or if their hotel is comfortable. 他们可能会被问及是怎样到会的,或者宾馆是否舒适。 23.Workers in shops or restaurants also find small talk helpful when they are serving customers. 商店或餐馆的员工在为顾客服务时也发现闲聊很有帮助。 24.What they say may be very different, but the basic rules of small talk are often the same. 他们说的话可能大不相同,但闲聊的基本规则通常是一样的。 25.In most cultures, it is important to smile and keep the conversation light and humorous. 在大多数文化中,微笑并保持对话轻松幽默是很重要的。 26.Making other people smile can make them feel relaxed. 让别人微笑可以使他们感到放松。 27.Things we should not discuss can also depend on culture. 我们不应该讨论的事情也可能取决于文化。 28.In China, we can ask people if they are married or whether they have children. 在中国,我们可以询问人们是否已婚或是否有孩子。 29.However, many Western people think these are private subjects, so they should be avoided. 然而,许多西方人认为这些是私人话题,所以应该避免提及。 30.Also, the common Chinese greeting “Have you eaten yet?” would seem strange to an English-speaking person. 此外,常见的中文问候语“你吃了吗?”对于英语母语者来说会显得很奇怪。 31.Therefore, we should usually discuss “safe” subjects like the weather, which is common in many cultures. 所以,通常我们应该谈论一些“安全的”话题,比如天气。这一点在许多文化中是共同的。 32.However, the most important thing is to give the other person a chance to speak and listen to what they have to say. 然而,最重要的是给对方一个说话的机会,并倾听他们要说的话。 33.Which common questions in China might not be right for other countries? 哪些在中国常见的问题可能不适用于其他国家? 34.Do you know how to make successful small talk? 你知道如何进行成功的闲聊吗? 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $