人教版八年级英语上册书上听力材料(共13 页)Tapescripts
Unit 1 Where did you go on vacation?
Section A, lb
Conversation 1
Xiang Hua:Hey, Tina. Where did you go on vacation?
Tina:I went to the mountains with my family.
Xiang Hua:Did everyone have a good time?
Tina:Oh, yes. Everything was excellent. Where did you go, Xiang Hua?Xiang Hua: I went to New York City.
Conversation 2
Girl:What did you do on vacation, Sally?
Sally:Nothing. I just stayed at home.
Girl:And did you do anything interesting, Bob?
Bob:Yes. I visitedmy uncle. We went fishing, but we didn’ t get any fish.Conversation3
Boy:Did you go anywhere on vacation, Tom?
Tom:I went to summer camp.
Boy:Did you go with anyone?
Tom:Yes. I went with my friends. Everyone had a great time.
Section A, 2a, 2b
Conversation 1
Boy:Where did you go on vacation, Grace? Grace:I went to New York City.
Boy:Oh, really? Did you go with anyone? Grace:Yes. I went with my mother.
Boy:Did you go to Central Park?
Grace:Yes, I did. It was really nice.
Boy:Did you buy anything special?
Grace:Yes. I bought something for my father. Boy:Oh, really? What?
Grace:I bought him a hat.
Conversation 2
Girl:Where did you go on vacation, Kevin? Kevin:I went to the beach.
Girl:Oh, that’. Didsniceyou play volleyball? Kevin:No, I didn’ t.
Girl:Well, did you swim?
Kevin:Yes, I did. The water was really warm. Girl:How was the food?
Kevin:Everything tasted really good!
Girl:Did you meet anyone interesting? Kevin:Yes. I met some very interesting people.
Conversation3
Boy:Where did you go on your vacation, Julie?
Julie:I stayed at home.
Boy:Oh. So, did you do anything interesting?
Julie:No, I didn’ t.
Boy:Did you study for your tests ?
Julie:Yes, I did.
Boy:Did you go out with anyone ?
Julie:No. No one was here. Everyone was on vacation.
SectionB,lc,Id
Girl:Hi, Lisa. How was your vacation?
Lisa:It was great! I went to Hong Kong with my family.
Girl:Really? Wow! Did you do anything special there?
Lisa:Well, we went to a fun park. It was really exciting.
Girl:Did you go shopping?
Lisa:Yeah, I did.
Girl:How were the stores ?
Lisa:Oh, they were very expensive, but I did buy something for my
best friend.Girl:And how were the people? Were they friendly?
Lisa:Yeah, they were really friendly. My parents have some friends there, andwe had dinner at their house.
Girl:How was the food ?
Lisa:It was delicious. I loved their home cooking. Girl:Did everyone have a good time?
Lisa:Oh, yes, we did. Everything was excellent.
Unit 2 How often do you exercise?
Section A, lb
Reporter:What do you usually do on weekends?
Girl 1:I sometimes go shopping.
Boy 1:I never go shopping. I usually watch TV.
Boy 2:I always exercise.
Girl 2:I often help with housework.
Reporter:How about you?
Girl 3:I hardly ever watch TV I always read. Reporter:Oh, why is that?
Girl3: Oh, I don’ t know. I guess I just like books. Section A, 2a, 2b
Reporter:So, Cheng Tao, how often do you watch TV? Cheng Tao:Hmm... about twice a week, I guess. Reporter:Uh-huh. And how often do you read? Cheng Tao:Oh, I read every day at school! Reporter:How often do you go to the movies?
Cheng Tao:Uh... let me see... maybe once a month?
Reporter:How often do you exercise?
Cheng Tao:Oh, I exercise about three times a week.
Reporter:How often do you shop ?
Cheng Tao:Shop? I shop about... about twice a month.
SectionB,lc,Id
Interviewer:Hi, Tina and Bill. Let s start with the first question. How often doyou exercise?
Tina:Every day.
Bill:Hardly ever.
Interviewer:How often do you eat vegetables and fruit?
Tina:I eat vegetables and fruit every day.
Bill:I sometimes eat vegetables. But I never eat fruit.
Interviewer:OK. How many hours do you sleep every night?
Tina:Nine.
Bill:Me, too.
Interviewer:How often do you drink milk?Bill:Never. I can’ t stand mil love milk-I drink it every day.
Interviewer:How often do you eat junk food?Bill:I eat it three or four
times aweek.
Tina:I guess I eat it two or three times a week.
Interviewer:And how often do you drink coffee?
Bill:Oh, I drink coffee four times a day.
Tina:I never drink coffee.
Interviewer:Well, thank you very much.
Bill/Tina:You ’ re welcome.
Unit 3 I ’ m more outgoing than my sister.
Section A, lb
Conversation 1
Boy 1:Is that Sam playing the guitar?
Girl:No, that ’ s Tom. Sam has longerhair than Tom.
Boy 2:Both Tom and Sam can play the drums, but Sam plays them better
thanTom.
Conversation 2
Boy:That ’ s Tara, isn ’ t it?
Girl:No, it isn ’ t. It ’ s Tina. Tina is taller than
Tara. And she also sings more loudly than Tara.
Conversation3
Boy:Is that Paul?
Girl:No, that ’ s Peter. Peter ’ s heavier than Paul. And Paul ’ s short Peter.Section A, 2a, 2b
Interviewer:Tina, do you think you are different from your sister Tara?Tina:Oh,
sure. We look similar but we’ re very different.
Interviewer:Really? In what ways are you different?
Tina:Well, I’ m more outgoing than Tara. I’ m friendlier and funnier, too. An sports.
Tara:Yes, she can run faster and jump higher than me.
Interviewer:Who’ s more-hardworking at school?
Tara:Tina thinks she works harder than me, but I work as hard as Tina. Butshe ’ s smarter than me.
Tina:Not really. I think I’ m lazier than Tara. She always gets up earlier than me.Section B, lc, Id
Interviewer:Who’ s your best friend, Molly?
Molly:Peter.
Interviewer:Why do you like him ?
Molly:Because he likes to do the same things as I do. He’ s popular, too, andhe good at sports.
Interviewer:So, is he different from you in any way?
Molly:Well, yes. I like to study. I study harder than Peter. He
plays baseballbetter than me.
Interviewer:OK, I see...
Molly:Oh, and he speaksmore loudly than me. I’ m a little quieter. But I saywe’ re both pretty outgoing.
Interviewer:How about you, Mary? Who’ s your best friend?
Mary:My best friend is Lisa.
Interviewer:What do you like about her?
Mary:Well, she’ s a good listener, and thatimportant to me’.s
Interviewer:Is she a lot like you?
Mary:Some people say we look similar.
We’ re both tall, and we both have long, curly hair. But Lisa is quieter than
me.I ’ m always talking. She’ s also
smarter. I’ m more outgoing.
Unit 4 What’ s the best movie theater?
Section A, lb
Conversation 1
Jack:Hi, Anna. Do you want to go to the movies?
Anna:Hi, Jack. Yes, let’ s see a movie.
Jack:What ’ s the best movie theater to go to?
Anna:TownCinema. It’ s the closest to home.
Jack:Yes, but what about the long waitingtime to get movie tickets?Anna:Don’worry. There are a lot of people working there. You can buytickets the most
quickly at Town
Cinema.
Conversation 2
Ken:Hi, Julie.
Julie:Hi, Ken. How are you?
Ken:Good, thanks. Do you want to watch a movie?
Julie:Sure.
Ken:Is there a good movie theater near here?
Julie:Yes, Screen City. It’ s the most popular one near here and it has the bestsound.
Ken:Sounds good. Let’ s go.
Conversation 3
Barry:Hi, Jill. Do you want to see a movie?
Jill:Hi, Barry. Yes, a great idea.
Barry:Do you know a good movie theater?
Jill:Yes, there’ s one not far from here.
Barry:What’ s it called?
Jill:It ’ s called Movie World. It has the biggest screens andthe mostcomfortable seats.
Section A, 2a, 2b
Reporter:What’ s the best clothes store in GreenCity?
Boy:Miller ’ s is the best. It has the best clothes and you can buy clothes themost cheaply there.
Reporter:What do you think about the other stores?
Boy:Well, Blue Moon is in a fun part of town, but it’ s the most expen AndDream Clothes is worse than
Blue Moon. It has the worst service in town. It’ s the worst store.
Reporter:OK. What about radio stations?
Boy:107.9 FM is the best. The DJs choose songs the most carefully.
Theyalways play the most interesting
music.
Reporter:What about the other radio stations?
Boy:Well, I think 970 AM is pretty bad. It has the worst music.
Reporter:I heard that 97.9 FM is the most popular.
Boy :Yes, it is, but I think they play the most boring songs.
Section B, lc, Id
Girl 1:Wasn’ t that a great talent show?
Girl 2:Yeah!
Girl 1:Who did you think was the best act?
Girl 2:Oh, I thought Eliza was the best. She’ s an excellent piano player. 1:Yeah, she’ s great. And I thought Steve and his dog were the funniest.Girl 2:Me, too!
I couldn’ t stop laughing! And how about Vera? Wasn’ t shecreative?
Girl1:Yeah, I’ d say she was the most creative act! I don’ t know ma can play the guitar upside
down!
Girl 2:Who did you think was the worst?
Girl 1:Oh, Dennis! He was terrible! He kept dropping the balls!
Girl 2:I know!
Girl1:What did you think of The Math Teachers?
Girl 2:Well, they were the loudest for sure!
Unit 5 Do you want to watch a game show?
Section A, lb
Mark:Hey, Jack, I plan to watch TV tonight. Do you want to join me?Jack:Sure.
What do you want to watch?
Mark:Well, what do you think of talk shows?
Jack:I don’ t mind them, but sometimes they can be a bit boring.
Mark:That’ s true. Do youwant to just watch the news?
Jack:I guess so. Maybe we can watch that new talent show after the news.
Iusually can ’ t stand shows,talent
but that one is quite funny.
Mark:OK, sure, but the soccer game starts at 5:00 p.m.
Jack:Oh, yeah, I want to watch that game, too.
Section A, 2a, 2b
Sally:Hi, Lin Hui. What are you watching?
Lin Hui:Hey, Sally. I’ m watching a really funny sitcom.
Sally:Oh, I don ’ t like sitcoms. What can you expect to learn from them? I liketo watch the news or talk
shows.
Lin Hui:Watching sitcoms is a great way to relax! You can learn some greatjokes, too.
Sally:Well, I like shows that are more educational. I think even game
shows arebetter than sitcoms. You can
try to guess the answers to the questions.
Lin Hui:Then what do you think of soap operas?
Sally:Oh, umm, well, I know you can’ t expect to leam much from soap operas,but I have to say I love
watching them! I plan to watchDays of Our Pasttonight.
Section B, lb, lc
John:What do you want to do today, Mary?
Mary:I want to watch a movie. Are there any good movies showing right
now?John:Hmm, let me look in the newspaper ... How about something
exciting,like an action movie or a scary
movie?
Mary:Oh no, I think those movies are so meaningless.
John:Well, most of the movies on right now are action movies or scary
movies.Mary:Oh, maybe we should stay at home and watch TV then. I want
to watchsomething relaxing, like a
game show or a sitcom.
John:Hmm. I don ’ t really like those kinds of TV shows. I think they to
watch talk shows.
They ’ re more enjoyable.
Mary:OK, I like talk shows, too. I think they’ re wonderful. I like to find o different people think
about a subject.
John:OK, great. There’ s a talk show at 4:00 p.m. Let’ s watch that one going to study computer science.
Section A, lb
Conversation 1
Boy:Tina, what do you want to be when you grow up?
Tina:Hmm, I think I want to be a computer programmer.
Boy:Wow! Sounds difficult. How are you going to do that?
Tina:I’ m going to study computer science.
Conversation 2
Girl:Larry, what do you want to be when you grow up?
Larry:I love basketball, so I want to be a basketball player.
Girl:How are you going to do that ?
Larry:I’ m going to practice basketball every day.
Conversation3
Boy:What do you want to be when you grow up?
Girl: Iwant to be an engineer.
Boy:I see... but how are you going to do that?
Girl:I’ m going to study math really hard.
Conversation 4
Tina:What do you want to be when you grow up?
Boy:I want to be an actorbecause I want a job that’ s fun. Tina:Cool! How are you going to do that?
Boy:I ’ m going to take acting lessons.
Section A, 2a, 2b
Girl:What do you want to be when you grow up, Cheng Han?
Cheng Han:I want to be a teacher.
Girl:Are you going to move to Beijing?
Cheng Han:No, I’ m going to move to Shanghai.
Girl:And how are you going to become a teacher?
Cheng Han:Well, I’ m going to learn how to teach children.
Girl:When are you going to start?
Cheng Han:I’ m going to finish high school and college first.
Section B, lc, Id
Kim:Did you make a New Year’ s resolution this year, Lucy?
Lucy:Yes, Kim, I did.
Kim:What are you going to do?
Lucy:I’ m going to learn to play the piano.
Kim:Cool. How are you going to do that ?
Lucy:I’ m going to take piano lessons. How about you?
Kim:Well, my New Year’ s resolution is to get good grades.
Lucy:How are you going to do that?
Kim:I ’ m going to study hard and of course do my homework every
daycy:That.Lu sounds good! How about you, Mike? Did you make a
resolution?Mike:I sure did. I going to make the soccer team.
Lucy:How are you going to do that?
Mike:I’ m going to practice really hard, and this summer, I’ m going asoccer camp. I can play soccer
every day there.
Unit 7 Will people have robots?
Section A, lb
Boy 1:Do you think people will have robots in their homes in 100
years?Boy 2:Yes, I do. I saw a robot on TV, and it cleaned the kitchen.
Boy 1:Well, I don’ t think people will use money.
Boy 2:Do you think everything will be free?
Boy 1:Yeah, probably.
Boy 2:I think there will be only one country.
Boy 1:Only one country in the world? Will there be world peace?
Boy 2:I hope so.
Boy 1:I think kids won’ t go to school. They’ llcomputersstudyathome.Boy on
2:Oh, I disagree.
Boy 1:You do?
Boy 2:Yeah, there will always be schools.
Section A, 2a, 2b
Ms.Steen:OK, now I want to hear everyone’ s predictions about the future.Girl 1:Well, I think there will be more people.
Ms. Steen:More people? OK. What else?
Boy 1:I think that there will be less free time.
Ms. Steen:I hope not!
Girl 2:Well, I think there will be fewer cars.
Ms. Steen:You do?
Girl 2:Yes, people will use the subways more.
Ms. Steen:That’ s a great idea. Let s hear another prediction.
Boy 2:There will be less pollution.
Ms. Steen:That will be good for the earth!
Girl 1:I think there will be fewer trees.
And cities will be really big and crowded because there will be a lot morepeople.
Section B, lc, Id
Conversation 1
Alexis:Hi, I’ m Alexis.
Joe:Nice to meet you, Alexis. I’ mJoe.
Alexis:Nice to meet you, Joe. Do you live here in Highville?
Joe:Yes, I do. I live in an apartment across the street from here.
Alexis:Oh, really?
Joe:Yes. I work near here, too. I’ m a computer programmer.
Alexis:A computer programmer? That sounds interesting.
Joe:Well, actually it’ s kind of boring. I do the same thing every day.Conversatio 2
Alexis:Hey, Joe, is that a picture of you?
Joe:Yeah, that was me 10 years ago.
Alexis:So, did you live here in Highville 10 years ago?
Joe:No, I lived with my parents in Greenville. We lived in a house in thecountry.
I went to school here in
Highville, though.
Alexis:Really? That’ s pretty far from here. How did you get to school?Joe:Oh, I took the train to school.
Conversation 3
Alexis:So, Joe, what do you think your life will be like in 10 years?Joe:Oh, I think
I ’ ll be an astronaut.
Alexis:An astronaut? Are you kidding?
Joe:No, I’ m serious. I’ ll fly rockets to the moon. Maybe I’ ll also f otherplanets.
Alexis:Oh, and where will you live?
Joe:I ’ ll live on a space station.
Unit 8 How do you make a banana milk shake?
Section A, lb
Boy 1:I’ m hungry! Let’ s make a banana milk shake.
Boy 2:How do you make a banana milk shake?
Boy 1:Well, first peel three bananas.
Boy 2:Three bananas?
Boy 1:Yes. Then cut up the bananas.
Boy 2:OK, I’ m finished.
Boy 1:Now put the bananas and ice-cream in the blender. Then pour
the milkinto the blender.
Boy 2:Is this enough milk?
Boy 1:I guess so. Next, turn on the blender. Finally, pour the milk shake into aglass and drink it.
Section A, 2a, 2b
Girl 1:Let’ s make fruit salad.
Girl 2:OK. Do you have bananas?
Girl 1:Yes, I do. How many bananas do we need?
Girl 2:We need three bananas.
Girl 1:That sounds about right. What else?
Girl 2:Watermelon.
Girl 1:How many watermelons ?
Girl 2:Oh, only one small watermelon. And we need some honey.
Girl 1:How much honey do we need?
Girl 2:Let’ s see. Two spoons.
Girl 1:Right. What else?
Girl 2:Apples.
Girll:How many apples do we need?
Girl 2:Two should be enough. And yogurt.
Girl 1:How much yogurt do we need?
Girl 2:A cup. Now what else do we need? Oh, do you have any oranges?Girl 1:I think so. How many oranges do we need?
Girl 2:Only one. This is going to taste great!
Section B, lc, Id
Girl:How do you make a cheese sandwich?
Boy:Well, first put some butter on a piece of bread.
Girl:How much butter ?
Boy:Oh, about one spoon.
Girl:OK. What else?
Boy:Next, cut up some tomatoes.
Girl:How many tomatoes ?
Boy:Well, maybe one is enough. Put the
tomato on the sandwich. Next, cut up an onion.
Girl:Sounds good. What about the cheese ?
Boy:Next, put some cheese on the sandwich.
Girl:How much cheese ?
Boy:Not too much, but you can put more if you like.
Girl:OK. Is that all?
Boy:Not quite. Then, put some lettuce on the cheese.
Girl:Sounds delicious!
Boy:Finally, put another piece of bread on top.
Girl:Great!
Unit 9 Can you come to my party?
Section A, lb
Sun Ning:Hey, Ted. Can you come to my party on Saturday afternoon?Ted:I sorry, I can’ t, Sun Ning. I have to help my parents.
Sun Ning:Too bad. How about you, Jenny? Can you come to my
party?Jenny:I love to.
Sun Ning:Tim? What about you?
Tim:When is it?
Sun Ning:Saturday afternoon.
Tim:Oh, no, I can’ t. I have to prepare for an exam.
Sun Ning:What about you, Wilson?
Wilson:Sorry, I must go to the doctor.
Sun Ning:Anna, can you come ?
Anna:I can’ t, Sun Ning. I might have to meet my friend.
Kay:I can’ t either, Sun Ning. I have the flu.
Sun Ning:That ’ s too bad, Kay. Oh, maybe next time. What a small party!Section A, 2a, 2b
Conversation 1
Anna:Hi, Jeff! Can you come to my party on Saturday?
Jeff:I ’ m sorry, I ’ m not free. I might have to meet my friend on
Saturday.Conversation 2
Anna:Hello, Mary! Can you come to my party on Saturday?
Mary:I ’ d love to. Do I need to bring anything
Anna:No, I ’ ll buy all the food and drinks.
Conversation 3
Anna:May, can you come to my party tomorrow?
May:I ’ m afraid not. I have the flu.
Anna:Oh, that ’ s too bad. Well, drink lots of hot water and get lots
ofsleep.Conversation 4
Anna:Mei Ling, can you come to my party on Saturday?
Mei Ling:Sorry, but I’ m not available. I must study for a math test.
Anna:OK. Good luck!
Conversation 5
Anna:Hey, Paul. Can you come to my party on Saturday?
Paul:Sure. It sounds great. When will it start?
Anna:Around 6:00 p.m. See you then.