江蘇譯林版牛津英語8A Unit1 Reading 課文：
Letter A
I want to tell you about my friend Betty.She is as slim as I am.She has short hair.She is one of my best friends.
Betty is generous.She is willing to share things with her friends.She is also very helpful and is ready to help people any time.\x09She helps me with my homework and when she is on the bus,she always gives her seat to someone in need.
Betty wants to be a singer and travel around the world when she grows up.
Betty and I may not get to see each other often,but we will always be best friends.
Letter B
I have a wonderful friend named Max.He is very tall - almost 1.75 metres.He is the tallest boy in my class.However,he has poor eyesight because of working on the computer too much at night.He wears small,round glasses and they make him look smart.
Max has a good sense of humour.I never feel bored or unhappy when he is with me.He tells funny jokes and always makes me laugh.
His legs are very long and they do not fit under the school desks.He can walk very fast but when he walks past the desks,he often knocks our books and pens off the desks.He is so funny.
Letter C
I thought of my good friend May when I read your advertisement.She is shorter than I am and is very small.She has straight,shoulder-length hair.Everyone thinks she is pretty.
May is a true friend.When something worries me,I can always go to her.I can tell anything because she can keep a secret.
She is kind and never says a bad word about anyone.
其中的語言點提示如下：
hold a writing competition舉行寫作比賽
write about sb.寫（某人的）事情
the first three entries前三條
tell sb.sth.告訴某人某事
as slim as 與…一樣苗條
share with與….分享 / share one’s joy分享某人的快樂
be ready to help樂于幫助人 / be willing to do 愿意做…
help sb.with sth.幫某人做某事 /help do sth.幫著做某事 /help sb.(to) do sth.幫某人做某事
give seats to讓座給….
in need有需要的
a wonderful friend named Max名叫麥克斯的很不錯的朋友
poor eyesight 差的視力
because因為(連詞) /because of 因為(介詞)
too much computer work(太多電腦工作) /much too(太,過于[+adj.])
at night(在夜間) / in the evening(在傍晚)
wear glasses戴眼鏡
look smart看上去聰明
have a sense of humor有幽默感
feel bored /unhappy感到無聊/不快
be with sb.與….呆在一起
make sb.laugh使…發(fā)笑
make him look smart使他看起來聰明
knock over撞翻/ knock off撞掉
think of想念,想到
shoulder-length齊肩的
(sth.) worries me (某事)使我擔心
worry about / be worried about 為…著急
keep a secret保密
say a bad /good word about sb.說某人的壞/好話
straight hair直發(fā)