本书系根据近期新的初中英语教学大纲，选择国外近期新的报刊材料，切合8年级上学期学生的求知与认知需要，以主题呈现的方式，设计了30个单元的阅读训练，主要是任务型，材料新颖，内容丰富多彩，可以丰富引导学生课外英语的阅读，同时也兼顾中考的相关题型，书后有答案。

Unit 1 Welcome to School
Unit 2 Sports
Unit 3 Art
Unit 4 Festivals
Unit 5 Food
Unit 6 Seasons
Unit 7 Environment
Unit 8 Film
Unit 9 Music
Unit 10 Technology
Unit 11 Vacation
Unit 12 Ways of Living
Unit 13 Landmarks Around the World
Unit 14 Interesting History
Unit 15 Inventions
Unit 16 Fables
Unit 17 The Study of Language
Unit 18 Famous People
Unit 19 Science
Unit 20 Pop Culture
Unit 21 Education
Unit 22 Health
Unit 23 Politics
Unit 24 Literature
Unit 25 Career
Unit 26 Media
Unit 27 Animals
Unit 28 Entertainment
Unit 29 TV Programmes
Unit 30 Hobbies
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