U8 作文范文
本篇习作要求介绍自己最喜欢的歌手。写作前需要先搜集歌手的信息。根据提示，写作内容应包含歌手的个人信息、歌曲名称、介绍，以及你喜欢他 (她) 的原因。
A版本：
Good morning, everyone!
Mao Buyi is a household name in mainland, and he is well received among Chinese teenagers. Mao is a singer - songwriter with a unique voice and creative talents. (引出演讲主题)
Ever since childhood, Mao Buyi has showed outstanding talent in singing. In 2017, aged 23, Mao Buyi attended the online show "Tomorrow's Star" and shot to fame overnight. On July 29, he issued his original song “ Drinking Away the Sorrow ". On September 23, he obtained the championship in the finals of "Tomorrow's Star". Mao finally achieved his dream and since then, he has created many great songs.（综合信息介绍）
His songs often remind people of their own good old days with family members in their hometowns. Mao's music style is a blend of pop and folk, which is so simple and soft, yet touching that it can touch the depth of people's hearts. The moment I hear his songs, they can always make me feel a sense of peace and warmth inner my heart.（分析原因）
I admire him not only for his continuous efforts to make his value recognized, but also for his talents in composing music. Recently, though Mao has become a real "superstar" in the music industry, he prefers to write more brilliant songs and remains humble in the real life. （总结概括）
Thank you!
B版本：
Good morning, everyone!
Mao Buyi is a popular male singer in mainland, and he is a favourite singer among Chinese teenagers. Mao not only sings well but also is a great songwriter who has a unique voice and great talents. (引出演讲主题)
Since childhood, Mao Buyi has been fond of singing. In 2017, at the age of 23, Mao Buyi took part in the online show "Tomorrow's Star" and became well-known quickly. On September 23, he won the championship in the finals of "Tomorrow's Star". Mao's dream of becoming a popular singer finally came true.（综合信息介绍）
His songs often make people think of their own good old days. Mao's music can be pop or folk, and it is simple and soft, but it can touch people's hearts. Whenever I hear his songs, they can make me feel peaceful and warm inside.（分析原因）
I admire him not only for keeping on fighting for a better future, but also for his talents in music. Now, Mao has become a real "superstar" nationwide, but he enjoys writing more songs and hopes to be a normal person in the real life. （总结概括）
Thank you!
C版本：
Good morning, everyone!
Mao Buyi is a famous singer in China, and he has a special voice to make his songs beautiful. (引出演讲主题)
As a child, Mao Buyi started singing. In 2017, he joined a show and became famous. After that, he made many great songs. Teenagers all look on him as a man superstar（综合信息介绍）
Mao's music is both pop and folk. It is simple and soft, but it moves people greatly. When I hear his songs, I feel very warm.（分析原因）
I like him because he made his dream come true, and his music is really good.（总结概括）
Thank you!
早上好，大家！
毛不易是中国著名的歌手，他有一副特别的声音，让他的歌曲变得优美。（引出演讲主题）
从小，毛不易就开始唱歌。2017年，他参加了一档节目并因此成名。之后，他创作了许多优秀的歌曲。青少年们都把他视为超级男明星。（综合信息介绍）
毛不易的音乐既流行又民谣。它简单而柔和，但却能极大地感动人们。当我听到他的歌曲时，我会感到非常温暖。（分析原因）
我喜欢他，因为他实现了自己的梦想，而且他的音乐真的很好。（总结概括）
谢谢大家！【词句能量补给站】Unit 8 Section B
Section B 1a-1d 单词:
1. 流行音乐；流行乐曲 n. pop [p p] 3. 乐队 n. band [b nd]
2. 摇滚乐 n. rock [r k]
词组：
1. 听这个乐队 listen to this band 5. 充满活力 full of energy
2. 听说 hear of 6. 醒来；清醒 wake up
3. 来自(国家/地区) be/come from 7. 使某人高兴 make sb. happy
4. 听起来像摇滚 sound like rock 8. 一天中剩余的时间the rest of the day
句子：
Section B 1b---摇滚乐
1. 我正在听一个名为“汤姆组合”的乐队。 I am listening to a band called “The Toms”.
2. 他们是一个新乐队，他们只是今年早些时候开始唱歌。 They are a new band. They only started singing earlier this year.
3. 他们已经制作了两张 CD。他们来自于加利福尼亚。 They have already made two CDs. They are from California.
4. 乐队有五个成员，而且他们都是十几岁的男孩。 There are five people in the band and they’re all teenage boys.
5. 他们演奏的是流行音乐，但听起来更像摇滚乐。 What they’re playing is pop music, but it sounds more like rock.
6. 我喜欢他们的音乐，因为它大声并且充满力量。 I like their music because it is loud and full of energy.
7. 当我听到它时，我感到激动。 I feel excited when I listen to it.
8. 如果我每天早上听他们的音乐，它将会唤醒我并且让我一天中剩下的时间都很开心。
If I listen to their music every morning, it will wake me up and make me happy for the rest of the day.
Section B 2a-3b 单词:
1. 永远 adv. forever [f rev ]
2. 在国外；到国外 adv. abroad [ br :d]
3. 真实的；事实上 adv. actually [ kt u li]
4. 迷；狂热爱好者 n. fan [f n]
5. 南方的 adj. southern ['s n]
6. 现代的；当代的 adj. modern [ m dn]
7. 成功 n. success [s k'ses]
8. 属于；归属 v. belong [b 'l ]
9. 笑；笑声 n. laughter [ lɑ:ft ]
10. 美；美丽 n. beauty ['bju:t ]
词组：
1. 乡村音乐 country music
2. （过去）常常做某事 used to do sth.
3. 为…与…争吵 fight over sth. with sb.
4. 在国外学习 study abroad
5. 一首充满归乡之情的歌曲
a song full of feelings about returning home
6. 回想起 think sth. back
11. 一百万 n. million [ m lj n]
12. 唱片；记录 n. record ['rek :d] 录制；录(音) v. record [' r k d]
13. 介绍；引见 n. introduce [ ntr dju:s]
14. 行；排 n. line [la n]
15. 亚历克斯（男名） Alex [' leks]
16. 加思·布鲁克斯 Garth brooks [ɡɑ:θ bruks]
17. 披头士乐队（英国） the Beatles [ bi:tlz]
18. 纳什维尔（美国田纳西州府） Nashville [ n v l]
19. 田纳西州（美国） Tennessee [ ten 'si:]
7. 自从那时起 ever since then
8. 成为美国乡村音乐迷
be a fan of American country music
9. 一种传统音乐 a traditional kind of music
10. 乡村音乐的发源地 the home of country music
11. 归属集体 belong to a group
12. 带我们回到“过去的美好时光”
bring us to the “good old days”
13. 善待彼此 be kind to each other
14. 互相信任 trust one another
15. 大自然的美 the beauty of nature
16. 做某事是某人的梦想 it is one’s dream to do sth.
17. 对…做研究 do some research on …
18. 乡村音乐名人堂博物馆
Section B 2b---美国乡村音乐
Country Music Hall of Fame Museum
19. 最成功的音乐人之一
one of the most successful musicians
20. 销售唱片 sell the records
21. 希望做某事 hope to do sth.
22. 听他现场演唱 hear him sing live
23. 享受…方面的成功 enjoy success in …
A Country Song Changed Her Forever 一首乡村音乐的歌永远改变了她的生活
1. 当萨拉还是个青少年时，她常和她的家人在几乎每件事上争吵。
When Sarah was a teenager, she used to fight over almost everything with her family.
2. 但是五年前，当她在英国留学时，她在收音机里听到了一首充满回家之情的歌曲。
But five years ago, while she was studying abroad in England, she heard a song full of feelings about returning home on the radio.
3. 这让萨拉回想起了在美国的家人和朋友。 It made Sarah think about her family and friends back in the US.
4. 她开始意识到实际上她是多么想念他们所有人。 She came to realize how much she actually missed all of them.
5. 从那时起，她就已经成为了一个美国乡村音乐迷。 Ever since then, she has been a fan of American country music.
6. 乡村音乐是一种来自美国南部各州的传统音乐。 Country is a traditional kind of music from the southern states of America.
7. 田纳西州的纳什维尔是乡村音乐的故乡。 Nashville, Tennessee is the home of country music.
8. 最近的许多歌曲只是关于美国的现代生活，Many songs these days are just about modern life in the US,
9. 如金钱重要性和成功，而与集体归属感无关。such as the importance of money and success, but not about belonging to a group.
10. 然而，乡村音乐把我们带回了“过去的美好时光”，那时人们相互友好、彼此信任。
However, country music brings us back to the “good old days” when people were kind to each other and trusted one another.
11. 它提醒我们，生活中最美好的东西是免费的——笑声、朋友、家人、自然和乡村之美。
It reminds us that the best things in life are free—laughter, friends, family, and the beauty of nature and the countryside.
12. 萨拉还没去过纳什维尔，但她梦想有一天去那。 Sarah hasn’t been to Nashville yet, but it is her dream to go there one day.
13. 她已经读很多关于这地方的书，并对这地方进行研究。
She has already read a lot about the place and done some research on it.
14. 在纳什维尔有一个乡村音乐名人堂博物馆。There is a Country Music Hall of Fame Museum in Nashville.
15. 也有很多好的由著名音乐家和歌手参加的乡村音乐会。
There are also always a lot of great country music concerts with famous musicians and singers.
16. 加思是美国历史上最成功的音乐家之一。 Garth is one of the most successful musicians in American history.
17. 萨拉已经听过他大部分的歌曲了。 Sarah has already listened to most of his songs.
18. 他已经售出了超过 1.2 亿张唱片。 He has sold more than 120 million records.
19. 莎拉希望有一天能够看他现场演唱。 Sarah hopes to see him sing live one day.Unit 8 Section B（1） 姓名： 班级： 座号： 建议完成时间：30 分钟
Ⅰ. 根据音标提示,写出正确的单词完成句子。
1. Many young people like listening to ( 流行 ) songs.
2. The （乐队 ）includes 5 persons who are talented in different things like bass and guitar.
3. I am full of ( 精力 ) when I listen to the music.
4. Most of people have ( hear ) of Deng Lijun. Her beautiful voice always touches people’s hearts.
5. Xiaozhan is well-known among the ( 十多岁 ) boys.
II. 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。
1. I like a rock band ( call ) “The Cure.”
2. -- Tom ( return ) the book to the library yet --Yes, he has.
--When he ( return ) it --Half an hour ago.
3. I started about an hour ago but I ( not finish ) yet.
4. I had to get up early ( practice ) songs.
5. He ( go ) to America in 1950 and ( live ) there ever since.
III. 单项选择。
( ) 1. He his mother yesterday, so he was happy.
A. heard B. heard from C. heard of
( ) 2. --What’s your favorite --The Beatles.
A.musician B. singer C. band
( ) 3. -- have they been together --For two weeks.
A. How long B. How often C.How far
( ) 4. English movies is a good way learn English.
A. Watching; on B. Watching; to C. Watch; in
( ) 5. Soft Music makes me after the whole day’s hard work.
A. relaxed B. stressed C. surprised
( ) 6. The new Apple’s product “iPhone 14” is among the young people.
A. traditional B. popular C. educational
( ) 7.--I’m sorry, Lucy. I your computer for such a long time. --Never Mind.
A. Have borrowed B. have lent C. have kept
( ) 8. --Have you watered the plants --No, I them soon.
A. will water B. watered C. have watered
( ) 9.Sally already in this school for two years.
A. was; studying B. has; studied C. have; studied
( ) 10. –Mike, why are you watching TV again -- I my homework.
A. finish B. had finished C. have finished
IV. 改写句子。
1 、你来晚了，电影已放了 10 分钟了。
A: You are late. The film for 10 minutes.
B: You are late. It ten minutes since the film .
C: You are late. The film 10 minutes .
2 、Linda 已经感冒 4 、5 天了。
A: Linda a cold 4 to 5 days.
B: It 4 to 5 days since Linda a cold
C: Linda a cold 4 or 5 days .
V. 完形填空。
Perhaps you’ve already watched or heard about Readers, a TV show that has recently become 1 . It invites different people to read aloud on the stage, as well as tell the moving 2 behind them. They can read everything, like poems, books and letters. Many people are fans of the show and begin to enjoy
reading 3 at home. Now the show gives people a special place to read across China. Reading pavilions are now in 4 like Shanghai, Hangzhou and Xi’an. The pavilion is quite 5 . Only one person can come into it each time. There is a microphone(麦克风) in it 6 it records people’s voices. Everyone can read anything they like for three minutes in the pavilion. The show will later 7 some of the readers and invite them to read on TV.
People of all ages have come and read in the pavilion, according to People Daily. “ 8 should be
just like singing and talking,” said Dong Qing, the host of the show.” We can actually express 9 deep feelings through reading aloud.” Both the TV and the pavilion are promoting(推动) reading 10 the public, reported China Youth Daily. In fact, this is also what our country is trying to do now.
( ) 1. A. popular B. special. C. serious
( ) 2. A. jokes B. news C. stories
( ) 3. A. aloud B. slowly C. clearly
( ) 4. A. towns B. cities C. countries
( ) 5. A. small B. bright C. funny
( ) 6. A. but B. or C. and
( ) 7. A. require B. advise C. pick
( ) 8. A. Dancing B. Reading C. Painting
( ) 9. A. her B. our C. his
( ) 10. A. among B. through C. between
VI. 阅读理解。
Avril Lavigne ( 艾薇儿 ) comes from Canada. Avril Lavigne is an excellent teenage singer. She made a great success because of her musical talent.
She started showing her voice and character at around age 2. Until the age of 12, she’d just been a
singer, but she decided she wanted more. So she wrote her songs by herself, played the guitar. “I taught
myself on my dad’s guitar,” she says. “I started writing lines here and there and they grew into songs. I did it on my own, but my parents supported me,” she smiles. At the age of 14, she won a singing competition in Canada’s capital, Ottawa. She had a wide range of voice ( 音域 ) when she was only 17 years old. She began to sing her own rock-and-roll music. As part of her prize, she appeared on the stage along with
Shania Twain in front of 10,000 people. It was the time that she knew that she could do it, she knew she had something special, so she started to work hard to make her dream come true.
Avril Lavigne isn’t a quiet girl. She is a true wild active and crazy girl. Avril’s strong character meant she wasn’t always popular with her classmates and teachers. However, she is a talent in the musical world. Her music can reach girls ’ and boys ’hearts and even some adults’, too. People in many different countries like her songs very much.
“I’m just coming out and I’m going to be myself. I write what I feel. I never worry about what others
think.” Avril said. “I can’t wait to be out there; I want to rock the world! I want people to know what music is real and honest---it comes from my heart. I am just being true to myself.”
( ) 1. The passage is about .
A. a singing competition B. a talent show C. a famous singer
( ) 2. From the passage, we know that Avril Lavigne .
A. learns singing from Shania B. was very popular at school C. can write songs by herself
( ) 3. Avril could sing on the stage with Shania Twain because .
A. she won a singing competition B. There were 10.000 people there
C. She knew she could do it well
( ) 4. Which of the following is TRUE
A. Avril’s father taught her to play the guitar. B. Avril’s music touches many people’s heart.
C. Avril’s parents didn’t want her to play music.Unit 8 Section B（2） 姓名： 班级： 座号： 建议完成时间：30 分钟
Ⅰ. 根据音标、首字母提示或括号内所给词的适当形式,写出正确的单词完成句子。
1. We decide to travel ( 国外 ) during the summer vacation.
2. Most people don’t like to live alone. They’d like to b to a group.
3. In m cities, there are many high buildings, fancy cars and posh houses.
4. We didn’t go to the movies ( actual ) last night.
5. Could you （ 介绍 ）yourself to the audience
6. Cities in the s part are more beautiful than those in the northern part.
7. If you want to be a ( success ) person, you have to work harder.
8. When I came in, the classroom was full of ( laugh ).
9. We have spent two ( million ) yuan on the project.
10. Tourists are amazed at the ( beautiful ) of nature.
II. 单项选择。
( ) 1.--Whose bike is it？ -- It belongs Tom.
A. for B. at C. to
( ) 2.-- I have finished my homework. --When you it
A. have; finished. B. do; finish C. did; finish
( ) 3. I need students to help me role- play the dialogue. Any volunteers
A. another two B. more two C. two other
( ) 4. We must never miss the chance to show love for our parents and make them know
they mean to us.
A. how many B. how much C. how long
( ) 5. --Would you like to go and see the movie with me tonight --Thank you, but I it already.
A. will see B. have seen C. saw
( ) 6. --Alice, turn down the TV, please. I on the phone. --Oh, sorry.
A. talked B. have talked C. am talking
( ) 7. Lucy walk to school but now she rides a bike.
A. was used to B. used to C. uses to
( ) 8. Miss Lin a lot of work for the poor area since 2010.
A. does B. did C. has done
( ) 9.Jay Chou is so popular that people want to go to his concert.
A. million of B. millions C. millions of
( ) 10. --Do you like basketball -Yes, I do. , I am a super fan of sports.
A. Instead B. Actually C. Nearly
III. 看图写句。
1. (fan, many years) 2. (like, full of) 3. (there be, band) 4. (when, make) 5. (one of, successful) Beethoven IⅤ. 短文填词。
Folk music is a kind of popular music. Folk singers sing songs from 1. ( hundred ) of
years ago and they also write them. They want to express their 2. ( feel ) about new things in
the world today. The word folk means “people” . Folk songs tell stories about people. For 3. ,
the songs tell about their jobs, their friends and their lives. They also express ideas such as love and war.
The words in the song are an 4. ( 重要 ) part of the music. In the United States and Europe,
folk music became very popular during 1960s. The music spread from the northern to the 5.
(south) part of each country. People listened to folk singers performing at 6. ( 音乐会 ). The
singers told stories, sang and played the guitar. Music lovers dance to the music and often sang along
7. the performers. Later people began to play this kind of music 8. ( they ) at
schools, at parties and at home alone. Today many people still love folk music. They also 9.
CDs recorded by new folk performers. They can listen to folk music on the 10. ( 收音机 ) or
watch the folk singers perform on TV.
V. 任务型阅读：五选五。
Music is an international language. 1 Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class, after class, and at lunch. Students with cars buy large speakers and play music loudly as they drive on the street. 2 They also listen to the news about sports, the weather, politics, and activities of American people. Most of the radio broadcast are music.
3 They make CDs or tapes which radio stations use in every state. Once a popular singer is heard all over the country, young people buy his or her tapes. Some of the money from these tapes comes to the singer. Wherever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a national star.
4 One is called folk music. It has stories about the common life of Americans. Another is called western or country music. 5 They were watching the cows. Today, any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music. Serious music for the concert hall is called classical music. Music for instruments is called orchestra music, such as
the s mphonies of Beethoven
A. Pop or popular music singers make much money. B. Popular music in America is what every student likes. C. There are many other kinds of music that are important to Americans. D. This was started by cowboys who would sing at nights to the cows. E. Adult drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work.
VI. 单元话题写作。
“音乐是人生最大的快乐，音乐是生活中的一股清流。” 音乐节即将到来，假设你准备向大家介 绍你最喜欢的歌手，请你根据以下提示，完成你的演讲稿。要求：1. 包含提示信息，可适当发挥以 使行文连贯；2. 语句通顺，语法正确，书写工整；3. 80 词左右(开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数)。
Good morning, everyone!
is a household name in , and she / he is
my favorite singer.
Thank you!
