所有课文More-practice-八下U1SuccessforSpringBudsMynameisFengGuixiang.IwanttotellyouabouttheChinaChildrenandTeenagers'Fund(CCTF)andhowithelpedme.OneoftheCCTF'sspecialactivitiesistheSpringBudProject.In1989,4.8millioninthecountry,agedfromseventofourteen,wereunabletoattendschool.Eighty-threepercentofthemweregirls.Becauseofthis,theCCTFlaunchedtheSpringBubProjecttohelpthem.Sincethen,theprojecthashelpedmillionsofgirlsreturntoschool.Ithasalsobuiltalotofschools.TheveryfirstSpringBudclasswashereinGuangxiin1989.TheSpringBudProjectpaidformetoattendthatclass.Italsorentedaroomclosetotheschoolforme.Beforetheprojectstarted,Istayedathomeandhelpedmymotherwiththehousework.Goingtoschoolchangedmylife.Ilearnttoreadandwriteanddomanyotherthings.NowIworkasateacherataSpringBudschoolhereinGuangxi.IwishtohelpothergirlsthewaytheSpringBudProjecthelpedme.U2EyecontactEyecontactmeanslookingintoanotherperson'seyes.Thisisaveryimportantofbodylanguage.Itcanbethekeytocommunicate.Eyecontactcanshowfeelingssuchasfriendliness,interestandunderstanding.InWesterncountries,usingeyecontactinconversationsisveryimportant.Ifyoudonotuseeyecontact,Westernersmaythinkthatyouarenotlistening.Andifyoulookaway,theymayalsothinkthatyouarelying.However,inmanyAsiancountries,lookinglikeperson,olderanwithtalkingwhendownateacheroraparent,ispolite.Thesedifferencescancauseproblems.Forexample,anAsianpersonmightlookdownwhilelisteningtoaWesternspeaker.TheWesternspeakermightthinkthispersonisnotinterestedinwhatheorsheissaying.Notusingeyecontactcancauseproblems,butusingtoomuchisnotpoliteeither.Inmanycountries,watchingotherpeople,especiallystrangers,foralongtimeisimpolite.Thismaymakethemfeelnervous.U3shadowpuppetplaysEverySaturday，WangWeifangputsonaplaywithhisfriendsinasmalltownnearXi'an.Theaudiencecanhearthem,buttheycannotseethem.Thatisbecausetheyareputtingonashadowpuppetplay.Shadowpuppetsaremadeofhardleather.Theleatheriscutoutintheshapeofaperson,ananimaloranobject.Eachpuppetispaintedinbrightcoloursandputonastick.Somepuppetshavemovablearmsandlegs.Duringashadowpuppetplay,Wangstandsbehindawhitescreenwithlightsbehindit.Theaudiencesitinfrontofthescreen.Wangandhisfriendsholdthepuppetsveryclosetothescreensotheaudiencecanseethepuppets'shadowsclearly.Thentheymovethepuppetsaroundanddothevoicesofthedifferentcharacters.ShadowpuppetplaysareanancientChineseart.NowwithTVandfilms,shadowpuppetplaysarenotaspopularasbefore.Wangandhisfriendsoftenworkveryhardforlittlemoney,buttheydonotmind.Theywanttokeepthistraditionalartformalive.U4TomandJerryTomthecatandJerrythemousearetwoofthemostpopularcartooncharactersintheworld.Intheshortcartoons,TomisalwaystryingtocatchJerry,butheneverhasanysuccess.AlmosteverycartoonendswithTomintroubleandJerrylaughingathim.Thestoriesarefulloffunandhavealonghistory.WilliamHannaandJosephBarberabothworkedforMGMinthelate1930s.cartoons.funnymaketothemtoldbossTheirTogethertheythoughtoftheideaofacatandamouse.Theythoughtitwouldbefunnyifthemousewascleverandalwaysgotthecatintotrouble.ThefirstTomandJerrycartoonwasshownincinemasin1940.Itwasagreatsuccess.Overthenext17years,theymademanyTomandJerrycartoons.Mostofthemarearoundsevenminuteslong.Intotal,HannaandBarberamade114TomandJerrycartoons.Thecartoonsweresogoodthattheywonanumberofawards.Thefamouscatandmouseremainpopulartoday,asthecartoonsarestillshownontelevisionaroundtheworld.U5ThestoryHaveyoueverh...