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人教版八年级英语下册课文
八年级英语下册课文
UNIT1What'sthematter?
BusDriverandPassengersSaveanOldMan
At9:
00a.m.yesterday,busNo.26wasgoingalongZhonghuaRoadwhenthedriversawanoldmanlyingonthesideoftheroad.Awomanwasnexttohim,shoutingforhelp.
Thebusdriver,24-year-oldWangPing,stoppedthebuswithoutthinkingtwice.
Hegotoffandaskedthewomanwhathappened.Shesaidthatthemanhadaheartproblemandshouldgotothehospital.Mr.Wangknewhehadtoactquickly.Hetold
thepassengersthathemusttakethemantothehospital.Heexpectedmostorallofthepassengerstogetoffandwaitforthenextbus.
Buttohissurprise,theyallagreedtogowithhim.SomepassengershelpedMr.Wangtomovethemanonathebus.
ThankstoMr.Wangandthepassengers,thedoctorssavedthemanintime."It'ssadthatmanypeopledon'twanttohelpothersbecausetheydon?
twantanytrouble,"saysonepassenger."Butthedriverdidn'tthinkabouthimself.Heonlythoughtaboutsavingalife."
HeLostHisArmButIsStillClimbing
AronRalstonisanAmericanmanwhoisinterestedinmountainclimbing.Asamountainclimber,Aronisusedtotakingrisks.Thisisoneoftheexcitingthingsaboutdoing
dangeroussports.ThereweremanytimeswhenAronalmostlosthislifebecauseofaccidents.OnApril26,2003,
hefoundhimselfinaverydangeroussituationwhenclimbinginUtah
Onthatday,Aron'sarmwascaughtundera360-kilorockthatfellonhimwhenhewasclimbingbyhimselfinthemountains.Becausehecouldnotfreehisarm,hestayedthereforfivedaysandhopedthatsomeonewouldfindhim.Butwhenhiswaterranout,heknewthathewouldhavetodosomething
tosavehisownlife.Hewasnotreadytodiethatday.So
heusedhisknifetocutoffhalfhisrightarm.Then,withhisleftarm,hebandagedhimselfsothathewouldnotlosetoomuchblood.Afterthat,heclimbeddownthemountaintofindhelp.
Afterlosinghisarm,hewroteabookcalledBetweenaRockandaHardPlace.Thismeansbeinginadifficultsituationthatyoucannotseemtogetoutof.Inthisbook,Arontellsoftheimportanceofmakinggooddecisions,and
ofbeingincontrolofone'slife.Hisloseformountainclimbingissogreatthathekeptonclimbingmountainsevenafterthisexperience.
DowehavethesamespiritasAron?
Let'sthinkaboutit
beforewefindourselves“betweenarockandahardplace”,andbeforewehavetomakeadecisionthatcouldmeanlifeordeath.
Unit2I'llhelptocleanupthecityparks
P113a
StudentsWhoVolunteer
MarioGreenandMaryBrownfromRiversideHighSchoolgiveupseveralhourseachweektohelpothers.
Mariolovesanimalsandwantstobeananimaldoctor.HevolunteersatananimalhospitaleverySaturdaymorning.Mariobelievesitcanhelphimtogethisfuturedreamjob.“It'shardwork,”hesays,“butIwanttolearnmoreabouthowtocareforanimals.IgetsuchastrongfeelingofsatisfactionwhenIseetheanimalsgetbetterandthelookofjoyontheirowners'faces.
Maryisabooklover.Shecouldreadbyherselfattheageoffour.Lastyearshedecidedtotryoutforavolunteer
afterschoolreadingprogram.shestillworksthereonceaweektohelpkidslearntoread.Thekidsaresittinginthelibrary,butyoucanseeintheireyesthatthey?
regoingona
differentjourneywitheachnewbook.Volunteeringhereisadreamcometrueforme.IcandowhatIlovetodo
andhelpothersatthesametime.
P124b
Mostpeopletodayareonlyworriedaboutgettinggoodjobslotsofmoney.Intheirfreetime,Theythinkaboutwhatforfunorrelaxation.However,fewpeoplethinkaboutwhattheycandoothers.Therearemanypeoplewhoarelessluckythanus.Volunteeringourtimetohelpthesepeopleisagoodwayourfreetime.Forexample,wecanmakeplanssickchildrenin
thehospitalorraisemoneyforhomelesspeople.Somepeopleevenstopdoingtheirjobsforafewmonthstoayeartoanothercountry,likeAfrica,andhelppeople
there.
P142b
I'SllendYouaPhotoofLucky
DearMissLi,
I?
dliketothankyouforsendingmoneytoAnimalHelpers.I?
msureyouknowthatthisgroupwassetuptohelpdisabledpeoplelikeme.YouhelpedtomakeitpossibleformetohaveLucky.Luckymakesabigdifferencetomy
life.Letmetellyoumystory.
Whatwoulditbeliketobeblindordeaf?
Orimagineyoucan?
twalkouuseyourhandseasily.Mostpeoplewouldneverthinkaboutthis,butmanypeoplehavethesedifficulties.Ican?
tusemyarmsorlegswell,sonormalthingslikeansweringthetelephone,openingandclosingdoors,orcarryingthingsaredifficultforme.Thenonedaylastyear,afriendofminehelpedmeout.ShetalkedtoAnimalHelpersaboutgettingmeaspecialtraineddog.Shealsothoughtadogmightcheermeup.IloveanimalsandIwasexcitedabouttheideaofhavingadog.
AftersixmonthsoftrainingwithadogatAnimalHelpers,Iwasabletobringhimhome.Mydog?
snameisLucky
—agoodnameforhimbecauseIfeelveryluckytohavehim.Yousee,I?
monlyabletohavea“dog-
helper”becauseofyourkindness!
LuckyisverycleverandunderstandsmanyEnglishwords.Hecanunderstand
mewhenIgivehimorders.Forexample,Isay,“Lucky!
Getmybook,”andhedoesitatonce.
Luckyisafantasticdog.I?
llsendyouaphotoofhimifyoulike,andIcouldshowyouhowhehelpsme.Thankyouagainforchangingmylife.
BenSmith
Bestwishes,
P16Self-check2
Lastweek,everyonewastryingupJimmy,theBikeboy.Hewasunhappybecauseheofmoneyoldbikes.Hesomesignsaskingforoldbikesandallhisfriendsonthephonethemabouttheproblem.He
evennoticesatthesupermarket.Thenhetoldtheteachersatschoolabouthisproblemandtheyacallincenterforparents.Theideasthathewithworked
tochildren
outfine.Henowhas16bikesupandwhodon?
thavebikes.
Unit3Couldyoupleasecleanyourroom?
P193a
Lastmonth,ourdogwelcomedmewhenIcamehomefromschool.Hewantedawalk,butIwastootired.
Ithrewdownmybagandwenttothelivingroom.TheminuteIsatdowninfrontoftheTV,mymomcameover.
Couldyoupleasetakethedogforawalk?
”sheasked.
CouldIwatchoneshowfirst?
I”asked.“NO!
”shereplie
dangrily.“YouwatchTVallthetimeandneverhelpoutaroundthehouse!
Ican?
tworkalldayanddohousewor
kallevening.”“Well,Iworkalldayatschool,too!
I?
mjustastiredasyouare!
”Ishoutedback.
Mymomdidnotsayanythingandwalkedaway.Foroneweek,shedidnotdoanyhouseworkandneitherdidI.Finally,Icouldnotfindacleandishoracleanshirt.
Thenextday,mymomcamehomefromworktofindthehousecleanandtidy.“Whathappened?
”sheaskedinsurprise.
I?
msosorry,Mom.Ifinallyunderstandthatweneedto
sharethehouseworktohaveacleanandcomfortablehome,”Ireplied.P222bDearSir,
Idon?
tunderstandwhysomeparentsmaketheirkidshelpwithhouseworkandchoresathome.Kidsthesedaysalreadyhaveenoughstressfromschool.Theydon?
thavetimetostudyanddohousework,too.Houseworkisawasteoftheirtime.Couldwejustletthemdotheirjobasstudents?
Theyshouldspendtheirtimeonschoolworkinordertogetgoodgradesandgetintoagooduniversity.
Also,whentheygetolder,theywillhavetodohouseworksothere?
snoneedforthemtodoitnow.Itistheparents?
jobtoprovideacleanandcomfortableenvironment
athomefortheirchildren.Andanyway,Ithinkdoingchoresisnotsodifficult.Idon?
tminddoingthem.
Mr.Smith
DearSir,
Ithinkitisimportantforchildrentolearnhowtodochoresandhelptheirparentswithhousework.It?
snotenoughtojustgetgoodgradesatschool.Childrenthesedays
dependontheirparentstoomuch.They?
realwaysasking,“Couldyougetthisforme?
”or“Couldyouhelpmewi
ththat?
”Doingchoreshelpstodevelopchildren?
sindependenceandteachesthemhowtolookafterthemselves.
Italsohelpsthemtounderstandtheideaoffairness.Sincetheyliveinonehousewiththeirparents,theyshouldknowthateveryoneshoulddotheirpartinkeepingitcleanandtidy.Ourneighbor?
ssongotintoagoodcollegebutduringhisfirstyear,hehadnoideahowtotakecare
ofhimself.Asaresult,heoftenfellillandhisgradesdropped.Theearlierkidslearntobeindependent,thebetteritisfortheirfuture.Ms.Miller
Unit4Whydon'tyoutalktoyourparents?
P273a
DearMr.Hunt,
MyproblemisIcan?
tgetonwithmyfamily.Relationsbetweenmyparentshavebecomedifficult.anddevelopmentoftoilets.Italsoencouragesgovernmentsandsocialgroupstothinkaboutwaystoimprovetoiletsinthefuture.
Linlin
LastyearIwenttotheHangzhouNationalTeaMuseum.
It?
sarelaxingandpeacefulplacenearalake.Theteaartperformancesshowhowtomakeaperfectcupoftea.Watchingthempreparetheteawiththebeautifulteasetsisjustasenjoyableasdrinkingtheteaitself.I?
vefinallyrealizedwhymygrandpalovesdrinkingteaandcollectingteasets.
P684b
Mostofus(see)MickeyMouse,DonaldDuckandotherfamousDisneycharactersincartoonsbefore.Buthav
eyouever(be)toDisneyland?
Disneyland(be)anamusementparkwithaspecialtheme-
Disneycharactersandmovies.There(be)manyexcitingrides,lovelyrestaurantsandfantasticgiftshopst
here.Youcanalso(see)theDisneycharacterswal
kingaroundthepark.Andhaveyouever(hear)of
aDisneyCruise?
This(be)aboatridewithaDisneyt
heme.Youcan(take)arideontheboatforsevera
ldaysandeatandsleeponit.Ontheboat,youcan
(shop)andhaveDisneypartiesbeforeyou(arriv
e)attheDisneyisland.
P702b
Singapore-APlaceYouWillNeverFo
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