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1、-人教版八年级英语下册课文-第 23 页八年级英语下册课文UNIT1Whatsthematter?BusDriverandPassengersSaveanOldManAt9:00a.m.yesterday,busNo.26wasgoingalongZhonghuaRoadwhenthedriversawanoldmanlyingonthesideoftheroad.Awomanwasnexttohim,shoutingforhelp.Thebusdriver,24-year-oldWangPing,stoppedthebuswithoutthinkingtwice.Hegotoffandask
2、edthewomanwhathappened.Shesaidthatthemanhadaheartproblemandshouldgotothehospital.Mr.Wangknewhehadtoactquickly.Hetoldthepassengersthathemusttakethemantothehospital.Heexpectedmostorallofthepassengerstogetoffandwaitforthenextbus.Buttohissurprise,theyallagreedtogowithhim.SomepassengershelpedMr.Wangtomov
3、ethemanonathebus.ThankstoMr.Wangandthepassengers,thedoctorssavedthemanintime.Itssadthatmanypeopledontwanttohelpothersbecausetheydontwantanytrouble,saysonepassenger.Butthedriverdidntthinkabouthimself.Heonlythoughtaboutsavingalife.HeLostHisArmButIsStillClimbingAronRalstonisanAmericanmanwhoisinterested
4、inmountainclimbing.Asamountainclimber,Aronisusedtotakingrisks.Thisisoneoftheexcitingthingsaboutdoingdangeroussports.ThereweremanytimeswhenAronalmostlosthislifebecauseofaccidents.OnApril26,2003,hefoundhimselfinaverydangeroussituationwhenclimbinginUtahOnthatday,Aronsarmwascaughtundera360-kilorockthatf
5、ellonhimwhenhewasclimbingbyhimselfinthemountains.Becausehecouldnotfreehisarm,hestayedthereforfivedaysandhopedthatsomeonewouldfindhim.Butwhenhiswaterranout,heknewthathewouldhavetodosomethingtosavehisownlife.Hewasnotreadytodiethatday.Soheusedhisknifetocutoffhalfhisrightarm.Then,withhisleftarm,hebandag
6、edhimselfsothathewouldnotlosetoomuchblood.Afterthat,heclimbeddownthemountaintofindhelp.Afterlosinghisarm,hewroteabookcalledBetweenaRockandaHardPlace.Thismeansbeinginadifficultsituationthatyoucannotseemtogetoutof.Inthisbook,Arontellsoftheimportanceofmakinggooddecisions,andofbeingincontrolofoneslife.H
7、isloseformountainclimbingissogreatthathekeptonclimbingmountainsevenafterthisexperience.DowehavethesamespiritasAron?Letsthinkaboutitbeforewefindourselves“betweenarockandahardplace”,andbeforewehavetomakeadecisionthatcouldmeanlifeordeath.Unit2IllhelptocleanupthecityparksP113aStudentsWhoVolunteerMarioGr
8、eenandMaryBrownfromRiversideHighSchoolgiveupseveralhourseachweektohelpothers.Mariolovesanimalsandwantstobeananimaldoctor.HevolunteersatananimalhospitaleverySaturdaymorning.Mariobelievesitcanhelphimtogethisfuturedreamjob.“Itshardwork,”hesays,“butIwanttolearnmoreabouthowtocareforanimals.Igetsuchastron
9、gfeelingofsatisfactionwhenIseetheanimalsgetbetterandthelookofjoyontheirownersfaces.”Maryisabooklover.Shecouldreadbyherselfattheageoffour.Lastyearshedecidedtotryoutforavolunteerafter-schoolreadingprogram.shestillworksthereonceaweektohelpkidslearntoread.Thekidsaresittinginthelibrary,butyoucanseeinthei
10、reyesthattheyregoingonadifferentjourneywitheachnewbook.Volunteeringhereisadreamcometrueforme.IcandowhatIlovetodoandhelpothersatthesametime.P124bMostpeopletodayareonlyworriedaboutgettinggoodjobslotsofmoney.Intheirfreetime,Theythinkaboutwhatforfunorrelaxation.However,fewpeoplethinkaboutwhattheycandoot
11、hers.Therearemanypeoplewhoarelessluckythanus.Volunteeringourtimetohelpthesepeopleisagoodwayourfreetime.Forexample,wecanmakeplanssickchildreninthehospitalorraisemoneyforhomelesspeople.Somepeopleevenstopdoingtheirjobsforafewmonthstoayeartoanothercountry,likeAfrica,andhelppeoplethere.P142bIllSendYouaPh
12、otoofLuckyDearMissLi,IdliketothankyouforsendingmoneytoAnimalHelpers.Imsureyouknowthatthisgroupwassetuptohelpdisabledpeoplelikeme.YouhelpedtomakeitpossibleformetohaveLucky.Luckymakesabigdifferencetomylife.Letmetellyoumystory.Whatwoulditbeliketobeblindordeaf?Orimagineyoucantwalkouuseyourhandseasily.Mo
13、stpeoplewouldneverthinkaboutthis,butmanypeoplehavethesedifficulties.Icantusemyarmsorlegswell,sonormalthingslikeansweringthetelephone,openingandclosingdoors,orcarryingthingsaredifficultforme.Thenonedaylastyear,afriendofminehelpedmeout.ShetalkedtoAnimalHelpersaboutgettingmeaspecialtraineddog.Shealsoth
14、oughtadogmightcheermeup.IloveanimalsandIwasexcitedabouttheideaofhavingadog.AftersixmonthsoftrainingwithadogatAnimalHelpers,Iwasabletobringhimhome.MydogsnameisLuckyagoodnameforhimbecauseIfeelveryluckytohavehim.Yousee,Imonlyabletohavea“dog-helper”becauseofyourkindness!Luckyisverycleverandunderstandsma
15、nyEnglishwords.HecanunderstandmewhenIgivehimorders.Forexample,Isay,“Lucky!Getmybook,”andhedoesitatonce.Luckyisafantasticdog.Illsendyouaphotoofhimifyoulike,andIcouldshowyouhowhehelpsme.Thankyouagainforchangingmylife.Bestwishes,BenSmithP16Self-check2Lastweek,everyonewastryingupJimmy,theBikeboy.Hewasun
16、happybecauseheofmoneyoldbikes.Hesomesignsaskingforoldbikesandallhisfriendsonthephonethemabouttheproblem.Heevennoticesatthesupermarket.Thenhetoldtheteachersatschoolabouthisproblemandtheyacall-incenterforparents.Theideasthathewithworkedoutfine.Henowhas16bikesupandtochildrenwhodonthavebikes.Unit3Couldy
17、oupleasecleanyourroom?P193aLastmonth,ourdogwelcomedmewhenIcamehomefromschool.Hewantedawalk,butIwastootired.Ithrewdownmybagandwenttothelivingroom.TheminuteIsatdowninfrontoftheTV,mymomcameover.“Couldyoupleasetakethedogforawalk?”sheasked.“CouldIwatchoneshowfirst?”Iasked.“NO!”sherepliedangrily.“Youwatch
18、TVallthetimeandneverhelpoutaroundthehouse!Icantworkalldayanddohouseworkallevening.”“Well,Iworkalldayatschool,too!Imjustastiredasyouare!”Ishoutedback.Mymomdidnotsayanythingandwalkedaway.Foroneweek,shedidnotdoanyhouseworkandneitherdidI.Finally,Icouldnotfindacleandishoracleanshirt.Thenextday,mymomcameh
19、omefromworktofindthehousecleanandtidy.“Whathappened?”sheaskedinsurprise.“Imsosorry,Mom.Ifinallyunderstandthatweneedtosharethehouseworktohaveacleanandcomfortablehome,”Ireplied.P222bDearSir,Idontunderstandwhysomeparentsmaketheirkidshelpwithhouseworkandchoresathome.Kidsthesedaysalreadyhaveenoughstressf
20、romschool.Theydonthavetimetostudyanddohousework,too.Houseworkisawasteoftheirtime.Couldwejustletthemdotheirjobasstudents?Theyshouldspendtheirtimeonschoolworkinordertogetgoodgradesandgetintoagooduniversity.Also,whentheygetolder,theywillhavetodohouseworksotheresnoneedforthemtodoitnow.Itistheparentsjobt
21、oprovideacleanandcomfortableenvironmentathomefortheirchildren.Andanyway,Ithinkdoingchoresisnotsodifficult.Idontminddoingthem.Mr.SmithDearSir,Ithinkitisimportantforchildrentolearnhowtodochoresandhelptheirparentswithhousework.Itsnotenoughtojustgetgoodgradesatschool.Childrenthesedaysdependontheirparent
22、stoomuch.Theyrealwaysasking,“Couldyougetthisforme?”or“Couldyouhelpmewiththat?”Doingchoreshelpstodevelopchildrensindependenceandteachesthemhowtolookafterthemselves.Italsohelpsthemtounderstandtheideaoffairness.Sincetheyliveinonehousewiththeirparents,theyshouldknowthateveryoneshoulddotheirpartinkeeping
23、itcleanandtidy.Ourneighborssongotintoagoodcollegebutduringhisfirstyear,hehadnoideahowtotakecareofhimself.Asaresult,heoftenfellillandhisgradesdropped.Theearlierkidslearntobeindependent,thebetteritisfortheirfuture.Ms.MillerUnit4Whydontyoutalktoyourparents?P273aDearMr.Hunt,MyproblemisIcantgetonwithmyfa
24、mily.Relationsbetweenmyparentshavebecomedifficult.anddevelopmentoftoilets.Italsoencouragesgovernmentsandsocialgroupstothinkaboutwaystoimprovetoiletsinthefuture.Linlin：LastyearIwenttotheHangzhouNationalTeaMuseum.Itsarelaxingandpeacefulplacenearalake.Theteaartperformancesshowhowtomakeaperfectcupoftea.
25、Watchingthempreparetheteawiththebeautifulteasetsisjustasenjoyableasdrinkingtheteaitself.Ivefinallyrealizedwhymygrandpalovesdrinkingteaandcollectingteasets.P684bMostofus_(see)MickeyMouse,DonaldDuckandotherfamousDisneycharactersincartoonsbefore.Buthaveyouever_(be)toDisneyland?Disneyland_(be)anamusemen
26、tparkwithaspecialtheme-Disneycharactersandmovies.There_(be)manyexcitingrides,lovelyrestaurantsandfantasticgiftshopsthere.Youcanalso_(see)theDisneycharacterswalkingaroundthepark.Andhaveyouever_(hear)ofaDisneyCruise?This_(be)aboatridewithaDisneytheme.Youcan_(take)arideontheboatforseveraldaysandeatands
27、leeponit.Ontheboat,youcan_(shop)andhaveDisneypartiesbeforeyou_(arrive)attheDisneyisland.P702bSingapore-APlaceYouWillNeverForget!HaveyoueverbeentoSingapore?ForthousandsoftouristsfromChina,thissmallislandinSoutheastAsiaisawonderfulandsafeplacetotakeaholiday.Ontheonehand,morethanthreequartersofthepopul
28、ationareChinese,soyoucansimplyspeakPutonghuaalotofthetime.Ontheotherhand,SingaporeisanEnglish-speakingcountry,soitsalsoagoodplacetopracticeyourEnglish!HaveyouevertriedChinesefoodoutsideofChina?Maybeyoufearthatyouwontbeabletofindanythinggoodtoeatwhenyoutravel.InSingapore,however,youllfindalotoffoodfr
29、omChina;youwonthaveanyproblemgettingrice,noodlesordumplings.Singaporeisalsoanexcellentplacetotrynewfood.WhetheryoulikeIndianfood,WesternfoodorJapanesefood,youllfinditallinSingapore!Mostlargecitieshavezoos,buthaveyoueverbeentoazooatnight?SingaporehasaNightSafari.Itmightseemstrangetogotoazoowhenitsdar
30、k.However,ifyougotoseelions,tigersorfoxesduringthedaytime,theyllprobablybeasleep!Alotofanimalsonlywakeupatnight,sothisisthebesttimetowatchthem.AttheNightSafari,youcanwatchtheseanimalsinamorenaturalenvironmentthaninanormalzoo.OnegreatthingaboutSingaporeisthatthetemperatureisalmostthesameallyearround.
31、Thisisbecausetheislandissoclosetotheequator.soyoucanchoosetogowheneveryoulike-spring,summer,autumnorwinter.And,ofcourse,itsnottoofarfromChina!Unit10Ivehadthisbikeforthreeyears.P753aMychildrenaregrowingupfast.Mydaughteris16andmyboyhasjuststartedjuniorhighschool.Astheygetbiggerourhouseseemstogetsmalle
32、r.Sowevebeenclearingoutalotofthingsfromourbedroomsforayardsale.Wevedecidedtoeachsellfivethingswenolongeruse.Wellgivethemoneyweraisetoachildrenshome.Mysonwasquitesadatfirst.Hefoundalotoftoysthathedoesntplaywithanymorebutstillwantedtokeep.Forexample,hesownedatrainandrailwaysetsincehisfourthbirthday,an
33、dheplayedwithitalmosteveryweekuntilhewasaboutseven.Andhedidntwanttolosethetoymonkeyheshadsincebirth.Irememberwhenhewouldnevergotobedwithoutit.Mydaughterwasmoreunderstanding,althoughshealsofeltsadtopartwithcertaintoys.Asforme,Ididntwanttogiveupmyfootballshirts,but,tobehonest,Ihaventplayedforawhilenow
34、.Imgettingolder,too!P782aHometownFeelingsSomepeoplestillliveintheirhometown.However,othersmayonlyseeitonceortwiceayear.Nowadays,millionsofChineseleavethecountrysidetosearchforworkinthecities.AmongtheseisZhongWei,a46-year-oldhusbandandfather.HehaslivedinWenzhouforthelast13years.Withahardjobinacrayonf
35、actory,hedoesntfindmuchtimetovisithishometown.“Iusedtoreturnhomeatleastonceayear,butIhaventbeenbackforalmostthreeyearsnow.Itsashame,butIjustdonthavethetime,”hesays.ManypeoplelikeZhongWeiregardwithgreatinteresthowtheirhometownshavechanged.Perhapslargehospitalsandnewroadshaveappeared.Inmanyplaces,theg
36、overnmenthasalsobuiltnewschoolsandsentteachersfromthecitiestohelp.“Inoticedthatstrueofmyhometown,”addsZhongWei.“Childrenhavelearnedtoreadandcountatmyoldprimaryschoolsincethemid-20thcentury.Butnowthebuildingsarereallyold.Iheartheyregoingtobuildanewschoolthere.”ZhongWeithinkssuchdevelopmentsaregood,an
37、dhealsoknowsthathishometowncannotalwaysstaythesame.AccordingtoZhongWei,however,somethingswillneverchange.“Inmyhometown,therewasabigoldtreeoppositetheschool.Itisstillthereandhasbecomequiteasymboloftheplace.Mostofthechildreninmytimelikedtoplaytogetherunderthatbigtree,especiallyduringthesummerholidays.
38、Itwassuchahappychildhood.Ourhometownhasleftmanysoftandsweetmemoriesinourhearts.”P792cManyChinesepeoplethesedaysleavetheirtoworkinthe.Theyusuallytotheirhometownsoneortwotimesa_.ZhongWeihasntbeenbackinclosetothreeyears.HehasbeenworkinginafactoryinWenzhouforthepast13years.Peoplelikehimareinhowtheirhometownsarechanging.Newbuildingsareoftenbuiltbythe.ZhongWeithinksthesechangesarebecausethingsneedtochangeinordertobecomebetter.Buthealsothinkssomethingschange,andhishometownisstilltheplacethatholdsallhischi