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1、如有侵权，请联系网站删除，仅供学习与交流人教版八年级英语下册课文【精品文档】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,stoppedthebuswithoutthin

2、kingtwice.Hegotoffandaskedthewomanwhathappened.Shesaidthatthemanhadaheartproblemandshouldgotothehospital.Mr.Wangknewhehadtoactquickly.Hetoldthepassengersthathemusttakethemantothehospital.Heexpectedmostorallofthepassengerstogetoffandwaitforthenextbus.Buttohissurprise,theyallagreedtogowithhim.Somepass

3、engershelpedMr.Wangtomovethemanonathebus.ThankstoMr.Wangandthepassengers,thedoctorssavedthemanintime.Itssadthatmanypeopledontwanttohelpothersbecausetheydontwantanytrouble,saysonepassenger.Butthedriverdidntthinkabouthimself.Heonlythoughtaboutsavingalife.HeLostHisArmButIsStillClimbingAronRalstonisanAm

4、ericanmanwhoisinterestedinmountainclimbing.Asamountainclimber,Aronisusedtotakingrisks.Thisisoneoftheexcitingthingsaboutdoingdangeroussports.ThereweremanytimeswhenAronalmostlosthislifebecauseofaccidents.OnApril26,2003,hefoundhimselfinaverydangeroussituationwhenclimbinginUtahOnthatday,Aronsarmwascaugh

5、tundera360-kilorockthatfellonhimwhenhewasclimbingbyhimselfinthemountains.Becausehecouldnotfreehisarm,hestayedthereforfivedaysandhopedthatsomeonewouldfindhim.Butwhenhiswaterranout,heknewthathewouldhavetodosomethingtosavehisownlife.Hewasnotreadytodiethatday.Soheusedhisknifetocutoffhalfhisrightarm.Then

6、,withhisleftarm,hebandagedhimselfsothathewouldnotlosetoomuchblood.Afterthat,heclimbeddownthemountaintofindhelp.Afterlosinghisarm,hewroteabookcalledBetweenaRockandaHardPlace.Thismeansbeinginadifficultsituationthatyoucannotseemtogetoutof.Inthisbook,Arontellsoftheimportanceofmakinggooddecisions,andofbe

7、ingincontrolofoneslife.Hisloseformountainclimbingissogreatthathekeptonclimbingmountainsevenafterthisexperience.DowehavethesamespiritasAron?Letsthinkaboutitbeforewefindourselves“betweenarockandahardplace”,andbeforewehavetomakeadecisionthatcouldmeanlifeordeath.Unit2IllhelptocleanupthecityparksP113aStu

8、dentsWhoVolunteerMarioGreenandMaryBrownfromRiversideHighSchoolgiveupseveralhourseachweektohelpothers.Mariolovesanimalsandwantstobeananimaldoctor.HevolunteersatananimalhospitaleverySaturdaymorning.Mariobelievesitcanhelphimtogethisfuturedreamjob.“Itshardwork,”hesays,“butIwanttolearnmoreabouthowtocaref

9、oranimals.IgetsuchastrongfeelingofsatisfactionwhenIseetheanimalsgetbetterandthelookofjoyontheirownersfaces.”Maryisabooklover.Shecouldreadbyherselfattheageoffour.Lastyearshedecidedtotryoutforavolunteerafter-schoolreadingprogram.shestillworksthereonceaweektohelpkidslearntoread.Thekidsaresittingintheli

10、brary,butyoucanseeintheireyesthattheyregoingonadifferentjourneywitheachnewbook.Volunteeringhereisadreamcometrueforme.IcandowhatIlovetodoandhelpothersatthesametime.P124bMostpeopletodayareonlyworriedaboutgettinggoodjobslotsofmoney.Intheirfreetime,Theythinkaboutwhatforfunorrelaxation.However,fewpeoplet

11、hinkaboutwhattheycandoothers.Therearemanypeoplewhoarelessluckythanus.Volunteeringourtimetohelpthesepeopleisagoodwayourfreetime.Forexample,wecanmakeplanssickchildreninthehospitalorraisemoneyforhomelesspeople.Somepeopleevenstopdoingtheirjobsforafewmonthstoayeartoanothercountry,likeAfrica,andhelppeople

12、there.P142bIllSendYouaPhotoofLuckyDearMissLi,IdliketothankyouforsendingmoneytoAnimalHelpers.Imsureyouknowthatthisgroupwassetuptohelpdisabledpeoplelikeme.YouhelpedtomakeitpossibleformetohaveLucky.Luckymakesabigdifferencetomylife.Letmetellyoumystory.Whatwoulditbeliketobeblindordeaf?Orimagineyoucantwal

13、kouuseyourhandseasily.Mostpeoplewouldneverthinkaboutthis,butmanypeoplehavethesedifficulties.Icantusemyarmsorlegswell,sonormalthingslikeansweringthetelephone,openingandclosingdoors,orcarryingthingsaredifficultforme.Thenonedaylastyear,afriendofminehelpedmeout.ShetalkedtoAnimalHelpersaboutgettingmeaspe

14、cialtraineddog.Shealsothoughtadogmightcheermeup.IloveanimalsandIwasexcitedabouttheideaofhavingadog.AftersixmonthsoftrainingwithadogatAnimalHelpers,Iwasabletobringhimhome.MydogsnameisLuckyagoodnameforhimbecauseIfeelveryluckytohavehim.Yousee,Imonlyabletohavea“dog-helper”becauseofyourkindness!Luckyisve

15、rycleverandunderstandsmanyEnglishwords.HecanunderstandmewhenIgivehimorders.Forexample,Isay,“Lucky!Getmybook,”andhedoesitatonce.Luckyisafantasticdog.Illsendyouaphotoofhimifyoulike,andIcouldshowyouhowhehelpsme.Thankyouagainforchangingmylife.Bestwishes,BenSmithP16Self-check2Lastweek,everyonewastryingup

16、Jimmy,theBikeboy.Hewasunhappybecauseheofmoneyoldbikes.Hesomesignsaskingforoldbikesandallhisfriendsonthephonethemabouttheproblem.Heevennoticesatthesupermarket.Thenhetoldtheteachersatschoolabouthisproblemandtheyacall-incenterforparents.Theideasthathewithworkedoutfine.Henowhas16bikesupandtochildrenwhod

17、onthavebikes.Unit3Couldyoupleasecleanyourroom?P193aLastmonth,ourdogwelcomedmewhenIcamehomefromschool.Hewantedawalk,butIwastootired.Ithrewdownmybagandwenttothelivingroom.TheminuteIsatdowninfrontoftheTV,mymomcameover.“Couldyoupleasetakethedogforawalk?”sheasked.“CouldIwatchoneshowfirst?”Iasked.“NO!”she

18、repliedangrily.“YouwatchTVallthetimeandneverhelpoutaroundthehouse!Icantworkalldayanddohouseworkallevening.”“Well,Iworkalldayatschool,too!Imjustastiredasyouare!”Ishoutedback.Mymomdidnotsayanythingandwalkedaway.Foroneweek,shedidnotdoanyhouseworkandneitherdidI.Finally,Icouldnotfindacleandishoracleanshi

19、rt.Thenextday,mymomcamehomefromworktofindthehousecleanandtidy.“Whathappened?”sheaskedinsurprise.“Imsosorry,Mom.Ifinallyunderstandthatweneedtosharethehouseworktohaveacleanandcomfortablehome,”Ireplied.P222bDearSir,Idontunderstandwhysomeparentsmaketheirkidshelpwithhouseworkandchoresathome.Kidsthesedays

20、alreadyhaveenoughstressfromschool.Theydonthavetimetostudyanddohousework,too.Houseworkisawasteoftheirtime.Couldwejustletthemdotheirjobasstudents?Theyshouldspendtheirtimeonschoolworkinordertogetgoodgradesandgetintoagooduniversity.Also,whentheygetolder,theywillhavetodohouseworksotheresnoneedforthemtodo

21、itnow.Itistheparentsjobtoprovideacleanandcomfortableenvironmentathomefortheirchildren.Andanyway,Ithinkdoingchoresisnotsodifficult.Idontminddoingthem.Mr.SmithDearSir,Ithinkitisimportantforchildrentolearnhowtodochoresandhelptheirparentswithhousework.Itsnotenoughtojustgetgoodgradesatschool.Childrenthes

22、edaysdependontheirparentstoomuch.Theyrealwaysasking,“Couldyougetthisforme?”or“Couldyouhelpmewiththat?”Doingchoreshelpstodevelopchildrensindependenceandteachesthemhowtolookafterthemselves.Italsohelpsthemtounderstandtheideaoffairness.Sincetheyliveinonehousewiththeirparents,theyshouldknowthateveryonesh

23、oulddotheirpartinkeepingitcleanandtidy.Ourneighborssongotintoagoodcollegebutduringhisfirstyear,hehadnoideahowtotakecareofhimself.Asaresult,heoftenfellillandhisgradesdropped.Theearlierkidslearntobeindependent,thebetteritisfortheirfuture.Ms.MillerUnit4Whydontyoutalktoyourparents?P273aDearMr.Hunt,Mypro

24、blemisIcantgetonwithmyfamily.Relationsbetweenmyparentshavebecomedifficult.anddevelopmentoftoilets.Italsoencouragesgovernmentsandsocialgroupstothinkaboutwaystoimprovetoiletsinthefuture.Linlin：LastyearIwenttotheHangzhouNationalTeaMuseum.Itsarelaxingandpeacefulplacenearalake.Theteaartperformancesshowho

25、wtomakeaperfectcupoftea.Watchingthempreparetheteawiththebeautifulteasetsisjustasenjoyableasdrinkingtheteaitself.Ivefinallyrealizedwhymygrandpalovesdrinkingteaandcollectingteasets.P684bMostofus_(see)MickeyMouse,DonaldDuckandotherfamousDisneycharactersincartoonsbefore.Buthaveyouever_(be)toDisneyland?D

26、isneyland_(be)anamusementparkwithaspecialtheme-Disneycharactersandmovies.There_(be)manyexcitingrides,lovelyrestaurantsandfantasticgiftshopsthere.Youcanalso_(see)theDisneycharacterswalkingaroundthepark.Andhaveyouever_(hear)ofaDisneyCruise?This_(be)aboatridewithaDisneytheme.Youcan_(take)arideontheboat

27、forseveraldaysandeatandsleeponit.Ontheboat,youcan_(shop)andhaveDisneypartiesbeforeyou_(arrive)attheDisneyisland.P702bSingapore-APlaceYouWillNeverForget!HaveyoueverbeentoSingapore?ForthousandsoftouristsfromChina,thissmallislandinSoutheastAsiaisawonderfulandsafeplacetotakeaholiday.Ontheonehand,moretha

28、nthreequartersofthepopulationareChinese,soyoucansimplyspeakPutonghuaalotofthetime.Ontheotherhand,SingaporeisanEnglish-speakingcountry,soitsalsoagoodplacetopracticeyourEnglish!HaveyouevertriedChinesefoodoutsideofChina?Maybeyoufearthatyouwontbeabletofindanythinggoodtoeatwhenyoutravel.InSingapore,howev

29、er,youllfindalotoffoodfromChina;youwonthaveanyproblemgettingrice,noodlesordumplings.Singaporeisalsoanexcellentplacetotrynewfood.WhetheryoulikeIndianfood,WesternfoodorJapanesefood,youllfinditallinSingapore!Mostlargecitieshavezoos,buthaveyoueverbeentoazooatnight?SingaporehasaNightSafari.Itmightseemstr

30、angetogotoazoowhenitsdark.However,ifyougotoseelions,tigersorfoxesduringthedaytime,theyllprobablybeasleep!Alotofanimalsonlywakeupatnight,sothisisthebesttimetowatchthem.AttheNightSafari,youcanwatchtheseanimalsinamorenaturalenvironmentthaninanormalzoo.OnegreatthingaboutSingaporeisthatthetemperatureisal

31、mostthesameallyearround.Thisisbecausetheislandissoclosetotheequator.soyoucanchoosetogowheneveryoulike-spring,summer,autumnorwinter.And,ofcourse,itsnottoofarfromChina!Unit10Ivehadthisbikeforthreeyears.P753aMychildrenaregrowingupfast.Mydaughteris16andmyboyhasjuststartedjuniorhighschool.Astheygetbigger

32、ourhouseseemstogetsmaller.Sowevebeenclearingoutalotofthingsfromourbedroomsforayardsale.Wevedecidedtoeachsellfivethingswenolongeruse.Wellgivethemoneyweraisetoachildrenshome.Mysonwasquitesadatfirst.Hefoundalotoftoysthathedoesntplaywithanymorebutstillwantedtokeep.Forexample,hesownedatrainandrailwaysets

33、incehisfourthbirthday,andheplayedwithitalmosteveryweekuntilhewasaboutseven.Andhedidntwanttolosethetoymonkeyheshadsincebirth.Irememberwhenhewouldnevergotobedwithoutit.Mydaughterwasmoreunderstanding,althoughshealsofeltsadtopartwithcertaintoys.Asforme,Ididntwanttogiveupmyfootballshirts,but,tobehonest,I

34、haventplayedforawhilenow.Imgettingolder,too!P782aHometownFeelingsSomepeoplestillliveintheirhometown.However,othersmayonlyseeitonceortwiceayear.Nowadays,millionsofChineseleavethecountrysidetosearchforworkinthecities.AmongtheseisZhongWei,a46-year-oldhusbandandfather.HehaslivedinWenzhouforthelast13year

35、s.Withahardjobinacrayonfactory,hedoesntfindmuchtimetovisithishometown.“Iusedtoreturnhomeatleastonceayear,butIhaventbeenbackforalmostthreeyearsnow.Itsashame,butIjustdonthavethetime,”hesays.ManypeoplelikeZhongWeiregardwithgreatinteresthowtheirhometownshavechanged.Perhapslargehospitalsandnewroadshaveap

36、peared.Inmanyplaces,thegovernmenthasalsobuiltnewschoolsandsentteachersfromthecitiestohelp.“Inoticedthatstrueofmyhometown,”addsZhongWei.“Childrenhavelearnedtoreadandcountatmyoldprimaryschoolsincethemid-20thcentury.Butnowthebuildingsarereallyold.Iheartheyregoingtobuildanewschoolthere.”ZhongWeithinkssu

37、chdevelopmentsaregood,andhealsoknowsthathishometowncannotalwaysstaythesame.AccordingtoZhongWei,however,somethingswillneverchange.“Inmyhometown,therewasabigoldtreeoppositetheschool.Itisstillthereandhasbecomequiteasymboloftheplace.Mostofthechildreninmytimelikedtoplaytogetherunderthatbigtree,especially

38、duringthesummerholidays.Itwassuchahappychildhood.Ourhometownhasleftmanysoftandsweetmemoriesinourhearts.”P792cManyChinesepeoplethesedaysleavetheirtoworkinthe.Theyusuallytotheirhometownsoneortwotimesa_.ZhongWeihasntbeenbackinclosetothreeyears.HehasbeenworkinginafactoryinWenzhouforthepast13years.Peoplelikehimareinhowtheirhometownsarechanging.Newbuildingsareoftenbuiltbythe.ZhongWeithinksthesechangesarebecausethingsneedtochangeinordertobecomebetter.Buthealsothinkssomethingschange,andhishometownisstilltheplacethatholdsallhischildhood.