1、精選優質文檔-傾情為你奉上八年級英語下冊課文UNIT1Whatsthematter?BusDriverandPassengersSaveanOldManAt9:00a.m.yesterday,busNo.26wasgoingalongZhonghuaRoadwhenthedriversawanoldmanlyingonthesideoftheroad.Awomanwasnexttohim,shoutingforhelp.Thebusdriver,24-year-oldWangPing,stoppedthebuswithoutthinkingtwice.Hegotoffandaskedthewo

2、manwhathappened.Shesaidthatthemanhadaheartproblemandshouldgotothehospital.Mr.Wangknewhehadtoactquickly.Hetoldthepassengersthathemusttakethemantothehospital.Heexpectedmostorallofthepassengerstogetoffandwaitforthenextbus.Buttohissurprise,theyallagreedtogowithhim.SomepassengershelpedMr.Wangtomovetheman

3、onathebus.ThankstoMr.Wangandthepassengers,thedoctorssavedthemanintime.Itssadthatmanypeopledontwanttohelpothersbecausetheydontwantanytrouble,saysonepassenger.Butthedriverdidntthinkabouthimself.Heonlythoughtaboutsavingalife.HeLostHisArmButIsStillClimbingAronRalstonisanAmericanmanwhoisinterestedinmount

4、ainclimbing.Asamountainclimber,Aronisusedtotakingrisks.Thisisoneoftheexcitingthingsaboutdoingdangeroussports.ThereweremanytimeswhenAronalmostlosthislifebecauseofaccidents.OnApril26,2003,hefoundhimselfinaverydangeroussituationwhenclimbinginUtahOnthatday,Aronsarmwascaughtundera360-kilo rock that fell

5、on him when he was climbing by himself in the mountains. Because hecouldnotfreehisarm,hestayedthereforfivedaysandhopedthatsomeonewouldfindhim.Butwhenhiswaterranout,heknewthathewouldhavetodosomethingtosavehisownlife.Hewasnotreadytodiethatday.Soheusedhisknifetocutoffhalfhisrightarm.Then,withhisleftarm

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

7、neslife.Hisloseformountainclimbingissogreatthathekeptonclimbingmountainsevenafterthisexperience.DowehavethesamespiritasAron?Letsthinkaboutitbeforewefindourselves“betweenarockandahardplace”,andbeforewehavetomakeadecisionthatcouldmeanlifeordeath.Unit2IllhelptocleanupthecityparksP113aStudentsWhoVolunte

8、erMarioGreenandMaryBrownfromRiversideHighSchoolgiveupseveralhourseachweektohelpothers.Mariolovesanimalsandwantstobeananimaldoctor.HevolunteersatananimalhospitaleverySaturdaymorning.Mariobelievesitcanhelphimtogethisfuturedreamjob.“Itshardwork,”hesays,“butIwanttolearnmoreabouthowtocareforanimals.Igets

9、uchastrongfeelingofsatisfactionwhenIseetheanimalsgetbetterandthelookofjoyontheirownersfaces.”Maryisabooklover.Shecouldreadbyherselfattheageoffour.Lastyearshedecidedtotryoutforavolunteerafter-schoolreadingprogram.shestillworksthereonceaweektohelpkidslearntoread.Thekidsaresittinginthelibrary,butyoucan

10、seeintheireyesthattheyregoingonadifferentjourneywitheachnewbook.Volunteeringhereisadreamcometrueforme.IcandowhatIlovetodoandhelpothersatthesametime.P124bMostpeopletodayareonlyworriedaboutgettinggoodjobslotsofmoney.Intheirfreetime,Theythinkaboutwhatforfunorrelaxation.However,fewpeoplethinkaboutwhatth

11、eycandoothers.Therearemanypeoplewhoarelessluckythanus.Volunteeringourtimetohelpthesepeopleisagoodwayourfreetime.Forexample,wecanmakeplanssickchildreninthehospitalorraisemoneyforhomelesspeople.Somepeopleevenstopdoingtheirjobsforafewmonthstoayeartoanothercountry,likeAfrica,andhelppeoplethere.P142bIllS

12、endYouaPhotoofLuckyDearMissLi,IdliketothankyouforsendingmoneytoAnimalHelpers.Imsureyouknowthatthisgroupwassetuptohelpdisabledpeoplelikeme.YouhelpedtomakeitpossibleformetohaveLucky.Luckymakesabigdifferencetomylife.Letmetellyoumystory.Whatwoulditbeliketobeblindordeaf?Orimagineyoucantwalkouuseyourhands

13、easily.Mostpeoplewouldneverthinkaboutthis,butmanypeoplehavethesedifficulties.Icantusemyarmsorlegswell,sonormalthingslikeansweringthetelephone,openingandclosingdoors,orcarryingthingsaredifficultforme.Thenonedaylastyear,afriendofminehelpedmeout.ShetalkedtoAnimalHelpersaboutgettingmeaspecialtraineddog.

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

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

16、y.Hewasunhappybecauseheofmoneyoldbikes.Hesomesignsaskingforoldbikesandallhisfriendsonthephonethemabouttheproblem.Heevennoticesatthesupermarket.Thenhetoldtheteachersatschoolabouthisproblemandtheyacall-incenterforparents.Theideasthathewithworkedoutfine.Henowhas16bikesupandtochildrenwhodonthavebikes.Un

17、it3Couldyoupleasecleanyourroom?P193aLastmonth,ourdogwelcomedmewhenIcamehomefromschool.Hewantedawalk,butIwastootired.Ithrewdownmybagandwenttothelivingroom.TheminuteIsatdowninfrontoftheTV,mymomcameover.“Couldyoupleasetakethedogforawalk?”sheasked.“CouldIwatchoneshowfirst?”Iasked.“NO!”sherepliedangrily.

18、“YouwatchTVallthetimeandneverhelpoutaroundthehouse!Icantworkalldayanddohouseworkallevening.”“Well,Iworkalldayatschool,too!Imjustastiredasyouare!”Ishoutedback.Mymomdidnotsayanythingandwalkedaway.Foroneweek,shedidnotdoanyhouseworkandneitherdidI.Finally,Icouldnotfindacleandishoracleanshirt.Thenextday,m

19、ymomcamehomefromworktofindthehousecleanandtidy.“Whathappened?”sheaskedinsurprise.“Imsosorry,Mom.Ifinallyunderstandthatweneedtosharethehouseworktohaveacleanandcomfortablehome,”Ireplied.P222bDearSir,Idontunderstandwhysomeparentsmaketheirkidshelpwithhouseworkandchoresathome.Kidsthesedaysalreadyhaveenou

20、ghstressfromschool.Theydonthavetimetostudyanddohousework,too.Houseworkisawasteoftheirtime.Couldwejustletthemdotheirjobasstudents?Theyshouldspendtheirtimeonschoolworkinordertogetgoodgradesandgetintoagooduniversity.Also,whentheygetolder,theywillhavetodohouseworksotheresnoneedforthemtodoitnow.Itisthepa

21、rentsjobtoprovideacleanandcomfortableenvironmentathomefortheirchildren.Andanyway,Ithinkdoingchoresisnotsodifficult.Idontminddoingthem.Mr.SmithDearSir,Ithinkitisimportantforchildrentolearnhowtodochoresandhelptheirparentswithhousework.Itsnotenoughtojustgetgoodgradesatschool.Childrenthesedaysdependonth

22、eirparentstoomuch.Theyrealwaysasking,“Couldyougetthisforme?”or“Couldyouhelpmewiththat?”Doingchoreshelpstodevelopchildrensindependenceandteachesthemhowtolookafterthemselves.Italsohelpsthemtounderstandtheideaoffairness.Sincetheyliveinonehousewiththeirparents,theyshouldknowthateveryoneshoulddotheirpart

23、inkeepingitcleanandtidy.Ourneighborssongotintoagoodcollegebutduringhisfirstyear,hehadnoideahowtotakecareofhimself.Asaresult,heoftenfellillandhisgradesdropped.Theearlierkidslearntobeindependent,thebetteritisfortheirfuture.Ms.MillerUnit4Whydontyoutalktoyourparents?P273aDearMr.Hunt,MyproblemisIcantgeto

24、nwithmyfamily.Relationsbetweenmyparentshavebecomedifficult.anddevelopmentoftoilets.Italsoencouragesgovernmentsandsocialgroupstothinkaboutwaystoimprovetoiletsinthefuture.Linlin：LastyearIwenttotheHangzhouNationalTeaMuseum.Itsarelaxingandpeacefulplacenearalake.Theteaartperformancesshowhowtomakeaperfect

25、cupoftea.Watchingthempreparetheteawiththebeautifulteasetsisjustasenjoyableasdrinkingtheteaitself.Ivefinallyrealizedwhymygrandpalovesdrinkingteaandcollectingteasets.P684bMostofus_(see)MickeyMouse,DonaldDuckandotherfamousDisneycharactersincartoonsbefore.Buthaveyouever_(be)toDisneyland?Disneyland_(be)a

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

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

28、fthepopulationareChinese,soyoucansimplyspeakPutonghuaalotofthetime.Ontheotherhand,SingaporeisanEnglish-speakingcountry,soitsalsoagoodplacetopracticeyourEnglish!HaveyouevertriedChinesefoodoutsideofChina?Maybeyoufearthatyouwontbeabletofindanythinggoodtoeatwhenyoutravel.InSingapore,however,youllfindalo

29、toffoodfromChina;youwonthaveanyproblemgettingrice,noodlesordumplings.Singaporeisalsoanexcellentplacetotrynewfood.WhetheryoulikeIndianfood,WesternfoodorJapanesefood,youllfinditallinSingapore!Mostlargecitieshavezoos,buthaveyoueverbeentoazooatnight?SingaporehasaNightSafari.Itmightseemstrangetogotoazoow

30、henitsdark.However,ifyougotoseelions,tigersorfoxesduringthedaytime,theyllprobablybeasleep!Alotofanimalsonlywakeupatnight,sothisisthebesttimetowatchthem.AttheNightSafari,youcanwatchtheseanimalsinamorenaturalenvironmentthaninanormalzoo.OnegreatthingaboutSingaporeisthatthetemperatureisalmostthesameally

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

32、getsmaller.Sowevebeenclearingoutalotofthingsfromourbedroomsforayardsale.Wevedecidedtoeachsellfivethingswenolongeruse.Wellgivethemoneyweraisetoachildrenshome.Mysonwasquitesadatfirst.Hefoundalotoftoysthathedoesntplaywithanymorebutstillwantedtokeep.Forexample,hesownedatrainandrailwaysetsincehisfourthbi

33、rthday,andheplayedwithitalmosteveryweekuntilhewasaboutseven.Andhedidntwanttolosethetoymonkeyheshadsincebirth.Irememberwhenhewouldnevergotobedwithoutit.Mydaughterwasmoreunderstanding,althoughshealsofeltsadtopartwithcertaintoys.Asforme,Ididntwanttogiveupmyfootballshirts,but,tobehonest,Ihaventplayedfor

34、awhilenow.Imgettingolder,too!P782aHometownFeelingsSomepeoplestillliveintheirhometown.However,othersmayonlyseeitonceortwiceayear.Nowadays,millionsofChineseleavethecountrysidetosearchforworkinthecities.AmongtheseisZhongWei,a46-year-oldhusbandandfather.HehaslivedinWenzhouforthelast13years.Withahardjobinacrayonfactory,hedoesntfindmuchtimetovisithishometown.“Iusedtoreturnhomeatleastonceayear,butIhaventbeenbackforalmostthreeyearsnow.Itsashame,butIjustdonthavethetime,”hesays.ManypeoplelikeZhongWeiregardwithgreatinteresthowtheirhometownshavechanged.Perhapslargehospit