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八年级英语下册课文

UNIT1What'sthematter?

BusDriverandPassengersSaveanOldMan

At9:00a.moyesterday,busNo.26wasgoinga

longZhonghuaRoadwhenthedriversawanoldm

anlyingonthesideoftheroadoAwomanwas

nexttohim,shoutingforhelp.

Thebusdriver,24——year——oldWangPing,stopped

thebuswithoutthinkingtwiceoHegotoffan

daskedthewomanwhathappened。Shesaidthat

themanhadaheartproblemandshouldgoto

thehospital.MroWangknewhehadtoactqu

icklyoHetoldthepassengersthathemusttake

themantothehospital。Heexpectedmostor

alIofthepassengerstogetoffandwaitfor

thenextbus.

Buttohissurprise,theyalIagreedtogowith

himoSomepassengersheIpedMr.Wangtomove

themanonathebuso

ThankstoMr.Wangandthepassengers,thedocto

rssavedthemanintime。"It'ssadthatman

ypeopIedon'twanttohelpothersbecausethey

don“twantanytrouble,"saysonepassenger.

“Butthedriverdidn'tthinkabouthimself。He

onIythoughtaboutsavingalife.”

HeLostHisArmButIsStillClimbing

AronRaIstonisanAmericanmanwhoisintereste

dinmountsinclimbing0Asamountainclimber,

AronisusedtotakingrisksoThisisoneof

theexcitingthingsaboutdoingdangeroussportso

ThereweremanytimeswhenAronaImostlosthi

sIifebecauseofaccidentsoOnApriI26,2003

hefoundhimselfinaverydangeroussituation

whenclimbinginUtah

Onthatday,Aron*sarmwascaughtundera360

―kilorockthatfelIonhimwhenhewasclimbingbyhimseIf

inthemountains。Because

hecouldnotfreehisarm,hestayedtherefor

fivedaysandhopedthatsomeonewouIdfindhi

m.Butwhenhiswaterranout,heknewthathe

wouIdhavetodosomethingtosavehisownIi

fe.HewasnotreadytodiethatdayoSohe

usedhisknifetocutoffhalfhisrightarm.

Then,withhisleftarmhebandagedhimseIfso

thathewouIdnotlosetoomuchblood.After

that,heclimbeddownthemountaintofindhelp.

AfterlosinghisarmhewroteabookcalledB

etweenaRockandaHardPIaceoThismeansbei

nginadifficultsituationthatyoucannotseem

togetoutof.Inthisbook,Arontellsoft

heimportanceofmakinggooddecisions,andof

beingincontrolofone'sIife.Hisloseformo

untainclimbingissogreatthathekeptoncli

mbingmountsinsevenafterthisexperienceo

DowehavethesamespiritasAron?Let*sthi

nkaboutitbeforewefindourselves“betweena

rockandahardplace",andbeforewehaveto

makeadecisionthatcouldmeanIifeordeath.

Unit2I'llhelptocleanupthecityparks

P113a

StudentsWhoVolunteer

MarioGreenandMaryBrownfromRiversideH

ighSchooIgiveupseveralhourseachweektoh

elpotherso

Mariolovesanimalsandwantstobeananimald

octor.Hevolunteersatananimalhospitalevery

Saturdaymorning.MariobeIievesitcanhelphi

mtogethisfuturedreamjob."It'shard

work,“hesays,“butIwanttolearn

moreabouthowtocareforanimalsIgetsue

hastrongfeeIingofsatisfactionwhenIseet

heanimalsgetbetterandthelookofjoyont

heirowners'faces.”

MaryisabookloveroShecouldreadbyhersel

fattheageoffour.Lastyearshedecidedto

tryoutforavolunteerafter-schoolreadingpr

ogram.shestillworksthereonceaweektoheI

pkidslearntoread。Thekidsaresittingin

theIibrary,butyoucanseeintheireyesth

atthey"regoingonadifferentjourneywithea

chnewbook.Volunteeringhereisadreamcome

trueformeocandowhatIIovetodoand

helpothersatthesametime.

P124b

MostpeopIetodayareonlyworriedabo

utgettinggoodjobsIotsofmoney

Intheirfreetime,Theythinkaboutwhat

forfunorreIaxationoHowever,

ewpeopIethinkaboutwhattheycando

othersoTherearemanypeopIewhoareless

luckythanusoVolunteeringourtimetohelp

thesepeopIeisagoodwayourfr

eetimeoForexampIe,wecanmakeplans

sickchiIdreninthehospitalorraise

moneyforhomeIesspeopIeoSomepeopIeevenstop

doingtheirjobsforafewmonthstoayear

toanothercountry,IikeAfrica,a

ndhelppeopIethere.

P142b

riiSendYouaPhoto

DearMissLi,

dIiketothankyouforsendingmoneytoAni

maIHelpersomsureyouknowthatthisgroup

wassetuptohelpdisabIedpeopIeIikeme.Y

ouheIpedtomakeitpossibleformetohaveL

ucky.LuckymakesabigdifferencetomyIife

LetmetelIyoumystory.

WhatwoulditbeIiketobeblindordeaf?Or

imagineyoucan"twalkouuseyourhandseasi

MostpeopIewouldneverthinkaboutthis,b

utmanypeopIehavethesedifficulties.Ican't

usemyarmsorlegswell,sonormalthingsIi

keansweringthetelephone,openingandclosingd

oors,orcarryingthingsaredifficultformeo

Thenonedaylastyear,afriendofmineheI

pedmeout.ShetaIkedtoAnimalHelpersabout

gettingmeaspeciaItraineddogoShealsothou

ghtadogmightcheermeupoIloveanimalsa

ndIwasexcitedabouttheideaofhavingado

g-

AftersixmonthsoftrainingwithadogatAnim

alHelpers,IwasabletobringhimhomeoMy

dog“snameisLucky-agoodnameforhimb

ecauseIfeelveryluckytohavehimoYousee,

I“monlyabletohavea"dog——helper“becaus

eofyourkindness!Luckyisverycleverandun

derstandsmanyEnglishwordsoHecanunderstand

mewhenIgivehimordersoForexampIe,say

“LuckyGetmybook

If

andhedoesitatonceo

Luckyisafantasticdog。lwIIsendyouapho

toofhimifyouIike,andcouldshowyouh

owhehelpsmeoThankyouagainforchangingm

yIifeo

Bestwishes,

BenSmith

P16SeIf-check2

Lastweek,everyonewastryingupJimm

theBikeboyoHewasunhappybecausehe

ofmoneyoldbikes。He

somesignsaskingforoldbikesand

alIhisfriendsonthephone

themabouttheproblemoHeeven

oticesatthesupermarketoThenheto

Idtheteachersatschoolabouthisproblemand

theyacalI-incenterforparents

Theideasthathewithworkedou

tfine.Henowhas16bikesupand

tochiIdrenwhodorTthavebikes.

Unit3Couldyoupleasecleanyourroom?

P193a

Lastmonth,ourdogweIcornedmewhenIcamehorn

efromschooIoHewantedawalk,butIwast

ootiredo

IthrewdownmybagandwenttotheIivingroo

m.TheminuteIsatdowninfrontoftheTV,

mymomcameover."Couldyoupleasetakethed

ogforawalk?nsheasked.

“CouldIwatchoneshowfirst?”Iasked."NO!

"sherepliedangrilyo“YouwatchTValIthe

timeandneverhelpoutaroundthehouse!Ica

n"tworkalIdayanddohouseworkalIeveningo

“Well,IworkalIdayatschool,too!I'm

justastiredasyouare!"Ishoutedback.

MymomdidnotsayanythingandwaIkedaway.Fo

roneweek,shedidnotdoanyhouseworkand

neitherdidI0Finally,Icouldnotfindacle

andishoracleanshirto

Thenextday,mymomcamehomefromworktofi

ndthehousecleanandtidyo“Whathappened?”

sheaskedinsurprise.

"I"msosorry,MomoIfinallyunderstandthat

weneedtosharethehouseworktohaveaclea

nandcomfortabIehome,Ireplied.P222bDe

arSir,

Idon«tunderstandwhysomeparentsmaketheir

kidshelpwithhouseworkandchoresathome.Kid

sthesedaysalreadyhaveenoughstressfromsch

ooIoTheydon«thavetimetostudyanddohou

sework,toooHouseworkisawasteoftheirtime

oCouldwejustletthemdotheirjobasstud

ents?TheyshouIdspendtheirtimeonschooIwork

inordertogetgoodgradesandgetintoag

ooduniversity0Also,whentheygetolder,the

ywiIIhavetodohouseworksothere"snoneed

forthemtodoitnow.Itistheparents”

obtoprovideacleanandcomfortabIeenvironment

athomefortheirchiIdren.Andanyway,Ithi

nkdoingchoresisnotsodifficult.Idon“tm

inddoingthemo

Mr.Smith

DearSir,

IthinkitisimportantforchiIdrentolearnh

owtodochoresandhelptheirparentswithhou

seworkoIt«snotenoughtojustgetgoodgrade

satschooloChiIdrenthesedaysdependonthei

rparentstoomuchoThey"realwaysasking,"C

ouIdyougetthisforme?

or“Couldyouhelpmewiththat?”Doingch

oreshelpstodevelopchildren«sindependenceand

teachesthemhowtolookafterthemselves。It

alsohelpsthemtounderstandtheideaoffair

nessoSincetheyIiveinonehousewiththeir

parents,theyshouldknowthateveryoneshoulddo

theirpartinkeepingitcleanandtidy.Our

neighbor"ssongotintoagoodcoIIegebutduri

nghisfirstyear,hehadnoideahowtotake

careofhimself.Asaresult,heoftenfelI

IIandhisgradesdroppedoTheearIierkidslea

rntobeindependent,thebetteritisforthe

irfutureoMsoMiller

Unit4Whydon,tyoutalktoyourparents?

P273a

DearMr.Hunt,

MyproblemisIcan«tgetonwithmyfamily。

ReIationsbetweenmyparentshavebecomedifficu

Ito

anddeveIopmentoftoiletsoItalsoencouragesg

overnmentsandsociaIgroupstothinkaboutways

toimprovetoiletsinthefuture.

Linlin：

LastyearIwenttotheHangzhouNationaITeaM

useum.It"sarelaxingandpeacefuIplacenear

alake.Theteaartperformancesshowhowtoma

keaperfectcupoftea.Watchingthemprepare

theteawiththebeautifuIteasetsisjustas

enjoyableasdrinkingtheteaitself.vefin

allyrealizedwhymygrandpalovesdrinkingtea

andcoIIectingteasetso

P684b

Mostofus(see)

MickeyMouse,DonaIdDuckandotherfamousDisney

charactersincartoonsbeforeoButhaveyouev

er(be)toDisneyland?Disneyland(be)

anamusementparkwithaspeciaItheme——Disneych

aractersandmoviesoThere

(be)manyexcitingrides,IoveIyrestaurantsan

dfantasticgiftshopsthere.Youcanalso

(see)

theDisneycharacterswalkingaroundthepark.An

dhaveyouever(hear)

ofaDisneyCruise?This(be)aboatride

withaDisneythemeoYoucan(take)

arideontheboatforseveraldaysandeatan

dsleeponit.Ontheboat,youcan(sho

p)andhaveDisneypartiesbeforeyou

(arrive)attheDisneyisland.

P702b

Singapore—APlaceYouWiIINeverForget!

HaveyoueverbeentoSingapore?Forthousands

oftouristsfromChina,thissmalIisIandinSou

theastAsiaisawonderfulandsafeplacetota

keahoIidayoOntheonehand,morethanthree

quartersofthepopuIationareChinese,soyou

cansimplyspeakPutonghuaalotofthetimeo

Ontheotherhand,SingaporeisanEnglish——spe

akingcountry,soit“salsoagoodplacetopr

acticeyourEnglish!

HaveyouevertriedChinesefoodoutsideofChin

a?Maybeyoufearthatyouwon"tbeableto

findanythinggoodtoeatwhenyoutraveloIn

Singapore,however,yourIIfindalotoffood

fromChina；youwon«thaveanyproblemgetting

cenoodIesordumpIingsoSingaporeisalso

anexceIIentplacetotrynewfood.Whetheryou

IikeIndianfood,WesternfoodorJapanesefoo

d,you"IIfinditalIinSingapore!

Mostlargecitieshavezoos,buthaveyouever

beentoazooatnight?SingaporehasaNight

Safari。Itmightseemstrangetogotoazoo

whenit"sdark.However,ifyougotoseeIi

ons,tigersorfoxesduringthedaytime,they'I

Iprobablybeasleep!Alotofanimalsonlywak

eupatnight,sothisisthebesttimetowa

tchthem.AttheNightSafari,youcanwatcht

heseanimalsinamorenaturalenvironmentthan

inanormalzooo

OnegreatthingaboutSingaporeisthatthetemp

eratureisaImostthesamealIyearroundoThis

isbecausetheislandissoclosetotheequa

torosoyoucanchoosetogowheneveryouIike

——spring,summer,autumnorwinteroAnd,ofco

urse,it"snottoofarfromChina!

Unit10I'vehadthisbikeforthreeyearso

P753a

MychiIdrenaregrowingupfastoMydaughteris

16andmyboyhasjuststartedjuniorhighsc

hool.Astheygetbiggerourhouseseemstoget

smalIeroSowe«vebeenclearingoutalotof

thingsfromourbedroomsforayardsale.

vedecidedtoeachseiIfivethingswenoI

ongeruse。We«IIgivethemoneyweraisetoa

children"shomeoMysonwasquitesadatfir

st.Hefoundalotoftoysthathedoesn"tpl

aywithanymorebutstillwantedtokeepoFor

exampIe,he"sownedatrainandraiIwaysetsin

cehisfourthbirthday,andhepIayedwithita

ImosteveryweekuntiIhewasaboutsevenoAnd

hedidn"twanttolosethetoymonkeyhe's

hadsincebirth0Irememberwhenhewouldnever

gotobedwithoutitoMydaughterwasmoreu

nderstanding,aIthoughshealsofeltsadtopart

withcertaintoys0Asforme,Ididn“twant

togiveupmyfootbaIIshirts,but,tobehon

est,Ihaven“tpIayedforawhilenow.I"mge

ttingolder,too!

P782a

HometownFeeIings

SomepeopIestillIiveintheirhometownoHoweve

othersmayonlyseeitonceortwiceayear

Nowadays,millionsofChineseleavethecountr

ysidetosearchforworkinthecities.Amongt

heseisZhongWei,a46—year——oldhusbandandf

atheroHehasIivedinWenzhouforthelast13

years.Withahardjobinacrayonfactory,

hedoesn-tfindmuchtimetovisithishometown

o“Iusedtoreturnhomeatleastonceayea

butIhaven"tbeenbackforaImostthreeye

arsnowoIt"sashame,butIjustdorTthav

ethetime,"hesayso

ManypeopIeIikeZhongWeiregardwithgreatint

eresthowtheirhometownshavechanged.PerhapsI

argehospitalsandnewroadshaveappe