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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UNIT1Whatsthematter?BusDriverandPassengersSaveanOldManAt9:00a、m、yesterday,busNo、26wasgoingalongZhonghuaRoadwhenthedriversawanoldmanlyingonthesideoftheroad、Awomanwasnexttohim,shoutingforhelp、Thebusdriver,24-year-oldWangPing,stoppedthebuswithoutthinkingtwice、Hegotoffandaskedthewomanwhathappened、Shesaidthatthemanhadaheartproblemandshouldgotothehospital、Mr、Wangknewhehadtoactquickly、Hetoldthepassengersthathemusttakethemantothehospital、Heexpectedmostorallofthepassengerstogetoffandwaitforthenextbus、Buttohissurprise,theyallagreedtogowithhim、SomepassengershelpedMr、Wangtomovethemanonathebus、ThankstoMr、Wangandthepassengers,thedoctorssavedthemanintime、Itssadthatmanypeopledontwanttohelpothersbecausetheydontwantanytrouble,saysonepassenger、Butthedriverdidntthinkabouthimself、Heonlythoughtaboutsavingalife、HeLostHisArmButIsStillClimbingAronRalstonisanAmericanmanwhoisinterestedinmountainclimbing、Asamountainclimber,Aronisusedtotakingrisks、Thisisoneoftheexcitingthingsaboutdoingdangeroussports、ThereweremanytimeswhenAronalmostlosthislifebecauseofaccidents、OnApril26,2003,hefoundhimselfinaverydangeroussituationwhenclimbinginUtahOnthatday,Aronsarmwascaughtundera360-kilo rock that fell on him when he was climbing by himself in the mountains、 Because hecouldnotfreehisarm,hestayedthereforfivedaysandhopedthatsomeonewouldfindhim、Butwhenhiswaterranout,heknewthathewouldhavetodosomethingtosavehisownlife、Hewasnotreadytodiethatday、Soheusedhisknifetocutoffhalfhisrightarm、Then,withhisleftarm,hebandagedhimselfsothathewouldnotlosetoomuchblood、Afterthat,heclimbeddownthemountaintofindhelp、Afterlosinghisarm,hewroteabookcalledBetweenaRockandaHardPlace、Thismeansbeinginadifficultsituationthatyoucannotseemtogetoutof、Inthisbook,Arontellsoftheimportanceofmakinggooddecisions,andofbeingincontrolofoneslife、Hisloseformountainclimbingissogreatthathekeptonclimbingmountainsevenafterthisexperience、DowehavethesamespiritasAron?Letsthinkaboutitbeforewefindourselves“betweenarockandahardplace”,andbeforewehavetomakeadecisionthatcouldmeanlifeordeath、Unit2IllhelptocleanupthecityparksP113aStudentsWhoVolunteerMarioGreenandMaryBrownfromRiversideHighSchoolgiveupseveralhourseachweektohelpothers、Mariolovesanimalsandwantstobeananimaldoctor、HevolunteersatananimalhospitaleverySaturdaymorning、Mariobelievesitcanhelphimtogethisfuturedreamjob、“Itshardwork,”hesays,“butIwanttolearnmoreabouthowtocareforanimals、IgetsuchastrongfeelingofsatisfactionwhenIseetheanimalsgetbetterandthelookofjoyontheirownersfaces、”Maryisabooklover、Shecouldreadbyherselfattheageoffour、Lastyearshedecidedtotryoutforavolunteerafter-schoolreadingprogram、shestillworksthereonceaweektohelpkidslearntoread、Thekidsaresittinginthelibrary,butyoucanseeintheireyesthattheyregoingonadifferentjourneywitheachnewbook、Volunteeringhereisadreamcometrueforme、IcandowhatIlovetodoandhelpothersatthesametime、P124bMostpeopletodayareonlyworriedaboutgettinggoodjobslotsofmoney、Intheirfreetime,Theythinkaboutwhatforfunorrelaxation、However,fewpeoplethinkaboutwhattheycandoothers、Therearemanypeoplewhoarelessluckythanus、Volunteeringourtimetohelpthesepeopleisagoodwayourfreetime、Forexample,wecanmakeplanssickchildreninthehospitalorraisemoneyforhomelesspeople、Somepeopleevenstopdoingtheirjobsforafewmonthstoayeartoanothercountry,likeAfrica,andhelppeoplethere、P142bIllSendYouaPhotoofLuckyDearMissLi,IdliketothankyouforsendingmoneytoAnimalHelpers、Imsureyouknowthatthisgroupwassetuptohelpdisabledpeoplelikeme、YouhelpedtomakeitpossibleformetohaveLucky、Luckymakesabigdifferencetomylife、Letmetellyoumystory、Whatwoulditbeliketobeblindordeaf?Orimagineyoucantwalkouuseyourhandseasily、Mostpeoplewouldneverthinkaboutthis,butmanypeoplehavethesedifficulties、Icantusemyarmsorlegswell,sonormalthingslikeansweringthetelephone,openingandclosingdoors,orcarryingthingsaredifficultforme、Thenonedaylastyear,afriendofminehelpedmeout、ShetalkedtoAnimalHelpersaboutgettingmeaspecialtraineddog、Shealsothoughtadogmightcheermeup、IloveanimalsandIwasexcitedabouttheideaofhavingadog、AftersixmonthsoftrainingwithadogatAnimalHelpers,Iwasabletobringhimhome、MydogsnameisLuckyagoodnameforhimbecauseIfeelveryluckytohavehim、Yousee,Imonlyabletohavea“dog-helper”becauseofyourkindness!LuckyisverycleverandunderstandsmanyEnglishwords、HecanunderstandmewhenIgivehimorders、Forexample,Isay,“Lucky!Getmybook,”andhedoesitatonce、Luckyisafantasticdog、Illsendyouaphotoofhimifyoulike,andIcouldshowyouhowhehelpsme、Thankyouagainforchangingmylife、Bestwishes,BenSmithP16Self-check2Lastweek,everyonewastryingupJimmy,theBikeboy、Hewasunhappybecauseheofmoneyoldbikes、Hesomesignsaskingforoldbikesandallhisfriendsonthephonethemabouttheproblem、Heevennoticesatthesupermarket、Thenhetoldtheteachersatschoolabouthisproblemandtheyacall-incenterforparents、Theideasthathewithworkedoutfine、Henowhas16bikesupandtochildrenwhodonthavebikes、Unit3Couldyoupleasecleanyourroom?P193aLastmonth,ourdogwelcomedmewhenIcamehomefromschool、Hewantedawalk,butIwastootired、Ithrewdownmybagandwenttothelivingroom、TheminuteIsatdowninfrontoftheTV,mymomcameover、“Couldyoupleasetakethedogforawalk?”sheasked、“CouldIwatchoneshowfirst?”Iasked、“NO!”sherepliedangrily、“YouwatchTVallthetimeandneverhelpoutaroundthehouse!Icantworkalldayanddohouseworkallevening、”“Well,Iworkalldayatschool,too!Imjustastiredasyouare!”Ishoutedback、Mymomdidnotsayanythingandwalkedaway、Foroneweek,shedidnotdoanyhouseworkandneitherdidI、Finally,Icouldnotfindacleandishoracleanshirt、Thenextday,mymomcamehomefromworktofindthehousecleanandtidy、“Whathappened?”sheaskedinsurprise、“Imsosorry,Mom、Ifinallyunderstandthatweneedtosharethehouseworktohaveacleanandcomfortablehome,”Ireplied、P222bDearSir,Idontunderstandwhysomeparentsmaketheirkidshelpwithhouseworkandchoresathome、Kidsthesedaysalreadyhaveenoughstressfromschool、Theydonthavetimetostudyanddohousework,too、Houseworkisawasteoftheirtime、Couldwejustletthemdotheirjobasstudents?Theyshouldspendtheirtimeonschoolworkinordertogetgoodgradesandgetintoagooduniversity、Also,whentheygetolder,theywillhavetodohouseworksotheresnoneedforthemtodoitnow、Itistheparentsjobtoprovideacleanandcomfortableenvironmentathomefortheirchildren、Andanyway,Ithinkdoingchoresisnotsodifficult、Idontminddoingthem、Mr、SmithDearSir,Ithinkitisimportantforchildrentolearnhowtodochoresandhelptheirparentswithhousework、Itsnotenoughtojustgetgoodgradesatschool、Childrenthesedaysdependontheirparentstoomuch、Theyrealwaysasking,“Couldyougetthisforme?”or“Couldyouhelpmewiththat?”Doingchoreshelpstodevelopchildrensindependenceandteachesthemhowtolookafterthemselves、Italsohelpsthemtounderstandtheideaoffairness、Sincetheyliveinonehousewiththeirparents,theyshouldknowthateveryoneshoulddotheirpartinkeepingitcleanandtidy、Ourneighborssongotintoagoodcollegebutduringhisfirstyear,hehadnoideahowtotakecareofhimself、Asaresult,heoftenfellillandhisgradesdropped、Theearlierkidslearntobeindependent,thebetteritisfortheirfuture、Ms、MillerUnit4Whydontyoutalktoyourparents?P273aDearMr、Hunt,MyproblemisIcantgetonwithmyfamily、Relationsbetweenmyparentshavebecomedifficult、anddevelopmentoftoilets、Italsoencouragesgovernmentsandsocialgroupstothinkaboutwaystoimprovetoiletsinthefuture、Linlin：LastyearIwenttotheHangzhouNationalTeaMuseum、Itsarelaxingandpeacefulplacenearalake、Theteaartperformancesshowhowtomakeaperfectcupoftea、Watchingthempreparetheteawiththebeautifulteasetsisjustasenjoyableasdrinkingtheteaitself、Ivefinallyrealizedwhymygrandpalovesdrinkingteaandcollectingteasets、P684bMostofus_(see)MickeyMouse,DonaldDuckandotherfamousDisneycharactersincartoonsbefore、Buthaveyouever_(be)toDisneyland?Disneyland_(be)anamusementparkwithaspecialtheme-Disneycharactersandmovies、There_(be)manyexcitingrides,lovelyrestaurantsandfantasticgiftshopsthere、Youcanalso_(see)theDisneycharacterswalkingaroundthepark、Andhaveyouever_(hear)ofaDisneyCruise?This_(be)aboatridewithaDisneytheme、Youcan_(take)arideontheboatforseveraldaysandeatandsleeponit、Ontheboat,youcan_(shop)andhaveDisneypartiesbeforeyou_(arrive)attheDisneyisland、P702bSingapore-APlaceYouWillNeverForget!HaveyoueverbeentoSingapore?ForthousandsoftouristsfromChina,thissmallislandinSoutheastAsiaisawonderfulandsafeplacetotakeaholiday、Ontheonehand,morethanthreequartersofthepopulationareChinese,soyoucansimplyspeakPutonghuaalotofthetime、Ontheotherhand,SingaporeisanEnglish-speakingcountry,soitsalsoagoodplacetopracticeyourEnglish!HaveyouevertriedChinesefoodoutsideofChina?Maybeyoufearthatyouwontbeabletofindanythinggoodtoeatwhenyoutravel、InSingapore,however,youllfindalotoffoodfromChina;youwonthaveanyproblemgettingrice,noodlesordumplings、Singaporeisalsoanexcellentplacetotrynewfood、WhetheryoulikeIndianfood,WesternfoodorJapanesefood,youllfinditallinSingapore!Mostlargecitieshavezoos,buthaveyoueverbeentoazooatnight?SingaporehasaNightSafari、Itmightseemstrangetogotoazoowhenitsdark、However,ifyougotoseelions,tigersorfoxesduringthedaytime,theyllprobablybeasleep!Alotofanimalsonlywakeupatnight,sothisisthebesttimetowatchthem、AttheNightSafari,youcanwatchtheseanimalsinamorenaturalenvironmentthaninanormalzoo、OnegreatthingaboutSingaporeisthatthetemperatureisalmostthesameallyearround、Thisisbecausetheislandissoclosetotheequator、soyoucanchoosetogowheneveryoulike-spring,summer,autumnorwinter、And,ofcourse,itsnottoofarfromChina!Unit10Ivehadthisbikeforthreeyears、P753aMychildrenaregrowingupfast、Mydaughteris16andmyboyhasjuststartedjuniorhighschool、Astheygetbiggerourhouseseemstogetsmaller、Sowevebeenclearingoutalotofthingsfromourbedroomsforayardsale、Wevedecidedtoeachsellfivethingswenolongeruse、Wellgivethemoneyweraisetoachildrenshome、Mysonwasquitesadatfirst、Hefoundalotoftoysthathedoesntplaywithanymorebutstillwantedtokeep、Forexample,hesownedatrainandrailwaysetsincehisfourthbirthday,andheplayedwithitalmosteveryweekuntilhewasaboutseven、Andhedidntwanttolosethetoymonkeyheshadsincebirth、Irememberwhenhewouldnevergotobedwithoutit、Mydaughterwasmoreunderstanding,althoughshealsofeltsadtopartwithcertaintoys、Asforme,Ididntwanttogiveupmyfootballshirts,but,tobehonest,Ihaventplayedforawhilenow、Imgettingolder,too!P782aHometownFeelingsSomepeoplestillliveintheirhometown、However,othersmayonlyseeitonceortwiceayear、Nowadays,millionsofChineseleavethecountrysidetosearchforworkinthecities、AmongtheseisZhongWei,a46-year-oldhusbandandfather、HehaslivedinWenzhouforthelast13years、Withahardjobinacrayonfactory,hedoesntfindmuchtimetovisithishometown、“Iusedtoreturnhomeatleastonceayear,butIhaventbeenbackforalmostthreeyearsnow、Itsashame,butIjustdonthavethetime,”hesays、ManypeoplelikeZhongWeiregardwithgreatinteresthowtheirhometownshavechanged、Perhapslargehospitalsandnewroadshaveappeared、Inmanyplaces,thegovernmenthasalsobuiltnewschoolsandsentteachersfromthecitiestohelp、“Inoticedthatstrueofmyhometown,”addsZhongWei、“Childrenhavelearnedtoreadandcountatmyoldprimaryschoolsincethemid-20thcentury、Butnowthebuildingsarereallyold、Iheartheyregoingtobuildanewschoolthere、”ZhongWeithinkssuchdevelopmentsaregood,andhealsoknowsthathishometowncannotalwaysstaythesame、AccordingtoZhongWei,however,somethingswillneverchange、“Inmyhometown,therewasabigoldtreeoppositetheschool、Itisstillthereandhasbecomequiteasymboloftheplace、Mostofthechildreninmytimelikedtoplaytogetherunderthatbigtree,especiallyduringthesummerholidays、Itwassuchahappychildhood、Ourhometownhasleftmanysoftandsweetmemoriesinourhearts、”P792cManyChinesepeoplethesedaysleavetheirtoworkinthe、Theyusuallytotheirhometownsoneortwotimesa_、ZhongWeihasntbeenbackinclosetothreeyears、HehasbeenworkinginafactoryinWenzhouforthepast13years、Peoplelikehimareinhowtheirhometownsarechanging、Newbuildingsareoftenbuiltbythe、ZhongWeithinksthesechangesarebecausethingsneedtochangeinordertobecomebetter、Buthealsothinkssomethingschange,andhishometownisstilltheplacethatholdsallhischildhood、