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人教新目标八年级下册英语课文原文
2015春八年级下册英语课文原文
UNIT1What'sthematter?
SectionA
2dRole-playtheconversation.
Mandy:
Lisa,areyouOK?
Lisa:
IhaveaheadacheandIcan'tmovemyneck.WhatshouldIdo?
ShouldItakemytemperature?
Mandy:
No,itdoesn'tsoundlikeyouhaveafever.Whatdidyoudoontheweekend?
Lisa:
Iplayedcomputergamesallweekend.
Mandy:
That'sprobablywhy.Youneedtotakebreaksawayfromthecomputer.
Lisa:
Yeah,IthinkIsatinthesamewayfortoolongwithoutmoving.
Mandy:
Ithinkyoushouldliedownandrest.Ifyourheadandneckstillhurttomorrow,thengotoadoctor.
Lisa:
OK.Thanks,Mandy.
3aReadthepassage.Doyouthinkitcomesfromanewspaperorabook?
Howdoyouknow?
BusDriverandPassengersSaveanOldMan
At9:
00a.m.yesterday,busNo.26wasgoingalongZhonghuaRoadwhenthedriversawanoldmanlyingonthesideoftheroad.Awomanwasnexttohim,shoutingforhelp.
Thebusdriver,24-year-oldWangPing,stoppedthebuswithoutthinkingtwice.Hegotoffandaskedthewomanwhathappened.Shesaidthatthemanhadaheartproblemandshouldgotothehospital.Mr.Wangknewhehadtoactquickly.Hetoldthepassengersthathemusttakethemantothehospital.Heexpectedmostorallofthepassengerstogetoffandwaitforthenextbus.
Buttohissurprise,theyallagreedtogowithhim.SomepassengershelpedMr.Wangtomovethemanonthebus.
ThankstoMr.Wangandthepassengers,thedoctorssavedthemanintime."It'ssadthatmanypeopledon'twanttohelpothersbecausetheydon’twantanytrouble,"saysonepassenger."Butthedriverdidn'tthinkabouthimself.Heonlythoughtaboutsavingalife."
SectionB
2bReadthepassageandunderlinethewordsyoudon'tknow.Thenlookupthewordsinadictionaryandwritedowntheirmeanings.
FindingtheOrderofEvents
Writersdescribeeventsinacertainorder.Findingtheorderoftheeventswillhelpyouunderstandwantyouarereading.
HeLostHisArm
ButIsStillClimbing
AronRalstonisanAmericanmanwhoisinterestedinmountainclimbing.Asamountainclimber,Aronisusedtotakingrisks.Thisisoneoftheexcitingthingsaboutdoingdangeroussports.ThereweremanytimeswhenAronalmostlosthislifebecauseofaccidents.OnApril26,2003,hefoundhimselfinaverydangeroussituationwhenclimbinginUtah
Onthatday,Aron'sarmwascaughtundera2,000-kilorockthatfellonhimwhenhewasclimbingbyhimselfinthemountains.Becausehecouldnotfreehisarm,hestayedthereforfivedaysandhopedthatsomeonewouldfindhim.Butwhenhiswaterranout,heknewthathewouldhavetodosomethingtosavehisownlife.Hewasnotreadytodiethatday.Soheusedhisknifetocutoffhalfhisrightarm.Then,withhisleftarm,hebandagedhimselfsothathewouldnotlosetoomuchblood.Afterthat,heclimbeddownthemountaintofindhelp.
Afterlosinghisarm,hewroteabookcalledBetweenaRockandaHardPlace.Thismeansbeinginadifficultsituationthatyoucannotseemtogetoutof.Inthisbook,Arontellsoftheimportanceofmakinggooddecisions,andofbeingincontrolofone'slife.Hisloseformountainclimbingissogreatthathekeptonclimbingmountainsevenafterthisexperience.
DowehavethesamespiritasAron?
Let'sthinkaboutitbeforewefindourselves“betweenarockandahardplace”,andbeforewehavetomakeadecisionthatcouldmeanlifeordeath.
Unit2I'llhelptocleanupthecityparks
SectionA
Role-playtheconversation.
Helen:
Hi,Tom.I'mmakingsomeplanstoworkinanoldpeople’shomethissummer.
Tom:
Really?
Ididthatlastsummer.
Helen:
Oh,whatdidtheyaskyoutohelpoutwith?
Tom:
Mmm.…thingslikereadingthenewspapertotheoldpeople,orjusttalkingtothem.
Theytoldmestoriesaboutthepastandhowthingsusedtobe.
Helen:
Thatsoundsinteresting.
Tom:
Yeah,alotofoldpeoplearelonely.Weshouldlistentothemandcareforthem.
Helen:
You'reright.Imean,we’reallgoingtobeoldoneday,too.
3a
Readthearticle.WhatdoMarioandMaryvolunteertodo?
StudentsWhoVolunteer
MarioGreenandMaryBrownfromRiversideHighSchoolgiveupseveralhourseachweektohelpothers.
Mariolovesanimalsandwantstobeananimaldoctor.HevolunteersatananimalhospitaleverySaturdaymorning.Mariobelievesitcanhelphimtogethisfuturedreamjob.“It'shardwork,”hesays,“butIwanttolearnmoreabouthowtocareforanimals.IgetsuchastrongfeelingofsatisfactionwhenIseetheanimalsgetbetterandthelookofjoyontheirowners'faces.”
Maryisabooklover.Shecouldreadbyherselfattheageoffour.Lastyearshedecidedtotryoutforavolunteerafter-schoolreadingprogram.shestillworksthereonceaweektohelpkidslearntoread.Thekidsaresittinginthelibrary,butyoucanseeintheireyesthatthey’regoingonadifferentjourneywitheachnewbook.Volunteeringhereisadreamcometrueforme.IcandowhatIlovetodoandhelpothersatthesametime.
SectionB
2b
Skimtheletterandanswerthequestions.
1.WhowrotethelettertoMissLi?
Why?
UnderstandingPartsofSpeech.
Knowingwhatpartofspeechawordis(noun,verb,preposition,etc.)
Canhelpyouunderstandtheword’smeaning.
I’llSendYouaPhotoofLucky
2.WhatdidMissLido?
I’llSendYouaPhotoofLucky
DearMissLi,
I’dliketothankyouforsendingmoneytoAnimalHelpers.I’msureyouknowthatthisgroupwassetuptohelpdisabledpeoplelikeme.YouhelpedtomakeitpossibleformetohaveLucky.Luckymakesabigdifferencetomylife.Letmetellyoumystory.
Whatwoulditbeliketobeblindordeaf?
Orimagineyoucan’twalkouuseyourhandseasily.Mostpeoplewouldneverthinkaboutthis,butmanypeoplehavethesedifficulties.Ican’tusemyarmsorlegswell,sonormalthingslikeansweringthetelephone,openingandclosingdoors,orcarryingthingsaredifficultforme.Thenonedaylastyear,afriendofminehelpedmeout.ShetalkedtoAnimalHelpersaboutgettingmeaspecialtraineddog.Shealsothoughtadogmightcheermeup.IloveanimalsandIwasexcitedabouttheideaofhavingadog.
AftersixmonthsoftrainingwithadogatAnimalHelpers,Iwasabletobringhimhome.Mydog’snameisLucky—agoodnameforhimbecauseIfeelveryluckytohavehim.Yousee,I’monlyabletohavea“dog-helper”becauseofyourkindness!
LuckyisverycleverandunderstandsmanyEnglishwords.HecanunderstandmewhenIgivehimorders.Forexample,Isay,“Lucky!
Getmybook,”andhedoesitatonce.
Luckyisafantasticdog.I’llsendyouaphotoofhimifyoulike,andIcouldshowyouhowhehelpsme.Thankyouagainforchangingmylife.
Bestwishes,
BenSmith
Unit3Couldyoupleasecleanyourroom?
SectionA
2dRoleplaytheconversation.
Sister:
They,couldyoupleasehelpoutwithafewthings?
Brother:
CouldIatleastfinishwatchingthisshow?
Sister:
No.IthinktwohoursofTVisenoughforyou!
Brother:
Fine.Whatdoyouwantmetodo?
Sister:
Couldyoutakeouttherubbish,foldtheclothesanddothedishes?
Brother:
Somuch?
sister:
Yes,becauseMomwillbebackfromshoppinganyminutenow.Andshewon’tbehappyifsheseesthismess.
Brother:
Butthehouseisalreadyprettycleanandtidy!
Sister:
Yes,well,it’sclean,butit’snot“motherclean”!
3aReadthestoryandanswerthequestion.
1.WhywasNancy’smomangrywithNancy?
2.Didtheysolvetheproblem?
How?
Lastmonth,ourdogwelcomedmewhenIcamehomefromschool.Hewantedawalk,butIwastootired.
Ithrewdownmybagandwenttothelivingroom.TheminuteIsatdowninfrontoftheTV,mymomcameover.“Couldyoupleasetakethedogforawalk?
”sheasked.
“CouldIwatchoneshowfirst?
”Iasked.“NO!
”sherepliedangrily.“YouwatchTVallthetimeandneverhelpoutaroundthehouse!
Ican’tworkalldayanddohouseworkallevening.”
“Well,Iworkalldayatschool,too!
I’mjustastiredasyouare!
”Ishoutedback.
Mymomdidnotsayanythingandwalkedaway.Foroneweek,shedidnotdoanyhouseworkandneitherdidI.Finally,Icouldnotfindacleandishoracleanshirt.
Thenextday,mymomcamehomefromworktofindthehousecleanandtidy.
“Whathappened?
”sheaskedinsurprise.
“I’msosorry,Mom.Ifinallyunderstandthatweneedtosharethehouseworktohaveacleanandcomfortablehome,”Ireplied.
SectionB
Skimmming
Thismeanslookingquicklythroughapieceofwritingtofindthemainideawithoutreadingeveryword.Itisstillagoodideatoreadthefirstsentenceineachparagraphalittlemorecarefully.
2bTheSundayMailmagazineinvitedparentstowriteaboutwhethertheythinkyoungpeopleshoulddochoresathome.Skimthefollowingletters.Whichoneagreesandwhichonedisagrees?
DearSir,
Idon’tunderstandwhysomeparentsmaketheirkidshelpwithhouseworkandchoresathome.Kidsthesedaysalreadyhaveenoughstressfromschool.Theydon’thavetimetostudyanddohousework,too.Houseworkisawasteoftheirtime.Couldwejustletthemdotheirjobasstudents?
Theyshouldspendtheirtimeonschoolworkinordertogetgoodgradesandgetintoagooduniversity.Also,whentheygetolder,theywillhavetodohouseworksothere’snoneedforthemtodoitnow.Itistheparents’jobtoprovideacleanandcomfortableenvironmentathomefortheirchildren.Andanyway,Ithinkdoingchoresisnotsodifficult.Idon’tminddoingthem.
Mr.Smith
DearSir,
Ithinkitisimportantforchildrentolearnhowtodochoresandhelptheirparentswithhousework.It’snotenoughtojustgetgoodgradesatschool.Childrenthesedaysdependontheirp