人教版新目标八年级英语初二英语上册课文文档格式.docx

1、Unit 1 3a（page3）Bus Driver and Passengers Save an Old ManAt 9:00 a.m. yesterday, bus No.26 was going along Zhonghua Road when the driver saw an old man lying on the side of the road. A woman next to him was shouting for help. The bus driver,24-year-old Wang Ping, stopped the bus without thinking twi

2、ce. He got off and asked the woman what happened. She said that the man had a heart problem and should go to the hospital. Mr. Wang knew he had to act quickly. He told the passengers that he must take the man to the hospital. He expected most or all of the passengers to get off and wait for the next

3、 bus. But to his surprise, they all agreed to go with him. Some passengers helped Mr. Wang to move the man onto the bus.Thanks to Mr. Wang and the passengers, the doctors saved the man in time. “Its sad that many people dont want to help others because they dont want any trouble,” says one passenger

4、.“But the driver didnt think about himself. He only thought about saving a life.”Unit 1 2b（page6）He Lost His Arm But Is Still ClimbingAron Ralston is an American man who is interested in mountain climbing. As a mountain climber, Aron is used to taking risks. This is one of the exciting things about

5、doing dangerous sports. There were many times when Aron almost lost his life because of accidents. On April 26, 2003, he found himself in a very dangerous situation when climbing in Utah.On that day, Arons arm was caught under a 360-kilo rock that fell on him when he was climbing by himself in the m

6、ountains. Because he could not free his arm, he stayed there for five days and hoped that someone would find him. But when his water ran out, he knew that he would have to do something to save his own life. He was not ready to die that day. So he used his knife to cut off his right arm. Then, with h

7、is left arm, he bandaged himself so that he would not lose too much blood. After that he climbed down the mountain to find help.After losing his arm, he wrote a book called Between a Rock and a Hard Place. This means being in a difficult situation that you cannot seem to get out of. In this book, Ar

8、on tells of the importance of making good decisions, and of being in control of ones life. His love for mountain climbing is so great that he kept on climbing mountains even after this experience. Do we have the same spirit as Aron? Lets think about it before we find ourselves “between a rock and a

9、hard place”, and before we have to make a decision that could mean life or death.Unit 2 3a（page11）Students Who VolunteerMario Green and Mary Brown from Riverside High School give up several hours each week to help others.Mario loves animals and wants to be an animal doctor. He volunteers at an anima

10、l hospital every Saturday morning. Mario believes it can help him to get his future dream job. “Its hard work,” he says, “but I want to learn more about how to care for animals. I get such a strong feeling of satisfaction when I see the animals get better and the look of joy on their owners faces.”M

11、ary is a book lover. She could read by herself at the age of four. Last year, she decided to try out for a volunteer after-school reading program. She still works there once a week to help kids learn to read. “The kids are sitting in the library, but you can see in their eyes that theyre going on a

12、different journey with each new book. Volunteering here is a dream come true for me. I can do what I love to do and help others at the same time.”Unit 2 2b（page14）Skim the letter and answer the questions 1. Who wrote the letter to Miss Li? Why? 2. What did Miss Li do?Understanding parts of speech Kn

13、owing what part of speech a word is（noun, verb, preposition, etc.） can help you understand the words meaning. Dear Miss Li, Id like to thank you for giving money to Animal Helpers. Im sure you know that this group was set up to help disabled people like me. You helped to make it possible for me to h

14、ave Lucky. Lucky makes a big difference to my life. Let me tell you my story.What would it be like to be blind or deaf? Or imagine you cant walk or use your hands easily. Most people would never think about this, but many people have these difficulties. I cant use my arms or legs well, so normal thi

15、ngs like answering the telephone, opening and closing doors, or carrying things are difficult for me. Then one day last year, a friend of mine helped me out. She talked to Animal Helpers about getting me a special trained dog. She also thought a dog might cheer me up. I love animals and I was excite

16、d about the idea of having a dog. After six months of training with a dog at Animal Helpers, I was able to bring him home. My dogs name is Lucky- a good name for him because I feel very lucky to have him. You see, Im only able to have a “dog-helper” because of your kindness! Lucky is very clever and understands many English words. He can understand me when I give him order