1、八年級英語下冊課文UNIT 1 Whats the matterBus Driver and Passengers Save an Old ManAt 9:00 . 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 was next to him, shouting for help.The bus driver, 24-year-old Wang Ping, stopped the bus witho

2、 utthinking twice. He got off and asked the woman what happ ened. Shesaid that the man had a heart problem and should g o to the hospital.Mr. Wang knew he had to act quickly. He tol d the passengers that hemust take the man to the hospital. H e expected most or all of thepassengers to get off and wa

3、it fo r the next bus.But to his surprise, they all agreed to go with him. Some passe ngershelped Mr. Wang to move the man ona the bus.Thanks to Mr. Wang and the passengers, the doctors saved th e manin time. Its sad that many people dont want to help o thers becausethey don?t want any trouble, says

4、one passeng er. But the driverdidnt think about himself. He only thought about saving a life.He Lost His Arm But Is Still ClimbingAron Ralston is an American man who is interested in mountai nclimbing. As a mountain climber, Aron is used to taking risks . This isone of the exciting things about doin

5、g dangerous spor ts. There weremany times when Aron almost lost his life beca use of accidents. OnApril 26, 2003, he found himself in a very dangerous situation whenclimbing in UtahOn that day, Arons arm was caught under a 360-kilo rock that fell onhim when he was climbing by himself in the mountain

6、s. Becausehe could not free his arm, he stayed there for five days and ho pedthat someone would find him. But when his water ran out , he knewthat he would have to do something to save his ow n life. He was notready to die that day. So he used his knife to cut off half his right arm.Then, with his l

7、eft arm, he bandaged himself so that he would notlose too much blood. After that, he climbed down the mountain to findhelp.After losing his arm, he wrote a book called Between a Rock a nd aHard Place. This means being in a difficult situation that y ou cannotseem to get out of. In this book, Aron te

8、lls of the im portance ofmaking good decisions, and of being in control of ones life. His losefor mountain climbing is so great that he ke pt on climbing mountainseven after this experience.Do we have the same spirit as Aron Lets think about it before we findourselves“betweena rock and a hard place”

9、a,nd bef ore we haveto make a decision that could mean life or death.Unit 2 Ill help to clean up the city parksP11 3aStudents Who VolunteerMario Green and Mary Brown from Riverside High School giv e upseveral hours each week to help others.Mario loves animals and wants to be an animal doctor. He vol

10、unteers at an animal hospital every Saturday morning. Mariobelieves it can help him to get his future dream job.“It s hardwork ,”he says ,“butI want to learn more about how to care foranimals . I get such a strong feeling of satisfaction when I s ee theanimals get better and the look of joy on their

11、 owners faces.”Mary is a book lover. She could read by herself at the age of fo ur.Last year she decided to try out for a volunteer after-schoo l readingprogram .she still works there once a week to help ki ds learn to read.The kids are sitting in the library, but you can see in their eyes thatthey?

12、re going on a different journey wit h each new book.Volunteering here is a dream come true for me. I can do what I loveto do and help others at the same tim e.P12 4bMost people today are only worried about getting good jo bslots of money. In their free time, They think about whatfor fun or relaxatio

13、n. However, few people think aboutwhat they can doothers. There are many people who are less lucky than us. Volunteering our time to help these people i s agood wayour free time. For example, we can make planssick children in the hospital or raise money for homeless people. Some people even stop doi

14、ng their jobs for a few mo nthsto a yearto another country, like Africa, and help people there.P14 2bISllend You a Photo of LuckyDear Miss Li,I?d like to thank you for sending money to Animal Helpers. I? m sureyou know that this group was set up to help disabled p eople like me.You helped to make it

15、 possible for me to have L ucky. Lucky makes abig difference to my life. Let me tell you my story.What would it be like to be blind or deaf Or imagine you can?t walk ouuse your hands easily. Most people would never thin k about this, butmany people have these difficulties. I can?t u se my arms or le

16、gs well,so normal things like answering the te lephone, opening and closingdoors, or carrying things are diffi cult for me. Then one day last year,a friend of mine helped m e out. She talked to Animal Helpers aboutgetting me a special trained dog. She also thought a dog might cheerme up. I love anim

17、als and I was excited about the idea of having adog.After six months of training with a dog at Animal Helpers, I wa s ableto bring him home. My dog?s name is Luckya good n ame for himbecause I feel very lucky to have him. You see, I? m only able tohave a“do-ghelper”because of your kindness! Lucky is

18、 very cleverand understands many English words. He c an understand me whenI give him orders. For example, I say,“LuckyG! et my book,”and hedoes it at once.Lucky is a fantastic dog. I?ll send you a photo of him if you like , andI could show you how he helps me. Thank you again for c hangingmy life.Be

19、st wishes,P16 Self-check 2Last week, everyone was trying up Jimmy, the Bike boy. He wasunhappy because heof moneyold bikes. Hesome signs asking for old bikes andall his friends on the phone them about the problem. He even notices at th e supermarket.Then he told the teachers at school about his prob

20、lem and they acall-in center for parents. The ideas th at hewith worked out fine.He now has 16 bikes up andto children who don?t have bikes.Unit 3 Could you please clean your roomP19 3aLast month, our dog welcomed me when I came home from sc hool.Ben SmithHe wanted a walk, but I was too tired.I thre

21、w down my bag and went to the living room. The minuteI sat down in front of the TV, my mom came over.“Couldyou pleasetake the dog for a walk”she asked.“Could I watch one show first I”asked.“NO!”she replied ang rily.“Youwatch TV all the time and never help out around the house! Ican?t work all day an

22、d do housework all evening.“”Well, I work allday at school, too! I?m just as tired as you are!”I shouted back.My mom did not say anything and walked away. For one week , shedid not do any housework and neither did I. Finally, I cou ld not find aclean dish or a clean shirt.The next day, my mom came h

23、ome from work to find the hou seclean and tidy.“Whathappened”she asked in surprise.“I?m sosorry, Mom. I finally understand that we need to sha re thehousework to have a clean and comfortable home,”I re plied. P222b Dear Sir,I don?t understand why some parents make their kids help wi thhousework and

24、chores at home. Kids these days already ha veenough stress from school. They don?t have time to study a nd dohousework, too. Housework is a waste of their time. Co uld we just letthem do their job as students They should spen d their time onschoolwork in order to get good grades and ge t into a good

25、university. Also, when they get older, they will h ave to do houseworkso there?s no need for them to do it now . It is the parents? job toprovide a clean and comfortable envi ronment at home for theirchildren. And anyway, I think doing chores is not so difficult. I don?tmind doing them.Mr. SmithDear

26、 Sir,I think it is important for children to learn how to do chores a nd helptheir parents with housework. It?s not enough to just get good gradesat school. Children these days depend on thei r parents too much.They?re always asking,“Couldyou get thi s for me”or“Couldyouhelp me with that”Doing chore

27、s helps to develop children?sindependence and teaches them how t o look after themselves. Italso helps them to understand the i dea of fairness. Since they live inone house with their parents , they should know that everyone shoulddo their part in keepi ng it clean and tidy. Our neighbor?s son got i

28、ntoa good colleg e but during his first year, he had no idea how to takecare of himself. As a result, he often fell ill and his grades dropped.Th e earlier kids learn to be independent, the better it is for theirfuture. Ms. MillerUnit 4 Why donytou talk to your parentsP27 3aDear Mr. Hunt,My problem

29、is I can?t get on with my family. Relations betwee n myparents have become development of toilets. It also enc ouragesgovernments and social groups to think about ways t o improvetoilets in the future.Linlin：Last year I went to the Hangzhou National Tea Museum. It?s arelaxing and peaceful place near

30、 a lake. The tea art performan cesshow how to make a perfect cup of tea. Watching them pr epare thetea with the beautiful tea sets is just as enjoyable as drinking the teaitself. I?ve finally realized why my grandpa lo ves drinking tea andcollecting tea sets.P68 4bMost of us_ (see)Mickey Mouse, Dona

31、ld Duck and otherfamous Disney characters in cartoons before. But have you ev er_ (be)to Disneyland Disneyland_(be)an amusement park with a special theme-Disney characters and movie s.There_ (be) many exciting rides, lovely restaurantsand fantastic gift shops there. You can also_ (see)theDisney char

32、acters walking around the park. And have you ever_ (hear)of a Disney Cruise This_ (be)a boat ridewith a Disney theme. You can_(take)a ride on the boat for several days and eat and sleep on it. On the boat, you ca n_(shop)and have Disney parties before you_(arrive) at the Disney island.P70 2bSingapor

33、e-A Place You Will Never Forget!Have you ever been to Singapore For thousands of tourists fro mChina, this small island in Southeast Asia is a wonderful and safeplace to take a holiday. On the one hand, more than thre e quartersof the population are Chinese, so you can simply sp eak Putonghua alot o

34、f the time. On the other hand, Singapore is an English-speakingcountry, so it?s also a good place to pra ctice your English!Have you ever tried Chinese food outside of China Maybe you fearthat you won?t be able to find anything good to eat when you travel.In Singapore, however, you?ll find a lot of

35、food fro m China; youwon?t have any problem getting rice, noodles or dumplings.Singapore is also an excellent place to try new foo d. Whether youlike Indian food, Western food or Japanese fo od, you?ll find it all inSingapore!Most large cities have zoos, but have you ever been to a zoo a t nightSing

36、apore has a Night Safari. It might seem strange to g o to a zoowhen it?s dark. However, if you go to see lions, tige rs or foxes duringthe daytime, they?ll probably be asleep! A l ot of animals only wakeup at night ,so this is the best time to watch them. At the Night Safari,you can watch these anim

37、als in a more natural environment than in anormal zoo.One great thing about Singapore is that the temperature is al mostthe same all year round. This is because the island is so c lose to theequator. so you can choose to go whenever you lik e-spring, summer,autumn or winter. And, of course, it?s not

38、 t oo far from China!Unit 10 Ive had this bike for three years.P75 3aMy children are growing up fast. My daughter is 16 and my bo y hasjust started junior high school. As they get bigger our ho use seemsto get smaller. So we?ve been clearing out a lot of t hings from ourbedrooms for a yard sale.We?v

39、e decided to each sell five things we no longer use. We?ll givethe money we raise to a children?s home. My son was qu ite sad atfirst. He found a lot of toys that he doesn?t play wit h anymore but stillwanted to keep. For example, he?s owned a train and railway setsince his fourth birthday, and he p

40、layed with it almost every weekuntil he was about seven. And he d idn?t want to lose the toy monkeyhe?s had since birth. I reme mber when he would never go to bedwithout it. My daughter was more understanding, although she alsofelt sad to part wi th certain toys. As for me, I didn?t want to give upm

41、y football shirts, but, to be honest, I haven?t played for a while now.I? m getting older, too!P78 2aHometown FeelingsSome people still live in their hometown. However, others ma y onlysee it once or twice a year. Nowadays, millions of Chine se leave thecountryside to search for work in the cities.

42、Amon g these is ZhongWei, a 46-year-old husband and father. He ha s lived in Wenzhou forthe last 13 years. With a hard job in a cr ayon factory, he doesn?t findmuch time to visit his hometow n.“Iused to return home at leastonce a year, but I haven?t b een back for almost three years now.It?s a shame, but I just d on?t have the time,”he says.Many people like Zhong Wei regard with great interest how th eirhometowns have changed. Perh