完整版人教版八年级英语下册课文

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八年级英语下册课文UNIT1What'sthematter?
BusDriverandPassengersSaveanOldManAt9:00a.m.yesterday,busNo.26wasgoingalongZhonghuaRoadwhenthedriversawanoldmanlyingonthe
sideoftheroad.Awomanwasnexttohim,shoutingforhelp.
Thebusdriver,24-year-oldWangPing,stoppedthebuswithoutthinkingtwice.
Hegotoffandaskedthewomanwhathappened.Shesaidthatthemanhadaheartproblemandshouldgototh
ehospital.Mr.Wangknewhehadtoactquickly.Hetoldthepassengersthathemusttakethemantothehospital.Heexpectedmostorallofthepassengerstogetoffandwaitforthenextbus.
Buttohissurprise,theyallagreedtogowithhim.SomepassengershelpedMr.Wangtomovethemanonathebus.
ThankstoMr.Wangandthepassengers,thedoctorssaved

themanintime.It'ssadthatmanypeopledon'twanttohelpothersbecausetheydon?twantanytrouble,saysonepassenger.Butthedriverdidn'tthinkabouthimself.Heonlythoughtaboutsavingalife.
HeLostHisArmButIsStillClimbing
AronRalstonisanAmericanmanwhoisinterestedinmountainclimbing.Asamountainclimber,Aronisusedtotakingrisks.Thisisoneoftheexcitingthingsaboutdoingdangeroussports.ThereweremanytimeswhenAronalmostlosthislifebecauseofaccidents.OnApril26,2003,hefoundhimselfinaverydangeroussituationwhenclimbinginUtah
Onthatday,Aron'sarmwascaughtundera360-kilorockthatfellonhimwhenhewasclimbingbyhimselfinthemountains.Because
hecouldnotfreehisarm,hestayedthereforfivedaysandhopedthatsomeonewouldfindhim.Butwhenhiswaterranout,heknewthathewouldhavetodosomethingtosavehisownlife.Hewasnotreadytodiethatday.Soheusedhisknifetocutoffhalfhisrightarm.Then,with

hisleftarm,hebandagedhimselfsothathewouldnotlosetoomuchblood.Afterthat,heclimbeddownthemountaintofindhelp.
Afterlosinghisarm,hewroteabookcalledBetweenaRockandaHardPlace.Thismeansbeinginadifficultsituationthatyoucannotseemtogetoutof.Inthisbook,Arontellsoftheimportanceofmakinggooddecisions,andofbeingincontrolofone'slife.Hisloseformountainclimbingissogreatthathekeptonclimbingmountainsevenafterthisexperience.
DowehavethesamespiritasAron?Let'sthinkaboutitbeforewefindourselves“betweenarockandahardplace”,andbeforewehavetomakeadecisionthatcouldmeanlifeordeath.
Unit2I'llhelptocleanupthecityparksP113a
StudentsWhoVolunteer
MarioGreenandMaryBrownfromRiversideHighSchoolgiveupseveralhourseachweektohelpothers.Mariolovesanimalsandwantstobeananimaldoctor.HevolunteersatananimalhospitaleverySaturdaymorning.

Mariobelievesitcanhelphimtogethisfuturedreamjob.“It'shardwork,”hesays,“butIwanttolearnmoreabouthowtocareforanimals.Igetsuchastrongfeeli
ngofsatisfactionwhenIseetheanimalsgetbetterandthelookofjoyontheirowners'faces.”
Maryisabooklover.Shecouldreadbyherselfattheageoffour.Lastyearshedecidedtotryoutforavolunteerafter-schoolreadingprogram.shestillworksthereonceaweektohelpkidslearntoread.Thekidsaresittinginthelibrary,butyoucanseeintheireyesthatthey?regoingonadifferentjourneywitheachnewbook.Volunteeringhereisadreamcometrueforme.IcandowhatIlovetodoandhelpothersatthesametime.P124b
Mostpeopletodayareonlyworriedaboutgettinggoodjobslotsofmoney.Intheirfreetime,Theythink
aboutwhatforfunorrelaxation.However,fewpeoplethinkaboutwhattheycandoothers.There

are
manypeoplewhoarelessluckythanus.Volunteeringourtimetohelpthesepeopleisagoodwayourfreetime.Forexample,wecanmakeplanssickchildreninthehospitalorraisemoneyforhomelesspeople.Somepeopleevenstopdoingtheirjobsforafewmonthstoayeartoanothercountry,likeAfrica,andhelppeoplethere.
P142b
I'llSendYouaPhotoofLuckyDearMissLi,
I?dliketothankyouforsendingmoneytoAnimalHelpers.I?msureyouknowthatthisgroupwassetuptohelp
disabledpeoplelikeme.YouhelpedtomakeitpossibleformetohaveLucky.Luckymakesabigdifferencetomylife.Letmetellyoumystory.
Whatwoulditbeliketobeblindordeaf?Orimagineyoucan?twalkouuseyourhandseasily.Mostpeoplewouldneverthinkaboutthis,butmanypeoplehavethesedifficulties.Ican?tusemyarmsorlegswell,sonormal

thingslikeansweringthetelephone,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
P16Self-check2
Lastweek,everyonewastryingupJimmy,theBike

boy.Hewasunhappybecauseheofmoneyoldbikes.Hesomesignsaskingforoldbikesandallhisfriendsonthephonethemabouttheproblem.He
evennoticesatthesupermarket.Thenhetoldtheteachersatschoolabouthisproblemandtheyacall-incenterforparents.Theideasthathewithworked
outfine.Henowhas16bikesupandtochildren
whodon?thavebikes.
Unit3Couldyoupleasecleanyourroom?P193a
Lastmonth,ourdogwelcomedmewhenIcamehomefromschool.Hewantedawalk,butIwastootired.Ithrewdownmybagandwenttothelivingroom.TheminuteIsatdowninfrontoftheTV,mymomcameover.“Couldyoupleasetakethedogforawalk?”sheasked.shereplie“NO!”Iasked.first?”CouldIwatchoneshow“
dangrily.“YouwatchTVallthetimeandneverhelpout

aroundthehouse!Ican?tworkalldayanddohouseworkallevening.”“Well,Iworkalldayatschool,too!I?mjustastiredasyouare!”Ishoutedback.
Mymomdidnotsayanythingandwalkedaway.Foroneweek,shedidnotdoanyhouseworkandneitherdidI.Finally,Icouldnotfindacleandishoracleanshirt.Thenextday,mymomcamehomefromworktofindthehousecleanandtidy.“Whathappened?”sheaskedinsurprise.
sosorry,Mom.IfinallyunderstandthatweneedtoI?m“
sharethehouseworktohaveacleanandcomfortablehome,”Ireplied.P222bDearSir,
Idon?tunderstandwhysomeparentsmaketheirkidshelpwithhouseworkandchoresathome.Kidsthesedaysalreadyhaveenoughstressfromschool.Theydon?thavetimetostudyanddohousework,too.Houseworkisawasteoftheirtime.Couldwejustletthemdotheirjobasstudents?Theyshouldspendtheirtimeonschoolworkinordertogetgoodgradesandgetintoagooduniversity.Also,whentheygetolder,theywillhavetodohousewornoneedforthemtodoitnow.Itistheparethere?skso

nts?jobtoprovideacleanandcomfortableenvironmentathomefortheirchildren.Andanyway,Ithinkdoingchoresisnotsodifficult.Idon?tminddoingthem.
Mr.SmithDearSir,
Ithinkitisimportantforchildrentolearnhowtodochoresandhelptheirparentswithhousework.It?snotenoughtojustgetgoodgradesatschool.Childrenthesedaysdependontheirparentstoomuch.They?realwaysaskinyouhelpmewi“Couldorme?”yougetthisfor“Couldg,
ththat?”Doingchoreshelpstodevelopchildren?sindependenceandteachesthemhowtolookafterthemselves.Italsohelpsthemtounderstandtheideaoffairness.Sincetheyliveinonehousewiththeirparents,theyshould
knowthateveryoneshoulddotheirpartinkeepingitcleanandtidy.Ourneighbor?ssongotintoagoodcollegebutduringhisfirstyear,hehadnoideahowtotakecareofhimself.Asaresult,heoftenfellillandhisgradesdropped.Theearlierkidslearntobeindependent,the

betteritisfortheirfuture.Ms.Miller
youtalktoyourparents?
don'tUnit4WhyP273aDearMr.Hunt,
MyproblemisIcan?tgetonwithmyfamily.Relationsbetweenmyparentshavebecomedifficult.anddevelopmentoftoilets.Italsoencouragesgovernmentsandsocialgroupstothinkaboutwaystoimprovetoiletsinthefuture.
Linlin：LastyearIwenttotheHangzhouNationalTeaMuseum.
It?sarelaxingandpeacefulplacenearalake.Theteaartperformancesshowhowtomakeaperfectcupoftea.W．atchingthempreparetheteawiththebeautifulteasetsisjustasenjoyableasdrinkingtheteaitself.I?vefinallyrealizedwhymygrandpalovesdrinkingteaandcollectingteasets.P684b
Mostofus______(seeMickeyMouse,DonaldDuckandother

famousDisneycharactersincartoonsbefore.Buthaveyouever________(betoDisneyland?
Disneyland_______(beanamusementparkwithaspecialtheme-Disneycharactersandmovies.There_________(bemanye
xcitingrides,lovelyrestaurantsandfantasticgiftshopsthere.Youcanalso_________(seetheDisneycharacterswalkingaroundthepark.Andhaveyouever________(hearofaDisneyCruise?This______(beaboatridewithaDisneytheme.Youcan_________(takearideontheboatforseveraldaysandeatandsleeponit.Ontheboat,youcan________(shopandhaveDisneypartiesbeforeyou_________(arriveattheDisneyisland.
P702b
Singapore-APlaceYouWillNeverForget!
HaveyoueverbeentoSingapore?ForthousandsoftouristsfromChina,thissmallislandinSoutheastAsiaisawonderfulandsafeplacetotakeaholiday.Ontheonehand,morethanthreequartersofthepopulationareChinese,soyoucansimplyspeakPutonghuaalotofthetime.Ontheotherhand,SingaporeisanEnglish-speaking

country,soit?salsoagoodplacetopracticeyourEnglish!HaveyouevertriedChinesefoodoutsideofChina?Maybeyoufearthatyouwon?tbeabletofindanythinggoofiyou?lldtoeatwhenyoutravel.InSingapore,however,ndalotoffoodfromChina;youwon?thaveanyproblemgettingrice,noodlesordumplings.Singaporeisalsoanexcellentplacetotrynewfood.WhetheryoulikeIndianfood,WesternfoodorJapanesefood,you?llfinditallinSingapore!
Mostlargecitieshavezoos,buthaveyoueverbeentoazooatnight?SingaporehasaNightSafari.Itmightseemstrangetogotoazoowhenit?sdark.However,ifyougotoseelions,tigersorfoxesduringthedaytime,they?llprobablybeasleep!Alotofanimalsonlywakeupatnight,sothisisthebesttimetowatchthem.AttheNightSafari,youcanwatchtheseanimalsinamorenaturalenvironmentthaninanormalzoo.
OnegreatthingaboutSingaporeisthatthetemperatureisalmostthesameallyearround.Thisisbecausetheislandissoclosetotheequator.soyoucanchoosetogowheneveryoulike-spring,summer,autumnorwinter.

And,ofcourse,it?snottoofarfromChina!Unit10I'vehadthisbikeforthreeyears.P753a
Mychildrenaregrowingupfast.Mydaughteris16andmyboyhasjuststartedjuniorhighschool.Astheygetbiggerourhouseseemstogetsmaller.Sowe?vebeenclearingoutalotofthingsfromourbedroomsforayardsale.
We?vedecidedtoeachsellfivethingswenolongeruse.We?llgivethemoneyweraisetoachildren?shome.Mysonwasquitesadatfirst.Hefoundalotoftoysthathedoesn?tplaywithanymorebutstillwantedtokeep.Forexample,he?sownedatrainandrailwaysetsincehisfourthbirthday,andheplayedwithitalmosteveryweekunt
ilhewasaboutseven.Andhedidn?twanttolosethetoymonkeyhe?shadsincebirth.Irememberwhenhewouldnevergotobedwithoutit.Mydaughterwasmore
understanding,althoughshealsofeltsadtopartwithcertaintoys.Asforme,Ididn?twanttogiveupmyfootballshirts,but,tobehonest,Ihaven?tplayedforawhilenow.I?mgettingolder,too!

P782a
HometownFeelings
Somepeoplestillliveintheirhometown.However,othersmayonlyseeitonceortwiceayear.Nowadays,millionsofChineseleavethecountrysidetosearchforworkinthecities.AmongtheseisZhongWei,a46-year-oldhusbandandfather.HehaslivedinWenzhouforthelast13years.Withahardjobinacrayonfactory,hedoesn?tfindmuchtimetovisithishometown.“Iusedtoreturnhomeatleastonceayear,butIhaven?tbeenbackforalmostthreeyearsnow.It?sashame,butIjustdon?thavethetime,”hesays.
ManypeoplelikeZhongWeiregardwithgreatinteresthowtheirhometownshavechanged.Perhapslargehospitalsandnewroadshaveappeared.Inmanyplaces,thegovernmenthasalsobuiltnewschoolsandsentteachersfromthecitiestohelp.
“Inoticedthat?strueofmyhometown,”addsZhongWei.“Childrenhavelearnedtoreadandcountatmyoldprimaryschoolsincethemid-20thcentury.Butnowthebuildingsarereallyold.Ihear

they?regoingtobuildanewschoolthere.”ZhongWeithinkssuchdevelopmentsaregood,andhealsoknowsthathishometowncannotalwaysstaythesame.
AccordingtoZhongWei,however,somethingswillneverchange.“Inmyhometown,therewasabigoldtreeoppositetheschool.Itisstillthereandhasbecomequiteasymboloftheplace.Mostofthechildreninmytimelikedtoplaytogetherunderthatbigtree,especiallyduringthesummerholidays.Itwassuchahappychildhood.Ourhometownhasleftmanysoftandsweetmemoriesinourhearts.”
P792c
ManyChinesepeoplethesedaysleavetheirtoworkinthe.Theyusuallytotheirhometownsoneortw
otimesa________.ZhongWeihasn?tbeenbackinclosetothreeyears.HehasbeenworkinginafactoryinWenzhouforthepast13years.
Peoplelikehimareinhowtheirhometownsarechanging.Newbuildingsareoftenbuiltbythe.Zhong

Weithinksthesechangesarebecausethingsneedtochangeinordertobecomebetter.Buthealsothinkssomethingschange,andhishometownisstilltheplacethatholdsallhischildhood.

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