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

UNIT 1 What's the matter?

Section A

2d Role-play the conversation.

Mandy: Lisa, are you OK?

Lisa: I have a headache and I can't move my neck. What should I do? Should I take my temperature?

Mandy: No, it doesn't sound like you have a fever. What did you do on the weekend?

Lisa: I played computer games all weekend.

Mandy: That's probably why. You need to take breaks away from the computer. Lisa: Yeah, I think I sat in the same way for too long without moving.

Mandy: I think you should lie down and rest. If your head and neck still hurt tomorrow, then go to a doctor.

Lisa: OK. Thanks, Mandy.

3a Read the passage. Do you think it comes from a newspaper or a book?

How do you know?

Bus Driver and Passengers Save an Old Man

At 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 was next to him, shouting for help.

The bus driver, 24-year-old Wang Ping, stopped the bus without thinking twice. 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 bus.

But to his surprise, they all agreed to go with him. Some passengers helped Mr. Wang to move the man on the bus.

Thanks to Mr. Wang and the

passengers, the doctors saved the

man in time. "It's sad that many people

don't want to help others because they

don’t want any trouble," says one

passenger. "But the driver didn't think

about himself. He only thought about

saving a life."

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Section B

2b Read the passage and underline the words you don't know. Then look up the words in a dictionary and write down

their meanings. He Lost His Arm But Is Still Climbing Aron 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 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, Aron's arm was caught under a

2,000-kilo rock that fell on him when he was climbing

by himself in the mountains. 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 half his right arm. Then, with

his 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, Aron tells of the importance of making good decisions, and of being in control of one's life. His lose for mountain climbing is so great that he kept on climbing mountains even after this experience.

Do we have the same spirit as Aron? Let's think about it before we find ourselves “between a rock and a hard place”, and before we have to make a decision that could mean life or death.

Finding the Order of Events Writers describe events in a certain order. Finding the order of the events will help you understand want you are reading.

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Unit 2 I'll help to clean up the city parks

Section A

Role-play the conversation.

Helen ：Hi , Tom . I ' m making some plans to work in an old people’s home this summer.

Tom ： Really? I did that last summer.

Helen ：Oh, what did they ask you to help out with ?

Tom ：Mmm.… things like reading the newspaper to the old people, or just talking to them.

They told me stories about the past and how things used to be.

Helen ：That sounds interesting .

Tom ：Yeah , a lot of old people are lonely . We should listen to them and care for them.

Helen ：You' re right . I mean, we’re all going to be old one day, too.

Read the article . What do Mario and Mary volunteer to do?

Students Who Volunteer

Mario 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 animal hospital every Saturday morning. Mario

believes it can help him to get his future dream job. “ It' s 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.”

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Mary 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 they ’re going on a 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.

Section B

Skim the letter and answer the questions.

1. Who wrote the letter to Miss Li? Why?

2. What did Miss Li do?

I ’ll Send You a Photo of Lucky

Dear Miss Li,

I’d like to thank you for to help disabled people like me. You helped to make it possible for me to have 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 can’t walk ou use your hands easily. Most people would never think about this, but many people have these difficulties. I can’t use my arms or legs well, so normal thing s 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 excited 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 dog’s name is Lucky — a good name for him because I feel very lucky 2b Understanding Parts of Speech.

Knowing what part of speech a word is(noun, verb, preposition, etc.) Can help you understand the word’s meani ng. I’ll Send You a Photo of Lucky

. . . . to have him. You se e, I’m 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 orders. For example, I say, “Lucky! Get my book,” and he does it at once.

Lucky is a fantastic dog. I’ll send you a photo of him if

you like, and I could show you how he helps me. Thank

you again for changing my life.

Best wishes,

Ben Smith

Unit 3 Could you please clean your

room?

Section A

2d Role play the conversation.

Sister：They, could you please help out with a few things?

Brother：Could I at least finish watching this show?

Sister：No. I think two hours of TV is enough for you!

Brother：Fine. What do you want me to do?

Sister：Could you take out the rubbish, fold the

clothes and do the dishes?

Brother：So much?

sister：Yes, because Mom will be back from

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Brother：But the house is already pretty clean and tidy!

Sister：Yes, well, it’s clean, but it’s not “mother clean”!

3a Read the story and answer the question.

1. Why was Nancy’s mom angry with Nancy?

2. Did they solve the problem? How?

Last month, our dog welcomed me when I came

home from school. He wanted a walk, but I was too

tired.

I threw down my bag and went to the living room.

The minute I sat down in front of the TV, my mom came over. “Could you please take the dog for a walk?” she asked.

“Could I watch one show first?” I asked. “NO!” she replied angrily.“You watch TV all t he time and never help out around the house! I can’t work all day and do housework all evening.”

“Well, I work all day at school, too! I’m just as tired as you are!” I shouted back.

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The next day, my mom came home from work to find the house clean and tidy.

“What happened?” she asked in surprise.

“I’m so sorry, Mom. I finally understand that we ne ed to share the housework to have a clean and comfortable home,” I replied.

Section B

2bThe Sunday Mail magazine invited parents to write about whether they think young people should do

chores at home. Skim the following letters.

Which one agrees and which one

disagrees?

Dear Sir,

I don’t understand why some parents make

Skimmming This means looking quickly through a piece of writing to find the main idea without reading every word. It is still a good idea to read the first sentence in each paragraph a little more carefully.

. . . . their kids help with housework and chores at home. Kids these days already have enough stress from school. They don’t have time to study and do housework, too. Housework is a waste of their time. Could we just let them do their job as students? They should spend their time on schoolwork in order to get good grades and get into a good university. Also, when they get older, they will have to do housework so there’s no need for them to do it now. It is the parents’ job to provide a clean and comfortable environment at home for their children. And anyway, I think doing chores is not so difficult. I don’t mind doing them.

Mr. Smith

Dear Sir,

I think it is important for children to learn how to do chores and help their parents with housework. It’s not enough to just get good grades at school. Children these days depend on their parents too much. They’re always asking, “Could you get this for me?” or “Could you help me with that?”Doing chor es helps to develop children’s independence and teaches them how to look after themselves. It also helps them to understand the idea of fairness. Since they live in one house with their parents, they should know that everyone should do their part in keepin g it clean and tidy. Our neighbor’s son got into a good college but during his first year, he had no idea how to take care . 资

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