2015春八年级下册英语课文原文
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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 Pasngers Save an Old Man
At 9: 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 pasngers that he must take the man to the hospital. He expected most or all of the pasngers to get off and wait for the next bus.平安夜 英文
But to his surpri, they all agreed to go with him. Some pasngers helped Mr. Wang to move the man on the bus.
Thanks to Mr. Wang and the pasngers,
人民翻译the doctors saved the man in time. "It's sad that
many people don't want to help others becau
they don’t want any trouble," says one
degen
pasnger. "But the driver didn't think about
himlf. He only thought about saving a life."
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 ud to taking risks. This is one of
the exciting things about doing dangerous sports. There were many times when Aron almost lost his life becau of accidents. On April 26, 2003, he found himlf 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 himlf in the
mountains. Becau 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男生衣着打扮
to save his own life. He was not ready to die that day. So he
ud his knife to cut off half his right arm. Then, with his left
arm, he bandaged himlf so that he would not lo 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 em 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 lo 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 ourlves “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.
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 ud 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 veral 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 e the animals get better and the look of j
oy on their owners' faces.”
Mary is a book lover. She could read by herlf 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 e in
their eyes that they ’re going on a different journey with each new
book. V olunteering here is a dream come true for me. I can do what
I love to do and help others at the same time.
2d 3a
Section B
Skim the letter and answer the questions.
1. Who wrote the letter to Miss Li? Why?
easton2. What did Miss Li do?
I ’ll Send You a Photo of Lucky
Dear Miss Li,
I’d like to thank you for nding money to Animal Helpers. I’m sure you know that this group was t up 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 u your hands easily. Most people would never think about this, but many people have the difficulties. I can’t u my arms or legs well, so normal things 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 becau I feel very lucky to have him. You e, I’m only able to have a “dog -helper” becau 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 b
ook,” and he does it at once.
Lucky is a fantastic dog. I’ll nd 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
2b Understanding Parts of Speech. Knowing what part of speech a word is(noun, verb, preposition, etc.) Can help you understand the word’s meaning. I’ll Send You a Photo of Lucky
Unit 3 Could you plea clean your room?
Section A
2d Role play the conversation.
Sister：They, could you plea 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, becau Mom will be back from shopping
any minute now. And she won’t be happy if she es this
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日文Brother：But the hou 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.dragon dance
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 plea 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 hou! I can’t work all day and do houwork all evening.”
mckin“Well, I work all day 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, she did not do any houwork and neither did I. Finally, I could not find a clean dish or a clean shirt.
The next day, my mom came home from work to find the hou clean and tidy. “What happened?” she asked in surpri.
“I’m so sorry, Mom. I finally understand that we ne ed to share the houwork to have a clean and comfortable home,” I replied.
