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 con versatio n.

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? Man dy: No, it does n't sound like you have a fever. What did you do on the weeke nd?

Lisa: I played computer games all weeke nd.

Man dy: That's probably why. You n eed to take breaks away from the computer.

Lisa: Yeah, I think I sat in the same way for too long without moving.

Man dy: I think you should lie dow n and rest. If your head and n eck still hurt tomorrow, the n go to a doctor.

Lisa: OK. Tha nks, Man dy.

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

How do you know?

Bus Driver and Passe ngers Save an Old Man

At 9:00 a.m. yesterday, bus No. 26 was going along Zhon ghua Road whe n the driver saw an old man lying on the side of the road. A woma n was next to him, shout ing for help.

The bus driver, 24-year-old Wang Ping, stopped the bus without thinking twice. He got off and asked the woma n what happe ned. 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 passe ngers that he must take the man to the hospital. He expected most or all of the passe ngers to get off and wait for the n ext bus.

But to his surprise, they all agreed to go with him. Some passengers helped Mr. Wang to

move the man on the bus.

Tha nks to Mr. Wang and the passe ngers, the

doctors saved the man in time. "It's sad that many

people don't want to help others because they don'

twant any trouble," says one passe nger. "But the

driver did n't think about himself. He only thought

about savi ng a life."

Secti on B

2b Read the passage and underline the words you don't know. Then look up the words in a dict ionary and write dow n their mea nings. the excit ing thi ngs about doing dan gerous sports. There were many times whe n Aron almost lost his

life because of accidents. On April 26, 2003, he found himself in a very dangerous situation

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 some one would find him. But whe n his water ran out, he

knew that he would have to do someth ing 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 ban daged himself so that he would no

t lose too much blood. After that, he climbed dow n 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. I n this book, Aron tells of the importa nee of mak ing good decisi ons, and of being in con trol of

on e's life. His lose for mountain climb ing is so great that he kept on climb ing mountains even after this

experie nee.

Do we have the same spirit as Aron? Let's think about it before we find ourselves “ betwee n a rock

and a hard place , and before we have to make a decision that could mean life or death.He Lost His Arm

But Is Still Climbi ng

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

Finding the Order of Events

Writers describe events in a certain order. Finding the order of the events will help you un dersta nd want you are readi ng.

whe n climb ing in

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Unit 2 I'II help to clean up the city parks Section A

2d Role-play the con versatio n.

Helen : Hi , Tom . I ' m making some plans to work in an old people '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 Ionely . We should listen to them and care for them.

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

3a Read the article . What do Mario and Mary volu nteer to do?

Stude nts Who Volu nteer

Mario Gree n and Mary Brow n from Riverside High School give up several hours each week to help others.

Mario loves ani mals and wants to be an ani mal doctor. He volun teers at

an animal hospital every Saturday morning. Mario believes it can help him to get

his future dream job. “s hard work , ” he says , “ but I want to lear n

more about how to care for ani mals . I get such a strong feeli ng of satisfact ion

when I see the animals get better and the look of joy on their owners' faces. ”

Mary is a book lover. She could read by herself at the age of four. Last year she decided to try out for a volun teer after-school readi ng program .she still works there once a week to help kids lear n to read. The kids are sitt ing in the

library, but you can see in their eyes that they ' rgoing on a different journey with each

new book. Volun teeri ng here is a dream come true for me. I can do what I love to do

and help others at the same time.

Secti on B

2b Skim the letter and an swer the questi ons.

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

2. What did Miss Li do?

I ' Send You a Photo of Lucky

Dear Miss Li,

I ' dike to thank you for sending money to

Animal Helpers. I ' mure you know that this group was set 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 use your hands easily. Most people would n ever think about this, but many people have these difficulties. I can arms or legs well, so no rmal things like an sweri ng the teleph one, ope ning and clos ing doors, or carrying things are difficult for me. Then one day last year, a friend of mine helped me out. She talked to Ani mal Helpers about gett ing me a special trained dog. She also thought a dog might cheer me up. I love ani mals and I was excited about the idea of hav ing a dog.

After six mon ths of training with a dog at Ani mal Helpers, I was able to bring him home. My dog ' s name is Lucky a go —d name for him because I feel very lucky to have him. You se e, I only able to have a “ do-helper because of your kindness! Lucky is very clever and understands

many En glish words. He can un dersta nd me whe n I give him orders. For example, I say,

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 cha nging my

life. Best wishes,

Ben Smith Un dersta nding Parts of Speech. Knowing what part of speech a word is(noun, verb, prepositi on, etc.) Can help you understand the word ' s meaning. I ' ll Send You a Photo of Lucky

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Unit 3 Could you please clea n your room?

Section A

2d Role play the conv ersati on.

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

Brother：Could I at least finish watching this show?

Sister：No. I thi nk two hours of TV is eno ugh 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 shopping any minute now. And she won t be happy

if she sees this mess.

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 an swer the questi on.

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

2. Did they solve the problem? How?

Last mon th, our dog welcomed me whe n I came home from school. He wan ted 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. “ Youwatch TV all the 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 b My mom did not say anything and walked away. For one week, she did not do any housework and

n either did I. Fin ally, I could not find a clea n dish or a clea n shirt. 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 fikyahnderstand that we need to share the housework to have a clea n

and comfortable home, I replied.

Secti on B

2bThe Sun day Mail magaz ine in vited pare nts 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 ' u nderstand why some parents make their kids help with housework and chores at home. Kids these days already have eno ugh stress from school. They don ' 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

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 n eed for them to do it now. It is the parents job to provide a clean and comfortable en vir onment at home for their childre n. And any way, 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 eno ugh to just get good grades at school. Childre n these days depend on their parents too much. They ' ralways asking, “Couldyou get this for me? or “ Couldyou help me with that? 'Doing chores helps to develop children ' s in depe ndence and teaches them how tolook 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 every one should do their part in keep ing it clea n and tidy. Our neighbor ' s son got into a good college but during his first year, he had no idea how to take care of himself. As a result, he often fell ill and his grades dropped. The earlier kids learn to be independent, the better it is for their future. Ms. Miller

Skimmmi ng 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 sentencein each

paragraph a little more carefully. on

Unit 4 Why don 'you talk to your pare nts?

Section A

2d Role-play the con versati on.

Dave : You look sad, Kim. What ' s wrong?

Kim : Well, I found my sister looking through my things yesterday. She took some of my new magaz ines and CDs. Dave : Hmm …that ' s not very nice. Did she give them back to you?

Kim : Yes, but I ' m still angry with her. What should I do?

Dave : Well, I guess you could tell her to say sorry. But why don

' t you forget about it so that you can be friends again? Although she

' s wrong, it ' s not a big deal.

Kim : You ' re right. Thanks for your advice.

Dave : No problem. Hope things work out. 3a Look at this letter to a magaz ine and the reply from Robert Hunt, a school coun selor. Complete the chart. Dear Mr. Hunt,

My problem is I can ' t get on with my family. Relatio ns betwee n my pare nts have become difficult.

They fight a lot, and I really don ' t like it. It ' s the only com muni cati on they have. I don

should say anything to them about this. When they argue, it ' s like a big, black cloud hanging our

home. Also, my elder brother is not very nice to me. He always refuses to let me watch my favorite TV show. In stead he

watches whatever he wants un til late at ni ght. I don fair. At home I always feel lonely and nervous. Is that

normal? What can I do?

Sad and Thirtee n

Dear Sad and Thirtee n,

It ' s not easy being your age, and it ' s normal to have these feelings. Why don feeli ngs with your family? If your pare nts are havi ng problems, you should offer to help. Maybe you could do more jobs around the house so that they have more time for proper com muni cati on. Secon dly, why don

' t you sit dow n and com muni cate with your brother? You should expla in that

you don ' t min dim watch ing TV all the time. However, he should let you watch your favorite show. I hope you ' ll feel better about yourself in future.

Robert Hu nt over 't think th 't you talk at