人教新目标八年级下册英语课文

UNIT1What'sthematter?P33aBusDriverandPassengersSaveanOldManAt9:00a.m.yesterday,busNo.26wasgoingalongZhonghuaRoadwhenthedriversawanoldmanlyingonthesideoftheroad.Awomanwasnexttohim,shoutingforhelp.Thebusdriver,24-year-oldWangPing,stoppedthebuswithoutthinkingtwice.Hegotoffandaskedthewomanwhathappened.Shesaidthatthemanhadaheartproblemandshouldgotothehospital.Mr.Wangknewhehadtoactquickly.Hetoldthepassengersthathemusttakethemantothehospital.Heexpectedmostorallofthepassengerstogetoffandwaitforthenextbus.Buttohissurprise,theyallagreedtogowithhim.SomepassengershelpedMr.Wangtomovethemanonathebus.ThankstoMr.Wangandthepassengers,thedoctorssavedthemanintime."It'ssadthatmanypeopledon'twanttohelpothersbecausetheydon’twantanytrouble,"saysonepassenger."Butthedriverdidn'tthinkabouthimself.Heonlythoughtaboutsavingalife."P62bHeLostHisArmButIsStillClimbingAronRalstonisanAmericanmanwhoisinterestedinmountainclimbing.Asamountainclimber,Aronisusedtotakingrisks.Thisisoneoftheexcitingthingsaboutdoingdangeroussports.ThereweremanytimeswhenAronalmostlosthislifebecauseofaccidents.OnApril26,2003,hefoundhimselfinaverydangeroussituationwhenclimbinginUtahOnthatday,Aron'sarmwascaughtundera2,000-kilorockthatfellonhimwhenhewasclimbingbyhimselfinthemountains.Becausehecouldnotfreehisarm,hestayedthereforfivedaysandhopedthatsomeonewouldfindhim.Butwhenhiswaterranout,heknewthathewouldhavetodosomethingtosavehisownlife.Hewasnotreadytodiethatday.Soheusedhisknifetocutoffhalfhisrightarm.Then,withhisleftarm,hebandagedhimselfsothathewouldnotlosetoomuchblood.Afterthat,heclimbeddownthemountaintofindhelp.Afterlosinghisarm,hewroteabookcalledBetweenaRockandaHardPlace.Thismeansbeinginadifficultsituationthatyoucannotseemtogetoutof.Inthisbook,Arontellsoftheimportanceofmakinggooddecisions,andofbeingincontrolofone'slife.Hisloseformountainclimbingissogreatthathekeptonclimbingmountainsevenafterthisexperience.DowehavethesamespiritasAron?Let'sthinkaboutitbeforewefindourselves“betweenarockandahardplace”,andbeforewehavetomakeadecisionthatcouldmeanlifeordeath.Unit2I'llhelptocleanupthecityparksP113aStudentsWhoVolunteerMarioGreenandMaryBrownfromRiversideHighSchoolgiveupseveralhourseachweektohelpothers.Mariolovesanimalsandwantstobeananimaldoctor.HevolunteersatananimalhospitaleverySaturdaymorning.Mariobelievesitcanhelphimtogethisfuturedreamjob.“It'shardwork,”hesays,“butIwanttolearnmoreabouthowtocareforanimals.IgetsuchastrongfeelingofsatisfactionwhenIseetheanimalsgetbetterandthelookofjoyontheirowners'faces.”Maryisabooklover.Shecouldreadbyherselfattheageoffour.Lastyearshedecidedtotryoutforavolunteerafter-schoolreadingprogram.shestillworksthereonceaweektohelpkidslearntoread.Thekidsaresittinginthelibrary,butyoucanseeintheireyesthatthey’regoingonadifferentjourneywitheachnewbook.Volunteeringhereisadreamcometrueforme.IcandowhatIlovetodoandhelpothersatthesametime.P124bMostpeopletodayareonlyworriedaboutgettinggoodjobslotsofmoney.Intheirfreetime,Theythinkaboutwhatforfunorrelaxation.However,fewpeoplethinkaboutwhattheycandoothers.Therearemanypeoplewhoarelessluckythanus.Volunteeringourtimetohelpthesepeopleisagoodwayourfreetime.Forexample,wecanmakeplanssickchildreninthehospitalorraisemoneyforhomelesspeople.Somepeopleevenstopdoingtheirjobsforafewmonthstoayeartoanothercountry,likeAfrica,andhelppeoplethere.P142bI’llSendYouaPhotoofLuckyDearMissLi,I’dliketothankyouforsendingmoneytoAnimalHelpers.I’msureyouknowthatthisgroupwassetuptohelpdisabledpeoplelikeme.YouhelpedtomakeitpossibleformetohaveLucky.Luckymakesabigdifferencetomylife.Letmetellyoumystory.Whatwoulditbeliketobeblindordeaf?Orimagineyoucan’twalkouuseyourhandseasily.Mostpeoplewouldneverthinkaboutthis,butmanypeoplehavethesedifficulties.Ican’tusemyarmsorlegswell,sonormalthingslikeansweringthetelephone,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,BenSmithP16Self-check2Lastweek,everyonewastryingupJimmy,theBikeboy.Hewasunhappybecauseheofmoneyoldbikes.Hesomesignsaskingforoldbikesandallhisfriendsonthephonethemabouttheproblem.Heevennoticesatthesupermarket.Thenhetoldtheteachersatschoolabouthisproblemandtheyacall-incenterforparents.Theideasthathewithworkedoutfine.Henowhas16bikesupandtochildrenwhodon’thavebikes.Unit3Couldyoupleasecleanyourroom?P193aLastmonth,ourdogwelcomedmewhenIcamehomefromschool.Hewantedawalk,butIwastootired.Ithrewdownmybagandwenttothelivingroom.TheminuteIsatdowninfrontoftheTV,mymomcameover.“Couldyoupleasetakethedogforawalk?”sheasked.“CouldIwatchoneshowfirst?”Iasked.“NO!”sherepliedangrily.“YouwatchTVallthetimeandneverhelpoutaroundthehouse!Ican’tworkalldayanddohouseworkallevening.”“Well,Iworkalldayatschool,too!I’mjustastiredasyouare!”Ishoutedback.Mymomdidnotsayanythingandwalkedaway.Foroneweek,shedidnotdoanyhouseworkandneitherdidI.Finally,Icouldnotfindacleandishoracleanshirt.Thenextday,mymomcamehomefromworktofindthehousecleanandtidy.“Whathappened?”sheaskedinsurprise.“I’msosorry,Mom.Ifinallyunderstandthatweneedtosharethehouseworktohaveacleanandcomfortablehome,”Ireplied.P222bDearSir,Idon’tunderstandwhysomeparentsmaketheirkidshelpwithhouseworkandchoresathome.Kidsthesedaysalreadyhaveenoughstressfromschool.Theydon’thavetimetostudyanddohousework,too.Houseworkisawasteoftheirtime.Couldwejustletthemdotheirjobasstudents?Theyshouldspendtheirtimeonschoolworkinordertogetgoodgradesandgetintoagooduniversity.Also,whentheygetolder,theywillhavetodohouseworksothere’snoneedforthemtodoitnow.Itistheparents’jobtoprovideacleanandcomfortableenvironmentathomefortheirchildren.Andanyway,Ithinkdoingchoresisnotsodifficult.Idon’tminddoingthem.Mr.SmithDearSir,Ithinkitisimportantforchildrentolearnhowtodochoresandhelptheirparentswithhousework.It’snotenoughtojustgetgoodgradesatschool.Childrenthesedaysdependontheirparentstoomuch.They’realwaysasking,“Couldyougetthisforme?”or“Couldyouhelpmewiththat?”Doingchoreshelpstodevelopchildren’sindependenceandteachesthemhowtolookafterthemselves.Italsohelpsthemtounderstandtheideaoffairness.Sincetheyliveinonehousewiththeirparents,theyshouldknowthateveryoneshoulddotheirpartinkeepingitcleanandtidy.Ourneighbor’ssongotintoagoodcollegebutduringhisfirstyear,hehadnoideahowtotakecareofhimself.Asaresult,heoftenfellillandhisgradesdropped.Theearlierkidslearntobeindependent,thebetteritisfortheirfuture.Ms.MillerUnit4Whydon’tyoutalktoyourparents?P273a DearMr.Hunt,MyproblemisIcan’tgetonwithmyfamily.Relationsbetweenmyparentshavebecomedifficult.Theyfightalot,andIreallydon’tlikeit.It’stheonlycommunicationtheyhave.Idon’tknowifIshouldsayanythingtothemaboutthis.Whentheyargue,it’slikeabig,blackcloudhangingoverourhome.Also,myelderbrotherisnotverynicetome.HealwaysrefusestoletmewatchmyfavoriteTVshow.Insteadhewatcheswhateverhewantsuntillateatnight.Idon’tthinkthisisfair.AthomeIalwaysfeellonelyandnervous.Isthatnormal?WhatcanIdo?SadandThirteen DearSadandThirteen,It’snoteasybeingyourage,andit’snormaltohavethesefeelings.Whydon’tyoutalkaboutthesefeelingswithyourfamily?Ifyourparentsarehavingproblems,youshouldoffertohelp.Maybeyoucoulddomorejobsaroundthehousesothattheyhavemoretimeforpropercommunication.Secondly,whydon’tyousitdownandcommunicatewithyourbrother?Youshouldexplainthatyoudon’tmindhimwatchingTVallthetime.However,heshouldletyouwatchyourfavoriteshow.Ihopeyou’llfeelbetteraboutyourselfinfuture.RobertHuntP302bMaybeYouShouldLearntoRelax!Thesedays,Chinesechildrenaresometimesbusieronweekendsthanweekdaysbecausetheytotakesomanyafter-schoolclasses.Manyofthemarelearningexamskillssothattheycangetintoagoodhighschoolandlateragooduniversity.Othersarepracticingsportssothattheycancompeteandwin.However,thisdoesn’tonlyhappeninChina.TheTaylorsareatypicalAmericanfamily.LifeforCathyTaylor’sthreechildrenisverybusy.”Onmostdaysafterschool,”Cathysays,“Itakeoneofmytwoboystobasketballpracticeandmydaughtertofootballtraining.ThenIhavetotakemyothersontopianolessons.MaybeIcouldcutoutafewoftheiractivities,butIbelievetheseactivitiesareimportantformychildren’sfuture.Ireallywantthemtobesuccessful.”However,thetiredchildrendon’tgethomeuntilafter7:00p.m.Theyhaveaquickdinner,andthenit’stimeforhomework.LindaMiller,amotherofthree,knowsallaboutsuchstress.“Insomefamilies,competitionstartsveryyoungandcontinuesuntilthekidsgetolder,”shesays.“Motherssendtheirsmallkidstoallkindsofclasses.Andtheyarealwayscomparingthemwithotherchildren.It’scrazy.Idon’tthinkthat’sfair.Whydon’ttheyjustlettheirkidsbekids?Peopleshouldn’tpushtheirkidssohard.”Doctorssaytoomuchpressureisnotgoodforachild’sdevelopment.Dr.AliceGreensaysalltheseactivitiescancausealotofstressforchildren.“Kidsshouldhavetimetorelaxandthinkforthemselves,too.Althoughit’snormaltowantsuccessfulchildren,it’sevenmoreimportanttohavehappychildren.”Unit5Whatwereyoudoingwhentherainstormcame?P353aTheStormBroughtPeopleCloserTogetherBencouldhearstrongwindsoutsidehishomeinAlabama.Blackcloudsweremakingtheskyverydark.Withnolightoutside,itfeltlikemidnight.ThenewsonTVreportedthataheavyrainstormwasinthearea.Everyoneintheneighborhoodwasbusy.Ben’sdadwasputtingpiecesofwoodoverthewindowswhilehismomwasmakingsuretheflashlightsandradiowereworking.Shealsoputsomecandlesandmatchesonthetable.Benwashelpinghismommakedinnerwhentherainbegantobeatheavilyagainstthewindows.Afterdinner,theytriedtoplayacardgame,butitwashardtohavefunwithaseriousstormhappeningoutside.Bencouldnotsleepatfirst.Hefinallyfellasleepwhenthewindwasdyingdownataround3:00a.m.Whenhewokeup,thesunwasrising.Hewentoutsidewithhisfamilyandfoundtheneighborhoodinamess.Fallentrees,brokenwindowsandrubbishwereeverywhere.Theyjoinedtheneighborstohelpcleanuptheneighborhoodtogether.Althoughthestormbrokemanythingsapart,itbroughtfamiliesandneighborsclosertogether.P364bFillintheblankswithwas,were,whenorwhile.At7:00a.m.,Iwokeup.______________I______________makingmybreakfast,mybrother______________listeningtotheradio.______________Iwaseating,theradionewstalkedaboutacaraccidentnearourhome.MybrotherandIwentoutrightawaytohavealook._________________wegottotheplaceoftheaccident,thecar___________inbadshapefromhittingatree.Butluckily,thedriver_______________fine.Theroads_______________icybecauseoftheheavysnowfromthenightbefore.P382bDoYouRememberWhatYouWereDoing?Peopleoftenrememberwhattheyweredoingwhentheyheardthenewsofimportanteventsinhistory.InAmerica,forexample,manypeoplerememberwhattheyweredoingonApril4,1968.ThiswasanimportanteventinAmericanhistory.Onthisday,Dr.MartinLutherKingwaskilled.Althoughsomepeoplemaynotrememberwhokilledhim,theyrememberwhattheyweredoingwhentheyheardthenews.RobertAllenisnowover50,buthewasaschoolpupilatthattime.“Itwasabright,sunnyday,”Robertremembers.“Wewerehavingfunintheplaygroundwhentheschoolbellrang.Ourteachersaid,‘Dr.Kingdiedjust10minutesago.’Wewerecompletelysurprised!”Schoolclosedfortheday,Robertandhisfriendswalkedhomeinsilence.Morerecently,mostAmericansrememberwhattheyweredoingwhentheWorldTradeCenterinNewYorkwastakendownbyterrorists.Eventhedate-September11,2001-hasmeaningtomostAmericans.ThiswasadayKateSmithwillneverforget.Sheremembersworkinginherofficenearthetwotowers.“MyfriendshoutedthataplanejusthittheWorldTradeCenter!Ididn’tbelievehimatfirst,butthenIlookedoutthewindowandrealizedthatitwastrue.IwassoscaredthatIcouldhardlythinkclearlyafterthat.”P40Self-check2WhenI____________(be)inthesixthgrade,I__________(join)apianocompetition.I___________(practice)forfourhourseverydayandmypianoteacher_________(come)threetimesaweekto___________(help)me.Thenthebigdayfinally__________(arrive).I________(be)sonervouswhenthey____________(call)myname.I________(go)upand_________(start)toplay.WhileI__________(play),everyone________(sit)stillandlistened.Iplayedthesongwithoutanymistakes.ThenI_________(wait)forthemtocalloutthewinner.WhenI__________(hear)myname,myheart_________(beat)soquicklyIthoughtIwouldstopbreathing.Icouldn’tbelieveit.I___________(win)!It___________(be)thehappiestdayofmylife!Unit6P433aInNovember1979,pupilsinEnglandwereabletowatchanewTVprogramcalledMonkey.Mostofthemwerehearingthisstoryforthefirsttime.However,thisstoryisnotnewtoChinesechildren.TheMonkeyKingorSunWukongisthemaincharacterinthetraditionalChinesebookJourneytotheWest.Thestorysaysthatonceuponatimetherewasamagicrock.Oneday,itsuddenlybrokeopenandgavebirthtoamonkey.Tofightbadpeople,theMonkeyKingusesamagicstick.Sometimeshecanmakethesticksosmallthathecankeepitinhisear.Atothertimes,heisabletomakeitbigandlong.SunWukongcanalsomake72changestohisshapeandsize,turninghimselfintodifferentanimalsandobjects.Butunlesshecanhidehistail,hecannotturnhimselfintoaperson.TheMonkeykinghasexcitedthechildrenofChinamanyyears.AndassoonastheTVprogramcameoutmorethan30yearsago,WesternchildrenbecameinterestedinreadingthisstorybecausethecleverMonkeyKingkeepsfightingtohelptheweakandnevergivesup.P444bTheMonkeyKingisthemaincharacterfromthefamousChinesestoryJourneytotheWest.Onceuponatime,amagicrock______(open)upandamonkeywasborn.Thismonkeyiswonderfulbecausehe______(help)weakpeople.TheMonkeyKing______(have)amagicstick,He______(use)ittofightbadpeople.Hecan______(make)thestickbigorsmall.Hecansometimesmakethesticksosmallthathecanputitinhisear.Assoonashe______(see)badpeople,hethinksofwaystofightthem.Hecan______(turn)himselfintodifferentanimalsorobjects.Butunlesshecanhidehistail,hecannotmakehimselfahuman.Childrenallovertheworld______(love)theMonkeyKing!P451cWhentheemperor______athimself,heonly______hisunderwear.Nobodywantedtosoundstupid.Butsuddenly,ayoungboy______,“Look!Theemperorisn’t______anyclothes!”Theemperorhadto______themsilkandgold,butthey______everythingforthemselves.Theyweretryingtocheattheemperor.Thisstoryisaboutanemperorwholoved.______Two______cametothecitytomakespecialclothesfortheemperor.P462bHanselandGretelHanselandGretellivednearforestwiththeirfatherandstepmother.Oneyear,theweatherwassodrythatnofoodwouldgrow.Thewifetoldherhusbandthatunlesstheleftthechildrentodieintheforest,thewholefamilywoulddie.Gretelheardthis,andHanselmadeaplantosavehimselfandhissister. SCENEONE:____________________________Gretel:Didyouhearourstepmotherplanningtokillus?Hansel:Don’tworry!Ihaveaplantosaveus.Gretel:Howcanyousaveus?Hansel:Bequiet!I’mgoingoutsidetogetsomethinginthemoonlight.Now,gotosleep. SCENETWO:____________________________-Wife:Getup,lazychildren!Husband:Yes,dears.Youmustcomewithmetotheforesttogetwood.Wife:Here’ssomebread.Don’teatifuntilyougettotheforest. SCENETHREE:____________________________Gretel:Hansel,whatareyoudoing?Hansel:I’mdroppingwhitestonesalongtheway.UnlessIdo,We’llbelost.Tonight,whenthemoonisshiningbright,we’llbeabletoseethestones. SENEFOUR:____________________________Wife:Youbadchildren!Whatalongtimeyousleptintheforest!Husband:Wethoughtyouwerenevercomingback.Wife:Now,gotobad.Assoonasyouwakeup,youmustgototheforestwithyourfather.Hansel:What,again?Iwanttogoouttolookatthemoon.Wife:No.Youcan’tgooutnow. SCENEFIVE:____________________________Gretel:Whatcanwedo?Youhavenomorestones.Hansel:I’lldroppiecesofbread.Assoonasthemoonrises,wecanfollowtheminstead. SCENESIX:____________________________Gretel:Ican’tseeanybreadontheground.Maybeitwasthebirds.Hansel:Nevermind!Justkeepwalking.Unlesswedo,Wewon’tfindourwayout. SCENESEVEN:____________________________Gretel:Hansel,we’rereallylost!Hansel:Listen!Thatbird’ssongissobeautifulthatweshouldfollowit.Gretel:Look!It’sleadingustothatwonderfulhousemadeofbread,cakeandsugar.Hansel:Let’seatpartofthehouse!(Thentheyheardanoldwoman’svoicefrominsidethehouse.)Voice:Whoisthat?Whoisbraveenoughtoeatmyhouse?P483bGretelheardthattheir________________plannedto________________herandherbrother.ButHanselhadaplanto________________himselfandhissister.Hewenttogetsomewhite________________beforehewenttobedthatnight.Thenextday,thewifesentthechildrentothe________________.Hansel________________thestonesastheywalked.Laterthatnight,theycouldseethestonesbecauseoftheshining________________.Thestonesshowedthemthewayhome.Hanselwantedgogetmorestones,buthisstepmotherdidnotlethimgoout.Thenextmorning,thewifesentthechildrentotheforestagain.Hanselhadnostones,sohedropped________________of________________.Butthe________________atethem,soHanselandGretelwereintheforest.Theywalkeduntiltheysawa________________madeoffood.Hanselwantedto________________thehouse,butthentheyheardthevoiceofanold________________comingfromthehouse.P48Self-check2Onceuponatime,there______(be)anemperor.He______(love)buyingandlookingatclothes.Oneday,twobrothers______(come)tothecity.They______(tell)theemperorthattheycouldmakebeautifulclothesforhim,buthemust______(give)themsilkandgold.Thebrothers______(be)badpeople.They______(keep)allthesilkandgoldthemselves.Theytoldtheemperortheclothestheymade______(be)specialbecauseonlycleverpeoplecould______(see)them.Whentheemperor______(put)ontheclothes,allhecouldseewashisunderwear.Buthedidn’twantpeopleto______(think)hewasstupid,sohe______(say)theclotheswerebeautiful.Thenhe______(walk)aroundthecityinhisnewclothesuntiloneboy______(shout),“Theemperorisn’twearinganyclothes!“Unit7What’sthehighestmountainintheworld?P513a Paragraph1SpiritofclimbersParagraph2AchievementsofclimbersParagraph3Factsanddangers Qomolangma—theMostDangerousMountainintheWorld?Oneoftheworld’smostdangeroussportsismountainclimbing,andoneofthemostpopularplacesforthisistheHimalayas.TheHimalayasrunalongthesouthwesternpartofChina.Ofallthemountains,Qomolangmarisesthehighestandisthemostfamous.Itis8,844.43metershighandsoisverydangeroustoclimb.Thickcloudscoverthetopandsnowcanfallveryhard.Evenmoreseriousdifficultiesincludefreezingweatherconditionsandheavystorms.Itisalsoveryhardtotakeinairasyougetnearthetop.ThefirstpeopletoreachthetopwereTenzingNorgayandEdmundHillaryonMay29,1953.ThefirstChineseteamdidsoin1960,whilethefirstwomantosucceedwasJunkoTabeifromJapanin1975.Whydosomanyclimbersrisktheirlives?Oneofthemainreasonsisbecausepeoplewanttochallengethemselvesinthefaceofdifficulties.Thespiritoftheseclimbersshowsusthatweshouldnevergiveuptryingtoachieveourdreams.Italsoshowsthathumanscansometimesbestrongerthantheforcesofnature.P542b ScanningThismeansmovingyoureyesquicklydownthepagetofindspecificinformation. Itis8:30a.m.attheChengduResearchBase.LinWeiandtheotherpandakeepersarepreparingthemilkforthebabypandas’breakfast.At9:00a.m.,theyfindthatmostofthebabiesarealreadyawakeandhungry.Whenthebabiesseethekeepers,theyrunoverwithexcitementandsomeofthemevenwalkintotheirfriendsandfallover!“They’resocuteandlovely.Itakecareofthemlikethey’remyownbabies.Iwas,feedandplaywiththemeveryday.They’reveryspecialtome.”LinWeilovesherjob,butitisadifficultone.Pandasdonothavemanybabies,maybeonlyoneeverytwoyears.Thebabiesoftendiefromillnessesanddonotliveverylong.Adultpandasspendmorethan12hoursadayeatingabout10kilosofbamboo.Manyyearsago,therewerealotmorebambooforestsandpandasinChinathantherearenow.Butthenhumansstartedtocutdownthef