人教新目标八年级下册英语课文原文

1、2015春八年级下册英语课文原文UNIT1What'sthematter?SectionA2dRole-playtheconversation.Mandy:Lisa,areyouOK?Lisa:IhaveaheadacheandIcan'tmovemyneck.WhatshouldIdo?ShouldItakemytemperature?Mandy:No,itdoesn'tsoundlikeyouhaveafever.Whatdidyoudoontheweekend?Lisa:Iplayedcomputergamesallweekend.Mandy:That's

2、probablywhy.Youneedtotakebreaksawayfromthecomputer.Lisa:Yeah,IthinkIsatinthesamewayfortoolongwithoutmoving.Mandy:Ithinkyoushouldliedownandrest.Ifyourheadandneckstillhurttomorrow,thengotoadoctor.Lisa:OK.Thanks,Mandy.3aReadthepassage.Doyouthinkitcomesfromanewspaperorabook?Howdoyouknow?BusDriverandPass

3、engersSaveanOldManAt9:00.yesterday,busNo.26wasgoingalongZhonghuaRoadwhenthedriversawanoldmanlyingonthesideoftheroad.Awomanwasnexttohim,shoutingforhelp.Thebusdriver,24-year-oldWangPing,stoppedthebuswithoutthinkingtwice.Hegotoffandaskedthewomanwhathappened.Shesaidthatthemanhadaheartproblemandshouldgot

4、othehospital.Mr.Wangknewhehadtoactquickly.Hetoldthepassengersthathemusttakethemantothehospital.Heexpectedmostorallofthepassengerstogetoffandwaitforthenextbus.Buttohissurprise,theyallagreedtogowithhim.SomepassengershelpedMr.Wangtomovethemanonthebus.ThankstoMr.Wangandthepassengers,thedoctorssavedthema

5、nintime."It'ssadthatmanypeopledon'twanttohelpothersbecausetheydon'twantanytrouble,"saysonepassenger."Butthedriverdidn'tthinkabouthimself.Heonlythoughtaboutsavingalife."SectionBFinding the Order of EventsWritersdescribeevents in acertainorder.Findingthe2bReadthepas

6、sageandunderlinethewordsyoudon'tknow.Thenlookupthewordsinadictionaryandwritedowntheirmeanings.HeLostHisArmButIsStillClimbingAronRalstonisanAmericanmanwhoisinterestedinmountainclimbing.Asamountainclimber,Aronisusedtotakingrisks.Thisisoneoftheexcitingthingsaboutdoingdangeroussports.Thereweremanyti

7、meswhenAronalmostlosthislifebecauseofaccidents.OnApril26,2003,hefoundhimselfinaverydangeroussituationwhenclimbinginUtahOnthatday,Aron'sarmwascaughtundera2,000-kilorockthatfellonhimwhenhewasclimbingbyhimselfinthemountains.Becausehecouldnotfreehisarm,hestayedthereforfivedaysandhopedthatsomeonewoul

8、dfindhim.Butwhenhiswaterranout,heknewthathewouldhavetodosomethingtosavehisownlife.Hewasnotreadytodiethatday.Soheusedhisknifetocutoffhalfhisrightarm.Then,withhisleftarm,hebandagedhimselfsothathewouldnotlosetoomuchblood.Afterthat,heclimbeddownthemountaintofindhelp.Afterlosinghisarm,hewroteabookcalledB

9、etweenaRockandaHardPlace.Thismeansbeinginadifficultsituationthatyoucannotseemtogetoutof.Inthisbook,Arontellsoftheimportanceofmakinggooddecisions,andofbeingincontrolofone'slife.Hisloseformountainclimbingissogreatthathekeptonclimbingmountainsevenafterthisexperience.DowehavethesamespiritasAron?Let&

10、#39;sthinkaboutitbeforewefindourselvesabetweenarockandahardplace”,andbeforewehavetomakeadecisionthatcouldmeanlifeordeath.Unit2I'llhelptocleanupthecityparksSectionA2dRole-playtheconversation.Helen:Hi,Tom.I'mmakingsomeplanstoworkinanoldpeople'shomethissummer.Tom:Really?Ididthatlastsummer.H

11、elen:Oh,whatdidtheyaskyoutohelpoutwith?Tom:Mmm.thingslikereadingthenewspapertotheoldpeople,orjusttalkingtothem.Theytoldmestoriesaboutthepastandhowthingsusedtobe.Helen:Thatsoundsinteresting.Tom:Yeah,alotofoldpeoplearelonely.Weshouldlistentothemandcareforthem.Helen:You'reright.Imean,wereallgoingto

12、beoldoneday,too.3Readthearticle.WhatdoMarioandMaryvolunteertodo?StudentsWhoVolunteerMarioGreenandMaryBrownfromRiversideHighSchoolgiveupseveralhourseachweektohelpothers.Mariolovesanimalsandwantstobeananimaldoctor.HevolunteersatananimalhospitaleverySaturdaymorning.Mariobelievesitcanhelphimtogethisfutu

13、redreamjob.“It'shardwork,"hesays,“butIwanttolearnmoreabouthowtocareforanimals.IgetsuchastrongfeelingofsatisfactionwhenIseetheanimalsgetbetterandthelookofjoyontheirowners'faces.”Maryisabooklover.Shecouldreadbyherselfattheageoffour.Lastyearshedecidedtotryoutforavolunteerafter-schoolreadin

14、gprogram.shestillworksthereonceaweektohelpkidslearntoread.Thekidsarere goingsittinginthelibrary,butyoucanseeintheireyesthattheyonadifferentjourneywitheachnewbook.Volunteeringhereisadreamcometrueforme.IcandowhatIlovetodoandhelpothersatthesametime.SectionB2Skimtheletterandanswerthequestions.1.Whowrote

15、thelettertoMissLi?Why?2. What did Miss Li do?I ' ll Send You a Photo ofDear Miss Li,Understanding Parts of Speech.Knowing what part of speech a wordLuckyis(noun, verb, preposition, etc.)IdliketothankyouforsendingmoneytoAnimalHelpers.Imsureyouknowthatthisgroupwassetuptohelpdisabledpeoplelikeme.Yo

16、uhelpedtomakeitpossibleformetohaveLucky.Luckymakesabigdifferencetomylife.Letmetellyoumystory.Whatwoulditbeliketobeblindordeaf?Orimagineyoucantwalkouuseyourhandseasily.Mostpeoplewouldneverthinkaboutthis,butmanypeoplehavethesedifficulties.Icantusemyarmsorlegswell,sonormalthingslikeansweringthetelephon

17、e,openingandclosingdoors,orcarryingthingsaredifficultforme.Thenonedaylastyear,afriendofminehelpedmeout.ShetalkedtoAnimalHelpersaboutgettingmeaspecialtraineddog.Shealsothoughtadogmightcheermeup.IloveanimalsandIwasexcitedabouttheideaofhavingadog.AftersixmonthsoftrainingwithadogatAnimalHelpers,Iwasable

18、tobringhimhome.MydogsnameisLuckyagoodnameforhimbecauseIfeelveryluckytohavehim.Yousee,Imonlyabletohavea“dog-helper”becauseofyourkindness!LuckyisverycleverandunderstandsmanyEnglishwords.HecanunderstandmewhenIgivehimorders.Forexample,Isay,“Lucky!Getmybook,”andhedoesitatonce.Luckyisafantasticdog.Illsend

19、youaphotoofhimifyoulike,andIcouldshowyouhowhehelpsme.Thankyouagainforchangingmylife.Bestwishes,BenSmithUnit3Couldyoupleasecleanyourroom?SectionA2dRoleplaytheconversation.Sister：They,couldyoupleasehelpoutwithafewthings?Brother：CouldIatleastfinishwatchingthisshow?Sister:No.IthinktwohoursofTVisenoughfo

20、ryou!Brother:Fine.Whatdoyouwantmetodo?Sister:Couldyoutakeouttherubbish,foldtheclothesanddothedishes?Brother:Somuch?sister:Yes,becauseMomwillbebackfromshoppinganyminutenow.Andshewon'tbehappyifsheseesthismess.Brother:Butthehouseisalreadyprettycleanandtidy!Sister:Yes,well,it'sclean,butit'sn

21、ot"motherclean3aReadthestoryandanswerthequestion.1. WhywasNancy'smomangrywithNancy?2. Didtheysolvetheproblem?How?Lastmonth,ourdogwelcomedmewhenIcamehomefromschool.Hewantedawalk,butIwastootired.Ithrewdownmybagandwenttothelivingroom.TheminuteIsatdowninfrontoftheTV,mymoncameover.“Couldyoupleas

22、etakethedogforawalk?”sheasked.“CouldIwatchoneshowfirst?”Iasked."NOsherepliedangrily.“YouwatchTVallthetimeandneverhelpoutaroundthehouse!Icantworkalldayanddohouseworkallevening.“Well,Iworkalldayatschool,too!I'mjustastiredasyouare!”Ishoutedback.Mymomdidnotsayanythingandwalkedaway.Foroneweek,sh

23、edidnotdoanyhouseworkandneitherdidI.Finally,Icouldnotfindacleandishoracleanshirt.Thenextday,mymomcamehomefromworktofindthehousecleanandtidy.“Whathappened?"sheaskedinsurprise.Tmsosorry,Mom.Ifinallyunderstandthatweneedtosharethehouseworktohaveacleanandcomfortablehome,"Ireplied.SectionB2bTheS

24、undayMailmagazineinvitedparentstowriteaboutwhethertheythinkyoungpeopleshoulddochoresathome.Skimthefollowingletters.Whichoneagreesandwhichonedisagrees?DearSir,Idon'tunderstandwhysomeparentsmaketheirkidshelpwithhouseworkandchoresathome.Kidsthesedaysalreadyhaveenoughstressfromschool.Theydon'tha

25、vetimetostudyanddohousework,too.Houseworkisawasteoftheirtime.CouldSkimmmingThismeanslookingquicklythroughapieceofwritingtofindthemainideawithoutreadingeveryword.Itisstillagoodideatoreadthefirstsentenceineachwejustletthemdotheirjobasstudents?Theyshouldspendtheirtimeonschoolworkinordertogetgoodgradesa

26、ndgetintoagooduniversity.Also,whentheygetolder,theywillhavetodohouseworksotheresnoneedforthemtodoitnow.Itistheparentsjobtoprovideacleanandcomfortableenvironmentathomefortheirchildren.Andanyway,Ithinkdoingchoresisnotsodifficult.Idontminddoingthem.Mr.SmithDearSir,Ithinkitisimportantforchildrentolearnh

27、owtodochoresandhelptheirparentswithhousework.Itsnotenoughtojustgetgoodgradesatschool.Childrenthesedaysdependontheirparentstoomuch.Theyrealwaysasking,“Couldyougetthisforme?”or“Couldyouhelpmewiththat?”Doingchoreshelpstodevelopchildrensindependenceandteachesthemhowtolookafterthemselves.Italsohelpsthemt

28、ounderstandtheideaoffairness.Sincetheyliveinonehousewiththeirparents,theyshouldknowthateveryoneshoulddotheirpartinkeepingitcleanandtidy.Ourneighborssongotintoagoodcollegebutduringhisfirstyear,hehadnoideahowtotakecareofhimself.Asaresult,heoftenfellillandhisgradesdropped.Theearlierkidslearntobeindepen

29、dent,thebetteritisfortheirfuture.Ms.MillerUnit4Whydontyoutalktoyourparents?SectionA2dRole-playtheconversation.Dave：Youlooksad,Kim.Whatswrong?Kim：Well,Ifoundmysisterlookingthroughmythingsyesterday.ShetooksomeofmynewmagazinesandCDs.Dave：Hmmthat'snotverynice.Didshegivethembacktoyou?Kim：Yes,butImsti

30、llangrywithher.WhatshouldIdo?Dave：Well,Iguessyoucouldtellhertosaysorry.Butwhydontyouforgetaboutitsothatyoucanbefriendsagain?Althoughsheswrong,itsnotabigdeal.Kim：Youreright.Thanksforyouradvice.Dave：Noproblem.Hopethingsworkout.3aLookatthislettertoamagazineandthereplyfromRobertHunt,aschoolcounselor.Com

31、pletethechart.DearMr.Hunt,MyproblemisIcan'tgetonwithmyfamily.Relationsbetweenmyparentshavebecomedifficult.Theyfightalot,andIreallydon'tlikeit.It'stheonlycommunicationtheyhave.Idon'tknowifIshouldsayanythingtothemaboutJthis.Whentheyargue,it'slikeabig,blackcloudhangingoverourhome.Al

32、so,myelderbrotherisnotverynicetome.HealwaysrefusestoletmewatchmyfavoriteTVshow.Insteadhewatcheswhateverhewantsuntillateatnight.Idon'tthinkthisisfair.AthomeIalwaysfeellonelyandnervous.Isthatnormal?WhatcanIdo?SadandThirteenDearSadandThirteen,It'snoteasybeingyourage,andit'snormaltohavethese

33、feelings.Whydon'tyoutalkaboutthesefeelingswithyourfamily?Ifyourparentsarehavingproblems,youshouldoffertohelp.Maybeyoucoulddomorejobsaroundthehousesothattheyhavemoretimeforpropercommunication.Secondly,whydon'tyousitdownandcommunicatewithyourbrother?Youshouldexplainthatyoudon'tmindhimwatch

34、ingTVallthetime.However,heshouldletyouwatchyourfavoriteshow.Ihopeyoullfeelbetteraboutyourselfinfuture.RobertHuntSectionB2bReadthearticleandanswerthequestions.1. WhatisthecommonproblemforChineseandAmericanfamilies?Guessing the MeaningWhen reading something for the first time, do notworryabout"&q

35、uot;wordsRelax!2. Whogivestheiropinionsabouttheproblem?MaybeYouShouldLearntoThesedays,Chinesechildrenaresometimesbusieronweekendsthanweekdaysbecausetheytotakesomanyafter-schoolclasses.Manyofthemarelearningexamskillssothattheycangetintoagoodhighschoolandlateragooduniversity.Othersarepracticingsportss

36、othattheycancompeteandwin.However,thisdoesn'tonlyhappeninChina.TheTaylorsareatypicalAmericanfamily.LifeforCathyTaylor'sthreechildrenisverybusy."Onmostdaysafterschool,”Cathysays,“Itakeoneofmytwoboystobasketballpracticeandmydaughtertofootballtraining.ThenIhavetotakemyothersontopianolesson

37、s.MaybeIcouldcutoutafewoftheiractivities,butIbelievethese activities are importantformychildrensfuture.Ireallywantthem to be successful.However,thetiredchildrendon'tgethomeuntils time for homework.youngAnds crazy. I don tafter7:00.Theyhaveaquickdinner,andthenitLindaMiller,amotherofthree,knowsall

38、aboutsuchstress."Insomefamilies,competitionstartsveryandcontinuesuntilthekidsgetolder,"shesays.“Motherssendtheirsmallkidstoallkindsofclasses.theyarealwayscomparingthemwithotherchildren.Itthinkthat'sfair.Whydon'ttheyjustlettheirkidsbekids?Peopleshouldntpushtheirkidssohard.'s dev

39、elopment. Dr.DoctorssaytoomuchpressureisnotgoodforachildAliceGreensaysalltheseactivitiescancausealotofstressforchildren.“Kidsshouldhavetimetorelaxandthinkforthemselves,too.Althoughit'snormaltowantsuccessfulchildren,it'sevenmoreimportanttohavehappychildren.”Unit5Whatwereyoudoingwhentherainsto

40、rmcame?SectionA2dRole-playtheconversation.Mary：Whatwereyoudoinglastnight,Linda?Icalledatsevenandyoudidn'tpickup.Linda:Oh,Iwasinthekitchenhelpingmymom.Mary：Isee.Icalledagainateightandyoudidn'tanswertheneither.Linda:WhatwasIdoingateight?Oh,Iknow.Whenyoucalled,Iwashavingshower.Mary:ButthenIcall

41、edagainatnine.Linda:Oh,Iwassleepingatthattime.Mary:Soearly?That'sstrange.Linda:Yeah,Iwastired.Whydidyoucallsomanytimes?Mary:Ineededhelpwithmyhomework.Sowhileyouweresleeping,IcalledJennyandshehelpedme.3aReadthepassageandanswerthequestions.1. Whatwastheweatherlikebeforetheheavyrainstarted?2. Whatw

42、astheneighborhoodlikeafterthestorm?TheStormBroughtPeopleCloserTogetherBencouldhearstrongwindsoutsidehishomeinAlabama.Blackcloudsweremakingtheskyverydark.Withnolightoutside,itfeltlikemidnight.ThenewsonTVreportedthataheavyrainstormwasinthearea.Everyoneintheneighborhoodwasbusy.Bensdadwasputtingpiecesof

43、woodoverthewindowswhilehismomwasmakingsuretheflashlightsandradiowereworking.Shealsoputsomecandlesandmatchesonthetable.Benwashelpinghismommakedinnerwhentherainbegantobeatheavilyagainstthewindows.Afterdinner,theytriedtoplayacardgame,butitwashardtohavefunwithaseriousstormhappeningoutside.asleep when th

44、e wind was dyingBencouldnotsleepatfirst.Hefinallyfelldownataround3:00.Whenhewokeup,thesunwasrising.Hewentoutsidewithhisfamilyandfoundtheneighborhoodinamess.Fallentrees,brokenwindowsandrubbishwereeverywhere.Theyjoinedtheneighborstohelpcleanuptheneighborhoodtogether.Althoughthestormbrokemanythingsapar

45、t,itbroughtfamiliesandneighborsclosertogether.SectionB2bReadthepassageandanswerthequestions.Reading the Title and First SentencesThe title can be helpful foryou to understand a text. Itis also a good idea to read the first sentence of each paragraph before you read the whole text.arethetwoeventsinth

46、epassage?2.Whendidtheyhappen?DoYouRememberWhatYouWereDoing?Peopleoftenrememberwhattheyweredoingwhentheyheardthenewsofimportanteventsinhistory.InAmerica,forexample,manypeoplerememberwhattheyweredoingonApril4,1968.Thiswasanimportanteventin“ItAmericanhistory.Onthisday,Dr.MartinLutherKingwaskilled.Altho

47、ughsomepeoplemaynotrememberwhokilledhim,theyrememberwhattheyweredoingwhentheyheardthenews.RobertAllenisnowover50,buthewasaschoolpupilatthattime.wasabright,sunnyday,"Robertremembers."Wewerehavingfunintheplaygroundwhentheschoolbellrang.Ourteachersaid,We were completely'Dr.Kingdiedjust10m

48、inutesago.'surprised!”Schoolclosedfortheday,Robertandhisfriendswalkedhomeinsilence.Morerecently,mostAmericansrememberwhattheyweredoingwhentheWorldTradeCenterinNewYorkwastakendownbyterrorists.Eventhedate-September11,2001-hasmeaningtomostAmericans.ThiswasadayKateSmithwillneverforget.Sherememberswo

49、rkinginherofficenearthetwotowers."MyfriendshoutedthataplanejusthittheWorldTradeCenter!Ididn'tbelievehimatfirst,butthenIlookedoutthewindowandrealizedthatitwastrue.IwassoscaredthatIcouldhardlythinkclearlyafterthat.”Unit6Anoldmantriedtomovemountains.SectionA2dRole-playtheconversation.Teacher:S

50、owhatdoyouthinkaboutthestoryofYuGong?MingMing:Ithinkit'sreallyinteresting.YuGongfoundagoodwaytosolvehisproblem.Anna:Really?Ithinkit'salittlebitsilly.Itdoesn'tseemverypossibletomoveamountain.MingMing:Butthestoryistryingtoshowusthatanythingispossibleifyouworkhard!YuGongkepttryinganddidn

51、9;tgiveup.Anna:Well,Istilldon'tagreewithyou.Ithinkweshouldtrytofindotherwaystosolveaproblem.MingMing:ButwhatcouldYuGongdoinsteadofmovingthemountains?Anna:Well,therearemanyotherways.Forexample,hecouldbuildaroad.That'sbetterandfasterthanmovingamountain!Teacher:Youhavedifferentopinionsaboutthes

52、tory,andneitherofyouarewrong.Therearemanysidestoastoryandmanywaystounderstandit.1. Which book is talked about?2. Who is then main character?3. What is he like?3aReadthepassageandanswerthequestions.InNovember1979,pupilsinEnglandwereabletowatchanewTVprogramcalledMonkeyMostofthemwerehearingthisstoryfor

53、thefirsttime.However,thisstoryisnotnewtoChinesechildren.TheMonkeyKingorSunJourney tothe West.The story says that once upon a time there was a magicrock. One day, it suddenly brokeopen and gave birth to a monkey.To fight bad people, the Monkey King uses a magicFinding out theText TypeBefore you read,

54、WukongisthemaincharacterinthetraditionalChinesebookstick.Sometimeshecanmakethesticksosmallthathecankeepitinhisear.Atothertimes,heisabletomakeitbigandlong.SunWukongcanalsomake72changestohisshapeandsize,turninghimselfintodifferentanimalsandobjects.Butunlesshecanhidehistail,hecannotturnhimselfintoapers

55、on.TheMonkeykinghasexcitedthechildrenofChinamanyyears.AndassoonastheTVprogramcameoutmorethan30yearsago,WesternchildrenbecameinterestedinreadingthisstorybecausethecleverMonkeyKingkeepsfightingtohelptheweakandnevergivesup.SectionB2bReadthefirstparagraphofHanselandGretel.Thinkabouthowthefairytalewillco

56、ntinue.Thenreadtherestofthestory.decide what kind oftext it is. Ls it aletter,a play, ashortstoryorsomething else?HanselandGretelHanselandGretellivednearforestwiththeirfatherandstepmother.Oneyear,theweatherwassodrythatnofoodwouldgrow.Thewifetoldherhusbandthatunlesstheleftthechildrentodieintheforest,

57、thewholefamilywoulddie.Gretelheardthis,andHanselmadeaplantosavehimselfandhissister.SCENEONE:Gretel:Didyouhearourstepmotherplanningtokillus?Hansel:Don'tworry!Ihaveaplantosaveus.Gretel:Howcanyousaveus?Hansel:Bequiet!I'mgoingoutsidetogetsomethinginthemoonlight.Now,gotosleep.SCENETWO:-Wife:Getup

58、,lazychildren!Husband:Yes,dears.Youmustcomewithmetotheforesttogetwood.Wife:Here'ssomebread.Don'teatifuntilyougettotheforest.SCENETHREE:Gretel:Hansel,whatareyoudoing?llHansel:I'mdroppingwhitestonesalongtheway.UnlessIdo,Wellbelost.Tonight,whenthemoonisshiningbright,webeabletoseethestones.SENEFOUR:Wife:Youbadchildren!Whatalongtimeyousleptintheforest!Husband:Wethoughtyouwerenevercomingback.Wife:Now,gotobad.Assoonasyouwakeup,youmustgototheforestwithyourfather.Hansel:What,ag