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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'sprobablywhy.Youneedtotakebreaksawayfromthecomputer.Lisa:Yeah,IthinkIsatinthesamewayfortoolongwithoutmoving.Mandy:Ithinkyoushouldliedownandrest.Ifyourheadandneckstillhurttomorrow,thengotoadoctor.Lisa:OK.Thanks,Mandy.3aReadthepassage.Doyouthinkitcomesfromanewspaperorabook?Howdoyouknow?BusDriverandPassengersSaveanOldManAt9:00a.m.yesterday,busNo.26wasgoingalongZhonghuaRoadwhenthedriversawanoldmanlyingonthesideoftheroad.Awomanwasnexttohim,shoutingforhelp.Thebusdriver,24-year-oldWangPing,stoppedthebuswithoutthinkingtwice.Hegotoffandaskedthewomanwhathappened.Shesaidthatthemanhadaheartproblemandshouldgotothehospital.Mr.Wangknewhehadtoactquickly.Hetoldthepassengersthathemusttakethemantothehospital.Heexpectedmostorallofthepassengerstogetoffandwaitforthenextbus.Buttohissurprise,theyallagreedtogowithhim.SomepassengershelpedMr.Wangtomovethemanonthebus.ThankstoMr.Wangandthepassengers,thedoctorssavedthemanintime.It'ssadthatmanypeopledon'twanttohelpothersbecausetheydon’twantanytrouble,saysonepassenger.Butthedriverdidn'tthinkabouthimself.Heonlythoughtaboutsavingalife.SectionB2bReadthepassageandunderlinethewordsyoudon'tknow.Thenlookupthewordsinadictionaryandwritedowntheirmeanings.HeLostHisArmButIsStillClimbingAronRalstonisanAmericanmanwhoisinterestedinmountainclimbing.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.FindingtheOrderofEventsWritersdescribeeventsinacertainorder.Findingtheorderoftheeventswillhelpyouunderstandwantyouarereading.Unit2I'llhelptocleanupthecityparksSectionARole-playtheconversation.Helen：Hi,Tom.I'mmakingsomeplanstoworkinanoldpeople’shomethissummer.Tom：Really?Ididthatlastsummer.Helen：Oh,whatdidtheyaskyoutohelpoutwith?Tom：Mmm.…thingslikereadingthenewspapertotheoldpeople,orjusttalkingtothem.Theytoldmestoriesaboutthepastandhowthingsusedtobe.Helen：Thatsoundsinteresting.Tom：Yeah,alotofoldpeoplearelonely.Weshouldlistentothemandcareforthem.Helen：You'reright.Imean,we’reallgoingtobeoldoneday,too.Readthearticle.WhatdoMarioandMaryvolunteertodo?StudentsWhoVolunteerMarioGreenandMaryBrownfromRiversideHighSchoolgiveupseveralhourseachweektohelpothers.Mariolovesanimalsandwantstobeananimaldoctor.HevolunteersatananimalhospitaleverySaturdaymorning.Mariobelievesitcanhelphimtogethisfuturedreamjob.“It'shardwork,”hesays,“butIwanttolearnmoreabouthowtocareforanimals.IgetsuchastrongfeelingofsatisfactionwhenIseetheanimalsgetbetterandthelookofjoyontheirowners'faces.”Maryisabooklover.Shecouldreadbyherselfattheageoffour.Lastyearshedecidedtotryoutforavolunteerafter-schoolreadingprogram.shestillworksthereonceaweektohelpkidslearntoread.Thekidsaresittinginthelibrary,butyoucanseeintheireyesthatthey’regoingonadifferentjourneywitheachnewbook.Volunteeringhereisadreamcometrueforme.IcandowhatIlovetodoandhelpothersatthesametime.2d3aSectionBSkimtheletterandanswerthequestions.1.WhowrotethelettertoMissLi?Why?2.WhatdidMissLido?I’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—agoodnameforhimbecauseIf