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1、unit 1 what's the matter?p3 3abus driver and passengers save an old manat 9:00 a.m. 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

2、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 passengers that he must take the man to the hospital. he expected most or all of the passengers to get off a

3、nd wait for the next bus.but to his surprise, they all agreed to go with him. some passengers helped mr. wang to move the man ona the bus.thanks to mr. wang and the passengers, the doctors saved the man in time. "it's sad that many people don't want to help others because they don t wan

4、t any trouble," says one passe"but the driver didn't think about himself. he only thought about saving a life."p6 2bhe lost his arm but is still climbingaron ralston is an american man who is interested in mountain climbing. as a mountain climber, aron is used to taking risks. thi

5、s is one of the exciting things about doing dangerous sports. there were many times when aron almost lost his life because of accidents. on april 26, 2003, he found himself in a very dangerous situation when climbing in utahon that day, aron's arm was caught under a 2,000-kilo rock that fell on

6、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 someone would find him. but when his water ran out, he knew that he would have to do something to save his own life. he was not ready to die that day. so he used his

7、knife to cut off half his right arm. then, with his left arm, he bandaged himself so that he would not lose 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 t

8、hat you cannot seem 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 lose 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 th

9、ink about it before we find ourselvesrock and a hard place, and before we have to make a decision that could mean life or death.unit 2 i'll help to clean up the city parksp11 3astudents who volunteermario green and mary brown from riverside high school give up several hours each week to help oth

10、ers.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.work ," he says ,“ but i want to learn more about how to care for animals . i get such a strongfeeling of satisfaction

11、 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 volunteer after-school reading program .she still works there once a week to help kids learn to read. the kids

12、are sitting in the library, but you can see in their eyes that they 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.p12 4bhelp move do make visit spendmost people today are only worried about getting go

13、od jobs lots of money. in their free time, they think about what for fun or relaxation. however, few people think about what they can do others. there are many people who are less lucky than us. volunteering our time to help these people is a good way our free time. for example, we can make plans si

14、ck children in the hospital or raise money for homeless people. some people even stop doing their jobs for a few months to a year to another country, like africa, and help people there.p14 2bi ' ll send yu a photo of luckydear miss li, i ' d like to thank you for sending money to animal help

15、ers. i' m sure you know that thisset 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.t walk ou use your hands ewhat would it be like to be blind or deaf? or imagine you canmost people would

16、never think about this, but many people have these difficulties. i can 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 gett

17、ing 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 because i feel very lucky

18、to have him. you see, i only able to have a -helperg " because 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, get my book, “ and he does it at once.lucky is a fantastic dog. i' ll send you a photo y

19、o ihimke, and i could show you how hehelps me. thank you again for changing my life.best wishes,ben smithp16 self-check 2last week, everyone was trying up jimmy, the bike boy. he was unhappy because he of money oldbikes. he some signs asking for oldbikes and all hisfriends onthe phone themabout the

20、problem. he even notices at thesupermarket. then he told the teachers at school about his problem and they a call-in center for parents. the ideas that he with worked out fine. he now has 16 bikes up and to children who don ' t have bikes.unit 3 could you please clean your room?p19 3alast month,

21、 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 please take the dog for a walk?” she asked.“could i watch one show first?” i asked. &q

22、uot; no!" she replied angrily." you watchand 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 backmy mom did not say anything and walked away. for one week, she did no

23、t do any housework 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 house clean and tidy.“what happened? ” she asked irriserp"i ' m so sorry, mom. i finally understand that we need to share the housework to have

24、a clean and comfortable home, " i replied.p22 2b dear sir, i don ' t understand why some parents make their kids help with housework and chores at home. kids these da ys already have enough stress from school. they don' t have time to study and chousework, too. housework is a waste of t

25、heir time. could we just let them do their job as students?they should spend their time on 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 nto do it now. it is the parents' job to provide a clean and

26、 comfortable environment at home for thechildren. and anyway, i think doing chor es is not so difficult. i don' t mind doing them.mr. smithdear sir,i think it is important for children to learn how to do chores and help their parents with housework. it ' s not enough to just get good grades

27、at school. children these days depend on ther parents too much. they ' re always asking, “ could you get this for me? " or " could you help me wit doing chores helps to develop children independence and teaches them how to look after themselves. it also helps them to understand the ide

28、a of fairness. since they live in one house with their parents, they should know that everyone should do their part in keeping it clean 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

29、 his grades dropped. the earlier kids learn to be independent, the better it is for their future. ms. millerunit 4 why don ' t you talk to your parents?p27 3adear mr. hunt,my problem is i can ' t get on with my family. relations between my parents have become difficult.ave. i dont like it. i

30、tthey fight a lot, and i really don should say anything to them about this. when they argue, it s like a big, black cloud hanging ove our home. also, my elder brother is not very nice to me. he always refuses to let me watch my favorite tv show. instead he watches whatever he wants until late at nig

31、ht. i don fair. at home i always feel lonely and nervous. is that normal? what can i do?sad and thirteendear sad and thirteen,it ' s not easy being your age, and it' s normal to have these feelings. why donfeelings with your family? if your parents are having problems, you should offer to he

32、lp. maybe you could do more jobs around the house so that they have more time for proper communication. secondly, why don ' t you sit down and communicate with your brother? you should explain that you don ' t mind him watchingtv all the time. however, he should let you watch your favorite s

33、how. i hope you ' ll feel better about yourself in future.robert huntp30 2bmaybe y ou should learn to relax!these days, chinese children are sometimes busier on weekends than weekdays because they to take so many after-school classes. many of them are learning exam skills so that they can get in

34、to a good high school and later a good university. others are practicing sports so that they can compete and win. however, this doesn' pe 10nnychipa. the taylors are a typical americanfamily. life for cathy taylor 'three children is very busy. "on most days after school, " cathy sa

35、ys, “i take one of my two boys to basketball practice and my daughter to football training. then i have to take my other son to piano lessons. maybe i could cut out a few of their activities, but i believe these activities are important for my children' s future. i really want them to be su(howe

36、ver, the tired children don ' t get home until after 7:00 p.m . they have a quick dinner, and then it ' s time for homework.she says.“in some families, compel“mothers send their smalinda miller, a mother of three, knows all about such stress.s cra;'t push thevery young and continues unti

37、l the kids get older, kinds of classes. and they are always comparing them with other children. it that ' s fair. why don ' t they just let their kids be kids? people shouldndoctors say too much pressure is not good for a chi ld dsevelopment. dr. alice green says all these activities can cau

38、se a lot of stress for children.“ kids should have time to relax athemselves, too. although it s normal to want successful children, it s even more ihappy chil dren. ”unit 5 what were you doing when the rainstorm came?p35 3athe storm brought people closer togetherben could hear strong winds outside

39、his home in alabama. black clouds were making the sky very dark. with no light outside, it felt like midnight. the news on tv reported that a heavy rainstorm was in the area.everyone in the neighborhood was busy. ben s dad was putting pieces of wood over the windowswhile his mom was making sure the

40、flashlights and radio were working. she also put some candles and matches on the table.ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat heavily against the windows.after dinner, they tried to play a card game, but it was hard to have fun with a serious storm happening outside.ben coul

41、d not sleep at first. he finally fell asleep when the wind was dying down at around 3:00 a.m. when he woke up, the sun was rising. he went outside with his family and found the neighborhood in a mess. fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish were everywhere. they joined the neighbors to help clean u

42、p the neighborhood together. although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together.p36 4bfill in the blanks with was, were, when or while .at 7:00 a.m., i woke up. imaking my breakfast, my brotherlistening to the radio. i was eating, the radio news talked abou

43、t a car accident near our home. my brother and i went out right away to have a look.we got to the place of the accident, the carin bad shapefrom hitting a tree. but luckily, the driverfine. the roadsicybecause of the heavy snow from the night before.p38 2bdo you remember what you were doing?people o

44、ften remember what they were doing when they heard the news of important events in history. in america, for example, many people remember what they were doing on april 4, 1968. this was an important event in american history. on this day, dr. martin luther king was killed. although some people may n

45、ot remember who killed him, they remember what they were doing when they heard the news. robert allen is now over 50, but he was a school pupil at that time. “ it was a bright, sunny day, robert remembers. “ we were having fun in the playground when the school bell rang. our teacher said, dr. king d

46、ied just 10 minutes ago. we were completely surprised!” schoolday, robert and his friends walked home in silence. more recently, most americans remember what they were doing when the world trade center in new york was taken down by terrorists. even the date-september 11, 2001-has meaning to most ame

47、ricans. this was a day kate smith will never forget. she remembers working in her office near the two towers. “ my friend shouted that a plane just hit the world trade center! i didnfirst, but then i looked out the window and realized that it was true. i was so scared that i could hardly think clear

48、ly after that.”p40 self- check 2when i (be) in the sixth grade, i (join) a piano competition. i(practice) for four hours every day and my piano teacher(come) three times a week to(help) me. then the big day finally(arrive).i(be) so nervous when they(call) my name. i(go) upand(start) to play. while i

49、(play), everyone(sit) still and listened. iplayed the song without any mistakes. then i(wait) for them to call out the winner.when i(hear) my name, my heart(beat) so quickly i thought i would stopbreathing. i couldn bet lieve it. i(win)! it(be) the happiest day of mylife!unit6p43 3ain november 1979,

50、 pupils in england were able to watch a new tv program called monkey. most of them were hearing this story for the first time. however, this story is not new to chinese children. the monkey king or sun wukong is the main character in the traditional chinese book journey to the west.the story says th

51、at once upon a time there was a magic rock. one day, it suddenly broke open and gave birth to a monkey. to fight bad people, the monkey king uses a magic stick. sometimes he can make the stick so small that he can keep it in his ear. at other times, he is able to make it big and long. sun wukong can

52、 also make 72 changes to his shape and size, turning himself into different animals and objects. but unless he can hide his tail, he cannot turn himself into a person.the monkey king has excited the children of china many years. and as soon as the tv program came out more than 30 years ago, western

53、children became interested in reading this story because the clever monkey king keeps fighting to help the weak and never gives up.p44 4bthe monkey king is the main character from the famous chinese story journey to the west. once upon a time, a magic rock (open) up and a monkey was born. this monke

54、y is wonderfulbecause he (help) weak people. the monkey king (have) a magic stick, he (use) it to fight bad people. he can (make) the stick big or small. he can sometimes make the stick so small that he can put it in his ear. as soon as he (see) badpeople, he thinks of ways to fight them. he can (tu

55、rn) himself into different animals orobjects. but unless he can hide his tail, he cannot make himself a human. children all over the world(love) the monkey king!p45 1cwhen the emperor at himself, he only his under wear.nobody wanted to sound stupid. but suddenly, a young boy , “ look!the emperor isn

56、 tany clothes! ”the emperor had to them silk and gold, but they everything for themselves.they were trying to cheat the emperor.this story is about an emperor who loved . two came to the city to make special clothes for the emperor.p46 2bhansel and gretelhansel and gretel lived near forest with thei

57、r father and stepmother. one year, the weather was sodry that no food would grow. the wife told her husband that unless the left the children to die in the forest, the whole family would die. gretel heard this, and hansel made a plan to save himself and his sister.scene one:gretel: did you hear our

58、stepmother planning to kill us?hansel: don ' t worry! i have a plan to save us.gretel: how can you save us?hansel: be quiet! i ' m going outside to get something in the moonlight. now,seeposcene two:-wife:get up, lazy children!husband: yes, dears. you must come with me to the forest to get w

59、ood.wife:here ' s some bread. don ' t eat if until you get to the forest.scene three:ll be lost.,whgretel: hansel, what are you doing?hansel: i ' m dropping white stones along the way. unless i do, we moon is shining bright, we' ll be able to see the stones.sene four:wife:you bad children! what a long time you slept in the forest!husband: we thought you were never coming back.wife:now, go to bad. as soon as yo