新目標英語八年級全冊英語課文原文

PAGE八年級上冊英語課文原文Unit1Wheredidyougoonvacation?SectionA2dRick：Hi,Helen.Longtimenosee.Helen：Hi,Rick.Yes,Iwasonvacationlastmonth.Rick：Oh,didyougoanywhereinteresting?Helen：Yes,IwenttoGuizhouwithmyfamily.Rick：Wow!DidyouseeHuangguoshuWaterfall?Helen：Yes,Idid.Itwaswonderful!Wetookquiteafewphotosthere.Whataboutyou?Didyoudoanythingspeciallastmonth?Rick：Notreally.Ijuststayedathomemostofthetimetoreadandrelax.SectionB2bDidJanehaveagoodtimeonMonday?WhataboutonTuesday?Monday,July15thIarrivedinPenanginMalaysiathismorningwithmyfamily.Itwassunnyandhot,sowedecidedtogotothebeachnearourhotel.MysisterandItriedparagliding.IfeltlikeIwasabird.Itwassoexciting!Forlunch,wehadsomethingveryspecial-Malaysianyellownoodles.Theyweredelicious!Intheafternoon,werodebicyclestoGeorgetown.Therearealotofnewbuildingsnow,butmanyoftheoldbuildingsarestillthere.InWeldQuay,areallyoldplaceinGeorgetown,wesawthehousesoftheChinesetradersfrom100yearsago.Iwonderwhatlifewaslikehereinthepast.Ireallyenjoyedwalkingaroundthetown.Tuesday,July16thWhatadifferenceadaymakes!MyfatherandIdecidedtogotoPenangHilltoday.Wewantedtowalkuptothetop,butthenitstartedrainingalittlesowedecidedtotakethetrain.Wewaitedoveranhourforthetrainbecausethereweretoomanypeople.Whenwegottothetop,itwasrainingreallyhard.Wedidn'thaveanumbrellasowewerewetandcold.Itwasterrible!Andbecauseofthebadweather,wecouldn'tseeanythingbelow.Myfatherdidn'tbringenoughmoney,soweonlyhadonebowloffishandrice.Iwassohungry!Butittastedgreat!Unit2Howoftendoyouexercise?SectionA2dJack：Hi,Claire,areyoufreenextweek?Claire：Hmm...nextweekisquitefullforme,Jack.Jack：Really?Howe?Claire：Ihavedanceandpianolessons.Jack：Whatkindofdanceareyoulearning?Claire：Oh,swingdance.It'sfun!Ihaveclassonceaweek,everyMonday.Jack：Howoftendoyouhavepianolessons?Claire：Twiceaweek,onWednesdayandFriday.Jack：Well,howaboutTuesday?Claire：Oh,Ihavetoplaytenniswithmyfriends.Butdoyouwanttoe?Jack：Sure!SectionB2bWhatDoNo.5HighSchoolStudentsDoinTheirFreeTime?Lastmonthweaskedourstudentsabouttheirfreetimeactivities.Ourquestionswereaboutexercise,useoftheInternetandwatchingTV.Herearetheresults.Wefoundthatonlyfifteenpercentofourstudentsexerciseeveryday.Fortyfivepercentexercisefourtosixtimesaweek.Twentypercentexerciseonlyonetothreetimesaweek.Andtwentypercentdonotexerciseatall!Weallknowthatmanystudentsoftengoonline,butweweresurprisedthatninetypercentofthemusetheInterneteveryday.Theothertenpercentuseitatleastthreeorfourtimesaweek.Moststudentsuseitforfunandnotforhomework.Theanswerstoourquestionsaboutwatchingtelevisionwerealsointeresting.OnlytwopercentofthestudentswatchTVonetothreetimesaweek.ThirteenpercentwatchTVfourtosixtimesaweek.AndeightyfivepercentwatchTVeveryday!Althoughmanystudentsliketowatchsports,gameshowsarethemostpopular.ItisgoodtorelaxbyusingtheInternetorwatchinggameshows,butwethinkthebestwaytorelaxisthroughexercise.Itishealthyforthemindandthebody.Exercisesuchasplayingsportsisfun,andyoucanspendtimewithyourfriendsandfamilyasyouplaytogether.Andremember,“oldhabitsdiehard”.Sostartexercisingbeforeit'stoolate!Unit3I'mmoreoutgoingthanmysister.SectionA2dJulie：Didyoulikethesingingpetitionyesterday,Anna?Anna：Oh,itwasfantastic!Nellysangsowell!Julie：Yes,butIthinkLisasangbetterthanNelly.Anna：Oh,whichoneisLisa?Julie：Theonewithshorterhair.IthinkshesangmoreclearlythanNelly.Anna：Yes,butNellydancedbetterthanLisa.Julie：②ButyoucantellthatLisapracticedalotmoreandreallywantedtowin.Anna：Well,everyonewantstowin.Butthemostimportantthingistolearnsomethingandhavefun.SectionB2bJeffGreenMymothertoldmeagoodfriendislikeamirror.I'mquieterandmoreseriousthanmostkids.That'swhyIlikereadingbooksandstudyingharderinclass.MybestfriendYuanLiisquiettoo,soweenjoystudyingtogether.I'mshysoit'snoteasyformetomakefriends.ButIthinkfriendsarelikebooks—youdon'tneedalotofthemaslongasthey'regood.HuangLeiIt'snotnecessarytobethesame.MybestfriendLarryisquitedifferentfromme.Heistallerandmoreoutgoingthanme.Webothlikesports,butheplaystennisbetter,sohealwayswins.I'mgettingbetter,though.AsLarryoftensays,“Mybestfriendhelpstobringoutthebestinme.”However,Larryismuchlesshard-working,soIalwaysgetbettergrades.MaybeIshouldhelphimmore.MarySmithIdon'treallycareifmyfriendsarethesameasmeordifferent.Myfavoritesayingis,“Atruefriendreachesforyourhandandtouchesyourheart.”MybestfriendCarolisreallykindandveryfunny.Infact,she'sfunnierthananyoneIknow.Ibrokemyarmlastyearbutshemademelaughandfeelbetter.Wecantalkaboutandshareeverything.Iknowshecaresaboutmebecauseshe'salwaystheretolisten.Unit4What'sthebestmovietheater?SectionA2dGreg：Hi,I'mGreg.I'mnewintown.Helen：Hi,I'mHelen.Weletotheneighborhood!Howdoyoulikeitsofar?Greg：It'sfantastic,butIstilldon'treallyknowmywayaround.Helen：Well,thebestsupermarketisonCenterStreet.Youcanbuythefreshestfoodthere.Greg：Oh,great.Isthereacinemaaroundhere?Ilovewatchingmovies.Helen：Yes,SunCinemaisthenewestone.Youcansitthemostfortablybecausetheyhavethebiggestseats.Greg：Thanksfortellingme.Helen：Noproblem.SectionBWho'sGotTalent?Everyoneisgoodatsomething,butsomepeoplearetrulytalented.It'salwaysinterestingtowatchotherpeopleshowtheirtalents.Talentshowsaregettingmoreandmorepopular.First,therewereshowslikeAmericanIdolandAmerica'sGotTalent.Now,therearesimilarshowsaroundtheworld,suchasChina'sGotTalent.Alltheseshowshaveonethinginmon:Theytrytolookforthebestsingers,themosttalenteddancers,themostexcitingmagicians,thefunniestactorsandsoon.Allkindsofpeoplejointheseshows.Butwhocanplaythepianothebestorsingthemostbeautifully?That'suptoyoutodecide.Whenpeoplewatchtheshow,theyusuallyplayaroleindecidingthewinner.Andthewinneralwaysgetsaverygoodprize.However,noteverybodyenjoyswatchingtheseshows.Somethinkthatthelivesoftheperformersaremadeup.Forexample,peoplewhosaytheyarepoorfarmersareinfactjustactors.Butifyoudon'ttaketheseshowstooseriously,theyarefuntowatch.Andonegreatthingaboutthemisthattheygivepeopleawaytomaketheirdreamsetrue.Unit5Doyouwanttowatchagameshow?SectionA2dGrace：Whatdidyoudoinclasstoday,Sarah?Sarah：WehadadiscussionaboutTVshows.Myclassmateslikegameshowsandsportsshows.Grace：Oh,Ican'tstandthem.Ilovesoapoperas.Iliketofollowthestoryandseewhathappensnext.Sarah：Well,Idon'tmindsoapoperas.ButmyfavoriteTVshowsarethenewsandtalkshows.Grace：They'reboring!Sarah：Well,theymaynotbeveryexciting,butyoucanexpecttolearnalotfromthem.IhopetobeaTVreporteroneday.SectionB2bWhenpeoplesay“culture”,wethinkofartandhistory.ButoneveryfamoussymbolinAmericancultureisacartoon.Weallknowandlovetheblackmousewithtwolargeroundears—MickeyMouse.Over80yearsago,hefirstappearedinthecartoonSteamboatWillie.WhenthiscartooncameoutinNewYorkonNovember18,1928,itwasthefirstcartoonwithsoundandmusic.ThemanbehindMickeywasWaltDisney.Hebecameveryrichandsuccessful.Inthe1930s,hemade87cartoonswithMickey.Somepeoplemightaskhowthiscartoonanimalbecamesopopular.OneofthemainreasonsisthatMickeywaslikeamonman,buthealwaystriedtofaceanydanger.Inhisearlyfilms,Mickeywasunluckyandhadmanyproblemssuchaslosinghishouseorgirlfriend,Minnie.However,hewasalwaysreadytotryhisbest.Peoplewenttothecinematoseethe“l(fā)ittleman”win.MostofthemwantedtobelikeMickey.OnNovember18,1978,MickeybecamethefirstcartooncharactertohaveastarontheHollywoodWalkofFame.Peopletodayexpecttoseemorethanjustalittlemousefightingbadguys,butmanystillknowwhoheis.WhohasapairofearsmorefamousthanMickey's?Unit6I'mgoingtostudyputerscience.SectionA2dAndy：Whatareyoureading,Ken?Ken：TheOldManandtheSeabyHemingway.Andy：Wow,nowIknowwhyyou'resogoodatwritingstories.Ken：Yes,Iwanttobeawriter.Andy：Really?Howareyougoingtobeeawriter?Ken：Well,I'mgoingtokeeponwritingstories,ofcourse.Whatdoyouwanttobe?Andy：Myparentswantmetobeadoctor,butI'mnotsureaboutthat.Ken：Well,don'tworry.Noteveryoneknowswhattheywanttobe.Justmakesureyoutryyourbest.Thenyoucanbeanythingyouwant!Andy：Yes,you'reright.SectionB2bDoyouknowwhataresolutionis?It'sakindofpromise.Mostofthetime,wemakepromisestootherpeople.(“Mom,IpromiseI'mgoingtotidymyroomwhenIgetbackfromschool.”)However,promisesyoumaketoyourselfareresolutions,andthemostmonkindisNewYear’sresolutions.Thestartoftheyearisoftenatimeformakingresolutions.Whenwemakeresolutionsatthebeginningoftheyear,wehopethatwearegoingtoimproveourlives.Somepeoplewritedowntheirresolutionsandplansfortheingyear.Thishelpsthemtoremembertheirresolutions.Howaboutyou—_willyoumakeanynextyear?2．Therearedifferentkindsofresolutions.Someareaboutphysicalhealth.Forexample,somepeoplepromisethemselvestheyaregoingtostartanexerciseprogramoreatlessfastfood.Manyresolutionshavetodowithself-improvement.Theseareaboutmakingyourselfabetterperson.Somepeoplemightsaytheyaregoingtotakeupahobbylikepaintingortakingphotos,orlearntoplaytheguitar.Someresolutionshavetodowithbetterplanning,likemakingaweeklyplanforschoolwork.Forexample,astudentmayhavetofindmoretimetostudy.3．Althoughtherearedifferences,mostresolutionshaveonethinginmon.Peoplehardlyeverkeepthem!Therearegoodreasonsforthis.Sometimestheresolutionsmaybetoodifficulttokeep.Sometimespeoplejustforgetaboutthem.Forthisreason,somepeoplesaythebestresolutionistohavenoresolutions!Otherstelltheirfamilyandfriendsabouttheirwishesandplans.Unit7Willpeoplehaverobots?SectionA2dNick：Whatareyoureading,Jill?Jill：It'sabookaboutthefuture.Nick：Soundscool.Sowhatwillthefuturebelike?Jill：Well,citieswillbemorecrowdedandpolluted.Therewillbefewertreesandtheenvironmentwillbeingreatdanger.Nick：Thatsoundsbad!Willwehavetomovetootherplanets?Jill：Maybe.ButIwanttoliveontheearth.Nick：Me,too.Thenwhatcanwedo?Jill：Wecanuselesswaterandplantmoretrees.Everyoneshouldplayapartinsavingtheearth.SectionB2bDoYouThinkYouWillHaveYourOwnRobot?Whenwewatchmoviesaboutthefuture,wesometimesseerobots.Theyareusuallyjustlikehumanservants.Theyhelpwiththehouseworkanddojobslikeworkingindirtyordangerousplaces.Todaytherearealreadyrobotsworkinginfactories.Forexample,theycanhelptobuildcars,andtheydosimplejobsoverandoveragain.Fewerpeoplewilldosuchjobsinthefuturebecausetheyareboring,butrobotswillnevergetbored.Somescientistsbelievethattherewillbemorerobotsinthefuture.However,theyagreeitmaytakehundredsofyears.Scientistsarenowtryingtomakerobotslooklikehumansanddothesamethingsasus.SomerobotsinJapancanevenwalkanddance.Thesekindsofrobotsarefuntowatch.ButscientistJamesWhitethinksthatitwillbedifficultforarobottodothesamethingsasaperson.Forexample,it'seasyforchildrentowakeupandknowwheretheyare.Mr.Whitethinksthatrobotswon'tbeabletodothis,butsomescientistsdisagree.Theythinkthatrobotswillevenbeabletotalklikehumansin25to50years.Newrobotswillhavemanydifferentshapes.Somewilllooklikehumans,andothersmightlooklikesnakes.Ifbuildingsfalldownwithpeopleinside,snakerobotswillbeabletohelplookforpeopleunderthebuildings.⑧Thatmaynotseempossiblenow,butputersandrocketsseemedimpossible100yearsago.Weneverknowwhatwillhappeninthefuture!Unit8Howdoyoumakeabananamilkshake?SectionA2dAnna：Sam,IwanttomakeRussiansoupforapartyonSaturday.Canyoutellmehow?Sam：Sure.First,buysomebeef,onecabbage,fourcarrots,threepotatoes,fivetomatoesandoneonion.Then,cutupthevegetables.Anna：What'snext?Sam：Next,putthebeef,carrotsandpotatoesintoapotandaddsomewater.Afterthat,cookthemfor30minutes.Then,addthecabbage,tomatoesandonionandcookforanother10minutes.Anna：OK,that'sit?Sam：No,onemorething.Finally,don'tforgettoaddsomesalt.SectionB2bThanksgivingintheUnitedStatesInmostcountries,peopleusuallyeattraditionalfoodonspecialholidays.AspecialdayintheUnitedStatesisThanksgiving.Therearemanyreasonsforthisspecialday.Forsomepeople,itisatimetogivethanksforfoodintheautumn.SoitisalwaysonthefourthThursdayinNovemberintheUnitedStates.Atthistime,peoplealsorememberthefirsttravelersfromEnglandwhocametoliveinAmericaabout500yearsago.Thesetravelershadalong,hardwinter,andmanyofthemdied.Inthenextautumn,theygavethanksforlifeandfoodintheirnewhome.Thesedays,mostAmericansstillcelebratethisideaofgivingthanksbyhavingabigmealathomewiththeirfamily.Themaindishofthismealisalmostalwaysturkey,alargebird.MakingaturkeydinnerHereisonewaytomaketurkeyforaThanksgivingdinner.First,mixtogethersomebreadpieces,onions,saltandpepper.Next,filltheturkeywiththisbreadmix.Then,puttheturkeyinahotovenandcookitforafewhours.Whenitisready,placetheturkeyonalargeplateandcoveritwithgravy.Finally,cuttheturkeyintothinpiecesandeatthemeatwithvegetableslikecarrotsandpotatoes.,Unit9Canyouetomyparty?SectionA2dJeff：Hey,Nick,canyouetomyhouseonSaturday?MycousinSamfromXi'anisgoingtobehere.Nick：Oh,Sam!Irememberwewentbikeridingtogetherlastfallwhenhevisitedyou.Jeff：Yes,that'sright.Nick：I'dlovetoe,butI'mafraidIcan't.IhaveanexamonMondaysoImustprepareforit.Jeff：That'sreallytoobad!Oh,butSamisn'tleavinguntilnextWednesday.CanyouhangoutwithusonMondaynight?Nick：Sure!CatchyouonMonday!SectionB2bHiDavid,Whatagreatidea!IreallylikeMs.Steenalot.ShehelpedmetoimprovemyEnglishsomuch.I'msadtoseehergo,andthispartyisthebestwaytosay“Thankyouandgoodbye.”Icanhelptobuysomeofthefoodanddrinks.IcanalsohelptobringMs.Steentotheparty.Ialreadyhaveagreatideaabouthowtodothat.HeWeiHiDavid,Thankssomuchforplanningthis.I'dlovetoetotheparty,butI'mnotavailable.①MyfamilyistakingatriptoWuhanattheendofthismonthtovisitmyauntanduncle.However,I'dstillbegladtohelpoutwithanyofthepartypreparations,likeplanningthegames.Letmeknowifyouneedmyhelp.JakeDearclassmates,AsI'msureyouknowbynow,ourfavoriteteacher,Ms.Steen,isleavingsoontogobacktotheUS.We'reverysadthatshe'sleavingbecausesheisafunteacher.Toshowhowmuchwe'regoingtomissher,let'shaveasurprisepartyforhernextFridaythe28th!Canyouetotheparty?Ifso,canyouhelpwithanyofthesethings?PleasetellmebythisFriday.1)Buyfoodanddrinks.2)Thinkofgamestoplay.3)Preparethingsweneedforthegames(glue,paper,pens,...)．4)BringMs.Steentothepartywithouttellinghersothatshecanbesurprised.Ilookforwardtohearingfromyouall.DavidSectionB3aDearParents,IwouldliketoinviteyoutotheopeningofournewlibraryatNo.9HighSchool.TheopeningwillbeonthemorningofWednesday,January8that9：00.Afterthis,youcanenjoyourschoolconcert.Thenlunchwillbeintheschoolhallat12：00.Pleasedresssmartly.Iwouldalsoliketoinviteeachparenttobringonebookasagiftforthenewlibrary.PleasereplyinwritingtothisinvitationbyFriday,December20th.LarrySmithHeadmasterUnit10Ifyougototheparty,you'llhaveagreattime!SectionA2dJeff：Hey,Ben.Forthepartynextweek,shouldweaskpeopletobringfood?Ben：No,let'sorderfoodfromarestaurant.Ifweaskpeopletobringfood,they'lljustbringpotatochipsandchocolatebecausethey'llbetoolazytocook.Jeff：OK.Forthegames,doyouthinkweshouldgivepeoplesomesmallgiftsiftheywin?Ben：Ithinkthat'sagreatidea!Ifwedothat,morepeoplewillwanttoplaythegames.Jeff：Yes,thegameswillbemoreexciting,too.SectionB2ba．Ifpeoplehaveproblems,theyshouldgetadvicefromanexpert.b．Ifpeoplehaveproblems,theyshouldtalktootherpeople.c．Ifpeoplehaveproblems,theyshouldtrytokeepthemtothemselves.Studentsthesedaysoftenhavealotofworries：Sometimestheyhaveproblemswiththeirschoolwork,andsometimeswiththeirfriends.Whatcantheydoaboutthis?Somepeoplebelievetheworstthingistodonothing.LauraMills,ateenagerfromLondon,agrees.“Problemsandworriesarenormalinlife,”saysLaura.“ButIthinktalkingtosomeonehelpsalot.Unlesswetalktosomeone,we'llcertainlyfeelworse.”Lauraoncelostherwallet,andworriedfordays.Shewasafraidtotellherparentsaboutit.Sheevenwalkedthreemilestoschooleachdaybecauseshedidn'thaveanymoney.Shejustkeptthinking,“IfItellmyparents,they'llbeangry!”Intheend,shetalkedtoherparentsandtheywerereallyunderstanding.Herdadsaidhesometimesmadecarelessmistakeshimself.Theygotheranewwalletandaskedhertobemorecareful.“Iwillalwaysremembertosharemyproblemsinthefuture!”Laurasays.RobertHuntadvisesstudentsaboutmonproblems.HefeelsthesamewayasLaura.“Itisbestnottorunawayfromourproblems.Weshouldalwaystrytosolvethem.”Hethinksthefirststepistofindsomeoneyoutrusttotalkto.Thispersondoesn'tneedtobeanexpertlikehimself.Studentsoftenforgetthattheirparentshavemoreexperiencethanthem,andarealwaystheretohelpthem.InEnglish,wesaythatsharingaproblemislikecuttingitinhalf.Soyou'rehalfwaytosolvingaproblemjustbytalkingtosomeoneaboutit!八年級下冊英語課文原文UNIT1What'sthematter?SectionA2dMandy：Lisa,areyouOK?Lisa：IhaveaheadacheandIcan’tmovemyneck.WhatshouldIdo?ShouldItakemytemperature?Mandy：No,itdoesn’tsoundlikeyouhaveafever.Whatdidyoudoontheweekend?Lisa：Iplayedputergamesallweekend.Mandy：That’sprobablywhy.Youneedtotakebreaksawayfromtheputer.Lisa：Yeah,IthinkIsatinthesamewayfortoolongwithoutmoving.Mandy：Ithinkyoushouldliedownandrest.Ifyourheadandneckstillhurttomorrow,thengotoadoctor.Lisa：OK.Thanks,Mandy.SectionA3aBusDriverandPassengersSaveanOldManAt9:00a.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.”SectionB2bHeLostHisArmButIsStillClimbingAronRalstonisanAmericanmanwhoisinterestedinmountainclimbing.Asamountainclimber,Aronisusedtotakingrisks.Thisisoneoftheexcitingthingsaboutdoingdangeroussports.ThereweremanytimeswhenAronalmostlosthislifebecauseofaccidents.OnApril26,2003,hefoundhimselfinaverydangeroussituationwhenclimbinginUtah.Onthatday,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’llhelptocleanupthecityparksSectionA2dHelen：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.SectionA3aStudentsWhoVolunteerMarioGreenandMaryBrownfromRiversideHighSchoolgiveupseveralhourseachweektohelpothers.Mariolovesanimalsandwantstobeananimaldoctor.HevolunteersatananimalhospitaleverySaturdaymorning.Mariobelievesitcanhelphimtogethisfuturedreamjob.“It'shardwork,”hesays,“butIwanttolearnmoreabouthowtocareforanimals.IgetsuchastrongfeelingofsatisfactionwhenIseetheanimalsgetbetterandthelookofjoyontheirowners'faces.”Maryisabooklover.Shecouldreadbyherselfattheageoffour.Lastyearshedecidedtotryoutforavolunteerafter-schoolreadingprogram.shestillworksthereonceaweektohelpkidslearntoread.Thekidsaresittinginthelibrary,butyoucanseeintheireyesthatthey?regoingonadifferentjourneywitheachnewbook.Volunteeringhereisadreametrueforme.IcandowhatIlovetodoandhelpothersatthesametime.Grammarfocus4bMostpeopletodayareonlyworriedaboutgettinggoodjobstomakelotsofmoney.Intheirfreetime,Theythinkaboutwhattodoforfunorrelaxation.However,fewpeoplethinkaboutwhattheycandotohelpothers.Therearemanypeoplewhoarelessluckythanus.Volunteeringourtimetohelpthesepeopleisagoodwaytospendourfreetime.Forexample,wecanmakeplanstovisitsickchildreninthehospitalorraisemoneyforhomelesspeople.Somepeopleevenstopdoingtheirjobsforafewmonthstoayeartomovetoanothercountry,likeAfrica,andhelppeoplethere.SectionB2bDearMissLi,I’dliketothankyouforsendingmoneytoAnimalHelpers.I?msureyouknowthatthisgroupwassetuptohelpdisabledpeoplelikeme.YouhelpedtomakeitpossibleformetohaveLucky.Luckymakesabigdifferencetomylife.Letmetellyoumystory.Whatwoulditbeliketobeblindordeaf?Orimagineyoucan’twalkoruseyourhandseasily.Mostpeoplewouldneverthinkaboutthis,butmanypeoplehavethesedifficulties.Ican’tusemyarmsorlegswell,sonormalthingslikeansweringthetelephone,openingandclosingdoors,orcarryingthingsaredifficultforme.Thenonedaylastyear,afriendofminehelpedmeout.ShetalkedtoAnimalHelpersaboutgettingmeaspecialtraineddog.Shealsothoughtadogmightcheermeup.IloveanimalsandIwasexcitedabouttheideaofhavingadog.AftersixmonthsoftrainingwithadogatAnimalHelpers,Iwasabletobringhimhome.MyDog’snameisLucky—agoodnameforhimbecauseIfeelveryluckytohavehim.Yousee,I’monlyabletohavea“doghelper”becauseofyourkindness!LuckyisverycleverandunderstandsmanyEnglishwords.HecanunderstandmewhenIgivehimorders.Forexample,Isay,“Lucky!Getmybook,”andhedoesitatonce.Luckyisafantasticdog.I’llsendyouaphotoofhimifyoulike,andIcouldshowyouhowhehelpsme.Thankyouagainforchangingmylife.Bestwishes,BenSmithUnit3Couldyoupleasecleanyourroom?SectionA2dSister：Tony,couldyoupleasehelpoutwithafewthings?Brother：CouldIatleastfinishwatchingthisshow?Sister：No.IthinktwohoursofTVisenoughforyou!Brother：Fine.Whatdoyouwantmetodo?Sister：Couldyoutakeouttherubbish,foldtheclothesanddothedishes?Brother：Somuch?Sister：Yes,becauseMomwillbebackfromshoppinganyminutenow.Andshewon’tbehappyifsheseesthismess.Brother：Butthehouseisalreadyprettycleanandtidy!Sister：Yes,well,it’sclean,butit’snot“motherclean”.SectionA3aLastmonth,ourdogweledmewhenIcamehomefromschool.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.Ifinallyunderstandthatweneedtosharethehouseworktohaveacleanandfortablehome,”Ireplied.SectionB2bDearSir,Idon’tunderstandwhysomeparentsmaketheirkidshelpwithhouseworkandchoresathome.Kidsthesedaysalreadyhaveenoughstressfromschool.Theydon’thavetimetostudyanddohousework,too.Hou