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1、UNIT 1 Whats 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 witho

2、ut 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 and wa

3、it 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. Its sad that many people dont want to help others because they dont want any trouble, says on

4、e passenger. But the driver didnt think about himself. He onlythought 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. This is one of the exciting things about d

5、oing 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, Arons arm was caught under a 2,000-kilo rock that fell on him when he was climbing by himself in the m

6、ountains. 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 knife to cut off half his right arm. Then, w

7、ith 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 that you cannot seem to get out of. In this b

8、ook, Aron tells of the importance of making good decisions, and of being in control of ones 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? Lets think about it before we find ourselves“ between a rocan

9、d before we have to make a decision that could mean life or death.Unit 2 Ill 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 others.Mario loves animals and wants to be an animal doctor. He volunt

10、eers at an animal hospital every Saturday morning.Mario believes it can help him to get his future dream job.“ It s hard work , he says ,“buhow to care for animals . I get such a strong feeling of satisfaction when I see the animals get better and the look of joy on their owners faces. Mary is a boo

11、k 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 are sitting in thelibrary, but you can see in their eyes that they re going on a different jour

12、ney witho&aCeeieragbHre.iV adream 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 spendMostpeople today are only worried aboutgetting good jobs lots of money. In their free time, They think about what for fun or relaxation.However, few peop

13、le 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 planssick children in the hospital or raise money for homeless people. Some people even stop doing their jobs for

14、a few mon ths to a year to ano ther coun try, like Africa, and help people there.P14 2bI ll Send Yu a Photo of LuckyDear Miss Li,I dke to thank you for sending money to Animal Helpers. I naure you know that this group was set up to help disabled people like me. You helped to make it possible for me

15、to have Lucky. Lucky makes a big differe nce to my life. Let me tell you my story.What would it be like to be blind or deaf? Or imagine you can t walk ou use yctipeonldswoajidyn Mosthink about this, but many people have these difficulties. I can use my arms or legs well, so normal things like an swe

16、ri ng the teleph one, ope ning and clos ing doors, or carry ing things are difficult for me. Then one day last year, a friend of mine helped me out. She talked to Ani mal Helpers about gett ing me a special trained dog. She also thought a dog might cheer me up. I love ani mals and I was excited abou

17、t the idea of hav ing a dog.After six mon ths of training with a dog at Ani mal H elpers, I was able to bring him home. My dog s name is Luckygood name for him because I feel very lucky to have him. You see, I m onlyepee to hasause of your dogkindn ess! Lucky is very clever and un dersta nds many En

18、 glish words. He can un dersta nd me whe n I give him orders. For example, I say,“ Lucky! Get my book, and he does it at once.Lucky is a fantastic dog. I ll send you a photo of him if you like, and I could show you how he helps me. Thank youaga in for cha nging my life.Best wishes,Ben SmithP16 Self-

19、check 2Last week, every one was trying up Jimmy, the Bike boy. He was un happy because he of moneyold bikes. He some sig ns asking for old bikes and all his friends on the phone them about theproblem. He even notices at the supermarket. Then he told the teachers at school about his problem andthey a

20、 call-in center for parents. The ideas that he with worked out fine. He now has 16 bikes up andto children who don t have bikes.Un it 3Could you please clea n your room?P19 3aLast mon th, our dog welcomed me whe n I came home from school. He wan ted a walk, but I was too tired.I threw down my bag an

21、d went to the l iving 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.“ CouldI watch one show first? I asked.“ NCshe replied angrily. “ Youwatch TV all the time and never help outaround the house! I can t work all day and do ho

22、usework all evening.“ Well, I work all day at school, too! I m just as tired as you are! I shouted back.My mom did not say any thi ng and walked away. For one week, she did not do any housework and n either did I. Fin ally, Icould not find a clea n dish or a clea n shirt.The next day, my mom came ho

23、me from work to find the house clean and tidy.“ What happened? she asked in surprise.I m so sorry, Mom. I fin ally un dersta nd that we n eed to share the housework to have a clea n and comfortable home,replied.P22 2bDear Sir,I don t understand why some parents make their kids help with housework an

24、d chores at home. Kids these days already have eno ugh stress from school. They don t have time to study and do housework, tswohkoissa waste of theirtime. Could we just let them do their job as students? They should spend their time on schoolwork in order to get goodn eed forgrades and get into a go

25、od university. Also, when they get older, they will have to do housework so therejob to provide a clea n and comfortable environment at home for their childre n. An， t mind doing them.them to do it no w. It is the pare ntsany way, I think doing chores is not so difficult. I donMr. SmithDear Sir,I th

26、ink it is importa nt for childre n to lear n how to do chores and help their pare nts with housework. Itjust get good grades at school. Childre n these days depe nd on their pare nts too much. They or “ Could you help me with that? Doing chores helps to develop childre nget this for me?re alwa、s in(

27、them how to look after themselves. It also helps them to understand the idea of fairness. Since they live in one housewith their pare nts, they should know that every one should do thei r part in keep ing it clea n and tidy. Our n eighborgot into a good college but during his first year, he had no i

28、dea how to take care of himself. As a result, he often fell illand his grades dropped. The earlier kids lear n to be in depe ndent, 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 canThey fight a lot, and I really dont get on

29、with my family. Relations between my parents have become difficult.t like it. It s the only com muni cati on they hs like a big, blackave. I dont knowshould say anything to them about this. Whe n they argue, itcloud hanging overt think this isour home. Also, my elder brother is not very nice to me.

30、He always refuses to let me watch myfavorite TV show . In stead he watches whatever he wants un til late at ni ght. I donfair. At home I always feel lonely and nervous. Is that normal? What can I do?.Sad. .and .ThirteentheseDear Sad and Thirtee n.It s not easy being your age, and it theserfaetoigavW

31、/hy don t you talk abofeeli ngs with your family? If your pare nts are havi ng problems, you should offer to help. Maybe you could do more jobs around the house so that they have more time for proper com muni cati on. Secon dly, why don t ydu sit dow n and com muni cate with your brother? You should

32、 expla in that you don t mind him watching TV all the time. However, he should let you watch your favorite show. I hope you ll feel better about yourself in future.Robert Hu ntP30 2bMaybe You Should Learn to Relax!These days, Chinese children are sometimes busier on weekends than weekdays because th

33、ey to take so many after-school classes. Many of them are learning exam skills so that they can get into a good high school and later a good univers ity. Others are practicing sports so that they can compete and win. However, this doesn t onlThe Taylors are a typical American family. Life for Cathy

34、Taylor three children is very busy. n most days after school, Cathy says,oneI dd key two boys to basketball practice and my daughter to football training. Then I haveto take my other son to pia no less ons. Maybe I could cut out a few of their activities, but I believe these activities areimportant

35、for my children s future. I really want them to be successful. However, the tired children d(after 7:00 p.m. They have a quick dinner, and then it s time for homework.Linda Miller, a mother of three, knows all about such stress. “ Insome families, competition starts very young andcontinues until the

36、 kids get older, she says. “ Mothers send their small kids to all kinds of classes. And they arecomparing them with other children. It s crazy. I don t think that s fair. Why don ds?Pe oh)ey just let thshouldn t push their kids so hard.Doctors say too much pressure is not good for a child s developm

37、ent. Dr. Alice Green says all these activities canlot of stress for children.“ Kids should have time to relax and think for themselves, too. Although itsuccessful children, it s even more important to have happy children.Un it 5 What were you doing whe n the rain storm came?P35 3aThe Storm Brought P

38、eople Closer TogetherBen could hear stro ng winds outside his home in Alabama. Black clouds weremaking the sky very dark. With no light outside, it felt like midni ght. The n ewson TV reported that a heavy rain storm was in the area.Every one in the n eighborhood was busy. Ben s dad was putt ing pie

39、ces of wood over the wWtowis mom wasmaking sure the flashlights and radio were work ing. She also put some can dles 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 h

40、ave fun with a serious storm happe ning outside.Ben could not sleep at first. He fin ally fell asleep whe n the wind was dying dow n at around 3:00 a.m. When he woke up, the sun was rising. He went outside with his family and found the n eighborhood in a mess. Falle n trees, broke n win dows and rub

41、bish were everywhere. They joined the n eighbors to help clea n up the n eighborhood together. Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and n eighbors closer together.P36 4bFill in the blanks with was, were, when or while .At 7:00 a.m., I woke up.Imak ing my breakfast, my brot

42、herlistening to the radio. I was eating, the radio news talked about a car accident near our home. My brother and I went out right away to have a look.we got to theplace of the accident, the carin bad shape from hitting a tree. But luckily, the driverfine.The roadsicy because of the heavy snow from

43、the night before.P38 2bDo You Remember What You Were Doing?People often 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

44、 day, Dr. Martin Luther King was killed. Although some people may not remember who killed him, they remember what they were doing when they heard the news.Robert Allen is now over 50, but he w as a school pupil at that time.“ It was a bright, sunny day, Robert rwere having fun in the playground when

45、 the school bell rang. Our teacher said, Dr. King died just 10 mwere completely surprised! School closed fo,rRthoebedratyand 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 d

46、ate-September 11, 2001-has meaning to most Americans.This was a day Kate Smith will never forget. She remembers working in her office near the two towers. “ Myfriend shouted that a plane just hit the World Trade Center! I didn t believe him at first, but then I looked out the win realized that it wa

47、s true. I was s o scared that I could hardly think clearly after that.P40 Self- check 2When I (be) in the sixth grade, I (join) a piano competition. I (practice) forfour hours every day and my piano teacher(come) three times a week to(help) me. Then the bigday finally(arrive). I(be) so nervous when

48、they(call) my name. I(go) upand(start) to play. While I(play), everyone(sit) still and listened. I played the songwithout any mistakes. Then I(wait) for them to call out the winner. When I(hear) my name, myheart(beat) so quickly I thought I would stop breathing. I couldn btelieve it. I(win)!It(be) t

49、he happiest day of my life!Unit6P43 3aIn November 1979, 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 tradit

50、ional Chinese book Journey to the West.The story says that 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 t

51、imes, he is able to make it big and long. Sun Wukong can 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

52、the TV program came out more than 30 years ago, Western 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,

53、a magic rock (open) up and a monkey was born. This monkey is wonderful because he (help) weak people. TheMonkey King (have) a magic stick, He (use) it to fight bad people. He can (make) the stick big orsmall. He can sometimes make the stick so small that he can put it in his ear. As soon as he (see)

54、 bad people, hethinks of ways to fight them. He can(tur n) himself into differe nt ani mals or objects. But uni ess he can hide histail, he cannot make himself a huma n. Childre n all over the world(love) the Mon key King!P45 1cWhe n the emperor at himself, he only his un der wear.Nobody wan ted to

55、sound stupid. But sudde nly, a young boy,“ Look! The emperor isothes! tThe emperor had to them silk and gold, but they everything for themselves. They were trying tocheat the emperor.This story is about an emperor who loved .Two came to the city to make special clothes for the emperor.P46 2bHan sel

56、and GretelHansel and Gretel lived near forest with their father and stepmother. One year, the weather was so dry that no food wouldgrow. The wife told her husba nd that uni ess the left the childre n to die in the forest, the whole family would die. Gretelheard this, and Han sel made a pla n to save

57、 himself and his sister.SCENE ONE:Gretel: Did you hear our stepmother pla nning to kill us? Hansel: Don t worry! I have a plan to save us.Gretel: How can you save us? m going outside to get someth ing in the moon light. Now, go to sleep.Han sel: Be quiet! ISCENE TWO:Wife:Get up, lazy childre n!Husba nd: Yes, dears. You must come with me to the forest to get wood. Wife:Here s some bread. Don t eat if until you get to the forest.SCENE THREE:Gretel: Han sel, what are you doing?Han sel: I m dropp ing white stones along the way. Uni ess I do, Well be