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人教版八年级英语下册课文 人教版八年级英语下册课文 人教版八年级英语下册课文 八年级英语下册课文UNIT1What'sthematter BusDriverandPassengersSaveanOldMandwhenthedriversawanoldmanlyingonthesideoftheroad.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." HeLostHisArmButIsStillClimbing AronRalstonisanAmericanmanwhoisinterestedinmountainclimbing.Asamountainclimber,Aronisusedtotakingrisks.Thisisoneoftheexcitingthingsaboutdoingdangeroussports.ThereweremanytimeswhenAronalmostlosthislifebecauseofaccidents.OnApril26,2003,hefoundhimselfinaverydangeroussituationwhenclimbinginUtahhecouldnotfreehisarm,hestayedthereforfivedaysandho heknewthathewouldhavetodosomethingtosavehisownlife.Hewasnotreadytodiethatday.Soheusedhisknifetocutoffhalfhisrightarm.Then,withhisleftarm,hebandagedhimselfsothathewouldnotlosetoomuchblood.Afterthat,heclimbeddownthemountaintofindhelp.Afterlosinghisarm,hewroteabookcalledBetweenaRockandaHardPlace.Thismeansbeinginadifficultsituationthatyoucannotseemtogetoutof.Inthisbook,Arontellsoftheimportanceofmakinggooddecisions,andofbeingincontrolofone'slife.Hisloseformountainclimbingissogreatthathekeptonclimbingmountainsevenafterthisexperience.DowehavethesamespiritasAronLet'sthinkaboutitbeforewefindourselves“betweenarockandahardplace”,andbeforewehavetomakeadecisionthatcouldmeanlifeordeath.Unit2I'llhelptocleanupthecityparksP113a StudentsWhoVolunteer MarioGreenandMaryBrownfromRiversideHighSchoolgiveupseveralhourseachweektohelp