人教版八年级英语下册课文.doc

八年级英语下册课文 UNIT 1 Whats the matter? Bus Driver and Passengers Save an Old Man At 9:00 a.m. yesterday, bus No. 26 was going along Zhon ghua Road when the driver saw an old man lying on the si de of the road. A woman was next to him, shouting for hel p. The bus driver, 24-year-old Wang Ping, stopped the bus w ithout thinking twice. He got off and asked the woman wha t happened. She said that the man had a heart problem an d 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 wait for the next bus. But to his surprise, they all agreed to go with him. Some p assengers helped Mr. Wang to move the man ona the bus . Thanks to Mr. Wang and the passengers, the doctors sav ed the man in time. Its sad that many people dont want t o help others because they don?t want any trouble, says one passenger. But the driver didnt think about himself. He only thought about saving a life. He Lost His Arm But Is Still Climbing Aron Ralston is an American man who is interested in mo untain climbing. As a mountain climber, Aron is used to ta king risks. This is one of the exciting things about doing da ngerous sports. There were many times when Aron almost lost his life because of accidents. On April 26, 2003, he fo und himself in a very dangerous situation when climbing in Utah On that day, Arons arm was caught under a 360-kilo rock that fell on him when he was climbing by himself in the mountains. Because he could not free his arm, he stayed there for five days an d hoped that someone would find him. But when his water ran out, he knew that he would have to do something to sa ve his own life. He was not ready to die that day. So he us ed his knife to cut off half his right arm. Then, with his left arm, he bandaged himself so that he would not lose too m uch blood. After that, he climbed down the mountain to fin d help. After losing his arm, he wrote a