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外研社九年级上册英语课文
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Module1
Unit1
3Listenandread
Betty:
OK,comeinandsitdown!
Daming:
What’shappening?
Lingling:
We’rehavingameeting.
Daming:
That’snewstome!
I’mdoingmyhomework.What’sitabout?
Lingling:
Theschoolmagazine.
Daming:
Whatschoolmagazine?
Betty:
Right,listenup,everyone.Didanyonewatchtelevisionyesterdayevening?
DidyouseetheinterviewwithBeckyWang?
Lingling:
ShesingswiththebandCrazyFeet.She’smyfavouritesinger.
Tony:
Yes,Isawit.Shewenttoourschool!
Betty:
Well,shestartedaschoolmagazinecalledNewStandardwhenshewasapupilhere.Sowhydon’twestartaschoolmagazine,too?
I’vewrittendownsomeideas.We’llwriteadiaryofschoolevents,andtelleveryoneabouttheschoolconcertandthedanceclub.
Tony:
Andtheschoolbasketballmatches.
Lingling:
Butwhowillwritethearticles?
Betty:
We’llwritethearticles.Anymoreideas?
Tony:
Iknow!
I’lldosomereviewsaboutourfavouritebandsandmovies!
Lingling:
AndI’lldoaninterviewwithBeckyWang!
Betty:
Brilliant!
Anyoneelse?
Daming:
Howabout“HomeworkHelp”?
Tony:
Yes,someideasonhowtogetgoodgrades!
Lingling:
What’syourhomework,Daming?
Daming:
I’mwritingacompositioncalled“Whatsawonderoftheworld?
”I’mreadingabouttheancientpyramidsinEgypt.
Betty:
”HomeworkHelp”.Ithinkthat’safantasticidea,Daming.
Unit2
2Readthepassageanddescribewhatyoucanseeinthephoto.UsesomeofthewordsinActivity1.
Thegreatestwonderofthenaturalworld
WhenIarrived,itwasearlymorninganditwasraining.Igotoutofthecar,wentthroughagateandwalkedalongapath.Intheeast,theskywasbecominglight,butbesidethepath,itwasstillverydark.Iknewitwasthere,buttherewasnothingtosee.
Afteraboutakilometre,astrangerappearedinfrontofme.“AmIgoingtherightway”Iasked.HeknewwhereIwasgoing.“Yes.”hereplied,“you’llgethereinfiveminutes.”Finally,Icametosomerocks,andstopped.Ilookedcarefullyoverthem,butitwasstilltoodarktoseeanything.
Suddenly,thecloudsclearedandtherainstopped.Thesunrosebehindmeandbeyondtherocks.Isawthatthegroundfellawayanddowntoariver,farbelowme.IwasontheedgeoftheGrandCanyon,oneofthewondersofthenaturalworld,
IlookeddowntotheColoradoRiverabout2kilometresbelowme.Ifyouputthethreetallestbuildingsintheworldatthebottomofthecanyon,theystillwon’treachthetop.ThenIlookedacrosstotheothersideofthecanyon.Howfarisit?
It’s20kilometres,maybemore.Finally,Ilookedtomyleftandtomyright,andonbothsidesthecanyondisappearedintothedistance...Over400kilometreslong.TheGrandCanyonisnotjustbig.It;shuge!
Thatmorningontheedgeofthecanyon,Iaskedmyselfaquestion.It’snot“Howdeepisit?
”or“Howwideisit?
”or“Howlongisit?
“but“IstheGrandCanyonthegreatestwonderanywhereinthenaturalworld?
”Iknowtheanswer.Butwhatdoyouthink?
Unit3
8.Competethepassagewiththecorrectformofthephrasesinthebox.
Aroundtheworld
Stonehenge:
aman-madewonderoftheworld
StonehengeisanancientcircleofstonesinthesouthofEngland.Itwasbuiltabout5,000yearsago.Thereareabout80stones,andeachisaboutfivemetrestall.Thebuildersbroughtthemfromhillsinthewestofthecountryover200kilometresaway.Itwasprobablyaplacetoburydeadpeople,orsomewheretostudythestarsandtheskyatnight.Someofthestonesaremissing,butit’sstilloneofthemostwonderfulsightsoftheworld.Itisawonderalsobecauseofthisquestion:
Howdidpeoplemovethesehugepiecesofstonefromsofar?
Nooneknowstheanswer.
Module2
Unit1
3.Listenandread
MrJackson:
Hello,Betty.What’sup?
Whatareyoudoinginthelibrary?
Betty:
Iwaslookingforsomeoldcopiesoftheschoolmagazine.IfI’vegotitright,itwascalledNewStandard.
MrJackson:
That’sright.AsfarasIremember,itwasstartedbyBeckyWang.Wedon’thaveaschoolmagazineanymore.It’sapity.
Betty:
Well,I’mthinkingaboutstartitagain.
MrJackson:
Soundslikeagoodidea!
Goon.
Betty:
IwasalsolookingforsomethingbyConfuciusandbyShakespeare.
MrJackson:
Really?
That’sabitdifficultfortheschoolmagazine.
Betty:
Well,I’dlikeamonthlyarticlecalled“GreatBooks”—youknow,someonereadafavouriteworkofliteratureandwritesanarticleaboutit.
MrJackson:
Isee.Confucius’worksarestillreadbymannypeopletoday,andwe’restillinfluencedbyhisthoughts.AnsShakespeare’splaysareseenbymillionofpeopewvwryyear.ButHowaboutAmericanwriter,MarkTwain,forexample.
Betty:
Idon’eknow.MarkTwainwasanimportantwriter,butheisn’tknownasagreatthingkerlikeConfucius.
MrJackson:
No,buthisbookarestillpopular.Infact,hewrotemyfavouritebook,TheAdventureofTomSawyer.Perhapsthat’swhatmake“GreatBooks”—they’restillreadtoday.
Betty:
Sowhydon’tyouwritethefirstarticleon“GreatBooks”?
7.Listenandrepeat.
Confucius’worksarestillread/bymanypeopletoday,/andwe’restillinfluenced/byhisthoughts./AndShakespeare’splaysareseen/bymillionsofpeopleeveryyear.
Unit2
2.ReadthepassageandcheckyouranswerstoActivity1
TheAdventuresofTomSawyer
Hereisourmonthlyarticleonafavouritegreatbook.Thismonth,orguestwriterisMrJackson.
MyfavouritegreatbookisTheAdventuresofTomSawyerbyMarkTwain.TomliveswithhisauntPollyinthequietstreetsofStPetersburg,Missouri.He’salivelyandcleveryongboy,andhefindshimselfinmanyexcitingadventures.Herunsawaywithhistwofriends,HuckFinnandJoe,toanislandinthemiddleoftheMississippiRiverdorseveraldays.WithHuckhegoeslookingfortreasure,withBeckyhegetslostinacave,andfinally,theyfindaboxofgold.
MyfavouritesceneinthebookiswheneveryonethinksTomisdead.Hedecidestogotohisownfuneral.Hehidesandwatchesforatime,andthensuddenlyheappears.Everyoneissurprisedtoseehimbutthey’realsopleasedtoseehimalive.
Tomisheroofthestory,butthereareotherimportantcharacters.Huckisanoutsiderandeveryoneisafraidofhim.Beckyisprettywithfairhair,JoeosTom’sbestfriend,andInjunJoeisthebadmanofthestory.
Thethemesofthestoryaretodowithchildrengrowingupandbecomingmoreserious.ItdescribeshowstrangersareseeninsmalltownsofAmerica.Finally,ittalksaboutfreedom,socialrulesandhowpeoplearepunishedforbadbehaviour.
WhydoIthinkTomSawyeridsgreatboo?
MarkTwainwrotethestoryin1876,butit’sstillreadandlovedbypeopleallovertheworldtoday.Andalthoughit’sonlyastoryTwainwroteitintheeverydayEnglishofthesouthernstatesofAmericanliterature.Goon—readit!
Iknowyou’llenjoyit,too.
Unit3
8.Competetheconversationwiththecorrectformofthephrasesinthebox.
Aroundtheworld
Plato
Platolivesfrom427to347BCinancientGreece.HetravelledinGreece,AfricaandItaly.Hewasagratthinker.Themodernworldisstillinfluencedbyhisthoughtsaboutlife,education,government,art,mathsandscience.WhenhereturnedtoAthens,hetaughtphilosophyattheAcademy.Plato’sworksarecalledTheDialogues.
Module3
Unit1
3.Listenandread.
Lingling:
Hi,Tony.Youlooktired.
Tony:
Yes,I’mtrainingwithBIG,theBeijingInternationalGlobetrotters,fortheSchoolBasketballCompetition.It’sthebigmatchnextweek.
Betty:
Who’sitagainst?
Daming:
HAS.
Lingling:
WhatdoesHASstandfor?
Tony:
HaidianAllStars.
Betty:
AllStars98pointstoGlobetrotters52.Sowhenwillthematchbeheld?
Daming:
NextSaturday.Areyoucoming?
Betty:
Yes.It’dgoingtobetoughmatch.I’mgoingtowriteareportforNewStandard.
Lingling:
Iagree.Areyouintheteam,Daming?
Daming:
No,Iwasn’tchosenthistime.Whyareyousmiling,Betty?
Betty:
Well.I’veseenHASplayseveraltimesthisseasonandthey’rebrilliant!
Andifyouwantmyopinion...
Tony:
No,Idon’t...
Betty:
...you’vegotnochance!
Whatdoyoureckon,Linglinng?
Lingling:
Ithinkyou’reright,Betty.
Daming:
Well,youwon’tbeallowedtowatchwithourfansifthat’swhatyouthink!
Betty:
It’strue,Daming.
Tony:
Well,Idon’tagree.We’replayingreallywellhisseason.Ithinkwe’resogoodthatwe’llbeaskedtoplayintheOlympicGames.
Daming:
Don’tletthemgettoyou,Tony!
(Theyleave)
Lingling:
Heehee!
Nicework,Betty!
Betty:
Ofcourse.They’resomadwithusthattheywilltryhardertowin,justtoshowwe’rewrong.
8.Saythesentence
Well,youwon’tbeallowedtowatchwithourfansifthat’swhatyouthink!
Nowlistenandcheck.
Unit2
2.Readthepassageandchoosethesentencewhichbestexpressesthemainidea.
LiuXiang—trainedforgoldSportsyearbook2004
ForLiuXiang,lifeasasportingherohasjustbegan.Firstofall,he’llbeinvitedtocompetitionsaroundtheworld.He’llbechosentorepresentChinaattheOlympicGames.He’sasymbolofChina’sinternationalsportingsuccess.
Andnowthathe’swellknownallovertheworld,LiuXiangwillalsobeaskedtoappearinadvertisementsandfilms,andeventorecordmusic.ButhiscoachSunHaipingismakingsurethathetrainsregularly.LiuXiangwillbeadvisedbyhiscoachonhowtobeagreatsportsman,andbyhismanageronhowtobeastar.
LiuXiangisnotanovernightsuccess.HewasborninShanghaion13thJuly,1983and,likemanyOlympicsportsstars,hestartedtrainingwhenhewasveryyoung.inGradeFour,hewenttotheJuniorSportsSchoolofPutuoDistrictofShanghai.Liuwasencouragedatfirsttotrainasahighjumper.Then,in1998,hisskillathurdlingwadnoticedbyhiscoachSunHaip