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外研社(2014新版)九年级英语上册课文(Module1—12)
ModulelWondersoftheworld
Unit1Ifsmorethan2,000yearsold.
Tony:
Let'scallWondersoftheWorldandjoininthediscussion.Ithinknaturalwondersare
moreinterestingthanman-madeones.AndIthinktheGiant'sCausewayisthemostfantasticnaturalwonder.
Lingling:
Hm,I'veneverseenit,soI'mnotsureIagreewithyou.Whydoyoulikeit,Tony?
Tony:
Well,IvisitedtheGiant'sCausewaytwoyearsago.It'shuge.There'reabout40,000
rocks,mostofthemwithsixsides.ItgoesforseveralhundredmetresontheeasterncoastofNorthernIreland
Lingling:
Thatsoundsgreat,thoughIthinkVictoriaFallsinAfricaareevenmorefantastic.They'reabout1,700metreswideand100metreshigh.Youcanheartheloudnoiseafewkilometresaway.
Betty:
Wow,that'shuge!
Butinmyopinion,man-madewondersaremoreexcitingthan
naturalones.LookattheTerracottaArmy.Itfsmorethan2.000yearsold.
Darning:
Iagreewithyou,Betty.AndIthinktheThreeGorgesDamisfantastictoo.It'sabout2,300metreslong,185metreshighand15metreswideatthetop.ItproduceselectricityformillionsofpeopleinChina.
Betty:
Now,who'dliketocallfirst?
Unit2TheGrandCanyonwasnotjustbig.
Agreatwonderofthenaturalworld
WhenIarrived,itwasearlymorninganditwasraining.Ilookedtotheeast—theskywasbecominggrey.Igotoutofthecar,wentthroughagateandwalkedalongadarkpath.Therewasnothingtosee,butIknewitwasthere.
Afteraboutamile,astrangerappearedbesidethepath."AmIgoingtherightway?
"Iasked.HeknewwhereIwasgoing."Yes,"hereplied,tayou,llgetthereinfiveminutes,"Finally,Icametosomerocksandstopped.Ilookedoverthem,butitwassilentandtherewasnosignofit.
Suddenly,therainstoppedandthecloudscleared.Thesunrosebehindmeandshoneontherocks.Farbelowme,thegroundfellawayanddowntoariver.Iwaslookingacrossoneofthewondersofthenaturalworld-theGrandCanyon.
IlookeddowntotheColoradoRiver,asilverstreamnearlyonemilebelowme.Ifyouputthetwotallestbuildingsintheworldontopofeachotheratthebottomofthecanyon,theystillwouldnotreachthetop.ThenIlookedacrosstotheothersideofthecanyon.Itwasaboutfifteenmilesaway,maybemore.Finally,Ilookedtomyleftandtomyright,andonbothsidesthecanyonwentfarawayformorethan200miles.TheGrandCanyonwasnotjustbig.Itwashuge!
Iremainedbythecanyonforabouthalfanhour,andIaskedmyself."IstheGrandCanyonthegreatestwonderofthenaturalworld?
"Icertainlyknowtheanswer.Whatdoyouthink?
Module2PublicHolidays
Unit1Myfamilyalwaysgosomewhereinterestingassoonastheholidaybegins.
Tony:
TheFirstofOctoberisChina'sNationalDay,isn'tit,Lingling?
Lingling:
Yes.ThePeople'sRepublicofChinawasfoundedon1stOctober1949.PeoplehavecelebratedtheNationalDaysincethen.Thereareflowersandnationalflagseverywhere,andwehaveathree-dayholiday.
Tony:
Doyouhaveanyplansfortheholidaythisyear?
Lingling:
Yes.MyparentsandIaregoingtovisitsomefriendsinShandongProvinceandwillstaythereuntiltheendoftheholiday.Whilewe'restayingwithourfriends,we'regoingtospendonedayinQingdao.Whenisyournationalday,Betty?
Betty:
OurnationaldayiscalledIndependenceDay.It'son4thJuly.We'vecelebrateditsince1777.Ifsapublicholiday,butweonlyhaveonedayoff.Onthatday,thereareallkindsofholidayactivities.It'sthestartofthevacationseasonandmostpeopletakeavacationsometimeinJulyorAugust.
Lingling:
Andisthereanythingspecialonthatday?
Betty:
Well,youcanseeAmericanflagseverywhere.Weusuallyhaveapicnicsomewhere
nice.Kidshavegreatfun.Wealsowatchbandsplaymusicinpublicparks.
Darning:
DoyouhaveanationaldayintheUK,Tony?
Tony:
No,wedon't---wecelebrateChristmaswithatwo-dayholiday.Andmyfamilyalways
gosomewhereinterestingassoonastheholidaybegins.
Unit2WehavecelebratedthefestivalsincethefirstpioneersarrivedinAmerica.
Thanksgiving
ThanksgivingisanAmericanfestival.ItiscelebratedonthefourthThursdayinNovember.Itisatimeforaspecialdinneramongfamilyandfriends.Peoplemakeshortspeechesandgivethanksfbrtheirfood.
WehavecelebratedthefestivalsincethefirstpioneersfromEnglandarrivedinAmericabyshipintheseventeenthcentury.WhiletheywerecrossingtheAtlantic,manypeopledied,andaftertheylanded,theirfirstwinterwasworsethananyEnglishwinter.Thelocalpeople,theNativeAmericans,taughtthepioneershowtogrowcorn.Thefollowingyeartheycelebratedtogetherbyeatingadinnerofthenewfood.
WestillcelebrateThanksgivingtodaywithatraditionaldinner.Thekitchenisalwaysthemostcrowdedroominourhousebecauseweallhelppreparethefood.Welaythetable,andthenbeforewebegindinner,myfathergivesthanksforthefood,sowerememberwhywecelebratethefestival.Weusuallyeattoomuch,butitisonlyonceayear!
Weoftentalkalotandtellstoriesafterdinneraswell.Whenitisallover,everyonehelpswashthedishes.
Thefestivalisaverybusytimefortravelwhenfriendsandfamiliescometogethertocelebrate.Duringthefestival,thereareplentyofotherthingstoseeanddo.WeliveinNewYorkCity,andwegotowatchtheMacy'sThanksgivingDayParade.TheparadegoesalongseveralstreetsandfinishesatthefamousMacy'sstore.ThanksgivingisthestartoftheChristmasseason,andwestartshoppingforpresents.FootballisalsoimportantatThanksgiving,withmanyteamsplayinggames.LikemanyAmericans,weusuallywatchthegamesontelevisionandenjoyourselvesverymuch.
Module3Heroes
Unit1Shetrainedhard,soshebecameagreatplayerlater
Msli:
Darning,whoisyourhero?
Whohaveyouchosentotellusabout?
Darning:
DengYaping!
She'smyherobecauseshe'soneofthebesttabletennisplayersintheworldandIloveplayingtabletennis.
MsLi:
Tellusabouther.
Darning:
Well,shestartedplayingtabletenniswhenshewasfive.Shetrainedhard,soshebecameagreatplayerlater.
MsLi:
Andwhatcompetitionshasshewon?
Darning:
She'swonmanyworldcompetitions,includingfourgoldmedalsintheOlympics.Shestoppedplayingwhenshewastwenty-four.
MsLi:
Whatdidshedoafterthat?
Darning:
ShebegantostudyatTsinghuaUniversityinBeijingandthenattendeduniversityabroad.
HerEnglishwasn'tgoodenoughwhenshebegan.Onceagainsheworkedhard,andsevenyearslater,shecompletedherdoctor'sdegreeatCambridgeUniversity.Whatevershedoes,shenevergivesup!
MsLi:
That'samazing!
Darning:
Yes.Dengsaysthatsheisn'tclevererthananyoneelse,butshehasaverystrongwill.
MsLi:
Isee.Well.Ithinkshe'sagoodstudentaswellasagoodplayer.
Darning:
Yes,andshehelpedmaketheBeijingOlympicsavictoryforworldsport.She'ssimplythebest!
MsLi:
She'satruehero.
Unit2Therewerefewdoctors,sohehadtoworkveryhardonhisownMyhero-DrNormanBethune
ByWangLingling
NormanBethuneisoneofthemostfamousheroesinChina.HewasaCanadiandoctor.HecametoChinatohelptheChinesepeopleanddiedforthem.
NormanBethunewasbornin1890.Hebecameadoctorin1916andwenttoSpainin1936totreatthewoundedsoldiersduringthewarthere.Hesoonrealisedthatmanypeopleweredyingbecausetheydidnotgettohospitalquicklyenough.DrBethunedevelopednewwaysoftakingcareofthesick.Heinventedspecialmedicaltoolstouseoutsidehospitalsandclosetothefightingareassothatdoctorscouldtreatthewoundedmorequickly.Hisinventionssavedmanylives.
In1938,DrBethunecametoChinaandhelpedtreatthewoundedduringtheAnti-JapaneseWar.Atthattime,therewerefewdoctors,sohehadtoworkveryhardonhisown.HisexperienceoftreatingpeopleinSpainwasusefulinChina.Hedevelopedtrainingcoursesforlocaldoctorsandnurses,andwrotebookssothattheycouldlearnabouthowhetreatedthesick.
DrBethuneoftenworkedveryhardwithoutrestingortakingcareofhimself.Once,heevenworkedforsixty-ninehourswithoutstoppingandmanagedtosaveoverahundredlives.Onedayin1939,hecuthisfingerduringanoperation,buthecontinuedhisworkwithouttreatingit.Intheend,hediedofhiswound.
DrBethune'sworkfortheChinesepeoplemadehimaheroinChina.Therearemanybooksandfilmsabouthim,andheisstillrememberedinbothChinaandCanadatoday.
Module4Homealone
Unit1Icanlookaftermyself,althoughitwon'tbeeasyforme
Mum:
Now,what'sourtrainnumber?
Dad:
T27toLhasa.It'sleavingfromPlatform2.
Mum:
ThemeetinginLhasaisveryimportantforus,butI'msorryyoucan'tcomewithus,Betty.
Betty:
SoamI,butIcan'tmisstwoweeksofschool.
Mum:
WillyouremembereverythingI'vetoldyou?
Beespeciallycarefulwiththedoor.Shutitwhenyou'reinandlockitwhenyougoout.
Betty:
Yes.Mum.1canlookaftermyself,althoughitwon'tbeeasyforme.
Mum:
Well,makesureyoueatplentyoffreshfruitandvegetables.AndI'veleftlotsofyour
favouritebiscuits.
Betty:
Don'tworry.Icancooksimplemeals.
Dad:
Therewon'tbeanybodytowakeyouupinthemorning.
Betty:
Illbefine.Myclockringssoloudlythatitwillcertainlywakemeup.
Mum:
I'msureI'veforgottensomething,butIdon'tknowwhatitis!
(Announcement:
WeadviseallpassengersforTrainT27toLhasatogoimmediatelyto
Platform2.Yourtrainisabouttoleave.)Betty:
That'syourtrain!
GoodbyeMum,goodbyeDad.
Mum:
Iknow!
Ihaven'tgivenyououraddressinLhasa!
Betty1:
Sendmeatextmessage.Haveagoodtrip!
Mum: