新外研社九年级英语上册课文Module112.docx

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新外研社九年级英语上册课文Module112

外研社（2014新版）九年级英语上册课文（Module1—12）

Module1Wondersoftheworld

Unit1It’smorethan2,000yearsold.

Tony:

Let'scallWondersoftheWorldandjoininthediscussion.Ithinknaturalwondersaremoreinterestingthanman-madeones.AndIthinktheGiant'sCausewayisthemostfantasticnaturalwonder.

Lingling:

Hm,I’veneverseenit,soI'mnotsureIagreewithyou.Whydoyoulikeit,Tony?

Tony:

Well,IvisitedtheGiant'sCausewaytwoyearsago.It'shuge.There'reabout40,000rocks,mostofthemwithsixsides.ItrunsforseveralhundredmetresontheeasterncoastofNorthernIreland

Lingling:

Thatsoundsgreat,thoughIthinkVictoriaFallsinAfricaisevenmorefantastic.It’saboutl,700metreswideand100metreshigh.Youcanheartheloudnoiseafewkilometresaway.

Betty:

Wow,that'shuge!

Butinmyopinion,man-madewondersaremoreexcitingthannaturalones.LookattheTerracottaArmy.It'smorethan2.000yearsold.

Daming:

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,“you’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.It'sapublicholiday,butweonlyhaveonedayoff.Onthatday,thereareallkindsofholidayactivities.It'sthestartofthevacationseasonandmostpeopletakeavacationsometimeinJulyorAugust.

Lingling:

Andisthereanythingspecialonthatday?

Betty:

Well,youcanseeAmericanflagseverywhere.Weusuallyhaveapicnicsomewherenice.Kidshavegreatfun.Wealsowatchbandsplaymusicinpublicparks.

Daming:

DoyouhaveanationaldayintheUK,Tony?

Tony:

No,wedon't---wecelebrateChristmaswithatwo-dayholiday.Andmyfamilyalwaysgosomewhereinterestingassoonastheholidaybegins.

Unit2WehavecelebratedthefestivalsincethefirstpioneersarrivedinAmerica.

Thanksgiving

ThanksgivingisanAmericanfestival.ItiscelebratedonthefourthThursdayinNovember.Itisatimeforaspecialdinneramongfamilyandfriends.Peoplemakeshortspeechesandgivethanksfortheirfood.

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:

Daming,whoisyourhero?

Whohaveyouchosentotellusabout?

Daming:

DengYaping!

She'smyherobecauseshe'soneofthebesttabletennisplayersintheworldandIloveplayingtabletennis.

MsLi:

Tellusabouther.

Daming:

Well,shestartedplayingtabletenniswhenshewasfive.Shetrainedhard,soshebecameagreatplayerlater.

MsLi:

Andwhatcompetitionshasshewon?

Daming:

She'swonmanyworldcompetitions,includingfourgoldmedalsintheOlympics.Shestoppedplayingwhenshewastwenty-four.

MsLi:

Whatdidshedoafterthat?

Darning:

ShebegantostudyatTsinghuaUniversityinBeijingandthenattendeduniversityabroad.HerEnglishwasn'tgoodenoughwhenshebegan.Onceagainsheworkedhard,andsevenyearslater,shecompletedherdoctor'sdegreeatCambridgeUniversity.Whatevershedoes,shenevergivesup!

MsLi:

That'samazing!

Daming:

Yes.Dengsaysthatsheisn'tclevererthananyoneelse,butshehasaverystrongwill.

MsLi:

Isee.Well.Ithinkshe'sagoodstudentaswellasagoodplayer.

Daming:

Yes,andshehelpedmaketheBeijingOlympicsavictoryforworldsport.She'ssimplythebest!

MsLi:

She'satruehero.

Unit2Therewerefewdoctors,sohehadtoworkveryhardonhisown

Myhero-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.lcanlookaftermyself,althoughitwon'tbeeasyforme.

Mum:

Well,makesureyoueatplentyoffreshfruitandvegetables.AndI'veleftlotsofyourfavouritebiscuits.

Betty:

Don'tworry.Icancooksimplemeals.

Dad:

Therewon'tbeanybodytowakeyouupinthemorning.

Betty:

I'llbefine.Myclockringssoloudlythatitwillcertainlywakemeup.

Mum:

I'msureI'veforgottensomething,butIdon'tknowwhatitis!

（Announcement:

WeadviseallpassengersforTrainT27toLhasatogoimmediatelytoPlatform2.Yourtrainisabouttoleave.）

Betty:

That'syourtrain!

GoodbyeMum,goodbyeDad.

Mum:

Iknow!

Ihaven’tgivenyououraddressinL