最新版外研版九年级上英语课文M16.docx

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最新版外研版九年级上英语课文最新版外研版九年级上英语课文M16M1U1Tony:

LetscallWondersoftheWorldandjoininthediscussion.Ithinknaturalwondersaremoreinterestingthanman-madeones.AndIthinktheGiantsCausewayisthemostfantasticnaturalwonder.Lingling:

Hm,Iveneverseenit,soImnotsureIagreewithyou.Whydoyoulikeit,Tony?

Tony:

Well,IvisitedtheGiantsCausewaytwoyearsago.Itshuge.Therereabout40,000rocks,mostofthemwithsixsides.ItgoesforseveralhundredmetresontheeastemcoastofNorthemIreland.Lingling:

Thatsoundsgreat,thoughIthinkVictoriaFallsinAfricaareevenmorefantastic.Theyreabout1,700metreswideand100metreshigh.Youcanheartheloudnoiseafewkilometresaway.Betty:

Wow,thashuge!

Butinmyopinion,man-madewondersaremoreexcitingthannaturalones.LookattheTerracottaArmy.Itsmorethan2,000yearsold.Daming:

Iagreewithyou,Betty.AndIthinktheThreeGorgesDamisfantastictoo.Itsabout2,300metreslong,185metreshighand15metreswideatthetop.ItlionsofpeopleinChina.Betty:

Now,whodliketocallfirst?

M1U2AgreatwonderofthenaturalworldWhenIarrived,itwasearlymorninganditwasraining.Ilookedtotheeasttheskywasbecominggrey.Igotoutofthecar,wentthroughagateandwalkedalongadarkpath.Therewasnothingtosee,butIknewitwasthere.Afteraboutamile,astrangerappearedbesidethepath.“AmIgoingtherightway?

”Iasked.HeknewwhereIwasgoing,“yes,”hereplied,“youllgetthereinfiveminutes.”Finally,Icametosomerocksandstopped.Ilookedoverthem,butitwassilentandtherewasnosignofit.Suddenly,therainstoppedandthecloudscleared.Thesunrosebehindmeandshoneonherocks.Farbelowme,thegroundfellawayanddowntoariver.IwaslookingacrossoneofthewondersofthenaturalworldtheGrandCanyon.IlookeddowntotheColoradoRiver,asilverstreamnearlyonemilebelowme.Ifyouputthetwotallestbuildingsintheworldontopofeachotheratthebottomofthecanyon,theystillwouldnotreachthetop.ThenIlookedacrosstotheothersideofthecanyon,Itwasaboutfifteenmilesaway,maybemore.Finally,Ilookedtomyleftandtomyright,andonbothsidesthecanyonwentfarawayformorethan200miles.TheGrandCanyonwasnotjustbig.Itwashuge!

Iremainedbythecanyonforabouthalfanhour,andIaskedmyself.“IstheGrandCanyonthegreatestwonderofthenaturalworld?

”Icertainlyknowtheanswer.Whatdoyouthink?

M2U1Myfamilyalwaysgosomewhereinterestingassoonastheholidaybegins.Tony:

TheFirstofOctobersChinasNationalDay,isntit,Lingling?

Lingling:

Yes.ThePeoplesRepublicofChinawasfoundedonlstOctober1949.PeoplehavecelebratedtheNationalDaysincethen.Thereareflowersandnationalflagseverywhere,andwehaveathree-dayholiday.Tony:

Doyouhaveanyplansfortheholidaythisyear?

Lingling:

Yes.MyparentsandIaregoingtovisitsomefriendsinShandongprovinceandwillstaythereuntilheendoftheholiday.Whilewerestayingwithourfriends,weregoingtospendonedayinQingdao.Whenisyournationalday,Betty?

Betty:

OurnationaldayiscalledIndependenceDay.Itson4thJuly.Wevecelebrateditsince1777.Itsapublicholiday,butweonlyhaveonedayoff.Onthatday,thereareallkindsofholidayactivities.ItsthestartofthevacationseasonandmostpeopletakeavacationsometimeinJulyorAugust.Lingling:

Andisthereanythingspecialonthatday?

Betty:

Well,youcanseeAmericanflagseverywhere.Weusuallyhaveapicnicsomewherenice.Kidshavegreatfun.Wealsowatchbandsplaymusicinpublicparks.Daming:

DoyouhaveanationaldayintheUK,Tony?

Tony:

No,wedontwecelebrateChristmaswithatwo-dayholiday.Andmyfamilyalwaysgosomewhereinterestingassoonastheholidaybegins.M2U2ThanksgivingThanksgivingisanAmericanfestival.ItiscelebratedonthefourthThursdayinNovember.Itisatimeforaspecialdinneramongfamilyandfriends.Peoplemakeshortspeechesandgivethanksfortheirfood.WehavecelebratedthefestivalsincethefirstpioneersfromEnglandarrivedinAmericabyshipintheseventeenthcentury.WhileheywerecrossingtheAtlantic,Manypeopledied,andaftertheylanded,theirfirstwinterwasworsethananyEnglishwinter.Thelocalpeople,theNativeAmericans,taughtthepioneershowtogrowcorn.Thefollowingyeartheycelebratedtogetherbyeatingadinnerofthenewfood.WestillcelebrateThanksgivingtodaywithatraditionaldinner.Thekitchenisalwaysthemostcrowdedroominourhousebecauseweallhelppreparethefood.Welaythetable,andthenbeforewebegindinner,myfathergiesthanksforthefood,sowerememberwhywecelebratethefestival.Weusuallyeattoomuch,butitisonlyoneayear!

Weoftentalkalotandtellstoriesafterdinneraswell.Whenitisallover,everyonehelpswashthedishes.Thefestivalisaverybusytimefortravelwhenfriendsandfamiliescometogethertocelebrate.Duringthefestival,there