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九年级英语选读

九年级英语选读

Unit1Inthelibrary

THELOSTBOOKS

　　Mygrandmaisalreadyeightyyearsold.Sheusedtobeahistoryteacher.Herhobbyisreading.Shelikesreadingbooksonmanydifferentsubjects.Sheoftenborrowsbooksfromtheschoollibrary.Shehasalsoboughtalotofbooks.Sheoftensays,“Ilovebooks.Booksaremybestfriends.Theygivemeknowledgeandmakemehappy.”

　　Grandmalikestoborrowbooksfromthelibraryandreadsoutsideintheschoolyard.Sometimesshereadsafewlines,putsdownthebook,walksafewstepsandthinksforawhileandthenwalksawaywiththebook.ButlastweekGrandmaforgottotakethebookwhensheleftforhome.Shewasworriedandaskedherfriends,“Haveyouseenahistorybook?

IthinkI’velostit.”Thenextdayshewenttothelibrarianandsaidtoher,“I’mverysorry.Iborrowedahistorybookfromthelibrarylastweek.ButIcan’tfindit.IthinkI’velostit.”

　　“Don’tworry.You’llfindit,”saidthelibrarian.

　　SeveraldayslaterGrandmacametothelibrarytoborrowsomemorebooks.Thelibrarianaskedher,“Haveyoufoundthebook?

”“Notyet.I’velookedforiteverywhere,butIstillcan’tfindit.”

　　“Don’tworry.Someonewillprobablyfinditandreturnitsoonerorlater.”Afewdayslater,thebookwasstillmissing.Whatwasworse,Grandmalostmorebooks.Shewasworriedandsowasthelibrarian.“I’mafraidI’llhavetopayforthelostbooks,”saidGrandmasadly.

　　Onedaythelibrariancameupwithanidea.SheaskedGrandmatoputabookmarkineachoftheborrowedbookswiththewords:

“Ifyoufindthisbook,pleasereturnittotheschoollibrary.…”Grandmathoughtitwasawonderfulidea.Nowherlostbooksareusuallyretunedtothelibrary.

Ididn’tquiteunderstandhowtheygotthebooksbacksoquicklyuntilIpickedupabookGrandmahadleftoneday.Iopenedthebookandfoundabookmark.Itsaid,“Ifyoufindthisbook,pleasereturnittotheschoollibrary.Thereyoucangetanicepresentfromthelibrarian.Thankyou.”

Unit2Watersports

（A）

SURFING

　　Surfingisoneoftheworld’smostpopularwatersports.ItfirststartedontheislandsofHawaii.Nowitisenjoyedbypeopleallovertheworld.Hawaiiisfamousforitsbeautifulbeaches.Everyyear,watersports,especiallyswimmingandsurfing,attractlargenumbersoftouriststotheislands.

　　WaikikiisoneofthebestbeachesforsurfinginHonolulu.Itisneithertoohotnortoocoldalltheyearround.Thewaterisveryclear.Thewavesareveryhigh.Nomatterwhattheweatherislike,youcanalwaysfindsurfersoutridingthewaves.

　　Thereisabigdifferencebetweenserioussurfersandtheso-called“beachboys”.Serioussurfersaremuchstrongerandthinnerthanbeachboys.Theylivetosurfandnothingcanstopthem.Theysurfthreetimesadayifpossible,inbothwinterandsummer.

　　Forexample,JackBooth,a21-year-oldman,gaveuphisjobintheSanFranciscolibraryayearago.HehasbeeninHonolulueversince.Inthemorningheworksasapart-timeassistantinasurfshop.Atnightheworksinarestaurantasawaiter.Hehasnothadanightofffortwomonths,buthestillfeelshappy.

　　“I’mgladthejobsleavemyafternoonsforsurfing.AlthoughIhaven’tgotaverygoodjob,surfingmakesmeveryfit.Ihavealreadywonfirstprizeinthecitysurfingcompetition.IhopethatonedaysurfingwillbeaneventoftheOlympicGames.”

（B）

YOUNGESTSWIMMERTOCROSSCHANNEL

　　LiLida,a12-year-oldschoolboyfirsttriedtocrosstheQiongzhouChannelinJune,2000.Buthefailedafterswimmingfor12hours.OnMay17,2001,his13thbirthday,hisdreamcametrue.HebecametheyoungestpersonevertocrossthechannelbetweenHainanIslandandthemainland.

　　Theboysetoffat6:

02inthemorning.HesteppedintotheSouthChinaSeafromabeachinXuwen,Guangdong.Threemenswamtogetherwithhim.Liwasswimmingquitefastbefore10:

30.Thenhesloweddownasthewindbecamestrongerandthewaveshigher.Duringthecrossingheatesomefoodandhadseveraldrinks.By2p.m.hecouldseeahighbuildinginHaikou.Hewentonswimmingforanothertwohoursbeforehefinishedhisjourney.

　　Abigcrowdofpeoplewerewaitingforhimonthebeach.Amongthemwerehisparents.Theywereveryproudoftheirson.Histeacher,Mr.Feng,spokehighlyofhisstudent.“Heisnotonlytheprideofourschool,butalsotheprideofallthepeopleinHainan,”hesaid.

Unit3Makeourworldmorebeautiful！

MAKEOURWORLDMOREBEAUTIFUL

　　OnedayIwasvisitingoneofmyfriendsinabigtown.Suddenlyapieceofbeautifulmusiccametomyears.Myfriend’sfatherquicklypickedupsomerubbishandwentoutside.Iaskedmyfriend,“What’shappening?

”Myfriendsaidthattherewasatruckcollectingrubbishoutside.

　　“Wheneversomeonethrowsinsomerubbish,itproducesapieceofmusic.Assoonasotherpeoplehearit,t