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外研社九年级英语上册课文
外研社(2021新版)九年级英语上册课文(Module1—12)
ModulelWondersoftheworld
Unit1Itsmorethan2,000yearsold.
Tony:
Let'scallWondersoftheWorldandjoininthediscussion.Ithinknaturalwondersare
moreinterestingthanman-madeones.AndIthinktheGiant'sCausewayisthemostfantasticnaturalwonder.
Lingling:
Hm,I'veeverseenit,soI'mnotsureIagreewithyou.Whydoyoulikeit,Tony?
Tony:
Well,IvisitedtheGiant'sCausewaytwoyearsago.It'shuge.There'reabout40,000
rocks,mostofthemwithsixsides.ItgoesforseveralhundredmetresontheeasterncoastofNorthernIreland
Lingling:
Thatsoundsgreat,thoughIthinkVictoriaFallsinAfricaareevenmorefantastic.They'reaboutl,700metreswideand100metreshigh.Youcanheartheloudnoiseafewkilometresaway.
Betty:
Wow,that'shuge!
Butinmyopinion,man-madewondersaremoreexcitingthan
naturalones.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,"heplied,“youetthereinfiveminutes,"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.Peoplehave
celebratedtheNationalDaysincethen.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.Weusuallyhaveapicnicsomewhere
nice.Kidshavegreatfun.Wealsowatchbandsplaymusicinpublicparks.
Daming:
DoyouhaveanationaldayintheUK,Tony?
Tony:
No,wedon't---wecelebrateChristmaswithatwo-dayholiday.Andmyfamilyalways
gosomewhereinterestingassoonastheholidaybegins.
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,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,althoughitwontbeeasyforme
Mum:
Now,what'sourtrainnumber?
Dad:
T27toLhasa.It'sleavingfromPlatform2.
Mum:
ThemeetinginLhasaisveryimportantforus,butI'msorryyoucan'tcomewithus,Betty.
Betty:
SoamI,butIcan'tmisstwoweeksofschool.
Mum:
W川youremembereverythingI'vetoldyou?
Beespeciallycarefulwiththedoor.Shutit
whenyou'reinandlockitwhenyougoout.
Betty:
Yes.Mum.lcanlookaftermyself,althoughitwon'tbeeasyforme.
Mum:
Well,makesureyoueatplentyoffreshfruitandvegetables.AndI'veleftlotsofyour
favouritebiscuits.
Betty:
Don'tworry.Icancooksimplemeals.
Dad:
Therewon'tbeanybodytowakeyouupinthemorning.
Betty:
I'llbefine.Myclockringssoloudlythatitwillcertainlywakemeup.
Mum:
I'msureI'veforgottensomething,butIdon'tknowwhatitis!
(Announcement:
WeadviseallpassengersforTrainT27toLhasatogoimmediatelyto
Platform2.Yourtrainisabouttoleave.)Betty:
That'syourtrain!
GoodbyeMum,goodbyeDad.
Mum:
Iknow!
Ihaven'givenyououraddressinLhasa!
Betty':
Sendmeatextmessage.Haveagoodtrip!
Mum:
Bye,mydear!
Bett