版外研版九年级上英语课文.docx

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版外研版九年级上英语课文

M1U1

Tony:

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

Lingling:

Hm,I`veneverseenit,soI`mnotsureIagreewithdoyoulikeit,Tony?

Tony:

Well,IvisitedtheGiant`sCausewaytwoyears`shuge.There`reabout40,000rocks,mostofthemwithsixsides.ItgoesforseveralhundredmetresontheeastemcoastofNorthemIreland.

Lingling:

Thatsoundsgreat,thoughIthinkVictoriaFallsinAfricaareevenmorefantastic.They`reabout1,700metreswideand100metrescanheartheloudnoiseafewkilometresaway.

Betty:

Wow,tha`shuge!

Butinmyopinion,man-madewondersaremoreexcitingthannaturalattheTerracotta`smorethan2,000yearsold.

Daming:

Iagreewithyou,Betty.AndIthinktheThreeGorgesDamisfantastictoo.It`sabout2,300metreslong,185metreshighand15metreswideatthetop.ItlionsofpeopleinChina.

Betty:

Now,who`dliketocallfirst?

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M1U2

Agreatwonderofthenaturalworld

WhenIarrived,itwasearlymorninganditwasraining.Ilookedtotheeast—theskywasbecominggotoutofthecar,wentthroughagateandwalkedalongadarkpath.Therewasnothingtosee,butIknewitwasthere.

Afteraboutamile,astrangerappearedbesidethepath.“AmIgoingtherightway?

”IknewwhereIwasgoing,“yes,”hereplied,“you`llgetthereinfiveminutes.”Finally,Icametosomerocksandstopped.Ilookedoverthem,butitwassilentandtherewasnosignofit.

Suddenly,therainstoppedandthecloudssunrosebehindmeandshoneonhebelowme,thegroundfellawayanddowntoawaslookingacrossoneofthewondersofthenaturalworld—theGrandCanyon.

IlookeddowntotheColoradoRiver,asilverstreamnearlyonemilebelowyouputthetwotallestbuildingsintheworldontopofeachotheratthebottomofthecanyon,theystillwouldnotreachtheIlookedacrosstotheothersideofthecanyon,Itwasaboutfifteenmilesaway,maybe,Ilookedtomyleftandtomyright,,andonbothsidesthecanyonwentfarawayformorethan200GrandCanyonwasnotjustwashuge!

Iremainedbythecanyonforabouthalfanhour,andIaskedmyself.“IstheGrandCanyonthegreatestwonderofthenaturalworld?

”Icertainlyknowthedoyouthink?

M2U1

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Myfamilyalwaysgosomewhereinterestingassoonastheholidaybegins.

Tony:

TheFirstofOctobersChina`sNationalDay,isn’tit,Lingling?

Lingling:

People`sRepublicofChinawasfoundedonlstOctoberhavecelebratedtheNationalDaysinceareflowersandnationalflagseverywhere,andwehaveathree-dayholiday.

Tony:

Doyouhaveanyplansfortheholidaythisyear?

Lingling:

parentsandIaregoingtovisitsomefriendsinShandongprovinceandwillstaythereuntilheendofthewe`restayingwithourfriends,we`regoingtospendonedayinisyournationalday,Betty?

Betty:

OurnationaldayiscalledIndependence`son4th`vecelebrateditsince`sapublicholiday,butweonlyhaveonedaythatday,thereareallkindsofholiday`sthestartofthevacationseasonandmostpeopletakeavacationsometimeinJulyorAugust.

Lingling:

Andisthereanythingspecialonthatday?

Betty:

Well,youcanseeAmericanflagsusuallyhaveapicnicsomewherehavegreatalsowatchbandsplaymusicinpublicparks.

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Daming:

DoyouhaveanationaldayintheUK,Tony?

Tony:

No,wedon`t—wecelebrateChristmaswithatwo-daymyfamilyalwaysgosomewhereinterestingassoonastheholidaybegins.

M2U2

Thanksgiving

ThanksgivingisanAmericaniscelebratedonthefourthThursdayinisatimeforaspecialdinneramongfamilyandmakeshortspeechesandgivethanksfortheirfood.

WehavecelebratedthefestivalsincethefirstpioneersfromEnglandarrivedinAmericabyshipintheseventeenthheywerecrossingtheAtlantic,Manypeopledied,andaftertheylanded,theirfirstwinterwasworsethananyEnglishwinter.Thelocalpeople,theNativeAmericans,taughtthepioneershowtogrowfollowingyeartheycelebratedtogetherbyeatingadinnerofthenewfood.

WestillcelebrateThanksgivingtodaywithatraditionalkitchenisalwaysthemostcrowdedroominourhousebecauseweallhelppreparethelaythetable,andthenbeforewebegindinner,myfathergiesthanksforthefood,sowerememberwhywecelebratetheusuallyeattoomuch,butitisonlyoneayear!

Weoftentalkalotandtellstoriesafterdinnerasitisallover,everyonehelpswashthedishes.

Thefestivalisaverybusytimefortravelwhenfriendsandfamiliescometogethertothefestival,thereareplentyofotherthingstoseeandliveinNewYorkCity,andwegotowatchtheMacy`sThanksgivingDayparadegoesalongseveralstreetsandfinishesatthefamousMacy`sisthestartoftheChristmasseason,andwestartshoppingforisalsoimportantatThanksgiving,withmanyteamsplayingmanyAmericans,weusuallywatchthegamesontelevisionandenjoyourselvesverymuch.

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M3U1

Shetrainedhard,soshebecameagreatplayerlater.

MsLi:

Daming,whoisyourhero?

Whohaveyouchosentotellusabout?

Daming:

DengYaping!

She`smyherobecauseshe`soneofthebesttabletennisplayersintheworldandIloveplayingtabletennis.

MsLi:

Tellusabouther.

Daming:

Well,shestartedplayingtabletenniswhenshewastrainedhard,soshebecameagreatplayerlater.

Msli:

Andwhatcompetitionshasshewon?

Daming:

She’swonmanyworldcompetitionsincludingfourgoldmedalsinthestoppedplayingwhenshewastwenty-four.

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MsLi:

Whatdidshedoafterthat?

Daming:

ShebegantostudyatTsinghuaUniversityinBeijingandthenattendeduniversityabroad.HerEnglishwasn`tgoodenoughwhensheagainsheworkedhard,andsevenyearslater,shecompletedherdoctor`sdegreeatCambridgeshedoes,shenevergivesup!

MsLi:

That`samazing!

Daming:

saysthatsheisn`tclevererthananyoneelse,butshehasaverystrongwill.

MsLi:

Isee.Well,Ithinkshe`sagoodstudentaswellasagoodplayer.

Daming:

Yes,andshehelpedmaketheBeijingOlympicsavictoryforworld`ssimplythebest!

MsLi:

She`satruehero.

M3U2

#

Myhero—DrNormanBethune

ByWangLingling

NormanBethuneisoneofthemostfamousheroesinwasaCanadiancametoChinatohelptheChinesepeopleanddiedforthem.

NormanBethunewasborninbecameadoctorin1916andwenttoSpainin1936totreatthewoundedsoldiersduringthewarsoonrealisedthatmanypeopleweredyingbecausetheydidnotgettohospitalquicklyBethunedevelopednewwaysoftakingcareoftheinventedspecialmedicaltoolstouseoutsidehospitalsandchosetothefightingareassothatdoctorscouldtreatthewoundedmoreinventionssavedmanylives.

In1938,DrBethunecametoChinaandhelpedtreatthewoundedduringtheAntiJapanesethattime,therewerefewdoctors,sohehadtoworkveryhardonhisexperienceoftreatingpeopleinSpainwasUsefulindevelopedtrainingcoursesforlocaldoctorsandnurses,andwrotebookssothattheycouldlearnabouthowhetreatedthesick.

DrBethuneoftenworkedveryhardwithoutrestingortakingcareofhimself;Once,heevenworkedforsixty-ninehourswithoutstoppingandmanagedtosaveoverahundreddayin1939,hecuthisfingerduringanoperation,buthecontinuedhisworkwithouttreatingtheend,hediedofhiswound.

DrBethune`sworkfortheChinesepeoplemadehimaheroinaremanybooksandfilmsabouthim,andheisstillrememberedinbothChinaandCanadatoday.

M3U3

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Readthepassageandchoosethebesttitle.

MyfavouriteGreekheroisOdysseus..HeisthemaincharacterinTheOdyssey,afamousstorybytheGreekstoryteller,Homer.

OdysseusandhisfriendsgofromGreecetoTroytotenyears,theywinandareveryproudofwinandareveryproudoftheysetoffforhome,butontheirway,thereisagreatbecomelost,andthatisthestartoftheirgreatthattime,theymeetmanystrangeofthemwanttohurtOjdysseusandhisfriends,butafewhelponeislandaverybigmanwithonlyoneeyetriestokillthisfight,Odysseuslosesmanyofhisfriends,buthemanagestogetaway.

Aftertenyearsoffightingandtenmoreyearsonthewayhome,Odysseuscompleteshisjourneyandmanagestogetbacktohisowncountry,wifeandsonarewaitingforhimtocome,helookssodifferentthattheyfailtorecogniseOdysseussaveshiswifeandsonfromsomebadmen,theyfinallyknowwhoheishapyobebackhomeagainaftersomanyadventures.

IlikethisstorybecauseitisinterestingandthinkOdysseusisatrueisverycleverandhasastrongalsolearnfromhimthatgreatmennevergiveup,nomatterwhatdifficultiestheyface.

M4U1

Mum:

Now,what’sourtrainnumber?

Dad:

T27to’sleavingfromPlatform2.

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Mum:

ThemeetinginLhasaisveryimportantforus,butI’msorryyoucan’tcomewithus,Betty.

Betty:

SoamI,butIcan’tmisstwoweeksofschool.

Mum:

WillyouremembereverythingI’vetoldyou?

Beespeciallycarefulwiththeitwhenyou’reinandlockitwhenyougopout.

Betty:

Yes,canlookaftermyself,althoughitwon’tbeeasyforme.

Mum:

Well,makesureyoueatplentyoffreshfruitandI’veleftlotsofyourfavouritebiscuits.

Betty:

Don’tcancooksimplemeals.

Dad:

Therewon’tbeanybodytowakeyouupinthemorning.

Betty:

I’llbeclockringssoloudlythatitwillcertainlywakemeup.

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Mum:

I’msureI’veforgottensomething,butIdon’tknowwhatitis!

（Announcement:

WeadviseallpassengersforTrainT27toLhasatogoimmediatelytoPlatformtrainisabouttoleave.）

Betty:

That’syourtrain!

GoodbyeMum,goodbyeDad.

Mum:

Iknow!

Ihaven’tgivenyououraddressinLhasa!

Betty:

Sendmeatextagoodtrip!

Mum:

Bye,mydear!

Betty:

Bye!

Seeyouinacoupleofweeks!

M4U2

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My“perfectholiday”

Asaboy,likeallotherboys,Iwantedtobeamyparentsdideverythingfor,,theymanagedev