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英语外研社版初三上册对话和课文原文打印版
Moudule1Wondersoftheworld
Unit1Whatisawonderoftheworld?
Betty:
OK,comeandsitdown!
Daming:
What'shappening?
Lingling:
We'rehavingameeting.
Daming:
That'snewstome!
I'mdoingmyhomework.What'sitabout?
Lingling:
Theschoolmagazine.
Daming:
Whatschoolmagazine?
Betty:
Right,listenup,everyone.Didanyonewatchtelevisionyesterdayevening?
DidyouseetheinterviewwithBeckyWang?
Lingling:
ShesingswiththebandCrazyFeet.She'smyfavouritesinger.
Tony:
Yes,Isawit.Shewenttoourschool!
Betty:
Well,shestartedaschoolmagazinecalledNewStandardwhenshewasapupilhere.Sowhydon'twestartaschoolmagazine,too?
I'vewrittendownsomeideas.We'llwriteadiaryofschoolevents,andtelleveryoneabouttheschoolconcertandthedanceclub.
Tony:
Andschoolbasketballmatches.
Lingling:
Butwhowillwritethearticles?
Betty:
We'llwritethearticles.Anymoreideas?
Tony:
Iknow!
I'lldosomereviewsaboutourfavouritebandsandmovies!
Lingling:
AndI'lldoaninterviewwithBeckyWang!
Betty:
Brilliant!
Anyoneelse?
Daming:
Howabout“HomeworkHelp”?
Tony:
Yes,someideasonhowtogetgoodgrades!
Lingling:
What'syourhomework,Daming?
Daming:
I'mwritingacompositioncalled“Whatisawonderoftheworld?
”I'mreadingabouttheancientpyramidsinEgypt.
Betty:
“HomeworkHelp”.Ithinkthat'safantasticidea,Daming.
Unit2IwasontheedgeoftheGrandCanyon。
Thegreatestwonderofthenaturalworld
WhenIarrived,itwasearlymorninganditwasraining.Igotoutofthecar,wentthroughagateandwalkedalongapath.Intheeast,theskywasbecominglight,butbesidethepath,itwasstillverydark.Iknewitwasthere,buttherewasnothingtosee.
Afteraboutakilometre,astrangerappearedinfrontofme.“AmIgoingtherightway?
”Iasked.HeknewwhereIwasgoing.“Yes,”hereplied,“you'llgetthereinfiveminutes.”Finally,Icametosomerocks,andstopped.Ilookedcarefullyoverthem,butitwasstilltoodarktoseeanything.
Suddenly,thecloudsclearedandtherainstopped.Thesunrosebehindmeandbeyondtherocks.Isawthatthegroundfellawayanddowntoariver,farbelowme.IwasontheedgeoftheGrandCanyon,oneofthewondersofthenaturalworld.
IlookeddowntotheColoradoRiverabout2kilometresbelowme.Ifyouputthethreetallestbuildingsintheworldatthebottomofthecanyon,theystillwon'treachthetop.ThenIlookedacrosstotheothersideofthecanyon.Howfarisit?
It's20kilometres,maybemore.Finally,Ilookedtomyleftandtomyright,andonbothsidesthecanyondisappearedintothedistance…over400kilometreslong.TheGrandCanyonisnotjustbig.It'shuge!
Thatmorningontheedgeofthecanyon,Iaskedmyselfaquestion.It'snot“Howdeepisit?
”or“Howwideisit?
”or“Howlongisit?
”but“IstheGrandCanyonthegreatestwonderanywhereinthenaturalworld?
”Iknowtheanswer.Butwhatdoyouthink?
Module2Greatbooks
Unit1Confucius'worksarereadbymanypeople.
MrJackson:
Hello,Betty.What'sup?
Whatareyoudoinginthelibrary?
Betty:
Iwaslookingforsomeoldcopiesoftheschoolmagazine.IfI'vegotitright,itwascalledNewStandard.
MrJackson:
That'sright.AsfarasIremember,itwasstartedbyBeckyWang.Wedon'thaveaschoolmagazineanymore.It'sapity.
Betty:
Well,I'mthinkingaboutstartingitagain.
MrJackson:
Soundslikeagoodidea!
Goon.
Betty:
IwasalsolookingforsomethingbyConfuciusandbyShakespeare.
MrJackson:
Really?
That'sabitdifficultfortheschoolmagazine.
Betty:
Well,I'dlikeamonthlyarticlecalled“GreatBooks”---youknow,someonereadsafavouriteworkofliteratureandwritesanarticleaboutit.
MrJackson:
Isee.Confucius'worksarestillreadbymanypeopletoday,andwe'restillinfluencedbyhisthoughts.AndShakespeare'splaysareseenbymillionsofpeopleeveryyear.ButhowaboutanAmericanwriter,MarkTwain,forexample.
Betty:
Idon'tknow.MarkTwainwasanimportantwriter,butheisn'tknownasagreatthinkerlikeConfucius.
MrJackson:
No,buthisbooksarestillpopular.Infact,hewrotemyfavouritebookTheAdventuresofTomSawyer.Perhapsthat'swhatmakes“GreatBooks”---they'restillreadtoday.
Betty:
Sowhydon'tyouwritethefirstarticleon“GreatBooks”?
Unit2It’sstillreadandloved.
TheAdventuresofTomSawyer
Hereisourmonthlyarticleonafavouritegreatbook.Thismonth,ourguestwriterisMrJackson.
MyfavouritegreatbookisTheAdventuresofTomSawyerbyMarkTwain.TomliveswithhisauntPollyinthequietstreetsofStPetersburg,Missouri.He'salivelyandcleveryoungboy,andhefindshimselfinmanyexcitingadventures.Herunsawaywithhistwofriends,HuckFinnandJoe,toanislandinthemiddleoftheMississippiRiverforseveraldays.WithHuckhegoeslookingfortreasure,withBeckyhegetslostinacaveandfinally,theyfindaboxofgold.
MyfavouritesceneinthebookiswheneveryonethinksTomisdead.Hedecidestogotohisownfuneral.Hehidesandwatchesforatime,andthensuddenlyheappears.Everyoneissurprisedtoseehimbutthey'realsopleasedtoseehimalive.
Tomistheheroofthestory,butthereareotherimportantcharacters.Huckisanoutsiderandeveryoneisafraidofhim.Beckyisprettywithfairhair,JoeisTom'sbestfriend,andInjunJoeisthebadmanofthestory.
Thethemesofthestoryaretodowithchildrengrowingupandbecomingmoreserious.ItdescribeshowstrangersareseeninsmalltownsofAmerica.Finally,ittalksaboutfreedom,socialrulesandhowpeoplearepunishedforbadbehaviour.
WhydoIthinkTomSawyerisagreatbook?
MarkTwainwrotethestoryin1876,butit'sstillreadandlovedbypeopleallovertheworldtoday.Andalthoughit'sonlyastory,TwainwroteitintheeverydayEnglishofthesouthernstatesofAmericainthe19thCentury,soitsoundsveryreal.Todayit'sthoughttobeoneofthegreatestbooksinAmericanliterature.Goon---readit!
Iknowyou'llenjoyit,too.
Module3Sportinglife
Unit1Whenwillthematchbeheld
Lingling:
Hi,Tony.Youlooktired.
Tony:
Yes.I'mtrainingwithBIG,theBeijingInternationalGlobetrotters,fortheSchoolBasketballCompetition.It'sthebigmatchnextweek.
Betty:
Who'sitagainst?
Daming:
HAS.
Lingling:
WhatdoesHASstandfor?
Tony:
HaidianAllStars.
Betty:
Oh,yes.Youweredefeatedlasttime.
Lingling:
Whatwasthescore?
Betty:
AllStars98pointstoGlobetrotters52.Sowhenwillthematchbeheld?
Daming:
NextSaturday.Areyoucoming?
Betty:
Yes.It'sgoingtobeatoughmatch.I'mgoingtowriteareportforNewStandard.
Lingling:
Iagree.Areyouintheteam,Daming?
Daming:
No,Iwasn'tchosenthistime.Whyareyousmiling,Betty?
Betty:
Well,I'veseenHASplayseveraltimesthisseason,andthey'rebrilliant!
Andifyouwantmyopinion…
Tony:
No,Idon't…
Betty:
…you'vegotnochance!
Whatdoyoureckon,Lingling?
Lingling:
Ithinkyou'reright,Betty.
Daming:
Well,youwon'tbeallowedtowatchwithourfansifthat'swhatyouthink!
Betty:
It'strue,Daming.
Tony:
Well,Idon'tagree.We'replayingreallywellthisseason.Ithinkwe'resogoodthatwe'llbeaskedtoplayintheOlympicGames.
Daming:
Don'tletthemgettoyou,Tonny!
(Theyleave)
Lingling:
Heehee!
Nicework,Betty!
Betty:
Ofcourse.They'resomadwithusthatthey'lltryhardertowin,justtoshowwe'rewrong!
Unit2LiuXiangwastrainedforgold
LiuXiang---trainedforgold
Sportsyearbook2004
ForLiuXiang,lifeasasportingherohasjustbegun.Firstofall,he'llbeinvitedtocompetitionsaroundtheworld.He'llbechosentorepresentChinaattheOlympicGames.He'sasymbolofChina'sinternationalsportingsuccess.
Andnowthathe'swellknownallovertheworld,LiuXiangwillalsobeaskedtoappearinadvertisementsandfilms,andeventorecordmusic.ButhiscoachSunHaipingismakingsurethathetrainsregularly.LiuXiangwillbeadvisedbyhiscoachonhowtobeagreatsportsman,andbyhismanageronhowtobeastar.
LiuXiangisnotanovernightsuccess.HewasborninShanghaion13thJuly,1983and,likemanyOlympicsportsstars,hestartedtrainingwhenhewasveryyoung.InGradeFour,hewenttotheJuniorSportsSchoolofPutuoDistrictofShanghai.Liuwasencouragedatfirsttotrainasahighjumper.Then,in1998,hisskillathurdlingwasnoticedbyhiscoachSunHaiping.
LiuXiangwashelpedbyaspecialprogramme.Itwassetupin2001tohelpyoungsportsmenandsportswomen.Liu'sraceswererecorded,andhisperformancewascomparedwiththeworld'sbestsportsstars.SunHaipingusedtheinformationtochangeLiu'strainingprogramme.In2002hewonhisfirstinternational110mhurdleseventinSwitzerland,andinthesameyear,agoldmedalattheAsianGamesinKorea.In2004,LiuwonthefirstOlympicgoldmedalinthesameeventforChinainAthens,Greece.
Sowhat'snextforLiuXiang?
Hashefoundoutthatthere'smoretolifethantraining?
Willhebeencouragedtospendmoretimeawayfromsport?
No,LiuXiangwillgoformoremedalsforChinabecausehewastrainedforgold!
Module4Greatinventions
Unit1Paperandprintinghavebeenusedforages.
Tony:
Dad,canIaskafavour?
CanIborrowyourdigitalcamera?
Tony’sdad:
Why?
Tony:
I'dliketotakesomephotosontheschoolvisittothemuseumnextweek.
Tony’sdad:
Isthisforyourschoolmagazine?
Hasitbeenpublishedyet?
Tony:
Yes,twoissueshavebeenpublished.Butit'sgoingtobeanonlinemagazinefromnowon.
Tony’sdad:
What'swrongwithanordinarymagazine?
Tony:
Doyoumeanusingpaper?
It'stooexpensive.Ifthemagazineisonline,paperwon'tbeneeded.That'sanimportantadvantage.It'llbepublishedontheschoolwebsite,anditcanbereadonscree