最新最新版外研版九年级上英语课文M16.docx

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最新最新版外研版九年级上英语课文M16

M1U1

Tony:

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

Lingling:

Hm,I`veneverseenit,soI`mnotsureIagreewithyou.Whydoyoulikeit,Tony?

Tony:

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

Lingling:

Thatsoundsgreat,thoughIthinkVictoriaFallsinAfricaareevenmorefantastic.They`reabout1,700metreswideand100metreshigh.Youcanheartheloudnoiseafewkilometresaway.

Betty:

Wow,tha`shuge!

Butinmyopinion,man-madewondersaremoreexcitingthannaturalones.LookattheTerracottaArmy.It`smorethan2,000yearsold.

Daming:

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

Betty:

Now,who`dliketocallfirst?

M1U2

Agreatwonderofthenaturalworld

WhenIarrived,itwasearlymorninganditwasraining.Ilookedtotheeast—theskywasbecominggrey.Igotoutofthecar,wentthroughagateandwalkedalongadarkpath.Therewasnothingtosee,butIknewitwasthere.

Afteraboutamile,astrangerappearedbesidethepath.“AmIgoingtherightway?

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

Suddenly,therainstoppedandthecloudscleared.Thesunrosebehindmeandshoneonherocks.Farbelowme,thegroundfellawayanddowntoariver.Iwaslookingacrossoneofthewondersofthenaturalworld—theGrandCanyon.

IlookeddowntotheColoradoRiver,asilverstreamnearlyonemilebelowme.Ifyouputthetwotallestbuildingsintheworldontopofeachotheratthebottomofthecanyon,theystillwouldnotreachthetop.ThenIlookedacrosstotheothersideofthecanyon,Itwasaboutfifteenmilesaway,maybemore.Finally,Ilookedtomyleftandtomyright,,andonbothsidesthecanyonwentfarawayformorethan200miles.TheGrandCanyonwasnotjustbig.Itwashuge!

Iremainedbythecanyonforabouthalfanhour,andIaskedmyself.“IstheGrandCanyonthegreatestwonderofthenaturalworld?

”Icertainlyknowtheanswer.Whatdoyouthink?

M2U1

Myfamilyalwaysgosomewhereinterestingassoonastheholidaybegins.

Tony:

TheFirstofOctobersChina`sNationalDay,isn’tit,Lingling?

Lingling:

Yes.ThePeople`sRepublicofChinawasfoundedonlstOctober1949.PeoplehavecelebratedtheNationalDaysincethen.Thereareflowersandnationalflagseverywhere,andwehaveathree-dayholiday.

Tony:

Doyouhaveanyplansfortheholidaythisyear?

Lingling:

Yes.MyparentsandIaregoingtovisitsomefriendsinShandongprovinceandwillstaythereuntilheendoftheholiday.Whilewe`restayingwithourfriends,we`regoingtospendonedayinQingdao.Whenisyournationalday,Betty?

Betty:

OurnationaldayiscalledIndependenceDay.It`son4thJuly.We`vecelebrateditsince1777.It`sapublicholiday,butweonlyhaveonedayoff.Onthatday,thereareallkindsofholidayactivities.It`sthestartofthevacationseasonandmostpeopletakeavacationsometimeinJulyorAugust.

Lingling:

Andisthereanythingspecialonthatday?

Betty:

Well,youcanseeAmericanflagseverywhere.Weusuallyhaveapicnicsomewherenice.Kidshavegreatfun.Wealsowatchbandsplaymusicinpublicparks.

Daming:

DoyouhaveanationaldayintheUK,Tony?

Tony:

No,wedon`t—wecelebrateChristmaswithatwo-dayholiday.Andmyfamilyalwaysgosomewhereinterestingassoonastheholidaybegins.

M2U2

Thanksgiving

ThanksgivingisanAmericanfestival.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,thereareplentyofotherthingstoseeanddo.WeliveinNewYorkCity,andwegotowatchtheMacy`sThanksgivingDayParade.TheparadegoesalongseveralstreetsandfinishesatthefamousMacy`sstore.ThanksgivingisthestartoftheChristmasseason,andwestartshoppingforpresents.FootballisalsoimportantatThanksgiving,withmanyteamsplayinggames.LikemanyAmericans,weusuallywatchthegamesontelevisionandenjoyourselvesverymuch.

M3U1

Shetrainedhard,soshebecameagreatplayerlater.

MsLi:

Daming,whoisyourhero?

Whohaveyouchosentotellusabout?

Daming:

DengYaping!

She`smyherobecauseshe`soneofthebesttabletennisplayersintheworldandIloveplayingtabletennis.

MsLi:

Tellusabouther.

Daming:

Well,shestartedplayingtabletenniswhenshewasfive.Shetrainedhard,soshebecameagreatplayerlater.

Msli:

Andwhatcompetitionshasshewon?

Daming:

She’swonmanyworldcompetitionsincludingfourgoldmedalsintheOlympics.Shestoppedplayingwhenshewastwenty-four.

MsLi:

Whatdidshedoafterthat?

Daming:

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.

M3U2

Myhero—DrNormanBethune

ByWangLingling

NormanBethuneisoneofthemostfamousheroesinChina.HewasaCanadiandoctor.HecametoChinatohelptheChinesepeopleanddiedforthem.

NormanBethunewasbornin1890.Hebecameadoctorin1916andwenttoSpainin1936totreatthewoundedsoldiersduringthewarthere.Hesoonrealisedthatmanypeopleweredyingbecausetheydidnotgettohospitalquicklyenough.DrBethunedevelopednewwaysoftakingcareofthesick.Heinventedspecialmedicaltoolstouseoutsidehospitalsandchosetothefightingareassothatdoctorscouldtreatthewoundedmorequickly.Hisinventionssavedmanylives.

In1938,DrBethunecametoChinaandhelpedtreatthewoundedduringtheAntiJapaneseWar.Atthattime,therewerefewdoctors,sohehadtoworkveryhardonhisown.HisexperienceoftreatingpeopleinSpainwasUsefulinChina.Hedevelopedtrainingcoursesforlocaldoctorsandnurses,andwrotebookssothattheycouldlearnabouthowhetreatedthesick.

DrBethuneoftenworkedveryhardwithoutrestingortakingcareofhimself;Once,heevenworkedforsixty-ninehourswithoutstoppingandmanagedtosaveoverahundredlives.Onedayin1939,hecuthisfingerduringanoperation,buthecontinuedhisworkwithouttreatingit.Intheend,hediedofhiswound.

DrBethune`sworkfortheChinesepeoplemadehimaheroinChina.Therearemanybooksandfilmsabouthim,andheisstillrememberedinbothChinaandCanadatoday.

M3U3

Readthepassageandchoosethebesttitle.

MyfavouriteGreekheroisOdysseus..HeisthemaincharacterinTheOdyssey,afamousstorybytheGreekstoryteller,Homer.

OdysseusandhisfriendsgofromGreecetoTroytofight.Aftertenyears,theywinandareveryproudofthemselves.Theywinandareveryproudofthemselves.Thentheysetoffforhome,butontheirway,thereisagreatstorm.Theybecomelost,andthatisthestartoftheirgreatadventures.Duringthattime,theymeetmanystrangepeople.MostofthemwanttohurtOjdysseusandhisfriends,butafewhelpthem.Ononeislandaverybigmanwithonlyoneeyetriestokillthem.Duringthisfight,Odysseuslosesmanyofhisfriends,buthemanagestogetaway.

Aftertenyearsoffightingandtenmoreyearsonthewayhome,Odysseuscompleteshisjourneyandmanagestogetbacktohisowncountry,alone.Hiswifeandsonarewaitingforhimtocomeback.However,helookssodifferentthattheyfailtorecognisehim.AfterOdysseussaveshiswifeandsonfromsomebadmen,theyfinallyknowwhoheis.Heishapyobebackhomeagainaftersomanyadventures.

Ilikethisstorybecauseitisinterestingandexciting.IthinkOdysseusisatruehero.Heisverycleverandhasastrongwill.Ialsolearnfromhimthatgreatmennevergiveup,nomatterwhatdifficultiestheyface.

M4U1

Mum:

Now,what’sourtrainnumber?

Dad:

T27toLhasa.It’sleavingfromPlatform2.

Mum:

ThemeetinginLhasaisveryimportantforus,butI’msorryyoucan’tcomewithus,Betty.

Betty:

SoamI,butIcan’tmisstwoweeksofschool.

Mum:

WillyouremembereverythingI’vetoldyou?

Beespeciallycarefulwiththedoor.Shutitwhenyou’reinandlockitwhenyougopout.

Betty:

Yes,