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外研版九年级上英语课文原文
M7U1
Mr.Jackson:
Hello,Betty.What’sup?
Betty:
IwanttojoinanInternetgrouptodiscussgreatbooksbygreatwriters.
Mr.Jackson:
So,whoareyourgreatwriters?
Betty:
Well,maybeConfuciusandShakespeare.
Mr.Jackson:
Really?
Iacceptthatthey’regreatbecausetheirworksarestillreadbaymanypeopletoday.ButIthinkI’ddescribeConfuciusmoreasateacherandthinkerthanawriter.Hewasaverywiseman.Whatdoyouhavetodoforthediscussion?
Betty:
Well,eachofusreadsafavouritebookandwritesareviewforthediscussion.
Mr.Jackson:
Isee.We’restillinfluencedbyConfuciusideas,andShakespeare’splaysalsomakealotofsensetoustoday.Peoplehavealwaysread,andwillalwaysreadgreatbooks.Bytheway,whatdoyouthinkofMarkTwain,theGreatAmericanwriterinthenineteenthcentury?
Betty:
Hewasn’timportant,butIsupposeheisn’taswell-knowasConfuciusorShakespeare.
Mr.Jackson:
No,buthisbooksarestillpopular,andoneofhisbookismyfavourite,TheAdventuresofTomSawyer.
Betty:
Great!
Whydon’tyoujoininthediscussionandtellusaboutit?
M7U2
AbookreviewofTheAdventuresofTomSawyer.
ByBettyKing.
OneofmyfavouritegreatbooksisTheAdventuresofTomSawyer,byMarkTwain.ThestoryissetinthetownofStPetersburg,Missouri,theUS,inthenineteenthcentury.Ittellssomeexcitingstoriesaboutaboywhohasmanyadventures.
Tom,theheroofthebook,liveswithhisauntPolly.Heisalivelyandcleverboy.Hedoesnotlikepeopletellinghimwhattodo,sohealwaysgetsintotrouble.Heandhisbestfriend,HuckFinn,runawaytoanislandinthemiddleoftheMississippiRiver.TomhasmoretroublebecauseabadmannamedInjunJoeislookingforhim.Later,Tomescapesfromacavewithanotherfriend,Becky.HealsofindsInjunJoe’streasureboxandtakesitaway.
MyfavouritepartofthebookiswhenTomandHunkstarttheiradventuresontheislandintheMississippiRiver.Atfirst,theyarehappy.Butwhentheyhearthateveryonethinkstheyaredied,theyfeelverysorry,sotheycomebackhome.Theyhideandwatchforatimewhentheyseetheirfamilyandneighbourscomingtotheirfuneralinthechurch.ThenTomandHucksuddenlyappear.Everyoneissurprisedtoseethematfirst,butverypleasedtofindthattheyarealive.
TheAdventuresofTomSawyerisagreatbook.It’smorethananadventurestory.MarkTwainwroteitin1876.itdescribespeople’slivesinthesouthernstatesofAmericaatthattime.Ittellshowyoungpeoplegrow,howpeopleloveeachotherandhowbadpeoplepayfortheiractions.It’swrittenineverydayEnglish,andthedialoguessoundespeciallyreal.Today,itisstillreadandlovedbypeopleallovertheworld,anditisthoughttobeoneofthegreatestAmericanstories.
M8U1
Lingling:
Hi,Tony.Youlooktired.
Tony:
Yes.I'mtrainingforthebigmatchnextweek.
Betty:
Whoareyouplayingagainst?
Daming:
HAS.
Lingling:
WhatdoesHASstandfor?
Tony:
HaidianAllStars.
Betty:
Oh,yes.It’llbeadifficultmatch.Didn’ttheybeatyoulasttime?
Tony:
Yes,theydid.But...
Lingling:
Whatwasthescore?
Betty:
Ifmymemoryiscorrect,HAS98pointstoBIG52.
Tony:
ButDamingwasn’tchosenforthetealasttime.Thatwasabaddecision.Wecan’tplaywellwithouthim.
Lingling:
That’snoexcuse!
Tony:
ButDamingisbacknow.Thereisnodifferencebetweenthetwoteamsthisseason.
Betty:
Whenisthematch?
Tony:
It’snextSaturdayatafternoon,butifyouwantgoodseats,youshouldcomeby11:
30.Areyoucoming?
Betty:
I’mnotsure.Doyouthinkthey’llwin,Lingling?
Lingling:
Noway!
HowmanymatcheshaveyouplayedagainstHASthisyear?
Tony:
Well,aboutthree.
Betty:
AndhowmanyhasHASwon?
Tony:
Er...mostofthem.
Betty:
Wrong!
Allofthem!
Facethetruth,Tony.You'vegotnochance!
Tony:
Idon’tagree.That’snotfair!
(Tonyleavesangrily.)
Lingling:
Remembertothrowtheball,notkickit,Tony!
Betty:
He’ssomadatusthathe’lltryhardertowin,justtoshowwe’rewrong!
Lingling:
Nicework,Betty!
Idohopetheywinthistime.We’llbetheretocheerforthem.
M8U2
LiuXiang-Trainedtowin.
ForLiuXiang,lifeasasportsherobeganin2004.First,hewasinvitedtocompetitionsaroundtheworld.Then,hewaschosenfortheChineseteamattheAthensOlympicGamesandwonagoldmedal.
LiuXiangwasnotasuccessfulsportsmanatfirst.HewasborninShanghaion13thJuly,1983andstartedtrainingwhenhewasveryyoung.InGrade4,hewenttotheSportsSchoolofPutuoDistrictofShanghai.Liuwasencouragedatfirsttotrainforthehighjump.
In1998,LiuXiang’sabilityinhurdlingwasnoticedbySunHaiping,wholaterbecamehiscoach.In2001,aspecialprogrammewassetuptohelpyoungsportsmenandsportswomen.LiuXiangwasamongthem.Hisraceswererecorded,andhewascomparedwiththeworld'sbestsportsstars.SunHaipingusedtheinformationtochangehistrainingmethodsforLiuXiang.
InMay2001,Hewonhisfirstinternational110mhurdlesraceinJapan.In2004,HewonthefirstOlympicgoldmedalforChinainthe110mhurdlesrace,andatthesametimebroketheOlympicGamesrecord.ItwasalsothefirsttimeanOlympicgoldmedalsforhurdlingwashangroundtheneckofasportspersonfromanAsiancountry.
LiuXiangtrainedveryhard.Infact,hetrainedsohardthathehurthisfoot.From2008on,hesufferedalotfromhisfootproblem,buthedidnotgiveup.Thoughhemissedsomecompetitions,hestillreturnedtofirstplaceintheworld110mhurdlesracein2012.
Itisapitythathisfootproblemstoppedhimfromcompletingthe2012LondonOlympicGames.Butheisstillasymbolofcourageandsuccess,andwecontinuetotakegreatprideinhim.
M9U1
Tony:
Dad,canIborrowyourcamera?
Dad:
Why?
Tony:
I'dliketotakesomephotosontheschoolvisittothemuseumnextweek.They’llbeputupontheschoolwebsite.AndtheycanbeseenontheInternetbyotherclasses,evenpeoplelivinginothercountries.
Dad:
Soundsgreat!
WhenIwasatschool,wewaitforweekstohearfromourpenfriendsabroad.Buttoday,wecansendandreceivephotosandmailsontheInternet,andit’sreallyfast.
Tony:
Yes,theInternetandthecomputerhavechangedourlives.Weevenuseonlinetextbooksinourclass.Iwonder...Willcomputersbeusedmorethanbooksinthefuture.
Dad:
Perhaps.Inthepast,wemainlygotinformationfrompaperbooks.Somearehugeoneswiththousandsofpages.Today,withtheinventionwiththecomputerandtheelectronictechnology,it’seasytogetinformationontheInternet.TheInternetismorepowerfulthanbooks.
Tony:
Anyway,aboutthecamera...?
Dad:
Oh,yes.Hereitis.Ihaven’tuseditsinceyourmum’sbirthday.Andthememorymaybefull.
Tony:
OK.Thatcanbefixed.I’vegotanemptymemorycard.Wherearetheinstructions.
Dad:
Inthecamerabag.It’sagiftfromyourmumformybirthday,soyoumustpromisethatyou’lltakegoodcareofit.Ifyouhavetolendittoanyone,tellthemtouseitproperly.
Tony:
Promise!
M9U2
WillbooksbereplacedbytheInternet.
Everymorningmyfatherbuysanewspaperonhiswaytowork.EverydayIopenmybooksinclassandstartmylessons.Everyeveningmymotherlooksthroughmagazinesathome.Andeverynight,IlookatthephotosofDavidBeckhamandYaoMingonmybedroomwallbeforeIgotosleep.Canweimaginelifewithoutpaperorprinting?
Paperwasfirstcreatedabout2,000yearsagoinChina.Afteritsinvention,peoplestarttowriteonpapertomakeabook.Inthosedays,bookswereonlybeproducedoneatatimebyhand.Asaresult,theywerenotmanybooks,andtheywereexpensiveandrare.Sofewpeoplehadthechancetolearntoread.
PrintingwasinventedinChinaduringtheSuiandTangDynasties.Later,developmentsinprintingmadeitpossibletoproducebooksmorequicklyandcheaply.Atradeinbooksresulted,andmorepeoplelearnttoread.Knowledgeandideasspreadfasterthaneverbefore.Inaway,wecancomparetheinventionofpaperandprintingtotheintroductionoftheInternetinthetwentiethcentury.
AlthoughtheInternetisstullyoung,itisgrowingveryfast,andmaybecomemorepowerfulthanprinting.AmuchlargeramountofinformationcanbestoredinmorevariedformsontheInternetthaninbooks.SomeonewithanInternetconnectioncanfindinformationmuchmoreeasilythantheycanfinditinprintedforms.Andthemachinesweusetoreaditeranowsmallandlight,oftensmallerandlighterthanasinglebook.
ComputersandtheInternetareusedinclassroomsnow,andnewspapersandmagazinesarealreadyreadonline.Sowhatdirectionwilltraditionalprintingtakeinthefuture?
WillbooksbereplacedbytheInternet?
Let’swaitandsee.
M10U1
Tony:
Dad,Ineedyourhelp.Myteacheraskedustochooseacountrywewanttovisit,imaginewewerethere,andwritealettertoourparentsbackhome.IhavechosenAustralia.HowcanIdoit.
Dad:
Don’tworry.IhavesomephotosthatItookinAustralialastyear.Theymayhelpyou.Herewego.ThisisarockcalledAyersRock,incentralAustralia.Accordingtothelocalpeople,it’saspecialandmagicalplace.
Tony:
Oh,itlookshuge.What’sitsheight?
Dad:
348metres.AndthisistheSydneyOperaHouse.It’slikeahugesailingboatwithwateronthreesides.AndthisoneistheGreatBarrierReef.
Tony:
DoesitlieoffthenortheastcoastofAustralia?
Dad:
Yes,it’sover2600kilometreslong.It’sagreatnaturalwonder.AndherearesomephotosofmyAustralianfriends.They’resheepfarmers.Theywearspecialhatsthatkeepthefliesaway.Thescissorsthattheyareholdingareusedtocutthewooloffthesheep.DoyouknowthatmanyAustralianscamefromBritain?
Tony:
Yes,ofcourse!
That’swhytheyspeakEnglish.Didyoukeepadiarywhileyouwerethere?
Dad:
Yes,andyoucanreadit.
Tony:
That’sgreat!
Andwhatdidn’tyoulikeaboutAustralia?
Dad:
Ihatedthea