外研版九年级英语上册Unit2课文原文.docx

1、外研版九年级英语上册Unit2课文原文Module 1When I arrived, it was early morning and it was raining. I got out of the car, went through a gate and walked along a path. In the east, the sky was becoming light, but beside the path, it was still very dark. I knew it was there, but there was nothing to see. After about

2、a kilometer, a stranger appeared in front of me. “Am I going the right way?” I asked. He knew where I was going. “yes,” he replied, “youll get there in five minutes.” Finally, I came to some rock, and stopped. I looked carefully over them, but it was still too dark to see anything. Suddenly, the clo

3、uds cleared and the rain stopped. The sun rose behind me and beyond the rocks. I saw that the ground fell away and down to a river, far below me. I was on the edge of the Grand Canyon, one of the wonders of the natural world.I looked down to the Colorado River about 2,000 metres below me. If you put

4、 the three tallest buildings in the world at the bottom of the canyon, they still wont reach the top. Then I looked across to the other side of the canyon. How far is it? Its 20 kilometres, maybe more. Finally, I looked to my left and to my right, and on both sides the canyon disappeared into the di

5、stance.over 400 kilometres long. The Grand Canyon is not just big. Its huge! That morning on the edge of the canyon, I asked myself a question. Its not “how deep is it? ” or “how wide is it? ”or “how long is it? ” but “Is the Grand Canyon the greatest wonder anywhere in the natural world? ” I know t

6、he answer. But what do you think?Module 2My favourite great book is the adventures of tom sawyer by mark twain. Tom lives with his aunt Polly in the quiet streets of St Petersburg, Missouri. Hes a lively and clever young boy, and he finds himself in many exciting adventures. He runs away with his tw

7、o friends, Huck Finn and Joe, to an island in the middle of the Mississippi River for days. With Huck he goes looking for treasure, with Becky he gets lost in a cave, and finally, they find a box of gold. My favourite scene in the book is when everyone thinks Tom is dead. He decides to go to his own

8、 funeral. He hides and watches for a time, and then suddenly he appears. Everyone is surprised to see him but theyre also pleased to see him alive. Tom is the hero of the story, but there are other important characters. Huck is an outsider and everyone is afraid of him. Becky is pretty with fair hai

9、r, Joe is Toms best friend, and Injun Joe is the bad man of the story. The themes of the story are to do with children growing up and becoming more serious. It describes how strangers are seen in small towns of America. Finally, it talks about freedom, social rules and how people are punished for ba

10、d behaviour. Why do I think Tom Sawyer is a great book? Mark Twain wrote the story in 1876, but its still read and loved by people all over the world today. And although its only a story, Twain wrote it in the everyday English of the southern states of America in the 19th century, so it sounds very

11、real. Today its thought to be one of the greatest books in American literature. Go on-read it! I know youll enjoy it, too.Module 3For liu Xiang, life as a sporting hero has just begun. First of all, hell be invited to competitions around the world. Hell be chosen to represent China at the Olympic Ga

12、mes. Hes a symbol of Chinas international sporting success. And now that hes well known all over the world, liu Xiang will also be asked to appear in advertisements and films, and even to record music. But his coach Sun Haiping is making sure that he trains regularly. Liu Xiang will be advised by hi

13、s coach how to be a great sportsman, and by his manager how to be a star. Liu Xiang is not an overnight success. He was born in Shanghai on July 13, 1983 and like many Olympic sports stars, he stared training when he was very young. In Grade Four, he went to the Junior Sports School of Putuo Distric

14、t of Shanghai. Liu was encouraged at first to train as a high jumper. Then, in 1998,his skill at hurdling was noticed by his coach Sun Haiping. Liu Xiang was helped by a special programme. It was set up in 2001 to help young sportsmen and sportswomen. Lius races were recorded, and his performance wa

15、s compared with the worlds best sports stars. Sun Haiping used the information to change Lius training programme. In 2002 he won his first international 110m hurdles event in Switzerland, and in the same year, a gold medal at the Asia Games in Korea. In 2004, Liu won the first Olympic gold medal in

16、the same event for China in Athens, Greece. So whats next for Liu Xiang? Has he found out that theres more to life than training? Will he be encouraged to spend more time away form sport? No, Liu Xiang will go for more medals for China because he was trained for gold!Module 4Every morning my father

17、buys a newspaper on his way to work. Every day I open my books in class and start my lessons. Every evening my mother looks through magazines at home. And every night, I look at the posters with photos of David Beckham and Yao Ming on my bedroom wall before I go to sleep. Can we imagine life without

18、 paper or print? Paper was first created about 2,000 years ago, and has been made of silk, cotton, bamboo, and, since the 19th century, of wood. People learned to write words on paper to make a book. But in those days, books could only be produced one at a time by hand. As a result, they were expens

19、ive and rare. And because there werent many books, few people learned to read. Then printing was invented in China. The first printed books were made by putting ink against a wooden block and holding the paper against it. When printing was developed greatly at the beginning of the 11th century, book

20、s could be produced more quickly and cheaply. As a result, more people learned to read. After that, knowledge and ideas spread quickly, in a way that can be compared with the introduction of the Internet in the 20th century. But will books be needed in the future? Today information can be received o

21、nline, downloaded from the Internet rather than found in books, and information can be kept on CD-ROMs or machines such as MP3 players. These machines are smaller and lighter than books so that they can be carried very easily. Computers are already used in classrooms, and newspapers and magazines ca

22、n already be read online. So will books be replaced by computers one day? No, I dont think the Yao Ming poster on my bedroom wall will ever be replaced by a computer two metres high!Module 5The most unusual museum in London is the Science Museum. In most museums, theres no shouting and no running, a

23、nd you arent allowed to touch the exhibits. But the Science Museum is different.because its noisy! People talk about what the can see and do there, and some of the machines are noisy as well. Visiting the Science Museum is fun and its a great way to learn about science because you can work things ou

24、t and try out ideas. When I visit the Science Museum, I go to the Launch Pad. This is my favourite room because you can do physics experiments. For example, if you want to fill a bag with falling sand, you have to move a kind of truck on wheels into the correct position. You can also learn how to ma

25、ke explosions. I also go to the Rocket Show. You can learn how we travel into space and back again. Then I go upstairs to the Human and Nature room. You can compare your speed with animals there. You hear a noise and push a button. If you arent fast enough, the lion catches you! Im faster than all m

26、y friends, but the lion still catches me. There are also rooms on transport, the environment and space technology, as well as maths, physics and chemistry. You can do a lot of things in this museum, but you have to obey some rules as well. For example, you mustnt take photos of the exhibits in the m

27、useum. But you can buy postcards of them in the museum shops. Above all, the Science Museum is free. That means you can drop in for a few minutes or you can stay as long as you like- its open every day, from 10am to 6pm. So if you ever go to London, make sure you visit the Science Museum. Its my fav

28、ourite museum in the whole world.Module 6Do you try to walk or ride a bike to school?Do you buy new clothes just because they are the latest fashions?Do you open a window instead of turning on air conditioning?Do you buy things produced locally instead of made abroad?Do you take you own clot bag whe

29、n shopping instead of using plastic bags?Do you sort the waste before throwing it away?We all need a healthy environment, but we produce waste every day and it does harm to our environment. Though we are young, we can still do something to help. In fact, even the simplest everyday activities can mak

30、e a real difference to the environment. Here are some ideas for you. Remember these three words: reduce, reuse and recycle.Reduce Reduce means “use less”. Dont waste things. This saves money and reduces pollution and waste going into the environment. Before we buy something new, think whether it is

31、really necessary- or maybe the old one will be just as good! When we do buy things, choose local products if possible, and try not to buy too many things from abroad. It may cost a lot of money to bring them to us.Reuse Reuse means “use again”. Use things for as long as possible. When we buy things,

32、 make sure that they last a long time. We should look after them so that they will last, and we should repair them if we can instead of throwing them away and buying new ones. Dont use a paper cup or a paper bag. Its better to use a china cup and a lunch box because you can use them again.Recycle Recycle means “change things into something else”. Although it takes energy to change something into something else, its better than throwing things away or burning them. Find out what can be recycled in your neighbourhood and take part in recycling progr