九年级外研版英语上册课文原文

1、九年级英语上册课文原文Module 1Unit 1Listen and read.Betty: OK, come in and sit down!Daming: What's happening?Lingling: We're having a meeting.Daming: That's news to me! I'm doing my homework. What's it about?Lingling: The school magazine.Daming: What school magazine?Betty: Right, listen up,

2、 everyone. Did anyone watch television yesterday evening?Did you see the interview with Becky Wang?Lingling: She sings with the band Crazy Feet. She's my favourite singer.Tony: Yes, I saw it. She went to our school!Betty: Well, she started a school magazine called New Standard when she was a pup

3、il here. So why don't we start a school magazine, too? I've written down some ideas.We'll write a diary of school events, and tell everyone about the school concert and the dance club.Tony: And school basketball matches.Lingling: But who will write the articles?Betty: We'll write the

4、 articles. Any more ideas?Tony: I know! I'll do some reviews about our favourite bands and movies!Lingling: And I'll do an interview with Becky Wang!Betty: Brilliant! Anyone else?Daming: How about "Homework Help"?Tony: Yes, some ideas on how to get good grades!Lingling: What's

5、your homework, Daming?Daming: I'm writing a composition called "What is a wonder of the world?" I'm reading about the ancient pyramids in Egypt.Betty: "Homework Help". I think that's a fantastic idea, Daming.Module 1 Unit 2Read the passage and describe what you can se

6、e in the photo. Use some ofthe following words.ancient; deep; high; long; modern; natural; tall; wideThe Greatest Wonder of the Natural WorldWhen I arrived, it was early morning and it was raining. I got out of the car, wentthrough a gate and walked along a path. In the east, the sky was becoming li

7、ght, butbeside the path, it was still very dark. I knew it was there, but there was nothing tosee.After about a kilometre, a stranger appeared in front of me. "Am I going the rightway?" I asked. He knew where I was going. "Yes," he replied, "you'll get there in fiveminut

8、es."Finally,I came to some rocks,and stopped.Ilookedcarefullyoverthem, butit was still too dark to see anything.Suddenly,thecloudsclearedand therainstopped.The sun rose behindme and beyondthe rocks. I saw that the ground fell away and down to a river, far below me. I was onthe edge of the Grand

9、 Canyon, one of the wonders of the natural world.Ilookeddown to theColoradoRiverabout2 kilometresbelowme. Ifyou putthe threetallest buildings in the world at the bottom of the canyon, they still won't reach thetop.Then Ilookedacrossto the other sideofthe canyon.Howfaris it?It's20 kilometres,

10、maybe more. Finally, I looked to my left and to my right, and on both sides the canyondisappearedintothe distance .over400 kilometreslong.The Grand Canyon isnot justbig. It's huge!That morning on the edge of the canyon, I asked myself a question. It's not "Howdeep is it?"or "H

11、ow wideis it?"or "How long is it?" but"Isthe Grand Canyon thegreatestwonder anywhere in the natural world?" I know the answer. But what do you think?Module 2 Unit 1Listen and read.Mr Jackson:Hello, Betty. What's up? What are you doing in the library?I was looking for som

12、e old copies of the school magazine. If I've got itBetty:right, it was calledNew Standard.That'sright. As far as Iremember, itwas startedby BeckyWang. We don'tMr Jackson:have a school magazine any more. It's a pity.Betty:Well, I'm thinking about starting it again.Mr Jackson:Sound

13、s like a good idea! Go on.Betty:I was also looking for something by Confucius and by Shakespeare.Mr Jackson:Really? That's a bit difficult for the school magazine.Well, I'd like amonthlyarticle called "Great Books" you know, someoneBetty:reads a favouritework ofliteratureand writes

14、 an article about it.I see.Confucius'works are stillreadby many peopletoday,and we're stillinfluenced by his thoughts. And Shakespeare's plays are seen bymillionsof people every year. But how about an American writer, Mark Twain, forMr Jackson:example?I don't know. Mark Twain was an

15、important writer, but he isn't known asBetty:a greatthinkerlike Confucius.No, but his books are still popular. In fact, he wrote my favourite bookThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer . Perhaps that's what makes "GreatMr Jackson:Books" they're still read today.Betty:So why don't you

16、 write the first article on "Great Books"?Module 2 Unit 2Read the passage and check your answers to the following questions.1. What did Betty suggest at the end of the conversation in Unit 1?2. What book did Mr Jackson choose?3. What do you think happens in the book?4. What do you think ar

17、e the main ideas of the book?Great BooksThe Adventures of Tom SawyerHere isour monthlyarticleon a favouritegreatbook.This month,our guestwriteris Mr Jackson.My favourite great book isThe Adventures of Tom Sawyerby Mark Twain. Tom liveswith his aunt Polly in the quiet streets of St Petersburg, Missou

18、ri. He's a lively andclever young boy, and he finds himself in many exciting adventures. He runs away withhis two friends,Huck Finn and Joe,to an islandin themiddle of the MississippiRiverfor several days. With Huck he goes looking for treasure, with Becky he gets lost ina cave, and finally, the

19、y find a box of gold.My favourite scene in the book is when everyone thinks Tom is dead. He decides togo to his own funeral. He hides and watches for a time, and then suddenly he appears.Everyone is surprised to see him but they're also pleased to see him alive.Tom is the hero of the story, but

20、there are other important characters. Huck is anoutsider and everyone is afraid of him. Becky is pretty with fair hair, Joe is Tom'sbest friend, and Injun Joe is the bad man of the story.The theme of the storyare to do withchildrengrowingup and becoming more serious.It describes how strangers ar

21、e seen in small towns of America. Finally, it talks aboutfreedom, social rules and how people are punished for bad behaviour.Why do I thinkTom Sawyeris a great book? Mark Twain wrote the story in 1876, butit's still read and loved by people all over the world today. And although it's onlya s

22、tory, Twain wrote it in the everyday English of the southern states of America inthe 19th century, so it sounds very real. Today it's thought to be one of the greatestbooks in American literature. Go on read it! I know you'll enjoy it, too.Module 3 Unit 1Listen and read.Lingling:Hi, Tony. Yo

23、u look tired.Yes. I'mtrainingwithBIG,the BeijingInternationalGlobetrotters,for theTony:School's Basketball Competition. It's the big match next week.Betty:Who's itagainst?Daming:HAS.Lingling:What does HAS stand for?Tony:Haidian All Stars.Betty:Oh, yes. You weredefeatedlast time.Lingl

24、ing:What was the score?Betty:All Stars 98 points to Globetrotters 52. So when will the match be held?Daming:Next Saturday. Are you coming?Yes. It's going to be atough match. I'm going to write a report forNewBetty:Standard .Lingling:I agree. Are you in the team, Daming?Daming:No, I wasn'

25、t chosen this time. Why are you smiling, Betty?Well, I've seen HAS play several times thisseason , and they're brilliant!Betty:And if you want my opinion .Tony:No, I don't .Betty:. you've got no chance! What do you reckon, Lingling?Lingling:I think you're right, Betty.Daming:Well

26、, you won't beallowedto watch with our fans if that's what you think!Betty:It's true, Daming.Well, I don't agree. We're playing really well thisseason . I think we're soTony: good that we'll be asked to play in the Olympic Games.Don't let them get to you, Tony!Daming:

27、(They leave)Lingling:Betty:Hee hee! Nice work, Betty!Of course.They'reso mad withwe're wrong!us thatthey'lltryharderto win,justto showModule 3 Unit 2Read the passage and choose the sentence which best expresses the mainidea.Liu XiangTrained for GoldSports Yearbook 2004For Liu Xiang, life

28、as a sporting hero has justbegun. First of all, he'llbe invitedto competitionsaroundtheworld. He'llbe chosen torepresentChina atthe Olympic Games.He's a symbol of China's internationalsportingsuccess.And now that he's well known all over the world, Liu Xiang will also be asked to

29、appear inadvertisementsand films,and even torecordmusic.But hiscoachSun Haipingis making sure that he trainsregularly. Liu Xiang will be advised by hiscoach on howto be a greatsportsman , and by his manager on how to be a star.Liu Xiang is not anovernightsuccess. He was born in Shanghai on 13th July

30、, 1983and, likemany Olympicsports stars,he startedtrainingwhen he was very young. In GradeFour, he went to the Junior Sports School of Putuo District of Shanghai. Liu wasencouraged at firstto train as a high jumper. Then,in 1998, hisskill athurdlingwasnoticed by hiscoach Sun Haiping.Liu Xiang was he

31、lped by a special programme. It wasset upin 2001 to help youngsportsmenand sportswomen.Liu'sraceswere recorded , and hisperformancewas comparedwith the world's best sports stars. Sun Haiping used the information to change Liu'strainingprogramme.In2002he won hisfirstinternational110m hurd

32、leseventinSwitzerland, and in the same year, a goldmedal at the Asian Games in Korea. In 2004,Liu won the first Olympic goldmedal in the same event for China in Athens, Greece.So what'snext forLiu Xiang? Has he found out thatthere'smore to lifethan training?Will he be encouraged to spend mor

33、e time away from sport?No, Liu Xiang will go for moremedals for China because he was trained for gold!Liu Xiang _.was helped by his sports school to become a gold medal winnerhas trained for many years, and will continue to win medalswill be encouraged to be a star and not a sporting heroModule 4 Un

34、it 1Listen and read.Tony: Dad, can I ask afavour ? Can I borrow yourdigital camera?Tony'sdad: Why?Tony: I'd like to take some photos on the school visit to the museum next week.Tony's dad:Is this for your school magazine? Has it beenpublishedyet?Yes, two issueshave been published. But it

35、'sgoing to be an onlineTony: from now on.Tony's dad:What's wrong with anordinarymagazine?magazineDo you mean using paper? It's too expensive. If the magazine is online,paper won't be needed. That's an importantadvantage . It'll bepublishedTony: on the school website, and

36、it can be read on screen.Well, that makes me think. Paper andprintinghave been used forages . Weonce got information from books, but now the same information can be readTony's dad:or even listened to on computers.I wonder .Can booksbe replacedby computers? Maybe I'llwritesomethingTony: for t

37、he magazine! Anyway, about the camera .?Here it is. Thebatteryhasn't been charged for a couple of months. It'sTony's dad:been turned off since your mum's birthday party.Tony:It doesn't matter. I'llsee tothat.But you must promise that it won't be lent to anyone, andit won&

38、#39;t be leftTony's dad:at school! Just look after it. Is that clear?Tony: Promise!Module 4 Unit 2Read the passage and match the main ideas with the paragraphs.a. The world before booksb. The invention of printingc. Life on paper and in printd. Technology and bookse. Can books be replaced by com

39、puters?Paragraph 1 matches c. Paragraph 2 matches a. Paragraph 3 matches b. Paragraph 4 matches d.Paragraph 5 matches e.Can Books Be Replaced by Computers?by Tony SmithEvery morning my father buys a newspaper on his way to work. Every day I open mybooks in class and start my lessons. Every evening m

40、y mother looks through magazinesat home. And every night, I look at the posters with photos of David Beckham and YaoMing on my bedroom wallbefore I go to sleep.Can we imaginelifewithoutpaperorprint?Paper was firstcreatedabout 2,000yearsago, and has been made fromsilk,cotton ,bamboo, and, since the 1

41、9th century, fromwood. People learned to write words on paperto make a book. But in those days, books could only be produced oneat a timeby hand .As a result, they were expensive and rare. And because there weren't many books, fewpeople learned to read.Then printingwas invented in China. The fir

42、st printed books were made by puttingink on a woodenblockand holding the paper against it. Whenprintingwas developedgreatlyat the beginning ofthe 11th century, books could be produced more quickly andcheaply.As a result, more people learnedtoread. After that,knowledgeand ideasspreadquickly,in a way

43、thatcanbe compared withtheintroductionofthe Internetinthe 20thcentury.But will books be needed in the future? Today information can be received online,downloaded from the Internetrather thanfound in books, and information can be kepton CD-ROMsor machinessuch as MP3 players.These machinesaresmalleran

44、d lighterthanbooks so that they can be carried very easily.Computersarealreadyused in classrooms,and newspapers and magazines can alreadybe read online. So will books be replaced by computersone day ? No, I don't think theYao Mingposter onmy bedroom wall will ever be replaced by a computer twome

45、tres high!Module 5 Unit 1Listen and read.Betty:Let's go to the Science and Technology room. It'supstairs .Daming:Come on! This way! I'm looking forward to this!Guard:Shh! No shouting! It's against the rules.Daming:But I want to goupstairs before we have to go home.Guard:Hang on a min

46、ute! You mustn't go up there! Come back!Daming:What's the matter?Guard:Look at thesign "Noentry".Daming:Oh! Why?Guard:It's closed until January. And the Natural History roomas well .Oh dear.My classmatesand Ihave gotto write a report for homework by Friday.Tony:Well, let's

47、godownstairs .Lingling:Why?Tony:I want to buy some postcards in the shop. Where's Daming?Lingling:I don't know. He's gone off on his own.Tony:Look at this amazingsculpture .Guard:Don't touch! You mustn't touch it.Tony:Sorry. I'll just take a photo.Guard:No, you can't take

48、 a photo,either. Look at thesign "No photography ".I'm sorry. I wasn't payingattentionto what you were saying. I was lookingTony:at thesculpture. It looks very real.Lingling:Hurry up! You're taking so long. Let's go. Where's Daming?Tony:It looks very strange. It's k

49、ind offamiliar! It looks like .Daming:Waaaargh!Tony:. Daming!Betty:Oh, very funny! No wonder it looks real.Lingling:It's not asculpture. It's Daming!Module 5 Unit 2Read the passage and answer the questions.1. In what way is the Science Museum different from other museums?2. Where does Tony g

50、o when he visits the Science Museum?3. What else is there to see in the Science Museum?%The Science Museum in Londonby Tony SmithThe mostunusualmuseum in London is the Science Museum. In most museums, there'sno shoutingand no running,and you aren'tallowedto touchthe exhibits. But the Science

51、Museum is different . because it's noisy! People talk about what they can see and dothere, and some of the machines are noisyas well. Visiting the Science Museum is funand it'sa greatway to learnabout sciencebecause youcan work things out andtry outideas.When I visit the Science Museum, I go

52、 to theLaunch Pad . This is my favourite roombecause you can do physicsexperiments. For example,ifyou want to filla bag withfallingsand , you have to move a kind oftruckon wheels into the correctposition. I also goto theRocket Show. You can learn how wetravelinto space and back again.Then I goupstairsto theHumanand Natu