外研社九年级英语上册课文

外研社九年级英语上册课文外研社九年级英语上册课文外研社九年级英语上册课文xxx公司外研社九年级英语上册课文文件编号：文件日期：修订次数：第1.0次更改批准审核制定方案设计，管理制度外研社(2014新版)九年级英语上册课文（Module1—12）Module1WondersoftheworldUnit1It’smorethan2,000yearsold.Tony:Let'scallWondersoftheWorldandjoininthediscussion.Ithinknaturalwondersaremoreinterestingthanman-madeones.AndIthinktheGiant'sCausewayLingling:Hm,I’veneverseenit,soI'mnotsureIagreewithyou.Whydoyoulikeit,Tony?

Tony:Well,IvisitedtheGiant'sCausewaytwoyearsago.It'shuge.There'reabout40,000rocks,mostofthemwithsixsides.ItgoesforseveralhundredmetresontheeasterncoastofNorthernIrelandLingling:Thatsoundsgreat,thoughIthinkVictoriaFallsinAfricaareevenmorefantastic.They'reaboutl,700metreswideand100metreshigh.Youcanheartheloudnoiseafewkilometresaway.Betty:Wow,that'shuge!Butinmyopinion,man-madewondersaremoreexcitingthannaturalones.LookattheTerracottaArmy.It'smorethan2.000yearsold.Daming:Iagreewithyou,Betty.AndIthinktheThreeGorgesDamisfantastictoo.It'sabout2,300metreslong,185metreshighand15metreswideatthetop.ItproduceselectricityformillionsofpeopleinChina.Betty:Now,who'dliketocallfirst?Unit2TheGrandCanyonwasnotjustbig.AgreatwonderofthenaturalworldWhenIarrived,itwasearlymorninganditwasraining.Ilookedtotheeast--theskywasbecominggrey.Igotoutofthecar,wentthroughagateandwalkedalongadarkpath.Therewasnothingtosee,butIknewitwasthere.Afteraboutamile,astrangerappearedbesidethepath."AmIgoingtherightway"Iasked.HeknewwhereIwasgoing."Yes,”hereplied,“you’llgetthereinfiveminutes,"Finally,Icametosomerocksandstopped.Ilookedoverthem,butitwassilentandtherewasnosignofit.Suddenly,therainstoppedandthecloudscleared.Thesunrosebehindmeandshoneontherocks.Farbelowme,thegroundfellawayanddowntoariver.Iwaslookingacrossoneofthewondersofthenaturalworld-theGrandCanyon.IlookeddowntotheColoradoRiver,asilverstreamnearlyonemilebelowme.Ifyouputthetwotallestbuildingsintheworldontopofeachotheratthebottomofthecanyon,theystillwouldnotreachthetop.ThenIlookedacrosstotheothersideofthecanyon.Itwasaboutfifteenmilesaway,maybemore.Finally,Ilookedtomyleftandtomyright,andonbothsidesthecanyonwentfarawayformorethan200miles.TheGrandCanyonwasnotjustbig.Itwashuge!Iremainedbythecanyonforabouthalfanhour,andIaskedmyself."IstheGrandCanyonthegreatestwonderofthenaturalworld"Icertainlyknowtheanswer.Whatdoyouthink

Module2PublicHolidaysUnit1Myfamilyalwaysgosomewhereinterestingassoonastheholidaybegins.Tony:TheFirstofOctoberisChina'sNationalDay,isn'tit,Lingling?

Lingling:Yes.ThePeople'sRepublicofChinawasfoundedon1stOctober1949.PeoplehavecelebratedtheNationalDaysincethen.Thereareflowersandnationalflagseverywhere,andwehaveathree-dayholiday.Tony:Doyouhaveanyplansfortheholidaythisyear?

Lingling:Yes.MyparentsandIaregoingtovisitsomefriendsinShandongProvinceandwillstaythereuntiltheendoftheholiday.Whilewe'restayingwithourfriends,we'regoingtospendonedayinBetty: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'twecelebrateChristmaswithatwo-dayholiday.Andmyfamilyalwaysgosomewhereinterestingassoonastheholidaybegins.Unit2WehavecelebratedthefestivalsincethefirstpioneersarrivedinAmerica.ThanksgivingThanksgivingisanAmericanfestival.ItiscelebratedonthefourthThursdayinNovember.Itisatimeforaspecialdinneramongfamilyandfriends.Peoplemakeshortspeechesandgivethanksfortheirfood.WehavecelebratedthefestivalsincethefirstpioneersfromEnglandarrivedinAmericabyshipintheseventeenthcentury.WhiletheywerecrossingtheAtlantic,manypeopledied,andaftertheylanded,theirfirstwinterwasworsethananyEnglishwinter.Thelocalpeople,theNativeAmericans,taughtthepioneershowtogrowcorn.ThefWestillcelebrateThanksgivingtodaywithatraditionaldinner.Thekitchenisalwaysthemostcrowdedroominourhousebecauseweallhelppreparethefood.Welaythetable,andthenbeforewebegindinner,myfathergivesthanksforthefood,sowerememberwhywecelebratethefestival.Weusuallyeattoomuch,butitisonlyonceayear!Weoftentalkalotandtellstoriesafterdinneraswell.Whenitisallover,everyonehelpswashthedishes.Thefestivalisaverybusytimefortravelwhenfriendsandfamiliescometogethertocelebrate.Duringthefestival,thereareplentyofotherthingstoseeanddo.WeliveinNewYorkCity,andwegotowatchtheMacy'sThanksgivingDayParade.TheparadegoesalongseveralstreetsandfinishesatthefamousMacy'sstore.ThanksgivingisthestartoftheChristmasseason,andwestartshoppingforpresents.FootballisalsoimportantatThanksgiving,withmanyteamsplayinggames.LikemanyAmericans,weusuallywatchthegamesontelevisionandenjoyourselvesverymuch.Module3HeroesUnit1Shetrainedhard,soshebecameagreatplayerlaterMsli:Daming,whoisyourheroWhohaveyouchosentotellusabout

Daming:DengYaping!She'smyherobecauseshe'soneofthebesttabletennisplayersintheworldandIloveplayingtabletennis.MsLi:Tellusabouther.Daming:Well,shestartedplayingtabletenniswhenshewasfive.Shetrainedhard,soshebecameagreatplayerlater.MsLi:Andwhatcompetitionshasshewon?Daming:She'swonmanyworldcompetitions,includingfourgoldmedalsintheOlympics.Shestoppedplayingwhenshewastwenty-four.MsLi:Whatdidshedoafterthat?Darning:ShebegantostudyatTsinghuaUniversityinBeijingandthenattendeduniversityabroad.HerEnglishwasn'tgoodenoughwhenshebegan.Onceagainsheworkedhard,andsevenyearslater,shecompletedherdoctor'sdegreeatCambridgeUniversity.Whatevershedoes,MsLi:That'samazing!Daming:Yes.Dengsaysthatsheisn'tclevererthananyoneelse,butshehasaverystrongwill.MsLi:Isee.Well.Ithinkshe'sagoodstudentaswellasagoodplayer.Daming:Yes,andshehelpedmaketheBeijingOlympicsavictoryforworldsport.She'ssimplythebest!MsLi:She'satruehero.Unit2Therewerefewdoctors,sohehadtoworkveryhardonhisownMyhero-DrNormanBethuneByWangLinglingNormanBethuneisoneofthemostfamousheroesinChina.HewasaCanadiandoctor.HecametoChinatohelptheChinesepeopleanddiedforthem.NormanBethunewasbornin1890.Hebecameadoctorin1916andwenttoSpainin1936totreatthewoundedsoldiersduringthewarthere.Hesoonrealisedthatmanypeopleweredyingbecausetheydidnotgettohospitalquicklyenough.DrBethunedevelopednewwaysoftakingcareofthesick.Heinventedspecialmedicaltoolstouseoutsidehospitalsandclosetothefightingareassothatdoctorscouldtreatthewoundedmorequickly.Hisinventionssavedmanylives.In1938,DrBethunecametoChinaandhelpedtreatthewoundedduringtheAnti-JapaneseWar.Atthattime,therewerefewdoctors,sohehadtoworkveryhardonhisown.HisexperienceoftreatingpeopleinSpainwasusefulinChina.Hedevelopedtrainingcoursesforlocaldoctorsandnurses,andwrotebookssothattheycouldlearnabouthowhetreatedthesick.DrBethuneoftenworkedveryhardwithoutrestingortakingcareofhimself.Once,heevenworkedforsixty-ninehourswithoutstoppingandmanagedtosaveoverahundredlives.Onedayin1939,hecuthisfingerduringanoperation,buthecontinuedhisworkwithouttreatingit.Intheend,hediedofhiswound.DrBethune'sworkfortheChinesepeoplemadehimaheroinChina.Therearemanybooksandfilmsabouthim,andheisstillrememberedinbothChinaandCanadatoday.Module4HomealoneUnit1Icanlookaftermyself,althoughitwon’tbeeasyformeMum:Now,what'sourtrainnumber?Dad:T27toLhasa.It'sleavingfromPlatform2.Mum:ThemeetinginLhasaisveryimportantforus,butI'msorryyoucan'tcomewithus,Betty.Betty:SoamI,butIcan'tmisstwoweeksofschool.Mum:WillyouremembereverythingI'vetoldyou

Beespeciallycarefulwiththedoor.Shutitwhenyou'reinandlockitwhenyougoout.

Betty:Yes.Mum.lcanlookaftermyself,althoughitwon'tbeeasyforme.Mum:Well,makesureyoueatplentyoffreshfruitandvegetables.AndI'veleftlotsofyourfavouritebiscuits.Betty:Don'tworry.Icancooksimplemeals.Dad:Therewon'tbeanybodytowakeyouupinthemorning.Betty:I'llbefine.Myclockringssoloudlythatitwillcertainlywakemeup.Mum:I'msureI'veforgottensomething,butIdon'tknowwhatitis!(Announcement:WeadviseallpassengersforTrainT27toLhasatogoimmediatelytoPlatform2.Yourtrainisabouttoleave.)Betty:That'syourtrain!GoodbyeMum,goodbyeDad.Mum:Iknow!Ihaven’tgivenyououraddressinLhasa!Betty':Sendmeatextmessage.Haveagoodtrip!Mum:Bye,mydear!Betty:Bye!Seeyouinacoupleofweeks!Unit2IbecamesoboredwiththeirordersthatIwishedtheywouldleavemealone.My"perfectholiday"Asaboy,likeallotherboys,Iwantedtobeaman.Butmyparentsdideverythingforme.Actually,theymanagedeveryminuteofmylife.Althoughtheylovedme,Ifeltabitunhappywiththem."ZhengChenyu,doyourhomework!""Practisethepiano!""TurnofftheTV!"IbecamesoboredwiththeirordersthatIwishedtheywouldleavemealone.Well,mywishcametrue!Althoughmyparentswereveryworriedaboutleavingme,theyhadtogoawayonbusinessforafewdays.Nowwasmychance!Icouldhavesomefunatlast!AssoonasIgothomefromschoolthefirstday,Ihappilythrewmyschoolbagonthesofaandatelotsofsnacks.ThenIenjoyedanexcitingfilmonTV,andafterthatIplayedcomputergames.IlikedthegamessomuchthatIplayeduntilmid-night.ThenextmorningIwokeuplate.Ihadtohurrytoschoolwithoutbreakfast,butIwasstilllate.Theteacheraskedmeformyhomework,butIcouldnothanditin.Withanemptystomach,Iwasunabletoplaybasketballwithmyclassmates!Ifelttiredandsleepyatschoolalldaylong.WhenIgothome,Itriedtocooksomerice,butIburntit.Ievendroppedmyfather'scupwhenIwascooking!Ifoundmyselfsobadatsimplecookingtasks.Istartedtofeellonely.IwantedMumandDadtocomehomesoon.Mumcookedsuchdeliciousfood,andmadesureIneverforgotmyhomework.Dadalwayshelpedmewithanydifficultquestions,andtoldfunnyjokeswhenIwasunhappy.ThenIrealisedbeinghomealonewasnotalwaysperfect.Whenmyparentscamehome,theywerehappytofindthatIcouldcookandtidyupnow.Itoldthemmyhomealonestoryandwealllaughed.Module5MuseumsUnit1Don’tcrossthatrope!(Betty,LinglingandDamingareonthesecondfloorofamuseum.)Betty:Whatawonderfulmuseum!Lingling:It'sgreat,isn'titLet'sgototheAnimalRoomupstairs.Ineedsomeinformationformyproject.Betty:Metoo.Let'sgo.Wait,where'sDaming?Lingling:Thereheis.What'shedoingoverthere?Daming:Hey,Betty!Lingling!Comeandseethemonkeyexhibition!Guard:Noshouting,please!It'sagainsttherules.Betty:Oh,no!Damingisintroubleagain.Daming:Lookatthemonkey'stail!I'vegottogetinhere…Gard:Stop!Don'tcrossthatrope!Can'tyouseethesign,kid"Noentry."Daming:Oh.Whynot?Guard:Becauseit'sclosed.Lingling:Yes,Daming.Readthesign!Daming:Oh,right.That'snogood!Well,I'lljusttakeaphoto...Guard:Sorry.Nophotos.See?Daming:Therecertainlyarealotofrulesinthismuseum.Nowondertheplaceisempty!Betty:Daming!Don'tberude!Lingling:Oh,no!Betty:What'sthematter,Lingling?Lingling:Mymobilephone!It’smissing!Oh,no!WhatamIgoingtodo?

Guard:Don'tworry,Miss.Godownstairstothelostandfoundoffice.Theymighthaveit.Lingling:Thatphoneisnew!Ihavetofindit,orMumwillpunishme!Betty:I'msureitwillbeallright,Lingling.Let'sgoandsee.Daming：Yes,let'sgodownstairs.Unit2IfyouevergotoLondon,makesureyouvisittheScienceTheScienceMuseuminLondonByTonySmithWelcometothemostfriendlymuseuminLondon.Inmostmuseums,thereisnoshoutingandnorunning,andyoumustnottouchanything.ButtheScienceMuseumisdifferent...ItIliketovisittheroomsonthesecondandthirdfloors.Youcanlearnaboutcommunicationsandtheenvironmentaswellasmaths,physicsandchemistry.Forexample,youcanfindouthowpeopledigcoalfromthegroundanduseittocreateenergy.AndinoneroomtheyevenexplainhowX-raysletyousecinsideyourbody.TheLaunchpadonthethirdflooristhemostpopularroom,anditismyfavouritetoobecausetherearelotsofphysicsexperiments.Forexample,ifyouwanttofillabagwithsand,youhavetocontrolakindoftruckonwheelsandmoveitintothecorrectplace.Youcanalsofindouthowpeopletravelintospaceandbackagain.Onthefourthandfifthfloors,youcanlearnaboutwhatmedicinewaslikeinthepast.Ifyoucomparethemedicineofthepastwiththemedicineoftoday,youwillfeelveryluckynexttimeyouvisitadoctor!TheScienceMuseumisinterestingforpeopleofallages.Youcanalwaysfindsomethingnewandhaveawonderfultimethere.Themuseumisfreetoenter,soyoucangoinforafewminutesorstayallday.Itisopendailyfrom10amto6pm.SoifyouevergotoLondon,makesureyouvisittheModule6ProblemsUnit1.IfIstartafterdinner,I’llfinishitbeforeIgotobed.Dad:Tony,you'replayingtheguitaragain.Haveyoudoneyourhomework'Tony:No,notyet,butIhaven'tgotmuch.IfIstartafterdinner,I'llfinishitbeforeIgotobed.Anyway,youwantedmetolearnaninstrument.Dad:Iwantyoutogetintothehabitofdoingyourhomeworkassoonasyoucomehomefromschool.Ifyoustartnow,you'llfinishitbeforedinner.Tony:Yes,butIneedarestfromschoolwork.Ialsowanttogotothelibrarytodovolunteerwork.Dad:Soyou'renotgoingtodoyourhomeworknow?Tony:No,itisn’tnecessarytodoitnow.I'lldoitlater.Dad:That'sashame.Ireallydon'tthinkyoushouldgotothelibrarysomuch.Tony:WhynotIcanworkinthelibraryandI'malsoabletoreadbooksthere.Dad:Nodeal,Tony.Ifyoudoalltheseotherthingsinsteadofyourhomework,youwon'thavetimetostudy.Tony:Youmeanyoudon'twantmetohelpthecommunityandincreasemyknowledgeoftheworld?Dad:That'snotthepoint.Youshouldconsiderwhatthemostimportantthingis.Idon'twantyoutofailyourexams.Tony:ButDad:Youcan'tdoanythingbeforeyoufinishyourhomework.I'msorry,butthat'smylastword.Unit2Ifyoutellhimthetruthnow,youwillshowthatyouarehonest.Doyouhaveaproblem

WritetoDianaatNewStandardMagazineandaskforheradvice.DearDiana,Lastweek,myfriendDavidcameroundwithanewcomputergameandaskedtoplayitonmydad’scomputer.Iwasworried,becauseIshouldaskmydadbeforeIusehiscomputer.Heusesitforhiswork,andIcanonlyuseitformyhomework.ThereasonisthathethinksitwillgowrongifIplaygamesonit.Well,whilemydadwasout,wedecidedtotryoutDavid'sgame.Wecopiedittothecomputer,andafterwefinishedplaying,wetookitoffthecomputer.However,whenIstartedthecomputeragaintocheckifeverythingwasOK,someofmydad'sdocumentsweremissing.Then,whenmydadusedthecomputerlastnight,hewasreallyangry.Hecouldnolongerfindthedocumentsanywhere!Theywereveryimportantones.IdidnottellhimaboutthecomputergamebecauseIdidnotwanthimtobeangrywithme.NowIfeelterrible.Iamnotsurewhetheracomputerengineercangetthedocumentsback.ShouldItellhimaboutthecomputergame?

ShouldIpaytorepairit?

Yours,SteveDearSteve.Oh,dear!Youhavemadetwomistakes.Itisbadenoughthatyouusedyourdad'scomputertoplaygameswhenhetoldyounotto.Anditisevenworsethatyoudidnottellhimaboutit.Ifyoutellhimthetruthnow,hewillbeangrywithyou,butatleastyouwillshowthatyouarehonest.Youshouldapologisetoyourfather.Youshouldalsopaythebilltorepairthecomputer.Ifyouoffertogiveupyourpocketmoney,yourfatherwillrealisethatyouareverysorry.Remember,nexttime,playfootballwithDavidandnotcomputergames!Bestwishes.DianaModule7GreatbooksUnit1We’restillinfluencedbyConfucius’sideasMrJackson:Hello,Betty.What’sup?

Betty:IwanttojoinanInternetgrouptodiscussgreatbooksbygreatwriters.MrJackson:So,whoareyourgreatwriters?

Betty:Well,maybeConfuciusandShakespeare.MrJackson:Really

Iacceptthatthey’regreatbecausetheirworksarestillreadbymanypeopletoday.ButIthinkI’ddescribeConfuciusmoreasateacherandthinkerthanawriter.Hewasaverywiseman.Whatdoyouhavetodoforthediscussion?Betty:Well,eachofusreadsafavouritebookandwritesareviewforthediscussion.MrJackson:Isee.We’restillinfluencedbyConfucius’sideas,andShakespeare’splaysalsomakealotofsensetoustoday.Peoplehavealwaysread,andwillalwaysreadgreatbooks.Bytheway,whatdoyouthinkofMarkTwain,thegreatAmericanwriterinthenineteenthcentury?

Betty:Hewasimportant,butIsupposeheisn’taswell-knownasConfuciusorShakespeare.MrJackson:No,buthisbooksarestillpopular,andoneofhisbooksismyfavourite,TheAdventureofTomSawyer.Betty:Great!Whydon’tyoujoininthediscussionandtellusaboutit?

Unit2ItisstillreadandlovedAbookreviewofTheAdventureofTomSawyerByBettyKingOneofmyfavouritegreatbooksisTheAdventureofTomSawyer,byMarkTwain.ThestoryissetinthetownofStPetersburg,Missouri,theUS,inthenineteenthcentury.Ittellssomeexcitingstoriesaboutaboywhohasmanyadventures.Tom,theheroofthebook,liveswithhisauntPolly.Heisalivelyandcleverboy.Hedoesnotlikepeopletellinghimwhattodo,sohealwaysgetsintotrouble.Heandhisbestfriend,HuckFinn,runawaytoanislandinthemiddleoftheMississippiRiver.TomhasmoretroublebecauseabadmannamedInjunJoeislookingforhim.Later,Tomescapesfromacavewithanotherfriend,Becky.HealsofindsInjunJoe’streasureboxandtakesitaway.MyfavouritepartofthebookiswhenTomandHuckstarttheiradventuresontheislandintheMississippiRiver.Atfirst,theyarehappy.Butwhentheyhearthateveryonethinkstheyaredead,theyfeelverysorry,sotheycomebackhome.Theyhideandwatchforatimewhentheyseetheirfamilyandneighbourscomingtotheirfuneralinthechurch.Then,TomandHucksuddenlyappear.Everyoneissurprisedtoseethematfirst,butverypleasedtofindthattheyarealive.TheAdventureofTomSawyerisagreatbook.Itismorethananadventurestory.MarkTwainwroteitin1876.Itdescribespeople’slivesinthesouthernstatesofAmericaatthattime.Ittellshowyoungpeoplegrow,howpeopleloveeachotherandhowbadpeoplepayfortheiractions.ItiswrittenineverydayEnglish,andthedialoguessoundespeciallyreal.Today,itisstillreadandlovedbypeopleallovertheworld,anditisthoughttobeoneofthegreatestAmericanstories.Module8SportslifeUnit1Damingwasn’tchosenfortheteamlastyearLingling:Hi,Tony,youlooktired.Tony:Yes,I’mtrainingforthebigmatchnextweek.Betty:Whoareyouplayingagainst?Tony:HAS.Lingling:WhatdoesHASstandfor?Tony:HaidianAllStars.Betty:Oh,yes.It’llbeadifficultmatch.Didn’ttheybeatyoulasttime?

Tony:Yes,theydid.But…Lingling:Whatwasthescore?Betty:Ifmymemoryiscorrect,HAS98pointstoBIG52.Tony:ButDamingwasn’tchosenfortheteamlasttime.Thatwasabaddecision.Wecan’tplaywellwithouthim.Lingling:That’snoexcuse!Tony:ButDamingisbacknow.There’snodifferencebetweenthetwoteamsthisseason.Betty:Whenisthematch?Tony:It’snextSaturdayatnoon,butifyouwantgoodseats,youshouldcomeby11:30.Areyoucoming?

Betty:I’mnotsure.Doyouthinkthey’llwin,Lingling?

Lingling:Noway!HowmanymatcheshaveyouplayedagainstHASthisyear?Tony:Well,aboutthree.Betty:AndhowmanyhaveHASwon?Tony:Er…mostofthem.Betty:Wrong!Allofthem!Facethetruth,Tony.You’vegotnochance!Tony:Idon’tagree.That’snotfair!(Tonyleavesangrily.)Lingling:Remembertothrowtheball,notknickit,Tony!Betty:He’ssomadatusthathe’lltryhardertowin,justtoshowwe’rewrong!Lingling:Nicework,Betty!Idohopetheywinthistime.We’llbetheretocheerforthem.Unit2Hewasinvitedtocompetitionsaroundtheworld.LiuXiangtrainedtowin!ForLiuXiang,lifeasasportsherobeganin2004.First,hewasinvitedtocompetitionsaroundtheworld.Then,hewaschosenfortheChineseteamattheAthensOlympicGamesandwonagoldmedal.LiuXiangwasnotasuccessfulsportsmanatfirst.HewasborninShanghaion13thJuly1983,andstartedtrainingwhenhewasveryyoung.InGrade4,hewenttotheSportsSchoolofPutuoDistrictofShanghai.Liuwasencouragedatfirsttotrainforthehighjump.In1998,LiuXiang’sabilityinhurdlingwasnoticedbySunHaiping,wholaterbecamehiscoach.In2001,aspecialprogrammewassetuptohelpyoungsportsmenandsportswomen.LiuXiangwasamongthem.Hisraceswererecorded,andhewascomparedwiththeworld’sbestsportsstars.SunHaipingusedtheinformationtochangehistrainingmethodsforLiuXiang.InMay2001,LiuXiangwonhisfirstinternational110mhurdlesraceinJapan.In2004,hewonthefirstOlympicgoldmedalforChinainthe110mhurdlesrace,andatthesametimebroketheOlympicGamesrecord.ItwasalsothefirsttimeanOlympicgoldmedalforhurdlingwashungroundtheneckofasportspersonfromanAsiancountry.LiuXiangtrainedveryhard.Infact,hetrainedsohardthathehurthisfoot.From2008on,hesufferedalotfromhisfootproblem,buthedidnotgiveup.Thoughhemissedsomecompetitions,hestillreturnedtofirstplaceintheworld110mhurdlesracein2012.Itisapitythathisfootproblemstoppedhimfromcompletingthe2012LondonOlympicGames.Butheisstillasymbolofcourageandsuccess,andwecontinuetotakegreatprideinhim.Module9GreatinventionsUnit1Willcomputersbeusedmorethanbooksinthefuture?Tony:Dad,canIborrowyourcamera?

Dad:Why?Tony:I’dliketotakesomephotosontheschoolvisittothemuseumnextweek.They’llbeputupontheschoolwebsite.AndtheycanbeseenontheInternetbyotherclasses,evenpeoplelivinginothercountries.Dad:Soundsgreat!WhenIwasatschool,wewaitedforweekstohearfromourpenfriendsabroad.Buttoday,wecansendandreceivephotosandmailsontheInternet,andit’sreallyfast.Tony:Yes,theInternetandthecomputerhavechangedourlives.Weevenuseonlinetextbooksinourclass.Iwonder…Willcomputersbeusedmorethanbooksinthefuture?

Dad:Perhaps.Inthepast,wemainlygotinformationfrompaperbooks.Somearehugeoneswiththousandsofpages.Today,withtheinventionofthecomputerandtheelectronictechnology,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!Unit2WillbooksbereplacedbytheInternet?Everymorning,myfatherbuysanewspaperonhiswaytowork.Everyday,Iopenmybooksinclassandstartmylessons.Everyevening,mymotherlooksthroughmagazinesathome.Andverynight,IlookatthephotosofDavidBeckhamandYaoMingonmybedroomwallbeforeIgotosleep.Canweimaginelifewithoutpaperorprinting?

Paperwasfirstcreatedabout2,000yearsagoinChina.Afteritsinvention,peoplestartedtowriteonpapertomakeabook.Inthosedays,bookswereonlyproducedoneatatimebyhand.Asaresult,therewerenotmanybooks,andtheywereexpensive.So,fewpeoplehadthechancetolearntoread.PrintingwasinventedinChinaduringtheSuiandTangDynasties.Later,developmentsinprintingmadeitpossibletoproducebooksmorequicklyandcheaply.Atradeinbooksresulted,andmorepeoplelearnttoread.Knowledgeandideasspreadfasterthaneverbefore.Inaway,wecancomparetheinventionofpaperandprintingtotheintroductionoftheInternetinthetwentiethcentury.AlthoughtheInternetisstillyoung,itisgrowingveryfast,andmaybecomemorepowerfulthanprinting.AmuchlargeramountofinformationcanbestoredontheInternetthaninbooks.SomeonewithanInternetconnectioncanfindinformationmuchmoreeasilythantheycanfindinprintedforms.Andthemachinesweusetoreaditarenowsmallandlight,oftensmallerandlighterthanasinglebook.ComputersandtheInternetareusedinclassroomsnow,andnewspapersandmagazinesarealreadyreadonline.Sowhatdirectionwilltraditionalprintingtakeinthefuture

WillbooksbereplacedbytheInternet

Let’swaitandsee.Module10AustraUnit1Ihavesomepho