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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: Whats happening? Lingling: Were having a meeting. Daming: Thats news to me! Im doing my homework. Whats it about? Lingling: The school magazine. Daming: What school magazine? Betty: Right, listen up, everyone. Did any

2、one watch television yesterday evening? Did you see the interview with Becky Wang? Lingling: She sings with the band Crazy Feet. Shes 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 pupil here. So why don

3、t we start a school magazine, too? Ive written down some ideas. Well 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: Well write the articles. Any more ideas? Tony: I

4、know! Ill do some reviews about our favourite bands and movies! Lingling: And Ill 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: Whats your homework, Daming? Daming: Im writing a composition

5、called What is a wonder of the world? Im reading about the ancient pyramids in Egypt. Betty: Homework Help. I think thats a fantastic idea, Daming.Module 1 Unit 2Read the passage and describe what you can see in the photo. Use some of the following words.ancient; deep; high; long; modern; natural; t

6、all; wide The Greatest Wonder of the Natural WorldWhen 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 , but beside the path, it was still very dark. I knew it was there, but there was nothing to

7、 see.After about a kilometre, 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 rocks, and stopped. I looked carefully over them, but it was still too dark to see anything.Sudden

8、ly, the clouds and the rain stopped. The sun rose behind me and beyond the rocks. I saw that the fell away and down to a river, far me. I was the Grand , one of the of the world.I looked down to the Colorado River about 2 kilometres me. If you put the three tallest buildings in the world the , they

9、still wont reach the top. Then I looked across to the other of the . How far is it? Its 20 kilometres, maybe more. Finally, I looked to my left and to my right, and on both the into the . over 400 kilometres long. The Grand is not just big. Its !That morning the , I asked myself a question. Its not

10、How deep is it? or How wide is it? or How long is it? but Is the Grand the greatest anywhere in the world? I know the answer. But what do you think?Module 2 Unit 1Listen and read.MrJackson:Hello, Betty. Whats up? What are you doing in the library?Betty:I was looking for some old copies of the school

11、 magazine. If Ive got it right, it was called New Standard.Mr Jackson:Thats right. I remember, it was started by Becky Wang. We dont have a school magazine any more. Its a pity.Betty:Well, Im thinking about starting it again.Mr Jackson:Sounds like a good idea! Go on.Betty:I was also looking for some

12、thing by Confucius and by Shakespeare.Mr Jackson:Really? Thats a bit difficult for the school magazine.Betty:Well, Id like a article called Great Booksyou know, someone reads a favourite of and writes an article about it.Mr Jackson:I see. Confucius are still read by many people today, and were still

13、 influenced by his thoughts. And Shakespeares plays are seen by people every year. But how about an American writer, Mark Twain, for example?Betty:I dont know. Mark Twain was an important writer, but he isnt known as a great like Confucius.Mr Jackson:No, but his books are still popular. In fact, he

14、wrote my favourite book The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Perhaps thats what makes Great Bookstheyre still read today.Betty:So why dont you 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

15、 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 are the main ideas of the book?Great BooksThe Adventures of Tom SawyerHere is our article on a favourite great book. This month, our guest writer is Mr Jackson.My favourite gre

16、at 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 young boy, and he finds himself in many exciting adventures. He runs away with his two friends, Huck Finn and Joe, to an island in the middle of the

17、Mississippi River for several days. With Huck he goes looking for , with Becky he gets lost in a , and finally, they find a box of gold.My favourite scene in the book is when everyone thinks Tom is . He decides to go to his own . He hides and watches , and then suddenly he appears. Everyone is surpr

18、ised to see him but theyre also to see him .Tom is the hero of the story, but there are other important characters. Huck is an and everyone is afraid of him. Becky is pretty with fair hair, Joe is Toms best friend, and Injun Joe is the bad man of the story.The of the story are to do with children gr

19、owing up and becoming more serious. It describes how strangers are seen in small towns of America. Finally, it talks about , rules and how people are punished for bad .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 w

20、orld today. And although its only a story, Twain wrote it in the everyday English of the of America in the 19th century, so it sounds very real. Today its thought to be one of the greatest books in American . Go onread it! I know youll enjoy it, too.Module 3 Unit 1Listen and read.Lingling:Hi, Tony.

21、You look tired.Tony:Yes. Im training with BIG, the Beijing International Globetrotters, for the Schools Basketball Competition. Its the big match next week.Betty:Whos it ?Daming:HAS.Lingling:What does HAS ?Tony:Haidian All Stars.Betty:Oh, yes. You were last time.Lingling:What was the score?Betty:All

22、 Stars 98 points to Globetrotters 52. So when will the match be held?Daming:Next Saturday. Are you coming?Betty:Yes. Its going to be a match. Im going to write a report for New Standard.Lingling:I agree. Are you in the team, Daming?Daming:No, I wasnt chosen this time. Why are you smiling, Betty?Bett

23、y:Well, Ive seen HAS play several times this , and theyre brilliant! And if you want my opinion .Tony:No, I dont .Betty:. youve got no chance! What do you reckon, Lingling?Lingling:I think youre right, Betty.Daming:Well, you wont be to watch with our fans if thats what you think!Betty:Its true, Dami

24、ng.Tony:Well, I dont agree. Were playing really well this . I think were so good that well be asked to play in the Olympic Games.Daming:Dont let them get to you, Tony! (They leave)Lingling:Hee hee! Nice work, Betty!Betty:Of course. Theyre so mad with us that theyll try harder to win, just to show we

25、re wrong!Module 3 Unit 2Read the passage and choose the sentence which best expresses the main idea.Liu XiangTrained for GoldSports Yearbook 2004For Liu Xiang, life as a hero has just begun. , hell be invited to competitions around the world. Hell be chosen to China at the Olympic Games. Hes a symbo

26、l of Chinas international success.And now that hes well known all over the world, Liu Xiang will also be asked to appear in and films, and even to music. But his Sun Haiping is making sure that he trains . Liu Xiang will be advised by his on how to be a great , and by his manager on how to be a star

27、.Liu Xiang is not an success. He was born in Shanghai on 13th July, 1983 and, like many Olympic sports stars, he started training when he was very young. In Grade Four, he went to the Junior Sports School of Putuo District of Shanghai. Liu was encouraged at first to train as a high jumper. Then, in

28、1998, his skill at was noticed by his Sun Haiping.Liu Xiang was helped by a special programme. It was in 2001 to help young sportsmen and sportswomen. Lius were , and his performance was compared with the worlds best sports stars. Sun Haiping used the information to change Lius training programme. I

29、n 2002 he won his first international 110m event in Switzerland, and in the same year, a gold at the Asian Games in Korea. In 2004, Liu won the first Olympic gold in 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

30、he be encouraged to spend more time away from sport?No, Liu Xiang will go for more 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 s

31、porting heroModule 4 Unit 1Listen and read.Tony:Dad, can I ask a ? Can I borrow your ?Tonysdad:Why?Tony:Id like to take some photos on the school visit to the museum next week.Tonys dad:Is this for your school magazine? Has it been yet?Tony:Yes, two have been . But its going to be an online magazine

32、 from now on.Tonys dad:Whats wrong with an magazine?Tony:Do you mean using paper? Its too expensive. If the magazine is online, paper wont be needed. Thats an important . Itll be on the school website, and it can be read on screen.Tonys dad:Well, that makes me think. Paper and have been used for . W

33、e once got information from books, but now the same information can be read or even listened to on computers.Tony:I wonder . Can books be replaced by computers? Maybe Ill write something for the magazine! Anyway, about the camera .?Tonys dad:Here it is. The hasnt been charged for a couple of months.

34、 Its been turned off since your mums birthday party.Tony:It doesnt matter. Ill that.Tonys dad:But you must promise that it wont be lent to anyone, and it wont be left at school! Just look after it. Is that clear?Tony:Promise!Module 4 Unit 2Read the passage and match the main ideas with the paragraph

35、s.a. The world before books b. The invention of printing c. Life on paper and in print d. Technology and books e. Can books be replaced by computers? 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?b

36、y Tony SmithEvery morning my father 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 t

37、o sleep. Can we imagine life without paper or print?Paper was first created about 2,000 years ago, and has been made from silk, , bamboo, and, since the 19th century, from . People learned to write words on paper to make a book. But in those days, books could only be produced one . As a result, they

38、 were expensive and rare. And because there werent many books, few people learned to read.Then was invented in China. The first printed books were made by putting on a wooden and holding the paper against it. When was developed greatly the 11th century, books could be produced more quickly and cheap

39、ly. As a result, more people learned to read. After that, and ideas quickly, in a way that can be compared with the of the Internet in the 20th century.But will books be needed in the future? Today information can be received online, downloaded from the Internet found in books, and information can b

40、e kept on 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 can already be read online. So will books be replaced by computers ? No, I dont think the Yao Mi

41、ng poster on my bedroom wall will ever be replaced by a computer two metres high!Module 5 Unit 1Listen and read.Betty:Lets go to the Science and Technology room. Its .Daming:Come on! This way! Im looking forward to this!Guard:Shh! No shouting! Its against the rules.Daming:But I want to go before we

42、have to go home.Guard:Hang on a minute! You mustnt go up there! Come back!Daming:Whats the matter?Guard:Look at the No .Daming:Oh! Why?Guard:Its closed until January. And the Natural History room .Tony:Oh dear. My classmates and I have got to write a report for homework by Friday. Well, lets go .Lin

43、gling:Why?Tony:I want to buy some postcards in the shop. Wheres Daming?Lingling:I dont know. Hes gone off on his own.Tony:Look at this amazing .Guard:Dont touch! You mustnt touch it.Tony:Sorry. Ill just take a photo.Guard:No, you cant take a photo, . Look at the No .Tony:Im sorry. I wasnt paying to

44、what you were saying. I was looking at the . It looks very real.Lingling:Hurry up! Youre taking so long. Lets go. Wheres Daming?Tony:It looks very strange. Its kind of ! It looks like .Daming:Waaaargh!Tony:. Daming!Betty:Oh, very funny! No wonder it looks real.Lingling:Its not a . Its Daming!Module

45、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 go when he visits the Science Museum? 3. What else is there to see in the Science Museum?The Science Museum in Londonby Tony SmithThe most museum in London is the S

46、cience Museum. In most museums, theres no shouting and no running, and you arent allowed to touch the . But the Science Museum is different . because its noisy! People talk about what they can see and do there, and some of the machines are noisy . Visiting the Science Museum is fun and its a great w

47、ay to learn about science because you can work things out and ideas.When I visit the Science Museum, I go to the . This is my favourite room because you can do . For example, if you want to fill a bag with , you have to move a kind of on into the correct . I also go to the Show. You can learn how we into space and back again.Then I go to