外研版九年级英语上册Unit2课文原文.docx

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外研版九年级英语上册Unit2课文原文

Module1

WhenIarrived,itwasearlymorninganditwasraining.Igotoutofthecar,wentthroughagateandwalkedalongapath.Intheeast,theskywasbecominglight,butbesidethepath,itwasstillverydark.Iknewitwasthere,buttherewasnothingtosee.

Afteraboutakilometer,astrangerappearedinfrontofme.“AmIgoingtherightway?

”Iasked.HeknewwhereIwasgoing.“yes,”hereplied,“you’llgetthereinfiveminutes.”Finally,Icametosomerock,andstopped.Ilookedcarefullyoverthem,butitwasstilltoodarktoseeanything.

Suddenly,thecloudsclearedandtherainstopped.Thesunrosebehindmeandbeyondtherocks.Isawthatthegroundfellawayanddowntoariver,farbelowme.IwasontheedgeoftheGrandCanyon,oneofthewondersofthenaturalworld.

IlookeddowntotheColoradoRiverabout2,000metresbelowme.Ifyouputthethreetallestbuildingsintheworldatthebottomofthecanyon,theystillwon’treachthetop.ThenIlookedacrosstotheothersideofthecanyon.Howfarisit?

It’s20kilometres,maybemore.Finally,Ilookedtomyleftandtomyright,andonbothsidesthecanyondisappearedintothedistance...over400kilometreslong.TheGrandCanyonisnotjustbig.It’shuge!

Thatmorningontheedgeofthecanyon,Iaskedmyselfaquestion.It’snot“howdeepisit?

”or“howwideisit?

”or“howlongisit?

”but“IstheGrandCanyonthegreatestwonderanywhereinthenaturalworld?

”Iknowtheanswer.Butwhatdoyouthink?

Module2

Myfavouritegreatbookistheadventuresoftomsawyerbymarktwain.TomliveswithhisauntPollyinthequietstreetsofStPetersburg,Missouri.He’salivelyandcleveryoungboy,andhefindshimselfinmanyexcitingadventures.Herunsawaywithhistwofriends,HuckFinnandJoe,toanislandinthemiddleoftheMississippiRiverfordays.WithHuckhegoeslookingfortreasure,withBeckyhegetslostinacave,andfinally,theyfindaboxofgold.

MyfavouritesceneinthebookiswheneveryonethinksTomisdead.Hedecidestogotohisownfuneral.Hehidesandwatchesforatime,andthensuddenlyheappears.Everyoneissurprisedtoseehimbutthey’realsopleasedtoseehimalive.

Tomistheheroofthestory,butthereareotherimportantcharacters.Huckisanoutsiderandeveryoneisafraidofhim.Beckyisprettywithfairhair,JoeisTom’sbestfriend,andInjunJoeisthebadmanofthestory.

Thethemesofthestoryaretodowithchildrengrowingupandbecomingmoreserious.ItdescribeshowstrangersareseeninsmalltownsofAmerica.Finally,ittalksaboutfreedom,socialrulesandhowpeoplearepunishedforbadbehaviour.

WhydoIthinkTomSawyerisagreatbook?

MarkTwainwrotethestoryin1876,butit’sstillreadandlovedbypeopleallovertheworldtoday.Andalthoughit’sonlyastory,TwainwroteitintheeverydayEnglishofthesouthernstatesofAmericainthe19thcentury,soitsoundsveryreal.Todayit’sthoughttobeoneofthegreatestbooksinAmericanliterature.Goon---readit!

Iknowyou’llenjoyit,too.

Module3

ForliuXiang,lifeasasportingherohasjustbegun.Firstofall,he’llbeinvitedtocompetitionsaroundtheworld.He’llbechosentorepresentChinaattheOlympicGames.He’sasymbolofChina’sinternationalsportingsuccess.

Andnowthathe’swellknownallovertheworld,liuXiangwillalsobeaskedtoappearinadvertisementsandfilms,andeventorecordmusic.ButhiscoachSunHaipingismakingsurethathetrainsregularly.LiuXiangwillbeadvisedbyhiscoachhowtobeagreatsportsman,andbyhismanagerhowtobeastar.

LiuXiangisnotanovernightsuccess.HewasborninShanghaionJuly13,1983andlikemanyOlympicsportsstars,hestaredtrainingwhenhewasveryyoung.InGradeFour,hewenttotheJuniorSportsSchoolofPutuoDistrictofShanghai.Liuwasencouragedatfirsttotrainasahighjumper.Then,in1998,hisskillathurdlingwasnoticedbyhiscoachSunHaiping.

LiuXiangwashelpedbyaspecialprogramme.Itwassetupin2001tohelpyoungsportsmenandsportswomen.Liu’sraceswererecorded,andhisperformancewascomparedwiththeworld’sbestsportsstars.SunHaipingusedtheinformationtochangeLiu’strainingprogramme.In2002hewonhisfirstinternational110mhurdleseventinSwitzerland,andinthesameyear,agoldmedalattheAsiaGamesinKorea.In2004,LiuwonthefirstOlympicgoldmedalinthesameeventforChinainAthens,Greece.

Sowhat’snextforLiuXiang?

Hashefoundoutthatthere’smoretolifethantraining?

Willhebeencouragedtospendmoretimeawayformsport?

No,LiuXiangwillgoformoremedalsforChinabecausehewastrainedforgold!

Module4

Everymorningmyfatherbuysanewspaperonhiswaytowork.EverydayIopenmybooksinclassandstartmylessons.Everyeveningmymotherlooksthroughmagazinesathome.Andeverynight,IlookattheposterswithphotosofDavidBeckhamandYaoMingonmybedroomwallbeforeIgotosleep.Canweimaginelifewithoutpaperorprint?

Paperwasfirstcreatedabout2,000yearsago,andhasbeenmadeofsilk,cotton,bamboo,and,sincethe19thcentury,ofwood.Peoplelearnedtowritewordsonpapertomakeabook.Butinthosedays,bookscouldonlybeproducedoneatatimebyhand.Asaresult,theywereexpensiveandrare.Andbecausethereweren’tmanybooks,fewpeoplelearnedtoread.

ThenprintingwasinventedinChina.Thefirstprintedbooksweremadebyputtinginkagainstawoodenblockandholdingthepaperagainstit.Whenprintingwasdevelopedgreatlyatthebeginningofthe11thcentury,bookscouldbeproducedmorequicklyandcheaply.Asaresult,morepeoplelearnedtoread.Afterthat,knowledgeandideasspreadquickly,inawaythatcanbecomparedwiththeintroductionoftheInternetinthe20thcentury.

Butwillbooksbeneededinthefuture?

Todayinformationcanbereceivedonline,downloadedfromtheInternetratherthanfoundinbooks,andinformationcanbekeptonCD-ROMsormachinessuchasMP3players.Thesemachinesaresmallerandlighterthanbookssothattheycanbecarriedveryeasily.

Computersarealreadyusedinclassrooms,andnewspapersandmagazinescanalreadybereadonline.Sowillbooksbereplacedbycomputersoneday?

No,Idon’tthinktheYaoMingposteronmybedroomwallwilleverbereplacedbyacomputertwometreshigh!

Module5

ThemostunusualmuseuminLondonistheScienceMuseum.Inmostmuseums,there’snoshoutingandnorunning,andyouaren’tallowedtotouchtheexhibits.ButtheScienceMuseumisdifferent...becauseit’snoisy!

Peopletalkaboutwhatthecanseeanddothere,andsomeofthemachinesarenoisyaswell.VisitingtheScienceMuseumisfunandit’sagreatwaytolearnaboutsciencebecauseyoucanworkthingsoutandtryoutideas.

WhenIvisittheScienceMuseum,IgototheLaunchPad.Thisismyfavouriteroombecauseyoucandophysicsexperiments.Forexample,ifyouwanttofillabagwithfallingsand,youhavetomoveakindoftruckonwheelsintothecorrectposition.Youcanalsolearnhowtomakeexplosions.IalsogototheRocketShow.Youcanlearnhowwetravelintospaceandbackagain.

ThenIgoupstairstotheHumanandNatureroom.Youcancompareyourspeedwithanimalsthere.Youhearanoiseandpushabutton.Ifyouaren’tfastenough,thelioncatchesyou!

I’mfasterthanallmyfriends,butthelionstillcatchesme.

Therearealsoroomsontransport,theenvironmentandspacetechnology,aswellasmaths,physicsandchemistry.

Youcandoalotofthingsinthismuseum,butyouhavetoobeysomerulesaswell.Forexample,youmustn’ttakephotosoftheexhibitsinthemuseum.Butyoucanbuypostcardsoftheminthemuseumshops.

Aboveall,theScienceMuseumisfree.Thatmeansyoucandropinforafewminutesoryoucanstayaslongasyoulike---it’sopeneveryday,from10amto6pm.SoifyouevergotoLondon,makesureyouvisittheScienceMuseum.It’smyfavouritemuseuminthewholeworld.

Module6

Doyoutrytowalkorrideabiketoschool?

Doyoubuynewclothesjustbecausetheyarethelatestfashions?

Doyouopenawindowinsteadofturningonairconditioning?

Doyoubuythingsproducedlocallyinsteadofmadeabroad?

Doyoutakeyouownclotbagwhenshoppinginsteadofusingplasticbags?

Doyousortthewastebeforethrowingitaway?

Weallneedahealthyenvironment,butweproducewasteeverydayanditdoesharmtoourenvironment.Thoughweareyoung,wecanstilldosomethingtohelp.Infact,eventhesimplesteverydayactivitiescanmakearealdifferencetotheenvironment.Herearesomeideasforyou.

Rememberthesethreewords:

reduce,reuseandrecycle.

Reduce

Reducemeans“useless”.Don’twastethings.Thissavesmoneyandreducespollutionandwastegoingintotheenvironment.Beforewebuysomethingnew,thinkwhetheritisreallynecessary----ormaybetheoldonewillbejustasgood!

Whenwedobuythings,chooselocalproductsifpossible,andtrynottobuytoomanythingsfromabroad.Itmaycostalotofmoneytobringthemtous.

Reuse

Reusemeans“useagain”.Usethingsforaslongaspossible.Whenwebuythings,makesurethattheylastalongtime.Weshouldlookafterthemsothattheywilllast,andweshouldrepairthemifwecaninsteadofthrowingthemawayandbuyingnewones.Don’tuseapapercuporapaperbag.It’sbettertouseachinacupandalunchboxbecauseyoucanusethemagain.

Recycle

Recyclemeans“changethingsintosomethingelse”.Althoughittakesenergytochangesomethingintosomethingelse,it’sbetterthanthrowingthingsawayorburningthem.Findoutwhatcanberecycledinyourneighbourhoodandtakepartinrecyclingprogrem