外研版最新版九年级上英语课文原文712.docx

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外研版最新版九年级上英语课文原文712

M7U1

Mr.Jackson:

Hello,Betty.What’sup?

Betty:

IwanttojoinanInternetgrouptodiscussgreatbooksbygreatwriters.

Mr.Jackson:

So,whoareyourgreatwriters?

Betty:

Well,maybeConfuciusandShakespeare.

Mr.Jackson:

Really?

Iacceptthatthey’regreatbecausetheirworksarestillreadbaymanypeopletoday.ButIthinkI’ddescribeConfuciusmoreasateacherandthinkerthanawriter.Hewasaverywiseman.Whatdoyouhavetodoforthediscussion?

Betty:

Well,eachofusreadsafavouritebookandwritesareviewforthediscussion.

Mr.Jackson:

Isee.We’restillinfluencedbyConfuciusideas,andShakespeare’splaysalsomakealotofsensetoustoday.Peoplehavealwaysread,andwillalwaysreadgreatbooks.Bytheway,whatdoyouthinkofMarkTwain,theGreatAmericanwriterinthenineteenthcentury?

Betty:

Hewasn’timportant,butIsupposeheisn’taswell-knowasConfuciusorShakespeare.

Mr.Jackson:

No,buthisbooksarestillpopular,andoneofhisbookismyfavourite,TheAdventuresofTomSawyer.

Betty:

Great!

Whydon’tyoujoininthediscussionandtellusaboutit?

M7U2

AbookreviewofTheAdventuresofTomSawyer.

ByBettyKing.

OneofmyfavouritegreatbooksisTheAdventuresofTomSawyer,byMarkTwain.ThestoryissetinthetownofStPetersburg,Missouri,theUS,inthenineteenthcentury.Ittellssomeexcitingstoriesaboutaboywhohasmanyadventures.

Tom,theheroofthebook,liveswithhisauntPolly.Heisalivelyandcleverboy.Hedoesnotlikepeopletellinghimwhattodo,sohealwaysgetsintotrouble.Heandhisbestfriend,HuckFinn,runawaytoanislandinthemiddleoftheMississippiRiver.TomhasmoretroublebecauseabadmannamedInjunJoeislookingforhim.Later,Tomescapesfromacavewithanotherfriend,Becky.HealsofindsInjunJoe’streasureboxandtakesitaway.

MyfavouritepartofthebookiswhenTomandHunkstarttheiradventuresontheislandintheMississippiRiver.Atfirst,theyarehappy.Butwhentheyhearthateveryonethinkstheyaredied,theyfeelverysorry,sotheycomebackhome.Theyhideandwatchforatimewhentheyseetheirfamilyandneighbourscomingtotheirfuneralinthechurch.ThenTomandHucksuddenlyappear.Everyoneissurprisedtoseethematfirst,butverypleasedtofindthattheyarealive.

TheAdventuresofTomSawyerisagreatbook.It’smorethananadventurestory.MarkTwainwroteitin1876.itdescribespeople’slivesinthesouthernstatesofAmericaatthattime.Ittellshowyoungpeoplegrow,howpeopleloveeachotherandhowbadpeoplepayfortheiractions.It’swrittenineverydayEnglish,andthedialoguessoundespeciallyreal.Today,itisstillreadandlovedbypeopleallovertheworld,anditisthoughttobeoneofthegreatestAmericanstories.

M8U1

Lingling:

Hi,Tony.Youlooktired.

Tony:

Yes.I'mtrainingforthebigmatchnextweek.

Betty:

Whoareyouplayingagainst?

Daming:

HAS.

Lingling:

WhatdoesHASstandfor?

Tony:

HaidianAllStars.

Betty:

Oh,yes.It’llbeadifficultmatch.Didn’ttheybeatyoulasttime?

Tony:

Yes,theydid.But...

Lingling:

Whatwasthescore?

Betty:

Ifmymemoryiscorrect,HAS98pointstoBIG52.

Tony:

ButDamingwasn’tchosenforthetealasttime.Thatwasabaddecision.Wecan’tplaywellwithouthim.

Lingling:

That’snoexcuse!

Tony:

ButDamingisbacknow.Thereisnodifferencebetweenthetwoteamsthisseason.

Betty:

Whenisthematch?

Tony:

It’snextSaturdayatafternoon,butifyouwantgoodseats,youshouldcomeby11:

30.Areyoucoming?

Betty:

I’mnotsure.Doyouthinkthey’llwin,Lingling?

Lingling:

Noway!

HowmanymatcheshaveyouplayedagainstHASthisyear?

Tony:

Well,aboutthree.

Betty:

AndhowmanyhasHASwon?

Tony:

Er...mostofthem.

Betty:

Wrong!

Allofthem!

Facethetruth,Tony.You'vegotnochance!

Tony:

Idon’tagree.That’snotfair!

（Tonyleavesangrily.）

Lingling:

Remembertothrowtheball,notkickit,Tony!

Betty:

He’ssomadatusthathe’lltryhardertowin,justtoshowwe’rewrong!

Lingling:

Nicework,Betty!

Idohopetheywinthistime.We’llbetheretocheerforthem.

M8U2

LiuXiang-Trainedtowin.

ForLiuXiang,lifeasasportsherobeganin2004.First,hewasinvitedtocompetitionsaroundtheworld.Then,hewaschosenfortheChineseteamattheAthensOlympicGamesandwonagoldmedal.

LiuXiangwasnotasuccessfulsportsmanatfirst.HewasborninShanghaion13thJuly,1983andstartedtrainingwhenhewasveryyoung.InGrade4,hewenttotheSportsSchoolofPutuoDistrictofShanghai.Liuwasencouragedatfirsttotrainforthehighjump.

In1998,LiuXiang’sabilityinhurdlingwasnoticedbySunHaiping,wholaterbecamehiscoach.In2001,aspecialprogrammewassetuptohelpyoungsportsmenandsportswomen.LiuXiangwasamongthem.Hisraceswererecorded,andhewascomparedwiththeworld'sbestsportsstars.SunHaipingusedtheinformationtochangehistrainingmethodsforLiuXiang.

InMay2001,Hewonhisfirstinternational110mhurdlesraceinJapan.In2004,HewonthefirstOlympicgoldmedalforChinainthe110mhurdlesrace,andatthesametimebroketheOlympicGamesrecord.ItwasalsothefirsttimeanOlympicgoldmedalsforhurdlingwashangroundtheneckofasportspersonfromanAsiancountry.

LiuXiangtrainedveryhard.Infact,hetrainedsohardthathehurthisfoot.From2008on,hesufferedalotfromhisfootproblem,buthedidnotgiveup.Thoughhemissedsomecompetitions,hestillreturnedtofirstplaceintheworld110mhurdlesracein2012.

Itisapitythathisfootproblemstoppedhimfromcompletingthe2012LondonOlympicGames.Butheisstillasymbolofcourageandsuccess,andwecontinuetotakegreatprideinhim.

M9U1

Tony:

Dad,canIborrowyour?

Dad:

Why?

Tony:

I'dliketotakesomephotosontheschoolvisittothemuseumnextweek.They’llbeputupontheschoolwebsite.AndtheycanbeseenontheInternetbyotherclasses,evenpeoplelivinginothercountries.

Dad:

Soundsgreat!

WhenIwasatschool,wewaitforweekstohearfromourpenfriendsabroad.Buttoday,wecansendandreceivephotosandmailsontheInternet,andit’sreallyfast.

Tony:

Yes,theInternetandthecomputerhavechangedourlives.Weevenuseonlinetextbooksinourclass.Iwonder...Willcomputersbeusedmorethanbooksinthefuture.

Dad:

Perhaps.Inthepast,wemainlygotinformationfrompaperbooks.Somearehugeoneswiththousandsofpages.Today,withtheinventionwiththecomputerandtheelectronictechnology,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!

M9U2

WillbooksbereplacedbytheInternet.

Everymorningmyfatherbuysanewspaperonhiswaytowork.EverydayIopenmybooksinclassandstartmylessons.Everyeveningmymotherlooksthroughmagazinesathome.Andeverynight,IlookatthephotosofDavidBeckhamandYaoMingonmybedroomwallbeforeIgotosleep.Canweimaginelifewithoutpaperorprinting?

Paperwasfirstcreatedabout2,000yearsagoinChina.Afteritsinvention,peoplestarttowriteonpapertomakeabook.Inthosedays,bookswereonlybeproducedone.Asaresult,theywerenotmanybooks,andtheywereexpensiveandrare.Sofewpeoplehadthechancetolearntoread.

wasinventedinChinaduringtheSuiandTangDynasties.Later,developmentsinprintingmadeitpossibletoproducebooksmorequicklyandcheaply.Atradeinbooksresulted,andmorepeoplelearnttoread.andideasfasterthaneverbefore.Inaway,wecancomparetheinventionofpaperandprintingtotheoftheInternetinthetwentiethcentury.

AlthoughtheInternetisstullyoung,itisgrowingveryfast,andmaybecomemorepowerfulthanprinting.AmuchlargeramountofinformationcanbestoredinmorevariedformsontheInternetthaninbooks.SomeonewithanInternetconnectioncanfindinformationmuchmoreeasilythantheycanfinditinprintedforms.Andthemachinesweusetoreaditeranowsmallandlight,oftensmallerandlighterthanasinglebook.

ComputersandtheInternetareusedinclassroomsnow,andnewspapersandmagazinesarealreadyreadonline.Sowhatdirectionwilltraditionalprintingtakeinthefuture?

WillbooksbereplacedbytheInternet?

Let’swaitandsee.

M10U1

Tony:

Dad,Ineedyourhelp.Myteacheraskedustochooseacountrywewanttovisit,imaginewewerethere,andwritealettertoourparentsbackhome.IhavechosenAustralia.HowcanIdoit.

Dad:

Don’tworry.IhavesomephotosthatItookinAustralialastyear.Theymayhelpyou.Herewego.ThisisarockcalledAyersRock,incentralAustralia.Accordingtothelocalpeople,it’saspecialandmagicalplace.

Tony:

Oh,itlookshuge.What’sitsheight?

Dad:

348metres.AndthisistheSydneyOperaHouse.It’slikeahugesailingboatwithwateronthreesides.AndthisoneistheGreatBarrierReef.

Tony:

DoesitlieoffthenortheastcoastofAustralia?

Dad:

Yes,it’sover2600kilometreslong.It’sagreatnaturalwonder.AndherearesomephotosofmyAustralianfriends.They’resheepfarmers.Theywearspecialhatsthatkeepthefliesaway.Thescissorsthattheyareholdingareusedtocutthewooloffthesheep.DoyouknowthatmanyAustralianscamefromBritain?

Tony:

Yes,ofcourse!

That’swhytheyspeakEnglish.Didyoukeepadiarywhileyouwerethere?

Dad:

Yes,andyoucanreadit.

Tony:

That’sgreat!

Andwhatdidn’tyoulikeaboutAustralia?

Dad:

Ihatedtheantsthatwerealloverplace.Ihadtobrush