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九上M1Thegreatestwonderofthenaturalworld

WhenIarrived,itwasearlymorninganditwasraining.Igoto____ofthecar,wentt________agateandwalkeda________apath.Intheeast,theskywasbecomingl________,butb________thepath,itwasstillverydark.Iknewitwasthere,buttherewasn______tosee.

Afteraboutakilometer,astrangera________infrontofme.“AmIgoingtherightway?

”Iasked.Hekneww______Iwasgoing.“Yes,”hereplied,“you’llgettherei___fiveminutes.”Finally,Icametosomerocks,andstopped.Ilookedc______overthem,butitwasstilltoodarktoseea_________.

Suddenly,thecloudsc________andtherainstopped.Thesunroseb_____meandb________therocks.Isawthatthegroundfellawayanddowntoariver,farbelowme.Iwasonthee_______oftheGrandCanyon,oneofthewondersofthenaturalworld.

Ilookedd_______totheColoradoRiverabout2kilometresbelowme.Ifyouputthethreet________buildingsintheworldattheb_______ofthecanyon,theystillwon’tr_______thetop.ThenIlookeda________-totheothersideofthecanyon.Howfarisit?

It’s20kilometres,maybemore.Finally,Il________tomyleftandtomyright,andonb________sidesthecanyondisappearedintothedistance…over400kilometreslong.TheGrandCanyonisnotjustbig.It’sh______!

Thatmorningontheedgeofthecanyon,Iaskedmyselfaq________.It’snot“Howdeepisit?

”or“Howwideisit?

”or“Howlongisit?

”b_______“IstheGrandCanyontheg_______wonderanywhereinthenaturalworld?

”Iknowtheanswer.Butwhatdoyouthink?

九上M2TheAdventuresofTomSawyer

Hereisourmonthlyarticleo____afavouritegreatbook.thismonth,ourguestwriterisMrJackson.

MyfavouritegreatbookistheadventuresofTomSawyerbyMarkTwain. Tomlivesw_____hisauntPollyinthequietstreetsofStPetersburg,Missouri. He’salivelyandcleveryoungboy,andhefindsh_____inmanyexcitingadventures. Herunsa______withhistwofriends,HuckFinnandJoe,toanislandinthem_______oftheMississippiRiverfordays. WithHuckhegoesl_______fortreasure,withBeckyhegetsl______inacave,andfinally,theyf_____aboxofgold.

  Myfavouritesceneinthebookisw_____everyonethinksTomisdead. Hedecidestogotohiso____funeral. Hehidesandwatchesf___atime,andthensuddenlyheappears. Everyoneiss_____toseehimbutthey’realsopleasedtoseehima______.

  Tomistheh___ofthestory,butthereareo_______importantcharacters. Huckisanoutsiderandeveryoneisa________ofhim. Beckyisprettyw_____fairhair,JoeisTom’sbestfriend,andInjunJoeisthebadmano____thestory.  Thethemesofthestoryaretodow____childrengrowingupandbecomingmoreserious. Itdescribesh_______strangersareseeninsmalltownsof  America. Finally,itt________aboutfreedom,socialrulesandhowpeoplearep________forbadbehaviour.

  W_______doIthinkTomSawyerisagreatbook?

 MarkTwainwrotethestoryin1876,butit’ss______readandlovedbypeopleallovertheworldtoday.Anda_______it’sonlyastory,Twainwroteiti___theeverydayEnglishofthesoundsveryreal.Todayit’st_________tobeoneofthegreatestbooksinAmericanliterature.Goon–readit!

Iknowyou’lle_______it,too.

九上M4Canbooksbereplacedbycomputers?

Everymorningmyfatherbuysanewspaperonhisw______towork.EverydayIopenmybooksinclassands_______mylessons.Everyeveningmymotherlookst_________magazinesathome.AndEverynight,Ilookatthepostersw_____photosofDavidBeckhamandYaoMingonmybedroomwallbeforeIgotosleep.Canweimaginelifew________paperorprint?

Paperwasfirstc_______about2,000yearsago,andhasbeenmadef_____silk,cotton,bamboo,andsincethe19thcentury,fromwood.Peoplel_______towritewordsonpapertomakeabook.Butinthosedays,bookscouldonlybep________oneatatimebyh______.Asaresult,theywereexpensiveandrare.Andb______thereweren’tmanybooks,fewpeoplelearnedtoread.

Thenprintingwasi________inChina.Thefirstprintedbooksweremadeb____puttinginkonawoodenblockandholdingthepapera________it.Whenprintingwasdevelopedgreatlyattheb_________ofthe11thcentury,bookscouldbeproducedmorequicklyandcheaply.Asaresult,morepeoplelearnedtoread.Afterthat,knowledgeandideass_______quickly,inawaythatcanbec_________withtheintroductionoftheInternetinthe20thcentury.

Butwillbooksbeneededinthefuture?

Todayinformationcanber__________online,downloadedfromtheInternetratherthanf________inbooks,andinformationcanbekeptonCD-ROMsormachinessuchasMP3players.Thesemachinesaresmallerandlighterthanbookssothattheycanbec_______veryeasily.

Computersarealreadyu______inclassrooms,andnewspapersandmagazinescanalreadybereadonline.Sowillbooksber_______bycomputersoneday?

No,Idon’tthinktheYaoMingposteronmybedroomwallwilleverbereplacedbycomputertwometersh_____!

九上M5TheScienceMuseuminLondon

ThemostunusualmuseuminLondonistheScienceMuseum.Inm______museums,there’snoshoutingandnorunning,andyouaren’ta______totouchtheexhibits.ButtheScienceMuseumisd________....,becauseit’snoisy !

Peoplecantalkaboutw_____-theycanseeanddothere,andsomeofthemachinesarenoisyasw______.VisitingtheScienceMuseumisf_____andit’sagreatwaytolearnaboutsciencebecauseyoucanworkthingsoutandt____outideas.

WhenIvisittheScienceMuseum,IgototheLaunchPad.Thisismyfavouriteroombecauseyoucandophysicse_____.Forexample,ifyouwanttofillabagw_____fallingsand,youhavetomoveakindoftruckonwheelsintothecorrectposition.Ialsogototherocketshow.Youcanlearnh_____wetravelintospacebackagain.

ThenIgoupstairstotheHumanandNatureroom.Youcancompareyourspeedwithanimalsthere.Youhearanoiseandp____abutton.Ifyouaren’tfaste_______,thelioncatchesyou!

I’mfasterthanallmyfriends,butthelionstillcatchesme.

Therearealsoroomso___transport,theenvironmentandspacetechnology,aswellasmaths,physicsandchemistry.

Youcandoalotofthingsinthismuseum,butyouhavetoo_____somerulesaswell.Forexample,youm______takephotosoftheexhibitsinthemuseum.Butyoucanb_______postcardsoftheminthemuseumshops.

A_____all,theScienceMuseumisf____（免费）.Thatmeansyoucandropinforafewminutesoryoucanstayasl_____asyoulike----it’so_____everyday,from10amto6pm.SoifyouevergotoLondon,m_____sureyouvisittheScienceMuseum.It’smyfavouritemuseuminthewholeworld.

九上M6Howtobegreen

Weallneedah_______environment,butweproducewasteeverydayanditdoesh_______toourenvironment.T______weareyoung,wecanstilldosomethingtohelp.Infact,eventhesimplesteverydayactivitiescanmakeareald___________totheenvironment.Herearesomeideasforyou.

Rememberthesethreewords:

Reduce,reuseandrecycle.

Reduce

Reducemeans"usel______".Don'twastethings.Thissavesmoneyandreducespollutionandwastegoingintotheenvironment.Beforewebuysomethingnew,thinkw________itisreallynecessary—ormaybetheoldonewillbejustasgood!

Whenwedobuythings,chooselocalproductsifpossible,andtrynottobuytoomanythingsfroma_________.

Reuse

Reusemeans"useagain".Usethingsforaslongaspossible.Whenwebuythings,makesurethattheyl________alongtime.Weshouldlookafterthemsothattheywilllast,andweshouldr________themifwecaninsteadofthrowingthemawayandbuyingnewones.Don'tuseapapercuporapaperbag.It'sb_______touseachinacupandalunchboxbecauseyoucanusethemagain.

Recycle

Recyclemeans"changethingsi______somethingelse".Althoughittakesenergytochangesomethingintosomethingelse,it'sbetterthanthrowingthingsawayorburningthem.F______outwhatcanberecycledinyourneighbourhoodandt______partinrecyclingprogrammes.Weshouldalsobuyproductsm______fromrecycled.materials,suchasrecycledpaper,tohelpsavetrees.

九上Module7

I’mwritingthislettertoyoufromthecentreofAustralia.

Atthemomentwe’restayingnearUluru---that’stheAboriginalnameforAyerRock.O____thefirstday,wetookahelicoptertourovertherock,andIwass________athowbigitwas:

3.6kilometreslongand348metreshigh.Thecoloursoftherockarefantastic,anda___differenttimesoftheday,peoplethathavelivedinAustraliafromtheearliesttimes,andtheancientAboriginalstoriedd________thespiritsthatcreatedtheworld.UluruisacentreofAboriginalculture.

TheAustralianshavemanyBritishrelativesandthey’rel_______usinmanyways.Theirfamilylifeiss________toours,andtheyenjoythesamefoodandhobbies.ThefoodanddrinkthatmostAustralianslikearegrapes,lamb,hamande_________winethattheymakeinthesouthofthecountry.Theyloveallsports,butthegamesthattheylovethemostarefootball,cricketandrugby.B________mostAustralianslivenearthecoast,theylovegoingtothebeach,swimmingandsurfing.

A________it’sDecember,it’ssummeroverhere.Thesunshineisveryb_______,andnearthecoastthecountrysideisverygreen.Therearelotsofs_______inthefieldsandonthehills,buttheoutbackismorelikeadesert,f____ofrocksandsand.

MostAustraliansspeakEnglish,althoughtheyhavesomespeciale_______suchas“goodday!

”And“noworries,mate.”Theymean“hello!

”and“don’tworryaboutit.it’snotaproblem!

”

Thenextdayafterwea_______atUluru,wew______onacamelri