2014新版外研社九年级英语上册课文（完整）Module 1-12

外研社(2014新版)九年级英语上册课文（Module 1—12）

Module1 Wonders of the world

Unit 1 It’s more than 2,000 years old.

Tony: Let's call Wonders of the World and join in the discussion. I think natural wonders are

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more interesting than man-made ones. And I think the Giant's Causeway is the most fantastic natural wonder.

Hm, I’ve never seen it, so I'm not sure I agree with you. Why do you like it, Tony? Well, I visited the Giant's Causeway two years ago. It's huge. There're about 40,000

rocks, most of them with six sides. It goes for several hundred metres on the eastern coast of Northern Ireland

That sounds great, though I think Victoria Falls in Africa are even more fantastic.

They're about l,700 metres wide and 100 metres high. You can hear the loud noise a few kilometres away.

Wow, that's huge! But in my opinion, man-made wonders are more exciting than

natural ones. Look at the Terracotta Army. It's more than 2.000 years old.

I agree with you, Betty. And I think the Three Gorges Dam is fantastic too. It's about

2,300 metres long, 185 metres high and 15 metres wide at the top. It produces electricity for millions of people in China.

Now, who'd like to call first?

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Unit 2 The Grand Canyon was not just big.

A great wonder of the natural world

When I arrived, it was early morning and it was raining. I looked to the east -- the sky was

becoming grey. I got out of the car, went through a gate and walked along a dark path. There was nothing to see, but I knew it was there.

After about a mile, a stranger appeared beside the path. \He knew where I was going. \Yes,” he replied, “you’ll get there in five minutes,\some rocks and stopped. I looked over them, but it was silent and there was no sign of it.

Suddenly, the rain stopped and the clouds cleared. The sun rose behind me and shone on the rocks. Far below me, the ground fell away and down to a river. I was looking across one of the wonders of the natural world - the Grand Canyon.

I looked down to the Colorado River, a silver stream nearly one mile below me. If you put the two tallest buildings in the world on top of each other at the bottom of the canyon, they still would not reach the top. Then I looked across to the other side of the canyon. It was about fifteen miles away, maybe more. Finally, I looked to my left and to my right, and on both sides the canyon went far away for more than 200 miles. The Grand Canyon was not just big. It was huge!

I remained by the canyon for about half an hour, and I asked myself. \greatest wonder of the natural world?\

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Module 2 Public Holidays

Unit 1 My family always go somewhere interesting as soon as the holiday begins. Tony: The First of October is China's National Day, isn 't it, Lingling?

Lingling: Yes. The People's Republic of China was founded on 1st October 1949. People have

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celebrated the National Day since then. There are flowers and national flags everywhere, and we have a three-day holiday.

Do you have any plans for the holiday this year?

Yes. My parents and I are going to visit some friends in Shandong Province and will

stay there until the end of the holiday. While we're staying with our friends, we're going to spend one day in Qingdao. When is your national day, Betty'?

Our national day is called Independence Day. It's on 4th July. We've celebrated it since

1777. It's a public holiday, but we only have one day off. On that day, there are all kinds of holiday activities. It's the start of the vacation season and most people take a vacation sometime in July or August.

And is there anything special on that day?

Well, you can see American flags everywhere. We usually have a picnic somewhere

nice. Kids have great fun. We also watch bands play music in public parks.

Do you have a national day in the UK, Tony?

No, we don't --- we celebrate Christmas with a two-day holiday. And my family always

go somewhere interesting as soon as the holiday begins.

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Unit 2 We have celebrated the festival since the first pioneers arrived in America.

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is an American festival. It is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November. It is a time for a special dinner among family and friends. People make short speeches and give thanks for their food.

We have celebrated the festival since the first pioneers from England arrived in America by ship in the seventeenth century. While they were crossing the Atlantic, many people died, and after they landed, their first winter was worse than any English winter. The local people, the Native Americans, taught the pioneers how to grow corn. The following year they celebrated together by eating a dinner of the new food.

We still celebrate Thanksgiving today with a traditional dinner. The kitchen is always the most crowded room in our house because we all help prepare the food .We lay the table, and then before we begin dinner, my father gives thanks for the food, so we remember why we celebrate the festival. We usually eat too much, but it is only once a year! We often talk a lot and tell stories after dinner as well. When it is all over, everyone helps wash the dishes.

The festival is a very busy time for travel when friends and families come together to celebrate. During the festival, there are plenty of other things to see and do. We live in New York City, and we go to watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The parade goes along several streets and finishes at the famous Macy's store. Thanksgiving is the start of the Christmas season, and we start shopping for presents. Football is also important at Thanksgiving, with many teams playing games. Like many Americans, we usually watch the games on television and enjoy ourselves very much.

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Module 3 Heroes

Unit 1 She trained hard, so she became a great player later

Ms li: Daming, who is your hero? Who have you chosen to tell us about?

Daming: Deng Yaping! She's my hero because she's one of the best table tennis players in the

world and I love playing table tennis.

Ms Li: Tell us about her.

Daming: Well, she started playing table tennis when she was five. She trained hard, so she became

a great player later.

Ms Li: And what competitions has she won?

Daming: She's won many world competitions, including four gold medals in the Olympics. She

stopped playing when she was twenty- four.

Ms Li: What did she do after that?

Darning: She began to study at Tsinghua University in Beijing and then attended university abroad.

Her English wasn't good enough when she began. Once again she worked hard, and seven years later, she completed her doctor's degree at Cambridge University. Whatever she does, she never gives up!

Ms Li: That's amazing!

Daming: Yes. Deng says that she isn't cleverer than anyone else, but she has a very strong will. Ms Li: I see. Well. I think she's a good student as well as a good player.

Daming: Yes, and she helped make the Beijing Olympics a victory for world sport. She's simply the

best!

Ms Li: She's a true hero.

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Unit 2 He was invited to competitions around the world.

Liu Xiang---trained to win!

For Liu Xiang, life as a sports hero began in 2004. First, he was invited to competitions around the world. Then, he was chosen for the Chinese team at the Athens Olympic Games and won a gold medal.

Liu Xiang was not a successful sportsman at first. He was born in Shanghai on 13th July 1983, and started training when he was very young. In Grade 4, he went to the Sports School of Putuo District of Shanghai. Liu was encouraged at first to train for the high jump.

In 1998, Liu Xiang’s ability in hurdling was noticed by Sun Haiping, who later became his coach. In 2001, a special programme was set up to help young sportsmen and sportswomen. Liu Xiang was among them. His races were recorded, and he was compared with the world’s best sports stars. Sun Haiping used the information to change his training methods for Liu Xiang.

In May 2001, Liu Xiang won his first international 110m hurdles race in Japan. In 2004, he won the first Olympic gold medal for China in the 110m hurdles race, and at the same time broke the Olympic Games record. It was also the first time an Olympic gold medal for hurdling was hung round the neck of a sportsperson from an Asian country.

Liu Xiang trained very hard. In fact, he trained so hard that he hurt his foot. From 2008 on, he suffered a lot from his foot problem, but he did not give up. Though he missed some competitions, he still returned to first place in the world 110m hurdles race in 2012.

It is a pity that his foot problem stopped him from completing the 2012 London Olympic Games. But he is still a symbol of courage and success, and we continue to take great pride in him.

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Module 9 Great inventions

Unit 1 Will computers be used more than books in the future?

Tony: Dad, can I borrow your camera? Dad: Why?

Tony: I’d like to take some photos on the school visit to the museum next week. They’ll be put up

on the school website. And they can be seen on the Internet by other classes, even people living in other countries.

Dad: Sounds great! When I was at school, we waited for weeks to hear from our pen friends

abroad. But today, we can send and receive photos and mails on the Internet, and it’s really fast.

Tony: Yes, the Internet and the computer have changed our lives. We even use online textbooks in

our class. I wonder… Will computers be used more than books in the future?

Dad: Perhaps. In the past, we mainly got information from paper books. Some are huge ones with

thousands of pages. Today, with the invention of the computer and the electronic technology, it’s easy to get information on the Internet. The Internet is more powerful than books. Tony: Anyway, about the camera…?

Dad: Oh, yes. Here it is. I haven’t used it since your mum’s birthday. And the memory may be

full.

Tony: OK. That can be fixed. I’ve got an empty memory card. Where are the instructions? Dad: In the camera bag. It’s a gift from your mum for my birthday, so you must promise that

you’ll take good care of it. if you have to lend it to anyone, tell them to use it properly.

Tony: Promise!

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Unit 2 Will books be replaced by the Internet?

Every 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 very night, I look at the photos of David Beckham and Yao Ming on my bedroom wall before I go to sleep. Can we imagine life without paper or printing?

Paper was first created about 2,000 years ago in China. After its invention, people started to write on paper to make a book. In those days, books were only produced one at a time by hand. As a result, there were not many books, and they were expensive. So, few people had the chance to learn to read.

Printing was invented in China during the Sui and Tang Dynasties. Later, developments in printing made it possible to produce books more quickly and cheaply. A trade in books resulted, and more people learnt to read. Knowledge and ideas spread faster than ever before. In a way, we can compare the invention of paper and printing to the introduction of the Internet in the twentieth century.

Although the Internet is still young, it is growing very fast, and may become more powerful than printing. A much larger amount of information can be stored on the Internet than in books. Someone with an Internet connection can find information much more easily than they can find in printed forms. And the machines we use to read it are now small and light, often smaller and lighter than a single book.

Computers and the Internet are used in classrooms now, and newspapers and magazines are already read online. So what direction will traditional printing take in the future? Will books be replaced by the Internet? Let’s wait and see.

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Module 10 Australia

Unit 1 I have some photos that I took in Australia last year

Tony: Dad, I need your help. My teacher asked us to choose a country we want to visit, imagine we

were there, and write a letter to our parents back home. I’ve chosen Australia. How can I do it?

Dad: Don’t worry. I have some photos that I took in Australia last year. They may help you. Here

we go. This is a rock called Ayers Rock, in central Australia. According to the local people, it’s a special and magical place. Tony: Oh, it looks huge. What’s its height?

Dad: 348 meters. And this is the Sydney Opera House. It’s like a huge sailing boat with water on

three sides. And this one is the Great Barrier Reef. Tony: Does it lie off the northeast coast of Australia?

Dad: Yes, it’s over 2,600 kilometres long. It’s a great natural wonder. And here are some photos of

my Australian friends. They’re sheep farmers. They wear special hats that keep the flies away. The scissors that they’re holding are used to cut the wool off the sheep. Do you know that many Australians came from Britain?

Tony: Yes, of course! That’s why they speak English. Did you keep a diary while you were there? Dad: Yes, and you can read it.

Tony: That’s great! And what didn’t you like about Australia?

Dad: I hated the ants that were all over the place. I had to brush them off my clothes, especially my

trousers!

Tony: Ants in your trousers! That’s really funny! Dad: It wasn’t funny at the time!

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Unit 2 The game that they like most is Australian football

Dear Mum and Dad,

I am writing this letter to you from the centre of Australia. At the moment, we are staying near Ayers Rock. On the first day, we took a plane tour over the rock, and I was surprised at how big it was: 3.6 kilometres long and 348 metres high! During different periods of the day, the colours of the rock turn dark blue, purple, yellow and red. Ayers Rock is a centre of local Aboriginal culture. The Aborigines are the people that have lived in Australia from the earliest times, and their ancient stories descried the spirits that created the world.

The Australians have a close relationship with the British. Many have British relatives, and they are like us in many ways. The foods that Australians like most are ham and beef with lots of salad. They also grow grapes and other fruits. They love all sports, but the game that they like most is Australian football. Because most Australians live near the coast, they also love going to the beach for swimming and surfing or just lying in the sun.

Although it is December, it is summer over here. The sun is very bright, and near the coast the countryside is very green. There are lots of sheep in the fields and on the hills, but the middle of the country has no trees or grass, just rocks and sand… And kangaroos!

Australians speak English, but in their own way. For example, when they say “G’day!” and “No worries.”, they mean “Hello!” and “Don’t worry about it. It’s not a problem!”

On the second day, we went horse riding. The horse that I rode was lazy, so I was left far behind the others. But I enjoyed the slow and relaxing ride.

Later this evening, we are taking the plane back to Sydney and coming home. It has been a wonderful trip.

Love, Tony

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Module 11 Photos

Unit 1 He’s the boy who won the photo competition last year!

Daming: Are you going to enter the photo competition, Tony?

Tony: You bet! I want to beat He Zhong this year. He’s not going to win it twice! Daming: Who’s He Zhong?

Tony: He’s the boy who won the photo competition last year! Daming: The one who took photos at the school dance?

Tony: That’s right. The thing is, he’s really good. And the general standard of the competition is

much higher this year.

Daming: I have a feeling that we can solve these little difficulties. What are the subjects that they’ve

chosen for this year’s competition?

Tony: Nature, Home and Away, City and People, and Music.

Daming: I think He Zhong will choose Music. Why don’t you choose the subject Home and Away,

and take photos of Beijing?

Tony: But Beijing isn’t my home town. It’s Cambridge.

Daming: It doesn’t matter. Take some photos of Beijing and add some photos of Cambridge that

you took recently.

Tony: That’s a good idea. What about that photo of my cousin flying kites with Chinese kids in

the Summer Palace? And the one of him reading a Chinese menu for the first time in Cambridge?

Daming: Nice photos! I’m sure you’re in with a chance!

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Unit 2 The photo which we liked best was taken by Zhao Min

Results of the photo competition

Tonight I am more than happy to read out the winners of the photo competition. We were very pleased with our competition this year. Compared with other years, we received many more photos. Even though all of the photos are excellent, we are sorry to say that we cannot give prizes to everyone.

The person who won the prize for the subject Nature is fifteen-year-old Li Wei. Li Wei took a photo of the trees in Xiangshan Park. His photo shows the different colours on the hill.

The photo which we liked best in the City and People group was taken by Zhao Min. Zhao Min is only twelve years old. Her photo shows a person rushing across a street on a windy evening. It is a beautiful girl who is wearing a blouse and skirt, and who is protecting her books against the showers.

The best photo in the Music group was taken by He Zhong. His photo of the group Crazy Feet shows the singer, Becky Wang, and the band playing at a concert. He Zhong manages to show how this great new band moves and sounds, and the good time which their fans are having.

A group of photos which show Beijing and Cambridge in England have won the prize for the subject Home and Away. They show some of the experiences of a young visitor to our country, and some memories of his home. The winner is Tony Smith!

Congratulations to our winners and thanks to everyone who entered the competition. Now let’s welcome our headmaster to present the prizes to the winners!

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Module 12 Save our world

Unit 1 If everyone starts to do something, the world will be saved.

Lingling: After our lesson on the environment, I’m worried about the future. Pollution is our great

enemy, and we have to fight it. If the rivers are polluted, farmers can’t use the water for their crops.

Tony: And in some places, pollution from factories spreads over cities and villages. It makes

people ill, and may even kill them. Pollution is a danger to our health.

Betty: And there are so many cars on the roads. They use so much oil and cause pollution as well. Daming: But we’re only students. We can’t do anything about factories and cars.

Betty: It’s no use talking about things we can’t do. we’ve got to think of things we can do! Daming: Such as …?

Lingling: Do you think we can make our school a green school? Daming: What’s a green school?

Lingling: At a green school, every class collects waste which can be recycled or used again. Then

the school sells the waste and uses the money to help students in poor areas.

Daming: Nice idea!

Betty: Students at a green school also learn ways to save energy and recycle at home. That

means less waste.

Tony: That’s a good idea. Though pollution is heavy now, I don’t think it’s hopeless. If everyone

starts to do something, the world will be saved.

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Unit 2 Repeat these three words daily: reduce, reuse and recycle.

How to be green

How green are you? Answer these questions and find out. .Do you walk or ride a bike to school?

.Do you buy new clothes just because they are modern? .Do you turn off the lights when you leave the room?

.Do you take your own bag when shopping and not ask for a plastic bag?

.Do you buy drinks in bottles? And what do you do with the bottles whey they are empty? .Do you divide the waste into things to recycle and things to throw away?

We all need a healthy environment, but we produce waste every day, and it is harmful to our environment. Repeat these three words daily: reduce, reuse and recycle.

Reduce

Reduce means “use less”. Do not waste things. It saves money and causes less pollution. Do not order more food than you can finish. Turn off the lights when you do not need them. Before you buy something new, think whether it is really necessary, because maybe the old one is just as good!

Reuse

Reuse means “use again”. Use things for as long as possible. Look after them so that they will last. Repair them if possible. Do not throw them away and buy new ones. Do not use paper cups or paper bags. It is better to use china and cloth bags because they can be used many times.

Recycle

Recycle means “change things into something else to be reused”. Although it takes energy to change things into something else, it is better than throwing things away or burning them. We throw tons of rubbish away each year, and we have to make a change. Divide your rubbish into plastic, glass, paper and rubber. Develop a recycling policy for the whole community. Buy products such as recycled paper to help save trees.

We cannot hope for rapid change, but let’s take these simple steps today so that we will save the world for our grandsons and granddaughters tomorrow.

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