外研版九年級英語上冊Unit2課文原文

1、Module1WhenIarrived,itwasearlymorninganditwasraining.Igotoutofthecar,wentthroughagateandwalkedalongapath.Intheeast,theskywasbecominglight,butbesidethepath,itwasstillverydark.Iknewitwasthere,buttherewasnothingtosee.Afteraboutakilometer,astrangerappearedinfrontofme.“AmIgoingtherightway?”Iasked.Hekneww

2、hereIwasgoing.“yes,”hereplied,“youllgetthereinfiveminutes.”Finally,Icametosomerock,andstopped.Ilookedcarefullyoverthem,butitwasstilltoodarktoseeanything.Suddenly,thecloudsclearedandtherainstopped.Thesunrosebehindmeandbeyondtherocks.Isawthatthegroundfellawayanddowntoariver,farbelowme.Iwasontheedgeoft

3、heGrandCanyon,oneofthewondersofthenaturalworld.IlookeddowntotheColoradoRiverabout2,000metresbelowme.Ifyouputthethreetallestbuildingsintheworldatthebottomofthecanyon,theystillwontreachthetop.ThenIlookedacrosstotheothersideofthecanyon.Howfarisit?Its20kilometres,maybemore.Finally,Ilookedtomyleftandtomy

4、right,andonbothsidesthecanyondisappearedintothedistance.over400kilometreslong.TheGrandCanyonisnotjustbig.Itshuge!Thatmorningontheedgeofthecanyon,Iaskedmyselfaquestion.Itsnot“howdeepisit?”or“howwideisit?”or“howlongisit?”but“IstheGrandCanyonthegreatestwonderanywhereinthenaturalworld?”Iknowtheanswer.Bu

5、twhatdoyouthink?Module2Myfavouritegreatbookistheadventuresoftomsawyerbymarktwain.TomliveswithhisauntPollyinthequietstreetsofStPetersburg,Missouri.Hesalivelyandcleveryoungboy,andhefindshimselfinmanyexcitingadventures.Herunsawaywithhistwofriends,HuckFinnandJoe,toanislandinthemiddleoftheMississippiRive

6、rfordays.WithHuckhegoeslookingfortreasure,withBeckyhegetslostinacave,andfinally,theyfindaboxofgold.MyfavouritesceneinthebookiswheneveryonethinksTomisdead.Hedecidestogotohisownfuneral.Hehidesandwatchesforatime,andthensuddenlyheappears.Everyoneissurprisedtoseehimbuttheyrealsopleasedtoseehimalive.Tomis

7、theheroofthestory,butthereareotherimportantcharacters.Huckisanoutsiderandeveryoneisafraidofhim.Beckyisprettywithfairhair,JoeisTomsbestfriend,andInjunJoeisthebadmanofthestory.Thethemesofthestoryaretodowithchildrengrowingupandbecomingmoreserious.ItdescribeshowstrangersareseeninsmalltownsofAmerica.Fina

8、lly,ittalksaboutfreedom,socialrulesandhowpeoplearepunishedforbadbehaviour.WhydoIthinkTomSawyerisagreatbook?MarkTwainwrotethestoryin1876,butitsstillreadandlovedbypeopleallovertheworldtoday.Andalthoughitsonlyastory,TwainwroteitintheeverydayEnglishofthesouthernstatesofAmericainthe19thcentury,soitsounds

9、veryreal.TodayitsthoughttobeoneofthegreatestbooksinAmericanliterature.Goon-readit!Iknowyoullenjoyit,too.Module3ForliuXiang,lifeasasportingherohasjustbegun.Firstofall,hellbeinvitedtocompetitionsaroundtheworld.HellbechosentorepresentChinaattheOlympicGames.HesasymbolofChinasinternationalsportingsuccess

10、.Andnowthatheswellknownallovertheworld,liuXiangwillalsobeaskedtoappearinadvertisementsandfilms,andeventorecordmusic.ButhiscoachSunHaipingismakingsurethathetrainsregularly.LiuXiangwillbeadvisedbyhiscoachhowtobeagreatsportsman,andbyhismanagerhowtobeastar.LiuXiangisnotanovernightsuccess.HewasborninShan

11、ghaionJuly13,1983andlikemanyOlympicsportsstars,hestaredtrainingwhenhewasveryyoung.InGradeFour,hewenttotheJuniorSportsSchoolofPutuoDistrictofShanghai.Liuwasencouragedatfirsttotrainasahighjumper.Then,in1998,hisskillathurdlingwasnoticedbyhiscoachSunHaiping.LiuXiangwashelpedbyaspecialprogramme.Itwassetu

12、pin2001tohelpyoungsportsmenandsportswomen.Liusraceswererecorded,andhisperformancewascomparedwiththeworldsbestsportsstars.SunHaipingusedtheinformationtochangeLiustrainingprogramme.In2002hewonhisfirstinternational110mhurdleseventinSwitzerland,andinthesameyear,agoldmedalattheAsiaGamesinKorea.In2004,Liu

13、wonthefirstOlympicgoldmedalinthesameeventforChinainAthens,Greece.SowhatsnextforLiuXiang?Hashefoundoutthattheresmoretolifethantraining?Willhebeencouragedtospendmoretimeawayformsport?No,LiuXiangwillgoformoremedalsforChinabecausehewastrainedforgold!Module4Everymorningmyfatherbuysanewspaperonhiswaytowor

14、k.EverydayIopenmybooksinclassandstartmylessons.Everyeveningmymotherlooksthroughmagazinesathome.Andeverynight,IlookattheposterswithphotosofDavidBeckhamandYaoMingonmybedroomwallbeforeIgotosleep.Canweimaginelifewithoutpaperorprint?Paperwasfirstcreatedabout2,000yearsago,andhasbeenmadeofsilk,cotton,bambo

15、o,and,sincethe19thcentury,ofwood.Peoplelearnedtowritewordsonpapertomakeabook.Butinthosedays,bookscouldonlybeproducedoneatatimebyhand.Asaresult,theywereexpensiveandrare.Andbecausetherewerentmanybooks,fewpeoplelearnedtoread.ThenprintingwasinventedinChina.Thefirstprintedbooksweremadebyputtinginkagainst

16、awoodenblockandholdingthepaperagainstit.Whenprintingwasdevelopedgreatlyatthebeginningofthe11thcentury,bookscouldbeproducedmorequicklyandcheaply.Asaresult,morepeoplelearnedtoread.Afterthat,knowledgeandideasspreadquickly,inawaythatcanbecomparedwiththeintroductionoftheInternetinthe20thcentury.Butwillbo

17、oksbeneededinthefuture?Todayinformationcanbereceivedonline,downloadedfromtheInternetratherthanfoundinbooks,andinformationcanbekeptonCD-ROMsormachinessuchasMP3players.Thesemachinesaresmallerandlighterthanbookssothattheycanbecarriedveryeasily.Computersarealreadyusedinclassrooms,andnewspapersandmagazin

18、escanalreadybereadonline.Sowillbooksbereplacedbycomputersoneday?No,IdontthinktheYaoMingposteronmybedroomwallwilleverbereplacedbyacomputertwometreshigh!Module5ThemostunusualmuseuminLondonistheScienceMuseum.Inmostmuseums,theresnoshoutingandnorunning,andyouarentallowedtotouchtheexhibits.ButtheScienceMu

19、seumisdifferent.becauseitsnoisy!Peopletalkaboutwhatthecanseeanddothere,andsomeofthemachinesarenoisyaswell.VisitingtheScienceMuseumisfunanditsagreatwaytolearnaboutsciencebecauseyoucanworkthingsoutandtryoutideas.WhenIvisittheScienceMuseum,IgototheLaunchPad.Thisismyfavouriteroombecauseyoucandophysicsex

20、periments.Forexample,ifyouwanttofillabagwithfallingsand,youhavetomoveakindoftruckonwheelsintothecorrectposition.Youcanalsolearnhowtomakeexplosions.IalsogototheRocketShow.Youcanlearnhowwetravelintospaceandbackagain.ThenIgoupstairstotheHumanandNatureroom.Youcancompareyourspeedwithanimalsthere.Youheara

21、noiseandpushabutton.Ifyouarentfastenough,thelioncatchesyou!Imfasterthanallmyfriends,butthelionstillcatchesme.Therearealsoroomsontransport,theenvironmentandspacetechnology,aswellasmaths,physicsandchemistry.Youcandoalotofthingsinthismuseum,butyouhavetoobeysomerulesaswell.Forexample,youmustnttakephotos

22、oftheexhibitsinthemuseum.Butyoucanbuypostcardsoftheminthemuseumshops.Aboveall,theScienceMuseumisfree.Thatmeansyoucandropinforafewminutesoryoucanstayaslongasyoulike-itsopeneveryday,from10amto6pm.SoifyouevergotoLondon,makesureyouvisittheScienceMuseum.Itsmyfavouritemuseuminthewholeworld.Module6Doyoutry

23、towalkorrideabiketoschool?Doyoubuynewclothesjustbecausetheyarethelatestfashions?Doyouopenawindowinsteadofturningonairconditioning?Doyoubuythingsproducedlocallyinsteadofmadeabroad?Doyoutakeyouownclotbagwhenshoppinginsteadofusingplasticbags?Doyousortthewastebeforethrowingitaway?Weallneedahealthyenviro

24、nment,butweproducewasteeverydayanditdoesharmtoourenvironment.Thoughweareyoung,wecanstilldosomethingtohelp.Infact,eventhesimplesteverydayactivitiescanmakearealdifferencetotheenvironment.Herearesomeideasforyou.Rememberthesethreewords:reduce,reuseandrecycle.ReduceReducemeans“useless”.Dontwastethings.Th

25、issavesmoneyandreducespollutionandwastegoingintotheenvironment.Beforewebuysomethingnew,thinkwhetheritisreallynecessaryormaybetheoldonewillbejustasgood!Whenwedobuythings,chooselocalproductsifpossible,andtrynottobuytoomanythingsfromabroad.Itmaycostalotofmoneytobringthemtous.ReuseReusemeans“useagain”.U

26、sethingsforaslongaspossible.Whenwebuythings,makesurethattheylastalongtime.Weshouldlookafterthemsothattheywilllast,andweshouldrepairthemifwecaninsteadofthrowingthemawayandbuyingnewones.Dontuseapapercuporapaperbag.Itsbettertouseachinacupandalunchboxbecauseyoucanusethemagain.RecycleRecyclemeans“changet

27、hingsintosomethingelse”.Althoughittakesenergytochangesomethingintosomethingelse,itsbetterthanthrowingthingsawayorburningthem.Findoutwhatcanberecycledinyourneighbourhoodandtakepartinrecyclingprogremmes.Weshouldalsobuyproductsmadefromrecycledmaterials,suchasrecycledpaper,tohelpsavetrees.Questions:p45M

28、odule7ImwritingthislettertoyoufromthecentreofAustralia.AtthemomentwerestayingnearUluru-thatstheAboriginalnameforAyerRock.Onthefirstday,wetookahelicoptertourovertherock,andIwassurprisedathowbigitwas:3.6kilometreslongand348metreshigh.Thecoloursoftherockarefantastic,andatdifferenttimesoftheday,peopleth

29、athavelivedinAustraliafromtheearliesttimes,andtheancientAboriginalstorieddescribethespiritsthatcreatedtheworld.UluruisacentreofAboriginalculture.TheAustralianshavemanyBritishrelativesandtheyrelikeusinmanyways.Theirfamilylifeissimilartoours,andtheyenjoythesamefoodandhobbies.ThefoodanddrinkthatmostAus

30、tralianslikearegrapes,lamb,hamandespeciallywinethattheymakeinthesouthofthecountry.Theyloveallsports,butthegamesthattheylovethemostarefootball,cricketandrugby.BecausemostAustralianslivenearthecoast,theylovegoingtothebeach,swimmingandsurfing.AlthoughitsDecember,itssummeroverhere.Thesunshineisverybrigh

31、t,andnearthecoastthecountrysideisverygreen.Therearelotsofsheepinthefieldsandonthehills,buttheoutbackismorelikeadesert,fullofrocksandsand.MostAustraliansspeakEnglish,althoughtheyhavesomespecialexpressionssuchas“goodday!”And“noworries,mate.”Theymean“hello!”and“dontworryaboutit.itsnotaproblem!”Thenextd

32、ayafterwearrivedatUluru,wewentonacamelride.ThecamelthatIrodehadabadtemper,andIgotverytired.Everyoneelsethoughtitwasveryfunnythatmycamelkeptlyingdown.Finally,laterthisevening,weretakingtheplanebacktoSydneyandcominghome.Itsbeenafantastictrip!Module8Wewereverypleasedwiththephotocompetition.Comparedwith

33、otheryears,wereceivedmanymorephotos.Eventhoughallofthephotosareexcellent,wecantgiveprizestoeveryone.Therearefourprizes,soreadontofindoutwhothewinnersare.Thepersonwhowontheprizeforthe“MostBeautifulNature”photographyisfifteen-year-oldLiWei.LitookphotosofthemountainsinXiangshangPark.Theparkisntfarfromh

34、ishome,about500metres,andheknowsitverywell.Thephotowhichwelikedbestinthe“HistoricChina”groupwastakenbyZhaoMin.Zhaoisonly12yearsold.HerphotoisofTiananmenSquare,thelargestpublicsquareintheworld.Its880metresfromnorthtosouthand500metreswideatthenorthernend.Herphotoshowsthesizeandbeautyofthesquareperfect

35、ly.Thebestphotointhe“Music”categorywastakenbyHeZhong.HisphotoofhisthisyearsbestbandCrazyFeetshowsthesinger,BeckyWang,andthebandplayingataconcertinShenzhen.HeZhongmanagestoshowthemovementandthesoundsofthisgreatnewband,andthefunwhichtheirfansarehaving.Acollectionofphotoscalledthe“ManyFacesofOurCity”wh

36、ichfeaturesBeijingwontheprizeforthe“MostUnusual”category.Threepupilsatthesameschoolworkedonthisentry.Itincludesphotosofdifferentpartsofthecity,oldandnew.ItsuccessfullyshowstherichculturewhichmakesBeijingsofamous.Congratulationstoourwinnersandthankstoeveryonewhoenteredthecompetition.Weareveryluckthat

37、thefamousphotographerJohnWilliamisinChinatotalkabouthisnewbook.Hahasagreedtopresenttheprizesattheprizegivingceremonyattheendofthismonth.Module9cartoonheroesNemo,acuteorange-andwhitefish,andSherk,ahugegreenmonsterhavewontheheartsofyoungpeopleinChinaandallovertheworld.Theheroesofpopularcartoonsareever

38、ywhere,onofficedesks,handbags,andcomputerscreens.Buttherearesomecartoonfavouriteswhichareolder.ThecartoonoftheMonkeyKinghasjusthadits40thbirthday.CalledHavocinHeaven,ittellsthestoryofamonkeywholeadsagroupofmonkeysagainsttheruleoftheEmperorinheaven.Butitisaboveallthejokesplayedbythemonkeythatpeoplere

39、member.“HavocinHeaven”hasbecomeacommonexpressionusedbyaparentorabosswhentheyreturntothehouseorofficeandseeamess.AnotherfavouritewhohascelebratedanimportantbirthdayinChinaisareporterwithredhairandasmallwhitedog.Tintinhasbeenpopularfor75years,eversinceBelgiancartoonistHergeinventedthecharacterin1929.H

40、isbookshavebeentranslatedintomorethan50languages,andabout200millioncopieshavebeensold.InDecember1984thewholeseriesofTintinbegantobepublishedinchina.ManyChinesestillkeepcollectionsoftheseblack-and-whiteTintinbooks.ThereareseveralfanclubsinChinawhichhaveheldbirthdaypartiesforTintininBeijing,Shanghai,G

41、uangzhou,NanjingandWuhan.Finally,Snoopy,CharlieBrownslovabledogwholivesinhisownprivatedreamworld,alsohadhis50thbirthdaycelebratedbyChinasSnoopyfansin2000.Ididntdrawthecartoonsonlyforchildren.Adultswhohaveexperiencedlifeunderstandthembetter,saidthelateCharlesSchultz,creatorofSnoopyandthePeanutscartoo

42、ns.Module10JamieOliverisayoungcookwhowantstoimproveschooldinners.In2005hewentbacktoseewhatthechildrenwereeating.Jamieaskedthechildrenwhattheirmealswerelike.“wehavehamburgersandchips,orpizza,”theytoldhim,“andsometimesthereisfruit,butweprefericecream.”Jamiethoughtthemenuwasterrible.Thechildrenwereeati

43、ngjunkfood,anditwasaproblem.Junkfoodisntjustbadforthebody.Childrenwhosemiddaymealswereunhealthyweredifficulttoteachintheafternoon.Teacherssaidthatchildrenbehavedverybadlyafterlunch.WhenJamietookvegetablesintoclass,thechildrendidntknowwhattheywere.Jamierealizedthatthechildrendidntknowabouthealthyfood

44、.Thenhetalkedtothepeoplewhoworkedinthekitchens.Hefoundoutthattheydidntknowenoughaboutfoodandhealth,andtheydidnthaveverymuchmoneytospend.Hedecidedtoteachthecooksandthechildrenabouthealthyfood.Itwashardwork!Hecookedhealthymealsforthemincludingmeat,rice,pastaandvegetables,butalotoftheteenagersrefusedto

45、eatthenewfood.Jamieshowedthemwhythejunkfoodwasnthealthy.Intheend,whenJamiepersuadedthemtotryhiscooking,theylikedit!Jamietalkedtothegovernment.Hetoldthemtheyneededtobanjunkfoodformschools,trainthecooks,educatethechildrenandspendmoremoneyonschooldinners.Alotofparents,teachersandchildrenagreedwithhim,a

46、ndaTVprogrammeshowedhisvisitstotheschool.JamieisacookwhoseideasarechangingschooldinnersalloverBritain.Module11VisionsofthecityJois15andlivesinParkville.WhenJosgrandparentsfirstcametoParkville50yearsago,itwasaquietcountryvillageinthecentreofthecountry.Atthattime,theyhadasmallhouseontheedgeoftown,with

47、somefieldsandthehillsinthedistance.ButParkvillewasclosetoabigcity,Arnwick,withabout200,000people.PeoplefromthecountrysidebegantoarriveinArnwicktofindjobsandhaveabetterlife.Andofcoursetheyneededsomewheretolive.However,itwasexpensivetoliveinthecentreofArnwick,sothecitygovernmentdecidedtobuildflatsarou

48、ndtheedgeofthecity.AndsoonParkvillebecameasuburbofArnwick.Itnowhasoveramillionpeople.Josfamilyliveinoneofthosenewflats一theresnoroomforsmallhousesanymore.ThesmalllocalschoolinParkvillecloseddownfiveyearsago.JogoestoaschoolclosetothecentreofArnwick,with2000pupils.Nooneknowsalltheirnames.Jotakesanhourt

49、ogettoschool,andaddstothetrafficandpollution.Butitsnotherfault.Shelikedheroldschool.Arnwickneedslargerhospitalsandmoredoctors,betterpublictransportandfewerprivatecars.Thereneedtobeshopsandoffices.Italsoneedscleanwaterandnorubbishinthestreets.Itsdifficulttorunabigcity,andtoprotectpeoplefromcrime.Soitalsoneedsmorelawsandmoretaxestopayforeverything.Well,whatdoy