九年級英語課文原文

初中九年級的英語課文原文初中九年級的英語課文原文初中九年級的英語課文原文九年級3A課文原文HowILearnedtoLearnEnglishLastyear,IdidnotlikemyEnglishclass.Everyclasswaslikeabaddream.Theteacherspoketooquickly.ButIwasafraidtoaskquestionsbecausemypronunciationwasverybad.SoIjusthidbehindmytextbookandneversaidanything.ThenonedayIwatchedanEnglishmoviecalledToyStory.Ifellinlovewiththisexcitingandfunnymovie!SothenIbegantowatchotherEnglishmoviestoo.AlthoughIcouldnot（couldn't）understandeverythingthecharacterssaid,theirbodylanguageandtheexpressionsontheirfaceshelpedmetogetthemeaning.IalsorealizedIcouldgetitbylisteningforjustthekeywords.MypronunciationalsoimprovedbylisteningtotheinterestingconversationsinEnglishmovies.Idiscoveredthatlisteningtosomethinginterestingisthesecrettolanguagelearning.Ialsolearnedusefulsentenceslike“It’sapieceofcake”or“Itservesyoudidnright’t.understand”Ithesesentencesatfirst.ButbecauseIwantedtounderstandthestory,Ilookedupthewordsinadictionary.NowIreallyenjoymyEnglishclass.Iwanttolearnnewwordsandmoregrammar.ThenIcanhaveabetterunderstandingofEnglishmovies.Unit4IusedtobeafraidofthedarkA_3aFromShyGirltoPopStarForthismonth’sYoungWorldmagazine,Iinterviewed19-year-oldAsianpopstarCandyWang.Candytoldmethatsheusedtobereallyshyandtookupsingingtodealwithhershyness.Asshegotbetter,shedaredtosinginfrontofherclass,andthenforthewholeschool.Nowshe’snotshyanymoreandlovessinginginfrontofcrowds.IaskedCandyhowlifewasdifferentaftershebecamefamous.Sheexplainedthattherearemanygoodthings,likebeingabletotravelandmeetnewpeopleallthetime.“Ididn’tusetobepopularinschool,butnowIgettonsofattentioneverywhereIgo.However”,toomuchattentioncanalsobeabadthing.“worryIalwayshavetoabouthowIappeartoothersandIhavetobeverycarefulaboutwhatIsayordo.AndIdon’thavemuchprivatetimeanymore.Hangingoutwithfriendsisalmostimpossibleformenow1becausetherearealwaysguardsaroundme.”WhatdoesCandyhavetosaytoallthoseyoungpeoplewhowanttobecomefamous?“Well,”shebeginsslowly,“youhavetobepreparedtogiveupyournormallife.Youcanneverimaginehowdifficulttheroadtosuccessis.ManytimesIthoughtaboutgivingup,butIfoughton.Youreallyrequirealotoftalentandhardworktosucceed.Onlyaverysmallnumberofpeoplemakeittothetop.”Unit5Whataretheshirtsmadeof?TheDifficultSearchforAmericanGoodsintheUSIfyougotoanothercountry,whatkindsofthingswouldyoubuy?WouldyoubuyacamerainJapan,somebeautifulclothesinFrance,orawatchinSwitzerland?Nomatterwhatyoumaybuy,youmightprobablythinkthoseproductsaremadeinthosecountries.However,youcouldbewrong.KangJianisa17-year-oldstudentfromShanghai.LastyearhewenttovisithisauntanduncleinSanFrancisco.HefounditinterestingthatsomanyproductsinthelocalshopsweremadeinChina.“Iwantedobuyatoycarformycousin,buteventhoughmostofthetoyshadAmericanbrands,theyweremadeinChina.”ToysarenottheonlythingsmadeinChina.“Iwantedtobuyapairofbasketballshoes,”heexplains.“ButIhadtovisitfiveorsixstoresbeforefindingapairmadeinAmerica!”HerealizedthatAmericanscanhardlyavoidbuyingproductsmadeinChina.“Infact,”hecontinues,“therearesomademanyinthingsChina―footballs,handbags,petfood,mobilephones.EvenAmericanflagsaremadeinChina!”KangJianthinksit’sgreatthatChinaissogoodatmakingtheseeverydaythings.However,hewishesthatinthefutureChinawillalsogetbetteratmakinghigh-technologyproductsthatpeoplecanbuyinallpartsoftheworld.2Unit6Whenwasitinvented?AnAccidentalInventionDidyouknowthattea,themostpopulardrinkintheworld(afterwater),wasinventedbyaccident?Manypeoplebelievethatteawasfirstdrunkabout5,000yearsago.ItissaidthataChineserulercalledShenNongfirstdiscoveredteaasadrink.OnedayShenNongwasboilingdrinkingwateroveranopenfire.Someleavesfromateaplantfellintothewaterandremainedthereforsometime.Itproducedanicesmellsohetastedthebrownwateranyway.Itwasquitedelicious.Inthisway,oneoftheworld’sfavoritedrinkswasinvented.Morethan4,000yearslater,LuYu,“thesaintoftea”,mentionedShenNonginhisChabookJing.Thebookdescribeshowteaplantsweregrownandusedtomaketea.Italsodiscusseswherethefinesttealeaveswereproducedandwhatkindsofwaterwereused.ItisbelievedthatteawasbroughttoKoreaandJapanduringthe6thand7thcenturies.InEngland,teadidn’tappearuntilaround1660,butlessthan100yearslater,ithadbecomethenationaldrink.TheteatradefromChinatoWesterncountriestookplaceinthe19thcentury.Thishelpedtospreadthepopularityofteaandtheteaplanttomoreplacesaroundtheworld.Eventhoughmanypeoplenowknowaboutteaculture,theChinesearewithoutdoubttheoneswhobestunderstandthenatureoftea.Unit8ItmustbelongtoCarla.3Weliveinasmalltownandalmosteveryoneknowseachother.Itusedtobeveryquietandnothingmucheverhappenedaroundhere.However,thesedays,somethingunusualishappeninginourtown.Victor,ateacheratmyschool,isreallynervous.Whenhewasinterviewedbythetownnewspaper,hesaid,“Everynightwehearstrangenoisesoutsideourwindow.Mywifethinksthatitcouldbeananimal,butmyfriendsandIthinkitmustbeteenagershavingfun.Myparentscalledthepolicemen,buttheycouldn’anythingfindstrange.Theythinkitmightbethewind.Idon’tthinkso!”Victor’snext-doorneighborHelenisworried,too.“Atfirst,Ithoughtthatitmightbeadog,butIcouldn’tseeadog,oranythingeithelse,r.SoIguessitcan’tbeadog.Butthen,whatcoulditbe?”O(jiān)newomanintheareasawsomethingrunningaway,butitwasdarksosheisnotsure.“Ithinkitwastoobigtobeadog,”sheMaybesaid.itwas“abearorawolf.”Everyoneinourtownisfeelinguneasy,andeveryonehashisorherownideas.Theremustbesomethingvisitingthehomesinourneighborhood,butwhatisit?Wehavenoidea.Mostpeoplehopethatthisanimalorpersonwillsimplygoaway,butIdonotthinkthatisgoingtohappen.Thenoise-makerishavingtoomuchfuncreatingfearintheneighborhood.Unit9IlikemusicthatIcandanceto.WhatDoYouFeelLikeWatchingToday?Whilesomepeopleonlysticktoonekindofmovie,IliketowatchdifferentkindsdependingonhowIfeelthatday.WhenI’mdownortired,Iprefermoviesthatcancheermeup.ComedieslikeMeninBlackorcartoonslikeKungfuPandahavefunnydialoguesandusuallyhaveahappyending.Thecharactersmaynotbeperfect,buttheytrytheirbesttosolvetheirproblems.Afterwatchingthem,theproblemsIhavesuddenlyseemlessseriousandIfeelmuchbetteragain.Laughingfortwohoursisagoodwaytorelax!Idon’watchdramasordocumentarieswhenI’msadortired.DramaslikeTitanicmakemefeelevensadder.DocumentarieslikeMarchofthePenguinswhichprovideplentyofinformationaboutacertainsubjectcanbeinteresting,butwhenI’mtiredIdon’4don’tmindactionmovieslikeSpider-ManwhenI’mtootiredtothink.Icanjustshutoffmybrain,sitbackandenjoywatchinganexcitingsuperherowhoalwayssavestheworldjustintime.Onceinawhile,Iliketowatchmoviesthatarescary,Theycanbefun,butI’mtooscaretowatchthemalone.Ialwaysbringafriendwhoisn’tafraidofthesekindsofmovies,anditdoesn'tfeelsoscaryanymore.Unit10You’resupposedtoshakehands.WhereI’mfrom,wepretty’relaxedabouttime.Wedon’tlikerushtoaround,sowedon’tmindifpeoplearealittlelatesometimes.Ifyoutellafriendyougoingto’theirrehousefordinner,it’sOKifyouarriveabitlate.Weliketoenjoyourtimeslowly.Wevaluethetimewespendwithourfamilyandfriendsinoureverydaylives.Weoftenjustdropbyourfriends’homesifwehavetime.Wedon’usuallythavetomakeplanstomeetourfriends.Whenweseeeachother,it’spoliteforboystoshakehandsandforgirlstokisseachotheronthesideoftheface.Weoftenjustwalkaroundthetowncenter,seeingasmanyofourfriendsaswecan!InSwitzerland,it’sveryimportanttobeontime.We’recapitalthofclocksandwatches,afterall!Ifsomeoneinvitesyoutomeethimorheratnoon,thenyou’retoexpectedbthereatnoon.Ifyou’reeven15minuteslate,yourfriendmaygetmad.SoImakeanefforttobeontimewhenImeetmyfriends.Ialwaysleavethehouseearlytoavoidheavytraffic.Idon’mindtbecauseIthinkitimpolite’stokeepotherswaiting.Also,wenevervisitafriend’shousecallingwithoutfirst.Wealmostalwaysmakeplanstoseefriends.Weusuallyplantodosomethinginteresting,orgosomewheretogether.U11TheShirtofaHappyMan(Part1)Alongtimeago,inarichandbeautifulcountry,therelivedanunhappyking,Hesleptbadlyanddidn’tfeellikeeating.Hisfacewasalwayspaleaschalk.Heoftencriedfornoreason.This5madethequeenandhispeopleworried.Oneday,adoctorwascalledintoexaminetheking.Buthefoundnothingwrongwithhisbody.“It’sallinhisNeithermind.medicinenorrestcanhelphim.Whatheneedsistheshirtofahappypersontowear.That’llmakehimhappy.”Theprimeministerwascalledtothepalace.Butwhentheyexplainedthekings’situationtohim,hesaid,“AlthoughIhavealotofpower,doesnit’tmakemehappy.I’malwaysworriedaboutlosingmypower.Manypeoplearetryingtotakemyposition.”Then,theking’sbankercametothepalace.“Oh,I’mafraidI’mnothappyeither,”hesa“Ihavealotofwealth,butI’malwaysworriedaboutlosingmymoney.Someonetriestostealmymoneyeveryday.”Next,thepalacesingercametotheking’sroom.Butthiswaswhathesaid:“It’struethatfamousandeveryonelovesmysongs.ButI’mnothappybecauseI’malwaysworriedbeingaboutfollowedbyothers.Icannotbefree!”Finally,thekingtopgeneral’swastoldtogooutandfindahappymaninthreedays’time.Unit12LifeIsFulloftheUnexpectedInMay2001,IfoundajobinNewYorkattheWorldTradeCenter.OnSeptember11,2001,Iarrivedatmybuildingataround8:30a.m.IwasabouttogoupwhenIdecidedtogetacoffee6first.Iwenttomyfavoritecoffeeplaceeventhoughitwastwoblockseastfrommyoffice.AsIwaswaitinginlinewithotherofficeworkers,Iheardaloudsound.BeforeIcouldjointheothersoutsidetoseewhatwasgoingon,thefirstplanehadalreadyhitmyofficebuilding.Westaredindisbeliefattheblacksmokerisingabovetheburningbuilding.Ifeltluckytobealive.Almost10yearslater,Iwokeupat10:00a.m.onFebruary21,2011andrealizedthatmyalarmhadnevergoneoff.Ijumpedoutofbedandwentstraighttotheairport.ButbythetimeIgottotheairport,myplanetoNewZealandhadalreadytakenoff.“ThisisthefirstholidayIhavetakeninayear,andnowIm’vemissedyplane.Whatbadluck!”Ithoughtmyselfto.TheotherplaneswerefullsoIhadtowaittillthenextday.Thenextmorning,Iheardabouttheea