最新版外研版九年级上英语课文M1-6

1M1U1Tony:Let`scallWondersoftheWorldandjoininthediscussion.Ithinknaturalwondersaremoreinterestingthanman-madeones.AndIthinktheGiant`sCausewayisthemostfantasticnaturalwonder.Lingling:Hm,I`veneverseenit,soI`mnotsureIagreewithyou.Whydoyoulikeit,Tony?Tony:Well,IvisitedtheGiant`sCausewaytwoyearsago.It`shuge.There`reabout40,000rocks,mostofthemwithsixsides.ItgoesforseveralhundredmetresontheeastemcoastofNorthemIreland.Lingling:Thatsoundsgreat,thoughIthinkVictoriaFallsinAfricaareevenmorefantastic.They`reabout1,700metreswideand100metreshigh.Youcanheartheloudnoiseafewkilometresaway.Betty:Wow,tha`shuge!Butinmyopinion,man-madewondersaremoreexcitingthannaturalones.LookattheTerracottaArmy.It`smorethan2,000yearsold.Daming:Iagreewithyou,Betty.AndIthinktheThreeGorgesDamisfantastictoo.It`sabout2,300metreslong,185metreshighand15metreswideatthetop.ItlionsofpeopleinChina.Betty:Now,who`dliketocallfirst?2M1U2AgreatwonderofthenaturalworldWhenIarrived,itwasearlymorninganditwasraining.Ilookedtotheeast—theskywasbecominggrey.Igotoutofthecar,wentthroughagateandwalkedalongadarkpath.Therewasnothingtosee,butIknewitwasthere.Afteraboutamile,astrangerappearedbesidethepath.“AmIgoingtherightway?”Iasked.HeknewwhereIwasgoing,“yes,”hereplied,“you`llgetthereinfiveminutes.”Finally,Icametosomerocksandstopped.Ilookedoverthem,butitwassilentandtherewasnosignofit.Suddenly,therainstoppedandthecloudscleared.Thesunrosebehindmeandshoneonherocks.Farbelowme,thegroundfellawayanddowntoariver.Iwaslookingacrossoneofthewondersofthenaturalworld—theGrandCanyon.IlookeddowntotheColoradoRiver,asilverstreamnearlyonemilebelowme.Ifyouputthetwotallestbuildingsintheworldontopofeachotheratthebottomofthecanyon,theystillwouldnotreachthetop.ThenIlookedacrosstotheothersideofthecanyon,Itwasaboutfifteenmilesaway,maybemore.Finally,Ilookedtomyleftandtomyright,,andonbothsidesthecanyonwentfarawayformorethan200miles.TheGrandCanyonwasnotjustbig.Itwashuge!Iremainedbythecanyonforabouthalfanhour,andIaskedmyself.“IstheGrandCanyonthegreatestwonderofthenaturalworld?”Icertainlyknowtheanswer.Whatdoyouthink?3M2U1Myfamilyalwaysgosomewhereinterestingassoonastheholidaybegins.Tony:TheFirstofOctobersChina`sNationalDay,isn’tit,Lingling?Lingling:Yes.ThePeople`sRepublicofChinawasfoundedonlstOctober1949.PeoplehavecelebratedtheNationalDaysincethen.Thereareflowersandnationalflagseverywhere,andwehaveathree-dayholiday.Tony:Doyouhaveanyplansfortheholidaythisyear?Lingling:Yes.MyparentsandIaregoingtovisitsomefriendsinShandongprovinceandwillstaythereuntilheendoftheholiday.Whilewe`restayingwithourfriends,we`regoingtospendonedayinQingdao.Whenisyournationalday,Betty?Betty:OurnationaldayiscalledIndependenceDay.It`son4thJuly.We`vecelebrateditsince1777.It`sapublicholiday,butweonlyhaveonedayoff.Onthatday,thereareallkindsofholidayactivities.It`sthestartofthevacationseasonandmostpeopletakeavacationsometimeinJulyorAugust.Lingling:Andisthereanythingspecialonthatday?Betty:Well,youcanseeAmericanflagseverywhere.Weusuallyhaveapicnicsomewherenice.Kidshavegreatfun.Wealsowatchbandsplaymusicinpublicparks.Daming:DoyouhaveanationaldayintheUK,Tony?Tony:No,wedon`t—wecelebrateChristmaswithatwo-dayholiday.Andmyfamilyalwaysgosomewhereinterestingassoonastheholidaybegins.4M2U2ThanksgivingThanksgivingisanAmericanfestival.ItiscelebratedonthefourthThursdayinNovember.Itisatimeforaspecialdinneramongfamilyandfriends.Peoplemakeshortspeechesandgivethanksfortheirfood.WehavecelebratedthefestivalsincethefirstpioneersfromEnglandarrivedinAmericabyshipintheseventeenthcentury.WhileheywerecrossingtheAtlantic,Manypeopledied,andaftertheylanded,theirfirstwinterwasworsethananyEnglishwinter.Thelocalpeople,theNativeAmericans,taughtthepioneershowtogrowcorn.Thefollowingyeartheycelebratedtogetherbyeatingadinnerofthenewfood.WestillcelebrateThanksgivingtodaywithatraditionaldinner.Thekitchenisalwaysthemostcrowdedroominourhousebecauseweallhelppreparethefood.Welaythetable,andthenbeforewebegindinner,myfathergiesthanksforthefood,sowerememberwhywecelebratethefestival.Weusuallyeattoomuch,butitisonlyoneayear!Weoftentalkalotandtellstoriesafterdinneraswell.Whenitisallover,everyonehelpswashthedishes.Thefestivalisaverybusytimefortravelwhenfriendsandfamiliescometogethertocelebrate.Duringthefestival,thereareplentyofotherthingstoseeanddo.WeliveinNewYorkCity,andwegotowatchtheMacy`sThanksgivingDayParade.TheparadegoesalongseveralstreetsandfinishesatthefamousMacy`sstore.ThanksgivingisthestartoftheChristmasseason,andwestartshoppingforpresents.FootballisalsoimportantatThanksgiving,withmanyteamsplayinggames.LikemanyAmericans,weusuallywatchthegamesontelevisionandenjoyourselvesverymuch.5M3U1Shetrainedhard,soshebecameagreatplayerlater.MsLi:Daming,whoisyourhero?Whohaveyouchosentotellusabout?Daming:DengYaping!She`smyherobecauseshe`soneofthebesttabletennisplayersintheworldandIloveplayingtabletennis.MsLi:Tellusabouther.Daming:Well,shestartedplayingtabletenniswhenshewasfive.Shetrainedhard,soshebecameagreatplayerlater.Msli:Andwhatcompetitionshasshewon?Daming:She’swonmanyworldcompetitionsincludingf