外研社九年级英语上册课文

外研社(2014新版)九年级英语上册课文（Module1—12）Module1WondersoftheworldUnit1It’smorethan2,000yearsold.Tony:Let'scallWondersoftheWorldandjoininthediscussion.Ithinknaturalwondersaremoreinterestingthanman-madeones.AndIthinktheGiant'sCausewayisthemostfantasticnaturalwonder.Lingling:Hm,I’veneverseenit,soI'mnotsureIagreewithyou.Whydoyoulikeit,Tony?Tony:Well,IvisitedtheGiant'sCausewaytwoyearsago.It'shuge.There'reabout40,000rocks,mostofthemwithsixsides.ItgoesforseveralhundredmetresontheeasterncoastofNorthernIrelandLingling:Thatsoundsgreat,thoughIthinkVictoriaFallsinAfricaareevenmorefantastic.They'reaboutl,700metreswideand100metreshigh.Youcanheartheloudnoiseafewkilometresaway.Betty:Wow,that'shuge!Butinmyopinion,man-madewondersaremoreexcitingthannaturalones.LookattheTerracottaArmy.It'smorethan2.000yearsold.Daming:Iagreewithyou,Betty.AndIthinktheThreeGorgesDamisfantastictoo.It'sabout2,300metreslong,185metreshighand15metreswideatthetop.ItproduceselectricityformillionsofpeopleinChina.Betty:Now,who'dliketocallfirst?Unit2TheGrandCanyonwasnotjustbig.AgreatwonderofthenaturalworldWhenIarrived,itwasearlymorninganditwasraining.Ilookedtotheeast--theskywasbecominggrey.Igotoutofthecar,wentthroughagateandwalkedalongadarkpath.Therewasnothingtosee,butIknewitwasthere.Afteraboutamile,astrangerappearedbesidethepath.AmIgoingtherightway?Iasked.HeknewwhereIwasgoing.Yes,”hereplied,“you’llgetthereinfiveminutes,Finally,Icametosomerocksandstopped.Ilookedoverthem,butitwassilentandtherewasnosignofit.Suddenly,therainstoppedandthecloudscleared.Thesunrosebehindmeandshoneontherocks.Farbelowme,thegroundfellawayanddowntoariver.Iwaslookingacrossoneofthewondersofthenaturalworld-theGrandCanyon.IlookeddowntotheColoradoRiver,asilverstreamnearlyonemilebelowme.Ifyouputthetwotallestbuildingsintheworldontopofeachotheratthebottomofthecanyon,theystillwouldnotreachthetop.ThenIlookedacrosstotheothersideofthecanyon.Itwasaboutfifteenmilesaway,maybemore.Finally,Ilookedtomyleftandtomyright,andonbothsidesthecanyonwentfarawayformorethan200miles.TheGrandCanyonwasnotjustbig.Itwashuge!Iremainedbythecanyonforabouthalfanhour,andIaskedmyself.IstheGrandCanyonthegreatestwonderofthenaturalworld?Icertainlyknowtheanswer.Whatdoyouthink?Module2PublicHolidaysUnit1Myfamilyalwaysgosomewhereinterestingassoonastheholidaybegins.Tony:TheFirstofOctoberisChina'sNationalDay,isn'tit,Lingling?Lingling:Yes.ThePeople'sRepublicofChinawasfoundedon1stOctober1949.PeoplehavecelebratedtheNationalDaysincethen.Thereareflowersandnationalflagseverywhere,andwehaveathree-dayholiday.Tony:Doyouhaveanyplansfortheholidaythisyear?Lingling:Yes.MyparentsandIaregoingtovisitsomefriendsinShandongProvinceandwillstaythereuntiltheendoftheholiday.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.Unit2WehavecelebratedthefestivalsincethefirstpioneersarrivedinAmerica.ThanksgivingThanksgivingisanAmericanfestival.ItiscelebratedonthefourthThursdayinNovember.Itisatimeforaspecialdinneramongfamilyandfriends.Peoplemakeshortspeechesandgivethanksfortheirfood.WehavecelebratedthefestivalsincethefirstpioneersfromEnglandarrivedinAmericabyshipintheseventeenthcentury.WhiletheywerecrossingtheAtlantic,manypeopledied,andaftertheylanded,theirfirstwinterwasworsethananyEnglishwinter.Thelocalpeople,theNativeAmericans,taughtthepioneershowtogrowcorn.Thefollowingyeartheycelebratedtogetherbyeatingadinnerofthenewfood.WestillcelebrateThanksgivingtodaywithatraditionaldinner.Thekitchenisalwaysthemostcrowdedroominourhousebecauseweallhelppreparethefood.Welaythetable,andthenbeforewebegindinner,myfathergivesthanksforthefood,sowerememberwhywecelebratethefestival.Weusuallyeattoomuch,butitisonlyonceayear!Weoftentalkalotandtellstoriesafterdinneraswell.Whenitisallover,everyonehelpswashthedishes.Thefestivalisaverybusytimefortravelwhenfriendsandfamiliescometogethertocelebrate.Duringthefestival,thereareplentyofotherthingstoseeanddo.WeliveinNewYorkCity,andwegotowatchtheMacy'sThanksgivingDayParade.TheparadegoesalongseveralstreetsandfinishesatthefamousMacy'sstore.ThanksgivingisthestartoftheChristmasseason,andwestartshoppingforpresents.FootballisalsoimportantatThanksgiving,withmanyteamsplayinggames.LikemanyAmericans,weusuallywatchthegamesontelevisionandenjoyourselvesverymuch.Module3HeroesUnit1Shetrainedhard,soshebecameagreatplayerlaterMsli:Daming,whoisyourhero?Whohaveyouchosentotellusabout?Daming:DengYaping!She'smyherobecauseshe'soneofthebesttabletennisplaye