最新版外研版九年级上英语课文M1-6

M1U1Tony:Let`scallWondersoftheWorldandjoininthediscussion.Ithinknaturalwondersaremoreinterestingthanman-madeones.AndIthinktheGiant`sCausewayisthemostfantasticnaturalwonder.Lingling:Hm,I`veneverseenit,soI`mnotsureIagreewithdoyoulikeit,Tony?Tony:Well,IvisitedtheGiant`sCausewaytwoyears`shuge.There`reabout40,000rocks,mostofthemwithsixsides.ItgoesforseveralhundredmetresontheeastemcoastofNorthemIreland.Lingling:Thatsoundsgreat,thoughIthinkVictoriaFallsinAfricaareevenmorefantastic.They`reabout1,700metreswideand100metrescanheartheloudnoiseafewkilometresaway.Betty:Wow,tha`shuge!Butinmyopinion,man-madewondersaremoreexcitingthannaturalattheTerracotta`smorethan2,000yearsold.Daming:Iagreewithyou,Betty.AndIthinktheThreeGorgesDamisfantastictoo.It`sabout2,300metreslong,185metreshighand15metreswideatthetop.ItlionsofpeopleinChina.Betty:Now,who`dliketocallfirst?M1U2AgreatwonderofthenaturalworldWhenIarrived,itwasearlymorninganditwasraining.Ilookedtotheeast—theskywasbecominggotoutofthecar,wentthroughagateandwalkedalongadarkpath.Therewasnothingtosee,butIknewitwasthere.Afteraboutamile,astrangerappearedbesidethepath.“AmIgoingtherightway?”IknewwhereIwasgoing,“yes,”hereplied,“you`llgetthereinfiveminutes.”Finally,Icametosomerocksandstopped.Ilookedoverthem,butitwassilentandtherewasnosignofit.Suddenly,therainstoppedandthecloudssunrosebehindmeandshoneonhebelowme,thegroundfellawayanddowntoawaslookingacrossoneofthewondersofthenaturalworld—theGrandCanyon.IlookeddowntotheColoradoRiver,asilverstreamnearlyonemilebelowyouputthetwotallestbuildingsintheworldontopofeachotheratthebottomofthecanyon,theystillwouldnotreachtheIlookedacrosstotheothersideofthecanyon,Itwasaboutfifteenmilesaway,maybe,Ilookedtomyleftandtomyright,,andonbothsidesthecanyonwentfarawayformorethan200GrandCanyonwasnotjustwashuge!Iremainedbythecanyonforabouthalfanhour,andIaskedmyself.“IstheGrandCanyonthegreatestwonderofthenaturalworld?”Icertainlyknowthedoyouthink?M2U1Myfamilyalwaysgosomewhereinterestingassoonastheholidaybegins.Tony:TheFirstofOctobersChina`sNationalDay,isn’tit,Lingling?Lingling:People`sRepublicofChinawasfoundedonlstOctoberhavecelebratedtheNationalDaysinceareflowersandnationalflagseverywhere,andwehaveathree-dayholiday.Tony:Doyouhaveanyplansfortheholidaythisyear?Lingling:parentsandIaregoingtovisitsomefriendsinShandongprovinceandwillstaythereuntilheendofthewe`restayingwithourfriends,we`regoingtospendonedayinisyournationalday,Betty?Betty:OurnationaldayiscalledIndependence`son4th`vecelebrateditsince`sapublicholiday,butweonlyhaveonedaythatday,thereareallkindsofholiday`sthestartofthevacationseasonandmostpeopletakeavacationsometimeinJulyorAugust.Lingling:Andisthereanythingspecialonthatday?Betty:Well,youcanseeAmericanflagsusuallyhaveapicnicsomewherehavegreatalsowatchbandsplaymusicinpublicparks.Daming:DoyouhaveanationaldayintheUK,Tony?Tony:No,wedon`t—wecelebrateChristmaswithatwo-daymyfamilyalwaysgosomewhereinterestingassoonastheholidaybegins.M2U2ThanksgivingThanksgivingisanAmericaniscelebratedonthefourthThursdayinisatimeforaspecialdinneramongfamilyandmakeshortspeechesandgivethanksfortheirfood.WehavecelebratedthefestivalsincethefirstpioneersfromEnglandarrivedinAmericabyshipintheseventeenthheywerecrossingtheAtlantic,Manypeopledied,andaftertheylanded,theirfirstwinterwasworsethananyEnglishwinter.Thelocalpeople,theNativeAmericans,taughtthepioneershowtogrowfollowingyeartheycelebratedtogetherbyeatingadinnerofthenewfood.WestillcelebrateThanksgivingtodaywithatraditionalkitchenisalwaysthemostcrowdedroominourhousebecauseweallhelppreparethelaythetable,andthenbeforewebegindinner,myfathergiesthanksforthefood,sowerememberwhywecelebratetheusuallyeattoomuch,butitisonlyoneayear!Weoftentalkalotandtellstoriesafterdinnerasitisallover,everyonehelpswashthedishes.Thefestivalisaverybusytimefortravelwhenfriendsandfamiliescometogethertothefestival,thereareplentyofotherthingstoseeandliveinNewYorkCity,andwegotowatchtheMacy`sThanksgivingDayparadegoesalongseveralstreetsandfinishesatthefamousMacy`sisthestartoftheChristmasseason,andwestartshoppingforisalsoimportantatThanksgiving,withmanyteamsplayingmanyAmericans,weusuallywatchthegamesontelevisionandenjoyourselvesverymuch.M3U1Shetrainedhard,soshebecameagreatplayerlater.MsLi:Daming,whoisyourhero?Whohaveyouchosentotellusabout?Daming:DengYaping!She`smyherobecauseshe`soneofthebesttabletennisplayersintheworldandIloveplayingtabletennis.MsLi:Tellusabouther.Daming:Well,shestartedplayingtabletenniswhenshewastrainedhard,soshebecameagreatplayerlater.Msli:Andwhatcompetitionshasshewon?Daming:She’swonmanyworldcompetitionsincludingfourgoldmedalsinthestoppedplayingwhenshewastwenty-four.MsLi:Whatdidshedoafterthat?Daming:ShebegantostudyatTsinghuaUniversityinBeijingandthenattendeduniversityabroad.HerEnglishwasn`tgoodenoughwhensheagainsheworkedhard,andsevenyearslater,shecompletedherdoctor`sdegreeatCambridgeshedoes,shenevergivesup!MsLi:That`samazing!Daming:saysthatsheisn`tclevererthananyoneelse,butshehasaverystrongwill.MsLi:Isee.Well,Ithinkshe`sagoodstudentaswellasagoodplayer.Da