新外研版英语九年级上下全册课文电子稿word版

新外研版英语九年级上下全册课文电子稿word版M1U2P4ThegreatestwonderofthenaturalworldWhenIarrived,itwasearlymorninganditwasraining.Igotoutofthecar,wentthroughagateandwalkedalongapath.Intheeast,theskywasbecominglight,butbesidethepath,itwasstillverydark.Iknewitwasthere,buttherewasnothingtosee.Afteraboutakilometer,astrangerappearedinfrontofme.“AmIgoingtherightway?”Iasked.HeknewwhereIwasgoing.“Yes,”hereplied,“you’llgetthereinfiveminutes.”Finally,Icametosomerocks,andstopped.Ilookedcarefullyoverthem,butitwassilltoodarktoseeanything.Suddenly,thecloudsclearedandtherainstopped.Thesunrosebehindmeandbeyondtherocks.Isawthatgroundfellawayanddowntoariver,farbelowme..IwasontheedgeoftheGrandCanyon,oneofthewondersofthenaturalworld.IlookeddowntotheColoradoRiverabout2kilometresbelowme.Ifyouputthethreetallestbuildingsintheworldatthebottomofthecanyon,theystillwon’treachthetop.ThenIlookedacrosstotheothersideofthecanyon.Howfarisit?It’s20kilometres,maybemore.Finally,Ilookedtomyleftandtomyleftandtomyright,andonbothsidesthecanyondisappearedintothedistance…over400kilometreslong.TheGrandCanyonisnotjustbig.It’shuge!Thatmorningontheedgeofthecanyon,Iaskedmyselfaquestion.It’snot“Howdeepisit?”or“Howwideisit?”or“Howlongisit?”but“IstheGrandCanyonthegreatestwonderanywhereinthenaturalworld?”Iknowtheanswer.Butwhatdoyouthink?M2U2P12TheadventuresofTomSawyerHereisourmonthlyarticleonafavouritegreatbook.Thismonth,ourguestWriterisMrJackson.MyfavouritegreatbookisTheAdventuresofTomSawyerbyMarkTwain.TomliveswithhisauntPollyinthequietstreetsofStPetersburg,Missouri.He'salivelyandcleveryoungboy,andhefindshimselfinmanyexcitingadventures.Herunsawaywithhistwofriends,HuckFinnandJoe,toanislandinthemiddleoftheMississippiRiverforseveraldays.WithHuckhegoeslookingfortreasure,withBeckyhegetslostinacave,andfinally,theyfindaboxofgold.MyfavouritesceneinthebookiswheneveryonethinksTomisdead.Hedecidestogotohisownfuneral.Hehidesandwatchesforatime,andthensuddenlyheappears.Everyoneissurprisedtoseehimbutthey'realsopleasedtoseehimalive.Tomistheheroofthestory,butthereareotherimportantcharacters.Huckisanoutsiderandeveryoneisafraidofhim.Beckyisprettywithfairhair,JoeisTom'sbestfriend,andInjunJoeisthebadmanofthestory.Thethemesofthestoryaretodowithchildrengrowingupandbecomingmoreserious.ItdescribeshowstrangersareseeninsmalltownsofAmerica.Finally,ittalksaboutfreedomsocialrulesandhowpeoplearepunishedforbadbehaviourWhydoIthinkTomSawyerisagreatbook?MarkTwainwrotethestoryin1876.butit’sstillreadandlovedbypeopleallovertheworldtoday.Andalthoughit’sonlyastory,TwainwroteitintheeverydayEnglishofthesouthernstatesofAmericainthe19thcentury,soitsoundsveryreal.Todayit’sthoughttobeoneofthegreatestbooksinAmericanliterature.Goon—readit!Iknowyou’llenjoyit,too.M3U2P20LiuXiang-trainedforgoldSportsyearbook2004ForLiuXiang,lifeasasportingherohasjustbegun.Firstofall,he'llbeinvitedtocompetitionsaroundtheworld.He'llbechosentorepresentChinaattheOlympicGames.He'sasymbolofChina'sinternationalsportingsuccess.Andnowthathe'swellknownallovertheworld.LiuXiangwillalsobeaskedtoappearinadvertisementsandfilms,andeventorecordmusic.ButhiscoachSunHaipingismakingsurethathetrainsregularly.LiuXiangwillbeadvisedbyhiscoachonhowtobeagreatsportsmanandbyhismanageronhowtobeastar.LiuXiangisnotanovernightsuccess.HewasborninShanghaion13thJuly,1983and,likemanyOlympicsportsstars,hestartedtrainingwhentotheJuniorSportsSchoolofputuoDistrictofShanghai.Liuwasencouragedatfirsttotrainasahighjumper.Then,in1998,hisskillathurdlingwasnoticedbyhiscoachSunHaiping.LiuXiangwashelpedbyaspecialprogramme.Itwassetupin2001tohelpyoungsportsmenandsportswomen.Liu'sraceswererecordedwiththeworld'sbestsportsstars.SunHaipingusedtheinformationtochangeLiu'strainingprogramme.In2002hewonhisfirstinternational110mhurdleseventinSwitzerland,andinthesameyear,agoldmedalattheAsianGamesinKorea.In2004,LiuwonthefirstOlympicgoldmedalinthesameeventforChinainAthens,Greece.Sowhat'snextforLiuXiang?Hashefoundoutthatthere'smoretolifethantraining?Willhebeencouragedtospendmoretimeawayfromsport?No,LiuXiangwillgoformoremedalsforChinabecausehewastrainedforgold!M4U2P28Canbooksbereplacedbycomputers?byTonySmithEverymorningmyfatherbuysanewspaperonhiswaytowork.EverydayIopenmybooksinclassandstartmylessons.Everyeveningmymotherlooksthroughmagazinesathome.Andeverynight,IlookattheposterswithphotosofDavidBeckhamandYaoMingonmybedroomwallbeforeIgotosleep.Canweimaginelifewithoutpaperorprint?Paperwasfirstcreatedabout2,000yearsago,andhasbeenmadefromsilk,cotton,bamboo,and,sincethe19thcentury,fromwood.Peoplelearnedtowritewordsonpapertomakeabook.Butinthosedays,bookscouldonlybeproducedoneatatimebyhand.Asaresult,theywereexpensiveandrare.Andbecausethereweren'tmanybooks,fewpeoplelearnedtoread.ThenprintingwasinventedinChina.Thefirstprintedbooksweremadebyputtinginkonawoodenblockandholdingthepaperagainstit.Whenprintingwasdevelopedgreatlyatthebeginningofthe11thcentury,bookscouldbeproducedmorequicklyandcheaply.Asaresult,morepeoplelearnedtoread.Afterthat,knowledgeandideasspreadquickly,inawaythatcanbecomparedwiththeintroductionoftheInterneti