2014新版外研社九年级英语上册课文（完整）Module 1-12

外研社(2014新版)九年级英语上册课文（Module 1—12）

Module1 Wonders of the world

Unit 1 It’s more than 2,000 years old.

Tony: Let's call Wonders of the World and join in the discussion. I think natural wonders are

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more interesting than man-made ones. And I think the Giant's Causeway is the most fantastic natural wonder.

Hm, I’ve never seen it, so I'm not sure I agree with you. Why do you like it, Tony? Well, I visited the Giant's Causeway two years ago. It's huge. There're about 40,000

rocks, most of them with six sides. It goes for several hundred metres on the eastern coast of Northern Ireland

That sounds great, though I think Victoria Falls in Africa are even more fantastic.

They're about l,700 metres wide and 100 metres high. You can hear the loud noise a few kilometres away.

Wow, that's huge! But in my opinion, man-made wonders are more exciting than

natural ones. Look at the Terracotta Army. It's more than 2.000 years old.

I agree with you, Betty. And I think the Three Gorges Dam is fantastic too. It's about

2,300 metres long, 185 metres high and 15 metres wide at the top. It produces electricity for millions of people in China.

Now, who'd like to call first?

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Unit 2 The Grand Canyon was not just big.

A great wonder of the natural world

When I arrived, it was early morning and it was raining. I looked to the east -- the sky was

becoming grey. I got out of the car, went through a gate and walked along a dark path. There was nothing to see, but I knew it was there.

After about a mile, a stranger appeared beside the path. \He knew where I was going. \Yes,” he replied, “you’ll get there in five minutes,\some rocks and stopped. I looked over them, but it was silent and there was no sign of it.

Suddenly, the rain stopped and the clouds cleared. The sun rose behind me and shone on the rocks. Far below me, the ground fell away and down to a river. I was looking across one of the wonders of the natural world - the Grand Canyon.

I looked down to the Colorado River, a silver stream nearly one mile below me. If you put the two tallest buildings in the world on top of each other at the bottom of the canyon, they still would not reach the top. Then I looked across to the other side of the canyon. It was about fifteen miles away, maybe more. Finally, I looked to my left and to my right, and on both sides the canyon went far away for more than 200 miles. The Grand Canyon was not just big. It was huge!

I remained by the canyon for about half an hour, and I asked myself. \greatest wonder of the natural world?\

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Module 2 Public Holidays

Unit 1 My family always go somewhere interesting as soon as the holiday begins. Tony: The First of October is China's National Day, isn 't it, Lingling?

Lingling: Yes. The People's Republic of China was founded on 1st October 1949. People have

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celebrated the National Day since then. There are flowers and national flags everywhere, and we have a three-day holiday.

Do you have any plans for the holiday this year?

Yes. My parents and I are going to visit some friends in Shandong Province and will

stay there until the end of the holiday. While we're staying with our friends, we're going to spend one day in Qingdao. When is your national day, Betty'?

Our national day is called Independence Day. It's on 4th July. We've celebrated it since

1777. It's a public holiday, but we only have one day off. On that day, there are all kinds of holiday activities. It's the start of the vacation season and most people take a vacation sometime in July or August.

And is there anything special on that day?

Well, you can see American flags everywhere. We usually have a picnic somewhere

nice. Kids have great fun. We also watch bands play music in public parks.

Do you have a national day in the UK, Tony?

No, we don't --- we celebrate Christmas with a two-day holiday. And my family always

go somewhere interesting as soon as the holiday begins.

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Unit 2 We have celebrated the festival since the first pioneers arrived in America.

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is an American festival. It is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November. It is a time for a special dinner among family and friends. People make short speeches and give thanks for their food.

We have celebrated the festival since the first pioneers from England arrived in America by ship in the seventeenth century. While they were crossing the Atlantic, many people died, and after they landed, their first winter was worse than any English winter. The local people, the Native Americans, taught the pioneers how to grow corn. The following year they celebrated together by eating a dinner of the new food.

We still celebrate Thanksgiving today with a traditional dinner. The kitchen is always the most crowded room in our house because we all help prepare the food .We lay the table, and then before we begin dinner, my father gives thanks for the food, so we remember why we celebrate the festival. We usually eat too much, but it is only once a year! We often talk a lot and tell stories after dinner as well. When it is all over, everyone helps wash the dishes.

The festival is a very busy time for travel when friends and families come together to celebrate. During the festival, there are plenty of other things to see and do. We live in New York City, and we go to watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The parade goes al …… 此处隐藏：5031字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……