九年级英语3A课文原文

1、最新 料推荐九年级 3A 课文原文How I Learned to Learn EnglishLast year, I did not like my English class. Every class was like a bad dream. The teacher spoke too quickly . But I was afraid to ask questions because my pronunciation was very bad. So I just hid behind my textbook and never said anything. Then one day

2、 I watched an English movie called Toy Story. I fell in love with this exciting and funny movie! So then I began to watchother English movies too. Although I could not（ couldnt） understand everything the characters said, their body language and the expressionson their faces helped me to get the mean

3、ing. I alsorealized Icouldget it bylistening for just the key words.My pronunciationalso improvedbylisteningto theinteresting conversations in English movies. I discovered that listeningtosomething interesting is the secret to language learning. I also learned useful sentences like“ It sa piece of c

4、ake” or“ It serves youdidnrightt.understand”I these sentences at first. But because Iwanted to understand the story, I looked up the words in a dictionary. Now Ireally enjoymyEnglish class. I want to learn new words and more grammar. Then I can have a better understanding of English movies.Unit4 I u

5、sed to be afraid of the darkA_3aFrom Shy Girl to Pop StarFor this month s Young World magazine, I interviewed19-year-old Asian pop star Candy Wang.Candy told me that she used to be really shy and took up singing to deal with her shyness. As shegot better , she dared to sing in front of her class, an

6、d then for the whole school. Now she s notshy anymore and loves singing in front of crowds. I asked Candy how life was different after shebecame famous. She explained that there are many good things, likebeing able to travel and meetnew people all the time. “ Ididn tuse to be popular in school, but

7、now I get tons ofattentioneverywhere I go. However”, too much attention can also be a bad thing.“worryIalways have toabout how I appear to others and I have to be verycareful about what I say or do.And Idon thave much private time anymore. Hanging out withfriends is almost impossible forme nowbecaus

8、e there are always guards around me. ” What doesCandy have to say to all those youngpeople who wantto become famous? “ Well, ” she beginsslowly,“ you have tobe prepared togive up your normal life. You can never imagine how difficult the road tosuccessis. Many times Ithought about giving up, but I fo

9、ught on. You really require a lot oftalent and hard work tosucceed. Only a very small number of people make it to the top.”1最新 料推荐Unit5 What are the shirts made of?The Difficult Search for American Goods in the USIf you go to another country, what kinds of things would youbuy? Would you buy a camera

10、 inJapan, some beautiful clothes in France , or a watch in Switzerland?No matter what you may buy,you might probablythinkthose products are made in those countries.However, youcould bewrong. Kang Jian is a17-year-old student from Shanghai.Last year he went to visit his aunt anduncle in San Francisco

11、.He found it interesting that so many products in the local shops weremade in China.“ I wanted to buy a toy car for my cousin, but even though most of the toys hadAmerican brands, they were made in China. ”Toys are notthe only things made inChina. “ Iwanted to buy a pair of basketball shoes, ” heexp

12、lains. “ But I had to visit five or six stores beforefinding a pair made inAmerica ! ” He realized that Americans canhardly avoid buying productsmade in China.“ In fact,” he continues,“ there are somademanyinthingsChina footballs,handbags, pet food, mobile phones. Even American flags are made in Chi

13、na!” Kang Jian thinks itgreat that China is so good at making these everyday things.However, he wishes that in the futureChina will also get better atmaking high-technology products that people can buy in allparts ofthe world.Unit6 When was it invented?An Accidental InventionDid you know that tea, t

14、he most popular drink in the world (after water), was invented by accident?Many people believe that tea was first drunk about 5,000 years ago. It is said that a Chinese ruler called Shen Nong first discovered tea as a drink. One day Shen Nong was boiling drinking water over an open fire. Some leaves

15、 from a tea plant fell into the water and remained there for some time. It produced a nice smell so he tasted the brown water anyway. It was quite delicious. In this way, one of the world sfavorite drinks was invented. More than 4,000 years later, Lu Yu,“ the saint of tea” , mentioned Shen Nong in h

16、is book Cha Jing. Thedescribesbook how tea plantswere grown and used to make tea. It also discusses where the finest tea leaves were produced and what kinds of water were used. It is believed that tea was brought to Korea and Japan during the 6th and 7 th centuries. In England, tea didn tappear unti

17、l around 1660, but less than 100 years later, it had become the national drink. The tea trade from China to Western countries took place in the 19th century. This helped to spread the popularity of tea and the tea plant to more places around the world. Even though many people now know about tea cult

18、ure, the Chinese are without doubt the ones who best understand the nature of tea.2最新 料推荐Unit8 It must belong to Carla.We livein a small townand almost everyone knows each other. It used to be very quiet andnothing much ever happened around here. However , these days, something unusual ishappeningin

19、 our town.Victor,a teacher at my school,isreally nervous. When he wasinterviewedby the townnewspaper, he said, “ Everynightwe hear strange noises outside ourwindow. My wife thinks that it could be an animal, but my friends and I think it mustbe teenagershaving fun. My parents called the policemen, b

20、ut they couldnanythingfindstrange. They thinkit mightbe the wind. I dontthink so!”Victor s next-door neighbor Helen isworried, too.“ At first, I thought that it mightbe a dog,but I couldn t see a dog,anythingorelse, either. So I guess it can tbe a dog. But then, what couldit be?” One woman in the ar

21、ea sawsomething running away, but it was dark so she is not sure.“ Ithink it was too big to be a dog,Maybe”she itsaidwas. a bear“ or a wolf.”Everyone in our town is feeling uneasy, and everyone has his or her ownideas. There mustbe something visiting the homes in ourneighborhood,but what is it? We h

22、ave no idea. Mostpeople hope that this animal or person willsimply go away, butI do not think that is going tohappen.The noise-maker is having too much fun creating fear in the neighborhood.Unit9 I like music that I can dance to.What Do You Feel Like Watching Today?Whilesome people only stickto one

23、kind of movie,I liketo watch differen t kindsdepending on how I feel that day.When I m down ortired, I prefer movies that can cheer me up. Comedies like Men in Blackor cartoons like KungfuPanda have funny dialogues and usually have a happy ending. Thecharacters may not be perfect, but they try their

24、 best to solve their problems. After watching them, the problems I have suddenly seem less serious and I feel much better again. Laughing for two hours is a good way to relax!I donwatch dramas or documentaries when I m sad or tired. Dramaslike Titanic make mefeel even sadder. Documentaries like Marc

25、h of the Penguins which provide plenty ofinformationabout a certain subject can beinteresting, but when I m tired I don t want to thinkmuchtoo.Idon mindt action movies like Spider-Man when I mtoo tired to think. I can just shut off mybrain, sit back and enjoy watching an exciting superhero who alway

26、s saves the world just in time. Once in a while, I like to watch movies that are scary, They can be f un,but I m too scaretowatch them alone. I always bring a friend who isn tafraid of these kinds of movies, and it doesnt feel so scary anymore.3最新 料推荐Unit10 You re supposed to shake hands.Where I m f

27、rom, we re relaxedpretty about time. We don t like to rush around, so we don t mindif people are a little late sometimes. If you tell a friend you re going to their house for dinner, itOK if you arrive a bit late. We like to enjoy our time slowly. We value the time we spend with ourfamily and friend

28、s in our everydaylives. We often just drop by ourfriendshomes if we have time.We don usuallythave to make plans to meet our friends. When we see each other, it s polite forboys to shake hands and for girls to kiss each other on the side of the face. We often just walkaround the town center, seeing a

29、s many of our friends as we can!In Switzerland, it s very importanttobeon time. We re the capital of clocks and watches, after all!If someone invites you to meet him or her at noon, then you re toexpectedbethere at noon. Ifyou re enev 15 minutes late, your friend may get mad. So I makean effort to b

30、e on time when Imeet my friends. Ialways leave the house early to avoid heavy traffic. Idon mindt because Ithink itimpolitesto keep others waiting . Also, we never visit a friendhouse withouts callingfirst. We almost always make plansto see friends. We usually planto do something interesting,or go s

31、omewhere together.U11TheShirt of a Happy Man( Part 1)A long time ago, in a rich and beautiful country, there lived anunhappy king, He slept badlyand didn t feel likeeating. His face was always pale as chalk. He often cried for no reason. Thismade the queen and his people worried .One day, a doctorwa

32、s called in to examinethe king. But he found nothing wrong with hisbody.“ It s all in his Neithermind.medicine nor rest can help him. What he needs is the shirt of ahappy person to wear. That ll makehim happy. ”The prime minister was called to the palace. But when they explained theking ssituation t

33、ohim, he sa id,“ Although I have a lot of power, it doesntmake me happy. I m alwaysworriedabout losing my power. Many peopleare trying to take my position.”Then, the king sbanker came to the palace.“ Oh, I m afraid I m not happy either,” he sa“ I havea lot of wealth, but I m always worried aboutlosi

34、ng my money. Someone triesto stealmy money every day.”Next, the palace singer came to the king s room. But this was what he said :“ It s true thatfamous and everyone lovesmy songs. But I m not happy because I m always worriedbeing aboutfollowed by others. I cannot be free!”Finally, the king s top wa

35、sgeneraltold to go out and find a happy man in three daystime.4最新 料推荐Unit 12Life Is Full of the UnexpectedIn May 2001, I found a job in New York at the World Trade Center. On September 11,2001, Iarrived at my building at around 8:30 a.m. I was about to go up when I decidedto get a coffeefirst. I wen

36、t to my favorite coffee place eventhough it was two blocks east from my office. As Iwas waiting in line with other office workers, I heard a loud sound. Before I could join theothersoutside to see what was going on, the first plane had alreadyhit my office building. We stared indisbelief at the blac

37、k smok e rising above the burning building. I felt luckyto be alive.Almost 10 years later, I woke up at 10:00 a.m. on February 21,2011 and realized that myalarm had never gone off. I jumped out of bed and went straight to the airport. But by the time Igot to the airport, my plane to New Zealand had alreadytaken off.“ This is thefirst holiday I havetaken in a year, and now I m ve missedyplane. What bad luck!” I thoughtmyselfto. The otherplanes were full so I had to wait till the next day. The next morning, I heard about the