九年级课外阅读材料5-6单元

1、九年级英语课外阅读材料（5-6单元）BOdy LangUageBOdy IangUage is an important form Of COInmUniCatiOn that is USed eveywhere, although We don,t Often think about it. SOme messages are UnderStOOd by PeOPIe around the WOrId SimPly because they are not COmmUniCateCl by WOrdS FOr example, in many countries, PeOPIe nod th

2、eir heads to ShOW agreement and they PUt their fingers UP to their mouths to ask for SiIenCeHowever, body IangUage is USed ClifferentIy in different cultures, FOr example, in SOme WeStern cultures, PeOPIe ShrUg their ShOUIderS to ShOW they don,t UnderStand or they don't Care about something. Tll

3、iS isn,t COmmOn in Other PIaCeS In ASian countries, SUCh as Japan, PeOPIe bow to ShOW respect When they greet each Other Or Say goodbye. TlliS isnt done in the West.Sometimes, PeOPIe think they know about the body IangUage CUStOmS Of Certain CUItUreS but in fact, they don't know enough. Take bow

4、ing as an example. Many travellers arenrt SUre how to bow Or When to bow WhiIe in JaPan. KiSSing is another example that We need to Iearn about. In many EUrOPean cultures, WOmen and ChiIdren are kissed On each Cheek by family InemberS Or friends When they Ineet in the street. NeW friends are Often g

5、reeted With a kiss On the Cheek by EUrOPeanS at Parties. TWO men USUany Shake hands and PUt their free Iland on each other's shoulders. In the Middle East, you must be CarefUl about your feet. It is Very rude to ShOW the bottom Of your ShOe When you rest One Ieg On top Of the other. It is also n

6、ot POlite to touch PeOPIe With your ShOeS So, as We Can see, body IangUage is just as important as the SPOken IangUage When We COmInUniCate With PeOPIe from Other cultures. （北师大版九年级全 Unit 1 LangUage /Lesson 1 BOdy LangUage）ChineSe and EngIiShChineSe and EngliSh are Very different IangUageS. EaCh Ian

7、gUage developed along a different Path and has a Very different SyStem Of Writing and PrOnUnCiatiOn. HOWeVer despite their huge differences, both IangUageS are SPOken by more PeOPIe in the WOrld than any Other IangUageChineSe began to develop around IOOO BC It has gone through many forms and has Ina

8、ny different dialects （方言），Mandarin （普通话）is now the InOSt WideIy USed form Of ChineSe EngliSh began to develop in Britain around the year IOO AD. LOCal languages, OId German, Latin and Other EUrOPean IangUageS mixed and become a new IangUage ThiS is why, even today, many WOrdS in EngliSh SOUnd famil

9、iar to PeOPIe WhO SPeak Other EUrOPean IangUageS ChineSe Writing USeS a SyStem Of StrOkeS （笔画）to make characters, WhiCh represent a sound, a WOrd Or an idea Learning to read ChineSe takes great InemOriZatiOn SkinS and Iearning to read Write it takes many hours Of repeated PraCtiCe WOrdS must be toge

10、ther With their symbol, meaning and PrOnUnCiatiOn English, On the Other hand, USeS an AIPhabet（字母），EaCh Ietter and SOme Ietter CombinanonS（组合）have a different SOUnd. LetterS are PUt together to make a WOrd With a PartiCUIar PrOnUnCiatiOn. OnCe you Iearn the basic Patterns, you Can Say most new WOrdS

11、 you See.Tone（i幵调）is USed Very differently in ChineSe and EngliSh ChineSe has four tones, WhiCh USUany Convey（表达）the actual meaning Of a word. In English, tone Of VOiCe CreateS emphasis（强调），follows a Pattern Or COnVeyS the emotions（情感）Or aitude（态度）Of the SPeaker. （北师大版九年级全册 Unitl LangUage /Communica

12、tion WOrkShOP）FiShing With birdsWang Damin is a fisherman. AIthOUgh he is OVer 65, he is Vely fit and Still enjoys WOrking.Damin USeS COrmOrantS to CatCh fish COrmOrantS are Iarge black birds. They are good at CatChing fish because they Can SWim Well They Can dive down and Stay Under the Water for U

13、P to two minutes.Damin USUalIy SetS Off in the Iate afternoon and gets the COrmOrantS ready for Work. First, he ties a PieCe Of grass around their necks to StOP them from eating big fish. TlIen When Danlin,s boat reaches the right PIaCe in the river, he PUSheS them into the river, DaInin USeS SeVera

14、l WayS to attract fish. DUring the day, he jumps UP and down On his boat. After dark, he hangs a Iight On a POSt at the front Of the boat. The COnnOrantS bring the fish back to the boat. The fish are then taken and thrown into a big basket by Damin NO IletS are required for this type Of fishingCOrmO

15、rant fishing WaS OnCe PraCtiCed in IOtS Of PIaCeS in SOUth-east China, and there Were Inany fishermen in the area BUt today, few young PeOPIe are interested in it. In 50 years, PerhaPS there Will be no more COrmOrant fishermen in the world.（沪教版八年级下册 Unit3 TraditiOnal SkinS /Reading ）ShadOW PUPPet PI

16、aySEVery SatUrday, Wang Weifang PUtS On a PIay With his friends in a Small town near Xi'an. The audience Can hear them, but they CannOt See them. That is because they are PUtting On a ShadOW PUPPet play.ShadOW PUPPetS are made Of hard Ieathe匸 The Ieather is CUt OUt in the ShaPe Of a person, an a

17、nimal Or an object. EaCh PUPPet is Painted in bright COIOUrS and PUt On a stick. SOme PUPPetS have movable arms and legs.DUring a ShadOW PUPPet play, Wang StandS behind a White SCreen With IightS behind it. The audience Sit in front Of the SCreen. Wang and his friends hold the PUPPetS Very CIOSe to

18、the SCreen SO the audience Can See the puppets* ShadOWS CIearIy Then they move the PUPPetS around and do the VOiCeS Of the Clifferent CharaCterSShadOW PUPPet PIayS are an ancient ChineSe art. NOW With TV and films, ShadOW PUPPet PIayS are not as POPUIar as beforeWang and his friends Ofterl WOrk Very

19、 hard for IittIe money, but they do not mind. They Want to keep this traditional art form alive. (沪教版八年级下册 Unit3 TraditiOnal SkinS /Speaking )EngIiSh ArOUnd the WOrld(I)There are more than 3 OOO IangUageS SPOken in the world. Of all these languages, EngliSh is the most WideIy USed. ReCent SUrVeyS Sh

20、OW that more than 500 million PeOPIe SPeak EngliSh as their mother tongue.FrOm its roots in England, the IangUage WaS SPread around the WOrId by EngliSh traders and EngliSh governments in new IandS One Of these new IandS became the United StateS Of AmeriCa. The POPUIatiOn Of the United StateS is 309

21、 million, making it the COUntry With the IargeSt number Of native EngliSh SPeakerS.AbOUt 300 million PeOPIe SPeak EngliSh as their SeCOnd IangUage. There are even more people, Iike SOme in EUrOPe as Well as in China and Japan, WhO StUdy EngliSh as a foreign IangUage.EngliSh has become the base IangU

22、age for international business, for the WorIerS airlines and even for the Internet. Wllaterer IangUage PeOPle speak, they need to know SOme EngliSh if they WOrk in these fields. It is Clear that the EngliSh IangUage is becoming more important. (仁爱版九年级上册 Unit3 EngliSh around the WOrId /Topicl EngliSh

23、 is WideIy SPOken throughout the WOrId / SeCtiOn C Ia)EngliSh ArOUnd the WOrId (II)EngliSh has become WideIy USed around the world. Why has this happened? We may find the answer from history.In the nineteenth century, Great Britain became POWerfUl country, SO EngliSh became an international IangUage

24、 Then, SinCe the 1950s, the USA has become more and more POWerfUL The AmeriCan COmPUter and Internet industry have taken the Ieading POSitiOn in the world. AS a result, the Internet has helped EngliSh to become much InOre POPUIa匚China, a COUntry With the IargeSt POPUIatiOn in the world, has encourag

25、ed more PeOPIe to Iearn EngliSh SinCe the 1970s SinCe the 1990s, EngliSh Ieaning has been Very POPUIar With ChineSe PeOPIe Many Of them have done Wen in EngliSh and have Inade great PrOgreSS in SPeaking it.Now, StUdentS are required to Iearn English, and the StUdy Of EngliSh is regarded as a Very im

26、portant industry in China as Well as in the rest Of the WOrId.(仁爱版九年级上册 Unit3 EngliSh around the WOrId /Topic 1 EngliSh is WideIy SPOken throughout the WOrId / SeCtiOn D Ia)A CIaSS Of the WOrldMs. MOrin teaches EngliSh in EdmOnton. The StUdentS in her CIaSS COme from all OVer the world. LaSt week, S

27、he asked her StUdentS to PrePare PreSentatiOnS about their home COUntrieS. TOday is the time to ShOW and telMarianna: TOday I Want to tell you about Iny home COUntry BraZiL Ifs the IargeSt COUntry in SOUth AmeriCa. It has a huge river Caned the AmaZOn and a rainforest With InOre trees than you Can i

28、magine My PeOPIe are known for OUr fun dances and COIOUrfUl CUltUreAkia: Ten years ago, my family Came to Canada. We Came from TUrkey DO you know that TUrkey is in both EUrOPe and Asia? There is a famous bridge Caned the BOSPhOrOUS Bridge .It COnneCtS EUrOPe and Asia. TUrkey is modern and old, rich

29、and Poo匚 EVerything COmeS together to make it a great PIaCe to CliSCOVer.Ahmed: I WaS born in Egypt. Many tourists know about the Pyramids, but there are Other interesting things to See and do in Egypt. YOU Can relax On a boat tour Of the Nile. YOU Can ride a Camel in the Sahara DeSert Or WaIk in th

30、e ancient markets in Cairo. Many things in EgyPt Will SUrPriSe you, not just the PyramidSLm Yang: m from China, My COUntIy IlaS a IOng IIiStOIy and rich CUltUre. It has the IargeSt POPUIatiOn in the world. It has developed quickly in recent years The Great Wall and the Terra COtta WarriOrS are famou

31、s all around the WOrICI.MOre StUdentS COme to the front to talk about their COUntrieS With Pride. Ail Of them are PrOUd Of their home COUntrieS.（冀教版八年级下册 Unit7 KnOWn OUr WOrId /Lesson 41）NOrth AmeriCaNOrth AmeriCa is a Iarge COntinent, but it has OnIy three main COUntrieS Canada is the farthest nort

32、h. TO the SOUth Of Canada is the United StateS The U. S is north Of MeXiCo. TOgether, these three COUntrieS COVer about 24 million SqUare kilometers.AbOUt 550 million PeOPIe IiVe in NOrth AmeriCa. That is a Iarge POPUIation, but SmalIer than that Of China. The Great LakeS are the IargeSt bodies Of f

33、resh Water in the world. The ROCky MOUntainS are the biggest InOUntainS in NOrth AmeriCa.Canada is the biggest Of the three COUntrieS in area, but it has the SmalIeSt POPUIatiOn about 35 million. PeOPIe SPeak Inany IangUageS in Canada. MOSt SPeak EngliSh Or French, but the third most COmmOn IangUage

34、 is Chinese!The U. S is also a Very Iarge country, and its POPUIatiOn is InUCh Iarger than any Other COUntry in NOrth AIneriCa It has a POPUIatiOn Of InOre than 315 million. The U S is Often CalIed AmeriCa. PeOPIe in the U.S. are Caned AmeriCanS MOSt AmeriCanS SPeak English, and many SPeak SPaniSh.

35、Of course, there are a IOt Of ChineSe SPeakerS in the U.S., too -more than 2 million!MeXiCO is Smaner than both Canada and the U.S. MOSt Of the PeOPIe there SPeak SPaniSh It has a POPUIatiOn Of more than 110 Inillion. MeXiCan PeOPIe IOVe their country, but Inany IeaVe to IiVe and WOrk in the U.S. Th

36、e CaPital City Of MeXiCO is MeXiCO City. It is a Very big city.（冀教版八年级下册 Unit7 KnOWn OUr WOrId /Lesson 42）九年级Unit6课外阅读材料Great inventionsThe Internet has been around for Inany years, but it WaS the invention Of the WOrId Wide Web that made it really USefUl to people. TOgether, the Internet and the WO

37、rId Wide Web have Changed the WOrId.The Internet WaS invented by the US government in the 1960s, for the army to use. In the 1970s, SCientiStS and businesspeople also Wanted to USe the Internet to Send and receive IneSSageS FOr SOme years, PeOPle COUld OnIy Send Very SimPIe texts. They COUId not Sen

38、Cl PhOtOS Or documents by the Internet.That Changed in 1991 When a BritiSh SCientiSt named Tim BernerS-Iee invented the WOrId Wide Web. The WOrId Wide Web allows PeOPIe to Send VariOUS types Of files, SUCh as texts, PhOtOS and VideOS by the Internet, SO InOre and InOre PeOPIe Started to USe it in th

39、e 1990s.Today, the Web has hundreds Of millions Of USerS .It has Changed the Way PeOPIe live, WOrk and PIay ThrOUgh the Internet, email allows US to COmmUniCate nearly instantly With PeOPIe thousands Of miles away. PeOPIe and businesses USe e-comnerce and Online ShOPPing to buy and Seil things acros

40、s the WOrId. The Web also makes PeOPIe,s IiVeS easier because now many things Can be done from home, twenty-four hours a day. The Web Can help you do research for your homework SO that you do not need to go to the library. YOU Can USe Internet banking instead Of going to the bank. And, Of COUrSe PeO

41、PIe just surf the Webn When they Want to relax.TeChnOIOgy ChangeS quickly, and it is hard to imagine What the future Of the Internet and the Web Will be. BUt it SeemS impossible to imagine Iife WithOUt them.（外研社九年级上册MOdUIe 9 Great inventions）LiU Xiarlg trained to be the best in the WOrldFOr LiU Xian

42、g, Iife as a SPOrtS hero began in 2004. First, he WaS invited to COlnPetitiOnS around the world. Then he WaS ChOSen for the ChineSe Iearn at the AthenS OIymPiC GameS and WOn a gold InedaLLiU Xiang WaS not a SUCCeSSfUl SPOrtSman at first. He WaS born in Shanghai On 13th JUly 1983, and Started trainin

43、g When he WaS Very young. In Grade 4, he Went Io the SPOrtS SChOOl Of PUtUO DiStriCt Of Shanghai. LiU WaS encouraged at first to train for the high jump.Iii 1998, LiU Xiang,s ability in hurdling WaS noticed by SUll Haiping, WhO Iater became his COaCh In 2001. a SPeCial PrOgramIne WaS Set UP to help

44、young SPOrtSmen and sportswomen. LiU Xiang WaS among them. HiS races Were recorded, and he WaS COmPared With the WOrId,s best SPOrtS stars. SUn HaiPing USed the information to Change his training methods for LiU XiangIn May 2001, LiU Xiang WOn his first international IIOm hurdles race in JaPan .In 2

45、004, he WOn the first OIymPiC gold Inedal for China in the IIOm hurdles race,and at the Same time broke the OIymPiC GaIneS record . It WaS also the first time an OIymPiC gold medal for hurdling WaS hung round the neck Of a SPOrtSPerSOn from an ASian COUntryLiU Xiang trained Very hard .In fact, he Tr

46、ained SO hard that he hurt his foot. FrOm 2008 on. he SUffered a IOt from his foot problem, but he did not give up. ThOUgh he missed SOme COmPetitions, he Stiil returned to first PIaCe in the WOrId 1 IOm hurdles race in 2012.It is a Pity that his foot PrOblem StOPPed him from COmPIeting the 2012 LOn

47、dOn OIymPiC GameS BUt he is Still a SymbOl Of COUrage and SUCCeSs, and We COntinUe to take great Pride in him.(外研社九年级上册 MOdUIe 8 SPOrtS life/Unit 2 He WaS invited to COmPetitiOnS around the WOrId)The ImPOrtanCe Of COmPUterSSinCe COmPUterS Were invented in the USA in the 1950s, they have become Very

48、important in many areas Of WOrk and IeiSUre There is no doubt that COmPUterS are Very USefUl in technology and business. In space, COmPUterS have been USed to COntrOl the SPeed and ClireCtiOn Of a SPaCeShiP With the help Of computers, doctors Can find diseases easily and SOlVe Other problems. FOr ex

49、ample, tiny COmPUterS WhiCh are inside Patients, bodies Can keep their hearts beating normally In factories, robots are COntrOned by COmPUterS that are Iike human brains. They Can do WOrk that is dangerous to humans .In business, COmPUterS are USed to PIaCe and CanCel OrderS They are also making the

50、 WOrkPlaCe Safer and betteSinCe the Internet Came into being PeOPIeS IiVeS at home have been Changed too. MOre and more PeOPIe have PerSOnal COmPUterS that are USed to Play games and WatCh movies. ThankS to the Internet, PeOPIe Can do ShOPPing and do business at home Instead Of Writing IetterS On pa

51、per, PeOPIe COmmUniCate by Sending e-mails and Chatting Online. The WhOIe WOrId is COnneCted The Internet is making the WOrId smaller, Iike a Vinage.COmPUterS have improved OUr lives, but they have brought PrOblems, too.For instance, if We WOrk On COmPUterS too long, We may get IleadaCheS Or SOre ey

52、es If We Play COmPUter games too much, We WOlft have enough time to StUdy Or exercise Besides, not everything We read On the Internet is true Or good for us. COmPUterS help US at WOrk and at home, but they InUSt be USed properly.(仁爱版九年级上册 Unit 4 AmaZing SCienCe TOPiC 3 China is the third nation that

53、 Send a PerSOn into space.)LTOm SaWyer first appeared in Mark TWainfS book TheAdVentUreS Of TOm SaWyer. He also appears in three Other books by Twain. TOmis an ohan. HiS CUriOSity and friendship With a boy named HUCkIeberry Finn Often get him into trouble With his SeriOUS AUnt POllyThe book includes

54、 dialogues that ShOW how IangUage WaS SPOken at the time. At the time it WaS published, PeOPIe Werel,t USed to tlis and it UPSet SOme PeOPIe. HOWeVer, it has remained a POPUIar and important book SinCe it WaS first PUbliShed in 18762. The SilIy CreatUreS in AliCetS AdVentUreS in WOnderland Were Crea

55、ted by LeWiS CarrOll In the 1865 book, a young girl named AliCe falls down a rabbit hole and CirOPS into a Strange Iand. AS She travels through the land, She meets Inany characters, SOIVeS PUZZIeS and tries to avoid the awful QUeen Of HeartSCarrOll WaS Very bright and he had a degree in InathS from

56、OXfOrd. When he WrOte the book He also added InathS PUZZleS to the story. AS they Were SO Well hidden, many readers today Stiil enjoy trying to find and SOIVe these PUZZIeS3. Lord Of the FlieS WaS Written by Winiain GOIding The book is about a group Of young boys They are forced to Stay On an island

57、 together after their Plane has an accident. AS they Wait for help, they try to IiVe Off the Iand and build a Sman society. However, the boys don,t get along and have trouble keeping the PeaCeThe book WaS PUbliShed in 1954 AlthOUgh it WaS not a great SUCCeSS at first, it became POPUIar Iate 匚 By the

58、 early 1960s .it WaS taught in many SChOOIS in Britain, TWO films have also been Inade Of the story. （北师大版九年级全一册 Unit 2 BOOkS /Lesson 4 CIaSSiC）A book review Of The AdVentUreS OfTOm SawyerOne Of Iny favourite great books is The AdVentUreS Of Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain. The StOry is Set in the town Of

59、 St PeterSburg, Missouri, in the US, in the nineteenth CentUry. It tells SOme exciting StOrieS about a boy WhO has Inany .adventuresTOIrh the hero Of the book IiVeS With his aunt POlIy. He is a IiVeIy and CIeVer boy. He does not Iike PeOPIe telling him What to do, SO he always gets into trouble. He and his best friend, HUCk Finn, run away to an island in the middle Of the MiSSiSSiPP