go for it 2014版九年级 Unit 6 课文

九年级Unit6课文全解SectionAPaul:HeyRoy,thesubjectformyschoolprojectis“Smallinventionsthatchangedtheworld”.Canyouhelpmethinkofaninvention?Roy:Mypleasure!Letmethink…hmm…Iknow!Thezipper!Paul:Thezipper?Isitreallysuchagreatinvention?Roy:Thinkabouthowoftenit’susedinourdailylives.Youcanseezippersondresses,trousers,shoes,bags…almosteverywhere!Paul:Well,youdoseemtohaveapoint…Roy:Ofcourse!IthoughtaboutitbecauseIsawawebsitelastweek.Thepioneersofdifferentinventionswerelistedthere.Forexample,itmentionedthatthezipperwasinventedbyWhitcombJudsonin1893.Butatthattime,itwasn’tusedwidely.Paul:Really?Sowhendiditbecomepopular?Roy:Around1917.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________SectionAAnAccidentInventionDidyouknowthattea,themostpopulardrinkintheworld(afterwater),wasinventedbyaccident?Manypeoplebelievethatteawasfirstdrunkabout5,000yearsago.ItissaidthataChineserulercalledShenNongwasthefirsttodiscoverteaasadrink.OnedayShenNongwasboilingdrinkingwateroveranopenfire.Someleavesfromateapantsfellintothewaterandremainedthereforsometime.Itproducedanicesmellsohetastedthebrownwater.Itwasquitedelicious,andso,oneoftheworld’sfavoritedrinkswasinvented.Afewthousandyearslater,LuYu,“thesaintoftea”,mentionedShenNonginhisbookChaJing.Thebookdescribeshowteaplantsweregrownandusedtomaketea.Italsodiscusseswherethefinesttealeaveswereproducedandwhatkindsofwaterwereused.ItisbelievedthatteawasbroughttoKoreaandJapanduringthe6thand7thcenturies.InEngland,teadidn’tappearuntilaround1660,butinlessthan100years,ithadbecomethenationaldrink.TheteatradefromChinatoWesterncountriestookplaceinthe19thcenturies.TheteatradefromChinatoWesterncountriestookplaceinthe19thcentury.Thehelpedtospreadthepopularityofteaandtheteaplanttomoreplacesaroundtheworld.Eventhoughmaypeoplenow______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________knowaboutteaculture,theChinesearewithout-doubttheoneswhobestunderstandthenatureoftea._____________________________________________________________________________________________SectionBDoYouKnowWhenBasketballWasInvented?Basketballisamuch-lovedandactivesportthatisenjoyedbymanyforfunandexercise.Itisover100yearsoldandisplayedbymorethan100millionspeopleinover200countries.ItisbelievedthatthefirstbasketballgameinhistorywasplayedonDecember21,1891.Thenin1936inBerlin,itbecameaneventattheOlympics.BasketballwasinventedbyaCanadiandoctornamedJamesNaismith,whowasbornin1861.Whenhewasacollegeteacher,hewasaskedtothinkofagamethatcouldbeplayedinthewinter.Dr.Naismithcreatedagametobeplayedinsideonahardfloor.Dr.Naismithdividedthemeninhisclassintotwoteamsandtaughtthemtoplayhisnewgame.Playersonthesameteammustworktogethertogettheballintheotherteam’sbasket.Atthesametime,theyneedtostopthecompetingteamfromgettingtheballintotheirownbasket.Today,thepopularityofbasketballhasrisenaroundtheworld,withmanyyoungpeopledreamingofbecomingfamousplayers.InChina,youcansometimesseepeopleplayingbasketballinparks,schoolsandevenfactories.Basketballhasnotonlybecomeapopularsporttoplay,butithasalsobecomeapopularsporttowatch.AlthoughAmerica’sNBAgamesarethemostfamous,theCBAgamesarebecomingmorepopularinChina.Thenumberofforeignplayers,includingChineseplayers,intheNBAhasincreased.TherearealsomoreandmoreforeignplayersintheCBA.Manyyoungpeoplelookuptothesebasketballheroesandwanttobecomelikethem.Thesestarsencourageyoungpeopletoworkhardtoachievetheirdreams._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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