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外研社(2014新版)九年级英语上册课文(Module1—12)

ModulelWondersoftheworld

Unit1It'smorethan2,000yearsold.

Tony:Let'scallWondersoftheWorldandjoininthediscussion.Ithinknatiralwondersare

moreinterestingthanman-madeones.AndIthinktheGiant'sCausewayisthemost

fantasticnaturalwonder.

Lingling:Hm,I'veneverseenit.soI'mnotsureIagreewithyou.Whydoyoulikeit,Tony?

Tony:Well.IvisitedtheGiant'sCausewaytwoyearsago.It'shuge.There'reabout40,0(X)rocks,

mostofihcmwithsixsides.Ilgoesforseveralhundredmetresontheeasterncoastof

NorthernIreland

Lingling:Thatsoundsgreat,thoughIthinkVictoriaFallsinAfricaareevenmorefantastic.They're

about1,700metreswideand100metreshigh.Youcanheartheloudnoiseafew

kilometresaway.

Betty:Wow,that'shuge!Butinmyopinion,man-madewondersaremoreexcitingthannatural

ones.LookattheTerracottaArmy.It'smorethan2.000yearsold.

Darning:1agreewithyou.Betty.AndIthinktheThreeGorgesDamisfantastictoo.It'sabout

2,300metreslong.185metreshighand15metreswideatthetop.Itproduces

electricitytormillionsofpeopleinChina.

Betty:Now,who'dliketocallfirst?

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Unit2TheGrandCanyonwasnotjustbig.

Agreatwonderofthenaturalworld

WhenIarrived,itwasearlymorninganditwasraining.Ilookedtotheeast-theskywas

becominggrey.Igoioutofthecar,wentthroughagateandwalkedalongadarkpaih.Therewas

nothingtosee,butIknewitwasthere.

Afteraboutamile,astrangerappearedbesidethepath."AmIgoingtherightway?"Iasked.He

knewwhereIwasgoing."Ycs,Mhereplied,""you'llgetthereinfiveminutes,"Finally,Icameto

somerocksandstopped.Ilookedoverthem,butitwassilentandtherewasnosignofit.

Suddenly,therainstoppedandthecloudscleared.Thesunrosebehindmeandshoneon(he

rocks.Farbelowme,thegroundfellawayanddowntoariver.Iwaslookingacrossoneofthe

wondersofthenaturalworld-theGrandCanyon.

Ilookeddown(otheColoradoRiver,asilverstreamnearlyonemilebelowme.Ifyoupul(he

twotallestbuildingsintheworldontopofeachotheratthebottomofthecanyon,theystillwould

notreachthetop.ThenIlookedacrosstotheothersideofthecanyon.Itwasaboutfifteenmiles

away,maybemore.Finally,Ilookedtomyleftand(omyright,andonbothsidesthecanyonwent

farawayformorethan2(X)miles.TheGrandCanyonwasnotjustbig.Itwashuge!

Iremainedbythecanyonforabouthalfanhour,andIaskedmyself."IstheGrandCanyonthe

greatestwonderofthenaturalworld?"Icertainlyknowtheanswer.Whatdoyouthink?

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Unit2WehavecelebratedthefestivalsincethefirstpioneersarrivedinAmerica.

Thanksgiving

ThanksgivingisanAmericanfestival.1(iscelebratedonthefourthThursdayinNovember,hisa

timeforaspecialdinneramongfamilyandfriends.Peoplemakeshortspeechesandgivethanksfor

iheirfjod.

WehavecelebratedthefestivalsincethefirstpioneersfromEnglandaiTivedinAmericabyship

intheseventeenthcentury.WhiletheywerecrossingtheAtlantic,manypeopledied,andafterthey

landed,theirfirstwinterwasworsethananyEnglishwinter.Thelocalpeople,theNative

Americans,taughtthepioneershowtogrowcorn.Thefollowingyeartheycelebratedtogetherby

eatingadinnerofthenewfood.

WestillcelebrateThanksgivingtodaywithatraditionaldinner.Thekitchenisalwaysthemost

crowdedroominourhousebecauseweallhelppreparethefood.Welaythetable,andthenbefore

webegindinner,myfathergivesthanksforthefood,sowerememberwhywecelebratethefestival.

Weusuallyeattoomuch,butitisonlyonceayear!Weoftentalkalotandtellstoriesafterdinner

aswell.Whenitisallover,everyonehelpswashthedishes.

Thefestivalisaverybusytimefortravelwhenfriendsandfamiliescometogethertocelebrate.

Duringthefestival,thereareplentyofotherthingstoseeanddo.WeliveinNewYorkCity,and

wegotowatchtheMacy'sThanksgivingDayParade.Theparadegoesalongseveralsireelsand

finishesatthefamousMacy'sstore.ThanksgivingisthestartoftheChristmasseason,andwestart

shopp.ngfbrpresents.FootballisalsoimportantatThanksgiving,withmanyteamsplayinggames.

LikemanyAmericans,wcusuallywatchthegamesontelevisionandenjoyourselvesverymuch.

Module3Heroes

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Unit1Shetrainedhard,soshebecameagreatplayerlater

Msli:Darning,whoisyourhero?Whohaveyouchosentotellusabout?

Damirg:DengYaping!She'sinyherobecauseshe'soneofthebesttabletennisplayersinthe

worldandIloveplayingtabletennis.

MsLi:Tellusabouther.

Damirg:Well,shestartedplayingtabletenniswhenshewasfive.Shetrainedhard,soshebecame

agreatplayerlater.

MsLi:Andwhatcompetitionshasshewen?

Damirg:She'swonmanyworldcompetitions,includingfourgoldmedalsintheOlympics.She

stoppedplayingwhenshewastwenty-four.

MsLi:Whatdidshedoafterthat?

Darning:ShebegantostudyatTsinghuaUniversityinBeijingandthenattendeduniversityabroad.

HerEnglishwasn'tgoodenoughwhenshebegan.Onceagainsheworkedhard,andseven

yearslater,shecompletedherdoctor'sdegreeatCambridgeUniversity.Whatevershe

does,shenevergivesup!

MsLi:That'samazing!

Damirg:Yes.Dengsaysthatsheisn'tclevererthananyoneelse,butshehasaveiystrongwill.

MsLi:Isee.Well.Ithinkshe'sagoodstudentaswellasagoodplayer.

Damirg:Yes,andshehelpedmaketheBeijingOlympicsavictoiyforworldsport.She'ssimplythe

best!

MsLi:She'satruehero.

Unit2Therewerefewdoctors,sohehadtoworkveryhardonhisown

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Myhero-DrNormanBethune

ByWangLingling

NormanBethuneisoneofthemostfamousheroesinChina.HewasaCanadiandoctor.He

cametoChinatohelptheChinesepeopleanddiedforthem.

NormanBethunewasbornin189().Hebecameadoctorin1916andwenttoSpainin1936to

treatthewoundedsoldiersduringthewarthere.Hesoonrealised(hatmanypeopleweredying

becausetheydidnotgettohospitalquicklyenough.DrBethunedevelopednewwaysoftakingcare

ofthesick.Heinventedspecialmedicaltoolstouseoutsidehospitalsandclosetothefightingareas

so(haidoctorscouldtreatthewoundedmorequickly.Hisinventionssavedmanylives.

In1938,DrBethunecametoChinaandhelpedtreatthewoundedduringtheAnti-Japanese

War.Althattime,(herewerefewdoctors,sohehadloworkveryhardonhisown.Hisexperience

oftreatingpeopleinSpainwasusefulinChina.Hedevelopedtrainingcoursesforlocaldoctorsand

nurses,andwrotebookssothattheycouldlearnabouthowhetreatedthesick.

DrBethuneoftenworkedveryhardwithoutrestingortakingcareofhimself.Once,heeven

workedforsixty-ninehourswithoutstoppingandmanagedtosaveoverahundredlives.Onedayin

1939,hecuthisfingerduringanoperation,buthecontinuedhisworkwithouttreatingit.Intheend.

hediedofhiswound.

DrBethune'sworkfortheChinesepeoplemadehimaheroinChina.Therearemanybooksand

filmsabouthim.andheisstillrememberedinbothChinaandCanadatoday.

Module4Homealone

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Unit1Icanlookaftermyself,althoughitwon'tbeeasyforme

Mum:Now.what'sourtrainnumber?

Dad:T27toLhasa.It'sleavingfromPlatform2.

Mum:ThemeetinginLhasaisver)fimpcrtantforus,butI'msonyyoucan'tcomewithus,Betty.

Betty:SoamI.butIcan'tmisstwoweeksofschool.

Mum:WillyouremembereverythingI'vetoldyou?Beespeciallycarefulwiththedoor.Shutit

whenyou'reinandlockitwhenyougoout.

Betty:Yes.Mum.1canlookaftermyself,althoughitwon'tbeeasyforme.

Mum:Well,makesureyoueatplentyoffreshfruitandvegetables.AndI'veleftlotsofyour

favouritebiscuits.

Betty:Don'tworry.Icancooksimplemeals.

Dad:Therewon'tbeanybodytowakeyauupinthemorning.

Betty:I'llbefine.Myclockringssoloudlythatitwillcertainlywakemeup.

Mum:I'msureI'veforgottensomething,9utIdon'tknowwhatitis!

(Announcement:WeadviseallpassengersforTrainT27toLhasatogoimmediatelyto

Platform2.Your(rainisabouttoleave.)

Betty:That'syourtrain!GoodbyeMum.goodbyeDad.

Mum:Iknow?Ihaven'tgivenyououracdressinLhasa!

Betty':Sendmeatextmessage.Haveagoodtrip!

Mum:Bye,mydear!

Betty:Bye!Seeyouinacoupleofweeks!

Unit2IbecamesoboredwiththeirordersthatIwishedtheywouldleavemealone.

My''perfectholiday"

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Asaboy,likeallotherboys,Iwantedtobeaman.Butmyparentsdideverythingforme.

Actually,theymanagedeveryminuteofmylife.Althoughtheylovedme,Ifeltabitunhappywith

them."ZhengChenyu.doyourhomework!""Practisethepiano!""TurnofftheTV!"Ibecameso

boredwiththeirordersthatIwishedtheyv/ouldleavemealone.

Well,mywishcametrue!Althoughmyparentswereveryworriedaboutleavingme,theyhad(o

goawayonbusinessforafewdays.Nowwasmychance!Icouldhavesomefunatlast!Assoon

asIgothomefromschoolthefirstday,Ihappilythrewmyschoolbagonthesofaandatelotsof

snacks.ThenIenjoyedanexcitingfilmonTV,andafterthatIplayedcomputergames.Iliked(he

gamessomuchthat1playeduntilmid-night.

ThenextmorningIwokeuplate.Ihadtohurrytoschoolwithoutbreakfast,butIwasstilllate.

Theteacheraskedmeformyhomework,butIcouldnothanditin.Withanemptystomach,Iwas

unabletoplaybasketballwithmyclassmates!Ifelttiredandsleepyatschoolalldaylong.

WhenIgothome,Itriedtocooksomerice,butIburntit.Ievendroppedmyfather'scupwhenI

wascooking!Ifoundmyselfsobadatsimplecookingtasks.Istartedtofeellonely.IwantedMum

andDadtocomehomesoon.Mumcookedsuchdeliciousfood,andmadesureIneverforgotmy

homework.Dadalwayshelpedmewithanydifficultquestions,andtoldfunnyjokeswhenIwas

unhappy.ThenIrealisedbeinghomealonewasnotalwaysperfect.

Whenmyparentscamehome,theywerehappytofindthatIcouldcookandlidyupnow.Itold

themmyhomealonestoryandwealllaughed.

Module5Museums

Unit1Don'tcrossthatrope!

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(Betty.LinglingandDarningareonthesecondfloorofamuseum.)

Retty-Whatawonderfulmuseum1

Lingling:Itsgreat,isn'tit?Let'sgototheAnimalRoomupstairs.Ineedsomeinformationformy

project.

Betly:Metoo.LeTsgo.Wait,where'sDarning?

Lingling:Thereheis.What'shedoingoverthere?

Darning:Hey.Betty!Lingling!Comeandsee(hemonkeyexhibition!

Guard:Noshouting,please!It'sagainsttherules.

Betty:Oh,no!Darningisintroubleagain.

Darning:Lookatthemonkey'stail!I'vegettogetinhere-

Gard:Stop!Don'tcrossthatrope!Can'tyouseethesign,kid?"Noentry."

Darning:Oh.Whynot?

Guard:Becauseit'sclosed.

Lingling:Yes,Darning.Readthesign!

Darning:Oh,right.That'snogood!Well.I'lljusttakeaphoto...

Guard:Sorry.Nophotos.See?

Darning:Therecertainlyarcalotofrulesinthismuseum.Nowondertheplaceisempty!

Betty:Darning!Don'tberude!

Lingling:Oh,no!

Betty:What'sthematter.Lingling?

Lingling:Mymobilephone!Tfsmissing!Oh,no!WhatamIgoingtodo?

Guard:Don'tworry.Miss.Godownstairstothelostandfoundoffice.Theymighthaveit.

Lingling:Thatphoneisnew!Ihavetofindit,orMumwillpunishme!

Butty.I'msureitwillbealllight.Lingling.Lei'sgoandsee.

Darning：Yes,let'sgodownstairs.

Unit2IfyouevergotoLondon,makesureyouvisittheScienceMuseum

TheScienceMuseuminLondon

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ByTonySmith

WelcometothemostfiicndlymuseuminLondon.Inmostmuseums,thereisnoshoutingandno

running,andyoumustnottouchanything.ButtheScienceMuseumisdifferent..Itisnoisy!

Peopletalkaboutwhat(heycanseeanddohere,andtherearesomeverynoisymachinesaswell.If

youwantanswerstoallyourquestionsaboutscience,thisistherightplaceforyou.

Iliketovisittheroomsonthesecondandthirdfloors.Youcanleaniaboutcommunicationsand

theenvironmentaswellasmaths,physicsandchemistry.Forexample,youcanfindouthow

peopledigcoalfromthegroundanduseittocreateenergy.Andinoneroomtheyevenexplain

howX-raysletyousecinsideyourbody.

TheLaunchpadonthethirdflooris(hemostpopularroom,andi(ismyfavouritetoobecause

therearelotsofphysicsexperiments.Forexample,ifyouwanttofillabagwithsand,youhaveto

controlakindof(ruckonwheelsandmoveitintothecorrectplace.Youcanalsofindouthow

peopletravelintospaceandbackagain.

Onthefourthandfifthfloors,youcanleaniaboutwhatmedicinewaslikeinthepast.Ifyou

comparethemedicineof(hepastwith(hemedicineoftoday,youwillfeelveryluckynexttimeyou

visitadoctor!

TheScienceMuseumisinterestingforpeopleofallages.Youcanalwaysfindsomethingnew

andhaveawonderfultimethere.Themuseumisfreetoenter,soyoucangoinforatewminutesor

stayallday.Itisopendailyfrom10amto6pm.SoifyouevergotoLondon,makesureyouvisit

theScienceMuseum.Itismyfavouritemuseumin(hewholeworld!

Module6Problems

Unit1.IfIstartafterdinner,VilfinishitbeforeIgotobed.

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Dad.Tony,you'icplayingtheguitaragain.Haveyoudoneyouihomework'?

Tony:No,notyet,butIhaven'tgotmuch.IfIstartafterdinner,I'llfinishitbeforeIgotobed.

Anyway,youwantedmetolearnaninstrument.

Dad:Iwantyoutogetintothehabitofdoingyourhomeworkassoonasyoucomehomefrom

school.Ifyoustartnow.you'llfinishitbeforedinner.

Tony:Yes,butIneedarestfromschoolwork.Ialsowanttogotothelibrarytcdovolunteerwork.

Dad:Soyou'renotgoingtodoyourhomeworknow?

Tony:No,itisn'tnecessarytodoitnow.Illdoillater.

Dad:That'sashame.Ireallydon'tthinky”shouldgo(o(helibrarysomuch.

Tony:Whynot?IcanworkinthelibraryandI'malsoabletoreadbooksthere.

Dad:Nodeal.Tony.Ifyoudoalltheseotnerthingsinsteadofyourhomework,youwon'thave

timetostudy.

Tony:Youmeanyoudon'twantmetohelpthecommunityandincreasemyknowledgeofthe

world?

Dad:That'snotthepoint.Youshouldconsiderwhatthemostimportantthingis.Idon'twantyou

tofailyourexams.

Tony:But…

Dad:Youcan'tdoanythingbeforeyoufinishyourhomework.I'msorry,butthat'smylastword.

Unit2Ifyoutellhimthetruthnow,youwillshowthatyouarehonest.

Doyouhaveaproblem?WritetoDianaatNewStandardMagazineandaskforheradvice.

DearDiana.

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Lastweek,myfriendDavidcameroundwithanewcomputergameandaskedtoplayitonmy

dad'scomputer.Iwasworried,becauseIshouldaskmydadbeforeIusehiscomputer.Heusesit

forhiswork,andIcanonlyuseitformyhomework.Thereasonisthathethinksitwillgowrongif

Iplaygamesonit.

Well,whilemydadwasout,wedecidedtotiyoutDavid'sgame.Wecopiedittothecomputer,

andafterwefinishedplaying,wetookitoffthecomputer.However,whenIstarted(hecomputer

againiocheckifeverythingwasOK.someofmydad'sdocumentsweremissing.Then,whenmy

dadusedthecomputerlastnight,hewasreallyangry.Hecouldnolongerfindthedocuments

anywhere!Theywereveryimportantones.

IdidnottellhimaboutthecomputergamebecauseIdidnotwanthimtobeangrywithme.Now

Ifeellerrible.Iamnotsurewhetheracomputerengineercangetthedocumentback.ShouldItell

himaboutthecomputergame?

ShouldIpaytorepairit?

Yours,

Steve

DearSteve.

Oh.dear!Youhavemadetwomistakes.Itisbadenoughthatyouusedyourdad'scomputer

toplaygameswhenhetoldyounotto.Anditisevenworsethatyoudidnottellhimaboutit.Ifyou

tellhimthetruthnow,hewillbeangrywithyou.butatleastyouwillshowthatyouarchonest.

Youshouldapologisetoyourfather.Youshouldalsopaythebilltorepairthecomputer.Ifyou

offertogiveupyourpocketmoney,yourfatherwillrealisethatyouareverysorry.

Remember,nexttime,playfootballwithDavidandnotcomputergames!

Restwishes.

Diana

Module7Greatbooks

Unit1We9restillinfluencedbyConfucius'sideas

MrJackson:Hello,Betty.What'sup?

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Betty:IwanttojoinanInternetgrouptadiscussgreatbooksbygreatwriters.

MrJackson:So.whoareyourgreatwriters?

Betty:Well,maybeConfuciusandShakespeare.

MrJackson:Really?Iacceptthatthey'regreatbecausetheirworksarestillreadbymanypeople

today.ButIthinkI'ddescribeConfuciusmoreasateacherandtninkerthanawriter.

Hewasaverywiseman.Wnatdoyouhavetodoforthediscussion?

Betty:Well,eachofusreadsufavouritebookandwritesareviewforthediscussion.

MrJackson:Isee.We,restillinfluencedbyConfucius^ideas,andShakespeare'splaysalsomake

alotofsensetoustoday.Peoplehavealwaysread,andwillalwaysreadgreatbooks.

Bytheway,whatdoyouthinkofMarkTwain,thegreatAmericanwriterinihe

nineteenthcentury?

Betty:Hewasimportant,butIsupposeheisn'taswell-knownasConfuciusorShakespeare.

MrJackson:No.buthisbooksarcstillpopular,andoneofhisbooksismyfavourite.The

AdventureofTomSawyer.

Betty:Great!Whydon'tyoujoininthediscussionandtellusaboutit?

Unit2Itisstillreadandloved

AbookreviewofTheAdventureofToniSawyer

ByBettyKing

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OneofmyfavouritegreatbooksisTheAdventureofTomSawyer,byMarkTwain.Thestory

issetinthetownofStPetersburg.Missouri,theUS,inthenineteenthcentury.Ittellssomeexciting

storiesaboutaboywhohasmanyadventures.

Tom.theheroofthebook,liveswithhisauntPolly.Heisalivelyandcleverboy.Hedoesnot

likepeopleidlinghimwhat(odo,sohealwaysgetsinto(rouble.Heandhisbestfriend.HuckFinn,

runawaytoanislandinthemiddleoftheMississippiRiver.Tomhasmoretroublebecauseabad

mannamedInjunJoeislookingforhim.Later,Tomescapesfromacavewithanotherfriend,

Becky.HealsofindsInjunJoe'streasureboxandtakesitaway.

NiyfavouritepartofthebookiswhenTomandHuckstarttheiradventuresontheislandinthe

MississippiRiver.Alfirst,theyarchappy.Butwhentheyhearthateveryonethinksiheyarcdead,

theyfeelverysorry,sotheycomebackhome.Theyhideandwatchforatimewhentheyseetheir

familyandneighbourscomingtotheirfuneralinthechurch.Then,TomandHucksuddenlyappear.

Everyoneissurprised(oseethematfirst,butverypleasedtofind(hattheyarcalive.

TheAdventureofTomSawyerisagreatbook.Itismorethananadventurestory.MarkTwain

wroteitin1876.Ildescribespeople'slivesinthesoulhenistatesofAmericaatthattime.Iltells

howyoungpeoplegrow,howpeopleloveeachotherandhowbadpeoplepayfortheiractions.Itis

writtenineverydayEnglish,andthedialoguessoundespeciallyreal.Today,itisstillreadandloved

bypeopleallovertheworld,anditisthoughttobeoneofthegreatestAmericanstories.

Module8Sportslife

Unit1Darningwasn'tchosenfortheteamlastyear

Lingling:Hi.Tony,youlooktired.

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Tony:Yes,I'mtrainingforthebigmatchnextweek.

Betty:Whoarcyouplayingagainst?

Tony:HAS.

Lingling:WhatdocsHASstandfor?

Tony:HaidianAllStars.

Betty:Oh,yes.h'llbeadifficultmatch.Didn,ttheybeatyoulasttime?

Tony:Yes,theydid.But...

Lingling:Whatwasthescore?

Betty:Ifmymemoryiscorrect.HAS98pointstoBIG52.

Tony:ButDarningwasn'tchosenfortheteamlasttime.Thatwasabaddecision.Wecan'tplay

wellwithouthim.

Lingling:That'snoexcuse!

Tony:ButDarningisbacknow.There'snodifferencebetween(hetwoteamsthisseason.

Betty:Whenisthematch?

Tony:Il'snextSaturdayatnoon,butifyouwantgoodscats,youshouldcomeby11:30.Areyou

coming?

Betty:I'mnotsure.Doyou(hinklhey'11win,Lingling?

Lingling:Noway!HowmanymatcheshaveyouplayedagainstHASthisyear?

Tony:Well,aboutthree.

Betty:AndhowmanyhaveHASwon?

Tony:Er...mostofthem.

Betly:Wrong!Allofthem!Facetheirulh.Tony.You'vegotnochance!

Tony:Idon'tagree.That'snotfair!(Tonyleavesangrily.)

Liugling.Renienibcito(hiowtheball,notknickit.Tony!

Betty:He,ssomadatusthathe'lltryhardertowin,justtoshowwe'rewrong!

Lingling:Nicework.Betty!Idohopetheywin(histime.WcUIbe(heretocheerforthem.

Unit2Hewasinvitedtocompetitionsaroundtheworld.

LiuXiang-trainedtowin!

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ForLiuXiang,lifeasasportsherobeganin2(X)4.First,hewasinvitedtocompetitionsaround

thewcrld.Then,hewaschosenfortheChineseteamattheAthensOlympicGamesandwonagold

medal.

LiuXiangwasnotasuccessfulsportsmanatfirst.HewasborninShanghaion13thJuly1983,

andstarted(rainingwhenhewasveryyourg.InGrade4,hewenttotheSportsSchoolofPutuo

DistrictofShanghai.Liuwasencouragedatfirsttotrainforthehighjump.

In1998.LiuXiang'sabilityinhurdlingwasnoticedbySunHaiping.wholaterbecamehis

coach.In2001,aspecialprogrammewassetuptohelpyoungsportsmenandsportswomen.Liu

Xiangwasamongthem.Hisraceswererecorded,andhewascomparedwiththeworld'sbestsports

stars.SunHaipingusedtheinformationiochangehistrainingmethodsforLiuXiang.

InMay2(X)I,LiuXiangwonhisfirstinternational110mhurdlesraceinJapan.In2004,he

wonthefirstOlympicgoldmedalforChinainthe110mhurdlesrace,andatthesametimebroke

theOlympicGamesrecord.Ilwasalso(hefirst(inicanOlympicgoldmedalforhurdlingwashung

roundtheneckofasportspersonfromanAsiancountry.

LiuXiangtrainedveryhard.Infact,hetrainedsohardthathehurthisfoot.From2008on.he

sufferedalotfromhisfootproblem,buthedidnotgiveup.Thoughhemissedsomecompetitions,

hestillreturnedtofirstplaceintheworld11Onihurdlesracein2012.

Itisapitythathisfootproblemstoppedhimfromcompleting(he2012LondonOlympic

Games.Butheisstillasymbolofcourageandsuccess,andwecontinuetotakegreatprideinhim.

Module9Greatinventions

Unit1Willcomputersbeusedmorethanbooksinthefuture?

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Tony:Dad,canIborrowyourcamera?

Dad:Why?

Tony:I'dliketotakesomephotosontheschoolvisittothemuseumnextweek.They'llbeputup

ontheschoolwebsite.AndtheycanbeseenontheInternetbyotherclasses,evenpeople

livinginothercountries.

Dad:Soundsgreat!WhenIwasatschool,wewaitedforweekstohearfromourpenfriendsabroad.

Buttoday,wccansendandreceivephotosandmailsontheInternet,andit'sreallylast.

Tony:Yes,theInternetandthecomputerhavechangedourlives.Wcevenuseonlinetextbooksin

ourclass.Iwonder...Willcomputersbeusedmorethanbooksinthefuture?

Dad:Perhaps.Inihcpast,wcmainlygotinformationfrompaperbooks.Somearchugeoneswith

:housandsofpages.Today,withthe:nventionofthecomputerandtheelectronictechnology,

it'seasytogetinformationontheInternet.TheInternetismorepowerfulthanbooks.

Tony:Anyway,aboutthecamera...?

Dad:Oh,yes.Hereitis.Ihaven'tuseditsinceyourmum'sbirthday.Andthenemorymaybefull.

Tony:OK.Thatcanbefixed.I'vegotanemplymemorycard.Wherearetheinstructions?

Dad:Inthecamerabag.It'sagiftfromyourmumfbrmybirthday,soyoumustpromisethatyou'll

takegoodcareofit.ifyouhavetolendittoanyone,tellthemtouseitproperly.

Tony:Promise!

Unit2WillbooksbereplacedbytheInternet?

Everymorning,myfatherbuysanewspaperonhiswaytowork.Everyday,Iopenmybooks

inclassandstartmylessons.Everyevening,mymotherlooksthroughmagazinesathome.And

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