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外研版英语初三上册课文1-6(英)

Module 1 Unit 1Listen and read.Betty: OK, come in and sit down!Daming: What's happening?Lingling: We're having a meeting.Daming: That's news to me! I'm doing my homework. What's it about?Lingling: The school magazine.Daming: What school magazine?Betty: Right, listen up, everyone. Did anyone watch television yesterday evening? Did you see the interview with Becky Wang?Lingling: She sings with the band Crazy Feet. She's my favourite singer.Tony: Yes, I saw it. She went to our school!Betty: Well, she started a school magazine called New Standard when she was a pupil here. So why don't we start a school magazine, too? I've written down some ideas.We'll write a diary of school events, and tell everyone about the school concert andthe dance club.Tony: And school basketball matches.Lingling: But who will write the articles?Betty: We'll write the articles. Any more ideas?Tony: I know! I'll do some reviews about our favourite bands and movies!Lingling: And I'll do an interview with Becky Wang!Betty: Brilliant! Anyone else?Daming: How about "Homework Help"?Tony: Yes, some ideas on how to get good grades!Lingling: What's your homework, Daming?Daming: I'm writing a composition called "What is a wonder of the world?" I'm reading about the ancient pyramids in Egypt.Betty: "Homework Help". I think that's a fantastic idea, Daming.Module 1 Unit 2The Greatest Wonder of the Natural WorldWhen I arrived, it was early morning and it was raining. I got out of the car, went through a gate and walked along a path. In the east, the sky was becoming light, but beside the path, it was still very dark. I knew it was there, but there was nothing to see.After about a kilometre, a stranger appeared in front of me. "Am I going the right way?" I asked. He knew where I was going. "Yes," he replied, "you'll get there in five minutes." Finally, I came to some rocks, and stopped. I looked carefully over them, but it was still too dark to see anything.Suddenly, the clouds cleared and the rain stopped. The sun rose behind me and beyond the rocks. I saw that the ground fell away and down to a river, far below me. I was on the edge ofthe Grand Canyon, one of the wonders of the natural world.I looked down to the Colorado River about 2 kilometres below me. If you put the three tallest buildings in the world at the bottom of the canyon, they still won't reach the top. Then I looked across to the other side of the canyon. How far is it? It's 20 kilometres, maybe more. Finally, I looked to my left and to my right, and on both sides the canyon disappeared into the distance ... over 400 kilometres long. The Grand Canyon is not just big. It's huge!That morning on the edge of the canyon, I asked myself a question. It's not "How deep is it?" or "How wide is it?" or "How long is it?" but "Is the Grand Canyon the greatest wonder anywhere in the natural world?" I know the answer. But what do you think?Module 2 Unit 1Mr Jackson: Hello, Betty. What's up? What are you doing in the library?Betty: I was looking for some old copies of the school magazine. If I've got it right, it was called New Standard.Mr Jackson: That's right. As far as I remember, it was started by Becky Wang. We don't havea school magazine any more. It's a pity.Betty: Well, I'm thinking about starting it again.Mr Jackson: Sounds like a good idea! Go on.Betty: I was also looking for something by Confucius and by Shakespeare.Mr Jackson: Really? That's a bit difficult for the school magazine.Betty: Well, I'd like a monthly article called "Great Books"—you know, someone readsa favourite work of literature and writes an article about it.Mr Jackson: I see. Confucius' works are still read by many people today, and we're still influenced by his thoughts. And Shakespeare's plays are seen by millions ofpeople every year. But how about an American writer, Mark Twain, forexample?Betty: I don't know. Mark Twain was an important writer, but he isn't known as a great thinker like Confucius.Mr Jackson: No, but his books are still popular. In fact, he wrote my favourite book The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Perhaps that's what makes "Great Books"—they'restill read today.Betty: So why don't you write the first article on "Great Books"?Module 2 Unit 2The Adventures of Tom SawyerHere is our monthly article on a favourite great book. This month, our guest writer is Mr Jackson.My favourite great book is The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. Tom lives with his aunt Polly in the quiet streets of St Petersburg, Missouri. He's a lively and clever young boy, and he finds himself in many exciting adventures. He runs away with his two friends, Huck Finn and Joe, to an island in the middle of the Mississippi River for several days. With Huck he goes looking for treasure, with Becky he gets lost in a cave, and finally, they find a box ofgold.My favourite scene in the book is when everyone thinks Tom is dead. He decides to go to his own funeral. He hides and watches for a time, and then suddenly he appears. Everyone is surprised to see him but they're also pleased to see him alive.Tom is the hero of the story, but there are other important characters. Huck is an outsider and everyone is afraid of him. Becky is pretty with fair hair, Joe is Tom's best friend, and Injun Joe is the bad man of the story.The theme of the story are to do with children growing up and becoming more serious. It describes how strangers are seen in small towns of America. Finally, it talks about freedom, social rules and how people are punished for bad behaviour.Why do I think Tom Sawyer is a great book? Mark Twain wrote the story in 1876, but it's still read and loved by people all over the world today. And although it's only a story, Twain wrote it in the everyday English of the southern states of America in the 19th century, so it sounds very real. Today it's thought to be one of the greatest books in American literature. Go on—read it! I know you'll enjoy it, too.Module 3 Unit 1Lingling: Hi, Tony. You look tired.Tony: Yes. I'm training with BIG, the Beijing International Globetrotters, for the School's Basketball Competition. It's the big match next week.Betty: Who's it against?Daming: HAS.Lingling: What does HAS stand for?Tony: Haidian All Stars.Betty: Oh, yes. You were defeated last time.Lingling: What was the score?Betty: All Stars 98 points to Globetrotters 52. So when will the match be held? Daming: Next Saturday. Are you coming?Betty: Yes. It's going to be a tough match. I'm going to write a report for New Standard. Lingling: I agree. Are you in the team, Daming?Daming: No, I wasn't chosen this time. Why are you smiling, Betty?Betty: Well, I've seen HAS play several times this season, and they're brilliant! And if you want my opinion ...Tony: No, I don't ...Betty: ... you've got no chance! What do you reckon, Lingling?Lingling: I think you're right, Betty.Daming: Well, you won't be allowed to watch with our fans if that's what you think! Betty: It's true, Daming.Tony: Well, I don't agree. We're playing really well this season. I think we're so good that we'll be asked to play in the Olympic Games.Daming: Don't let them get to you, Tony!(They leave)Lingling: Hee hee! Nice work, Betty!Betty: Of course. They're so mad with us that they'll try harder to win, just to show we're wrong!Module 3 Unit 2Liu Xiang—Trained for GoldSports Yearbook 2004For Liu Xiang, life as a sporting hero has just begun. First of all, he'll be invited to competitions around the world. He'll be chosen to represent China at the Olympic Games. He's a symbol of China's international sporting success.And now that he's well known all over the world, Liu Xiang will also be asked to appear in advertisements and films, and even to record music. But his coach Sun Haiping is making sure that he trains regularly. Liu Xiang will be advised by his coach on how to be a great sportsman, and by his manager on how to be a star.Liu Xiang is not an overnight success. He was born in Shanghai on 13th July, 1983 and, like many Olympic sports stars, he started training when he was very young. In Grade Four, he went to the Junior Sports School of Putuo District of Shanghai. Liu was encouraged at first to train as a high jumper. Then, in 1998, his skill at hurdling was noticed by his coach Sun Haiping.Liu Xiang was helped by a special programme. It was set up in 2001 to help young sportsmen and sportswomen. Liu's races were recorded, and his performance was compared with the world's best sports stars. Sun Haiping used the information to change Liu's training programme. In 2002 he won his first international 110m hurdles event in Switzerland, and in the same year, a gold medal at the Asian Games in Korea. In 2004, Liu won the first Olympic gold medal in the same event for China in Athens, Greece.So what's next for Liu Xiang? Has he found out that there's more to life than training? Will he be encouraged to spend more time away from sport?No, Liu Xiang will go for more medals for China because he was trained for gold!Module 4 Unit 1Tony: Dad, can I ask a favour? Can I borrow your digital camera?Tony's dad: Why?Tony: I'd like to take some photos on the school visit to the museum next week.Tony's dad: Is this for your school magazine? Has it been published yet?Tony: Yes, two issues have been published. But it's going to be an online magazine from now on.Tony's dad: What's wrong with an ordinary magazine?Tony: Do you mean using paper? It's too expensive. If the magazine is online, paper won't be needed. That's an important advantage. It'll be published on the schoolwebsite, and it can be read on screen.Tony's dad: Well, that makes me think. Paper and printing have been used for ages. We once got information from books, but now the same information can be read or evenlistened to on computers.Tony: I wonder ... Can books be replaced by computers? Maybe I'll write something for the magazine! Anyway, about the camera ...?Tony's dad: Here it is. The battery hasn't been charged for a couple of months. It's been turned off since your mum's birthday party.Tony: It doesn't matter. I'll see to that.Tony's dad: But you must promise that it won't be lent to anyone, and it won't be left at school! Just look after it. Is that clear?Tony: Promise!Module 4 Unit 2Can Books Be Replaced by Computers?by Tony SmithEvery morning my father buys a newspaper on his way to work. Every day I open my books in class and start my lessons. Every evening my mother looks through magazines at home. And every night, I look at the posters with photos of David Beckham and Yao Ming on my bedroom wall before I go to sleep. Can we imagine life without paper or print?Paper was first created about 2,000 years ago, and has been made from silk, cotton, bamboo, and, since the 19th century, from wood. People learned to write words on paper to make a book. But in those days, books could only be produced one at a time by hand. As a result, they were expensive and rare. And because there weren't many books, few people learned to read. Then printing was invented in China. The first printed books were made by putting ink on a wooden block and holding the paper against it. When printing was developed greatly at the beginning of the 11th century, books could be produced more quickly and cheaply. As a result, more people learned to read. After that, knowledge and ideas spread quickly, in a way that can be compared with the introduction of the Internet in the 20th century.But will books be needed in the future? Today information can be received online, downloaded from the Internet rather than found in books, and information can be kept on CD-ROMs or machines such as MP3 players. These machines are smaller and lighter than books so that they can be carried very easily.Computers are already used in classrooms, and newspapers and magazines can already be read online. So will books be replaced by computers one day? No, I don't think the Yao Ming poster on my bedroom wall will ever be replaced by a computer two metres high!Module 5 Unit 1Betty: Let's go to the Science and Technology room. It's upstairs.Daming: Come on! This way! I'm looking forward to this!Guard: Shh! No shouting! It's against the rules.Daming: But I want to go upstairs before we have to go home.Guard: Hang on a minute! You mustn't go up there! Come back!Daming: What's the matter?Guard: Look at the sign—"No entry".Daming: Oh! Why?Guard: It's closed until January. And the Natural History room as well.Tony: Oh dear. My classmates and I have got to write a report for homework by Friday.Well, let's go downstairs.Lingling: Why?Tony: I want to buy some postcards in the shop. Where's Daming?Lingling: I don't know. He's gone off on his own.Tony: Look at this amazing sculpture.Guard: Don't touch! You mustn't touch it.Tony: Sorry. I'll just take a photo.Guard: No, you can't take a photo, either. Look at the sign—"No photography".Tony: I'm sorry. I wasn't paying attention to what you were saying. I was looking at the sculpture. It looks very real.Lingling: Hurry up! You're taking so long. Let's go. Where's Daming?Tony: It looks very strange. It's kind of familiar! It looks like ...Daming: Waaaargh!Tony: ... Daming!Betty: Oh, very funny! No wonder it looks real.Lingling: It's not a sculpture. It's Daming!Module 5 Unit 2The Science Museum in Londonby Tony SmithThe most unusual museum in London is the Science Museum. In most museums, there's no shouting and no running, and you aren't allowed to touch the exhibits. But the Science Museum is different ... because it's noisy! People talk about what they can see and do there, and some of the machines are noisy as well. Visiting the Science Museum is fun and it's a great way to learn about science because you can work things out and try out ideas.When I visit the Science Museum, I go to the Launch Pad. This is my favourite room because you can do physics experiments. For example, if you want to fill a bag with falling sand, you have to move a kind of truck on wheels into the correct position. I also go to the Rocket Show. You can learn how we travel into space and back again.Then I go upstairs to the Human and Nature room. You can compare your speed with animals there. You hear a noise and push a button. If you aren't fast enough, the lion catches you! I'm faster than all my friends, but the lion still catches me.There are also rooms on transport, the environment and space technology, as well as maths, physics and chemistry.You can do a lot of things in this museum, but you have to obey some rules as well. For example, you mustn't take photos of the exhibits in the museum. But you can buy postcards ofthem in the museum shops.Above all, the Science Museum is free. That means you can drop in for a few minutes or you can stay as long as you like—it's open every day, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. So if you ever go to London, make sure you visit the Science Museum. It's my favourite museum in the whole world.Module 6 Unit 1Betty: Hey, you guys! Guess what! We've just got an email from a reader of our New Standard!Lingling: Great! What does it say?Betty: It's from Zhao Ming. He says, "I saw your enjoyable online magazine while I was doing my homework on favourite books."Daming: He read Mr Jackson's article!Betty: He says, "When are you going to write about environmental education? I'm at a green school in Dalian ..."Daming: What's a green school?Betty: "... and everyone agrees we must be careful about the environment. In fact, there are thousands of green schools in China. It's wasteful to throw away glass, paper andmetal, so every class collects reusable waste, sells it for recycling ..."Tony: Nice idea!Betty: "... and raises money to help students in poor areas. But it's not just at school, it's also at home that we save energy and recycle ..."Daming: Such as ...?Betty: "... such as turning lights off, so we don't waste electricity." And he finishes, "I'm hopeful that if everyone thinks about pollution and recycling, we can protect the airand the oceans, and help save our world. If we don't, the future is hopeless." Tony: Let's ask Zhao Ming to write something.Module 6 Unit 2How to be greenby Zhao MingHow green are you? Do you care about protecting the environment and saving energy? Try these questions and see.Do you try to walk or ride a bike to school?Do you buy new clothes just because they are the latest fashions?Do you open a window instead of turning on air conditioning?Do you buy things produced locally instead of made abroad?Do you take your own cloth bag when shopping instead of using plastic bags?Do you sort the waste before throwing it away?We all need a healthy environment, but we produce waste every day and it does harm to our environment. Though we are young, we can still do something to help. In fact, even the simplest everyday activities can make a real difference to the environment. Here are someideas for you.Remember these three words: Reduce, reuse and recycle.ReduceReduce means "use less". Don't waste things. This saves money and reduces pollution and waste going into the environment. Before we buy something new, think whether it is really necessary—or maybe the old one will be just as good! When we do buy things, choose local products if possible, and try not to buy too many things from abroad.ReuseReuse means "use again". Use things for as long as possible. When we buy things, make sure that they last a long time. We should look after them so that they will last, and we should repair them if we can instead of throwing them away and buying new ones. Don't use a paper cup or a paper bag. It's better to use a china cup and a lunch box because you can use them again.RecycleRecycle means "change things into something else". Although it takes energy to change something into something else, it's better than throwing things away or burning them. Find out what can be recycled in your neighbourhood and take part in recycling programmes. We should also buy products made from recycled materials, such as recycled paper, to help save trees.。

新外研版九年级上册英语课文翻译

托尼:我们给《世界奇观》节目打电话，加入讨论吧。

我觉得自然奇观比人造奇观更有趣。

而且我认为巨人之路是最神奇的自然奇观。

玲玲:嗯，我没有见过巨人之路，所以我不知道该不该同意你的看法。

你为什么会喜欢它呢，托尼？托尼:哦，两年前我浏览了巨人之路。

它非常大，由大约4万多块石块组成，大多数石块都有六个面。

巨人之路位于北爱尔兰东海岸，绵延数百米。

玲玲:听起来很神奇，但我认为非洲的维多利亚瀑布更壮观。

瀑布宽约1700米，高约100米，数千米之外就能听到瀑布的巨响。

贝蒂:哇！那么大啊！但是，在我看来，人造奇观比自然奇观更激动人心。

就说兵马俑吧，它们都有两千多年的历史了。

大明:我同意你的看法，贝蒂。

我觉得三峡大坝也很神奇。

大坝长约2300米，高185米，顶部宽15米。

它为中国数百万的人口供电。

贝蒂:那现在谁来拨打热线？我到那里时是大清早，天下着雨。

我朝东边看了看，天空变得灰蒙蒙的。

我下了车，穿过一道门，沿着一条黑暗的小路前行。

虽然什么也看不见，但我知道它就在那里。

大约走了一英里，小路边出现了一个陌生人。

我问道：“我走的路对吗？”他知道我要去哪里。

他答道：“对，五分钟后你就能到达那里。

”终于，我走到一些岩石前停了下来。

我朝那片岩石望过去，但是一片寂静，还是看不见它。

突然，雨停了，云散了。

太阳从我身后升起，照在岩石上。

地面(仿佛在随着光线)向下延伸，（逐渐）退落到下面的一条河里。

我在眺望着这自然界奇观之一的大峡谷。

我俯视着距我一英里之遥的银色的科罗拉多河。

即使你把世界上最高的两栋建筑物叠在一起放在谷底，它们仍就到不到了顶。

然后我眺望峡谷的另一边。

它大约在15英里之外，也许更远。

最后，我向左右遥望，大峡谷向两边延伸, 长达200多英里。

大峡谷不仅仅是大，而是巨大！我在大峡谷伫立半小时有余，我问了自己一个问题：“大峡谷是自然界中最壮观的奇观吗？”我心中自然已有答案。

你怎么认为呢？托尼: 玲玲, 10月1日是中国的国庆节，对吗？玲玲: 是的。

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外研版九年级上英语课文原文M7 U1Mr. up?to join an Internet group to discuss XXX.Mr. are your great writers?.Mr. accept that they’re great because their works are stillread bay many people today.But I think I’d describeConfucius XXX wise man.What do you have to do for the discussion? of us reads a favourite book and XXX.Mr.Jackson:I see.We’re still XXX ideas,andShakespeare’s plays also make a lot of sense to ustoday.People have always read,and will always read greatbooks.By the way,what do you think of Mark Twain,XXX century?XXX:He wasn’t important,but I suppose he isn’t as well-know asConfucius or XXX.Mr. his books are still popular,and one of his book is myfavourite,XXX.don’t you join in the discussion and tell us about it?M7 U2A book review of XXX.One of XXX,XXX.The story is set in the town of St Petersburg,Missouri,the US,in the XXX about a boy who has many adventures.Tom,the hero of the book,XXX him what to do,so he always gets into trouble.He and hisbest friend,Huck Finn,run away to an island in the middle of the MississippiRiver.Tom has more trouble because a bad man named Injun Joe is looking ter,XXX friend,XXX.My favourite part of the book is when Tom and Hunk start their XXX River.At first, they are happy.But when they XXX died,they feel very sorry,so they come back home.They hideand watch for a time when they see their family and XXX them at first,but very pleased to find that they are alive.The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a great book. 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On the first day, we took a plane tour over the rock, and Iwas surprised at how big it was: 3.6 kilometres long and 348metres high!Duringdifferent perioods of the day, the colours of the rock ture dark blue,purple,XXX the earliest times,and their XXX that created the world.XXX with the British. Many have Britishrelatives, and they're like us in many ways. The food that Australians XXX, but the game that they like most is XXXXXX.Although it's December, it's summer over here. Thesunis very bright, and XXX is very green. There are XXX, XXX grass,just rocks and sand...Andkangaroos!Australians speak English,but in their own way.For example,when they say“G’day!” and"No worries.", they mean "Hello!" and "Don't worry about it. It's not aproblem!"On the second day,we went horse riding. The horse that I rode was lazy, soI was left far behind the others.but I enjoyed the slow and relaxing ride.Later this evening, we're taking the plane back to XXX trip!Love,XXXM11 U1DamingXXX,XXX?want to beat He Zhong this year.He’s not going to win it twice! He Zhong?the boy who XXX!one who took photos at the school dance?right.The thing is,he’s really good.And the general standard of theXXX.Daming:I have a XXXXXX’ve XXX?and Away,City and People,and Music.Daming:I think He Zhong will choose the subject Home and Away,and takephotos of Beijing?Beijing isn’t my home town.It’s Cambrige.Daming:It XXX.Take some photos of Beijing and add some photos ofXXX.Chinese kids in the Summer Palace?And the one of him reading a Chinesemenu for the first time in Cambridge?photos!I’m sure you’re in with a chance!M11 U2Results of XXXTonightXXX,we recieved many more photos.Even though all of the photos areexcellent,we are sorry to say that we cannot give prizes to everyone.The person who won the prize for the subject Nature is XXX.The photo we liked best in the city and People group was taken by ZhaoMin.Zhao Min is only XXX.It is a beautiful girl who is wearing a blouse andskirt, and who XXX.The best photo in the music group was taken by He Zhong.His photo of thegroup Crazy Feet shows the singer,Becky Wang,and the XXX to show how this great new band moves andsounds,and the good time which their fans are having.A group of photos which show Beijing and Cambridge in England have XXX for the subject Home and Away.They showsome of the experience of ayoung vistor to our country,and some memories of his home.The XXX.XXX!M12 U1our less on on the environment,I’m XXX future.Pollution is our gret enemy,and we have to fight it.If the rivers arepolluted ,farmers can’t use the water for their crops.in some places,XXX cities andXXX ill,and may even kill them.PXXXour health.there are so many cars on the roads.They use so much oil and causeXXX.we’ve only students.We can’t do we can’t do.We’ve got to think of things wecan do!as...?Lingling:Do you think we can make our school a green school?a green school?。

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Module 1 Unit 1 Listen and read.Betty: OK, come in and sit down!Darning: What's happening?Lingling: We're having a meeting.Darning: That's news to me! I'm doing my homework. What's it about?Lingling: The school magazine.Darning: What school magazine?Betty: Right, listen up, everyone. Did anyone watch television yesterday evening? Did you see the interview with Becky Wang?Lingling: She sings with the band Crazy Feet. She's my favourite singer.Tony: Yes, I saw it. She went to our school!Betty: Well, she started a school magazine called New Standard when she was a pupil here. So why don't we start a school magazine, too? I've written down some ideas. Well writea diary of school events, and tell everyone about the school concert and the danceclub.Tony: And school basketball matches.Lingling: But who will write the articles?Betty: Well write the articles. Any more ideas?Tony: I know! I'll do some reviews about our favourite bands and movies!Lingling: And I'll do an interview with Becky Wang!Betty: Brilliant! Anyone else?Darning: How about "Homework Help'1?Tony: Yes, some ideas on how to get good grades!Lingling: What's your homework, Darning?Darning: I'm writing a composition called "What is a wonder of the world?" I'm reading about the ancient pyramids in Egypt.Betty: "Homework Help". I think that's a fantastic idea, Darning.Module 1 Unit 2The Greatest Wonder of the Natural WorldWhen I arrived, it was early morning and it was raining. I got out of the car, went through a gate and walked along a path. In the east, the sky was becoming light, but beside the path, it was still very dark. I knew it was there, but there was nothing to see.After about a kilometre, a stranger appeared in front of me. "Am I going the right way?" I asked. He knew w here I was going. "Yes,” he replied, "you'll get there in five minutes.n Finally, I came to some rocks, and stopped. I looked carefully over them, but it was still too dark to see anything.Suddenly, the clouds cleared and the rain stopped. The sun rose behind me and beyond the rocks. I saw that the ground fell away and down to a river, far below me. I was on the edge of the Grand Canyon, one of the wonders of the natural world.I looked down to the Colorado River about 2 kilometres below me. If you put the three tallest buildings in the world at the bottom of the canyon, they still won't reach the top. Then I lookedacross to the other side of the canyon. How far is it? It's 20 kilometres, maybe more. Finally, I looked to my left and to my right, and on both sides the canyon disappeared into the distance ... over 400 kilometres long. The Grand Canyon is not just big. It's huge!That morning on the edge of the canyon, I asked myself a question. It's not "How deep is it?" or "How wide is it?" or "How long is i t?” but "Is the Grand Canyon the greatest wonder anywhere in the natural world?" I know the answer. But what do you think?Module 2 Unit 1Mr Jackson: Hello, Betty. What's up? What are you doing in the library?Betty: I was looking for some old copies of the school magazine. If I've got it right, it was called New Standard.Mr Jackson: That's right. As far as I remember, it was started by Becky Wang. We don't have a school magazine any more. Ifs a pity.Betty: Well, I'm thinking about starting it again.Mr Jackson: Sounds like a good idea! Go on.Betty: I was also looking for something by Confucius and by Shakespeare.Mr Jackson: Really? That's a bit difficult for the school magazine.Betty: Well, I'd like a monthly article called "Great Books"一you know, someone readsa favourite work of literature and writes an article about it.Mr Jackson: I see. Confucius* works are still read by many people today, and we're still influenced by his thoughts. And Shakespeare's plays are seen by millions ofpeople every year. But how about an American writer, Mark Twain, for example? Betty: I don't know. Mark Twain was an important writer, but he isn't known as a great thinker like Confucius.Mr Jackson: No, but his books are still popular. In fact, he wrote my favourite book The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.Perhaps that's what makes "Great Books"一they'restill read today.Betty: So why don't you write the first article on "Great Books"?Module 2 Unit 2The Adventures of Tom SawyerHere is our monthly article on a favourite great book. This month, our guest writer is Mr Jackson.My favourite great book is The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. Tom lives with his aunt Polly in the quiet streets of St Petersburg, Missouri. He's a lively and clever young boy, and he finds himself in many exciting adventures. He runs away with his two friends, Huck Finn and Joe, to an island in the middle of the Mississippi River for several days. With Huck he goes looking for treasure, with Becky he gets lost in a cave, and finally, they find a box of gold.My favourite scene in the book is when everyone thinks Tom is dead. He decides to go to his own funeral. He hides and watches for a time, and then suddenly he appears. Everyone is surprised to see him but they're also pleased to see him alive.Tom is the hero of the story, but there are other important characters. Huck is an outsider andeveryone is afraid of him. Becky is pretty with fair hair, Joe is Tom's best friend, and Injun Joe is the bad man of the story.The theme of the story are to do with children growing up and becoming more serious. It describes how strangers are seen in small towns of America. Finally, it talks about freedom, social rules and how people are punished for bad behaviour.Why do I think Tom Sawyer is a great book? Mark Twain wrote the story in 1876, but it's still read and loved by people all over the world today. And although it's only a story, Twain wrote it in the everyday English of the southern states of America in the 19th century, so it sounds very real. Today it's thought to be one of the greatest books in American literature. Go on一read it! I know you'll enjoy it, too.Module 3 Unit 1Lingling: Hi, Tony. You look tired.Tony: Yes. I'm training with BIG, the Beijing International Globetrotters, for the SchooFs Basketball Competition. It's the big match next week.Betty: Who's it against?Darning: HAS.Lingling: What does HAS stand for?Tony: Haidian All Stars.Betty: Oh, yes. You were defeated last time.Lingling: What was the score?Betty: All Stars 98 points to Globetrotters 52. So when will the match be held?Darning: Next Saturday. Are you coming?Betty: Yes. Ifs going to be a tough match. I'm going to write a report for New Standard. Lingling: I agree. Are you in the team, Darning?Darning: No, I wasn't chosen this time. Why are you smiling, Betty?Betty: Well, I've seen HAS play several times this season, and they're brilliant! And if you want my opinion...Tony: No, I don f t...Betty: ... you've got no chance! What do you reckon, Lingling?Lingling: I think you're right, Betty.Darning: Well, you won't be allowed to watch with our fans if that's what you think!Betty: It's true, Darning.Tony: Well, I don't agree. We're playing really well this season. I think we're so good that well be asked to play in the Olympic Games.Darning: Don't let them get to you, Tony!(They leave)Lingling: Hee hee! Nice work, Betty!Betty: Of course. They're so mad with us that they'll try harder to win, just to show we're wrong!Module 3 Unit 2Liu Xiang一Trained for GoldSports Yearbook 2004For Liu Xiang, life as a sporting hero has just begun. First of all, he'll be invited to competitions around the world. Hell be chosen to represent China at the Olympic Games. He's a symbol of China's international sporting success.And now that he's well known all over the world, Liu Xiang will also be asked to appear in advertisements and films, and even to record music. But his coach Sun Haiping is making sure that he trains regularly. Liu Xiang will be advised by his coach on how to be a great sportsman, and by his manager on how to be a star.Liu Xiang is not an overnight success. He was born in Shanghai on 13th July, 1983 and, like many Olympic sports stars, he started training when he was very young. In Grade Four, he went to the Junior Sports School of Putuo District of Shanghai. Liu was encouraged at first to train as a high jumper. Then, in 1998, his skill at hurdling was noticed by his coach Sun Haiping.Liu Xiang was helped by a special programme. It was set up in 2001 to help young sportsmen and sportswomen. Liu's races were recorded, and his performance was compared with the world's best sports stars. Sun Haiping used the information to change Liu's training programme. In 2002 he won his first international 110m hurdles event in Switzerland, and in the same year, a gold medal at the Asian Games in Korea. In 2004, Liu won the first Olympic gold medal in the same event for China in Athens, Greece.So what's next for Liu Xiang? Has he found out that there's more to life than training? Will he be encouraged to spend more time away from sport?No, Liu Xiang will go for more medals for China because he was trained for gold!Module 4 Unit 1Tony: Dad, can I ask a favour? Can I borrow your digital camera?Tony*s dad: Why?Tony: Fd like to take some photos on the school visit to the museum next week.Tony's dad: Is this for your school magazine? Has it been published yet?Tony: Yes, two issues have been published. But it's going to be an online magazine from now on.Tony's dad: What's wrong with an ordinary magazine?Tony: Do you mean using paper? It's too expensive. If the magazine is online, paper won't be needed. That's an important advantage. Itll be published on the schoolwebsite, and it can be read on screen.Tony's dad: Well, that makes me think. Paper and printing have been used for ages. We once got information from books, but now the same information can be read or evenlistened to on computers.Tony: I wonder ... Can books be replaced by computers? Maybe I'll write something for the magazine! Anyway, about the camera ...?Tony's dad: Here it is. The battery hasn't been charged for a couple of months. It's been turned off since your mum's birthday party.Tony: It doesn't matter. I'll see to that.Tony's dad: But you must promise that it won't be lent to anyone, and it won't be left at school!Just look after it. Is that clear?Tony: Promise!Module 4 Unit 2Can Books Be Replaced by Computers?by Tony SmithEvery morning my father buys a newspaper on his way to work. Every day I open my books in class and start my lessons. Every evening my mother looks through magazines at home. And every night, I look at the posters with photos of David Beckham and Yao Ming on my bedroom wall before I go to sleep. Can we imagine life without paper or print?Paper was first created about 2,000 years ago, and has been made from silk, cotton, bamboo, and, since the 19th century, from wood. People learned to write words on paper to make a book. But in those days, books could only be produced one at a time by hand. As a result, they were expensive and rare. And because there weren't many books, few people learned to read. Then printing was invented in China. The first printed books were made by putting ink on a wooden block and holding the paper against it. When printing was developed greatly at the beginning of the 11th century, books could be produced more quickly and cheaply. As a result, more people learned to read. After that, knowledge and ideas spread quickly, in a way that can be compared with the introduction of the Internet in the 20th century.But will books be needed in the future? Today information can be received online, downloaded from the Internet rather than found in books, and information can be kept on CD-ROMs or machines such as MP3 players. These machines are smaller and lighter than books so that they can be carried very easily.Computers are already used in classrooms, and newspapers and magazines can already be read online. So will books be replaced by computers one day? No, I don't think the Yao Ming poster on my bedroom wall will ever be replaced by a computer two metres high!Module 5 Unit 1Betty: Let's go to the Science and Technology room. It's upstairs.Darning: Come on! This way! I'm looking forward to this!Guard: Shh! No shouting! It's against the rules.Darning: But I want to go upstairs before we have to go home.Guard: Hang on a minute! You mustn't go up there! Come back!Darning: What's the matter?Guard: Look at the sign—"No entry".Darning: Oh! Why?Guard: It's closed until January. And the Natural History room as well.Tony: Oh dear. My classmates and I have got to write a report for homework by Friday. Well, lets go downstairs.Lingling: Why?Tony: I want to buy some postcards in the shop. Where's Darning?Lingling: I don't know. He's gone off on his own.Tony: Look at this amazing sculpture.Guard: Don't touch! You mustn't touch it.Tony: Sorry. Ill just take a photo.Guard: No, you can't take a photo, either. Look at the sign一"No photography".Tony: I'm sorry. I wasn't paying attention to what you were saying. I was looking at the sculpture. It looks very real.Lingling: Hurry up! You're taking so long. Let's go. Where's Darning?Tony: It looks very strange. It's kind of familiar! It looks like ...Darning: Waaaargh!Tony: ... Darning!Betty: Oh, very funny! No wonder it looks real.Lingling: It's not a sculpture. It's Darning!Module 5 Unit 2The Science Museum in Londonby Tony SmithThe most unusual museum in London is the Science Museum. In most museums, there's no shouting and no running, and you aren't allowed to touch the exhibits. But the Science Museum is different ... because it's noisy! People talk about what they can see and do there, and some of the machines are noisy as well. Visiting the Science Museum is fun and it's a great way to learn about science because you can work things out and try out ideas.When I visit the Science Museum, I go to the Launch Pad. This is my favourite room because you can do physics experiments. For example, if you want to fill a bag with falling sand, you have to move a kind of truck on wheels into the correct position. I also go to the Rocket Show. You can learn how we travel into space and back again.Then I go upstairs to the Human and Nature room. You can compare your speed with animals there. You hear a noise and push a button. If you aren't fast enough, the lion catches you! I'm faster than all my friends, but the lion still catches me.There are also rooms on transport, the environment and space technology, as well as maths, physics and chemistry.You can do a lot of things in this museum, but you have to obey some rules as well. For example, you mustn't take photos of the exhibits in the museum. But you can buy postcards of them in the museum shops.Above all, the Science Museum is free. That means you can drop in for a few minutes or you can stay as long as you like一it's open every day, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. So if you ever go to London, make sure you visit the Science Museum. It's my favourite museum in the whole world.Module 6 Unit 1Betty: Hey, you guys! Guess what! We've just got an email from a reader of our NewStandard^.Lingling: Great! What does it say?Betty: It's from Zhao Ming. He says, "I saw your enjoyable online magazine while I was doing my homework on favourite books."Darning: He read Mr Jackson's article!Betty: He says, "When are you going to write about environmental education? I'm at a green school in Dalian ..."Darning: What's a green school?Betty: "... and everyone agrees we must be careful about the environment. In fact, there are thousands of green schools in China. Ifs wasteful to throw away glass, paper andmetal, so every class collects reusable waste, sells it for recycling ..."Tony: Nice idea!Betty: "... and raises money to help students in poor areas. But it's not just at school, it's also at home that we save energy and recycle ..."Darning: Such as ...?Betty: "... such as turning lights off, so we don't waste electricity." And he finishes, "I'm hopeful that if everyone thinks about pollution and recycling, we can protect the airand the oceans, and help save our world. If we don't, the future is hopeless." Tony: Let's ask Zhao Ming to write something.Module 6 Unit 2How to be greenby Zhao MingHow green are you? Do you care about protecting the environment and saving energy? Try these questions and see.Do you try to walk or ride a bike to school?Do you buy new clothes just because they are the latest fashions?Do you open a window instead of turning on air conditioning?Do you buy things produced locally instead of made abroad?Do you take your own cloth bag when shopping instead of using plastic bags?Do you sort the waste before throwing it away?We all need a healthy environment, but we produce waste every day and it does harm to our environment. Though we are young, we can still do something to help. In fact, even the simplest everyday activities can make a real difference to the environment. Here are some ideas for you.Remember these three words: Reduce, reuse and recycle.ReduceReduce means "use less*1. Don't waste things. This saves money and reduces pollution and waste going into the environment. Before we buy something new, think whether it is really necessary—or maybe the old one will be just as good! When we do buy things, choose local products if possible, and try not to buy too many things from abroad.ReuseReuse means "use again". Use things for as long as possible. When we buy things, make surethat they last a long time. We should look after them so that they will last, and we should repair them if we can instead of throwing them away and buying new ones. Don't use a paper cup or a paper bag. Ifs better to use a china cup and a lunch box because you can use them again.RecycleRecycle means "change things into something else". Although it takes energy to change something into something else, it's better than throwing things away or burning them. Find out what can be recycled in your neighbourhood and take part in recycling programmes. We should also buy products made from recycled materials, such as recycled paper, to help save trees.。

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Module 1When I arrived, it was early morning and it was raining. I got out of the car, went through a gate and walked along a path. In the east, the sky was becoming light, but beside the path, it was still very dark. I knew it was there, but there was nothing to see.After about a kilometer, a stranger appeared in front of me. “Am I going the right way?” I asked. He knew where I was going. “yes,”he replied, “you’ll get there in five minutes.” Finally, I came to some rock, and stopped. I looked carefully over them, but it was still too dark to see anything.Suddenly, the clouds cleared and the rain stopped. The sun rose behind me and beyond the rocks. I saw that the ground fell away and down to a river, far below me. I was on the edge of the Grand Canyon, one of the wonders of the natural world.I looked down to the Colorado River about 2,000 metres below me. If you put the three tallest buildings in the world at the bottom of the canyon, they still won’t reach the top. Then I looked across to the other side of the canyon. How far is it? It’s 20 kilometres, maybe more. Finally, I looked to my left and to my right, and on both sides the canyon disappeared into the distance...over 400 kilometres long. The Grand Canyon is not just big. It’s huge!That morning on the edge of the canyon, I asked myself a question. It’s not “how deep is it? ” or “how wide is it? ”or “how long is it? ”but “Is the Grand Canyon the greatest wonder anywhere in the natural world? ” I know the answer. But what do you think?Module 2My favourite great book is the adventures of tom sawyer by mark twain. Tom lives with his aunt Polly in the quiet streets of St Petersburg, Missouri. He’s a lively and clever young boy, and he finds himself in many exciting adventures. He runs away with his two friends, Huck Finn and Joe, to an island in the middle of the Mississippi River for days. With Huck he goes looking for treasure, with Becky he gets lost in a cave, and finally, they find a box of gold.My favourite scene in the book is when everyone thinks Tom is dead. He decides to go to his own funeral. He hides and watches for a time, and then suddenly he appears. Everyone is surprised to see him but they’re also pleased to see him alive.Tom is the hero of the story, but there are other important characters. Huck is an outsider and everyone is afraid of him. Becky is pretty with fair hair, Joe is Tom’s best friend, and Injun Joe is the bad man of the story.The themes of the story are to do with children growing up and becoming more serious. It describes how strangers are seen in small towns ofAmerica. Finally, it talks about freedom, social rules and how people are punished for bad behaviour.Why do I think Tom Sawyer is a great book? Mark Twain wrote the story in 1876, but it’s still read and loved by people all over the world today. And although it’s only a story, Twain wrote it in the everyday English of the southern states of America in the 19th century, so it sounds very real. Today it’s thought to be one of the greatest books in American literature. Go on---read it! I know you’ll enjoy it, too.Module 3For liu Xiang, life as a sporting hero has just begun. First of all, he’ll be invited to competitions around the world. He’ll be chosen to represent China at the Olympic Games. He’s a symbol of China’s international sporting success.And now that he’s well known all over the world, liu Xiang will also be asked to appear in advertisements and films, and even to record music. But his coach Sun Haiping is making sure that he trains regularly. Liu Xiang will be advised by his coach how to be a great sportsman, and by his manager how to be a star.Liu Xiang is not an overnight success. He was born in Shanghai on July 13, 1983 and like many Olympic sports stars, he stared training when he was very young. In Grade Four, he went to the Junior Sports School of Putuo District of Shanghai. Liu was encouraged at first to train as a high jumper. Then, in 1998,his skill at hurdling was noticed by his coach Sun Haiping.Liu Xiang was helped by a special programme. It was set up in 2001 to help young sportsmen and sportswomen. Liu’s races were recorded, and his performance was compared with the world’s best sports stars. Sun Haiping used the information to change Liu’s training programme. In 2002 he won his first international 110m hurdles event in Switzerland, and in the same year, a gold medal at the Asia Games in Korea. In 2004, Liu won the first Olympic gold medal in the same event for China in Athens, Greece.So what’s next for Liu Xiang? Has he found out that there’s more to life than training? Will he be encouraged to spend more time away form sport?No, Liu Xiang will go for more medals for China because he was trained for gold!Module 4Every morning my father buys a newspaper on his way to work. Every day I open my books in class and start my lessons. Every evening my mother looks through magazines at home. And every night, I look at the posters with photos of David Beckham and Yao Ming on my bedroom wall before Igo to sleep. Can we imagine life without paper or print?Paper was first created about 2,000 years ago, and has been made of silk, cotton, bamboo, and, since the 19th century, of wood. People learned to write words on paper to make a book. But in those days, books could only be produced one at a time by hand. As a result, they were expensive and rare. And because there weren’t many books, few people learned to read.Then printing was invented in China. The first printed books were made by putting ink against a wooden block and holding the paper against it. When printing was developed greatly at the beginning of the 11th century, books could be produced more quickly and cheaply. As a result, more people learned to read. After that, knowledge and ideas spread quickly, in a way that can be compared with the introduction of the Internet in the 20th century.But will books be needed in the future? Today information can be received online, downloaded from the Internet rather than found in books, and information can be kept on CD-ROMs or machines such as MP3 players. These machines are smaller and lighter than books so that they can be carried very easily.Computers are already used in classrooms, and newspapers and magazines can already be read online. So will books be replaced by computers one day? No, I don’t think the Yao Ming poster on my bedroom wall will ever be replaced by a computer two metres high!Module 5The most unusual museum in London is the Science Museum. In most museums, there’s no shouting and no running, and you aren’t allowed to touch the exhibits. But the Science Museum is different...because it’s noisy! People talk about what the can see and do there, and some of the machines are noisy as well. Visiting the Science Museum is fun and it’s a great way to learn about science because you can work things out and try out ideas.When I visit the Science Museum, I go to the Launch Pad. This is my favourite room because you can do physics experiments. For example, if you want to fill a bag with falling sand, you have to move a kind of truck on wheels into the correct position. You can also learn how to make explosions. I also go to the Rocket Show. You can learn how we travel into space and back again.Then I go upstairs to the Human and Nature room. You can compare your speed with animals there. You hear a noise and push a button. If you aren’t fast enough, the lion catches you! I’m faster than all my friends, but the lion still catches me.There are also rooms on transport, the environment and space technology, as well as maths, physics and chemistry.You can do a lot of things in this museum, but you have to obey some rules as well. For example, you mustn’t take photos of the exhibits in the museum. But you can buy postcards of them in the museum shops.Above all, the Science Museum is free. That means you can drop in for a few minutes or you can stay as long as you like--- it’s open every day, from 10am to 6pm. So if you ever go to London, make sure you visit the Science Museum. It’s my favourite museum in the whole world.Module 6Do you try to walk or ride a bike to school?Do you buy new clothes just because they are the latest fashions?Do you open a window instead of turning on air conditioning?Do you buy things produced locally instead of made abroad?Do you take you own clot bag when shopping instead of using plastic bags? Do you sort the waste before throwing it away?We all need a healthy environment, but we produce waste every day and it does harm to our environment. Though we are young, we can still do something to help. In fact, even the simplest everyday activities can make a real difference to the environment. Here are some ideas for you. Remember these three words: reduce, reuse and recycle.ReduceReduce means “use less”. Don’t waste things. This saves money and reduces pollution and waste going into the environment. Before we buy something new, think whether it is really necessary---- or maybe the old one will be just as good! When we do buy things, choose local products if possible, and try not to buy too many things from abroad. It may cost a lot of money to bring them to us.ReuseReuse means “use again”. Use things for as long as possible. When we buy things, make sure that they last a long time. We should look after them so that they will last, and we should repair them if we can instead of throwing them away and buying new ones. Don’t use a paper cup or a paper bag. It’s better to use a china cup and a lunch box because you can use them again.RecycleRecycle means “change things into something else”. Although it takes energy to change something into something else, it’s better than throwing things away or burning them. Find out what can be recycled in your neighbourhood and take part in recycling progremmes. We should also buy products made from recycled materials, such as recycled paper, to help save trees.Questions:p45Module 7I’m writing this letter to you from the centre of Australia.At the moment we’re staying near Uluru--- that’s the Aboriginal name for Ayer Rock. On the first day, we took a helicopter tour over the rock, and I was surprised at how big it was: 3.6 kilometres long and 348 metres high. The colours of the rock are fantastic, and at different times of the day, people that have lived in Australia from the earliest times, and the ancient Aboriginal storied describe the spirits that created the world. Uluru is a centre of Aboriginal culture.The Australians have many British relatives and they’re like us in many ways. Their family life is similar to ours, and they enjoy the same food and hobbies. The food and drink that most Australians like are grapes, lamb, ham and especially wine that they make in the south of the country. They love all sports, but the games that they love the most are football, cricket and rugby. Because most Australians live near the coast, they love going to the beach, swimming and surfing.Although it’s December, it’s summer over here. The sunshine is very bright, and near the coast the countryside is very green. There are lots of sheep in the fields and on the hills, but the outback is more like a desert, full of rocks and sand.Most Australians speak English, although they have some special expressions such as “good day! ” And “ no worries, mate.” They mean “hello!” and “don’t worry about it. it’s not a problem!”The next day after we arrived at Uluru, we went on a camel ride. The camel that I rode had a bad temper, and I got very tired. Everyone else thought it was very funny that my camel kept lying down...Finally, later this evening, we’re taking the plane back to Sydney and coming home. It’s been a fantastic trip!Module 8We were very pleased with the photo competition. Compared with other years, we received many more photos. Even though all of the photos are excellent, we can’t give prizes to everyone. There are four prizes, so read on to find out who the winners are.The person who won the prize for the “Most Beautiful Nature”photography is fifteen-year-old Li Wei. Li took photos of the mountains in Xiangshang Park. The park isn’t far from his home, about 500 metres, and he knows it very well.The photo which we liked best in the “Historic China”group was taken by Zhao Min. Zhao is only 12 years old. Her photo is of Tian’anmen Square, the largest public square in the world. It’s 880 metres from north to south and 500 metres wide at the northern end. Her photo shows the size and beauty of the square perfectly.The best photo in the “Music” category was taken by He Zhong. Hisphoto of his this year’s best band Crazy Feet shows the singer, Becky Wang, and the band playing at a concert in Shenzhen. He Zhong manages to show the movement and the sounds of this great new band, and the fun which their fans are having.A collection of photos called the “Many Faces of Our City” which features Beijing won the prize for the “Most Unusual” category. Three pupils at the same school worked on this entry. It includes photos of different parts of the city, old and new. It successfully shows the rich culture which makes Beijing so famous.Congratulations to our winners and thanks to everyone who entered the competition. We are very luck that the famous photographer John William is in China to talk about his new book. Ha has agreed to present the prizes at the prize giving ceremony at the end of this month.Module 9 cartoon heroesNemo, a cute orange-and white fish, and Sherk, a huge green monster have won the hearts of young people in China and all over the world. The heroes of popular cartoons are everywhere, on office desks, handbags, and computer screens.But there are some cartoon favourites which are older. The cartoon of the Monkey King has just had its 40th birthday. Called Havoc in Heaven, it tells the story of a monkey who leads a group of monkeys against the rule of the Emperor in heaven. But it is above all the jokes played by the monkey that people remember. “Havoc in Heaven”has become a common expression used by a parent or a boss when they return to the house or office and see a mess.Another favourite who has celebrated an important birthday in China is a reporter with red hair and a small white dog. Tintin has been popular for 75 years, ever since Belgian cartoonist Herge invented the character in 1929. His books have been translated into more than 50 languages, and about 200 million copies have been sold. In December 1984 the whole series of Tintin began to be published in china. Many Chinese still keep collections of these black-and-white Tintin books. There are several fan clubs in China which have held birthday parties for Tintin in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Nanjing and Wuhan.Finally, Snoopy, Charlie Brown’s lovable dog who lives in his own private dream world, also had his 50th birthday celebrated by China’s Snoopy fans in 2000.I didn’t draw the cartoons only for children. Adults who have experienced life understand them better, said the late Charles Schultz, creator of Snoopy and the Peanuts cartoons.Module 10Jamie Oliver is a young cook who wants to improve school dinners. In2005 he went back to see what the children were eating.1.----------Jamie asked the children what their meals were like. “we have hamburgers and chips, or pizza,” they told him, “and sometimes there is fruit, but we prefer ice cream.”Jamie thought the menu was terrible. The children were eating junk food, and it was a problem. Junk food isn’t just bad for the body. Children whose midday meals were unhealthy were difficult to teach in the afternoon. Teachers said that children behaved very badly after lunch.2.-------------When Jamie took vegetables into class, the children didn’t know what they were. Jamie realized that the children didn’t know about healthy food. Then he talked to the people who worked in the kitchens. He found out that they didn’t know enough about food and health, and they didn’t have very much money to spend.3.--------------He decided to teach the cooks and the children about healthy food. It was hard work! He cooked healthy meals for them including meat, rice, pasta and vegetables, but a lot of the teenagers refused to eat the new food. Jamie showed them why the junk food wasn’t healthy. In the end, when Jamie persuaded them to try his cooking, they liked it!4.-------------Jamie talked to the government. He told them they needed to ban junk food form schools, train the cooks, educate the children and spend more money on school dinners. A lot of parents, teachers and children agreed with him, and a TV programme showed his visits to the school. Jamie is a cook whose ideas are changing school dinners all over Britain.Module 11 Visions of the cityJo is 15 and lives in Parkville. When Jo’s grandparents first came to Parkville 50 years ago, it was a quiet country village in the centre of the country. At that time, they had a small house on the edge of town, with some fields and the hills in the distance.But Parkville was close to a big city, Arnwick, with about 200,000 people. People from the countryside began to arrive in Arnwick to find jobs and have a better life. And of course they needed somewhere to live. However, it was expensive to live in the centre of Arnwick, so the city government decided to build flats around the edge of the city. And soon Parkville became a suburb of Arnwick. It now has over a million people. Jo’s family live in one of those new flats –there’s no room for small houses any more.The small local school in Parkville closed down five years ago. Jo goes to a school close to the centre of Arnwick, with 2000 pupils. No one knows all their names.Jo takes an hour to get to school, and adds to the traffic and pollution. But it’s not her fault. She liked her old school.Arnwick needs larger hospitals and more doctors, better public transport and fewer private cars. There need to be shops and offices. It also needs clean water and no rubbish in the streets. It’s difficult to run a big city, and to protect people from crime. So it also needs more laws and more taxes to pay for everything.Well, what do you think of all this? Do you like the things which are happening in Parkville? In fact, “visions of the city”is just a story. But does your town have the same problems as Arnwick?Module 12We provide summer English courses which are the best you can find. You will enjoy coming to Los Angeles to learn about American culture and improve your English at the same time. The courses last for four, six or eight weeks. They start at the beginning of July and August. Our teachers are well-trained and very experienced. They teach English classes for four hours a day. You can choose between small groups of two or three, or larger of up to 15. We provide weekly tests to see the progress you ‘re making with your language skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening. We also provide books and other materials.As well as learning English, we want you to experience life in the UAS. You live with an American family, and you take part in American life. You have meals with an American family and do some activities with them, too. For many of our students this is the most interesting part of the course. Many families create friendships with the students which last a long time. Of course, if you prefer, we can arrange hotel accommodation. Of course, there are many things to do in Los Angeles. Every day we have activities which take pace after class. You can choose to take trips to Holly wood, Disneyland or the famous beaches around LA. You can also go to various shopping centers, sports centres, movies and concerts. There are also weekend visits organized to San Francisco and other places of interest in California.We try to give our students the best possible experience of English and life in the USA. Just ask our students! They say our summer English Course are fantastic!We hope that you’ll enjoy a course with us, too. If you’re interested, pleased fill in our application from where you will also find our list of prices. The course must be paid for one month before it begins.Module 1 Wonders of the worldUnit1 What is a wonder of the world?贝蒂：好吧，进来坐下！大明：什么事？玲玲：我们在开会。

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Module 2 Public holidaysMy family always go somewhere interesting as soon as the holiday beginsTony: 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 celebrated the National Day since then. There are flowers and national flag everywhere, and we have a three-day holiday.Tony: Do you have any plans for the holiday this year?Lingling: 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?Betty: Our national day is called Independence Day. It’s on 4th July. We’ve celebrate it since 1777. It’s a public holiday, but we only have one day off. On that, there are all kinds of holiday activities. It’s the start of the vacations season and most people take a vacation, sometime in July or August.Lingling: And is there anything special on that day?Betty: 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.Daming: Do you have a national day in the UK. Tony?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.Now complete the English4: Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in the box .1: The Americans celebrate Independence Day on 4th July. It is the start of the season.2: On 1st October, you can see the national everywhere in China.3: The US was in 1776.4: What kinds of are there on 1st January ?。

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Tony: Haidian All Stars.
Betty: Oh, yes.It’ll be a difficult match.Didn’t they beat youlast time?
Tony:Yes,they did.But...
Lingling: What was the score?
Betty:If my memory is correct, HAS98 points toBIG52.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a great book.It’s more than an adventure story.Mark Twain wrote it in 1876.it describes people’slives in the southern states of America at that time.It tells how young people grow,how people love each other and how bad people pay for their actions.It’s written in everyday English,and the dialogues sound especially real.Today,it is still read and loved by people all over the world,and it is thought to be one of the greatest American stories.
Lingling:No way!How many matches have you played against HAS this year?
Tony:Well,about three.

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M1 U1Tony:Let`s call Wonders of the World and join in the discussion. I think natural wonders are more interesting than man-made ones. And I think the Giant`s Causeway is the most fantastic natural wonder.Lingling:Hm,I`ve never seen it,so I`m not sure I agree with do you like it,Tony?Tony:Well,I visited the Giant`s Causeway two years `s huge. There`re about 40,000 rocks,most of them with six sides. It goes for several hundred metres on the eastem coast of Northem Ireland.Lingling:That sounds great,though I think Victoria Falls in Africa are even more fantastic. They`re about 1,700 metres wide and 100 metres can hear the loud noise a few kilometres away.Betty:Wow,tha`s huge! But in my opinion,man-made wonders are more exciting than natural at the Terracotta `s more than 2,000 years old. Daming: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 lions of people in China.Betty:Now,who`d like to call first?】M1 U2A great wonder of the natural worldWhen I arrived,it was early morning and it was raining. I looked to the east—the sky was becoming got out of the car,went through a gateand 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.“Am I going the right way?”I knew where I was going,“yes,”he replied,“you`ll get there in five minutes.”Finally,I came to 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 sun rose behind me and shone on he below me,the ground fell away and down to a 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 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 I looked across to the other side of the canyon,It was about fifteen miles away,maybe ,I looked to my left and to my right,,and on both sides the canyon went far away for more than 200 Grand Canyon was not just was huge!I remained by the canyon for about half an hour,and I asked myself.“Is the Grand Canyon the greatest wonder of the natural world?”I certainly know the do you think?M2 U1$My family always go somewhere interesting as soon as the holidaybegins.Tony:The First of October s China`s National Day,isn’t it,Lingling? Lingling: People`s Republic of China was founded on lst October have celebrated the National Day since are flowers and national flags everywhere,and we have a three-day holiday.Tony:Do you have any plans for the holiday this year?Lingling: parents and I are going to visit some friends in Shandong province and will stay there until he end of the we`re staying with our friends,we`re going to spend one day in is your national day,Betty?Betty:Our national day is called Independence `s on 4th `ve celebrated it since `s a public holiday,but we only have one day that day,there are all kinds of holiday `s the start of the vacation season and most people take a vacation sometime in July or August.Lingling:And is there anything special on that day?Betty:Well,you can see American flags usually have a picnic somewhere have great also watch bands play music in public parks.(Daming:Do you have a national day in the UK,Tony?Tony:No,we don`t—we celebrate Christmas with a two-day my family always go somewhere interesting as soon as the holiday begins.M2 U2ThanksgivingThanksgiving is an American is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in is a timefor a special dinner among family and 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 hey 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 following year they celebrated together by eating a dinner of the new food.We still celebrate Thanksgiving today with a traditional kitchen is always the most crowded room in our house because we all help prepare the lay the table,and then before we begin dinner,my father gies thanks for the food,so we remember why we celebrate the usually eat too much,but it is only one a year!We often talk a lot and tell stories after dinner as 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 the festival,there are plenty of other things to see and live in New York City,and we go to watch the Macy`s Thanksgiving Day parade goes along several streets and finishes at the famous Macy`s is the start of the Christmas season,and we start shopping for is also important at Thanksgiving,with many teams playing many Americans,we usually watch the games on television and enjoy ourselves very much.|M3 U1She trained hard,so she became a great player later.Ms Li:Daming,who is your hero?Who have you chosen to tell us about? Daming:Deng Yaping!She`s my hero because she`s one of the best tabletennis players in the world and I love playing table tennis.Ms Li:Tell us about her.Daming:Well,she started playing table tennis when she was trained hard,so she became a great player later.Ms li:And what competitions has she won?Daming:She’s won many world competitions including four gold medals in the stopped playing when she was twenty-four.~Ms Li:What did she do after that?Daming:She began to study at Tsinghua University in Beijing and then attended university abroad .Her English wasn`t good enough when she again she worked hard,and seven years later,she completed her doctor`s degree at Cambridge she does,she never gives up!Ms Li:That`s amazing!Daming: says that she isn`t cleverer than anyone else,but she has a very strong will.Ms Li:I see. Well,I think she`s a good student as well as a good player. Daming:Yes,and she helped make the Beijing Olympics a victory for world `s simply the best!Ms Li:She`s a true hero.M3 U2#My hero—Dr Norman BethuneBy Wang LinglingNorman Bethune is one of the most famous heroes in was a Canadian came to China to help the Chinese people and died for them.Norman Bethune was born in became a doctor in 1916 and went to Spain in 1936 to treat the wounded soldiers during the war soon realised that many people were dying because they did not get to hospital quickly Bethune developed new ways of taking care of the invented special medical tools to use outside hospitals and chose to the fighting areas so that doctors could treat the wounded more inventions saved many lives.In 1938,Dr Bethune came to China and helped treat the wounded during the Anti Japanese that time,there were few doctors,so he had to work very hard on his experience of treating people in Spain was Useful in developed training courses for local doctors and nurses,and wrote books so that they could learn about how he treated the sick.Dr Bethune often worked very hard without resting or taking care of himself;Once,he even worked for sixty-nine hours without stopping and managed to save over a hundred day in 1939,he cut his finger during an operation,but he continued his work without treating the end,he died of his wound.Dr Bethune`s work for the Chinese people made him a hero in are many books and films about him,and he is still remembered in both China andCanada today.M3 U3）Read the passage and choose the best title.My favourite Greek hero is Odysseus..He is the main character in The Odyssey,a famous story by the Greek storyteller,Homer.Odysseus and his friends go from Greece to Troy to ten years,they win and are very proud of win and are very proud of they set off for home,but on their way,there is a great become lost,and that is the start of their great that time,they meet many strange of them want to hurt Ojdysseus and his friends,but a few help one island a very big man with only one eye tries to kill this fight,Odysseus loses many of his friends,but he manages to get away.After ten years of fighting and ten more years on the way home,Odysseus completes his journey and manages to get back to his own country, wife and son are waiting for him to come ,he looks so different that they fail to recognise Odysseus saves his wife and sonfrom some bad men,they finally know who he is hapy o be back home again after so many adventures.I like this story because it is interesting and think Odysseus isa true is very clever and has a strong also learn from him that great men never give up,no matter what difficulties they face.M4 U1Mum:Now,what’s our train number?Dad:T27 to ’s leaving from Platform 2.（Mum:The meeting in Lhasa is very important for us,but I’m sorry you can’t come with us,Betty.Betty:So am I,but I can’t miss two weeks of school.Mum:Will you remember everything I’ve told you?Be especially careful with the it when you’re in and lock it when you gop out.Betty:Yes, can look after my self,although it won’t be easy for me. Mum:Well,make sure you eat plenty of fresh fruit and I’ve left lots of your favourite biscuits.Betty:Don’t can cook simple meals.Dad:There won’t be anybody to wake you up in the morning.Betty:I’ll be clock rings so loudly that it will certainly wake me up.~Mum:I’m sure I’ve forgotten something,but I don’t know what it is!(Announcement:We advise all passengers for Train T27 to Lhasa to go immediately to Platform train is about to leave.)Betty:That’s your train!Goodbye Mum,goodbye Dad.Mum:I know!I haven’t given you our address in Lhasa!Betty:Send me a text a good trip!Mum:Bye,my dear!Betty:Bye!See you in a couple of weeks!M4 U2(My “perfect holiday”As a boy,like all other boys,I wanted to be a my parents did everything for ,,they managed every minute of my they loved me,Ifelt a bit unhappy with them.“Zheng Chenyu,do your homework!”“Practise the piano!”“Turn off the TV!”I became so bored with their orders that I wished they would leave me alone.Well,my wish came true!Although my parents were very worried about leaving me,they had to go away on business for a few was my chance!I could have some fun at last!As soon as I got home from school the first day,I happily threw my schoolbag on the sofa and ate lots of I enjoyed an exciting film on TV,and after that I played computer liked the games so much that I played until midnight.The next morning I woke up had to hurry to school without breakfast,but I was still teacher asked me for my homework,but I could not hand it an empty stomach,I was unable to play basketball with my classmates!I felt tired and sleepy at school all day long.When I got home,I tried to cook some rice,but I burnt een dropped my father`s cup when I was cooking started to feel wanted Mum and Dad to come home cooked such delicious food,and made sure I never forgot my laways helped me with any difficult questions,and told funny jokeswhen I was I realised being home alone was not always perfect.When my parents came home,they were happy to find that II could cook and tidy up now. I told them my home alone story,and we all laughed.M5 U1(Betty,Lingling and Daming are on the second floor of a museum.) {Betty:What a wonderful museum!Lingling:It’s great,isn’t it?Let’s go to the Animal Room need some information for my project.Betty: Me,’s ,where’s Daming?Lingling:There he ’s he doing over there?Daming:Hey,Betty!Lingling!Come and see the monkey exhibition!Guard:No shouting,please!It’s against the rulrs.Betty:Oh,no!Daming is in trouble again.Daming:Look at the monkey’s tail!I’ve got to get in here...…Guard:Stop!Don’t cross that rope!Can’t you see the sign,kids?”No entry”.Daming: not?Guard:Because it’s closed.Lingling:Yes, the sign!Daming:Oh,’s no good!Well,I’ll just take a photo..Guard: ?Daming:There certainly are a lot of rules in this wonder the place is empty!Betty:Daming!Don’t be rude!/Lingling:Oh,no!Betty:What’s the matter,Lingling?Lingling:My mobile phone !It’s missing!Oh,no!What am I going to do?Guard:Don’t worry, downstairs to the lost and found might have it.Lingling:That phone is new!I have to find it,or Mum will punish me! Betty:I’am sure it will be all right,’s go and see.Daming:Yes,let’s go downstairs.M5 U2~The Science Museum in London.By Tony Smith.Welcome to the most friendly museum in most museums,there is no shouting and no running,and you must not touch the Science Museum is different...It is noisy!People talk about what they can see and do here,and there are some very noisy machines as you want answers to all your questions about science,this is the right place for you.I like to visit the rooms on the second and third can learn about communications and the environment as well as maths,physics and example,you can find out how dig coal from the ground and use it to create in one room they even explain how X-rays let you see inside your body.The Launchpad on the third floor is the most popular room,and it is my favourite too because there are lots of physics example,if you want to fill a bag with sand,you have no control a kind of truck on wheels and move it into the correct can also find out how people travel into space and back again.On the fourth and fifth floors,you can learn about what medicine was like in the you compare the medicine of the past with the medicine of today,you will feel very lucky next time you visit a doctor!The Science Museum is interesting for people of all can always find something new and have a wonderful time museum is free to enter,so you can go in for a few minutes or stay all is open daily from 10 an to 6 if you ever go to London,make sure you visit the Science is my favourite museum in the whole world!M6 U1Dad:Tony,you’re playing the guitar you done your homework?/Tony:No,not yet,but I haven’t got I start after dinner,I’ll finish it before I go to ,you wanted me to learn an instrument. Dad:I want you to get a habit of doing your homework as soon as you come home from you start now,you’ll finish beforedinner.Tony:Yes,but I need a restfrom also want to go to the library to do volunteer work.Dad:So you’re not going to do your homework now?Tony:No,it isn’t necessary to do it ’ll do it later.Dad:That’s a really don’t think you should go to the library so much.Tony:Why not?I can work in the library and I’m also able to read books there.Dad:No deal, you do all these other things instead of your homework,you won’t have time to study.《Tony:You mean you don’t want me to help the community and increase my knowledge of the world?Dad:That’s not the should consider what the most important thing don’t want you to fail your exams.Tony:But...Dad:You can’t do anything before you finish your ’m sorry,but that’s my last word.M6 U2Dear DianaDo you have a problem?Write to Diana at New Standard Magazine and ask for her advice.Dear Diana,Last week,my friend David came round with a new computer game and ask to play it on my dad’s was worried,because I should ask my dad before I use his computer. He use it for his work,and I can only use it for my reason is that he thinks it will go wrong if I play games on it.Well,while my dad was out,we decided to try out David’s copied it to the computer,and after we finished playing,we took it off the ,when I started the computer again to check if everything was OK,some of my dad’s documentswere ,when my dad used the computer last night,he was really could no longer find the documents anywhere!They were very important ones.I did not tell him about the computer game because I did not want him to be angry with I feel am not sure ehether a computer engineer can get the documents I tell him about the computer games?Should I pay to repair it?Yours’SteveDear Steve,Oh,dear!You have made two is bad enough that you used your dad’s computer to play games when he told you not it is even worse that you did not tell him about you tell him the truth now,he will be angry with you,but at leastyou will show that you are honest.You should apologise to your should also pay the bill to repair the you offer to give up your pocket money,your father will realise that you are very sorry. Remember,next time,play football with David and not computer games!Best wishes.Diana。

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外研版九年级上册英语课文翻译Module 1 unit 1托尼：让我们给世界奇观栏目打电话并且加入这个讨论。

我认为自然奇观比人造奇观更有趣。

并且我认为the Giant’s Causeway 是最奇妙的自然奇观。

玲玲：Hmm, 我从来没见过它，，所以我不确定我同意你。

你为什么喜欢它，托尼?托尼:好的，我两年前参观过巨人之路。

它是巨大的。

大约有40，000块岩石，其中大多数有六个面。

它在北爱尔兰东海岸绵延数百米。

玲玲：那听起来太棒了，虽然我认为在非洲的Victoria Fall 是甚至更加奇妙。

它大约1700米宽和100米高。

你能够从几公里远的地方听到大声的噪音。

贝蒂：Wow, 那太巨大了!但是在我看来，人造奇观比自然奇观更加激动人心。

看看Terracotta Army. 它两千多年了。

大明：我同意你，贝蒂。

并且我认为the Three Gorges Dam 也是奇妙的。

它大约2300米长，185米高并且在顶端15米宽。

在中国它为数百万人发电。

贝蒂：现在，谁想第一个打电话?Module 1 unit 2自然界的伟大的奇观当我到达的时候，是一大早并且天正下着雨。

我往东方看去---天空正变成灰色。

我走下车，穿过一道门并且沿着一条黑暗的小路走。

什么也看不到，但是我知道它就在那里。

大约走了一英里之后，一个陌生人在小路边出现了。

“我走了正确的路吗?”我问。

他知道我将要去哪里。

“是的”，他回答，“你将在五分钟后到达那里。

”最后，我来到一些岩石旁并且停下来。

我仔细从上方看去，但是它是寂静的并且没有它的标志。

突然，雨停了并且云散了。

太阳从我身后升起并且照耀着岩石。

在我的下方很远，地面下沉并且到一条河里。

我正欣赏着自然界的奇观之一------大峡谷。

我向下看Colorado River，在我下方将近一英里的银色小溪。

如果你把世界上最高的两座建筑物叠加起来放在大峡谷的底部，它们仍然不能到达顶部。

然后我向大峡谷的另一侧看去。

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Module 1When I arrived, it was early morning and it was raining. I got out of the car, went through a gate and walked along a path. In the east, the sky was becoming light, but beside the path, it was still very dark. I knew it was there, but there was nothing to see.After about a kilometer, a stranger appeared in front of me. “Am I going the right way?” I asked. He knew where I was going. “yes,” he replied, “you’ll get there in five minutes.” Finally, I came to some rock, and stopped. I looked carefully over them, but it was still too dark to see anything.Suddenly, the clouds cleared and the rain stopped. The sun rose behind me and beyond the rocks. I saw that the ground fell away and down to a river, far below me. I was on the edge of the Grand Canyon, one of the wonders of the natural world.I looked down to the Colorado River about 2,000 metres below me. If you put the three tallest buildings in the world at the bottom of the canyon, they still won’t reach the top. Then I looked across to the other side of the canyon. How far is it? It’s 20 kilometres, maybe more. Finally, I looked to my left and to my right, and on both sides the canyon disappeared into the distance...over 400 kilometres long. The Grand Canyon is not just big. It’s huge!That morning on the edge of the canyon, I asked myself a question. It’s not “how deep is it? ” or “how wide is it? ”or “how long is it? ”but “Is the Grand Canyon the greatest wonder anywhere in the natural world? ” I know the answer. But what do you think?Module 2My favourite great book is the adventures of tom sawyer by mark twain. Tom lives with his aunt Polly in the quiet streets of St Petersburg, Missouri. He’s a lively and clever young boy, and he finds himself in many exciting adventures. He runs away with his two friends, Huck Finn and Joe, to an island in the middle of the Mississippi River for days. With Huck he goes looking for treasure, with Becky he gets lost in a cave, and finally, they find a box of gold.My favourite scene in the book is when everyone thinks Tom is dead. He decides to go to his own funeral. He hides and watches for a time, and then suddenly he appears. Everyone is surprised to see him but they’re also pleased to see him alive.Tom is the hero of the story, but there are other important characters. Huck is an outsider and everyone is afraid of him. Becky is pretty with fair hair, Joe is Tom’s best friend, and Injun Joe is the bad man of the story.The themes of the story are to do with children growing up and becoming more serious. It describes how strangers are seen in small towns of America.Finally, it talks about freedom, social rules and how people are punished for bad behaviour.Why do I think Tom Sawyer is a great book? Mark Twain wrote the story in 1876, but it’s still read and loved by people all over the world today. And although it’s only a story, Twain wrote it in the everyday English of the southern states of America in the 19th century, so it sounds very real. Today it’s thought to be one of the greatest books in American literature. Go on---read it! I know you’ll enjoy it, too.Module 3For liu Xiang, life as a sporting hero has just begun. First of all, he’ll be invited to competitions around the world. He’ll be chosen to represent China at the Olympic Games. He’s a symbol of China’s international sporting success.And now that he’s well known all over the world, liu Xiang will also be asked to appear in advertisements and films, and even to record music. But his coach Sun Haiping is making sure that he trains regularly. Liu Xiang will be advised by his coach how to be a great sportsman, and by his manager how to be a star.Liu Xiang is not an overnight success. He was born in Shanghai on July 13, 1983 and like many Olympic sports stars, he stared training when he was very young. In Grade Four, he went to the Junior Sports School of Putuo District of Shanghai. Liu was encouraged at first to train as a high jumper. Then, in 1998,his skill at hurdling was noticed by his coach Sun Haiping. Liu Xiang was helped by a special programme. It was set up in 2001 to help young sportsmen and sportswomen. Liu’s races were recorded, and his performance was compared with the world’s best sports stars. Sun Haiping used the information to change Liu’s training programme. In 2002 he won his first international 110m hurdles event in Switzerland, and in the same year, a gold medal at the Asia Games in Korea. In 2004, Liu won the first Olympic gold medal in the same event for China in Athens, Greece.So what’s next for Liu Xiang? Has he found out that there’s more to life than training? Will he be encouraged to spend more time away form sport?No, Liu Xiang will go for more medals for China because he was trained for gold!Module 4Every morning my father buys a newspaper on his way to work. Every day I open my books in class and start my lessons. Every evening my mother looks through magazines at home. And every night, I look at the posters with photos of David Beckham and Yao Ming on my bedroom wall before I go to sleep. Can we imagine life without paper or print?Paper was first created about 2,000 years ago, and has been made of silk,cotton, bamboo, and, since the 19th century, of wood. People learned to write words on paper to make a book. But in those days, books could only be produced one at a time by hand. As a result, they were expensive and rare. And because there weren’t many books, few people learned to read. Then printing was invented in China. The first printed books were made by putting ink against a wooden block and holding the paper against it. When printing was developed greatly at the beginning of the 11th century, books could be produced more quickly and cheaply. As a result, more people learned to read. After that, knowledge and ideas spread quickly, in a way that can be compared with the introduction of the Internet in the 20th century.But will books be needed in the future? Today information can be received online, downloaded from the Internet rather than found in books, and information can be kept on CD-ROMs or machines such as MP3 players. These machines are smaller and lighter than books so that they can be carried very easily.Computers are already used in classrooms, and newspapers and magazines can already be read online. So will books be replaced by computers one day? No, I don’t think the Yao Ming poster on my bedroom wall will ever be replaced by a computer two metres high!Module 5The most unusual museum in London is the Science Museum. In most museums, there’s no shouting and no running, and you aren’t allowed to touch the exhibits. But the Science Museum is different...because it’s noisy! People talk about what the can see and do there, and some of the machines are noisy as well. Visiting the Science Museum is fun and it’s a great way to learn about science because you can work things out and try out ideas.When I visit the Science Museum, I go to the Launch Pad. This is my favourite room because you can do physics experiments. For example, if you want to fill a bag with falling sand, you have to move a kind of truck on wheels into the correct position. You can also learn how to make explosions. I also go to the Rocket Show. You can learn how we travel into space and back again.Then I go upstairs to the Human and Nature room. You can compare your speed with animals there. You hear a noise and push a button. If you aren’t fast enough, the lion catches you! I’m faster than all my friends, but the lion still catches me.There are also rooms on transport, the environment and space technology, as well as maths, physics and chemistry.You can do a lot of things in this museum, but you have to obey some rules as well. For example, you mustn’t take photos of the exhibits in the museum. But you can buy postcards of them in the museum shops.Above all, the Science Museum is free. That means you can drop in for a few minutes or you can stay as long as you like--- it’s open every day, from 10am to 6pm. So if you ever go to London, make sure you visit the Science Museum. It’s my favourite museum in the whole world.Module 6Do you try to walk or ride a bike to school?Do you buy new clothes just because they are the latest fashions?Do you open a window instead of turning on air conditioning?Do you buy things produced locally instead of made abroad?Do you take you own clot bag when shopping instead of using plastic bags? Do you sort the waste before throwing it away?We all need a healthy environment, but we produce waste every day and it does harm to our environment. Though we are young, we can still do something to help. In fact, even the simplest everyday activities can make a real difference to the environment. Here are some ideas for you.Remember these three words: reduce, reuse and recycle.ReduceReduce means “use less”. Don’t waste things. This saves money and reduces pollution and waste going into the environment. Before we buy something new, think whether it is really necessary---- or maybe the old one will be just as good! When we do buy things, choose local products if possible, and try not to buy too many things from abroad. It may cost a lot of money to bring them to us.ReuseReuse means “use again”. Use things for as long as possible. When we buy things, make sure that they last a long time. We should look after them so that they will last, and we should repair them if we can instead of throwing them away and buying new ones. Don’t use a paper cup or a paper bag. It’s better to use a china cup and a lunch box because you can use them again.RecycleRecycle means “change things into something else”. Although it takes energy to change something into something else, it’s better than throwing things away or burning them. Find out what can be recycled in your neighbourhood and take part in recycling progremmes. We should also buy products made from recycled materials, such as recycled paper, to help save trees.Questions:p45Module 7I’m writing this letter to you from the centre of Australia.At the moment we’re staying near Uluru--- that’s the Aboriginal namefor Ayer Rock. On the first day, we took a helicopter tour over the rock, and I was surprised at how big it was: 3.6 kilometres long and 348 metres high. The colours of the rock are fantastic, and at different times of the day, people that have lived in Australia from the earliest times, and the ancient Aboriginal storied describe the spirits that created the world. Uluru is a centre of Aboriginal culture.The Australians have many British relatives and they’re like us in many ways. Their family life is similar to ours, and they enjoy the same food and hobbies. The food and drink that most Australians like are grapes, lamb, ham and especially wine that they make in the south of the country. They love all sports, but the games that they love the most are football, cricket and rugby. Because most Australians live near the coast, they love going to the beach, swimming and surfing.Although it’s December, it’s summer over here. The sunshine is very bright, and near the coast the countryside is very green. There are lots of sheep in the fields and on the hills, but the outback is more like a desert, full of rocks and sand.Most Australians speak English, although they have some special expressions such as “good day! ” And “ no worries, mate.” They mean “hello!” and “don’t worry about it. it’s not a problem!”The next day after we arrived at Uluru, we went on a camel ride. The camel that I rode had a bad temper, and I got very tired. Everyone else thought it was very funny that my camel kept lying down...Finally, later this evening, we’re taking the plane back to Sydney and coming home. It’s been a fantastic trip!Module 8We were very pleased with the photo competition. Compared with other years, we received many more photos. Even though all of the photos are excellent, we can’t give prizes to everyone. There are four prizes, so read on to find out who the winners are.The person who won the prize for the “Most Beautiful Nature”photography is fifteen-year-old Li Wei. Li took photos of the mountains in Xiangshang Park. The park isn’t far from his home, about 500 metres, and he knows it very well.The photo which we liked best in the “Historic China”group was taken by Zhao Min. Zhao is only 12 years old. Her photo is of Tian’anmen Square, the largest public square in the world. It’s 880 metres from north to south and 500 metres wide at the northern end. Her photo shows the size and beauty of the square perfectly.The best photo in the “Music”category was taken by He Zhong. His photo of his this year’s best band Crazy Feet shows the singer, Becky Wang, and the band playing at a concert in Shenzhen. He Zhong manages to show the movement and the sounds of this great new band, and the fun which theirfans are having.A collection of photos called the “Many Faces of Our City” which features Beijing won the prize for the “Most Unusual” category. Three pupils at the same school worked on this entry. It includes photos of different parts of the city, old and new. It successfully shows the rich culture which makes Beijing so famous.Congratulations to our winners and thanks to everyone who entered the competition. We are very luck that the famous photographer John William is in China to talk about his new book. Ha has agreed to present the prizes at the prize giving ceremony at the end of this month.Module 9 cartoon heroesNemo, a cute orange-and white fish, and Sherk, a huge green monster have won the hearts of young people in China and all over the world. The heroes of popular cartoons are everywhere, on office desks, handbags, and computer screens.But there are some cartoon favourites which are older. The cartoon of the Monkey King has just had its 40th birthday. Called Havoc in Heaven, it tells the story of a monkey who leads a group of monkeys against the rule of the Emperor in heaven. But it is above all the jokes played by the monkey that people remember. “Havoc in Heaven”has become a common expression used by a parent or a boss when they return to the house or office and see a mess.Another favourite who has celebrated an important birthday in China is a reporter with red hair and a small white dog. Tintin has been popular for 75 years, ever since Belgian cartoonist Herge invented the character in 1929. His books have been translated into more than 50 languages, and about 200 million copies have been sold. In December 1984 the whole series of Tintin began to be published in china. Many Chinese still keep collections of these black-and-white Tintin books. There are several fan clubs in China which have held birthday parties for Tintin in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Nanjing and Wuhan.Finally, Snoopy, Charlie Brown’s lovable dog who lives in his own private dream world, also had his 50th birthday celebrated by China’s Snoopy fans in 2000.I didn’t draw the cartoons only for children. Adults who have experienced life understand them better, said the late Charles Schultz, creator of Snoopy and the Peanuts cartoons.Module 10Jamie Oliver is a young cook who wants to improve school dinners. In 2005 he went back to see what the children were eating.1.----------Jamie asked the children what their meals were like. “we havehamburgers and chips, or pizza,” they told him, “and sometimes there is fruit, but we prefer ice cream.”Jamie thought the menu was terrible. The children were eating junk food, and it was a problem. Junk food isn’t just bad for the body. Children whose midday meals were unhealthy were difficult to teach in the afternoon. Teachers said that children behaved very badly after lunch.2.-------------When Jamie took vegetables into class, the children didn’t know what they were. Jamie realized that the children didn’t know about healthy food. Then he talked to the people who worked in the kitchens. He found out that they didn’t know enough about food and health, and they didn’t have very much money to spend.3.--------------He decided to teach the cooks and the children about healthy food. It was hard work! He cooked healthy meals for them including meat, rice, pasta and vegetables, but a lot of the teenagers refused to eat the new food. Jamie showed them why the junk food wasn’t healthy. In the end, when Jamie persuaded them to try his cooking, they liked it!4.-------------Jamie talked to the government. He told them they needed to ban junk food form schools, train the cooks, educate the children and spend more money on school dinners. A lot of parents, teachers and children agreed with him, and a TV programme showed his visits to the school. Jamie is a cook whose ideas are changing school dinners all over Britain.Module 11 Visions of the cityJo is 15 and lives in Parkville. When Jo’s grandparents first came to Parkville 50 years ago, it was a quiet country village in the centre of the country. At that time, they had a small house on the edge of town, with some fields and the hills in the distance.But Parkville was close to a big city, Arnwick, with about 200,000 people. People from the countryside began to arrive in Arnwick to find jobs and have a better life. And of course they needed somewhere to live. However, it was expensive to live in the centre of Arnwick, so the city government decided to build flats around the edge of the city. And soon Parkville became a suburb of Arnwick. It now has over a million people. Jo’s family live in one of those new flats –there’s no room for small houses any more.The small local school in Parkville closed down five years ago. Jo goes to a school close to the centre of Arnwick, with 2000 pupils. No one knows all their names.Jo takes an hour to get to school, and adds to the traffic and pollution. But it’s not her fault. She liked her old school.Arnwick needs larger hospitals and more doctors, better publictransport and fewer private cars. There need to be shops and offices. It also needs clean water and no rubbish in the streets. It’s difficult to run a big city, and to protect people from crime. So it also needs more laws and more taxes to pay for everything.Well, what do you think of all this? Do you like the things which are happening in Parkville? In fact, “visions of the city”is just a story. But does your town have the same problems as Arnwick?Module 12We provide summer English courses which are the best you can find. You will enjoy coming to Los Angeles to learn about American culture and improve your English at the same time. The courses last for four, six or eight weeks. They start at the beginning of July and August. Our teachers are well-trained and very experienced. They teach English classes for four hours a day. You can choose between small groups of two or three, or larger of up to 15. We provide weekly tests to see the progress you ‘re making with your language skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening. We also provide books and other materials.As well as learning English, we want you to experience life in the UAS. You live with an American family, and you take part in American life. You have meals with an American family and do some activities with them, too. For many of our students this is the most interesting part of the course. Many families create friendships with the students which last a long time. Of course, if you prefer, we can arrange hotel accommodation.Of course, there are many things to do in Los Angeles. Every day we have activities which take pace after class. You can choose to take trips to Holly wood, Disneyland or the famous beaches around LA. You can also go to various shopping centers, sports centres, movies and concerts. There are also weekend visits organized to San Francisco and other places of interest in California.We try to give our students the best possible experience of English and life in the USA. Just ask our students! They say our summer English Course are fantastic!We hope that you’ll enjoy a course with us, too. If you’re interested, pleased fill in our application from where you will also find our list of prices. The course must be paid for one month before it begins.。

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