九年级英语课文原文

九年级3A课文原文

HowILearnedtoLearnEnglish

Lastyear,

safraidtoaskquestionsbecaumy

thidbehindmytextbookandneversaidanything.

nlovewiththis

excitingandfunnymovie!gh

Icouldnot（couldn't）understandeverythingthecharacterssaid,theirbody

unciationalso

improvedbylisteningtotheinterestingconversationsinEnglishmovies.I

discoveredthatlisteningtosomethinginterestingisthecrettolanguage

earnedufulntenceslike“It’sapieceofcake”or“It

rvesyouright.”Ididn’auI

wantedtounderstandthestory,ally

anhave

abetterunderstandingofEnglishmovies.

Unit4Iudtobeafraidofthedark

A_3a

FromShyGirltoPopStar

Forthismonth’sYoungWorldmagazine,Iinterviewed19-year-oldAsianpopstar

oldmethatsheudtobereallyshyandtookupsingingto

otbetter,shedaredtosinginfrontofherclass,

’snotshyanymoreandlovessinginginfront

explainedthattherearemanygoodthings,likebeingabletotravelandmeetnew

peopleallthetime.“Ididn’tutobepopularinschool,butnowIgettons

ofattentioneverywhereIgo.”However,toomuchattentioncanalsobeabadthing.

“IalwayshavetoworryabouthowIappeartoothersandIhavetobeverycareful

n’goutwith

friendsisalmostimpossibleformenowbecautherearealwaysguardsaroundme.”

WhatdoesCandyhavetosaytoallthoyoungpeoplewhowanttobecomefamous?

“Well,”shebeginsslowly,“youhavetobepreparedtogiveupyournormallife.

mesIthought

aboutgivingup,llyrequirealotoftalentandhardwork

erysmallnumberofpeoplemakeittothetop.”

Unit5Whataretheshirtsmadeof?

TheDifficultSearchforAmericanGoodsintheUS

Ifyougotoanothercountry,whatkindsofthingswouldyoubuy?Wouldyoubuy

acamerainJapan,somebeautifulclothesinFrance,orawatchinSwitzerland?No

matterwhatyoumaybuy,youmightprobablythinkthoproductsaremadeintho

r,anisa17-year-oldstudentfrom

d

itinterestingthatsomanyproductsinthelocalshopsweremadeinChina.“Iwanted

tobuyatoycarformycousin,buteventhoughmostofthetoyshadAmericanbrands,

theyweremadeinChina.”ToysarenottheonlythingsmadeinChina.“Iwanted

tobuyapairofbasketballshoes,”heexplains.“ButIhadtovisitfiveorsix

storesbeforefindingapairmadeinAmerica!”HerealizedthatAmericanscanhardly

avoidbuyingproductsmadeinChina.“Infact,”hecontinues,“therearesomany

thingsmadeinChina―footballs,handbags,petfood,

AmericanflagsaremadeinChina!”KangJianthinksit’sgreatthatChinaisso

r,hewishesthatinthefutureChina

willalsogetbetteratmakinghigh-technologyproductsthatpeoplecanbuyinall

partsoftheworld.

Unit6Whenwasitinvented?

AnAccidentalInvention

Didyouknowthattea,themostpopulardrinkintheworld(afterwater),was

inventedbyaccident?

Manypeoplebelievethatteawasfirstdrunkabout5,idthat

ShenNong

avesfromateaplantfell

ucedanicesmellsohe

way,oneofthe

world’an4,000yearslater,LuYu,“the

saintoftea”,kdescribeshow

discusswherethefinesttea

lievedthattea

and,tea

didn’tappearuntilaround1660,butlessthan100yearslater,ithadbecomethe

tradefromChinatoWesterncountriestookplaceinthe

lpedtospreadthepopularityofteaandtheteaplanttomore

oughmanypeoplenowknowaboutteaculture,the

Chinearewithoutdoubttheoneswhobestunderstandthenatureoftea.

Unit8ItmustbelongtoCarla.

tobevery

r,thedays,something

,ateacheratmyschool,isreallynervous.

Whenhewasinterviewedbythetownnewspaper,hesaid,“Everynightwehearstrange

thinksthatitcouldbeananimal,butmyfriends

ntscalledthepolicemen,but

theycouldn’’t

thinkso!”

Victor’snext-doorneighborHelenisworried,too.“Atfirst,Ithoughtthat

itmightbeadog,butIcouldn’teadog,oranythingel,ss

itcan’n,whatcoulditbe?”Onewomanintheareasawsomething

runningaway,butitwasdarksosheisnotsure.“Ithinkitwastoobigtobe

adog,”shesaid.“Maybeitwasabearorawolf.”

Everyoneinourtownisfeelinguneasy,andeveryonehashisorherownideas.

Theremustbesomethingvisitingthehomesinourneighborhood,butwhatisit?

oplehopethatthisanimalorpersonwillsimplygoaway,

-makerishavingtoomuchfun

creatingfearintheneighborhood.

Unit9IlikemusicthatIcandanceto.

WhatDoYouFeelLikeWatchingToday?

Whilesomepeopleonlysticktoonekindofmovie,Iliketowatchdifferent

kindsdependingonhowIfeelthatday.

WhenI’mdownortired,eslike

MeninBlackorcartoonslikeKungfuPandahavefunnydialoguesandusuallyhave

ractersmaynotbeperfect,buttheytrytheirbesttosolve

atchingthem,theproblemsIhavesuddenlyemless

ngfortwohoursisagoodwaytorelax!

Idon’twatchdramasordocumentarieswhenI’like

ntarieslikeMarchofthePenguinswhich

provideplentyofinformationaboutacertainsubjectcanbeinteresting,butwhen

I’mtiredIdon’’tmindactionmovieslike

Spider-ManwhenI’stshutoffmybrain,sitback

andenjoywatchinganexcitingsuperherowhoalwayssavestheworldjustintime.

Onceinawhile,Iliketowatchmoviesthatarescary,Theycanbefun,but

I’sbringafriendwhoisn’tafraidof

thekindsofmovies,anditdoesn'tfeelsoscaryanymore.

Unit10You’resuppodtoshakehands.

WhereI’mfrom,we’’tliketorusharound,

sowedon’ellafriendyou’re

goingtotheirhoufordinner,it’toenjoy

ethetimewespendwithourfamilyandfriendsinour

njustdropbyourfriends’’t

eeachother,it’spolite

forboystoshakehandsandforgirlstokisachotheronthesideoftheface.

Weoftenjustwalkaroundthetowncenter,eingasmanyofourfriendsaswecan!

InSwitzerland,it’’rethecapitalofclocks

andwatches,afterall!Ifsomeoneinvitesyoutomeethimorheratnoon,then

you’’reeven15minuteslate,yourfriend

s

’tmindbecauIthinkit’s

,wenevervisitafriend’shouwithout

llyplantodo

somethinginteresting,orgosomewheretogether.

U11

TheShirtofaHappyMan(Part1)

Alongtimeago,inarichandbeautifulcountry,therelivedanunhappyking,

Hesleptbadlyanddidn’ewasalwayspaleaschalk.

dethequeenandhispeopleworried.

Oneday,oundnothingwrong

withhisbody.“It’rmedicinenorrestcanhelphim.

’llmakehimhappy.”

ntheyexplainedtheking’s

situationtohim,hesaid,“AlthoughIhavealotofpower,itdoesn’tmakeme

happy.I’oplearetryingtotake

myposition.”

Then,theking’sbankercametothepalace.“Oh,I’mafraidI’mnothappy

either,”hesaid.“Ihavealotofwealth,butI’malwaysworriedaboutlosing

etriestostealmymoneyeveryday.”

Next,thepalacesingercametotheking’swaswhathesaid:

“It’struethatI’’mnothappy

becauI’tbefree!”

Finally,theking’stopgeneralwastoldtogooutandfindahappymaninthree

days’time.

Unit12

LifeIsFulloftheUnexpected

InMay2001,ember

11,2001,Iarrivedatmybuildingataround8:outtogoupwhen

omyfavoritecoffeeplaceeventhough

waitinginlinewithotheroffice

workers,Icouldjointheothersoutsidetoewhat

wasgoingon,edin

uckyto

bealive.

Almost10yearslater,Iwokeupat10:uary21,2011andrealized

doutofbedandwentstraighttotheairport.

ButbythetimeIgottotheairport,myplanetoNewZealandhadalreadytaken

off.“ThisisthefirstholidayIhavetakeninayear,andnowIm’vemisdy

dluck!”erplaneswerefullsoIhad

tmorning,IheardabouttheearthquakeinNew

uckhadunexpectedlyturnedintoagoodthing.

Unit13

SavetheSharks!

mousandexpensivedishispecially

ourealizethatyouarekillingawholeshark

eachtimeyouenjoyabowlofsharkfinsoup?

Whenpeoplecatchsharks,theycutofftheirfinsandthrowthesharkbackinto

notonlycruel,t

afin,areatthetopofthe

foodchainintheocean’rnumbersdroptoolow,itwillbring

lievethatsharkscanneverbeendangeredbecau

act,around70millionsharks

bersofsomekindsof

sharkshavefallenbyover90percentinthelast20to30years.

Environmentalprotectiongroupsaroundtheworld,suchasWildAidandtheWWF,

areteachingthepublicabout“finning”.Theyhaveevenaskedgovernmentsto

,noscientificstudieshave

shownthatsharkfinsaregoodforhealth,sowhyeatthem?Helpsavethesharks!