外研版英语初三上册课文1-6(英)

Module 1 Unit 1 Listen 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 and the 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 2 The Greatest Wonder of the Natural World When 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 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 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 1 Mr 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. 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 reads a 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 of people 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"—they're still read today. Betty: So why don't you write the first article on "Great Books"? Module 2 Unit 2 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Here 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 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 1 Lingling: 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 2 Liu Xiang—Trained for Gold Sports Yearbook 2004 For 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 1 Tony: 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 school website, 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 even listened 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 2 Can Books Be Replaced by Computers? by Tony Smith Every 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 1 Betty: 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 2 The Science Museum in London by Tony Smith The 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—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 1 Betty: 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 and metal, 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 air and 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 2 How to be green by Zhao Ming How 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. Reduce Reduce 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. Reuse Reuse 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. Recycle Recycle 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.