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人教版新目标goforit英语九年级全册课文2018年6月版2019年8月18日校对Unit1Howcanwebecomegoodlearners?P33aHowILearnedtoLearnEnglishLastyear,IdidnotlikemyEnglishclass.Everyclasswaslikeabaddream.TheteacherspoketooquicklythatIdidnotunderstandhermostofthetime.Iwasafraidtoaskquestionsbecausemypoorpronunciation.Ijusthidbehindmytextbookandneversaidanything.ThenonedayIwatchedanEnglishmoviecalledToyStory.Ifellinlovewiththisexcitingandfunnymovie!SoIbegantowatchotherEnglishmovies,too.AlthoughIcouldnotunderstandeverythingthecharacterssaid,theirbodylanguageandtheexpressionsontheirfaceshelpedmetogetthemeaning.IalsorealizedIcouldgetthemeaningbylisteningforjustthekeywords.MypronunciationalsoimprovedbylisteningtotheconversationsinEnglishmovies.Idiscoveredthatlisteningtosomethinginterestingisthesecrettolanguagelearning.Ialsolearnedusefulsentenceslike“It’sapieceofcake”or“Itservesyouright.”Ididnotunderstandthesesentencesatfirst.ButbecauseIwantedtounderstandthestory,Ilookedupthewordsinadictionary.NowIreallyenjoymyEnglishclass.IwanttolearnnewwordsandmoregrammarsothatIcanhaveabetterunderstandingofEnglishmovies.Unit1Howcanwebecomegoodlearners?P62bHowCanYouBecomeaSuccessfulLearner?Everyoneisbornwiththeabilitytolearn.Butwhetherornotyoucandothiswelldependsonyourlearninghabits.Researchshowsthatsuccessfullearnershavesomegoodhabitsincommon.CreatinganinterestinwhattheylearnStudiesshowthatifyouareinterestedinsomething,yourbrainismoreactiveanditisalsoeasierforyoutopayattentiontoitforalongtime.Goodlearnersoftenconnectwhattheyneedtolearnwithsomethingtheyareinterestedin.Forexample,iftheyneedtolearnEnglishandtheylikemusicorsports,theycanlistentoEnglishsongsorwatchsportsprogramsinEnglish.Thiswaytheywillnotgetbored.PracticingandlearningfrommistakesGoodlearnersthinkaboutwhattheyaregoodatandwhattheyneedtopracticemore.Remember,“useitorloseit”!Evenifyoulearnsomethingwell,youwillforgetitunlessyouuseit.Practicemakesperfect.Goodlearnerswillkeeppracticingwhattheyhavelearned,andtheyarenotafraidofmakingmistakes.AlexanderGrahamBelldidnotinventthetelephoneovernight.Hesucceededbytryingmanytimesandlearningfromhismistakes.DevelopingtheirstudyskillsItisnotenoughtojuststudyhard.Goodlearnersknowthebestwaytheycanstudy.Forexample,theymaytakenotesbywritingdownkeywordsorbydrawingmindmaps.Theyalsolookforwaystoreviewwhattheyhavelearned.Theymaydothisbyreadingtheirnoteseverydayorbyexplainingtheinformationtoanotherstudent.AskingquestionsGoodlearnersoftenaskquestionsduringorafterclass.Theyevenaskeachotherandtrytofindouttheanswers.Knowledgecomesfromquestioning.Learningisalife-longjourneybecauseeverydaybringssomethingnew.Everythingthatyoulearnbecomesapartofyouandchangesyou,solearnwiselyandlearnwell.Unit2Ithinkthatmooncakesaredelicious!P113aFullMoon,FullFeelingsChinesepeoplehavebeencelebratingMid-AutumnFestivalandenjoyingmooncakesforcenturies.MooncakesareintheshapeofafullmoononMid-autumnnight.Theycarrypeople’swishestothefamiliestheyloveandmiss.Therearemanytraditionalfolkstoriesaboutthisfestival.However,mostpeoplethinkthatthestoryofChang’eisthemosttouching.Chang’ewasHouYi’sbeautifulwife.AfterHouYishotdowntheninesuns,agoddessgavehimamagicmedicinetothankhim.Whoeverdrankthiscouldliveforever,andHouYiplannedtodrinkitwithChang’e.However,abadman,PengMeng,triedtostealthemedicinewhenHouYiwasnothome.Chang’erefusedtogiveittohimandtookitall.Shebecameverylightandflewuptothemoon.HouYiwassosadthathecalledouthernametothemooneverynight.Onenight,hefoundthatthemoonwassobrightandroundthathecouldseehiswifethere.Hequicklylaidoutherfavoritefruitsanddessertsinthegarden.HowhewishedthatChang’ecouldcomeback!Afterthis,peoplestartedthetraditionofadmiringthemoonandsharingmooncakeswiththeirfamilies.Unit2Ithinkthatmooncakesaredelicious!P124bDearXiaYu,DoyouknowthattherearetwospecialdaysforparentsinAmerica?OneisMother’sDayonthesecondSundayofMay,andtheotherisFather’sDayonthethirdSundayofJune.Onthesetwodays,Americanchildrenoftengivegiftstotheirparentsortakethemoutforlunchordinner.Commongiftsareflowersandcardsformothersandshirtsortiesforfathers.IheardthatitisbecomingmoreandmorepopulartocelebrateMother’sDayandFather’sDayinChina.Iwonderifchildrenovertherealsogivesimilargiftstotheirparents.Ibelievethattherearemanywaystoshowourlove.Actually,wedon’thavetospendalotofmoney.Itisalsoagoodideatohelpparentstodosomethinginstead.JuneUnit2Ithinkthatmooncakesaredelicious!P142bTheSpiritofChristmasManywouldagreethatwhenwethinkofChristmas,weprobablythinkofgifts,ChristmastreesandSantaClaus.ButbehindallthesethingsliesthetruemeaningofChristmas:theimportanceofsharingandgivingloveandjoytopeoplearoundus.ThestoryinAChristmasCarolisperhapsthebestexampleofthis.AChristmasCarolisafamousshortnovelwrittenbyCharlesDickens.ItisaboutanoldmannamedScroogewhoneverlaughsorsmiles.Heismeanandonlythinksabouthimself.Hedoesn’ttreatothersnicely.HejustcaresaboutwhetherhecanmakemoremoneyAndhehatesChristmas.OneChristmasEve,ScroogeseestheghostofJacobMarley,hisdeadbusinesspartner.MarleyusedtobejustlikeScrooge,sohewaspunishedafterhedied.HewarnsScroogetochangehiswaysifhedoesn’twanttoenduplikehim.HealsotellsScroogetoexpectthreespiritstovisithim.Thatnight,threeghostsvisitScrooge.First,theGhostofChristmasPasttakeshimbacktohischildhoodandremindsScroogeofhishappierdaysasachild.Thenthesecondspirit,theGhostofChristmasPresent,takeshimtoseehowothersarespendingChristmasthisyear.Everyoneishappy,evenpoorpeople.Thelastone,theGhostofChristmasYettoCome,takeshimtothefuture.Heseesthatheisdeadbutnobodycares.Heissoscaredthathewakesupinhisbedandfindsoutitisonlythenextmorning----ChristmasDay!Hedecidestochangehislifeandpromisestobeabetterperson.HehappilycelebratesChristmaswithhisrelatives.Healsogivesgiftstopeopleinneed.Henowtreatseveryonewithkindnessandwarmth,spreadingloveandjoyeverywherehegoes.AndthatisthetruespiritofChristmas!Unit3Couldyoupleasetellmewheretherestroomsare?P193aFunTimesPark—AlwaysaFunTime![AliceandHeWeiareinSpaceWorld]Alice:Iwonderwhereweshouldgonext.HeWei:Howaboutthatnewrideoverthere?Alice:Oh...itlooksscary.HeWei:Comeon!Ipromiseit’llbeexciting!Ifyou’reafraid,justshoutorholdmyhand.[Aftertheride]Alice:Youwereright,thatwasfun!Iwasscaredatfirst,butshoutingdidhelp.HeWei:See,thatwasn’tsobad,right?Youneverknowuntilyoutrysomething.Alice:Yes,I’msogladItriedit.HeWei:DoyouwanttogotoWaterWorldnow?Alice:Sure,butI’mgettinghungry.Doyouknowwherewecangetsomegoodfoodquickly?HeWei:Ofcourse!IsuggestWaterCityRestaurantinWaterWorld.It’safastfoodplace.Itservesdeliciousfood.Alice:Great!Let’sgo![OntheirwaytoWaterCityRestaurant,AliceandHeWeipassbyUncleBob’s.]Alice:Look!Thisrestaurantlooksinteresting.Thesignsaysarockbandplaysthereeveryevening.HeWei:Whydon’twecomebackherefordinnerlater?Let’saskwhattimethebandstartsplaying.[AliceandHeWeiwalkuptoastaffpersonatthedoor.]HeWei:Excuseme,couldyoutelluswhenthebandstartsplayingthisevening?Staff:Eighto’clock.Therestaurantisalwaysbusyatthattime,socomealittleearliertogetatable.HeWei:OK,thanks!Unit3Couldyoupleasetellmewheretherestroomsare?P222bCouldYouPlease...?Whenyouvisitaforeigncountry,itisimportanttoknowhowtoaskforhelppolitely.Forexample,youmayask“Wherearetherestrooms?”or“Couldyoupleasetellmewheretherestroomsare?”Thesearesimilarrequestsfordirections.BotharecorrectEnglish,butthefirstonesoundslesspolite.Thatisbecauseitisaverydirectquestion.Itisnotenoughtojustaskaquestioncorrectly.Wealsoneedtolearnhowtobepolitewhenweaskforhelp.Goodspeakerschangethewaytheyspeakindifferentsituations.Theexpressionstheyusemightdependonwhomyouarespeakingtoorhowwelltheyknoweachother.HoweverIfyousaytoyourteacher,“Whenistheschooltrip.’’,thismightsoundimpolite.Butifyousay,“Excuseme,Mr.West.Doyouknowwhentheschooltripis?’’,thiswillsoundmuchmorepolite.Usuallypolitequestionsarelonger.Theyincludeexpressionssuchas“Couldyouplease...?”or“MayIask...?”Itsoundsmorepolitetosay,“Peter,couldyoupleasetellmeyoure-mailaddress?”than“Peter,tellmeyoure-mailaddress.”Sometimesweevenneedtospendtimeleadingintoarequest.Forexample,wemightfirstsayastranger,“Excuseme,Iwonderifyoucanhelpme”or“I’msorrytotroubleyou,but...”beforeaskingforhelp.Itmightseemmoredifficulttospeakpolitelythandirectly.However,itisimportanttolearnhowtousetherightlanguageindifferentsituations.Thiswillhelpyoucommunicatebetterwithotherpeople.Unit4Iusedtobeafraidofthedark.P273aFromShyGirltoPopStar1Forthismonth’sYoungWorldmagazine,Iinterviewed19-year-oldAsianpopstarCandyWang.Candytoldmethatsheusedtobereallyshyandtookupsingingtodealwithhershyness.Asshegotbetter,shedaredtosinginfrontofherclass,andthenforthewholeschool.Nowshe’snotshyanymoreandlovessinginginfrontofcrowds.2IaskedCandyhowlifewasdifferentaftershebecamefamous.Sheexplainedthattherearemanygoodthings,likebeingabletotravelandmeetnewpeopleallthetime.“Ididn’tusetobepopularinschool,butnowIgettonsofattentioneverywhereIgo.”However,toomuchattentioncanalsobeabadthing.“IalwayshavetoworryabouthowIappeartoothersandIhavetobeverycarefulaboutwhatIsayordo.AndIdon’thavemuchprivatetimeanymore.Hangingoutwithfriendsisalmostimpossibleformenowbecausetherearealwaysguardsaroundme.”3WhatdoesCandyhavetosaytoallthoseyoungpeoplewhowanttobecomefamous?“Well,”shebeginsslowly,“youhavetobepreparedtogiveupyournormallife.Youcanneverimaginehowdifficulttheroadtosuccessis.ManytimesIthoughtaboutgivingup,butIfoughton.Youreallyrequirealotoftalentandhardworktosucceed.Onlyaverysmallnumberofpeoplemakeittothetop.”Unit4Iusedtobeafraidofthedark.P302bHeStudiesHarderThanHeUsedtoLiWenisanormal15-year-oldboyfromthecountryside.Heworkshardanddoeswellinschool.Itishardtobelievethatheusedtohavedifficultiesinschool.Whenhewasalittleboy,heseldomcausedanyproblems,andhisfamilyspentalotoftimetogether.Howeverthingsbegantochangeafewyearsago.Hisparentsmovedtothecitytolookforjobs,andhisgrandparentscametotakecareofhim.Buthemissedhisparentssomuchandoftenfeltlonelyandunhappy.LiWen’unhappinessbegantoinfluencehisschoolwork.Hebecamelessinterestedinstudying.SometimesHewasabsentfromclassesandfailedhisexaminations.Finally,hisparentsmadethedecisiontosendhimtoaboardingschool.HoweverLiWenwasshyandnotabletomakefriendsquicklyinschool.Hefoundlifetheredifficult.Oneday,hetoldhisteacherhewantedtoleavetheschool.Histeacherwasworriedabouthimandshecalledhisparents.Sheadvisedthemtotalkwiththeirsoninperson.Sohisparentstooka24-hourtrainanda5-hourbusridetogettoLiWen’school.Theyhadalongtalk.“ItwasexactlywhatIneeded,”hesaid.“NowIunderstandeventhoughtheyarebusy,theyarealwaysthinkingofme.theytakeprideineverythinggoodthatIdo.”Afterthat,LiWen’parentshadmuchmorecommunicationwiththeirsonthantheyusedto.NowLiWenhasbecomemoreoutgoingandmadesomegoodfriendsinschool.Hehasevenjoinedtheschoolbasketballteamandbecomeactiveinmanyotheractivities.“I’mmuchhappiernow,andIworkevenharderthanIusedto.Iknowmyparentslovemeandthey’realwaysproudofme,”saysLiWen.“It’sveryimportantforparentstobetherefortheirchildren.”Unit5Whataretheshirtsmadeof?P353aTheDifficultSearchforAmericanProductsintheUSIfyougotoanothercountry,whatkindsofthingswouldyoubuy?WouldyoubuyacamerainJapan,somebeautifulclothesinFrance,orawatchinSwitzerland?Nomatterwhatyoumaybuy,youmightprobablythinkthoseproductsweremadeinthosecountries.However,youcouldbewrong.KangJianisa17-year-oldstudentfromShanghai.LastyearhewenttovisithisauntanduncleinSanFrancisco.HefounditinterestingthatsomanyproductsinthelocalshopsweremadeinChina.“Iwantedtobuyatoycarformycousin,buteventhoughmostofthetoyshadAmericanbrands,theyweremadeinChina.”ToysarenottheonlythingsmadeinChina.“Iwantedtobuyapairofbasketballshoes,”heexplains.“ButIhadtovisitfiveorsixstoresbeforefindingapairmadeinAmerica!”HerealizedthatAmericanscanhardlyavoidbuyingproductsmadeinChina.“Infact,”hecontinues,“thereweremanyotherthingstheremadeinChina—footballs,handbags,petfood,mobilephones.EvenAmericanflagsaremadeinChina!”KangJianthinksit’sgreatthatChinaissogoodatmakingtheseeverydaythings.However,hewishesthatinthefutureChinawillalsogetbetteratmakinghigh-technologyproductsthatpeoplecanbuyinallpartsoftheworld.Unit5Whataretheshirtsmadeof?P382bBeautyinCommonThingsEachdifferentpartofChinahasitsownspecialformsoftraditionalart.Theseusuallytrytoshowthethingsthatareimportantinlifesuchaslove,beautyandfamily.Themostcommonthings,frompapertoclaytobamboo,areturnedintoobjectsofbeauty.AccordingtoChinesehistory,skylanternswerefirstusedbyZhugeKongming.Hesentthemouttoaskforhelpwhenintrouble.Today,skylanternsareusedatfestivalsandothercelebrations.Theyaremadeofbambooandcoveredwithpaper.Whenthelanternsarelit,theyslowlyriseintotheairlikesmallhot-airballoonsforalltosee.Theyareseenasbrightsymbolsofhappinessandgoodwishes.Papercuttinghasbeenaroundforover1,500years.Papercuttingsoundsveryeasybutitcanbedifficulttodo.Thepaper,usuallyred,isfoldedbeforeitiscutwithscissors.Themostcommonpicturesareflowers,fish,animals,andthingsaboutChinesehistory.DuringtheSpringFestival,theyareputonwindows,doorsandwallsassymbolsofwishesforgoodluckandahappynewyear.Chineseclayartisfamousbecausetheclaypiecesaresosmallbuttheylookveryreal.ThepiecesareusuallycutechildrenorlivelycharactersfromaChinesefairytaleorhistoricalstory.Thepiecesarecarefullyshapedbyhandfromaveryspecialkindofclayandthenallowedtoair-dry.Afterdrying,theyarefiredataveryhighheat.Theyarethenpolishedandpainted.Ittakesseveralweekstocompleteeverything.ThesesmallpiecesofclayartshowthelovethatallChinesepeoplehaveforlifeandbeauty.Unit6Whenwasitinvented?P433aAnAccidentalInventionDidyouknowthattea,themostpopulardrinkintheworld(afterwater),wasinventedbyaccident?Manypeoplebelievethatteawasfirstdrunknearly5,000yearsago.ItissaidthataChineserulercalledShenNongwasthefirsttodiscoverteaasadrink.OnedayShenNongwasboilingdrinkingwateroveranopenfire.Someleavesfromateaplantfellintothewaterandremainedthereforsometime.Itproducedanicesmellsohetastedthebrownwater.Itwasquitedelicious.,andso,oneoftheworld’sfavoritedrinkswasinvented.Afewthousandyearslater,LuYu,“thesaintoftea”,mentionedShenNonginhisbookChaJing.Thebookdescribeshowteaplantsweregrownandusedtomaketea.Italsodiscusseswherethefinesttealeaveswereproducedandwhatkindsofwaterwereused.ItisbelievedthatteawasbroughttoKoreaandJapanduringthe6thand7thcenturies.InEngland,teadidn’tappearuntilaround1660,butinlessthan100yearslater,ithadbecomethenationaldrink.TheteatradefromChinatoWesterncountriestookplaceinthe19thcentury.Thishelpedtospreadthepopularityofteaandtheteaplanttomoreplacesaroundtheworld.Eventhoughmanypeoplenowknowaboutteaculture,theChinesearewithoutdoubttheoneswhobestunderstandthenatureoftea.Unit6Whenwasitinvented?p462bDoYouKnowWhenBasketballWasInvented?Basketballisamuch-lovedandactivesportthatisenjoyedbymanyforfunandexercise.Itisover100yearsoldandisplayedbymorethan100millionpeopleinover200countries.It’sbelievedthatthefirstbasketballgameinhistorywasplayedonDecember21,1891.Thenin1936inBerlin,itbecomeaneventattheOlympics.BasketballwasinventedbyaCanadiandoctornamedJamesNaismith,whowasbornin1861.Whenhewasacollegeteacher,hewasaskedtothinkofagamethatcouldbeplayedinthewinter.Dr.Naismithcreatedagametobeplayedinsideonahardfloor.Dr.Naismithdividedthemeninhisclassintotwoteamsandtaughtthemtoplayhisnewgame.Playersonthesameteammustworktogethertohelpeachothergettheballintheotherteam’sbasket.Atthesametime,theyneedtostopthecompetingteamfromgettingtheballintotheirownbasket.Today,thepopularityofbasketballhasrisenaroundtheworld,withmanyyoungpeopledreamingofbecomingfamousplayers.InChina,youcansometimesseepeopleplayingbasketballinparks,schoolsandeveninfactories.Basketballhasnotonlybecomeapopularsporttoplay,ithasalsobecomeamorepopularsporttowatch.AlthoughAmerica’sNBAgamesarethemostfamous,theCBAgamesarebecomingpopularinChina.Thenumberofforeignplayers,includingChineseplayers,intheNBAhasincreased.therearealsomoreandmoreforeignplayersintheCBA.Manyyoungpeoplelookuptothesebasketballheroesandwanttobecomelikethem.Thesestarsencourageyoungpeopletoworkhardtoachievetheirdreams.Unit7Teenagersshouldbeallowedtochoosetheirownclothes.P513aMomKnowsBestWhenIwasatinybabycryingallnight,mymomsangtomeandstayedbymysideWhenIwastiredandhungry,shegavemefoodandwarmarmstosleepinWhenIwastworunningthroughthefield,shemadesureIwassafeandkeptmefromdangerWhenIfellandhurtmyself,shegavemeahugandliftedmeupWhenIwassevencoughingbadly,shesaidnoice-creamformeButItalkedbackloudly,“Ishouldbeallowedtoeatsome!Giveittomenow!”WhenIwasninewatchingscarymovies,shesaidit’dgivemeawfuldreamsButIshoutedbackangrily,“Ishouldbeallowedtowatchit!I’mnotababy!”WhenIwasateengoingoutwithfriends,shesaid,“Pleasebebackbyten!”ButItalkedbackagain—“Ishouldnotbetoldwhattodo!I’mseventeennow!”NowI’manadult,thinkingbacktothosetimesIcoughedfordaysaftereatingthatice-creamAndhadscarydreamsafterwatchingthatfilmIwaslateforschoolfromstayingoutpasttenIregrettalkingback,notlisteningtoMomMomknowsbest,andformeshewantedonlythebest!Unit7Teenagersshouldbeallowedtochoosetheirownclothes.P542bShouldIBeAllowedtoMakeMyOwnDecisions?Manyteenagershavehobbies.Butsometimesthesecangetinthewayoftheirschoolwork,andparentsmightworryabouttheirsuccessatschool.Teenagersoftenthinktheyshouldbeallowedtopracticetheirhobbiesasmuchastheywant.Doyouagree?LiuYu,afifteen-year-oldboyfromShandong,isarunningstar.Heisonhisschoolteamandhasalwayswantedtobeaprofessionalrunnerwhenhegrowsup.However,hisparentswon’tallowhimtotrainsomuch.“Ofcoursewewanttoseehimachievehisdreams,”saysMr.Liu.“Andweknowhowmuchhelovesrunning.MywifeandIhavesupportedeveryoneofhisraces.Wehavenothingagainstrunning!Butwethinkoursonneedstothinkaboutotherpossiblejobs.He’sgettingoldernow,soheneedstothinkaboutwhatwillhappenifhedoesn’tendupaprofessionalrunner.”LiuYudoesn’treallyagree.“Well,IthinkIshouldbeallowedtodecideformyself,”hesays.“Myparentshavealwaystaughtmehowimportantitistoworkhardatschoolandenteruniversity.Iunderstandthis,butI’mseriousaboutrunning.It’stheonlythingI’veeverwantedtodo.”HisparentsbelievethatLiuYushouldstudyhardintheeveningssotheydon’tallowhimtopracticerunningatnight.“Maybehethinksit’stoostrictorunfair,”saysMrs.Liu.“Butwethinkwe’redoingtherightthing.Heneedstospendmoretimeonhishomeworkbecauseitisdifficulttobecomeaprofessionalsportsstar.”ButLiuYustilldisagrees.“Iknowmyparentscareaboutme.TheyalwaystalkaboutwhatwillhappenifIdon’tsucceed.ButIwill!I’maquickrunner!IthinkIshouldbeallowedtomakethischoicemyself.OnlythenwillIhaveachancetoachievemydream.”Unit8ItmustbelongtoCarla.P593aWeliveinasmalltownandalmosteveryoneknowseachother.Itusedtobeveryquiet.Nothingmucheverhappenedaroundhere.However,thesedays,somethingunusualishappeninginourtown.Victor,ateacheratmyschool,isreallynervous.Whenhewasinterviewedbythetownnewspaper,hesaid,“Everynightwehearstrangenoisesoutsideourwindow.Mywifethinksthatitcouldbeananimal,butmyfriendsandIthinkitmustbeteenagershavingfun.Myparentscalledthepolicemen,buttheycouldn’tfindanythingstrange.Theythinkitmightbethewind.Idon’tthinkso!”Victor’snext-doorneighborHelenisworried,too.“Atfirst,Ithoughtthatitmightbeadog,butIcouldn’tseeadog,oranythingelse,either.SoIguessitcan’tbeadog.Butthen,whatcoulditbe?”Onewomanintheareasawsomethingrunningaway,butitwasdarksosheisnotsure.“Ithinkitwastoobigtobeadog,”shesaid.“Maybeitwasabearorawolf.”Everyoneinourtownisfeelinguneasy,andeveryonehashisorherownideas.Theremustbesomethingvisitingthehomesinourneighborhood,butwhatisit?Wehavenoidea.Mostpeoplehopethatthisanimalorpersonwillsimplygoaway,butIdonotthinkthatisgoingtohappen.Thenoise-makerishavingtoomuchfuncreatingfearintheneighborhood.Unit8ItmustbelongtoCarla.P622bStonehenge—CanAnyoneExplainWhyItIsThere?Stonehenge,arockcircle,isnotonlyoneofBritain’smostfamoushistoricalplacesbutalsooneofitsgreatestmysteries.Everyyearitreceivesmorethan750,000visitors.peoplelikegotothisplaceEspeciallyinJuneastheywanttoseethesunrisingonthelongestdayoftheyear.Formanyyears,historiansbelievedStonehengewasatemplewhereancientleaderstriedtocommunicatewiththegods.However,historianPaulStokerthinksthiscan’tbetruebecauseStonehengewasbuiltsomanycenturiesago.“TheleadersarrivedinEnglandmuchlater,”hepointsout.AnotherpopularideaisthatStonehengemightbeakindofcalendar.Thelargestoneswereputtogetherinacertainway.Onmidsummer’smorning,thesunshinesdirectlyintothecenterofthestones.Otherpeoplebelievethestoneshaveamedicalpurpose.Theythinkthestonescanpreventillnesswhilekeepingpeoplehealthy.“Asyouwalkthere,youcanfeeltheenergyfromyourfeetmoveupyourbody,”saidonevisitor.NooneissurewhatStonehengewasusedfor,butmostagreethatthepositionofthestonesmustbeforaspecialpurpose.Somethinkitmightbeaburialplace,oraplacetohonorancestors.Othersthinkitwasbuilttocelebrateavictoryoveranenemy.Stonehengewasbuiltslowlyoveralongperiodoftime.Mosthistoriansbelieveitmustbealmost5,000yearsold.Oneofthegreatestmysteriesishowitwasbuiltbecausethestonesaresobigandheavy.In2001,agroupofEnglishvolunteerstriedtobuildanotherStonehenge,buttheycouldn’t.“Wedon’treallyknowwhobuiltStonehenge,”saysPaulStoker.“Andperhapswemightneverknow,butwedoknowtheymusthavebeenhardworking—andgreatplanners!”Unit9IlikemusicthatIcandanceto.P673aWhatDoYouFeelLikeWatchingToday?Whilesomepeopleonlysticktoonekindofmovie,IliketowatchdifferentkindsdependingonhowIfeelthatday.WhenI’mdownortired,Iprefermoviesthatcancheermeup.ComedieslikeMeninBlackorcartoonslikeKungfuPandahavefunnydialogandusuallyhaveahappyending.Thecharactersmaynotbeperfect,buttheytrytheirbesttosolvetheirproblems.AfterIwatchthem,myproblemssuddenlyseemlessseriousandIfeelmuchbetteragain.Laughingfortwohoursisagoodwaytorelax!Idon’twatchdramasordocumentarieswhenI’msadortired.DramaslikeTitanicmakemefeelevensadder.DocumentarieslikeMarchofthePenguinswhichprovideplentyofinformationaboutacertainsubjectcanbeinteresting,butwhenI’mtiredIdon’twanttothinktoomuch.Idon’tmindactionmovieslikeSpider-ManwhenI’mtootiredtothink.Icanjustshutoffmybrain,sitbackandenjoywatchinganexcitingsuperherowhoalwayssavestheworldjustintime.Onceinawhile,Iliketowatchmoviesthatarescary.Theycanbefun,butI’mtooscaredtowatchthemalone.Ialwaysbringafriendwhoisn’tafraidofthesekindsofmovies,anditdoesn’tfeelsoscaryanymore.Unit9IlikemusicthatIcandanceto.P702bSadbutBeautifulLastnightoneofmyChinesefriendstookmetoaconcertofChinesefolkmusic.Thepiecewhichwasplayedontheerhuespeciallymovedme.Themusicwasstrangelybeautiful,butunderthebeautyIsensedastrongsadnessandpain.Thepiecehadasimplename,ErquanYingyue(MoonReflectedonSecondSpring),butitwasoneofthemostmovingpiecesofmusicthatI’veeverheard.TheerhusoundedsosadthatIalmostcriedalongwithitasIlistened.LaterIlookedupthehistoryofErquanYingyue,andIbegantounderstandthesadnessinthemusic.ThemusicwaswrittenbyAbing,afolkmusicianwhowasborninthecityofWuxiin1893.Hismotherdiedwhenhewasveryyoung.Abing’sfathertaughthimtoplaymanymusicalinstruments,suchasthedrums,dizianderhu,andbyage17,Abingwasknownforhismusicalability.However,afterhisfatherdied,Abing’slifegrewworse.Hewasverypoor.Notonlythat,hedevelopedaseriousillnessandbecameblind.Forseveralyears,hehadnohome.Helivedonthestreetsandplayedmusictomakemoney.EvenafterAbinggotmarriedandhadahomeagain,hecontinuedtosingandplayinthecitystreets.Heperformedinthiswayformanyyears.Abing’samazingmusicalskillsmadehimverypopularduringhislifetime.Bytheendofhislife,hecouldplayover600piecesofmusic.ManyofthesewerewrittenbyAbinghimself.Itisapitythatonlysixpiecesofmusicintotalwererecordedforthefutureworldtohear,buthispopularitycontinuestothisday.Today,Abing’sErquanYingyueisapiecewhichallthegreaterhumastersplayandpraise.IthasbecomeoneofChina’snationaltreasures.ItssadbeautynotonlypaintsapictureofAbing’sownlifebutalsomakespeoplerecalltheirdeepestwoundsfromtheirownsadorpainfulexperiences.Unit10You’resupposedtoshakehands.P753aWhereI’mfrom,we’reprettyrelaxedabouttime.Wedon’tliketorusharound,sowedon’tmindifpeoplearealittlelatesometimes.Ifyoutellafriendyou’regoingtotheirhousefordinner,it’sOKifyouarriveabitlate.Weliketoenjoyourtimeslowly.Wevaluethetimewespendwithourfamilyandfriendsinoureverydaylives.Weoftenjustdropbyourfriends’homesifwehavetime.Wedon’tusuallyhavetomakeplanstomeetourfriends.Whenweseeeachother,it’spoliteforboystoshakehandsandforgirlstokisseachotheronthesideoftheface.Weoftenjustwalkaroundthetowncenter,seeingasmanyofourfriendsaswecan!InSwitzerland,it’sveryimportanttobeontime.We’rethecapitalofclocksandwatches,afterall!Ifsomeoneinvitesyoutomeethimorheratnoon,thenyou’reexpectedtobethereatnoon.Ifyou’reeven15minuteslate,yourfriendmaygetmad.SoImakeanefforttobeontimewhenImeetmyfriends.IalwaysleavethehouseearlytoavoidheavytrafficbecauseIthinkit’simpolitetokeepotherswaiting.Also,wenevervisitafriend’shousewithoutcallingfirst.Wealmostalwaysmakeplanstoseefriends.Weusuallyplantodosomethinginteresting,orgosomewheretogether.P782bDearLaura,Thanksforyourmessage.Yes,I’mhavingagreattimeonmystudentexchangeprograminFrance.IwasabitnervousbeforeIarrivedherebuttherewasnoreasontobe.Myhostfamilyisreallynice.Theygooutoftheirwaytomakemefeelathome.ThegrandmotherknowsthatImissChinesefoodalot.SosheactuallylearnedhowtomakeChinesefood!Shealsohasateenagegranddaughteraboutmyagewhoisreallykind.shealwaystalkstomeinFrenchtohelpmepractice.Youwouldn’tbelievehowquicklymyFrenchhasimprovedbecauseofthat.I’mverycomfortablespeakingFrenchnow.AlthoughIstillmakelotsofmistakes,itdoesn’tworrymelikeitusedto.Mybiggestchallengeislearninghowtobehaveatthedinnertable.Asyoucanimagine,thingsareverydifferentfromthewaytheyareathome.Forexample,you’renotsupposedtoputyourbreadonyourplate.You’resupposedtoputitonthetable!Ithoughtthatwasprettystrangeatfirst,butnowI’musedtoit.Anotherexampleisthatyou’renotsupposedtoeatanythingwithyourhandsexceptbread,notevenfruit.Youhavetocutitupandeatitwithafork.Anotherthingisit’simpolitetosaythatyou’refull.Ifyoudon’twantanymorefood,youshouldjustsay,“Thatwasdelicious.”Also,you’renotsupposedtoputyourelbowsonthetable.IhavetosaythatIfinditdifficulttoremembereverything,butI’mgraduallygettingusedtoit.Idon’tfindFrenchcustomssostrangeanymore.I’llwriteagainsoonandtellyoumoreaboutmylifeinFrance.Hopeyou’rehavingagoodschoolyear.Yours,WangKunUnit11Sadmoviesmakemecry.P833aTheShirtofaHappyMan(PartI)Alongtimeago,inarichandpeacefulcountry,therelivedanunhappyking.Hesleptbadlyanddidn’tfeellikeeating.Hisfacewasalwayspaleaschalk.Heoftencriedfornoreason.Thismadethequeenandhispeopleworried.Oneday,adoctorwascalledintoexaminetheking.Buthefoundnothingwrongwithhisbody.“It’sallinhismind.Neithermedicinenorrestcanhelphim.Whatheneedsistheshirtofahappypersontowear.That’llmakehimhappy.”Theprimeministerwascalledtothepalace.Butwhentheyexplainedtheking’ssituationtohim,hesaid,“AlthoughIhavealotofpower,itdoesn’tmakemehappy.I’malwaysworriedaboutlosingmypower.Manypeoplearetryingtotakemyposition.”Then,theking’sbankercametothepalace.“Oh,I’mafraidI’mnothappyeither,”hesaid.Ihavealotofwealth,butI’malwaysworriedaboutlosingmymoney.Someonetriestostealmymoneyeveryday.”Next,thepalacesingercametotheking’sroom.Butthisiswhathesaid:“It’struethatI’mfamousandeveryonelovesmysongs.ButI’mnothappybecauseI’malwaysworriedaboutbeingfollowedbyothers.Icannotbefree!”Finally,theking’stopgeneralwastoldtogooutandfindahappymaninthreedays’time.Unit11Sadmoviesmakemecry.P862bTheWinningTeamPeterkepthiseyesontheground.Hefelttherewasaheavyweightonhisshouldersashewalkedhomealone.Itwastheworstdayofhislife.Hismindwouldnotstopthinkingaboutwhathappenedonlyjustanhouragoontheschoolsoccerfield.Howcouldhehavemissedscoringthatgoal?Hehadlethiswholeteamdown.Hisstupidmistakemadehimangry.Histeamhadlostthegamebecauseofhim.Hewasreallyworriedthathiscoachmightkickhimofftheteam.Assoonashewalkedthroughthedoor,hisfatherasked,“What’swrong,son?”Peter’sfeelingswerewrittenalloverhisface.“Ilostthegame,”Peterreplied.Thenhewentintohisroomwithoutanotherword.Tenminuteslater,Peterheardhisfatherknockingonhisbedroomdoor.Heopenedthedoortolethimin.“Look,Peter.Idon’tknowwhathappened.Butwhateveritwas,don’tbetoohardonyourself.”“Ilostthegame,Dad.Ifailedmyteam.They’llprobablyneverletmeplayagain.”“Soccerisaboutteameffort.You’renottheonlyreasonyourteamlost.Ifyouhaveagoodteam,youshouldsupporteachother.Besides,winningorlosingisonlyhalfthegame.Theotherhalfislearninghowtocommunicatewithyourteammatesandlearningfromyourmistakes.”Peterdidn’tsayanythingbutwhathisfathersaidmadehimthinkcarefully.Thenextday,Peterwenttosoccerpracticewithcourageratherthanfearinhisheart.“Hey,guys,”hesaidtohisteammates.“I’mreallysorryaboutyesterday.Weweresoclosetowinningthatgame.ButIthinkifwecontinuetopulltogether,we’regoingtowinthenextone.”Tohissurpriseandrelief,histeammatesallnoddedinagreement.“Yeah,”theysaid,“don’tworryaboutit.It’sneverjustoneperson’sfault.Weshouldthinkabouthowwecandobetternexttime.”Petersmiled.Itmadehimfeelluckytoknowthathewasonawinningteam.Unit12Lifeisfulloftheunexpected.P913aLifeisfulloftheunexpected.InMay2001,IfoundajobinNewYorkattheWorldTradeCenter.OnSeptember11,2001,Iarrivedatmybuildingataround8:30a.m.IwasabouttogoupwhenIdecidedtogetacoffeefirst.Iwenttomyfavoritecoffeeplaceeventhoughitwastwoblockseastfrommyoffice.AsIwaswaitinginlinewithotherofficeworkers,Iheardaloudsound.BeforeIcouldjointheothersoutsidetoseewhatwasgoingon,thefirstplanehadalreadyhitmyofficebuilding.Westaredindisbeliefattheblacksmokerisingabovetheburningbuilding.Ifeltluckytobealive.Almost10yearslater,Iwokeupat10:00a.m.onFebruary21,2011andrealizedthatmyalarmnevergoneoff.Ijumpedoutofbedandwentstraighttotheairport.ButbythetimeIgottotheairport,myplanetoNewZealandhadalreadytakenoff.“ThisisthefirstholidayI’vetakeninayear,andI’vemissedmyplane.Whatbadluck!”Ithoughttomyself.TheotherplaneswerefullsoIhadtowaittillthenextday.Thenextmorning,IheardabouttheearthquakeinNewZealandthedaybefore.Mybadluckhadunexpectedlyturnedintoagoodthing.Unit12Lifeisfulloftheunexpected.P942bAprilFool’sDayisacelebrationthattakesplaceindifferentcountriesaroundtheworld.IthappensonApril1steveryyearandisadaywhenmanypeopleplayallkindsoftricksandjokesoneachother.OneAprilFool’sDay,areporterinEnglandannouncedthattherewouldbenomorespaghettibecausethespaghettifarmersinItalyhadstoppedgrowingspaghetti.Manypeoplerantotheirlocalsupermarketstobuyasmuchspaghettiastheycould.Bythetimepeoplerealizedthatthestorywasahoax,allofthespaghettiacrossthecountryhadbeensoldout.InanotherfamoustrickaTVshowinEnglandreportedthediscoveryofspecialwater.Theysaidthiswaterwouldhelppeopleloseweightandthatonecustomerhadalreadylostalotofweightinjustfourmonths.Bytheendoftheday,morethan10,000peoplehadphonedtheTVstationtofindouthowtogetthiswater.ManyAprilFool’sjokesmayendupbeingnotveryfunny.AfamousTVstaronceinvitedhisgirlfriendontohisshowonAprilFool’sDay.Heaskedhertomarryhim.Theladywassohappybecauseshereallywantedtogetmarried.However,whenshesaid“yes”,hereplied,“AprilFool!”Thatlittlejokedidn’thaveaveryhappyending.TheTVstarlosthisgirlfriendandhisshowwascanceled.Oneoftheworld’smostfamoustricks,however,happenedinOctoberratherthanApril.Inthatmonthin1938,actorOrsonWellesannouncedonhisradioprogramthataliensfromMarshadlandedontheearth.HedescribedwheretheyhadlandedandtoldhowtheyweremovingacrosstheUnitedStates.Wellesmadeitsoundsorealthathundredsofpeoplebelievedthestory,andfearspreadacrossthewholecountry.Bythetimepoliceofficersannouncedthatthestorywasahoax,thousandsofpeoplehadlefttheirhomes.Unit13We’retryingtosavetheearth!P993bSavetheSharks!Manyhaveheardofshark’sfinsoup.ThisfamousandexpensivedishisespeciallypopularinsouthernChina.Butdoyourealizethatyou’rekillingawholesharkeachtimeyouenjoyabowlofshark’sfinsoup?Whenpeoplecatchsharks,theycutofftheirfinsandthrowthesharkbackintotheocean.Thisisnotonlycruel,butalsoharmfultotheenvironment.Withoutafin,asharkcannolongerswimandslowlydies.Sharksareatthetopofthefoodchainintheocean’secosystem.Iftheirnumbersdroptoolow,itwillbringdangertoalloceanlife.Manybelievethatsharkscanneverbeendangeredbecausetheyarethestrongestintheirfoodchain.Butinfact,around70millionsharksarecaughtandtradedinthisindustryeveryyear.Thenumbersofsomekindsofsharkshavefallenbyover90percentinthelast20to30years.Environmentalprotectiongroupsaroundtheworld,suchasWildAidandtheWWF,areteachingthepublicabout“finning”.Theyhaveevenaskedgovernmentstodeveloplawstostopthesaleofshark’sfins.Sofar,noscientificstudieshaveshownthatshark’sfinsaregoodforhealth,sowhyeatthem?Helpsavethesharks!Unit13We’retryingtosavetheearth!P1022bRethink,Reuse,Recycle!Doyouoftenthrowawaythingsyoudon’tneedanymore?Haveyoueverthoughtabouthowthesethingscanactuallybeputtogooduse?Nothingisawasteifyouhaveacreativemind.YouhaveprobablyneverheardofAmyHayes,butsheisamostunusualwoman.ShelivesinahouseintheUKthatshebuiltherselfoutofrubbish.Thewindowsanddoorscomefromoldbuildingsaroundhertownthatwerepulleddown.Thetopofthehouseisanoldboatturnedupsidedown.Andthegateinfrontofherhouseismadeofrocksandoldglassbottles.AmyrecentlywonaprizefromtheHelpSaveOurPlanetSociety.Thepresidentsaid,“Amyisaninspirationtousall.”Amyisn’ttheonlyonewhoisgoodatrecycling.JessicaWongfromHongKongusesoldclothesthatpeopledon’twearanymoretomakebags.Shehasbeendoingthisforafewyearsnow.Sheopenedasmallshopwhereshesellsherbags,andshehasalsosetupawebsitetosellthemonline.Sheespeciallylikestouseoldjeanstomakehandbags.Herbagsarecuteanduseful.“Iplantowriteabookaboutnewwaystouseoldclothes,”shesaid.“Ihopepeoplecanreadmybookandenjoyit!”WangTaosetupasmallbusinessinShanghaifouryearsago.Heisknownforusingironandothermaterialsfromoldcarstomakebeautifulartpieces.Somearelargepiecesthatlooklikeanimalsorhumans,andsomearesmallerpiecesyoucanputathome.Themorepopularworkscanevenbeenseeninartshopsaroundthecity.WangTaohopestosetupa“metalart”themeparktoshowpeopletheimportanceofenvironmentalprotection.Notonlycantheartbringhappinesstoothers,butitalsoshowsthatevencold,hardironcanbebroughtbacktolifewithalittlecreativity.Unit14IremembermeetingallofyouinGrade7.P1073aIRememberLookingbackatthesepastthreeyearsIremembermanythingsTryingtobeontimeformorningreadingsRunningwhenthelunchbellringsIremembertheexcitementOftheschoolsportsdayeachyearThemanylonghoursoftrainingPrideofovercomingfearIrememberstartingdayoneTheshyestinmywholeclassNeverspeakingtoanyoneAndthinkingIwouldnotpassThenslowlyImadesomenewfriendsTorememberforeverHelpingeachotherwithhomeworkGettingbettertogetherPreparingforartfestivalsAndmakingagreatbigmessHavingfunatNewYear’spartiesWishingeveryonethebestWehavelearnedadifferentlanguageThatisfromaforeignlandEnglishbringsmanychallengesWeworkhardtounderstandAndnowit’stimetograduateWewillleaveourlovelyschoolIcan’tbelieveit’sbeenthreeyearsI’mtryingtokeepmycoolButit’sdifficultnottocryI’llmisstheschooltreesandflowersAndourkindandcaringteachersWonderfulmemoriesofoursUnit14IremembermeetingallofyouinGrade7.P1102bLadiesandgentlemen,ThankyouforcomingtodaytoattendthegraduationceremonyatNo.3JuniorHighSchool.Firstofall,I’dliketocongratulateallthestudentswhoareheretoday.IremembermeetingallofyouwhenyouwerejuststartingGrade7atthisschool.Youwereallsofullofenergyandthirstyforknowledge.Andyes,someofyouwerealittledifficulttodealwith!ButtodayIseearoomfulloftalentedyoungadultswhoarefullofhopeforthefuture.You’veallgrownupsomuchandI’msoproudofyou.Althoughyou’veallworkedveryhardoverthelastthreeyears,noneofyoudiditalone.Ihopeyou’llremembertheimportantpeoplewhohavehelpedandsupportedyou.—yourparents,yourteachers,yourclassmatesandyourfriends.Pleaseconsiderwhatthey’vedoneforyouandwhattheymeantoyou.Neverfailtobethankfultothepeoplearoundyou.Lastly,theendofjuniorhighschoolisthebeginningofanewlife.Idon’tneedtotellyouthatlifeinseniorhighschoolwillbeharderandthatyouhavemanydifficulttasksaheadofyou.You’llmakemistakesalongtheway,butthekeyistolearnfromyourmistakesandnevergiveup.Butalongwithdifficulties,therewillalsobemanyexcitingthingswaitingforyou.Behindeachdooryouopenarechancestolearnnewthings,andyouhavetheabilitytomakeyourownchoices.Choosewiselyandberesponsibleforyourdecisionsandactions.Althoughyouhavetogoyourseparatewaysnow,Iwishthatinafewyears’time,you’llcomebacktovisitourschool.Asyousetoutonyournewjourney,youshouldn’tforgetwhereyoucamefrom.Thefutureisyours.Goodluckandhopetoseeyouagainsometimesoon!人教版新目标goforit英语九年级全册课文2018年6月版微信公众号隐形的翅膀