九年級英語a課文原文

1、九年級3A課文原was like a bad dream. TheHow I Learned to Learn EnglishLast year, I did not like my English class. Every classteacher spoke too quicklyBut I was afraidto ask questions because mypronunciation was very bad. So I just hid behind mytextbook and never said anything . Then one day I watched an En

2、glish moviecalled Toy Story. I fell in love with thisexcitin g and funny movie! So then I began to watch other English movies too. Although I could not ( couldnt ) understand everything the characters said, their body language and the expressions on their faces helped me to get the meaning. I also r

3、ealized I could get it bylistening for just the key words.My pronunciation alsoimproved by listening to the interesting conversations in English movies. I discovered that listening to somethinginterestingis the secret to languagelearning . I also learned useful sentences like “ It s a piece of cake

4、” or “It serves you right. ” I didn tunderstand these sentences at first. But because I wanted to understand the story, I looked up the words in a dictionary. NowI really enjoy my English class. I want to learn new words and more grammar. Then I can have a better understanding of English movies.Unit

5、4 I used to be afraid of the darkA_3aFrom Shy Girl to Pop Star19-year-old Asian pop starFor this month s Young World magazine, I interviewedCandy Wang. Candy told me that she used to be really shy and took up singing todeal with her shyness . As she got better , she dared to sing in front of her cla

6、ss, and then for the whole school. Nowshes not shy anymore and loves singing in front of crowds . I asked Candy how life was different after she became famous. She explained that there are many good things, likebeing able to travel and meet newpeople all the time.“Ididn tuse to be popular in school,

7、 but now I gettonsof attention everywhere I go.” However, too muchattention can also be a bad thing. “I always have to worry about how I appear to others and I have to be very careful about what I say or do.And I dont have muchprivate time anymore. Hanging out with friends is almost impossible for m

8、enow because there are always guards around me.” What does Candy have to say to allthose young people who want to become famous?“Well, ” she begins slowly , “you have to be prepared to give up your normal life. You can never imagine how difficult the road to success is. Many times I thought about gi

9、ving up, but I fought on. You really require a lot of talent and hard work to succeed. Only a very small number of peoplemake it to the top. ”Unit5 What are the shirts made of?The Difficult Search for American Goods in the USIf you go to another country, what kinds of things would youbuy? Would you

10、buya camera in Japan, some beautiful clothes inFrance , or a watch in Switzerland?Nomatter what you may buy, you might probably think those products are madein those countries. However, you could be wrong. Kang Jian is a 17-year-old student from Shanghai.Last year he went to visit his aunt and uncle

11、 in San Francisco.He found it interesting that so manyproducts in the local shops were madein China. “I wanted to buy a toy car for mycousin, but even though most of the toys had American brands,they were made in China. ” Toys are not the only thing s made in China. “I wanted to buy a pair of basket

12、ball shoes, ” he explains . “But I had to visit five or six stores before finding a pair madein America ! ”He realized that Americans can hardly avoid buying products madein China. “In fact, ” he continues, “th ere are so many things made in China footballs, handbags, pet food, mobile phones. Even A

13、merican fl ags are made in China! ”Kang Jian thinks it s great that China is so good at making these everyday things.However, hewishes that in the future Chinawill also get better at making high-technology products that people can buy in all parts of the world.Unit6 When was it invented?An Accidenta

14、l InventionDid you know that tea,the most popular drink in the world (after water),wasinvented by accident?Manypeople believe that tea was first drunk about 5,000 years ago. It is said that a Chinese ruler called Shen Nong first discovered tea as a drink. One day Shen Nong was boiling drinkingwater

15、over an open fire. Someleaves from a tea plantfellinto the water and remained there for sometime . It produced a nice smell so hewere used . It is believed that teatasted the brown water anyway. It was quite delicious. In this way, one of the world sfavorite drinks was invented . More than 4,000 yea

16、rs later , Lu Yu, “the saint of tea ”, mentioned Shen Nong in his book Cha Jing. The book describes how tea plants were grown and used to make tea. It also discusses where the fines t tea leaves were produced and what kinds of waterwas brought to Korea and Japan during the 6th and 7 th centuries . I

17、n England, tea didn t appear until around 1660, but less than 100 years later, it had become the national drink. The tea trade from China to Wester n countries took place in the 19th century. This helped to spread the popularity of tea and the tea plant to more places around the world. Even though m

18、any people now know about tea culture, the Chinese are without doubt the ones whobest u nderstand the nature of tea.Unit8 It must belong to Carla.We live in a small town and almost everyoneknows each other. It used tobe veryquiet and nothing much ever happened around here. However, these days, somet

19、hing unusual is happening in our town. Victor, a teacher at myschool, is really nervous. Whenhe was interviewed by the town newspaper, he said, “Every night wehear strange noises outside our window. My wife thinks that it could be an animal, but my friends and I think it mustbe teenagers having fun.

20、 My parents called thepolicemen , butthey couldn t find anything strange. They think it might be the wind. Idontthink so! ”Victor s next -door neighbor Helen is worried, too. “At first, I thought that it might be a dog, but I couldn t see a dog, or anything else, either . So I guess it cant be a dog

21、. But then, what could it be?” One womna in the area saw something running away, but it was dark so she is not sure. “I think it was too big to be a dog, ” she said. “ Maybe it was a bear or a wolf.”Everyone in our town is feeling uneasy, and everyone has his or her own ideas . There must be somethi

22、ng visiting the homes in our neighborhood, but what is it?We have no idea. Most people hope that this animal or person willsimply go away,but I do not think that is going to happen.The noise-makeris having too much funcreating fear in the neighborhood.Unit9 I like music that I can dance to.What Do Y

23、ou Feel Like Watching Today?While some people only stick to one kind of movie, I like to watch differen t kinds depending on how I feel that day.When Im down or tired , I prefer movies that can cheer me up.Comedies likeMen in Black or cartoons like Kungfu Panda havefunny dialogues and usually havea

24、happy ending . The characters may not be perfect, but they try their best to solve their problems. Afterwatching them, the problems I have suddenly seemlessserious and I feel muchbetter again. Laughing for two hours is a good way to relax !I don t watch dramas or documentaries when I m sad or tired.

25、 Dramas like Titanic make me feel even sadder. Documentaries like March of the Penguins which provide plenty of information about a certain subject can be interesting , but when I m tired I don t want to think toomuch. I don t mind action movies likeSpider- Man when Im too tired to think. I can just

26、 shut off my brain, sit back and enjoy watching an exciting superhero who always saves the world just in time.Once in a while, I like to watch movies that are scary , They can be fun,but I m too scare to watch them alone . I always bring a friend who isn t afraid ofthese kinds of movies, and it does

27、nt feel so scary anymore.Unit10 You re supposed to shake hands.Where I m from, we re pretty relaxed about time. We don t like to rush around, so we dont mind if people are a little late sometimes. If you tell a friend youre going to their house for dinner, it s OKif you arrive a bit late. Welike to

28、enjoy our time slowly . We value the time we spend with our family and friends in our everyday lives . Weoften just drop by our friends homesif wehave time. Wedont usually have to makeplans to meet our friends. Whenwe see each other, it s polite for boys to shake hands and for girlsto kiss each othe

29、r on the side of the face.Weoften just walk around the town center, seeing as manyof our friends as we can!In Switzerland, it s very important to be on time. We re the capital of clocks and watches, after all! If someone invites you to meet him or her at noon, then youre expected to be there at noon

30、. If youre even 15 minutes late, your friend may get mad. So I make an effort to be on time when I meet my friends. I always leave the house early to avoid heavy traffic. I dont mind because I think itsimpolite to keep others waiting . Also, we never visit a friend s house without calling first. We

31、almost always make plans to see friends. We usually plan to do something interesting , or go somewhere together.U11The Shirt of a Happy Man( Part 1)A long time ago, in a rich and beautiful country, there lived an unhappy king,worriedHe slept badly and didn t feel like eating . His face was always pa

32、le as chalk.He often cried for no reason. This made the queen and his peopleOne day, a doctor was called in to examine the king. But he found nothing wrong with his body. “ It s all in his mind. Neither medicine nor rest can help him. What he needs is the shirt of a happy person to wear . That ll ma

33、ke him happy. ”The prime minister was called to the palace. But whenthey explained the king s situation to him, he said,“ Although I have a lot of power, itdoesn t make mehappy. I m always worried about losing my power. Many people are trying to take g ”my position. ”Then, the king sbanker came to t

34、he palace. “ Oh, I m afraid I m not happy either, ” he said. “ I have a lot of wealth , but Im always worried about losing my money. Someone tries to steal my money every day. ”Next, the palace singer came to the king s room. But this was what he said :“ It s true that I m famous and everyone loves

35、my songs. But I m not happy because I m always worried about being followed by others . I cannot be free! ”Finally, the king s top general was told to go out and find a happy manin three days time.Unit 12Life Is Full of the UnexpectedIn May 2001, I found a job in New York at the World Trade Center.

36、On September 11,2001, I arrived at my building at around 8:30 a.m. I was about to go up when I decided to get a coffee first. I went to my favorite coffee place eventhoughit was two blocks east from my office. As I was waiting in line with other officeothers outside to see whatworkers, I heard a lou

37、d sound. Before I could join thewas going on, the first plane had alreadyhit my office building. We stared indisbelief at the black smok e rising above the burning building. I felt luckytobe alive.Almost 10 years later, I woke up at 10:00 a.m. on February 21,2011 and realized that myalarm had never

38、gone off. I jumped out of bed and went straight to the airport. But by the time I got to the airport, my plane to New Zealand had alreadytakenoff. “ This is the firs t holiday I have taken in a year, and now I mve missed yplane. What bad luck! ” I thought tomyself . The other planes were full so I hadto wait till the next day. The next morning, I heard about t