初三年级英语全_20篇.doc

九年级上册Passage 1(p2, 92 words)- OK, come in and sit down!- Whats happening?- Were having a meeting.- Thats news to me! Im doing my homework. Whats it about?- The school magazine.- What school magazine?- Right, listen up, everyone. Did anyone watch television yesterday evening? Did you see the interview with Becky Wang? - She sings with the band Crazy Feet. Shes my favourite singer.- Yes, I saw it. She went to our school!- Well, she started a school magazine called New Standard when she was a pupil here. Passage 2 (p10, 98 words)- Hello, Betty. Whats up? What are you doing in the library?- I was looking for some old copies of the school magazine. If Ive got it right, it was called New Standard. - Thats right. As far as I remember, it was started by Becky Wang. We dont have a school magazine any more. Its a pity.- Well, Im thinking about starting it again.- Sounds like a good idea! Go on.- I was also looking for something by Confucius and by Shakespeare.- Really? Thats a bit difficult for the school magazine.Passage 3 (p12, 83 words)Why do I think Tom Sawyer is a great book? Mark Twain wrote the story in eighteen seventy six, but its still read and loved by people all over the world today. And although its only a story, Twain wrote it in the everyday English of the southern states of America in the nineteenth century, so it sounds very real. Today its thought to be one of the greatest books in American literature. Go on read it! I know youll enjoy it, too.Passage 4 (p18, 97 words)- Hi, Tony. You look tired.- Yes. Im training with BIG, the Beijing International Globetrotters, for the Schools Basketball Competition. Its the big match next week.- Whos it against? - HAS.- What does HAS stand for?- Haidian All Stars.- Oh, yes. You were defeated last time. - What was the score?- All Stars ninety eight points to Globetrotters fifty two. So when will the match be held?- Next Saturday. Are you coming?- Yes. Its going to be a tough match. Im going to write a report for New Standard.Passage 5 (p20, 99 words)For Liu Xiang, life as a sporting hero has just begun. First of all, hell be invited to competitions around the world. Hell be chosen to represent China at the Olympic Games. Hes a symbol of Chinas international sporting success.And now that hes well known all over the world, Liu Xiang will also be asked to appear in advertisements and films. 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. Passage 6 (p26, 91 words)- Dad, can I ask a favour? Can I borrow your digital camera?- Why?- Id like to take some photos on the school visit to the museum next week.- Is this for your school magazine? Has it been published yet?- Yes, two issues have been published. But its going to be an online magazine from now on.- Whats wrong with an ordinary magazine?- Do you mean using paper? Its too expensive. If the magazine is online, paper wont be needed. Thats an important advantage. Passage 7 (p34, 97 words)- Lets go to the Science and Technology room. Its upstairs. - Come on! This way! Im looking forward to this!- Shh! No shouting! Its against the rules.- But I want to go upstairs before we have to go home.- Hang on a minute! You mustnt go up there! Come back! - Whats the matter?- Look at the sign "No entry".- Oh! Why?- Its closed until January. And the Natural History room as well.- Oh dear. My classmates and I have got to write a report for homework by Friday. Passage 8 (p42, 88 words)- Hey, you guys! Guess what! Weve just got an email from a reader of our New Standard!- Great! What does it say?- Its from Zhao Ming. He says, “I saw your enjoyable online magazine while I was doing my homework on favourite books.”- He read Mr Jacksons article!- He says, “When are you going to write about environmental education? Im at a green school in Dalian .”- Whats a green school?- “ and everyone agrees we must be careful about the environment.”Passage 9 (p44, 84 words)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 means “use less”. Dont waste things. Reuse means “use again”. Use things for as long as possible. Recycle means “change things into something else”.Passage 10 (p56, 96 words)- Hi, Tony. What are you up to?- Im looking for the photos that you took in Australia.- OK, would you like a hand to find them?- Great! Thanks. Were doing a project about countries that we want to visit, and Im going to write about Australia. I have to imagine that Ive been there, and that Im writing a letter to Mum and you.- Well, have a look at these.- Lets see. Hey! Whats that?- Its called Uluru. Its a huge rock in the centre of Australia. Its fantastic.Passage 11 (p64, 93 words)- There are a lot of people here!- Well, everyone wants to come to the school dance. The trouble is, I want to get some good photos, but I cant see over peoples heads.- Are you going to enter the photo competition?- You bet! By the way, is that He Zhong at the front? Whats he doing here?- Same as you! - Whos He Zhong?- Hes the photographer who won the photo competition last time!- The one who won the photo competition last summer.- Thats right.Passage 12 (p71, 90 words)Photos can change the way we think about things. This picture of the earth from space was taken by Bill Anders on the Apollo eight trip into space. Even though now we can see many pictures from space, at that time, people werent used to seeing photos of the earth like this. It made people think about how small and beautiful the world was and how we need to take care of it. It has been called the most important environment photograph ever taken. What do you think of it?Passage 13 (p72, 83 words)- Hello, Im looking for Tony.- Hes over there!- Could you tell him Id like to have a word with him? Ive got a camera which has got his name on it. It was upstairs.- Thats good news. Shall I give it to speak to him?- OK. Here you are.- Oh, Tonys dad is going over to speak to him.- If Tony tells his dad that hes lost the camera he borrowed, hell be in deep trouble.Passage 14 (p80, 97 words)- We need some photos of the next basketball match. Are you going to buy a camera?- Unlikely! Its my father who gives me my pocket money, and hes the person whose camera I nearly lost.- Hi, everyone. Guess what! Ive just bumped into the head teacher. He said he wanted to see me.- Whats up?- He wants to talk about New Standard.- Ask him if he wants to write something about staying healthy.- He doesnt look like someone whose fitness and health interest him very much!- Good luck, Betty.Passage 15 (p82, 96 words)Jamie Oliver is a young cook who wants to improve school dinners. In two thousand and five he went back to school to see what the children were eating. 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 isnt just bad for the body. Children whose midday meals were unhealthy were difficult to teach in the afternoon. Passage 16 (p88, 89 words)- So whats next for New Standard?- How about another “Homework Help”?- Whats this weeks homework?- Population. There are too many people and there is not enough space, and there is too much traffic, noise and pollution.- Well, were in the right place to talk about it. Beijing is a big city.- Thats right, although Chongqing is the biggest city in China. But an increasing population is an environmental problem in many countries.- Along with the crowds, the smoke, and the transport problems. Passage 17 (p103, 88 words)In many countries summer camps for children are very popular. In Canada and the USA some of the summer camps are in the countryside or on lakes. The children stay there for one to four weeks and sleep in tents or cabins. In the morning they get up for a good breakfast. Then they do arts and crafts activities, sports activities or music. Sometimes they go for long walks in forests or trips in canoes.For many old students, the summer camps provide good jobs for the summer.九年级下册Passage 18 (p34, 89 words)- Can we have something to eat now? Im starving!- No, you cant, Daming! You only had breakfast an hour ago. I think we should start walking, and then stop at noon for our picnic. But you shouldnt drink all the water, because you may need some later.- Can we go rock climbing?- Yes, you can, but you must use ropes. You have to think about personal safety! And you must have the right shoes. After climbing up, we can take a look across the countryside. Passage 19 (p 64, 90 words)- How was the play?- Well, I was pleased to see it, but three hours is a long time to stay still.- Was it in English?- Yes, it was acted by the Beijing English Theatre Company.- Could you hear the dialogue?- I guessed what they were saying, but their voices werent very loud. Daming and Lingling found their accents really difficult to understand.- The best way is to read the play before you see it.- We tried to do that, but there wasnt time. Passage 20 (p86, 85 words)There are many companies around the world that welcome these students on their projects helping people in poorer countries, or even in your home country. Although you dont get paid for your work, this kind of work can teach important skills decision making and finding answers to problems, for example that will help a student in a job one day.In a word, getting some knowledge and experience in an area you hope to study or work in one day will always be very useful.