仁爱版九年级下英语课文原文

Unit 5 China and the world

Topic 1 China attracts millions of tourists form all over the world

Section A

1a. read and understand

(I t’s been two years since Mr. Green came to China. Their daughter ,Susanna , has just come to

live with them. She knows very little about the country.)

Susanna: Mom , how much do you know about China ?

Mrs. Green : A lot . China is a great country that has about 5000 years of history.

There are many places of interest which attract million of tourists from all over the world every year.

Susanna: Is that so ? Are there any beautiful mountains ?

Mrs. Green : Yes. And some of them are very famous , such as Mountain Tai, Mountain Huang , MountSong and MountEmei.

Susanna: What about rivers?

Mrs. Green : There are a great number of rivers in China. Among them , the Changjiang River is the longest one and the second longest is the Huanghe River. They’re the birthplaces of Chinese culture.

Susanna: Anything else ?

Mrs. Green : My dear , I think you should get to know more about China by yourself. I can fetch you Guide to China. It’s a book which introduces China in detail. Susanna: Thanks , Mom.

Example:

A: Do you know MountHuang ?

B: Yes. It’s a mountain with lots of strange pine trees.

A: Where is it ?

B: It lies in Anhui province

A: It’s a place which/ that is worth visinting.

B: Yes, let’s go there this summer vacation. MountHuang/ strange pine trees/ AnhuiProvince

the WestLake/ many gardens / ZhejiangProvince

1a. read and understand

Susanna: Wow ! What grand buildings ! Why are the roofs of most building yellow ? Jane: Because yellow was a symbol of imperial power in ancient China.

Susanna: What are those animals that are carved on the stones ?

Kangkang: They are dragons. It’s said that they’re powerful

animals which guard the whole nation. In ancient

China, emperors thought that they themselves were

real dragons and the sons of Heaven.

Jane: And the dragon has become a symbol of the

Chinese nation.

Kangkang: That’s correct ! It also plays an important part

in Chinese festivals.

Susanna: How interesting ! Anything else about dragons ?

Kangkang: Yes, there are a lot of operas , music, paintings

and sayings about dragons.

1b. read 1a and choose the correct answer.

Susanna, Jane and Kangkang are mainly talking about _______

A the Palace Museum

B dragons and colors

C emperors

D dragons, a symbol of the Chinese nation

1c. Read 1a and match the words with their descriptions.

yellow A a symbol of imperial power

B the sons of Heaven

dragons C guard the whole nation

D a sympol the Chinese nation

emperors E play an important part in Chinese festivals

2a. Complete the following sentences with the correct attributive clauses based on 1a.

1.Jane and Kangkang are showing Susanna around the buildings _______

2.Jane thinks yellow is the color _________

3.It is said that dragons are powerful animals ________

4.It is said that emperors are persons ______

5.Chinese people think a dragon is an animal ________