2019中考外研社英语课文：Moudule1 Wonders of the w

　　OK, come and sit down!

　　What's happening?

　　We're having a meeting.

　　That's news to me! I'm doing my homework. What's 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. She's 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. 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.

　　And school basketball matches.

　　But who will write the articles?

　　We'll write the articles. Any more ideas?

　　I know! I'll do some reviews about our favourite bands and movies!

　　And I'll do an interview with Becky Wang!

　　Brilliant! Anyone else?

　　How about "Homework Help"?

　　Yes, some ideas on how to get good grades!

　　What's your homework, Daming?

　　I'm writing a composition called "What is a wonder of the world?" I'm reading about the ancient pyramids in Egypt.

　　"Homework Help". I think that's a fantastic idea, Daming.

　　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 k ilometres 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?

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