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初二：

初三:

高一：

1

Online Shopping

Nowadays, shopping through the Internet hasbeen becoming increasingly popular among senior high school students and theyprefer to buy almost everything online. There is no doubt that the prices areusually lower and students can have fun and enjoy its convenience.  

Online shopping, however, cansometimes bring headaches to students. For one thing, the quality of the goodsmay not be as good as described. For another, it is very hard for buyers tochange those goods bought online, with which they are not satisfied. 

Personally, I strongly hold theview that rules should be made to supervise Internet shop owners. If so, Ibelieve safe and pleasant online shopping is just waiting for us. 

2

Dear Mayor,

I’ve just learnt the news onlineabout killing tigers and I am so angry. I think tigers must be protected well, orthey will die out. It is time to take actions to protect them from beingkilled. 

It is said that the population oftigers is getting smaller and smaller. I think there are two main reasons forthis. The first reason is that some people kill tigers for their skins to earnmoney. The other reason is that too many trees have been cut down, which hasdestroyed the places where tigers used to live. 

I hope that the government shouldpass laws to protect tigers and punish the tiger hunters. 

We shouldwork together to make a pleasant home for both human beings and animals. 

Yourssincerely, 

Li Hua 

3Music

Music is mainly divided into fourparts: classical, pop, rock and roll and jazz. If you have insomnia, you canlisten to Beethoven’s Moonlight; if you feel lonely, you can listen to Johann’ sThe Blue Danube. 

Music is a way of relaxing as wellas a way of communication. The communication ability of music is stronger thanany language. You may not understand foreigners, but if you play a well-knownmusic, you will become good friends. 

Music can teach something that youcannot find in books. We may not gain all the knowledge, but we cannot be anidiot on music. 

4

Should students make friends online? Somepeople say yes. The Internet helps make many friends. Chatting on line, studentscan express their feelings and opinions, and even get help with their foreignlanguage studies. 

Others, however, think students should not. Theysay making friends on line is a waste of time, which should be spent moremeaningfully on study. Besides, some students were cheated on line. 

It is my opinion that students should placetheir study, health and safety before other things. As for friendship, we canfind it in our classmates and other people around us. 

5

Dear editor,

Now, more and more students are getting fondof the western fast food, and thus they take in too much sugar and fat. I don’tthink it good for their health. 

There are all kinds of foods in the world. Whichone is healthier, the Chinese food or the western fast food? Different peoplehave different choices. 

In my opinion, the Chinese food is healthier.Firstly, the Chinese food contains a lot of fruit and green vegetables. It isrich in fiber and low in sugar and fat. Secondly, the Chinese food is verydelicious and has many dishes. It is nice to taste. I think it is thehealthiest in the world. So many Chinese people can keep fit and have whiteteeth. 

Yours sincerely, 

Li Hua 

6

Dear teachers and friends,

I’d like to say something beforeTracygoes back toEngland.Tracyis such a kind and friendly girl that we all feel happy to be her friends. Shegets along well with everyone and all of us have a wonderful time with her. Weremember she didn’t hesitate to help us whenever we had trouble in learningEnglish. It is due to her help that every one of us has made great progress. Therefore,we are grateful toTracyfrom the bottom of our heart. 

True friendship never ends, so I hope we cankeep in touch withTracy. Wealso hope thatTracycancome back toChinaand staywith us in the near future. 

That’s all. Thank you! 

7

A Ten-Minute Break

As students of senior high school, we have tostudy from early morning till late evening. With great pressure, many of usgrasp every minute to study, even a ten-minute break. 

Therefore to take a ten-minute break betweenclasses is important and necessary. Otherwise, we may feel both physically andmentally tired. 

Duringthe ten-minute break we should do something to get rid of tiredness. What weneed is to have a real rest instead of getting more tired. 

Myten-minute break is always pleasing. I usually do some simple exercises, suchas a free chat or a walk with my classmates. When the new class begins, I feelfresh again. 

8

Dear Snow,

I’m Zhang Fan, chairman of the Student Union. It’s great to learn that you arecoming to teach in our school next semester. 

I was asked to write to you, recommending LiHua, a senior two student, aged 17,to be your assistant. He is a diligentstudent, who can use the computer skillfully and has a gift for communicatingwith others. What’s more, he is expert at spoken English and always ready tohelp others in need. I am confident that he can be helpful in your work andlife inChina. If you haveany questions, please don’t hesitate to ask me. 

Looking forward to your coming soon. 

Yours sincerely, 

Zhang Fan 

高二：

1. An AmateurJournalist

业余记者

Jane is ahousewife, butdelightedto work as anamateurjournalist.It is adilemmafor her torush between family and work, and it is alsounusualfor the NewsDepartmenttodepend onan amateur tocovercrimes. But Jane isreallygifted. It isadmirablethat she is seldomaccusedofmaking mistakes. And,eagerto become moreprofessional,sheconcentratesonher job andupdates herself now and then.

Once she isinformed of a newcase,her normal workingprocessisas follows: first, she makesappointmentswithguiltypeople forinterviews.So as toacquireaccuratestories, she usuallydemandsto record what they say.Meanwhile,atechnicallygoodcolleaguewillassisther in takingphotographs. Second, sheassesses whether they aredeliberatelyhiding the truth.If she isskepticalabouttheir words, she will look into the case herself. Third, she writesthoroughstories ahead of thedeadlineandsubmits it to theseniorchiefeditor,whopolishes andapproves everysection. Finally, her storieswill bepublished indifferenteditions of theirmagazine.

简是一名家庭主妇，但却非常乐意做一名业余记者。在家和工作之间奔波总是使她左右为难，而且对于新闻部来说，依靠一名业余人员来报道罪案也是不同寻常的，但是简真的很有天赋，让人钦佩的是她极少因为犯错而受到责备。因为渴望做得更加专业，她全神贯注于工作，且时不时地就提升自身的业务水平。

一旦接到新案子的通知，她通常的工作程序如下：首先，她和有罪的人约了作采访。为了获得准确的新闻，她通常要求做录音，同时，一位技术上好的同事会协助她拍照；接着，她对受采访的人是否有故意隐瞒真相作出评估。如果她怀疑他们的话，就会亲自调查案件；然后，她在截稿期限前写出详尽的报道，呈交给高级主编，由他对每个部分做润色和批准；最后，她的新闻就发表在杂志的各个版本中了。

2. FirstAid

急救

A boyfellill. Hisorgans weredamaged by theradiationofan infraredraystove.But before theambulancearrived,a number ofotherinjurieshappened to thisunlucky boyover and over again.First, he waschoked by somepoisonousliquidfrom thekettleon thecupboard. Then hiswristskinwas burnt byelectricshock. Finally,hisanklewas cut by apan.

Fortunately, the boy’s nurse gave himpropertemporarytreatmentsaccording to hiscomplexsymptoms.Shemildlysqueezedthe poisonous liquid out of histhroatand putbandagesfirmlyin placetoapplypressureto the ankle wound to stopbleeding. As for the burn, she usedscissorsto remove hissleeve,poured abasinof cold water over the burn to cool it andput her hands onadampblouseto cover hisswollentissuetightly.She also inspired hisbraverytofight against theunbearablepain. Herfirst aidmade avital differencein saving his life. Aceremonywas held to honour the nurse who overcame avarietyofbarriers to save the boy.

有个孩子病倒了，他的体内器官被一台红外线烤炉的放射线灼伤了。但是在救护车到来前，这个不幸的孩子身上还一而再、再而三地发生了许多别的伤害。开始是被橱柜上水壶里的有毒液体噎住，然后是手腕的皮肤被电击烧伤，最后，一只平底锅还割伤了他的脚踝。

幸运的是，男孩的保姆根据他的复杂症状给予了适当的临时治疗。她轻轻地从他喉咙里把有毒液体挤了出来；并在脚踝合适的位置紧紧扎上绷带，施加压力使伤口的流血止住；对于烧伤，她用剪刀剪去他的袖子，倒了一盆凉水给烧伤位置降温，并找来一件湿的女式衬衫紧紧盖住他肿胀的皮肤组织。此外，她还激发起他的勇敢和难以忍受的疼痛做斗争。她的急救在挽救他性命中起了至关重要的作用。人们举办了一场典礼来表彰这位克服各种障碍挽救了男孩的小保姆。

3. AbstractArt

抽象艺术

Abstractart used to becontroversial. On one hand, the artists stopped paintingdelicatefigures butattemptedtoadoptspecialtechniques to give peopledifferentvisualimpacts.On the other hand, their works,includingsculpturescarved out ofmarbleorfragileclay,were all with aspecificaimof showing feelings. Someconventionalscholars who wereallergic toabstract art said itwasevidentlyridiculousand neither art norgeometry. Their Traditional ArtCommitteepredicted its soon disappearing.

But nowadays, abstract art has become partof thepermanentpossessionsofcontemporarycivilization.Galleriesalong the MadisonAvenuegive scores ofsuperbexhibitions ontypicalabstract works,appealingtomany who have apreferencefor abstract art. TheShadowofEgypt, acaféin thisdistrict,has become the home to thoseaggressiveabstract artists.Consequently,it is not acoincidenceforyou to meet one of these artists of greatreputationin the flesh. They are askedforsignatures and givenbunches offragrantflowers plus they are givena great dealof praise by theirfaithfulfans.

抽象艺术曾经颇受争议，一方面，抽象艺术家们不再画精致的画像，而是试图采用特别的技巧给人们以不同的视觉冲击；另一方面，他们的作品，包括用大理石和易碎的粘土雕刻出来的雕像，都以表达感情为其明确的目的。有些对抽象艺术反感的传统学者说抽象艺术是极其明显地荒谬可笑，说它既不是艺术，又不是几何学，他们的传统艺术委员会还预言了它的迅速消失。

但是到了今天，抽象艺术已经成为当代文明永久财产的一部分，麦蒂逊大道的画廊为典型的抽象艺术作品举办了许多出色的展览，吸引了许多对抽象艺术有偏爱的人。这区有家叫埃及之影的咖啡馆已经成为那些有进取精神的抽象艺术家们活动的根据地，所以，亲眼见到一位名声极大的艺术家本人并不是什么巧合的事，他们被忠实的崇拜者索取签名，并被给予成束的芬芳花朵和大量的赞扬。

4. ARussian Poem

俄国童谣

Since childhood, Anton had often recitedpoems, accompanied bypianistsandviolinists, at weddingceremonies beforebrides andbridegroomsexchanged rings. Gradually, he found writing poems the mostappropriateway toconveyhis joy andsorrow. When his poemContradictoryBlankwon him a nationalchampionshipand ascholarshipto the MoscowUniversity from asponsor, hewas just an unknownlibrarian.After getting hisdiploma, hedevoted his life to writing poems. Usingconcretebutflexiblelanguage and theminimumof words is hisstyle. Hetried outdifferentpatterns and preferrednurseryrhymeinparticular. The following is atranslationof one of his worksmade up of3 sections:

Littlesparrowwith heavyload,Ran out ofenergy and very cold;Nocompassand all sweatsalty, Can you go through theendlessdarkness?

Little balloonlet outby the thread, Flew overcottages and was very glad; Withwarmthtransformed from sunlight, He said he couldforeverfly;

Takeit easy, littleballoon; Don’tteasethesparrow with his wound; On thebarebranchand have a rest; Thisdiamondheart willeventuallyget success.

从童年时起，安东就常常在钢琴师或小提琴师的伴奏下在婚礼上朗诵诗歌，为新郎新娘交换戒指前的仪式助兴。渐渐地，他发现写诗是表达他的欢乐和悲伤的最合适方式。在他还是个寂寞无闻的图书管理员时，他的诗《矛盾的空白》就获得了全国诗歌创作冠军，并为他赢得一位赞助人提供的奖学金，到莫斯科大学深造。获得文凭后，他将一生都投入到诗歌创作中。使用具体而灵活的语言和最少的词语数量是他的风格，他还喜欢尝试不同的诗歌形式，特别是童谣。下面由三部分组成的译文就是他的作品中的一首：

小麻雀，负重担，小气球，脱绳系，别紧张，小气球

筋疲力尽挡风寒，飞越农舍真高兴，别笑麻雀伤口留，

汗水成盐无指引，阳光给予它温暖，光光的树梢歇片刻，

能否穿越无边暗？永远高飞不费力；恒（钻石）心终把成功求。

5. Let’sHelp Adolescents

帮助青少年

Whether they aremaleorfemale,adolescentsfeel likedeciding oneverything themselvesin spite ofparents’ instruction, especially when they faceproblems likesex,mental stress,etc., which make them feelashamedandembarrassed. Thus they oftenautomaticallygetintotroublesdue totheir imperfectcomprehensionandjudgement. Someare addicted tocigarettes, onlyseveralpackets of which willhurt theirlungs and makethembreathlessquickly.Others can’tquitdrinkingalcohol, whose harmfuleffects include causing youngpregnantwomen toabortor give birth toabnormalbabies. The worst isdrugabuse, for thewithdrawalistoughonce their bodiesare accustomed tothe drugs.Meanwhile, those who shareneedlesbought fromillegalchemists are at greatriskof being infected withdesperateAIDS. If so, neitherinjecting nor takingpills can guarantee theirsurvival.

However, don’t bedisappointedat or haveprejudiceagainst our children so easily. After all, beingawkwardis anappendixof youth. As long as westrengthencommunication with them instead of onlybanningthis or banning that, we will surely help them avoid anythingunfit.

不论男女，青少年们都喜欢不顾家长的指导，自己对一切作决定，特别是当他们面对如性、心理压力等等一些使他们觉得羞愧和尴尬的问题时更是如此。因此，由于他们理解力和判断力的不足，他们常常会无意识地陷入困境中。有的对香烟上瘾，只要几包就会对他们的肺造成损害，使他们很容易就气喘吁吁；有的没法戒除酒精带来的不良后果，包括造成年轻的怀孕女性流产或生下不正常的婴儿；最糟糕的是滥用毒品，因为一旦他们的身体对毒品习惯了，要想戒毒就相当困难了。同时，那些共用从非法药剂师处购买的注射器的青少年冒着感染令人绝望的艾滋病的极大风险，一旦感染上，不管是打针还是吃药都没法保证他们的生存了。

然而，请不要轻易就对我们的孩子失望或抱有偏见，毕竟，不成熟是年轻的必然附属品。只要我们加强和他们的沟通，而不是仅仅禁止这样，不准那样，我们一定能帮助他们避开不健康的东西。

6. RefreshOur Environment

恢复环境生机

As the directorstatedon behalfofhis researching group, thedataof thisgraphmakes a clearpresentationof the futureenvironmentaltendency. On one hand, thequantityoffuelkeepsondecreasing by 9%peryear while thegrowthof a widerangeofpollutionhas been a globaltrend. On the other hand, themildly butsteadilygoingupof theaveragetemperature isresultingincatastrophes likewidespreadfloods. Withoutdisagreement, theysubscribeto the view that it ishumans’existenceand theirrandomlyconsumingenergy that result in thisphenomenon.

Many people have acommitmentthat developingnuclearpower or energy fromouterspace will stop badconsequencescomingabout. However, scientists andeducatorsare opposed tothis vieweven ifour needs may be meton the whole. Theytend toadvocaterefreshingourcircumstances by savingenergy and recycling waste. It is suggested that we use energy-savingappliances such aselectrical motors,microwavesand so onand not becasualabout little things like recycling acan.So pleaseglancearound andsee what you can do.So long aseverybody makescontribution,we will not have toput up withthis problem anymore.

正如那位主任代表他的研究小组所说明的那样，这张图表的数据清楚地描述了未来环境的趋势：一方面，燃料的数量以每年9%的速度持续减少，同时，大范围污染的增长已经成为一种全球趋势；另一反面，平均气温轻微却稳定地升高正在造成像广泛的洪涝那样的灾难。无不同意地，他们一致赞成是人类的存在和任意的消耗能源才造成了这一现象。

许多人都信奉开发核能和外太空能源会防止糟糕的后果发生的理论，然而，即使这样可以基本上满足我们的需要，科学家和教育家们仍然反对这一观点。他们更倾向于拥护用节省能源和回收废料的方法恢复环境生机，并建议我们要使用节省能源的器具，如电力发动机、微波炉等，还建议我们不要对如回收罐子这种小事漫不经心。因此，看看你身边是否有你能做的事，只要每个人都作出贡献，我们就不必再忍受这个问题的困扰了。

7. A Volcano Eruption

火山爆发

As the bestcandidate, I wasappointedto collect andevaluateinformation for adatabaseaboutdiversenaturaldisasters, such ashurricanes,typhoons orthunderstorms. Sometimes I didthis by giving outquestionnairesto those who went through them. But sometimes I had to go throughactualdisasters myself. TheMusakiVolcanowas one ofthem.

At that time, I lived in abungalowalongsidethe volcano with anovelist, who came for theappreciationof itseruption.One day, when I was drawingdiagramson thebalconyand he wasbathinginside, the volcanoerupted unexpectedly. Theashand lavafountainsshooting highly in the skyvaried from50to100 meters in height. It wasabsolutelyfantastic! I even noticed arainbowappear in thefogcaused by aheatwave.

But, glancing through our surroundings, Iforesaw thepotentialdangerand found noguaranteeof oursafety. Theuncomfortablegasalmost made usunconscious.Sweatsofanxietybegan to drop. Managing to stoppanicking andtrembling,we quickly put on our protectivesuits,helmets andboots and eventuallymade our way toa safe place.How lucky we were even though mypreciousequipmentanddocuments were allburnt to the ground!

作为最好的候选人，我被委派为一个数据库收集和评估各种自然灾害的信息，例如飓风、台风或雷暴等。有时我通过向经历过这些灾害的人分发调查问卷来收集信息，有时却得亲自经历实际的灾害。Musaki火山就是其中之一。

那时，我和一名来欣赏火山爆发的小说家同住在火山边上的一座平房里。有一天，当我正在阳台上画图表而他在屋里洗澡时，火山突然爆发了，喷射到天空中的火山灰和岩浆喷泉从50米到100米不等，这一情景绝对地奇异，我甚至还注意到一条彩虹出现在热浪造成的雾里。

然而，我向四周看了一下，马上预见到了潜在的危险，也发现了我们的安全毫无保障。令人不舒服的气体几乎使我们失去知觉，忧虑的汗水开始流淌下来。我们努力使自己不要惊慌和颤抖，迅速穿上保护套装、头盔和靴子，最后成功前往安全的地方。尽管我珍贵的设备和文件都烧得精光，但是我们真的非常幸运。