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初中英语美文诵读MayIhaveyourattention,please?Ihaveanannouncementtomake・TheStudents9UnionisgoingtoholdapartyonSaturdayevening,August15,towelcomeourfriendsfromtheUnitedStates.ThepartywillbeheldintheroofgardenoftheMainBuilding（主搂）.Itwillbeginat7:30p.m.Therewillbemusic,dancing,singing,gamesandexchangeofgifts.Willeverybodypleasebringalongasmallgiftforthispurpose?Remembertowrapitup,signyournameandwriteafewwordsofgoodwishes（祝愿）.Don'tforget:7:30Saturdayevening,roofgarden,MainBuilding.There9ssuretobealotoffun.Everybodyiswelcome.2DearMike,IwassopleasedtohearfromyoulastThursdayandnowIamwritingtotellyousomechangesinourschool.Ourschoolwassetupinthe1950s・Itisoneofthebiggestschoolsinourcity.Butinthepast,ithadnomorethan200studentsand20teachers.Therewasonlyasmallplaygroundandfiveclassrooms.However,somechangeshavetakenplace.Ateachingbuildingwith20classroomsandalibraryhavebeenbuiltduringthepasttenyears・Thenewplaygroundisabout1,000squaremeters・Besides,acomputercenterisbeingbuiltnowanditwillbecompletednextyear.Ihopeyoucancomehereforavisitsomeday.Bestwishes・Yours,LiHua3Todaywevisitedafarm.Earlyinthemorning,wemetattheschoolgateandwenttheretogetherThefarmworkersgaveusawarmwelcome.Thentheheadofthefarmshowedusaround・Howgladweweretoseethecropsandvegetablesgrowingwell.Atnoonwehadapicniclunchinthesunshine・Afteratenminutes?break,wehadgreatfunsinginganddancing,tellingjokes（笑话）orstories.Twoofusevenplayedagameofchess・Thetimepassedquickly.Beforeweknewit,wehadtosaygoodbyetotheworkers・4TheotherdaymybrotherandIwenttothecinemabybicycle.Mybrotherwasridingwithmesittingontheseatbehind.Aswecametothecrossroads（十字路口）ayoungmanandagirlcameupandstopped“We'vefoundyouatlonglast,”theysaid,“butwedidn'tknowthem.Pointingtoapolicemannotfaraway,theyoungmanexplained・“Hestoppedusabouthalfanhouragoandmadeuscatchtheoffender.Socomeon,standhere.Hopeyoudon'thavetowaitaslongaswedid.Goodluck・5.MyhometownIwasborninabeautifultownwithhighmountainsaroundit.Themountainsarecoveredwithallkindsofgreenbamboo.Throughthetownrunsasmallstream.It'ssaidthatanew\nrailwayisgoingtobebuilttotheeastofthetownandabamboofactorytothewest.Allthechildrenoftheschoolagecangotoschool.Ifanyoneisill,hecangotoseethedoctorinthenewly-builthospital.Peopleinthetownarehard・workingandnevertakethebackwardnesslyingdown.Thoughtheyarehavingaricherandbetterlife,theyarenotsatisfiedwithwhattheyhavegot.Theyareworkinghardtobuildtheirtownintoamodernone・6・OneofthemostinterestingplacestovisitinSingaporeisthebirdpark.IfslocatedintheindustrialareaofSingapore,calledJurong.Thebirdparkisabout12kilometresfromthecentreofthecityandit'seasytogettherebybusortaxi.Therearehundredsofbeautifulbirdsfrommanydifferentpartsoftheworld,includingpenguins,parrots,eaglesandostriches.Thebirdsarekeptinlargecages.There'salsoaverylargecagewhichyoucanwalkinsidetogetacloserlookatthebirds.lttakesabouttwohourstoseeallthebirds.Youcanwalkaroundtheparkorrideonthebus.Thebesttimetovisittheparkisintheearlymorningorlateintheafternoon,whenitiscooler.7.Iliveinaflat.Whenyougoinyoucomeintothehall.Thetoiletisontheleftandthebathroomisontheright.Therearetwodoorsinfrontofyou.Thedoorontheleftleadstoabedroom.Thedoorontherightleadstoalivingroom.Whenyougointothelivingroomtherearetwodoorsontheright.Thefirstdoorleadstothekitchen.Theseconddoorleadstothediningroom.Thereisalsoanotherdoorontheleftneartheendofthelivingroom.Thisdoorleadstothesecondbedroom.Thereisabalconyinfrontofthelivingroomandthesecondbedroom.MrsWangdecidedtomakeatriptoBeijing.Whenshetoldhersonaboutherdecision,hewassooveijoyedthathejumpedup.Theybegantopacktheirluggage.Whenthedaycame,thesonbecameworried,fornobodaywouldtakecareofhisflowers.Theywoulddieiftheywerenotwatered.Suddenlyagoodideacametohismind.“Mum",hesaidtohismother,"wecanuseapieceofclothtotakecareoftheflowers99.Heshowedhermotherwhathemeantbyputtingoneendoftheclothintothebasin,fullofwater,andtheotherendintotheflowerpot.Threedayslater,whentheycamebackfromBeijing,theflowerswerestillaliveandevenstartedtobloom.9Ondayamanwasridingalongtheroad.Suddenlyacarwasrunningtowardshim.Hewassoshockedthathequicklyturnedtotheleftside・Butitwastoolate.Thecarknockedhimdownheavily・Whenthedriverrealizedhehadcausedanaccident,hegotsuchafrightthathefledwithhiscar.Hewassoonoutofsight,leavingthemanhelplessonthespot.Butsomepassers-byhappenedtoseewhathadhappenedandreportedtothepolicethenumberofthecai\Severaldayslaterthedriverwascaught.10NowadayswatchingTVhasbecomepartofpeople'slifeinmostfamilies.Althoughtherearemanyexcellentprogramsforchildren,manypeoplefeelitharmfulforthem.Thereare\nseveralreasonsforthis・First,someprogramsarenotgoodforchildrentowatch.Second,televisioncanaffectchildren'seyesight.Third,iftheywatchTVtoolongeachday,theywon'tbeabletofinishtheirhomeworkintime.Sowatchingtoomuchtelevisioncanbeharmfultochildren,bothmentallyandphysically・Parentsshouldknowwhatprogramthechildrenarewatching.Everycoinhastwosides.Childrenmustbeundercontrolwhentheywatchtelevision.11.TheWaytoKeepHealthyIt'sveryimportantforustokeephealthyinoureverydaylife.Butwhy?Herearesomeadviceforyoutofollow・Firstyoushouldhaveahealthydiet.It，snecessarytoeatenoughfishandvegetables,becausetheycontainallkindsofvitaminyouneedeveryday.Butdonoteattoomuchfat,suchasbutteroranythingtoofatty.Toomanysweetscandoharmtoyourteeth.Soyouhadbetternoteattoomanysweetsorchocolatesandkeepoffcoffee・Goodhabitscanhelpyourkeepfit.Doingregularexerciseiscertainlyagoodwaytoensureyourbodyishealthy.Afteraclay'swork,aneight-hoursleepisneeded・Andavoidworkingorstudyingtoohard.Remembersmokingcandamageyourhealth.Soneversmoke・12Computerswillbeusedmoreandmoreinthehospitalsoftomorrow・Forexample,adoctorcantalktothecomputerandexplainwhatiswrongwithaperson・Thenthecomputerwilltellhimwhattodo・Notonlydocomputerscheckaperson^healthbutalsotheykeepinformationrecordsofpatientswiththesameillness.ThepossibilitythattheserecordswillbeprintedbycomputersanytimeneededwillbeturnedintorealitysoonThecomputerprogramsforstoringwholetextsaboutdifferentillnesseshavealreadybeenwelldevelopedtohelpmedicalworkersalready..Scientistsareworkinghardsothatcomputerscansavedoctorsalotoftimeandworkandplayamoreandmoreimportantpartinhospitalsinthefuture・13Todaypollutionhasbecomeamoreseriousproblemtous.Itmeansthattheair,seas,rivers,andlandarepollutedbywasteorpoisonousthings.Itdoesharmnotonlytohumanbeingsbutalsotoanimals・Wecannothavefreshairbecausemanyfactorieshavepoisonoussmokesentintotheair.Beautifulparksaremadedirtybyplasticstinsandbags・Fishdiefrompollutedwater.It'ssaidthatstrangediseaseshaveappearedinsomeplacesbecauseofpollution.Ihopescientistscanfindwaystosolvetheseriousproblems.Wearelookingforwardtoseeingclearsky,cleanriversandbeautifulparksagain.14ExtremeJoyBegetsSorrowMikewasMrandMrs/smithsonlyson.Theylovedhimverymuch.OnedayMrSmithboughtMikeanewbike・Themomenthehadthebike,Mikerodeitroundandround・Howhappyhewas!MrandMrsSmithstoodnearbywatchinghappily.NowMikemanagedtoridewithhishandsoff,“Lookatme!^^Howproudhefelt!\nWhilehewaslookingathisparentscheerfully・Mikespedupthebike・Oh,no!Offthebiketheoveijoyedboy.Hegotg\badlyhurt.MrandMrsSmithwentintodeepsorrow.Itwastherightsaying^^Extremejoybegetssorrow^^.Thestoryteachesusthewemustthinkofdangerintimejoy.15Hello,everyone・It'ssonicetomeetallofyouhere・IhavebeenstudyinginthisschoolsincelastSeptember,andIhavejoinedinquiteafewverypopularandunforgettableafter-classactivities・Theschooloftenholdsthe“EnglishComer99,inwhichthestudentspracticetheirspokenEnglish.IhavelearnedalotmoreaboutChinabytakingwiththeChinesestudents.WehadaNewYearpartywithwonderfulperformancesofsinginganddancing・InMarch,theschoolorganizedatree-plantingactivityinthecountryside・RecentlymanystudentstookanactivepartintheEnglishSpeechContest.Alltheseactivitieshaveagoodeffectonthetrainingofthestudents9abilities,sotheyarewarmlywelcomedbythem.Thankyou.16Asweallknownow,theearthislikeourmother.Butlookatwhatwehavedonetoher.Thedestructionoftherainforests,andwildlife,theozonelayerdepletion,thepollutedriversandseas.Onceshewasbeautifulandrich,butshehasbecomedirtyandpoor.Shegiveslifetoallthelivingthingsontheearth,beautifulandbalancednature.Canshebeartohavechildrendestroyingeverything?Canwebeartoseeourmothersufferingsomuch?Isthisthewaytotreatourmother?Droughts,floods,acidrain.Thesearethepunishmentfromnature.Soweshouldkeepinmindthatwehaveonlyoneearth・Weshouldtreatitlikemother.It“sourdutytodosomethingtocureher,loveher,andtakecareofhersothatwecansavetheearthandsaveourselves・17Asthesayinggoes,Timeismoney."Yes,indeedthecase."Butinmyopinion,timeismorevaluablethanmoney.Thereasonisthatwhenmoneyisspent,wecanearnitback.However,whentimeisgone,itwillnevercomeback・Sewemustvalueourtime・Frombirthtodeath,timeislimitedforallofus.Soweshouldmakegooduseofit.Asstudents,whatweshoulddofirstistostudywellandobtainknowledgesothatwecanserveourcountryinthefuture・However,somepeopledon'tknowthevalueoftime.Theyspendtimedoingmeaninglessthings,suchassmoking,drinkingandevengambling.Theydon'trealizethatwastingtimeisequaltowashingapartoftheirvaluablelife.Weshouldformagoodhabitofsavingtime.Don'tputoffwhatweshoulddotilltomorrow.Lazinesswillbringuspovertyaswellasfailure・AAaAaAz