初中英语美文诵读 4页

初中英语美文诵读1MayIhaveyourattention,please?Ihaveanannouncementtomake.TheStudents’UnionisgoingtoholdapartyonSaturdayevening,August15,towelcomeourfriendsfromtheUnitedStates.ThepartywillbeheldintheroofgardenoftheMainBuilding(主搂).Itwillbeginat7:30p.m.Therewillbemusic,dancing,singing,gamesandexchangeofgifts.Willeverybodypleasebringalongasmallgiftforthispurpose?Remembertowrapitup,signyournameandwriteafewwordsofgoodwishes(祝愿).Don’tforget:7:30Saturdayevening,roofgarden,MainBuilding.There’ssuretobealotoffun.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’ssaid\nthatanewrailwayisgoingtobebuilttotheeastofthetownandabamboofactorytothewest.Allthechildrenoftheschoolagecangotoschool.Ifanyoneisill,hecangotoseethedoctorinthenewly-builthospital.Peopleinthetownarehard-workingandnevertakethebackwardnesslyingdown.Thoughtheyarehavingaricherandbetterlife,theyarenotsatisfiedwithwhattheyhavegot.Theyareworkinghardtobuildtheirtownintoamodernone.6．OneofthemostinterestingplacestovisitinSingaporeisthebirdpark.It’slocatedintheindustrialareaofSingapore,calledJurong.Thebirdparkisabout12kilometresfromthecentreofthecityandit’seasytogettherebybusortaxi.Therearehundredsofbeautifulbirdsfrommanydifferentpartsoftheworld,includingpenguins,parrots,eaglesandostriches.Thebirdsarekeptinlargecages.There’salsoaverylargecagewhichyoucanwalkinsidetogetacloserlookatthebirds.Ittakesabouttwohourstoseeallthebirds.Youcanwalkaroundtheparkorrideonthebus.Thebesttimetovisittheparkisintheearlymorningorlateintheafternoon,whenitiscooler.7.Iliveinaflat.Whenyougoinyoucomeintothehall.Thetoiletisontheleftandthebathroomisontheright.Therearetwodoorsinfrontofyou.Thedoorontheleftleadstoabedroom.Thedoorontherightleadstoalivingroom.Whenyougointothelivingroomtherearetwodoorsontheright.Thefirstdoorleadstothekitchen.Theseconddoorleadstothediningroom.Thereisalsoanotherdoorontheleftneartheendofthelivingroom.Thisdoorleadstothesecondbedroom.Thereisabalconyinfrontofthelivingroomandthesecondbedroom.8.MrsWangdecidedtomakeatriptoBeijing.Whenshetoldhersonaboutherdecision,hewassooverjoyedthathejumpedup.Theybegantopacktheirluggage.Whenthedaycame,thesonbecameworried,fornobodaywouldtakecareofhisflowers.Theywoulddieiftheywerenotwatered.Suddenlyagoodideacametohismind.“Mum”,hesaidtohismother,“wecanuseapieceofclothtotakecareoftheflowers”.Heshowedhermotherwhathemeantbyputtingoneendoftheclothintothebasin,fullofwater,andtheotherendintotheflowerpot.Threedayslater,whentheycamebackfromBeijing,theflowerswerestillaliveandevenstartedtobloom.9Ondayamanwasridingalongtheroad.Suddenlyacarwasrunningtowardshim.Hewassoshockedthathequicklyturnedtotheleftside.Butitwastoolate.Thecarknockedhimdownheavily.Whenthedriverrealizedhehadcausedanaccident,hegotsuchafrightthathefledwithhiscar.Hewassoonoutofsight,leavingthemanhelplessonthespot.Butsomepassers-byhappenedtoseewhathadhappenedandreportedtothepolicethenumberofthecar.Severaldayslaterthedriverwascaught.10NowadayswatchingTVhasbecomepartofpeople’slifeinmostfamilies.Although\ntherearemanyexcellentprogramsforchildren,manypeoplefeelitharmfulforthem.Thereareseveralreasonsforthis.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.Afteraday’swork,aneight-hoursleepisneeded.Andavoidworkingorstudyingtoohard.Remembersmokingcandamageyourhealth.Soneversmoke.12Computerswillbeusedmoreandmoreinthehospitalsoftomorrow.Forexample,adoctorcantalktothecomputerandexplainwhatiswrongwithaperson.Thenthecomputerwilltellhimwhattodo.Notonlydocomputerscheckaperson’shealthbutalsotheykeepinformationrecordsofpatientswiththesameillness.ThepossibilitythattheserecordswillbeprintedbycomputersanytimeneededwillbeturnedintorealitysoonThecomputerprogramsforstoringwholetextsaboutdifferentillnesseshavealreadybeenwelldevelopedtohelpmedicalworkersalready..Scientistsareworkinghardsothatcomputerscansavedoctorsalotoftimeandworkandplayamoreandmoreimportantpartinhospitalsinthefuture.13Todaypollutionhasbecomeamoreseriousproblemtous.Itmeansthattheair,seas,rivers,andlandarepollutedbywasteorpoisonousthings.Itdoesharmnotonlytohumanbeingsbutalsotoanimals.Wecannothavefreshairbecausemanyfactorieshavepoisonoussmokesentintotheair.Beautifulparksaremadedirtybyplasticstinsandbags.Fishdiefrompollutedwater.It’ssaidthatstrangediseaseshaveappearedinsomeplacesbecauseofpollution.Ihopescientistscanfindwaystosolvetheseriousproblems.Wearelookingforwardtoseeingclearsky,cleanriversandbeautifulparksagain.14ExtremeJoyBegetsSorrowMikewasMrandMrs/smith’sonlyson.Theylovedhimverymuch.OnedayMrSmithboughtMikeanewbike.Themomenthehadthebike,Mikerodeitroundandround.Howhappyhewas!MrandMrsSmithstoodnearbywatchinghappily.NowMikemanagedtoridewithhishandsoff,“Lookatme!”Howproudhefelt!\nWhilehewaslookingathisparentscheerfully.Mikespedupthebike.Oh,no!Offthebiketheoverjoyedboy.Hegotg\badlyhurt.MrandMrsSmithwentintodeepsorrow.Itwastherightsaying”Extremejoybegetssorrow”.Thestoryteachesusthewemustthinkofdangerintimejoy.15Hello,everyone.It’ssonicetomeetallofyouhere.IhavebeenstudyinginthisschoolsincelastSeptember,andIhavejoinedinquiteafewverypopularandunforgettableafter-classactivities.Theschooloftenholdsthe“EnglishCorner”,inwhichthestudentspracticetheirspokenEnglish.IhavelearnedalotmoreaboutChinabytakingwiththeChinesestudents.WehadaNewYearpartywithwonderfulperformancesofsinginganddancing.InMarch,theschoolorganizedatree-plantingactivityinthecountryside.RecentlymanystudentstookanactivepartintheEnglishSpeechContest.Alltheseactivitieshaveagoodeffectonthetrainingofthestudents’abilities,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