Unit1• Lu Yan , the monitor of Class 2, Grade 2, is

very strict with herself in her study and daily life, and is always ready to help others. She is healthy and lively and is fond of sports, singing and dancing. Not only is she very kind and active, but she also does well in all her subjects. Although she had quite a lot of difficulties in learning English when she first came to school, she managed to make significant progress with great efforts. What’s more, she attended the National Physics Olympic Competition not long ago and won the first prize.

Unit 1• Today I read a passage about a religious m

aster and a painter who changed themselves when facing something unchangeable and eventually achieved their goals.

• The two stories remind me of my cousin who used to complain about English learning. He thought it unnecessary to learn a foreign language and ignored it totally. Consequently, he failed in the exam. It was not until then that he realized English was not noly a subject but also the most widely spoken language in the world.

• Then he developed the right attitude. He took an active part in English classed; in the meantime, he kept an English diary , which helped him think I English. Much to his delight, one year later, he became one of the ten top students in his class.

• In my opinion, nothing is hard to a willing heart. When facing difficulties that cannot be changed, only by changing ourselves and trying hard can we overcome them and achieve what we want.

Unit2 My teacher Mr. Moore• Mr. Moore, aged 34, is my teacher and also a

lovely man who impresses me most. Compared with other teachers, Mr. Moore pays more attention to his ways of teaching, trying various ways to make his classes lively and interesting. In his opinion, we should not only know “what”, but also understand “why”, so instead of giving us answers immediately, he encourages us to think by ourselves whenever he puts forward a question. With his help, we’ve learned how to analyze and solve problems. He is such a learned person that we all admire him very much.

Unit 2• A survey shows that teenagers seldom turn

to their parents for help when they are in trouble. In the writer’s opinion, it’s beneficial for the youth to communicate with their parents and seek help from them.

• I can’t agree more with the writer. It should always be kept in mind that our parents provide us not only with love and support when we were young, but also with help and guidance when we grow up and begin to work.

• Parents are our first and always the best teachers in our life. They teach us how to tell good from bad and help us make progress in every field. In the meantime, they are also our best friends, willing to help us build up our own family and business without asking for anything in return.

• Parents are the greatest people in the world. We should do whatever we can to support and take care of them, especially when they are too old to earn their livings. Only in this way can we build more harmonious families and live happily together with our parents.

Unit3• It’s good news that the government makes

rules to ban smoking in public places. No doubt that once the law takes effect, lots of people will have to stop smoking. So it can be said that this is beneficial to everyone in every way. For the smokers, giving up smoking can do much good to their health---- lowering the rate of heart attack and lung cancer, and in the meantime, it also helps save money. And for the non-smokers, it would effectively protect them from second-hand smoke and they don’t have to struggle for fresh air any more. I really look forward to the arrival of that day.

Unit 3 Stop the Noise Now!• Scientific researches and studies have

shown a fact which has long been ignored: continuous exposure to noise will lead to health problems. It will directly cause hearing damage, blood pressure, sleep disorders, etc. and indirectly cause death.

• Nowadays, there are more and more noise and they are getting louder and louder, causing great damage to our health, To make things worse, people’s awareness of anti-noise is not enough.

• A month ago, my neighbor’s house was in

construction. The noise was so loud that I couldn’t fall asleep at night. As a result, I felt sleepy at school in the daytime, which created great difficulties in concentrating on my study. As a matter of fact, I should have told my neighbor to stop the construction at night. However, I didn’t do so. We tended to ignore it, with no idea how much damage it would do to our health invisibly.

• We should fight against noise and lessen it to the minimum. If the noise can’t be avoided, we should work out a way to minimize its damage to our health.

Unit4 Form a Good Habit• According to a survey, 70% of the students have

the habit of getting up late, especially in the summer and winter vacations. Getting up late not only affects our studies but also is a bad habit, while getting up early is a good habit, for it can be of benefit to us. By getting up early, we can breathe in fresh air as well as take some sports in the morning, which is good for our health. Besides, the fresh air and quietness in the morning make us think more quickly than any other time of the day and memorize what we have learned more easily. Last but not least, getting up early can also help us train our character. It should be kept in mind that only when we get into the habit of getting up early every day can we keep a healthy body.

Unit 4 Personal Safety• As is stated in the report, accidents happen

a lot in our daily life, in traffic, drowning, stampeding and so on and have cost plenty of lives. Consequently, measures should be taken to stop similar disasters and giving safely lessons can be a useful one.

• There is no denying the fact that more and more accidents take place around us, making our safety under threat. Only with a good sense of personal safety can we live a safe and happy life!

• The report reminds me of the accident which occurred to me years ago. On a summer

day, I went out to swim with my neighbor without our parents’ permission. We were so happy that tired as we were, we even tried to have a competition to see who could swim the fastest and farthest. In order to show off my ability, I struggled to swim. It was not until in the middle of the river that I realized I had no strength left, and my body started to sink. Fortunately, I had a narrow escape with my neighbor’s help. What an unforgettable experience! It was my vanity that nearly led to a disaster.

• Such cases frequently happen in our daily life. It is high time that we became aware of the importance of personal safety.

Unit5• There has been a growing tendency for

parents to force their children to attend extra classes over the recent years. Despite some obvious advantages of extra studies, they are not free of problems. To begin with, extra studies bring about unhealthy impacts on the physical growth of children. As educational experts have pointed out, it is fairly important for children to participate in some sports instead of extra studies when they have spent the whole day in a boring classroom. In addition, from a psychological perspective, it seems that the majority of children take an unfavorable attitude toward extra educational programs.

Unit 5• The passage tells of the death of Yang Yua

nyuan, a poor postgraduate, who killed herself because the university turned down her request that her mother should get accommodation in the dormitory.

• After reading this story, I feel sorry for Yang, but meanwhile I think it was stupid and cruel of her to commit suicide. Life is full of difficulties and what we need to do is to face them and solve them. Yang’s suicide was definitely a shock to her poor mother.

• If I knew her, I would persuade her not to

rely too much on her mother and encourage her to do some part-time jobs or apply for a student loan.

• In my view, to help poor students cope with reality, joint efforts from schools, families and poor students themselves are needed. First of all, schools should provide grants, scholarships and student loans for those in need. Besides, families and relatives should provide help whenever necessary. What’s more, what needs to be done urgently is to take measures to improve their self-support ability and mental health.

Unit6• As is known to all, Chinese characters and

calligraphy has a history of about 3000 years, and we should continue this tradition by practicing more. Practicing penmanship doesn’t get in the way of our study; on the contrary, it does good to it. Through practicing penmanship, we can make our handwriting more beautiful, which can make a good impression on other people. It helps us train our characters by developing our perseverance and strengthening our patience. What’s more, it can develop a learned temperament in us, and make us more intelligent.

Unit 6• From the passage, we can know that it’s

very helpful to listen to some music because it’s good for our body and mind and that “Music Therapy” is developed and used in health care.

• We students are under great burden nowadays, and pressure from parents and competition is making us hard to breathe. However, listening to music can give us some relief.

• As my favorite hobby, music has indeed helped me a lot. When I’m upset by the tiring work, a piano sonata drives my bad mood

• away, gives me some rest and makes me energetic again. When I’m nervous or angry, a piece of Mozart calms me down. When I’m depressed, pop music cheers me up. And when I’m all alone, music is my best and loyal companion.

• We students should not give in to pressure. We must find a way which is suitable for us to give vent to it. Listening to music can be a good choice.

Unit7• Dear Ralph, • I’m a middle school student. I’m writing to seek help fr

om you because my relationship with my mother has disturbed/ troubled me for a long time. I love my mother from the bottom of my heart, but she is so strict with me and loses her temper easily that I don’t know how to communicate with her. And although I get high grades in my studies, I still feel somewhat afraid of her. Besides, it seems that we seldom have a chance to sit down and exchange our feelings and thoughts. I’m eager to know how we can know more about and get closer to each other and I do hope you will give me some advice.

• Looking forward to your reply.• Best wishes!• Yours sincerely, • Li Hua

Unit7• Dear Dad, • I burst into tears when I read your letter, in

which you expressed how you felt when I was in your arms and expected me to be strong, brave and successful.

• I can deeply feel your love and I want to tell you that I love you, too. In these 18 years, you have been making every effort to protect me and make me happy. I still remember the days when you took me to go hiking. You told me to be brave whatever difficulties I came across. And you used to accompany me to run every morning, telling me that without perseverance and diligence, one could not succeed in anything.

• Today is your 50th birthday and I want to tell you how grateful I am for everything you have done for me. Without your love, I couldn’t have grown so healthy and strong. You have given all you have to me and I will do the same for you.

• Happy birthday, my dear dad. I love you from the very bottom of my heart and I hope you will be healthy and happy forever.

Love, • Ari

Unit8 A Man of Culture• Culture is necessary to a man. A man

of culture politely treats others with smiles on his face from beginning to end. He not only is concerned about others, but also respects and gives a helping hand to them. What’s more, he thinks it important to help the poor and those in trouble, take good care of public property and protect the environment. If everyone tries their best to be a man of culture, we will live in harmony and have a better future.

Unit8• Friendship continues to play an

important role in the information age. It brings us happiness, self-esteem and satisfaction, but real friendship calls for mutual concern and consideration.

• It’s true that friendship is of great importance in our study and life. Without friendship, life wouldn’t be as colorful as it is now. But we must, in the first place, distinguish real friendship from bad company.

• Bad company may mean eating, drinking and being merry, which mostly distract us. However, real friendship does good to our growth, as well as helps to improve our life and study. The great friendship between Marx and Engels serves to illustrate this. The two encouraged and helped each other in their revolutionary cause and established the great theory of Communism together. In addition, real friends understand and are concerned about us. They are more than willing to give a helping hand when we’re in trouble, share our joy when we succeed, and shed tears with us when we’re sad.

Unit9• As far as I know, life at college means more

opportunities and challenges as well as more freedom. Therefore, I shall set a goal for myself and make a plan and stick to it. With more freedom, I shall arrange the time properly to study in the library, to participate in various activities and to enjoy the entertainments in case that time would be wasted. Besides, I shall seize every opportunity and make the most of them. Furthermore, I’ll never give in to difficulties; on the contrary, I’ll accept the challenges and improve myself inadaptability and communication shills.

Unit9 My Plan for Senior Three• To make better use of the winter vacatio

n and prepare for the college entrance exam, the writer makes a detailed plan and hopes he can stick to itn and reach the goal.

• I’m rather impressed with it. And meanwhile, I have to admit that I have never planned as reasonably as he does and I can never keep to it. Actually, I just do whatever I feel like doing and afterwards, regret wasting my precious time.

• It’s definitely necessary to make a better and more detailed plan and carry it out strictly. Firstly, I need to balance the time for each subject and give extra hours to my weak ones. Then, at the end of every day, tick what have been finished and remove the others to the next day. And finally, there is much point in sparing some time every day for sports because we can achieve almost nothing in bad condition.

• I’m determined to fulfill it to the fullest. And hopefully, I can make great progress through my hard work.

Unit10Dear Mary,

It is a pleasure to introduce some Chinese traditional festivals and special types of food to you.

During our biggest festival, the Spring Festival, we usually eat dumplings with a wish for wealth since the shape of a dumpling is like that of a gold ingot from ancient China. On the Lantern Festival, we eat sweet and delicious tangyuan, similar

to “tuanyuan” in pronunciation, which means reunion, to express our hope for union, harmony and happiness of the family. The Dragon Bout Festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, on which we eat zongzi in memory of the great people Qu Yuan. We eat moon cakes on the Mid-Autumn Festival to celebrate a good harvest. Nowadays, Chinese have public holidays on these holidays so that the festival atmosphere is much more intense than before.

Unit10 任务型 The article shows a serious problem: compared with some western festivals, our traditional festivals are becoming less and less attractive, especially to young people.

Traditional Chinese festivals are an important part of our culture. They promote our pride in our nation, which is of great significance. Besides, celebrating traditional festivals can strengthen the unity of the whole nation. And in the meantime, the celebration is also a precious chance for family and friends to get together.

However, as China is opening up to the outside world, more and more foreign ideas

have spread to China, which include cultural concepts, like western festivals. Curious and excited, Chinese people accept the ideas and some even consider it cool to celebrate these festivals, with Christmas and Valentine’s Day being two extreme examples.

In my opinion, when we enjoy the freshness of the new things, we should also treasure our traditional festivals. I suggest that we let young people know more about our culture and the significance of traditional festivals, and at the same time, make it a law to celebrate them. festivals, and at the same time, make it a law to celebrate them.

• Shopping advertisements on TV are fooling and tricking customers through providing super-low prices, lying about or overstating the functions and effects of the products and paying foreigners to pretend to be experts. And they play the advertisements over and over to attract people to make orders, which has successfully tricked a lot of customers. However, the products they sell and their service are full of problems. As a result, it gives rise to a lot of complaints and has drawn the attention of relevant departments. I hope customers can consider carefully before they buy the products.

Unit 11

Since online shopping is cheaper, easier and more convenient, the author prefers it to shopping in the stores in spite of its disadvantages and believes it will become more and more popular in the future.

About online shopping, I share some similar opinions with the author. I think, as every coin has two sides, online shopping has both advantages and disadvantages.

On one hand, online shopping has its advantages. Firstly, it is much cheaper. As far as I’m concerned, online stores offer lower prices to the customers and some don’t charge delivery fee if we buy more than one article. Secondly, it is more convenient as customers

needn’t walk store after store to search for what they like. And it’s easier for them to compare products online. One the other hand, online shopping is more uncertain. Since what we see online are just pictures, we cannot make sure whether the real products are exactly the same.

I suggest that to avoid the disadvantages, we pay more attention to sellers’ credit and other customers’ comments.

Unit 12Dear Danniel, I’m writing to tell you something about food an

d drink in Guangzhou. Guangzhou cuisine is famous all over the world for its light flavor and various ingredients. It aims to make each course light, fresh, tender, smooth and tasty. No matter where you’re, in a restaurant or at a roadside stand, you could enjoy various kinds of snacks with Cantonese characteristics. People in Guangzhou also pay much attention to soup and other drinks. For example, there are soups to preserve beauty and health, sweet drinks to satisfy an appetite for good food and herbal tea to release internal heat.

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Junk food is so convenient and delicous that many people are addicted to it. However, in fact, it does great harm to our health, which many people haven’t realized.

Nowadays, junk food becomes more and more popular for its convenience and quickness. As a result, the business is getting bigger and bigger and more and more chain stores are opened, while people are having more and more health problems because of it.

In my opinion, junk food does anything but good to our health. Take my classmate for instance. He has been taken to eat junk food by his parents since primary school. Consequently, he has got used to it and cannot ge rid of it. For the high absorption of fat and sugar, he is much fatter and heavier than me and he tends to get tired more easily than I do.

Therefore, it’s my advice that everyone, especially us students, should eat healthily, stay away from junk food and take care of our health.

Unit 13 I think it’s wrong and silly for the girls to skip t

heir meals so as to keep slim. It’s perfectly understandable since everyone expects themselves to look pretty, but their method is wrong. Skipping meals will lead to a lack of nutrition, which will seriously affect health, because it is without doubt that health is much more important than appearance. If they desire so much to get thinner, they can try other healthy means, such as jogging and yoga.

Nowadays, obesity is becoming more and more common among children from all over the world. It has a bad effect on both their physical and emotional health.

As far as I know, obese children tend to eat a lot but they take little exercise, as a result of which they often fall ill easily. Besides, because of their appearance, they get less confidence in themselves, which leads to isolation and depression.

To solve this problem, in my opinion, parents have a very important role to play. Firstly, they should help their children realize the importance

of health as soon as possible. At the same time, they are supposed to give their children more vegetables and fruit instead of the food which is rich in fat and sugar. Last but not least, parents should help their children make a plan for regular exercise and a healthy diet. Once made, the plan has to be carried out firmly. Only in this way can these children grow healthy and strong, both physically and mentally.

• My dear classmates,• Attention, please. As global warming is

becoming more and more serious, I am going to tell you something important on how to fight global warming. Firstly, use electric items less if possible, and turn them off if you are not using them in order to save electricity. Secondly, it’s beneficial to you as well as the environment if you choose to walk or ride a bike. Besides, it’s quite helpful to persuade your parents to buy products that can save energy. Finally and most importantly, plant as many trees as possible , and take good care of the plants around you. I strongly believe that together, individuals can make a difference, so let’s start to take actions and make the earth a better place to live.

• Remember---your contributions counts. That’s all. Thank you.

Unit 14

Unit14 读写任务

Since the beginning of May,heavy rains have led to various disasters across Southern China,causing deaths and economic losses,forcing children out of school and making a sinificant number of people homeless.

Reading the news, I feel deeply sorry for those who suffered all the losses and inconveniences and wish I could do something to help them out.

Actually, I also had an unforgettable experience in the rain.One day when my deskmate and I prepared to go home after school,we found it raining heavily outside with thunder and lighting.We went to the bus stop with great difficulty.Then the traffic was so heavy and slow because of the rain that the travel time was doubled.To make matters worse,the bus station was drowned, with water up to our knees.So we had to walk difficultly in the water and hold the umbrellas tightly, though we had already been wet.

I sincerely hope people will soon recover from the disaster and lead a normal life again.

Good afternoon, everyone! I’m honored to declare that in order to make our school life more colorful, the Student Union has decided to set up a Cycling Club.

• Our Cycling Club will have a wide range of activities for the members, such as basic training, which will be instructed by teachers once a week during the time of extracurricular sports activities. An outdoor cycling trip will be organized at the last weekend of each month, and we will have some races with other teams if possible. We are sure it will be an ideal opportunity for you to make more friends, to experience the excitement of discovery, and to keep fit. Besides, if you are suffering stress from study, it will be a great chance to relax yourself. By the way, you have to get the equipment ready by yourself, while the activities are free of charge.

• Don’t hesitate. Join us now. unit15

Dear LiMing, Thank you for your letter. From your letter I have

know something about your situation.Your are very depressed because you can’t tear

yourself away from football, which has been disturbing you so much that you can’t concentrate on your lessons.

Hobbies are very important to us, without which life won’t be as colorful as it should be. They can cheer us up and improve our comprehensive abilities, but they also require time and devotion. You are still a student, whose main task, as you said, should be gaining knowledge.

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And in these several years which are crucial to your future, it is of great importance and also benefit to concentrate on your studies. So you must make up your mind to cut the time and energy you spend on football, otherwise you would regret having been addicted to much to it in the future.

• A hobby is like a gold under the ground. It will not come to you unless you dig it out yourself. If you can treat study as one of your hobbies, it will be more enjoyable. I hope you can find yourself in the right place and have fun from your study.

sincerely yours, • Patti

• Danxia Mountain is located 280km north of Guangzhou in Guangdong Province . It’s estimated that we will get there in six hours. On the way, we will stop at Shaoguan City and stay for an hour for lunch at noon. Then around 5p.m., we will reach Nanxiong City and stay for a night there, where you can have a good rest and get ready for the climbing tomorrow. Although the trip may be a little long and difficult, I believe the beautiful scenery and interesting things I am going to tell you on the way are sure to help you get rid of the tiredness.

Unit 16

• From the passage, we know the youngest black aerospace student, Barrington Irving, had a three-month trip in a single engine plane to fly around the world by himself.

• As far as I am concerned, it is very exciting to travel to different places, especially by some special means, because the experiences will remain in our memory all our life. While travelling, we can see all kinds of landscape and witness various culture. In other words, travel broaden our horizons. With the chance of meeting different people on our trip, we will learn a lot from them and have plenty of pleasure. I visited China Folk Cultural village last month. I not only was much amused, but also gain much knowledge there.

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• However, travel costs much time as well as money, which troubles a lot of people, including us students. In my opinion, we students should occasionally have a trip to relax ourselves while focusing on our studies mainly.

Unit 17• There are several ways to improve our

English writing skills, such as keeping a diary, doing a lot of reading and practicing, learning some good writings by heart, among which keeping a diary is what I like best. Compared with other forms of writing, a diary is shorter and takes less time. Besides, it can help us form the habit of thinking in English and we can express ourselves freely. What’s more, we can practice using what we have learnt in class. In a word, we can get much benefit by making it a rule to keep an English diary before going to bed.

• In this passage, the writer tells us about his experience to talk with a foreigner in English. Just as most of us do, the writer feels nervous at first because he isn’t confident enough.

• I also had the same experience as the writer. On a Sunday morning last summer, I was walking in the park with my parents when I saw two foreigners. I heard them speaking English. I tried to practice my spoken English, so I went up to them. When I did open my mouth to speak, something embarrassing happened. I told myself not to make any grammar mistake in my speaking. The better I tried to speak, the more mistakes I made. I was so nervous that I blushed with shame. Later, I had to run away, which I regret a lot.

• So when we talk with a foreigner, we should be confident of ourselves. Forget all about the grammar and don’t be afraid of making mistakes.

It is reported that over2,000 people were killed in the terrible earthquake which struck Yushu county in Qinghai province on April 14, 2010. The disaster destroyed power facilities, cutting power supplies in Yushu and houses were in ruins. Railways and roads were also blocked, which caused huge economic losses. So far the government has sent tens of thousands of technical workers, soldiers and medical workers to these areas. People all over China and from some other countries have donated a lot of food, clothes and money to help, as a result of which, now things are getting better.

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The passage tells us an inconvenient truth that illegal trade in endangered animals is wild around the world and traders are either ignorant of the law or ignoring it on purpose.

With the loss of their habitat and the cruel hunting and killing from human beings, a lot of animal species have disappeared from the earth and a great number of them are severely endangered. If humans continue to destroy their living habitat and hunt them while doing nothing to protect them, they’ll soon die out.

In my opinion, we should set up more wild animal preserves to protect them. And more importantly, we should promote people’s awareness, telling them how serious the current situation is and that it is illegal to hunt or kill wild animals, especially the endangered ones.

Animals are our friends and an important part of nature. So it’s our duty to do whatever we can to protect them from dying out .

• In order to limit and gradually eliminate the ozone-layer-depleting chemicals internationally, at the conference on January 23, 1995, the United Nations decided to make September 16 International Ozone Layer Protection Day. Low-Carbon living means in our daily life, we should reduce energy consumption and carbon emission, especially the emission of carbon dioxide. We can live a low-carbon life by doing some healthy and mild sports as well as eating organic and healthy food without smoking. It’s necessary to switch off all electric appliances and water taps when they are not in use and use less plastic bags and disposable products. When you go to work or school, it’s more environmentally friendly to take a bus or walk than driving.

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• From the passage, we know a youthful online group---the “Low-Carbon Tribe” begins to live a low-carbon life to reduce carbon dioxide, which has become fashionable with many famous people involved in.

• As we all know, climate change is not only a concern of environmentalists, government officials and experts, but also an issue that involves everybody. A low-carbon lifestyle is necessary for everyone.

• As middle school students, we should also take some actions to have a low-carbon lifestyle. We may try to use things that can be recycled instead of things that can be used only once. In order not to increase food waste, we should get our meals according to how much we eat. For clothes which are worn out, we should make full use of them so that we can save money as well as reduce the resource of waste and pollution.

• Today, living a healthy life has become a trend. Let’s all take immediate action to start living a low-carbon life.

• I’m glad you are interested in our world-famous product— Haier Fridge. Haier Fridge has a variety of models and beautiful externals to meet different needs of customers. The good cooling effect, low noise and energy saving as well as environmentally-friendly design have won itself great reputation among our customers. Thanks to its first-rate quality, reasonable price and our satisfying service, it sells well all over the world. What’s more, Haier Fridge is one of the first exported electric appliances in our country, and it’s especially popular in America. So I do hope you can take it as your first choice and I’m sure you’ll be satisfied with it.

Unit20

• The passage indicates that human beings have to decide what attitude we should hold towards science and technology because of the contradiction that they can bring us peace and may also push us to destructive.

• Science and technology are important to mankind. The progress made in science and technology has played a significant role in ridding the world of hunger and helping us get a better understanding of the universe and ourselves. What’s more, with the convenience provided by them, we are able to pursue a more comfortable life.

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However, despite all the advantages, science and technology have their own problems. They are reported to have been used illegally by some scientists and leaders to achieve evil ambitions. And we shall never forget that it is science and technology that give birth to destructive weapons.

What effects science and technology will bring depends on what attitude people hold towards them. In my opinion, only when we make the best of them and try our best to avoid the possible consequences of abusing them can science and technology perform their advantage to their fullest and benefit us all. Unit20

Unit 21

As we know, a once-a-century drought hit southwest china in early 2010. Five provinces in southwest China, which are home to over 60million people, suffer a terrible lack of water. The direct cause of this disaster went to the absence of rain, which had refused to come since July of last year. On top of bad weather condition, human activities, such as the damages to the environment and the lack of water resource protection, may have caused the whole situation to go worse. In that period, people tried to ease the situation by looking for available water sources, digging deep wells, shipping water from neighboring provinces and making artificial rains.

• As the once-a-century drought haunted the large area of Southwest China, scientists tried to figure out whether human activities, like deforestation and building dams, contributed to this serious disaster.

• As far as I know, rain had not come to those areas since July of last year, leaving over 60million people suffering the serious lack of water. The situation was really bad; and worse still, some people died when looking for water sources.

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• What scientists have said should make us think about our behaviors: aren’t we too extravagant with the natural resources that Mother Nature presents to us? We cut down trees for wood and land, and dig deep wells for underground water, but we never doubt whether such behaviors are against her regulations and run for short-term profits, we are sure to be punished sooner or later.

• As middle school students, we should take action from now on. Save every drop of water, every grain of rice and every piece of paper, in order to build a more beautiful and peaceful world.

Unit 22• China lies in eastern Asia, with an area of about 9.6 million square kilometers. It is more that 5000 kilometers in distance both from north to south and west to east while the coastal line covers as long as 18.000kilometers. The resources in the places of interest are mainly natural-born, some of which are unique and irreplaceable. After hundreds of millions of years of magic work of nature, many natural heritages came into being and their values increased with time. Besides, many of them have been entitled the world cultural heritages, thus well developed and properly preserved.

Unit22 How to protect the cultural heritages in our country?

• The great wall, one of the Seven Wonders of the world and a symbol of the ancient Chinese civilization, is now in danger and some day it may disappear because of people’s ignorance.

• It is a pity that some other valuable and important relics in our country are also being destroyed. They have also lost their beauty or become incomplete. This is because people are ignorant of their cultural importance and lack the awareness of protecting them. However, as we know, cultural heritages are left to us by our

ancestors and are symbols of their wisdom as well as our culture. It’s our duty to work out some measures and begin to take action before it’s too late. No delay shall be allowed.

To begin with, we ought to raise people’s awareness, especially those of the travelers and local people, by giving educational instructions in the spots. Then the relevant departments should take more precautions. For example, close the sites for a day every week for maintenance, and forbid touching or taking photos for better preservation.

Unit 23Dear John, I know you’re going to set up an English program for

Middle school students. So I’m writing to suggest a program— “All-round Guangzhou”. This program will cover topics like the history, education, famous scenic spots, food and famous people of Guangzhou. It would be better to broadcast it on weekends so that we students can have the chance to watch it. Besides, you can also invite some middle school students to get involved in the program, which will surely arouse other students’ interest in it. Not only will this program help students improve their English, but also get them to know more about the culture of Guangzhou SO AS TO INTRODUCE Guangzhou to foreign visitors during the 2010 Asian Games. I’m sure it will be well-received by middle school students.

I hope you can take my suggestion into consideration.

Unit23 Honesty is the best policy

• In the passage, the author overpaid for a transaction, but the cashier gave the extra money back. He concludes that there are still some honest people in our society although we are facing some challenges.

So moved did I feel after reading this story that I couldn’t resist surveying our society. Only then did I realized the importance of honesty.

• It reminds me of an incident many years ago. One afternoon, I happened to pick up a new mobile phone on my way home. I hesitate for a moment: should I return to its owner or just keep it? When I couldn’t decide, I suddenly remembered how often my parents and teachers had taught me to be honest. So I called the owner by his office number on the mobile phone and returned it eventually. I had never felt so proud of myself before! This experience really made me feel that honesty leads to happiness.

• It can be said that honesty is the every foundation of the establishment of a harmonious society and only with it can we make our society an oasis of friendliness.

Unit 24基础写作：Dear James,

I feel very pleased to hear from you. You mentioned that you have great interest in Chinese pottery and porcelain, so I’d like to provide a brief introduction of the history of the Chinese pottery and porcelain to you.

According to the archaeologists, pottery enjoys a long history of about 10,000years in China and great changes took place on pottery one after another.

• For example, during the Warring States period, patterns such as the flowers and birds began to appear on them. And in the Han Dynasty, people began using colors and “Tang Sancai” dominated by yellow, brown and green prevailed in the Tang Dynasty.

• Porcelain, whose invention was based on pottery, originated in the Shang Dynasty over 3.000 years ago. It flourished in the Song Dynasty as never before reached its peak in the early Qing Dynasty.

• In fact, the Chinese porcelain also attracts me a lot. If time permits, we can talk about it thoroughly when we meet next time.

• I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.

• In fact, the Chinese porcelain also attracts me a lot. If time permits, we can talk about it thoroughly when we meet next time.

• I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Reading is of great importance We can’t emphasize the importance of reading

enough. It is possible for us to gain lots benefits from reading, and improve ourselves.

the moment I finished reading the passage, it occurred to me that nowadays we sometimes lose sight of the great benefits of reading. In fact, reading really plays a vital role in shaping our character and has profound impacts on our life.

Reading the play Hamlet written by Shakespeare may serve as a good example in affecting my life. The book offers me a valuable opportunity to appreciate the beauty of English and the art of drama. After reading it, I acquired a deeper understanding of attitudes towards life and values. In the meantime, I found myself grown up mentally.

Obviously, books are extraordinary companions to us. In order to be a student of all-round development, we ought to read more books and choose the good one to read.