I‘m very glad that you‘ll come to China I know it isn‘t easy to learn a foreign language, but I have some ideas that may help. …….
Best wishes and looking forward to meeting you in China
Yours, Li Hua 【范文】： Dear Linda，
I’m very glad that you’ll come to China to watch the Olympic Games. I know it isn’t easy to learn a foreign language, but I have some ideas that may help. 学习外语的建议 Firstly, 上课记笔it‘s very important to listen to the teacher carefully in class and make some notes so that you can go over your lessons later. 大胆开口 Secondly, try to catch every chance to practice speaking, both in and out of class. Don‘t be afraid of making mistakes.多听多读Then try to listen and read more in Chinese. 自拟建议1What‘s more, you‘d better plan your time well and study it regularly every day. 自拟建议2Above all, you should be confident in yourself and don‘t give up whenever you meet with difficulty. I‘m sure you will succeed through your hard work.
Best wishes and looking forward to meeting you in China. Yours, Li Hua Best wishes
【Sentences& phrases】 1. I‘m very glad that…
2. It isn‘t easy to learn a foreign language. 3. Don‘t be afraid of making mistakes. 4. What‘s more
5. You‘d better plan your time well and study it regularly every day 6. Best wishes and looking forward to meeting you in China. 【话题十六：自然】
【常用词汇及表达】 1.beautify the environment 2. make the dirty air clean 3. be used for 4. are made of wood 5. cut down trees 6. keep the balance of nature 7. pollute the environment, protect the environment, environmentally-friendly, 8. keep the city tidy and clean 9. make contribution to 10. harmful/ do harm to 11. waste/save the energy/resources
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12. recycle/reuse the used materials
【典型例句】
1.Trees can beautify the environment and help to make the dirty air clean. 2.Many things in our houses are made of wood 3. We must try to keep the balance of nature. 【例文一】
根据提示写一篇80－100字左右的短文，说明树木对于人类的重要性。
提示：1. 树木可以美化环境(beautify the environment)，有助于净化空气，有益于身心健康。 2．木材有许多用途，不但可用于建筑，还可用于制造许多其他的东西。例如，我们家中的许多东西都是木制的。
3．我们应广植树和保护树木，严禁乱砍滥伐，以保持生态平衡(the balance of nature)。 【范文】：
1.Trees can beautify the environment and help to make the dirty air clean. It also will be good for our health. 2． It can not only be used for building houses and making paper, but also can be used to make many other things. 3 For example, many things in our houses are made of wood. So we must plant more trees and mustn‘t cut down trees. We must try to keep the balance of nature. 【Sentences& phrases】 1. beautify the environment 2. make the dirty air clean 3. be used for
4. are made of wood 5. cut down trees
6. keep the balance of nature 7.agreed with
【话题十七：科普知识与现代技术】
【常用词汇及表达】 1．as we know. 2．one of the quickest tools 3．make the best use of it 4．we‘re tired of our studies 5. in a right way. 6.agreed with 7.It was not safe for the junior students to get to school by electric bicycles 8. convenient, bring much trouble
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【例文一】
上周，你们班就初中生能否骑电动自行车上学进行了一次讨论。现在，请你根据下表用英语写一篇介绍讨论情况的短文。
注意：1．短文须包括写作提示和表格中所列的全部内容； 2．时态运用正确，书写工整规范；
3．词数80-100个左右。 生词提示： electric adj. 电动的 whether conj 能
否
讨论结果 理由 【范文】： 讨论结果Last week, our school had a discussion about whether junior students could ride electric bicycles to go to school. 25 students of our class agreed with it, 理由because they say it was convenient for them and it could take less time to go to school. But the other 35 students didn‘t
agree with them. They said it was not safe for the junior students to get to school by electric bicycles, for they were too young. They also said in the morning the traffic was very busy and the students couldn‘t ride electric bicycles quickly. 【Sentences& phrases】 1．agreed with
2．.It was not safe for the junior students to get to school by electric bicycles 【例文二】
关于中学生使用手机，你有怎样的看法， 并陈述理由 赞成意见：1.现在是信息社会，手机是最快的信息交流的工具之一。2.应充分利用好手机。如偶遇突发事故，可立即拨打手机求助。3.可在每天学习之余利用手机游戏放松一下自己。4.只要正确使用好手机，紧跟时间并无过错，追求时尚可以理解，但学习是首要任务。 反对意见：1.学校已提供了公共电话，因此手机并不能带来更多的方便，而且花费较多。2.若课堂接听手机会影响上课。3.学生玩手机游戏或接发短信，将无法集中精力学习。
注意：1.可适当增加细节和连接词，使文章通顺连贯；开头部分已给出，不计入总词数；2.词数：60左右； Dear Editor,
Nowadays mobile phones are becoming more and more popular among the middle school students. In my opinion, … Yours truly, Wang Lin 【范文】 Dear Editor,
Nowadays mobile phones are becoming more and more popular among the middle school
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25人表示同意 35人表示不同意 1．年龄太小，骑电动自行车不安全 1．这样很方便 2．早上交通拥挤，骑电动自行车也快不2．能节约上学途中的时间 起来 students. In my opinion, 看法we can bring mobile phones to school. 理由As we know, the 21st century is a modern age and full of information. A mobile phone is one of the quickest tools for us to exchange information. The mobile phone is a fashionable and useful invention, so we ought to make the best use of it. Suppose there‘s a sudden accident, it is more convenient for us to dial for help immediately. There‘re also some games in the mobile phone. We can relax ourselves by playing them when we‘re tired of our studies. In my opinion, it‘s not wrong to follow the fashion, but the most important thing is how to use the mobile phone in a right way.
Yours truly, Wang Lin
【Sentences& phrases】 5．as we know.
6．one of the quickest tools 7．make the best use of it 8．we‘re tired of our studies 9．in a right way.
【话题十八：历史与社会】
It has a long history of 300 years. People are friendly, 【例文一】
请以―My hometown‖为题，按以下内容要求写一篇60个词左右的短文。 【范文】
1.家乡的环境等基本情况； 2.家乡的人们及其主要活动； 3.对家乡的简要评价。 范文： My hometown
家乡的环境等基本情况My hometown is a small village not far from the Changjiang River. A road runs through it, leading to the nearest. You can see houses behind green trees along both sides of the road.
家乡的人们及其主要活动There are about 300 people in the village. All of them are very friendly. In busy seasons most of them do farm work in the fields. The village is famous for its fruits. When summer comes, many businessmen drive here to buy them. 对家乡的简要评价My hometown is becoming more and more beautiful. I love my hometown very much.
【例文二】
请你根据下面的提纲，以―我的家乡‖为题，写一篇100—120字的短文。
提纲： (1) 家乡的地理位置； (2) 解放前的情况； (3) 解放后的变化； (4) 对家乡的感情。
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My Home Town
My home town is a beautiful place. 家乡的地理位置It stands beside a wide river and is rich in fish and rice. 解放前的情况But in the old days it was a poor and backward little town. Many people had no work. They lived a hard life. 解放后的变化In 1949 my hometown was liberated. Since then great changes have taken place there. The streets have been widened. Factories, schools, hospitals, cinemas and theatres have sprung up one after another. The life of the people is greatly improved. 对家乡的感情I love my hometown. All the more I love its people. They are working hard so as to make it still richer and more beautiful 【Sentences& phrases】 1．is rich in
2．it was a poor and backward little town 3．take place
4．one after another 5．so as to
【话题十九：世界与环境】
环境保护问题是中考热门话题，出现频率高，难度较大，必须掌握。 【典型例句】 1. It’s our duty to save water 2. As we know , water is very important to people 3.we can’t live without water. 4.The number of water which is suitable to drink is less and less. 5.But some people don’t care about it . 6.Many rivers and lakes are seriously polluted. Something must be done to stop the pollution. 7. It's our duty to protect our environment。 8. It is very important to take care of our environment 9. We should not throw litter here and there 10. We should not spit in public / cut down the trees 11. We should plant more flowers and trees。 12. We must pick up some rubbish and throw it into a dustbin 13. If everyone makes contribution to protecting the environment, the world will become much more beautiful。 14.Trees are very helpful and important for us. 15.We should plant more and more trees in order to live better and more healthy in the future. It’s our duty to love and protect the environment.
【例文一】
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