【作文一】话题：节日（Unit1 Festivals around the world）
假如你是李华。你的美国笔友Mike即将随其父母来中国，并中国度过中秋节。他来信向你询问有关中秋节的习俗，请你告诉他有关中秋节的习俗。
要点如下：
1历史悠久。2 中国人独有的传统节日。 3 家庭团圆。4 共进晚餐。 5 吃月饼。 6 赏月。
要求： 1 词数100左右。2 可适当添加细节。3 开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Mike，
I’m glad to know that you are coming to China with your parents and spend the Mid-Autumn Day here.
The Mid-Autumn Day is a traditional festival with a long history which is celebrated only by Chinese people. It falls on August 15th of the Chinese lunar year， when people of a family get together and enjoy the dinner together. After that they eat mooncakes， which stands for the spirits of the festival-unity. Often if the weather permits， they will go out of the house to enjoy the bright moonlight， talking about something pleasant. It is one of the most important festivals for Chinese people.
I wish you a pleasant journey and I’m sure you will like our traditional Mid-Autumn Day. Yours， Li Hua
【作文二】话题：节日介绍（Unit1 Festivals around the world）
假设你的外国朋友Eric对中国的端午节非常感兴趣，请根据下面的提示写一篇5句话作文，向他介绍这一节日。文章的内容如下：
1. 端午节是中国的传统节日，在每年的农历五月初五庆祝；
2. 有关端午节的起源的传说很多，但被人们普遍接受的说法是为了纪念爱国诗人屈原；
3. 屈原是我国战国时期著名的诗人和爱国者，他为了自己的国家投江自尽；
4. 当地的居民匆忙地划船在江内寻找屈原，并将米投入江中来喂鱼群，以免它们会吃掉屈原；
5. 后来就渐渐地演变成人们在每年的这个时期赛龙舟、吃粽子的习俗。
Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional Chinese festival， which is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth Chinese lunar month.
There are many legends about origins of this festival， but it is widely accepted that it is held in memory of the patriotic poet Qu Yuan. Qu Yuan， a famous poet and patriot of the Warring States period， committed suicide by drowning himself in the river for his country. The local people， out of respect for him， rushed into their boats to search for him while throwing rice into the river to feed the fish so they would not eat Qu’s body. This later developed into the custom of holding dragon boat races and eating zongzi.
【作文三】话题：健康（Unit2 Healthy eating）
假设你是高一年级的学生李华，最近你们班就“保持健康的方式”组织了一次讨论。请根据下面的提示将同学们的主要观点写成一篇5句话的英语总结报告。
1. 保持平衡的饮食，多吃水果蔬菜，因为它们富含纤维和维生素；
2. 少吃含糖和脂肪的食物，含糖和脂肪的食物易增肥；
3. 养成良好的生活习惯，早睡早起，定期运动，充足睡眠；
4. 将好的生活和饮食习惯相结合，我们会受益无穷；
5.保持积极的生活态度对我们的健康也有好处。
#p#分页标题#e#Recently there has been a heated discussion about how to keep healthy in our class. Most of us hold that health is of great importance， and we put forward the following suggestions to keep healthy.
Firstly， it is important that we should keep a balanced diet， for example， we should eat more fruit and vegetables which are rich in fiber and vitamins， that’s to say， we ought not to eat food which contains fat and sugar for the reason that they may make us put on weight easily.
Secondly， we’d better go to bed early， get up early， exercise regularly and have enough sleep， which is beneficial to us.Besides， keeping a positive attitude towards life is good for our health.
In a word， only by combining good living habits with healthy eating habits can we keep healthy.
【作文四】话题：健康（Unit2 Healthy eating）
请根据下列提示要点，以“The Ways to Keep Healthy” 为题，写一篇短文。
提示：
1. 人人都想保持健康。
2．饮食要健康：多吃水果、蔬菜，因为它们富含纤维素和维生素；少吃黄油、奶酪、咖啡和巧克力，因为它们含糖和脂肪太多，糖和脂肪使你迅速变胖。
3．有良好的生活习惯：定期锻炼，充足的睡眠，不要过度劳累，不抽烟等等。
要求：
1. 短文须包括上述所有要点，可以适当增加细节，使短文连贯。
2．词数约100左右。
The Ways to Keep Healthy
Everyone hopes to be in good health. But how？ Here are some ways to keep healthy.
First， you need a healthy diet. It is better to eat fresh fruit and vegetables because they have a lot of fibre and vitamins. Don’t eat the food which contains too much sugar and fat， like butter， cheese， coffee and chocolate. Fat and sugar make people put on weight easily.
Second， good living habits are very important. You should do regular exercise to build up your body. Besides， enough rest is necessary for your health. You need 8 hours’ sleep a night and don’t work too hard. Smoking is a bad habit， so never smoke.
In a word， healthy food and good living habits are good ways to keep healthy.
【作文五】话题：金钱/描写（Unit3 The million pound bank note）
以“时间比金钱重要” 为题目写一篇议论文。
People often say time is money， but in fact time is more valuable than money.
When money is spent， we can earn it back， but when time is lost， it will never return. The time we have in all our life is limited， and it is even more precious for us senior students. Time is easily lost because of the fact that it is not scarce though it is limited， so it should be valued most.
In a word， we should get into the habit of saving time and never leave what can be done today until tomorrow.
【作文六】话题：金钱/描写（Unit3 The million pound bank note）
某英文杂志新设“我的家乡”专栏向读者征文，请按下面提供的要点写一篇100个词左右的短文，介绍你的家乡过去的情况和现在的变化，向该杂志投稿。短文标题已给出。
过去：家乡小镇绿树环抱；小河清清鱼儿嬉戏；房屋简陋街道狭窄；人们劳作生活清贫； 现在：高楼大厦厂店林立；大小车辆驰骋街头；工业发展环境恶化；树木减少鱼儿消失；治理污染当务之急。
I used to live in a beautiful small town with green trees all around it．The river，running through the town，had clean water in which fish could be seen swimming in groups. The house， however， were small and simple， and the street wasn’t wide enough to run cars. People here worked hard all year round yet lived a life of no more than poverty.
Now great changes have taken place here. You can see tall buildings， department stores and factories everywhere. Cars and buses are running in broad streets. But with the development of industry， pollution is becoming more and more serious. A lot of trees are gone， and fish have disappeared because of the dirty water.
To our joy， people have been doing their best to stop pollution and make the town even more beautiful.
【作文七】话题：太空探索（Unit4 Astronomy： the science of stars）
最近，你班同学就“太空探索是否值得”这一话题展开了一场讨论。请你根据下表提供的信息，用英语写一篇短文介绍讨论的情况。
注意： 1. 词数：120左右； 2. 参考词汇：短缺 shortage。
Recently， students in our class have had a discussion on whether space is worth exploring.
#p#分页标题#e#30% of us think space exploration is not worthwhile. They think space is too far away from us and our daily life. And the money spent on space exploration can be used to solve the earth’s problems such as starvation and pollution.
On the other hand， 70% think space is worth exploring because we have benefited a lot from it， such as using satellites for communication and weather forecast. What’s more， with further space research， we may solve the population problem by moving to other planets one day. Also， space research will enable us to find new sources to solve the problem of energy shortages on the earth.
【作文八】话题：太空探索（Unit4 Astronomy： the science of stars）
假设你是高一学生李华，是学校的环保小卫士。为了提高大家的环保意识，你准备写一篇主题为“The Importance of Water”的发言稿。请你根据以下提示写一篇5句话英语文章，内容要点如下：
①As is known to all， water is so important to all the living things on the earth that nothing can live on the earth without it.②With an increase in population and the development of industry， more and more water is needed and as a result， which results in the shortage of water in many places.③That a lot of rivers and lakes have been polluted by the waste from factories makes it impossible for fish to live in them any longer.④At the same time， the waste water is harmful to our health as well.⑤In order to prevent water from being polluted， we must do something to stop pollution and fight against all sorts of pollution.
【作文九】话题：介绍一个地方（Canada—“the true north”）
假定由你负责接待一个外国旅游团。请你拟定一篇发言稿向游客介绍南京。
要点如下：
1. 南京位于中国东南部，是江苏省省会，人口约500万。
2. 南京有2400多年历史，曾有10个朝代在此建都。
3. 南京很美，有许多名胜，如玄武湖、鸡鸣寺、石头城等，还有许多现代化的工厂和高大的楼房。
词数：100左右。
Ladies and gentlemen，
Welcome to our city. I’d like to tell you something about our city.
Nanjing， the capital of Jiangsu Province， lies in the southeast of China. It has a population of about 5 million. The city has a history of more than 2，400 years， and was once the capitals of ten dynasties. It is a very beautiful city with a lot of places of interest， such as the Xuanwu Lake， the Jiming Temple and the Stone City. It also has many modern factories and high buildings.
I’m sure you will have a good time here.
Thank you.
【作文十】话题：介绍一个地方（Canada—“the true north”）
根据以下的情景说明，使用5个规范的英语句子描述汕尾市的全部信息。
粤东桥梁：bridge of eastern Guangdong
Located in the east of Guangdong Province ， Shanwei is a coastal city with a long history. With Shantou on its east and Huizhou，Shenzhen on its west， Shanwei is also called the “bridge of eastern Guangdong”. It covers a total area of 5271 square kilometers with a population of about 360 million. The climate here is pleasant， neither too hot in summer nor too cold in winter and it is rich in natural resources ，such as mine， forest， farm produce and so on. Shanwei has many places of interest， among which is the Fengshan Temple，Red Bay whose scenery is very beautiful， attracts lots of tourists from different places every year.
