适合高中生背诵的经典英语短文.docx

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适合高中生背诵的经典英语短文

适合高中背诵的篇目

Weekend

Weekendsareimportant.Theyprovidepeoplewiththekindofrestandrelaxationthatareessentialtoahappyandhealthylife.I’moneofthosewhoknowhowtoenjoytheirleisureontheweekend.AgoodsleepatSaturdaynightusuallyhelpsmetorecoverfromthehardlaboroftheweek.AdelightSundaytriptothesuburbsmakesmefreshandfreefromanytension.

IfIstayathome,IusuallydosomelightreadingorpracticeChinesecalligraphy----atraditionalwritingskillwhichhasanextraordinarycalmingeffect.SometimesmotherinvitesmetohelphercookandIamalwayshappytoacceptherinvitation.Agoodrestontheweekendalwaysmakesmefeelhappy,energetic,confidentandreadytoallthehardworkaheadofme.Youcannotworkhappilyandefficientlyuntilyoulearnhowtorestandrelaxontheweekend.

MyViewonJob-Hopping

Somepeopletendtosticktotheirpositionsallthetime,astheythinkthelongeroneworksinaparticularfield,themoreskillfulonewillbeatit.Somehavebeenteachersalltheirlives.Somedevotetheirlifeenergytoscientificresearch.Suchpeoplelovetheirworkandturnouttobespecialistsintheirownfield.Theyareusuallyhighachievers.

Somearedifferent.Theyareinthehabitofjob-hopping,fortheyalwayspursue（follow）whatisnewandstimulating（interesting）.Theyneverseemcontentwiththeirpresentsituation.Someliketomeetmorepeople,makemoremoneyandnewacquaintances,sotheyhopfromjobtojob.

AsfarasIamconcerned,Iwanttobeprofessionallystrong.Iamnotinfavorofconstantjob-hopping,asthesayinggoes“Jackofalltrades,masterofnone”.ButIwanttocooperateandcommunicatewithsomeoneelsesoastobemorecreativeandlesspartial.

AttendingCollegeatOne’sOwnExpense

Nowadays,collegesanduniversitiestendtoacceptmoreandmorecandidateswithascoreclosetotherequiredbychargingaportionoftheirtuition.Moreover,thepercentageofthestudentsattendingcollegethiswaywillbeincreasingyearbyyear.

Owingtothispractice,collegecandidateshavemuchfreedominchoosingthemajortheymostlyinterestedin.Inaddition,thosewhodidnotperformwellontheCollegeEntranceExamareabletoattendcollegetohavefurtherstudies.Itisreportedthatmostofthesestudentsworkharderthantheirclassmates.Certainlythispracticehassomedisadvantages.Forexample,thosecandidateswhocannotaffordthetuitionmighthavefeweropportunitiestoreceivehighereducation.

Inmyopinion,theadvantagesofthispracticeweighmorethanitsdisadvantages.SoIaminfavorofitandIbelievepeoplewillbemorewillingtoacceptitastimegoesby.

School-agedChildrenDropOut

It’sreportedthatinChinaaboutonemillionschool-agedchildrendropoutofschooleachyearand80%ofthedrop-outsarefromthefamilieswhicharetoopoortokeeptheirchildrenatschool.

Totackletheproblem,thegovernmenthaslaunchedtheHopeProject.Ithashelpedthousandsofchildrengobacktoschool.Butinmyopinion,thisisfarfromenough.Inordertochangethissituationcompletely,thegovernmentshouldsetasideanadequateamountofmoneyforeducation,especiallyforelementaryeducation.Andalso,thegovernmentshouldestablishlawstoensurethatnochildrenshoulddropoutofschoolaselementaryschooleducationiscompulsoryinChina,andlocalgovernmentsshouldaidthepoorfamiliessothattheycansendtheirchildrentoschool.

Tosumup,solongasourcentralandlocalgovernmentsandthewholesocietypayenoughattentiontothisproblemandtakeeffectiveaction,thissituationwillbechanged.

KnowledgeandPower

Knowledgeandpowerarethetwothingsmostdesiredbyman.Thereiscloseconnectionbetweenthesetwothings.Theman,havingdonehisbestinacquiringknowledge,willeasilygetahighpositionandperformitsuccessfully.

Powerdependsonknowledge.Knowledgetopowerisjustlikeacompasstoaship,bywhichhersailingismadesafelyacrossanunknownocean.Agreatstatesmanoralearnedscholarcanrender（give）hisgoodservicestohiscountryjustbecausehehasperfectandprofoundknowledge.

Poweronlyfollowsknowledge.Amancannotdoanythingwellunlesshehassomeinformationashowtodoitwell.Amanwillsometimeslosehiswayinastrangeland;anapprenticecannotproduceanydelicatework.Whyaretheseso?

Becausetheyareinwantofknowledge.Iftheapprenticewishestoproducegoodwork,hemustpayattentiontohisinstructor’sadvice.

Weareallthefuturemastersofourcountry.Ourcountryneedsourservices.Howcanwefulfillourfuturetasks?

Togetmoreknowledgeistheonlyanswer.

Breakfast

Wegettheenergyforourmovementsfromfood.Humanbeingsarejustlikemachines.Forustoworkproperly,wemustbewellenergized.Theenergy,ofcourse,comesfromthethreemealsaday,thatis,breakfast,lunchanddinner.

Breakfastismoreimportantthananyothermealinaday.Foronething,afteranight’ssleep,mostoftheenergystoredinthehumanbodyhasbeenconsumed.Breakfastservesthepurposeofreplenishing（fillupagain）energy,thusmakingusenergeticagain.Foranother,inthecourseofaday,morningistheperiodoftimeinwhichweworkwithmostefficiency.Withoutbreakfast,theefficiencywouldbelost.Finally,theconstantlackofbreakfastcancontributetostomachtroubles.

Therefore,tokeepfit,wemusthavebreakfasteveryday.Itcanbeacupofmildwithsomebread,orabowlofporridgewithsomesteamedbread,oranythingelseofthesimilarkind.Anyway,wemusteatourfill（eatasmuchaswecan）,becauseagoodbreakfastcannotonlyensureourgoodhealthbutalsomakeagoodbeginningforanewday.

AbilityandGookLooks

Oldpeopleusuallytelltheyoung,“Don’tjudgeapersonbyhisappearance.”Meaningabilityismoreimportantthanappearance.Indeed,we’veseensomanybrilliantbutnotatallgood-lookingpeople.InthefilmMozart,anoperasingerreiterates（repeat）thisviewbysaying,“Forawomanoftaste,itisnotthelooks,butthetalentthatinterestsme.”Forher,thepreferenceshowsone’staste.

However,nowadays,withmoreandmoreinterviewersputtingmuchemphasisonthelooks,theappearanceofthejob-applicants,alotofpeoplecometotheconclusionthatappearanceismoreimportantthanabilitybecausemanybeautifulgirlsacquireverygoodpositionsalthoughtheydon’thavemuchtalent.

Inmyopinion,abilityisdefinitelymuchmoreimportantthangoodlooks,becauseitdemonstratesone’sownself-cultivation.Itbespeaks（show）theeffortsandthegloryofacquiringsomethingthroughone’shardworkwhereasagoodlookbespeaksnostruggleoftheindividual.Goodlooksarepleasant,butIliketheabilitybecauseitreallyshowssomethingofmyownself.

LifeIsStruggle

Everythingintheworldisinconstantstruggle.Struggleisinasenseofthecompetitioninnaturalselectionamongorganisms.

Animalsandplantsstrugglefortheirexistence.Natureprovidesthemwithweaponsforthatstruggle.Lionshaveclaws;fishhavescales;roseshavethorns.Theyusetheseweaponsfortheunavoidablewarofexistence.Naturealsoordersustostruggle;whenweobeythenature,wewinourexistence.

Theresultofstruggleistheevolutionofabettersociety.Inordertosurpasstheothers,onehastodevotehimselftowhathedoes.Ifeveryindividualdoesso,thesocietywillmakeprogress.

Struggleisinevitable.Butweshouldstrugglewithsportsmanship,nottostandinthewayofothersinordertoachieveourownsuccess.Itisonlybystrugglinginsuchaway,mankindwillseeaworldgettingmoregloriousdaybyday.

CanComputerReplaceHumanBrain

Computersareworkingfasterthanhumanbrain.Butisitpossiblethatsomedaythecomputerwillreplacehumanbrainandcontrolthehumanbeing?

Itisquiteimpossible.Computersaredesignedanddevelopedbyhumanbrain.Theyareusedtospeedupthecalculation.Computersareworkingaccordingtotheordersdesignedbyhumanbeing.Therunningofcomputerisagroupofintegratedcircuitrunbyasetofprogrammes.Withoutprogrammes,thecomputerswillnotknowwhattodo.

Itistruepeoplearerelyingmoreandmoreoncomputers.Ifpeopledon’tknowhowtocontrolcomputers,theymaybereplacedbycomputersandlosetheirjobs.

Success

Successisalousy（verybad）teacher.Itseduces（tempt）smartpeopleintothinkingtheycan’tlose.Andit’sanunreliableguidetothefuture.Whatseemstheperfectbusinessplanorlatesttechnologytodaymaysoonbeout-of-date.

Usuallywinninglottery（彩票）isthoughttobeone’sluck.Manypeopleliketotrytheirluck.

Oneofthelottery’snewmillionairesgaveaninterviewontelevision.Whenhewasaskedbythereporterhowhehadpickedhiswinningnumbers,hesaidthatwhile“twoofthesixnumbershejustpulledfornoparticularreason.”Asfortheotherfournumbers,heusedfamilybirthdates.“So,yousee,”heboasted（自夸）,“Winningthelotteryisnotalljustluck.”

TheCarandPollution

MostAmericanswouldfindithardtothinkwhatlifewouldlooklikewithoutacar.However,somehaverealizedtheseriousproblemoftheairpollutioncausedbythecar.Thepollutedairbecomespoisonousanddangeroustohealth.

Onewaytogetridofthepollutedairistobuildacarthatdoesnotpollute.That’swhatseveralofthelargefactorieshavebeentryingtodo.Buttobuildacleancariseasiersaidthandone.Progressinthisfieldhasbeenslow.

Anotherwayistotaketheplaceofthecarenginebysomething.Nowinventorsareworkingonsteamcarsaswellaselectriccars.Manymakersbelievethatitwilltakeyearstodevelopausefulmodelthatpleasesmen.

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