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高考英语大一轮复习自主学习手册二话题美文积累外研版
二、话题美文·积累
1.个人情况(Personalinformation)
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LifeofMotherTeresa
MotherTeresaisoneofthegreatestwomenintheworld.
ShewasborninYugoslaviain1910.Attheageof18,shewenttoIndia,whereshefirstworkedasateacher.However,in1946MotherTeresalefttheschoolandwastrainedtobecomeanurse.Shewassokindthatshebeganhelpingthepoor,thesickandthehomelessinIndia.Besides,MotherTeresaopenedmanyschoolsandhospitalsinpoorcountries.Whileshewastraveling,shecalledonpeopletohelpthoseintrouble.In1979,shewasawardedtheNobelPeacePrizefortheloveandtheserviceshehadgiventounfortunatepeople.
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ABriefIntroductionofQianXuesen
QianXuesenwasbornintoawealthyfamilyonDecember11,1911.Hewassocleverthathewasregardedasa“super-talented”boyinhischildhood.
HavinggraduatedfromShanghaiJiaotongUniversityin1934,hewenttoAmericaforhisfurtherstudyandgainedhisDoctor’sdegreeintheScienceofAstronomy.SincehereturnedtoChinain1955,hedevotedallhislifetoChina’sAstronomyandAircraftindustry.Hetookpartinthedesignandresearchofrocketsandmissiles,openinganeweraofChina’sAstronomyindustry.
It’sforhisoutstandingachievementsthatheishonouredasthe“FatherofChina’sAerospace”andthe“KingofRockets”.QianXuesen,apioneerofChina’sAstronomyindustry,passedawayinOctober,2009inBeijing.
2.家庭、朋友与周围的人(Family,friendsandpeoplearound)
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Weneedfriendstoofferushelp,supportandencouragement.Withsuccessachieved,wealsoneedfriendstoshareourjoys.Knowinghowvaluablefriendshipis,weshouldbeverycarefulinmakingfriends.Realfriendsarethosewhohavegoodcharacter,superiorabilityandkindnessofheart.Realfriendscansharealloursorrowsanddoubleallourjoys.Whilemakingfriends,weshouldtakecaretoselectthosewhohavesuchfinequalities.Friendshipmeanswegetsupportedandhelpedwhileatthesametimesupportingandhelpingourfriends.Weshouldforgivetheirfailuresanddoourbesttohelpthem.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.
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Friendshipplaysanimportantpartinourlife.Withoutfriendship,ourlifewouldbelikeadesert.Whenintrouble,weneedfriendstoofferushelp,supportandencouragement.Withsuccessachieved,wealsoneedfriendstoshareourjoys.Knowinghowvaluablefriendshipis,weshouldbeverycarefulinmakingfriends.Realfriendsarethosewhohavegoodcharacter,superiorabilityandkindnessofheart.Sowhenwehaveestablishedfriendship,weoughttotreasureitbymeansofwordsanddeeds.Onlyinthiswaycanwedeveloprealfriendshipandkeepfriendshipaliveallourlife.
3.周围的环境(Personalenvironment)
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Nowtherearesomanynaturaldisasters,suchasfloods,droughts,earthquakes,windstormsandsoon.
Nowmoreandmorepeopleareawarethatthosenaturaldisastershavemuchtodowithwhatwehavedonetonature,likecuttingdowntrees,pollutingtheenvironmentwherewelive.Asaresult,moreandmorenaturaldisastersoccuranddoharmtous.
Soitisurgentforustostopdamagingourenvironmentandtodoourbesttoprotectitandmakeitalovelyplacesuitabletolivein.Besides,weshoulddosomethingsuchasplantingmoretrees,equippingcarswithpollution-controldevicesandlearningtorecyclenaturalresourcestoimprovethepresentsituation.
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Asisknowntoall,thepandaisanendangeredspeciesintheworld,whichonlyinhabitstheforestsandmountainsofSouthwestChina.Thepandawasonceindangerofdyingout.Thereareabout1,000pandaslivinginnaturereservestoday.Theymainlyliveonbamboo,buttheareaofbambooisonthedeclineformanydifferentreasons,sopandashavelessandlesslandtoliveon.
Thegovernmenthastakenmeasurestoprotectpandasandappealtomorevolunteerstotakepart.Thankstothegovernmentandvolunteers,pandas’livingconditionsareimproving,andtoourrelief,thenumberofpandaslivinginnatureisontheincrease.
4.日常活动(Dailylife)
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DearSir/Madam,
IreadinthenewspaperthatyourcompanyadvertisedforanEnglishsecretary,soI’mwritingtoapplyforthisposition.
I’mahealthygirl,aged23.IgraduatedfromtheEnglishDepartmentofBeijingUniversitylastyear.IcanspeakfluentEnglishandcanwriteinEnglishaswellasreadallkindsofarticlesinEnglish.What’smore,I’mskilledatoperatingwordsoncomputerandIcangetalongwellwithallkindsofpeople.IamsureIamqualifiedforthepost.IwouldappreciateitifyoucanoffermethejobandI’llbehonouredtoworkforyou.IfIamaccepted,Iwilldevoteallmyselftomyjob.
Lookingforwardtoyourearlyreply.
Yours,
LiHua
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Itisknownthateveryonedreamswhilesleeping.Sometimes,wedreamwhathappenedalongtimeago;othertimeswedreamwhatseemsfantastic.Whateverdream,ithassomeeffectonusandsometimeshassomethingtodowithourlife.Forexample,whenwearestressedout,wemaydreamsomethingthatwecan’thavecontrolover,andfeelveryanxiousinthedream.Whenweareinpoorhealth,wemaydreamsomethingfrighteningandsometimeswewakeupsuddenlyduetofright.Sometimespartofourbodyhurtsinthedream,andtooursurprise,whenwewakeup,theachereallyexists.Whatastrangething!
5.学校生活(Schoollife)
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DearSirorMadam,
I’mLiHua,amiddleschoolstudentfromChina.IreadtheannouncementofthesummercampinSingaporethatyouhavepostedontheInternetandIaminterestedinit.IknowthatyouwelcomestudentsfromdifferentcountriesandI’dliketotakepartinit.I’vebeenlearningEnglishfor10years,andIcanspeakfluentEnglish.Whatismore,I’llbeabletotellstudentsfromothercountriesaboutChinaandlearnabouttheircountriesaswell.IhopeIwillbeacceptedasamemberofyoursummercamp.
Lookingforwardtoyourreply!
Regards,
LiHua
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Lookingbackatmyseniorhighyears,there’ssomuchtoremember.
WhileIwasbusywithmystudies,preparingforthecollegeentranceexamination,Ijoinedsomeamusingclubsandtookpartinvariousafter-schoolactivities,whichhelpedmekeepactiveandhealthy.Duringthelastsummervacation,ourclasswenttoapark,wherewehadgreatfun.ThemostunforgettablemomentwaswhenIattendedanadultceremonyinSenior2,whichmarkedtheendoflifeasachildandthebeginningoflifeasanadult.It’sanimportantdateinmylifeforever.
Allinall,myseniorhighschoollifehasbeenbusybutinteresting.Ishallneverforgetallthehighlights.
6.兴趣与爱好(Interestsandhobbies)
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Ofallthesports,Ilikeplayingfootballbest.
Myfatherisafootballerandhastakenpartinallkindsofcompetitions.ItwasunderhisinfluencethatIbegantoshow(an)interestinit.Besides,Iwasalsodeeplyinfluencedbythe2014WorldCupinBrazil,whosethemesongIstillremember.Lastyear,Iwasadmittedintoafootballteam,inwhichIplayasaforwardaswellasthecaptain.Iplayfootballwithmyfriendsafterfinishingmyhomeworkeveryday.Footballisworthmydevotion.MyfavoriteplayerisMessifromArgentinaandmygreatestwishistobeafootballsuperstarlikehiminthefuture.
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OfallthefilmsthatIhaveeverseen,HarryPotter,afamousmovieacrosstheworld,ismyfavorite.
ItsaysthatHarryPotterwasapoorboywhoneversawhisparentsandlivedwithhisuncle.Hisunclewasnotgoodtohim.Thenheenteredamagicschoolwherehelearnedmagicandmethisfriends.Somebadpeoplewantedtokillhim,andhesufferedalot,buthefinallydefeatedhisenemies.
Thewritercreatedawonderfulandmagicalworld,whichappealstoallchildren.Ilearnedalotfromthefilmandthepeopleandthestoriesinthatmovieleftadeepimpressiononme.
7.个人感情(Emotions)
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Itisknownthateveryonehasstrengthsandweaknesses,whichweshouldbeawareof.Therearealwayspeoplewithgoodqualitiesaroundus,sowhenwegetalongwiththem,wecanlearnfromtheirgoodqualitiessuchascourage,confidence,determination,honestyandsoon.Inthatcase,wecantreasuretheirstrengthsandtakeadvantageofthemtoperformbetterinourdailylifeandstudy.Astotheirweaknesses,wecanregardthemasamirrortoreflectonourselvessothatwecangetridofourshortcomingsifany.
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Asasayinggoes,“Attitudeiseverything.”Itmeansourattitudewilldecidewhetherwewillsucceedornotinthefuture.Ifwetakeapositiveattitudeandkeepontrying,wewillachieveourgoalsintheend.
Ican’tagreemorewiththisview.AtonetimeIwasnotgoodatEnglish,whichmademeverydepressed.ThenIrealizedthatIhadtodowellinEnglishtogotomyfavoriteuniversity.Italkedwithmyteacheraboutmyproblem,whoofferedsomevaluableadvicetome.Withmyteacher’shelp,IimprovedmyEnglishgradually.
Mystoryshowsthatifwehaveagoodattitudeandkeepontrying,wewillbeabletoovercomedifficultyandmoveon.Itisourattitudethatplaysakeyroleinourlife.
8.人际关系(Interpersonalrelationships)
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Friendshipplaysabigpartinourlife.Withoutfriendship,ourlifewouldbelikeadesert.
Accordingtomyexperience,Ithinkfriendsbringmenotonlytrustandunderstandingbutalsowarmth.OnceonaweekendIfellbadlyill.Unfortunately,myparentswereoutonbusinessandIwasaloneathome.Hopelessly,IcalledmyfriendLiMingwholivednearmyhome.Hecameimmediatelyandsentmetohospitalandlookedaftermecarefully,whichmovedmedeeply.ItwasmyfriendthatgavemeahandwhenIwasintrouble.
IenjoymakingfriendsandIvaluefriendshipalot,becausefriendsarelikethesun—reliableandwarm,andtheybrightenmydays.
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Agoodparent-childrenrelationshipshouldbebasedonmutualunderstandingandrespect.Parentscannotimposetheirideasontheirchildren.Instead,theyshouldtreattheirchildrenasindependentindividualsandlearnto