24个英语话题高中基础篇.docx

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24个英语话题高中基础篇

Topic1----Family,FriendsandPeopleAround

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Ifeltnoonecaredaboutme.Mymotherandfatherwerealwaysbusyworking,soIwasoftenathomebymyself.Ifeltverylonely.Asmyparentsworkedsomuch,Ihadtocleanthehouseanddoalltheshoppingbymyself.IwasonlyalittlehappieratschoolwhenIwaswithmyclassmatesandfriends,IfeltboredallthetimeandIfeltsorryformyself.

Oneday,onmywayhomefromschool,Isawapersonlivinginthepark.Hewaswearingdirtyandworn-outclothes,andwasholdingaboxinhishands,perhapstosleepinatnight.Hegavemeabigsmilewhenhesawme.Helookedasifhewasthehappiestmanintheworld.Lookingathim,IrealizedhowluckyIreallywas.Ihadaroofovermyhead.Ihadacomfortablebed.Ihadenoughfoodtoeatandenoughclothestowear.IhadgoodfriendsatschoolandaboveallIhadhard-workingparentswhoreallylovedmeandcaredaboutme.Ifeltbadforfeelingsosorryformyself.IrealizedhowgratefulIwastomyparentsforallthatIhad.

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SallymovedfromNewYorktoLondon.Shehasmadesomenewfriendsthere.SheiswritingtoLaura,herfriendinNewYork,totellheraboutthem.Helphercompleteherletterusingthewordsinbrackets.Changetheformwherenecessary.

DearLaura

Iwant_______（thank）youforyourlastletter.IwasveryhappywhenIsawitinmy

mailbox.I’msogladIhavepersuadedyou_______（apologize）toRachel.Isnotit

wonderful________（have）goodfriends?

Speakingoffriends,I’vemetsomenice

peoplehereinLondonandIthinkwemightbecomeclosefriends.Idecidedtowriteratherthan________（e-mail）youaboutmynewfriendsbecauseit’salways

nice_______（receive）aletterfromsomeonespecial.

ImetMonicawhenIjoinedtheschoolbadmintonteam.Wegotonreallywellandsoonagreatfriendshipdevelopment.Sheinvitedme________（go）toherhouse

and________（watch）DVDs.Wehavebeenfriendseversince.

MyotherfriendisJane.Shealwaysletsme________（borrow）herMathsnotes.You

knowIwouldrather_________（visit）thedentistthanstudyalgebraandarithmetic!

Janeishard-workingandseems_________（try）herbestallthetime.

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Howareyoudoingatschool?

Ican’twait________（see）youagain.Whenareyou

comingtovisitme?

Whynot_________（come）toLondonnextEaster?

Wecouldgo

totheamusementparkoreventothecircus!

Takecare

Sally

Topic2---schoollife

（1）

Wehavearadioclubinourschool.Itisgreatbecauseitisrunbythestudentsfortheschool.IamluckyasIamoneofthehosts.

ItwasstartedtwoyearsagoasCDplayerswerenotallowedinschool.Oneday,Ijustbeganthinkingaboutmusicforeveryone,soIaskedtheheadmasterifmusiccouldbeplayedduringbreaktime.Heapprovedtheidea,andtwoyearslaterIamtheoldeststudentmemberoftheradioclub.

Ourclubismuchmorethanjustmusic.Everymorningwetellstudentsabouttheweatherandrecentnews,plussomespecialmessagesthattheteacherswantustobroadcast.

Duringexamtimewehaveaspecialprogrammethattellsstudentsthethingsthey

shouldorshouldn’tdoforpreparation.Attheendoftheschoolyear,manystudents

whoaregraduatinguseourclubtogivemessagetotheirclosefriendsandteachers.

Whenparentscometovisittheschoolandtalktotheteachersintheevening,wealwaysplaysongssungbystudents,andwealsogivespecialmessagestoinformtheparentsofeventssuchasoutingsandschoolplays.

I’mgraduatingsoon.Ishallmisstheradioclub,butIknowthatitwillcontinuewithoutme.（KateJones）

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Ourschoolclub‘PoetsoftheNestGeneration’wasstartedbyourEnglishteacherMr.Owen.WemeetonthelastFridayofeverymonthtotalkaboutpoemsandpoetsthatwelike.Whenwemeet,wefirstselectpoemsthatwelove.Andthenreadthemoutloud.Wedothisinagroupandlistentoeachothertalkingaboutpoemsinourgroupmeetings.

WhenIattendedthefirstmeeting,IwasrequiredtowriteapoemandIhadtoreaditouttothegroup.Itwasalittlescaryatfirst,buteveryonewassoniceandfriendlythatIsoonstoppedworrying.Ioncereadapoemaboutnatureinourschoolgarden.I

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choseanoldtreeandcircledeveryonearounditbeforeIread.Thegroupsaiditwasoneofthebestpoemtheyhadheard.（BobShaw）

Topic3---health

ALindaiswritinginherdiaryaboutadebateovermedicineandexercise.Helpherunderlineallthelinkingverbs.

12March

TodayIfeelwornout.Thismorning,Itookparkinadebateaboutmedicineandexercise.Medicineplaysanimportantroleinourlives,buttherearestillsomepeoplewhodonotlikeit.Theysaythatmostdrugshavesideeffects,andthatnotalldiseasescanbecuredbymedicine.Takingexercise,ontheotherhand,isalwayssafe.

TheboyIdebatedagainstwasveryskillful.Hemadesomequitereasonablepoints

andgaveasuperbspeech.Italkedtohimafterthedebate.Heseemedtiredtoo.Infact,hedoesn’treallythinkmedicineisbad,buthebelievesweshouldbeawareoftheproblemsitcancause.Itoldhimthatifwearecautionsaboutusingmedicine,wecanbenefitfromit.

Wewerebothhappywiththeoutcomeofthedebate.Peoplestayedsilentandlistenedtous,andapplaudedattheend.MumpredictsthatIwillbecomequiteagoodpublicspeakerifIcontinuetotakepartindebates.Iameagertodebateagainbecausetodayprovedverysuccessful!

Topic4---foodanddrink

AYouwanttowritealettertoyourlocalsupermarkettoaskthemwhethertheyplantosellfoodfromclonedanimals.Belowaretwoarticlesaboutthesubject.Underlinealltheadvantagesanddisadvantagessoyoucantellthesupermarketaboutthem.

Thetasteofthingstocome

Cloninganimalsforfoodproductionisnecessarybecauseweneedtoraiseboththequalityandquantityofourfoodsupplytosolvetheproblemofworldhunger.Someanimalsproducemoreandbettermeatthannthanthemeatofordinaryanimals.Throughcloning,wecanthusmakesurethatwewillhotheranimals.Cloningallowsustokeepalivethegoodqualitiesoftheseanimals.Sinceonlythebestanimalsarecloned,clonedanimalsproducetastiermeatthatoffersbetternutritioaveareliablesupplyofhigh-qualityfoodforyearstocome.

Itcanonlybringtrouble

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Thecloningofanimalsforfoodmustbestopped.Manypeopleassumethatacloneisanexactcopyofanotheranimals.Thissimplyisnotaccurate--therearedifferences.Forexample,clonedanimalsarenotveryhealthy--theynearlyalwayslivebrief,painfullivescomparedwithordinaryanimals.Milkfromaclonedcowisnotthesameasthemilkfromtheactualcowtheclonewasmadefrom.Noonecanyetexplainthesedifferences.

Therefore,wecannotconfirmthatfoodfromclonedanimalsisreallysafeforhumanstoeat.

Topic5---entertainment

ASophieandAlanbothlovewatchingfilms.Theyalsolovetoargueaboutfilms.Theyaretalkingaboutthefamousfilm,E.T.

Sophie:

E.Tisoneofthebiggestmoney-makingfilmsinhistory.Ithinkit’sagreatfilms.

Alan:

Idon’tthinkso.Butthestoryisgoodinsomeways.TheideaofafriendlyalienlivinginourworldandmakingfriendswithagroupofchildrenisOK.

Sophie:

So,what’ttheproblem?

Thefilmismorethantwentyyearsoldnowandpeoplestilllovethestory.

Alan:

Ijustthinkitisagoodfilmbutnotagreatone.IthinkthatStevenSpielbergmadethefilmbecausehewantedtomakeeveryonecry!

Sophie:

That’sOK.Sometimepeopleneedtobemovedbyart.HaveyoueverreadanybooksbyCharlesDickens?

Hisbooksarefullofpoorhomelesschildren.Hewroteaboutthesechildrentomakepeoplepitythemandtomakehisreadersfeelmoved.

Alan:

Idon’tliketofeelthatmyemotionsarebeingplayedwith.Ialsothinkthefilmisfartoolong.

Sophie:

It’sonlyonehourandforty-fiveminuteslong!

Alan：

Imeanthatitfeelstoolong.It’squiteexcitingatthebeginningbutattheendofthefilmIthinkStevenSpielbergtriestoohardtomakeusloveE.T.andthechildren.There’stoomuchemotion.

Sophie：

Idon’tunderstandyousometimes.There’sareallyexcitingparkwhenthekidsareonbikesandtheyflythroughtheskytogetawayfromthepolicemanwhoaresearchingforE.T.Thespecialeffectsareamazing.You

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havetorememberthisfilmwasmadeinthe1980s.

Alan：

Perhapsyou’reright.IguessI’mjustnotexcitedbyalienfilms.

Sophie：

ButE.T.isn’treallyanalienfilm.ThewholeideaisthatE.T.islikeus.

Heneedsfriendship,loveandhelp.CanyourememberthepartwhereE.T.isdyingandoneofthechildrenissoattachedtoE.Tthathebecomesseriouslyilltoo?

Alan：

Yes,IthinkIfellasleepatthatpoint.Sophie：

That’snotfunny!

Topic6---sports

Skillbuilding3:

identifying/selectingrelevantinformation

Youhavetowriteareportonthehistoryoftabletennisaroundtheworld.Readtheletterbelowandunderlineinformationrelevanttoyourtopic.

DearChengXiao

Howareyou?

IansorryIhaven’twrittenforawhile,sinceIhavebeenverybusytrainingfouthelocaltennistournament.Inyourlastletteryouaskedmetotellyousomethingabouttabletennis.

Tabletennis,alsocalledping-pong,isplayedallaroundtheworldandisanOlympicsport.Itisplayedonatablethatis2.74metresby1.525metresandstands76centimetresformtheground.Thenetgoesacrossthecentreofthetableis15.25centimetreshigh.Itisverysimilartoplayingtennisonacourt.

Theexactoriginoftabletennisisnotknown.WhatwedoknowisthatitbeganinEnglandinthe1890s.Manypeopleplayedtabletennosbecauseitdidnotrequireplayerstogooutdoors.Thegamewaspopularwithforeignvisitorstoo,andsoonitspreadtom