1、英语六级作文范文背诵英语范文背诵TypesofSpeechStandardusageincludesthosewordsandexpressionsunderstood,used,andacceptedbyamajorityofthespeakersofalanguageinanysituationregardlessofthelevelofformality.Assuch,thesewordsandexpressionsarewelldefinedandlistedinstandarddictionaries.Colloquialisms,ontheotherhand,arefamiliar
2、wordsandidiomsthatareunderstoodbyalmostallspeakersofalanguageandusedininformalspeechorwriting,butnotconsideredappropriateformoreformalsituations.Almostallidiomaticexpressionsarecolloquiallanguage.Slang,however,referstowordsandexpressionsunderstoodbyalargenumberofspeakersbutnotacceptedasgood,formalus
3、agebythemajority.Colloquialexpressionsandevenslangmaybefoundinstandarddictionariesbutwillbesoidentified.Bothcolloquialusageandslangaremorecommoninspeechthaninwriting.Colloquialspeechoftenpassesintostandardspeech.Someslangalsopassesintostandardspeech,butotherslangexpressionsenjoymomentarypopularityfo
4、llowedbyobscurity.Insomecases,themajorityneveracceptscertainslangphrasesbutneverthelessretainsthemintheircollectivememories.Everygenerationseemstorequireitsownsetofwordstodescribefamiliarobjectsandevents.Ithasbeenpointedoutbyanumberoflinguiststhatthreeculturalconditionsarenecessaryforthecreationofal
5、argebodyofslangexpressions.First,theintroductionandacceptanceofnewobjectsandsituationsinthesociety;second,adiversepopulationwithalargenumberofsubgroups;third,associationamongthesubgroupsandthemajoritypopulation.Finally,itisworthnotingthatthetermsstandard colloquialandslangexistonlyasabstractlabelsfo
6、rscholarswhostudylanguage.Onlyatinynumberofthespeakersofanylanguagewillbeawarethattheyareusingcolloquialorslangexpressions.MostspeakersofEnglishwill,duringappropriatesituations,selectanduseallthreetypesofexpressions.英语范文背诵SuburbanizationIfbysuburbismeantanurbanmarginthatgrowsmorerapidlythanitsalread
7、ydevelopedinterior,theprocessofsuburbanizationbeganduringtheemergenceoftheindustrialcityinthesecondquarterofthenineteenthcentury.Beforethatperiodthecitywasasmallhighlycompactclusterinwhichpeoplemovedaboutonfootandgoodswereconveyedbyhorseandcart.Buttheearlyfactoriesbuiltinthe1840swerelocatedalongwate
8、rwaysandnearrailheadsattheedgesofcities,andhousingwasneededforthethousandsofpeopledrawnby(由拉动)theprospectofemployment.Intime,thefactoriesweresurroundedbyproliferating(增生扩散)milltownsofapartmentsandrowhousesthatabutted(v.邻接,毗邻)theolder,maincities.Asadefenseagainstthisencroachment(侵蚀)andtoenlargetheirt
9、axbases,thecitiesappropriatedtheirindustrialneighbors.In1854,forexample,thecityofPhiladelphiaannexed(并吞,附加)mostofPhiladelphiaCounty.SimilarmunicipalmaneuverstookplaceinChicagoandinNewYork.Indeed,mostgreatcitiesoftheUnitedStatesachievedsuchstatusonlybyincorporatingthecommunitiesalongtheirborders.With
10、theaccelerationofindustrialgrowthcameacuteurbancrowdingandaccompanyingsocialstress-conditionsthatbegantoapproachdisastrousproportionswhen,in1888,thefirstcommerciallysuccessfulelectrictractionlinewasdeveloped.Withinafewyearsthehorse-drawntrolleyswereretiredandelectricstreetcarnetworkscrisscrossedandc
11、onnectedeverymajorurbanarea,fosteringawaveofsuburbanizationthattransformedthecompactindustrialcityintoadispersedmetropolis.Thisfirstphaseofmass-scalesuburbanizationwasreinforcedbythesimultaneousemergenceoftheurbanMiddleClass,whosedesiresforhomeownershipinneighborhoodsfarfromtheaginginnercityweresati
12、sfiedbythedevelopersofsingle-familyhousingtracts.英语范文背诵AmericanRevolutionTheAmericanRevolutionwasnotarevolutioninthesenseofaradicalortoalchange.Itwasnotasuddenandviolentoverturningofthepoliticalandsocialframework,suchaslateroccurredinFranceandRussia,whenbothwerealreadyindependentnations.Significantc
13、hangeswereushered(引导,展示)in,buttheywerenotbreathtaking(惊人的,惊险的).Whathappenedwasacceleratedevolutionratherthanoutright(直率的,彻底的)revolution.Duringtheconflictitselfpeoplewentonworkingandpraying,marryingandplaying.Mostofthemwerenotseriouslydisturbedbytheactualfighting,andmanyofthemoreisolatedcommunitiessc
14、arcelyknewthatawarwason.AmericasWarofIndependenceheralded(预报,宣布)thebirthofthreemodernnations.OnewasCanada,whichreceiveditsfirstlargeinflux(注入,流入)ofEnglish-speakingpopulationfromthethousandsofloyalists(忠诚的人,反对独立的人)whofledtherefromtheUnitedStates.AnotherwasAustralia,whichbecameapenal(刑事的)colonynowthat
15、Americawasnolongeravailableforprisonersanddebtors.Thethirdnewcomer-theUnitedStates-baseditselfsquarelyonrepublicanprinciples.Yeteventhepoliticaloverturnwasnotsorevolutionaryasonemightsuppose.Insomestates,notablyConnecticutandRhodeIsland,thewarlargelyratifiedacolonialself-rulealreadyexisting.Britisho
16、fficials,everywhereousted,werereplacedbyahome-growngoverningclass,whichpromptlysoughtalocalsubstituteforkingandParliament.(现在就算是政治革命也不如以前想像的那样具有革命性。在一些州,特别明显的像康涅狄格和瑞候德岛,战争在很大程度上批准一些殖民居住地自治的做法已经存在。英国政府到处掠夺,它被本国的政治阶层所取代,而这个政治阶层很快地在当地为国王和国会找到本国的替代品)英语范文背诵AndrewCarnegieAndrewCarnegie,knownastheKingofSte
17、el,builtthesteelindustryintheUnitedStates,and,intheprocess,becameoneofthewealthiestmeninAmerica.Hissuccessresultedinpartfromhisabilitytoselltheproductandinpartfromhispolicyofexpandingduringperiodsofeconomicdecline,whenmostofhiscompetitorswerereducingtheirinvestments.Carnegiebelievedthatindividualssh
18、ouldprogressthroughhardwork,buthealsofeltstronglythatthewealthy(有钱人,富人)shouldusetheirfortunesforthebenefitofsociety.Heopposedcharity(施舍),preferringinsteadtoprovideeducationalopportunitiesthatwouldallowotherstohelpthemselves. Hewhodiesrich,diesdisgraced,heoftensaid.Amonghismorenoteworthycontributions
19、tosocietyarethosethatbearhisname,includingtheCarnegieInstituteofPittsburgh,whichhasalibrary,amuseumoffinearts,andamuseumofnationalhistory.HealsofoundedaschooloftechnologythatisnowpartofCarnegie-MellonUniversity.OtherphilanthrophicgiftsaretheCarnegieEndowmentforInternationalPeacetopromoteunderstandin
20、gbetweennations,theCarnegieInstituteofWashingtontofundscientificresearch,andCarnegieHalltoprovideacenterforthearts.FewAmericanshavebeenleftuntouchedbyAndrewCarnegiesgenerosity(慷慨,大方).Hiscontributionsofmorethanfivemilliondollarsestablished2,500librariesinsmallcommunitiesthroughoutthecountryandformedt
21、henucleusofthepubliclibrarysystemthatweallenjoytoday.英语范文背诵TelevisionTelevision-themostpervasive(弥漫性的,渗透性的)andpersuasive(有说服力的,使人信服的)ofmoderntechnologies,markedbyrapidchangeandgrowth-ismovingintoanewera,aneraofextraordinary(非凡的)sophisticationandversatility(多功能性),whichpromisestoreshapeourlivesandourw
22、orld.Itisanelectronicrevolutionofsorts(各种各样的),madepossiblebythemarriageoftelevisionandcomputertechnologies.Thewordtelevision,derivedfromitsGreek(tele:distant)andLatin(visio:sight)roots,canliterallybeinterpretedassightfromadistance.Verysimplyput,itworksinthisway:throughasophisticatedsystemofelectroni
23、cs,televisionprovidesthecapabilityofconvertinganimage(focusedonaspecialphotoconductiveplatewithinacamera)intoelectronicimpulses(刺激,推动力),whichcanbesentthroughawireorcable.Theseimpulses,whenfedintoareceiver(televisionset),canthenbeelectronicallyreconstitutedintothatsameimage.Televisionismorethanjustan
24、electronicsystem,however.Itisameansofexpression,aswellasavehicleforcommunication,andassuchbecomesapowerfultoolforreachingotherhumanbeings.Thefieldoftelevisioncanbedividedintotwocategoriesdeterminedbyitsmeansoftransmission.First,thereisbroadcasttelevision,whichreachesthemassesthroughbroad-basedairwav
25、etransmissionoftelevisionsignals.Second,thereisnonbroadcasttelevision,whichprovidesfortheneedsofindividualsorspecificinterestgroupsthroughcontrolledtransmissiontechniques.Traditionally,televisionhasbeenamediumofthemasses.Wearemostfamiliarwithbroadcasttelevisionbecauseithasbeenwithusforaboutthirty-se
26、venyearsinaformsimilartowhatexiststoday.Duringthoseyears,ithasbeencontrolled,forthemostpart,bythebroadcastnetworks,ABC,NBC,andCBS,whohavebeenthemajorpurveyors(承办商)ofnews,information,andentertainment.Thesegiantsofbroadcastinghaveactuallyshapednotonlytelevisionbutourperception(感觉)ofitaswell.Wehavecome
27、tolookuponthepicturetubeasasourceofentertainment,placingourroleinthisdynamicmediumasthepassiveviewer.(我们作为被动的观众把我们的角色溶入这种动态的媒体,我们已经开始把显像管看做一种娱乐的资源。)英语范文背诵TheBeginningofDramaTherearemanytheoriesaboutthebeginningofdramainancientGreece.Theonemostwidelyacceptedtodayisbasedontheassumptionthatdramaevolved
28、fromritual(典礼,宗教仪式).Theargumentforthisviewgoesasfollows.Inthebeginning,humanbeingsviewedthenaturalforcesoftheworld-eventheseasonalchanges-asunpredictable,andtheysoughtthroughvariousmeanstocontroltheseunknownandfearedpowers.Thosemeasureswhichappearedtobringthedesiredresultswerethenretainedandrepeateduntiltheyhardenedintofixedrituals.Eventuallystoriesarosewhichexplainedorveiled(以面纱遮盖,隐避)themysteriesoftherites(
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