1. 你对“周五读报活动”的看法：2. 陈述你的理由(可举例说明)：3. 你的具体建议。

要求：

1. 对该任务的简单介绍；　　 2. 喜欢该任务的理由；3. 从该任务身上得到的启示。

Sample 1: Thomas Edison

Born in American, Thomas Edison was a great scientist and inventor. He once thought to be a boy who was not worth educating. In fact, he was a man full of imagination.

I admire Edison a lot because of his great contribution to the world. He had more than 1000 inventions. In his little time, he was always eager to know how things worked, which helped him to earn the nickname “the Wizard of Meio Park”. He was also so diligent that he worked day and night. And this explained why he had so many inventions.

What impresses me most is his famous saying, “genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration”. Probably I cannot be an Edison myself, but I can be a hardworking learner. From him, I realize the secret to success is not when and where you were born, but what you are doing and how you do it in your life.

Sample 2: Helen Keller

Every time I read “…if I had the power of sight for three days;, I cannot help being moved by its author Helen Keller, an ordinary but great American woman.

I admire Helen because she is optimistic about life. She became deaf and blind when she was 19 months old. Since then she lived in a world of darkness and silence, and communication seemed only a dream for her. But she never gave up and struggled to lead an active life. Under the guidance of her teacher, Ms. Sulliven, Helen learned to read and write, and became a famous writer. For a disabled person like her, this was really a wonder.

Helen has set an excellent example to all of us. Her story tells us that we should value what we have and try our best to overcome any difficulty in life.

Sample 3: William Shakespeare

Do you know Hamlet? Have you read the Merchant of Venice? These two great works are both written by William Shakespeare, my favourite English writer and the man of all ages!

Shakespeare, a son from a poor family, a man of little education, wrote plays and poems that are read all over the world. I like him because his comedies and tragedies bring me into a fantastic world; I love him because his poems let me enjoy the beauty of the English language; I admire him because his keen sights set me thinking and teach me how to lead a meaningful life!

Since “life is a stage”, we are actually all actors and actresses. On this stage, everyone has his own role to play, and I will try my best to play my role well.

12. 某天，你班贴出了一张通知。请根据通知、内容要点和要求写一篇英语发言稿。

内容要点：

2．参考词汇：…的综合：a synthesis of；审美能力：aesthetic ability

Dear editor,

Recently, Ministry of Education has announced to add Peking Opera as a compulsory course in primary and secondary schools. My classmates held a discussion on it the other day.

According to the discussion, there are two different opinions. _______________________________________________________________________________

Yours sincerely,

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　A student from Class 5

One possible version:

Recently, Ministry of Education has announced to add Peking Opera as a compulsory course in primary and secondary schools. Different people have different opinions on it. My classmates held a discussion on it the other day.

According to the discussion, there are two different opinions. Some students support the project wholeheartedly. They think Peking Opera can help promote Chinese culture because it has a long history and is rich in traditional culture. Besides, Peking Opera is a synthesis of different arts and has an elegant form of expression, which can help develop students' aesthetic ability.

Others hold a different opinion. They think students should have some freedom to choose what to learn. If they are forced to learn, their learning interest can be damaged. They also argue that there are many local operas all over China. Different local operas can be taught in different areas to pass down Chinese traditional culture.

I share the view of the second group. Besides their reasons, I also worry whether there are enough qualified teachers for the task. In addition, we have so many traditional arts in history that it's impossible to learn them all in classroom.

11. 请从下列任务中选择你 最喜欢的一位，用英语谢一篇120词左右的短文。要求很具所给信息做适当发挥，且需包括一下三部分内容：

1．字数：150左右。文章的开头已给出，不记入总词数。

3．参考词汇：头晕-dizzy(adj．)。

Dear editor,

I'm Li Ming of Senior Three, Guangming Middle School. I'm writing to tell you about some symptoms of anxiety among us students before exams.

_______________________________________________________________________________

Li Ming

One possible version:

I am Li Ming of Senior Three, Guangming Middle School. I am writing to tell you about some symptoms of anxiety among us students before exams.

Most of us feel nervous whenever we're taking an important exam. Some will feel dizzy or tired, some will suffer from lack of sleep, and some will lose their appetite. In fact, all these symptoms have terrible effects on our exams and we are all eager to get rid of them.

First of all, in my opinion, it's important for us to have a fight attitude towards exams. They are only a means of checking how we are getting along with our studies, so there is no need to worry too much about the results. Study hard every day and make careful plans for every exam. In this way we can avoid suffering from the pressure of exams.

Besides, enough sleep can make us energetic and enable us to perform well in an exam. Therefore, during the period of exams, we should not stay up too late. We can also try a warm bath or a cup of warm milk before going to bed. They might help us to have a sound sleep.

(We'd better go out for a walk or do some outdoor exercises before and during an exam so that we can keep ourselves relaxed and then concentrate ourselves on exams.)

9．随着生活水平的提高，购买私家车已成为一种时尚。对此，人们看法不一。因此，你们进行了一个调查。请根据下面的提示，写一篇字数为150左右的短文。

词汇提示：汽车：正业auto industry　 混合燃料hybrid fuel　 二氧化碳carbon dioxide

注意：开头已写好，不计入总词数。

With the improvement of people's living conditions, owning private cars is becoming popular in China. Different voices arise in a recent survey conducted by us.

……

书面表达

With the improvement of people's living conditions, owning private cars is becoming popular in China. Different voices arise in a recent survey conducted by us.

Those in favour of buying private cars argue that waiting for buses wastes much time. Even when they manage to get onto the bus, crowdedness often makes them uncomfortable. Private cars make up for the above headaches, though. Besides, owing cars indicates the advancement of our country, and in mm, it stimulates auto industry and therefore contributes to economic development.

However, other people list some unfavorable effects of private cars. They often create traffic jams; they consume plenty of oil. What's more, they give off enormous waste gases, causing pollution and disease.

In our view, to develop clean and hybrid fuels may be a good solution to air pollution, because it can reduce the emission of carbon dioxide. In addition, efficient and convenient public transportation systems can also discourage people from buying private cars. On the whole, awareness of environment protection needs the collective efforts from the government as well as the public.

10. 最近，教育部规定，在中小学增加京剧为必修内容，对此大家反应不一，学校英语杂志社组织了一次征文活动。假设你是五班的一名学生，下面是同学们在讨论中的两种不同看法。请你用英语写一篇应征稿刊：将同学们的意见反映出来，并表达自己的看法。

注意：

2．词数150。信中已写好了的部分，不计人词数；

3．参考词汇：lifespan 寿命　　 extend 延长

Dear Editor,

Recently there has been an argument about the reuse of textbooks on the Internet. I’m writing to talk about it.

Best wishes,

Yours truly,

Li Hua

One possible version:

Dear Editor,

Recently there has been an argument about the reuse of textbooks on the internet. I am writing to talk about it.

As we all know, the average lifespan of a copy of a textbook is only half a year in our country while in America it is five years or so, which shows we waste too much. There are 220 million students consuming 3 billion textbooks each year, so about 11 million trees are cut down to produce them! If the lifespan of textbooks could be extended by one year, a large number of trees would be saved each year. In addition, many children from poor families can’t afford textbooks, so it makes sense to reuse them by giving them away to those children.

I suggest that we should encourage students to take care of their textbooks and reuse them. For one thing, reusing them can save a lot of natural resources and help protect the environment. For another, this can also help us develop awareness of thriftiness and create an economical society.

　　　　 Best wishes,

Yours truly,

Li Hua

8．假如你是李明，你发现部分同学每次遇到重要考试，都会出现一些焦虑症状。请你

用英语写一封信，向某学生英文报编辑反映该问题。信的内容应包括下列要点：

注意：1．对所给要点，不要简单翻译，要有适当发挥；

2．开头和结尾已给出，不记入总词数(字数：150左右)

4．你的建议及理由。

要求：1．语句通顺，结构合理；

3．许多贫困家庭的学生买不起教科书，如果将不用的教科书赠给他们岂不是更好？