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英语每日一课3
英语每日一课---英语短文写作练习与参考范文(三)
英语短文写作练习与参考范文(三)
45.Writeacomposition:
HowtoSolvetheHousingProbleminBigCities.Yoursuggestedsolutionstothisproblemarelistedbelow.Youaresupposedtowriteinfavourofonesuggestion(ONEonly)andagainstanother(ONEonly).Youshouldgiveyourreasonsinbothcases.
四种可能解决住房的方案:
(1)多造高层建筑
(2)向地下发展
(3)建造卫星城市
(4)疏散城市人口
参考范文
HowtoSolvetheHousingProbleminBigCities
Withthedevelopmentofmodernindustry,moreandmorepeopleareflowingintobigcities.Accordingly,thehousingprobleminbigcitiesisbecomingmoreandmoreserious.
Peoplehaveofferedmanysolutionstothisproblem.Ithinkbuildingsatellitecitiesinthesuburbsismorepractical.Thefreshairandbeautifulsceneryinthesuburbswillbeappealingtothecitycitizens,whosufferalotfromairpollution,noises,etc.intheovercrowdedcity.Withmorepeopleleavingthecity,morespacewillbeavailableforthoseremaining.Thehousingprobleminbigcitieswillthusbesolved.
Inthemeantime,I'magainsttheopinionofutilizingtheundergroundspacetosolvetheproblem.Wecanimaginehowuncomfortableitwillbetoliveundertheground,havingtoprobeinthedark.Theairtherewillbeverystuffy.Andthecostofbuildingundergroundhouseswillbetremendous.
Inbrief,buildingsatellitecitiescannotonlyimprovethehousingconditioninbigcities,butalsoprovideamuchbetterlivingenvironment.Butthehousingproblemisverycomplicated.Perhapspeoplecanhardlyrelyononlyonewaytosolvetheproblemcompletely.
46.AgreatmanypeoplearestudyingEnglish.Butwhydowelearnthisforeignlanguageanyway?
Giveyouropinions.
参考范文
WhyLearnEnglish?
ManypeoplearestudyingEnglish.Theyattendschools,learnontheradioandTV,inordertomasterthisforeignlanguage.ObviouslypeopleconsiderEnglishasimportant.
ItisquiteclearthatEnglishhasbecomeaninternationallanguage.Itisusedbymostofthenationsoftheworld.YoumaymakeatriparoundtheworldwithoutbeingmisunderstoodifyouknowEnglish.
Englishisusefulinmanyotherways,too.WeknowthatmanyvaluablebooksarewritteninEnglish.WemustknowEnglishtoreadthem.Furthermore,weshouldalsolearnEnglishifwewanttodobusinesswithforeigncountries,becauseEnglishisspokenbythemajorityofforeigners.
Atpresentthecontactbetweencountriesisgrowingdaybyday.Englishisknownasanindispensabletoolofintercourse.LearningEnglishmakeslifemoreconvenient.
Inconclusion,Englishisreallyaveryusefulinstrumenttous.Whydon'twedoubleoureffortstolearnit?
47.StudythefollowingstatisticsandthenwriteacompositiononthetopicWhyLibrariesAreLosingCustomers.Youaresupposedtogivepossiblereasonsandyourowncomments.Remembertoquoteasfewfiguresaspossible.
a.In1983,BeijingNationalLibraryaccommodated368,000readers.In1993,itaccommodated168,000readers.
b.NationalLibrary(Beijing)Reading-roomaveragedailyreadershipin1992:
5,300.Averagedailyreadershipin1993:
4,700.
c.Stateinvestmentinpubliclibraries:
$9.6millionin1980;$6.9millionin1992.
d.Increaseofpricesofsomebooks,morethan1,000%intenyears.
参考范文
WhyLibrariesAreLosingCustomers
SurelyChineselibrariesarenostalgicrecallingthedaysshortlyaftertheCulturalRevolutionwasoverwhenreadersswarmedintotheirreadingroomshungryforknowledge.Nearlyadecadeandhalfhavepassed,andtoday'slibrariesaresadtofindthattheyarelosingcustomers.
Theremaybeseveralreasonsforthissituation.Firstly,therapiddevelopmentofChina'snationaleconomyisdrivingpeopleoutofthereadingroomandintothemarket.Secondly,duetothehikingbookpricesandtherelativelysmallamountofstateinvestmentinpubliclibraries,thereisanabsenceofup-to-datebooksforreaders.Thereaderswillceasetocomeiftheycannotfindbookstheywant.Andthirdly,Chinesepeoplearegettingwealthierandcanaffordtobuybookstheyneedandlikefromthenumerousbookshops,andthereforetheyhavenoneedtospendtimegoingtolibrary.
Isthistrendgoodorbad?
Thisisacomplicatedquestion.Butonethingiscertain,thereductionofreadersisonlytransient,andthesocialdevelopmentinthelongrunwillattractthereadersbacktothelibraryreadingrooms.Withtheimprovementoflibrariesandtheadvancementofthecountry'scultureandeducation,peoplewillgraduallydriftbacktothebooksinlibraryreadingrooms.
48.Forthispartyouareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicMyViewontheInfluenceonYoungAdults.Youmustbaseyourcompositiononthefollowinginstructions(giveninChinese)
有人认为家庭影响着青少年,另一些人则认为朋友影响着青少年。
你的观点如何?
写出你的观点。
说明你的理由并且适当举例。
在你的文章结尾处不要忘记写出你的结论。
参考范文
MyViewontheInfluenceonYoungAdults
Asapopularsayinggoes,"Amanisknownbythecompanyhekeeps".Hard-workingyoungstudents,whenaffectedbylazyandpleasure-huntingfriendswillbecomenegligentoftheirstudies.Ontheotherhand,wrong-doerswhofeelguiltyinthepresenceoftheirvirtuouscompanionscanoftenturnoveranewleaf.
Atthesametime,theinfluenceone'sfamilycanexertonhimcan'tignored.Iftheparentsarewicked,dishonestandcorrupt,itislikelythatsuchbadtraitswillruboffontheyoungadults.Also,manyscientistsandstatesmenowedtheirsuccessestothegoodupbringingtheirfamilieshadgiventhem.
Personally,Ithinkfriendsdomostoftheinfluencing.Asonebeginstohavefriends,familymembersusuallybecomelessinfluential.Theyoungadultspaymuchmoreattentiontotheirfriends.Acaseinpointismyneighbour'sson.Formanyyearsmyneighbourhasbeencomplainingthatitisadifficultchildwhocan'tbetaughtbyhisparents.However,hissonwasarrestedtheotherdayforhavingmurderedalady.Whatismore,itwashisfriendswhoinstigatedhimtokilltheladyforhermoney.Somyconclusionis:
tellmewhoyourfriendsareandI'lltellyouwhatkindofmanyouare.
49.SupposeyouneedacondenserforyourRadioCassetteRecorderofthebrand"RedLantern",andyoucan'tfindanewoneinthecityyoulive,andtheoneinthemachinehappenedtobesorustedthatyoudon'thaveacluetowhattheserialnumbermightbe.WritealettertoShanghaiRadioPlantaskingfortheinformationastowhereyoucangetacondenser.
参考范文
Room413Building6
BeijingForeignStudiesUniversity
Beijing
Jan.1,1997
ShanghaiRadioPlant
180HunanRoad
Shanghai
ToWhomItMayConcern:
IamingreatneedofacondenserformayRadioCassetteRecorderofthebrand"RedLantern"producedinyourfactory.Theoriginalonehasbeenwornout.IhavebeenusingitformyEnglishstudyeveryday.Asyouknow,boththeradioandtherecorderdon'tworkwithoutthisvitalpart.AndwithouttherecordermyEnglishstudyisaffected.Ihavebeenlookingforanewone,sofarIhaven'tlocatedone.UnfortunatelytheoneinthemachinehasrustedsobadlythatIdon'thaveacluetowhattheserialnumbermightbe.Couldyoupleasehelpme?
Ifyouhavethecorrectcondenserinstock,pleaseletmeknowtheprice,andI'llsendyouthemoneytomail-orderone.Ifyoudon'thavethepiecebutknowwhereIcangetit,pleaseforwardthatinformation.Iamlookingforwardtoyourearlyreply.
Yourstruly
LiWei
50.WritealetterofapplicationtotheDepartmentofPhysics,UniversityofWisconsin,askingforadmissionasagraduatestudent.
Yourlettershouldcontainthefollowingpoints:
(1)thereasonwhyyoufilethisapplication
(2)youreducationalhistoryandyourmajor
(3)yourrequesttogetthematerialsabouttheuniversity
参考范文
ComputationCenter
ShanghaiJiaotungUniversity
Shanghai,China
Sept.23,1997
Chairperson
Dept.ofPhysics
UniversityofWisconsin
Madison,WI53711
DearSir,
Iamveryinterestedinundertakinggraduateworkinyouruniversity.Ihavereadresearchpapersbytwoofyourprofessors,Dr.ThomasHailyandMr.JacksonBay.I'dliketostudyundertheirguidance.PleasereviewmyeducationhistoryandletmeknowifIcanhavesuchachance.
InSeptemberof1990IenrolledintheGraduateSchooloftheQinghuaUniversityasacomputermajor.ThroughoutthetwoyearsofstudyIhavemaintainedaGPAofnolessthan95.Sincegraduationin1992,IhavebeenworkingintheComputationCenterofShanghaiJiaotungUniversity.Iseethisfieldasoneofgreatpotentialsformycountryandme.Ifeeltheneedtostudyfurtherinordertodevelopthispotential.
Ifyouconsidermeaviablecandidateforyourdoctorateprogram,pleasesendmetheappropriateformstoapplyforadmission.Also,Iwouldappreciatereceivingfromyouinformationalmaterialsuchasdepartmentalbrochureorpamphlet,andauniversitycatalogorbulletin.
Thankyouforyourconsideration.Ilookforwardtoyourreply.
Verytrulyyours,
LiWei
参考范文
AnnualPayrollofaU.S.Inc.
BandNumberWagespaid
Manager5110000
Supervisor25350000
Assemblyworker500600000
Total5301060000
Directions:
1.Describethenumberandthewagespaidofeachclassinthetable
2.Bycomparisionofeachclass,drawyourconclusion
3.Yourowncomments
AnnualPayrollofaU.S.Inc.
ThetableshowsustheannualpayrollofaU.S.company.Thetotalnumberoftheemployedinthefirmis530withyearly-paidwagesof1060000.Inthecompany,5managersarepaid110000eachyear.Andthereare25supervisorsinthecompanywhoarepaid350000annually.However,500assemblyworkersofthefirmgettheirwagesof600000altogetherinthewholeyear.
Bycomparisionofeachclass,firstly,thenumberofmanagerisles