中考英语作文十篇(合集20篇)

Nowadays, there are a considerable number of individuals who prefer to lead a low-carbon lifestyle which find expression in the fact that more and more commuters are using public transportation system in their daily life.

Low carbon lifestyle can endow us and our society with numerous benefits. Firstly, it goes beyond doubt that low carbon lifestyle contributes a lot to the environmental protection and it is a favorable way to slow down the rate of climate change of our earth, which also means a lot to our health.

We are supposed to undertake the responsibility to lead a low-carbon lifestyle, which is of great significance. And there is a diversity of measures we can take so as to lead such an environmental-friendly life. For one thing, we are expected to minimize the use of private cars, which emit a large amount of greenhouse gases. For another, we are supposed to cultivate the public awareness of energy conservation for energy in the world today is decreasing rapidly. For instance, we can turn off electrical appliances if not necessary as well as using renewable materials. Furthermore, at our leisure, we can seek opportunities to plant more trees which can absorb carbon-dioxide.

In brief, low-carbon lifestyle is nothing but the best choice for us and only in this way can we form a harmonious relationship with the environment.

如今,有相当数量的个体们喜欢领导一个低碳生活方式的表现,越来越多的通勤者使用公共交通系统在他们的日常生活。

低碳生活方式可以使我们和我们的社会有诸多益处。首先,它超越怀疑低碳生活方式很多有助于环境保护和它是一个有利的方式来减缓气候变化的速度,我们的地球,这也意味着很多我们的健康。

我们应该承担责任领导一个低碳生活方式,具有重要意义。和有一个多样性的措施,我们可以采取这样一个环保的生活。一方面,我们预计会减少私家车的使用,排放大量的温室气体。另一方面,我们应该培养公众对能源的节能意识是当今世界上迅速减少。例如,我们可以关掉电器如果没有必要使用可再生材料。此外,在我们的闲暇,我们可以寻找机会种植更多的树木可以吸收二氧化碳。

总之,低碳生活方式不过是我们的最佳选择,只有用这种方法我们才能形成一个和谐的关系与环境。

命题作文是依据所给题目,确定中心,选择材料,写出符合题意,内容表达具体、充分的文章。写命题作文通常要注意以下几点：

一、审准题目:文章的中心要对题目的分析来确定,一定要弄清主题的内涵,确立与文章联系的主题思想,表达不能游离于主题,否则即使内容再精彩,也是跑题作文,得分将会大打折扣,因此,写命题作文最重要的是先审清题目,确立要表现的中心。

二、构思结构:就是开放思路,启动联想,构想表现形式,勾勒出文章的结构层次,依次写出引言段,主题句,发

展段和结尾句,努力使之新颖,别致。

三、选择材料:这一点很重要,一定要围绕想表现的中心去选择组织材料,所选的材料必须典型精要。

四、表达:就是用最确切明了的语言贯穿材料,表达自己的思想,力争用符合英语语法规则。英语表达习惯,最顺畅自然的词,句,段去表达中心思想,与表现中心无关的话即使再生动形象也不要去写。就写作的目的表现形式来看,命题作文分为三种形式:1、记叙文类;2、说明文类; 3、议论文类。

初中生活马上就要结束了，你有什么感想呢?下面是语文迷为大家整理提供的毕业感想的作文，希望对你有帮助。

初中生活马上就要结束了，三年的初中生活一定给你留下了很多挥之不去的回忆。请你给大家讲一个最值得你回忆的故事。包括时间、人物、事情经过和事后你的感想(请不要写出真实的学校名称以及真实姓名)。

提示词语： three years, memories, one of, one day, think, happy/ sorry

How time flies! I have studied in my school for three years. And I will graduate from middle school in a month. I am eager to share my happiness and sadness with you. I had so many memories in three years’ life. One of them impressed me very much. I still remember, when I began to learn English, I found it too difficult. No matter how hard I tried, I still couldn’t do well in it and almost gave it up. As soon as my English teacher found my problem, she had a talk with me about how to learn English well. Since then, she has kept helping me. Little by little, I’ve become interested in English and I’m good at it. I think I am so lucky to become one of her students. I’ve learned a lot from her. I will try to help others when they are in trouble. I think it is a happy thing to help others.

卫生健康饮食：健康一直是人们关注的问题我校要举行以“关爱健康”为题的主题班会，请根据下表内容谈谈你的看法，写一篇80字左右的演讲槁。 (1)保持健康的重要性;(2)保持健康的方法;(3)保持健康的结论;(4)你的看法。 （1）How tokeep healthy /fit?

All of us want to be healthy. First，we should get enough sleep during the night. We can go to bed early and get up early. Staying up late is bad for our health. Second，we must have the right kinds of food. We should eat more fruit and vegetables and less meat. We should drink a lot of water. We should have healthy eating habits. Third，we should do more exercise to build up our bodies. Finally，we should be happy everyday. Because smile will make us younger。

That is my advice.I hope you are healthy and enjoy your life。 （2）How to keep healthy /fit?

Here is my advice about how to keep healthy/fit. As a middle shool student. first youd better do more exercise such as playing ball games ，running， swimming and jumping ropes(绳子)。Then you should pay attention to your diet or meals. Dont eat too much meat or suger，but more vegetables and fruit.Third you need enough sleep or rest . Next keep yourself happy.As people often say smiling makes younger.Last you mustnt drink wine or smoke .They are bad for your health. That is my advice.I hope you are healthy and enjoy your life。

1、以MY Future plan为题目，100字左右

2、我决定大学毕业后当一 名中学教师，这是我孩提时代的梦想

3、我很喜欢教师在个职业，与中学生在一 起可以使自己永保青春

4、我国师资力量缺乏，主要原因是教师工作辛苦，收入低。想当老师的人很少，所以需要大批有志青年献身教育事业

中考英语作文范文：我未来的打算(My future plan)

I decided to be a middle teacher after college. （大学毕业后我决定当一名中学教师）There are many reasons contribute to this decision.（这有很多理由来说服这个决定）

Firstly, when I was a little/boy, I have been dreaming of being a teacher.（首先，当我还是个小孩时就梦想成为一名教师） It seemed so fascinate to me and I hope I can make my dream come true.（它让我很着迷，我希望我的梦想能够实现）

And, I like so much to be with middle school students. （另外，我是如此的喜欢中学生）Most of the students at that age are full of youthful spirity and I am sure their passion would pass to me.（大多数的学生都在充满年轻激情的阶段，我确信仪仗队他们的热情会传染给我） I will retain all the zest of adolescence.（我将可以使自己永保青春）

The most important reason is that our country needs plenty of teachers.（最重要的原因是我们的国家需要教师） So far, teaching is considered a tough and low-income job in China.（讫今为止，在中国，教书被认为是一项辛苦又收入低的工作） However, if we have not enough teachers, our future will lack of excellent scientist, managers, businessmen, soldiers and even goood workers and farmers.（然而，如果我们没有足够的教师，我们将来会缺乏优秀的科学家，经理，商人，士兵甚至于好的工人和农民） How can our country to be strong and wealthy? （那我们的国家怎样才能强大和富饶起来呢）I wish my country to be a better one. （我祝福我的祖国的明天会更好）I am ready to be a teacher and hope all the persons with lofty ideals may dedicate themselves to this meaningful career.（我准备在为一名教师，我也希望大家带着崇高理想献身于这有意义的工作．

根据下面的汉语提示写一个60字左右的口头通知：

假如你是班长，你们要举办英语讲座(lecture)。

1 时间：3 月1日星期五下午3 点至五点

2 地点：阶梯教室(lecture theatre)

3 讲座人：北京大学李平教授

4 报告的内容：怎样学英语

5 要求大家准时出席 (attend)，并且可以向他咨询有关的问题

例文：

Announcement

Girls and boys / Ladies and gentlemen，

May I have your attention，please ? / Attention，please.

I ve got announcement to make./ I m very glad to tell you that an English lecture will be held in the lecture hall / theater from 3 p.m .to 5 p.m. on Friday，March 1st.It will be given by Professor Li Ping from Beijing University. The topic is How to learn English well .You may take notes if you like. And you may ask any question on English learning / study after the lecture. Please attend the lecture on time / don t be late.

That s all，thank you.

[英语作文题目专项训练题中考备考

小明做了一个梦。他梦见自己为北京奥运会做一名志愿者：他努力帮助来自世界各国的外国朋友……在交谈中，小明让外国朋友更多地了解北京。外国朋友感谢小明，并认为小明的英语非常好。小明很高兴，他甜蜜地笑了……

请你根据设定的梦境并加以想象，写一段 80 词左右的短文。开始语和结束语均已给出（不计入总词数）。

内容要求：

（ 1 ）帮助外国朋友；（ 2 ）与外国朋友交谈；（ 3 ）感谢小明；（ 4 ）小明很高兴。

词汇参考： try （ do ） one＇s best ， find （ that ）， heavy （ lost ）， carry （ show ， take ）， taxi （ car ， bike ）， on the way ， talk with （ about ）

Xiao Ming had a dream （梦） last night . In the dream ， he volunteered to serve （志愿列队） the Beijing Olympics .

Xiao Ming had a dream last night . In the dream ， he volunteered to serve the Beijing Olym pics . He tried his best to help the foreign friends from different countries . When he found a foreign friend worried in the street ， he went up to him and asked him what was the matter . The foreigner told Xiao Ming he was Jack ， and he forgot the way to the Sun Hotel . Then Xiao Ming stopped a taxi and took him to the Sun Hotel . Xiao Ming talked with Jack on the way and made Jack know more about Beijing . Jack thanked Xiao Ming very much and thought Xiao Ming＇s English was very good . Xiao Ming was very happy . He smiled and smiled ， then he woke up .

请你阅读你的加拿大网友Tommy的e-mail，根据e-mail的内容，给他写一封回信。

Dear Li Lei,

I havent heard from you for a long time. Im glad to tell you that Ill visit Beijing this summer vacation. It is said that Beijing is a great city with a long history and more changes have taken place since the 2008 Olympic Games. I would like to know something about Beijing, such as places of interest, the environment, traffic and people there.

Im looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours,

Tommy

★ 范文

Dear Tommy,

Im glad to know you will come to Beijing.

Beijing, the capital of China, is one of the largest cities in the world. There are many places of interest, such as the Summer Palace, the Forbidden City and the Great Wall. All of them are beautiful and well-known to the world. Great changes have taken place in Beijing since we successfully held the 2008 0lympic Games.

Now, people pay more attention to the environment. More trees and flowers have been planted. For the traffic, it is very convenient for people to travel around Beijing, because several new subway lines have been built. If you come to Beijing, you will find people here are very friendly and helpful. Whats more, a lot of people can speak English. Beijing is really an attractive city with a long history.

Im looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours,

Li Lei

As is shown/indicated/illustrated by the figure/percentage in the table(graph/picture/pie/chart)， ___作文题目的议题_____ has been on rise/ decrease (goesup/increases/drops/decreases)，significantly/dramatically/steadily rising/decreasing from______ in _______ to ______ in _____。 From the sharp/marked decline/ rise in the chart， it goes without saying that ________。

There are at least two good reasons accounting for ______。 On the one hand， ________。 On the other hand， _______ is due to the fact that ________。 In addition， ________ is responsible for _______。 Maybe there are some other reasons to show ________。 But it is generally believed that the above mentioned reasons are commonly convincing.

As far as I am concerned， I hold the point of view that _______。 I am sure my opinion is both sound and well-grounded.

英语期中考试优秀作文：Hw t sta health（4篇）

If u want t sta health,u shuld eat re fruit and vegetables.If u want t eep health,u shuldnt eat t uch fried fd.We ust chage ur bad habits.And u shuld have enugh exercise ever da.I thin in this wa,we can eep health.

——孙xx

Health is ver iprtant t us.We shuld be health.If u want t be health,u shuld have enugh exercise,eat health fd and have a gd tietable.I used t watch a lt f TV ever da.But nw I dnt wacth uch TV an lnger.I exercise regularl.S,thats wh I ver health.

——王xx

Ever peple want t eep healeh.But a lt f peple are unhealth because the dnt have a gd diet and the dnt have enugh sleep.If u want t sta health,u shuld nt eat t uch fried fd.u shuld eat se vegetables instead.And u shuld g t bed earl and get up earl.The st iprtant ting is t exercise rugularl.But I dnt have enugh exercise,s I shuld exercise ever da.In this wa,I can sta health.

——毛xx

We shuld sta health.Staing health is iprtant.But hw can we sta health?If we want t sta health,we shuld eat a lt f fruit and vegetables.If we want t sta health,we shuld drin enugh water ever da.If we want t sta health,dnt frget exercise.We shuld exercise regularl ever da.In fact,we can sta health in an different was.Fruit,vegetables,water and enugh exercise are useful t help us t sta health.We als shuld have gd habits.I used t eat a lt f sweets.But nw I dnt eat t an sweets an lnger.Nw I health and teeth are health,t.S if u have bad habits,u shuld change bad habits quicl.If u want t sta health,it will be iprtant t change bad habits.Lets sta health,shall we?

——朱xx

Recently,haze weather has become a daily one right here in large part of China.People are forced to wear the mask to avoid breathing poisonous air.So it is necessary to find out the reason why leads to that and work out the resolution.If we trace the cause for haze weather ,the main points are as follows ,first,china s air quality standards are rather lax and evaluation factors are limited,so you will see that current air appraisal system has defects.Second,some people just go for economic interests instead of turning out products according to relevant law and regulations.They tend to use obsolete equipment in which they are high likely to emit a great deal of wasted air.

Third,across our society ,relevant protection awareness has not built up so that people havent formed a habit of using green product and saving energy as much as possible.Just for the sake of convience to go out,people rely more and more on travelling and working by car while car is the main cause for the haze weather

To settle this problem,a series of meaures should be taken as follows.First ,we should strengthen air monitor to lower the levels of small particulate pollutants.Second,we should enact more strict laws and regulations and keep perfecting our current law on environmental protection to regulate people s daily action and the industrial production and punish those factories that ignore the protection and keep emitting dangerous material that cause haze.

Third,we should develop green and energy-saving energy to lower the emission of haze and improve air quality.As far as i am concerned ,if we work together to be able to do such measures ,our environment will getting better and better and haze weather will vanish completely.

导语：昨天已成为历史。我们不能做什么来挽救它。明天不是我们力所能及的。我们能做的就是珍惜今天，下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的优秀英语作文，欢迎阅读与借鉴，谢谢!

Time waits for no one. If it flows away, it will never come to us again. We can t take charge of our time but we should know the importance of time and cherish time.

Yesterday has become the history. Nothing we can do to save it. Tomorrow is not within our reach. We don t know what will happen tomorrow. So the only thing we can do is to cherish what we have today and fight for tomorrow. Victory only belongs to those who work very hard! Therefore, we should make full use of today, fighting for what we want.

【参考译文】

时间不等人。如果它流逝了，它就永远不会再回来。我们不能控制时间，但我们应该知道时间的重要性并珍惜时间。

昨天已成为历史。我们不能做什么来挽救它。明天不是我们力所能及的。我们不知道明天会发生什么。所以我们唯一能做的就是珍惜今天，为明天而战。胜利只属于那些努力的人!因此，今天我们应该充分利用今天，争取我们想要的东西。

中考即将来临，英语作文一直在考试中占着重要的比例，想要英语成绩高分，作文是关键。下面小编给大家整理了一些往年的中考英语作文范文，欢迎大家进行学习参考。更多的优秀英语作文尽在学识网。

幸福是什么?幸福是父母为你营造的温馨的家，幸福是老师望向你的赞许的目光，幸福是孤独时朋友送来的一杯奶茶，幸福是…… 请以My happiness为话题，写一件曾经发生过的令你感到幸福的事情。

要求：条理清晰，语言流畅，用词准确， 字迹工整，80-100词。

范文

Happiness is important in our life. In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it。

I will never forget one thing. Once, I had a bad mark at a math test. I was shy and afraid to meet my parents. But when I got back home late, my parents knew what happened, they said to me: “It doesn’t matter, my child. Remember we’ll be always beside you when you need help. We believe you can be better next time. Never give up!” I was moved and made up my mind to work harder and harder。

I feel happy. Whenever I am in trouble, I can feel my parents’ love. I want to be a good child for my parents。

I think much about my future that it’s good. First of all, I must have a healthy body so that I can work or do anything. I strongly support that saying that the body is the root of the revolution. Besides, I think I will have a harmonious family with my wife and children. I am the support of my family. I must work hard for them, so a good job is necessary. I want to be an engineer that earns a lot. And I will support my parents and my wife’s. From this point, a good job is extremely important. However, I hope I still have some free time for leisure, like traveling or do something I like. In short, I want a peace but rich future with my families.

我认为对我的未来很好。首先,我必须有一个健康的身体,这样我就可以工作或做任何事。我强烈支持说身体是革命的根源。除此之外,我认为我将有一个和谐的家庭和我的妻子和孩子。我家人给我的支持。我必须努力工作,所以一份好的工作是必要的。我想成为一名工程师,收入很多,我将支持我的父母和我妻子的。从这一点上,一个好工作是非常重要的。然而,我希望我仍然有一些自由的时间来休闲,喜欢旅游或做一些我喜欢的事情。简而言之,我希望有一个和平但丰富的未来和我的家庭。

中考英语作文对考生的要求有四点：1、内容要完整。 2、语句流畅。3、没有语法错误。4、书写规范。能达到上述要求的作文，都会得到相应的高分。

一：先看一下扣分点：

1.内容方面：要点缺失，可酌情扣分。比如中考作文“I want to do something for my school”，若没有写一件具体的事情，是要扣3分以上的;若写的事情太过于虚幻，没有实际内容，也会扣1-2分。

2.字数：少于60字的作文要酌情扣分。

中考英语作文要求60字以上，标点符号不算，少了就要扣分。但是60字的作文能不能得高分?从我们拿到的实例作文来看，16分以上的作文，没有少于75字的，甚至少于80字的也少之又少。当然，也极少有超过100字的，因为中考试卷的短线格一共80个，在格子下面大约还有2行的空间，可以加20字左右，再多阅卷人就很难看清了，也会影响卷面的美观。所以，同学们如果想让作文得到高分，最好是让字数在75-100字之间。

3. 语法和拼写错误：每个扣0.5，重复错误不计;

4. 标点错误：每4个扣0.5.

二：加分点

除了这些扣分点，还有一些得分点：比如说作文的组织结构分，就是根据学生使用复杂句型、单词和谚语、俗语的情况来加分。

只要文章中有1个亮点，基本就可以争取到1分(3分的文采分是很难全部拿到的)。而这1分的亮点，是可以提前准备的。例如，有一些“万金油”式的复杂句型，例如强调句型、only相关的倒装句等，只要同学们多操练几次，几乎是一定能用到作文当中，从而为自己争取到这1分。

其次就是卷面分

很多家和同学，尤其是部分书法并不是十分整洁的同学，都会关心是否真的有“卷面分”的存在。虽然在阅卷标准里面并没有卷面分这一项，但是这个分数却真切地反映在了同学们的分数里面。

据阅卷老师的经验，在阅卷的时候并不是按这3个部分逐项打分的，而是在第一遍读完全文之后，心里已经形成了一个“印象分”，然后再细读第二、三遍，把印象分分配到各个打分部分。因此，这个“印象分”就非常重要，而同学们的书法，也正是在这个环节，影响到了自己的分数。所以初三的考生，如果书法不好，一定要注意。所谓的书法并不需要写的很漂亮，符合3个简单的标准即可：没有斜体、没有连笔、涂改较少。

My best friend is --- He is 15 years old. We are both in the same class. He works very hard. He is never late for school and he does well in all his lessons. He is always ready to help others. My math is very poor, so he often helps me with my math after class. His parents are both teachers. They are very busy, so he often helps do the housework at home. He is a little shorter than me but he is very strong. He likes playing football very much at school. We often play football together and he plays it pretty well . He gets on well with us . Everyone in our class likes him .

最近几年的中考英语当中，很多省市已经摆脱了单一作文模式，采用一大一小两个作文相结合的模式。例如，去年辽宁沈阳中考英语作文就是一个小作文，应用文-写假条，加上一个大作文，汉语提示作文构成。今年，北京中考英语作文也将是两个，一个看图作文在加上一个提示作文构成。这一讲，我们先来学习一下看图作文的写法。

看图作文要求考生按照所给图画，通过合理的联想将一组画面的内容正确地表达出来。看图作文与其他类型作文的不同之处在于，它除了要求考生有英语语言表达能力，还要求考生有观察能力、分析能力和想象能力。

写好看图作文应注意的事项1、结合文字提示，正确理解图意。一般情况下，看图作文在提供图画的同时也附带有简要的文字提示，我们可以利用文字提示去正确地理解图意，得到要点。切忌孤立地看图而忽视文字提示。

写作从图画的细节出发。所谓细节，就是指图画中的人物、事件、地点、环境、时间、动作等。依据图画细节，就可以把图画的内容用英语具体而生动地表达出来了。

(三)例题分析(例题)

同学们，看到下面的四幅图片及相应的报道后，你感到最担忧的是哪两种情形?请简述你担忧的理由并提出建议或希望。

要求：

⒈ 从所给素材中任选两种情形进行阐述，不可多选或少选。

⒉ 条理清楚，意思连贯，语句通顺，标点正确;

⒊ 词数 80 ～ 100。

参考词汇： 建议 suggest v. suggestion n.

气体 gas n. 污染 pollution n.

THE POLLUTIONS

① One third of the worlds people dont have enough clean water.

② More and more diseases are caused by polluted air.

③ People are disturbed quite often by kinds of noises.

④ Every person in our city makes about 1.8 kilos of rubbish every day.

这道看图作文题，主题和图片连接得不是很紧密。从考查的形式上来说，虽是看图，实质上却属于提示性的作文。这个作文应该结合个人的观点，选择的余地还是很大的。做这个题应该注意几个方面：

1、认真读题。注意，题目虽然给了四幅图，但是却只要求写其中的两个就行。

2、题意要求的是阐述个人的观点-最担忧的两种情形。而不是对图片进行描述。

3、结合所给的提示。提示中，对每种污染都进行了阐述，考生可以这些描述进行写作。

4、注意字数，语法，拼写等，避免错误。

下面是两个例文，大家可以参考一下。

One possible version:

The environment is becoming worse and worse. There are many kinds of pollution I worry about. The most serious two are water pollution and air pollution, because people cant live healthily with dirty water and polluted air, nor can animals. More and more diseases are caused by polluted air.

I think factories should not pour dirty water into the river directly or produce more waste gas. Wed better go on foot or by like instead of by car, because more cars mean more waste gas. We should make our world more and more beautiful.

Another possible version:

The first fact I worry about is noise pollution. People cant sleep well if there is too much noise. Thats why so many people prefer to live in the countryside rather than live in the noisy city. I suggest all the factories and cars shouldnt make terrible noises. If they make terrible noise that isnt allowed, they will be fined, and we can also produce the cars which cant make terrible noise.

The other pollution is rubbish pollution. If everyone makes so much rubbish, one day we may live in a world filled with rubbish. Some people throw the waste paper about. I suggest rubbish should be put into different kinds of dustbins or paper bags.

下面，我们来看看这道题的评分标准。一般来说，各地的评分标准都和下面的这个标准差不多。这个最高的标准，实际上也就是我们写作的目标。

评分标准：

1. 内容完整，语句流畅，无语法错误，书写规范，给9-10分;

2. 内容较完整，语句较流畅，基本无语法错误，书写较规范，给6-8分;

3. 内容不完整，语句欠流畅，语法错误较多，书写较规范，给3-5分;

4. 只写出个别要点，语法错误较多，书写欠规范，只有个别句子可读或不知所云，给0-2分。

看图作文不可小视。希望大家掌握答好这种题型的要点，并积累词汇。

请你以 “To Be an Honest Man”为题，用英语写一篇80词左右的短文。

内容包括：1.说说你对诚实的认识。2.谈谈你做过或听过的不诚实的事例以及带来的危害。3.倡议同学们做个诚实的人。

提示词：traditional virtue（传统美德）, wolves（狼）, tell lies（撒谎）

To Be an Honest Man

As we know, honesty is one of the Chinese traditional virtues, so I think it is necessary for everyone to be an honest man.

I have heard of the story “Wolves are coming”. The little boy lost all his sheep at last because he told lies to the villagers twice. From the story, I know that if someone is not honest, he or she will lost good friends.

Remember that honesty is invaluable. Each of us should try to be an honest man not only in our study but also in our daily life from now on.

[英语中考作文：诚信

christmas, annual christian holiday commemorating the birth of jesus christ. most members of the roman catholic church and followers of protestantism celebrate christmas on december 25, and many celebrate on the evening of december 24 as well. members of the eastern orthodox church usually delay their most important seasonal ceremonies until january 6, when they celebrate epiphany, a commemoration of the baptism of jesus. epiphany also traditionally commemorates the arrival of the three wise men of the east in bethlehem (near jerusalem, israel), where they adored the infant jesus and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. the official christmas season, popularly known as either christmastide or the twelve days of christmas, extends from the anniversary of christ’s birth on december 25 to the feast of epiphany on january 6. christmas is based on the story of jesus’ birth as described in the gospel according to matthew (see matthew 1:18-2:12) and the gospel according to luke (see luke 1:26-56). roman catholics first celebrated christmas, then known as the feast of the nativity, as early as 336 ad. the word christmas entered the english language sometime around 1050 as the old english phrase christes maesse, meaning “festival of christ.” scholars believe the frequently used shortened form of christmas—xmas—may have come into use in the 13th century. the x stands for the greek letter chi, an abbreviation of khristos (christ), and also represents the cross on which jesus was crucified.

12月25日，是基督教徒纪念耶稣诞生的日子，称为圣诞节。从12月24日于翌年1月6日为圣诞节节期。节日期间，各国基督教徒都举行隆重的纪念仪式。圣诞节本来是基督教徒的节日，由于人们格外重视，它便成为一个全民性的节日，是西方国家一年中最盛大的节日，可以和新年相提并论，类似我国过春节。西方人以红、绿、白三色为圣诞色，圣诞节来临时家家户户都要用圣诞色来装饰。红色的有圣诞花和圣诞蜡烛。绿色的是圣诞树。它是圣诞节的主要装饰品，用砍伐来的杉、柏一类呈塔形的常青树装饰而成。上面悬挂着五颜六色的彩灯、礼物和纸花，还点燃着圣诞蜡烛。红色与白色相映成趣的是圣诞老人，他是圣诞节活动中最受欢迎的人物。西方儿童在圣诞夜临睡之前，要在壁炉前或枕头旁放上一只袜子，等候圣诞老人在他们入睡后把礼物放在袜子内。在西方，扮演圣诞老人也是一种习俗。

Should students make friends online? Some people say yes. Internet helps people make many friends. Chatting on line, students can express their feelings and opinions more freely, and even get help for their foreign language studies.

Others, however, think students should not. They say making friends online is a waste of time, which should be spent more meaningfully on study. Besides, some students get cheated online.

It is my opinion that students should place their study, health and safety before other things. As for friendship, we can readily find it in our classmates and other people around us.

家对我意义重大。「不管家是多么简陃，家是世界上最好的地方。」我珍视家庭温暖，并且认为家是世界上最光辉的地方之一。

每当我在日常生活中遭遇到困难、失败甚至挫折时，家就是我寻求庇护之所。在家中，我亲爱的父母和兄弟姊妹会安慰我a、鼓励我。而有了他们的关心与鼓舞，我将恢复自信，并能鼓能我的所有的力量和勇气，来面对严酷的生活现实。对我而言，家永远是一种喜悦，我总是可以在其中找到爱、了解、关怀与帮助。

home means a lot to me. “be it ever so humble, there is no place like home.” i appreciate the warmth of my home, and regard it as one of the brightest and dearest spots on earth.

it is the place where i can take refuge whenever i meet with difficulties, failures and even frustrations in my daily life. at home, my dear parents and brothers and sisters will comfort me and cheer me up. and with their concern and encouragement, i will regain my self-confidence and muster up all my strength and courage to face the stern realities of life. to me, home is forever a joy where i can always find love, understanding, care and help.

[中考英语作文家永恒的喜悦