山东高考英语作文题目：给美国朋友Tom的回信(实用20篇)

阅读下面的材料，根据要求作文。

有一个信徒在屋檐下躲雨，看见一位禅师正撑伞走过，于是就喊道：“禅师!普一下众生吧!带我一程如何?”

禅师说道：“我在雨里，你在檐下，檐下无雨，何须我度?”

信徒立刻走出檐下，站在雨中，说道：“现在我也在雨中，该度我了吧?”

禅师说道：“我在雨中，你也在雨中。我不被雨淋，因为有伞;你被雨淋，因为无伞。所以不是我度你，而是伞度我，你要被度，不必找我，请自找伞!”说完便走了。

要求选好角度，明确立意，自选文体，自拟标题;不要脱离材料内容及含意的范围作文，不要套作，不得抄袭;不少于800字。

【文题解析】：材料中的“信徒”弱点在于对他人的过度依赖，而“禅师”给他的最大点悟在于“请自找伞”——自立，自强，自救。孩子永远靠喂，是长不大的;输血只能维持一时，关键自身还要有造血功能;地震中的求生者，既需要外界的救援者，也需要通过自救(体力的和心理的)来熬过漫长的等待时间;一个企业、一个国家、一个民族如果只会“引进”，命运就永远操纵在别人手里，它必须有自身的原创力，必须有自主知识产权。我们无论何时何地，都要牢记“天行健，君子以自强不息”。

The understanding of American culture must not end with what we know on TV, because she has the most distinctive features of her own, which is diversity. As a country with a large immigrant population, the United States does not have a unique way of life, there is no only standard of conduct, and there is no unique culture. The diversity of the United States penetration in all aspects of the country, the following guidelines may not be able to help you overcome all from the cultural differences, but hope to everyone to prepare for the basic study in the United States and general plan to help.

Americans have a very different lifestyle than Chinese people. American food is light and easy to make, and the main course is meat, fish and chicken. A meal usually consists of only one main course, and salads and coffee are by no means less. Hot dogs and hamburgers are two of the most popular fast foods.

Americans are so active that more than a fifth of them move every year. The most detailed list of houses and apartments available on Sunday in newspapers across the country can be used to find homes or to find local estate agents. In addition to paying for rent, the rent house generally pays for utilities, namely gas, electricity, heating, hot water and simple electrical repairs and other repairs. The rent is usually a month, usually on the first day of the month. Electricity in most parts of the United States is 110-120 volts, 60Hz.

Almost every home in the United States has a car, and the American highway is very developed and accessible, so many americans work very far from where they live. They often go on a family trip during the holidays. The most popular means of transportation in the city are buses and subways. The subway is usually run day and night. Taxis are usually paid by distance or by distance. The whole country executes the right driving, the big city executes traffic regulation especially strict.

The American concept of time

Because of the fierce competition, the American society is full of movement and change, people are always in a hurry, and the result also has formed the americans time view of tension. "Time is money" is the most accurate expression of the American attitude to time. Americans value time more than just because they think time is a tangible thing, but more importantly they recognize the urgency and lack of time. Americans believe that the question of time can fully reflect a persons self-cultivation, and his respect for others. Therefore, it is necessary to have a detailed schedule and strict adherence to it.

So we stress that being on time is not just about the individuals schedule, but if youre not on time, it reflects your lack of respect for others time. In the study of life, apart from being on time, it is necessary to observe the deadline of various learning tasks. American schools generally teach students a subject, and then a group of students form a study group. Everyone is responsible for different aspects of learning team, if you dont have the prescribed deadline to complete you responsible for that part, influence is the whole teams performance, it is also a lot of American students constantly complaining about a problem. So being on time is a basic requirement for studying and living in the United States.

The way americans communicate

Talking to people is the most basic form of interpersonal communication. When youre talking to friends from all over the world, youre not just talking to each other, youre communicating with each other. The way language is expressed can often reflect the characteristics of a particular region or country.

Direct refreshing

Most of the time, conversations in the United States belong to a tendency to get information. They like to ask a lot of questions, and in a very direct way. They will use the most simple and direct language to get the information they want, the process, if they do not pay too much attention to wording beautiful, whether express tactfully, it sometimes inevitably conceded the interlocutors have a feeling not too polite. Answer this question, too, when the answer is no, americans will tell you "no" directly, also wont go to touch up for his answer, and if you dont have to know in advance to their speech habits, it felt embarrassed is inevitable.

Positive questions

Another obvious feature of the American way of communication is that there is no hesitation in asking questions. In the course of conversation, if americans dont understand what they dont understand, they often ask each other questions in a timely manner until they understand it. This feature is encouraged in class. In American classrooms, students can present any questions to the classroom at any time, and the lecturers will be more than happy to answer questions for students. Therefore, American classroom will always make students absorb knowledge in a relaxed, interactive and positive atmosphere.

body language

The tools of human communication are not just words, but body language. Spoke of the gestures, body posture, and facial expressions are the key to proper use of body language, we will divide the occasion, object, subject of flexible adjustment and use body language. Eye contact is the key of the above elements. Keep your eyes on the other side of the conversation while youre talking. This is something americans value too much.

Here are a few topics that can be used to talk to almost all americans:

Weather and mood

Some of my past experiences

My own campus life, or work content

Car, fashion, shopping, TV, music, clothing and other casual topics

At the same time, we should avoid the following topics:

Savings, income and other topics related to the personal economic situation

Family situation

Religious beliefs and so on

The last thing to note is that when you dont have a good grasp of your sense of humor, its best not to play it at will. You know, different countries, different culture, have different understanding of humor, and the appropriate humor can active conversation atmosphere, it is easy to cause unnecessary misunderstanding, or conversely.

Were divided into 50 states, each state has different administrative rules and regulations, combined with geographical location, climate condition difference, leads to the residents of the states have different living habits. The same is true of Americas diversity.

Climate change is a top priority. On the other hand is psychological preparation. Residents in different regions have different characteristics, such as: the east people look is always in a hurry, rush about for work, but with their southern leisurely, quiet and warm hospitality is famous for its character, the residents of the Midwests character can be described as practical, stubborn, and tradition, the western residents seem to be more independent, attach importance to individualism, live along the west coast of the United States people impressed us is recreational, relaxed and optional. Youre going to be on a trip to the United States, and youre going to have to look at the cities where youre going to school, and youre going to have a general idea of what youre going to do in these areas.

对于美国文化的认识决不能止于从电视上了解到的内容，因为，她有着自己最鲜明的特点，那就是多样性。作为一个拥有庞大移民人口的国家而言，美国不存在唯一的生活方式，不存在唯一的行为标准，更不存在唯一的文化。美国的多样性渗透在国家的各个方面，以下的指南也许不能帮你克服所有因文化差异而带来的困扰，但希望能对大家为留学美国而做的基本准备和大致计划有所帮助。

美国人的生活习惯与中国人有很大不同，美国食物味道清淡，制作简单迅速，主菜为肉、鱼、鸡类。一餐中一般仅一道主菜，而沙拉和咖啡是绝不能少的。热狗和汉堡包是最流行的两种快速食品。

美国人生性好动，每年都有超过1/5的人搬家。各地星期日的报纸登载周内租售房屋与寓所的最详尽名单，可以通过这些资料找房子，也可以找当地的地产经纪人。租房子除要付租外，一般还要付公用事业费，即煤气、电、暖气、热水和简单的电器修理及其他修理费。租金通常一个月，一般每月的第一天付。美国大部分地区的电力为110-120伏，60Hz。

美国几乎每家都有小汽车，美国的高速路十分发达，四通八达，因此很多美国人工作地点与居住地很远。在假日里，他们经常全家驾车出游。市内最常用的交通工具是公共汽车和地铁。地铁一般都是日夜开行。出租汽车一般按路程(短程)或时间(远程)计费。全国实行靠右行车，大城市执行交通法规尤为严格。

美国人的时间观念

美国社会由于竞争激烈，充满了运动和变化，人们始终处于奔忙之中，结果也就养成了美国人的紧张时间观。“时间就是金钱”这句话是美国人对于时间的态度的最准确表达。美国人对于时间的珍视不仅仅因为他们认为时间是一种切实的事物，更重要的是他们认识到了时间的紧迫和缺乏。美国人相信，在时间的问题上可以充分反应出一个人的自身素质修养，以及他对于他人的尊重。所以，有一份详细的作息时间表，并严格的遵守它，是相当必要的。

所以我们强调做到准时，不仅仅是关乎到个人的日程安排，若你没有做到准时，反应出的是你对他人时间的不尊重。在学习生活中，除了准时上课外，更需要遵守的是各种学习任务的截止时间安排。美国学校的教学方式一般是老师安排给学生一项课题，然后会由学生几个人之间结成学习小组共同来进行。学习小组中的每个人都会负责不同的方面，如果你没有在规定的截止日期内完成你负责的那一部分，影响的就是整个小组的成绩，这也是很多美国学生不断在抱怨的一个问题。所以，做到准时是在美国学习和生活的一个最基本的要求。

美国人的交流方式

与人交谈是人际交往中最基础的形式。当你与来自世界各地的朋友们交谈时，你们之间交流的不仅仅是彼此的观点和话题，更深层次的是在进行着文化的交流。语言表达的方式往往可以反应出某个地区或是某个国家的特色。

◎直接爽快

大多时候，美国人的谈话属于有一种想要获取信息的趋势。他们喜欢提出很多问题，并且是用很直接的方式。他们会用最简单直接的语言表达来获取自己想要的信息，这过程中，他们并不太在意措辞是否优美，意思表达是否婉转等问题，这有时不免会让与之对话者有一种不太礼貌的感觉。回答问题也是一样，当答案是否定的时候，美国人会直接告诉你“不“，同样不会去为他的答案进行润色，若是你没有提前了解到他们这种说话习惯，那感觉尴尬就是在所难免的了。

◎积极提问

美国人的交流方式中还有一个明显的特点就是毫不犹豫的提问。在交谈过程中，如果美国人有不明白，没听清的地方时，他们通常会及时的向对方把问题提出，直到弄懂为止。这一特点在课堂上成为被鼓励的做法。在美国的课堂上，学生可以随时向授课教室提出任何相关问题，而授课者都会极为乐意的为学生解答问题。所以，美国的课堂总是会让学生在轻松，互动，积极的氛围里吸收知识。

◎肢体语言

人类交流的工具不仅仅是语言，还有肢体语言。说话时的手势，身体的姿势，以及脸部的表情都是恰当运用肢体语言的关键，我们要分场合，分对象，分话题的灵活调整和运用肢体语言。其中目光接触则是上述要素中的关键。交谈时要时刻保持自己的目光是与对方相接触的，目光自然和善即可。这一点也是美国人相当看重的。

这里我们给大家提供几个很适合与几乎所有美国人交谈的话题：

天气情况和心情

自己以往的某些经历

自己的校园生活，或是工作内容

汽车，时尚，购物，影视，音乐，服装等休闲话题

同时我们应该避免以下话题：

存款，收入等与个人经济情况有关的话题

家庭情况

宗教信仰等等

最后需要提醒大家的一点是，当你对自己的幽默感并没有十足的把握时，最好不要随意发挥它。要知道，不同国家，不同文化，对幽默的认识是有所不同的，恰当的幽默可以活跃谈话气氛，反之则很容易引起不必要的误解或是不愉快。

美国一共划分为50个州，每个州都有不同的行政法规，再加上地理位置，气候条件的差异，就导致了各州的居民都有着不同的生活习惯。这里同样体现的是美国的多样性。

气候不同是首要考虑的问题。另外一方面就是心理上的准备。不同地区的居民有着不同的性格特征，比如：东部的人看起来总是匆匆忙忙的，为工作而奔波着，南部的人却是以他们悠闲，平静并且热情好客的性格特点而闻名，中西部的居民的性格可以被形容成实际的，固执的，还有一点传统，西部居民显得比较独立，重视个人主义，沿西海岸居住的美国人给我们的印象就是休闲，放松，随意。将要踏上美国之旅的你，需要针对就读学校所处城市，在这些方面搜集资料，提前有个大体的概念。

[英语作文美国的文化

liu hua is my best friend. she is less tall than i, but of stronger constitution. she looks more like a boy than a girl and is strong willed. at college, we spent a lot of time together reading, talking,singing and laughing. whenever we were together we feel happy and carefree.

we have much in common regarding ow education, background, interests and hobbies. we often help each other andlearn from each other. once,when she was in the hospital for an operation on her appendix, i took care of her in every way possible, which made xiang song (the young teacher who shared the ward with her) envy our friendship. when i was preparing for put graduate exams, she did the cooking and urged others to help me. after graduation we parted. she went to argentine. i was still in ustc. we promised to meet in the united states. so we both worked hard at our lessons.

true friendship lasts a long time. hard work is rewarding and three years later, we me again. true to our word, we met at the place where we promised to see each other the united states of america. i received an asslstantship in ncsu and she earned enough money in argentine to support herself and work her way through college.

刘华是我最好的朋友。她个子没我高。但比我结实。她的样子看上去与其说是女孩不如说是男孩，她意志坚强。在大学，我们一起度过了许多时光，在一起看书、谈天、欢笑。

我们在所受的教育、家庭背景、兴趣、爱好等方面有很多共同之处。我们经常互相学习、互相帮助。有一次，她住院开阑尾，我想方设法照顾她。这使项松(同病房的年轻女教师)羡慕我们的友谊。当我准备考研究生时，她做饭，并敦促别人帮助我。毕业后，我们分手了。她去了阿根廷，我仍在中国科技大学。我们曾相约在美国相见，因此我们都在发奋读书。

真正的友谊地久天长。艰苦奋斗是值得的，三年后我们又相遇了。我们如愿以偿地相会在彼此相约的地方美国。我获得北卡州立大学的助教金，而她在阿根廷挣了足够钱供自己到美国来读书。

This form displays the result of a survey on how to spend students’ weekend. It says that few students are glued to their schoolwork any more. Instead, they prefer to surf on the internet, watch TV, go shopping rather than involve in sports games. Library and interest groups are available but not favourable.

Personally I think, students are now freed from heavy burden but their spare time is not well arranged. They are expected to spend some time on what they learn instead of hanging out. More time should be spent not only on green field but also in the libraries to build up themselves physically and mentally. Besides, more interest groups should be established for students to widen their horizon and sharpen their brains so that they can become more creative eventually. All these will contributes a lot to a well-informed and highly qualified teenager.

In conclusion, students should be more scheduled with colorful and fruitful activities.

[One possible version高考英语作文

2013湖北高考英语作文题目：结合事例用英语写一篇短文

以下是无忧考网为大家整理的2013湖北高考英语作文题目：结合事例用英语写一篇短文

请根据以下提示，并结合事例，用英语写一篇短文。

We all know that "sticks and stones may break our bones", but we should also be aware that words can hurt people, too.

注意：①无须写标题，不得照抄英语提示语;

②除诗歌外，文体不限;

③文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称;

④词数为120左右。

on the whole总的来说

On the whole the outlook appeared bright .

总的来说，前景看来是光明的。

in conclusion总之

In conclusion , education will spread more and more online .

总之，在线教育波及的范围会越来越广。

in a word一句话

In a word , practice is far more important than book knowledge .

一句话，实践远比书本知识重要。

to sum up总而言之

To sum up, success results from hard work .

总而言之，成功是艰苦努力的结果。

in brief简言之

In brief , the study claims that they improve mental sharpness .

简言之，该研究宣称甜食让你的头脑灵敏。

in summary总之

In summary , when leaving a position, keep your good-ayes short and sweet .

总的说来，离职的时候，要保持温馨而简短的告别。

to conclude最后

To conclude , city A is my preference for living , as it provides the comparably nicer surroundings and better safety .

总之，A城市是我选择居住的首要选择，因为相对来说环境更好，也更安全。

to summarize概括来说

To summarize my point: Not eating enough calories results inmuscle loss, dehydration, slower fat burning, and your bodywill always adapt to a lower calorie intake.

概括来说，不摄入足够的卡路里导致肌肉的减少，脱水，减缓脂肪燃烧，身体将总适应低卡路里摄入量。

in short 总之

In short , just because people have more choice does not mean they will opt for more obscure entertainments .

总之，正是因为人们有了更多的选择不意味着他们会选择更多的冷门娱乐产品。

[高考英语作文万能句整理

My Favourite Great Book

My favourite great book is The Adventures ofTom Sawyer by Mark Twain.

Tom Sawyer is a lively and clever boy. Helives with his aunt Polly. His

aunt is strict with him, so he runs to an islandin the middle of the Mississippi

River with two friends, Huck and Joe. WithHuck, he goes looking for treasure;

with Becky, he gets lost in a cave. Andfinally Tom and Huck find a box of gold.

Tom is the hero of the story, butthere are other important characters. Becky is

pretty with fair hair. Huck isTom’s best friend, and Injun Joe is the bad man

ofthe story.

The theme of the story is to do with childrengrowing up and becoming more

serious.

《跨越漫漫征途擦亮熠熠星光》

悠悠光阴十四载，中国体坛光耀世;你我青年初长成，双奥城扬天下名。为追赶西方，我们一路快跑;为比肩世界，我们大步前进。今天，站在光辉斑斓的世界舞台，回首是筚路蓝缕，无数艰辛，展望是云程发轫，干霄凌云。我们深知：跬步江山即寥廓，跨越万里正当时。

这一路，我们曾经跨越距离与山海，也将跨越差异与自己。行走于深林遇清溪，踽踽而行者望岸兴叹，唯有勇锐进取者抬腿跨越，而后如履平地;人与人间隔起可悲的厚障壁，唯有温暖良善者跨越隔阂，伸出亲切之手，人间才和美融融。你看冬奥盛典之上，人们因对冰雪运动的热爱跨越山海汇聚一堂，相惜之情融化冰雪，信念和情感同频共振;你看苏炳添因遇生涯瓶颈，以壮士断腕之决心改变起跑脚，挑战自我超越自我，最终以九秒八三艳绝众生。跨越不隅于一时一域，只要是横亘在前进路上的绊脚石，皆可跨越。中美摩擦阻挡着多极化潮流，可越;某些国家不理解中国美美与共的决心，可越。

这一路，身旁有过困难与嘲弄，但我们始终向着卓越与光明。走过暗夜的人说，外在黑暗不可怕，可怕的是心中没有了光。两次奥运，我们始终秉持着更高更快更强更团结的目标，运动员即使夺奖无望也背水一搏超越极限，全民体育事业在基本空白的背景下迅速普及蓬勃发展，场馆建设虽是首次但科技助力,宏伟磅礴……人生与时代的发展亦是如此，纵渡尽劫波，也不要忘了最初的梦想。需要跨越的路还有很长，即使实现了一些阶段目标也不要骄傲自满，因为每一次抵达都意味着新的出发。跨越山河，我们的目标是星辰大海。

这一路，不仅有成就与高光，也有隐忍与执着。堤溃蚁穴，气泄针芒，中华民族伟大复兴不是轻轻松松，敲锣打鼓就能实现的。你惊叹祝融号拜谒火星，窥寰宇万象，你可看见背后科研人员的几十年如一日知重负重，久久为功?你欢庆轻舟虽晚，终归桑梓，可曾知道外交部的一轮轮艰苦谈判，无奈不易?我们需要敢闯敢拼的少年意气，更需要坚持不懈的脚踏实地。在民族复兴的澎湃春潮中朝乾夕惕，过了一山再登一峰，跨过一沟再越一壑，都少不了坚持的身影。每个人都耐住寂寞，坐住板凳，复兴才能实现，中国才能腾飞。

巍巍山河作证，悠悠岁月为名。我辈的每一滴汗水都将成为中国故事的青春注脚，每一项成就都将是共和国大厦的坚实支撑。向着卓越，跨越，再跨越!

我的好朋友英语作文(一)

I have rested for a week. I began to feel bored. So I went out with my friends. They are my best friends in the middle school. We didnt go to someplace special. We just saw the other. We had lunch together. While we were having lunch, we were still talking about the new school and new friends. Yes! One year later, we have grown riper. And we learned much more things and got new life. We havent enough time to play, to waste and to lose the way. We only have two years. Two years later, we will get the real life which belongs to us.

我的好朋友英语作文(二)

My name is Li BaoLing . I have a good friend . Her name is Chen ZiQing . I am 13 years old . She is as old as me. I am 155cm tall. She is 150cm tall . She is 5cm shorter than me . I am 36kg . She is 37kg . She is heavier than me .She often does homework with me .We always help each other. I am happy to have a good firend .

1.It is important for everyone to learn English well in our rapidly developing world.

在这个迅速发展的世界里，对每个人来说，学好英语是非常重要的。

2.The harder you work at it, the more progress you will make.

你工作越努力，你取得的进步就越大。

3.If everyone makes a contribution to protecting the environment, the world will become much more beautiful.

如果每个人都为保护环境做出贡献，世界会变得更加美好。

4.The best way to remember new words is to practice them everyday.

记忆新单词最好的方法是每天操练这些单词。

5.The atmosphere in my family is fantastic

我的家庭气氛温馨和睦。

6.The reason why people choose to live in the city is that the life is more convenient and colorful.

人们为什么选择生活在城市的原因是因为城市的生活更方便、更多彩。

7.I had a great first impression of American people.

我对美国人民有了很好的第一印象。

8.We have lots of confidence in our ability to solve any problem.

我们对自己解决问题的能力有足够的信心。

9.With the rapid development of modern technology, the Internet has become a necessary part of our daily life and work.

随着现代科技的迅速发展，互联网已经成为生活和工作中必不可少的一部分。

10.You should read as many books as you possibly can.

大家应该尽可能的多读书。

导语：我的家里每天都有欢笑声，下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的优秀作文，欢迎阅读与借鉴，谢谢!

In my big family, there are six members. They are my grandfather, my grandmother, my father, my mother, my little brother and I. We live together happily.

My grandfather and grandmother are in their seventies. My grandfather has something wrong with his heart, while my grandmother is in good health. Last summer, I taught her to play chess. She was so intrested in it that I had to play with her all day on weekends!

My father is a doctor and my mother is a middle school teacher. They are all very busy and hard-working. Although sometimes they disagree with each other, they respect each other.

My little brother is only two years old. He is very lovely. He has a round face and two big black eyes. There are two dimples on his cheeks when he smiles just like me. I often can’t help kissing him. Sometimes he is very naughty. When I don’t want to get up in the morning, he comes to pinch my ear to wake me, and runs away quickly when I open my eyes angrily.

What a harmonious family we have! I love my family forever!

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在我的大家庭里，有六个成员。他们是我的爷爷，奶奶，爸爸，妈妈，弟弟和我。

我爷爷和奶奶七十多岁了。我爷爷的心脏有点问题，而我的祖母身体很好。去年夏天，我教她下棋。她很感兴趣，我只好跟她玩一整天在周末!

我父亲是医生，我母亲是中学教师。他们都很忙，工作很努力。虽然有时他们意见不一致，但他们彼此尊重。

我的弟弟只有2岁。他非常可爱。他有一张圆圆的脸和两只大大的黑眼睛。他的脸上有两个酒窝，他笑得跟我一样。我常常忍不住吻他。有时他很调皮。当我早上不想起床时，他会来抓我的耳朵叫醒我，当我愤怒地睁开眼睛时，我很快就跑开了。

我们的家庭和睦和睦!我永远爱我的家人!

When meeting someone for the first time it is customary to shake hands both for men and for women. Hugs are only exchanged between close friends. Kissing is not common and men never kiss other men.

Americans will usually introduce themselves by their first name and last name (such as “Hello I’m John Smith”) or if the setting is very casual by their first name only (“Hi I’m John”). The common response when someone is introduced to you is “Pleased to meet you.” Unless someone is introduced to you with their title and last name (such as Mister Smith or Miss Johnson) you should address them by their first name. Americans normally address everyone they meet in a social or business setting by their first name. However you should always address your college professors by their title and last name (such as Professor Jones) unless they ask you to do otherwise.

第一次见面的时候，男人和女人都习惯握手。拥抱只是亲密朋友之间的交换。接吻并不常见，男人从不亲吻其他男人。

美国人通常会介绍他们自己的名字和姓氏(如“你好，我是约翰·史密斯”)，或者，如果设置很随便，由他们的名字只(“嗨，我是约翰”)。当某人被介绍给你时，通常的反应是“很高兴见到你”，除非有人向你介绍他们的姓和姓(如史米斯先生或约翰逊小姐)，你应该称呼他们的名字.。美国人通常用他们的名字称呼他们在社交或商务场合遇到的每个人.。然而，你应该总是称呼你的大学教授的头衔和姓(如琼斯教授)，除非他们要求你做其他的事情.。

[美国习俗的英语作文

Some of the greatest success stories of history have followed a word of encouragement or an act of confidence by a loved one or a trusting friend.Had it not been for a confident wife,Sophia,we might not have listed among the great names of literature the name of Nathaniel Hawthorne.When Nathaniel,a heartbroken man,went home to tell his wife that he was a failure and had been fired from his job in a customhouse,she surprised him with an exclamation of joy.

"Now," she said triumphantly,"you can write your book!"

"Yes," replied the man,with sagging confidence,"and what shall we live on while I am writing it?"

To his amazement,she opened a drawer and pulled out a substantial amount of money.

"Where on earth did you get that?" he exclaimed.

"I have always know you were a man of genius," she told him."I knew that someday you would write a masterpiece.So every week,out of the money you gave me for housekeeping,I saved a little bit.So here is enough to last us for one whole year."

From her trust and confidence came one of the greatest novels of American literature,The Scarlet Letter.

[关于朋友间的信任英语作文

Grace is one of my classmates. She is not good at study, though she usually works very hard. Maybe she just doesn’t find the learning method suitable for her. In my mind, she is clever. Thongh she is not good at study, she is popular in our class. In all people’s mind, she is kind and optimistic. Treating everyone as friend, she has no enemy. As she doesn’t study well, it is hard to avoid feeling sad. However, everytime she just feels sad for a while and then recovers for the first one. Sometimes it is her who comforts us for not for not doing well in the exam. Look, she is so cute!

格瑞斯是我的一个同学。她学习不好，虽然她平时非常努力学习。也许她只是没有找到适合自己的学习方法而已。在我眼里，她是很聪明的。虽然她学习不好，但她在班里人缘很好。在所有人的眼里，她是友好，乐观的。她对待每个人都像朋友一样，所以她没有敌人。因为学习不好，难免会感到悲伤。但是，每次她都只是难过一会，就第一个恢复了。有时候还是她安慰我们这些因为考试不好而难过的人。看，她是如此的可爱!

《传奇不落，跨越不息》

十四年岁月，黄尘清水，巍巍京城，再展辉煌，十四载风云，水立方到冰立方，城际铁路到智能高铁，华夏之光芒熠熠，大风泱泱，大潮滂滂，十四度春秋，你我从牙牙学语走向壮志盈怀，满目光芒，双奥之城览祖国复兴之路，体育之光映祖国蓝图之宏，青年之志载祖国未来之明，你我共立于时代潮头，当看前景广阔，青云万里，传奇不落，跨越不息。

“征程万里云鹏举，笃力奋楫开新篇。”跨越不息，看体育事业蓬勃发展，双奥之城溢彩流光。

从陈燮霞力克强敌，勇夺首金，到谷爱凌挑战自我，超越极限，从郭晶晶视觉盛宴般的动作，到苏翊鸣行云流水间创佳绩，两次“历史最好成绩”闪耀，见证华夏儿女前行。从“文明其精神，野蛮其体魄”之言，到“增强我国竞技体育的综合实力和国际竞争力，加快建设体育强国步伐”的指示，体育是身体上的挑战与超越，更是精神上的无畏与昂扬。全民健身到三亿人冰雪运动，我们一同用拼搏诠释青春岁月，用汗水昭示梦想赤诚。

“乔木亭亭倚盖苍，栉风沐雨自担当。”跨越不息，看祖国发展日新月异，民族未来万里长空。

回首往日，祖国在近代的灰烬中站起，改革开放，脱贫攻坚，终在乱云飞渡的时代踏浪前行。流逝者为光阴，飞跃者为祖国。是生产总值与经济增长，是鸟巢的污水再生，冬奥的清洁火炬，智慧场馆、精准预报彰显中国智慧;当纳米线路在中国的土地盘旋交织，当银色的航天器满载梦想远征深空……科技似春日之百卉萌动，如榉木之华盖苍苍，祖国亦破茧成蝶，涅槃成凰，放眼未来，亦必是雾霭消散，瀚海蓝天，一碧万顷。

“鸿志薄云无愧怍，百年饮冰血不凉。”跨越不息，看中国青年接力奋斗，书写明日璀璨华章。

是李知明等积极投身志愿工作助力冬奥开展，是黄文秀“挺肩担起山溪月，投足踏平阡陌尘”，扶贫路上丹心透;是戍边英雄陈祥榕“清澈的爱只为中国”，皑皑昆仑，无言丰碑;是钟芳蓉初心不改，守传统璞玉，毅然逐梦留伟岸背影……你我以自强不息启程，以至诚无息前行，共同展开祖国未来的画卷，化作壮阔乐章中的音符，穷山蹈海，犹不可限，鲸波万里，一苇以航。

宋儒张载有言：“为天地立心，为生民立命，为往圣继绝学，为万世开太平。”双奥之精神如日月昭昭，星辰离离。体育发展，科技进步，祖国富强。你我即将接过时代的炬火，于是爝火成燎原之势，涓流兆江河之形。未来花开平野，万里长空。祖国传奇不落，青年跨越不息，共向前方的机遇与挑战，共筑祖国未来之辉煌。

some people like different friends . others like similar friends . compare the advantages of these two kinds of friends . which kind of friends do you prefer ?explain why . some people like different friends . others like similar friends . compare the advantages of these two kinds of friends . which kind of friends do you prefer ?explain why .

it is unive rsally known tha t f riendship is one of the eternal themes in the litera tur e of all languages . this is because human beings were born to need the warmth and laughter of f riends . however it is impos sible for us to make friends with everybody . we have to choose tr ue friends . some of us like similar friends , while others differ ent f riend s . per sonally , i pr efer both .

it goes without saying that having similar f riends has many advantages . we can feel a sense of st rength when we have a group of old f riends who would sha re our sufferings and happiness . mor eove r , old friends always know how to maintain mutual t rust and how to avoid potential f riction . i always feel delight ed when i meet an old friend afte r a long depa rture . immediat ely , hear ty laughter fills the atmosphere .

never theless i believe that a mixture of friends is equally advantageou s . in the first place, f requent contact with dif ferent friends broadens my wor ld outlook . for instance, i have found it a r eal tr easur e to have so many f riends on the campus who of ten help me r einforce my beliefs . secondly , i have found tha t differ ent f riends cannot only lead to new adventures but also s how me new avenues in life . thirdly , they can help me with whateve r difficulties i encounter in life .

to conclude, i prefe r to have both types of f riends and as many as possible . of course , i will not forget to choose friends wisely .

In Boston,carol singing festivities are famous.The singers are accompanied by hand bells.

In New Orleans,a huge ox is paraded around the streets decorated with holly and with ribbons tied to its horns.

In Arizona,the Mexican ritual called Las Posadas is kept up.This is a ritual procession and play representing the search of Mary and Joseph for a room at the inn.Families play the parts and visit each others houses enacting and re-enacting the drama and,at the same time,having a look at each familys crib.

In Hawaii,Christmas starts with the coming of the Christmas Tree Ship,which is a ship bringing a great load of Christmas fare.Santa Claus also arrives by boat.

In California,Santa Claus sweeps in on a surf board.

In America the traditional Christmas dinner is roast turkey with vegetables and sauces.For dessert it is rich,fruity Christmas pudding with brandy sauce.Mince pies,pastry cases filled with a mixture of chopped dried fruit.

The majority of Americans celebrate Christmas with the exchange of gifts and greetings and with family visits.For many,the day begins on Christmas Eve with the Midnight Mass.At Christmas it snows in many states,so dinner is usually eaten indoors.Dinner usually is roast turkey,goose,duck or ham served with cranberry sauce,then plum pudding or pumpkin pie followed by nuts and fruit.

dear zhang,

my name is liming.guo dehao you recently?

thanks your help i was only able to enter high school,im happy.i am very delicious new environment singular,and new school is very beatiful.here the new teachers and new classmates very good relations,so i in the new environment of very happy.i do not worry, i will study hard to repay your exs education.

finally, the teacher you want a happy blessing fortunately, good health.

best wish for you!

your student,

liming

There are varying opinions as to the origin of Valentine‘s Day. Some experts state that it originated from St. Valentine, a Roman who was martyred for refusing to give up Christianity. He died on February 14, 269 A.D., the same day that had been devoted to love lotteries.

Legend also says that St. Valentine left a farewell note for the jailer‘s daughter, who had become his friend, and signed it From Your Valentine. Other aspects of the story say that Saint Valentine served as a priest at the temple during the reign of Emperor Claudius. Claudius then had Valentine jailed for defying him. In 496 A.D. Pope Gelasius set aside February 14 to honour St. Valentine.

2016年高考作文

第二节 书面表达（满分25分）

假定你是李华，你校摄影俱乐部（photography club）将举办国际中学摄影展。请给你的英国朋友Peter写封信。请他提供作品。信的内容包括：

1．主题：环境保护；

2．展览时间；

3．投稿邮箱：.

注意：

1．词数100左右；

2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

One Possible Version

Dear Peter,

Our school photography club is going to hold an International High School Student Photography Show. The theme of the show is environmental protection. It

thwill start from June 15 and last for three

weeks. Any student who is interested is welcome to participate. I know you take good pictures and you’ve always wanted to do something for environmental protection. I remember you show me some photos on that theme the last time you visited our school. This is surely a good

change

for more people to see them. If you want to join, you can send your photos to . Hope to hear from you soon.

Yours,

Li Hua

假设你是某中学学生会主席李华，你校与本地一所国际学样经常举办联谊活动。你计划在重阳节组织学生到养老院去慰问老人，拟邀请国际学校的学生参加，请你根据以下内容要点给国际学样的学生会主席Tony写一封信。

要点：向老人赠送礼物(鲜花、自制贺卡……);为老人提供服务(做清洁、陪老人聊天……);为老人表演节目(唱歌、跳舞……)。

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Dear Tony，

Chongyang，the traditional Chinese festival for the elderly，is coming around.We are planning to visit the Nursing Home to celebrate the speeial day， and we would like to invite students from your school to join us.We have planned several activities. When we get there，we will visit the elderly in their rooms in groups，presenitng them with flowers and self-made cards to show our respect and love. Then we will do some cleaning and washing for them with the help of the nurses.

As some old people feel lonely. We may chat with them about their old days， changes of our city， or anything they are interested in. We may also give th

em some performanees： singing，daneing，and so on.

I am sure we will both gain a better understanding of the elderly in China. If you have any suggestions，please let us know.

Looking forward to your early reply.