高一上学期英语期中考试作文（合集20篇）

Examination is the most familiar word to the students for we all need to face it. Each existence has its own reason. The exam which has existed for long time also has its advantages. Firstly, it can check how much or how hard you learned in this period of time. This can make you learn more about the study situation of yourself. Secondly, you can see some defects via the exam. Then you can decide how to correct them.

Meanwhile, exam also has some disadvantages. Some schools take too much exam even makes it as a burden to the students. If teachers and parents regard the exam as the most important thing, the students would feel stressful. These maybes lead to cheating.

So, we should take the appropriate attitude towards the examination. If everyone does so, exams will no more scare.

travel is a very good means of broadening a persons perspective。 it makes you come into contact with different cultures， meet people of different colors and go through peculiar rites and ceremonies。 travelling much， you will not only enrich your knowledge and eperiences， but also be aware of the vastness of nature。

travel may also relieve person of boredom and gloom。 travel brings you enjoyment and attraction。 it gives you a pleasant eperience， which will disperse your boredom and make you forget whatever annoys you。 travel broadens your mind and leaves you good memories。 later， you may go over these memories and enjoy your past eperiences， thus keeping a fresh and sunny mind。

the fields his study， nature was his book。

travelers can choose different modes of transportation which have advantages and disadvantages。 airplanes are the fastest but also the most epensive。 buses and trains are less epensive， but they soon make you feel cramped and uncomfortable。 ships provide you with comfort unless you get seasick。 most people can afford traveling by bicycle， which， although slow， can limber up your muscles and get you closer to nature。

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。

期中考试过后，又进入一个新的学习阶段，但语文考试给我的教训却要成为一个激励我前行的事例，不能忘记。

基础丢了许多分。我的字平时还行，但是放到田字格中却不能一笔一划地书写，导致我的字因为不规范扣了分，这让我认识到无论做简单题还是难题都要本着一丝不苟的态度，这不是实力问题，而是态度问题。我的文言文做的也一般，虽然都是课外文言文扣得分，但这并不是借口，因为这些考点都可以用课内知识来解决，这反映出我的迁移能力不强，并且课外阅读量少得可怜，以后要重视每一篇文言文的学习，并尽可能地拓展，不至于在考场上慌了神。

其次阅读虽然扣分最少，却也有问题。首先语言表述分暂且不说，就单拿出一道意义题来说，虽然认出题型，找到方法，写上采分点，却最后因为方法混淆扣了分。很显然，归根结底，还是技法没有滚瓜烂熟，没有做到题法对应，要再下点功夫背技法，其重要性不容小视。

语文考试的启示给了我许多，目的不在于后悔和自责，而在于前进和拼搏。

假设你是《21世纪中学生英语报》“heart to heart”专栏的编辑.下面是你收到的一位中学生的来信.请你根据他来信的内容写一封回信.针对他的问题。

Dear Xiaowei,

Weight problem is quite common among teenagers everywhere. So I don’t think you have much to worry about. Here are my suggestions. Eating late at night is OK, but you should to eat more fruit and vegetables, which are good for you.

Also, when you are free, you’d better do more exercise. Running is great. You don’t like running alone, but what about running with your friends? Or you can do some team sports like basketball. I’m sure your friends will be willing to help you lose weight. I hope you have as much success in losing weight as you have had in your studies. “Believe myself, and I will win.” It’s really important for us when we meet difficulties. Don’t lose heart; I’m sure you will succeed one day.

考试成绩得到了，我语文八十四分二十一名，数学八十四分三十二名。这句话正如晴天霹雳的打到我的耳朵里。我的心情立刻从晴天变成雨天。我心想：我复习的这么认真，上课也听了老师讲。为什么才考这么点分和名次。

这是我的头脑里浮现出我在家里复习时，不怎么专心，而且一会儿才去喝水，一会儿出去解手，使我有些内容背不到还有我很少读课外书，遇到一些老师没讲的问题，就胡思乱想，最后出错。还有我没在考试时没怎么检查，数学应用题没在多检查一遍的后悔场景。

这使我吸取了教训。我以后复习时要专心，不要东走走，西走走。就算有一丁点要求背诵的内容都要记住。我还要大量阅读课外书，增长知识。有些题老师没讲的题应自己去了解。还有，以后一定要在考试是认真检查，不管是什么样的题。

我相信下次期末考试我一定会考好的，一定会是最棒的！

Today is the first day of the New Year. At this moment, the teacher is very emotional. I am very happy to see all the students who are full of spirit! To borrow this precious opportunity, I would like to say a few words of encouragement to my classmates:

First, we should have the confidence and determination to make progress. At the start of the New Year, when you seriously sum up the past, in the first semester, if you feel you in all aspects of performance is pretty good, please dont be proud, you should make persistent efforts in the new semester, strive to achieve better results and make greater progress. If you find yourself having a lot of problems or problems, dont be too upset or discouraged. You should be uplifting and try to catch up. In any case, the teacher hopes that every student will have the confidence and determination that "I will be better than yesterday".

Second, have clear goals and a scientific plan. (the teacher in charge work) have improved confidence and determination to have the motivation, but it is not enough, each student should also with the help of the teachers and parents, analysis, know himself, in thinking, learning, discipline, health and other aspects to make a through their efforts can achieve its goals, and then set out a feasible plan, in order to have a direction in the future study life middle school, learn to have a goal.

Third, pay special attention to the cultivation of good learning and living habits. Teachers and parents are very concerned about their students academic performance, but they are more concerned about whether students can form a good habit of life and study from a young age. Although many students study result is very good, but in the discipline, health, honest and trustworthy, be polite done unsatisfactory, brought a lot of trouble to teachers, parents and students, take their toll. So I hope the students in the process of study hard, must from cultivate good habits of life and study, carefully for each lesson, make each work, specifications complete every time practice, two fuck well done, it will make your learning benefit!

Fourth, through "diligence and earnest" to complete the tasks of this semester. In the new semester, I hope that every student can be diligent in thinking, working hard, making progress and innovation. In addition, the most difficult thing in the world is also afraid of "serious" two words, to learn to be serious, to be more serious. If every student can be diligent and earnest, then every student can be a good student this semester.

Students, "spring", the spring is the season of ploughing and sowing, everything in this recovery, the season of vigor and vitality, let us join hands and work together, sow the sweat of hard, and the struggle of flame, harvest success, harvest hope. In the new semester, we will meet new challenges and seek new development with more enthusiasm and practical spirit. We will strive to build our class into a good class in our school.

In the end, I sincerely wish the students a healthy and happy new term.

考试，作为教学评价的一种手段，其作用除对学生基础知识和基本技能进行考查之外，就是通过考试让教师了解学生掌握知识的总体情况，为老师教学方法的改进，教学措施的调整，教学策略的制定和实施，提供全面的客观的依据。因此，严肃考风考纪，确保考试过程和考试结果的公平公证，确保考试的权威性和可信性，是学校教学常规管理和维护教学秩序的需要。而且，同学们通过考试，对自己的学习情况有一个理性的认识，促使自己巩固所学知识，技能，从学习结果的反馈中， 及时获得矫正信息，调整自己今后的学习，包括学科平衡，查漏补缺，学习态度和方法。因此，每一个学生都必须以认真、严肃、负责的态度对待期中考试。

首先，我们每个学生要重视考前的复习。孔子说：“温习而知新”，就是告诉我们学习要重视复习，一个成绩优秀的学生肯定是肯吃苦，肯钻研认真复习并掌握科学的学习方法的人。所以希望每一位同学能够在老师的指导下，把所学的知识认真整理、归类，并全面系统地进行复习，争取做到熟能生巧、融会贯通。

其次，每一位同学都要正确对待考试。考试即是知识检测，又是意志的磨炼。考试时要紧张但不能过于紧张，要保持一定的焦虑但不能过于焦虑，要沉着冷静，要对自己充满信心，同时要科学对待考试，认真分析试题，仔细推敲，先易后难。考题你容易人家也容易，因此遇到容易的不要忘乎所以，要细心谨慎;考题你难人家也难，因此遇到难题莫惊慌，要认真思考。许多人考不好是因为粗心大意，把会做的题随手做错了，我们要吸取教训，做到基础题不失分，争取战胜难题，并注意把握时间。

第三，考试同样是行为规范的考验。我们要求做到：

1、只带考试要用的物品，如笔、尺、橡皮等进入考场 ，不要夹带与考试内容相关的书本。

2、考试时应认真安静地答卷，有不清楚的举手问监考，不得交头接耳，不得左顾右盼，一经发现，均以作弊论处，并且该科成绩以零分计算。

3、考试拿到试卷后，应在规定时间、规定地方答题，除在规定的地方填写姓名、班级外，不在其它地方乱写，开考铃响前不做试题，结束铃响后立即停止答卷，及时交卷。

第四，考试还是做人品行的检测。我想同学们并非第参加考试，对考试的纪律是清楚的、明白的。考试是严肃的，来不得半点弄虚作假，考试作弊是自欺欺人的做法，不能弥补自己学习上的漏洞，相反会让自己失去诚实的宝贵品质，同学们切莫一失足成千古恨。考试作弊学校将给予严肃惩处。希望大家自尊自爱，切勿因小而失大。

每一位同学都希望考出优异的成绩，以告慰辛劳抚育我们成长的父母，以报答辛勤培养我们的老师，以勉励刻苦读书的自己。但考试成绩必然有差异。考得好不可沾沾自喜，要自找差距，争取百尺竿头更进一步。考得不好也不可灰心丧气，要仔细分析找原因，争取下半学期打个翻身仗。

同学们，我们每个人都有个性，有自尊，更有一股奋发向上，不甘落后的上进心，我衷心希望同学们勤奋学习，认真复习，每一个学生都能取得学业的进步，能取得人格的完善。

最后，祝同学们期中考试取得好成绩。

I have a lot of aspirations. but what i desire most is to have no examinations.

We are always told that examinations aim to check what we have learned. but i dont think so. examination is not the best way, especially in the primary school. examinations, composition examinations in particular, will bring students, teachers and parents a great deal of pressure. to cope with the examination, some students just remember the model essays by rote. it will do no good to the improvement of writing.

The students scores can be measured by their daily in-class study and by the completion of their everyday homework. if we do in this way, all the students and teachers will have a pleasant time every day.

翻译：

我有很多愿望，但我最渴望的就是不要考试。

我们总是被告知考试的目的是为了检测我们学到了什么，但是我不这么认为。考试不是最好的方式，特别是在小学。考试，特别是作文考试，会给学生、教师、学生家长带来很大的压力。为了应付作文考试，一些学生仅仅是死记硬背范文，这对提高学生的写作没有什么好处。

学生的成绩可以通过课内的日常学习和每天家庭作业的完成情况来衡量。如果我们用这种方法检查学习效果，所有的学生和教师每天都很快乐。

晚冬的歌声，提醒我们出发；是四月的春风，吹拂我们的心田；是初升的朝阳，催促我们前行。在校园里，我们快乐地成长，为理想而奋斗！遨游学海，跋涉书山，知识上的满足给我们快乐；山重水复，破解难题的柳暗花明给我们快乐；思想境界上的不断开阔，心灵上的不断净化也带给我们无穷的欢乐。记得爱因斯坦曾说：千万不要把学习当成一个任务，而应该看成一个令人羡慕的机会。期中考试已经来了，准备好拼搏了吗？

同学们都已进入了紧张的备考阶段，众所周知，复习是巩固知识必不可少的手段，是学习过程中至关重要的环节。复习不单是机械的重复，更应包含对知识的理解和运用。平常学习好一些的同学应该充分利用复习之机，巩固基本知识，基本技能，做到触类旁通、举一返三，使自己在学习上更上一层楼。原来基础较差的同学应充分利用复习的时机，狠抓基础，查漏补缺，机不可失、时不待我。同学们应努力排除内外干扰，集中精力，奋力一搏，用优异的成绩来证明自己。当然，我们在复习的同时，应一如既往地遵守校纪校规。另外，在这紧张的复习时刻，我想给同学们一点温馨提示：学习是以时间为保证的，但是学习效果和学习时间不是成正比的，我们不应搞马拉松式的疲劳战术，我们的复习也要劳逸结合，注重提高复习效率才是复习的关键。不经历风雨，怎么见彩虹？成功是要付出汗水的，如果从现在开始努力，也许你还会有百分之五十的机会成功，如果你选择放弃，你将注定成功不了。让我们从现在开始付出努力，去勇敢地迎接新的挑战吧!

经过几天短暂的休息，令人企盼的期中考试的成绩终于揭晓了。我这次语文、数学成绩不尽人意，英语也以二分之差与第一名失之交臂。这样的成绩给我留下了深刻反思。总结这次失误的原因，除了自己考试时马虎以外，我认为主要还是自己平时努力程度不够，学习态度松懈，遇到困难就止步不前，没有正真理解和掌握所学的知识。今后要想有个更好的成绩，只有发扬坚持不懈的精神，才能真正德掌握知识、提高自己。

语文课本有一句名言说得好：“宝剑锋自磨砺出，梅花香自苦寒来”。要认真对待学习上遇到的困难，不能遇到困难时就止步不前。总结自己平时的学习态度，就是有点儿浮躁，钻不进去，浅尝辄止。遇到稍有难点的东西就放弃，这点毛病我一定要改。

“水滴石穿，绳锯木断”。我们遨游在知识的海洋之中，经常会遇到惊涛骇浪，只有凭借执着不放弃的精神，才能够达到成功的彼岸。遇到困难只要坚持下去，我们就会赢得鲜花和掌声，通过这次考试我深深懂得，不劳而获，投机取巧是绝对不可能的事情。

唐代大诗人李白小时候逃学，看见一位老太太铁杵磨针而醒悟，从而发奋读书，成为一名诗仙。我们现在新世纪的少年儿童应该怎么做呢？只有坚信“只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针”的道理，再大的困难我们也不怕。今后我一定要鼓足自己的勇气，锁定自己目标，奋勇前进。

俗话说“世上无难事，只怕有心人”。在今后的学习中，无论遇到多大的困难，我一定不退缩、不放弃，持之以恒，相信自己一定能够取得更好的成绩！相信自己一定能行！

There is no exact definition of the word happiness. Happy people are happy for all sorts of reasons. The key is not wealth or physical well-being, since we find beggars, invalids and so-called failures, who are extremely happy.

Being happy is a sort of unexpected dividend. But staying happy is an accomplishment, a triumph of soul and character. It is not selfish to strive for it. It is, indeed, a duty to ourselves and others.

Being unhappy is like an infectious disease. It causes people to shrink away from the sufferer. He soon finds himself alone, miserable and embittered. There is, however, a cure so simple as to seem, at first glance, ridiculous; if you dont feel happy, pretend to be!

It works. Before long you will find that instead of repelling people, you attract them. You discover how deeply rewarding it is to be the center of wider and wider circles of good will.

Then the make-believe becomes a reality. You possess the secret of peace of mind, and can forget yourself in being of service to others.

Being happy, once it is realized as a duty and established as a habit, opens doors into unimaginable gardens thronged with grateful friends.

[英语考试作文阅读

考试，对于我们学生来说，多少有点可怕，它意味着考前要挑灯夜战；考时会心跳加速，额头冒汗；考后会忐忑不安，“翘首以待”。否则怎么会有“考考考，老师的法宝，分分分，学生的命根”之称呢？这不，期末考试马上要来了！

“马上要考试了！”的消息吹遍了校园见外，同学们开始了“战前准备”。瞧！同学们都在“啃”书：A同学拿着一张复习资料单，口中念念有词；B同学拿着书本不停翻动；C和D两位女同学不停地讨论；E同学则一个埋头苦攻“垒堡”；也有几位好学生，胸有成竹，还在与人玩耍。真可谓“几家欢喜几家愁”呀！

这个星期天的早晨，我清早起来，站在阳台上背诵：“C=∏D，C=2∏R……”是的，不复习，考不好，哪有脸去见“江东父老。”

“孩子，大早起来干吗呢？”妈妈问我，“当然是复习了，下周就要考试了！”我不耐烦地回答。妈妈依然温和地说：“别复习了，你平时基础扎实，不会考不好的！我陪你去公园玩会儿吧！”虽说我怕考不好，但一听出去玩，也顾不上那么多了！跟着妈妈高高兴兴地来到了公园。

“看，这红柱子真粗，假如它真的直径为30厘米，它的周长呢？”“是……3。14*30……是94。2厘米！”我不假思索地说。“嗯，……不错！看那白杨树，你给我说些词语形容它吧！”妈妈又问我。“生机盎然，高大挺拔，密不透风……”我一口气说出了十几个。不知不觉，一个下午过去了。妈妈又让我用英语向大家介绍我的一天。“TodayI’mgoingto……”我用流利的英文介绍了我的一天。

“好样的，这下考度没问题了！”噢，原来这次妈妈带我来公园，既放松了我的心情，又让我增长了知识呀！妈妈说：“别害怕，考试没那么可怕！”我对考试的惧怕一下子消失的无影无踪了！其实考试也不是我想象中那么恐怖，只要我们好好对待它，它还会给你一份意外的惊喜，让我们微笑面对考试，享受学习的乐趣，不要把它当作过关，而是一种自我挑战吧！

昨天期中考试了，我的数学考了96+10分，我很高兴，但是我的语文只考了84。5分，这让我很难过。爸爸看了我的考试卷以后，先表扬了我的数学成绩不错，然后，又生气地说：“语 文为什么考的不理想啊?是不是应该好好总结一下啊?”我想了想，说：“我上课思想跑毛了。”

爸爸语重心长的说：“上课没有认真听讲，精神不集中，就掌握不了应该学会的知识，考试当然就考不好了。而且，爸爸发现你的基本功不扎实，还有点粗心大意。你看，孩子的子 你都写错了，应该加的标点符号，也没有加，这个分丢的可真不应该啊!以后上课要认真听讲，跟上老师的思路，遇到不懂的问题，不要一直去想，下课再问问老师。知道了吗?”

我认真的点点头，下定决心以后上课一定要认真听讲!

I live with my father and mother in a very big house in dongguan. my parents are both very busy. they leave for work very early in the morning and don’t return home until late in the evening.

When i am home on weekends from school, we spend a lot of time together. we talk about my studies, my health and my school life. i love my parents very much.

My grandparents are still living, but they don’t live with us. their health is good and they both do sports very early in the morning. my grandmother does gymnastics with elderly women her age in the park. both of my grandfathers play basketball in the morning and sometimes they go swimming.chinese people eat rice for every meal, but i don’t like rice because i think it is tasteless! we eat meat, fish and vegetables. my family eats noodles and congee. my favorite is noodles.

I often play computer games because i like it so much. i often watch japanese cartoon movies with my parents on the weekends. on long holidays we take trips, too.

That is my description of typical family life in china.

The US sub-prime mortgage crisis turns out to be a nightmare for the world economy.

Though it took shape in the United States, it has already resulted in adverse consequences forbanks and financial market around the world.

Affected by this crisis, the global economy was reduced to slowdown and last to date, and noone can see the bottom.

On the one hand, many companies just go bankrupt or have to tighten their budget andrecruit fewer employees.

Therefore, it is difficult for graduates to find a job.

Even if those graduates are employed, their salaries will accordingly affected by the recessedeconomy.

On the other hand, while the economic crisis is still ongoing, its impact has already extendedto our daily life.

The consumer price index raises and people are experiencing the sense of desperateinsecurity.

Though economic crisis has its negative impacts, we can not become pessimistic about thefuture.

We college students should be urged to work harder in order to get prepared for theunexpected future.

假若今天是香港回归5 周年纪念日，你观看了中央电视台的专题节目，看到了香港回归所发生的巨大变化。

根据下列要求写一篇英语日记，表达自己盼望祖国统一的心愿。

1. 香港、澳门和台湾自古以来就是中国的领土，由于历史的原因被分割。

2. 1997 年 7 月 1 日香港已经回归祖国， 1999 年 12 月 20 日澳门也回到了祖国的怀抱。香港和澳门的明天会更加美好。

3. 台湾是中国领土不可分割（ integral ）的一部分，中国人民，包括生活在台湾的绝大多数人都盼望台湾赶快回归祖国。

注：英语短文的标题已经给出，全文约 100 词。

How I Wish China Would Be United Sooner！

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How I Wish China Would Be United Sooner！

July 1st， 2002 Fine

Hong Kong and Macao are parts of China in history， but they were separated from the motherland for some political reasons. China has been getting richer and stronger since its opening to the outside world. On July 1， 1997， Hong Kong finally returned home. On December 20， 1999， Macao returned home， too. Great changes have taken place in both Hong Kong and Macao. It shows the development and great strength of our country.

Taiwan is an intergral part of China. The Chinese people as well as most of the people from Taiwan are looking forward to the day on which Taiwan will return home. We are sure that day will come sooner or later.

[中考英语关于香港回归几周年的作文

今天，我们迎来了所有同学准备已久的期中考试了。两个大周的紧张，只为这一刻！

上午，我们考了数学。考数学的时候，我的心砰砰直跳，又紧张又兴奋。紧张自己考试考砸，兴奋有机会考满分。考试开始了，我看到一道题不会写。没事，再试试，啊，这些答案都不对，怎么办？我会不会考不到95啊！

最后，我只好把这道不会的题跳过，先把后面的题写完，我又来看这道填空题。我静下心来，细细的想，终于，我发现了这道题的突破口。我终于做出来啦！我又仔细地检查，结果我又发现错了两道计算题，幸好检查出来了，天不亡我也！

然后，我们去了个厕所又开始考语文。妈呀！我好多题不会，哎，不过这些题我还有些印象，加油。

上午的考试结束了，我觉得数学还行，语文可能……应该……会……考砸……

下午，我么要去考英语。这是最后一门了，考完了就没事了。我在心中暗暗鼓励自己。可是，不知是天要亡我，还是……发明考试的人出来，你一定和我们有仇！

总之，英语考试的时候，我考的一塌糊涂。听力时，念听力的老师怎么念着念着就不序号啦。笔试部分，我看着那些英语单词就像他们在我眼前跳舞，晕。

最后，我们回到了教室。

I like teamwork because I can learn from others. Once, I was very shy and

did not know how to get along with other students, so everytime when the teacher

gave us the task and asked us to finish in the teamwork, I was very scared. Then

my classmates helped me, they gave me a lot opinion and they respected me,

making me the indispensable person. Then I became brave and gave my opinion, we

were in a group, every opinion meant so much. During these days, I was so

excited about the experiment, we shared our idea and talked happily. It was such

a happy moment, I liked cooperation.

作者：张家轩

今天是期中考试是，考试分为三项：上午考语文、数学，下午考英语，这真是太激动了，我们半个学期的心血就在这场考试中来决定了。

先考的是数学，还没有发卷之前，我的心就砰砰直跳，按捺不住自己的内心。但是我想到了李老师对我们说过的话：“不要紧张，把心平静下来”当考试卷发到我的手里的时候，我开始认真得看题，当广播开始答题时，我就开始做了。十分钟、三十分钟、六十分钟，还差最后十分钟了。我也把卷子做完了，开始检查。当收卷去上厕所的时候，才知道自己的疏忽，现在丢掉了一分。

我们上完厕所，开始考语文了。语文分为两类，一类是阅读部分，五十分，一类是写作部分，五十分。当我开始做写作部分的大作文的时候，我写出了主题：读书的快乐。

下午是考英语的时间。当听力的老师读听力的时候，有一道题我没有听好，瞎蒙的，也不知道对不对。英语真是太难了，有好几道题我都空着。

今天真是好刺激啊，我希望可以考一个自己满意的分数。

Almost everyone knows that water covers three-fourths of the earths

surface. Most of it， however， is in the oceans and is too salty to drink. Also，

some of it is frozen and cannot be used. In fact， less than one percent is left

for the use of people， animals and plant life. All through history men have

tried to build their homes near the sources of fresh water. Now fresh water is

becoming scarce， but more and more is needed because of the increasing number of

people in the world. Some industries also use large amounts of fresh water in

the production of things such as steel， petroleum， paper and rubber and so on.

Scientists estimate that the need for fresh water will have doubled by the year

2003. If they are correct， we must find new ways of saving it or producing it.

Some nations have worked on the problem and are already sharing their

information with others. They are trying to keep their rivers from becoming

polluted. Deep wells are also being dug， and rain water is being collected in

huge artificial lakes. In one way or another， they hope to provide enough water

to satisfy the needs of their people.