初三年级英语作文:工作不是一切合集20篇
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1000初三年级寒假里的一件事作文550字
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+ 加入清单在我的寒假里,发生了许许多多的事,最难忘的还是初六的晚上发生的一件事,它让我明白了做母亲的辛苦。
初六的下午,妈妈的好友陈阿姨来我们家做客,陈阿姨有个七个月左右的女儿。白白净净、圆嘟嘟的脸蛋,真想咬上一口。不大不小的眼睛,看什么都觉得很新奇。还有一张小巧玲珑的嘴巴总是咧开着在笑,可爱极了!陈阿姨抱着她宝贝的小女儿在我身边坐了下来,好像在和我说,又好像在和她的女儿说道:“我们家的小宝贝最喜欢和帅哥美女玩了,是不是呀?”搞得我和表弟哭笑不得。
到吃晚饭的时间了,我和表弟快速地吃好饭,准备奔向电脑。这时,从客厅里传来一阵“呜呜”的哭声,吵得我们不得安宁,无奈,只好把门关上,可那哭声又从门缝里钻了进来,传入我们的耳中。我心生一计,对表弟说:“咱们哄哄小妹妹,不就没哭声了吗?”“对呀,赶快!”表弟眼睛一亮,迫不及待地说道。
说干就干,我们先拿出我的毛绒玩具,哭声是没有了,可是她却抓着毛绒玩具的一角含在嘴里,我着急地说道:“我的上帝啊,这玩意儿可是不能吃的啊!”然后硬是从她的嘴里拔了出来,“呜呜呜——”我的姑奶奶啊,你怎么又哭了啊,我受不了了,然后硬着头皮抱起了小妹妹,嘴里还说着:“哦——不哭不哭,不哭不哭。”
你问我弟弟去哪了?他跑到楼上,拿出了我三年级做的模型,在妹妹面前有模有样的玩了起来,妹妹的那对不大不小的眼睛,紧盯着那对模型,终于伸出了小手玩了起来。我把妹妹放在了沙发上,长嘘一口气,对弟弟竖起了大拇指。
通过这件事,我明白了,父母养育我们实属不易,我们应该从小就好好学习,长大了报答父母的养育之恩。
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篇1:冬雪初三年级作文
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+ 加入清单寒冷的夜,周围静得出奇。向窗外望去,一切景物都被这无边无际的黑暗埋没,在夜色中时隐时现。远处有高楼大厦的点点灯光,与夜空中闪烁的星光相映成趣。整个世界都好像陷入了沉睡,夜晚,是那么寂静,那么寂静。
我喜欢冬天。因为我喜欢雪。南方的孩子,没有一个不盼望下雪的。在他们眼中,雪就像圣洁的天使,虽然冰冷,留给他们的,却是许多温暖幸福的回忆。南方的雪,很温柔。它不像北方的雪那样伴随着北风呼啸,它总是在静悄悄的夜里拜访大地,轻轻落下,留给孩子们一个无声的惊喜。雪后,无论雪大雪小,孩子们都会兴奋地冲进雪地,迫不及待地玩起雪来。玩雪,能让孩子们忘记时间,忘记世界,也忘记了寒冷。即使一双小手冻得通红,也毫不在乎。轻轻拂过雪地,手心里会留下一串雪融后的水滴;轻轻走过雪地,伴随着“沙沙”的脚步声,雪地里会留下一个个或深或浅的脚印……
当我正在甜蜜的回忆中畅游时,忽然听见窗外孩子们欣喜的叫声:“下雪啦——!”这天真无邪的声音飘进我的耳中,我慌忙起身,来到窗前,推开窗往外看。一推开窗,一股清冷的风扑面而来。那清新的空气,虽冷,但还是带给我心旷神怡的感觉。窗外是一片无声的世界——除了孩子们开心的声音,我似乎并没有看到雪,心中略有一丝失望。但孩子们不断的叫声,让我愈加仔细地看。一片寂静中,我似乎听到了雪轻抚过大地的声音。在苍白的路灯的光中,我似乎看见一片片洁白的雪轻轻飘下。忽然,一片雪花飘落在窗台上,一点洁白慢慢融化,留下一滴水的印记。那漂亮的冰晶煞是好看,即使是转瞬即逝的美,也让我发出了由衷的感叹。
啊,下雪了。我望向夜空,心中充满期待:明天,是不是就能拥有一个银白色的世界了呢?
第二天早晨,冰冷的空气钻入我的被子,把我唤醒。我立刻起身,拉开窗帘,任一道道白光洒满我的房间。窗外铺了一层薄薄的白地毯。没有想象中银白色的世界,只有薄薄的白色地毯。雪,给世间万物,盖上了一层薄薄的白地毯。我伸出手,轻轻抚摸那铺的整齐均匀的“地毯”,一丝温柔的冷流入指尖,化作一股温暖淌入心底。雪,好久不见。我悄悄对它说。
阳光终于冲破云层,雪开始融化。白地毯渐渐消失,伴随着“滴答滴答”的水声,那场小雪,留给我们的,是最初的美好。
篇2:描述体育英语年级
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+ 加入清单Table tennis is one of the most popular sports in China. It’s my favorite,
too. It’s a good way of exercise, and it’s easy to play. You don’t need many
skills. I often play table tennis after class. Most of my classmates like it. So
we always have partners. But if you want to play well, it’s not so easy. You
must focus on your gesture, your hands and your steps. I want to be better, so I
practice it very often. I have my own teacher to teach me. I work hard on
it.
篇3:七年级下册的英语
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+ 加入清单My hobby
Playing basketball is my favourite sport,and i have played for many years.
i remember that basketball has brought me lots of joys and funs when i was a
child.now, i am a player in our school basketball team and i am proud of
that.everytime when our school have match with other schools,i will very happy
that i can be one of the representive of my school,and the time when i heard the
students who watched the match cheer for us,i would try my best to shoot.my
favourite basketball player is yaoming,i hope i can represent my country one
day.
篇4:初二年级英语作文:My friend
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+ 加入清单I have not only a lot of common friends, but also a special friend. He is my father. My father isn’t tall but he is very kind and lovely. He usually helps me with my maths and physics in the evening. At weekends he plays chess, cards with me. When I am in trouble. He always help me in time. I prefer my father to any other friend. I think he is not only a good father, but also one of my best friends. I love my father very much.
篇5:母亲英语年级
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+ 加入清单My mother is an English teacher and she likes listening to English radio
and reading English newspaper. She always gets up early in the morning. She
washes her face and has breakfast, then she hurriedly goes to school. She does
morning exercises with her students. Next, she has one or two English lessons.
In the afternoon, she helps some students with their English. Finally, she goes
home at five o’clock. She marks the student’s homework at home and she always.
tired everyday. I love my mother and I hope she can just relax at the
weekend.
篇6:HowtobeStronger初三英语作文
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+ 加入清单How to be Stronger
with the improvement of peoples material conditions, people have higher demands for living quality. everyone wants to have a strong body and good living habits. how can we do that?
first, get up early and keep doing exercises in the morning every day. its a good beginning of the day.
second, pay attention to daily diet and have balancedfood.it can ensure your health.
besides these, the most important thing is to be calm and good-natured. hope you will be happy forever.
with the improvement of peoples material conditions, people have higher demands for living quality. people wish to be in good health and to have good living habits. how shall we do?
first, keep going to bed and getting up early every clay. then do some exercises in the open air to breathe the fresh air in the morning, so we will have a pleasant mood in a day.
then have balanced food to ensure our health. eat more vegetables.
being calm and good-natured is most important for our health. hope you will be happy forever.
篇7:初三的英语作文:TheMoonFestival
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+ 加入清单The Moon Festival is on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month. It is one of the traditional Chinese Festivals.
On that day, the Chinese usually have a special family dinner. Each member of the family, even from far away, will go back home to have the dinner. During the dinner, they eat a lot of delicious food, watch TV programmes and chat about everything happily. They also eat moon cakes.an important kind of food of the Moon Festival. Moon cakes are always round like the moon. There is bean paste, egg-yolk, ice cream or some other nice fruits or food in them.
After the dinner, all the family members go out and enjoy the moon and the moonlight. They talk about the stories about the moon and laugh a lot.
They say there is a fairy maiden named Chang E with her rabbit and a sweet osmanthus tree on the moon. Is that true? It is just a legend. But the legend is so wonderful that we would rather believe it, right?
篇8:The bird and cat_150字三年级英语作文
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+ 加入清单nce upon a time. There was a house. Beside the house there was a bird cage. One day a cat went to eat the bird, So the cat jumped and hit the bird cage. The bird cage fell down to the ground knocking the bird cages door open. The bird then flew away. So the cat started to chase the bird and the dog chased the cat. However the bird flew on top of the tree. So the cat started to climb the tree and the dog barked at the cat. Before the cat could reach the bird, the bird flew away. this caused the cat to fall out of the tree. The dog then ran away, The bird quickly flew back into his cage and the man from the house carried him safely home.
篇9:有趣的英语课三年级作文
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+ 加入清单“叮铃铃,叮铃铃 ,校园里传来动听的上课铃,同学们纷纷地跑进教室,有的在喝水,有的在做课前准备,还有的已经在班里读课文,我们班英语老师米思包慢慢地走进教室,米思包说:“今天上表演课。”大家都欢呼起来说:“太好了,上表演课了。”我们组表演G部分的唱歌跳舞,我们带好组长做的头饰来到讲台。
“Hello,we are group four,plese watch our show。” 大家拉着手围成猫的家,小猫就住在公园路。有两个人手搭手做成一棵树,小鸟儿就可以在树上唱歌。有一个人用手做波浪式,小鱼儿在小河里自由自在地游呀游。接着,有两个人做成树洞,小兔子就可以住在洞里了。我们一边表演一边唱着优美的英文歌,米思包看着我们精彩的表演,开心地笑了,她还选我们去二班表演呢!
英语课真有趣,它给我带来快乐和勇气。
篇10:高三年级描写人物的英语作文
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+ 加入清单Mother has a pair of big eyes, flexible my eyes a button nose and a big mouth, and a pair of big ear of a good listener. My mothers height is 1 m 55, weighing 110 pounds. She said nothing at ordinary times, but she got angry, will break into a furious rage.
Remember once, I play computer at home, my mother in the kitchen cooking dinner. I play is excited, mother suddenly call I pot of water to burn. I dont want to go, he said: "mother, Ill burn water, now I am playing computer!"
Mother said: "Chen, hurry up go to boil water!" "No!" I said. Mother heard, then forget it. I thought my mother wont call me again, but I played it didnt take long, heard the mother shouted:
"Chen, you go to a pot of water. Otherwise I will take the computer line to pull out! Hear!"
My hunch is that mother is angry, and also very angry! So, I immediately went to boil water. After burn well water, mother has not angry, also let me play for a while computer again!
Mom is my eyes, little by little brought me big. You said, I see mother?
我眼中妈妈有一对灵活的大眼睛,一个翘翘的鼻子,一个大嘴巴,还有一对善于倾听的大耳朵。我妈妈的身高有1米55,体重有110斤。她平时没有说什么,可是她一生气的时候,就会大发雷霆。
记得有一次,我在家里玩电脑,妈妈在厨房做晚饭。我玩得正高兴呢,妈妈忽然叫我装壶水来烧。我不想去,就说:“妈妈,我等一下再烧水吧,我现在正在玩电脑呢!”
妈妈说:“陈瑜,赶快去烧水!”“不去!”我说。妈妈听到后,便不说了。我以为妈妈不会再叫我了,可是,我玩了没多久,又听见了妈妈的叫喊声:
“陈瑜,你赶紧去一壶水!要不然我就把电脑的线给拔了!听到没有!”
我有预感,妈妈已经生气了,而且还很生气!所以,我立刻去烧水了。烧好了水后,妈妈终于不生气了,还让我再玩了一会儿电脑呢!
我眼中妈妈就是这样,一点一点的把我带大的。你们说,我眼中妈妈好吗?
篇11:初一年级食品安全的英语作文
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+ 加入清单In peoples life, food and clothing live line, deficiency may not be all. Especially the food, it is closely connected to each of us, is our daily necessities. As the saying goes, the meal is not to eat so hungry. So we should pay attention to food safety. Food safety is increasingly concerned topic in our life, one of the active management of the ministry of commerce and industry at the same time, also often implement the food inspection work.
The so-called food safety, is the food does not contain any harmful substances to human body. If food spoilage or containing toxic substances, will bring harm to our body and even life-threatening. Food safety is about peoples life and health. Inferior food greatly endanger peoples health, light diarrhea diarrhea, or poisoning coma, moreover may cause death. Indeed, food safety is directly related with the health and quality of life of the masses. Schools around there are many small shops, the inviting "gourmet" from the fragrance, the classmates to withstand the snack temptation, you, me one yuan to buy a lot of snacks, the results some buy snacks classmates because bought not health food and have loose bowels.
Remember once I saw a news on TV: a famous yogurt brand for some reason, the expired yogurt repackage again, also good food quality supervision administration found in time, otherwise the consequence is unimaginable. Look at these factories, how hard, in order to market competition, regardless of the health of consumers.
The above examples are enough to prove that the importance of food safety, food unsafe events caused great influence to peoples life, food regulators have also been attaches great importance to this problem. Believe that relevant departments can seriously, strict management, give you a rest assured food environment. We, as a primary school student, as a member of a society, we should also be constantly improve the self-protection ability and the ego to protect consciousness, render and do our work with regulators.
在人的生活当中,衣食住行,样样缺不得。特别是食品,它是与我们每个人紧密相连的,是我们每天的必需品。俗话说得好,民以食为天,一顿不吃饿得慌。所以我们更该关注食品安全。 食品安全是我们生活中日益关心的话题之一,工商部门积极管理的同时,也常常实施着食品检查的工作。
所谓食品安全,就是食品里不含任何对人体有害物质。如果食品变质或者含有毒物质,就会给我们身体带来危害甚至危及生命。食品安全关乎人的生命健康。劣质食品极大得危害了人的健康,轻则拉肚子腹泻,重则中毒昏迷,更有甚者可能会引起死亡。的确,食品安全直接关系着群众的身体健康和生活质量。学校周边有许多小店,那诱人的“美食“发出阵阵香味,同学们抵挡不住零食的诱惑,你五角,我一元地买了许多零食,结果有些买零食的同学都因为买了不卫生的食品而拉肚子。
记得有一次我在电视里看到了一个新闻:某一知名酸奶品牌因为某种原因,把过期的酸奶重新包装了一遍,还好食品质量监督管理局及时发现,不然后果不堪设想。看看这些厂家,多么毒辣,为了市场上的竞争,竟不顾消费者的健康。
以上事例都足以证明食品安全的重要性,食品不安全的事件给人们的生活造成了很大的影响,食品监管部门也一直很重视这个问题。相信有关部门能够严肃处理,严格管理,给大家一个放心的食品食用环境。而我们作为一名小学生,作为社会的一份子,我们也应该要不断提高自我保护能力和自我保护意识,以及尽自己的绵薄之力配合监管部门工作。
篇12:小学生三年级经典美文3:月光下的蛙鸣
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+ 加入清单一直以来,我坚信有一种爱,能唤起一个人内心潜在的力量,帮助你去战胜一切困难。
那是十几年前的一个寻常夏天,在高考一个月前的预考中,我意外地遭到惨败。
母亲见我面容憔悴,很心疼。为了给我增加营养,那段时间里,她杀光了家中三十几只仔鸡,想让我恢复以前的体质。
然而,我还是日复一日地消瘦下去。我房间的后窗正对着一方池塘,燥热的夜晚,一池塘的青蛙,唧唧呱呱,呼朋引伴,紧紧缠住我一双不幸的耳朵,此伏彼起地一次又一次将我惊醒。 母亲想尽了一切办法。
渐渐地,蛙声不再吵闹了,每夜都有香甜的梦。但是,母亲却变了,日日坐在椅子上打盹。一天,隔壁的大妈偷偷地拉住我,悄悄跟我说,你母亲为了让你睡好觉,夜夜替你赶青蛙呢。
我将信将疑。但是,第二天夜里,月光下塘埂上,我真的看见了我的母亲。
母亲手拿一根长长的竹竿,绕着池塘一圈圈小心地走着,一遍遍用竹竿仔细地敲打着每一处草丛,做得认真又虔诚。有时她停下来,站一会儿,轻轻地咳嗽几声,用手捶捶背。月光把她的白发漂得很白。“母亲!母亲!!”我大声喊。母亲听不见。她全神贯注于手中的竹竿,生怕遗漏一处蛙声??
这一年高考,我被高分录取了。
很多年已经过去,蛙声也一点点远逝。可是,我又觉得它时时都在我的枕边。一声声,像不倦的提醒和教诲。给我许多的人生激励。
篇13:关于疫情的英语作文万能句子
全文共 616 字
+ 加入清单Scientists
believe an animal source is "the most likely primary source" but that some
human-to-human transmission has occurred.
科学家认为动物是“最有可能的初始感染源”,不过,也有一些人传人的病例。
Signs
of infection include respiratory symptoms, fever, cough, shortness of breath and
breathing difficulties.
感染症状包括:呼吸道症状,发烧,咳嗽,呼吸短促,呼吸困难等。
2019-nCoV,
as its been labelled, is understood to be a new strain of coronavirus that has
not previously been identified in humans.
这种新型冠状病毒(2019-nCoV)此前未在人类身上发现过。
Coronaviruses
are a broad family of viruses, but only six (the new one would make it seven)
are known to infect people.
冠状病毒是一个庞大的病毒家族,目前已知会感染人类的有六种(新发现的这种是第七种)。
篇14:有关友情英语年级
全文共 650 字
+ 加入清单Friends are important for us, everyone has their own friends, we share
sorrow and happiness with our friends. We are making new friends now and then,
but it is hard to find the genius friends, the trust between friends are hard to
build. If the trust exists, friends can talk anything, they are willing to show
who they are in front of their friends. While if the trust doesn’t exist, the
friendship is not real deep, people will ask you when they are in trouble. The
real friendship is built on the basis of trust. My best friend will never ask me
to do thing all the time, instead, she cares about me, and comforts me when I am
upset. That’s a real friend.
篇15:初一年级英语作文:My lovely sister
全文共 727 字
+ 加入清单My sister is a lovely girl. She has a nice English Name, “Elsa”. She is very clever and pretty. She is eight years old so she is old enough to go to school. This year, she tells me that she is a student now.
One day, my aunt took her to my home. My aunt had something important to do and had no time to look after her, so she told me to take care of her. First, I played with her for a short time. I thought the game was boring, so I taught her some polite words, such as hello, please, sorry… She listened carefully. Suddenly, there was a person knocking on the door. Elsa went to the door to open it. Afterwards, she was polite to say, “Please come in.”
Do you think she is lovely and clever? I think you will say, “Yes, I do.”
篇16:关于初三英语作文:Overpopulation
全文共 1360 字
+ 加入清单the large number of our population has become one of the most serious problems of our society. According to a recent survey of the National Bureau of Statistics, there are more than 1.3 billion people in our country, which account for about 1/5 of all the people in the world. the same survey also predicts that our population will grow quickly in the years to come.
Overpopulation has brought about a series of negative effects to our economic development and social security. In the first place, too many people impose a heavy burden on our environment. As a result, we suffer from a shortage of fresh water and natural resources. In the second place, as the supply of labor GREatly exceeds the demand of the society, many people become employed. This is a source of social unrest. Last but not least, we have to manufacture all kinds of products to meet the needs of the people, which causes environment pollution to our lakes and land.
Serious though the problem seems, we have to take some measures to tackle it. On the one hand, the government should carry out more strictly the policy of family planning, thus reducing the total number of population. On the other hand, all the people should realize the harms of overpopulation. With the concerted efforts of all the parties concerned, were sure to solve the problem in the future.
篇17:疫情的英语作文
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+ 加入清单每年春节到来的时候,家家户户都张灯结彩,贴上了美丽的窗花,各种各样的大“福”字和春联,到处都是喜气洋洋的.。
Every year, when the Spring Festival comes, every family will put on lights
and decorations, paste beautiful window flowers, all kinds of big "Fu"
characters and spring couplets, which are full of joy.
然而2020年的春节却完全不一样,一场不见硝烟,不闻炮响的战争打响了,不宣而战,“新型冠状病毒“肺炎席卷而至,各地各部门积极响应,共同对抗疫情。白衣天使们,志愿者们……许许多多奋战在一线的勇士们,他们作为生命的逆行者,开启了2020的新篇章。
However, the Spring Festival in 2020 is totally different. A war without
smoke and guns has started, and the "new tubular virus" pneumonia has swept
through. All departments have responded positively and fought against the
epidemic together. Angels in white, armed police officers and soldiers,
volunteers. Many brave men are fighting in the front line. As the lifes
reverser, they have opened a new chapter in 2020.
作为少先队员的我也应该积极奉献自己的一份力量,做到今年过年,不串门,不聚餐,督促家人做好卫生防疫,不得已去公共场所必须规范戴好口罩,使用过的口罩按规定丢入“有害垃圾“桶。注重个人卫生,常通风,勤洗手,不随地吐痰,打喷嚏咳嗽时应做出正确遮挡。在家开展学习,加强锻炼,保护野生动物。
As a young pioneer, I should also actively contribute my own strength to
this years new years Eve, do not visit the door, do not have a dinner party,
and urge my family to do a good job in health and epidemic prevention. I have to
go to public places and wear masks in a standardized way. The used masks are
thrown into the "hazardous waste" bin according to the regulations. Pay
attention to personal hygiene, often ventilate, wash hands frequently, do not
spit everywhere, and make correct shelter when sneezing and coughing. Study at
home, strengthen exercise and protect wild animals.
2020年的钟声已经敲响,万紫千红的春天已经不远了,我想信在全国人民的共同努力下,我们一定能打赢这场“战役“,迎来我心中美好的2020!
The bell of 2020 has been ringing, and the spring is not far away. I
believe that with the joint efforts of the people of the whole country, we can
win this "battle" and usher in a better 2020 in my heart!
篇18:初三年级英语作文:新学期计划
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+ 加入清单Another new term comes again,so i should have a study plan to promot myself.
firstly,i descide to finish my homework more carefully than before.And pay more attention to the knowledge which i didnt know it clearly.
secondly,i will do a lot of read to widen the range of my knowledge.and try to combine thoery to practice.
Finally,i will learn to adjust, to be more positive and more helpful.
Thats what i plant to do in a new term.
新的学期马上就要到来了,因此,我应该给自己制定一个学习计划来提升自己.
首先,我决定做好的家庭作业比以前更仔细点,和关注那些我不是很了解的知识,其次,我应该扩大阅读面并,并把理论和实践联合在一起.最后,我应该学会适应,变得更积极更乐于助人.
这就是我新的学期计划.
篇19:初三英语小作文:Sports
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+ 加入清单Sports do us good in many respects. It goes without saying that taking exercises can build up our physical strength. In collective sports like basketball, volleyball, or football, we will learn the importance of cooperation. While taking part in sports game, we will try our best to win and arouse ourselves the competitive spirit. Sports can also help us relax after a period of exhausting work. However, as the saying goes, "there are two sides to everything", and sports is without exception. We may hurt other players or ourselves if we are not careful enough when participating in sports activities. Whats more, excessive or severe training can do harm to our health.
My participation in sports tells me that sports can make us healthy both physically and psychologically. It is also a good way for people to know each other and can promote friendship between people. So long as we are carefully enough, sports can do us nothing but good.
篇20:初三期中考试英语作文
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+ 加入清单外籍教师Richard想了解一下你所在班级学生的到校方式。假如你是李华,请以The way I go to school为题,写一篇英语短文,想Richard介绍自己的到校方式。
提示:
1. How do you go to school?
2. Why do you prefer to go in that way?
注意:
1. 短文必须包括所有提示内容,并围绕你所选择的某种交通方式,写出二至三个理由,可适当发挥。
2. 文中不得出现真实的人名,校名和地名。
3. 词数60-80个。(短文开头已给出,不计入总词数)
The way I go to school
I’m Li Hua.
参考样文:
I’m Li Hua. I go to school on foot. I have several reasons for that.
First, my home is not very far from my school, it is just about two kilometers away from school. It takes me about 20 minutes to get there. Second, walking to school is a kind of exercise. It is good for my health. Third, it’s pretty safe to walk to school because there is a lot of traffic on the road at this time of a day. So I prefer going to school on foot. It’s really a good choice.