高中英语背诵美文

高中英语背诵美文

高中英语背诵美文TimeIsMoney“Timeismoney.”Thissayingmeansthattimeisveryvaluable.Buttimeismorevaluablethanmoney.Themoneywehavelostcanbegainedagain,butthetimewehavewastedcannotberegained.Moreover,sometimespersonscanexistwithoutmoney,butnothingcanbedonewithouttime,justasnoonecanlivewithoutair.Despitebeingsovaluable,timeisoftenneglectedbymen.Sincetimeisaninvisiblething,menoftenwastetheirtimeunconsciously（无意地）.Withoutanythingtodo,theymaygossipfrommorningtillnight.Mancanliveonlyatmosttoabout100years.Itseemsfairlylong,butinfactitisrathershort.Weoftensay“Howquicklytimeflies!”Howmanythingscanamanaccomplishinsuchashortperiod?Henceweshouldusethevaluabletimeproperlytodoourwork.Wewillracewithit.Wewillstudyandworkhard.Neverwastealittlebitofit. TrytoBeaGoodStudentPerhapsitisthedreamofeveryonetobeagoodstudentatschool,butquiteafewstudentsfeelatalossonhowtomakeit.Inmyopinionitisrathereasyifyoucanactonthefollowingpoints.Firstofall,makefulluseofyourtimeandworkhard.Don’tputofftilltomorrowwhatshouldbedonetoday,astimepastwillnevercomeback.Thefastdevelopingsocietyrequiresadequateknowledge,whichpressesustosparenoeffortstostudy.Ofcourse,yourhardworkwillberewardedoneday.Secondly,useyourownheadandpresentyourpointofview.Credulous（轻信的）attitudewillonlymakeyoutakeanythingforgranted.Withyourownjudgmentyouwillbeabletotellrightfromwrongandsetupyourowntheory.Thirdly,setasideenoughtimeforrelaxation,entertainment,etc.don’tignoretheharmofallworkandnoplay.Propersportswillbuildupyourbodyandimprovetheefficiencyofyourstudying.Tobeagoodstudentiseasiersaidthandone,foritneedsastudent’sconsistentefforts.Butnothingisdifficulttoamanifheputshisheartintoit. NaturalResourcesNaturehasprovideduswithmanykindsofresources.AlmosteverythingweuseinoureverydaylifecomesfromNature.Thefoodweeat,thewaterwedrink,theclotheswewear,theconcreteandbrickstobuildourhouses,thematerialstomakebikesweride,etc.allcomeoriginallyfromNature.8\nPeoplehavebeenmakinguseofthesenaturalsuppliesforthousandsofyears.Withthedevelopmentoftechnologyandtheincreaseofthepopulation,theamountandrangeofmaterialstakenhasincreased.Itisestimatedthatthistreadwillcontinueintheyearstocome.However,naturalresourcesarenotinexhaustible.Someresourcesarealreadynearlyusedup.Forexample,theendoftheworld’sfuelisalreadywithinsight.Suchanessentialdailyitemaswaterisinshortsupplyinmanypartsoftheworld.WecannolongerthoughtlesslyusethemanyresourcesprovidedbyNature.Wemustlearntoconservewhatremains. WeHaveOnlyOneWorldWhenindustriesgrow,pollutionalsogrows.Todaytheproblemofenvironmenthasbecomemoreandmoreimportant.Theworldpopulationisrisingsoquicklythattheworldhasbecometoocrowded.Weareusingupournaturalresourcestooquicklyandatthesametimewearepollutingourenvironmentwithdangerouschemicals.Ifwedon’ttakeactionimmediately,thenwewilldestroyouronlyworld.Manhasmadegreatprogressinenvironmentprotection.Governmentofmanycountrieshasestablishedlawstoprotecttheforestandsearesourceandtostoptheenvironmentalpollution.Stillmoremeasuresshouldbetakentosolvetheproblem.First,weshouldstartbyeducatingthepublicaboutthehazardsofpollution.Thegovernmentonitspartshouldalsodesignstricterlaws.Thisisnotonlyforourowngenerationbutalsoforthefuturegenerationtocome.Itisnecessarytoprotectournatureenvironment.Wemustbeginnowtoprotectouronlyworld. MakeTheBestUseofOurLandItisthelandthathasbeenprovidinguswitheverythingweneedforcenturies.Inotherwords,almosteverythingweusedailycomesfromthelanddirectlyorindirectly.Thefood,clothes,houses,eventhebooksandfurnitureareallsuppliedbytheland.Butthelimitedlandisdecreasingatasurprisingspeed.Withtheexpandingofthecities,thedevelopmentoftheindustryandoverpopulation,lotsoflargepiecesofgoodfarmlandarebeingturnedintoresidentialareaswithmanyhousesandapartmentbuildings,orindustrialareas,orwarehouses.Thereforesomemeasuresmustbetakentostoptheabusingofourfarmland.Ontheotherhand,weshouldleteveryonerealizethedangerofbeingshortofland.Andalsoweshouldeducatethemhowtomakebetteruseofourland. HealthItissaidthatwedonotproperlyvalueathinguntilwehavelostit.Itisonlywhenafrienddiesthatwefindouthowmuchhewastous.Soitiswithhealth.Whenweareyoungandstrongandhavegoodhealth,wethinklittleaboutit.Itseemsnaturaltoustobealwayswell,andwecannotimaginewhatitisliketobeill.Weareoftencarelessaboutourhealth,andwithout8\nthinkingwespoilourhealthbybadhabitsanddoingsillythings.ItisonlywhenwehaveourgoodhealththatwefindthatitwasoneofGod’sbestgiftstous.Healthisourmostimportantpossession.Weshoulddoourbesttomaintainit.Goodhealthisnecessarytohappinessandsuccess.Peoplewhoareinpoorhealthareoftenpessimisticordepressed.Asarule,badhealthmeansmiseryandfailure.Howcanwekeepourhealth?Onlybyknowingandcarefullyobeyingthelawsofhealth.Ahappymanisahealthyman,andonlythehealthymancanliveahappylife.Thedesireforgoodhealthisuniversal.Everyonewholoveslifeunderstandshowimportanthealthis.First,goodhealthistheguaranteeforenjoyinglife.Theonlydesireofapatientisalwaystoliveanordinaryandhealthylife.Second,goodhealthestablishesafirmfoundationforyourambitionofthecareer.Withoutit,anyloftyaspirationturnstobeadaydream.Thenhowtokeepfit?Everyonehashisownanswerstothisquestion,whileIthinkthreeprincipalsuggestionsshouldbefollowed.Thefirstoneisthatascientificdietshouldbeadopted,whichoffersthenecessitiesforyourbody.Thesecondoneisthatphysicalexercisesmustbepersisted,especiallyfortheindoorpeople.Thelast,butnottheleast,isthatthecheerfulmoodshouldbekept.Inordertokeepfit,Iforcemyselftokeepawayfromthe“junkfood”,althoughitusuallytastesgood,Ievenformagoodhabitofdoingmorningexercises.Andthebeautifulmusicandgoodbooksalwayscheermeup. SportsandGamesSportsandgamesdoalotofgoodtoourhealth.Theycanmakeusstrong,preventusfromgettingtoofat,andkeephealthyandfit.Especiallytheycanbeofgreatvaluetopeoplewhoworkwiththeirbrainsmostoftheday,forsportsandgamesgivepeoplevaluablepracticeinexercisingthebody.What’smore,theymakeourlifericherandmorecolourful.Ifwedonothaveastrongbody,wewillfindithardtodowhateverwewant.Sopersonsofallagesenjoywatchingandtakingpartinvariouskindsofsports-trackandfields,swimming,skating,football,volleyballandbasketball,etc.Sportsandgamesarealsoveryusefulincharactertraining.Theydemandnotonlyphysicalskillsandstrengthbutalsocourage,endurance,disciplineandusuallyteamwork.Forboysandgirls,whatislearnedintheplaygroundoftenhasadeepeffectontheircharacter.Ifeachofthemlearnstoworkforhisteamandnotforhimselfonthefootballfield,hewilllaterfinditnaturaltoworkforthegoodofhiscountryinsteadofonlyforhisownbenefit.Ahealthycitizenmakesastrongcountry.Let’salltakepartinsportsandgames.8\n SmokingItiswellknownthatsmokingdoesharmtothehealth.Today,somanypeoplestillkeepsmoking,whichhasdrawnwideattentionofthesociety.Smokinghassomanydisadvantagesbutnoadvantagesatall.First,thecigaretteswithnicotineinthemdogreatharmtothehealth.Suchdiseasesaspneumonia,lungcancermaybecausedorpartlycausedbythem.Furthermore,thebadeffectsofcigarettescostthesmokerslotsofmoney,whichcouldbespentonothermeaningfulthings.Thirdly,theaccidentsoffireallovertheworldeveryyeararemostlycausedbythestill-burningbutts(end).Thegovernmenthasformulatedtheregulationofnosmokinginpublicplaces.Yetitsresultisnotsosatisfactory.Frommypointofview,itneedsthecommoneffortsofthesociety.Notonlythenonsmokersbutthesmokersshouldcooperateonthismatter. LiveintheCityorintheCountryWheredoyouliketolive,inthecityorinthecountry?Mostcitiesarecentersofeconomy,trade,transportationorculture.Withthedevelopmentofeconomyandsociety,moreandmorepeoplehavefloodedintothecities,whichmakesthescaleofthecitieslargerandlarger.Surely,itisveryconvenientforshopping,education,businessandsoon.Butitalsohasmanydisadvantages:thelargepopulationmakesitcrowdedineachcornerofthecity;thebigfactories,toomanycars,busesandtruckspollutethecleanair;toomuchnoisecanmakepeoplemad.Toliveinthecity,oneevencan’tgetenoughroomforliving.Toliveinthecountryisanotherthing.Youcanbreathethefreshaircheerfully,ownaspacioushousewithabigbackyard,andrelaxyourselfinquietness.Butwhenyouwanttogoshopping,ortakeyourchildtoschool,perhapsyouwillcomplainaboutitsinconvenienttransportation,itsremoteness…Iamanordinaryperson.Iamalwayslongingforthepeacefulidyllic（田园诗般的）lifeofthecountryside.IsFailureaBadThing?Failureisacommonoccurrence(happening)inourdailylife.Whateverwedo,therearealwaystwopossibleresults:successorfailure.Althougheveryonewantstosucceedinwhathetries,sometimesfailurecan’tbeavoided.Differentpeopleholddifferentattitudestowardsfailure.Whenfacedwithit,somecanstanduptoit,drawausefullessonfromitandtrytheirbesttofulfillwhattheyaredeterminedtodo.Others,however,loseheartandgivein.Theydonothingbutcomplainaboutthemselvesandobjectiveconditions.Asapopularsayinggoes,“Failureteachessuccess.”Inmyopinion,whatreallycountsisnotthefailureitself,buttheproperattitudeweshouldtakeafterit.Itrustthataslongaswekeeptowhatisrightandcorrectwhatiswrong,thatistosay,learnalessonfromfailure,wewillbecertaintosucceed.SoIamoftheopinionthatfailureisnotabadthing.8\nMyMother'sBirthday　　ThesixthofAugustwasmymother'sbirthday.MyfatherandIwantedtogivehersurprisingbirthdaypresents.Ontheirmothers'birthday，Iknowsomeofmyclassmatesaregoingtohelptheirmotherswithhousework；othersaregoingtotheshopandbuysomeflowersfortheirmothers.　　Inthemorning，myfatherandIwentshoppingandboughtaverynicecake.Thenwewenttothemarketandboughtsomefood.Whenwegothome，myfathercookedsomenicefoodinthekitchen.Iwenttomyroomtomakeabirthdaycard.IwantedtosaytomymotherthatIlovedherverymuch.ThenIwroteinthecard，“Iloveyou，mydearmother！”Iputitonherpillow，thenwecleanedtheroom.Wefeltverytired，butwewereveryhappy.　　Mymothergothome.Wesaid，“HappyBirthday！”Mymothersmiled.Wehadoursuppertogether.Mymothersaid，“Thankyou，mydaughter！”　　Howhappywewere！TheValueOfTime　　Ialwaysthinkthereisnotenoughtime.Forexample，Ihavejusttakenathree-dayholiday.ButwhenIlookback，Ijustfeelthatit‘sonlyoneday.Theregoesaproverb，“Timeismoney”。NowIwanttosay，timeismorepreciousthanmoney，becausewhenmoneyisspent，wecanearnsomemoreagain.However，whentimeisgoneorlost，neverwillitreturn.　　Timegoeswithoutbeingnoticed.Thetimeforourstudyandworkisusuallylimited.SoIthinkwemustmakefulluseofourtime.Butit‘sapitythatIamalwaysnotawareoftheimportanceoftimeuntilit’stoolate.　　SoIthink，Ishouldgetintothegoodhabitofsavingtimebecausewastingtimeisequaltowastingone‘slife.Donotputoffwhatcanbedonetodaytilltomorrow！Environment　　Environmentalproblemsareasbigasnotforindividualcountryorindividualpeopletoaddress.Inotherword，wehavereachedthestagethatenvironmentalproblemsbesolvedforinternationalview.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree？　　Inrecentyears，manynationshavebecomemoreawareoftheenvironmentalissueseachnationfaces，suchasairandwaterpollution.Thequestionis，aretheenvironmentalissuesanationalproblemoraninternationalproblem？Itismybeliefthattheenvironmentalissueshavegrowntothepointofbecominganinternationalproblemneedinginternationalcooperationtoresolve.　　Becauseofthedifferencesinenvironmentalpolicies，resourcesandtechnology，internationalcooperationcouldprovidequickerresultsandhaveagreaterimpactonbringingresolutiontoenvironmentalproblemsfornationsofdifferingenvironmentalpoliciesandoflesserresourcesandtechnology.Bypoolinginternationalresourcesandtechnologytoaddresstheenvironmentalproblems，thedisadvantagednationsareprovidedtheassistanceneeded.Otherwisetheirenvironmentalconditionsdeteriorateultimatelyaffectingtheresourcesandenvironmentoftheworldasawhole.8\nSelfintroduction　　Teachers，goodafternoon.Allowmetobrieflytalkaboutmyself.　　Mynameis-Xianninggraduatedfromthesouthgateoftheprivatesecondaryschools.TourismnowstudyingattheschoolinHubeiProvince.Studyinghotelmanagementprofessional.　　Iwasacharacter，cheerfulgirl，somyhobbiesisextensive.Sporty.Inmysparetimelikesplayingbasketball，tabletennis，volleyball，skating.WhenapersonliketheInternetathome，orapersonalstereo.Notliketoolongimmersedintheworldofbooks，andfamilymembershavetoldme，Laoyijiegeisthebest.Talkingaboutmyfamily，thenIwilltalkaboutmyfamilyhas.Onlythreepeoplemyfamily，mygrandmother，grandfatherandmyown.Mygrandfatherisaengineer，Iamveryseverelyonpeacetime，theChurchmealot.Grandmaisaverykindlyfortheelderly，careformylifeineverypossibleway.Therefore，Ihavenoparentsintheircare，childhoodandgrowthwerefullofjoy.　　Ilikethishotelmanagementprofessional，becauseIliketoliveinastrictorderofthemanagementenvironment.Ihavemyprofessionalself-confidenceandhope，aslongastheeffortswillbefruitful，thisismymotto.SinceIchosethisprofession，Iwillfollowthispath，effort，perseverancepath.　　Thankyouteachers.Ifinishedpresentation.WehaveonlyoneearthDearhumanbeing，　　Haveyoueverseensuchanotice“Ablacksmellyearthwithlotsofdirtythingsonitiscryingandstruggling.”？Howterribleitis！Long，longago，theearthwashealthyandbeautiful，anditwascoveredwithheavyforestandallkindsofplants.Thewaterintheriversandlakesandseaswascleanandharmless.Therewerenotsomanydisastersofnature.Peoplelivedinharmonywithnature，Whyhaseverythingchanged？Becausewehumanbeingdoalotofbadthingstoher.First，Wecutdowntheforests，destroythegrasses，andthewaterwashesawayalotofsoildowntheriversintothelakesandseas，makingalotofplacesfloodedandmanypeoplekilledandmakinghersurfaceugly.Secondly，weuselotsofchemicalpowderinthewars，weburnplentyofcoals，gasinthefactoriesandcars，makingmuchSO2andCO2withtheheavysmokespreadintheair，soalotofpeoplesufferfromthisterribleairpollution，especiallyinwinter.Asaresultofthis，thetemperatureoftheearthisgettinghigherandhigher.Itisdangerousforhumanbeing，animalsandplantstoexist.Thirdly，wepouralotofwasteandpoisonouswaterintotherivers，lakesandseas.Makingallkindsoffishes，plantsandbirdsdie　　Now，ifwegoondoingbadthingstotheearth，theearthwilldie.Iftheearthdied，wherewouldwehumanbeinggo？Theearthisourcommonlivingplace.Soitiseveryone’sdutytoprotectourhome——theearth.Doremember：Wehaveonlyoneearth！MyHomeVillage　　Myhomevillageisasmallone.It’sinYuxiancountyofShanxiProvince.Smallasitis，it’sverybeautiful.　　Therearemanyhillsaroundmyhomevillageandtheyaremorebeautifulthansomebigmountains.Inspring，wecanflykiteswhicharemadebyourselvesonthetopofthehills.The8\nkitesflyveryhigh.Insummer，thetreesaregreenandthegrassisgreen，too.Itisgreeneverywhereonthehills.Therearesomanywildappletreesonthehills.Thewildapplesarenicetoeat.Inautumn，thecornsunderandaroundthehillsareripe.Soweeatthemalmosteveryday.Inwinter，whenitsnows，allthegroundiscoveredwithsnow.Wecanplaywithsnowandsometimesweeatthecleansnowwithsugar.Inmyhometowntheskyisblue，theairisclean，thewaterissweetandthepeopleareveryfriendly.Ilovemyhometown！TheMid-AutumnFestival　　TheMid-AutumnisaveryimportantChinesefestival.Itfallsonthe15thdayofAugust.Afewdaysbeforethefestival，everyoneinthefamilywillhelptomakethehousecleanandbeautiful.Lanternswillbehunginfrontofthehouse.　　Ontheeveningtherewillbeabigfamilydinner.Peoplewhoworkfarawayfromtheirhomeswilltrytocomebackfortheunion.Afterdinner，peoplewilllightthelanternswhichareusuallyredandround.Childrenwillplaywiththeirowntoylanternshappily.　　Atnightthemoonisusuallyroundandbright.Peoplecanenjoythemoonwhileeatingmoon-cakeswhicharethespecialfoodforthisfestival.Theycanlookbackonthepastandlookforwardtothefuturetogether.Itissaidthattherewasadragoninthesky.Thedragonwantedtoswallowupthemoon.Toprotectthefrightenthedragonaway.TheFourseasons　　Ayearhasfourseasons.Everyseasonhasthreemonths.Theweatherofoneseasonisdifferentfromthatofanyother.Thelifecyclesofplantsarecontrolledbytheseasons.　　Thefirstseasonisspring.ThethreemonthsinitareMarch，AprilandMay.Duringthattimewehavewarmweatherandfinedays.Allplantscometolife.Animalswakeupfromhibernation.Itistimeforfarmerstogetreadyfortheirfields.　　Thesecondseasonissummer.ThethreemonthsareJune，JulyandAugust.Theweatherisveryhotanditoftenrains.Peoplecangoswimmingandsightseeing.Itistimeforallthingstogrowup.　　Thethirdseasonisautumn.ThethreemonthsareSeptember，OctoberandNovember.Theweatherbecomescoolerandcooler.Leavesbegintofalltotheground.Itistheharvesttimeforfarmers.　　Thefourthseasoniswinter.December，JanuaryandFebruaryarethethreemonthsofthatseason.Theweatherisverycold，andmostoftheplantsdieatthattime.Sometimesitsnows.Peoplecanenjoyskatingandskiing.Butwinterdoesn’tstaywithusforalongtime，forspringcomesagainsoon.四季　　一年有四季，每个季节有三个月，每个季节的气候都不一样。生命的轮回由四季控制。　　第一个季度是春季。春季的三个月为三月、四月和五月。在这段时间里，天气温暖、晴朗，万物复苏。冬眠的动物们也醒过来了，农民们开始忙农活。　　第二个季节是夏季，包括六月、七月和八月。天气非常热，而且老是下雨。人们能游泳、观光。夏季也是万物生长的好时候。　　第三个季节是秋季，三个月分别是九月、十月和十一月。天气越来越凉，树叶开始飘落。这是一个收获的季节。8\n最后一个季节是冬季，这一季包括十二月、一月和二月。天气非常冷，大多数植物都死了。有时候还下雪，人们可以滑冰和滑雪。但是冬天不会太长，因为春天马上就要来临了。8