1、话题美文诵读My View on Todays Education 我对当今教育的看法Now an increasing number of people come to realize that knowledge is power and education is extremely important to a persons full development. But some people attach too much emphasis to the test scores.A student, however creative and intelligent, will not
2、be admitted to a college if his total scores have not reached the required level.So the competition for high scores among students becomes all the more intense. For the students, to get high scores is more important than to acquire knowledge and improve practical ability. For the teachers, how to ma
3、ke their students get high scores in the exam is their main task as their service is chiefly judged by the studentsperformance in terms of scores.As a result, the intense competition for high scores defeats the academic goals of education.【文章结构】提出问题；列举现象；结论。【语言亮点】词语(1) come to realize 开始认识到(2) attac
4、h too much emphasis to 过于注重(3) be admitted into 允许进入(4) in terms of 按照佳句(1) A student, however, creative and intelligent, will not be admitted to a college if his total scores have not reached the required level.(2) How to make their students get high scores in the exam is their main task as their s
5、ervice is chiefly judged by the studentsperformance in terms of scores.The Importance of Confidence 自信的重要性Confidence can be defined as the trust ofbelief in ones own ability to accomplish acertain task.This quality is often a symbol of apersons future success.Generally speaking,the more confident yo
6、u are, the moresuccessful you tend to be.Whatever you do, you should do it with confidence. When you are confident of your ability, you will not give up hope easily，come what may. On the contrary，if you have no confidence, there is little possibility of achieving the goal in anything you pursue, esp
7、ecially when faced with difficulties.You can build up confidence by developing a good attitude toward your own abilities. Confidence, combined with hard and painstaking work, leads to success, which, in turn, generates greater confidence. And this cycle will go round and round until “good is better,
8、 and better best”【文章结构】什么是自信；自信对成功十分重要；怎样树立自信。【语言亮点】词语(1) be defined as 定义为(2) there is little possibility of 几乎不可能(3) build up confidence 树立信心(4) in turn 依次，轮流佳句(1) Generally speaking, the more confident you are, the more successful you tend to be.(2) Confidence, combined with hard and painstaking
9、work，leads to success, which，in turn, generates greater confidence.And this cycle will go round and round until “good is better，and better best”3 The Environmental Protection 环境保护The environmental protection has become a worldwide problem. More and more people have come to know(开始懂得)the importance a
10、nd want to do something to protect the environment.What measures should we take to deal with the problem? First, we must take good care of our living environment. We should be aware not to litter everywhere. We can plant trees and grass at some suitable places to make theenvironment around us more a
11、greeable and splendid. In fact, all these can be considered as our duty and obligation (n.义务,责任).Secondly, we must consider the matter seriously when facing the threat of environmental pollution. The pollution of air, water, and the land is causing damage and disasters to our human beings. Many kinds of wild animals are becoming extinct. So we must get a clear understanding of the dangerous situation we are in.In brief, every one of us should realize the significance of environmental protection and act immediately.引出议题；措施 1；措施 2；结论。
