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　　为了交流学习经验，提高学习效率，某初中英语学习报正在举办以“how to be a good learner”为题的征文比赛，请踊跃投稿。

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　　How to be a good learner

　　To be a good learner, we should have good habits and ways of learning.

　　We need to get ready for our lessons before class and always listen carefully in class. After class, we must go over the lessons and finish our homework on time. It’s good to study in groups and help each other. We should do more reading in our free time. If we have any problems, we’d better ask others for help. As a student, working hard is important, but don’t forget to do sports and keep healthy.

　　I think all above is helpful to us to be a good learner.

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　　假如你是李磊，你的美国笔友Tom对中国传统文化很感兴趣。请你用英语给他写一封80 词左右的电子邮件。介绍一两个中国的传统节日、如春节、中秋节等。

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　　Dear Tom：

　　I am very glad to tell you something about spring festival.

　　It’s a traditional festival in china. It comes in winter.

　　It’s time to get new. We usually clean and decorate our houses carefully before it comes. I always help my mother clean the windows and wash the clothes. We put on Chunlian on the doors and chuanghua on the windows.

　　It’s time to say goodbye to the last year, and say hello to the New Year. Everyone goes home to get together with their families, no matter how far it is. They must have dinner together on that day. They must visit their relatives and friends and say “Happy New Year” to them. When the kids greet their grandparents, they can get money.

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　　【典型例题】

　　请你以Changes in people’s life 为题描述最近几年人们生活上的变化。词数80词左右。

　　提示：1. 人们的联系方式、娱乐方式的改变

　　2. 人们的出行方式及居住环境的改变

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　　Changes in people’s life

　　Great changes have taken place in people’s life in the last few years.

　　In the past people kept in touch with relatives or friends mainly by sending letters. They would listen to the radio for news and other information. Children used to go to school by bike. Big families had to share small rooms.

　　Now people can talk to others by telephone or on the internet at home. When they are free, they watch the news and other programs on TV. Some families are rich enough to send their children to school in their own cars. More and more people live in big and bright apartment with several rooms.

　　In a word, people live better than before.

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　　假如你是韩梅，远在美国的笔友Linda给你写信了，信中，Linda向你了解中国有什么着名小吃。请根据表格提示给Linda回信。

　　民间小吃：糖葫芦（tanghulu）

　　原料：山楂（haw）,有些地方的糖葫芦用草莓（strawberry）、葡萄（grape），甚至小苹果等制成

　　历史渊源据说：宋代（the song dynasty）一位皇帝的妻子曾因吃了糖葫芦治好了病，因此流传下来象征幸福和团员

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　　Dear Linda,

　　You asked me what famous snacks there were in my country. Well, in my country, one of the most famous snacks is tanghulu.

　　Each different part of China has different tanghulu. It is usually made of haws, which are put together on a stick and covered with ice sugar. But there are more materials for tanghulu today in some places, such as strawberries, grapes, and even little apples.

　　It is said that tanghulu ever saved the life of an emperor’s wife in the Song Dynasty. It was so delicious and healthy that many Chinese people like eating it. It is now seen as the bright symbols of happiness and reunion.

　　Are you looking forward to eating it? Come to my country, and I’ll treat you 征文范文 to tanghulu.

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　　计算机在我们的生活、工作中的作用越来越大，你知道计算机的起源与发展吗？请结合计算机的发明时间（1946年）、外形、用途等方面，谈一下它的发展变化，并说明你对未来计算机的畅想。

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　　Computer

　　Computers are becoming more and more important in our daily life. Do you know when the computer was invented?

　　The computer was invented in 1946. At that time, it was huge. With the development of science and technology, the computer has grown smaller. Now there are many kinds of computers, such as personal computers and laptops. The computer is a very useful tool in our life. For example, it can send some messages to foreign friends by email. What’s more, it can share information with others through the World Wide Web. We can also listen to music or play the game on computers. It makes us relax.

　　It’s hard to imagine what our life would be like without computers. I think computers will be more convenient and they are going to change our life completely in the near future.