Welcome!!!比賽期間請勿喧嘩比賽期間請勿隨意走動謝謝合作職業中學高二年級英語朗誦比賽英語朗誦比賽Donotbeshy,Justtry,Nothingisimpossibletoawillingheart比賽流程才藝展示統分頒獎選手朗誦評分細則考評標準分值語音準確地道30語調規范自然，語速適中30語流順暢、節奏感強20穿戴整潔，大方得體，有禮貌10感情投入，表情自然10作品列表3號2號4號8號9號7號10號5號6號11號12號1號Itissaidthatabout1millionpeople,onefifthofChina’spopulationatthetime,wereforcedtobuildtheWall.Ittookthemmorethantenyearstobuilditunderterribleconditions.Theyhadtocarryallthestones,bricksandlimeuptothetopofmountainsbyhand.ThebricksandstoneswhichwereusedtobuildtheWallisbelievedtobeenoughtobuildawallfivemetershighandonemeterthickaroundtheearth.1TheGreatWallwhichwecanseenowwasrebuiltduringtheMingDynastyinthe16thcentury.ItextendsfromShanhaiguanPass,onthecoastofBohaiBay,toJiayuguanPassinGansuProvince.It’smorethan6,700kilometerslong.

TheGreatWallisoneofthegreatcreationsoftheancientChinesepeople.ThousandsoftravelersfromallpartsoftheworldcometovisittheGreatWalleveryyear.In1987itwaslistedbytheUNESCOasaWorldHeritageSite2Thefollowingideasmaybehelpfultoyou.

ReadingisanimportantwayforChinesestudentstolearnEnglish.Themoreyouread,themoreyoulearn.Whenyoumeetnewwords,don’tfeelbored,justtryyourbesttothinkthemover,understandandrememberthem.Adictionaryusuallyhelpsyou.Themorewordsandidiomsyouknow,theeasierEnglishbecomes.3IfyouhavedifficultyspeakingEnglish,youshouldlistenasmuchaspossible;repeatwhatyouhaveheardandtrytosaywhatyouwanttosayinEnglish.Don’tbeafraidofmakingmistakes.

ManystudentsfinditdifficulttounderstandspokenEnglish.Theansweristolistenasmuchasyoucan.Takeiteasyatfirst.Successwithsimpletapesatthebeginningisabetterway.4Butsomepeopleoftenspendtoomuchtimewatchingtelevisionsittingonasofa.Wecallthem“couchpotatoes”.Intheevening,theydonothingbutturnontheTV,slowlygothroughallthechannelsandfinallysettleontheonetheylike.“Well,let’swatchthis.There’snothingbetter.”Thisisatypicaleveningforcouchpotatoes.ManychildrenalsowatchtoomuchTVandsometimesevenforgettodotheirhomework.So,parentsandteachersareworriedaboutthis.5Now,theInternetisgettingmoreandmorepopular.Canwegoshoppingorbookticketswithoutleavinghome?Canweseeadoctorwithoutgoingtothehospital?Canwestudywithoutgoingtoschool?WiththehelpoftheInternet,peoplecancommunicatewithpeoplefarawayanddoalmostallkindsofbusinessontheofficeorathome.BysurfingtheInternet,peoplecaneasilygetnewsandavarietyofinformation.TheInternethaschangedthewaywelive,work,learnandplay.6Hewentstraighttothebigtreeandcarefullyclimbedupontothebranchtotakethenoteback.Suddenly,thebranchbrokeandBillfelltotheground.

Peoplefoundhimunderthetreethatmorningataboutseveno’clock.ThenotewasinBill’srighthand.Billcametohimself.HesaidtoJoe,“Iwentforthenote.Hereitis.Sayyouforgotitlastnight.TellthemasterI’msorry—tellthemasterhe’llneverhavetosendanoteanymore—that’sall.”7Anewspaperpublishedaletterfromafather.Thefathersaidthathissondislikedhimbecausehedidn’tearnmuchmoney.Thesonfeltunhappywhenhesawhisclassmateswearingfamousbrandclothesorbeingdriventoschoolinacar.

Forthestudentmentionedabove,nothingonearthcanbemorevaluablethanhisfather’slove.Ifherealizesthis,hewon’thavesuchcomplaintsandwillfeelhappy.8Insociety,whenoneortwomembersofagrouparedifferentfromtheothers,theybecomethefocusofattention.Peoplethinktheyarethefashionandfollowthemwithoutmakinganydistinction.Inacountry,notallthepeoplecanbecomerichatthesametime.Somegetrichearlierandeasily.Some,thoughnotsorich,arewell-off.Andsomeothershavetoworkhardtoearntheirliving.

9Lifeisdifficult.Thisisoneofthegreatesttruths.OnceweacceptthatnoteverybodycanaffordNike,we’llfindlifeiseasier.IgrewuponCanada,whichisknownasarichanddevelopedcountry.Butitdoesn’tmeanthateveryfamilyiswealthy.WhenmysisterandIcouldn’twearfashionableclothes,weneverblamedourmother.Instead,wewereproudofherbecauseshewashardworkingandhonest.Mostimportantofall,shelovedus.10Forsomepeople,smokinghasbecomeadailyhabit.Theythinkthatsmokingmakesthemfeelhappyandhelpsthemrelax.Whatmakespeoplethinkthatsmokingiscoolandisafashionoftheday.Thoseideasarefoolishandwrong.

Infact,smokinghasmanybadeffectsonpeople’shealth.Cigarettesmokingisdangerousandeverycigaretteonesmokesshortensone’slife.Asmokerusuallylivesashorterlifethananon-smoker.Inmanycases,theirdeathsarecausedbycancer—lungcancerormouthcancer.11Nowadays,thereisananti-smokingmovementallovertheworld.InChina,manycitieshavemadelawstostopsmokinginpublicareas.Inplaceswherepeoplearenotallowedtosmoke,thereisalwaysasi