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1、英語時文閱讀第一篇Abanonsettingofffirecrackers?XINHUA話題：“過年要不要燃放煙花爆竹”這個討論從年前爭論到年后，從減少環(huán)衛(wèi)工人負擔到降低空氣污染，反對者的聲音高漲。但也有人認為，作為傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日活動，應(yīng)該燃放煙花爆竹。你怎么看？WangXingyue,14,fromShanghai:Idon’tthinkweshouldsetofffirecrackers(爆竹)duringholidays.Itisreallynoisy.Somepeoplefirethemduringmid
2、night.Peoplearoundcannotsleepwell.Besides,itbringsairpollution(污染)andlotsofrubbish.Mostpeopledonotcleantherubbishaftertheysetofffirecrackers.SoIthinkthereisnoneedtosetthemoffanymoreduringholidays.LiuRan,14,fromShandong:Settingofffirecrackersisatraditiondur
3、ingChinesefestivals.Theysetthemofftocelebrateorwishahappynewyear.Theceremony(儀式)isveryimportantinChinesepeople’slives.Anditalsoreminds(提醒)usofoneofthefourgreatinventions(發(fā)明)ofChina,gunpowder(火藥).Wecannotgiveitup.Itisgoodtohavethisceremonyduringholidays.Doy
4、ouagreewithme?LinYisong,15,fromZhejiang:Ithinkweshouldcontrol(控制)thesettingoffoffirecrackers.Duringholidays,thegovernmentcouldgetpeopletogetherinaplace.Theycansetoffsomefirecrackersorfireworksandpeoplecanwatch.Itissafertodothisandpeoplecanalsoenjoytheirhol
5、idaytradition.ZhangQi,14,fromGuangxi:Firecrackersaredangerousandbadfortheair.ButitisreallyanimportanttraditioninChinesefestivals.SoIthinkwecanusesomethingelsetoreplace(代替)them.Forexample,wecanuseLEDfireworksinstead.Itisalsobeautifulandattractive.Anditismuc
6、hsafer.Evenkidscanplaywiththem.LiQing,14,fromJiangsu:Ithinkwecanimprovethetechnologyoffirecrackers.Thefirecrackersweusenowaredangerous.That’swhywecannotfirethemanytimeoranywherewewant.Butifwecanmakethemmuchsaferandgoodfortheair,wedon’thavetogiveuptheintere
7、stingtraditionduringChinesefestivals.第二篇Birthdaygirl’stripofmystery神秘的銀冠帶來的奇幻之旅THESilverCrown(《銀色皇冠》)isanexcitingread.Itisaboutagirlwhowakesuponherbirthdaytofindasilvercrownunderherpillow(枕頭),butthedaydoesn’tturnoutasshewouldhavethought.Eventuallysheendsup
8、inamysteriousschoolandthenishuntedforhercrown.Tofindherfamily,thegirlhastotravelthroughforests,mountainsandthecountrysidewhilemeetingmanyinterestingcharacterswithcompletelydifferentnatures.Therearemanydiffere
