高中英语美文5篇

美文背诵1TimeIsMoneyTotal:161words“Timeismoney.”Thissayingmeansthattimeisveryvaluable.Buttimeismorevaluablethanmoney.Themoneywehavelostcanbegainedagain,butthetimewehavewastedcannotberegained.Moreover,sometimespersonscanexistwithoutmoney,butnothingcanbedonewithouttime,justasnoonecanlivewithoutair.Despitebeingsovaluable,timeisoftenneglectedbymen.Sincetimeisaninvisiblething,menoftenwastetheirtimeunconsciously.Withoutanythingtodo,theymaygossipfrommorningtillnight.Peoplecanliveonlyatmosttoabout100years.Itseemsfairlylong,butinfactitisrathershort.Weoftensay“Howquicklytimeflies!”Howmanythingscanamanaccomplishinsuchashortperiod?Henceweshouldusethevaluabletimeproperlytodoourwork.Wewillracewithit.Wewillstudyandworkhard.Neverwastealittlebitofit.1.neglect[nɪˈglekt]vt.忽略;疏忽2.invisible[ɪnˈvɪzəbl]adj.看不见的;不易为视线所见的，隐匿的3.unconsciously[ʌnˈkɒnʃəsli]adv.未意识到地;不知道地;失去知觉地;神志不清地‘WeHaveOnlyOneWorldTotal:160wordsWhenindustriesgrow,pollutionalsogrows.Todaytheproblemofenvironmenthasbecomemoreandmoreimportant.Theworldpopulationisrisingsoquicklythattheworldhasbecometoocrowded.Weareusingupournaturalresourcestooquicklyandatthesametimewearepollutingourenvironmentwithdangerouschemicals.Ifwedon’ttakeactionimmediately,thenwewilldestroyouronlyworld.Manhasmadegreatprogressinenvironmentprotection.Governmentofmanycountrieshasestablishedlawstoprotecttheforestandsearesourceandtostoptheenvironmentalpollution.Stillmoremeasuresshouldbetakentosolvetheproblem.First,weshouldstartbyeducatingthepublicaboutthehazardsofpollution.Thegovernmentonitspartshouldalsodesignstricterlaws.Thisisnotonlyforourowngenerationbutalsoforthefuturegenerationtocome.Itisnecessarytoprotectournatureenvironment.Wemustbeginnowtoprotectouronlyworld.4.established[ɪˈstæblɪʃt]adj.已建立的;已设立的;已制定的;确定的;5.measure[ˈmeʒə(r)]n.措施6.hazard[ˈhæzəd]n.危险MyViewsonLargeModernCitiesTotal:144words美文背诵2Sinceeverycoinhastwosides,livinginlargemoderncitiesoffersusmanyadvantages,simultaneouslycausesmanytroubles.Bettereducationandbetterjobsareeasytoget,andbettermedicalcareisconvenienttoreceiveinlargemoderncities.Peopleareusuallywellinformedduetotheadvancedmedia,suchastelevision,newspaperandnetPC.Largemoderncitiesalsoprovidevariedentertainmentforthecity-dwellers.Thepublicplaceslikecinema,bar,disco-ballareeverywhere.Ontheotherhand,largemoderncitiesaretoobigtocontrol,sothetrafficjamsandtrafficaccidentsoftenhappen,andthesocialsecurityisaheadacheproblem.Andcity-dwellershavetofacethehousingproblem.Usuallyahouseistooexpensiveforthesalaryearningclasstobuyandtherentisalsohigh.Moreover,noiseandpollutioninlargecitiesbringharmtopeople’shealth.7.simultaneously[ˌsɪməl'teɪnɪəslɪ]adv.同时地8.varied[ˈveərid]adj.各种各样的9.dweller[ˈdwelə(r)]n.居民，居住者TopMealoftheDayTotal:143wordsArecentstudyshowsthatnearly50percentoftheschoolkidsinBeijingdonothavebreakfast.Theytendtofeelsleepyalldayandhavebadmemories,soitishardforthemtogethighmarksinallkindsoftest.Somestudentswhostudylateintothenightchoosetomissbreakfastsothattheycanhaveafewextraminutesinbed.Othersaregivenmoneytobuytheirbreakfastonthewaytoschoolbecausetheirparentsaretoobusytoprepareitforthem.Inaddition,afewschoolgirlswanttostayslimandoftengotoschoolwithoutbreakfast.Infact,themorningmealplaysanimportantpart.Itcanprovide30percentofthewholeday’senergy.Foracreativemindandbetterjudgment,schoolkidsshouldstarttheirdaywitharegularbreakfast.10.slim[slɪm]adj.细长的;苗条的，纤细的YouthTotal:243wordsYouthisnotatimeoflife;itisastateofmind;itisnotamatterofrosycheeks,redlipsandsuppleknees;itisamatterofthewill,aqualityoftheimagination,avigoroftheemotions;itisthefreshnessofthedeepspringsoflife.Youthmeansatemperamentalpredominanceofcourageovertimidity,oftheappetiteforadventure美文背诵3overtheloveofease.Thisoftenexistsinamanof60morethanaboyof20.Nobodygrowsoldmerelybyanumberofyears.Wegrowoldbydesertingourideals.Yearsmaywrinkletheskin,buttogiveupenthusiasmwrinklesthesoul.Worry,fear,self-distrustbowstheheartandturnsthespiritbacktodust.Whether60or16,thereisineveryhumanbeing'sheartthelureofwonders,theunfailingchildlikeappetiteforwhat'snextandthejoyofthegameofliving.Inthecenterofyourheartandmyheart,thereisawirelessstation;solongasitreceivesmessagesofbeauty,hope,courageandpowerfrommanandfromtheinfinite,solongasyouareyoung.Whentheaerialsaredown,andyourspiritiscoveredwithsnowsofcynicismandtheiceofpessimism,thenyou'vegrownold,evenat20;butaslongasyouraerialsareup,tocatchwavesofoptimism,there'shopeyoumaydieyoungat80.11.rosy[ˈrəʊzi]adj.玫瑰色的12.supple[ˈsʌpl]adj.灵活的13.predominance[prɪˈdɒmɪnəns]n.优势;主导或支配的地位14.timidity[tɪ'mɪdətɪ]n.胆怯，羞怯15.wrinkle[ˈrɪŋkl]vt.使起皱纹16.enthusiasm[ɪnˈθu:ziæzəm]n.热情，热忱;热衷的事物17.wireless[ˈwaɪələs]adj.不用电线的，用无线电波传送的18.infinite[ˈɪnfɪnət]n.无限，无穷19.aerial[ˈeəriəl]n.天线20.cynicism['sɪnɪsɪzəm]n.玩世不恭;愤世嫉俗21.pessimism[ˈpesɪmɪzəm]n.悲观;悲观主义;悲观情绪22.optimism[ˈɒptɪmɪzəm]n.乐观;乐观主义