PartIPassagesforReadingAloudor/Recitation1.BeijingBeijingasthecapitalofChina,isthegreatestcityinourcountry.IthasahistoryprobablylongerthananyotherbigcitiesinChina.IfyouwanttovisitallofthelandscapesinBeijing,youwillneedatleasttwoyears.BeijingislocatedintheNorthofourcountry.Theweatherisdryandwindy.Moreover,itismuchcolderthanothercitiesinwinter.ButIbetyouwilllikethecoldweatherinBeijing.Ifitsnows,theoutsideworldwhichiscoveredbywhitesnowislikewearingabeautifulsilverywhitecoat.Itisveryfuntowatchchildrenplayinthesnow.Ifitisasunnyday,theskywouldbeunusuallyblue,theairisclearandthesunshineissoblazing.Ifyouwanderinthe¡°oldBeijinghutong¡±atthismoment,itislikingenteringanoldmovie.Itisasbeautifulasapainting!InChinesepeople¡¯seyes,Beijingisthesymbolofchina.EveryChinesepersontakesgreatprideinit.Beijing,thefascinatingorientalmetropolis,willbegrowingwiththeworld.2MyBedroomTodayIamgoingtoshowyouaroundmycutebedroom.Mybedroomisnotbigbutverycomfortable.Ihaveasmallbedandasoftpillow.NexttothebedismydeskandIputmanybooksonit.Besidesthedeskismybookshelf.Ontheleftsideofthewall,Iputupsomeposterswhichbringmehappinessandaddsometastetomybedroom.Andthecurtainisbluewithoceanonit.Iloveitsomuchforitletsmefeelcalm.Myfavoriteplaceinmybedroomisthedeskdrawerswherealotofpreviousdiariesandphotosarekept.Thesepreviousthingsalwaystakemebacktomychildhoodaswellasveryunforgettablemoments.Ilovemycutebedroomwhichhasbeenwitnessingmygrowth.3.MyFavoriteCityMyfavoritecityisXi¡¯an,whichislocatedinShanxiProvince.IvisitedXi¡¯aninSeptember2001firstlyandwasdeeplyattractedbythehistoricalremainsÎÄ»¯Òż£there.Therearemanywell-knownplacesofinterest,includingXi¡¯anCityWall,BellandDrumTowerÖÓ¹ÄÂ¥,theTerracottaWarriors±øÂíÙ¸,thebigWildGoosePagoda´óÑãËþ,etc.Xi¡¯anissuchanancientcitythatitislikealivinghistorybook»îµÄÀúÊ·Êé.Ithasmorethan3000yearshistory,includingover1100yearsasthecapitalcityofancientdynasties.Moreover,itisalsothebeginningpointoftheSilkRoadwhichleadstothewest.Inmyopinion,themostinterestingpartofXi¡¯anistowalkorrideabicycleonthetopoftheancientcitywall.ItisagreatwaytovisitXi¡¯an.MostofancientChinesecitywallshavebeenknockeddowntomakemodernroads.Thus,itisreallyfortunatethatyoucanfeeltheMing-erawallinXi¡¯an.IfyouhavetheopportunitytovisitXi¡¯an,youwillbeobsessedinitsancientglamour¹ÅÀϵÄ÷ÈÁ¦.4.MyHighSchoolMyhighSchoolislocatedintheheartofourcitycentre,andoccupieda20-acrecampus.Thecampusbuildingandtheenvironmentarebeautiful.Themainschoolhousebuiltin1972holds60classroomsforallstudents.Onthefirstfloor,thereareamusiccenter,alibraryandsixcomputerclassrooms.Thesecondandthethirdfloorareaseriesofclassroomsforteaching.Onthefourth,alargeactivityspaceservesdifferentpurposesthroughouttheyear.Nexttothemainschoolhouseareaplaygroundandalargesynthetic-surfacefield.Allthestudentscantakevariousexercisestoenhancephysicalfitnessandtorefreshthemind.Moreover,thereisabeautifullakeonourcampus.Manystudentsliketotakewalksthere,especiallyintheevening.Inshort,Ilikemyhighschoolandpreferthewarmatmosphereintheclassroomtogetherwithmyclassmates.5.ASpringOutingSpringistheseasonthatIlikemostamongthefourseasons.Inthespringseason,theworldisfulloflife.Thegrassisgrowing,theprettyflowerisblooming,andthecutebirdissinging.Inthiswonderfulseason,whynotgoforaspringouting?OnaSaturdaymorning,bringingwithuswater,bread,snacks,etc,myclassmatesandIwenttoforestparkbybike.Weweregoingthereforaspringouting.At10a.m.,wearrivedatthepark.WeleftourbikesinabicycleparkingspotandbegantovisitforestPark.Inthecenterofthepark,thereisabeautifullake,DongLake.Thewillowswerefreshandgreenaroundthelake.Webreathedthefreshdeeplyandlaughedhappily.At12a.m.,wehadourpicnicnearthefootofasmallhill.Wedrunkandate,talkedandlaughed.Afterthepicnic,weplayedgamesinthepark,enjoyingthehappyhour.Atabout4p.m.,weendedourimpressivejourneyandreturnedhomesafely.6.WatchingTVNowadays,peoplespendmoreandmoretimeinfrontofthetelevision.TVplaysanimportantroleinourlifeanditsenormousinfluenceisjustbeginningtoberealized.Butwehavefoundoutthatmostofitseffectsarebad.SomeTVprogramsarefullofmurders,rape,sexandotherviolentacts.Arecentstudyindicatesthatpeopleoftenwatchsuchprogramsaremorelikelytobecomeviolent.AnotherbadeffectofwatchingTVisthatitwastessomuchofourtimethatwearethatweareunwillingtogooutforphysicalexercises,visitingourfriends,andcommunicatingwithotherpeople.Peoplearebecomingpassive,losingimaginationandcreativeimpulses.SomyconclusionisthatwatchingTVisnotbeneficialtoourlife.Iamsurethatmyopinionisbothsoundandwell-grounded.7.LearningEnglishEarlierEnglishisconsideredasoneofthenecessitiestobesuccessfulinthefuture.MoreandmoreChineseparentslettheirchildrenlearnEnglishassoonastheystartschool.Butitissohardforchildrentomasterasecondlanguage.Childrenhaveanamazingnaturalabilitytolearntheirmotherlanguage,becausetheyarenotalone,andtheyarelearningwithnumerousaidsaround.Parents,friends,andallpeoplearoundthemaretalkingthesamelanguage.Theyarelearningandpracticingallthetime.Butlearningaforeignlanguageisdifferent.Wordsbecomereallyforeignandabstractaftertheyleaveclasses.Ahandfulofvocabul