外研版初三上写作范文M1U2TheTriptotheGrandCanyonLastSundayIdrovetotheGrandCanyonaloneintheearlymorning.WhenIarrived,itwasraining.Atfirst,itwastoodarktoseeanything,butsoonthecloudsclearedandtheskywasbecominglight.ThesunrosebehindmeandIfoundIwasontheedgeofthecanyon.It’sabout2kilometresdeep,20kilometreswideandover400kilometreslong!It’snotjustbig,buthuge.Whatawonderfulview!Itookalotofbeautifulphotos.IthinktheGrandCanyonisoneofthegreatestwondersinthenaturalworld.(100words)M2U2MyFavouriteGreatBookMyfavouritegreatbookisTheAdventuresofTomSawyer.It’swrittenbyMarkTwain.ThestoryisaboutalivelyandcleverboynamedTomSawyer.HegoeslookingfortreasurewithhisfriendsHuckandJoeandfindshimselfinmanyexcitingadventures.Myfavouritesceneiswhenhegoestohisownfuneral.Ithinkit’sveryfunny.Thethemesofthestoryaretodowithchildrengrowingupandbecomingmoreserious.Althoughit’sonlyastory,it’sstillreadandlovedbypeopleallovertheworld.Todayit’sthoughttobeoneofthegreatestbooksinAmericanliterature.(106words)M3U2AFamousChineseSpotsmanLiuXiangisafamoussportsstarofthe110-metrehurdles.He’sasymbolofChina’sinternationalsportingsuccess.HewasborninShanghaionJuly13th,1983.Hestartedtrainingwhenhewasveryyoung.In1998,hisskillathurdlingwasnoticedbyhiscoach.Heworkedveryhardandsoonmadegreatprogress.Hewasalsohelpedbyaspecialprogrammesetupin2001.In2004,hebroketheworldrecordandwonagoldmedalforChinaintheOlympicGames.LiuXiangiswellknownallovertheworldnow.HewillbeencouragedtorepresentChinaformoremedals.(106words)M4U2Paperwasfirstcreatedabout2,000yearsago,andhasbeenmadefromwoodsincethe19thcentury.Peoplewrotewordsonpapertomakeabook.Butinthepast,bookscouldonlybeproducedoneatatimebyhand.Asaresult,theywereexpensiveandrare.Andbecausethereweren’tmanybooks,fewpeoplelearnedtoread.ThenprintingwasinventedinChina.Whenprintingwasdevelopedgreatlyatthebeginningofthe11thcentury,bookscouldbeproducedmorequicklyandcheaply.Afterthat,knowledgeandideasspreadquickly.Todayinformationcanbereceivedonline,downloadedfromtheInternetratherthanfoundinbooks.AndinformationcanbekeptonCD-ROMsormachinessuchasMP3players.Thesemachinesaresmallerandlighterthanbookssothattheycanbecarriedveryeasily.Computershavealreadybeenusedinclassrooms.Newspapersandmagazinescanalreadybereadonline.Sowillbooksbereplacedbycomputersoneday?(162words)M5U2ATriptoTheScienceMuseuminLondonLastSunday,IwentonaschooltriptotheScienceMuseum——themostunusualmuseuminLondon.First,IwenttomyfavouriteroomtheLaunchPadanddidsomephysicsexperiments.IalsowatchedtheRocketShowandlearnedhowtotravelintospace.ThenIwentupstairstotheHumanandNatureroom.ThereIcomparedmyspeedwithanimals’.Itwasveryinteresting.Therewereroomsontransport,space,technologyandtheenvironmentaswell.Ilearnedalotandhadawonderfultime.Inmyopinion,visitingtheScienceMuseumisfunandit’sagreatwaytolearnaboutsciencebecausewecanworkoutproblemsandtryoutdifferentideas.Butwehavetoobeysomerulesinthemuseum.Forexample,wemustn’ttakephotosoftheexhibits.Whatapity!(124words)M6U2HowtoProtecttheEnvironmentWeallneedahealthyenvironment,butweproducewasteeverydayanditdoesharmtotheenvironment.Thoughweareyoung,wecanstilldosomethingtohelp.Forexample,wecantrytowalkorrideabiketoschool.Insummer,wecanopenawindowinsteadofturningonairconditioning.Whenshoppingwecanbuythingsproducedlocallyratherthanmadeabroadandtakeourownclothbagsinsteadofusingplasticbags.We’dbettersortthewastebeforethrowingitaway.Wecanalsofindoutwhatcanberecycledinourneighbourhoodandtakepartinrecyclingprogrammes.Infact,eventhesimplesteverydayactivitiescanmakearealdifference.Soweshouldtryourbestandencourageeveryonetoprotecttheenvironment.(120words)M7U2AustraliaTheAboriginesarethefirstpeopleofAustralia,andtheancientstoriesdescribethespiritsthatcreatedtheworld.UluruistheAboriginalnameforAyersRock.It’sahugerockinthecentreofAustralia:3.6kilometreslongand348metreshigh.Itscoloursarefantastic.Atdifferenttimesoftheday,theychangefrompurpletored.Whenpeoplecometovisitit,theycaneithertakeahelicopertourovertherockorgoonacamelride.Theywillhaveawonderfultime.Althoughit’sDecember,it’ssummerinAustralia.Thesunshineisverybrightandnearthecoastthecountrysideisverygreen.Therearelotsofsheepinthefieldsandonthehills,buttheoutbackismorelikeadesert,fullofrocksandsand.MostAustraliansspeakEnglishandthey’relikeBritishinmanyways.Forexample,theirfamilylivesaresimilarandtheyenjoythesamefoodandhobbies.ThefoodanddrinkthatmostAustralianslikearegrapes,lamb,hamandespeciallywine.Theyloveallsports,butthegamesthattheylovethemostarefootball,cricketandrugby.BecausemostAustralianslivenearthecoast,theylovegoingtothebeach,swimmingandsurfing.(182words)M10U2SportsinOurSchoolIt’sveryimportantforstudentstokeephealthy.Everyoneshoulddosomesportseverydaybecauseit’sgoodforourhealthaswellasourstudy.Inourschool,weoftendomanykindsofsportsduringthebreak,suchasplayingbasketball,playingtabletennis,runningandsoon.AfterIdosomesports,Ioftenfeelalittletired.However,Icanlistentotheteachersmorecarefullyandpaymoreattentiontothelessonsinclass.Inmyopinion,doingsportscanimprovestudents’bothhealthandstudy.Schoolsportshavechangedusalot.Doing