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1、英语时文阅读第一篇Abanonsettingofffirecrackers?XINHUA话题：“过年要不要燃放烟花爆竹”这个讨论从年前争论到年后，从减少环卫工人负担到降低空气污染，反对者的声音高涨。但也有人认为，作为传统节日活动，应该燃放烟花爆竹。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(仪式)isveryimportantinChinesepeople’slives.Anditalsoreminds(提醒)usofoneofthefourgreatinventions(发明)ofChina,gunpowder(火药).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神秘的银冠带来的奇幻之旅THESilverCrown(《银色皇冠》)isanexcitingread.Itisaboutagirlwhowakesuponherbirthdaytofindasilvercrownunderherpillow(枕头),butthedaydoesn’tturnoutasshewouldhavethought.Eventuallysheendsup
8、inamysteriousschoolandthenishuntedforhercrown.Tofindherfamily,thegirlhastotravelthroughforests,mountainsandthecountrysidewhilemeetingmanyinterestingcharacterswithcompletelydifferentnatures.Therearemanydiffere
