英语手抄报素材

2012级“编写手抄报”实践活动计划具体要求：1、以小组为单位编写一份8开8版的英文手抄报。

2、Front page在整版纸的右上方；必须有刊头，刊头下写明Exhibition of Practice Course (Dec., 2008 –Jan., 2009) by Team *, Class **, School of Foreign Studies, Hunan University of Science & Technology；刊名自拟，还可自创标志。

3、选编内容和自创内容各占一半，题材健康，图片、花边等不超过版面的三分之一。

自创内容（文章末尾用by ***，并在标题处设计一标志表明凡带有此标志的文章属自创作品）与编选内容（文章末尾用from ***）各半；每个版面一个主题，各栏目都应围绕主题。

4、在报纸的合适位置写明Consultative Committee: Faculty of Major (1), School of Foreign Studies, Hunan University of Science & Technology; Supervisor: ***; Editor-in-chief: ***; Editor:***; Designer: ***; Members: ***,***。

<A1>I see the bread-winner still working hard under the fervent sun, soaking with sweat. I see mothers and wives devoting themselves fully on the domestic chores, waiting her husband and child back home. I see the children playing on the school ground, enjoying themselves totally in the care-free world with naive smile on their face. But I also see the concrete gigantic buildings collapsing in the twinkle of eyes, only hearing the slam bang and seeing the floating ashes on the sky. I see the men crying for their wives and children desperately towards the ruins. I also see a large crowds lying on the ground, which is floating with flood.The above are the images I can imagine before and after the earthquake about Wenchuang earthquake in 2008.Actually,our China takes place more and morenatural disasters in recent years, such as mudslide, drought, earthquake, floods and so on, through which many people suffer a lot, both in material and in spirit aspects.So we should think the urgent problem: why our China suffers more and more natural disasters in recent years? Excessive deforestation, grazing and exploiting resources inordinately may be the reasons, for many of us hold the conception that the natural resources is endless and human beings control the nature. And the facts evidence that they are woefully mistaken, for nature begins revenging on the enemies-our human beings through his own ways.Therefore, we should seat down and think patiently and calmly how to deal with this urgent situation, otherwise, we would be responsible for the consequences one day for what we have done to the nature. (By Chen Huanya)<A2><B1>Protecting Nature(保护自然)China has a very long and brilliant history, whose people are so friendly and hospitable. But I am wondering why some people pay such little attention to the environment and nature. In many places of the countryside, rivers have become stinking sewers and brooks have disappeared. Heaps of garbage obstructs the scarce flow of dirty water. The grounds are littered with plastic bottles and bags. People are cutting down trees even though it is illegal. In some towns, rubbish is hidden behind walls. Garbage cans are often of little use, making cleaners must rush all day long and also by night to clean the rubbish.To make things worse, as a result of modernization, pollution is a serious problem. Nowadays we often breathe the dusty air and drink the dirty water. What's more, we always suffer from the noise and the heavy light pollution. I'm really tired of this life. I want to change it. If I have a chance, I will get up early to see the sunrise, in order to embrace our nature.As far as I'm concerned, our nature is our mother. She offers us everything we want or need. If our nature disappears, human-beings will be in great danger. Therefore, we must love our nature unconditionally. Don't always ask too much from her but return her nothing. Moreover, as her sons and daughters, we should always appreciate for her bounty. (By Yin Kemin)<B2>An earthquake (also known as a quake, tremor or temblor) is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. The seismicity, seismism or seismic activity of an area refers to the frequency, type and size of earthquakes experienced over a period of time.At the Earth's surface, earthquakes manifest themselves by shaking and sometimes displacement of the ground. When the epicenter of a large earthquake is located offshore, the seabed may be displaced sufficiently to cause a tsunami. Earthquakes can also trigger landslides, and occasionally volcanic activity.In its most general sense, the word earthquake is used to describe any seismic event — whether natural or caused by humans — that generates seismic waves. Earthquakes are caused mostly by rupture of geological faults, but also by other events such as volcanic activity, landslides, mine blasts, and nuclear tests. An earthquake's point of initial rupture is called its focus or hypocenter. The epicenter is the point at ground level directly above the hypocenter. (From Wikipedia )<B3>Extratropical Cyclones(温带气旋)Extratropical cyclones, sometimes called mid-latitude cyclones, are a group of cyclones defined as synoptic scale low pressure weather systems that occur in the middle latitudes of the Earth (outside the tropics) not having tropical characteristics, and are connected with fronts and horizontal gradients in temperature and dewpoint otherwise known as "baroclinic zones". As with tropical cyclones, they are known by different names in different regions. The most intense extratropical cyclones cause widespread disruption and damage to society..Heat waves(热季狂潮)A heat wave is a period of unusually and excessively hot weather. The worst heat wave in recent history was the European Heat Wave of 2003.A summer heat wave in Victoria, Australia, created conditions which fuelled the massive bushfires in 2009. Melbourne experienced three days in a row of temperatures exceeding 40°C (104°F) with some regional areas sweltering through much higher temperatures. The bushfires, collectively known as "Black Saturday", were partly the act of arsonists.Heat waves can occur in the ocean as well as on land with significant effects (often on a large scale). (From Wikipedia )<B4>Nature, in the broadest sense, is equivalent to the natural, physical, or material world or universe. "Nature" refers to the phenomena of the physical world, and also to life in general. It ranges in scale from the subatomic to the cosmic.Nature may refer to the general realm of various types of living plants and animals, and in some cases to the processes associated with inanimate objects – the way that particular types of things exist and change of their own accord, such as the weather and geology of the Earth, and the matter and energy of which all these things are composed. It is often taken to mean the "natural environment" or wilderness–wild animals, rocks, forest, beaches, and in general those things that have not been substantially altered by human intervention, or which persist despite human intervention.<C1>Previously, I lived in the countryside where the sun always rose. Every morning, I got up early to see the sunrise. As the sun came out, trees, flowers, birds and other animals woke up from their long sleep and smiled gently towards the sun. “What a glorious view!”I whispered. But as I moved to the city, I could hardly see such a glorious view now. Nowadays, to make things worse, as a result of modernization, pollution is a serious problem. Nowadays we often breathe the dusty air and drink the dirty water. People quite a lot of harm to the nature in order to gain their own profit. As a result, we are gradually receiving the earth’s punishment. Now we are lacking of energy and facing environment problem. If I have a chance, I will get up early to see the sunrise, in order to embrace our nature. I eagerly want to return to our nature.The nature, serves as the same role as water, giving us every indispensable thing that we need. Things like the beautiful sunshine, fresh air, and other abundant resources. We’re unable to survive without these. And there’s no need to be reminded that we must learn to live with the nature peacefully and harmoniously. The fact, however, us ually turns out to be exact the opposite side. As we can see with our naked eyes, the air, the earth and the water have all been polluted because of the rapid but irregular development of industries. So here comes the question: are we still going to live in a world like this? Of course not. Nature is something irreversible, which deserves our every effort to make friends with. Therefore, we protect it while we use it, or on the dark side, we lose it. (By Liu Yan)<C2>Rainbow彩虹A rainbow is an optical and meteorological phenomenon that is caused by reflection, refraction and dispersion of light in water droplets resulting in a spectrum of light appearing in the sky. It takes the form of a multicolored arc. Rainbows caused by sunlight always appear in the section of sky directly opposite the sun.In a "primary rainbow", the arc shows red on the outer part and violet on the inner side. This rainbow is caused by light being refracted (bent) when entering a droplet of water, then reflected inside on the back of the droplet and refracted again when leaving it.In a double rainbow, a second arc is seen outside the primary arc, and has the order of its colors reversed, red facing toward the other one in both rainbows. This second rainbow is caused by light reflecting twice inside water droplets.ThunderThunder is the sound caused by lightning. Depending on the distance and nature of the lightning, thunder can range from a sharp, loud crack to a long, low rumble (brontide). The sudden increase in pressure and temperature from lightning produces rapid expansion of the air surrounding and within a bolt of lightning. In turn, this expansion of air creates a sonic shock wave, similar to a sonic boom, which produces the sound of thunder, often referred to as a clap, crack, or peal of thunder. The distance of the lightning can be calculated by the listener based on the time interval from when the lightning is seen to when the sound is heard.The cause of thunder has been the subject of centuries of speculation and scientific inquiry. The first recorded theory is attributed to the Greek philosopher Aristotle in the third century BC, and an early speculation was that it was caused by the collision of clouds. Subsequently, numerous other theories were proposed. By the mid-19th century, the accepted theory was that lightning produced a vacuum. (From Wikipedia )<C2>Some of the most significant earthquakes in recent times include:•The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, the third largest earthquake recorded in history, registering a moment magnitude of 9.1-9.3. The huge tsunamis triggered by this earthquake killed at least 229,000 people.•The 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami registered a moment magnitude of9.0. The earthquake and tsunami killed 15,889 and injured 6,152. 2,609 werestill missing as of 2014.•The 8.8 magnitude February 27, 2010 Chile earthquake and tsunami cost 525 lives.•The 7.9 magnitude May 12, 2008 Sichuan earthquake in Sichuan Province, China. Death toll at over 61,150 as of May 27, 2008.Some of the most notable floods include:•The 2000 Mozambique flood covered much of the country for three weeks, resulting in thousands of deaths, and leaving the country devastated for years afterward.•The 2005 Mumbai floods which killed 1094 people•The 2010 Pakistan floods directly affected about 20 million people, mostly by dispolacement, destruction of crops, infrastructure, property and livelihood, with a death toll of close to 2,000.Well-known historical droughts include:•In 2006, Sichuan Province China experienced its worst drought in modern times with nearly 8 million people and over 7 million cattle facing water shortages.12-year drought that was devastating southwest Western Australia, southeast South Australia, Victoria and northern Tasmania was "very severe and without historical precedent".In 2011, the State of Texas lived under a drought emergency declaration for the entire calendar year. The drought caused the Bastrop fires.(From Wikipedia )。