中考英语满分作文:我的家乡My Home Town

 　　My Home Town

　　我的家乡

　　My home town is a beautiful place. It stands beside a wide river and is rich in fish and rice.

　　我的家乡是一个美丽的地方。它坐落在一条宽阔的河流旁边，盛产鱼和米饭。

　　But in the old days it was a poor and backward¹ little town. Many people had no work. They lived a hard life.

　　但是以前它是一个贫穷落后的小城镇。很多人都没有工作。他们过得很艰辛。

　　In 1949 my hometown was liberated². Since then great changes have taken place there. The streets have been widened³. Factories, schools, hospitals, cinemas and theatres have sprung up one after another. The life of the people is greatly⁴ improved.

　　1949年我的家乡解放了。自那以后发生了很大的变化。街道已拓宽。工厂，学校，医院，电影院和剧院如雨后春笋般涌现出来。人们的生活大大改善了。

　　I love my hometown. All the more I love its people. They are working hard so as to make it still richer and more beautiful.

　　我爱我的家乡。我更爱那里的人。他们努力工作来让家乡变得更加的富裕和美丽。

1 backward   

adv./adj.向后地；相反地；退步地

参考例句：

• Because of his long illness,Tom is backward in his studies.因为汤姆长期生病，所以在学习中成绩落后。
• The rainy season is backward this year.今年雨季来得晚。

2 liberated   

a.无拘束的，放纵的

参考例句：

• The city was liberated by the advancing army. 军队向前挺进，解放了那座城市。
• The heat brings about a chemical reaction, and oxygen is liberated. 热量引起化学反应，释放出氧气。

3 widened   

放宽，加宽， （使）变宽( widen的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Her eyes widened in surprise. 她惊讶地睁大了眼睛。
• The geographical scope of product markets has widened since the war. 战后产品市场的地理范围扩大了。

4 greatly   

adv.大大地，非常地；伟大地，崇高地

参考例句：

• Many old clothes were sold off at greatly reduced prices.许多旧衣服大幅度地降价出售。
• I was greatly touched by what you told me.你对我讲的话使我大受感动。