热点预测4：新四大发明
1.关于高铁
题目要求：
高铁给人们的出行带来了快捷和方便，请你写一篇短文简单介绍武广高铁。
基本情况：
1.始建于2005年，2009年12月26日开通运营，干线全长1068公里；
2.途经湖北、湖南和广东；
3.列车时速高达350公里/小时，目前世界上最快。
主要优点：
1. 武汉至广州仅需3个小时，比先前减少7个多小时；
2. 高铁列车设施齐全，安全舒适。
美中不足：
1.票价偏高；
2.车站离市中心较远。
优秀范文：
First built in 2005, the Wuhan-Guangzhou high-speed railway went into operation on December,26th,2009. Overall length of its main line is 1068 kilometers, and it goes through the following three provinces: Hubei, Hunan and Guangdong.
The speed of the Wuhan-Guangzhou high-speed railway is 350km/h,the fastest speed in the world now, which makes it only three hours needed from Wuhan to Guangzhou, seven hours less than before. Besides, there are all kinds of facilities in the train, which make your trip safe and comfortable, so it is more humanitarian.
However, the only fly in the ointment is that the train fare is too high and the station is quite far away from the downtown area.
2.移动支付
题目要求：
随着微信，支付宝、银行APP等的发展想必大家都爱用他们支付购买。那么，通过网络进行的货币支付或资金流转给我们的生活带来了哪些好处呢?请你以移动支付的好处为主题写一篇英语短文。
优秀范文：
The Advantages of Online Payment
Online payment has been advocated around the world, which is the future way to pay bills. In China, Alipay is popular everywhere, even the small business can be finished by this advanced way. People play the joke that they don’t need to worry about the lack of cash. The advantages of online payment are obvious.
Firstly, it saves people’s time to pay bills. The use of online payment is carried out with a smart phone. Especially when we go to the supermarket, there are always a lot of people waiting in the long line. The process of costing customers’ time is to take out the cash or use the credit card, because both customers and cashiers need to count the money or check the bills. But now the cashier can just scan the phone and the bill will be paid and the customer can check quickly.
Second, people don’t have to worry about getting the fake cash. Many years ago, people were easy to get fake money as they received the change. But now, as the cash have been used less, people won’t receive the fake cash without paper money. With the development of new applications, our life will be much convenient.
3.共享单车
题目要求：
假定你是红星中学初三学生李华。你的美国朋友Jim在给你的邮件中提到他对中国新近出现的一种共享单车“mobike”很感兴趣，并请你做个简要介绍。请你给Jim回信，内容包括：
1.这种单车的使用方法(如：APP查看车辆、扫码开锁等)；
2.这种单车的优势
3.你对这种单车的看法。
注意：
1.词数不少于80；
2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
提示词：智能手机 smartphone，二维码 the QR code
优秀范文：
Dear Jim,
I’m writing to tell you more about the new form of sharing bike--mobike mentioned in your latest letter.
It’s very convenient to use if you have a smartphone. What you do is to find a nearest mobike through the APP, scan the QR code on the bike, and enjoy your trip.
Compared to other forms of sharing bike, the greatest advantage of mobike is that you can easily find one and never worry about where to park it. It is becoming a new trend as a means of transportation, which relieves the traffic pressure and does good to the environment as well.
Hope to ride a mobike with you in China.
Yours,
Li Hua
4.网购
题目要求：
随着互联网的发展和普及，网络购物在中国也变得越来越普遍了，甚至已经成了我们日常生活的一部分了。相信同学们身边一定有不少同学已经通过网络进行购物了，比如淘宝网等，但是网络购物究竟有何利弊呢? 请写一篇短文，谈谈网上购物的好处与坏处。
优秀范文：
With the development of the Internet and the popularization of computers, shopping on the Internet has become a commonplace in our life. Here consumers can buy almost everything they need.
Shopping on the Internet has a lot of advantages, of which themost important is perhaps its convenience. People don't haveto waste a lot of their energy and precious time to go from one shop to another to choose the commodities they like. This is especially desirable to the old, the sick and the busy people who cannot go to the shops in person（亲自）. The goods come in all shapes, sizes and colors on the Internet. All they need to do is to sit in front of their computers and click the mouses（点击鼠标）. The commodities they order will be delivered（运送）to them promptly.
However, shopping on the Internet also has its disadvantages. The first disadvantage is that the consumers can't see the goods or try them on（试穿，试验） personally. Sometimes, the real goods may not be the same as what they have seen on the computer. The second disadvantage is that some shops on the Internet are not registered（注册）. They will never deliver anything to you after they get the money from you. Once cheated, you will find that you have nowhere to go to complain.
热点预测5：科技发展
科技是近几年来比较常出现在英语的试题中的一个话题，或者出现在阅读理解中，或者出现在完形填空中，或者出现在写作题目中!
1.5G技术与人工智能
题目要求：
人工智能与5G时代已悄然来临，随着科技越来越与人类生活相结合，随处可见的人工智能，让生活越来越便利的同时也带来许多的困惑，按要求完成一篇作文。内容包括：
1.描述或畅想未来人工智能的发展状况
2.分析这种现象产生的原因
3.陈述利弊以及表明个人态度
优秀范文：
As we all know , the time of 5G technology is coming , it is called the fourth industrial revolution , future of computer science lies in the artificial intelligence，it is the research and artificial simulation of human thought and eventually be able to make a human like to think the same machine , for human services and to help people solve problems.
After all, people thought it was unique, there are feelings, there are a variety of character, this will be very difficult to achieve in the machine.In fact, to do the same as the human thinking machine, the only one of the artificial intelligence, is by no means all. Through the study of artificial intelligence, it can resolve all kinds of scientific problems, promote the development of other science will have a great impact on all people's lives .
I believe that the science of artificial intelligence is waiting for humanity to explore it step by step .
2.科技改变我们未来的生活
题目要求：
假定你是李华。某英文报社正在举行题为“科技改变我们未来的生活”的征文活动，要求同学们想象科技将如何改变我们的生活环境、工作和休闲方式。请根据你的畅想用英语写一篇短文。
优秀范文：
With the development of science and technology, our life in the future will be quite different from what it is now.
At that time we’ll live in a greener and more beautiful world with trees, birds, blue skies and sunshine. And we'll be able to arrange things like meals, bathing and sleep with our smart phones. Robots will be able to do most of the housework for us. As for work, we'll mostly work at home, communicating ideas for work online. If necessary, we'll have video meetings with our partners around the world. During our free time, we'll be able to travel to places of interest in new vehicles like flying cars. We'll even enjoy space trips to the moon and other planets.
All in all, our life will become more comfortable and convenient.
3.科学技术
题目要求：
最近，你班同学就“太空探索是否值得”这一话题展开了一场讨论。请你根据下列提供的信息，用英语写一篇短文介绍讨论的情况。30%的同学认为太空探索不值得，70%的同学认为值得探索。
优秀范文：
Recently, students in our class have had a discussion on whether space is worth exploring.
30% of us thinkspace exploration is not worthwhile. They think space is too far away from us and our daily life. And the money spent on space exploration can be used to solve the earth’s problems such as starvation and pollution.
On the other hand, 70% thinkspace is worth exploring because we have benefited a lot from it, such as using satellites for communication and weather forecast. What’s more, with further space research, we may solve the population problem by moving to other planets one day. Also, space research will enable us to find new sources to solve the problem of energy shortages on the earth.
4.人工智能
题目要求：
计算机科学的未来趋势是人工智能的一种，它是人类思维的研究和仿真，最终能够使人喜欢思考，为人类服务，帮助人们解决问题。随着科技越来越与人类生活相结合，随处可见的人工智能，让生活越来越便利的同时也带来许多的困惑，按要求完成一篇作文。内容包括：
1.描述或畅想未来人工智能的发展状况
2.分析这种现象产生的原因
3.陈述利弊以及表明个人态度
优秀范文：
Future trends in computer science is one of the artificial intelligence，It is the research and artificial simulation of human thought and eventually be able to make a human like to think the same machine.For human services and to help people solve problems.
After all, people thought it was unique, there are feelings, there are a variety of character, this will be very difficult to achieve in the machine.In fact, to do the same as the human thinking machine, the only one of the artificial intelligence, is by no means all. Through the study of artificial intelligence, can resolve all kinds of scientific problems, and promote the development of other science, the artificial intelligence is the best!
I believe that the science of artificial intelligence is waiting for humanity to explore it step by step the real connotation.
热点预测6：社会主义核心价值观
1.精准扶贫
题目要求：
假如你是李华Li Hua，你的英国朋友Peter给你发来微信，想了解一下你的家乡自“十九大(the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China)”以来所发生的变化，请你用英文给他回复。
内容如下：
1.精准扶贫(targeted poverty reduction)，效果良好；
2.环境保护得到了明显改善。
注意：
1.词数100 左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
优秀范文：
Dear Peter,
I’m glad that you are caring about the development of my hometown. Now I will tell you something about it.
Great changes have taken place since the19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. The targeted poverty reduction has reached its ideal aims. Many poor families have got effective help from local government and have improved their life greatly. Many old houses are replaced by new tall buildings which are surrounded with green trees and colourful flowers. The rivers that had been polluted seriously before are getting clearer and clearer. Besides, all kinds of fishes return the rivers. The sky is filled with white and cleaner clouds.
Please come to visit my hometown in the near future.
Yours
Li Hua
2.家乡变化
题目要求：
2018年是改革开放40周年，假设你是育才中学的李华，代表学校参加改革开放40周年的演讲比赛，请你简要介绍你所在的乡村改革开放后发生的变化。
1.介绍你所在的乡村改革开放前后的对比。
2.感恩党，祝愿家乡更美好。
优秀范文：
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, I am Li Hua, from Yucai Middle School. It is a great honor for me, on behalf of our school, to deliver a speech about the changes of our village to you.
Our village is a small one with nearly 100 famrilfes and a bout500 people. It used to be very dirty and its people led a poor life . However, great changes have taken place since 1978 when the reform and opening-up policy was carried out. Now it is taking on a new look. Piles of tall buildings stand beside the clean streets and the people here enjoy acomfortable life.
In the past, many people did not have enough money to feed their family, let alone went to school. But now, not only can we study in theclear and clean classrooms. but we receive free compulsory education.Thanks to the Chinese Communist Party, without which, our life won't become better and better. May our hometown more and more beautiful.
3.雷锋精神
针对雷锋精神话题，选择以这个作文为案例的原因在于它所用时态是一般过去时。
写作要求：
假定你是高三学生李华，为了弘扬雷锋精神，你校在3月5日学雷锋纪念日举办了一次去敬老院慰问老人的活动，请你写封邮件给你的美国笔友Karen,介绍此次活动的有关情况。
(1)向老人赠送礼物(如鲜花等)；
(2)为老人提供服务(如清洁等)；
(3)为老人表演节目(如唱歌等)。
词汇：弘扬雷锋精神 carry forward the Spirit of Lei Feng
敬老院 nursing home 学雷锋日 Learn from Lei Feng Day
优秀范文：
Dear Karen,
I’m more than delighted to inform you of a meaningful activity in a nursing home held on March 5th, which is called "Learn from Lei Feng Day, to carry forward the Spirit of Lei Feng.
A variety of significant activities were arranged as follows: when we got there, we visited the elderly in their rooms in groups, presenting them with flowers and self-made cards to show our sincere love and respect, after which we did some cleaning and washing for them. Besides, we chatted with them about their old days, or anything they are interested in. Some vivid performances such as singing and dancing were also given to them, making them full of delight.
It was through this activity that we fully realized that the awareness of respecting the old should be raised. I hope we can have more activities of this kind!
Yours,
Li Hua