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8．请根据以下提示，并结合事例，用英语写一篇短文．"Unity is strength and contributes to success"-this indicates the importance of teamwork．
注意：
1．无须写标题，若引用提示语则不计入总词数；
2．除诗歌外，文体不限；
3．文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称；
4．词数为120左右．
分析 写好这类作文要注意几个步骤：1． 认真审题，找准提示语中的关键词或句，确定中心思想．2． 依据关键句，草拟提纲，梳理文章的脉络3． 准确定位人称、时态．注意使用高级词汇和高级句型使文章显得更有档次．4．最后还要认真查验是否有漏写情况，有无拼写错误及标点误用等
高分句型一：
At first，we all wanted to take the lead in the dance，so when I was chosen to lead，the other girls were too disappointed to support me．
起初，我们都想带头跳舞，所以当我被选为领导，其他女孩太失望以至于不肯支持我．
高分句型二：
When our head teacher learned about this，she criticized us，and lectured us on the importance of unity．
当我们的班主任了解到这一点，她批评我们，并告诉我们团结的重要性．
解答 Last year，along with six other girls，I represented the class to take part in our school's dance competition．At first，we all wanted to take the lead in the dance，so when I was chosen to lead，the other girls were too disappointed to support me（高分句型一）．Some of them even thought the dance was so easy that they didn't need to practice．A week passed，and we didn't make any progress．When our head teacher learned about this，she criticized us，and lectured us on the importance of unity（高分句型二）．We all realized that what we had been doing was silly，so we began to cooperate，discussing the dance moves together，and rehearsing carefully．In the end our hard work paid off，and we won the competition．
Unity is essential to success，and plays an important role in every aspect of our life．
点评 开放性作文给出一定的写作主题，并此为基础进行思维和联想，自由发挥．不仅考查学生在内容、结构安排、语言运用和组织方面的能力，而且对学生的想像力、发散思维、归纳判断能力也有很高的要求．
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20．Are people less happy or more happy the older they get？If you answered more happy，then you were right，based on a study published two years ago．It found that people generally become happier and experience less worry after age fifty．In fact，it found that by the age of eighty-five，people are happier with their life than they were at eighteen．
The findings came from a Gallup survey of more than three hundred forty thousand adults in the United States in 2008．At that time，the people were between the ages of eighteen and eighty-five．
Arthur Stone in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Stony Brook University in New York led the study．His team found that levels of stress were highest among adults between the ages of 22and 25．Stress levels dropped sharply after people reached their fifties．
Happiness was highest among the youngest adults and those in their early seventies．But the people least likely to report negative emotions were those in their seventies and eighties．
The survey also found that men and women have similar emotional patterns as they grow older．However，women at all ages reported more sadness，stress and worry than men did．
The researchers also considered possible influence like having young children，being unemployed or being single．But they found that influences like these did not affect the levels of happiness and well-being related to age．
So why would happiness increase with age？One theory is that，as people get older，they become more thankful for all that they have and have better control of their emotions．They also spend less time thinking about bad experiences．
Happiness is not the only thing that apparently improves with age．In a study published this year，people in their eighties reported the fewest problems with the quality of their sleep．
Researchers surveyed more than 150，000American adults．The study，led by Michael Grander at the University of Pennsylvania，appeared in the journal Sleep．
The original goal was to confirm the popular belief that aging is connected with increased sleep problems．The survey did find an increase during middle age，especially in women．But except for that，people reported that they felt their sleep quality improved as they got older．
The findings came from a Gallup survey of more than three hundred forty thousand adults in the United States in 2008．At that time，the people were between the ages of eighteen and eighty-five．
Arthur Stone in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Stony Brook University in New York led the study．His team found that levels of stress were highest among adults between the ages of 22and 25．Stress levels dropped sharply after people reached their fifties．
Happiness was highest among the youngest adults and those in their early seventies．But the people least likely to report negative emotions were those in their seventies and eighties．
The survey also found that men and women have similar emotional patterns as they grow older．However，women at all ages reported more sadness，stress and worry than men did．
The researchers also considered possible influence like having young children，being unemployed or being single．But they found that influences like these did not affect the levels of happiness and well-being related to age．
So why would happiness increase with age？One theory is that，as people get older，they become more thankful for all that they have and have better control of their emotions．They also spend less time thinking about bad experiences．
Happiness is not the only thing that apparently improves with age．In a study published this year，people in their eighties reported the fewest problems with the quality of their sleep．
Researchers surveyed more than 150，000American adults．The study，led by Michael Grander at the University of Pennsylvania，appeared in the journal Sleep．
The original goal was to confirm the popular belief that aging is connected with increased sleep problems．The survey did find an increase during middle age，especially in women．But except for that，people reported that they felt their sleep quality improved as they got older．
| Title | The older you get，the （71）happier you are! |
| （72）Findings/Results of a Gallup survey | •People are happier with their life when they are at 85than they are at 18．Happiness is highest among the youngest adults and those in their early seventies． •People in their seventies and eighties are （73）least likely to report negative emotions． •Men and women have similar emotional patterns as they grow older，（74）except that women always report more sadness，stress and worry． |
| （75）Reasons for this phenomenon | •People become more thankful for （76）what/all they have． •People can （77）control their emotions better． •People spend less time thinking about bad experiences． |
| Effects of aging （78）on sleep | •On the one hand，sleep problems （79）increase during middle age． •On the other （80）hand，sleep quality improves as people get older． |
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The new deal is a huge step in the right direction．Even better．it will hopefully cut down on the Chinese bootleg DVD industry，which has long taken advantage of the fact that most Western films won't be shown in Chinese cinemas．
| Title：Why China is important to the US film industry | |
| （76）Introduction | During the early 1990s，people felt very（77）excitedwhen a foreign film was introduced to China． Only 20films from abroad could be shown in Chinese cinemas until February 2012． |
| （78）Reasons | The US film industry wants to make a（79）profit from the Chinese market because of its huge population and rapid development． More and more new cinemas will be built in the future 3D or IMAX films will be shown in cinemas because of the （80）improvementin technology． |
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