9．假设你是江华，将参加学校文化节中举行的英语征文比赛，请根据以下提示，以Growing up is optional为题，用英语写一篇作文．
注意：
1．对要点逐一陈述，适当发挥，不要简单翻译．
2．词数150左右．开头已经写好，不计入总词数．
3．作文中不得提及有关考生个人身份的任何信息，如校名、人名等．
Growing up is optional
Everyone will grow old，but it is never too late to achieve a dream．
| 观点 | 任何人都会变老，但追求梦想永远不会太晚． |
| 事例 | 罗斯（Rose），一位令人尊敬的老人，在87岁那年完成了她多年前就开始的大学学业，取得了学位．毕业一周之后，在睡梦中安详地离开人世． |
| 建议 | （请根据自己的经历或感想，提出中学生应有的态度或做法，至少两点） |
1．对要点逐一陈述，适当发挥，不要简单翻译．
2．词数150左右．开头已经写好，不计入总词数．
3．作文中不得提及有关考生个人身份的任何信息，如校名、人名等．
Growing up is optional
Everyone will grow old，but it is never too late to achieve a dream．
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56．If you go into a school or university anywhere，thechancesare you will see students in Li-Ning tracksuits with the familiar logo．
57．A Londoner has more difficultyunderstanding a Scotsman from Glasgow．
58．To ourastonishment，there was a light in one of the cabins．
59．Millions of people were taken byforcefrom their homes in Africa and transported to the new world to work as slaves．
60．Today there are more than thirty staffworkingon twenty projects all over the country．
61．According to a survey published by an American university，the ten fastest growing jobs will berelatedto computers and health．
62．They painted their faces white，imitatingtheir masters and making fun of them．
63．One road in particular，which goes north from La Paz，isconsidered．the most dangerous road in the world．
64．Thearrivalof Europeans in America，and the opening，of huge farms and plantations to grow cotton，fruit and vegetables，meant there was an immediate need for people to work on them．
65．When the slave trade wasabolishedin 1838，the former slaves took over the carnival．
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57．A Londoner has more difficultyunderstanding a Scotsman from Glasgow．
58．To ourastonishment，there was a light in one of the cabins．
59．Millions of people were taken byforcefrom their homes in Africa and transported to the new world to work as slaves．
60．Today there are more than thirty staffworkingon twenty projects all over the country．
61．According to a survey published by an American university，the ten fastest growing jobs will berelatedto computers and health．
62．They painted their faces white，imitatingtheir masters and making fun of them．
63．One road in particular，which goes north from La Paz，isconsidered．the most dangerous road in the world．
64．Thearrivalof Europeans in America，and the opening，of huge farms and plantations to grow cotton，fruit and vegetables，meant there was an immediate need for people to work on them．
65．When the slave trade wasabolishedin 1838，the former slaves took over the carnival．
7．One reason Americans eat so many calories is that we tend to eat large portions（分量）．Studies find that hamburgers and fries are generally offered in serving sizes two to five times larger than the appropriate meal size．Researchers find we usually clean our plates no matter how high they're piled，even if we already feel satisfied．See the suggestions below to further master the fine art of sizing up（估量） your snacks and suppers．
Extremely large portions are one possible reason Americans continue getting fatter even as the percentage of our total calories from fat has gone down in recent years．Fortunately，portions are relatively simple to control because it's easier to count cookies than calories or grams of fat．
Pre-picture portions．Use familiar objects to picture how much you should eat of a food before you pick up your fork or spoon．For example，a half cup of low-fat granola is about the size of your fist．A half cup of low-fat ice cream equals half an orange．
Use a smaller dish．This tip might sound ridiculous，but it works．First and most obvious is that you can't put as much food on，say，a salad plate．But psychologically，you're just not as prone to eat as heartily and quickly if your plate will be empty in 45 seconds．
Have raw vegetables at every meal．Raw cucumbers，tomatoes，carrots，and peppers have few calories and lots of nutrients．A plate of them in the middle of the table almost always gets eaten up，cutting down appetite for the more calorie-dense meat．
Start your meal with soup．Studies show that a bowl of soup at the start of the meal reduces overall meal consumption，since they are lowest in calories and highest in nutrients．
Manage your fork．After every bite of food，put your fork down．Don't pick it up until you have thoroughly chewed and swallowed the previous bite．The goal is both to slow down your eating and to eat less．Remember：Your body needs 20 minutes of digestion before it sends signals to your brain that you are no longer hungry．
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Extremely large portions are one possible reason Americans continue getting fatter even as the percentage of our total calories from fat has gone down in recent years．Fortunately，portions are relatively simple to control because it's easier to count cookies than calories or grams of fat．
Pre-picture portions．Use familiar objects to picture how much you should eat of a food before you pick up your fork or spoon．For example，a half cup of low-fat granola is about the size of your fist．A half cup of low-fat ice cream equals half an orange．
Use a smaller dish．This tip might sound ridiculous，but it works．First and most obvious is that you can't put as much food on，say，a salad plate．But psychologically，you're just not as prone to eat as heartily and quickly if your plate will be empty in 45 seconds．
Have raw vegetables at every meal．Raw cucumbers，tomatoes，carrots，and peppers have few calories and lots of nutrients．A plate of them in the middle of the table almost always gets eaten up，cutting down appetite for the more calorie-dense meat．
Start your meal with soup．Studies show that a bowl of soup at the start of the meal reduces overall meal consumption，since they are lowest in calories and highest in nutrients．
Manage your fork．After every bite of food，put your fork down．Don't pick it up until you have thoroughly chewed and swallowed the previous bite．The goal is both to slow down your eating and to eat less．Remember：Your body needs 20 minutes of digestion before it sends signals to your brain that you are no longer hungry．
| Helpful hints on how to get a handle on the how-much factor | |
| Facts | Hamburgers and fries served in restaurants are generally two to five times thesizeof the proper ones． Americans usually clean their plateshoweverhigh they're piled，even if they are already satisfied |
| Effects | Americans continue getting fatter even as they have eatenfewercalories from fat in recent years． |
| suggestions | a．Usefamiliarobjects to imagine how much you should eat of a food before a meal． b．Use a smaller dish and thus eatslowly c．Have raw vegetables at every meal to cut downappetitefor the more calorie-dense meat． d．Start your meal withsoupto reduce meal consumption． e．Put down your fork attimes/intervalsto make sure your brain receivessignalsthat you're full． |