【作文要求】

目前有不少历史剧在电视上热播。有人通过看历史剧来了解历史，有人选择读史书来了解历史。你的选择及理由是什么？请你根据以下内容写一篇英语短文。看历史剧情节有趣、通俗易懂？还是读历史书资料真实、引人深思呢？

要求：

1. 语言表达准确；短文连贯通顺；

2. 短文必须包括以上内容要点，可以适当发挥；

3. 文中不得出现真实姓名和学校名称；

4. 词数 80左右。开头已给出，不计入总词数。

Many historical pl ays have been on TV recently.

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【写作指导】

（一）审题

这是一篇给材料作文，夹叙夹议文体。要求考生仔细审题，把握要点；语言准确，适当发挥等。本篇陈述的是人们平时了解历史的途径和理由。主要以一般现在时态为主。

（二）列举写作要点

1. 选择看历史剧的理由；

2. 选择读历史书的理由；

3. 你的选择和理由，可以自由发挥。

（三）列举重点短语和句型

on TV; know/ learn about sth.; a lot of; the old and the young; have fun doing sth.; I like doing sth. because…

【佳作欣赏】

Many historical plays have been on TV recently. Some people like watching historical TV plays to know about history. They think they are interesting and easy to understand. Both the old and the young will have a lot of fun watching them.

Some other people think another way to learn about history is to read books on history. They believe books can tell them the true stories. They can learn and think a lot from them while reading.

I like watching historical TV plays because they make me relaxed and save me much time.