History of the Hamburger汉堡包的历史英语作文

第一篇：History of the Hamburger汉堡包的历史英语作文

History of the Hamburger

There is debate over the history of the hamburger.The earliest events at which a burger in a bun was sold was the 19(nineteen and four)World’s Fair St.Louis, Missouri.And then, the hamburgers became the centerpiece of a new marketing concept for American restaurants.The first business that can accurately be called a fast food restaurant was White Castle which began in1921.Other companies copied White Castle and introduced variation on the hamburger, just like the hamburger theme.The most unusual innovation of fast food was that the hamburger restaurants kick up the type of “drive-in” service.After World War two, the number of restaurants specializing in fast food grew tremendously, and each needed a special feature to survive in the competitive marketplace.Now, the hamburger has become an icon among foods and a symbol of the globalization of fast food.

第二篇：历史伟人——英语作文

历史伟人

本杰明.富兰克林

1706年1月17日，本杰明.富兰克林出生在北美洲的波士顿。他的父亲原是英国漆匠，当时以制造蜡烛和肥皂为业，生有十七个孩子，富兰克林是第十个男孩。富兰克林八岁入学读书，虽然学习成绩优异，但由于他家中孩子太多，父亲的收入无法负担他读书的费用。所以，他到十岁时就离开了学校，回家帮父亲做蜡烛。富兰克林一生只在学校读了这两年书。十二岁时，他到哥哥詹姆士经营的小印刷所当学徒，自此他当了近十年的印刷工人，但他的学习从未间断过，他从伙食费中省下钱来买书。同时，利用工作之便，他结识了几家书店的学徒，将书店的书在晚间偷偷地借来，通宵达旦地阅读，第二天清晨便归还。他阅读的范围很广，从自然科学、技术方面的通俗读物到著名科学家的论文以及名作家的作品都是他阅读的范围。

1736年，富兰克林当选为宾夕尼亚州议会秘书。1737年，任费城副邮务长。虽然工作越来越繁重，可是富兰克林每天仍然坚持学习。为了进一步打开知识宝库的大门，他孜孜不倦地学习外国语，先后掌握了法文、意大利文、西班牙文及拉丁文。他广泛地接受了世界科学文化的先进成果。为自己的科学研究奠定了坚实的基础。

1752年7月，他做了一个吸引雷电的风筝实验，轰动了全世界。从前人们一直认为，天空中出现电闪雷鸣，这是大自然在显示神威。而富兰克林的实验结果表明，这是大自然的一种放电现象。

正当他在科学研究上不断取得新成果的时候，由于英国殖民者的残暴统治，北美殖民地的民族解放运动日益高涨。为了民族的独立和解放，他毅然放下了实验仪器，积极地站在了斗争的最前列。从1757到1775年他几次作为北美殖民地代表到英国谈判。独立战争爆发后，他参加了第二届大陆会议和《独立宣言》的起草工作。1776年，已经七十高龄的富兰克林又远涉重洋出使法国，赢得了法国和欧洲人民对北美独立战争的支援。1787年，他积极参加了制定美国宪法的工作，并组织了反对奴役黑人的运动。

富兰克林度过的最后一个冬天是在亲人环护中度过的。1790年4月17日，夜里11点，富兰克林溘然逝去。那时，他的孙子本杰明·谭波尔正陪在他的身边。4月21日，费城人民为他举行了葬礼，两万人参加了出殡队伍，为富兰克林的逝世服丧一个月以示哀悼。本杰明．富兰克林就这样走完了他人生路上的84度春秋，静静地躺在教堂院子里的墓穴中，他的墓碑上只刻着：“印刷工富兰克林”。

亚伯拉罕•林肯

亚伯拉罕•林肯（1809－1865）,美国第 16 任总统。

1809年2月12日，林肯出生在肯塔基州哈丁县一个清贫的农民家庭，用他自己的话说，他的童年是“一部贫穷的简明编年史”。小时候，他帮助家里搬柴、提水、做农活等。父母是英国移民的后裔，他们以种田和打猎为生。1816年，林肯全家迁至印第安纳州西南部，开荒种地为生。9岁的时候，林肯的母亲去世了。一年后，父亲与一位寡妇结婚。继母慈祥勤劳，对待前妻的子女如同己出。林肯也敬爱后母，一家人生活得和睦幸福。由于家境贫穷，林肯受教育的程度不高。为了维持家计，少年时的林肯当过俄亥俄河上的摆渡工、种植园的工人、店员和木工。18岁那年，身材高大(1.93米)的林肯为一个船主所雇佣，与人同乘一条平底驳船顺俄亥俄河而下，航行千里到达奥尔良。

在25岁以前，林肯没有固定的职业，四处谋生。成年后，他成为一名当地土地测绘员，因精通测量和计算，常被人们请去解决地界纠纷。在艰苦的劳作之余，林肯始终是一个热爱读书的青年，他夜读的灯火总要闪烁到很晚很晚。在青年时代，林肯通读了莎士比亚的全部著作，读了《美国历史》，还读了许多历史和文学书籍。他通过自学使自己成为一个博学而充满智慧的人。在一场政治集会上他第一次发表了政治演说。由于抨击黑奴制，提出一些有利于公众事业的建议，林肯在公众中有了影响，加上他具有杰出的人品，1834年他被选为州议员。

两年后，林肯通过自学成为一名律师，不久又成为州议会辉格党领袖。1834年8月，25岁的林肯当选为州议员开始了自己的政治生涯同时管理乡间邮政所，也从事土地测量，并在友人的帮助下钻研法律。几年后，他成为一名律师。积累了州议员的经验之后，1846年，他当选为美国众议员。1847年，林肯作为辉格党的代表，参加了国会议员的竞选，获得了成功，第一次来到首都华盛顿。在此前后，关于奴隶制度的争论，成了美国政治生活中的大事。在这场争论中，林肯逐渐成为反对蓄奴主义者。他认为奴隶制度最终应归于消灭，首先应该在首都华盛顿取消奴隶制。代表南方种植园主利益的蓄奴主义者则疯狂地反对林肯。1850年，美国的奴隶

主势力大增，林肯退出国会，继续当律师。

爱因斯坦

1879年3月14日上午11时30分，爱因斯坦出生在德国乌尔姆市班霍夫街135号。父母都是犹太人。父名赫尔曼·爱因斯坦，母亲玻琳。

1881年11月18日，爱因斯坦的妹妹玛娅在慕尼黑出生。

1884年，爱因斯坦对袖珍罗盘着迷。

1885年，爱因斯坦开始学小提琴。

1886年，爱因斯坦在慕尼黑公立学校读书；在家里学习犹太教的教规。

1888年，爱因斯坦入路易波尔德高级中学学习。在学校继续受宗教教育，接受受戒仪式。弗里德曼是指导老师。

1889年，在医科大学生塔尔梅引导下，读通俗科学读物和哲学著作。

1891年，自学欧几里德几何学，感到狂热的喜爱，同时开始自学高等数学。爱因斯坦开始怀疑欧几里德的假定。

1892年，开始读康德的著作。

1894年，爱因斯坦一家移居意大利。

1895年，自学完微积分。同年，爱因斯坦在瑞士理工学院的入学考试失败。

1896年，获阿劳中学毕业证书。10月29日，爱因斯坦迁居使历史并在瑞士理工学院就读。1899年10月19日，爱因斯坦正式申请瑞士公民权。

1900年8月爱因斯坦毕业于苏黎世联邦工业大学；12月完成论文《由毛细管现象得到的推论》，次年发表在莱比锡《物理学杂志》上并入瑞士籍。

1901年3月21日，取得瑞士国籍。在这一年5－7月完成电势差的热力学理论的论文。

1902年6月16日，被瑞士伯尔尼专利局雇佣。

1904年9月，由专利局的试用人员转为正式三级技术员。

1905年3月，发表量子论，提出光量子假说，解决了光电效应问题。4月向苏黎世大学提出论文《分子大小的新测定法》，取得博士学位。5月完成论文《论动体的电动力学》，独立而完整地提出狭义相对性原理，开创物理学的新纪元。

爱迪生

爱迪生在1847年2月11日一个风雪中的凌晨三点钟诞生了，爸爸还把他带到街上去向别人夸耀，大家都叫他阿尔，小时候的爱迪生很爱发问，常常问一些奇怪的问题让人觉得很烦，家人也好，路上的行人也好，都是他发问题的对象，如果他对于大人的答复感到不满时就会亲自去实验，例如有一次阿尔看到了鹅舍里的母鹅在孵蛋，他就问妈妈为甚么母鹅总是成天坐在那里呢？妈妈就告诉他母鹅在孵蛋，阿尔便想如果母鹅可以那我也一定可以，过了几天爸爸妈妈发现阿尔一直蹲在木料房里，不知道在做什么，当家人发现阿尔在孵蛋的时候每个人都捧腹大笑了起来。

八岁的时候阿尔去上小学了，可是他只上三个月的课就退学了，阿尔在上课的时候，妈妈常被叫到学校去跟老师说话，这是因为阿尔常常提出一些老师认为很奇怪的问题，老师认为他是一个低能儿童，于是妈妈就决定自己来教导阿尔，并决心把阿尔教成一位伟大的天才，就这样阿尔便开始了他的自学课程，阿尔被妈妈教的很好，后来阿尔也得到了允许，可以在地下室里设置一个实验室，为了不让别人乱动他的实验品阿尔还想出妙计，就是在每一个实验品的瓶子上贴上毒药标签。

十二岁的一个早晨，阿尔突然对妈妈说妈妈我想去卖报纸好不好？妈妈听了之后下吓一大跳，爸爸听了也很生气，可是经过了阿尔再三的请求他的父母终于同意了，他高兴的跑到铁路公司，也获得了在火车上卖报的允许，从休轮港到底特律有一百公里的路程，阿尔在车上当了几个月的报童后，他在底特律开了两家店，其中一家是卖杂志的，另一家是卖蔬菜、水果、奶油等，他也雇用了两个少年帮忙看店，并约定和他们分享红利，不久铁路通又增加了一班车，阿尔便派一位报童随车贩卖，就这样一个十二岁的报童已经不知不觉得成为了一个少年资本家。

第三篇：考研英语作文学习历史的重要性

考研英语作文范文:学习历史的重要性

Learning about the past has no value for those of us living in the present.Do you agree or disagree? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.People often say “ Those who don’t understand history will repeat the mistakes of the past.” I totally disagree.I don’t see any evidence that people have made smart decisions based on their knowledge of the past.To me, the present is what is important, not the past.I think that people, the weather, and politics determine what happens, not the past.People can change.We can’t assume that people will continue to hate one another just because they have had hated one another for years.Look at Turkey and Greece.When Turkey had an earthquake, Greece sent aid.When Greece had an earthquake, Turkey sent aid.Now, these two countries are cooperating and looking forward to improved relations.No doubt, if we looked at the past, we could have thought this was a lost cause.But people change.The weather can change.Farmers think that they can plant certain crops because these crops have always grown well in their fields before.But the weather can change.There can be a long drought.The crops that have always worked well , will die.A drought-resistant crop needs to be tried.If we looked at the past, we would not have changed our crop and we would have lost our farm.Weather changes.Politics an change.According to my way of thinking, politicians must be responsive to changes in the people.If politicians looked only at the past, they would always say the same thing.People change.On the whole, people today care about human rights.They warn all people to have the equal rights.If we looked at the past in the United States, we would see a lot of discrimination against races, women, and sexual orientation.Now, that is changing.Politicians changes, too.As a rule what is important today is to follow the mood of the moment.We can’t be looked in the past.It doesn’t do us any good to think about the past.People, the weather, and politics can change in any direction.The direction of this change, in my opinion, can not be predicted by studying the past.

第四篇：历史地理英语阅读

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The crystal clear, blue water and the magnificent sun make the Caribbean Island of Saint Maarten a favorite vacation spot, one that is popular with North Americans during their winter holidays from December through March, as well as with South Americans and Europeans from April through August.The French and Dutch settled on the island in the 1600s, and to this day, the island is divided between the two of them.The French capital is Marigot;the Dutch capital is Philipsburg.Tourists soon discover that Saint Maarten has an interesting history.Ancient artifacts(手工艺术)found on the island date back to the Stone Age, 6,000 years ago!Tourists also learn that 1,200 years ago the Arawak Indians lived on all the islands of the West India and were peaceful people living under the guidance of their chiefs.Three hundred years after the Arawaks first arrived on Saint Maarten, in the 1300s, they were defeated and forced to give up the island by a hostile tribe of Indians originating in South America.This new tribe was called the Carib.The Caribbean Sea was named after them.Unlike the Arawaks, they had no permanent chiefs or leaders, except in times of when the chiefs led them to fight.And they were extremely warlike.Worse, they were man-eaters, eating the enemy warriors they caught.In fact, the very word cannibal(means man-eater)comes from the Spanish name for the Carib Indians.The Spanish arrived in the fifteenth century and, unfortunately, they carried diseases to which the Indians had no immunity(免疫).Many Indians were infected with common European illnesses;others died from the hard labor forced upon them.26.One can infer from the passage that the Stone Age people lived on Saint Maarten around the

year ________.A.6000 B.CB.4000 B.CC.800 A.DD.1300 A.D

27.Which of the following is NOT true about the Carib Indians?

A.The sea was named after themB.They were peaceful fishermen, hunters and farmers

C.They ate human fleshD.They settled after defeating the Arawak Indians

28.According to the passage, the Carib Indians were finally defeated by _________.A.sickness and forced laborB.the more aggressive Arawak tribe

C.the Dutch West Indian CompanyD.The French explorers

29.We can infer from the passage that the underlined word “strife” means _________.A.thiefB.warC.duty-freeD.danger

30.According to the article, present-day Saint Maarten __________.A.belongs to the SpanishB.is independent

C.is shared by the French and the DutchD.is part of the US Virgin Islands

B

Deserts are found where there is little rainfall or where rain for a whole year falls in only a few weeks' time.Ten inches of rain may be enough for many plants to survive(存活)if the rain is spread throughout the year, If it falls, within one or two months and the rest of the year is dry, those plants may die and a desert may form.Sand begins as tiny pieces of rock that get smaller and smaller as wind and weather wear them down.Sand dunes(沙丘)are formed as winds move the sand across the desert.Bit by bit, the dunes grow over the years, always moving with the winds and changing the shape.Most of them are only a few feet tall, but they can grow to be several hundred feet high.States, cliffs(悬崖)and deep valleys were formed from thick mud that once lay beneath a sea more than millions of years ago.Over the centuries, the water dried up.Wind, sand , rain, heat and cold all wore away at the remaining rocks.The faces of the desert mountains are always changing –-very, very slowly---as these forces of nature continue to work on the rock.Most deserts have a surprising variety of life.There are plants, animals and insects that have adapted to life in the desert.During the heat of the day, a visitor may see very few signs of living things, but as the air begins to cool in the evening, the desert comes to life.As the sun begins to rise again in the sky, the desert once again becomes quiet and lonely.31.Many plants may survive in deserts when__________________.A.the rain is spread out in a yearB.the rain falls only in a few weeks

C.there is little rain in a yearD.it is dry all the year round

32.Sand dunes are formed when___________________.A.sand piles up graduallyB.there is plenty of rain in a year

C.the sea has dried up over the yearsD.pieces of rock get smaller

33.The underlined sentence in the third paragraph probably means that in a desert there is____________.A.too much sandB.more sand than before

C.nothing except sandD.something else besides sand

34.It can be learned from the text that in a desert____________.A.there is no rainfall throughout the yearB.life exists in rough conditions

C.all sand dunes are a few feet highD.rocks are worn away only by wind and heat

35.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Even if it rains, a desert may come into being.B.When evening comes, most animals go to sleep in the deserts.C.After the sun sets, various living things can be seen in the deserts.D.We can find cliffs were formed from thick mud that lay under the sea for over several centuries.C

The Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses(兵马俑)are the most significant archeological excavations(挖掘)of the 20th century.Work is ongoing at this site, which is around 1.5 kilometers east of Emperor Qin Shi Huang's Mausoleum（陵墓）, Lintong County, Shaanxi Province.It is a sight not to be missed by any visitor to China.Upon ascending（登上）the throne at the age of 13(in 246 BC), Qin Shi Huang, later the first Emperor of all China, had begun to work for his mausoleum.It took 11 years to finish.It is estimated that many buried treasures and sacrificial（献祭的）objects had accompanied the emperor in his after life.A group of peasants uncovered some pottery while digging for a well nearby the royal tomb in 1974.It caught the attention of archeologists immediately.They came to Xian in droves to study and to extend the digs.They had established beyond doubt that these artifacts were associated with the Qin Dynasty(211-206 BC).The museum covers an area of 16,300 square meters, divided into three sections: No.1 Pit, No.2 Pit, and No.3 Pit respectively.They were tagged in the order of their discoveries.No.1 Pit is the largest, first opened to the public on China's National Day, 1979.There are columns of soldiers at the front, followed by war chariots at the back.No.2 Pit, found in 1976, is 20 meters northeast of No.1 Pit.It contained over a thousand warriors and 90 chariots of wood.It was unveiled(揭幕)to the public in 1994.Archeologists came upon No.3 Pit also in 1976, 25 meters northwest of No.1 Pit.It looked like to be the

command center of the armed forces.Altogether over 7,000 pottery soldiers, horses, chariots, and even weapons have been unearthed from these pits.Most of them have been restored to their former grandeur.The Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses is a sensational archeological find of all times.It has put Xian on the map for tourists.It was listed by UNESCO in 1987 as one of the world cultural heritages.36.What is the main idea of the passage?

A.A brief introduction to Emperor Qin Shi Huang

B.An introduction to the Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses

C.The process of building the Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses

D.The reason why the Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses is important to archeologists.37.When was the No.1 Pit found?

A.Before 1976B.In 1989C.In 1979D.After 1979

38.Which of the following is true?

A.It was archeologists who first found the site of the Terra Cotta Warriors and horses.B.No.2 Pit and No.3 Pit are 45 meters apart.C.Both No.2 Pit and No.3 Pit were found in 1976.D.Both No.2 Pit and No.1 Pit were found in 1976

39.What can we infer from the passage?

A.Peasants found a well in their fields.B.The No.2 Pit is a command center in the tomb

C.All 7,000 objects from the site have been restored.D.Xi’an has become a world famous place of interest.40.What’s the author’s attitude towards the three pits?

A.NegativeB.PositiveC.IndifferentD.Objective

D

Since the beginning of time，man has been interested in the moon.The Romans designed a special day to show admiration and respect to the moon.They called it “Moonday”，or “Monday”，as we know it today.Later，the great mind of Leonardo da Vinci studied the moon and designed a machine to carry a human to the moon.Leonardo said that one day a great machine bird would take a person to the moon and bring great honor to the home where it was born.Four and a half centuries later，Leonardo's idea was realized.Apollo II took three Americans－Collins，Aldrin，and Armstrong－to the moon.The mission(任务)did fill the whole world with great surprise，as Leonardo had said it would.Numerous essays，articles，and books were written about man's first moon mission.But perhaps the most interesting story was one written before the event-over100 years before.In 1865，French author Jules Verne wrote a story about the first journey to the moon.His story was very similar to the 1969 ApolloⅡ mission.Verne's spacecraft also contained three men－two Americans and a Frenchman.The spacecraft was described as being almost the same size as ApolloⅡ.The launch(发射)site in Verne's story was also in Florida.The spacecraft in Verne's story was named the “Columbiad”.The ApolloⅡcommand ship was called “Columbia”.His account of sending the spacecraft into the space could easily have been written about how ApolloⅡwas sent into the space.Verne's story was the same as the actual event in several other respects.The speed of Verne's spacecraft was36,000 feet per second；Apollo's was 35,533feet per second.Verne's spacecraft took 97 hours to reach the moon;Apollo's time was 103 hours.Like Apollo's spacemen，Verne's spacemen took pictures of the moon's surface，relaxed on their seats，cooked with gas，and experienced weightlessness.They too came down in the Pacific and were picked up by an

American warship.What were the reasons for Jules Verne's extreme accuracy in describing an event 100 years or more before it actually occurred? He based his writings on the laws of physics and astronomy(天文学).Nineteenth-century science and the vivid Verne's imagination gave people an unbelievably accurate preview of one of the greatest events of the 20th century.41.Leonardo da Vinci said that a great machine bird would__________.A.bring great honor to the moonB.fly toward the sun

C.explore the heavensD.take people to the moon

42.Jules Verne wrote his story of a man's visit to the moon about __________.A.100 years before the ApolloⅡmissionB.10 years before the ApolloⅡmission

C.four and one-half centuries agoD.100 years ago

43.Verne's story is very similar to__________.A.the first U.S.space missionB.the Apollo Ⅱ mission

C.Leonardo da Vinci's storyD.numerous other books on the same subject

44.The passage suggests that Jules Verne__________.A.developed the laws of physics

B.based his writings on the works of Leonardo da Vinci

C.was very lucky in what he had described about the future

D.knew a great deal about the laws of physics and astronomy

45.The passage mainly describes __________.A.the rapid progress of mankindB.Verne's accurate preview of the future

C.the 1969 Apollo Ⅱ moon missionD.the 19th-century science and technology

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第五篇：三明治历史英语小报

Sandwich is a bread with stuffing, now widely popular in the western countries.About the origin of sandwich, there is an interesting story.Originally, the Sandwich is an unknown town in southeastern England.In eighteenth Century, a man called John Montagu Earl , was a lover of playing cards.He indulged himself in a poker game and neglected eating and sleeping.The servant was hard to please his diet, then put some dishes, eggs and sausages sandwiched between two slices of bread, to let him continue playing cards while eating.Did not expect to find that Montagu saw this kind of food with exultation, and casually called it the “Sandwich”.Since then, he would shouted: “take sandwiches!” when he was hungry.Other gamblers also imitated, and ate the sandwiches when they played cards.Soon, the sandwich spreaded throughout the British Isles, and spreaded to Europe, and later to the USA.三明治其实就是一种夹有馅心的面包，如今广泛流行于西方各国。关于三明治的来历，还有一个有趣的故事呢！

三明治本是英国东南部一个不出名的小镇。18世纪时，镇上有一位叫约翰〃蒙塔古的伯爵，是个酷爱玩纸牌的人。他整天沉溺在纸牌游戏中，已经到了废寝忘食的地步。仆人很难侍候他的饮食，便将一些菜肴、鸡蛋和腊肠夹在两片面包之间，让他边玩牌边吃饭。

没想到蒙塔古 见了这种食品大喜，并随口就把它称作“三明治”，以后饿了就喊：“拿三明治来!”其他赌徒也争相仿效，玩牌时都吃起三明治来。不久，三明治就传遍了英伦三岛，并传到了欧洲大陆，后来又传到了美国。