阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文(包括短文概括和议论文)。

有人认为21世纪是一个“e-时代”，电子读物将代替传统的读物，认真阅读下面短文，请完成下面的任务。

About a decade ago, some publishers were predicting that books would soon be a thing of the past, and that we would all be reading downloadable texts on portable hand-held screens, either on an MP3, an ipad or a mobile phone screen．

Wishful thinking, it turns out．The book is still with us, while the various book-replacement devices have mostly been dumped on the recycling heap．They were too hard to read, people complained, and also too heavy, using so much battery power that they quickly grew hot in the hand．When it comes to reading in bed, e-book and the traditional book work equally poorly．And when you are reading along an e-book, it’s hard to know exactly where you are in a book．And you can’t skim or flip through easily, nor can you search or make notes．The whole experience is a little like floating through cyberspace．

By far the best things about the e-book are its capacity－it can hold about 80 books or more if you use a memory card－and portability．You can cram yours with both recreational reading and stuff for work, and it all fits in your pocket．

1．概括短文要点，字数为30词左右；

2．就这一主题自由发表你的看法，至少包括以下内容要点，字数为120词左右。

(1)你更喜欢阅读电子书籍还是传统书籍，谈谈你的理由。

(2)你认为电子读物将逐渐取代传统书籍吗？为什么？

阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

　　Beijing is set to lift its12-year-old ban on fireworks for the traditional Spring Festival holidays, probably starting from next Chinese Lunar New Year in January 2006．

　　Zhou Jidong, director of the Legislative Affairs Office of the Beijing municipal government(市政府), told a press conference last Thursday that his office has completed the draft(草案)regulations on firework safety supervision．

　　Under the draft regulations, setting off fireworks will be allowed in the capital city’s eight downtown districts from the Eve of the Lunar New Year to Lantern Festival 15 days later．When the draft regulations were posted on the municipal government’s website for suggestions, local residents gave a total of 969 pieces of advice, with 70 per cent in favour of lifting the ban．Related surveys suggest local people who want to light fireworks during Spring Festival range from 50.4 per cent to 86.3 per cent．

　　In fact, the voice of opposition and criticism has never ended since the municipal government introduced the ban in 1993, considering pollution, noise, fire worries and personal injuries caused by letting off fireworks．

　　Opponents accused the government of introducing the ban only for the sake of facilitating its management role while disregarding the will of the people．Worse, they say, the ban threatened to break down the age－old traditions of celebrating Spring Festival among Chinese people．

　　Partly due to this endless objection, about 106 out of a total 282 Chinese cities that had followed Beijing’s lead in banning fireworks have already dropped the ban．

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1．概括短文的内容要点，该部分的字数大约30词左右；

2．就“should the ban be lifted”这个主题发表你的看法，至少包含以下的内容要点，该部分的字数大约120词左右；

1)解禁的利弊；

2)你的看法如何；

3)你有什么建议？

[写作要求]

你可以使用实例或其他论述方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不要抄袭阅读材料中的句子。