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高考英语冲刺作文 Why Some Plants Become Sickly or die There are a variety of factors to be considered when explaining plants become sickly or die. First of all, dryness in the soil causes the leaves to loose freshness, or wilt, and may result in death of the plant. On the other hand, too much water may result in the leaves loosing their strength and drooping, or in their becoming yellow, and occasionally in the rotting of the leaves and stems. While sunshine is necessary for plants, if it is too strong,the soil may be baked and the roots killed. However, if there is no light, the leaves will become pale and the stems thin, and if not corrected, the consequence will be the death of the plant. Once upon a time there was a farmer who worked hard in the fields every day.One day, while he was ploughing the fields, he heard a bumping sound. He saw a rabbit lying by the trunk. He picked it up and found that it was a fat rabbit. He thought to himself,Since it is so easy to get a rabbit like that, why should I work so hard all daylong?‘! He threw his hoe away and lay by the tree every day, dreaming for more rabbits to come. When he finally realized his foolishness and returned to his fields, he found that all his crops were dead. The story tells us that we should not wait for unexpected gains by trusting chance and luck. Or, we should not hope to get rewards without hard work. There are two types of people in the world. Although they have equal degrees of health and wealth and the other comforts of life, one becomes happy, the other becomes miserable. This arises from the different ways in which they consider things, persons, and events, and the resulting effects upon their minds. One is said to be optimistic and the other pessimistic about everything around them. People who are to be happy fix their attention on the conveniences of things, the pleasant parts of conversation, the well-prepared dishes, the fine w