Dear Mike,

I am glad to know that you are studying Chinese art. As a traditional form of Chinese comedy, crosstalk is really worth studying.

You asked me about the origin of crosstalk . Crosstalk started in Beijing Qing Dynasty, and can be performed by one person, two people or more. The performers of crosstalk usually try to amuse the audience by singing,talking, and telling jokes, which is similar to western stand-up.

As for the famous crosstalk performers, one of the well-known crosstalk artists is Zhu Shaowen, whose master is Ma Sanli, who was born in a crosstalk famlily. Besides, quite a few famous artists are still active on stage, among whom are Jiang Kun, Feng Gong and Niu Qun.

I hope my letter can be of help. If you want to know about Chinese crosstalk, feel free to e-mail me.

Yours truly,

Li Hua

题目分析：考查半开放性作文写作,这篇书面表达给了一封来信，要点是隐含在信中，考生首先要仔细读信的内容，特别注意信中的问题，也就是要交代的要点，但是内容还要考生自己拓展。给考生自由发挥的余地较大。对于考生的综合能力要求较高，要求考生有很强的谋篇布局的能力和组织要点的能力。写作时，首先要选择自己熟悉的短语或者句型，在能力范围之内，选择句式时要赋予变化，因为这样才可以更好的驾驭。同时也要选择合适的连接词，把各个要点组织成一个完整的整体。

【亮点说明】范文中出现了一些高级短语：be worth doing “值得做”，be of help“有帮助”， feel free to“随便做”，句式上文中出现多处定语从句， The performers of crosstalk usually try to amuse the audience by singing,talking, and telling jokes, which is similar to western stand-up. As for the famous crosstalk performers, one of the well-known crosstalk artists is Zhu Shaowen, whose master is Ma Sanli, who was born in a crosstalk famlily. quite a few famous artists are still active on stage, among whom are Jiang Kun, Feng Gong and Niu Qun. 范文还使用了Besides,这样的关联词使文章更加连贯。