问题 写作题

假定你是李华,希望通过外籍教师Peter找一位英语笔友。请写一封短信,描述一下你理想中笔友的条件,并说明为什么选这样的笔友,具体条件包括:

1. 年龄  2. 性别  3. 爱好(旅游、运动、宠物等)

注意:1. 词数100左右

2. 可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯

3. 开头语已为你写好

Dear Peter,

I am writing to ask whether you are able to do me a favor.

_________________________________________________________________________

Best regards,

Li Hua

答案

Dear Peter,

I’m writing to ask whether you are able to do me a favor.

I want to have a pen friend, hopefully a girl in her early twenties, and with interests similar to mine. In my mind, she is someone who is interested in traveling, swimming, and playing table tennis. Besides, it would be better for her to have a pet dog as I have kept one at home for some time. With such a pen friend, I think I can share with her our traveling experiences, taking care of pets, or whatever we have in common. And I believe I will improve my English by doing so and learn more about her country.

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Best regards,

Li Hua

题目分析:考查应用文中的书信的写作。希望通过外籍教师Peter 找一位英语笔友。描述一下你理想中笔友的条件,并说明为什么选这样的笔友。要点都已经给出,书信类短文的关键在于要点要全面包括,不能有遗漏和省略。但是要点只是提纲,考生还要在此基础上增加细节,同时注意谋篇布局的顺序,运用合适的连接词连接全文,同时选择高级的词汇和语法项目让文章更有文采。审题时注意本文使用一般现在时,描述要尽量选择简洁的语言,运用合适的语法规则和词汇把各要点都准确表述出。难点在于选择词汇和句型,可以灵活运用高级词汇和固定短语准确表述。还要用适当的连接词被句子连接起来,象for instance, Furthermore,等词,这样文章显得更连贯。

【亮点说明】In my mind she is someone who is interested in traveling swimming and playing table tennis. 这句话用了定语从句, it would be better for her to have a pet dog as I have kept one at home for some time. 这句话用了it做形式主语的句子和原因状语从句, With such a pen friend I think I can share with her our traveling experiences taking care of pets or whatever we have in common. 这句话是whatever引导的让步状语从句,范文中还使用了 Besides这样的关联词。

阅读理解

Because plants cannot move or talk, most people believe that they have no feelings and that they cannot receive signals from outside. However, this may not be completely true.

People who studied plants have found out that plants carry a small electrical charge (电荷). It is possible to measure this charge with a small piece of equipment called “galvanometer”. The galvanometer is placed on a leaf off the plant, and it records any changes in the electrical field of the leaf. Humans have a similar field which can change when we are shocked or frightened.

A man called Backster used a galvanometer for his studies of plants and was very surprised at his results. He found that if he had two or more plants in a room and he began to destroy one of them - perhaps by pulling off its leaves or by pulling it out of its pot - then the galvanometer on the leaves of the other plants showed a change in the electrical field. It seemed as if the plants were signalling a feeling of shock. This happened not only when Backster started to destroy plants, but also when he destroyed other living things such as insects (昆虫).

Backster said that the plants also knew if someone had destroyed a living thing some distance away, because they signalled when a man who had just cut down a tree entered the room.

Another scientist, named Sauvin, achieved similar results to Backster’s. He kept galvanometers fixed to his plants all the time and checked regularly to see what the plants were doing. If he was out of the office, he telephoned to find out about the signals the plants were sending. In this way, he found that the plants were sending out signals at the exact times when he felt strong pleasure or pain. In fact, Sauvin could cause a change in the electrical field of his plants over a distance of a few miles simply by thinking about them.

小题1:Backster was surprised at the results of his studies because _____.

A.he destroyed an insect

B.he destroyed a plant by pulling off its leaves

C.he found that plants could express feelings of shock

D.he found that plants could move and speak after all小题2:The plants sent out signals _____.

A.only when Backster Started to destroy plants

B.when Backster destroyed plants or other living things

C.only when he destroyed things such as insects

D.only when Backster placed the galvanometer on the leaves of the plants小题3:The scientist called Sauvin _____.

A.did not agree with Backster’s ideas

B.did not get the same sort of results as Backster did

C.got different results from Backster’s

D.found out some of the same things that Backster did小题4:Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A.The electrical charge plants carry may shock or frighten us.

B.A tree will signal when it has been cut down.

C.Sauvin could make his plants send out signals some distance away.

D.Plants have feelings because they can receive signals without moving.

名词解释