问题 写作题
假设你是育才中学学生会 * * (Chair of the Student Union)李华。你校将举办一次英语演讲比赛(speech contest),希望附近某大学的外籍教师Smith女士来做评委。请参照以下比赛通知给她写一封信。
英语演讲比赛
主题:人与自然
时间:6月15日下午2:00-5:00
地点:501教室
参赛选手:10名学生
联系人:李华(电话44876655)
欢迎大家光临
   注意:词数100左右。
Dear Ms. Smith,
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
With best wishes,
Li Hua
答案

One possible version:

Dear Ms Smith,

I’m Li Hua. Chair  of  the Student Union of Yucai Middle School, which  is close to your University. I’m writing to invite you  to be a judge at our English speech contest to be held in our school on June 1st.  It will start at 2:00 pm and last for about three hours. Ten students will deliver their speeches  on  the  given  topic “Man and  the Nature”. We hope you will accept our invitation  if  it  is convenient for you. Please call me at 446765560. if you have any questions.

I am looking forward to your reply.

With best wishes,

Li Hua

题目分析:

本文是篇材料作文,材料非常简单,学生很容易把握写作要求和写作目的。考生在写作之前必修认真审题,首先要注意文章的时态,要求让你给评委写信,因此本文必须用第一人称。再有就是不能根据材料逐字逐句的翻译应该注意句子的衔接,以提高作文的档次。本信涉及的生词不多,根据线索和信函要求,学生容易组织材料。适当的延展个别细节再加上所给的提示,考生注意写清楚以下几点:1.主题,2. 时间,3. 地点,4. 参赛选手,5. 恰当的结尾,就能较好的发挥出来。当然在书写上,要干净整洁的卷面与字数要求,一般能达到较高的分数。

【亮点说明】文中使用了非常好的短语和句子为文章增色不少,比如writing to,invite you  to,last for, deliver their speeches,accept our invitation,looking forward to;还运用了Chair  of  the Student Union of Yucai Middle School, which  is close to your University. which引导的非限制性定语从句; We hope you will accept our invitation  if  it  is convenient for you. if引导的条件状语从句;Please call me at 446765560.引用了祈使句等等。

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Passage Two

Science is a dominant theme in our culture. Since it touches almost every facet of our life, educated people need at least some acquaintance with its structure and operation. They should also have an understanding of the subculture in which scientists live and the kinds of people they are. An understanding of general characteristics of science as well as specific scientific concepts is easier to attain if one knows something about the things that excite and frustrate the scientist.

This book is written for the intelligent student of lay person whose acquaintance with science is superficial; for the person who has been presented with science as a musty storehouse of dried facts; for the person who has been presented with science as the production of gadgets; and for the person who views the scientists as some sort of magician. The book can be used to supplement a course in any science, to accompany any course that attempts to give an understanding of the modern world, or independently of any course—simply to provide a better understanding of science. We hope this book will lead readers to a broader perspective on scientific attitudes and a more realistic view of what science is, who scientists are, and what they do. It will give them an awareness and understanding of the relationship between science and our culture and an appreciation of the roles science may play in our culture. In addition, readers may learn to appreciate the relationship between scientific views and some of the values and philosophies that are pervasive in our culture.

We have tried to present in this book an accurate and up-to-date picture of the scientific community and the people who populated it. That population has in recent years come to comprise more and more women. This increasing role of women in the scientific subculture is not a unique incident but, rather, part of the trend evident in all segments of society as more women enter traditionally male-dominated fields and make significant contributions. In discussing these changes and contribution, however, we are faced with a language that is implicitly sexist, one that uses male nouns or pronouns in referring to unspecified individuals. To offset this built-in bias, we have adopted the policy of using plural nouns and pronouns whenever possible and, when absolutely necessary, alternating he and she. This policy is far from being ideal, but it is at least an acknowledgment of the inadequacy of our language in treating half of the human equally.

We have also tried to make the book entertaining as well as informative. Our approach is usually informal. We feel, as do many other scientists, that we shouldn’t take ourselves too seriously. As the reader may observe, we see science as a delightful pastime than as a grim and dreary way to earn a living.

The book mentioned in this passage is written for readers who ().

A.long for deeper understanding of science

B.are good at producing various gadgets

C.work in a storehouse of dried facts

D.are interested in popular science