文学与艺术 （江苏盐城）假设你是李明，你的国外网友Eric在网上看到几幅中国剪纸(Chinese paper cut)，Eric对此很感兴趣，给你发来邮件询问有关中国剪纸的信息，请你根据下表提示给他回复邮件。 Chinese Paper Cut 文学与艺术

（江苏盐城）假设你是李明，你的国外网友Eric在网上看到几幅中国剪纸(Chinese paper cut)，Eric对此很感兴趣，给你发来邮件询问有关中国剪纸的信息，请你根据下表提示给他回复邮件。

Chinese Paper Cut

long historyover 2,000 years

very popularin different parts of China, young or old, be fond of, do well in…

different shapes birds, animals, flowers…

Where do people put Chinese paper cuts?…

要求：

1. 文中不得出现真实的人名和校名；

2. 词数：80个左右。

参考答案：

Dear Eric,

You want to know about Chinese paper cut. Here I'm glad to tell you something about it.

Chinese paper cut has a long history of over 2,000 years. It can be seen in different parts of China. Many people, no matter young or old, are fond of it.

People in northern part of China do well in making paper cut. They cut paper into different shapes, like birds, animals, flowers and so on.

I think Chinese paper cuts are not only beautiful but also very useful. People usually put them on doors or windows when they celebrate something happy, especially for the Spring Festival. More and more people are interested in it. I hope you'll come to China to see more Chinese paper cuts one day.

Best wishes

话题二十一：自然

1、根据提示写一篇80－100字左右的短文，说明树木对于人类的重要性。

提示：1. 树木可以美化环境(beautify the environment)，有助于净化空气，有益于身心健康。

2．木材有许多用途，不但可用于建筑，还可用于制造许多其他的东西。例如，我们家中的许多东西都是木制的。

3．我们应广植树和保护树木，严禁乱砍滥伐，以保持生态平衡(the balance of nature)。

参考例文：

Trees can beautify the environment and help to make the dirty air clean. It also will be good for our health. It can not only be used for building houses and making paper, but also can be used to make many other things. For example, many things in our houses are made of wood. So we must plant more trees and mustn't cut down trees. We must try to keep the balance of nature.

2、2008年1月中旬以来(中国传统节日春节前)，一场罕见的暴风雪袭击了中国很多地区。原来在你校工作的外籍教师Iris非常关心这场雪灾。请你根据以上提示及下面的内容，给Iris写封电子邮件。

1造成问题 :交通几乎瘫痪，阻断了人们的团圆路；一些电力设施被破坏，造成供电紧缺,给百姓生活带来不便；2 政府已经采取了许多措施；3个人如何做的？(至少谈3点)

注意：1、电子邮件应包括以上所有信息，并进行适当发挥。 2、词数：150左右。文中已提供的部分，不计入总词数。 3、参考词汇：瘫痪paralyze

Dear Iris,

Thank you for your concern about the heavy snow that has swept across many parts of China including Anhui since mid-January. Actually,it's the worst snow disaster in our country.Railway and freeway traffic has been paralyzed,making the family reunion of many people in the Spring Festival impossible.Some of the electricity facilities were destroyed,which caused huge losses to the national economy.Besides,electricity shortage has been there because the severe weather made the production and transportion of coal difficult.To make matters worse,in some places have been suffered power failures.The snow caused great inconvenience to their life.

Luckily,effective measures have already been taken by our government,but fighting the snow disaster is not something left to our government alone.As citizens,we have done our own little bits.First,we have helped remove the snow from roads and streets.Then we have saved as much electricity as possible by turning off the air conditions and so on.And last but not least,we have taken good care of those families with only the old and young at home.

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua