I’vegotmyplanetickettoNewYork,IwilltakeFlightCA981toNewYorkonJune25th.Myplanetakesoffat10:20AMfromBeijingAirport.ItarrivesatShanghaiat12:20PMandstopsforonehourandtwentyminutes.ThenitcontinueitsflightandlandsatLosAnglesat10:50AMonJune25th.IwillhavetostayaboutfourhoursatLosAnglesAirport.ThenmyplaneleavesLosAnglesat14:45PM.TheflighttakesfivehoursandIwillfinallygettoNewYorkat7:45intheevening.
I’mlookingforwardtomeetingyousoon.
Yours
LiPing
12.自荐信
DearMrs.Chan,
Havingseenyouradvertisementforapart-timelabassistanttohelpwithdevelopmentofcomputerinChinaDaily,Ibegtooffermyselffortheposition.
IgraduatedfromthePhysicsDepartmentofBeijingUniversitywithanelectronicsdegreeandIhavebeenworkingintheelectronicslabinHondaElectronicsCompanyinGuangdongforfiveyears.I’mgoodatphysicsandbothmyspokenEnglishandwrittenEnglishareverygood.Besides,I’mingoodhealthbecauseIlikesportsverymuch.Iworkinmycompanyfrom8:00amto12:00am.FromMondaytoFriday,soI’mquiteabletoworkinyourcompanyfrom3:30pmto5:00pm.AndI’mquitepleasedwiththesalaryyourcompanyoffers.
Yourssincerely
13.寻物启事
Lost
IwonderifIcangetsomehelpfromyou.Ileftmycaseinthishoteltoday.Mycaseissquareandbrownincolor.Insidethecase,thereisaradio,acamera,threerollsoffilmandtwoshirts.IalsohaveamoviemagazineandaplaneticketfromShenzhentoNewYorkinit.WillthefinderpleasegetintouchwithmeatonceMytelephonenumberis0755-3319582.Iwillbeverythankful.
ZhangHua
14.大操大办丧事
你是黎明。请以为题，向英文报纸写一封信，批评子女虐待老人，老人死后却又花钱大操大办丧事的不良社会风气。信的开头部分已经写好，要求根据下面的要点提示将信补全
1.二自虐待老人的事例：在住、吃、治病方面各举一例;
2.老人死后儿子花钱大办丧事的事例：2-3例。
BigFuneralIsTooLate
Deareditor:
GrandmaLiwasmyneighbor,whodiedlastmonth.Theoldladyhadthreesons.Allofthemhadgrownupandgotmarried,butnoneofthemwantedtotakecareofher.Theyletherliveinasmalldarkroom.Theygaveherlittlefood.Whenshegotill,theyrefusedtotakehertohospital.
Buttomysurprise,theoldlady’ssonsspentalotofmoneyonherfuneral.Thefunerallastedseveraldays,andscoresofcarsandtruckswereusedonthedaywhentheoldladywasburied.
WhatistheuseofsuchabigfuneralfortheoldladyItistoolateforher.Weshouldtakecareofoldparentswhiletheyarealiveinsteadofspendingsomuchmoneyonthemwhentheyaredead.
LiMing
15.视频游戏
VideoGames
Videogameshavebecomeverypopularinrecentyears.Whereveryougo,youcanseeyoungstersorevenadultsindulgedinthegames.Whentheyplaythegamesinclubs,stores,orhomes,theyconcentratealltheirattentiononthem,withtheirhandsbusyoperating.Obviously,videogamesgivethemgreatwonderfulentertainment.Theybringgreatpleasuretoyoungsters,trainthemtorespondquickly,stimulatetheirimaginationandinterestinelectronicsandcomputerscience.Inshort,videogamesplayagoodpartinthedevelopmentofyoungstersintelligence.
Justasacoinhastwosides,videogameshavealsosomedisadvantage.Someyoungpeopleespeciallyschoolchildren,spendtoomuchtimeplayingthem,whichwoulddoharemtotheirhealthandeyesandaffecttheirschoolachievements.Onlyifonehasenoughself-control,canonebenefitfromvideogames.
16.电影让位TV
FilmIsGivingWaytoTV
Therearefewerfilm-goersnowthanbefore.ThenumberofTV-watchershasbeenincreasing.In1975,therewereonly5,000TV-watchersandin1985,thenumberincreased20times.TheincreaseisduetothedevelopmentofTVindustry.Withthedevelopmentofeconomy,peoplearericherthanbeforeandmanyfamiliescanaffordtobuycolorTVsets.PeoplewouldprefertostayathometowatchTVratherthangoouttoseeafilm.
AlthoughfilmisgivingwaytoTV,therearestillsomepeoplewholikewatchingfilmsnotonlybecausegoodfilmsarenotshownonTVbutbecausefilmhasitsownadvantage.
17.城市绿化
城市绿色的状况;绿化的好处(如：清洁空气，美化城市，改善气候......)
Recenteffortstowardthegreeningofourcitieshaveachievedmuch,althoughtheresultsarestillfarfromsatisfactory.Inrecentyearsmanytreeshavebeenplantedinthecitiesandmuchcarehasbeentakenoftheplantedtrees.Inspiteofallthis,thegreeningprocessisrelativelyslowcomparedwithcitiesinmanyothercountries.Forexample,thegreenspaceavailableonaveragetoeachShanghaicitizenisonly0.4MuwhileeveryLondonerhasmorethan20Mu.
Wecanbenefitmuchfrommakingourcitiesgreenerbyplantingtrees.First,treesabsorbcarbondioxidetoproduceoxygenwhichisessentialtothehealthofhumanbeings.Second,treesandothergreenerymakeourcitiesmorebeautiful.Third,treescanalsoimprovetheclimateofthecities.
Sincewecangetsomuchfrommakingourcitiesgreener,weshouldsparenoefforttodothat.Weshouldplantmoretreesandtakebettercareofthem.Wealsoshouldnotcutdownthetrees.Inaword,weshoulddoeverythingtoaddtothegreeningofourcities.
18.英语学习
你在英语学习中有哪些困难你是如何克服这些困难的
ToaChinese,thetaskoflearningEnglishwellisnoteasy.SoI,likemanyotherEnglishlearners,havemetwithdifficultiesinlearningEnglishduringthepastsevenyears.ButImanagedtoovercomethemandmademuchprogress.
ThespellingandmeaningofwordscanbesaidtobethefirstdifficultyImetasabeginner.ButIfoundourmyownwaytodealwiththem.Astospelling,Inevercopiedanewworkagainandagaintorememberit,buttriedtofinditsrelevancetothesound.Infact,aslongasIcanreadthewordout,Icanwriteitout.Astothemeaning,IrarelyreciteitsChinesetranslationbutoftenputthewordintothesentencetolearnitsmeaning.Moreover,ifyouuseawordquiteoften,itsspellingandmeaningwillbenoproblem.Afterall,wearelearningEnglishinordertouseit.
Grammarandidiomsmaybeanotherdifficulty.ButIhavealsogotoverit.Ihavenotreadlotsofgrammarbooks.ButIspentmuchtimereadingthearticleswrittenbynativespeakersorspecialistsinEnglish.Bydoingso,Icametogain“asenseofEnglishlanguage”.Ibegantogainafeelforwhichsentencesare“goodEnglish”andwhicharenot.
Finally,Iwanttosaythatovercomingallthesedifficultiesrequiresperseverance.InthepastsevenyearsIspentatleastanhouronEnglisheachday.IbelievethisisanimportantreasonwhyIamabletomakeprogressinlearningEnglish.
19.回信
假定你是李明，你收到了下面这封美国的笔有写来的信。请根据来信的内容写一封回信。
DearJack,
I’msohappytolearnthatyouwillcometomycountryandtomyhome.Letmeexpressmywarmestwelcometoyou.MyparentsinsistthatIshouldwritebacktoyouassoonaspossibletoinviteyoutoourhome.
Youdon’thavetoworryaboutourmeetingeachotherinmycity.Nowletmetellyouwhattodo.WhenyouhavegotthetrainticketformycityinBeijing,pleasetelephoneme.Myphonenumberis0731-8847543.Iwillgotothestationtomeetyou.Whenyougetoutofthestation,youwillseemeholdingupalittleboard,onwhichiswritten“Welcome,Jack!”Wewillsurelymeetthere.
Ilookforwardtoseeingyousoon.
Withkindregardstoyourparents,
DearJohnson,
Thanksforyourletter.I’mverygladtolearnthatyou’recomingtoBeijing.YousayyouwanttobyanapartmentinBeijing,andhereisoneforyou.Theapartmentbuildingliesinthecenterofthecity.Itisveryconvenientforyoutotravelanywherefromhere.Theapartmentismadeupofsixrooms—alivingroom,adiningroom,twobedrooms,akitchenandabathroom.Anewlybuiltparkinglotliesinfrontoftheapartmentbuilding.Alawnandmanytreesarearoundit,whichmakestheairhereveryfresh.I’dliketoknowyouropinionabouttheapartment.Ifyou’resatisfiedwithit,justtelephoneme.Mytelephonenumberis010-64308389.