题目内容
【题目】书面表达
假设你是高二学生Chris。愚人节即将来到，你们班决定周五晚上庆祝一番，由你负责为此定一个场所。Mirace Inn的一则广告引起了你的注意，但一些具体信息不明确（如箭头所指内容）。请根据你所做的Notes，给Mirace Inn发一封电子邮件询问有关情况。
注意：1.词数：120左右； 2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯
【答案】
Dear Sir/ Madam,.
I am writing for more information about the service at your inn.
We are high school students and we have decided to hold a celebration party for April Fool’s Day. I would like to book a hall at your inn from 19:00 to 22:00 on Friday (April 1st). Do you have a hall large enough for 50 people? Also, could you please tell me when the evening meal starts and ends? As for the price, do you have discounts for students? What does the evening meal include? Do you have special meals for vegetarians? As for the drinks, we need more varieties, such as Coke, mineral water, orange juice and apple juice. How much will it cost to rent the disco for four hours? Is it allowed that we choose our own music?
Your kind reply would be much appreciated.
Yours,
Chris
【解析】
试题分析：本题是一篇书信写作，要求在信中咨询预定的相关时间，房间大小，晚餐情况及价格折扣等情况。书信类写作可以按照三段式来写作，第一段要开篇名义，说明写信目的，是请求帮助、提供建议、表达感谢还是歉意。第二段是书信的主体段，一定要根据写作指令中的具体要求，切题发挥，展开写作。最后一段通常是表达感谢/歉意，以及期待回复。文中主要使用一般现在时态，适当加入一般将来时态。文章要注意条理清楚，包含题中所要求的要点，合理安排结构。
【亮点说明】范文中运用一些常见的短语：hold a celebration party举办庆祝派对；book预定；also 连接文章上下文；As for 关于; have discounts for打折
常用句型：
It is allowed that...允许....
I would like to book a hall at your inn from 19:00 to 22:00 on Friday (April 1st).
Could you please...委婉语气的表达
Your kind reply would be much appreciated. 书信交际用语
【题目】
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以下是这些报道的简要内容介绍，请配对它们的标题。
【1】 Where did this most popular day for couples come from? And how does it come into beings, year after year? Noel Lenski, professor of the University of Colorado, said the lovers’ holiday traces its roots to raucous annual Roman festivals held every year on February 15 and remained wildly popular well into the fifth century A.D.
【2】The first Earth Day in 1970 was a raucous, radical teach-in that helped spur clean-air, clean-water, and endangered species legislation in the United States. Now, 40 years later, Earth Day is every day, as the saying goes. The thing is, it’s also everyday- environmentalism that has become a routine with greenness as much a marketing tactic as a moral pursuit.
【3】 Some 242 million turkeys were raised in the U.S. in 2010 for slaughter, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.
【4】 Father’s Day traditionally takes a backseat to Mother’s Day, and, for the most part, dads are cool with that, experts say. Nevertheless, as traditional roles around the house gradually change, fathers are gaining more attention on their special day, at least as measured in the monetary value of gifts estimated to be given on June 19, 2011, when the holiday will be celebrated in dozens of countries.
【5】Cookouts, fireworks, and, of course, a chance to wish Uncle Sam a big “happy birthday” —the day means summer in full swing across the United States and beyond. Besides the founders of the US, Fireworks, first authorized by Congress in 1777, are another legacy. More than 14,000 fireworks displays light up U.S. skies each year.
