内容正文:
写作专练(二)
第一节 应用文写作
假设你是李华,你的英国朋友John想了解中国的春节,请你给他写一封电子邮件介绍这一节日。
注意:
1.词数80左右;
2.开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。
参考词汇:阴历的 lunar;春联 spring couplets;鞭炮 firecrackers;压岁钱 gift money
Dear John,
It’s my pleasure to introduce the Spring Festival to you.
Yours,
Li Hua
One possible version:
Dear John,
It’s my pleasure to introduce the Spring Festival to you.
The Spring Festival falls on the first day of Chinese lunar calendar,marking the beginning of the New Year.With the festival approaching,all the families clean their houses,put up spring couplets on their doors to express good wishes and prepare various tasty foods.On New Year’s Eve,people get together with their families to have a family reunion dinner and set off firecrackers.And what makes children have fun is getting some gift money from their parents and grandparents.
I am expecting your coming in celebration of such a joyful festival if possible.
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节 读后续写
阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Lorena parted the curtain in her living room and looked out onto the wet street.She was relieved,as the sunlight appeared.If it didn’t stop raining,it would ruin her day.Her mother had promised to drive her to the Fashion Fair if it were sunny.Lorena was desperate to go there because she had to buy a jacket.
Earlier that Wednesday afternoon,Eddie,the most popular seventh-grader,had given Lorena his jacket and asked her to keep an eye on it as he would play basketball in a hurry.Lorena was quite happy to be of help.
During her last class,the biology teacher made them dissect(解剖)dead frogs.For fear of getting blood on Eddie’s jacket,Lorena folded it and placed it on a chair.Then she took the knife and cut the skin quickly.She felt sick opening the frog’s belly.
When the bell rang,Lorena hurried out because the bus she caught home left ten minutes after school.She raced to board the bus and found a seat.After a few minutes the driver started the engine and drove away when Lorena looked out of the wi