Question

假如你是李晓华，住在惠州。你的加拿大笔友Bob来信谈到了他所居住的城市，并希望了解你家乡惠州的情况。请你用英语写一封回信。回信须包括下表中的内容:

自然情况	①位于西枝江边、风景优美、适合居住
成就	②经济发展迅速 ③新建了不少工厂、住房、道路等
存在问题	④水、空气污染 ⑤交通拥挤
对惠州发展的看法	⑥(内容由考生自己拟定)

注意:

1.回信中不能使用“惠州”以外的地名。

2.内容完整，不要逐字翻译。

参考词汇:    经济economy （n.）

Dear Bob，

It’s very kind of you to write to me and let me know about your beautiful city. Now I’d like to tell you something about my hometown Hui Zhou.

Answer

Dear Bob,

It’s very kind of you to write to me and let me know about your beautiful city. Now I’d like to tell you something about my hometown Hui Zhou.

The city stands on the bank of the Xi Zhi River, which is a beautiful place for people to live in. Its economy has been developing rapidly in the past ten years. New factories, houses and roads have been built and more schools and hospitals are available for its people. However, there are still some problems, such as water and air pollution and heavy traffic in rush hours. In my opinion, Hui Zhou should develop its economy scientifically and I would also think that the growth of its population should be brought under control so that we’ll have a better hometown in future.

Yours,

Xiao Hua

【解析】

试题分析：这是一篇回信写作，考生应注意英文书信的格式，包括称呼、正文、结束语、署名四部分。这类题型中，书信正文的开头除简单的问候外，应总结下上封来信中提出的问题、需求等，然后提出自己的建议或发表自己的看法。考生应按题目要求写作，比如此题要求考生介绍家乡惠州的情况，包括其自然情况、成就、存在问题及发表自己对惠州发展的看法。考生应注意单词拼写及语句通顺。

亮点说明：本文采用先叙后议的写法，先叙述惠州的相关情况，最后发表自己的看法。从正反两方面分析问题，既叙述惠州的成就，也指出它发展中的问题。体现行文的逻辑性强。定语从句“which is a beautiful place for people to live in”的使用、被动语态“New factories, houses and roads have been built and more schools and hospitals are available for its people.”的运用、完成时态“Its economy has been developing rapidly in the past ten years”等多种时态的使用给文章增添了文采，显示出考生的英语能力。However作为转折连词，由叙述转向议论，行文过渡自然。In my opinion提出自己的观点，是整个行文通顺自然。

考点：考查书信类写作。