假定你是李华，目前是一名在英国学习的交换生。看到校内张贴的一张有关为中国留学生举办新年晚会的通知。请你就通知内容，向负责人Tom发一封Email询问有关情况（箭头所指内容）。
注意：1．词数100左右（开头结尾已给出，不计算在内）；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
start time?
Where to hold?
Activities?
Type of
clothes ?
Deadline ?
Dear Tom,
I am looking forward to your early reply.
Yours faithfully,
Li Hua
Dear Tom,
I’m Li Hua, an exchange student from China. I am more than delighted to hear that a New Year party will be held for us Chinese overseas students. Being active and enthusiastic, I think I’m fit for being a host. Not only can I speak English fluently, but also I have a good knowledge of both Chinese and British customs.
While I’ve seen the notice, I’d also like to know more about the party. What confuses me first is when and where the party will be held and what kinds of activities we’ll have at the party. Additionally, do you have any special requirements about clothes? Finally, I’d also like to know the deadline for signing up.
I am looking forward to your early reply.
Yours faithfully,
Li Hua
【解析】
试题分析：该作文是应用文。文章主题注意条理要清晰，逻辑顺序和结构要恰当，同时要尽量保持简洁精干的内容，不拖泥带水。要注意题中所给的信息，不可偏题，应用文写作对于文章内容的要求是要达到写作目的。尽量保持卷面整洁，字体美观，注意行文的连贯性。使用一些高级句型和词汇提升作文档次。【亮点说明】文章第一段第二句使用了一个宾语从句I am more than delighted to hear that a New Year party will be held for us Chinese overseas students. 听到新年派对将是我们海外华人学生举办的，我高兴的不得了。第三句开头用了现在分词做状语。Being active and enthusiastic,由于我很活跃和热心。文章第二段第一句使用了一个while引导的时间状语从句。 While I’ve seen the notice, I’d also like to know more about the party. 当我看到告示，我也想要知道关于派对的更多事情。第二句是一个what引导的主语从句，其中的when和where并不是从句引导词，What confuses me first is when and where the party will be held and what kinds of activities we’ll have at the party.最初让我感到疑惑的事是排队将会在什么时候和什么地点举行，并且我们在派对上将会有什么样的活动。 除了从句之外，文章中还用到了不少好的短语和精炼的结构。more than 不仅仅；fit for适合；not only…but also不仅…而且；have a good knowledge of精通…；both…and都；I‘d like to我愿意…；以及first…Additionally…finally 副词组成的分层说明的结构；sign up报名。
考点：考察应用文写作。
--- Look! Somebody has broken all the glass.
--- It’s not me. I _______ that.
A. didn’t do B. don’t do
C. won’t do D. wasn’t doing
—What shall we do tonight then?
— —whatever you want.
A．It’s up to you B．No problem
C．Help yourself D．It’s a deal
One day a teacher was giving her young students a lesson on how the government works. She was trying to explain the principle(原理) of income tax（所得税）.“You see,” she began, speaking slowly and carefully, “Each person who works must pay part of his or her salary( 薪水) to the government. If you make a high salary, your taxes are high. If you don’t make much money, your taxes are low.”“Is that clear?” she asked. “Does everyone understand the meaning of income tax?”. All the students nodded.“Are there any questions? ”sheasked. All the students shook their heads.“Very good!”she said. “Now, I would like you to take a piece of paper and write a short composition on the subject of income tax.”
Little Joey was a slow learner. He had lots of problems with spelling and grammar, but this time he at least seemed to understand the task. He took his pen and after a few minutes, he handed the teacher the following composition: Once I had a dog. His name was Tax. I opened the door and in come Tax.
A. that everyone should pay income tax
B. how the government was formed
C. the basic principle of income tax
D. how much tax one should pay for his or her income
A. each student seemed to understand the meaning of income tax
B. many of the students were still puzzled
C. all the students understood the meaning of income tax
D. all the students shook their heads
A. say something about income tax
B. answer some questions about income tax
C. write a composition on income tax
D. explain the principle of income tax
A. was clear about the subject
B. understood what income tax meant
C. understood the teacher’s meaning
D. wrote a short composition about his dog
A. Joey’s composition was close to the topic
B. “income tax” and “in come Tax” sounds alike
C. little Joey was very clever
D. “income tax” share the same meaning with “in come Tax”
The ___look on his face told us that he felt _____to be asked such a question.
A. astonished；astonished B. astonishing；astonished
C. astonished；astonishing D. astonishing；astonishing
Every year, a handful of new words enter the world’s collective vocabulary, but only one has the honor of being named Oxford Dictionaries’ Word of the Year. And this year’s top honor goes to “selfie”.
The frequency of the word selfie used in the English language has increased by 17,000 per cent since this time last year. This figure is calculated by Oxford Dictionaries using a research program which collects around 150 million English words currently in use from around the web every month. To qualify, a word need not have been invented within the past 12 months but it does need to stand out or become notable at that time.
Selfie is defined by Oxford Dictionaries as: “A photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken with a smart phone or webcam and uploaded to a social media website.” Oxford Dictionaries said the earliest known usage is an Australian online forum post in 2002. A man posted a picture of injuries to his face when he tripped over some steps. He apologized for the fact that the picture was out of focus, saying that it was not because he was drunk but because it was a selfie.
Judy Pearsall, editorial director for Oxford Dictionaries, said: “Using the Oxford Dictionaries language research program, we can see a phenomenal upward trend in the use of selfie in 2013, and this helped to win its selection as Word of the Year.” She also added: “Social media sites helped to popularize the term, with selfie appearing on the photo-sharing website Flicker as early as 2004, but usage wasn’t widespread until around 2012, when selfie was being used commonly in mainstream media sources.”
Selfies have taken the world by storm. Everyone from the first family to ordinary people has taken the time to pose for a selfie. Celebrities like Miley Cyrus, Jennifer Lawrence, and Jennifer Aniston have all showed their new haircuts with selfies this year. Selfie was added to the Oxford Dictionaries online in August, but not yet in the Oxford English.
A. The definition of the word “Selfie”.
B. The widespread usage of the word “Selfie” in 2012.
C. “Selfie” has been chosen as the Word of the Year of 2013.
D. “Selfie” began to be used in the Oxford English.
A. Social media sites helped to popularize the word Selfie.
B. The frequency of the word “selfie” has increased to 17,000 % since 2004.
C. Celebrities and the first family have all showed their new haircuts with selfies.
D. The earliest known usage of “selfie” was a man who was drunk.
A. A social media website.
B. The photo-sharing website Flicker.
C. A research program by Oxford Dictionaries.
D. People who take picture using a smart phone or webcam.
A. Arts B. Entertainment
C. Science D. Culture
A British farmer has been searching for a group of fighter planes for 15 years. The planes were lost in Burma during World War II. David Cundall, 62, traveled to Burma a dozen times. He spent about US $207,000 in the hope of finding a British Spitfire（喷火式战斗机）buried in the Southeast Asian country. Finally, his hard work paid off.
Cundall started his search after his friend heard from a group of U.S. war veterans（老兵）that they had buried Spitfires in the region. “We’ve done some pretty silly things in our time, but the silliest was burying Spitfires,” the veterans said.
Cundall began placing ads in magazines to try to find soldiers who might have been involved. After 15 years of searching, he finally managed to locate the missing airplanes. The planes had never been flown and were buried in their transport crates（条板箱）. “We made a borehole（钻孔）and used a camera to look at the crates. They seemed to be in good condition.” Cundall told The Telegraph. The aircraft had arrived at a Royal Air Force base in Burma in August 1945. But, by that point in the war, the planes weren’t needed. “In 1945, Spitfires were ten a penny, and you could see them everywhere.” Said Cundall.
British Prime Minister, David Camerion, recently visited the country. As The Telegraph reports, Camerion’s help may mean that the Spitfires could soon be on their way back to the United Kingdom. Cundall hopes that with the help of investors, the planes can finally take to the skies.
“Spitfires are beautiful aeroplanes and should not be rotting away（腐烂）in a foreign land,” Cundall says. “They saved our neck in the Battle of Britain and they should be protected.”
A. A British Farmer’s Dream
B. Burma’s Buried Treasure
C. A Search for Buried Planes
D. The Design of the British Spitfire
A. Disappointed B. Excited.
C. Regretful D. Hopeful
A. expensive. B. cheap. C. rare D. common
A. The planes buried under the ground were seriously damaged.
B. The planes were not needed at that time during World War II.
C. It will be very difficult to take the planes back to the United Kingdom.
D. The planes were buried in Burma after they crashed there.
A. Cundall has asked Prime Minister David Cameron for help to bring Spitfires back.
B. The government of Burma will not allow Britain to bring the Spitfires back
C. The Spitfires buried in Burma are beginning to rot away.
D. Cundall likes Spitfires very much and he thinks they should be preserved.
___ warmly for his work, he was too ___ to fall asleep.
A. Praising; excited B. To praise; exciting
C. Praised; exciting D. Praised; excited
The old couple looked at the plane with their son on it until it was ______.
A. at the first sight B. out of sight
C. in sight D. at the sight of