Question

假设你是李华。希望通过外籍教师Peter 找一位英语笔友。请写一封短信，描述一下你理想中笔友的条件，并说

假设你是李华。希望通过外籍教师Peter 找一位英语笔友。请写一封短信，描述一下你理想中笔友的条件，并说明为什么选这样的笔友。具体条件包括：1．年龄；2．性别；3．爱好（旅游、运宠物等）。注意：1．词数100左右。2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3．开头语已为你写好。Dear PeterI am writing to ask whether you are able to do me a favor.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Best regards,Li Hua

Answer 1

Dear Peter， I’m writing to ask whether you are able to do me a favor. I want to have a pen friend hopefully a girl in her early twenties and with interests similar to mine. In my mind she is someone who is interested in traveling swimming and playing table tennis. Besides it would be better for her to have a pet dog as I have kept one at home for some time. With such a pen friend I think I can share with her our traveling experiences taking care of pets or whatever we have in common. And I believe I will improve my English by doing so and learn more about her country. I look forward to hearing from you soon. Best regards Li Hua

试题分析：考查应用文中的书信的写作。希望通过外籍教师Peter 找一位英语笔友。描述一下你理想中笔友的条件，并说明为什么选这样的笔友。要点都已经给出，书信类短文的关键在于要点要全面包括，不能有遗漏和省略。但是要点只是提纲，考生还要在此基础上增加细节，同时注意谋篇布局的顺序，运用合适的连接词连接全文，同时选择高级的词汇和语法项目让文章更有文采。审题时注意本文使用一般现在时，描述要尽量选择简洁的语言，运用合适的语法规则和词汇把各要点都准确表述出。难点在于选择词汇和句型，可以灵活运用高级词汇和固定短语准确表述。还要用适当的连接词被句子连接起来，象for instance, Furthermore,等词，这样文章显得更连贯。 【亮点说明】In my mind she is someone who is interested in traveling swimming and playing table tennis. 这句话用了定语从句， it would be better for her to have a pet dog as I have kept one at home for some time. 这句话用了it做形式主语的句子和原因状语从句， With such a pen friend I think I can share with her our traveling experiences taking care of pets or whatever we have in common. 这句话是whatever引导的让步状语从句，范文中还使用了 Besides这样的关联词。

Answer 2

笔友是一种借着书信往来而发展出来的友谊关系，英文为Pen Pals 或Pen Friends。通常为未见过面而与之友好地继续通信的人。在网络兴起之前，藉笔书写信件往来的交友方式较为流行。书信在某些方面比时下的电子邮件(e-mail)要好，因为借着邮差递送，需要往返的时日，等着收信的心情是很特别的，展读书信、看着受心情牵动的字迹、和随着时日而来的泛黄的信封与信纸，常会带来另一番的趣味。仍有相关机构在推广以笔友会的交友方式。在网络上也有人开始使用笔友一词来代表网友中的一种，在欧美国家尤其流行。另有卫斯理同名小说，和方文山同名作品。