Question

假如你是李越，你的美国笔友Mike想了解你校新开设的选修课程《American history and culture》的情况，你向他作如下介绍：内容，目的，考核要求及你的感受。

注意：1、词数100-120；2、信的抬头与落款已给出（不计入总词数）；

3、 选修课程----selective course

Dear Mike,

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Yours sincerely

Li Yue

Answer 1

Dear Mike,

Thank you for your letter asking about American history and culture, a selective course that we are taking at school. Here is something about it.

This course focuses on the key themes and periods in American history and how these have shaped modern American culture today, targeted at opening a window to dip into American history and culture. And our final grades are assessed based on involvement in class activities and performance in tests.

From the course, not only can we improve our skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing, but also it cultivates our ability to team with others. Obviously, we will benefit a lot from such a wonderful course and become a more learned person to fit in with the fast changing world. (125)

Yours sincerely

Li Yue

【解析】

试题分析：分析要求可知，假如你是李越，你的美国笔友Mike想了解你校新开设的选修课程《American history and culture》的情况，你向他作如下介绍：内容，目的，考核要求及你的感受。短文应该用一般现在时，第一人称和第三人称。词数100-120左右，不要太多或太少。尽量多使用较高级的词汇和短语以及固定句式，注意句子之间的连贯性。作文打分重点关注文体，篇章结构，语言表达的连贯性和地道性。主要是在第三（15-19）和第四档（20-25），第五档26分以上要控制。

【亮点说明】 文中用了一些高级的短语和句式。如：targeted at引导的非谓语 、that引导的定语从句、not only引导的倒装句，fit in with等都很不错。

考点：书信类作文。