1、UNIT 4HISTORY AND TRADITIONS 主题语境人与社会 历史与传统 Section D Reading for Writing 2.游玩内容:参观名胜古迹、划船和品尝当地的特色小吃; 3.期待对方接受邀请。 注意: 1.词数 80左右; 2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯; 3.开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。 Dear Ms Smith, We would feel much honoured if you could make it. Yours sincerely, Li Hua 参考范文 Dear Ms Smith, Some of my classmates an
2、d I are planning to go to the West Lake this Sunday and Im writing to invite you to go with us. Well start off by bus at 7:00 am this Sunday from our school gate,and it will take about an hour to get there.First,were to visit some famous places of interest there,which takes about one and a half hour
3、s.Then,we will go boating,enjoying the beautiful scenery of the lake,followed by tasting some local special snacks at noon.Im sure youll have a good time. We would feel much honoured if you could make it. Yours sincerely, Li Hua .概要写作 阅读下面短文,根据其内容写一篇 60 词左右的内容概要。 “Melting pot” means a place where pe
4、ople from many different ethnic groups or cultures form a united society.The idea comes from heating metals in a container.When they melt,the metals unite and become something new and stronger.The term has been used to describe the United States as a nation created by people who came here from many
5、different countries. A Frenchman who was living in America expressed the idea more than 200 years ago.J.Hector St.John de Crevecoeur published a book called Letters From an American Farmer in 1782.He wrote that America had people from many different countries.He said that they would become a new peo
6、ple whose work would one day change the world. For many years,Americans generally accepted the idea of describing their country as a melting pot.They welcomed immigrants from many nations.Those foreign people settled down,learned the new language and built their life on this new land.Yet some of tho
7、se immigrants criticized the “melting pot” idea.They felt they were forced to lose their own culture and language in order to be accepted in America. New groups of immigrants from Asia and Latin America are changing the United States today.Some are resisting learning American culture and language.Th
8、ey keep to their own customs,religion and languages.Reporters say the melting pot is no longer changing the nations immigrants,but the immigrants are changing America. Some experts who study immigration say they now compare American society not to a melting pot,but to a salad bowl.A salad is made of
9、 many different foods.They each keep their own taste without influencing other ingredients while being part of a successful product.In this way,cultural groups keep their customs and languages and are still part of American society. 参考范文 The idea of “melting pot”,originating from a Frenchman,describ
10、es the United States as a creation of mixed races from around the world.(要点 1)It got wide acceptance as well as criticism.(要点 2)Some immigrants refused to change and now they are changing America.(要点 3)The new term “salad bowl” is replacing “melting pot”,meaning different groups,as part of this country,still keep their own cultures and languages.(要点 4)
