假如你叫李平，你的筆友Scot不久將來(lái)到你的家鄉(xiāng)訪問(wèn)。他希望你能提前告知一些你家鄉(xiāng)現(xiàn)在的情況。請(qǐng)根據(jù)下面的提示寫(xiě)一封英文信。簡(jiǎn)要描述你的家鄉(xiāng)現(xiàn)況。

位置：贛江邊；面積：40萬(wàn)平方公里；人口：30萬(wàn)；

交通建設(shè)：修建多座立交橋，拓寬了主要街道；

環(huán)境保護(hù)：遷移改造產(chǎn)生污染的工廠，凈化了水源；

人才引進(jìn)：廣納各類(lèi)專(zhuān)家，技術(shù)人員；

相關(guān)詞匯：交通transportation, 立交橋 traffic bridge,改造transform;

信的開(kāi)頭已經(jīng)給出。

Dear Scot,

      I’m very glad to know form your letter that you’ll pay a visit to my hometown. And I’m too glad to tell you that my hometown has taken a new look!

      Look forward to seeing you soon!

                                                     Yours Li Ping

Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the numbered blanks by using the information from the passage. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

Garlic (大蒜) is one of the most common spices of the kitchen, and the good news is that growing garlic indoors is simple. Garlic can be easily grown at home from individual cloves (瓣), which is the most commonly used form of cultivating garlic than growing garlic from seeds. Here are some useful tips on growing garlic indoors.

Autumn is the best time to plant garlic. Garlic requires enough time to develop strong roots. In warmer climate, it can be delayed to late winter or early spring.

Ensure the container used to grow garlic is large enough for the roots to have enough space to grow. The larger the size of the container, the healthier and bigger the garlic bulbs (鱗莖) will be. The container should also have holes at the bottom so that the water can drain (流走) out easily.

Sow each clove vertically into the soil at a depth of one inch. Ensure that the bluntend (平端) is facing downward. In case of container gardening, the number of cloves to be sowed in each container depends on the size of the container. In case you are planning to sow more than one clove in each container, make sure that each clove is at least 5 inches apart from others.

For the best growth of the garlic plant, choose a sunny spot where there is enough air circulation (流通). This will aid evaporation (蒸發(fā)) of too much amount of water and prevent the soil from becoming too damp in case too much watering does occur. Window sill (窗臺(tái)) is a good place to put your container of garlic plant.

Once the clove has been sowed, cover the soil with a layer of mulch (覆蓋物) to protect the roots from extreme cold. Provide fertilizer at the correct time in right amounts, and proper watering. Once the garlic tips start appearing in the spring season, pull back the layer of mulch. Feed the plants once or twice every month with fertilizer.

書(shū)面表達(dá)：（25分）
假如你是校報(bào)編輯．請(qǐng)根據(jù)下面的“姚明小檔案”寫(xiě)一篇英語(yǔ)文章．簡(jiǎn)單介紹姚明的基本情況。
姚明小檔案
位置：中鋒    國(guó)籍：中國(guó)   籍貫：上海    生日：9／12／80
高度：2．26M               體重：134．3kg
父母都是籃球運(yùn)動(dòng)員。4歲生日時(shí)，他得到了第一個(gè)籃球。6歲時(shí)知道NBA。
9歲開(kāi)始接受業(yè)余訓(xùn)練，17歲入選國(guó)家青年隊(duì)；18歲穿上了中國(guó)隊(duì)服。
2000年奧運(yùn)會(huì)期間，姚明平均每場(chǎng)63．9％的投籃命中率無(wú)人能比；在2001年的亞洲籃球錦標(biāo)賽上。姚明以平 均每場(chǎng)13．4分的成績(jī)幫助中國(guó)國(guó)家隊(duì)奪得冠軍。
2002年6月被休斯頓火箭隊(duì)選中，成為一名非常有前途的馳騁于NBA賽場(chǎng)的中國(guó)中鋒。
注意：1．詞數(shù)120左右。
生詞：亞洲籃球錦標(biāo)賽：Asian Basketball Tournament
投籃命中率：field goal percentage
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書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿分25分）
根據(jù)所給提示，寫(xiě)一篇介紹臺(tái)灣的短文。
主要內(nèi)容：
1．地理位置（如圖）；
2．我國(guó)最大的島嶼，面積約36000平方千米，人口2000多萬(wàn)；
3．自然資源豐富，香蕉、稻米、茶葉等農(nóng)產(chǎn)品馳名中外；
4．風(fēng)景優(yōu)美，氣候宜人，世界各地的游客紛至沓來(lái)；
5．自古以來(lái)就是我國(guó)的一部分，島內(nèi)絕大多數(shù)居民來(lái)自福建和廣東。海峽兩岸人民對(duì)未來(lái)寄予期望。
（提示：臺(tái)灣海峽：the Taiwan Straits）