题目：
假如你是李明，住在无锡。你的美国笔友米莉来信谈到她所住的城市，并希望了解无锡的情况。请你用英文写一封回信。内容要点如下：
位于中国东部，风景优美，适合居住；
在过去的十年里发生了巨大的变化……
但是还是存在着一些问题，比如水、空气污染；
去年政府开始采取措施保护环境；
你希望米莉有空时来你家乡参观游玩。
注意：
1. 短文须包括所给内容要点，要求条理清楚、语句通顺；
2. 第2要点的内容须用2至3句话展开合理想象，作适当发挥；
3. 词数80个左右，短文的开头和结尾均已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Millie,
It’s very kind of you to write to me about your beautiful city. Now I would like to tell you something about my hometown Wuxi. _____________________________________________
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答案：
One possible version:
Dear Millie,
It’s very kind of you to write to me about your beautiful city. Now I would like to tell you something about my hometown Wuxi.
It lies in the east of China. You can see beautiful views here. It’s a suitable place to live. There have been great changes in the past ten years. There are many trees and flowers everywhere. And there are many modern shops. More and more tourists are coming here for a visit. However, there are also some problems, such as air and water pollution. The government started to take action to protect the environment last year. I hope you will travel to my home town when you are free.
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题目分析：这是一篇给材料作文。本文所给材料比较详细，我们要做的就是用正确的英语把这些内容表达出来。动笔前要认真阅读材料，不可遗漏要点，并适当发挥。根据材料内容可知本文主要是一般现在时态，主语是第三人称，注意时态与时间状语的搭配及主谓一致问题。写作中适当使用连词，注意上下文联系紧密，符合逻辑关系。
【亮点说明】这篇短文使用了大量的固定句式和短语，为文章增色不少.如: a suitable place to live合适的生活的地方；in the past ten years.在过去的十年中；such as例如The government started to take action to protect the environment last year. 政府在去年开始采取行动来保护环境。等,学习中注意总结,牢记一些固定句式及短语,写作时就可以适当引用,使文章的表达更有逻辑性,更富有条理.
