第二节  书面表达（满分25分）

据各新闻媒体报道，1月19日，一位游客为看马在鳄鱼嘴下逃生的血腥场面，不惜花一笔不小的资金买了一匹马投到位于海口市的南泰鳄鱼湖中，让30多条凶残的鳄鱼追着它咬。此事引起不少游客的反感，并在社会上引起讨论。请你根据下列提示写一篇英语短文。

要求：1．要包含提示的要点；

      2．120词左右；

      3．必须谈出自己的观点。

Macao, also called Macau, is on the western side of the Pearl River entrance, at the head of which is the Chinese port of Guangdong and it stands opposite Hong Kong which is on the eastern side of the entrance. It is made of a small narrow peninsula(半岛) sticking out from Guangdong province. The total area of Macao is about 21.45 square kilometers, and it is made up of three parts: Macao Peninsula, Dingbat Isle and Lehman Isle.

Between Macao Peninsula and Dingbat Isle there are two bridges which join the two parts together, and there is also a highway between the Dingbat and Lehman Isles. Therefore, two bridges and one highway make the three parts of Macao into an integrated region(一个整体).

Macao faces to the vast sea and its back is the Pearl River Delta. The two big cities, Hong Kong and Guangzhou, and the two special economic zones Hula and Shenzhen are its neighbors. All of this offers much advantage for its economic development.

Macao has a population of about 450, 000. This is very large against the size of the area. The average population density(密度) reaches 20, 000 per square kilometer. It is one of the densest population regions in the world. The majority of its people are Chinese, who make up 96% of the whole population.

Which is the advantage for Macao’s economic development?

A. Macao is on the coast line.

B. Macao is near some big cities or special economic zones.

C. Macao’s back is a rich delta.

D. All of the above.

In Macao there are only about _______ people who are not Chinese.

A. 18,000       B. 20,000

C. 21,450       D. 428,000

今年年初我国政府对法定节假日作出如下调整:

1. 五一节由3天调整为1天.

2. 清明节（Tomb-sweeping Day ）、端午节（Dragon Boat Festival ）、中秋节增设为国家法定节假日(legal holidays).

假如你是王平,是江苏省南京市育才中学高三8班学生。最近,你班举行了一个班会,对此法定节假日调整进行了一次热烈的讨论，讨论结果如下：

今天是6月8日，正好是端午节, 你的美国笔友Jack想了解有关中国节假日方面的情况，请根据以上内容，用英语给他写一封完整的英文信，向他介绍我国节假日的调整情况及你们班学生对此的不同意见，并就此调整谈谈你自己的看法.(至少两点)

参考词汇: 粽子: zongzi; 黄金周: golden week；取消：cancellation  n.

(注：本篇字数已大大超过了高考要求，内容仅供同学们做写作时参考。另外，提醒同学们注意完整的书信格式。)

今年年初我国政府对法定节假日作出如下调整:
1. 五一节由3天调整为1天.
2. 清明节（Tomb-sweeping Day ）、端午节（Dragon Boat Festival ）、中秋节增设为国家法定节假日(legal holidays).
假如你是王平,是江苏省南京市育才中学高三8班学生。最近,你班举行了一个班会,对此法定节假日调整进行了一次热烈的讨论，讨论结果如下：

第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
据各新闻媒体报道，1月19日，一位游客为看马在鳄鱼嘴下逃生的血腥场面，不惜花一笔不小的资金买了一匹马投到位于海口市的南泰鳄鱼湖中，让30多条凶残的鳄鱼追着它咬。此事引起不少游客的反感，并在社会上引起讨论。请你根据下列提示写一篇英语短文。
要求：1．要包含提示的要点；
2．120词左右；
3．必须谈出自己的观点。