英语考试作文速写模版讲解 - 图文

secondhas a great many books-a few of them read through, most ofthem dipped into, but all of them as clean and shiny as the daythey were bought. (This person would probably like to makebooks his own, but is restrained by a false respect for their physical appearance. ) The third has a few books or many -everyone of them dog-eared and dilapidated, shaken and loosened bycontinual use, marked and scribbled in front to back. (This manowns books. ) 【点评】本段运用归类法把三种不同藏书者的形态栩栩如生地展现出来，条理非常清楚，有很强的连贯性。 3-4-5 综合法 事实上，在具体的写作中，常常采取对上述几种方法的综合使用来展开段落，说明段落的中心思想。这种段落展开方式称为综合法。 【例12】Our eyes give us information all the time. But our brains decide what is important to us. For example, if you walk down a crowded steet, you will see many faces. But if you see someone you know, you will notice him emmediately. 【点评】本段分别使用了例证法、比较对照法和因果法等3中方法展开段落，谈论我们眼见信息在大脑中的过滤和反射。 3-5 精彩的段落开头

中文有谚语说“万事开头难”，英语作文也不例外。学英语的人都有这样的体会：一旦写好了开头句子和段落，下面就会文思泉涌。英文也有谚语说“Well begun is half done”指的是开篇在全文写作中的分量和作用。文章的开头既要点明主题，提出观点或论点，以便使读者抓住文章的中心思想和写作目的，又要尽可能引人人胜，以求吸引读者的兴趣和好奇心。

英语作文的开头可以千人千面，但一般而言最好是用鬼佬们的直线思维，开宗明义，直奔主题。比较有效的几种开头方法有： 3-5-1叙述数据事实，凸显作文信度

【例1】There was a serious accident in the chemistry lab last week，A confused student accidentally poured a wrong mixture of chemi-cals in test tube．There was a strong explosion．Broken pieces ofglass from the test flew in al！directions．A sliver of flying glassfound its mark in John Martin's right arm．The

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lab instructor sawblood trickling from John's arm．He immediately notified theuniversity's infirmary about the accident。

【例2】 We can see from the chart that the world population is increasing rapidly．By the year 2000，the world population will have dou-bled from that in 1960．1960 saw the world with only about 3 billion people，but by the year 2000，the number will shot up to more than 7 bil！ion 400 million． 3-5-2 简明定义，画龙点睛

【例3】 Rhythm in literature is a more or less regular

occurrence of certain elements ofwriting: a word, a phrase, an idea, a pause, a sound, or a grammatical construc-tion. We are also accustomed to this recurrence in the alternate heavy and light beats in music.

【例4】Linguistics can be defined as the scientific study of language．This definition implies that！inguistics studies not just one lan-guage of any society，but the languages of ail human societies.The word \

mean“learning\-tion\．

3-5-3 铺垫背景材料，导入正文主题

【例5】 My home is an old but comfortable building near the downtown area in the capital of my country．It is centrally located near myschool，the bus lines，several parks，and a museum．The peoplein the neighborhood are friendly and cooperative. There is very！ittle crime，pollution，or clanger there，and children are oftenfound playing on the less-traveled streets．There are small mar-kets and shops within walking distance and larger departmentstores and a shopping center less than ten blocks away． 3-5-4 问题连串出，读者兴趣生

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【例6】There is much being said about natural foods these days，Of-ten，proponents of natural foods criticize the majority of foods beingsold in the supermarkets because they contain preservatives. Yet,what would happen if food processors quit using preservatives on bakery goods，frozen vegetables，breakfast cereals, and canned goods？Would the housewife be prepared to deal with storing foodswithout preservatives？ 3-5-5 直抒己见，一笔到位

【例7】When sickness first breaks out，the attention and care of thewhole horsehold are focused on the sufferer，who，whether man orwoman，instinctively turns to the affection of loved ones for help.But whe，sickness persists，the paths of the invalid and thosearound diverge more and more．

3-5-6 出乎意料巧假设，蕴含哲理扣心弦

【例8】I have often thought it would be a blessing if each human be－ing were stricken blind and deaf for a few days at some time duringhis early adult life．Darkness would make him more appreciative ofsight；silence would teach him the iovs of sound．

3-5-7 分项列举，耐人寻味

【例9】Color is widely used as a protective device among animals. Some birds displaybrightly colored feathers when they are threatened. These are designed to frightenaway the enemy. Some animals emit a peculiar smell for the same purpose. Colorand form may be used to conceal the animal. Some insects conceal themselves bymaking themselves resemble plants or flowers. They are hardly visible becausethey can merge into their surroundings.

3-5-8 正反对照巧比较，主题明确细论证

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【例10】Industry experts estimate that 5 percent of teenagers own acellular phone, and one recent survey by a market research groupfound that 28 percent of parents with teenagers plan to buy a cellphone for their child within a year. But on the question of why this new teen accessory is needed, the two generations are at opposite ends. Parents envision it as anexpansion of their protective eye. Can't locate the

wandering teenJust dial. Teenagers, on the other hand, see the cell phone as a gift of freedom, a device that instantly connects them to their friends, to every party and to the very latest piece of goosip.

3-5-9 引用名言添文采，强化文章说服力

【例11】 Happiness is very important to our life．Shakespeare said，“One who is unhappy can never get a beneficial

result．”Thisgood advice gives us the best method to make our mental andphysical life both strong．

3-5-10 段落开头经典句式表达

1） Recently the problem of?has aroused people’s concern. 2） Recently the problem of?has been brought to public attention

Recently，the problem of二has been brought into focus.

4）Man is now facing a big problem一（pollution），which is becoming

more and more serious.

5) Have you ever thought of．，．？

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