做四级英语议论文题
A. 近五年的英语四级作文真题题目
预测一
For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic: Attend Your Classes Regularly。You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese.
1. 现在大学校园里,迟到、早退、旷课是常见的现象
2. 保证学生的出勤率对大学教育的重要性
3. 作为一个大学生应该怎样做
Attend Your Classes Regularly
Nowadays it is a very common phenomenon that some university students are late for or even absent from classes. And still there are some students who slip out of the classroom before the class is over. Class attendance has become a thorny problem to both the students and teachers.
In fact, it is very important for the students to attend their classes regularly. First, it will ensure you to catch up with the teachers in your learning. That is very helpful to you if you want to do a good job in your study. Second, attending classes regularly is a way of showing respect to your teachers ,too. Your teachers will feel bad if the students do not attend their classes, which, in turn, will affect their teaching and be no good for the students. Third, attending classes regularly will help to form a good habit of punctuality, which is of great importance for the students to do a good job in the future.
Therefore, we university students should form the good habit of attending our classes regularly from now on. And some day we’ll benefit from it.
点评:2008年元月三日,中山大学博士发帖称遭导师虐待;2008年元月四日,中国政法大学爆“杨帆门”事件;近几年,中小学老师或打学生或猥亵学生、体罚学生等各类新闻不断曝光,进而引发了师生关系的大讨论。本预测题为四级考试传统的问题解决型的写作,与校园生活密切相关。
预测二
For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic: Students’ Rating of Their Teachers。You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese.
1. 学生给老师打分已经普遍
2. 人们对其持不同态度
3. 我的看法
Students’ Rating of Their Teachers
Nowadays, it has become as common in colleges and universities for students to grade teachers as for teachers to grade students. In some universities students’ rating has even become the only source of information on teaching effectiveness..
This, however, has caused great controversy. Some are in favor of the rating system, They hold that since students attend the teachers’ classes every day, they should have their opinion about their teachers’ effectiveness. Others, on the contrary, are strongly against it. They believe that there is much more to teaching than what is shown on students’ rating forms. Students should not be expected to judge whether the materials they use are up to date or how well the teacher knows about the subject. These judgments require professional knowledge, which is best left for the teachers’ colleagues.
I think students’ rating of their teachers is necessary, but it should be concted in a way that can really shed meaningful light on teachers’ performance. Instead of rating the teachers’ knowledge on the subject, students should be asked to estimate what they have learned in a course, and to report on such things as a teacher’s ability to communicate with students, his or her relationship with students, and his or her ability to arouse students’ interest in the subject.
点评:越来越多的高校采取让学生给老师打分的形式来了解教学反馈,并以此作为促进教学质量的有效手段。对此做法,管理部门及教学双方褒贬不一,看法迥异。本预测题为校园生活热议话题,值得关注。
预测三
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic On a Harmonious Dormitory Life. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese:
1. 宿舍生活有时会出现不和谐的情况;
2. 一个和谐宿舍生活的必要性;
3. 如何创造和谐的宿舍生活。
On a Harmonious Dormitory Life
Dormitory life is an indispensable part of college life. But sometimes the harmony in the dormitory be disturbed in one way or another.
As is known to all, a harmonious dormitory life is important to college students and benefits all the members. On one hand, we can have a good rest and put our heart into study. On the other hand, we will have a good mood and enjoy being together.
There are several ways to create and maintain a harmonious dormitory life. Firstly, you have to evaluate your life-style and try to get rid of your dirty habits, if there are any. Secondly, when an annoying situation arises, you’ll just have to learn to tolerate each other and co-exist. Thirdly, you’ll have to share with each other and make good friends.
In conclusion, we should try our best to build a harmonious dormitory life for the sake of good study and good life.
点评:“和谐”成为我们当今社会词频概率最高用词,就社会而言,倡导建立和谐社会;就家庭而言,提倡建设和谐家庭;就校园来讲,则要建立和谐校园;和谐两字似乎无所不在,大学生宿舍生活同样需要和谐。本预测题与四级考试热点密切相关,又为典型的校园生活主题,值得关注。
预测四
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write A Brief Introction to the University. You should write at least 120 words according to the following guidelines:
假设你是一名学生志愿者,要给来你们学校参观的外国朋友介绍学校情况。内容应包括学校历史、规模、教学现状以及未来目标等。
A Brief Introction to the University
Distinguished guests,
Welcome to our university. Before you start to look around, allow me to give you a brief account of the school.
Founded in 1927, our university is one of this city’s earliest universities of liberal arts. It is staffed with an excellent faculty, and has a total enrollment of over 10,000 students. In the past years, it has turned out numerous well-qualified students and found its graates active in professions of all walks of life.
Since its establishment, the university has always steered itself toward the objective that its students have an overall healthy development. Not only does it provide the students with basic academic courses, but it manages to expose them to the up-to-date knowledge. Besides, students are free to participate in colorful campus activities and social practice, which are intended for broadening their mind and developing their potential talent.
Currently, both our faculty and students are making every effort to improve the quality of our ecation in the direction of a first-rate university. Thank you.
点评:近几年,随着我国顺利加入世贸组织以及经济全球化步伐的加快,许多国内高校纷纷与国外大学合作办学,教育走向国际化成为人们关注的热点,也是大学生门比较关心的热点问题。本预测题为热议校园生活话题,与2004年旅游景点介绍2006年考查的名校校园开放如出一辙。
预测五
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter to a friend who will come to your city to see you. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese:
假设你是李明, 你的一个朋友张伟准备到你所在的城市来旅游,但你有事不能接待。写封信给他,解释你不能接待的原因,并说明你所做的安排。
A Letter to a Friend
Dear Zhang Wei,
I’m glad to know that you are coming to my city ring the summer vacation.
However, I’m afraid there’s some bad news. I’m planning to take part in an international conference to be held in another city ring the time of your visit. All the top scientists in my field will show up at the conference. More importantly, I’m lucky enough to have been selected to give a speech on behalf of my research team at the Conference. I really can’t miss it.
I understand that it’ll be your first time to this city and I’m your only friend here. I’ve asked my roommate to meet you at the airport, and you can stay in my room. He is a very nice person and he will show you around the city. Hope you two will get on well and have a nice holiday!
Yours,
Li Ming
点评:本预测题与2001年6月考查的A Letter to a Schoolmate 类似,所不同是写作提示有所不同,2001年6月作文题是写信对校友来度假表示欢迎并在信中提出建议和注意事项,而本预测题是对朋友来访不能接待,同时在信中说明原因及具体安排,内容不一,但话题相仿,写作思路相似,值得关注。
预测六
For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic: Living alone or Living with Roommates? You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese.
1. 有人认为大学里应独自生活
2. 另一些认为大学里应与别人同住
3. 你的看法
Living alone or Living with Roommates
Nowadays, there has appeared a heated discussion among the college students as to whether they should live alone outside the campus or live together with other roommates in the students’ dormitory. Opinions are divided over the matter.
Those who are in favor of Living alone maintain that it is very convenient to live by themselves. They can enjoy absolute freedom in a room of their own. They can have their own timetable without disturbing others. They are also free to equip the room with a personal computer so that they can have easy access to the Internet.
But others argue that living with roommates has attractions of its own. With several students sharing the same room, each person’s experiences can be greatly enriched. They can learn a lot from talking to one another. By learning to tolerate the differences between indivials, they can become more mature.
As far as I’m concerned, I prefer to live with roommates because I love the feeling of belonging. Besides, it is a lot cheaper to live in a dorm than to rent a apartment outside the campus.
点评:本文与校园生活密切相关,也是近年来出现的现象,人们对此的看法各异,2003年后,四级作文考查加大了学校生活类题目的考查,因为这类题材不存在地域的差异,不同地域的同学都有话可说。本预测题即为校园生活类话题,与刚考完的四级作文话题类似,符合命题者出题思路,值得引起重视。
预测八
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic
Advertisement. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese:
1. 广告的作用
2. 广告的形式多样
3. 广告的夸张性
Advertisement
Advertisements are forcing their way into people’s lives. People refer to advertisements in their daily lives because they are consumers. The advertisers are usually manufacturers, retailers and salesmen. Their merchandise needs to be advertised to bring it to the attention to the customers. Thus nearly every proct is advertised in some way. To a large extent, good advertising leads to success while bad advertising can mean failure.
There are many ways to advertise and ‘ads’ come in different forms. Newspapers carry advertisements. Some procts are publicized on TV and radio which bring them into notice of a wide audience. Billboards also carry advertising. Advertising is a big instry now and many agencies have been set up to furnish a variety of forms..
However, advertising is not always truthful. A proct is often misrepresented. The advertiser exaggerates the benefits of the merchandise he wants to sell. Thus, he misrepresents the truth. The consumer falls victim to such advertising. Millions of people have bought advertised procts and have been dissatisfied with them。
点评:这是一篇说明文,用说明的表达方式来解说事物,阐明事理。写好说明文,不仅要抓住特征,注意条理,而且要巧妙运用说明方法,像下定义、举例子、作比较、分类别、列数字、打比方等
B. 英语四级考试常考的几种作文题目汇总
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C. 英语四级作文题目
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D. 写篇英语作文四级水平的题目
With the rapid development of the Internet, our life has so closely connected to Internet or we can even say that we cannot live without it now.
But as we all know, everything is two-sided, internet is also not an exception.
Many people, especially young people and kids in school are so addicted to the online games or other stuff that they cannot even get themselves out of it. That's not a positive thing and we need to advocate that some measures must be taken to prevent this situation from getting even worse.
Internet is very important in the current world but it's not the only thing that we need. So, please don't and we absolutely shouldn't totally live in the world of the Internet.
E. 英语四级试题做法
四级考试作文高分技巧
大学四级考试写作的评分依据是:文章切切题,条理清楚,语言准确和字数符合要求。所谓切题就是看你写的作文跑不跑题。所谓条理是每一段的议论的正反清楚,描述的时间正确。语言准确要求作文的语法词汇使用正确,符合英语表达习惯。四级作文的字数要求不少于100字。针对四级考试的作文要求我们提出十二句作文法,这里所说的十二句作文法不仅包括一般英文写作的方法而且包括一套行之有效的写作方法。它的具体内容有以下几点。
一 审题
我们拿到作文后第一件要做的事就是审题。审题的作用在于使你写作不跑题(如果跑题,条理和语言再好,也得不到及格分,甚至0分。)那末审题要审什么呢?
1.体裁(议论文,说明文,描述文)
审题就是要审作文的题材和体裁。因为什末样的体裁就会用什末样的题材去写。那末体裁包括那些呢?它包括议论文,说明文和描述文。从近些年看,四级作文不是单一的体裁,而是几种体裁的杂合体。例如:
Directions: For this part ,your are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Trying to Be A Good University Student .You should write at least 100 words and you should base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese ) below :
做合格大学生的必要性
做合格大学生的必备条件(可以从德智体方面谈)
我计划这样做
很多人说这种类型的作文是议论文。这是片面的,因为,第一段要求写“...必要性”,这说明本段体裁是议论文;第二段要求写“...必备条件”,这说明本段要求写说明文;儿地三段要求写“...这样做”,这说明本段要求写描述文。所以在大多数情形下,四级作文是三种体裁的杂合体。
2.根据不同体裁确定写作方法
我们审题的目的就是根据不同体裁确定不同的写作方法。通过审题,我们可以看出四级作文大都是三段式。如上例第一段为议论体,第二段为说明体,地三段为描述体。而各种文体又不同的写作方式:
议论文;要有论点和论据,而且往往从正反两方面来论述。例如上面第一段的思路是:做合格大学生,会怎末样(这是从正面论述);不能做合格的大学生,会怎么样(从反面论述);所以我们要做合格的大学生(结伦)。
说明文:可以从几方面或几条来说明一个问题,就上作文而言,可以从方面(德智体)来说明合格大学生的必要性。
描述文:一“人”为中心描述一个“做”的过程。与上两段相比,本段的主语多为人称代词,他要与第二段相互应进行描述。
二 确定主题句
通过审题,我们知道该如何确定正确的写作思路。下边我们就谈如何些。第一部就是要写主题句。主题句是确保不跑题的前提,只有不跑题才有可得及格分。写主题句嘴保险的方法就是把中文提纲的各句译成英语。例如上述三段主题句分别为:
It is very necessary to be a good university student . (议论体的主题句)
There are several respects of necessities to be a good university student .(说明体的主题句)
What I will do in the future is the following .(描述体主题句)
如果要求句是英语就可以把它变成主题句,例如这样一篇作文:
Good Health
Importance of good health
Ways to keep fit
My own practice
这样的作文的要求句就可以扩充成主题句。扩充后三段的主题句分别为:
It is very important to have good health .(将名词 importance变成形容词important)
There are four ways to keep fit for me .(用 there be 句型)
My own practices are the following .(采用原词)
三 确保文章条理清楚
保证不跑提示写作当中第一任务,第二个重要任务就是要做到条理清楚。对于议论文来说,正反面要清楚,对于说明文来说条理要清楚,对于描述文来说,谁干什么要清楚。就拿上例Good health 来说,第一段保持正反面要清楚救应这样写:正面(With good health ,we can...),反面(Without good health ,we can do nothing .We can’t do...)
为了使文章更具有条理性,我们可以用first(ly) second(ly) third(ly)等副词,他们可以是文章的条例性更加突出。作文是主观题,想得告分就必须引起老师的主意,老师的时间很短(每篇作文只有一两分钟就要阅完),所以我们在列调试最好不用: To be with,... after that ,...And then, ... The next , ... The following , ... As last ... 。因为用这样的词语不利于老师看出你作文的条理性。
四 保证作文符合字数要求的十二句作文法
考生一般都希望作文达到字数而又不至于写得太多,因为写得太多一方面暴露自己语言上的弱点,另一方面又会占用过多的时间。写得太多还易跑题,一个有效的方法就是十二句作文法。
我们知道,四级作文都是三段式。我们算一下,如果我们在每一段中写上四句,即主题句加两三句扩展句和一个结论句就可以了。这样全篇在十二句左右,每一句十多个词,就又120-150个字。大家可以试图找一些作文题练一练。
浅谈大学英文写作的练习技巧
英文写作是大学生在英语考试中最薄弱的一环。许多同学花了大量的时间和精力,却很难在这一项上有所突破。比方说,每天用一个小时来练习阅读,一段时间以后,阅读的速度和准确度都会有比较明显的提高;然而,每天用一个小时来写作,可能每次写的作文质量不会有太大的差异。可以说,在写作上的练习是一项投入产出比较低的工作。事实上,写作也有一定的技巧,这些技巧不被人所注意,原因在于:写作的技巧很大程度上不能从分析考试题目本身来得出,需要通过对大量英文文章的学习和总结得来,即功夫在题外。笔者在英语写作中有几点心得。
一、要善于模仿
对大多数学习英语的同学来说,英语的词汇量、句式的积累还极其有限,远不能达到用英文流畅表达,挥洒自如的境地。在这一阶段进行创作是不合时宜的,如果非要创造,只能写出“long time no see”这样的文字来。因此,模仿是这一阶段的必经途径。
谈到模仿,一些同学的办法就是背一堆范文,然后再到考场上进行一个“剪切”、“粘贴”的工作,效果可想而知。这不是真正意义上的模仿,充其量算是默写课文。如何模仿呢?
首先,模仿的目标要明确。模仿的重点永远要放在一定的句式结构上,而非个别的词汇。道理很简单:一个词,随着文章内容的变换,可能就不能用了;而句式结构是放置四海而皆准的东西,适用的范围广,学来对写作的帮助也就明显。
其次,模仿的材料要地道。像新概念英语这样的教材就提供了很多原汁原味的英语表达法。盲目选择文章学习,记一些不中不洋的句子,以讹传讹,浪费时间。
最后,模仿要体现在实际动笔上。比如说,新概念第三册有一个句式说:“…for the simple reason that…”表示某种现象的原因是什么,用在大学英语考试中,我们就可以拿来解释为什么自行车在中国如此的流行,表达为:“The bicycle is very popular in China for the simple reason that…”。然而,很多同学经常背了这些句式不用,一谈到原因仍然是“…because…”,等等。
二、要灵活变通
在批改英语作文的过程中,经常能发现一些将中文生硬地翻译成英文的表达法。由于中英文之间的差异和词汇量、表达法积累的不足,出现难于表达的情况是十分正常的。关键问题在于如何处理。有一句话叫做“立志如山,行道如水”,套用在这个问题上就很合适。写英文作文,一定要有决心把它写好,有信心把意思表达清楚,这是“立志如山”;但关键是遇到问题时要有个灵活的态度,能像流水一样变通解决问题。
有个翻译界的故事说:在某大型国际会议的招待会上,一道菜是用鸡蛋做的。与会的客人问翻译:“What is it made of?”本来是非常简单的一个问题,结果翻译太紧张,忘了“egg”这个词,但是他急中生智,回答:“It is made of Miss Hen’s son.”这里,就是一个灵活变通的范例。绕道表达,是写作中应该常常运用的一种方法。
三、要细心观察
要写好英语作文,还要带着敏锐的目光细心地观察,注意英语中一些表达上的习惯。
比如说,在正式文体的写作中,很少用 “it isn"t”这样的略缩形式,而往往是一板一眼地写作 “it is not”。同理,在正式文体中的日期一般不缩写,阿拉伯数字一般会用英文表达(特别长的数字除外)。
再比如说,翻翻新概念第三册所有的课文,会发现凡是一段文章的段首句出现转折时,转折词However都放在句子结构中的第二部分,以插入语的形式出现。分析原因,是因为段落一开始就用转折词,会时转折显得较生硬、突兀。
最后,许多同学在写作文时,习惯于把 “since” “because” “for”这样的词放在句首引导原因状语从句。事实上,在我们见到的英语报刊杂志文章中,这样的从句一般都是放在主句之后的。另外, “and”也常常被误放在一句话的开头,表示两个句子之间的并列或递进关系。其实,经常留心地道的英语文章能发现,如果是并列关系,完全可以不用连词;如果是递进关系,用 “furthermore” “what is more”更为普遍。
四、要心有全局
英文写作十分强调形式上的严谨性,特别是全局的丝丝入扣。如果写作时结构意识良好,应试写作就简化成为一个填空的过程了。框架万变不离其宗,适当地填如观点、素材,文章就自然而然地立起来了。
掌握了这些英文写作中的练习技巧,会使提高英文写作水平的努力有更大的收益。
四六级写作三大困境及应试策略
一.四六级写作基本情况介绍
全国大学英语四六级考试中写作的时间是30分钟,满分是15分。四级要求字数至少为120,六级至少为150。
英语写作是体现英语运用能力的一个重要方面,也是各类英语考试的必考题型之一。但是从历年考试的情况来看,写作作为主观题型一直是考生的薄弱环节。
为了提高大学英语写作水平,从1997年6月份起,四六级考试采用“作文最低分制”来计算成绩。按规定,考生写作成绩若为0分,无论其总分是否高于60分,均按不及格处理;若成绩高于0分,低于6分,计算成绩时,需从总分中减去6分,再加上实得作文分,也就是说,要从总分中减去实得作文分与6分之间的差额部分。
举例来说:若前边85总分得分65分,但是作文得分为0分,那么最后成绩评为不合格。若前边85总分得分59分,作文得分为5分,那么最后成绩不是64分,而是59+5-6=58分。
这一评分原则体现了国家对提高大学英语水平的高度重视,也反映了英语教学正在向重视培养语言应用能力的方向发展。
二.学生三大困境及对策
困境一:有些同学没有作文框架的意识
大学英语四六级考试一直在朝标准化客观化努力,因此我们的大学英语四六级作文部分是一种控制性写作(Controlled Writing)。而且往往会给出一个三点(间或是两点)的提纲。但是我们有些同学压根儿没有看题目中给出的提纲,他们想标新立异,他们想另起炉灶。结果是写出只有一段的或者是八段的”惊世骇俗之作”。可想而知,阅卷老师对于这种没框没架的作文是什么样的态度。一段文很难拿到4分以上。作文评分标准中明确规定:只写一段者:0-4分;只写两段者:0-9分(指规定三段的作文)。 那种写八段的作文是一种折磨阅卷老师的写法,阅卷老师会觉得无比郁闷,一般来说,得两分的作文往往就是这种意识流类型的文章。
对策:提纲叫咱们怎么写,咱们就怎么写。我们要把提纲看成是三个简答题,一个题目我用一个段落来回答。明白这一点就会得到一个比较理想的分数。
困境二:有些同学没有作文内容的意识
当看到作文题时,我们当中有些同学见到某些不太熟悉的话题就觉得无话可说了。他们会觉得让他们用汉语来写这篇文章都困难重重。而且大学英语四六级作文大多数都是论说文文体,往往会让大家去分析原因,说明利弊,举出事例,预测未来,提出建议等等。他们觉得无法去分析原因,无法去举出事例,也无法去提出建议。
另外有部分同学想向阅卷老师倾诉衷肠。他们想利用精彩的内容来达到打动阅卷老师,从而获得作文高分。但是往往事与愿违,因为阅卷老师不会,而且永远不会因为你的”精彩内容”给你高分。说的更明白一些,那些花了老半天想出来的观点和例证其实阅卷老师也许早就看了好几百、好几千份了。
对策:内容相关即可,不必一定要向阅卷老师掏心掏肺。
困境三:有些同学没有语言亮点的意识
考生朋友们应该始终牢记这一点:大学英语四六级作文考试是一种语言考试。因此,语言质量是第一重要的,也是最终的目的。我们当中有些同学们没有一种写作词汇和句型的概念。
往往会在一篇短短的四六级作文中重复使用诸如象”think, believe, important”之类的词汇和诸如:”Some people think …, Some people think …, I think …, Do you think so?”。这样的文章,如果去掉相同的词汇就剩不了几个词汇了。象这样的作文又怎么能够拿到高分呢?
对策:用不同的词汇表达同样的概念。用不同的句型向阅卷老师展示大家的语言水平。
三.四六级写作应试策略
1.主动意识的培养
与词汇、阅读等客观题型相比,写作部分需要大家充分利用自己的主动性。大家应该明白,写作的时候,笔是握在我们自己的手中的,而且阅卷老师也只可能看到我们作文答题纸上的内容。因此,我们可以①自由的选择我们的能力所及的表达形式,②自由的选择我们能够表达的内容,从而避免自己给自己挖陷阱,避免自己跟自己过不去。
2.框架意识的提高
背诵较好的由老师推荐的范文框架,熟悉并掌握我们在课堂上反复强调的提纲原则。课下应该多去尝试运用所学的各种老师推荐的框架。
3.开拓思路的训练
平时多关注社会热点问题和与学生生活相关的话题。熟悉并掌握我们在课堂上反复训练的“万能理由”。课下应该多去尝试运用所学去思考一些常见的话题。
4.语言亮点的制造
下笔之前就要想到千变万化,变化多端。试想,阅卷老师面对一大堆的作文试卷焦头烂额,倦意正浓之际,突然看到一份三段式的作文,卷面干净整洁,语言流畅得体,它一定会给阅卷老师一种清新愉悦的感觉。他们会感激你,会心甘情愿地,毫不吝啬地打出高分!
浅谈大学英文写作的练习技巧
英文写作是大学生在英语考试中最薄弱的一环。许多同学花了大量的时间和精力,却很难在这一项上有所突破。比方说,每天用一个小时来练习阅读,一段时间以后,阅读的速度和准确度都会有比较明显的提高;然而,每天用一个小时来写作,可能每次写的作文质量不会有太大的差异。可以说,在写作上的练习是一项投入产出比较低的工作。事实上,写作也有一定的技巧,这些技巧不被人所注意,原因在于:写作的技巧很大程度上不能从分析考试题目本身来得出,需要通过对大量英文文章的学习和总结得来,即功夫在题外。笔者在英语写作中有几点心得。
一、要善于模仿
对大多数学习英语的同学来说,英语的词汇量、句式的积累还极其有限,远不能达到用英文流畅表达,挥洒自如的境地。在这一阶段进行创作是不合时宜的,如果非要创造,只能写出“long time no see”这样的文字来。因此,模仿是这一阶段的必经途径。
谈到模仿,一些同学的办法就是背一堆范文,然后再到考场上进行一个“剪切”、“粘贴”的工作,效果可想而知。这不是真正意义上的模仿,充其量算是默写课文。如何模仿呢?
首先,模仿的目标要明确。模仿的重点永远要放在一定的句式结构上,而非个别的词汇。道理很简单:一个词,随着文章内容的变换,可能就不能用了;而句式结构是放置四海而皆准的东西,适用的范围广,学来对写作的帮助也就明显。
其次,模仿的材料要地道。像新概念英语这样的教材就提供了很多原汁原味的英语表达法。盲目选择文章学习,记一些不中不洋的句子,以讹传讹,浪费时间。
最后,模仿要体现在实际动笔上。比如说,新概念第三册有一个句式说:“…for the simple reason that…”表示某种现象的原因是什么,用在大学英语考试中,我们就可以拿来解释为什么自行车在中国如此的流行,表达为:“The bicycle is very popular in China for the simple reason that…”。然而,很多同学经常背了这些句式不用,一谈到原因仍然是“…because…”,等等。
二、要灵活变通
在批改英语作文的过程中,经常能发现一些将中文生硬地翻译成英文的表达法。由于中英文之间的差异和词汇量、表达法积累的不足,出现难于表达的情况是十分正常的。关键问题在于如何处理。有一句话叫做“立志如山,行道如水”,套用在这个问题上就很合适。写英文作文,一定要有决心把它写好,有信心把意思表达清楚,这是“立志如山”;但关键是遇到问题时要有个灵活的态度,能像流水一样变通解决问题。
有个翻译界的故事说:在某大型国际会议的招待会上,一道菜是用鸡蛋做的。与会的客人问翻译:“What is it made of?”本来是非常简单的一个问题,结果翻译太紧张,忘了“egg”这个词,但是他急中生智,回答:“It is made of Miss Hen’s son.”这里,就是一个灵活变通的范例。绕道表达,是写作中应该常常运用的一种方法。
三、要细心观察
要写好英语作文,还要带着敏锐的目光细心地观察,注意英语中一些表达上的习惯。
比如说,在正式文体的写作中,很少用 “it isn"t”这样的略缩形式,而往往是一板一眼地写作 “it is not”。同理,在正式文体中的日期一般不缩写,阿拉伯数字一般会用英文表达(特别长的数字除外)。
再比如说,翻翻新概念第三册所有的课文,会发现凡是一段文章的段首句出现转折时,转折词However都放在句子结构中的第二部分,以插入语的形式出现。分析原因,是因为段落一开始就用转折词,会时转折显得较生硬、突兀。
最后,许多同学在写作文时,习惯于把 “since” “because” “for”这样的词放在句首引导原因状语从句。事实上,在我们见到的英语报刊杂志文章中,这样的从句一般都是放在主句之后的。另外, “and”也常常被误放在一句话的开头,表示两个句子之间的并列或递进关系。其实,经常留心地道的英语文章能发现,如果是并列关系,完全可以不用连词;如果是递进关系,用 “furthermore” “what is more”更为普遍。
四、要心有全局
英文写作十分强调形式上的严谨性,特别是全局的丝丝入扣。如果写作时结构意识良好,应试写作就简化成为一个填空的过程了。框架万变不离其宗,适当地填如观点、素材,文章就自然而然地立起来了。
掌握了这些英文写作中的练习技巧,会使提高英文写作水平的努力有更大的收益
英语专家解读四六级考试写作误区
四六级考试作文部分占15分,四级要求写一篇100字的文章,六级为120字,两者难度相差并不大。纵观历次四、六级考试作文阅卷的情况,普遍存在着以下几方面的问题,而这些问题正是考生作文拿不到高分的关键所在。
1、平时缺乏训练、没有掌握写作能力。许多考生的写作仍停留在句子水平上,还没有上升到语篇水平上,因此写出的文章不流畅很生硬。还有一些学生的语言基础薄弱,中学所学的语言基础知识在大学里没能够得到巩固。
2、对四六级作文的答题方法缺乏了解。四六级考试的题型以写A rgument类型的文章为主,偶尔也会出现图表作文、信或描述性、说明性的题目。
3、母语干扰的痕迹非常明显。例如,在1998年1月的作文题目为“H armfulness of Fake Com modities”。有一位考生要表达“别人赚钱有人眼红”这样的意思,他不会使用“e nvy”或“en- vious”等词语,而是直接把眼红翻成了“red eyes”,使人感到费解。另一位考生想要讲述自己买了一双假冒皮鞋,不久鞋上开了一个洞这样的意思,就写出了“T here was a cave in the shoe”这样的句子。这些虽然都是极端的例子,但也反映了母语干扰的一个方面。
4、对待作文考试的态度不够认真,存有碰运气的侥幸心理。一些考生认为作文的好坏没有客观的标准,分数的高低取决于评阅人一时的好恶。这是对作文批阅的误解。这种心理反映在卷面上就是敷衍了事,不加思索,一挥而就。许多考生拿到作文题目以后没有认真审题、构思,而是提笔就写。在写作过程中也没有斟词酌句,严密地组织句子。在阅卷过程中发现许多考生字迹潦草,卷面凌乱,大小写、标点符号等都被一概忽略了
45天搞掂英语四级
河北省石家庄经济学院 潘海平
我是第二次才过的英语四级。跟老师学了差不多两年英语,第一次只考了50出头,感觉挺郁闷。
第二次报名之后,剩下的复习时间只45天左右。我给自己做了一个计划,要求是:听力14分,阅读34分,词汇12分,第四部分不论是完形填空还是问答都要拿到5分,作文13分。总分达到78左右。后来我发挥得有点超水平,得了82分,挺令人意外。
我用的资料有三本:王长喜的《四级巅峰训练》、王长喜的四级真题、王长喜的预测题。《颠峰训练》题很全,但我时间不多,只做了阅读,词汇,背了几篇范文。预测题的阅读比真题简单,所以我在做真题前做完测试题,最后才做真题。任务被我具体到每天做几篇阅读,听多少听力,记多少单词,这样易于操作和监督。
我的听力历来很烂。在备考前的一个多月里,我强迫自己每晚睡觉前认真听两个小时的真题听力。每个单元在听懂大意后,把后面的练习做完,再反复精听,听不懂的就标出来,看懂记住。第二天早上再把一些很口语话的句子默记住,这样直到每个句子的单词都听懂为止,有的甚至还能复叙出来。就这样,在考试前我把两盘真题磁带都听得烂熟。当然,在开始听时很不习惯,但坚持下来就好了。也不必贪多,两盘真题磁带足够。
阅读关键在于多做,做得多了,慢慢有“此中有真意,欲辩已忘言”的感觉,而且你会喜欢上做阅读。做四级很需要这种感觉,它可以提高做题的准确度。做完后还应及时检查自己出错的原因,以便日后改正。否则做得再多也益处不大。我当时归纳我失误的原因有:原文彻底未读懂,未找到原文就做出主观判断;题干未看清楚,在中心理解上断章取义等。其实之中大部分是自己心浮气躁,不踏实的缘故。
四级的文章难度较大,但题出得却相对简单,所以我并不死抠每个词或句子,而是只看句子的主干,抓住每段的中心内容,然后再在此基础上弄清全文大意。这样做表面上很费时间,但对于找到题目对应的原句是很有帮助的。且中心归纳题,一眼就可选出答案来,有些模糊的细节题也可跟对应段落的中心句参考一下,准确度是很高的。这样实际上却节约了不少的时间。
作文是相对主观化和易得分的部分。每年的作文结构都已给出,只要按要求写下去,并不容易跑题。所以重点应该放在用词和句意表达上。我发现那些所谓的范文其实也很简单,只不过是表达清晰,语言流畅罢了。况且,英语的表达比汉语灵活得多,一种方式表达不出,可以用另一种。虽然说也许不是最好的,但至少不会让你出错,失掉无谓的分数。
那时候,我每天都要将一篇真题范文翻译成汉文,再把汉文按范文标准翻译成英文,不必做到与原文一模一样,只要正确即可。这样练习下来,使我熟练地掌握了许多常用关联词和行文结构。所以,掌握了好的方法,考个12、3分是不难。
这次四级的考前复习我没参加任何复习班,就靠了45天的突击复习。事实证明,英语四级就这样被我轻松搞掂了
F. 谁有英语四级作文题目及范文,麻烦发一下,越多越好.(最好有心得)
大学英语四级考试作文(附范文)
1.书信
例1:感谢信
(1) 给小何写信感谢他接待你在云南旅游
(2) 回忆美好的旅行经历
(3) 邀请小何来你的家乡做客
June 17th , 2006
Dear Xiao He,
Thank you ever so much for having invited me for the tour of Yunnan, your home province. I had a fantastic time with you and your family. Your great hospitality will be unforgettable throughout my life.
When I think of those gorgeous places of scenic beauty you showed me around, I couldn’t be more delighted. And the pineapple pie Grandma prepared for me is out of this world. I had never had so delicious food! Indeed, I am still missing your snug log-cabin, small and cozy, which was turned into my dream house in fairy land those nights.
Would you come to Harbin, my home town, some time this summer vacation? Harbin, a beautiful place frequently referred to as Oriental Paris, offers a picture of another kind. I can assure you another pleasant tour. My family and I cannot wait to see you here.
Yours,
Li Ming
例2:投诉信
(1)陈述你对学校图书馆的不满
(2)列举图书馆存在的问题
(3)希望能够得到改进
September, 11
Dear President,
I am a sophomore with the Department of Law. My name is Wang Ming. I am writing to you today to intimate you with something undesirable that I have found in the University Library.
You may or may not realize how much our library, the landmark of our university or even of our town, weighs in our minds. It is a place we are most proud of and where we like to spend most of our time. In such an honorable place we have noticed recently some phenomena which hurt our eye. Some seats in the reading rooms are ‘permanently reserved vacant seats’, that is, some students “occupy” some seats they never come to use. What a terrible waste of valuable resource! Some other students are too noisy, talking among themselves, leaving mobile phone beeping anytime. And some library staff is ill-mannered and rude and not helpful most of time. These and other undesirable things have already done damage to the fame of our university and caused a lot of inconvenience to the users.
Dear President, we hope that something can be done to change and reverse the current situation. Let our cozy, comfortable, quiet, effective library come back.
Best wishes
Yours sincerely,
2.记叙文 例:A Welcome Back Celebration
1.杨玲生病,情绪低落.
2.班上同学准备cheer her up.
3.举办一场欢迎party.
Yang Ling is my fellow classmate and friend. Recently she had a terrible condition and has been hospitalized for over a month. She was depressed, sad and downhearted. She told us so many things are working against her, and she didn’t know how to change and redirect herself.
The day before she was released from hospital, we, some of her friends decided to give a surprise to cheer her up the next day. That night, she came back, shoulders bent and head fallen. She was so deep in her bad mood that she didn’t realize that her dorm is the only one in the building that is dark. She turned the key in the lock and opened the door when the room was suddenly lit like a bright day. Her eyes sparkled with delight and surprise. She saw all her classmates crowded in this tiny room. Everyone was holding something in his hand, flowers, fruits, cards, cheering, “Welcome back!” She was so moved that she burst into tears. And smile returned to her pretty face. She said “Thank you all.” heartedly.
Ever since that day, happiness and delight have stayed with her. Life is so wonderful.
3.论说文
例:Buying or Borrowing Books?
(1) 有些人认为书应该借来看
(2) 有些人认为书应该买来看
(3) 你的选择?
Buying or Borrowing Books?
Books can arm us with knowledge and information we need to make success of life. There are generally two ways in which we can have access to books: borrowing or buying. While millions are borrowing books, I still think buying them best suits me and gives me the greatest pleasure.
Many people choose to borrow books. For one thing, borrowing books can save us huge amounts of money. For another, if we borrow books from the library or friends, we normally have deadline to finish them. And consequently we can read more books in a limited time, just as a famous Chinese saying goes, “books can not be read unless borrowed.”
I believe that advantages for buying books are more obvious and compelling. Firstly, we can keep the books as long as we wish. Secondly, we can take whatever notes on the margin of the pages of the books. Finally, the process of selecting and keeping books can be a great fun.
4.口语作文
例:工作总结演讲
1. 简述上周五系学生会搞的一次以环保为主题的到某一湖区拾trash的活动。
2. 上述活动的效果及存在的问题。
3. 你的建议。
My fellow students,
Last Friday, the Students’ Union of our Department organized a clean-up project to Zhongshan Lake. The purpose of this project is to enhance(加强)the environment awareness of general public. Late in the afternoon around 4, a group of 35 volunteers went to the park where we pick up the trash(垃圾)left by some tourists. As head of the group, I would like to report to you on the event.
Actually, we did a wonderful job. When we were collecting the trash near the lake, many people paused to watch and then came to our help, showing considerable appreciation and support. But our work still left some to be desired. For one thing, since our project started late in the afternoon, hours were not long enough to attract enough people as we had predicted. For the other, lots of people passed by apparently not knowing what we were doing. But for these two drawbacks, our project could have been much better and more effective.
So, following are two of my suggestions: next time we have similar activities, try to start earlier, say in the morning. In this case we can put in more hours. And also, as we are getting along, we can put up some posters to tell people what we are doing and call their attention to environment protection. Thank you.
5.图表作文
A: staying at home
B: traveling
C: doing social investigation
D: other ways
From the two charts, we can see that in the past ten years the students who go traveling and do social investigations ring vacations have increased greatly while those who stay at home have decreased a lot.
There are several reasons for the changes. Firstly, with the development of economy, many people have become better off. Students can get financial support from their parents for traveling. Secondly, tourism has greatly developed over the past ten years. Many new scenic spots have been built and exploited. In addition, the students today are expected and encouraged to participate in facing the real world. In this way they can obtain the necessary experiences required when they go job-hunting upon graation.
From the changes in the charts, we can predict that more and more college students will make their vacations interesting and worthwhile by going to the outside world instead of staying at home.
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic of Studying Abroad. You should write at least
120 words following the outline given bellow:
1. 近几年来越来越多的学生选择留学
2. 出现这种现象的原因
3. 这种现象可能带来的影响
四级模考参考范文:
Recent years have witnessed a phenomenon that more and more students swarm into foreign countries to finish their ecation.They have not considered our homeland as the unique place to enrich their knowledge any more. Instead, some excellent boys and girls whose financial condition is fine simultaneously began to pay their attention on some oversea prestigious colleges and institutions and dream to get degrees there.
There are several reasons to cause this change. First of all, with the globalization and much more frequent communications with developed countries, most of the people in China get to realize the wide gaps in many fields, especially in science and technology,between China and western countries. They thirst for studying aboard to get ready better for the fierce competition in the job-hunting market. Moreover, the life in foreign countries is usually attractive to young people and studying aboard may satisfy their curiosity.
Besides, the rapid development of our mother country and the remarkable growth in our income make going abroad to study available, which is almost impossible to average Chinese students in the past.
The move-out of our students changes our society a lot.
On one hand, being students in foreign universities will widen their view and offer them more possibility to get favorite jobs. And consequently their success will draw more latecomers to do the same thing.On the other hand, if the majority of them will not go back to China to work in the future, our fatherland will probably suffer a significant loss which may be difficult to be estimated by money.
毕业的问题
1、Studying Abroad or Home
(1) 现在有越来越多的人想出国留学。
(2) 出国留学与在国内学习的对比。
(3) 你的观点。
Nowadays, with the development of science and technology, more
G. 英语四级考试作文模拟试题:诚信
Write an essay based on the following drawing. In your essay, you should:
1) describe the drawing briefly,
2) explain its intended meaning, and then
3) give your comments.
You should write on ANSWER SHEET 2.
范文:
This cartoon displays a very soothing scene. An old lady bought some stuff from a convenience store, and just at the moment when she was about to leave, the store keeper ran out to her because she had paid an extra two yuan. Though that is not a big amount of money, I believe the old lady must be greatly impressed by the keeper’s honesty.
It is without doubt that the cartoon aims at addressing a serious problem prevailing in today’s society, that is, the lack honesty in the field of business. For instance, many businessmen are so obsessed with making profit that they simply forget that they are supposed to serve the people with best procts and services. Therefore, there emerge fake procts, cheating services and unfulfilled promises. In contrast, the kind-hearted keeper of this drawing practices honesty in every detail of her work. Her attitude gives customer the sense that her proct and service are of first-class quality, which would guarantee her more customersand credit.
The store keeper’s practice is exactly what we should advocate among all businesses. That is because, honesty not only renders clients temporary satisfaction, but can also build long-term customer trust. The latter is one of the key factors for market expansion and business success.
译文:
这幅漫画展现了一个非常令人欣慰的情景。一个老妇人刚刚从一家便利店中买了一些东西,在她正要离开的时候,店主跑出来还给她多付的两块钱。尽管这点钱数目不多,但是我相信这个老妇人一定对店主的诚实留下了深刻的印象。
毫无疑问这幅漫画意在指出当今社会一个普遍且严重的社会问题,即商界缺乏诚信原则。具体而言,许多商人一心想着谋取更多的利润,而忘记了他们应该为顾客提供最好的产品和服务。因此就出现了诸如假冒产品、欺诈服务、无法兑现的诺言等。相反,这幅图中好心的店主却在工作的每一个细节中实践诚信的原则。她的态度让顾客感觉到她的服务和产品是一流的,这就保证了她拥有越来越多的顾客、更好的名声和信誉。
这个店主的行为正是我们应该在商界中努力实践的。这是因为,诚信不仅仅给了顾客暂时的满意感,而更能够建立长期的顾客信任。而后者是市场扩张和事业成功的关键因素之一。
闪光词汇及词组:
soothing: adj. 抚慰的, 使人宽心的
convenience store: 便利店
be about to: 将要,正打算
unfulfilled: adj. 无法行使的,无法履行的
first-class: adj. 一流的
render: v. 给予,给予或使可获得,提供
temporary: adj. 暂时的,临时的
expansion: n. 扩张,扩充
万能句型:
This cartoon displays a very soothing scene.
It is without doubt that the cartoon aims at addressing a serious problem prevailing in today’s society, that is…
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