试比较下面句子:A man is walking down the street.A man is strolling down the street.通过比较可以看出,前一句不如后一句表达得具体、生动。一个词如果内涵越具体,那么在特定的场景中恰当地使用它,就会收到意想不到的效果。
很多同学写作时常随便用一个很笼统的词来描述一个具体事物或人,如 a nice man给人感觉很笼统空泛,我们可以用很多有个性的、具体的词描绘一个人,如 generous(大方的,慷慨的),humorous(幽默的),smart(漂亮的,潇洒的),kind-hearted,warm-hearted,hospitable(好客的,招待周到的),gentle(文雅的),optimistic(乐观的),easy-going(随和的),spirited(英勇的),cultivated(有教养的),manly(有男子气概的),knowledgeable(知识渊博的)等等。
2、要善于运用短语
短语用得好,会给评卷员留下深刻印象。如:When he was a child,he wanted to learn everything.( 普通)When he was a child,he had a strong appetite(胃口) for knowledge.(高级)
I couldn't go on studying because there was so much noise troubling me. (普通)I couldn't go on studying with so much noise troubling me. (高级)
3、巧用复合句
高考评分标准强调使用语法结构的数量和复杂性,鼓励考生尽量使用较复杂的结构,并且对由此产生的错误采取了宽容的态度。如果恰当运用各类从句,就会使文章出彩。如:(定语从句) What's more,people have easy access to the Internet,which enables them to send and receive e-mails whenever they like.
4、巧用倒装句、感叹句、强调句、虚拟语气句等
使用这些句式可使文章化平淡为生动,加强语气,使评卷老师感受作者的强烈情感。
(倒装句)Only in this way can Internet Bars be well used by people.(感叹句)I thought,“How hard mum is working! She must be very tired.”
5、巧用排山倒海句
如能运用一个个排比句、对偶句、不定式或短语,可令文章增色不少,会给评卷员眼前一亮的感觉。如:
The purpose of the program are to make our school more beautiful,to make the air cleaner and fresher,and to turn our school into a better place for us to study and live in.3谋篇方面:结构要清晰而流畅,巧用过渡词众所周知,语言的最高层次不是传统语法所说的句子,而是语篇。语篇指的是一系列连接的语段或句子构成的语言整体。一篇好的文章不但句子正确,要点齐全,更重要的是有效地使用了语句间的连接成分。因此,恰当使用好连接性的词语和句子,是使作文获得高分的一个重要因素。下列各组表示列举或补充的短语或句式非常实用,对高考写作很有帮助:(1)Firstly...,secondly...,thirdly...,finally...(2)In the first place...,in the second place...,in the third place...,lastly...(3)to begin with...,then...,furthermore...,finally...(4)to start with...,next...,in addition...,finally...(5)first and foremost...,besides...,last but not least...(6)most important of all...,moreover...,finally...