英语四级写作难点分析及应对策略
<p> 难点一:主观判分,有所影响 不可否认,四级考试是目前国内各种英语测试中规模很大、公信度较高、科学性和客观性较强的一种,能够较客观地考察出一个人的实际英语能力。但写作仍然是四级考试中主观性较大的部分,存在主观判卷的弊端。虽然考官依据四级作文评分标准进行阅卷,但由于前文所述的考官在判卷中的弱点、盲点,人为因素不可避免。 难点二:体裁多样,难度较大 它既有书信作文,演讲稿,图表作文,也有议论文写作。字数要求也是国内英语测试中较多的,30分钟要求考生写一篇150字的短文。书信作文、议论文等尚能有章可循,然而图表作文却无从下手。这是因为国内各个层次的英语教学甚少涉及图表作文,并且要写好图表作文,不仅需要良好的英语语言能力,同时还应具备相应的分析、归纳能力。 难点三:老题新出,千变万化 四级作文有完善的出题套路,往往通过换关键词的方式可以旧瓶装新酒,老树开新花。请看下面几道考题: 例1:1995年1月四级作文真题 <span word="Directions">Directions</span>: <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="part">part</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> 30 <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="composition">composition</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="topic">topic</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span>? <span word="you">you</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> 100 <span word="words">words</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="base">base</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="composition">composition</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outline">outline</span> <span word="below">below</span>: 1.有人认为金钱是幸福之本 2.也有人认为金钱是万恶之源 3.我的看法 例2: 1996年1月四级作文真题 <span word="Directions">Directions</span>: <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="part">part</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="thirty">thirty</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="composition">composition</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="topic">topic</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span>. <span word="you">you</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 100 <span word="words">words</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="base">base</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="composition">composition</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outline">outline</span> <span word="below">below</span>: 1. 双休日给大学生带来的好处 2. 双休日可能给大学生带来的问题 3. 我应该怎样过好双休日 例3:1999年6月四级作文真题 <span word="Directions">Directions</span>: <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="part">part</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="thirty">thirty</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="composition">composition</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="topic">topic</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="selectively">selectively</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="extensively">extensively</span>? <span word="you">you</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 100 <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="base">base</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="composition">composition</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outline">outline</span> <span word="below">below</span>: 1. 有人认为读书要有选择 2. 有人认为应当博览群书 3. 我的看法 只要细看片刻就能发现这三道题如出一辙,提纲的结构实质上是完全相同的,不难想像,在写这些题目时定有套路可循。 不少四级考生谈作文即色变就是因为就题论题,不识庐山真面目。四级作文题目虽然充满变数,但万变不离其宗,考官不可能随心所欲得出新题或更新题库。与其上下求索,苦苦积攒上百道变化莫测的题目,不如勤于总结,牢牢记住以上几条题目变化的法则。 许多学生习惯于用汉语思维方式来进行英文写作,不善于开门见山,缺乏中心句和主题句的意识,谈了许多还未谈到主题,还未等到他们一步一步地从次要观点的阐述过渡到主要论点,时间已过去大半,不得不匆忙得出结论而收尾,作文也因此失分惨重。 应试对策: 学会写主题段和主题句,遵循外国人的线性思维模式。从全篇来看,一般的议论文大多都分为三大部分,即提出问题、分析问题、解决问题,四级作文也不例外,三部分缺一不可。文章的第一段落应是主题段,简单介绍了文章的大体思路。之后的段落要按逻辑顺序展开,这是因为结构的完整还包括结构的合理性,就像说明文有说明顺序一样,议论文的结构分布同样应该掌握一个递进深入的顺序。从每段来看,第一句应是主题句,表达了本段的中心思想,其后的每一个观点都应围绕这个中心展开。所有扩展句都紧扣主题。一般应在段首就亮出主题句,避免主题句放在段中或段末从而无法明显辨别引起混乱。 </p>
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