2008年英语四级写作备考训练(1)

一．一个中心：切题

二．两个基本点：“死去活来”；表达>内容

三．四个层次：词 句 段 文

1．英语用词较灵活

我认为

I think…?

I believe/ argue/ insist/ maintain/ deem/ As I see it,/ In my opinion,/ From my point of view,/ As to me,/ As for me,/ As regards me,/ When it comes to me,/As far as I am concerned,…

2．英语句型较丰富

1）主语从句

It is common knowledge that honesty is the best policy.

It is well-known that…

It is self-evident that…

It goes without saying that… It is universally acknowledged that…

2）宾（表）语从句

We cannot understand why he was so cruel to his roommates.

The problem is not who will go, but who will stay.

3）定语从句（限定性和非限定性）

As is shown/ demonstrated/ illustrated/ depicted/ described…in the cartoon/ picture/ graph/ table…,

There are many reasons why I want to study in your university.

It is estimated that tens of billions of yuan is spent on cigarettes every year in our country, which is a huge waste.

4）状语从句（时间，原因，地点，条件，让步，转折等）

When the man is enjoying the cigarette, the smoke becomes a monster (怪物) which will devour him.

Whatever the reason, there are still some problems with student use of computers.

5）词短语做定语或状语

Prof. Kang came to our university, giving us a lecture on how to acquire English better.

Coupled with the growing quantity of information is the development of technologies which enable the storage and delivery of more information with greater speed to more locations than has ever been possible before.

6）倒装句

Only through these measures can we hope to solve the problem.

Scattered around the globe are more than 100 small regions of isolated volcanic activity known to geologists as hot spots.

7）被动句

Some measures should be taken to deal with the problem.

He is said to have accomplished a lot of great deeds.

Many people believe that…(It is believed that…)

8）设问句

Do you still remember the boy who cried wolf for several times so no one would trust him?

3．英文段落展开严谨

第一段：主题句法；提出问题

第二段：列举法；正反法；举例法；因果法

第三段：给出意见；解决问题；归纳法

4．英文文章结构清晰