2008年12月英语四六级短文写作5大亮点设计

　　3)观点法
　　所谓观点法，就是开门见山，直截了当地提出本文要论证的观点或要解决的问题。这种开头方式主要适于观点论证型作文和问题解决型作文。
　　【常用句式】
　　① Now there is a growing awareness/ recognition of the necessity to…/Now people are becoming increasingly aware/ conscious of the importance of…
　　② It is true that… No one can deny …
　　③ …, which has been generally accepted. The truth of it is deep and profound/ self-evident.
　　④ Now people in growing/ significant numbers are beginning/ coming to realize/ accept/ be aware that…
　　⑤ Nowhere in… / Never in history has the issue/ change/ idea of… been more evident/ visible/ popular/ serious than in…
　　⑥ Perhaps/ Maybe we should/ it is time to rethink/ reexamine/ have a fresh look at the idea/ value/ attitude/ wisdom/ desirability that…
　　【例15】
　　“Haste makes waste”-a proverb full of logic, which has been generally accepted. It tells us that we have to do some steady and down-to-earth work if we want to accomplish something. The truth of it is deep and profound.
　　【分析】本段文字是关于“欲速则不达”的文章开头，运用了观点法，段首句使用了句式③。
　　4)比较法
　　所谓比较法，就是通过对过去、现在两种不同的倾向、观点进行比较，从而引出文章要讨论的观点。一般来说，对过去的观点都只是一笔带过，而将写作的重点放在现在的即文章要讨论的观点上。这种开头方式主要适用于观点论证型作文。
　　【常用句式】
　　① For years, …had been viewed as… But people are taking a fresh look now. With the growing/ development of…, people…
　　② People used to think that… (In the past, …) But people don’t share this view now.
　　③ It is a tradition/ custom/ practice/ traditional way… But now/in recent decades things have changed.
　　【例16】
　　It is a custom for Chinese to get married with a person with the same family background, regardless of the fact they may actually do not love each other. But in the recent decades things have changed. Chinese young people now tend to consider love to be the only factor to decide whether they will get married with someone or not.
　　【分析】本段文字是关于中国人对待婚姻的观念发生改变的文章开头，运用了比较法，段首句使用了句式③。
　　5)问题法
　　所谓问题法，就是先将要讨论的问题进行设问，然后在解答的过程中引出观点。这样开头的好处在于从一开始就能引起读者的兴趣，但需要注意的是，如果问题设计不好，就会导致首段中心不突出，主题句表达苍白等负面效果，因此使用时要慎重。这种开头方式主要适用于对比选择型作文和现象解释型作文。
　　【常用句式】
　　① Should/ What…? Opinions of/ Attitudes towards/ Answers to… vary widely/ greatly/ from person to person. Some… are favor of/ view/ regard/ think of… Others believe/ argue/ claim…
　　② “Why do/ have …?” Many … often ask/ pose the question like this.
　　③ One of the basic/ hot topic facing our society is : What/Why …?
　　④ How do you think of the problem of …? In seeking answer to this question, …
　　⑤ Why is there a … in society? It is no easy task to identify the causes for it.
　　【例17】
　　“Why do we have to learn Engl
　　ish while it may be useless after graduation?” Many college students often ask the question like this. Surely it is because they haven’t realized the importance of English. They do not know in the international communication, English is always the language to be used.
　　【分析】本段文字是关于大学生为什么要学英语的文章开头，运用了问题法，段首句使用了句式②。