原因在于没有做到以下几点:
高级词汇
高级词汇,指的是大纲中没有列入或没有识记要求,但在实际运用中却频繁出现的词汇,比如:frustration,awkward,awfully,concern等词,都可以算作是“高级词汇”。同学们如果能够适当地运用一些高级词汇,定会给阅卷老师留下深刻的印象。范例:
1. I can’t find any way to solve the problem. (换作高级词汇:I can’t find any solution to the problem.)
2. The question is really difficult to understand. (换作高级词汇:The question is really confusing.)
3. He had to face all the possible difficulties. (换作高级词汇:He had to cope with all the possible difficulties.)
同义词
一些常用的、大家脱口就能说出来的词汇,如:interesting,clever等,在作文中同学都用这些词汇,你如果还用,阅卷老师看到的文章就会千篇一律,枯燥无亮点。如果我们能够熟练地使用它们的同义词,就可以做到与众不同,给阅卷老师带来一丝新意,自然会给多点分。范例:
1. It will be very interesting. (换作同义词:It will be a lot of fun.)
2. He was so clever that he could count all the way up to 100 at one year old.( 换作同义词:He was so smart that he could count all the way up to 100 at one year old.)
3. Last summer I visited New Jersey with my parents. (换作同义词:Last summer I toured New Jersey with my parents.)
短语取代单词
使用短语的难度比单词要大一些,因此适当运用短语更能显出同学们的日常积累和写作功底。范例:
1. Suddenly I had a good idea. (换作短语:Suddenly I came up with a good idea.)
2. Take a moment to see what is happening around you. (换作短语:Take a moment to see what is going on around you.)
3. Everyone should do his or her best. (换作短语:Everyone is supposed to do his or her best.)
运用多语法结构
固定句式(如感叹句、复合结构、强调句型等)、定语从句、现在分词短语等都属于较复杂的语法结构。这些结构的正确使用,可以使文章的语言充满层次感,从而较好地反映写作者的语言运用能力。
一、使用固定句式
范例:
1. She was robbed of her purse but she had no time to call for help.(使用before one can do sth.结构:She was robbed of her purse before she could call for help.)
2. The environment will never improve until everybody takes care of it. (使用倒装结构:Not until everybody takes care of it will the environment improve.)
二、使用现在分词结构
现在分词结构可以表达伴随、原因等状语,因此几乎在任何文章中都可以用得上。现在分词短语可以使句子的表达更加简洁、生动,而且也使前后两个动作的衔接更加紧密。范例:
1. Nowadays, we can easily travel from one place to another and this bridges the gap among different races or cultures. (换作现在分词短语:Nowadays, we can easily travel from one place to another, thus bridging the gap among different race or cultures.)
2. People worked together on the assembly line.(换作现在分词短语:People worked together on the assembly line, moving quickly and efficiently.)
三、使用定语从句
定语从句的使用,不仅能使上下文更加流畅,也同时能充分展示写作者运用较复杂的语法结构的能力。范例:
1. My favorite living writer is Roddy Doyle. I think he is a genius. (使用定语从句:My favorite living writer is Roddy Doyle, who I think is a genius.)
2. My aunt bought me a book. The title of the book is All about USA. (使用定语从句:My aunt bought me a book, whose title is All about the USA.)
上下文连贯
书面表达应该注意“上下文的连贯性”,并能“有效地使用语句间的连接成份,使全文结构紧凑”。这里的连贯性,是指通过连接词(包括并列连词,从属连词和连接性副词)、非谓语动词短语等语法成分,使两个或多个意义相互关联的事情或观点在同一个句子内得以表达,使整个段落或篇章浑然一体,连贯流畅。
一、 连接性副词
连接性副词也被称为过渡词。它们的位置一般以句首居多。连接性副词承上启下,能够令读者对后续的句子产生心理上的期待和准备,因此整个篇章会因它们而紧凑连贯。
常见的连接性副词有:also, furthermore, in addition, additionally, hopefully, meanwhile, however, instead, in other words, in brief, in a word, in my opinion, on the whole等等。范例:
1. We have many things to do. We believe we can finish before the day is over. (使用连接性副词:We have quite a lot to do. Hopefully, we will be able to finish before the day is over.)
2. The boy comes from a poor family. The boy does very well in his studies. The boy plans to work his way through college. (使用连接性副词:Even though he comes from a poor family, the boy does very well in his studies; furthermore, he plans to work his way through college.)
二、 使用从属连词
常见的从属连词有after, as, when, while, as long as, as soon as等。范例:
1. You work hard and never give up. You will succeed in your studies. (使用从属连词:So long as you work hard, you will succeed in your studies.)
2. The teacher came in.The students were quiet. (使用从属连词:The students were quiet as soon as the teacher came in.)
语言得体
一、体裁和题材对得性的要求
不同体裁和题材的文章有不同的用语要求。比如,书面通知中就不适合用“I will tell you a piece of good news.”或“May I have your attention, please?”等句子。这些句子只有在口头通知中才算得体的语句。
高考全国卷曾有一篇书面表达,要求“你”给一位外国朋友回信,介绍“你”帮他找的一套出租房。相当一部分考生没有理解“你”与说话对象的关系,所以话语中没有给对方提出异议的余地,叙述的方式和口吻上缺乏礼貌性,像“The house is very suitable for you.”等语句显得相当主观,若改为“Do you think it is suitable for you? If not, I will try again.”就比较得体。
另外, 英语中还有正式语和非正式语,书面语和口头语之分。写作前,还应该认真分析题目的体裁,根据不同的体裁,确定用语的类别。
正式用语或书面语的句子结构严格遵循语法规则,所采用的单词使用频率不是很高,比如:permit, inform, discover, depart等词都属于正式用语;
而非正式用语或口头用语则较多地使用短语,所采用的单词使用频率高,也比较短。比如let, tell, find out, leave等等。非正式用语也经常使用简略语或缩略词。
二、文化和思想内涵对得体性的要求
只有了解社会、历史、文化、政治及思维习惯等因素对语言的影响,才能使选词更贴切、更得体。例如:
1. People who live on the farm can hear cocks’ crow every morning. (rooster 和cock 都可表示“公鸡”,但cock通常听起来比较粗鲁,所以应把cock改为rooster才比较妥当。)
2. Because he was ill, he had to stay at home yesterday. (本句话想要表达的意思是“因为他病了,所以他不得不呆在家里”。汉语思维中常常是先原因,后结果,而英语则刚好相反。所以句子应该改为:He had to stay at home yesterday because he was ill.)