Sample WritingI(2000)
①At 7:15 a.m. on the morning of Feb.8th,2000,I was heading east on the south side of the Park Road,taking my morning walk as usual.②I saw an old man on the other side of the road outside the gate of the City Park.③He was just crossing the street when a car on the 3rd Street made a sudden right turn at the crossing.④The car was so fast that the old man even didnt have time to dodge and the car hit the elderly hard.⑤I thought the driver would have stopped to help,but she didn't.⑥Instead,she just drove off,leaving the old man still lying on the ground in pain.⑦Fortunately,I noted down the details:it was a yellow car,the plate number of which was AC864,and the driver was a young lady.⑧After that,I went over to check out the old man.(30分)
Sample Writing II(2001)
①I'm very pleased to tell you the change s of my life since reduction of learning load was brought in.②But before that,I was often exhausted at weekends.③I attended school and had classes the whole day.④In the evening,I was often forced to do my boring homework and I could not go to bed until 11:30.⑤Since the program of reducing learning load was introduced,my life,however,has been much more interesting.⑥I frequently pay a visit to museums,drop in at computer rooms and draw pictures in my leisure(=spare)time.⑦After lunch,I watch TV,read stories and look through newspapers to enrich my horizon.⑧No longer do I stay up;on the contrary,I go to bed at about 10p.m.⑨Inshort,I am quite satisfied with my life now.(25分)
上面两篇文章都有一些共同的特点:内容充实,要点全面;语言丰富,文字优美;行文连贯,思路清晰,过渡自然,均为满分作文。我们认为,考生要想在高考写作中取得理想的分数,必须明确高考写作考查的形式。下面我们给出1990-2002(春)高考作文统计表。
本人曾参加过2000年和2001年高考北京地区英语阅卷工作。从阅卷的情况来看,老师们更多地是从整体上或者说从宏观上把握整篇文章,比较侧重于语言文字的运用,但是这并不意味着考生要刻意去写一些花哨的东西。要在写作中获取一个比较理想的分数,考生应该从以下几个方面入手:
首先,考生要明确考试的写作要求,主要是说明文字型、图表型和图画型三种类型,对写什么(作文内容或要点),怎么写(行文和语言)在头脑里面应该有一个清醒的思路。从阅卷的情况来看,很多考生没有认真思考,动笔就写,在写作的过程当中或者在检查的时候发现一些错误,不得不进行修改,由于考试时不准使用涂改液和胶条,致使卷面多处用圆珠笔或钢笔涂改,严重影响卷面整洁,也影响了考生的实际成绩。
其次,考生应该从遣词造句角度多下工夫。词法上,要尽可能地运用已经学过的而且比较熟练的词组、短语或成语,要在使用动词、非谓语动词、副词和词语活用等方面多用笔墨;句法句式上,要求变换各种句式,如强调句、倒装句、感叹句、省略句、各种从句和固定句型等,长句和短句交错使用。需要强调的是,考生务必确保在没有错误的前提下作一些适当发挥。
第三,行文连贯是阅卷教师比较看重的一个方面。为了使文章在整体上结构严密,浑然一体,增强文章的说服力和感染力,考生应该在句子与句子之间,甚至段落与段落之间,恰当地使用一些过渡性词语。
另外,考生很容易犯的一个错误是,在写出若干个句子以后不使用连接词或连词,出现“run-on sentence”(连续句)现象,这是英语写作的大忌。考生一定要牢记,在英语书面表达中一定要用一个连词或连接词连接两个句子(当然,有时用一个分号要连接两个句子),两个连词连接三个句子,三个连词连接四个句子,依次类推。
在交卷前,考生务必将写完的作文阅读两遍,认真检查是否有语法和拼写方面的错误,是否有动词时态、语态方面的错误,是否有中式英语等等,因为上述任何错误都会影响考生的最后成绩。