劉茂林
每年,高考閱卷老師要在十幾天的時間里,完成全省數十萬份試卷的閱卷任務,工作強度很大,身心都很疲倦。尤其是面對同一體裁、題材的英語作文,閱卷老師很容易產生審美疲勞。怎樣才能寫出與眾不同的作文,讓閱卷老師眼前一亮呢?筆者認為,只有通過制造“亮點”,才能吸引閱卷老師的眼球,大大增加獲得高分的機會。
“亮點”制造手法1:得體運用高級詞匯
用詞準確、得體是寫作的前提。在這一前提下,使用恰當的高級詞匯有助于獲得高分。俗話說“一葉知秋”,詞匯的運用體現了作者駕馭語言的能力。有時候,一個高級詞匯就能給文章增添不少亮色。
請仔細體會下列例句中的高級詞匯與普通詞匯表達效果的不同(橫線上為高級詞匯,括號里是普通詞匯)。
例1The next morning, our classmates were both surprised and overjoyed(very happy) when they saw the wall newspaper.
例2That is a challenging(difficult) job.
例3I am awfully grateful to you(should thank you) for taking so much trouble to help me.
例4He turned a deaf ear to (didnt listen to) what I said in class.
下表中的高級詞匯可供同學們參考。
除此之外,教材中還有很多高級詞匯值得關注,如access, available, annoyed, confused, convenience, considerate, essential, fascinated,get accustomed to等。
“亮點”制造手法2: 交替使用多種句型
一篇文章如果只使用結構單一、長度相同的單句,就會顯得平淡無奇,讀起來索然無味。要想凸顯文采,應在正確的前提下,交替使用簡單句和復合句,盡量做到句式多樣化。總的來說,除簡單句外,寫作時常用的句型如下:
(1)以形式主語it引導的有關句型。
It is / was +被強調部分+ that(who) +...
It happened(chanced) that...
It is high time that sb. did / should do...
It is / was said(reported / believed) that...
Itis / was +時間段+ before +...
It doesnt matter...
(2) 由as,which引導的非限制性定語從句。
(3) 由no matter what / which / when / where / who / how / whose等以及whatever / whichever / whenever / wherever / whoever / however 等引導的讓步狀語從句。
(4) 以so long as, on condition that等引導的條件狀語從句。
(5) 以the moment, the minute, the instant, the hour, the day, every time, next time, last time, immediately, directly, no sooner...than, hardly...when 等引導的時間狀語從句。
(6) 主語+謂語+ the size / length / width / height + of+被比較對象。
此外,也可以使用分詞、不定式、介詞短語作狀語,或使用強調句、感嘆句、倒裝句、獨立主格結構等,增強語句的表現力,使文章跌宕起伏。……