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在英語的考察中，一般來說涉及到語言輸入（input）的項目考生做得比較好，如考研閱讀的A，B節(jié)和英語知識運用；而涉及到輸出（output）的項目成績一般不十分理想，如作文和翻譯。所以本文重點探討如何更好地準備2007年考研英語的作文部分，幫助廣大考生正確地認識并取得更好的成績。

考研大作文（20分）的要求是很好地完成了試題規(guī)定的任務：包含所有內(nèi)容要點；使用豐富的語法結(jié)構(gòu)和詞匯；語言自然流暢，語法錯誤極少；有效地采用了多種銜接手段，文字連貫，層次清晰。字數(shù)：160—200詞。從這個要求可以看出考生需要把重點放在英語的表達上，至于內(nèi)容是否“立論新穎”或“論證充分”等并不是考察的重點。我們認為，同學們需要從以下四個方面對英語的表達能力加以提高：

一．單詞要盡可能用正式的書面英語，一些口語中的用語需要避免，如要表達“我認為”，我們最好不要用“I think”，而應該選用豐富多樣的表達方法，如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,…等。這樣在考試中適當?shù)糜蒙希�就可以給閱卷老師留下更好的第一印象。

二．要盡可能多得使用豐富多樣的句型結(jié)構(gòu)，如主語從句，定語從句，狀語從句等，因為英語的作者在進行學術(shù)性文章寫作時這些句型是必不可少的。大家請看下面兩個句子然后判斷一下優(yōu)劣：

Sentence 1: Love is important to us.

Sentence 2: It goes without saying that love is of the utmost importance to every one of us.

可以明顯看出，第二句的意思更加豐滿，并且可以表明考生對于英語的句型掌握較好。

三．段落展開時要非常嚴謹。因為英語是一門邏輯性非常強的語言，所以在寫每一個段落時首先需要確定使用什么樣的展開方法。如果是用列舉法，那么在每一個論據(jù)前面一定要加上表示順序的連接詞，如In the first place,…In the second place,…Last but not least,…等，這樣可以給閱卷老師一個明確的心理預期，而且也可以向老師表明我們的思維很清晰，使用了銜接手段。

四．整個文章展開的時候一定要注意三個段落的有機聯(lián)系。一般來說我們在第一段介紹漫畫的畫內(nèi)和畫外意思，在第二段中進行展開，然后在第三段做出結(jié)論，提出解決問題的方法。

如2006年的作文我們就可以這樣來寫。

Directions: Study the following photos carefully and write an essay in which you should

1. describe the photos briefly

2. interpret the social phenomenon reflected by them, and

3. give your point of view

As is vividly described in the two pictures, many young people are fans of stars and they try every means to show their adoration. The first photo shows a face of a guy who has the name “Beckham”—a famous British footballer written on his face, while in the second picture another guy spends 300 yuan—a big sum of money for many people doing a hairstyle of Beckham.

The photos clearly reveal a serious and pervasive social problem nowadays. First of all, there is no denying that many youngsters want to be famous or rich overnight, therefore their focus is only on the success of the superstars, ignoring the fact that the famous people have to overcome many hardships and difficulties before they attain their success. A case in point is Beckham or Liu Xiang. What’s more, following the footsteps of superstars will waste the youngsters’ precious time. They are at a prime time to learn new knowledge and lay a solid foundation for their future career. Sheer adoration of stars will ruin their study and their future. Last but not least, some stars are not the ideal idols for young people, for example, the famous footballer Maradona used to abuse drugs. This, of course, has a negative effect on the development of the young people.

In my point of view, effective measures must be taken to correct this situation. It is the responsibility of the authorities to educate the young people to achieve success in a correct way. Meanwhile, the younger generation should redirect their adoration for stars to hard work, thus making greater contributions to the society. (270 words, 69/148/53)

小作文（10分）的寫作同學們重點要注意語域和格式兩個問題。所謂語域是指我們在跟其他人交流時，因為交際對象的不同，我們需要采用正式、一般和非正式的不同交際方式，這樣就需要不同的表達。另外應用文的寫作，尤其是書信的寫作要注意內(nèi)容的格式安排，如稱呼要左邊頂格寫，正文要每段開頭空四個字符，寫完三段后空兩行寫結(jié)尾謙辭并且在下一行署名，而謙辭和署名都要右邊頂格寫。

相信同學們在文都老師的精心輔導和細致講解的幫助下，并且在考前背住一些范文，同時自己每個星期寫1-2篇文章，這樣就可以在考試時胸有成竹了。

祝同學們在2007年的考研英語中取得滿意的成績！