大学英语四级考试写作辅导

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2012年6月大学英语四级考试写作辅导(1)
记叙文的思路与练习
记叙文是以叙述人物的经历和事物的发展变化过程为主要表现形式的一种
文体。记叙文既可以以写人为主，又可以以写事为主。写记叙文要注意记叙文的
“六大要素”即 ：
时间(When)—— 何时发生，有没有具体时间?
地点(Where)—— 何地发生，有没有地点变化?
人物(Who)—— 何人参与，谁是主角?
事件(What)—— 发生了什么，有何特点?
原因(Why)—— 事件的起因?
结果(How)—— 事件的经过及结局?
一般说来，在一篇记叙文中这六大要素是缺一不可的。
记叙文的思路就围绕这六大要素充分展开。
【例】四级考试中，只出现过一次专门的记叙文体裁的写作，即“An Early
Morning Walk”(1988.6.)，2003年6月出现过包含记叙文的作文，即“An
Eye-Witness Account of a Traffic Accident”。
对于“An Early Morning Walk”，知道命题要求后，我们就要开始构思了。
When：题目已规定了是“清晨”，在这个时候，“我”去散步。
Where：到哪儿散步?去公园?在校园里?在街上(街上空气不好，还是不去!)。
Wh o：在公园里看到晨练的人：中老年人、年轻人、小孩子;在校园里看到读
书背单词的学生。
What：人们热火朝天地做操，随音乐跳舞，打球，等等。
Why：清晨空气清新，适合锻炼;一日之际在于晨，背背书，读读单词。
当然，由这个题目可以令人想到很多东西，因篇幅所限，我们做了删减。
参考范文
An Early Morning Walk
One morning I got up very early， and everything around was very quiet.
The sun had just risen， shining brilliantly and everything seemed to be
covered with a layer of golden silk. There were only some birds singing
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occasionally in the tall trees. I strolled along the street toward the
park， breathing the fresh air and feeling extremely happy.
When I arrived at the park， I found， to my surprise， that there
were so many people there. Men and women， boys and girls， all were
enjoying themselves in their various activities. Some were doing morning
exercises， some were playing badminton and some old people were having
their tea while talking to each other cheerfully.
I wandered around the park. To my delight， I found a few middle-school
students talking to each other in English in one corner of the park. I
went up and spoke to them in English. We soon became friends. I was very
glad to find another opportunity to practice my spoken English. On the
way home， I realized that an early morning walk really was good and
healthful. Taking early morning walks makes one healthy and wise.
【点评】文章按照时间顺序(in chronological order)，第一句话点明时间
(One morning)、人物(第一人称“I”)，并简要描述了早晨的特点(What was the
setting)，接着第二段第一句话交代地点(in the park)，然后介绍公园里人们
及作者的活动(What was happening)，最后在文章结尾点题，即，归纳中心思想
——Taking early morning walks makes one healthy and wise. 仅仅189个单< br>词既满足了记叙文的“六大要素”，又有明确的中心思想和生动的细节，行文方
式符合要求。
1. 以“A Most Unlucky Day”为题，想想该怎么写。注意：题目的中心词
是“unlucky”。
When：
Where：
Who：
What：
Why：
How：
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When：哪一天是最倒霉的日子?考前的晚上?公布成绩的日子?周末?
Where：在大 街上违章停车?在学校?在商场?在经常光顾的地方——食堂、餐
厅、麦当劳、图书馆、溜冰场、投影厅 ?
Who：是我倒霉?是好友?你?那个蛋白质室友?
What：拿到罚单?上课上班迟到?失恋?被窃?四级没过?
Why：倒霉嘛，无非是运气不好，睡过头了、态度恶劣、偷懒、不刻苦…
How：一团糟，挨批，心情极度沮丧，不过也无所谓嘛…
想完之后，我们再花点儿功夫将关联的东东挑出来，别忘了本文的中心是
“unlucky”。


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2012年6月大学英语四级考试写作辅导教程(2)
根据自己的思路，写一篇文章：
参考范文
A Most Unlucky Day
I had a streak of tough luck yesterday. Everything， it seemed to me，
went wrong. And I simply couldn’t understand why all the bad things
happened to me in one single day.
In the morning， as luck would have it， my alarm clock didn’t ring，
and with an aching head I woke up half an hour later than usual. I was
in such a hurry that， when making an omelet， I got my fingers burnt and
splashed the omelet all over the floor of the kitchen.
Having no time for my breakfast at that point， I rushed out of my
house with an empty stomach and hurting fingers. I had intended to catch
the 7:30 subway， but somehow I couldn’t make it. I became very nervous
at the mere thought of being late for my English class， because my English
teacher is very strict and demanding， and he gets angry whenever any
student is late for his class.
After getting off the 7:40 subway， I raced all the way from the station
to my school， thinking it would be impossible for me to flag a taxi at
this hour of the day. At the corner of the street near my school， I abruptly
bumped into a man and， worse luck， broke the glasses I had bought for
500 yuan just last week. With scarcely any time to receive or offer an
apology， I just kept on running and running. At long last， I arrived
at the school only to find， with great sadness mixed with some relief，
that the school was empty and the classrooms were all locked. It was
Saturday.
My ill luck showed no sign of coming to an end. When I returned home
greatly frustrated， I found myself locked out. In my hurry I had forgotten
to bring the key with me. Just my luck!
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【点评】这篇文章按照时间顺序一气呵成。文章的标题、第一句和最 后一句
都点出了中心思想：“I had a most unlucky day”。故事从作者醒来 开始，在慌
慌张张中煎蛋卷、赶地铁、急奔学校、撞破眼镜、发现白忙乎了一场，最后猛然
清醒 ——匆忙之中忘了钥匙!整个故事描述得精彩生动，既有动作的细节又有作
者内心的感受，让读者也身临 其境地体会了倒霉的一天。



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2012年6月大学英语四级考试写作辅导教程(3)
根据以下提示叙述一场交通事故：1)用第一人称;2)短语提示：drive home at
about 30 kilometers an hour;it was dark;a small girl chased a dog;not hit
her but hit a car in the other direction3)写出作者对此交通意外的感想。
参考范文
Last night I was driving home from work. I had an accident. I was
following behind a truck， driving at about 30 kilometers an hour. I was
watching the traffic carefully because it was getting dark.
Suddenly a small girl ran onto the road from the left. She was chasing
a dog and she wasn’t paying any attention to the traffic. I immediately
applied the brakes and turned the steering wheel quickly to the right.
The girl jumped towards the side of the road as soon as she saw my
car. Fortunately I did not hit her， but I hit a car coming in the other
direction. Luckily I was not driving very fast so the damage was not
serious. It is better to damage a car than to injure a young child， I
thought to myself.
B： 以第一人称写一篇记叙文，讲述在旅行中经历的一件小事。
参考范文
Go on a Mediterranean Journey
My wife and I have always enjoyed traveling by sea，and last year we
decided to go on a Mediterranean journey. Although our holiday was rather
expensive we thought that the high standard of accommodation， the
first-class food and the many interesting places we saw were well worth
the price we paid.
We found that most of the other passengers were friendly and
interesting， but there was one man， a Mr. James， who irritated and
annoyed us. Whatever subject we talked about， it seemed that he was an
expert at it. He had， apparently， read more books， visited more countries
and studied more languages， than anyone else had. After a few days， we
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ate our meals in silence， because nobody wanted to begin a conversation
that would soon be taken over by this man.
Then my wife had an idea. She suggested that we might think of an
unusual subject， look it up in an encyclopedia and then talk about it
at dinner. If it were an unusual subject， Mr. James could not possibly
know anything about it. The subject we chose was “English Agriculture
in the Eleventh Century.” At dinner that night we discussed this subject
with great enthusiasm. Mr.
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2012年6月大学英语四级考试写作辅导教程(4)
历年四级考试中的“How I Overcome Difficulties in Learning English”、
“My Ideal Job”以及图表作文的第一段都属于说明文的范畴，如，2002年6月
的根据坐标图写 题为“Students Use of Computers”的作文。
说明文必须按一定的顺序进 行说明：时间顺序、空间顺序、逻辑顺序或认识
顺序，选择具体的特点和细节来说明。
所以，说明文的思路要围绕说明顺序、事物的特点和细节展开。例如：
范文点评
A Famous Clock
When you visit London， one of the first things you will see is Big
Ben， the famous clock which can be heard all over the world on the B.B.C.
If the Houses of Parliament had not been burned down in 1834， the great
clock would never have been erected. Big Ben takes its name from Sir
Benjamin Hall who was responsible for the making of the clock when the
new Houses of Parliament were being built. It is not only of immense size，
but is extremely accurate as well. Officials from Greenwich Observatory
have the clock checked twice a day. On the B.B.C. you can hear the clock
when it is actually striking because microphones are connected to the
clock tower. Big Ben has rarely gone wrong. Once， however， it failed
to give the correct time. A painter who had been working on the tower hung
a pot of paint on one of the hands and slowed it down!
【点评】这是《新概 念英语》中的一篇经典说明文，介绍了世界著名的“大
本钟”。文章开篇指明该钟位于英国伦敦，且全世 界的人们通过BBC就能够听到
钟声。接下来讲述了“大本钟”的由来，特点——不仅外型巨大，而且走 时准确，
在结尾处讲了“大本钟”的一个幽默的小插曲——油漆工把油漆桶挂在指针上，
把钟弄 慢了。细读这篇文章，我们不难发现，区区159个单词就把“大本钟”的
光辉形象牢牢地刻在读者的脑 海里，为什么?本文基于事实，分析了主题的来龙
去脉，语言简洁又不失生动贴切，作者态度客观又充满 幽默，使读者既“明白了
事理”，又对事物有较完整明晰的了解认识，此乃说明文之真谛也。
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2012年6月大学英语四级考试写作辅导教程(5)
以“Goals”为题打开一篇说明文的思路。
参考思路
1)目标的分类：(可根 据时间顺序，空间顺序、逻辑顺序或认识顺序，任选
一个进行分类和排列)
2)各个类别的特点和细节：
3)组织成文：
范文点评
Goals
Everyone has goals. Many people do not reach their goals for lack of
planning. These three sets of goals should be developed： lifetime，
intermediate and short term.
Lifetime goals should be written out. These goals should be clear and
reasonable. For instance， the goal to win a research prize is clear and
measurable. Other lifetime goals might include publishing a certain
number of influential books or articles， earning a departmental
chairmanship at a major university， successfully competing for a grant
from the National Science Foundation or securing a consultantship with
a big corporation.
Intermediate goals relate to outcomes during the next few years. For
the beginning doctoral student， intermediate goals may include
completion of course work and preparation of a doctoral research proposal.
Like lifetime goals， these are measurable and clearly stated.
Short-term goals involve outcomes expected during the next 12 months.
These goals are more performance oriented， and they help with achievement
of intermediate goals. Examples of short-term goals are earning an A in
a course， learning how to program a computer or performing an experiment.
【点评】本文介绍了人生的三种目标：终生的、长期的和短期的目标。 在文
中采用了说明文常用的方法：定义、举例、分类和比较等。
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2012年6月大学英语四级考试写作辅导教程(6)
我们要了解并且要掌握的方法：
1. 定义法(definition)
定义法是 用下定义的方式去揭示事物本质特征或概念内涵。它能使读者迅速
抓住本质属性和基本特点。此法的句型 ：
① … is athe … of … whichthat …② … relate toinvolverefer
to …
【例】
(1)Language is a system of arbitrary vocal symbols which is used for
human communication. 语言是人类用来交际的任意性的语音符号体系。
(2)Intermediate goals relate to outcomes during the next few years.
(3)Short-term goals involve outcomes expected during the next 12
months.
2. 举例法(illustration)
举例法就是举出实际事例来说明事物的方法，是最常见，往往也是最有效的
阐释模式。
专家提醒
举例时应挑选具体、典型且有能力表达清楚的例子，并注意按照一定的顺序
编排。
请看上述范文第二段：“For instance”引出“lifetime goals”的实例，
如，赢得研究奖金、出版有影响书或文章、获得大学的系主任职位、获得国家自
然科学基金及大 公司稳定的顾问职位。
3. 分类法(classification)
分类法就是把说明 的对象，按一定的标准划分成不同类别分别加以说明的方
法。如：上述范文介绍人生的三种目标，并按照 时间的长短对终生目标、长期目
标和短期目标做了分类说明。
4. 比较法(comparison)
比较法是用一个事物和与其有联系的其他事物加以对比的说明方法。 目的是
为了帮助读者准确地区分事物，通过对比达到对该事物的深刻认识。
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如：上述范文对三种人生目标在时间上和实际操作上进行了比较，并阐明了
彼此的联系。
(1)Lifetime goals should be written out.
(2)Like lifetime goals， these are measurable and clearly stated.
(3)These goals are more performance oriented， and they help with
achievement of intermediate goals.
5. 数字法(statistics)
数字法是运用数据来表明事物的本质和特点，准确合理的数据使文章精确可
信。
【例】
(1)Nearly half of all Americans over age 20 wear a bridge or denture，
and more than 20 percent have complete upper and lower denture. By age
50， one out of every two persons has gum disease.
(2)And it seems sensible to wait. One quarter of all marriages between
people under twenty-one end in divorce. In Britain in 1972， there were
124，248 divorces.
说明文的说明方 法除上面介绍的常见的几种以外，还有诸如分项法、列举法、
比喻法及引用法等，只有综合运用多种说明 方法，才能多角度、多层次地全面、
清晰、准确地展示客观事物的本来面貌。

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2012年6月大学英语四级考试写作辅导教程(7)
1. 用定义法解释：
CET-4：
the Olympic Games：
a skeleton in the cupboard：
Hope Project：
qualifications：
2. 用举例法说明：
教育的重要性：
当前网络游戏的危害：
成功的方法：
健身的种种看法：
大学生学好英语的方法：
3. 用分类法说明：
社会实践的方面：
课外活动：
大学生谈恋爱的原因：
大学毕业生的分配情况：
食堂的伙食：
4. 用比较法说明：
留学的利弊：
兼职的好坏：
不同的减肥方法：
题海战术与素质教育：
5. 用数字法说明：
大学生的身体状况：大学生的就业现状：
汽油价格上涨带来的影响：
手机的使用情况：中国人住房状况：
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2012年6月大学英语四级考试写作辅导教程(8)
借助说明文的构思方法，看看下列题目该如何写：
(1)The Layout of a Hospital
Direction： You are asked to write a composition about “The Layout
Of a Hospital”。 Locate some important departments in the hospital based
on the picture and information given below. Your compositions should be
no less than 100 words.
1)the Emergency Department
2)the Out-patient Department
3)the Surgery Department
4)DispensaryPharmacy
5)Physician Department
6)the Eye， Ear， and Throat Department
7)the Dental Department
8)the Laboratory
9)the X-ray Department
10)the Administrative Building
11)the Ward
参考范文
Near the gate， on the west side of the road is the Emergency Department.
Opposite the Emergency Department across the Main Road is the Out-patient
Department. The building to the southwest of the lake is the Dispensary，
which faces the Surgery Department lying on the other side of the road.
Along the west wall， from south to north， stand three buildings： the
Physician Department， the Eye， Ear， and Throat Department， and the
Dental Department. The Laboratory is to the northwest of the round about，
and beside the Laboratory， the X-ray Department is located on the same
side of the road.
A winding road by the lake leads to the Ward. Near the end of the main
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road， the Administrative Building is situated on the east side. The
hospital is nicely and conveniently laid out.

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