四、背诵。上面提到的都是六级要考试的内容，为了有效利用时间，我将写作基本功的练习融于这些题型的准备之中。这不是偷懒，因为其中每个部分你要真正获得写作的锻炼都是要付出努力的。背诵就是在以上这些环节的准备中不可缺少的方法。有很多同学都是在考前背好多篇不同类型的范文，这的确是一个很有效的方法。但如果没有平时的积累，是不会只背几篇东西就自然能“下笔如有神“的。在这里我要说明的一点是，我本人其实是很讨厌为考试而学习的，所以也就厌恶为考试而背诵。但是就单纯提高写作水平而言，背诵确实是必要的。所以在平常的语言学习中，我都会去记忆一些内容有价值、语句优美的句子或段落，这对于培养语感也是很有用的，尤其是一些谚语，真是又精辟又实用。要说明一下的是，在很多作文指导书中都会介绍不少谚语和俗语，以致于考试作文中千篇一律的都会出现：No pains，no gains.Better late than never.我要说的是，大家在平常的学习中应该去多留心一些新颖的段句，找到一些可以与众不同的，点缀在你文章中，会是精彩的亮点。下面是我最喜欢的一部分句子。
1)One ship drives east;another drives west，by the selfsame gale that blows. It’s the set of the sail and not the gale that determines the way she goes. Or again; the heights by great men reached and kept, were not attained by sudden flight, but they, while their companions slept, were toiling upward in the night.
2) In doing we learn.
3) The voice of one man is the voice of no one!
4) Wise men learn by other men’s mistakes; fools by their own.
5) Good company on the road is the shortest cut.
6) To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting.
7) One of these days is none of these days.
8) Actions speak louder than words.
9) Knowing something of everything and everything of something.
10) Life is not a bed of roses.
五、练笔。写作这东西光动口不动手是不行的，即便我讲了很多节省时间的方法，要想在考试中取得高分而又不动手练习那是不可能的。练笔的方法也有很多，一开始你可以选取你喜欢的题目随意写，然后照着真题的题目去练习。根据个人情况，5~10篇的写作是必要的。我通常的做法是写summery，即阅读后的摘要。这样可以很快地运用到新学的词汇与语句，也可以提炼自己的观点，提高表达能力。我也偶尔会用英语写日记。当然我也会写命题作文。以下就是本人比较喜欢，老师评价也较高的一篇：
Should People Be Always Honest?
Should people be always honest? The answer, I think, is absolutely YES. But here “honest” doesn’t only mean“telling the truth”, I think that’s far from enough. Honesty is a virtue. When we say that someone is honest, we mean that he or she is fair and sincere, free of deceit. So, what I want to say is that people should be honest all the time but if he or she tells a lie for good purpose, I don’t call that dishonesty.
The reason I should say so is because of such a story. It happened in a small town. An old lady led a lonely life in a lonely house. She had no relatives except a poor lawyer as her friend. This old lady liked writing very much. She was eager to have her novel published but of course she could not afford the cost. Though the lawyer was also lack of money he still promised to help her. The old lady continued to write until she was dying. And before she was dead, she finally got her published book, and died with a smile. The book fell from her hand to the ground. Wind blew it open, and the pages in it were all blank! You know, the old lady had very poor eyesight and she was nearly deaf. She used her old typewriter to do the job but no one could recognize what she wrote. But the poor lawyer fulfilled her dream. It was cheating. Yes, I know that, but, I still think he is honest, he is far more honest than those who can tell beautiful lies but mean nothing at all.
So, try to be honest, try not to tell a lie. But if that lie can save a life, comfort a heart, just do it. I don’t think that’s dishonest because you still have an honest heart!
老师给我的评语是：Very touching，very convincing! I like your writing style very much：easy，flexible，and attractive!
当然这只是一篇习作，并不符合考试的要求，但是我在写作中体会到了表达的乐趣。这种乐趣使我即使面对考试作文也不会头疼和心慌，更不会不知道从何下笔。这都是和平时的积累和训练分不开的。要补充一点的是，在你做练笔的时候，每写完一篇习作最好找一个老师给你看一下或和同学交换一下意见。因为光是写而不做总结是无法提高的。所以最好是找老师或同学看一看，这样才能改正错误，真正提高写作水平。
总之，对于写作，基本功的训练是必要且重要的，要应用适当的方法，持之以恒地学习。只有整个写作水平提高了，在面对考试作文时才不会不知所云。在平时的英语学习中，要善于总结自己的不足和吸取优秀文章中的好词汇、好句子，并练出自己的语言风格。不要把学习的过程看成一个为考试而准备的过程，其实英语的学习是可以十分有趣的。
二、关于考试一考试作文的写作技巧与注意事项
基本功的训练和考分的提高是个水涨船高的过程。如果把平时的英语训练比做是做“自选动作”的话，那么针对考试我们还要做一套“规定动作”，即完全是根据考试作文的要求而进行的练习。为此，我们需要知道的是：六级作文的评分标准是什么(这好比是要先知道比赛规则)?通常会考什么类型的作文?怎么写?又如何才能写好呢?针对这些问题，我把我以下要写的内容分为这几个部分：评分标准和作文的重要性，这几年的常考题型和范围，六级作文总的写法，拿高分的一些小技巧以及我的个人心得和体会。Are you ready?，Let's go!
(—)评分标准和作文的重要性。
考试作文和平时练习的作文有所不同。因为毕竟是考试所以有个标准化的问题以便于评分，不能像平时练笔那般随意。作文在六级考试中居于十分重要的地位。从1997年6月起，考试委员会在计算成绩时正式实施“作文最低分”的规定，对写作提出了更高的要求。其计算方法是将作文分的最低分定为6分，如果作文分为0，即使总分及格了也按59分处理，作文分在0—6分之间，其最后得分为：原计算总分-6+实得作文分。比如说你的总分原为63分，实得作文分为2，那么最后得分是63—6+2=59分。由于作文分数太低使原本可以通过的考试变成要再考一年，实在是件很令人遗憾的事。这足见英语教学工作者对写作的重视，也使我们在平时的学习中要注重实际英语能力的培养和提高。
六级考试作文采取总体评分的方法，阅卷老师根据文章的总体印象给分及奖励分，从文章的内容和语言两个方面进行综合评判。这些都是我们在考前所要了解的考试要求，以便在考试中规范写作。
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