新东方：英语四级考试作文30天学习笔记(3)

　　课后复习(self-study Program)

　　1、课堂讲解内容：体会用词艺术和丰富的句式

　　2、写作练习：2002年6月真题(Student Use of Computers)

　　3、记忆写作万能理由和基本表达

　　4、完型填空练习：完成Passage 1--Passage 3

　　做题步骤：(1)通读全文，了解文章大意

　　(2)初选答案(排除法、优选法);

　　(3)寻找线索;(4)回头补缺;(5)核实答案。

　　图表题：2002年6月考题

　　Topic: Student Use of Computers (at least 150 words)

　　1、 上图所示为1990、1995、2000年某校大学生使用计算机的情况，请描述其变化;

　　2、请说明发生这些变化的原因(可从计算机的用途、价格或社会发展等方面加以说明);

　　3、你认为目前大学生在计算机使用中有什么困难或问题。

　　2002年6月的图表题作文：

　　As is shown by the bar graph, the average number of hours a student in a certain university spends on the computer per week increased dramatically over the period from 1990 to 2000. In 1990, it was less than two hours. And in 1995, it hit/ reach four hours. And in 2000, the number soared to(飞速上升) nearly twenty hours, which is over ten times than that of 1990.

　　注：soared to/ boom/ shoot up/ rocket/ jump 飞速上升

　　climb 上升很慢

　　shrink 下降，缩水

　　第一段还有一种写法：……In 1990, the number was less than 2 hours, while the figure hit 4 hours(或者这样写：while in 1995,)as compared with that of 1990, it had almost doubled. And what impress us most is that the figure soared to..., which…

　　Obviously computers are becoming increasingly popular for males and for females. A multitude of factors could account for the rise. In the first place, computers facilitate us in more aspects of life. Also, the rapid development of the internet enlarges our demands for using computers. We can easily contact friends in remote places through the internet. In the second place, the prices of computers are getting lower and lower, which enable more students to purchase them.

　　However, there still exist some problems, such as, poor quality, out-of-date designs and so on. And how to balance the time between using computers an studying is also a serious problem. Anyhow, we will benefit a lot from computers as long as we use them properly.

　　IV、书信题的写作方法：

　　(一)信封格式：

　　名字、信箱、地域范围由小到大，写在右下角(与我们相反)。

　　(二)信纸格式：

　　日期：背月份的缩写

　　称呼(后面的标点是逗号):Dear Sir or Madam, To whom it may concern,

　　正文：空4个字节或者顶格写，段与段之间空行)

　　签名：sincerely yours

　　书信写作的五点要求：

　　1、开门见山说意图

　　2、咨询/ 建议1、2、3、

　　3、不同内容可分段

　　4、感谢客气不可少

　　5、期待回信成老套