题文
阅读下面的短文,然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。“Silent night” is anything but silent in China. Some Chinese people have turned Christmas Eve into a wild party night for the young. I assure you that the holiness of this holy night is totally lost here.
I noticed this year that some Chinese people were picking up Thanksgiving as well. They do without the turkey, but on Thanksgiving they send text messages to each on the cell phone. I got 32 messages in all, reminding me to be thankful. None of them thanked me for anything, however. I did not send any out. I still want a turkey (with lots of stuffing) and pumpkin pies.
The most ridiculous Western holiday celebrated in China, however, is Valentine’s Day. The Chinese translation is “Lovers’ Day”. I dare say it is the worst of the year for married men because they think it awkward to spend “Lovers’ Day” with their wife. But women here take Valentine’s Day very seriously. As a result, it is great business for restaurants and flower shops; this is the day of the year they can sell a lot of merchandise.
【写作内容】
1. 以约30个词概况短文的要点;
2. 然后以约120个词就“中国人过西方的节日”这一现象发表你的看法,内容包括:
(1)中国人对待西方节日的态度及庆祝方式;
(2)你是否过西方的节日;如果过,通常选择怎样的方式;
(3)你认为我们应该怎样对待我国传统节日和西方节日。
【写作要求】
1.作文中可以使用实例或其它论述方法支持你的论点,也可以参照阅读材料的内容,但不得直接引用原文中的句子。
2.作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
【评分标准】
概括准确,语言规范,内容合适,语篇连贯。 题型:未知难度:其他题型
答案
The passage mainly describes how some Chinese people celebrate western festivals like Christmas, Thanksgiving and Valentine’s Day. The writer does not appreciate the way they celebrate them.
Nowadays, some Chinese celebrate western festivals in various ways, but are indifferent about Chinese traditional ones. Some even go as far as doing something crazy that has nothing to do with the festivals, as they don’t understand the real origin or meaning of them.
I am strongly against this kind of behavior. On western festivals, I just send and receive some text messages. After all, as a Chinese, I think we should attack more importance to our traditional festivals. We should celebrate them by doing some traditional activities in order to carry on Chinese culture.
As for western festivals, I suggest we shouldn’t get excited about them and just send some good wishes to each other or engage in some little activities.
解析
略考点
据考高分专家说,试题“阅读下面的短文,然后按照要求写一篇150.....”主要考查你对 [小作文 ]考点的理解。小作文
小作文的概念:
作文多指便条、请假条等,在写作的时候要注意文章的格式(称呼、正文、签名、日期)。
小作文考题的几个特点:
1、重格式,不轻内容:
应用文的大作文的一个很大区别就是重格式,规律性强。格式和套路不对,一般会给阅卷老师留下很不好的印象。例如:信件一般不需要题目,通知和告示却需要,如2010年的题目Volunteers wanted。不只题目,还有客套话署名等。例如:公务信函中的称呼,一般而言,如果是不认识的人,称呼为敬词+尊称。例如,Dear Sir or Madam或 To whom it may concern;如果是写给关系正式的某团体中的人,称呼为敬词+尊称+名。例如,Dear Mr. xx或 Dear Ms. xx;对于关系较亲密的人可以直呼其名(Dear)Peter等。这都是有规律可循的。
2、轻思想,重交际:
这里所谓的轻思想,主要是指因为100字的应用文,除去那些客套话,其实一般主体部分也就2-3个句子就可以解决。这么短的篇幅,是不可能求思想性有多强。这点和大作文不一样,大作文中,如果你没有一定的思想深度,文章结构会很松散,让人感觉是句子的堆砌。而那种连贯性和衔接手法的应用也不会太准确。而小作文,我们要做到的只是注意用词语体以及语域的适当性,要点覆盖的全面性。
3、字数少,易得分:
应用文的篇幅很短,很容易得分。试想,想在阅读理解中10分,你需要在理解一篇500-600字的文章的基础上答对5道选择题。从这个角度而言,小作文的确是容易拿分的,应该成为考生提分的板块。
4、重套路,难发挥:
应用文的这一个特点,仍然是和它的套路性、格式化有关。因此我们更需要用词的准确性。需要我们对语言的语体特点(genre features)进行区分。以免让词汇的语体影响到准确性。写给机构的信函,应该避免使用太口语化的语言。例如06年是写给一个机构的申请信,而08年是写给友人的私人信件,那么两年的应用文写作中,就要求使用不同的语言。从称呼到正文部分,08年的文章用词都可以更口语化和随意一些。正因为这种套路的稳定性,对于同等基础的考生来讲,这部分很难达到技压群雄的效果,很难拉开和别人的距离。也就是说,对于所有考生来说,得10分不容易,得2分甚至4分也很不容易。



