目录 1
第一部分 英文短文写作入门谈 1
一、两点建议 1
1．模仿范例 1
2．勤于实践，养成正确的语言习惯 3
二、英文作文考试的文章体裁和题型 4
三、英文短文写作的基本方法 7
1．段落的写作 7
2．短文写作的步骤 11
3．图表作文 14
4．写文章摘要 16
第二部分 英文短文范例 19
School Life（学校生活） 19
1．The Study of Foreign Languages in China Today 19
2．Is Language Learning Easy? 20
3．Successful Language Learners 21
4．Cateway of the World 22
5．Communication and Language 23
6．How to Learn English Well 24
7．Writing English Compositions 25
8．Life in the University 26
9．College Life 27
10．A True,Good Student 28
11．Our English Teacher 29
12．Examination 30
13．How to Prepare Oneself for a Test 31
14．Taking Examinations 32
15．Some Disadvantages of Examination 32
16．On Part-time Jobs 33
17．My Opinion of Students Taking Part-time Job 34
18．Students Doing Part-time Work 35
19．How to Spend Sundays 35
20．The Way of Study 36
21．Successful Learning 37
22．Good Study Habits 38
23．Never Too Old to Learn 39
24．Self-study 39
25．Studying Abroad 40
26．Interests 41
27．Curiosity 42
28．Imagination 43
29．Causes of Failure in Study 43
Education（教育） 44
1．Education in China Today 44
2．Education 45
3．Importance of Education 46
4．The Importance of a Good Education 46
5．What I Understand by Education 47
6．The Importance of Self-education 48
7．College Education in China 49
8．The Teacher-student Relationship 49
9．Active Classes or Passive Classes? 50
10．The"Hope Project" 51
11．Private Schools 52
12．Children Problem 53
13．Pleasures and Pains of a Child 54
14．Hard Life Is Good for Children 55
15．The Importance of Praise 56
16．Television Is Bad for Children 57
17．Infant Education 58
Individual Cultivation（个人发展） 59
1．Where There Is a Will,There Is a Way 59
2．The Will Power of Man 60
3．Perseverance 61
4．Rome Was Not Built in a Day 61
5．Don't Stop Halfway 62
6．Discontent 63
7．Wishes 64
8．Ideals 65
9．The Future 66
10．If I Were Rich 67
11．Young People Should Have Ideals 67
12．The Aim of a Young Man 68
13．If I Were a Boy Again 69
14．The Way to Success 70
15．Key Factors to Success 71
16．My View on Opportunity 72
17．Depend on Yourself 73
18．On Work Efficiency 74
19．Failure Is the Mother of Success 74
20．On Failure 75
21．The Importance of Confidence 76
22．The Value of Time 77
23．Time is Money 78
24．Make Full Use of Time 78
25．Youth 79
26．Make the Most of School Days 80
27．The Work Today Must Be Done Today 82
28．Spending Our Leisure to the Best Advantages 82
29．Honesty 83
30．Bravery 84
31．Temptation 85
32．To Be Patient 86
33．Our Responsibility 87
34．Good Manners 88
35．Politeness 89
36．Punctuality 90
37．Patriotism 91
38．Happiness 92
39．How to Obtain Happiness 92
40．Work and Happiness 94
41．Why a Sense of Humour Is Important 94
42．Books 95
43．My Best Friend 96
44．Reading Makes a Full Man 97
45．Reading Good Books 98
46．Books for Recreation 99
Personal Life（个人生活） 100
1．Habit 100
2．To Rise Early 101
3．Early Rising 102
4．Bad Habits 102
5．Alcoholic Drinks 103
6．Hobbies 104
7．Philately 105
8．The Advantage of Stamp Collecting 106
9．Work and Play 107
10．Work and Rest 108
11．Shortening the Work Week 109
12．Work and Profession 110
13．Choosing a Career 111
14．Choosing the Right Career 111
15．A Decision to Make Before Graduation 112
16．Interview as a Method of Assessment 113
17．The Profession I Like to Follow 114
18．Teaching—My Profession 115
19．No Pains,No Gains(1) 115
20．No Pains,No Gains(2) 116
21．Thrift 117
22．Waste 118
23．Friendship 119
24．True Friendship 120
25．A Good Friend 121
26．How to Make Friends 121
27．On Friendship 122
28．Love 123
29．Love and Marriage 124
30．Love and Learning 125
31．Generation Gap(1) 126
32．Generation Gap(2) 127
33．What Kind of Life to Live—Realistic or Romantic 128
34．Modern Youth 128
35．Mutual Understanding Is Important 129
36．For a Better Understanding Between Parent and Child 130
37．Good Health 131
38．Health 132
39．How to Keep Healthy 132
40．Wealth and Health 133
41．Sports and Health 134
42．Weight Control 134
43．Smoking and Health 135
44．Living a Long Life 136
City Life and Country Life（城市与农村生活） 137
1．Living in a Big City 137
2．The Other Side of City Life 138
3．How to Solve the Housing Problem in Big Cities 138
4．Country Life(1) 139
5．Country Life(2) 140
6．A Glimpse of Rural Life 141
7．Pleasure of the Country 142
8．A Rainy Day in the Countryside 143
9．Life in a Farm 144
10．Enjoyment of City People 144
11．Enjoyment of Country People 145
12．Country Life versus City Life 145
13．Living in the City or in the Country 147
14．Where to Live—In the City or the Country? 148
Social Issues（热门话题） 148
1．On Women's Problems 148
2．Women in Our Society 149
3．Women in the Modern World 150
4．A Woman's Place 151
5．Should Men and Women Be Equal? 152
6．Women Are as Perfect as Men 153
7．Population Problem in China 153
8．China's Population Growth 154
9．The Population Explosion 155
10．Overpopulation 155
11．Population Control 156
12．China's Population Control Problem in Rural Areas 157
13．How to Solve the Problem of Employment and Population 158
14．Modern Transportation 158
15．How to Solve the Problem of Heavy Traffic 159
16．Further Improvement Is Necessary for the Bus Service 160
17．Traffic and Population 161
18．Problems Brought about by Automobiles 162
19．A Road Accident 162
20．Pollution 163
21．Pollution—A Social Problem 164
22．Noise 165
23．Air Pollution 166
24．Cars and Air Pollution 167
25．Water Pollution 168
26．Deserts 169
27．Man and the Environment 169
28．Pollution Control 170
29．Preserving the Environment 171
30．Protecting the Natural Environment 172
31．China's Reforms 172
32．On Open Policy 173
33．On Importing Technology from Other Countries 174
34．Management 175
35．The Importance of Agriculture 175
36．Competition 176
37．Venture 177
38．Water Shortage 178
39．Water Resources 179
40．Rivers 179
41．Food 180
42．Land Resources 181
43．Land Use Today 182
44．We Should Use Our Natural Resources 183
45．Energy Sources 184
46．Solar Energy 184
47．Electricity 185
48．What Would Happen If There Were No Power? 186
49．The Chinese Family Structure 187
50．The Changing Chinese Family 188
51．Family Life in China 188
52．Changes in the Family 189
53．Family and Personal Development 190
54．The One-child Family 191
55．Share the Housework 191
56．Money 192
57．Money and Greed 193
58．The Right Use of Money 194
Science and Technology（科学技术） 195
1．The Place of Science and Technology in Modern Life 195
2．What Can Science Do for Man? 196
3．The Influence of Science on Our Lives 197
4．Science and Human Life 198
5．Science and the World's Problems 198
6．Science:Good or Evil 199
7．Classification of Scientists 200
8．Inventions 201
9．UFO 201
10．Space Travel 202
11．Electronics 203
12．Computers 204
13．Computer and Man 205
14．Pocket Calculators 206
15．Robots 206
16．Man and Automatic Machines 207
Comparisons and Writings on Tables and Graphs（比较及图表说明） 208
1．Different Ways of Living 208
2．Two Friends 208
3．Two Girl Classmates 209
4．My two Sisters 210
5．College and High School 210
6．Secondary Education and College Education 211
7．Arctic and Antarctic Regions 211
8．Differences Between the Two Models 212
9．Area and Population of the Continents 213
10．The Size of the United States 214
11．Causes of Fires in China in 1986 215
12．The Decline of Smallpox 216
13．Film Is Giving Way to TV 217
14．Changes in People's Diet 218
15．Average Monthly Rainfall in Country A and Country B 219
16．The Families of Stars 220
Other Common Topics（其他常用作文） 221
1．The Benefits of Television 221
2．Adverse Influence of TV 222
3．Television Programs and Their Effect on Children 222
4．The Mass Media 224
5．News Sources 224
6．Newspapers and Televisions 225
7．Newspapers and Magazines 226
8．The Value of the Newspaper 227
9．Newspaper 227
10．Advertisements(1) 228
11．Advertisements(2) 229
12．On Advertising 230
13．Advertising 231
14．Preservation of Forests 232
15．Trees and Man 233
16．Make Our Cities Greener 233
17．Automobiles 234
18．Private Cars in Large Cities 235
19．Owning a Car in an Urban Area 236
20．Motorcycles 236
21．Bicycles 237
22．Tourism 238
23．The Effects of Tourism 238
24．Travelling 240
25．Travelling by Train 241
26．Travelling by Air 241
27．Sports in Our Country 242
28．Sports 243
29．Women in Sports 244
30．Physical Training 245
31．Physical Exercise and Mental Advantages 245
32．Physical Exercise and Health 246
33．Physical Exercise and Social Advantages 247
34．Prize and Competition 248
35．Swimming 248
36．Mountain-climbing 249
37．An Early Morning Walk 250
38．Recreations 251
39．How to Spend Our Free Time 251
40．Music 252
41．Motion Pictures 254
42．An Art Exhibition 254
43．Pet Dogs 255
44．Video Games 256
45．No More Video Games 256
第三部分 英语考试作文试题及范文 258
2000年1月大学英语四级考试作文试题及范文 258
2000年6月大学英语四级考试作文试题及范文 259
2000年研究生入学考试英语作文试题及范文 260
Appendix Ⅰ（附录一）英语章段写作常用词语 262
Appendix Ⅱ（附录二）英语写作常用过渡性词语及其实例 271