1) 开头:

剑四Test1Reading passage1: “Adults and children are frequently confronted with statements about the alarming rate of loss of tropical rainforests.”

这是一个很好的联系实际的开头模式,“be confronted with”这一词组可以应用于很多主题,当下的热点问题如犯罪、环境、教育、工作甚至科技所带来的变化等,如:

“Modern people are confronted with drastic changes brought about by high technology …”

再如剑六G类Section A Reading passage 3的开头:“Per capita water usage has been on an upward trend for many years.” 可以用来代替在学生中过于“流行”的一种开头模式“more and more…”,如:

“The number of people who choose distance-learning has been on an upward trend…”

由于阅读文章和写作文章有许多相似的背景和主题,在思路枯竭时,不妨学习一下阅读文章尽快切入主题。

2) 主体部分

阅读文章在提及同一意思时,常会用同义词来表达,这点很值得考生学习,如提及环境脆弱时,会用到“fragile, vulnerable”等不同的词语进行说明,以下是对于一些阅读中常见同义词的总结,这些都可以在写作中有所运用:

incorporate… into… / integrate… with…/ combine … with… 将……与……结合

consistent with/ comply with/ in accordance with/ correspond with/ conform to/compatible with 与……一致,相符

comprise/ include/ involve/ consist of 包括

trigger/ ignite/ give birth to/breed 产生

cope with/ tackle/ combat/ address 解决

object to/ disapprove/ oppose 反对

independent of/ regardless of/ free from 不管,不受……干扰

ascribe … to…/ attribute… to…/blame…on/for  把……归咎于……

当然这只是众多同义替换词中很少的一部分,考生可以在阅读文章及做题时留心这些单词,并予以模仿,更好地满足写作的需要。

3) 结尾部分

文章进行到这里,许多学生自觉捉襟见肘,江郎才尽,难以下笔,阅读文章再次给了我们一些新的思路和启示。

如09.7.23的一道写作题目“Many people are optimistic about the 21st century and see it as an opportunity to make positive changes to the world. To what extent do you agree or disagree with their optimism? What changes would you like to see in the new century?”

巧合的是,剑五Test 1 Reading Passage 3 的结尾与这道题目契合度很高,“It is crucial that we look at the facts if we want to make the best possible solutions for the future. It may be costly to be overly optimistic – but more costly still to be too pessimistic.”

曾有学生回忆自己写作高分心得时提到有些观点和句式都是来自于雅思阅读文章,而且在模仿过程中,自己的文章也越来越地道;另外写作的构思和对句法的把握,也有利于对阅读文章的理解。