ACT英语考试有近三分之一的内容是测试考生写作能力的,写作能力分为两大类:主题发展和组织能力、统一能力和凝聚力。下面留学群是一些提示和练习题,帮助考生掌握ACT写作技巧。
●确定文章各部分的目的。
●确定文本或文本的一部分是否达到了预期的目标。
●评价材料与文本重点的相关性。
这里有一些处理这个复杂技能集的建议,以及来自过去考试的例子,现在是一个免费练习测试。
确定文章各部分的目的
一篇文章的目的仅仅是作者写作的原因。一篇文章的目的,甚至是文章的一部分,都可以用一个动词来概括——例如描述、诋毁、娱乐或告知——后面跟一个或多个细节。请看下文中这个例子:
“Piles of corks threatened to take over Pollack’s apartment. He used a foam template to assemble a group of corks into a pretty interesting shape. He then fastened each cluster of corks with multiple rubber bands and encased each cluster in fishnet. To bind clusters together and shaping them into flexible columns proved to be both efficient and architecturally sound. Dozens of friends expedited this proper process by volunteering to help with the construction of the boat.
21. Which choice most effectively introduces the paragraph?
A. NO CHANGE
B. Over the course of many months, Pollack convinced people to help.
C. Pollack was afraid that he would have to put his cork boat dream on hold.
D. After a series of trials, Pollack devised a workable strategy.”
这个问题要求你选择段落的最佳主题句。要做到这一点,你必须阅读整个段落并确定它的目的。问问你自己:“这段话有什么意义?”它描述了波拉克建造一艘纯软木船的乏味过程。因此,选择D是最好的答案。
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