如何為作文考試備戰(zhàn)

那我們?nèi)绾螢樽魑目荚囎鰷?zhǔn)備呢？我這里說的不是單純的英文命題作文，而是考試?yán)镆?00字-1000字答案長度的題目。除了英文的寫作，很多文科學(xué)生都會碰到essay questions，那我們該如何為essay questions做充分的準(zhǔn)備呢？最重要的一點是我們不能做一個被動的學(xué)生，上課的時候要積極主動，好好做課堂筆記，那樣才能準(zhǔn)確把握課程的重點，因而 推測出老師可能考你的題目。作文考試不像你平時的寫作，你有時間限制，所以需要掌握一些技巧性的東西。

• Relax. Never begin writing immediately. Instead, take a deep breath and let it out slowly to relax and focus your thoughts.
  放輕松，不要馬上開始提筆寫。深吸一口氣，專心一致地思考題目。
• Read. Read the test from beginning to end without skimming, so that you understand the questions completely. If you have a choice among topics, and equal credit is given to each, select the topics you know the most about.
  讀懂問題。不要目掃問題，要把問題讀懂，讀透。如果你有幾個問題供你選擇，選擇你最有把握的。
• Plan your time. If the instructor indicates what percentage of your grade each question will affect, allot your time to your greatest advantage。
  計劃好時間。如果你的老師告訴你每個問題的分值，選擇對你最有利的，分配好時間。
• Underline cue words. These words tell you what you must do in your essay. Look for words such as analyze, classify, and criticize. An essay question might read like this:
  注意提示性單詞。這些單詞告訴你怎么寫你的essay. 注意一些單詞類似analyze, classify, criticize. （列表總結(jié)在最后）Essay question示例如下：
  Analyze Socrates' discussion of "good life" and "good death." 分析蘇格拉底的"美好的生活”以及“美好的死亡”。
  [separate the concepts of "good life" and "good death" into parts and discuss each part.]
  分開來討論“美好的生活”以及“美好的死亡”。
• Circle key content words. Look for keywords or major terms in a statement or question. An essay question might ask:
  圈出重點實意詞。
  Justify the existence of labor unions in the Canadian economy.證實加拿大經(jīng)濟(jì)中工會的存在性。
  [The key content words are labor unions and Canadian economy.]
• Use the time fully. The best writers use every second available to write and polish. 一分一秒也不要放過，檢查，檢查，再檢查。潤色，潤色，再潤色。

CUE WORD MEANING
ANALYZE Separate into parts and discuss each[分成幾個部分討論]
CLASSIFY Arrange in groups based on shared
characteristics or functions[ 以特性和功能分類]
COMPARE Show similarities and differences[比較相似和不同之處]
CRITICIZE Give your opinion and explain why you approve or Disapprove of something[給出你的觀點，解釋你為什么贊同，為什么反對]
DEFINE Tell what something is to differentiate it from similar
things[區(qū)分開來什么東西與別的不同]
DISCUSS Consider in an organized way the various issues or elements involved[系統(tǒng)性的考慮不同的因素和問題]
EXPLAIN Make clear a complex thing or process that needs to be
illuminated or interpreted[弄清楚一件復(fù)雜的事情或過程]
INTERPRET Explain the meaning of something[解釋某物的意思]
REVIEW Evaluate or summarize critically[評估或辯證的總結(jié)]
SUPPORT Argue in favor of something[因支持某事而辯論]