说明文是指说明事物的情况或道理的文章,目的介绍某一方面的知识。一般来说,高考中的说明文常涉及 : 商品介绍、旅游指南、科技读物和 工作总结这几类,而形式上常以图画、图表和文字提示的形式出现。考生要根据实际情况综合运用多种说明方式,以便从不同角度、不同方面把说明 对象完整地介绍出来,从而增强表达效果。同时注意运用适当过渡词来体现上下文的逻辑关系:
1.表示时间顺序的:then,now,soon,afterwards,later等。
2.表示程序、动作过程的:first,second,firstly,secondly,first of all,next,at first,at last等。
3.表示递进的:what’s more,once more,what is worse,in addition,besides 等。
4.表示解释和说明:namely,for example,for instance,actually,believe it or not,to tell you the truth,that is(to say),according to this,for this reason等。
5.表示比较、对比的:just as,just like,more or less,sooner or later,on the contrary,on the other hand等。
6.表示总结的: finally,in conclusion,in a word,in general,generally speaking,in short 等。
针对练习
1.你的家乡是一个依山傍水的小镇。过去,这里人们生活极其贫困。解放以后,人们生活的各个方面都发生了很大变化。请根据下面表格的提示,写一篇120词左右的短文,介绍该镇的变化情况。
人口 |
约20万 |
面积 |
约360平方公里 |
地理概况 |
坐落在大山脚下,面临一条大河,新建有许多工厂、商店、医院、学校 |
教育状况 |
解放前只有一所学校,只有富家子弟可以上学,现在有10所学校,每个孩子都可以上学 |
生活状况 |
丰富多彩,人们工作之余,可以逛商店、看电影、跳舞、参加体育活动等 |
参考范文
One Possible Version
My hometown is a small town. It has a population of more than 200 thousand people and an area of 36 square kilometers. It is at the foot of a mountain. In front of the town lies a big river.
Before liberation, people there lived a hard life. Great changes have taken place there since liberation. They have built many factories, shops, hospitals and schools.
The school education has also improved. Before liberation there was only one school. Only the rich children could go to school. Now there are 10 schools. Every child can go to school.
People's lives are colorful. After work they go shopping, see films, go dancing and have sports. They all live a happy life.
2.请以My favorite Newspaper为题用英语写一篇100词左右的短文,介绍21世纪报,短文应包括下面表格 中所提供的内容。
报纸名称及使用语言 |
21st Century, 英文报纸 |
出版地点及出版周期 |
北京,每周一期 |
版面内容 |
每周新闻,今日世界,语言课堂,体育与音乐,学生报导 |
特色 |
图文并茂 |
目的 |
学习英语词汇,提高英语水平,获取各种信息 |
效果 |
广为人知,深受喜爱 |
My Favorite Newspaper
21st Century is my favorite newspaper. It is an English language newspaper which is published in Beijing each week. It has sections of different kinds, including News of the week, the World Today, Language Class, Sports and Music and Students Report. There are plenty of beautiful pictures and interestin g articles in it. I enjoy reading the paper. I read it to improve my English. I have learnt a lot of new words and useful expressions. Besides, I can get information about different things, from politics to sports and music. 21st Century is very popular wiEnglish learners. I do love it.
3.据调查,中国城市居民的电脑拥有率达30%。很多农村居民对电脑也越来越感兴趣,甚至有的家庭也买了电脑。参考下表写一篇题为“Computers in China”的短文。词数为100左右。
家庭买电脑的目的 |
中学生使用电脑的情况 |
类别比率 |
因别比率 |
孩子学习需要70% |
学习资料查询30% |
家长工作需要20% |
上网、聊天、游戏60% |
娱乐30% |
听音乐、看光盘20% |
Computers in China
According to a recent investigation, about 30% of the city families have computer. Besides, many village people are more and more interested in computers and some of them even have bought computers. About 70% o f the parents bought computers for their children to study, and some for their work. And even some people bought them for entertainment. The fact how the middle school students use the computers really surprises us. Only about 30% of them use computers to find out useful in formation. About 60% use computers to play games and 20% use computers to watch VCDs or listen to music. In my opinion, we should make better use of our best invention— computers.