一、主题句作文
主题句作文是指按照所给出的题目和每个段落所给出的第一句进行续写, 完成段落。主题句作文一般由三段组成, 而且三段均为主体段结构, 一般没有开头段和结尾段的结论。例如:
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- Money is regarded by some people as the most important thing in life. .
- But money cannot buy everything. ___________ .
- There are people who gamble or cheat to obtain money. __________ .
在这种类型的作文中, 每段的主题句已经给出, 考生需要作的事情就是沿着所给出的主题句的思路进行深入的论述。上面的题目我们可以写成:
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Money is regarded by some people as the most important thing in life. For those people, a man with plenty of money can live happily. For example, only a rich man can afford expensive cars and luxurious houses. Furthermore, they think that, if one has lots of money, he can travel widely and see many interesting places as they want to. So in their eyes, money is the main goal of their life.
But money cannot buy everything. For instance, no matter how much money one has, he cannot buy good health, which is essential to a good life. Neither can he buy happiness or friendship. Thus, although money is useful in many ways, there are still a lot of things in the world that cannot be bought with money.
There are people who gamble or cheat to obtain money. Those people try to get money by dishonest means. Sooner or later, they will be punished by the law. For them, money will bring them nothing but misery. Only when money is obtained through working can it make people really happy.
在进行主题句作文时, 我们应该注意以下几点:
- 紧扣主题句的思想。在上面讲述段落结构时我们已经提到, 主题句的内容是整个段落的主导思想, 它支配着整个段落内容的发展, 发展句的展开一定要受到主题句的制约, 是主题句思想的详细阐述。在写作时, 一定不能偏离主题句的内容, 随便乱写。例如在上面的题目中第一段应围绕“the most important thing”这一主导思想, 而对于第二段来说“cannot buy everything”则是该段内容的中心, 第三段的主导思想为“gamble or cheat to obtain money”。
- 理解每一个主题句的内容。在写主题句作文时, 要从短文的整体结构上来考虑各段的内容, 并理解和把握各个段落之间的逻辑关系。
