1993年考研真题作文

1993年考研真题作文

Directions:

A. Title: ADVERTISEMENT ON TV

B. Time limit: 40 minutes

C. Word limit: 120-150 words (not including the given opening sentence)

D. Your composition should be based on the OUTLINE below and should start with the given opening sentence: \"Today more and more advertisements are seen on the TV screen.\"

E. Your composition must be written clearly in the ANSWER SHEET.

OUTLINE: 1. Present state 2. Reasons

3. My comments (15 points)

[审题解题]

这篇命题作文是一篇原因类的文章。文章共分三段，第一段是写当前电视上广告很多这一现象；第二段是写这一现象的原因；第三段是写个人的看法。这里实际上第一段与第三段都是相当灵活的——如果认为广告是个令人忧虑的问题，这里应提出解决的办法；如果认为广告是个好事情，则是如何推动其进一步发展。本文可采用更全面的办法，就是兼顾两个方面。如果这样写的话，要注意首尾两段的呼应。 [核心词汇] to enter into

to attract one’s attention reasons for this phenomenon in favor of [组词成句]

第一段分为三句来写，采用总——分——总的结构。第三句是小结，以in a word开始，可写成：

In a word, advertisements have entered into our life and attracted more and more attention.

句中enter into our life表示“进入我们的生活”，attract attention表示“吸引注意力”。

第二段首句的写法非常多，最后我们写成了：

Generally speaking, the major reasons for this phenomenon can be listed as follows. 使用generally speaking是为了显得更客观；这里使用phenomenon比problem好，因为我们并不认为广告是完全不好的；此处如果使用从句就稍显繁琐：

Generally speaking, the major reasons why this phenomenon occurs can be listed as follows.

第三段分两个方面来说，首句就直接写了好的方面：

As far as I am concerned, I am in favor of those advertisements which… 后面接的是定语从句。

如果前面增加一个该段的统领句，就有些冗长了(后面句子的主语也改成广告了)：

As far as I am concerned, advertisements on TV have both advantages and disadvantages. On the one hand, there are many… On the other hand, … 还不如用现在的写法，可以突出自己的感受，因为这样的段落最强调的就是个人的独特之处，这一点在各种写作考试中常常出现。

Advertisements on TV

Today more and more advertisements are seen on the TV screen. They are of all kinds and we can hardly find a TV program not interrupted by them. In a word, advertisements have entered our life and attracted more and more attention.

Generally speaking, the major reasons for this phenomenon can be listed as follows. To begin with, manufacturers need advertisements to promote the sales of their products since the competition in the modern market is so fierce and consumers have too many choices. Second, the television companies need to get funds from the advertisements to support their programs. Finally, advertisements can help consumers to get information about new products.

As far as I am concerned, I am in favor of those TV advertisements which are interesting and informative. But I hope there will be no or less advertisements during one program, for the inserted advertisements will prevent me from concentrating continuously on the program.

Advertisements on TV

Today more and more advertisements are seen on the TV screen. There are so many of them that we can hardly find a TV program not accompanied by them. In a word, advertisements have entered into our life and attracted more and more attention.

Generally speaking, the major reasons for this phenomenon can be listed as follows. To begin with, manufacturers need advertisements to promote the sales of their products since the competition in modern market is so fierce and the choices for consumers are so many. Second, the television companies need to get funds from the advertisers to facilitate the development of their programs. Third, advertisements can help consumers to gain information about new products. Last but not the least, a successful advertisement has artistic value and social significance in itself.

As far as I am concerned, I am in favor of those ingenious, interesting and informative TV advertisements. No matter how many times I watch them, I rarely get bored. And I hope there will be less advertisements cutting into a program, for the inserted advertisements always hinder me from enjoying the program to my heart’s content.

[结构点评]

首段的中间一句是对首句的进一步说明，可用so…that…这一结果状语从句来加强效果，第三句是段内的小结，呼应首句。

次段分成四个方面来说，结构非常清晰，我们应注意连接词的使用。 第三段分两个方面来说，处理起来不必非常平行。

[妙笔生花]

首段次句的状语从句中使用了动词加宾语加过去分词作宾补。第三句中有动宾词组的叠用。

第二段分四点来写，每一点是一句话，第一点中的promote the sales of their products表示“促进他们产品的销售”，描述竞争激烈首选fierce，用intense亦可；第二点中的fund表示“资金”，facilitate表示“促进”；最后一点中的artistic value表示“艺术价值”。 末段分两方面来说，前面两句，后面只有一句。第一句使用了三个平行的形容词，而且还压了头韵。

关于头韵我们来看看美国女作家Adrienne Rich名作Claiming an Education中的句子：

Women everywhere are finding the courage to do this, more and more, and we are finding that courage both in our study of women in the past who possessed it, and in each other as we look to other women for comradeship, community, and challenge. The difference between a life lived actively, and a life of passive drifting and dispersal of energies, is an immense difference. 虽然我们记下的总是后一句话，但前句中的名词平行却是异常引人注目，三词全以c开头，而平行中又有了变化（前两词更接近）。 第二句使用让步状语从句，效果很不错。

末句是从另一方面来说这个问题，for是引出原因状语从句，其中的insert与主句中的cut into是一个意思；hinder me from doing …表示“阻碍我做某事”，to one’s heart’s content表示“尽情地”。 [文后之思]

练习多年前的经典真题作文是非常有好处的，可以通过考研作文的沿革揣摩考研英语写作的规律，但要注意一是字数不宜少于180字，二是不一定受首句甚至提纲的束缚，这样持之以恒，必有大的进步。在多年的写作实践中，我发现，那些将阅读、背诵、模仿与练习、批改相结合的同学进步最大。

Beggars in Cities

Today more and more beggars are seen in cities. There are so many of them that we can hardly find a city without beggars. In a word, this problem has become more and more serious in some places and attracted more and more attention.

Generally speaking, the major reasons for this phenomenon can be listed as follows. To begin with, most beggars are from the underprivileged group of the society, such as old people and little children. Other people are so unfortunate as to lose the ability to work for a living, so they have to beg for money. In the second place, a large number of beggars are liars – they make up heartbreaking stories to win people’s sympathy. In many cases, poverty is not the real reason for begging – laziness is. Last but not the least, some beggars, especially children, are made use of to earn money by people with evil intent.

As far as I am concerned, I suggest that we punish all those who take advantage of people’s sympathy to earn money. And I hope there will be more and more people who are willing to help those who really help, for no society can be without destitute and disadvantaged people, but we can build a mechanism to improve the situation.

[结构点评]

首段首句引出了一个令人担忧的社会问题，次句进一步说明，末句说此现象越来越严重，引起了许多人的重视。

次段说明此现象的原因。首句是段内的统领句，而后从三个方面来说。其一，乞丐多是生活水平低下的群体或丧失劳动能力的人。其二，有些乞丐是专门利用人们同情心的骗子，这样的人中许多不是因为贫困而乞讨，而是因为懒惰。其三，有些人，特别是孩子，被别有用心的人所操纵来赚钱。

末段是写对策。首先应严惩那些骗子，其次应帮助那些真正需要帮助的人。 [妙笔生花]

首段的次句使用了结果状语从句。 第二段首句后分三点来说。第二点分两句话，第一句话中使用了破折号表示进一步解释，句中的make up heartbreaking stories to win people’s sympathy表示“编造伤心的故事以赢得人们的同情”。第二句中也使用了破折号，其后引出了相对的部分，获得了强烈的效果。

第三点中的make use of表示“利用”，表示“恶意”。 末段首句的take advantage of表示“利用”。次句的逻辑关系请大家学习，其中for引出原因，but表示转折。