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高考书面表达专练（共八节）第四节）描述物体（describing things）美文欣赏（enjoy reading）general shermanyou are looking at the biggest tree in the world. its name is “general sherman”. general sherman is growing on the slopes of the rocky mountains in the united states. general sherman is about 11 metres across and about 35 metres round. during playtime join hands with 25 of your friends and make a circle. this will give you an idea of general shermans size. general sherman is also very tall. it is over 80 metres high. it began as a tiny seed many years ago. imagine! it has been growing since about 2000 b.c. it has been growing for almost 4000 years and it is still growing! general sherman is as old as the pyramids. it may live for another 2000 years. what will the world be like in 4000 a.d.? general sherman will know!general sherman是谁？读完本文后，你会发现：general sherman原来是一棵树，一棵巨大无比、年代久远的树！本文文笔清新，用词简洁；特别是时态的变换生动地描述了一棵树的过去、现在与未来。文中采用拟人化的写作手法，又给这棵树赋予了生命的色彩。另外，还应注意学习描述物体的一些具体表达方法。读至文末两句，不由感慨：世间千般事，谁堪评说？唯我树大将军！推荐背诵文段常用表达法1.形状（shape）-what shape is it?-what does it look like?-its square/round/oval/triangular /rectangular2.大小（size）-how big is it?-what size is it?-whats it like?its 32 centimeters wide and 2 meters long.its 5 inches by 5 inches (by 5 inches).its 45 centimetres in diameter.3.颜色（colour）-what colo(u)r is it ?-its red/blue/green/gray/black/purple/pink/yellow/orange/brown(in colour).-its dark grey/light blue/bright green4.材料（material）-what is it made of?-its made of leather/cotton/nylon/denim;-its made of metal/wood/plastic/glass;-its made of brick/stone/bamboo5.特点（something special）-can you describe it in detail ?-is there anything special about it?its a long black leather coat with a belt.there is a zip at the front and a pocket beside.its an old brown italian leather shoe with a hole in it.i like these old black chinese wooden tables.特注：多个形容词的排列顺序： 当两个以上形容词修饰一个名词时，形容词该如何排列呢？一般情况下，我们可以借助opshacom这个词来帮助我们：op代表opinion，指表示人们观点的形容词，如beautiful, horrible, lovely, nice等;sh代表shape,指表示形状的形容词，如long, short, narrow, round等；a代表age,指表示年龄、时代的形容词，如old, new, young等；c代表color,指表示颜色的形容词，如red, black, orange等；o代表origin, 指表示国籍、地区等的形容词，如british, canadian, german等；m代表material, 指表示材料的形容词，如plastic, metal, wooden等。冠词、物主代词、指示代词等应放在最前面。请看下面几例：a nice long new black british plastic penshe wears her beautiful brown leather jacket today.（她今天穿着她那件漂亮的褐色夹克。）it was a lovely old french song.（那是一首有趣的法国老歌。）i have seen this fantastic new british film.(我已看过这部新的英国幻想片了。)写作练习请你给班级墙报写一篇稿件，说明奥运会旗和联合国旗的含义。内容包括：1. 奥运会旗：白色，中央有五个环连锁在一起，表示友谊。五环的颜色为蓝、黑、黄、绿、红，世界上任何一面国旗至少含其中一种颜色。2. 联合国旗：蓝色。居中有一幅世界地图，地图每边各有一条橄榄枝，象征和平。提示：连锁在一起（are locked together）橄榄枝(an olive branch) 文段开头已给出，不计入总词数。要求约100词。you know that every country has a flag. but do you know that some flags stand for many countries?习作点评you know that every country has a flag. but do you know that some flags stand for many countries?the flag of the olympic games and the flag of the united nations are those flags that stand for many countries.first, the flag of the olympic games. it is mainly white and there are five circles locked together in the center. each circle has its own colour. they are blue, black, yellow, green and red. the circles show the friendship among all the countries, for every national flag at least has one colour the same as those five circles.second, the flag of the u.n. the background of which is blue. in the center there is a map of the world, and there is an alive branch around each side of the map to symbolize peace.本文第二段衔接过渡自然，马上将文章引向了具体的描述对象。对两面旗子描述清晰，给人以比较生动的“图像”。值得一提的是：习作作者较为恰当地应用了所给词汇，这一点常常为部分学习者所忽略。修改建议：1.第三段最后一句，应改为：for every national flag has ,at least ,the colour of one of the five circles.2.最后一段首句，应改为：second, the flag of the u.n., the back- ground of which is blue. 参考范文you know that every country has a flag. but do you know that some flags stand for many countries?at the olympic games, you see the olympic flag. it is white and it has five rings in the middle. the rings are blue, yellow, black, green, and red. you can see at least one of these colours in every flag in the world. the rings are locked together to show the friendship of the people at the games.at the united nations, you see anothe