大学英语说明文写作技巧.doc

2010.6200 a. 1. 2. 3. b.1. 2. c.1. 2. 3. 1. a. b. c. 102. a. outlineb. 3. a. b. c. 3010030150 kind, sort, typegroup, classification, categorymember/division/branchclass order familygenusspecies ? ?class, classify, divide, categorize, group, place, arrange belong to, fall into, be classed with1. read the following passages and discuss whether they follow the classification criterion of exclusiveness and inclusiveness.passage 1:passage 2:2. read the following passage, and fill in the blanks with appropriate words.1) schools _ the pupils ages and the types of education.2) there are _ schools: primary and secondary.3) primary schools _ into infant and junior schools.4) secondary schools pupils _ their ability.5) the criterionfor classifying secondary schools is whether or not there is _.2. there are thousands of languages in the world. languages are classified intoproto-indo-europeanold high german old saxonold low fraconian anglo-frisianhigh german low german dutch old english old frisian1. 1) firstly secondly thirdly finally 2) first, then, next, after this, lastly3) afterward, furthermore, moreover, in addition to 2. first, firstly, at first, first of all, in the first place, to begin with, onesecond, secondly, in the second place, next, afterwards, after that, then, later,another, third, thirdly, still another, in addition, besides, furthermorelastly, at last, finally, eventually, in the end ? exerciseshow a new road is built_ (a) though i had been on the train for more than thirty hours and spent a sleepless night, ididnt feel tired at all, and i believed my days in beijing would be as sunny as the skies. _ (b) like other passengers, i began to collect my things, and put my mug, towel, atlas, apples, and other things into my bag._ (c) i walked out of the train and was carried forward by the stream of people into anunderground passage and then into a big hall._ (d) my heart gave a leap when i heard the announcement that our train would soon arrive atits destination - beijing._ (e) as i stepped out of the station, i was dazzledby the bright autumn skies ofbeijing._ (f) to the tune of a beautiful song the train pulled into the station and gently stopped by aplatform.1. please organize the following instructions into a coherent paragraph, and discuss the questions in the brackets.how to deal with snakebites in the field1) tie a handkerchief, necktie, or belt on your victim above the bite to prevent the bloodfrom flowing to the heart2) decide whether to take the victim to the doctor or call for a doctor (how will you make adecision?)3) remove the venoma. make cuts in a crisscrossfashion on the bitten area, cutting about one fourth inch deep;b. suck out the blood and spit it out will you die if you swallow the blood?4) dont give whiskey do you know why?; you can give coffee or some other beverage tothe victim.5) reassure the victim space, privacy1) for example, for instance, in illustration of, by way of examples2) such as, such . as 3) as4) be an example of , be a case in point, take an example, provide an example, use an example, bring forward a case, draw an example ?exercises 1. read the following two paragraphs, and find the examples cited and cohesion words used. 1) mexico has long been a popular country for tourists from all over the world. it offers 12in front of, behind, on the left, on the right, in the east, to the westwithon the west of the teaching building lies a small garden, which is very beautiful in spring with all kinds of flowers bursting into blossom.1above, in front of, in the center of, on the left, across, below, in the distance, on the right, beyond, nearby, opposite to, over, further, next to, on top of, up, down, close to, beneath, under, around, near to, along21it is located / situated in2it lies between and 3in front of it is, with on its left and on its right.4turning to the left, you will see , behind which is 5walking past , the building that appears in front of you is 6along the road are lines of trees, from which students can find shade from the hot sun.7a walk around ?is a feast for the mind as well as the eye.8opposite to the stands 9the door on your left leads you to .10) next to the door against the wall there is a , in which we sit to watch tv every evening.11) on your left lies a , with all kinds of in it.2006ibob 1 1002 3 dear bob,thank you for your last letter asking about our library._best wishesli hua5109007001dear bob,thank you for your last letter asking about our library. here is some information about it. located between the garden and the teaching building, our school library situates in the center of the school and has beautiful surroundings. it has all kinds of books, magazines and newspapers providing us with all kinds of knowledge and the latest information. according to the rules, each student can borrow no more than 5 books at a time for at most 10 days, and it is open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m every day except weekends, which makes it convenient for us students to read in it or to borrow books from it.the school library is our favorite place after class. we enjoy reading in it.232dear bob,thank you for your last latter asking about our library.our library, which is surrounded by green trees, in the middle of our school, just behind the garden and in front of the teaching building. even though it has not there are quantities of books for us to read or to borrow. we can borrow books from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on are available too, but we cant take them away.(18) andjohn100hi john,i have found a suitable flat for you to stay in when you are working in my city. _ _ yours,li huahi john,i have