河北省衡水市重点名校新高考冲刺英语模拟试题及答案解析

河北省衡水市重点名校新高考冲刺英语模拟试题考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Friendshipcanneverbeatrade;______,itneedsthemostthoroughandunprofitableconcept.A．inaddition B．bycontrast C．inreturn D．bychance2．Ifthesenewmeasuresdon’twork,we’llhaveto_______ouroldsystem.A．makeupforB．comeupwithC．breakawayfromD．fallbackon3．Itisobvioustothestudents_____________theyshouldgetwellpreparedfortheirfuture.A．as B．thatC．which D．whether4．Theyaredeterminedtogointothedarkcave,________mywarningofdanger.A．regardlessofB．becauseofC．apartfromD．insteadof5．—Shallwegototheseveno’clockperformanceortheeight?—_____suitsyoufine.A．Whatever B．Whichever C．Whenever D．Wherever6．Theteachertoldthechildren______quietinthemuseum.A．keepB．keptC．keepingD．tokeep7．—Whatapity!Youmissedmybirthdayparty.—Terriblysorry!___________myunclenotvisitedmeunexpectedly.A．Should B．WouldC．Had D．Did8．—WhendidyoureturnlastFriday?—Itwasnotuntilmidnight______itwasraininghard.A．when B．whichC．that D．before9．Checkyourpapercarefullytosee________youhavemadeanymistakes.A．what B．which C．whether D．that10．Butforyourhelp,I__________theworkontime.IreallydonotknowhowIcanthankyouenough.A．wouldn'tfinish B．hadn'tfinishedC．wouldn'thavefinished D．won'thavefinished11．Openingthedoor,Mrs．Summersfoundfamilyofcatsshutinthebathroom．A．a;不填 B．a;the C．the;不填 D．the;the12．Marylikedtolookbackonherhigh—schooldays，shethoughtwerethehappiestinherlife．A．that B．what C．which D．when13．Thecaraccidenthappened_____hiscarwasoutoforder___Ican’tdrive.A．notthat;butthat B．notonly;butalsoC．notbecause;butbecause D．notbecause;butas14．---Ididreallywellintheexamination,LiKe.---Idid_________.Igotfullmark.A．noless B．notless C．notworse D．noworse15．---ShallwegoforapicnicthisSaturday？---_____________.WillnextSaturdaybeOK？A．Sure，it'suptoyou B．Sure，it'snoproblemC．Sorry，Ican'tmakeit D．Sorry，I'mnotavailabletoday16．Julieisoneofthosewomenwhoalwaysthelatestfashion.A．putupwith B．keepupwith C．comeupwith D．getonwith17．Tomakeabreakthroughinhisscientificresearch,thescientisthasbeenmakinga(n)_____amountofeffort.A．modestB．miserableC．optionalD．tremendous18．﹣Mom，I'llstayintoaccompanymygrandpathisevening．﹣________!A．Withpleasure B．NevermindC．Suityourself D．Itdepends19．—IntheUK，somepeopleequatelifeexperiencewiththenumberofstampsintheirpassports.—That’swhytheyallagreethatthey________the“travelbug”．A．catchB．caughtC．havecaughtD．aretocatch20．YesterdayItookmycartothegaragetohavethem________theair-conditioner.A．tocheck B．checking C．checked D．check第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）Everypersonplanstorunofftosometropicalisle,butfewdo.Reallife,family,work,andmonetarylimitationsgetintheway.IanFlemingletnoneoftheseconsiderationsstophim.Afterthewar,Flemingsetdownhisschedule.ThefirstweekofJanuarysawhimleaveEnglandandtraveltoJamaica.ThefirstweekofMarchsawhisreturn.HeacceptedhisjobatKemsleynewspaperswithoutcompromise—thisportionoftheyearwouldbesetasideforJamaicaorhewouldlookelsewhereforemployment.For6yearsFlemingtraveledeachwintertoJamaica,lounginginparadise,romancingwomen,chasingthesunset,butitwasnotuntilhefacedthepressureofamarriedwomanwhowaspregnantwithhischilddidFlemingstartthewriter’sjourneywhichwouldchangehislifeandpopularcultureforever.AsFlemingwaitedinJamaicaforAnne’sdivorcetobecomefinal,hewrotethefirstdraftofanovel,CasinoRoyale.Fleming’scareerasawriterdeservesmoreexaminationthancanbeofferedhere,butsufficeittosay,overthenext12years,IanFlemingtransformedhiseliteexistence,hisarrogance,hisstyle,andhisacidwitintosomeofthegreatestthrillerseverwritten.FlemingincurredtherespectofauthorsasdiverseasRaymondChandler,KingsleyAmis,andEdithSitwell.HisfansincludedJohn,Jackie,andBobbyKennedy,andhissocialcircleincludedPrimeMinisterAnthonyEden,EvelynWaugh,andSomersetMaugham.Flemingfilledoutthe12yearsofBondwithgreatadventurejournalism.Eveninstorieswhichhadlittleactionorpayoff,suchashisshortnon-fictionbook,TheDiamondSmugglers,the“Fleming-flair”ensuredexcitingreading.Hewrotethe“Atticus”columnfortheSundayTimes,provingawonderfulconduitforinsideintelligenceinformation,andcleverrebukes(指责).Regardlessofbooksalesorfamilyobligations,Flemingmanagedtolivethelifehewanted.Astheyearspassed,hispassionforgolfingincreasedsohetookmoretimewithit.Fleming’slong-termfascinationwithAmericagrew,sohetraveledtheremoreoften.IanFleming’sfulllifecaughtupwithhimthroughhisheart.Itmaybethatyearsofdrinkingandsmokingtooktheirtoll,orthatthebutter-richcookingFleminglovedwastheculprit.Ormaybeitwasjustgenetics.Whateverthecause,Fleming’shealthdeclinedinthelate1950s.ThisplusanxietiesinthemarriageincreasedFleming’sdepression.WiththesuccessofBond,theworldcameknockingatFleming’sdoor,andhehadahardertimeshuttingthoseoutthathedidnotwantinhislife.Nonetheless,Flemingfoughttheloosingbattleofhisweakeningheartbythrowingmorefuelonthefire.Hecontinuedtodrinkandsmoke,makingsomeexcusesbutnotmany.Hewrotebookshewantedtoread,andtraveledtheworldwithstyleandauthority.Bythistime,Fleminghadalreadyearnedhisownfortune,createdhisownidentity,andruledhisownliteraryempire.1、Accordingtothesecondparagraph,FlemingacceptedthejobofferedbyKemsleynewspaper__________.A．andhadtogiveuphisyearlyholidayplantoJamaicaB．becausehewasofferedtoworkinJamaicaeverywinterC．sothathewouldn’thavetolookforemploymentelsewhereD．onconditionthathetooktwomonthsofftoJamaicaeveryyear2、WhatledFlemingfollowthepathofwriting?A．Hisdreamtobeawriter.B．Thepressurefromawoman.C．Hispotentialforliterature.D．Hisstateofhealth.3、Whenhebeganwriting,Flemingneverexpectedthat__________.A．hewouldchangepopularcultureB．hecouldgetoverthepressureC．AnnewouldhaveadivorceD．Annewouldkeephischild4、Fleming’sthrillersreflectedhis__________.A．senseforpopularculture B．relationshipwithAnneC．ownpersonalities D．lifeatJamaica5、Thefactthat“Flemingfilledoutthe12yearsofBondwithgreatadventurejournalism”showsthat__________.A．FlemingtookupjournalismwhenhefinishedBond’sadventuresB．FlemingputBondthroughmanythrillingadventuresC．FlemingdescribedBondasanadventurousjournalistD．FlemingexperiencedBond’sadventureswhenhewasajournalist6、Accordingtothepassage,Flemingdiedof__________.A．anunidentifiedreason B．adiseaseoftheheartC．anunknownfamilydisease D．overdrinkingandsmoking22．（8分）Saturday，22April,2017Wearecurrentlyonacamp-sitenearCalais,onourwaytotheUK,anditispouringwithrain.AsifgodswanttoprepareusfortheUKatallcosts.Asifwedon'tknowwhatrainis...Ourferrytothegreenisleswillleavetomorrowat10.30anddespitetherain,Iamreallylookingforwardtoit.Ithastakenusawhiletogethere,aswealreadyleftElChorroon4April.AfterrushingthroughSpainintwodays,however,wecametoaninevitableslow-downwhenweenteredFrance.Inevitable,asFrancehassimplytoomuchtoofferforus.SoassoonaswecrossedthePyrenees,ourdrivingsequencebecamesomethinglikedrivingafewkilometres,visitingacastle,drivingafewkilometres,takingpicturesofanicechurch,drivingafewkilometres,havingaquickpeekatafleasmarket,drivingafewkilometres,visitingamuseumetc.WhenweenteredBrittanytherealsightseeingstarted,inVannes,inLorient,inBrestandthenontoNormandy:LeMontStMichel,Bayeuxandfinally,finallytheD-Daybeaches.Ialwayswantedtovisitthese,forobviousreasonsIwouldsay,butmyfather,realisticashewas,calculatedthechancesthatitwouldrainaconsiderableamountofdaysofathree-weekholidayandalwaysdecidedagainstit.ButafewdaysagoIfinallysteppedontoGoldBeach(wheretheBritslanded)andIwasgreetedbytheNormansun.Abeautifulday.1、Itwas_____whenthewriterwasonhiswaytotheUK.A．pouringB．foggyC．snowyD．sunny2、Accordingtothepassage,thePyreneesmustbeaplacein_____.A．SpainB．FranceC．NetherlandD．Normandy3、WhichofthefollowingstatementisNOTtrue?A．Theyspent2daysinSpaintraveling.B．ThewriterthoughtFrancehasalotofplacestovisit.C．ThewriterthoughttherealsightseeingwasinE1Chorro,andinBrest.D．Thewriter’sfatherwasarealisticperson.4、Thepassageprobablycomesfrom_______.A．atraveljournalB．asciencefictionC．anewsreportD．afilmreview23．（8分）Areyousometimesalittletiredandsleepyintheearlyafternoon?Manypeoplefeelthiswayafterlunch.Theymaythinkthateatinglunchisthecauseofthesleepiness.Or,insummer,theymaythinkitistheheat.However,therealreasonliesinsidetheirbodies.Atthattime–abouteighthoursafteryouwakeup–yourbodytemperaturegoesdown.Thisiswhatmakesyouslowdownandfeelsleepy.Scientistshavetestedsleephabitsinexperimentswheretherewasnonightorday.Thepeopleintheseexperimentsalmostalwaysfollowedasimilarsleepingpattern.Theysleptforonelongperiodandthenforoneshortperiodabouteighthourslater.Inmanypartsoftheworld,peopletakenaps(小睡)inthemiddleoftheday.Thisisespeciallytrueinwarmerclimates,wheretheheatmakesworkdifficultintheearlyafternoon.Researchersarenowsayingthatnapsaregoodforeveryoneinanyclimate.Adailynapgivesoneamorerestedbodyandmindandthereforeisgoodforhealthingeneral.Incountrieswherenapsaretraditional,peopleoftensufferlessfromproblemsuchasheartdisease.Manyworkingpeople,unfortunately,havenotimetotakenaps.Thoughdoctorsmayadvisetakingnaps,employersdonotallowit!Ifyoudohavethechance,however,hereareafewtipsaboutmakingthemostofyournap.Rememberthatthebesttimetotakeanapisabouteighthoursafteryougetup.Ashortsleeptoolateinthedaymayonlymakeyoufeelmoretiredandsleepyafterward.Thiscanalsohappenifyousleepfortoolong.Ifyoudonothaveenoughtime,tryashortnap—eventenminutesofsleepcanbehelpful.1、Whydopeoplefeelsleepyintheearlyafternoonaccordingtothetext?A．Theyeattoomuchforlunch.B．Theysleeptoolittleatnight.C．Theirbodytemperaturebecomeslower.D．Theweatherbecomesalotwarmer.2、Ifyougetupat6:30am,whatisthebesttimeforyoutotakeanap?A．About12:30pm. B．About1:30pm.C．About2:30pm. D．About3:30pm.3、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．JustforaRest B．AllforaNapC．ASpecialSleepPattern. D．TakingNapsinWarmerClimate.24．（8分）I’mpartoftheRoots&ShootsprogramfoundedbyDr.JaneGoodall.Theprogramisintendedtomakeandpromotepositivechangesintheworld.AsDr.Goodallsays,“Whatyoudomakesadifference,andyouhavetodecidewhatkindofdifferenceyouwanttomake.”InBulgaria,whereIlive,homelessdogsareeverywhere.Manypeoplehereturnablindeyetothem.ButIcannotignorethelifeofastreetdogwheneverIseeonewanderinginthestreet,lookingforsomethingtoeat.That’swhyI’mnolongerafoodwaster.WhenIseewastedfood,Ialwaysthinkofahungrydogclimbingtogarbagebins,searchingforfoodthatpeoplehavethrownthere.Wheneatinginarestaurant,I’mnotafraidtotakeleftoverfoodtofeedstraycatsordogs.Aweekago,Isawahomelessdogaroundthegarbagebins.ImmediatelyIkneltdown,spoketohersoftlyandranmyhandsoverher.Icouldseethatshehadhadpuppies.Icouldn’timaginehowshecouldhavebeenabletocareforthem.Hoursearlier,I’dbaggedupaplateofleftoverfish.AsIunwrappedit,shewaggedhertailandsniffedatit.Sheateallthefishinnotime.It’ssad,isn’tit?Ican’tunderstandwhymanyofuswastesomuchandthinklittleofit.Thesehomelessanimalshavetaughtmethatfoodisprecious.EvenwhenIdon’thaveleftoverswithme,I’lltakethetimetogetsomethingfromthegrocerystoretofeedthem.Iknowmypowerissmall,soIhopethatnexttimeyouseewastedfood,doturnitintoworthyfood.Youhavethepowertosavealife!1、TheauthoruseswhatDr.Goodallsaystoshow__________.A．howwecandevelopourbusinessB．whyitisimportanttobegreatC．whytheprogramispopulargloballyD．howwecanchangetheworldpositively2、Whatcanbeconcludedfromthetext?A．TherearefewhomelessdogswheretheauthorlivesB．TheauthortakeshomelessdogshomeandraisesthemC．SeeinghomelessdogsmakestheauthorneverwastefoodD．Peoplethrowfoodintogarbagebinstofeedhomelessdogs3、Theauthortooktheleftoverfishwithhimto____________.A．feedahomelessdoghemetB．eatitwhenhewashungryC．lookformorehomelessanimalsD．setanexampletothosewhothrowawayfood4、Theauthorwrotethetexttoaskusto__________.A．valueourfoodB．treatdogsasourfriendsC．savewastedfoodforhomelessdogsD．raisehomelessdogsandcats25．（10分）Kandareallydoesn'tliketowalkalone.Thescientistfromaresearchinstituteofintelligentrobotsfindstheexperiencesoboringthathe'dratherdrive—eventhoughhelivesclosetohislabandknowsthatwalkingushealthy."Ienjoywalkingwithsomeone,likewithmywife,withmydaughter,"Kandasaid."Buttheyarenotalwaysavailable."SoKanda,whospecializesinhuman-likebots,developedaroboticwalkingpartnerthatcouldmakesmalltalkbasedonitssurroundings,which,hehopes,mightmotivatepeopletogetoutandexercisemore.Thebotrestsonaperson'sshoulderlikeaboxyparrot.Itweighsaboutapoundandahalfandsitsroughly8.5incheshigh,3.5incheswide,and10incheslong.Amicrophone,speaker,andinternalcameraallowittocommunicate.It'sevenequippedwithasmile.Kandaandhisteamcollectedvideoformfivedifferentlocations,includingagardenandashoppingmall,andcreatedadatasetofsmalltalktopicsrelatedtoeachlocation.Thentheyprogrammedtherobottoassociatevisualcueswithspecifictopics.Aspecialspeechsoftwareprovidedtherobotwithavoice.Nearagroupofparkedcars,forexample,itmightsay,"Inabigparkinglot,sometimesIforgetwhereIparked."Theytestedtheroboton15volunteers,10malesand5females,whowerepaidandaveragedabout26yearsold."Haveyoueverblownapuffofdandelion（蒲公英）seedsintotheair?"Therobotaskedaparticipant,whosmiledandresponded,"Yes,IoftendidthatwhenIwasachild."Althoughseveralparticipantsnotedtherobot'sweight,Kandawassurprisedthatnooneconsideredtheexperienceasstrangeorfunny."Iguesspeopleenjoynewtechnologies,"hesaid.Justlikeahumanpartner,Kanda'sbotisn'tperfect.It'snotabletogoforwalksinheavyrainand,whiletherobotcanmakeexpressions,itcan'treallyholdaconversation,aboutwhichKandaismostworried.Despiteitslimits,Kandawascomfortedbythebot'spresence."Ifeltakindofsenseofbeingwithsomeone,"hesaid,"particularlywhenitspoke."1、WhydoesKandahavetheideaofdevelopingaroboticwalkingpartner?A．Becausehewantssomeonetoaccompanyhimwhilewalking.B．Becausehehasneverdevelopedarobotlikeaparrot.C．Becausehisfamilyareunwillingtowalkwithhim.D．Becauseheiscrazyaboutdevelopingrobots.2、Whatcharacteristicdoestherobothave?A．Itcan"speak"and"see".B．Itcanwalklikeahumanbeing.C．Itcancommunicatewithpeoplefreely.D．Itismuchmorehumorousthanarealperson.3、Whatisnecessaryfortherobottofunction?A．Asmallsize.B．Aboxyshape.C．Ahumanpartner.D．Aspeechsoftware.4、WhatisKandamostlikelytodoabouthisrobotnext?A．Tomakeitmoreconvenienttocarry.B．Toimproveitsconversationalskills.C．Toenableittowalkinheavyrain.D．Tobetteritssoundsystem.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）Dandelions（蒲公英）arecommonweedsthatgrowinmanyplacesaroundtheworld.Indifferent1,dandelionstakedifferentshapes.Scientistshavelong2thatdifferenthabitatsledtothecreationof3species,andthatdifferencesinformareactualproofofdifferentspecies.4,accordingtoTuresson,itisalsopossiblethata5speciestakesdifferentshapesdependentonthehabitatsit6in.Tostudythis,Ihavelookedattwodandelionsgrowingindifferenthabitats.Theone,7IwillcallDandelion1,growsinagrassfieldthatliesinthe8.TheotherDandelion,Dandelion2,growsintheshadow,eg9thetreesorbehindashed.Thegrassfieldishotand10.Theshadowiscoolandwet.So,whatarethe11betweenDandelion1and2?Dandelion1isdarkgreen,andits12areshortandquitethick.Mostoftheleaveslie13onthesurroundinggrass.Theflowersareshort.Dandelion2,ontheotherhand,looksverydifferently.Theleavesarelongand14green,Mostleavesstandinaverticalposition.Theflowersalso15tall.Dandelion216strongandtall.Itisclearthatitgrowsverywellinthe17,andthathasenough18andspacetogrowintoabigplant.Dandelion1,ontheotherhand,issmallanddark.Itseemsthatthe19inthegrasslandmakeitdifficultforthisdandeliontogrowintoabigplant.20,theconditionsinthetwodifferenthabitatsresultindifferentshapesforthesedandelions.ForDandelion1,thesunmakesthegrassfieldhotanddry.Inordertosavewater,itgrowsshortandthickleaves.1、A．housesB．habitatsC．parksD．countries2、A．disagreedB．providedC．believedD．calculated3、A．newB．goodC．oldD．bad4、A．HoweverB．ThereforeC．ThusD．Otherwise5、A．sameB．differentC．strangeD．single6、A．plantsB．worksC．takesD．grows7、A．whatB．whichC．thatD．when8、A．worldB．mountainC．sunD．valley9、A．underB．overC．uponD．between10、A．HumidB．WetC．SoftD．dry11、A．similaritiesB．advantagesC．differencesD．disadvantages12、A．seedsB．leavesC．weedsD．woods13、A．flatB．apartC．deadD．logical14、A．darkB．brightC．artificialD．familiar15、A．lieB．breakC．standD．perform16、A．soundsB．smellsC．feelsD．looks17、A．swallowB．shallowC．shadowD．shape18、A．sunshineB．leavesC．honeyD．water19、A．ConditionsB．OccasionsC．SituationsD．preparations20、A．FortunatelyB．ObviouslyC．ConsequentlyD．Accidentally第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）ThetrialrunofabullettrainfromChengdutoXi’antookaboutfourhoursonWednesdaymorning,1．(cut)traveltimebetweenthecitiesbyaboutsixhours.The643-kmline,China’sfirsttrialroutetorunthroughtheQinlingMountains,will2．(formal)openonNov30.Itwillrunonadailybasis,witha3．(design)speedof250kmperhour.LiLin,atravelagencymanagerinChengdu,saidtheopeningoftherailwayisexpected4．(promote)thedevelopmentoftourismindustryintheareas.Long5．thetrialrunoftherailway,quiteafewpeopleinSichuanhadtoldmetheywantedtovisitXi’an,thecapitalof13feudal（封建的）6．(dynasty),toseetheTerracottaWarriors（兵马俑）andothersitesofhistoricalimportance.AccordingtoLi,somepeoplearealsodesiringtovisitGuangyuan,7．hastheShuPath.Thepathisoneoftheworld’soldestlandtransportsystems,with8．mostdangerousroadsandmostabundanthistoricalruins.The9．(construct)ofthepathlinkingSichuanandShaanxistartedaround316BC．It10．(build)onmountainssohighandsteepthatfamouspoetLiBai(701—762),oncewrote:“TravelingontheShuPathisasdifficultasgoinguptoheaven.”第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）Intoday’sincreasinglycompetitiveworld,thatisofgreatimportancetokeepapositiveattitudetowardslife、Itisimportantbecauseitcouldhelpussolvevariousproblemsinlife、TakingEnglishlearningforexample、InoureffortstograspEnglish,mistakesareunavoidable、Intheway,mistakesareannoyed,butapositiveattitudecanmakeusrealizethatonlymakingmistakescanwebeexpectedtomakeprogresses、Aswecanseeit,keepingagoodattitudecanhelpustodealwithmistakescorrectandfindconfidenceintimeofsorrow、However,itsimportancecannotbedenied、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是红星中学高三学生李平，你的英国笔友Chris即将高中毕业，他在邮件中和你探讨上大学的问题。请你给Chris回复邮件，告诉他你的想法，内容包括：1.上大学的重要性；2.选择大学考虑的因素。注意：1.词数不少于50；2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。DearChris,_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、D3、B4、A5、B6、D7、C8、A9、C10、C11、A12、C13、C14、D15、C16、B17、D18、C19、C20、D第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21、1、D2、B3、A4、C5、B6、B22、Manyscholarshipsrequirethatyouwriteanessayinordertobeconsideredfortheprizemoney.However,ifyouarethesortofpersonthathasaheadachewheneveryouhavetocompleteawritingassignment,thismaynotbethebestnews.Luckilyforyou,thereisnoreasontofearthescholarshipessay.Thefollowingtipscouldhelpyouconquerthisnot-so-easyaspectofthescholarshipapplicationprocess.Youshouldalwaysoutlineyouressays.Thisdoesnotjustapplytothescholarshipessays,either.Anoutlinehelpslendfocustoyourthoughtsandhelpsyoucreateapictureofthe“whole”thattheessaywillbecome.Judgescannottostandwhenyourwritingisloose,lackscoherence(连贯性)orwhenyoufailtoconnectyourmainpointstogether.Theywanttoseethatyoucansupportyourargumentwellwithclearandbriefexamplesandthattheseexamplesdo,infact,relatetothetopicathand.Ifyouhaveachoiceinthetopicyougettowriteabout,alwaystrytoselectsomethingyouarepersonallyinterestedin.Don'twritewhatyouthinkthejudgeswanttohear.Thiswillonlyamountinanessaythatreadslikesomeoneelse’s,whichisnotagreatwaytomakeyourselfstandout.Ifyoufeelboredwiththetopic,thenyouressaywillbeboringaswell.Makesureyourideafollowaclearandalogicalpath.Thismeanstheyareconnectedwellandthetransitions(过渡)easilyflowfromoneideatothenext.Likewise,trytostayawayfromtheobviousorthesadstory.Yes,collegewillbealife-changingexperience,butcanyouthinkofaninterestingreasonwhythisisso?Andyes,itisterriblethatyoulostafamilymemberatayoungage,