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开始说“做什么”前，先说三个“不该做”的事情：

一、短文不以“明确的主题句”开头或主题句太宽泛。

I am looking forward to the near future, and I’ve prepared a lot for it.

这样的开头没有点明“我为什么已做好了准备”。主题句定得太宽泛,而没有选择“一个角度,具体谈谈”。就“ the near future”而言,存在着无限的可能,等于给自己挖了个坑,使考生的下文无法作相应的描述,读者也无法预测你要做什么相应的准备。

建议将主题句的目标定具体:

I am looking forward to the coming badminton contest, and I have fully prepared for It.

这样就可以与正文部分很好地衔接起来,前后连贯了

二、主题句过分夸张、不合常理、不合逻辑。

How fast time flies! I begin to think about my future because I will graduate soon. In my opinion, I am ready to be a teacher.

这样的表达，内容明显缺乏真实性，所以最好避免这样不合常理的说法。

根据上下文,建议改为:

I am ready to be a senior student. I would like to tell you in what ways I am ready for that dream.

三、开头啰唆冗长,说了一些与主题不太相关的信息。

Nowadays, more and more students are under pressure. Parents usually wish us to

be top students in classes, and some students even can’t get along well with their classmates

while others may worry about their scores too much.

开头扯了一堆，始终不知道作者这篇文章要表达什么主题。

（注：以上例子来自于陶大春《中考英语写作：规范、技能与操练》，南京出版社）

接下来看看五种不一样的开头方式。

1. Start with a dialogue/quote

用对话或引语开头。

‘Do you call that a hat?’I said to my wife.

‘You needn't be so rude about it,’my wife answered as she looked at herself in the mirror.

I sat down on one of those modern chairs with holes in it and waited. We had been in the hat shop for half an hour and my wife was still in front of the mirror.

‘We mustn't buy things we don't need,’I remarked suddenly. I regretted saying it almost at once.

‘You needn't have said that,’my wife answered. ‘I needn't remind you of that terrible tie you bought yesterday.’

‘I find it beautiful, ’I said. ‘A man can never have too many ties.’

‘And a woman can't have too many hats, ’she answered.

Ten minutes later we walked out of the shop together. My wife was wearing a hat that looked like a lighthouse!

这是《新概念英语》里的一篇文章。这种开头，一下子就把人带入生动的场景中。需要注意的是，并非什么对话或者引语都适合做开头。这篇文章开头的问句，其实已经包含了文章的主题：我不能接受的妻子的“hat”。

2. Start with a question

用问句开头。

Do you ever feel like you have the potential to do great things with your life, but just aren’t sure how to start?I know that feeling very well, as it’s taken me years of reflection to figure out what activities make me feel happy and fulfilled. I hope this article will give you a gentle shove in the right direction. Simply answer these nine questions to unlock your potential.

这是一篇鸡汤文章的开头。用一般疑问句点明主旨。

3. Start with a gripping image/description/an action

用悬念或形象的场景或行为开头。

A woman in jeans stood at the window of an expensive shop. Though she hesitated for a moment, she finally went in and asked to see a dress that was in the window. The assistant who served her did not like the way she was dressed. Glancing at her scornfully, he told her that the dress was sold. The woman walked out of the shop angrily and decided to punish the assistant next day. She returned to the shop the following morning dressed in a fur coat, with a handbag in one hand and a long umbrella in the other. After seeking out the rude assistant, she asked for the same dress. Not realizing who she was, the assistant was eager to serve her this time. With great difficulty, he climbed into the shop window to get the dress. As soon as she saw it, the woman said she did not like it. She enjoyed herself making the assistant bring almost everything in the window before finally buying the dress she had first asked for.

本文及以下均来自新概念。这种开头很有镜头感——我们看很多电影的开头就是这样的。

4. Start with a little-known/surprising fact

用鲜为人知的事实开头。

People will do anything to see a free show -- even if it is a bad one. When the news got round that a comedy show would be presented at our local cinema by the P. and U. Bird Seed Company, we all rushed to see it. We had to queue for hours to get in and there must have been several hundred people present just before the show began. Unfortunately, the show was one of the dullest we have ever seen. Those who failed to get in need not have felt disappointed, as many of the artistes who should have appeared did not come. The only funny things we heard that evening came from the advertiser at the beginning of the programme. He was obviously very nervous and for some minutes stood awkwardly before the microphone. As soon as he opened his mouth, everyone burst out laughing. We all know what the poor man should have said, but what he actually said was: 'This is the Poo and Ee Seed Bird Company. Good ladies, evening and gentlemen!"

所谓“鲜为人知”，英文叫“little-known”或“surprising”，就是用一个大家不知道的现象或者结论开头，一下子吸引住读者，让他们抱着“为什么”的想法一探究竟。

5. Start with a result/conclusion

用结局或结论开头。

People are not so honest as they once were. The temptation to steal is greater than ever before -- especially in large shops. A detective recently watched a well-dressed woman who always went into a large store on Monday mornings. One Monday, there were fewer people in the shop than usual when the woman came in, so it was easier for the detective to watch her. The woman first bought a few small articles. After a little time, she chose one of the most expensive dresses in the shop and handed it to an assistant who wrapped it up for her as quickly as possible. Then the woman simply took the parcel and walked out of the shop without paying. When she was arrested, the detective found out that the shop assistant was her daughter. The girl 'gave' her mother a free dress once a week!

这种和前一种有点相似，不同的是，我们这里的结局、结论，更像一种“倒叙”手法。同样是为了开门见山，把文章要表达的观点看法、或者关键事实，第一时间传递给读者。

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