文档介绍：常青藤教育名师浅谈新托福写作技巧
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自2006年新托福在中国实行以来,其写作单项以综合和独立作文各一篇的考查形式,为传统
的学术类写作增添了一点小清新范儿。和老对手 IELTS 的写作相比, IBT Writing 对中国考
生而言,可谓是看似熟悉却又几分陌生,几多相似却又暗藏不同。现就对新托福写作两篇作
文测试的特点进行几点剖析: “独立写作”是典型的“四化”
立写作的用词要求,一个很明显的倾向就是“准确常见”。因为只有常见的词汇,才能最直观
地让读者了解作者的思路,才能最直白地表达作者的所思所想。以官方指南第三版中一篇满
分作文的开头段为例:There are certainconsiderations or factors that everyone takes into account
in a relationship. People may look for honesty, altruism, understanding, loyalty, being thoughtful
etc! Everyone would more or less wish that the person shehe is dealing with has some of these
virtues above. Putting them in an order according to their importance, however, can be very
subjective and relative. 本段并没有任何生僻词和句式磅礴的句子,但每个单句的意思都清晰
直白,整段的行文也通顺流畅。其实,用词的准确性很大程度上就看这个词的常见度,因为
正是某个词能够准确直白地表明某个意思,这个词才会常用。试想在现代中文写作中, 一个
心智正常的中国人不会把“去洗手间”写成“出宫”,不会把“吃饭”换成“用膳”,因为“出宫”和
“用膳”已经脱离了现代中国人的常态词汇表,因此就不能给人直白清晰的印象了。这种用
词的常态性还体现在新托福题目本身的用词上,
词:Do you agree or disagree with the following statement Schools should not pay much attention
to general subjects. Instead, they should help students prepare for specific careers and
剑桥 7 P102 中同一考题的出题用词是: Some people think that universities should provide
graduates with the knowledge and skills needed in the workplace. Others think that the true
function of a university should be to give access to knowledge for its own sake, regardle