黄杏茹
根据广东省2021届高考英语评卷中对读后续写部分的评分原则,第五档(21~25分)要求学生的续写“创造了丰富、合理的内容,富有逻辑性,续写完整,与原文情境融洽度高。使用了多样并且恰当的词汇和语法结构,可能有个别小错,但完全不影响理解。有效地使用了语句间衔接手段,全文结构清晰,意义连贯。”
在语言方面,“多样并且恰当的词汇和语法结构”是指:1.同一词意的用词不同表达。2.同义句的多样化表达。3.同一成分的不同表达形式。为贴合评分原则、写出高分续写,考生必须重视语言的丰富性、多样性,要写得准确、地道、贴切、鲜活。
第一,使用多样并且恰当的词汇,做好同一词意的用词不同表达。词汇和语言的积累是提高读后续写能力的基础。学生只有脑中储备足够数量的词汇,才能保证在运用时随意支取,使续写语言准确、地道、生动。读后续写的遣词造句须从语境考虑,在几个可用的词中选出最恰当、最得体的词,把所要表达的意思恰如恰如其分地表达出来。具体用哪个最恰当,要根据具体的情况,仔细斟酌,反复推敲。例如,“说”就有十分丰富的词汇,包括:补充说add,重复地说repeat,聊天chat with sb,通知某事inform sb.of sth,宣布某事announce/declare,告诉某人tell sb.sth.,小声地说whisper/murmur,安慰某人comfort sb,解释说explain,抱怨说complain,叹息说sigh,回应说respond to,恳求说plead,插话put in,脱口而出blurt out等等,学生备考时注意积累,而不是一味只用“say”,语言的等次自然就得到了提升。
第二,同义句的多样化表达。要重视句式变化和英文的习惯表达,包括倒装句、省略句、强调句、复合句、非谓语动词、副词或介词短语等等。考生平时可以从知名网站和BBC等原版报纸或期刊中摘录英语句式的地道表达。例如,“他一看到兔子就追了过去。”英语句式可以多种多样:No sooner had he caught sight of the rabbit than he rushed after it. / Hardly had he caught sight of the rabbit when he rushed after it. / The moment he caught sight of the rabbit, he rushed after it. / On catching sight of the rabbit, he rushed after it. / At the sight of the rabbit, he rushed after it. 又如,表示“笑/開心”,留心观察、积累,就又非常丰富的表达方式:
The little girl returned me a sweet smile, her tinkling laughter filling the air. / Hearing this, Aram jumped up in happiness, with his eyes sparkling like shining stars. /The air was rich with happiness and kindness. /A surge of ecstasy welling up inside me, I dashed to knock at his window. / A flood of joy surging from the bottom of my heart, I agreed at once with a bright smile spreading across my cheeks./ Imagining the girl’s response when she saw her dream come true, Heiss wore a shining smile on his face all the way.
第三,同一成分的不同表达形式。要熟悉基本句子结构,以及不同的句子成分的表达形式,包括:主语/宾语/表语可以是名词、代词、动名词、不定式、主语从句等,状语可以是副词、介词短语、非谓语动词、状语从句等等。同学们平时要多做句型转换。例如,状语:Suddenly, he found a stream. / All of a sudden, he found a stream. / Though he was tired, he never thought of giving up. / Though tired, he never thought of giving up. / Tired as he was, he never thought of giving up./ Tired was, he never thought of giving up./ Despite his tiredness, he never thought of giving up. 又例如,主语:It occurred to her me that I had left my phone in the Uber car. / To get the hamburger still seemed inviting despite the stormy day./A clever idea struck me. / It proved practical and we satisfied our appetites.
实现词汇和语法结构多样性并让语言生动丰富的方式有很多,学生要做学习的有心人,多读、多看、多练、多记,才能有丰富的语料库以供写作时使用,提高高考英语续写的语言能力。