2023屆河南省南陽、信陽等六市高三考前熱身英語試卷含解析

2023高考英語模擬試卷注意事項1．考試結(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置．3．請認真核對監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對應(yīng)選項的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動，請用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號等須加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．ZhangXuan,______universitystudentfromShanghai,learns______artinhersparetime.A．a(chǎn)n;/ B．a(chǎn);the C．a(chǎn);/ D．a(chǎn)n;the2．Butforyourinstruction,I______suchgreatprogressinsoshortatime.Thanksalot.A．wouldn’tmake B．hadn’tmadeC．won’tmake D．wouldn’thavemade3．Itwasconsiderate_____younottoplaythepianowhileIwasasleep.A．of B．for C．to D．from4．Ifweusethenewrecyclingmethod,alargenumberoftrees.A．a(chǎn)resaved B．willsave C．willbesaved D．havesaved5．Thatstudentadmittedinthemathexam,thathewouldneverdothatagaininthefuture.A．tohavecheated,promising B．cheating,promisedC．tocheating,promised D．havingcheated,promising6．Englishisalanguagesharedbyseveraldiversecultures,_________usesitdifferently.A．a(chǎn)llofwhich B．eachofwhich C．a(chǎn)llofthem D．eachofthem7．—Onlythosewhohavealotincommoncangetalongwell.—_________.Oppositessometimesdoattract.A．Ihopenot B．IthinksoC．Iappreciatethat D．Ibegtodiffer8．Thedebatehasonlyafewmomentsthatmightbeinspiringtothosewho______thisissue.A．followed B．hadfollowed C．havebeenfollowing D．werefollowing9．The2011AustralianOpenwassuccessfullyheldincityofMelbourne,bigcityinAustralia.A．a(chǎn);a B．the;a C．a(chǎn);the D．the;the10．Don'tyouthink_______ofgreatimportancethatweshouldkeepfitbytakingexerciseregularly?A．this B．that C．which D．it11．Itwas______wewerereturninghome______Irealizedwhatagoodfeelingitwastohavehelpedsomeoneintrouble.A．when;before B．when;thatC．before;where D．how;that12．Addingtotheirhappiness,hesays,______somesimilaritiesbetweenthetwotestpapers.A．is B．a(chǎn)re C．has D．have13．Inspring,thesceneonthetopofthehillissoappealingthatitis________mywords.A．a(chǎn)boveB．overC．beyondD．off14．After_______hadhappenedhecouldnotcontinuetoworkthere.A．which B．howC．what D．having15．Iamwonderinghowit________thatyoudidsomuchworkwithinsuchashorttime.A．heldup B．cameaboutC．gaveaway D．calledfor16．—HowIwishIhadworkedharderwhenIwasinthatcompany.—Ifyouhad,you_________adepartmentmanagernow.A．a(chǎn)re B．wouldbeC．wouldhavebeen D．were17．—YououghttohavemadeanapologytoTomyesterdayevening．—Yes,IknowI____．A．oughttohave B．haveto C．should D．musthave18．WolfWarrior2,which________the“AwardforBestVisualEffects”attheBeijingFilmFestival,indicatesChina'sfilmindustryhascomeofage.A．winsB．wonC．haswonD．hadwon19．MartinLutherKing,Jr.putitthatpeaceisnotmerelyadistantgoalthatweseek,butameans_____wearriveatthatgoal.A．that B．where C．bywhich D．withwhich20．Malenursesaredifficulttohireasmanymenrejectthis______outofthelong-existingdiscrimination．A．oncept B．responsibilityC．identity D．personality第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Australianscientistsaretryingtogivekangaroo-stylestomachstocattleandsheepinordertocutthegreenhousegasestheysendout,whichisthoughttoberesponsibleforglobalwarming.Thankstospecialbacteriaintheirstomachs,kangarooflatulence(腸胃氣脹)containsnomethaneandscientistswanttotransferthatbacteriatocattleandsheepwhoproducelargequantitiesoftheharmfulgas.Whiletheusualimageofgreenhousegaspollutionisabillowingsmokestack,pushingoutcarbondioxide,farmanimals’passingwindcontributeasurprisinglyhighpercentageoftotalemissionsinsomecountries.“FourteenpercentofemissionsfromallsourcesinAustraliaarefromentericmethanefromcattleandsheep,”saidAtholKlieve,aseniorresearchscientistwiththegreenslandstategovernment.“AndifyoulookatanothercountrysuchasNewZealand,whichhasgotamuchhigheragriculturalbase,theyareactuallyuparound50percent,”hesaid.Researcherssaythebacteriaalsomakethedigestiveprocessmuchmoreefficientandcouldpotentiallysavemillionsofdollarsinfeedcostsforfarmers.Butitwilltakeresearchersatleastthreeyearstoisolatethebacteriabeforetheycanevenstarttodevelopawayoftransferringittocattleandsheep.Anothergroupofscientists,meanwhile,havesuggestedAustraliansshouldfarmfewercattleandsheepandjusteatmorekangaroos.Andabout20percentofhealth-consciousAustraliansarebelievedtoeatthenationalsymbolalready.It’slowinfat,it’sgothighproteinlevelsanditisverycleaninthesensethatbasicallyitisfree-range(放養(yǎng)的)animal,”saidPeterAmptoftheUniversityofNewSouthWales’instituteofenvironmentalstudies.1、Scientistsintendtoputbacteriaintocattleandsheep________.A．tohelpAustralianfarmerstoearnmoremoneyB．topreventthemfromsendingoutharmfulgasesC．sothattheycanprotectAustralianecosystemD．sothattheycanmakefulluseofspecialbacteria2、AtholKlieveseemstobelievethat_________.A．farmanimalsaretoblameforgreenhousegasesB．lesscattleandsheepareraisedinNewZealandC．cattleandsheepproducelesscarbondioxideD．NewZealandhasthemostanimalsintheworld3、TheadvantagesPeterAmptlistsaboutkangaroosdon’tinclude________.A．itisrichinproteinB．itislowinfatC．itischeaperthanbeefD．itiscleanerthansheep4、Themainideaofthepassageisto________.A．discussabetterwaytoprotecttheearthB．warnfarmersofthedangerofanimalwasteC．explainthepossiblesolutionstopollutionD．presentarecentstudyonglobalwarming22．（8分）Manypeoplehaveboughtinsurance,eitherlifeorproperty(財產(chǎn)),commercialorcompulsory.Yetsomepeopleknowlittleaboutitandsomeevenmisunderstanditsnatureandfunction.Insuranceisthesharingofrisks.Nearlyeveryoneisexposedtoariskofsomesort.Thehouseowner,forexample,knowsthathispropertycanbedamagedbyfire;theship-ownerknowsthathisshipsmaybelostatsea;thebreadwinnerknowsthathemaydieatanearlyageandleavehisfamilypoorer.Ontheotherhand,noteveryhouseisdamagedbyfirenoreveryshipislostatsea.Ifthesepersonseachputasmallamountofmoneyintoapool,therewillbeenoughtomeettheneedsofthefewwhodosufferlosses.Inotherwords,thelossesofthefewaremetfromthecontributionsofthemany.Thisisthebasisofinsurance.Thosewhopaythecontributionareknownastheinsuredandthosewhomanagethepoolofcontributionsasinsurers.Thelegalbasisofallinsuranceisthepolicy.Thisisaprintedformofcontractonapieceofpaperinbestquality.Itstatesthateveryyeartheinsuredshallpayanamountofmoney,whichiscalledthepremium;inreturn,theinsurerwillpayanamountofmoneyorcompensationforlossesiftheriskoreventinsuredagainstactuallyhappens.Thepremiumforinsurancenaturallydependsuponhowlikelytheriskistohappen,assuggestedbypastexperience.Ifcompaniesfixtheirpremiumstoohigh,therewillbemorecompetitionintheirareaofinsuranceandtheymaylosebusiness.Ontheotherhand,iftheymakethepremiumtoolow,theywilllosemoneyandmayevenhavetodropoutofbusiness.Sotheordinaryforcesofsupplyanddemandkeeppremiumsatalevel,satisfactorytoboththeinsurerandtheinsured.1、TheunderlinedphraseinPara.2mostprobablymeans.A．moneypaidbytheinsurersB．eachpremiumC．moneypaidbyallthoseinsuredD．thecostofadministeringinsurance2、Insurancepremiumsdonotbecometoohighbecause.A．notmanypeopleinsurethemselvesB．premiumsdependontheriskoflossesC．insurershavetobemorecompetitiveD．insurancecompaniescanneverlosemoney3、Accordingtothepassage,insurancebusinessgainsprofitbecause.A．moreandmorepeoplebuyinsuranceB．thefirmshavesoundmanagementC．thepremiumisincreasedyearbyyearD．onlyafewofthoseinsuredsufferlosses4、Thepurposeofthepassageisto.A．explainaninsurancepolicyB．introduceinsurancebusinessC．persuadepeopletobeinsuredD．warnpeopleofpossiblelosses23．（8分）Haveyoueverbeentothefollowingplaces?Ifnot,trytofindachancetovisitthem.Fez,MoroccoFez,about240milesnortheastfromMarrakech,awonderfulsceneistakingrootslowly.Itstartedwithimmigrantsbuildingcastles,andcontinuesashotelsandrestaurants.ThebiggestnewsisthattheHotelSahraiiscompletedwithabarand50rooms,manyoverlookingapool.Catskills,NewYorkTheregionthatwelcomedJewishfamiliesinthe50s,hippiesinthe60s,andsoon,casinogamblers（賭博者）.ManystylishB&Bshaveopened.AmongthemaretheHotelDylaninWoodstock,theArnoldHouseinLivingstonManor,withitsbaranddiminutivespa（水療中心）.Sonowisthetimetoenjoyfly-fishing,hikingandotherpeacefulexperiences.Rotterdam,NetherlandsTheconstantlyunfoldingcitycenterinRotterdamhasbecomeoneamazingexplosionofstyle,whichsurprisedthetouristsgreatly.Thelatestattraction,andreasonenoughtovisit,istheMVRDV-designedMarkthal,anigloo（圓頂冰屋）-likehorseshoethathouses20shops,ninerestaurantsand228apartments.ItalsohappenstobeHolland'slargestartwork.Chengdu,ChinaFamousforits1,600pandas,mostofwhichstillliveinthewild,Chengduhasintroduceda72-hourno-visapolicythatmakesiteasierforAmericanstodropinononeofthecity'sthreemajorpandaresearchfacilities.Butit'sworthstickingaroundlongertoexperiencewhat'sdoinginChengdu,acityontherise.OneoftheshiniestattractionsisNewCenturyGlobalCentre,theworld'slargestbuilding,completewithanartificialbeach.1、WhatcanatouristdoinCatskills?A．Gofishingandhiking.B．Designiglooswithtourists.C．playwiththepandasinthewild.D．Jointhelocalpeopleinbuildingcastles.2、WhichisHolland'slargestartwork?A．TheHotelSahrai.B．TheHotelDylan.C．Markthal.D．NewCenturyGlobalCentre.3、WhatdidChengdudotoattracttheAmericantravelers?A．Itimproveditsqualityofservice.B．Itbuilttheworld'slargestbuilding.C．Itintroduceda72-hourno-visapolicy.D．Itcompletedabuildingwithanartificialbeach.24．（8分）Majorairplanemanufacturersarenowmovingtodevelopthefutureofflightwithelectricplanesandpersonalflyingvehicles.Boeingisoneofthosecompanies.ItrecentlyinvestedinZunumAero,acompanyworkingtobuildelectricaircraftforcommercialflights.ZunumisbasedinthenorthwesternU.S.stateofWashington.Itsaysitishopingtorevolutionizeairtravelbycuttingflighttimesandgreatlyreducingcosts.Bytheearly2020s,thecompanyplanstooperateelectricaircrafttocarry10-15passengersontripsupto1,100kilometers.Itsaysthecostofsuchflightscouldbeaslowas$25eachway.Zunumnotedonitswebsitethat,whileAmericahasmorethan13,500airports,97percentofallairtrafficgoesthroughjust140largerhubs.Bytravelingthroughsmallerairports,passengerscangreatlyreducedoor-to-doortraveltimeandavoidlongsecuritylines.JetBluewasanothermajorcompanytoinvestinZunum.TheheadofJetBlue’sinvestmentgroup,BonnieSimi,saidZunumfitstheairline’sdesireto“seeknewtechnologiestochangethegame.”Shepraisedthecompanyfordeveloping“quiet,environmentally-friendlyaircraft”forsustainabletravel.Zunum’splaneswillbepoweredbytwolargeenginesattheback.Theaircraftwillbe“hybrid-electric,”meaningtheyrelymostlyonbatterypower,butalsobumfuelwhenneeded.Thegoalistoeventuallyflyfullyelectricplanes,althoughmostexpertsbelievethiscouldtakemanyyears.Thisisbecausebatterytechnologystillhasalongwaytogotoprovidelong-lastingpower,butnotbetooheavyfortheaircraft.Othercompanieshavereleasedplanstoreleaseflyingcarsalotsoonerthanthat.Slovakia-basedengineeringcompanyAeroMobilispreparingtoshowtheworlditslatestmodelthisweek.AeroMobiiisshowingthecarattheTopMarquesautoshowinMonaco.Nolaunchdateorpriceshavebeenannounced,butthecompanysaysitwillbetakingpre-ordersthisyear.1、ElectricaircraftmayhavethefollowingadvantagesEXCEPT.A．lowercostsB．ShorterflighttimeC．fewerpassengersD．shortersecuritylines2、WhatisBonnieSimi’sattitudetowardZunum’selectricaircraft?A．DoubtfulB．PositiveC．UncaringD．Disapproving3、WhywillZunum’selectricplanesstillneedfuel?A．Becausefueliseasiertoget.B．Becausebatterymaynotbestable.C．Becauseplaneswon’tstartwithoutfuel.D．Becausebatterymaynotlastlongenough.4、Fromthelasttwoparagraphs,wecaninferthat.A．FlyingcarsmustbeorderedinadvanceB．FlyingcarswillappearonthemarketthisyearC．ThepricesofflyingcarsarestillunknownD．Flyingcarsaremorepopularthanelectricplanes25．（10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．a(chǎn)traveljournalB．a(chǎn)sciencefictionC．a(chǎn)newsreportD．a(chǎn)filmreview第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Cherish(珍惜)nownolongermissedJohn,afamousmusician,tookhispricelessantiquezither(齊特琴)andplayeditinthecrowdedsubwaystation.Themusiccomingfromthezitherwasdelicately（優(yōu)美地）streamingthroughoutthewhole1However,duringtheone-hourplay,onlysixorsevenpeopleweretruly2thecharmingmusic.Johnonlygot52dollarsforhisworkthatday.However,innormaldays,whenJohnisabouttoholda3,oneticketcanbesoldatmorethan100dollarsanditisextremely4tobuyaticketevenatsuchahighprice.Therefore,later,manypassers-byinthestationthatdayfeltdeeply5fornotrecognizingthefamousmusicianandmissingsuchvaluablebut6musicfeast.Ihaveavery7friendwhohadtotallychangedafter8thathiswifecamedownwithanacute(嚴(yán)重的)illness.Hecookedbyhimselfforthefamilyandtookawalkwithhiswifeeveryday.Nonetheless（但是）,hiswifestilldidnot9toconquertheillnessandpassedawayafterthreemonths.Afterthat,heoftensighed10miserablythatduetohispastbusylife,hehad11alotofbeautifultimewithhiswife.Butnow,itis12tomakeupforit.Itisnousecryingoverspiltmilk.Wehave13alotofpreciousthingsinourlifewithoutknowinghowto14them.Actually,Ialsomissedsomething15before.Thereasonissimple:wehadthoughtthatwecouldstillownthemtomorrow.Nevertheless,tomorrowisactually16reliable.TherewasafamousBuddhistmonk(修道士)sayingthatinmanypeople’slives,theyhaveonlydonetwothings:waitingand17Theresultisthattheywerealwaystoolatetocherish18theyhadbeforetheylostit.Wewouldoftenclaimtodosomethingwhenwe19,orwhenwehavemoneyorwhenwebecomeold,etc.However,whenwereachthe20,wecouldnolongerrealizeour____,becausewehavelostitbythen.1、A．hallB．stationC．squareD．busstop2、A．a(chǎn)ppreciatingB．listeningC．creatingD．discussing3、A．meetingB．partyC．debateD．concert4、A．easyB．convenientC．possibleD．difficult5、A．excitedB．disappointedC．regretfulD．worried6、A．specialB．cheapC．deliciousD．wonderful7、A．lazyB．socialC．busyD．optimistic8、A．guessingB．knowingC．expectingD．telling9、A．decideB．promiseC．hopeD．manage10、A．missedB．spentC．wastedD．valued11、A．necessaryB．a(chǎn)bsoluteC．impossibleD．beneficial12、A．missedB．madeC．inventedD．contributed13、A．cherishB．a(chǎn)pplyC．protectD．express14、A．importantB．preciousC．positiveD．negative15、A．tosomedegreeB．onthewayC．a(chǎn)talltimesD．bynomeans16、A．regrettingB．rewardingC．demandingD．expecting17、A．whichB．thatC．whatD．when18、A．getupB．setupC．growupD．makeup19、A．stationB．conditionC．a(chǎn)greementD．destination20、A．dangerB．mistakeC．purposeD．wish第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Gandhi,anIndiannationalhero,washonored1．thefatheroftheIndiannation.HehasbeenrespectedandbelovedbytheIndians.HewasborninIndiain1869.Followingthelocalcustom,hegot2．(marry)attheageof13.In1888hesailedtoEngland,3．hestudiedlawforthreeyearsandbecamealawyer.OnhisreturntoIndia,hewassenttoSouthAfricatoworkonalawcase.InSouthAfricahewas4．(surprise)tofindthattheproblemofracialdiscrimination(種族歧視)wasserious.Thereheformedanorganizationandstartedamagazinetofight5．equalrights.GandhireturnedtoIndiain1915,6．IndiawascontrolledbytheBritish.HeledtheIndianstofightforanendtotheBritishruleand7．(depend)forhiscountry.InthepoliticalmovementmanyIndiansincludingGandhiwereputinprison.8．thestrugglesneverstopped.TheBritishgovernmenthadtogive9．a(chǎn)ndIndiawonitsindependencein1947.10．(fortunate)GandhiwasshotbyanIndianwhoopposedhisviewsanddiedonJanuary30th,1948.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文，文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（?），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞;2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。IjoinedinunderwaterresearchprojectintheGulfofMexicolastmonth、Someresearchesweretryingtolearningmoreaboutthefishandothercreatureslivinginit、Wespendthreedaysinaboat、Theresearchersusedtheirunderwaterequipmentstomeasurethewaterdepthandtemperature、Therewasacamerainit,wheresentimagesbacktotheboat、WhatIlikedmostlywasdivingintothewater、Atfirst,Iwasquitefrightening、ButassoonasIjumpedintothewater,Iwasn’tafraidanymore、Thatwasamazingtoseethecolorfulfisharound、Theexperienceasaholidaywillhelpmeworkalotofharderthanevertobecomeascientist、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是校學(xué)生會主席李華。學(xué)生會將在下個月學(xué)校舉辦的英語戲劇節(jié)上表演根據(jù)經(jīng)典動畫電影《大鬧天宮》改編的短劇。給外教Heidi寫封電子郵件請她給予以下支持：1.修改所附英文劇本初稿；2.確認見面時間和地點。注意：詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。參考詞匯：《大鬧天宮》HavocinHeaven；劇本scriptDearHeidi,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、D3、A4、C5、D6、B7、D8、C9、B10、D11、B12、B13、C14、C15、B16、B17、A18、B19、C20、C第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、B2、A3、C4、D22、1、C2、C3、D4、B23、1、A2、C3、C24、1、C2、B3、D4、C25、Manyscholarshipsrequirethatyouwriteanessayinordertobeconsideredfortheprizemoney.However,ifyouarethesortofpersonthathasaheadachewheneveryouhavetocompleteawritingassignment,thismaynotbethebestnews.Luckilyforyou,thereisnoreasontofearthescholarshipessay.Thefollowingtipscouldhelpyouconquerthisnot-so-easyaspectofthescholarshipapplicationprocess.Youshouldalwaysoutlineyouressays.Thisdoesnotjustapplytothescholarshipessays,either.Anoutlinehelpslendfocustoyourthoughtsandhelpsyoucreateapictureofthe“whole”thattheessaywillbecome.Judgescannottostandwhenyourwritingisloose,lackscoherence(連貫性)orwhenyoufailtoconnectyourmainpointstogether.Theywanttoseethatyoucansupportyourargumentwellwithclearandbriefexamplesandthattheseexamplesdo,infact,relatetothetopicathand.Ifyouhaveachoiceinthetopicyougettowriteabout,alwaystrytoselectsomethingyouarepersonallyinterestedin.Don'twritewhatyouthinkthejudgeswanttohear.Thiswillonlyamountinanessaythatreadslikesomeoneelse’s,whichisnotagreatwaytomakeyourselfstandout.Ifyoufeelboredwiththetopic,thenyouressaywillbeboringaswell.Makesureyourideafollowaclearandalogicalpath.Thismeanstheyareconnectedwellandthetransitions(過渡)easilyflowfromoneideatothenext.Likewise,trytostayawayfromtheobviousorthesadstory.Yes,collegewillbealife-changingexperience,butcanyouthinkofaninterestingreasonwhythisisso?Andyes,itisterriblethatyoulostafamilymemb