Question

【题目】 Tips for Writing Better Articles

Many of us don't spend a lot of time improving our writing skills. This can be a problem when we hand in our articles. Good writing skills will help us improve our grades and benefit us later in life. 【1】.

Make good word choices. When we're not sure which word is the right one for a sentence, look it up in a dictionary. Many of us choose words in a hurry and don't take the time to decide if they're proper.【2】.

Check facts. If we want people to believe what we write, we must make sure our facts are true. We should use dependable(可靠的)facts.

Rewrite. A common problem is that we don't like to rewrite. In fact, rewriting is the best way to find out and correct some mistakes, like grammar and spelling mistakes. 【3】, though it takes more time and more work.

Read aloud. Sometimes it's easier to find out problems with spelling, word usage, and grammar when we read aloud. Reading aloud helps us not only find out our problems but also develop our writing.

Prepare a list. Such a list includes: Is there a proper title? Have we explained every point?

Are all the parts of the article included? 【4】. This can help us to make sure that we have covered everything.

【5】. But with a few simple steps, we can improve our writing skills and learn how to write better articles.

A.Preparing a list is necessary for writing a good article

B.The following tips can be helpful

C.Rewriting makes our writing better

D.It is not easy to become a better writer

E.Good word choices are necessary for good writing

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】E

【3】C

【4】A

【5】D

【解析】

文章大意：短文主要介绍了进行更好的写作的技巧，包括：选择好的单词；利用可靠的事实；修改写好的文章；大声朗读写好的文章；准备一个写作列表。采用以上建议，相信可以提高我们的写作技巧。

【1】根据上句“Good writing skills will help us improve our grades and benefit us later in life. ”良好的写作技巧将有助于提高我们的成绩，使我们以后的生活受益可知，下文中分条介绍如何写好文章，因此以B选项“以下提示是有帮助的”引出下文。故选B。

【2】根据上句“Many of us choose words in a hurry and don't take the time to decide if they're proper.”我们中的许多人在匆忙中选择词汇，不花时间去决定它们是否合适可知，这里说的是选词的重要性，所以下句应是“好的词汇选择对于好的写作是必要的”，故选E。

【3】根据上句“In fact, rewriting is the best way to find out and correct some mistakes, like grammar and spelling mistakes.”事实上，改写是找出和改正一些错误的最好的方法，比如语法和拼写错误可知，下句应是“改写使我们的写作更好”，故选C。

【4】根据本段首句Prepare a list.准备一个列表和下句“This can help us to make sure that we have covered everything.”这能帮助我们确定已经涵盖了一切可知，空处的句子应是“写一篇好文章需要准备一个列表”，故选A。

【5】根据下句“But with a few simple steps, we can improve our writing skills and learn how to write better articles.”但是通过几个简单的步骤，我们可以提高我们的写作技能并学习如何写更好的文章可知，此空与这句是转折关系，上句应是“成为一个更好的作家是不容易的”，故选D。