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【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. The following tips can be helpful.

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. Good word choices are necessary for good writing.

Check facts. If we want people to believe what we write, we must make sure our facts are true. We should use dependable 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. Rewriting makes our writing better, though it takes more time and more work.

Read aloud. Sometimes it’s easier to find 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. Preparing a list is necessary for writing a good article. Such a list includes: Is there a proper titles? Have we explained every point? Are all the parts of the article included?

This can help us to make sure that we have covered everything.

It is not easy to become a better writer. But with a few steps, we can improve our writing skills and learn how to write better articles.

【1】 for writing better articles
Make good word choice	Look up the word in dictionary when you aren’t sure. 【2】 the time deciding if the words are proper.
Check facts	Use 【3】 facts.
Rewrite	we can find and correct some mistakes by rewriting.
Read aloud	We can find out problems with spelling, word usage, and grammar 【4】 by reading aloud.
【5】 a list	Preparing a list can help us to make sure that we have covered everything.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Tips

【2】Spend

【3】dependable

【4】easily

【5】Prepare

【解析】

本文介绍了写好文章的要点：1.选好词。2.检查事实。3.重写。4.大声读。5.准备清单。

【1】根据文中“Tips for Writing Better Articles”可知表格写好作文的要点，且是句子的首字母，要大写。故填Tips。

【2】根据“…don’t take the time to decide if they’re proper.”可知我们不能和大部分人一样仓促选单词，而是需要花时间决定要选合适的单词，从题中“deciding”可知花时间做某事需要用spend doing，根据上一句句式为祈使句用动词原形且为句子的首字母，要大写。故填Spend。

【3】根据文中“We should use dependable facts.”可知横线上缺dependable“可靠的”。故填dependable。

【4】根据文中“Sometimes it’s easier to find problems with spelling, word usage, and grammar when we read aloud.”可知大声读的时候能很容易发现单词，用法及语法上的错误；题中横线缺容易这个词，且需要修饰动词find，故需要将easier改为副词easily。故填easily。

【5】根据文中“Prepare a list.”可知第五个要点是准备清单，且位于句首，首字母大写。 故填Prepare。

表格型阅读题的主要做题方法是先要看懂表格结构，再结合文章学会归纳总结，同时注意时态语态和人称的变化。例如本题表格中都用的动词短语或者祈使句，所以后面的题目也应该用动词短语或者祈使句结构；在第四题中就和原句有所不同时，需要归纳总结句子结构，最后得出副词easily。