Summary Writing Exercise 1
－How to find the topic sentence and rewrite it
I.Example:
原文段落：①What appeals to customers?② Obviously the quality of a product does, but visual image, an instantly recognizable logo, contributes a great deal. ③It is not only the image provided by the packaging that counts but the whole corporate identity of the company.
自己的话概括：______________________________________________.
II. More practice:
1. ________________
原文段落：①Both male and female are buying into the trend, but women are expected to do more shopping on the Internet than men.②It seems women are now more attracted to the convenience of online shopping than they used to be.③Average spending online this Christmas by women will rise to ￡240(3360 yuan) compared to the slightly lower average of ￡233(3262 yuan) for men.
自己的话概括：_________________________________________________.
2._______________
原文段落：①One victim of the online shopping boom is the UK street.②The average spending per person on the high street is only ￡197.③70% of Internet users are now buying their Christmas gifts online.④Christmas trading can represent up to 60% of the business for some stores. ⑤Many companies are concerned that not enough shoppers are coming through their doors in the run-up to Christmas.⑥As a result, there are lots of special offers in the shops.⑦Most shops traditionally have sales after Christmas but this year the bargains have come early in an attempt to attract consumers to spend.
自己的话概括：__________________________________________________
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3.__________________
原文段落：①Logos are used on letterheads, packaging and brochures as well as on the product itself.②They may also appear in newspapers or on television as part of an advertising campaign.
自己的话概括：_________________________________________________.
III. Have a try:
1.原文段落：Online shopping is becoming more and more popular for a number of reasons:prices are often lower online;you don’t have to queue up in busy shops and you can buy almost any
product imaginable with just a few clicks of your mouse.
自己的话概括：_________________________________________________
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2.原文段落：Many doctors see aphasics（失语症患者）as people who are not completely normal because they lack the ability to understand words. However, according to Dr.Sacks, they are more gifted than normal people. Normal people may get carried away by words. Aphasics seem to understand expressions better, though they cannot understand words.
自己的话概括：__________________________________________________
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3.原文段落：①With only two weeks to go before Christmas, buying presents is a high priority for a lot of people. ②However,this year not so many people are leaving their homes to go shopping.③These days lots of people can do their shopping in the comfort of their own homes with the help of the Internet.
自己的话概括：_________________________________________________
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IV. Homework: Summary writing 2
上海高考英语题型训练：概要写作 概要写作是在正确理解文章的基础上，在不改变原文的中心思想，体裁和结构的 前提下，省去细节，用简明、精炼的语句高度浓缩地概况文章的主要内容和观点。 注意只需要用不同语言复述原文主旨，不能加入自己的观点。 I helped an old man in rags who lost his way, Main point: I helped an old man. Details: in rags, who lost his way. 概要写作是阅读理解和书面表达的沟通桥梁，考查的是学生在实现自由的思维表 达之前，对他人的信息在理解的基础上进行概括表达的能力。选材上，提供一篇350词以内的短文，题材不限，一般以议论文说明文或者记叙文为主，要求考生 写出一篇60词以内的内容概要。完成一篇概要写作，需要经过三个步骤。 1，读懂原文，找出段落主题句，概况全文中心思想。在阅读过程中，需要准确 把握文章的段落大意，剔除非重要信息，弄清楚不同体裁的文章的内部逻辑关系 以及文章的篇章结构。 2，组织语言，对主题句和中心思想同义替换表达。在转换改写中，注重语言表 达的独立性和准确性以及高级性，不照抄原文句子，尽量用自己的语言转换表达， 同时要注意篇幅的比例安排，用较多的文字去表达重要的内容。 3，找出恰当的关联词，连贯全文。要牢记各段落要点之间的逻辑关系和自然衔接，关注文章内部逻辑，关注一切有转承关系的连接词，尤其是一些副词， 比如，however, besides, in addition, therefore, instead等。 为写好概要写作，在平时的阅读中，应注意： 1，培养抓中心句、概况中心思想的习惯。 2，掌握句型转换方法，学会用不同的语法结构表达同一个主题。 3，积累同义替换词和连接词。 Summary Writing Direction: Read the following passage. Sammarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible. Unit 1, A remarkable variety of insects live in this planet. More species of insects exist than all other animal species together. Insects have survived on earth for more than 300 million years, and may possess the ability to survive for millions more. Insects can be found almost everywhere -- on the highest mountains and on the bottom of rushing streams, in the cold South Pole and in bubbling hot springs. They dig through the ground, jump and sing in the trees, and run and dance in the air. They come in many different colors and various shapes. There are many reasons why insects are so successful at surviving. Their amazing ability to adapt permits them to live in extreme ranges of temperatures and environments. The one place they have not yet been found to any major extent is in the open oceans. Insects can survive on a wide range, of natural and artificial foods—paint, pepper, glue, books, grain, cotton，other insects, plants and animals Because they are small they can hide in tiny spaces. Also, insects have an enormous reproductive capacity: An African ant queen can lay as many as 43,000 eggs a day.
概要写作句子提炼练习-高二英语作文 词性转换法 All members should be equally treated . All members should receive _________treatment . 2. The book is a reflection of Chinese society in the 1930s . The book ____Chinese society in the 1930s . 3. We found it difficult to solve this complicated problem. We found ____in solving this complicated peoblem . 4. What he said left a deep impression on me . His words deeply _____on me . 5. School buses are safe for environment. School buses are __________safe . 句式变换法 1.He joined the club two years ago (改变时态） He has __________the member of the club for two years . 2. Parents should give children more praise .(改变语态） Children should be ____________more praise . 3. It is difficult and I can’t finish it .(不定式） I find it difficult __________it . 4. She walked out of the lab and many students followed her .(过去分词作状语） ________by many students ,she walked out of the lab . 5. When you arrive ,you can send me e-mail .(现在分词作状语） On__________, you can send me an e-mail . 6. Mr Smith is our boss ,he will leave for Japan next week .(定语从句） Me Smith ,_____________is our boss, will….. 7. I won’t believe what he says . (状语从句） _______________he says ,I won’t believe . 8. It was a cold day . There was nobody on the street .(状语从句） It was _____a cold day ____there was nobody on the street . 9. To his surprise ,the little girl knows so many things .(名词性从句） ________surprises him is ____the little girl knows so many things . 10. He didn’t turn up and everyone felt disappointed .(名词性从句） The fact ____he didn’t turn up made everyone feel disappointed . 11. Though I am week ,I will make the effort .（倒装句） ____ as I am ,I will make an effort . 12. I can feel proud of myself only in this way .(倒装句） Only in this way _________________________. 13. He advised us to eat out for a change this weekend .(虚拟语气） He suggested _____we _______out for a change this weekend . 14. The ship didn’t sink with all on board because there were the e fforts of the captain .（虚拟语气）
高考读后续写训练1. Name________________ It had been some time since Jack had seen the old man. College, career, and life itself got in the way. In fact, Jack moved clear across the country in pursuit (追寻) of the dreams. There, in the rush of his busy life, Jack had little time to think about the past and often no time to spend with his wife and son. He was working on his future, and nothing could stop him. Over the phone, his mother told him, “Mr. Belser died last night. The funeral（葬礼）is Wednesday.” Memories flashed（闪现）through his mind like an old newsreel (新闻短片) as he sat quietly remembering his childhood days. “Jack, did you hear me?” “Oh, sorry, Mom. Yes, I heard you. It’s been so long since I thought of him. I’m sorry, but I honestly thought he died years ago,” Jack said. “Well, he didn’t forget you. Every time I saw him he’d ask how you were doing. He’d reminisce (回忆) about the many days you spent over ‘his side of the fence’ as he put it, ” Mom told him. “I loved that old house he lived in,” Jack said. “You know, Jack, after your father died, Mr. Belser stepped in to make sure you had a man’s influence (影响) in your life,” she said. “He’s the one who taught me carpentry. I wouldn’t be in this business if it weren’t for him. He spent a lot of time teaching me things that he thought were important. Mom, I’ll be there for the funeral.” Jack said. Busy as he was, he kept his word. Jack caught the next flight to his hometown. Mr. Belser’s funeral was small and uneventful. He had no children of his own, and most of his relatives had passed away. The night before he had to return home, Jack and his Mom stopped by to see the old house next door one more time, which was exactly as he remembered. Every step held memories. Every picture, every piece of furniture … Jack stopped suddenly. “What’s wrong, Jack?” his Mom asked. “The box is gone,” he said. “What box?” Mom ask ed. “There was a small gold box that he kept locked on top of his desk. I must have asked him a thousand times what was inside. All he’d ever tell me was ‘the thing I value most’,” Jack said. It was gone. Everything about the house was exactly how Jack remembered it, except for the box. He figured someone from the Belser family had taken it. “Now I’ll never know what was so valuable to him,” Jack said sadly. 1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右； 2.应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语； 3.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头已为你写好； 4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
2016年浙江新高考英语题型解读—概要写作 一、2016年浙江新高考《考试说明》英语写作样题 第二节：概要写作（满分25分） 阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。 Getting rid of dirt, in the opinion of most people, is a good thing. However, there is no thing fixed about attitudes to dirt. In the early 16th century, people thought that dirt on the skin was a means to block o ut disease, as medical opinion had it that washing off dirt with hot water could open up t he skin and let ills in. A particular danger was though to lie in public baths. By 1538, the French king had closed the bath houses in his kingdom. So did the king of England in 15 46. Thus began a long time when the rich and the poor in Europe lived with dirt in a frie ndly way. Henry IV, King of France, was famously dirty. Upon learning that a nobleman h ad taken a bath, the king ordered that, to avoid the attack of disease, the nobleman sho uld not go out. Though the belief in the merit (好处) of dirt was long-lived, dirt has no longer been re garded as a nice neighbor ever since the 18 century. Scientifically speaking, cleaning awa y dirt is good to health. Clean water supply and hand washing are practical means of pre venting disease. Yet, it seems that standards of cleanliness have moved beyond science since World War II. Advertisements repeatedly sell the idea: clothes need to be whiter th an white, cloths ever softer, surfaces to shine. Has the hate for dirt, however, gone too f ar? Attitudes to dirt still differ hugely nowadays. Many first-time parents nervously try to warn their children off touching dirt, which might be responsible for the spread of diseas e. On the contrary, Mary Ruebush, an American immunologist (免疫学家), encourages ch ildren to play in the dirt to build up a strong immune system. And the latter (后者) positi on is gaining some ground. （原创范文，仅供参考） One possible version： People have mixed opinions towards dirt on our skin. (要点 1 ) For a long time in histo ry, people of some European countries, such as France, believed that dirt protected peop le from getting ill. (要点 2 ) However, people began to change their attitudes to dirt abou t 200 years ago. People have been told that washing dirt off our body can keep us health y. (要点 3) However, some scientists believe that exposure to some dirt may help our im mune system. (要点 4) 【范文点拨】 (一)要点分析 1. 文章第一段就是本篇文章的主题句，亮明了总的观点：However, there is nothing fix ed about attitudes to dirt. 换句话说：Different people have different attitudes towards di rt. 再结合下文谈到的主题可知Different people have different attitudes towards dirt on th
概要写作微技能训练——如何提炼与处理次要点 1.段落中前后有转折关系的，主要点在后面转折部分，前面的信息要适当选用（尤其是字数较多的情况下），用while/ although/ despite/ in spite of等引出。 例1: A vegetarian diet is often praised for its health benefits. Studies have shown that vegetarians usually have lower levels of heart disease and a lower risk of diabetes than people who eat meat. What most people are less aware of, however, are the effects that a vegetarian diet can have on the environment. 要点： 【牛刀小试】 It is too late to do anything to help many languages, where the speakers are too few or too old, and where the community is too busy just trying to survive to care about their language. But many languages are not in such a serious position. Often where languages are seriously endangered, there are things that can be done to give new life to them. 要点： 2.当段落中出现firstly, secondly, finally或also, besides, what’s more, in addition, moreover等表示递进关系的连接词时，这些次要点都需要提取。可采用平行结构(几个次要点都采用相同的句法结构)合并次要点。 例2: From one point of view, people who accept changes think that changes make their life meaningful. Firstly, changes create new opportunities, which make us leap forward. A new job, for instance, might present challenges that push the person to adapt, acquire new knowledge, or add to their skill set. Secondly, a change can represent a break with the past and an old routine which has become boring and predictable. Finally, as well as making life more fun and interesting, new experiences can be good for our physical and mental health. We find that changes can make us experienced and valuable. 要点： 【牛刀小试】 ①However, a report from the Pew Internet and American Life Project offers a more helpful and encouraging view, suggesting that far from replacing human contact, technology can actually better family relationships. Just over half of the 2,253 people surveyed agreed that technology had enabled them to increase their contact with distant family members and 47 percent said it had improved the communication with the people they lived with. Moreover, even the closest members of families need time away from each other at some point to seek their own interests. Family members who might otherwise have sat in separate rooms can now be in the same one while still occupying a different mental space.
2016.9 浙江高考： One weekend in July, Jane and her husband, Tom, had driven three hours to camp overnight by a lake in the forest. Unfortunately, on the way an unpleasant subject came up and they started to quarrel. By the time they reached the lake, Jane was so angry that she said to Tom. “I'm going to find a better spot for us to camp" and walked away. With no path to follow,Jane just walked on for quite a long time. After she had climbed to a high place. she turned around, hoping to see the lake. To her surprise, she saw nothing but forest and, far beyond, a snowcapped mountain top. She suddenly realized that she was lost. “Tom! "she cried. "Help!" No reply. If only she had not left her mobile phone in that bag with Tom. Jane kept moving, but the farther she walked, the more confused she became. As night was beginning to fall, Jane was so tired that she had to stop for the night. Lying awake in the dark, Jane wanted very much to be with Tom and her family. She wanted to hold him and tell him how much she loved him. Jane rose at the break of day, hungry and thirsty. She could hear water trickling (滴落）somewhere at a distance. Quickly she followed the sound to a stream. To her great joy,she also saw some berry bushes. She drank and ate a few berries. Never in her life had she tasted anything better. Feeling stronger now. Jane began to walk along the stream and hope it would lead her to the lake. As she picked her way carefully along the stream, Jane heard a helicopter. Is that for me? Unfortunately, the trees made it impossible for people to see her from above. A few minutes later, another helicopter flew overhead. Jane took off her yellow blouse, thinking that she should go to an open area and flag them if they came back again. 注意: 1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右； 2.应使用5个以上短文文中标有下划线的关键词语： 3.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好； 4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。 Paragraph 1 But no more helicopters came and it was getting dark again.
读后续写答题技巧指导 读后续写是随着我国高考改革由教育部考试中心研制的英语高考新题型，2016 年10 月在浙江省首次使用。该题型通过读写结合，检测学生的英语书面语言理解与表达能力。要求学生能够梳理故事文体的结构、分析故事发展的线索、想像故事发展的情节以及续写故事的发展和结局。 2020年山东省高考英语卷准备首次采用读后续写题型。读后续写考题，“提供一段350 词以内的语言材料，要求考生依据该材料内容和所给段落开头语进行续写（150 词左右），将其发展成一篇与给定材料有逻辑衔接、情节和结构完整的短文”。从试题结构看，读后续写评价的是书面理解能力和书面表达能。因此，在写作之前，首先读懂文本，理清故事情节，然后构思故事的发展和结局。下面介绍一下读后续写的答题技巧： 一．写作思路 主要按照以下四个步骤来写： 第一步：通读文本，提取线索词和信息句，写出每段段落大意。 第二步：根据文本每段内容，结合所给续写部分的首句，构思完整的故事情节。 第三步：根据续写部分所提供的首句，写出续写部分每段的段落大意，围绕续写 部分的段落大意进行合理的细节描写。 第四步：润色成篇。 二．写作过程展示 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短 文。续写的词数应为150左右。 It was somewhere between spring and summer that my mom and I were driving through the countryside. Back then I was 13 years old and always felt unhappy with Mom. But little did I know that this trip was going to be a special one. A pot of flowers sat in the back seat, whose heavenly scent filled the car. Suddenly, in the middle of nowhere, my mom pulled over. “What are you doing?” I cried, fearing that the car had broken down and we’d be stuck there, so far from home. But that wasn’t the case. My mom hopped out of the car, grabbing the flowers from the back seat. “It’ll just be a minute,” she called back through the open windows. My eyes impatiently skimmed the edge of the road before settling on a little sign showing that it was a nursing home (养老院). I looked back at the building, somewhat annoyed, as my mom reappeared, empty-handed. Before she started the car, curiosity drove me to ask, “Do you know anyone there?” She shook her head. “Then what did you do with the flowers?” She smiled slightly, “I gave them to the receptionist (接待员).” “What?” She laughed at my confusion. “I told the receptionist to give the flowers to whoever needed them, especially those who haven’t gotten any.” 1
高考英语题型训练：概要写作 概要写作是在正确理解文章的基础上，在不改变原文的中心思想，体裁和结构的前提下，省去细节，用简明、精炼的语句高度浓缩地概况文章的主要内容和观点。注意只需要用不同语言复述原文主旨，不能加入自己的观点。 I helped an old man in rags who lost his way, Main point: I helped an old man. Details: in rags, who lost his way. 概要写作是阅读理解和书面表达的沟通桥梁，考查的是学生在实现自由的思维表达之前，对他人的信息在理解的基础上进行概括表达的能力。选材上，提供一篇350词以内的短文，题材不限，一般以议论文说明文或者记叙文为主，要求考生写出一篇60词以内的内容概要。 完成一篇概要写作，需要经过下列步骤。 1，读原文，找出全文中心思想和段落主题句。注重全文第一句，每段首尾句。碰上细节句，比如具体数字、举例等可以跳过不读。 2，组织语言，对主题句和中心思想同义替换表达。在转换改写中，注重语言表达的准确性、高级性，不照抄原文句子，同时注意篇幅的比例安排，用较多的文字表达重要的内容。 转换方式： （1）常用词替换：比如be able to 替代can, have the ability；a great many 替换 a lot of; convincing替换persuasive等。 （2）改变词性，比如successful变成succeed in doing; happy变成happily; adapt 替换adaptive, reproduction替换reproduce、reproductive等。 （3）改变句式，比如把原文两个句子变成主从复合句，把原文的从句变成非谓语动词，普通句改成it is句式等。 3，找出恰当的关联词，连贯全文。如：first, what’s more, last but not least等，关注各段落之间的逻辑关系，关注一切有转承关系的连接词，如however, besides, in addition, therefore, instead等。 4，大略估算一下字数，如果不足50个字，尝试加上形容词、副词如：extraordinary, amazing, significantly, greatly等，或者用定语从句，状语从句、非谓语动词加上一点文中的细节扩张原来的短句。 5，检查：语法错误如单复数、主谓一致、时态、主干和从句主谓齐全、非谓语动词准确。杜绝低级错误。 为写好概要写作，在平时的阅读中，应注意： 1，培养抓中心句、概况中心思想的习惯。 2，掌握词性和句型转换方法，学会用不同的语法结构表达同一个主题。 3，积累同义替换词和连接词。
浙江高考英语读后续写 第二节读后续写（满分25分） 阅读下面短文,根据所给情节进行续写,使之构成一个完整的故事 “I’m going to miss you so much, Poppy,” said the tall, thin teenager. He bent down to hug his old friend goodbye. He stood up, hugged his parents, and smiled, trying not to let his emotions （情绪）get the better of him. His parents were not quite able to keep theirs under control. They had driven their son several hours out of town to the university where he would soon be living and studying. It was time to say goodbye for now at least. The family hugged and smiled through misty eyes and then laughed. The boy lifted the last bag onto his shoulder, and flashed a bright smile. “I guess this is it,” he said. “I’ll see you back home in a month, okay” His parents nodded, and they watched as he walked out of sight into the crowds of hundreds of students and parents. The boy’s mother turned to the dog, “Okay, Poppy, time to go back home.” The house seemed quiet as a tomb without the boy living there. All that week, Poppy didn’t seem interested in her dinner, her favorite toy, or even in her daily walk. Her owners were sad too, but they knew their son would be back to visit. Poppy didn’t. & They offered the dog some of her favorite peanut butter treats. They even let her sit on the sofa, but the old girl just wasn’t her usual cheerful self. Her owners started to get worried. “What should we do to cheer Poppy up” asked Dad. “We’ve tried everything.” “I have an idea, but it might be a little crazy,”smiled Mom. “Without anybody left in the house but us, this pla ce could use a bit of fun. Let’s get a little dog for Poppy. It didn’t take long before they walked through the front door carrying a big box. Poppy welcomed them home as usual but when she saw the box, she stopped. She put her nose on it. Her tail began wagging（摆动）ever so slowly, then faster as she caught the smell. 注意: 1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右; 2.至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语; 3.续写部分分为两段, 每段的开头语已为你写好; 4.续写完成后, 请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。 Para 1. Dad opened the box and a sweet little dog appeared. 》 Para 2. A few weeks later, the boy arrived home from university. Dad opened the box and a sweet little dog appeared. Then out of the box jumped a small mass of golden woolen thing, shouting loudly and joyfully, as if he was asking why he couldn’t see the sunshine for such a long time. Finding that she had a playmate again, Poppy was amazed. She appreciated her new little playmate, smiling amusedly, barking gently, walking slowly around it and wagging her tail cheerfully and constantly. “I don't have to be