2020年高考英语热点内容专练二书面表达概要写作.pdf

2020年高考英语书面表达实战训练(名师精选优秀试题+解析答案，值得下载)精选大题1.【2019届黑龙江省牡丹江市第一高级中学高三上学期开学摸底考试】假如你是李华，你的父母最近计划生第二胎。

给你校的外籍老师Lucy写信谈谈你的看法。

要求：字数120左右；参考词汇：sibling 兄弟姐妹。

Dear Lucy,I can’t wait to tell you the decision my parents have just made.__________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________Yours,Li Hua 【答案】Dear Lucy,I can’t wait to tell you the decision my parents have just made. They plan to give birth to a second child. How exciting it is!Being the only child in the family, most teenagers like me grow up lonely, which will do harm to our psychological health. However, things will change from now on. I am going to have a sibling to play with and share everything with. I will help my parents look after my sibling when he/she is born, ensuring that he/she grows up happily with love and affection all around.However, I am afraid that I know little about how to take good care of a baby and how to set a goodexample to my future sibling. Could you give me some advice? I am looking forward to your early reply.Yours,Li Hua 【解析】本篇书面表达属于应用文，要求写一封书信。

概要写作（Summary writing），被称为“小作文”。

概要写作分值占据15分，考查的是考生阅读和写作的综合能力。

概要写作所给定的语篇一般在200-250字，内容丰富多样，包含故事、时政、科普等，体裁以记叙文、说明文为主，字数一般要求在50-60字，答案尽量符合“Key points of a summary”的要求。

一．正确认识概要写作1. Definition of summary writing（概要写作的定义）By summary, we mean a brief restatement, in your own words, of the content of a passage, an article, a chapter or a book.2. Key points of a summary（概要写作的要点）Conciseness（简要性）：Omit unnecessary details like examples, explanations and other unimportant information.Length: 1/4-1/3 of the original text.Completeness（完整性）：To include all the main and supporting points delivered in you own words in a condensed manner.Accuracy（准确性）：To give the same attention and stress to the points as the author does.Coherence（连贯性）：Rather than an outline listed as key words and phrases, a summary is a paragraph with necessary transitions and function structures to make it flow.Objectivity（客观性）：Do not include your own ideas or emotions on the topic. The summary should reflect the content of the original passage only.3. Steps to write a summary（概要写作的步骤）1）Skim the text to find out the general theme.2）Analyze the text’s structure to divide it into several sections, find out the main idea of each section and write it out briefly with your own words. (one sentence) 3）Write down the key supporting points for each main idea without involving minor details.4）Organize the main and related supporting points in a logical order with necessary transitions to achieve coherence.5）Proofread for grammatical, spelling and punctuation mistakes.4. Beginning of a summary（概要写作的开头）Begin your summary with:*The author’s name*The article’s or chapter’s name*The author’s thesis statement—a general overview(survey) of the article.The Body:First of all, the author describes……He then points out that……In addition, the author talks about……Finally, the author suggests……Some other introductory phrases:*(The author) states in (this article) that…*(The author), in (this article) shows that…*In (this article), (the author) writes that…*As (the author) says in (this article),…*The main idea of (the author’s article) is…*The author believes (holds; maintains; claims; argues; points out; suggests; proposes) that + clause…*The author talks about (explains; describes; reveals; discusses; focuses on) + n.二．记叙文概要写作记叙文体的阅读材料，相比其他文体而言，写概要相对容易。

2020高考英语八大热点应用文范文以及新题型：读后续写，概要写作假定你是李华，正在英国接受英语培训，住在一户英国人家里。

今天你的房东Mrs.Wilson 不在家，你准备外出，请给Mrs. Wilson写一留言条，内容包括：1. 外出购物2. 替房东还书3. Tracy 来电话留言:1 ）咖啡屋（Bolton Coffee）见面取消2 ）此事己告知Susan3 ）尽快回电Mrs. WilsonI’m going out shopping and won’t be b ack until about 5:00 pm. I have taken with me the two books you asked me to return to the City Library. At about 1 o’clock this afternoon, Tracy called, saying that she couldn’t meet you at Bolton Coffee tomorrow morning as she had something important to attend to. She felt very sorry about that, but said that you could set some other time for the meeting. She wanted you to call her back as soon as you are home. She has already told SusanYours sincerely,Li Hua二. 道歉信假如你是新华中学的学生李华，你的美国朋友Tom一周前给你发电子邮件，询问你暑假里的打算，但你因准备期末考试未能及时回复。

请根据以下要点给他回封邮件：1. 未及时回信的原因；2. 你假期的打算（如做兼职、旅行、做志愿者等）。

热点01 书面表达读后续写【命题趋势】新高考英语科目考试题型有重大变化，其中英语写作分为两部分：第一节为应用文写作；第二节为读后续写或概要写作。

应用文写作与往年的写作变化不是很大，已为广大师生所熟悉，但是第二节的读后续写或概要写作是一种新题型1.题型介绍选材特点（1）所需阅读的短文词数在350 以内；（2）多以记叙文故事类文章或者夹叙夹议类文章为主，故事情节有曲折、有起伏，但是，故事线索的逻辑性比较强。

阅卷时主要考虑以下内容：（1）与所给短文及段落开头语的衔接程度；（2）内容的丰富性和对所给关键词语的覆盖情况；（3）应用语法结构和词汇的丰富性和准确性；（4）上下文的连贯性。

【满分技巧】（1）所续写短文的词数应为150 左右（词数少于130的，从总分中减去 2 分）；（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。

读后续写以读为辅，以写为主，其目标是考查学生的综合语言运用能力，主要包含以下四个方面：1.把握短文关键信息和语言特点的能力；2.语言运用的准确性和丰富性；3.对语篇结构的把握能力；4.创造性思维能力。

【热点话题】假期生活；生活小故事；哲理故事；寓言故事；学生生活。

【限时检测】（建议用时：30 分钟）A2018 年浙江省高考真题）1. It was summer, and my dad wanted to treat me to a vacation like never before. He decided to take me on a trip to the Wild West.We took a plane to Albuquerque, a big city in the state of New Mexico. We reached Albuquerque in thelate afternoon. Uncle Paul, my dad ' s friend, picked us up from the airport and drove us up to his farm in Pecos.His wife Tina cooked us a delicious dinner and we got to know his sons Ryan and Kyle. My dad and I spent the night in the guestroom of the farm house listening to the frogs and water rolling down the river nearby. Very early in the morning, Uncle Paul woke us up to have breakfast. "The day starts at dawn on my farm," he said. After breakfast, I went to help Aunt Tina feed the chickens, while my dad went with Uncle Paul to take the sheep out to graze（吃草）. I was impressed to see my dad and Uncle Paul riding horses. They looked really cool.In the afternoon, I asked Uncle Paul if I could take a horse ride, and he said yes, as long as my dad went with me. I wasn ' t going to take a horse ride by myself anyway. So, my dad and I put on our new cowboy hats, got on our horses, and headed slowly towards the mountains. "Don 'la t eb efo r supper," Uncle Paul cried, "and keep to thetrack so that you don ge't lots t!" "OK! " my dad cried back. After a while Uncle Paul and his farm house were out of sight. It was so peaceful and quiet and the colors of the brown rocks, the deep green pine trees, and the late afternoon sun mixed to create a magic scene. It looked like a beautiful woven（编织的）blanket spread out upon the ground just for us.Suddenly a little rabbit jumped out in front of my horse.注意：（1）所续写短文的词数应为l50 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。

高考英语书面表达读后续写和概要写作考前抢分必备（新高考专用）- 2020年高考终极冲刺抢分秘籍系列读后续写是浙江省英语高考最先使用的题型，也是山东省在 2020 年高考中选择的一个题型。

截至 2019 年 6 月的六次考试中，有四次是考查读后续写。

读后续写是新高考写作部分的重要考查项目。

读后续写考查目标综合了阅读理解和写作，是对考生语言综合能力的考查。

该题型不仅考查考生的语言表达能力，还考查考生对文章的理解能力、对文章结构的把握能力和对情节发展的判断构思能力。

考生只有在对原文准确深刻理解的基础上，对情节的发展做出判断，运用合适的构思能力，才能写出优秀的续写。

因此，读后续写具有较大的难度。

１．考生对故事类文章的理解以及根据原文的内容创作逻辑合理、语义连贯的结尾的能力。

２．续写内容的丰富性以及和原文的相符性。

３．续写内容对所给关键词语的覆盖情况。

４．续写的文章中应用语法结构和词汇的丰富性和准确性。

浙江高考读后续写的主题语境基本都是“人与社会”。

有助于学生社会服务和人际沟通能力的培养。

读后续写的语篇都是故事性较强的记叙文。

1.读后续写今后在新高考中考查的概率还是很大的。

2．文章的难度会保持稳定。

故事设计将更能让学生发挥自己的想象力。

、评分原则1.本题总分为 25 分，按七个档次进行评分。

2.评分时，应主要从内容、词汇语法和篇章结构三个方面考虑。

（1）创造内容的质量、续写的完整性以及与原文情境的融洽度。

（2）使用词汇和语法结构的准确性、恰当性和多样性。

（3）上下文的衔接和全文的连贯性。

3.评分时，先根据作答的整体情况确定其所属档次，然后以该档次的要求来综合衡量，确定或调整档次，最后给分。

4.评分时还应注意：（1）词数少于 120 的，酌情扣分。

（ 2）单词拼写和标点符号是写作规范的重要方面，评分时应视其对交际的影响程度予以考虑，英、美拼写及词汇用法均可接受。

（3）书写较差以致影响交际的，酌情扣分。

二、各档次的给分范围和要求第七档（ 22—25 分）——创造了新颖、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。

专题25 书面表达之概要写作P a r t1题型总览【题型综述】概要写作是一种“阅读+写作”的复合型任务,测试学生的阅读理解、概括归纳和书面表达方面的综合能力。

选材上，提供一篇350词以内的短文，一般以说明文、议论文和记叙文为主，要求考生写出一篇60词左右的内容概要（注意：少于40或多于80词扣两分），而新写的语篇，既要做到在结构、衔接和连贯性等方面与原文保持一致，又要做到简明扼要、意义完整、结构严密和语句通顺。

【答题策略】1.读懂原文，明确篇章结构写概要之前，一定要先通读原文，确定文章的体裁和主题。

在正确把握文章主旨和段落大意后，明确原文的篇章结构。

根据意义划分文中的自然段，意义段的数量对应的就是要点的数量。

注意一个自然段不一定是一个要点，有时几个自然段说明一个要点，有时一个自然段包含数个要点。

2.去次留精，提炼关键信息·明确全文的篇章结构后，就要处理原文的内容，目的是保留主要内容，删除次要内容。

·先找出主题句，同时标注与主题相关的关键词，最后归纳的要点往往是这些词句的同义转述。

·原文描述性的语言、细节性的信息如列举数字和列举的事例等无须在概要中一一列出。

3.归纳要点合理表达明确每个意义段的关键信息后，接下来应用自己的语言准确地表达各意义段的要点。

为避免和原文的句子重复，可利用同义转述和句式转换这两种形式归纳要点。

各要点的词数应根据文中对应内容的篇幅来定，分清主次。

4.句式多样注意过渡在概要中合理使用非谓语、从句和特殊句式等使句式丰富多样，但句子结构不可过长，也不要用太复杂的句子结构。

同时选用适当的过渡衔接词衔接上下文，保证概要部分内容的连贯性。

P a r t2真题感悟【真题详解】【2019·浙江卷】阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

It’s a really good idea to visit colleges before you apply because their websites can all start to look and sound the same. Nothing will give you the sense of what it will actually be like to live on a college campus(校园) like visiting and seeing for yourself the dorms, classrooms and athletic equipment and, of course, the students. It seems a little crazy once senior year hits to find the time to visit college campuses, and it can also be pricey if the schools you are applying to happen to be more than a car ride away. But keep in mind that you are making a decision about the next four years of your life, and do all the research you can to make sure you are making the right one.There’s no excuse not to visit the schools in your local area. In fact, a lot of college applications even ask if you have visited campus, and obviously, if you live across the country that won’t be as much of a possibility, but if you live nearby, go check it out!If campus visits aren’t going to happen before you apply, at the very least you should find some time between applying and getting your acceptance letters to visit the schools you’d like to attend. It can save you a lot of heartache if you rule out now the things that you don’t like about certain campuses, things that you wouldn’t know unless you actually visit.Now, if time and money are making it impossible, then check out the online college fairs at CollegeWeekLive. It’s a chance to chat online with admissions officers, students, and college counselors (顾问), and it won’t cost you a penny! Y ou can register for its online college fair at . While visiting an online college fair can’t take the place of an actual campus visit, it can be a very useful tool that along with all your other research will help you make an informed decision about which colleges or universities you’d like to attend.____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ________【答案】It’s really worthwhile to pay a visit to their desired colleges personally before applying. Undoubtedly, studentsshould visit their local colleges, which may be included in applications. At least, they should visit the school and figure out its real conditions in advance. For students who are short of money and time, registering for the online college fair is a good alternative to help them better understand schools.【分析】本文要求阅读短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要，即用尽可能少的词汇集中展现原材料的主要思想和观点。

热点08 书面表达热点话题类（二）【热点话题】垃圾分类、运动比赛、共享单车、手机低头族、科技创新【限时检测】（建议用时：30分钟）A(黑龙江省大庆实验中学2019-2020学年高三上学期开学考试)话题：垃圾分类难度：★★建议用时：6分钟假定你是大庆实验中学高三学生会主席李华，实验中学被选定为大庆市垃圾分类试点单位，请你根据以下要点写一篇倡议书，倡议全体同学垃圾分类，内容包括：1. 告知学校要进行垃圾分类；2. 垃圾分类的重要意义；3. 提出倡议。

词数：100词左右；参考词汇：垃圾分类waste sorting/ rubbish classification 可回收的recyclableDear fellow students,_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Thank you!Yours,Li Hua 【参考范文】Dear fellow students,Our school has been selected as one of the experimental units for rubbish classification. Different kinds of garbage are required to be sorted out and placed in different dustbins. Paper can be recycled, while leftovers canbe collected as food for pigs or processed as fertilizer for plants. Above all, such harmful things as plastics and used batteries should not be mixed with other wastes.The program is of great benefit. We will be able to save resources by making use of recyclable garbage and harmful things will not pollute our environment after special treatment.Let’s work together for a better campus!【写作思路】这是一封倡议信。

专题20 书面表达(应用文)——高效演练1.假设你叫李华，现在英国曼彻斯特大学留学，受到邀请，你准备参加“东方文化俱乐部”举办的用英语讲故事活动，让世界了解中国文化。

你故事的内容是“凿壁偷光”。

内容包括:1. 概述故事的含义;2. 谈谈个人感想.注意:1. 可适当发挥，使文章内容充实，行文连贯；2. 文中不能出现考生的具体信息。

参考词汇:凿壁:make a hole in the wall______________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ________【参考范文】There is always a picture in my mind. A boy, who is in worn clothes, sat at a wooden table with a pile of books on it.A weak ray of light came in through a small hole in the wall and he was absorbed in his reading.This is a well-known story from an ancient Chine se idiom. The boy, being poor, couldn’t afford even a candle, so he made a hole in the wall to “steal” light from his neighbor’s house to read at night. The moral of the story is: spare no effort to acquire knowledge and never get discouraged easily no matter how difficult the situation may be.Of course, things are totally different today. It is not the story itself but what is reflected in the story that counts. Hard work pays off. We should take pains to improve ourselves through learning and get prepared for the future.【解析】本篇书面表达是提纲类作文，要求写“凿壁偷光”的故事。

ShynessIf you suffer from shyness, you are not alone, for shyness is universal phenomenon. It is not surprising that social scientists are exploring its environmental causes. The first environmental cause of shyness may be a child,s home and family life. Today,s children are growing up in smaller and smaller families, with fewer and fewer relatives living nearby. Growing up in homes in which both parents work full time, children may not have the socializing experience of frequent visits by neighbors and friends. Because of their lack of social skills, they may begin to feel shy when they start school.A second environment cause of shyness in an individual may be one,s culture. In a large study conducted in Japan,57 percent of participants rated themselves as shy. Researchers Lynne Henderson and Philip Zimbardo say, “One explanation is that in Japan, an individual,s performance success is credited externally to parents, grandparents, teachers, coaches, and others, while failure is entirely blamed on the person.” Therefore, Japanese learn not to take risks in public and rely instead on group-shared decisions.Technology may also play a role. In the United States, the number of young people who report being shy has risen from 40 percent to 50 percent in recent years. Due to our huge advances in technology, watching television, playing video games, and surfing the Web have replaced recreational activities that involve social interaction for many young people. Adults, too, are becoming more isolated as a result of technology. Face-to-face interactions with bank clerks, gas station attendants, and shop assistants are no longer necessary because people can use machines to do their banking, fill their gas tanks, and order goods. In short, they become shy.It appears that most people have experienced shyness at some time in their lives. Therefore, if you are shy, you have lots of company.答案：Shyness is common and it has environmental causes, including home and family life, culture and technology. Firstly, with smaller families and working parents, children lack social interactions. Secondly, blaming failure on individuals causes people in some culture to be shy in public. Finally, with the development of technology, people have fewer opportunities to socialize in person. (56 words)Learning by Rote in the Digital AgeRote learning has become seen as an outdated method of teaching. The dictionary defines learning ‘ by rote, as:‘from memory, without thought of the meaning; in a mechanical way’.The decline of rote learning has been quickened by technology. No one needs to memorize friends phone numbers or email addresses because such data is conveniently stored and accessible electronically. And why remember when and where World War Two broke out when you can find the answer on the internet in about 6 seconds? But now there are voices fora need to return to rote learning.In fact, memorizing key data is essential to learning any skill. Doctoring requires knowledge of medicine and lawyering requires knowledge of cases and laws. Of course, being able to recall things will not further your understanding of those things, but without memorizing these foundation elements, you cannot progress to a deeper understanding of a subject.While theinternet and computers have weakened the need for us to remember things, it may well be that mobile learning can help bring this style of learning back to life by making it more convenient and more fun.Drilling yourself ---with flashcards or by repetition --- is usually hard and boring work, which is why most people need their multiplication tables to be drilled into them by teachers or parents. Rote learning without a willing third party can be a battle of discipline and motivation. But mobile learning can make those flashcards and drills more appropriate to individual study; our digital devices can challenge and inform us at the same time and also keep us motivated, whether through game-like structures or recording our progress.Once you,ve acquired the essentials of a subject by rote learning, youwill find it easier to go deeper in the application of knowledge which is important.答案：Rote learning means mechanical memorization. Although technology makes it less needed, its value is being rediscovered. Rote learning helps people acquire basic knowledge, laying a foundation for further understanding. In fact, technology makes mobile learning possible, which motivates learning in rote learning and makes memorization more interesting and individualized.To Laugh Is HumanMost of us don,t know why we laugh at some jokes and not at others. Scientists know that we are able to laugh at birth. Babies begin to laugh at three to four months of age, well before they produce their first words. What scientists are interested in is why we laugh.Scientists believe humans laugh with others primarily because it makes us feel connected with one another, which in turn gives us a sense of trust and comfort. To scientists, laughter is an unconscious reaction; consequently, when we laugh, others can be certain that it is an honest reaction, and honesty is key when building and maintaining friendships.Since laughter is seen as a social signal that we send to others, it can also help explain why it is so infectious. Studies have proven that when people see or hear something funny, they are 20 times more likely to laugh when they are with others than when they are alone. Wanting to be accepted by others is part of human nature. And mirroring other people,s laughte r is a way to signal to others that you feel the way they do, which makes us feel more connected with one another.Humans have not always laughed just so they can feel closer to others, however. Scientists point out that this social function of laughter was born out of an even more fundamental human need. Laughter, they believe, came about because it contributed to our very survival as a species. Scientists assume that sharing laughter ensured our ancestors a higher survival rate because it led to greater cooperation between individuals. Humans learned quickly that greater cooperation led to survival, and the brain in turn realized that laughing with others increased out chances of finding people to cooperate, hunt, eat, live, and eventually, survive with.答案：Scientists think humans are born with the ability to laugh, but why do we laugh? We laugh to feel closer to one another. Laughter helps us to be recognized so we laugh more in groups than when alone. Laughter also evolved from a more basic need to survive as it promoted cooperation, enabling humans to survive better. (59w) Laughter is unconscious, infectious and basic. It brings us a trustworthy, comfortable and honest feeling, thus better maintaining friendships. Chances are that we laugh more with others around, contributing to prompting recognition and feeling more connected with one another. Scientists assure that laughter resulted in greater cooperation between individuals in ancient times, as better cooperation leads to survival. (58w)Becoming an Attractive EmployeeThe 2008 financial crisis created an unstable job market. Fast-forward to the present, and the economy has not fully recovered. Thus, it's of vital importance for job seekers to carefully strategize their approach to job application. And it's especially important for those new to the work force. They should look at making themselves as attractive as possible to employers.For young people, information technology skills will play an increasing role in the future. As the generation to have grown up in the Information Age, they are quite confident when it comes to showing off their interests and skills in this field. This makes them a natural fit for companies seeking expertise^业技能）in technology, marketing and networking. They should emphasize these skills when applying for jobs that require the ability to multitask.Another attractive quality is experience. It's important that an applicant,s resume list any activities that involved teamwork and goal -driven responsibilities. Membership in a sports or social club and participation as a volunteer are good examples of this. These activities involve goal management and planning along with the ability to focus while competing on a team. When hiring committees see this, they see a candidate who is capable of working in a variety of environments.Finally an attractive quality when job-hunting is a great attitude toward a potential job. Young job seekers are known to be overconfident because they have been praised for everything they have done. But they must realize that the employment market is about how an employee will be a good fit for a company, not the other way around.In fact, in an interview, an important question to ask is: "What would be expected of me as an employee? " In today's tough job market, young job seekers need to provide a potential employer with good reasons to hire them.答案：How can young people attract their future employers? First, they need to demonstrate their knowledge and skills in information technology. Second, they should include in their resumes the experiences that reflect they are cooperative and goal-oriented. Finally, they need to adopt a proper attitude, that is, taking future employers, expectations into consideration.Where Are the Bees?Bees are essential to the production of food we eat. Bees make honey, but they also pollinat(给... 授粉)large areas of crops, such as strawberries, apples and onions. About a third of the food we eat is a result of pollination of the bees. Unfortunately, bees have been disappearing at an alarming rate.In 2006, bee keepers started reporting about something called Colony Collapse Disaster (CCD). The main sign of CCD is the loss of adult honey bees from a hive. In October of 2006, some beekeepers reported that they had lost between 30 and 90 percent of their hives.There were many theories for the disappearance of the bees. But the most convincing one has to do with pesticides and lifestyles of bees today. Nowadays, beekeepers get most of their income not from producing honey but from renting bees to pollinate plants. This means that the life of the typical bee now consists of traveling all around the country to pollinate crops as the seasons change. That means a lot of traveling on trucks, which is very stressful to bees. It is not unusual for up to 30% of the hive to die during transport due to stress. In addition, bees that spend most of their time locked up on trucks are not exposed to what they usually live on. Instead, they live on a sweet liquid from corn, usually polluted with pesticides.The exact reason for the disappearance of bees is not sure, but losing bees is very costly to the economy. The bee pollination services are worth over $8 billion a year. With no bees, pollination will have to be done by hand, which would have effects on the quality of food and increased food prices. We hear a lot about big environmental disasters almost every day. But one of the biggest may just be the loss of that tiny flying insect.答案：Bees are necessary for people because one third of the food we eat is pollinated by bees. But bees are disappearing because of too much pressure ob beehives in trucks or being killed by pesticides, which may influence the quality of food and increased food prices, and cause great losses to economic development.It's undeniable: Being among the first to try out a new piece of technology is cool. There's the excitement of doing what has never been done before—the feeling that you're living in the future. And when you're the sole member of your social circle with the latest hot gadget, people stare in fascination. They ask you questions. They see you as the holder of powerful, secret knowledge—for a little while, until the next big thing comes along. People tend to underestimate the costs of this temporary coolness, which they pay in more ways than one. Don't fall into the early adopter trap. Don't join the first wave of consumers who invest in the latest media-hyped hardware; instead, wait and see.To put it frankly, early adoption is a bad investment. First, the earliest versions of devices are not only expensive, they are also the most expensive that those devices will ever be. Companies are presumably attempting to recover the cost of production as fast as they can, and they know that there are serious tech -lovers who will pay a great deal to be first. Once the revenues from early adopters' purchases are safely in their hands, they can cut the price and shift to the next marketing phase: selling the product to everyone else. This is why the cost of the original iPhone dropped about U. S. $200 only eight months after its release. Plus, electronics hardly ever become more expensive because intense competition in the industry puts downward pressure on prices over time. Prices of gadgets will fall shortly after release, and they will likely keep falling. Many new TV models drop significantly in price as little as ten days after hitting the market. Further, electronics rapidly depreciate because they become obsolete废弃的）so quickly. This means that early adopters pay the maximum price for an item that does not hold onto its value. The resale price of a cell phone or laptop can drop by fifty percent within just a few months.Speaking of becoming obsolete, those who are first to leap into a new technology risk wasting money and time on something that will never catch on. Another good reason to resist the early-adoption temptation is that the first version of a product typically has defects that cost a lot in time and frustration. Such problems are so common with new technology that early adopters are basically unpaid beta testers and troubleshooters. Unless this sounds to you like a fun way to spend your time, don,t be among the first users. If you wait to learn what the problems are with a new electronic gadget, you can look forward to a smoother experience—or choose a less troublesome product.答案：Don,t be the first users of the new electronic equipment. The reasons are as following: firstly, the earliest versions of devices are not only expensive. Secondly, electronics will be out of date rapidly. Thirdly, the first version of a product are with some defects generally. Therefore, don,t be the first to try out the new products.。

小时课棠 时间 作业 时间 睡眠时间 其它时间小时 过 去现 在 (“减负”前) (“减负”后) 2015届高考英语二轮专题检测精品练习：书面表达（2）、书面表达（本大题共1小题，共25分）1.请根据下面所示内容，用英语写一篇短文，比较高中学生“减负”前后的有关情况。

1．短文须包括所有图表内容，可以适当增加细节，使短文连贯； 2．词数为100个左右。

书面表达【参考范文】 In the past, were of homework. Because about a day. At home, about 3.5 and less than seven Now things hours is homework is time to do whatever they like. 、书面表达（本大题共1分）请根据下面提示，写一篇短文。

词数不少于50。

In your English class, the teacher shows this picture of a little boy looking into a mirror, and asks the class to discuss it. Your classmates have different understandings.Look at the picture carefully and tell the class how you understand the picture. Write what you would say on the next page.【参考范文】We can see in the picture a little boy standing in front of a mirror. He’s letting his imagination fly. What he sees in the mirror is not his physical self but what he will be like in twenty years. Although he is small and short now, he believes he will grow up to be a tall and strong young man like Yao Ming, who he admires. I think this picture tries to tell us that we should always look into the future with hope and confidence.三、书面表达（本大题共1小题，共25分）假设下面是你们学校对学生课外阅读情况所作的调查。