「CET-6段首句作文」Dormitory Life

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic given below. You are given the first sentence of each paragraph. Your composition should be at least 160 words.

Dormitory Life

1.For most university students, dormitory life is a new experience.

2.Dormitory life is quite different from the life at home.

3.In general, there are both good and bad points about life in a student dormitory.

【范文】

Dormitory Life

For most university students, dormitory life is a new experience. Most students have never lived away from their parents' home before coming to university. They have always had their parents to depend on for advice and guidance①, and when they arrive at university their lives begin to change.

Dormitory life is quite different from the life at home. The most striking② difference between home life and dormitory life is that students must depend on themselves to get up in the morning on time for class, they must depend on themselves to eat properly, to keep their clothes and bodies clean, and to set aside an appropriate③ amount of time for study and relaxation. Students must also begin to take care of how to spend their money, making sure to preserve enough for things that are essential rather than for fun. All of these responsibilities④ do a great deal toward preparing students for adult life.

In general, there are both good and bad points about life in a student dormitory. Often, dormitory rooms are small and crowded. This lack of space can limit one's privacy⑤ and make it difficult for students to concentrate on studies and books. On the other hand, in a dormitory, students have a great deal more freedom than they might have at home. They can act according to their own wishes and desires rather than to the wishes of their parents.

【注释】

①guidance: 辅导

②striking: 显著的

③appropriate: 适当的

④responsibility: 任务, 职责

⑤privacy: 隐私

【简评】

这是一篇根据段首句展开的解释文。

第一段首先开门见山地指出对付大多数大学生而言，宿舍生活是一种全新的体验。
段尾谈到当他们到达大学时，他们的生活开始改变，这句话承上启下，为下文做了铺垫。
第二段用比拟法解释宿舍生活和家庭生活确有不同，而最大的不同在于宿舍生活中学生们只能依赖自己来处理统统事物。
第三段，作者从两个方面解释寝室生活有利有弊：一方面，宿舍小而拥挤，缺幼年我空间。
另一方面，在宿舍里，学生拥有比家里更多的自由。

本文主题突出，脉络分明。
排比辞格的利用，加强了笔墨表现力。
利用比拟法，将问题解释得更加准确、清晰。

资料来源：新大学英语四、六级考点透视丛书：六级写作/李华田主编，武汉大学出版社，2006