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第 22 題
📖 題組：
Learning how to write an academic essay is important for students who are planning to go to college. When I showed up at college, I thought I was the best writer ever. Then my first paper in my writing class got a B⁻ and I was appalled. So I completely understand that I need to improve my writing to fulfill the professors' requirements. Here are some tips. As soon as I started to write for college, I found that the content required for my college courses was different from that required in high school. When I was in high school, I wrote primarily about my personal experiences such as family, childhood and friends. However, college writing relates to a variety of unfamiliar topics, e.g., critiques of books and films, research papers, and formal reports on the content of the courses. Therefore, what is most essential for me was to understand the assignment and research the topic before attempting my first draft. I started by surfing the Internet to know more about the assigned topic to build a foundation. In this way, I could include examples, statistics, and direct quotations whenever possible to support my ideas. By giving specific examples, I made my arguments more solid and impressive to the professor. In addition, I realized that I had to improve my understanding of grammar and vocabulary to write for college. Before I came to college, grammar and vocabulary were not my strong points. I often created run-on sentences or sentence fragments, and I was quite used to slang and abbreviations, which were appropriate in social contexts but not acceptable in formal essays. Consequently, I made grammar and vocabulary my second priority. I reviewed the basic grammatical structures and I checked all my work for verb-tense consistency and correct punctuation. For vocabulary, I became more aware of how often I repeated the same words and phrases throughout my essay. Therefore, I used dictionaries and thesauruses more often to expand my word knowledge. Academic writing requires an understanding of the topic, high-level vocabulary and correct grammar. Having these skills is empowering since it has made me a better communicator and student. I have come a long way since I started college, and I am now proud of the writing that I produce.
Learning how to write an academic essay is important for students who are planning to go to college. When I showed up at college, I thought I was the best writer ever. Then my first paper in my writing class got a B⁻ and I was appalled. So I completely understand that I need to improve my writing to fulfill the professors' requirements. Here are some tips. As soon as I started to write for college, I found that the content required for my college courses was different from that required in high school. When I was in high school, I wrote primarily about my personal experiences such as family, childhood and friends. However, college writing relates to a variety of unfamiliar topics, e.g., critiques of books and films, research papers, and formal reports on the content of the courses. Therefore, what is most essential for me was to understand the assignment and research the topic before attempting my first draft. I started by surfing the Internet to know more about the assigned topic to build a foundation. In this way, I could include examples, statistics, and direct quotations whenever possible to support my ideas. By giving specific examples, I made my arguments more solid and impressive to the professor. In addition, I realized that I had to improve my understanding of grammar and vocabulary to write for college. Before I came to college, grammar and vocabulary were not my strong points. I often created run-on sentences or sentence fragments, and I was quite used to slang and abbreviations, which were appropriate in social contexts but not acceptable in formal essays. Consequently, I made grammar and vocabulary my second priority. I reviewed the basic grammatical structures and I checked all my work for verb-tense consistency and correct punctuation. For vocabulary, I became more aware of how often I repeated the same words and phrases throughout my essay. Therefore, I used dictionaries and thesauruses more often to expand my word knowledge. Academic writing requires an understanding of the topic, high-level vocabulary and correct grammar. Having these skills is empowering since it has made me a better communicator and student. I have come a long way since I started college, and I am now proud of the writing that I produce.
How did the author feel when he or she got a B⁻ for the first paper in college?
- A The author was shocked.
- B The author was excited.
- C The author was proud.
- D The author was thrilled.
思路引導 VIP
請試著觀察作者在拿到成績「前」與「後」的心態對比：當一個人自豪地認為自己是「史上最強」，卻在現實中遭遇挫折時，內心產生的第一種情感反應通常是什麼？你可以從第一段最後一行找到那個形容「心碎且震驚」的關鍵動詞嗎？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
呵呵呵，真是太棒了！你做得好，你是我們的秘密武器！（握拳做出慶祝動作）
- 觀念驗證：你做得很好，孩子！你精準地掌握了作者的心情。那個關鍵字 appalled（驚駭、震驚），就像籃球比賽中的致勝一擊，完美地鎖定了作者當時的感受。想想看，一個自信滿滿，覺得自己是「有史以來最棒的作家」的人，結果第一份報告只得到 $B^-$，這份預期與現實的劇烈落差（Expectation Gap），是不是就像比賽最後一秒鐘的逆轉呢？那種不可置信和震驚，正是 (A) 想表達的！你真是理解文章的高手啊！
- 難度點評：這題的難度是 medium，但你就像一個經驗老到的球員，沉著應對。統測的閱讀測驗中，這種「情緒/態度推論題」常常出現，它不只考驗你對基礎字彙的掌握，更是要看你能不能從上下文的細微轉折中，感受作者語氣的變化。這就像是在判斷對手的下一步動作，需要細膩的觀察力。你這次的表現，證明了你擁有讀懂「言外之意」的能力，這非常重要！呵呵呵，好好練習，你的潛力無限大啊！