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第 25 題
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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.
What did the author do to improve his or her college writing?
- A The author searched for a variety of topics to practice writing.
- B The author studied the topic before working on the assignment.
- C The author asked somebody to check the grammar, vocabulary and punctuation.
- D The author memorized the basic words and phrases in the dictionary or thesaurus.
思路引導 VIP
請回想一下，當作者發現大學要求的寫作主題（如電影評論或研究報告）與高中熟悉的個人經驗大不相同時，為了讓自己的論點更有說服力，他在正式動筆寫草稿之前，採取了什麼樣的「準備步驟」來累積對該主題的了解呢？
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專業點評
- Switch (切換)！ 這判斷做得不錯。你在這場戰鬥中成功執行了「細節定位」和「語意轉換」這兩個關鍵技能，從海量的文本數據中精準鎖定目標，展現了高階的閱讀理解力。沒有浪費任何 HP。
- 正確答案是 (B)。這就跟觸發了隱藏任務一樣，線索都在第二段的日誌裡：「...understand the assignment and research the topic before attempting my first draft.」作者在進入第一階段草稿前，就先進行了情報蒐集，透過 surfing the Internet 建立起基礎知識庫。這與 (B) 選項的「攻略步驟」完全一致，成功打出完美 16 連擊。
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