Question

请阅读下列材料，并按要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。

People use more than one exclamation mark (“Sounds good!!!)，and all caps (“GREAT IDEA!”)，and repetition of letters (“soooo tired”）in social media. These are the three main ones that show enthusiasm, according to Deborah Tannen, a professor at Georgetown University. It is the same for the Chinese character “哈（ha)”，which we use to represent laughter. We usually text two, three or more of these characters to indicate how happy or amused we are. Using many of these kinds of symbols and characters is clearly becoming a cultural phenomenon.

“HEY STEVE!” someone recently emailed me. Both my name and “Hey” were in caps, and all five sentences in the message ended with exclamation marks. At first glance I assumed the message was a loved one writing from a plane that was going down. It turned out to be someone I hardly knew, discussing minor household chores and thanking me for something that had taken no effort on my part.

I hate it, that if we don’t put six exclamation marks in an email or text we sound like a 13-year-old girl. But when used too much, the exclamation mark makes no sense to the receiver, losing its intended meaning.

（写作内容）

1. 用约30个单词写出上文概要；

2. 用约120个单词发表你的观点，内容包括：

(1)    支持或反对在交际中出现的这一现象；

(2)    用2- 3个理由或论据支撑你的观点。

（写作要求）

1. 可以支持文中任一观点,但必须提供理由或论据;

2. 阐述观点或提供论据时,不能直接引用原文语句;

3. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称；

4. 不必写标题。

[评分标准]

内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。

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Answer

支持：

Today there goes a cultural phenomenon that people use many exclamation marks , caps and repeated letters or characters to express their strong emotions in social media. Some people support it while others don’t.

Generally, I’m totally in favor of this phenomenon. To begin with, using these symbols and repetition of letters or characters contribute to a better mutual communication among people, because it shows how close and concerned you are. Moreover, it can mirror the genuine sincerity while chatting with your friends or colleagues in social media because there is no need for you to be that formal, otherwise your emotions like enthusiasm and happiness would in a sense not be smoothly and fully expressed and accepted. Last but not least, we should be open to new expression to .keep up with fashion trends.

So it’s quite safe to conclude that this phenomenon makes for an effective and sincere communication.

反对：

With people using many exclamation points, caps and repeated letters or characters to express their strong emotions in social media, the public are divided into two opposite groups: “For” and “Against.”

I tend to take the “Against” side for three reasons. Firstly, using these symbols and repetition of letters or characters, senders may make it difficult for receivers to understand what they really want to convey, especially when they are not very familiar with each other. Secondly, we will definitely leave others an impression that we are so naive when communicating with others in this way. Thirdly, it’s a kind of offence to receivers especially on a very formal occasion because it is not that widely accepted.

In short, not only will the practice cause misunderstandings among users, but it will even sound a little bit offensive to the receivers.

【解析】

本文是一篇读写任务类书面表达，要求考生用约30个词归纳短文的中心思想，就人们过度使用感叹号、大写字母以及重复使用某个字母或汉字表达强烈的情感发表你的看法并说明原因。本文对考生运用语言能力及思维能力要求极高，难度非常大。

第1步：审题。根据文字提示可知本文是一篇议论文，要求考生用约30个词归纳短文的中心思想，就人们过度使用感叹号、大写字母以及重复使用某个字母或汉字表达强烈的情感发表你的看法并说明原因。全文使用一般现在时和第三人称为主。

第2步：组织要点。短文概要：很多人在交流的时候过度使用感叹号、大写字母以及重复使用某个字母或汉字表达强烈的情感；支持：这些方法的使用可以更好与他人进行交流，强调自己的情感。同时我们对新鲜事物应该持有开放的态度。反对：此类表达方法让人难以理解；会给对方留下幼稚的看法；此类表达法过于随意，并不能被广泛接受。

第3步：根据提示及关键词组进行遣词造句，关键词为express their strong emotions、 in favor of、contribute to、a better mutual communication、conclude、be divided into、be familiar with

等。

第4步：连句成文，注意使用恰当的连词进行句子之间的衔接与过渡，书写一定要规范清晰，保持整洁美观的卷面是非常重要的。