短文写作总分25分。短文写作部分要求考生写出一篇100-120字左右的短文。题材以记叙文为主，试卷可能给出题目或规定情景或段首句。
短文写作的要求为：能够正确表达思想，意义连贯，无重大语言错误。
写作内容涉及生活，一般常识和私人信件。
短文写作中的题目我们也可以称作命题写作。
情景写作也就是便条写作。
段首句式的写作可以称为主题句式的写作。
一、英语写作训练的要点
英语写作最重要的一点是用英语思维进行写作。
通病：习惯于先把作文翻译成汉语，然后逐字翻译成英语。
在理解和使用英语词汇时，要注意英语和汉语在意义上的不同。
所以我们在从事英语写作训练的时候：
1.要明确英语写作的意义。
2.要学习和掌握必要的写作理论。
3.要通过大量的阅读，新概念第二册比较适合。
写提纲的好处：
1. 可以扩大思路
2. 可以按次序排好素材
3. 将文章分成段
4. 明确写作的中心思想
“The Advantages of Travel (旅行的益处。)”
根据这一题目，在构思时可能会想到以下内容：
1.seeing strange and different things (看到各种奇异的东西)
2.meeting people with different interests (遇到有各种不同兴趣的人)
3.keeping us fit and healthy (有助于身体健康)
4.enjoying beautiful scenery (欣赏各地美景)
5.understanding how people live (了解人们怎样生活)
6.visiting famous cities and scenic spots (浏览名城和名胜)
7.tasting different foods and local flavors (品尝各地风味)
8. getting ideas of the conditions and customs of other people
（了解各地风土人情)
9.arousing the fervent love for our motherland (激起对祖国的热爱)
10.gaining knowledge of geography and history (获得地理历史知识)
11.making one less narrow minded (使人心胸开阔)
12.gaining other knowledge (获得其他方面知识)
13.seeing places read of in books (目睹曾在书上读到过的地方)
The Advantages of Travel
Travel is beneficial to us in at least three ways.
First， by traveling we can enjoy the beautiful scenery in different places. We will see with our own eyes many places
read of in books， and visit some famous cities and scenic spots.
Second， we will meet people with different interests and see strange and different things when we travel. We can get
ideas of the conditions and customs of other people， taste different foods and local flavors if we like. In this way， we
can understand how differently other people live.
Third， travel will not only help us to gain knowledge of geography and history and other knowledge， which arouses the
fervent love for our motherland， but will also help us keep healthy and make us less narrow-minded. Travel does benefit
us both mentally and physically.
With all these advantages of travel， it is no wonder that travel has now become more popular than ever in China.
在写100字左右的作文，我们也强调三段论。第一句话或第一段我们强调我们要写的内容，第二段找一些例子阐述一下。第三段再次把我们
强调的内容引申的说一下。
二． 文章的三个部分
引言 introduction
正文 body
结束语 conclusion
专升本英语作文考试中，语法一定要简明扼要，而且要正确。
写好主题句的三条原则
1. 要能说明段落中心思想的内容。
2. 要有能体现中心思想的关键词。
3. 尽量使用简洁明了的句子。
以下是短文写作中使用率最高、覆盖面最广的基本句式，每组句式的功能相同或相似，考生可根据自己的情况选择其中的1－2个，做到能够
熟练正确地仿写或套用。
1．表示原因
1）There are three reasons for this．
2）The reasons for this are as follows．
3）The reason for this is obvious．
4）The reason for this is not far to seek．
5）The reason for this is that．．．
6）We have good reason to believe that．．．
例如：
There are three reasons for the changes that have taken place in our life．Firstly，people’s living standard has been
greatly improved．Secondly，most people are well paid， and they can afford what they need or like．Last but not least，
more and more people prefer to enjoy modern life．
如写第一个句子没有把握，可将其改写成两个句子。如：Great changes have taken place in our life． There are three reasons for
this．这样写可以避免套用中的表达失误。
2．表示好处
1）It has the following advantages．
2）It does us a lot of good．
3）It benefits us quite a lot．
4）It is beneficial to us．
5）It is of great benefit to us．
例如：
Books are like friends．They can help us know the world better，and they can open our minds and widen our horizons．
Therefore，reading extensively is of great benefit to us．
3．表示坏处
1）It has more disadvantages than advantages．
2）It does us much harm．
3）It is harmful to us．
例如：
However，everything divides into two．Television can also be harmful to us．It can do harm to our health and make us lazy
if we spend too much time watching television．
4．表示重要、必要、困难、方便、可能
1）It is important（necessary，difficult，convenient， possible）for sb．to do sth．
2）We think it necessary to do sth．
3）It plays an important role in our life．
例如：
Computers are now being used everywhere，whether in the government，in schools or in business．Soon， computers will be
found in every home，too．We have good reason to say that computers are playing an increasingly important role in our life
and we have stepped into the Computer Age．
5．表示措施
1）We should take some effective measures．
2）We should try our best to overcome（conquer）the difficulties．
3）We should do our utmost in doing sth．
4）We should solve the problems that we are confronted（faced）with．
例如：