| Well begun is half done. 是大家耳熟能詳?shù)挠⒄Z諺語。也就是說，一個(gè)漂亮的開頭，往往是文章寫作成功的一半。尤其在新托福寫作考試中，好的開頭往往能夠在瞬間吸引考官眼球，留下良好的第一印象。那么，我們?cè)鯓硬拍軐懫恋囊远文?？首先，我們要做到開門見山，明確寫作話題和目的。如何才能做到開門見山？我們可以采用以下幾種方式：
1. 采用統(tǒng)計(jì)數(shù)字引出話題，把問題呈現(xiàn)在讀者面前；
2. 提出有爭(zhēng)議性的問題，激發(fā)讀者興趣，使其積極參與討論；
3. 以新穎的觀點(diǎn)，吸引讀者注意力；
4. 呈現(xiàn)該話題正反方的觀點(diǎn)；
5. 引用名人名言、諺語等作為文章的開頭；
6. 對(duì)將要討論的話題進(jìn)行定義。
其次，要善于運(yùn)用復(fù)合句，從而使引言段簡(jiǎn)潔明了，開宗明義。引用數(shù)據(jù)呈現(xiàn)討論的話題，說明問題的嚴(yán)重性或者重要性，引起讀者的關(guān)注。下面我們結(jié)合幾道新托福作文話題進(jìn)行實(shí)戰(zhàn)演練。
我們?cè)趯戧P(guān)于體罰的話題文章時(shí)，可以這樣開頭：
It is reported that a boy in Zhuhai was beaten to death by his father on Father’s Day. Ample evidence also shows that children who are frequently abused by their parents or teachers tend to be introverted, pessimistic, indifferent and even world-weary. Recently, there has arisen a fierce argument on whether corporal punishment should be abolished. Teachers, parents and experts take diverse attitudes towards this issue.
據(jù)報(bào)道，在父親節(jié)那天，珠海有個(gè)小男孩被其父打死。充分的證據(jù)也顯示，經(jīng)常遭父母或老師虐待的小孩往往比較內(nèi)向、悲觀、冷漠甚至厭世。近來，關(guān)于是否應(yīng)該廢除體罰出現(xiàn)了一場(chǎng)激烈的爭(zhēng)論，老師、家長(zhǎng)和專家各執(zhí)一詞。
而我們?cè)趯戧P(guān)于該不該禁煙的話題時(shí)，可以這樣開頭：
A recent study conducted by Zhongshan University has found that the number of smokers has been increasing sharply over the past five years. Research findings also reveal that the incidence of smoking-related conditions has soared. As a result, the ban on smoking has been in the spotlight.
中山大學(xué)最近做的一個(gè)研究表明，在過去五年里，吸煙者人數(shù)急劇上升。研究結(jié)果同時(shí)顯示，吸煙導(dǎo)致的疾病發(fā)病率也急劇增長(zhǎng)。因此，禁煙成了個(gè)熱點(diǎn)話題。
（來源：網(wǎng)絡(luò)）
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