2024屆江蘇省各地高三年級模擬考試英語試題試卷含解析

2024屆江蘇省各地高三年級模擬考試英語試題試卷

注意事項：

1.答卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫在答題卡上。

2.回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目的答案標號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再

選涂其它答案標號。回答非選擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。

3.考試結束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。

第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

1.Afterthreeyearsofpreparationforthe2011Xi'anInternationalHorticulturalExpo（西安園博）

會），thecityispresentingtheworld______manypeoplethinkisthegreenSpecialOlympics.

A.thatB.whichC.whatD.where

2.一IheardMr.Morganwouldbehereat4:00pm.nextThursday.

—No,heatthattime.

A.wasboardingB.wouldbeboarding

C.willbeboardingD.isboarding

3.—Whynottalkwithyourparentsaboutyourwillingnesstoattend2017PekingUniversitySummerCamp?

一Itriedtogetthemtolistentome.

A.intimeB.invain

C.inneedD.incase

4..Althoughitinthedesertmostoftheyear,peoplestilllivethere.

A.doesn'trainB.didn'trainC.hasn'trainedD.hadn9trained

5.Heworkedinacarfactoryforfouryears,hefoundedhisowncompanyinhishometown.

A.afterwhichB.afterwhen

C.afterthatD.afterit

6.Recently,aprogrammercriticizedthe“996”workscheduleemployeesworkfrom9amto9pm,6daysaweek,

withtheprospectofendingupinanintensivecareunit.

A.whereB.whenC.whichD.whose

7.Asisexpected,AIisanareaChinamayappearasaleadingforce.

A.thatB.where

C.whichD.when

8.ThebookthroughtheairtoAuntDedeandshebegantoreaditaloud.

A.gotB.pushedC.sailed

9.-Lefstakeacoffeebreak,shallwe?

-IwishI,butIhaveareallytightschedule.

A.canB.shallC.couldD.should

10.Themanwasinaconditionwithsevereinjuriestohislegsafterbeingattackedbyasharkinfarnorth

Queensland.

A.skepticalB.critical

C.practicalD.physical

11.Themanageristryingtotindamantorecommendhowthejob.

A.isdoneB.bedoneC.shoulddoneD.todo

12.Somepeopleusehand-writtenletterstypingbecausethey'remorepersonalandrepresentyoursincerity.

A.inpreferencetoB.inprocessofC.inreferencewithD.insearchof

13.Eachpartyrespectthearticlesofthiscontract,oradouble-sizedfinancialpunishmentisamust.

A.willB.couldC.shallD.should

14.Contrarytopopularbelief,theants,hardworkingtheyare,havetheirtimeforplay.

A.becauseB.whileC.asD.where

15.Fredletthathewaspreparedtoleavecompanywhenthenewmanagertookoffice.

A.secretB.slip

C.promiseD.standard

16.Theeducationalreformisnowunderwaythroughoutthecountry,thestudentsmoreopportunitiesto

developtotheirgreatestpotential.

A.tograntB.havinggranted

C.grantingD.granted

17.Thiscourseisofgreatinteresttostudents,toimprovetheirwritingskills.

A.hopeB.tohope

C.hopingD.hoped

18.hasgreaterpotentialthanflammableicebeingminedfromunderneaththeSouthChinaSeawhenitcomes

toaglobalenergyrevolution.

A.nothingB.neither

C.nooneD.none

19.一Youcouldalwaysputthedecisionoffalittlebitlonger.

一IfIleaveitmuchlongerImightmissmychance.

A.That'sreasonable.B.Isn'titagoodidea?

C.Doyouthinkso?D.Ican^agreemore.

20.Itreallymattershetreatedthelatestfailure,fortheexaminationisaroundthecorner.

A.ifB.that

C.whyD.how

第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

21.（6分）Moviesareagreatmeansofentertainmentformany.Therearesomeadvantagesofwatchingmovies.

Comedies,forexample,helpreduceyourbloodpressure.Laughterfor15minutesduringafilmmakesyourblood

vessels（血管）wider.Besides,whenyouwatchasadmovie,you'remorelikelytocomeawayfromitthinkingaboutloved

onesandfeelinghappyaboutwhatyouhave.

Watchingmoviescanmakeyoucreative.Astudyshowsthatyoungchildren,whowatchedtheuseofmagicin

HarryPotter,scoresignificantlyhigherinacreativethinkingtestthanchildrenwhowatchedsomethingelse.Moreover,

moviesareveryusefulforstrengtheningpeople'smentalhealth.Theyenablepeopletotaketimetoreallyrelaxand

temporarilyforgetabouttheirdailyconcernsandproblems.

However,watchingmoviesaren'talwaysbeneficial.Studieshaveshownthatsomepeoplegetrealpleasureoutof

beingscaredbyhorrormovies,butinvariouswaystheymayberiskingtheirphysicalandmentalhealthwithouteven

knowingit.Whenyouwatchatensesceneinamovie,yourheartrateandbloodpressureincrease.Meanwhilethis

changeinyourbrainchemistryremindsyouoftimeswhenyouwereinasimilarstate,evenifyouhavenoideayoueven

hadthosememories.Soifsomethinghorriblehappenstoyou,beingscaredagainbyamoviecanunintentionallymake

youexperienceitoncemore.

Scientists,politiciansandparentshavedebatedfordecadesifbeingexposedtomovieviolenceleadstoactual

real-lifeviolence.OveralltheanswertothatisprobablystillUDintheair,butanewstudyseemstoprovethatwatching

aggressiononscreencancontributetobeingabully（土霸）inreallife,evenifitisjustintheshortterm.

Inconclusion,certainmoviesplayapositiverole,butnotallmoviesdo.Itdependscompletelyonthesubjectofthe

movie.Soifsalwaysadvisabletochoosethemoviesconcerningsomethingpositive.

1>Howdoeswatchingsadmoviesbenefitusaccordingtothetext?

A.Itmakesuscontentwithourlives.

B.Itridsusofunhappymemories.

C,Itreducesourriskofillness.

D.Itdevelopsourcreativity.

2、Whatcanweinferaboutwatchinghorrormoviesfromthetext?

A.Ithasmoreadvantagesthandisadvantages.

B.Ithasgainedpopularityaroundtheworld.

C.Plentyofpeopleignoreitshealthbenefits.

D.Allpeopledon'trealizeitsdisadvantages.

3、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“upintheair”inParagraph4mean?

A.Meaningless.B.Attractive.

C.Uncertain.D.Obvious.

4、Whatdoestheauthoradviseustodotoreducethepassiveeffectofmovies?

A.Enjoymovieswithmorecompanions.

B.Makeawisechoiceofwhattowatch.

C.Tryourbesttowatchmovieslessoften.

D.Raiseourabilitytotellrightfromwrong.

22.（8分）Itwasacoldwinter.Thewindblewallnightandthesnowwasblinding.Whenmorningcame,mythree

childrenandIgotupandmadeourwaytothewindows.Aswelookedoutthewindow,wesawthatthehenhousewas

gone.Ourthreehenshadbeenblownaway.

Ilookedattheemptinessoutside.ThenIsawallthreechickenssataroundtheedgeofawhitebucket.Howwasthis

violentwindnotblowingthemintothefieldbeyond?Iquicklypulledonlongsnowpantsandheavywintercoat,

wrappedascarfandstuckmyfeetintoverylargeboots.

Ishoutedatthewindasitblew.Iwasalone,saveformychildren.Theystaredoutthewindowintothevastwhite

seaofsnow,theireyespeeledforanysignofmovement.OutsideIheardthesoundofmybootsasIwalkedagainstthe

wind.

Thesnowcirclingaroundme,Isteadilymademywaytothesoftcluck-cluck-clucksoundmyhensalwaysmade.

WhenIreachedthem,Isawthattheirlittlefeetwereholdingontotheedgeofthebucket,headsbentforwardandaway

fromthewind.Igentlyliftedeachhenandputitcarefullyintothewarminside.ThenIbeganthefreezingwalkbackto

thesmallsheddirectlybehindourhouse.OnebyoneIlaidmychickensonthecoldfloor,andtheybegantoclucksoftly.

AsIshutthesheddoors,myeyeswentdirectlytothewindowwheremychildrenwerewatching.Theyjumpedup

anddowncheering,andsodidI!Iwasn'tsomedragonslayer（屠龍者）fromafairytale.Iwassimplyamom,butthe

lookonmychildren'sfacestoldmethattheythoughtIwasaheromom.

1、Seeingallthreechickenssittingaroundthebucket,theauthorfelt?

A.incredibleB.worried

C.shyD.confident

2、Howdoestheauthorreachthehens?

A.Bysearchingforthewhitebucket.B.Bywearingprotectiveclothes.

C.Byfollowingthesoundofthehens.D.Byshoutingatthehenhouse.

3、Fromthestory,weknowthat?

A.theauthor'schildrenlikeddragonslayers

B.thechildrenwatchedtheirmotheralltheway

C.theauthorstruggledtobeahero

D.theauthorenjoyedherselfinthesnow

4、Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?

A,Weatherinextreme.B.Hensintrouble.

C.Kindnessinneed.D.Herointhesnow.

23.（8分）Littleblacktaxis,oftenrun-downandfallingapartfromdecadesofuse,haveforalongtimebeena

mainfeatureofCairo'schaoticurbanlandscape.Buttheirdaysmaybenumbered,thankstoanewtaxireplacement

programmeaimedatknockingoutolder,potentiallyunsafevehicles.

Thegovernment-sponsoredaction,launchedearlierthisyear,allowsdriversoftaxis20yearsorolder,mostlyFiats

andPeugeots,totradetheircarsforshinynewall-whiteonesatgenerousratesoffinancing.Driverscanchoosebetween

fivedifferentlocallymanufacturedcarmodels.

Accordingtoofficials,morethan11,000brandnewtaxis,sportingtrademarkcheckedstripesonthesides,have

alreadyhitthestreetsofthecapital,andthey'vebeenwelcomedenthusiasticallybypassengers.Manypeoplesaythat

notonlyarethenewtaxismorecomfortable,buttheyalsomakethestreetsofCairofarmorepresentable.Furthermore,

taxifareshaveonlyincreasedbyasmallamount.

Thepoorconditionofmostblackandwhitetaxisisalmostlegendary.Passengersoftenhavetodealwithwindows

anddoorsthatdonotopenandclose,andheavy,thickpetrolgases.Airconditioningisunheardof.Thenewall-white

taxis,meanwhile,arecleaner,morefuel-efficientandprovideairconditioningonrequest.Furthermore,allthenewtaxis

comeequippedwithfunctioningfaremeters,whichavoidsargumentsandsometimesfightswithpassengers!

ThegovernmenthopestoreplaceallofthecapitaPs40,000elderlyblackcabssoon,butnoteveryoneinCairowill

behappytoseethemgo.HotelmanagerIbrahimAl-Toukhysaysthattheoldblackcabswereweakandrun-down,and

maybeevenalittledangerous,buttheywerepartofthecity,andpartofCairo'scharacter.

1、Whichofthefollowingscanreplacetheunderlinedword"chaotic“inparagraph1?

A.disorderlyB.fantasticC.busyD.silent

2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutthenewtaxis?

A.Theyaremuchmorepresentable.

B.Theirpassengershavetopaydramaticallymore.

C.Theyaremuchmoreenergy-saving.

D.Onlyfewofthemprovideairconditioning.

3、Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.TheroadtrafficconditionofCairo.

B.AtaxirenewalprogrammelaunchedinCairo.

C.TheproblemswitholdblackCairotaxis.

D.VariousviewsonthenewtaxireplacementinCairo.

24.(8分)Saturday,22April,2017

(Satelliteimage)(BetweenSpainandFrance)

Wearecurrentlyonacamp-sitenearCalais,onourwaytotheUK,anditispouringwithrain.Asifgodswantto

prepareusfortheUKatallcosts.Asifwedon*tknowwhatrainis...Ourferrytothegreenisleswillleavetomorrowat

10.30anddespitetherain,Iamreallylookingforwardtoit.

Ithastakenusawhiletogethere,aswealreadyleftElChorroon4April.AfterrushingthroughSpainintwo

days,however,wecametoaninevitableslow-downwhenweenteredFrance.Inevitable,asFrancehassimplytoomuch

toofferforus.SoassoonaswecrossedthePyrenees,ourdrivingsequencebecamesomethinglikedrivingafew

kilometres,visitingacastle,drivingafewkilometres,takingpicturesofanicechurch,drivingafewkilometres,havinga

quickpeekatafleasmarket,drivingafewkilometres,visitingamuseumetc.WhenweenteredBrittanythereal

sightseeingstarted,inVannes,inLorient,inBrestandthenontoNormandy:LeMontStMichel,Bayeuxandfinally,

finallytheD-Daybeaches.Ialwayswantedtovisitthese,forobviousreasonsIwouldsay,butmyfather,realisticashe

was,calculatedthechancesthatitwouldrainaconsiderableamountofdaysofathree-weekholidayandalwaysdecided

againstit.ButafewdaysagoIfinallysteppedontoGoldBeach(wheretheBritslanded)andIwasgreetedbythe

Normansun.Abeautifulday.

1>ItwaswhenthewriterwasonhiswaytotheUK.

A.pouringB.foggy

C.snowyD.sunny

2、Accordingtothepassage,thePyreneesmustbeaplacein_____.

A.SpainB.France

C.NetherlandD.Normandy

3、WhichofthefollowingstatementisNOTtrue?

A.Theyspent2daysinSpaintraveling.

B.ThewriterthoughtFrancehasalotofplacestovisit.

C.ThewriterthoughttherealsightseeingwasinElChorro,andinBrest.

D.Thewriter'sfatherwasarealisticperson.

4、Thepassageprobablycomesfrom.

A.atraveljournalB.asciencefiction

C.anewsreportD.afilmreview

25.（10分）Fewofushaven'treadCinderella,thestoryofayoungwomanlivinginpovertywhomeetstheprinceof

herdreams.Somemightnotwanttoadmitit,butthereisahiddenCinderellaineveryone'sheart——weallwishwecould

achieverecognitionorsuccessafteraperiodofobscurityorneglect.

MarySantiagohasthatsecretdream,too.HerstoryisfeaturedinAnotherCinderellaStory,afilmsetinaUShigh

school.

Maryisshybutlovestodance.Comparedwithothergirls,sheisinvisible.However,herworldchangescompletely

whenafamousteenagerpopsinger,JoeyParker,appears.

Joeyiseverythingthattherestoftheboysinherclassarenot——kind,handsomeanddesirable.MaryandJoey's

pathscrossataball.Theymeetandfallinlovewitheachother.ButwhenMaryhastorushbackhome,sheleaves

behindherMP3player,whichbecomestheonlyclueJoeyhastofindthegirlofhisdreams.Ofcourse,thereisa

wicked（邪惡的）stepmother,whoturnsouttobeDominiqueBlattandshetakesinMaryafterherdancermotherdies.

DominiquetreatsMarylikeamaidanddoeseverythingshecantomakesureMarydoesn'tgetintothetopdanceschool.

HertwodaughtersareequallydeterminedtostopJoeyfallingforMary,evenifthatmeansembarrassingher.

Thestory,thoughitmostlyfollowsCinderella^doesaddafewmoderndaytwiststotheclassicfairytale.

Refreshingly,thefilm,unlikemanyhighschoolHirns,doesnotfocusonlooks,althoughtheactorsareallbeautiful.

ThereisalsoalotlessmaterialisminAnotherCinderellaStorythaninmanysimilarmovies.

“ThemovietakestheCinderellafairytaleasitsjumpingoffpointJwritesthemoviecriticAmberWilkinson.wThe

focusisfirmlyonfollowingyourdream.”

1、Inthemovie,MarySantiago,

A.isbraveinexpressingherloveB.hasadreamofmeetingaprince

C.isbadlytreatedbythestepmotherD.isembarrassedbythepopsinger

2、WhatdoestheunderlinedwordinParagraphlprobablymean?

A.beingpopularB.beingselHshC.beingfamousD.beingunknown

3、Accordingtothepassage,AnotherCinderellaStory?

A.followsCinderellawithnothingnewspecial

B.encouragesyoungpeopletofollowtheirdreams

C.paysmoreattentiontothelooksoftheactors

D.focusesmoreonmaterialismthanotherHlms

4、Thepassageismainlyabout.

A.afairytaleB.anessayaboutdreams

C.afilmreviewD.anadvertisementofafilm

第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、

C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項.

26.（30分）OnJune18th,15-year-oldClaraDalywasseatedonanAlaskaAirlinesflightfromBostontoLos

Angeles.Suddenly,aflightattendantaskeda（n）]questionovertheloudspeaker:66Doesanyoneonboardknow

AmericanSignLanguage?”Clara2thecallbutton.Theflightattendantcameoverandexplainedthe___

3.“Wehaveapassengerontheplanewhoisblindanddeaf,“shesaid.Thepassengerseemedto4

something,buthewastravelingaloneandtheflightattendantscouldn't5whatheneeded.

Clarahadbeen6ASLforthepastyeartohelpwithherdyslexia（誦讀困難）andknewshe9dbeableto

fingerspellintotheman's7,Sosheunbuckled（松開）herseatbelt,walkedtowardthefrontoftheplane,and_

8bytheseatofTimCook,then64.Gently9hishand,shesigned,66Howareyou?AreyouOK?”Cookasked

forsomewater.Whenitarrived,Clarareturnedtoherseat.She10againabitlaterbecausehewantedtoknow

thetime.Onherthird11,shestoppedandstayedawhile.66Hedidn'tneedanything.Hewas12and

wantedtotalk,“Clarasays.

Soforthenext13,thafswhattheydid.Shetalkedaboutherfamilyandher14forthefuture.Cook

toldClarahowhehad15becomeblindovertimeandsharedstoriesofhisdaysasatravelingsalesman.16

hecouldn'tseeher,she“l(fā)ookedattentivelyathisfacewithsuchkindness,59apassengerreported.66Clarawas___

17___aflightattendanttoldAlaskaAirlinesinabloginterview.66Youcould18Timwasveryexcitedtohave

someonehecouldspeakto,andshewassucha（n）19

Cook'sreaction:“20tripI'veeverhad.”

1、A.strangeB.urgentC.puzzlingD.related

2、A.controlledB.fixedC.fastenedD.pressed

3、A?dilemmaB.arrangementC.situationD.requirement

4、A.loseB.wantC.offerD.seek

5、A.understandB.imagineC.acceptD.translate

6、A.teachingB.evaluatingC.studyingD.promoting

7、A.earB.heartC.mindD.palm

8、A.kneltB.satC.layD.settled

9、A.wavingB.shakingC.pullingD.taking

10、A,gotawayB.ranoffC.camebyD.carriedon

11、,A.departureB.visitC.roundD.attempt

12、A.lovelyB.friendlyC.livelyD.lonely

13、A.hourB.meetingC.dayD.flight

14>A.friendsB.experiencesC.plansD.changes

15、A.suddenlyB.graduallyC.naturallyD.accidentally

16、A.EventhoughB.NowthatC.IfonlyD.Incase

17、A.determinedB.ambitiousC.independentD.helpful

18、A.recognizeB.predictC.tellD.guess

19、A.angelB.guideC.pioneerD.genius

20、A.HardestB.BestC.LongestD.Busiest

第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

27.（15分）Iamtaughtbymanyteachersinmyschool.EverysubjecthasaE_（differ）teacher,butIlikemymath

teacher2.（well）.HernameisLakshmi,butweusuallycallherMa9am.Sheisourclassteacher,too.

Ma'am3,（join）uslastterm.Sheisverykindandhermethodofteachingissointerestingandsimple4,weall

canunderstandwhatisbeingtaught.Most5.（important）,Ma'amteachesuswithgreatpatience.6,wedonot

understandaproblem,shewillspendextratime7,（explain）aboutituntilweunderstandit.Andwecangotoherat

anytimeduringschoolhoursforhelp.

Shealsohelpsuswithactivitiesatschool.Whenthereissomekindofprogram,shewillbetheretohelpustoget

ready8?theshow.Evenwhenwegoonapicnic,shetakesgoodcareof9.（we）

Tome,Ma'amisnotonly10,goodteacher,butalsoourbestfriend.IloveMa'amandIwishherahappylife.

第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）

28.（10分）短文改錯

Nowadaysmanypeopledriveinsteadoftakingabusorwalkingtowork>Itcausesmoretrafficaccidents>Asthe

student,whatcanwedotoguaranteeoursafe?Firstofall,thetrafficrulesmustbestrictobeyed>Whenwecross

streets,waituntilthetrafficlightturngreen>Next,don*tforgetwalkonthepavement、Finally,Ithinkitvery

dangerouslytowearheadphoneswhilewalkingorcycling,Sincewecan*tpayenoughattentiononthetrafficaroundus9

soaccidentsmayhappen>Takinggoodcureofourselvesanddon'tletourparentsworryaboutthem>19

第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）

29.（25分）TherearetwofactorswhichdetermineanindividuaFsintelligence.Thefirstissortofbrainheisborn

with.Humanbrainsdifferconsiderably,somebeingmorecapablethanothers.Butnomatterhowgoodabrainhehas

tobeginwith,anindividualwillhavealowintelligenceunlesshehasopportunitiestolearn.Sothesecondfactoriswhat

happenstotheindividual—thesortoftheenvironmentinwhichheisbroughtup.Ifanindividualishandicapped（受阻

礙）environmentally,itislikelythathisbrainwillstoptodevelopandhewillneverattainthelevelofintelligenceof

whichheiscapable.

TheimportanceofenvironmentindetermininganindividuaFsintelligencecanbeprovedbytheidenticaltwins,

PeterandJohn.Whenthetwinswerethreemonthsold,theirparentsdied,andtheywereplacedinseparatefoster（寄養(yǎng)）

homes.Peterwasrearedbyparentsoflowintelligenceinanisolatedcommunitywithpooreducationalopportunities.

John,however,waseducatedinthehomewell-to-doparentswhohadbeentocollege.Thisenvironmentaldifference

continueduntilthetwinswereintheirlateteens,whentheyweregiventeststomeasuretheirintelligence.John'sIQwas

125,twenty-fivepointshigherthantheaverageandfullyfortypointshigherthanhisbrother.

【寫作內(nèi)容】

1.以約30個詞概括短文的要點；

2.然后以約120個詞就“環(huán)境與人的智力發(fā)展”的主題發(fā)表看法，并包括如下要點:

a.你是否贊同“環(huán)境決定智力的發(fā)展”這一觀點?為什么？

b.請舉出具體事例說明你的觀點；

c.你認為如何才能最大限度地發(fā)展智力？

【寫作要求】

1.寫作過程中不能直接引用原文語句；

2.作文中不能出現(xiàn)真實姓名和學校名稱；

3.不必寫標題。

【評分標準】

內(nèi)容完整，語言規(guī)范，語篇連貫，詞數(shù)適當。

參考答案

第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

1、C

2、C

3、B

4、A

5、A

6、A

7、B

8、C

9、C

10、B

11、B

12、A

13、C

14、C

15、B

16、C

17、C

18、D

19、C

20、D

第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

21、1、A

2、D

3、C

4、B

22、1、A

2、C

3、B

4、D

23、1、A

2、C

3、B

24、Manyscholarshipsrequirethatyouwriteanessayinordertobeconsideredfortheprizemoney.However,if

youarethesortofpersonthathasaheadachewheneveryouhavetocompleteawritingassignment,thismaynotbethe

bestnews.Luckilyforyou,thereisnoreasontofearthescholarshipessay.Thefollowingtipscouldhelpyouconquer

thisnot-so-easyaspectofthescholarshipapplicationprocess.

Youshouldalwaysoutlineyouressays.Thisdoesnotjustapplytothescholarshipessays,either.Anoutlinehelps

lendfocustoyourthoughtsandhelpsyoucreateapictureofthe“whole”thattheessaywillbecome.Judgescannotto

standwhenyourwritingisloose,lackscoherence（連貫'性）orwhenyoufailtoconnectyourmainpointstogether.They

wanttoseethatyoucansupportyourargumentwellwithclearandbriefexamplesandthattheseexamplesdo,infact,

relatetothetopicathand.

Ifyouhaveachoiceinthetopicyougettowriteabout,alwaystrytoselectsomethingyouarepersonallyinterested

in.Don'twritewhatyouthinkthejudgeswanttohear.Thiswillonlyamountinanessaythatreadslikesomeoneelse'，

whichisnotagreatwaytomakeyourselfstandout.

Ifyoufeelboredwiththetopic,thenyouressaywillbeboringaswell.Makesureyourideafollowaclearanda

logicalpath.Thismeanstheyareconnectedwellandthetransitions（過渡）easilyflowfromoneideatothenext.

Likewise,trytostayawayfromtheobviousorthesadstory.Yes,collegewillbealife-changingexperience,butcanyou

thinkofaninterestingreasonwhythisisso?Andyes,itisterriblethatyoulostafamilymemberatayoungage,but

whatdoesithavetodowithwinningthisscholarship?Judgescansmellsadstoriesfromamileaway,soonlypull