Reading Selectively or Extensively?
Different people have different views on reading. Some of them hold that one should read selectively. They believe that ones time and energy are limited and one can never read as many books as he wishes. Furthermore, it is a waste of time to read irrelevant books and some books are even harmful.

However, many others maintain that one should read extensively. They insist that reading extensively may enable one to know the world from multi-perspectives and enhance one’s understanding of life. Besides that, reading extensively can help keep pace with the development of modern technology.

As to me, the latter opinion is preferable to the former. We should read extensively in college so as to enrich our knowledge and broaden our mind, which is even truer in view of today’s throat-cutting competition in labor market both home and abroad.

谋篇布局：
本文属于议论文，题材涉读书方法这个常见话题。考生应当均衡地发展两种意见及其理由。从题目所给的提纲来看，第一段应当说明读书选择的必要性，第二段则是不同看法及其理由。第三段表明自己的观点，有些考生在这里还是去讲理由，而忽略了自己的看法，这就与题目要求有些出入了，所以闫老师建议大家认真审题。

重点词汇：
根据题目和提纲要求，经过专家审题和研究，闫老师推荐下面的词汇和短语，供学生在模仿训练时选择使用。
Hold （认为，持某种观点）irrelevant（不相关的、不恰当的）maintain（坚持认为）insist （坚持认为）multi-perspectives（多种角度）broaden（拓宽）throat-cutting （激烈的）keep pace with（与保持同步）is preferable to（比别的更为可取）

固定套语：
Furthermore（更何况）However（然而）Besides（除此之外）

精彩句子：
（1） They insist that reading extensively may enable one to know the world from multi-perspectives and enhance one’s understanding of life.
他们坚持认为广泛阅读可以帮助一个人从不同角度了解世界，并且加深他对生活的理解。
（2） Besides that, reading extensively can help keep pace with the development of modern technology
除此之外，广泛阅读可以帮助一个人与现代技术同步发展。

优秀段落：
As to me, the latter opinion is preferable to the former. We should read extensively in college so as to enrich our knowledge and broaden our mind, which is even truer in view of today’s throat-cutting competition in labor market both home and abroad.

本段表达作者观点，说理论据充分，语言凝练。词汇使用方面有is preferable to，enrich our knowledge and broaden our mind，throat-cutting competition等：

虽然句子不多，但是作者明显注意到句式的变化和长短。全文取词范围较宽，但又紧紧围绕大纲词汇，是值得考生背诵和模仿的优秀段落。

从上面的讲解和范文的欣赏，读者不难发现初稿修改在英语命题写作过程中是非常重要的环节。如果养成修改的好习惯，一篇高分作文大家都能做到。到目前为止，我们已经完成了英文写作过程的盖说环节。从下一讲起，我们一起体验英语图表作文的写作过程。