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满分作文的3大技巧

按要求升级下面的考生作文

(2017·全国卷Ⅲ)假定你是李华。你所在的校乒乓球队正在招收新队员。请给你的留学

生朋友Eric写封邮件邀请他加入，内容包括：

1．球队活动；

2．报名方式及截止日期。

注意：

1．词数100左右；

2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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Dear Eric，

I’m writing to invite you to join our school team. ①Students have told me that our school team is recruiting new members. ②I know that you like playing table tennis，so I want to know whether you would like to join it.

③Team members not only get trained after school every day，but are often offered chances to watch table tennis competitions. ④That has done good to me. If you are interested in it，you can visit the school website to sign up before the closing date，June 15.

I’m sure it will be a great choice if you join the school team.

Yours sincerely，

Li Hua 我来提升

作文升级第一步让词汇高级亮丽

利用高级词汇升级文中加黑体词汇

1．tol d→ __informed__

2．like→ __be keen on__

3．want to know→ __wonder__

4．chances→ __opportunity__

5．do good to→ __benefit/be of benefit to/be beneficial to__

6．sure→ __convinced__

作文升级第二步让句式丰富多变

按要求升级句式并将黑体词语替换为升级后的词汇

1．利用被动句改写句①

__I have been informed that our school team is recruiting new members. __ 2．利用分词作状语升级句②

__Knowing that you are keen on playing table tennis， I wonder whether you would like to join it. __

3．利用倒装句升级句③

__Not only team members get trained after school every day， but are often offered opportunities to watch table tennis competitions. __

4．利用非限制性定句从句合并句升级为倒装句后的句③和句④

__Not only team members do get trained after school every day，__but are often offered opportunities to watch table tennis competitions，which has benefited me most. __

誊写升级后的作文

__Dear Eric，

I’m writing to invite you to join our school team. I have been told that our school team is recruiting new members. __Knowing that you are keen on playing table tennis， I wonder whether you would like to join it.

Not only team members do get trained after school every day but are also often offered opportunities to watch table tennis competitions， which has benefited me most. If you are interested in it， you can visit the school website to sign up before the deadline，June 15.

I’m convinced it will be a great choice if you join the school team. __

__Yours sincerely，__

__Li Hua___

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