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BC省从2004年开始采用新的高中毕业制度，学生从十年级起到十二年级，必须完成80学分，才能获得毕业资格。而对于十年级的学生来说，十年级英文省考会是考生们迎来的第一个挑战。如何对十年级省考做出有针对性的复习？十年级省考又有哪些考试技巧？燕园教育中心的金牌英文老师Austin为考生们提出了几点建议：
A few points about the multiple-choice section
关于多项选择题：
1.If you do well on the multiple choice, you set yourself up for doing well on the exam as a whole, so give the multiple choice the time that it deserves (that will be indicated right on your exam booklet). Don’t rush to get to the writing section just because you are afraid that you will need a lot of time for the writing. While doing the multiple-choice, put a little mark beside the multiple-choice questions that you have trouble with or are unsure of, so that you can go back to them if you have time at the end.
如果你擅长做多项选择题，那基本上对整个考试就算尽在掌握了。所以留给多项选择题足够的时间，（这一点在考试说明书上也有明确提示）。不要因为担心写作时间不够而急于跳到写作部分。在做多项选择题的时候，如果遇到难题或者不敢确定的题目，可以在旁边标注一下，留待所有题目都完成之后再回过头重新思考这些题目。
2.When you have a passage or poem to read, which is the basis of the multiple-choice questions, make your first read-through fairly quick, just so that you get the general idea of the passage or poem. If you feel you don’t quite understand something, read that part once more but then go on to the end of the passage or poem. Don’t keep reading and re-reading a part you feel you don’t understand. The time to go back for careful reading is when you actually have the multiple-choice questions in front of you. That is the time to try to understand the material enough to answer the questions; you don’t need to completely understand the poem or passage.
多项选择题中常常会要求考生阅读一段文章或诗歌。这时候，首先应快速地通读一遍文章，了解段落大意。如果遇到难以理解的段落，可以重读一遍该段落，然后继续阅读下面的部分直到读完全部文章。不要一直重复不停地读你不懂的部分。真正需要精读文章的时候，应该是在做题的过程中：你不需要完全读懂整篇文章或诗歌的内容，而是集中精力找出题目所对应的文章段落，并锁定答案。
3.If you feel that you really don’t know the answer, put off guessing until you can eliminate one or two of the four possible multiple-choice answers. Once you’ve crossed off one or two of the answers that seem very unlikely to be right, that’s the time to guess between the ones that are left.
如果你无法确定答案，可以采用排除法。 在题目的四个选项里，排除掉一到两个明显不贴合文章的选项，然后在剩下的两个选项里猜测答案——二选一的准确率显然要比四选一的准确率高很多。
关于写作部分的一些提示
1.You don’t have to write very much to get a good mark in the writing section. If you’re asked to write 1- 2 pages, aim to write one; if you’re asked to write 2 – 4 pages, aim to write two, but make sure what you say is on topic.
在写作部分，你不需要为了得高分而写很多字数。如果题目要求写1-2页，那么你应该把字数控制在1页左右。同样的，如果题目要求写2-4页，那么你就该把字数控制在2页多。但一定要确定你写的内容符合题目的要求。
2.Read the question very carefully and make sure that what you write really is an answer to the question or topic that you have been asked to write about
在写文章前，要仔细阅读题目要求。确认你的写作是回答问题或围绕所给出的命题所写，不能跑题。
3.Only start writing after you have made your notes about what you will say and have decided what will be your first point and your second point. If you make three points in your short writing or five in your long writing, that is plenty.
在真正开始写文章之前，你应该先列一个写作大纲。这个大纲需要包含文章的中心思想以及第一分论点和第二分论点。如果是短作文，应该准备三个分论点；而长作文应该准备五个分论点。
4.If the question asks you to refer to a certain text, your notes about each of your points should include a quotation from the text or a reference to the text that supports that exact point. In the longer essay, the support you bring forward will be facts or examples from life. When you make a quotation, say what line or stanza the quotation or reference is from (if it’s a poem) or what paragraph the quotation or reference is from if it’s a prose (non-poem) passage. In some cases, the support will be from a fact or an example. Before you start, group your points so that they will make a couple of short paragraphs when you are actually writing.
如果题目要求你在写作文的时候引经据典，在写作大纲中，就需要把与每个分论点相关的引用和实例准备好。在长作文中，你的引用应该是生活中的事实或例子。如果你要引用名人名言，那么需要指出这句话是谁说的，文章的出处在哪里。在写作大纲中，把你的分论点和论据，例证等素材归类整理好，变成小的段落，以便写作文的时候直接嵌入。
5.Start your short writing and your long writing with a sentence that summarizes your answer to the question that you have been asked. This summary sentence is your “thesis” statement. Then, write out the paragraphs that make your points.
你短作文和长作文的开头的第一句应该是文章的中心论点，也是作文题目的答案。这句话是全文的中心句。后面的内容都应该是围绕这句话展开的。
6.End your short writing and your long writing with a sentence that sounds a lot like your first sentence – that is, it summarizes the answer you have just made – but if possible add an extra thought or a little bit of a twist so that the last sentence is a little bit different from the first one.
用与文章首句相呼应的一句话来作为作文的结尾——这句话的作用跟第一句话一样，也作用于总结整篇文章。但如果可以的话，尽可能地增加一些其它的想法或变换词语，以使这句话与文章首句有所区别。
7.The key thing with your writing is to make sure that all the points you make answer the question or prompt that you read at the beginning of the question. You don’t need to write a lot but try to make sure that you have supporting evidence for each point you make. The support will be in the form of a quotation or reference, a fact or an example.
写作文的重点在于回答题目所问的问题。你不需要写太多字，但是一定要确认你在文章里有足够的论据来支持你的观点。这些论据应该是引用名人名言，生活中的例子或者是著名的事件。
English Provincial Test Teacher: Austin Rand
翻译：Merlin
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