这是经典的英语四级作文真题，话题是对于读书是否应该有所选择，一起来看看吧。
1999年6月真题
Directions: For this part，you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Reading Selectively or Extensively. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below:
1.有人认为读书要有选择
2.有人认为应当博览群书
3.我的看法
Reading Selectively or Extensively?
As regards reading，there has been a heated discussion among the general public in our society. People who believe in reading selectively argue that people are unable to find enough time to read extensively even if they intend to. What's more，there are also many bad or vulgar books. Therefore，we should be careful to choose healthy and instructive books.
By contrast，others hold that we should read extensively. According to a recent survey conducted by CCTV，a high proportion of scientists as high as 86. 5 percent admit that reading extensively plays a key role in their developing comprehensively and later on making remarkable achievements. In addition，reading extensively helps us keep up with the pace of social
As far as I am concerned，I would strike a balance between reading selectively and extensively for each side has its distinctive features. Only in this way can we make good use of books.(151词)
“一句话”点评
毫无疑问，第二段的CCTV和百分比吸引了阅卷老师的眼球。conduct, comprehensively, remarkable等好词及admit后紧跟的宾语从句的使用则增加了亮点
快捷构思
第一段:在模板句引人话题后接着提出首段中心“有人认为读书要有选择”，并用are unable to find enough time to ead extensively和there are also many bad or vulgar books两个原因来支持段落中心。
第二段:开门见山展现段落中心“有人认为应当博览群书”。而后“一句话”解释原因，说明很多科学家承认博览群书能让人全面发展、取得很大成就。最后进一步阐述，博览群书能让我们跟上社会的发展。
第三段:直接展现自己的“骑墙派”观点，句型也相对固定，且不做更深层次的展开)
美丽词句
(1)play key role起关键作用
(2)develop comprehensively全面发展
(3)make remarkable achievements取得非凡的成就(remarkable优于我们习惯用的great)
(4)strike a balance between…and…在……和……之l可保持平衡(strike优于keep)
(5)distinctive features显著的特征
(6)Only in this way can we make good use of books.倒装句为文章增加了亮点