3. 通过分句和合句,增强句子的连贯性和表现力。例如:(原文) He stopped us an hour ago. He made us catch the next offender.(修正) He stopped us half an hour ago and made us catch the next offender.(原文) We had a short rest. Then we began to play happily. We sang and danced.(修正) After a short rest, we had great fun singing and dancing.4. 注意连接词与句子的运用。以2001年高考作文为例,在信的开头,可加上You want to know something about what is going on in schools in China?这句话起承上启下的作用,使文章过渡自然;再如,用What was worse?引出减负前,晚上还要做作业,就寝时间11:30等要点。又如,Now I have more free time... 可引出减负后的情况。另外,在信的结尾,可用How about you? I’m looking forward to hearing from you.来自然地结束这封信。5. 使用过渡词语。写好了每个句子,并不一定就是一篇好文章,因为作为一篇文章,还必须行文连贯。那么,如何使文章行文连贯呢?这就要求我们在组成篇章时,要用好过渡性词语,过渡性词语就像是我们组装机械时使用的润滑剂一样,起着润滑的作用。常用的过渡词语主要有:并列递进:and, also, as well as, besides, what’s more, furthermore, moreover, etc.转折:but, yet, however, although, nevertheless, in spite of, after all, etc.因果:because, as, for, since, for this reason, because of, so, therefore, thus, as a result, etc.对比:or, otherwise, like, unlike, on the contrary, while, on the other hand, instead of, etc.总结:in all, in brief, on the whole, in short, in general, in one word, etc.总之,要使文章的层次高,可读性强,考生应增加些较高级的词汇与复杂的结构,并运用恰当的连接词和复合句,只有这样,才能在考试中取得理想的成绩。