以下是短文写作中使用率最高、覆盖面最广的基本句式，每组句式的功能相同或相似，考生可根据自己的情况选择其中的1－2个，做到能够熟练正确地仿写或套用。
1．表示原因
1）There are three reaon for thi．
2）The reaon for thi are a follow．
3）The reaon for thi i obviou．
4）The reaon for thi i not far to eek．
5）The reaon for thi i that．．．
6）We have good reaon to believe that．．．
例如：
There are three reaon for the change that have taken place in our life．Firtly，people’ living tandard ha been greatly improved．Secondly，mot people are well paid， and they can afford what they need or like．Lat but not leat，more and more people prefer to enjoy modern life． 注：如考生写第一个句子没有把握，可将其改写成两个句子。如：Great change have taken place in our life． There are three reaon for thi．这样写可以避免套用中的表达失误。
2．表示好处
1）It ha the following advantage．
2）It doe u a lot of good．
3）It benefit u quite a lot．
4）It i beneficial to u．
5）It i of great benefit to u．
例如：
Book are like friend．They can help u know the world better，and they can open our mind and widen our horizon．Therefore，reading extenively i of great benefit to u．[由www.haoZuowen.Com整理]
3．表示坏处
1）It ha more diadvantage than advantage．
2）It doe u much harm．
3）It i harmful to u．
例如：
However，everything divide into two．Televiion can alo be harmful to u．It can do harm to our health and make u lazy if we pend too much time watching televiion．
4．表示重要、必要、困难、方便、可能
1）It i important（neceary，difficult，convenient, poible）for b．to do th．
2）We think it neceary to do th．
3）It play an important role in our life．
例如：
Computer are now being ued everywhere，whether in the government，in chool or in buine．Soon, computer will be found in every home，too．We have good reaon to ay that computer are playing an increaingly important role in our life and we have tepped into the Computer Age．
5．表示措施
1）We hould take ome effective meaure．
2）We hould try our bet to overcome（conquer）the difficultie．
3）We hould do our utmot in doing th．
4）We hould olve the problem that we are confronted（faced）with．
例如：The houing problem that we are confronted with i becoming more and more eriou．Therefore，we mut take ome effective meaure to olve it．
6．表示变化
1）Some change have taken place in the pat five year．
2）A great change will certainly be produced in the world’ communication．
3）The computer ha brought about many change in education．
例如： Some change have taken place in people’ diet in the pat five year．The major reaon for thee change are not far to eek．Nowaday，more and more people are witching from grain to meat for protein，and from fruit and vegetable to milk for vitamin．
7．表示事实、现状
1）We cannot ignore the fact that．．．
2）No one can deny the fact that．．．
3）There i no denying the fact that．．．
4）Thi i a phenomenon that many people are intereted in．
5）However，that’ not the cae．
例如：
We cannot ignore the fact that indutrialization bring with it the problem of pollution．To olve thee problem， we can tart by educating the public about the hazard of pollution．The government on it part hould alo deign tricter law to promote a cleaner environment．
8．表示比较
1）Compared with A，B．．．
2）I prefer to read rather than watch TV．
3）There i a triking contrat between them．
例如：
Compared with car，bicycle have everal advantage beide being affordable．Firtly，they do not conume natural reource of petroleum．Secondly，they do not caue the pollution problem．Lat but not leat，they contribute to people’ health by giving them due phyical exercie．
9．表示数量
1）It ha increaed（decreaed）from．．．to．．．
2）The population in thi city ha now increaed （decreaed）to 800，000．
3）The output of July in thi factory increaed by 15％compared with that of January．
例如：
With the improvement of the living tandard，the proportion of people’ income pent on food ha
decreaed while that pent on education ha increaed．
再如：
From the graph lited above，it can be een that tudent ue of computer ha increaed from an average of le than two hour per week in 1990 to 20 hour in 2000．
注：“From the graph lited above，it can be een that”见句式12。考生将句式9和句式12结合在一起，便可较好地写出2002年6月CET －4、6短文写作的第一段。
10．表示看法
1）People have（take，adopt，aume）different attitude toward th．
2）People have different opinion on thi problem．
3）People take different view of（on）the quetion．
4）Some people believe that．．．Other argue that．．．
例如：
People have different attitude toward failure．Some believe that failure lead to ucce．Every failure they experience tranlate into a greater chance of ucce at their renewed endeavor．However， other are eaily dicouraged by failure and put themelve into the category of loer．
再如：
Do“lucky number really bring good luck？Different people have different view on it．
注：一个段落有时很适宜以问句开始，考生应掌握这一写作方法。
11．表示结论
1）In hort，it can be aid that ．．．
2）It may be briefly ummed up a follow．
3）From what ha been mentioned above，we can come to the concluion that ．．．
例如：
From what ha been mentioned above，we can come to the concluion that examination i neceary，however， it method hould be improved．
注：例句1可用于任何一个段落的结论句；例句3则多用文章结论段的第一句。
12．套语
1）It’ well known to u that ．．．
2）A i known to u，．．．
3）Thi i a topic that i being widely talked about．
4）From the graph（table，chart）lited above，it can be een that ．．．
5）A a proverb ay，“Where there i a will，there i a way．
例如：
A i well known to u，it i important for the tudent to know the world outide campu．
The reaon for thi i obviou．Nowaday，the ociety i changing and developing rapidly，and the campu i no longer an“ivory tower梗瓵 college tudent，we mut get in touch with the world outide the campu．Only in thi way can we adapt ourelve to the ociety quickly after we graduate．
再如：
Doe it pay to be honet？Thi i a topic that i being widely talked about and different people have different opinion on it．