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1、PartI:BasicWritingThispartwillcover:lElementsofWritinglNarrativelDescriptionlExpositionChapter1ElementsofwritingI.ParagraphstructureidentificationGoldGold,apreciousmetal,isprizedfortwoimportantcharacteristics.Firstofall,goldhasalustrousbeautythatisresistanttocorrosion.Therefore,itissuitabl
2、eforjewelry,coins,andornamentalpurposes.Goldneverneedstobepolishedandwillremainbeautifulforever.Forexample,aMacedoniancoinremainsasuntarnishedtodayasthedayitwasmintedtwenty-threecenturiesago.Anotherimportantcharacteristicofgoldisitsusefulnesstoindustryandscience.Formanyyears,ithasbeenusedi
3、nhundredsofindustrialapplications.Themostrecentuseofgoldisinastronauts’suits.Astronautsweargold-platedheatshieldsforprotectionoutsidethespaceship.Inconclusion,goldistreasurednotonlyforitsbeauty,butalsoforitsuse.HurricanesHurricanes,whicharealsocalledcyclones,exerttremendouspower.Theseviole
4、ntstormsareoftenahundredmilesindiameter,andtheirwindscanreachvelocitiesofseventy-fivemilesperhourormore.Furthermore,thestrongwindsandheavyrainfallthataccompanythemcancompletelydestroyasmalltowninacoupleofhours.Theenergythatisreleasedbyahurricaneinonedayexceedsthetotalenergyconsumedbymankin
5、dthroughouttheworldinoneyear.FamousSchool“Failures”AlbertEinstein,oneoftheworld’sgeniuses,failedhisuniversityentranceexaminationsonhisfirstattempt.WilliamFaulkner,oneofAmerica’snotedwriters,neverfinishedcollegebecausehecouldnotpasshisEnglishcourses.SirWinstonChurchill,whoisconsideredoneoft
6、hemastersoftheEnglishlanguage,hadtohavespecialtutoringinEnglishduringelementaryschool.Thesefewexamplesshowthatfailureinschooldoesnotalwayspredictfailureinlife.57SynonymsSynonyms,wordsthathavethesamebasicmeaning,donotalwayshavethesameemotionalmeaning.Forexample,thewords“stingy”and“frugal”bo
7、thmean“carefulwithmoney”.However,tocallapersonstingyisaninsult,whilethewordfrugalhasamuchmorepositiveconnotation.Similarly,apersonwantstobeslenderbutnotskinny,andaggressive,butnotpushy.Therefore,youshouldbecarefulinchoosingwordsbecausemanyso-calledsynonymsaren
