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高考书面表达专练（（共八节） ——第四节） 描述物体（Describing Things） 美文欣赏（Enjoy Reading） General Sherman You are looking at the biggest tree in the world. Its name is “General Sherman”. General Sherman is growing on the slopes of the Rocky Mountains in the United States. General Sherman is about 11 metres across and about 35 metres round. During playtime join hands with 25 of your friends and make a circle. This will give you an idea of General Sherman’s size. General Sherman is also very tall. It is over 80 metres high. It began as a tiny seed many years ago. Imagine! It has been growing since about 2000 B.C. It has been growing for almost 4000 years and it is still growing! General Sherman is as old as the Pyramids. It may live for another 2000 years. What will the world be like in 4000 A.D.? General Sherman will know! General Sherman是谁？读完本文后，你会发现：General Sherman原来是一棵树，一棵巨大无比、年代久远的树！ 本文文笔清新，用词简洁；特别是时态的变换生动地描述了一棵树的过去、现在与未来。文中采用拟人化的写作手法，又给这棵树赋予了生命的色彩。另外，还应注意学习描述物体的一些具体表达方法。 读至文末两句，不由感慨：世间千般事，谁堪评说？唯我树大将军！ 推荐背诵文段 常用表达法 1.形状（Shape） -What shape is it? -What does it look like? -It’s square/round/oval/triangular /rectangular… 2.大小（Size） -How big is it? -What size is it? -What’s it like? –It’s 32 centimeters wide and 2 meters long. –It’s 5 inches by 5 inches (by 5 inches). –It’s 45 centimetres in diameter. 3.颜色（Colour） -What colo(u)r is it ? -It’s red/blue/green/gray//black/purple/pink/ yellow/orange/brown…(in colour). -It’s dark grey/light blue/bright green… 4.材料（Material） -What is it made of? -It’s made of leather/cotton/nylon/denim; -It’s made of metal/wood/plastic/glass; -It’s made of brick/stone/bamboo… 5.特点（Something Special） -Can you describe it in detail ? -Is there anything special about it? –It’s a long black leather coat with a belt. –There is a zip at the front and a pocket beside. –It’s an old brown Italian leather shoe with a hole in it. –I like these old black Chinese wooden tables. 特注：多个形容词的排列顺序： 当两个以上形容词修饰一个名词时，形容词该如何排列呢？一般情况下，我们可以借助opshacom这个词来帮助我们： ①op代表opinion，指表示人们观