2015年12月英语四级作文范文:致我们最爱的小说

 　　作文题目：

　　Directions:

　　For this part you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic My Favorite Novel. You should write at least 120 words and base your composition on the outline below：

　　1、我最喜爱的小说

　　2、该小说的内容

　　3、我为什么喜爱

　　参考范文：

　　My favorite novel is Around the World in Eighty Days which is written by Jules Verne. The author was born in France and devoted¹ himself to literature and wrote several scientific romances, which gained him the name——Father of Modern Science Fiction.

　　This is a book of science fiction which tells us an exciting story about an English gentleman, Mr. Phileas Fogg, who makes a bet with his club mates and manages to travel around the world in eighty days. It gives us a vivid description of the many difficulties and incidents which happen on his journey.

　　From this story, we can see the author’s deep love for the sea, travel and adventure, which played a vital role in his life. We are also astonished and convinced by his fertile imagination and scientific and geographical² knowledge.

1 devoted   

adj.忠诚的，忠实的，热心的，献身于...的

参考例句：

• He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
• We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。

2 geographical   

adj.地理的；地区(性)的

参考例句：

• The current survey will have a wider geographical spread.当前的调查将在更广泛的地域范围內进行。
• These birds have a wide geographical distribution.这些鸟的地理分布很广。