考研英语中一个比较难以把握的地方是短文写作，一般是15分。考研英语短文写作或是命题作文；或者给出写作提纲，根据提纲所给的内容来写；或者规定情景、图表，根据所给内容写出文章。一般要求字数不少于120词，内容切题，表达清楚，意义连贯，语言比较规范。从对考研作文的要求来看，考生要掌握一定的词汇量、句型、文章。

必须掌握考研大纲要求的最简单的词汇量。时常用的单词一定要记准，能够准确无误的拼写。对一种汉语意思要会多种英语表达。你可以买一个文曲星、快译通之类的电子词典，写作文时碰到不会的英语表达查出其同义词，记在本上、反复记忆。当然，不可记太多的单词，会准确写出二、三百个常用单词足够。

阅读时碰到好文章、好句子要记下来，反复背记。
考研好句子
Some sentence patterns commonly——used in controlled writing:
——关于利弊、优缺点的句型：
1.Shave(or has)a lot of advantages over.……
Compared with B,A has (or have)many advantages.
Shave(or has)the advantage of (good English)。
2.be of great benefit to sb./sth.
3.……benefit sb.(对……有好处)
benefit from sth.(由于……而受益)
My English knowledge will be of great benefit to my future work.
4.……do (a lot of )good to sb.
……be good for sb./sth.
……do damage to sth.
Vegetables and fruit are good for a person's health.
5.……be as (not so)good as.……

6.……not so much .……as.……(与其说……，不如说……)

——说明原因的句型：
1.There are some good reasons for.……
two to do.……
many
Example:There are two reasons for the changes in people's living conditions,First,we have been carrying out an opening and reform policy .Second,our national economy is developing rapidly and the birth rate has been put under control.

2.We have two good reasons for.……
Example:We have many good reasons to object to smoking in public places.

3.The reason for.……is that从句
Example:The reason for my being late was that I missed the bus.

表示不同看法的句型：
1.Different people have(hold)different opinions (views)on this question(problem or matter)
Some believe that.……Others argue that.……Still others maintain that.……

2.They are quite different from each other in their opinions.

3.Some people hold the opinion that it is good to have a small family.

4.They think quite differently on this question.