简答题，缩减词数的技巧
简答题涉及三种题型：主旨大意题，细节理解题和推断题。这三种题型着重考查考生的归纳概括能力、英语表述能力和对主要信息的理解能力。考生在表达时要注意不能超过题目规定的词数，这就对考生的词语转换能力提出了较高的要求。
下面列举一些常见的转换或替代的方法。转换包括词语替代转换、词类转换、分句合并和句型转换等，如：
（1）词语替代法。此法是指用词性相同的同义词、近义词或同义词组，对原句中的某些成分进行简单的替代，而句子的结构保持不变，如：
Is Meimei at home?→Is Meimei in?
An idea suddenly came to my mind.→ An idea suddenly occurred to me.
（2）词类转换法。此法是指用某些派生词或词性相异的词组来替代原句中的某些成分，这时句子结构会发生变化，如：
The rain was very heavy last night.→ It rained heavily last night.
（3）合并分句法。把两个意义相关的简单句合并为一个简单句，如：
He is a new teacher. He is called Sun Jun.→He is a new teacher called Sun Jun.
The woman is our new director. She is wearing red clothes.→The woman in red/ wearing red clothes is our new director.
（4）句型转换法。句型转换是句子类别的转换，它要求考生对所学的句子结构和词形的变化做到概念清楚，运用准确。
①比较状语从句句型转换：比较级+than any other/the other...=no other ...+as+原级+as...=最高级
Li Lei is taller than any other student in his class.→No other students are as tall as Li Lei in his class.→ Li Lei is the tallest student in his class.
This flower is more beautiful than any other flower at the exhibition.→No other flowers are as beautiful as this one at the exhibition. →This flower is the most beautiful one at the exhibition.
②状语从句与不定式转换
The little girl was so tired that she couldn’t go farther.→The little girl was too tired to go farther.
The bear wants to climb the tree in order that he can get the apple on it.→The bear wants to climb the tree in order to get the apple on it.
③宾语从句与不定式转换
We all hope that we will be able to play games on the sports field.→We all hope to play games on the sports field.
He orders that we should do our homework in the classroom after school.→He orders us to do homework in the classroom after school.
④从句转换
He will miss the train if he does not take a taxi.→He will miss the train unless he takes a taxi.
⑤从句与分词、动名词转换
When I was going shopping yesterday, I came across an old friend of mine.→ Going shopping yesterday, I met an old friend of mine.
I suggest that you should phone your aunt before turning up at her house.→I suggest calling your aunt before visiting her.