作文开头的好坏将决定你所写的文章在阅卷老师心中的第一印象。如果写的好，就意味着有了良好的开端，也就成功了一半。那么如何写开头呢？
一“开门见山”式开头
一般来说，文章的开头应尽量做到“开门见山”，即要用简单明了的语言引出文章的话题，使人一开始就能了解文章要说明的内容。
1. 对于叙事类的文章，可以在开头把人物、时间、事件和环境交代清楚。如“ A Trip to Huangshan（黄山之旅）”的开头可以是： Last month, my family went to Huangshan by train. It took us ten hours to get there. What a long and tiring journey! We were tired but the beautiful scenery excited us.
2. 对于论述性的文章，可以在开头处先阐明自己的观点，接着展开进一步的论述。如“ The Time and the Money（时间和金钱）”的开头可以是： Most people say that money is more important than time. But I don’ t think so. First, when money is used up, you can earn it back， but……
二 回忆性开头
在描述事件或游记类的文章中，采用回忆性的开头往往更能吸引人的眼球。这种类型的开头中通常含有描述自己心情或情绪的词汇，如： never forget（永远无法忘记）, remember（记得）, unforgettable（难以忘怀的）, exciting（令人激动的）, surprising（令人惊讶的）, sad（难过的）,如“ A Trip to Huangshan（黄山之旅）”的开头还以这样写： I will never forget my first trip to Huangshan.或 It was really an unforgettable experience I had.
三 疑问性开头
在叙事类或论述性的文章中，都可采用疑问型开头，这样既可以吸引阅卷者的注意又容易抓住中心。如“ Planting Trees（种树）”的开头可以是： Have you ever planted trees? Don't you think planting trees is……再如“ Traveling Abroad（出国之旅）”的开头可以是： If you have an opportunity to travel abroad, why not consider Singapore?
四 倒叙式开头
在有的文章，特别是叙事类的文章中，可以采用倒叙的写作手法，先写出事件的结果，再陈述过程。如“ Catching Thieves（捉贼）”的开头可以这样写： I lay in bed in the hospital. I smiled at my friends even though my legs hurt. Do you want to know what happened to me? Let me tell you. It's a… story.
【中考题精选】（ 2012湖北随州）
【作文要求】
中考复习备考期间，学校组织了频繁的考试。一些同学认为这很有必要，但另一些同学则不以为然。你赞成哪一种观点？请你结合实际，就是否应当进行频繁的考试发表自己的看法和理由。
要求： 1.紧扣话题，自由发挥，观点不限，无需标题。 2.文中不能以任何形式出现真实的人名、校名和县市区及其它信息。 3.词数 80左右。
参考词汇：中考 high school entrance examination频繁的 frequent
【佳作欣赏】
There were frequent examinations before high school entrance examinations in my school. Some students think that it is necessary, but others don't think so. I think they are both reasonable, but I have the view of my own.
In my opinion, frequent examinations can help us know how we have studied and find out what we haven’ t mastered in our studies so that we can improve the way of learning. Besides, examinations can encourage us to study even harder, so we can make more progress.
However, too many examinations will disturb our revision and make us feel tired and tense all the time.
So I think necessary examinations are useful, but that too frequent examinations are harmful.
