一篇文章通?？煞譃槿齻€(gè)部分，即開頭、正文和結(jié)尾。這三個(gè)部分安排是否得體，直接影響到文章的質(zhì)量。
文章的開頭一般來(lái)說(shuō)應(yīng)盡量做到開門見山，用簡(jiǎn)單明白的敘述引出文章的話題，使讀者了解文章要談?wù)撌裁矗幌乱鹱x者的興趣。
作文常見的開頭形式大致有以下幾種：
1. 開門見山，揭示主題。
文章一開頭，就交待清楚文章的主題是什么。如“How I Spent My Vacation”(我怎樣度假)的開頭是：
I spent my last vacation happily.
下面是題為“Honesty”（談?wù)\實(shí)）一文中的開頭：
Honesty is one of the best virtues. An honest man is always trusted and respected. On the contrary, one who tells lies is regarded as a “liar”， and is looked down upon by honest people.
2. 以交代人物、事情、時(shí)間或環(huán)境開頭。
在文章的開頭，先把人物、事件和環(huán)境交待清楚。例如“A Trip to Jinshan” （去金山旅游）的開頭：
The day before yesterday my class went on a bus trip to Jinshan. It took three hours to ride there. The long trip made us very tired, but the sight of the beautiful sea refreshed us.
3. 回憶性的開頭。
用回憶的方法來(lái)開頭。例如“A Trip to the Taishan Mountain”（去泰山旅游）的開頭是：
I remember my first trip to the Tai-
shan Mountain as if it were yesterday.
4. 概括性的開頭。
即對(duì)要在文章中敘述的人或事先作一個(gè)概括性的介紹。例如“The Happiness of Reading Books”（讀書的快樂）的開頭：
People often say that gold and silver are the most valuable things in the world. But I say that to read books is more valuable than anything else, because books give us knowledge and knowledge gives us power.
5. 介紹環(huán)境式的開頭。
即開頭利用自然景物或自然環(huán)境引出要介紹的事物。例如“An Accident”（一場(chǎng)事故）的開頭是:
It was a rainy and windy morning. The sky was gloomy, the temperature was low, and the street was nearly empty. I was on my way back to school. Suddenly, a speeding car came round the corner.
6. 交待寫作目的的開頭。
在文章的一開頭就交待寫作目的，通過(guò)文章要表?yè)P(yáng)誰(shuí)，批評(píng)誰(shuí)，或說(shuō)明一個(gè)什么問題等。例如 “Pollution Control” (控制污染)的開頭：
In this article I shall draw your attention to the subject of pollution control
