大學(xué)英語應(yīng)寫作期末試題

文檔來源為文檔來源為:從網(wǎng)絡(luò)收集整理.word版本可編輯.歡迎下載支持文檔來源為文檔來源為：從網(wǎng)絡(luò)收集整理.word版本可編輯.歡迎下載支持《大學(xué)英語應(yīng)用寫作》期末試題第二套PartIWritingBasics(30%)Directions:Thereare30incompletestatementsinthispart.ForeachstatementtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestONEtocompletethestatement.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.(1x30=30)Accordingtotheprinciple“conciseness”inwriting,whichsentencebelowis“ ■ ”c“concise”? .Marisisattractiveinappearance,soeverybodylikesher.Foundedin1871,SmithCollegeisthepremierall-women'scollegeintheUnitedState.Atthispointintime,moreandmorepeoplerealizetheimportanceofprotectingenvironment.NowI'dliketomakeananalysisofourcurrentsituation.Semicolonisused .betweenindependentclausesthatarenotconnectedbyacoordinatingconjunctioninacompoundsentence.afteradependentadverbialclausefollowedbyanindependentclauseinacomplexsentence.beforeacoordinationconjunctioninacompoundsentence.toformacompoundwordorindicatethatawordiscontinuedfromonelinetothenext.Whichsentencebelowisnotcoherent? .Iadmireherbeautifulsingingandhergracefuldancing.TheweatherinGuangzhouishotterthanChengdu.Something,whichwasmadeofmud,hithiminthechest.Ifwedoourbest,wecansucceedintheend.“ ”isacomplexsentence.Wedidnotlikeher,butshestillstayedtherewithus.Shesawastrangelittlecottageamongstthetrees.Wehavetomakeanother50milesbeforeitisgettingdark.IlikewatchingTV;mysisterlikesplayingthepiano.Whichofthefollowingsentencescontainsadanglingmodifier? Afterwashingmycar,Iwaxedit.Aftertalkingwithourveterinarian,Ifeltbetterabouttheprognosis.Shecalledherboyfriendbecauseshemissedhim.Noneoftheabove.“ ”canbestdescribethis:“ProfessorPepinspendsalotoftimetranslatingmedievaltextsonancientmedicine,however,healsostaysinformedaboutthelatestdevelopmentsinmodernasthmatreatmen”ts.Thereisnothingwrongwiththestructureofthissentence.Fragment:althoughthisisalongsentence,'missingpartofaverb.Run-on:removetheverbfromthesecondindependentclause.Run-on:changethecommaaftermedicinetoasemicoIon.Whichstatementistrue? Whileusingthetechniqueclustering”,wedonotneedtoconsidergrammar,organizationalstructureandrelevaneeofthecontent.Clusteringisalinearthinkingpattern.Everyparagraphshouldcontainatopicsentence.Supportingsentenceisusuallythelastsentenceofaparagraph.“ ”doesnotsupportthetopicsentenceSocksandstockingsgiveuscluestoapersonsinnerpersonality”Socksandstockingsareavailableinmorecolorsnowthaneverbefore.Redsocksshowthatthewearerhaslotsofenergythatheorsheneedstoletgoof.Wearersofwhitesocksandstockingsareoftenhidingtheirtruefeelings.Greenstocksarewornwhenapersonfeelstheneedforrestandrelaxation.“ ”isasubordinateconjunction.But b.Forc.And d.BecauseInftisnousepersuadinghimnottosmoke.”,theunderlinedpartisaparticipial phrase b. agerundphrasec. aclause,nota phrase d. onepartofthecontinuoustense“ ”isnottolistideasintimeorderororderofimportanee.Firstofall b. Finallyc. Whereas d. AfterthatWhichsentencebelowdoesnothaveanygrammarerror? Shelikestosewandcooking.Hisjobistotendthepigs,makesuretheyarewell-fedandcontent.Hetalksrapidly,shuffleshisfeet,andisnervous.Howtobuyfromorselltobringscriticaldiffereneetoacompany'sprofit.Bodyparagraphsshouldservethethesisstatementofanessayby .startingeverybodyparagraphwiththethesisstatementdevelopingeverybodyparagrapharoundthethesisstatementbutinamorenarrowed-downway.restatingthethesisstatementaddingnewviewpointstothethesisstatement doesnotincludeinthebasicwritingstyles.a.Novel b.Argumentationc.Description d.Exposition“ ”iscommonlyusedatthebeginningofargumentation?Withthedevelopmentofscieneeandtechnology,agreatnumberofpeoplecometorealizethat…Inaword,therearethreesuggestionswemustfollow.Onlyinthiswaycan

wedotheexperimentsuccessfully.Thereisenoughsufficientevideneeindicatingthat-Allthesestatisticsclearlyshowthat…Whichwritingmethodbelowisnotusedinexposition? Definition b.Enumerationc.Comparison d.DeductionWhichsentencebelowisusedinaletterofcongratulations? I'mwritingtosaysorrythatIcan'tmeetyouattheairportontime.Ican'ttellyouhowsorryIwastolearnofyouraccident.Allofusattheofficesendyouourheartiestcongratulations.WelcometoABCBank,thebiggestcommercialbankinthiscity.Whichwordbelowisnotappropriatewhenwewriteanote? a.find b.commencec.often d.startOnecompleteadvertisingcopyusuallyincludes .headline2)bodycopy 3)slogan4)trademarkandillustrationa.1)2)3) b.2)3)4)c.1)2)4) d.1)2)3)4) thefactthathisinitialexperimentshadfailed,Prof.Whitepersistedinhisresearch.a. Because of b. Astoc. Inspiteof d. InviewofThereweresome flowersonthetable.a. artificial b. unnaturalc. false d. unrealPleasedonotbe byhisbadmannerssinceheismerelytryingtoattractattention.a. disregarded b. distortedc. irritated d. intervenedNobreadeatenbymanissosweetas earnedbyhisownlabor.a. one b. thatc. such d. whatWearetaughtthatabusinesslettershouldbewritteninaformalstyleb.otherthand.lessthan inapersonalone.a.ratherthanc.betterthanb.otherthand.lessthanTherainwasheavyand thelandwasflooded.a.consequently b.continuouslyc. constantly d. consistentlyNosoonerhadwereachedthetopofthehill weallsatdowntorest.a. when b. thenc. than d. untilWeshouldalwayskeepinmindthat decisionsoftenleadtobitterregrets.a.urgent b.hastyc.instant d.promptItisstrictly thataccesstoconfidentialdocumentsisdeniedtoallbutafew.a.secured b.forbiddenc.regulated d.determinedSinceitistoolatetochangemymindnow,Iam tocarryingouttheplan.a.obliged b.committedc.engaged d.resolvedThepollutionquestionaswellasseveralotherissuesisgoingtobediscussedwhentheCongressisin againnextspring.a.assembly b.sessionc.conference d.conventionPartIITransitions(10%)Directions:Readthefollowingpassagesandchooseanappropriatetransitionwordorphraseinthenumberedblanks.MarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.(1x10=10)Passageone:Idon'twishtodenythattheflattened,minusculeheadofthelarge-bodiedDinosaurshouseslittlebrainfromourperspective,31Idowishtoassertthatweshouldnotexpectmoreofthebeast.Firstofall,largeanimalshaverelativelysmallerbrainsthansmallanimals.Thecorrelationofbrainsizewithbodysizeamongkindredanimals(allreptiles,allmammals,etc)isremarkablyregular.32wemovefromsmalltolargeanimals,frommicetoelephantsorsmalllizardstoKomododragons,brainsizeincreases,butnotsofastasbodysize.33 ,bodiesgrowfasterthanbrains,andlargeanimalshavelowratiosofbrainweighttobodyweight.Infact,brainsgrowonlyabouttwo-thirdsasfastasbodies.34wehavenoreasontobelievethatlargeanimalsareconsistentlystupiderthantheirsmallerrelatives,wemustconcludethatlargeanimalsrequirerelativelylessbraintodoaswellassmalleranimals.35wedonotrecognizethisrelationship,wearelikelytounderestimatethementalpowerofverylargeanimals,dinosaursinparticular.31.a.andb.butc.so32.a.Asb.Sincec.Likewise33.a.Inotherwordsb.Insummaryc.Ontheotherhand34.a.Moreoverb.Meanwhilec.Since35.a.Inadditionb.Ifc.StillPassagetwo:Afterworkingasacarpenterforfiveyears,Iinjuredmyback.36 ,Ineededadifferentkindofjob.Ihadalwayswantedtostartmyownbusiness,soIdecidedtotakesomebusinesscoursesatacommunitycollege.Iwas,37 ,uneasyabouttakingcollegecourses.English,38 ,scaredmebecauseIknewmywritingskillswereweak.WhenIgotaDonmyfirstessay,Iwasdiscouragedandconsidered文檔來源為文檔來源為：從網(wǎng)絡(luò)收集整理.word版本可編輯.歡迎下載支持文檔來源為文檔來源為：從網(wǎng)絡(luò)收集整理.word版本可編輯.歡迎下載支持droppingthecourse.39myinstructoraskedmetocomeinandspeakwithher.Duringthisinterview,sheexplainedhowIcouldimprovemyessayandgavemeachancetoreviseit.40thisencouragement,Idecidedtostayinthecourseandpursuemydreamofanewlife.36.a.Howeverb.Furthermorec.Asaresult37.a.howeverb.neverthelessc.namely38.a.inadditionb.forexamplec.suchas39.a.Thenb.Afterc.Before40.a.Becauseb.Becauseofc.AsPartIII ReadingforBetterWriting(20%)Passageone:(2x5=10)Directions:ThefollowingsentencesarenumberedfromAtoKinarandomorder.Usingwhatyouhavelearnedabouttheorganizationofbodyparagraphs,choosethebestanswerofeachofthequestionsfollowed,thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Mybother'schildren,forexample,wereindaycarecentersfrominfancytokindergarten,andtheybecameverymatureatayoungage.Youoftenhearpeoplesay,Awoman'splaceisinthehome”Infact,Ibelievethatchildrenbenefitwhentheirmotherswork.Foranotherthing,childrenwhosemothersworkareenrichedbytheirmothersexperienceandknowledgeoftheworkoftheworld;thesechildrengetmorethanjusttheirfathersviewoftheworld.Iamoneofthosewhobelievethatmothersarenotneglectingtheirresponsibilitiesbyworkingoutsidethehome.Finally,andquiteobviously,thechildrenofworkingmothershavetheeconomicadvantagesgainedfromtheirmotheisincome.GOthers,however,findthisnotionold-fashionedintodaysworldoftightbudgetsandgoodchild-carefacilities.Foronething,childrenwhoarecaredforbybabysittersorindaycarecentersgainindependence,maturity,andsocialskillsmorequicklythanthosecaredforbytheirmother.Inshort,aslongaschildrenarewellcaredforimformotherswhowork.Manytraditionalistssupportthisstatement,sayingthatawoman'sfirstresponsibilityistoherhusbandandchildren.Theirdaycareexperiencewasadefiniteplusforthem.41.Whichisthetopicsentence?a.Jb.Ac.Ed.C42.Whatarethesupportingsentences?a.E,B,Ib.B,D,Jc.H,D,Fd.E,A,I43.Whatarethedetailedsentences?a.K,Ab.F,Ac.B,Gd.H,J44.Whichistheconcludingsentence?a.Fb.Ic.Gd.C45.Basedontheabovequestions,arrangesentencesAtoKintoacoherentparagraph.Whichisthebestlogicorder?a.JKACEBFIHDG b.ACBJFEIDHGKc.EBFADGHJKCI d.BJGECHKADFIPassagetwo:Directions:Inthefollowingarticle,somesentenceshavebeenremoved.ForQuestions46-49,choosethemostsuitableonefromthelist—tofitintoeachofthenumberedblankandcomplete50.Markyouranswersontheanswersheet.(2x5=10)LongbeforeManlivedontheEarth,therewerefishes,reptiles,birds,insects,andsomemammals.Althoughsomeoftheseanimalswereancestorsofkindslivingtoday,othersarenowextinet,thatis,theyhavenodescendantsalivenow.Nevertheless,weknowagreatdealaboutmanyofthembecausetheirbonesandshellshavebeenpreservedintherocksasfossils.Fromthemwecantelltheirsizeandshape,howtheywalked,thekindoffoodtheyate.Veryoccasionallytherocksshowimpressionofskin,sothat,apartfromcolor,wecanbuildupareasonablyaccuratepictureofananimalthatdiedmillionsofyearsago.Thekindofrockinwhichtheremainsarefoundtellsusmuchaboutthenatureoftheoriginalland,oftenoftheplantsthatgrewonit,andevenofitsclimate. 46 .Nearlyallofthefossilsthatweknowwerepreservedinrocksformedbywateractionandmostoftheseareofanimalsthatlivedinornearwater.Thusitfollowsthattheremustbemanykindsofmammals,birds,andinsectsofwhichweknownothing. 47 .Therewerealsocrab-likecreatures,whosebodieswerecoveredwithahornysubstanee.Thebodysegmentseachhadtwopairsoflegs,onepairforwalkingonthesandybottom,theotherforswimming.Theheadwasakindofshieldwithapairofcompoundeyes,oftenwiththousandsoflenses.Theywereusuallyaninchortwolongbutsomewere2feet. 48 .Ofthese,theammonitesareveryinterestingandimportant.Theyhaveashellcomposedofmanychambers,eachrepresentingatemporaryhomeoftheanimal.Astheyounggrewlarger,itgrewanewchamberandsealedoffthepreviousone.ThousandsofthesecanbeseenintherocksontheDorsetCoast. 49 .About75millionyearsagotheAgeofReptileswasoverandmostofthegroupsdiedout.Themammalsquicklydeveloped,andwecantracetheevolutionofmanyfamiliaranimalssuchastheelephantandhorse.Manyofthelatermammals,thoughnowextinet,wereknowntoprimitivemanandwerefeaturedbyhimincavepaintingsandonbonecarvings.Theshellfishhavealonghistoryintherockandmanydifferentkindsareknown.Thefirstanimalswithtruebackboneswerethefishes,firstknownintherocksof375millionyearsago.About300millionyearsago,theamphibians,theanimalsabletolivebothonlandandinwater,appeared.Theyweregiant,sometimes8feetlong,andmanyofthemlivedintheswampypoolsinwhichourcoalseam,orlayer,orformed.Theamphibiansgaverisetothereptilesandfornearly150文檔來源為文檔來源為:從網(wǎng)絡(luò)收集整理.word版本可編輯.歡迎下載支持文檔來源為文檔來源為:從網(wǎng)絡(luò)收集整理.word版本可編輯.歡迎下載支持millionyears,theseweretheprincipalformsoflifeonland,inthesea,andintheair.Theearliestanimalswhoseremainshavebeenfoundwereallverysimplekindsandlivedinthesea.Laterformsaremorecomplex,andamongthesearethesea-lilies,relationsofthestarfishes,whichhadlongarmsandwereattachedbyalongstalktotheseabed,ortorocks.Whenananimaldies,thebody,itsbones,orshell,mayoftenbecarriedawaybystreamsintolakesortheseaandtheregetcoveredupbymud.Iftheanimallivedintheseaitsbodywouldprobablysinkandbecoveredwithmud.Moreandmoremudwouldfalluponituntilthebonesorshellbecomeembeddedandpreserved.Whichstatementisnottrueaccordingtothepassage? a.Someoftheancientanimalsmentionedinthepassagehavenodescendantsalivenow.Almostallofthefossilsthatweknowwerepreservedinrocksformedbywateraction.Manyfactorscaninfluencehowfossilsarep