英语写作基础试题8答案

I．重写句子(15 points，1.5 points each．)

Revise the following sentences according to the requirement.

Example: The history of English words is the history of our civilization in many ways. (periodic sentence)

In many ways, the history of English words is the history of our civilization.

1. My roommate closed her books when it was nearly midnight. ( simple sentence )

My roommate closed her books nearly at midnight.

2. We must plan our family budget carefully. The price of food has risen recently. ( compound sentence )

We must plan our family budget carefully, for the price of food has risen recently.

3. His vision begins to fade. He knows he’d better get some rest. ( complex sentence )

When his vision begins to fade, he knows he’d better get some rest.

4. Tom had worked at the construction site all day. He was too tired. He decided not to meet his friends at the dinner. ( compound-complex sentence)

Because Tom had worded at the construction site all day, he was too tired, and he decided not to meet his friends at the dinner.

5. There are many exercises to do if you want to build a muscular (肌肉发达的) body. (periodic sentence )

If you want to build a muscular body, there are many exercises to do.

6. It was nearly dark. A snowmobile appeared. The snowmobile was roaring. It was running without lights. It hit Mrs. Li. ( long sentence )

It was nearly dark when a roaring snowmobile appeared, running without lights, and hit Mrs. Li.

7. My sister was a teacher, a school principal, and finally she became a successful business executive. (parallel structure)

My sister was a teacher, a school principal, and finally a successful business executive.

8. He felt that the world had come to an end when he failed in the university entrance exam last year. ( periodic sentence)

When he failed in the university entrance exam last year, he felt that the world had come to an end.

9. The film projector broke for a second time in the cinema. Some people in the audience hissed, and others made catcalls. ( compound-complex sentence)

When the film projector broke for a second time in the cinema, some people in the audience hissed, and others made catcalls.

10. English is offered only in the morning. Law can be taken at night. ( complex sentence )

English is offered only in the morning, while Law can be taken at night.

II．改写病句(15 points，3 points each)

Correct the errors in the following sentences.

Example: After seeing an offensive mouthwash ad on television. I resolved never to buy that brand again.

After seeing an offensive mouthwash ad on television, I resolved never to buy that brand again.

11. She got A’s in her math exam by using her pocket calculator. Which she was not allowed to use at school.

She got A’s in her math exam by using her pocket calculator, which she was not allowed to use at school.

12. He was staring at the girl by the vending machine (投币式自动售货机)wearing dark glasses.

By the vending machine, he was staring at the girl wearing dark glasses.

13. Sara leaped up screaming a black spider was on her leg.

Sara leaped up screaming, for a black spider was on her leg.

14. Relieved of your responsibilities at your job, your home should be a place to relax.

Relieved of your responsibilities at your job, you should be able to relax at home.

15. Charlotte loved the movie Gone with the Wind, but Lyde hated it. His chief objection being that it lasted four hours.

Charlotte loved the movie Gone with the Wind, but Lyde hated it. His chief objection was that it lasted four hours.

Ⅲ．标出主题句(15 points，5 points each)

16. Choose the best topic sentence from the group below. Write the choice in the blank.

A. The purposes of sleep are to rest our bodies and mind.

B. Passive sleep helps us to rest our bodies while active sleep helps us to rest our minds.

C. In passive sleep, the heart slows down and the body processes become very slow, leaving the body at rest.

D. In active sleep, the brain temperature rises and the brain becomes very active and then dreaming occurs, helping us to rest our minds.

Answer:

17. Read the following paragraph and underline the topic sentence.

Deaf people—people who can’t hear—are still able to communicate quite well, with a special language. It’s called sign language. The speaker of sign language uses hand gestures in order to communicate. Basic sign language has been used for a long, long time. But sign language wasn’t really developed until about 250 years ago. In the middle of the 1700’s, a Frenchman named Epee developed sign language. Epee was able to speak and hear, but he worked during most of his life as a teacher of deaf people in France. Epee developed a large number of vocabulary words for sign 1anguage. Epee’s system used mostly “picture-image” signs. We call them picture-image signs because the signs create a picture.

18. Read the following paragraph carefully and select the best topic sentence from the four possible answers that follow the paragraph.

Topic Sentence:

If you are tired of making vague excuses for another dull summer at home, here is a thought to lift your spirits. You do not need anything so radical as winning a lottery to finance a trip to Europe. A student identity card that can be obtained for a few dollars from the Council on International Educational Exchange entitles you to discount tickets on certain charter flights to London and Paris, as well as reduced admission to many museums, cinemas, and musical events. Once in Europe, you can stay at approved youth hostels for about two dollars a night. So don’t give up your hopes of becoming an international traveler.

A. It is easy for a student to travel in Europe during the summer.

B. The student needs to obtain an identity card to travel at a cheap rate.

C. The student could stay at approved youth hostels for about two dollar a night.

D. The students will become international travelers in summer.

Ⅳ．重新组合段落(5 points，1 point each)

Rearrange the following numbered sentences so that they will read logically. Put the numbers in proper sequence in the boxes provided below.

19. Next place the boiling hot peaches and syrup (糖浆) into the hot, sterilized jars.

20. After steaming for twenty minutes remove the jar from the steam bath.

21. The peaches will stay fresh for several years.

22. Linda Miller preserved peaches which lasted for years, and you can too if you follow these few simple steps.

23. While the lids boil, wash the jars and rings in hot, soapy water.

24. As soon as the jar is full within a half inch of headspace, wipe the rim of the jar clean, immediately cap the jar with the hot lid and place the jar in a steamer.

25. First check the jars for cracks or chips and place the lids in boiling water to sterilize.

26. Once the jar has cooled you can store it until needed.

V．标出与段落内容无关的句子(10 points)

Read the following paragraphs and cross out the irrelevant sentences.

Youth workers Bill Nash and Jim Boyle are house-hunters, not so much for a house as for a concerned family willing to house and feed troubled youngsters temporarily. They try to give prompt (及时的) attention to those who cannot or will not live at home. There are numerous parents who want to find houses for their children to live by themselves.

For some, leaving home may have been the result of a hasty decision, based on a scorching (灼热的) remark and the subsequent tempest (风暴) within the family. The cooling-off period away from the family is a time to soothe (安抚) feelings. With sympathetic outsiders, youngsters have a chance to redeem (弥补) themselves. The hope, of course, is that they will learn to relate to adults again and quickly resume a normal life of harmony with their own families.

Some people refrain from offering their homes, expressing vague fears of the harmful effects on their own children. But this has not been the case, even when the problem of the “visitor” was the illegal use of narcotics (麻醉剂) . One parent remarked, “With us it worked the other way. The horror of drugs became real to my own son. We got a lot more than we gave.” The “visitor” really helped the family avoid the danger of becoming drug addicts.

VI.写信 (40 points)

You ( Liu Dan ) are a student from School of English and International Studies. You were impressed by the students’ performance of Shakespeare’s play King Lear (《李尔王》) at University of International Business and Economics and want to know more about drama. Write a letter to Prof. Sun of the University to invite her to offer a lecture on Drama to your classmates. Prof. Sun, with profound knowledge of this subject, has rich experience in arousing students’ interest in drama by encouraging them to put on plays on campus. You will ask Prof. Sun to decide the date to make the trip to your school. (150-200 words)

Oct. 25, 2007

Dear Prof. Sun,

I am a student from School of English and International Studies. I was very much impressed by your students’ performance of Shakespeare’s play King Lear at University

of International Business and Economics. To develop our classmates’ interest in Drama, we hope you could come to our school to offer a lecture on Drama. As you have

thorough knowledge and profound understanding of the subject, you could talk about whatever aspect that interests you. Or you would like to share your experience in

arousing students’ interest in drama by helping them staging plays on campus. The successful performance of Shakespeare’s play is just a convincing example of students’

good understanding of the play as a result of their enthusiastic participation. Please let us know as soon as possible if you can come and tell us when you can make the trip

to our school. I am looking forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely yours,

Liu Dan