英语写作期末试题和答案解析

Part I Multiple Choice(15%)

Directions: There are 15 incomplete statements in this part. For each statement there

are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best ONE to complete

the statement. (1

1.

According to the rules of writing a title,

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x 15=15

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)

“

___________

”

is correct.

A.

The Way To Improve Our English-Speaking Ability

B.

My View on the Negative Effects of Ads

C.

the Myth of a Negro Literature

D.

the war of Independence

2.

Which of the following sentences has punctuation error?

A.

The alarm clock sounded, the students got up quickly.

B.

The alarm clock sounded; the students got up quick.

C.

The alarm clock sounded. The students got up quickly.

D.

When the alarm clock sounded, the students got up quickly.

3.

________ does not contain in the principles of

A.

Accuracy

C. Appropriateness

4.

What kind of figures of speech(

B. Arbitrariness

D. Conciseness

修辞格

)is used in the sentence

”

?

“

This

“

choice of words

”

.

elephant is like a snake as anybody can see.

A.

Metaphor

B. Personification

C. Simile D. Hyperbole

5.

During the TV interview, the singer announced that he was going to

_________ his

new album soon.

A.

release B. renew C. relieve D. rehearse

6.

Greatly agitated, I rushed to the apartment and tried the door, _________________

to find it locked.

A. only

B. just

C. hence

D. thus

7.

As I

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ll be away for at least a year, I

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d appreciate

__________________

from you

now and then telling me how everyone is getting along.

A. hearing

B. to hear

C. to be hearing

D. having heard

8. An introductory paragraph should arouse the reader

'

s interest and

the main idea of

the essay.

A. ignore

B. introduce

C. develop D. emphasize

9.

Which of the following sentences contains a dangling modifier?

A. Coming up the hall, I heard the clock struck 10.

B.

While Wendywas driving on GreenwoodAvenue yesterday afternoon, a tree began

to fall toward her car.

C.

When I was ten, my grandfather died.

D.

None of the above.

10.

Which one is not used as a tran siti on word to give examples?

A. for in sta nee

C. likewise

A. variety

C. unity

A.

Her mother would rem ind her.

B.

The rain fell for a week; therefore, every street in the city was flooded.

C.

Because the rain fell for a week, every street in the city was flooded.

D.

She wan ted to make sure that her mother was n

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t watch ing.

13.

________ is the core sentence of a paragraph.

A. Topic sentence

B. The first sentence

C. Support ing sentence

D. Con clud ing sentence

14.

In the sentence

“

After the plane took off, Jessica still stood there

crying.

”

, what is the function of the underlined part?

A.

It

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s a prepositional phrase, functioning as an adverb.

B.

It

'

s not a phrase, but an adverbial clause.

C.

It

'

s not a phrase, but an independent clause.

D.

It

'

s a prepositional phrase, functioning as the subject.

15.

In order to keep a paragraph cohere nt, we ofte n use the orga ni zati onal

patterns:

_________

1) time order

2) space order

3) order of importa nee

4)order

B. such as

D. n amely

B. cohere nee

D. duality

11.

While making a good sentenee, the prineiples do not contain _______________

12.

“

_

_________

is a compound sentence.

of gen erality

A. 1), 2), and 3)

C. 2), 3), and 4)

B. 1), 2), and 4)

D. 1), 2), 3), and 4)

Part II Correct Senten ces (15%)

Directi ons: The followi ng senten ces have some faults and correct them. (3

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x 5 =

15

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1. There are many stude nts study in the classroom everyday.

2.

Feeling hungry, I decided to walk to the village buy some food.

3.

A man is judged not only by what he says but also by his deeds.

4.

Every man, woma n, and child are en titled to join in the group.

5.

Jane was trying to keep her bala nee but fin ally falls.

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Part III Transitions (10%)

Directi ons:

Read the follow ing passage and choose an appropriate tran siti on

word or phrase in the box. Write the corresp onding word or phrase in the blank. (2

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x5=10')

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first

of all

on the other hand

furthermore

for example

con seque ntly

Another differenee among the world

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s seas and oceans is that the

salinity

varies in different

climate zones. __________

, ______

the Baltic

Sea

(

波罗的海

)

in Northern Europe is only one-fourth as saline as the Red Sea in the

Middle East. There are two reasons for this.

_

____________________

, _________

in warm climate

zones,

water evaporates rapidly:

therefore, the

concentration of salt is greater. Second, the surrounding land is dry and,

on tribute

much fresh water to dilute

the salty sea water. I n cold climate zon es,

, water _____________

evaporates slowly.

_

_________

,

________

the run-off created by melting snow

adds a considerable amount of fresh water to dilute the saline sea water.

Passage One

Directi ons:

Read the follow ing paragraph, find out the topic sentence and the n

ide ntify the irreleva nt senten ces. Mark the corresp onding nu mber on the below.

(5

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)

①

Differe nt people spe nd their weeke nds in differe nt ways

.②

Some enjoy going

to the mountains to hike, ski or just relax

.③

Water skiing is muchmore difficult tha n snow

skii ng

.④

Others prefer going to the beach to

enjoy the seashore

activities and to get a suntan

.⑤

Someof these people work very hard during the week;

others have rather relaxing jobs

.⑥

Still others like to relax by staying home and read ing a

good book

.

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Part IV Readi ng for Better Writi ng (20%)

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Topic Sentence

:

_________

Irreleva nt Senten ces

:

Passage Two

Directions:

In the followi ng paragraph the topic sentence is abse nt, read them

and write an appropriate topic sentence in your own words on the underline. (5

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It can affect us physiologically.

Excit ing music can in crease our heart rate, our

breathi ng, and our blood pressure. Calming music can relax our muscles and eve n lower

our skin temperature. Music can affect us physically too. Every one has found themselves

tapp ing their feet or wanting to get up and dance to their favorite song. Music can definitely

affect our mood and emotions. Music is slow and quiet makes us feel relaxed and less

stressed, and stimulating music can energize us and make us feel playful and alive.

Passage Three

Directi ons:

Rearra nge the follow ing senten ces so that they will read logically.

Put the letters in proper sequenee in the boxes

provided below.. (2

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x5=10

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[A]

Imitative words are words that sound like the thing or action they stand for.

[B] The other one fifth is made up partly of borrowed words and partly of three other kinds of

words: words from the n ames of peoples and places; imitative words; and inven ted

words.

[C]

But there are probably more.

[D] The old words which were born cen turies ago in the An glo-Sax on, Germa nic and

French Ian guages make up four fifths of the En glish Ian guage.

[E]

Scholars guess that En glish has about 600, 000 words.

[F]

There is no n eed to say anything about these words, for they speak for themselves.

[G] Ampere, volt and watt are all un its of electricity, and they are n amed for the men who

discovered them.

[H] Newwords continue to comeinto the Ianguage at such a rate that no dictionary could

possibly keep up with them.

C

H

A

Part V Rewrite Se nte nces (15%)

Directions:

Rewrite the following sentences according to the requirements.

(3

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x 5 = 15

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1. (a) Xiaxi Town is not big but beautiful.

(b) It has an area of about 80 square kilometers.(sentence

with a

prepositi onal phrase)

2.

(a) Mr. Smith will leave our school

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