英语写作基础14.4

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2014

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英语写作基础试题

课程代码：

00597

请考生按规定用笔将所有试题的答案写在答题纸上。

注意事项：

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．答题前，考生务必将自己的考试 课程名称、姓名、准考证号用黑色字迹的签字笔或

钢笔填写在答题纸规定的位置上。

2

．用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔将答案写 在答题纸上，不能答在试题卷上。

I

．重写句子

(15 points, 1.5 points each)

Rewrite each of the following sentences according to the requirement in brackets.

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. The young man jumped into the river. He saved the 1ittle boy. (simple sentence)

2. The plane from Chicago landed safely at Beijing Capital International Airport despite the heavy

fog. (periodic sentence)

3.

The

beach

was

so

beautiful.

The

weather

was

ideal

for

swimming

in

the

sea.

(compound

sentence)

4.

Children

must

go

to

school.

They

can

develop

their

reasoning

and

thinking

skills

there.

(complex sentence)

5. We decided that the movie was too violent. Our children liked to watch scary

movies. They

thought that we were wrong. (compound-complex sentence)

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6. They played cards and swapped jokes. They passed the evening very pleasantly. (sentence with

a modifying phrase)

7. Linda couldn

’

t decide whether to go on to college. She couldn

’

t decide whether to pursue her

modeling career either. (sentence with parallel structure)

8. The chairman came to town in person to look into the cause of the incident. (sentence with

to

opener)

9. The Americans and the British may have little difficulty communicating with one another. They

speak the same language. They share the same culture. (long sentence)

10. Space science may seem to have little to do with people

’

s daily lives. Space scientists see their

science

differently.

They

think

their

science

gives

perspective

to

everyday

problems.

(compound-complex sentence)

II

．修改病句

(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. The telephone rang loudly, the family was awakened in the middle of the night.

12. Tied to a post, the sea was tossing the boat up and clown.

13. We could see the football stadium driving across the bridge.

14. The Thompsons enjoy working together. Traveling around the country. Finding jobs as they

move on.

15. The steel company has been losing money because its management is inefficient, high labor

costs, and international competition is fierce.

III.

辨认主题句

(15 points, 5 points each)

16. Choose the best topic sentence from the four options below. Write the corresponding letter of

your choice in the blank provided.

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