00603英语写作2003年10月试卷

00603#英语写作试题第3页共3页全国2003年10月高等教育自学考试英语写作试题课程代码：00603Ⅰ.Supplythemissingparagraph(20points)Thefollowingpassageisincompletewithonebodyparagraphmissing.Studythepassagecarefullyandwritethemissingparagraphofabout100words.Makesurethatthetoneandvocabularyyouuseareinunitywiththepassageprovided.ChildhoodFearsIremembermychildhoodasbeinggenerallyhappyandcanrecallexperiencingsomeofthemostcarefreetimesofmylife.ButIcanalsoremember,evenmorevividly,momentsofbeingdeeplyfrightened.Asachild,Iwastrulyterrifiedofthedark,ofgettinglost,andofnotbeinglikedbyothers.Thesefearswereveryrealandcausedmesomeextremelyuncomfortablemoments.Maybeitwasthestrangewaythingslookedandsoundedinmyfamiliarroomatnightthatscaredmesomuch.Therewasnevertotaldarkness,butastreetlightorpassingcarlightsmadeclotheshungoverachairtakeontheshapeofanunknownbeast.Outofthecornerofmyeye,Isawthatthecurtainsseemedtomovewhentherewasnobreeze.Atinycrackinthefloorwouldsoundahundredtimeslouderthaninthedaylight,andmyimaginationwouldtakeover,creatingburglarsandmonsters.Darknessalwaysmademefeelsohelpless,too.Myheartwouldpound,andIwouldlieverystillsothatthe“enemy”wouldn'tdiscoverme.__________________________________PerhapsoneoftheworstfearsIhadasachildwasthatofnotbeinglikedbyothers.Firstofall,Iwasquiteshy.Second,Iworriedconstantlyaboutmylooks,thinkingpeoplewouldn'tlikemebecauseIwastoofatorworebraces.Itriedtowearthe“right”clothesandevenhadintenseargumentswithmymotherovertheimportanceofwearingthe“flats”insteadofsaddleshoestoschool.Beingpopularwassoimportanttomethen,andthefearofnotbeinglikedwasapowerfulone.Oneoftheprocessesofevolvingfromachildtoanadultisbeingabletorecognizeandoutgrowourfears.I'velearnedthatdarknessdoesnothavetotakeonalifeofitsown,thatotherscanhelpmewhenI'mlost,andthatfriendlinessandsinceritywillencouragepeopletolikeme.Understandingthethingsthatscaredusaschildrenhelpsustocopewithourlivesasadults.Ⅱ.Writeanoutline(20points)Readthefollowingpassagecarefullyandcomposea“sentenceoutline”forit.TheChangingWorkweekIntheearly1900sintheU.S.A.,workersinlargeindustriesworkedlongdaysandlongweeks.Itwasnotuncommonforworkersinthemeat-packingcompaniesofChicago,forexample,toworktwelvetofourteenhours,forsixorsevendaysaweek.Asunionsstartedexertingtheirinfluence,however,theworkingconditionsofAmericanworkersbeganimproving,andtheworkweekwasgraduallyshortened.Today,workershaveworkweekoptionsthatwereunheardofearlierinthelastcentury.Thefive-dayworkweekhasbecomecommonplaceinAmericanindustries.However,thefour-dayworkweekisbecomingevenmorepopular.Manyworkerspreferfourten-hourdays.Thisgivesthemlongerworkingdays,butitalsogivesthemthree-dayweekends,anunheard-ofluxuryeventwentyyearsago.Managementisn'tcomplainingsincethesameamountofworkgetsaccomplished,andinsomecasesaplantcanbetotallyshutdownonthefifthday,savingthecompanythousandsofdollarsinutilities.Anotherchangeintheworkweekisthevariablehoursoption.WhileAmericanworkershavetraditionallyworkedeitherdayornightshifts,somecompaniesareallowingworkerstosettheirownhourswithintheworkweek.Flexibleschedulesarebecomingmorecommoninmetropolitanareaswithcommuter-timetrafficproblemsandinindustriesthatareopenaroundtheclock.Theadvantagetotheworkersisthattheycanplantheirhoursaroundthedaysoftheirfamilies.Forexample,ahusbandwhotakeseachafternoonoffcouldbabysitthechildrenwhilehiswifeworks.Thevariablehoursschedulealsomotivatesworkersbecausethecompanyislettingthemcontroltheirowntime.Athirdchangeintheworkweekoverthepasttwentyyearsistheuseofovertime.Whilemostworkersdonothavetoworkbeyondaforty-hourweek,manycompanieswillpaythemtimeandahalftodoso.Althoughthisismoreexpensiveforthecompany,itisstillcheaperthanhavingtohireadditionalworkersandprovidingbenefits.Ontraditionalnonworkingdayssuchasholidays,workersareoftenpaiddouble-timeormoretowork.Overtimepayallowscompaniestomeettheirproductionneedswithoutexploitingtheworkers.Itallowsworkerstomakeextramoneyatahigherratethantheynormallyworkfor.Althoughovertimeworkoftenrepresentsareturntolongerworkingdaysandweeks,itisdoneonavoluntarybasisandisusuallynegotiatedwillinglybytheworkers.WhatdoesthefutureholdforAmericanworkers?Asmoderntechnologyturnsmoreandmoreworktomachines,thetypicalworkweekmaycontinuetoshrink.Somecompanieshavealreadygonetothethirty-five-hourweek,andinthe21stcentury,thethirty-five-hourweekmaybestandard.Withintwentyyears,themostcommonworkweekmaybeafour-day,thirty-two-hourworkweek.Thegreatadvantagetoshorterworkweeksisthatworkershavemoretimeofftothemselves.However,giventhefinancialdemandsuponAmericanfamiliesinthefuture,itmayalsobecomecommonforworkerstoholddowntwofull-timejobsatonetime.GiventheAmericanworkethic,mostworkerswillprobablyfilltheirfreetimewithmoreworkinsteadofmoreleisure.Ⅲ.Composeanessay(60points)Manytechnologicalinnovatio