00603英语写作200610【答案在试卷后】

2006年10月高等教育自学考试英语写作试题课程代码0603I.Supplythemissingparagraph(20points)Thefollowingpassageisincompletewithonebodyparagraphmissing.Studythepassagecarefullyandwritethemissingparagraphinabout100words.Makesurethatyourtoneanddictionareinunitywiththepassageprovided.AttainingSuccessinCollegeSucceedingincollegeisnotonlyimportanttogettingandeducation,butalsocrucialinthisdayandagetosuccessintheworkplace.Tome,thethreemostimportantthingsforattainingasuccessfulcollegeexperiencearehavingsmartclassroomconduct,takingadvantageofcampusresources,andmakingcollegethefirstpriority.Makinggooduseofcampusresourcesisalsoofgreatimportancetocollegesuccess.Theschoollibraryhasmanyresourcesforthegrowthofthestudents’mind.Withcomputersandcopy-machinesforindividualuse,computerlabsandwritinglabsaretherenotjustforlearningpurposesbutalsoforactualhelpwithwritingpapers.The“officehours”willhelpthestudentsbuildacloserelationshipwiththeirprofessorsandgivethemaccesstotheprofessors’mind.Fromtheprofessorsthestudentscanacquirepossibleextrainformationthatmayputthemaheadoftheirstudy.Alltheseresourcesarefree,sincetheyarefundedbystudenttuitions.Sotakinggoodadvantageoftheresourcescanonlymakethestudents’educationmoreattainable.Finally,anystudentswhowanttoassuresuccessmustestablishschoolasthetoppriority.PersonallyIhavewatchedsomestudentsslowlyloosenup;Ihaveseenapatternofpartyingandalackofmotivation.Manyofthefreshmenhavenoideawhytheyareincollege,andtheir“eyes”oftentellitall.Thisworldissorichindistractionsthatitishardtokeepastrongfocus,especiallyifoneisjuststartinghisorheracademiccareer.Itissaidthatthefirstsemesterisoftenthemost“unsuccessful”one.Thiscertainlyringstrueforme.Imademistakesinthisregardandeventuallylearnedthat,toachievesuccess,schoolmustalwaysbeplacedaboveotherthings.Inmycollegeexperience,Ihaveobservedandlearnedhowtoachievesuccess.Iwishsomeonehadtoldmeearliertheimportanceofhavingthatsmartclassroomconduct,offullyutilizingtheschoolresources,andofmakingcollegemytoppriority.Then,mycollegebeginningswouldnothavebeensorockyandtough.II.Writeanoutline(20points)Readthefollowingpassagecarefullyandcomposea“topicoutline”forit.SmellSmell,asameansofnonverbalcommunication,isimportant.Odorcommunicatesnotonlywhenwearefacetofacewithanotherperson,butalsowhentheotherpersonisnotpresent.Peoplefromdifferentculturesmayhavedifferentattitudestowardbodyodors.MostpeopleintheWestrespondnegativelytowhattheyconsiderbadodorssuchasbodyodor,breathodor,orclothesthatemitunpleasantsmellssuchassweat.Theyworkhardtocoveruptheirbodyodorandviewthosewithbodyodorasdirtyandunsanitary.However,peopleusuallyarenotcomfortableindiscussingthetopic,andgenerallywillnottellanotherthathisorherbodyodorisoffensive.Theywillsimplyavoidbeingclosetothepersonandwillendtheconversationasquicklyaspossible.Othercultureshavequitedifferentconceptsofnaturalodors;theyconsiderthemasnormalandbelievethatitisanactoffriendshipto“breathethebreath”ofthepersonwithwhomtheyconverseandtofeeltheirpresencebysmelling.Forexample,Arabsdon’tseemtofeelcomfortableunlesstheycansmelleachother.WhenArabstalk,theyvirtuallyenvelopeachotherintheirbreath.Smellingthenaturalbodyodorsofone’sfriendisdesirable;denyinghimorherthisprivilegeistoactashamedly.Inotherculturessmellalsoplaysanimportantrole.InJapan,younggirlswilloftenplayagameinvolvingtheplacingoffivefragrancesintinyboxes.Thegirlwhoidentifiesthemostaromaswinsthegame.InBali,Indonesia,whenloversgreetoneanother,theyoftenbreathedeeplyinakindoffriendlysniffing.ItisnotuncommonforyoungloversintheNotknowingculturalvariationsinattitudetowardsmellcancreateuncertaintyandevenillfeeling.Forexample,amedicaldoctorfromSaudiArabiaonceworkedinahospitalinthesouthernUnitedStates.ProblemsarosewhenpatientsrefusedtohavetheSaudidoctorexaminethem.Interviewswithpatientsrevealedtwoproblems:He“smelledbad”andhebreathedonthepatients.Thedoctor’straininghadapparentlyfailedtoincludethedifferencebetweenArabicandAmericanattitudesandpracticesrelatingtosmell.Clearly,encountersbetweenpeoplewithsuchwidelydifferingattitudescouldleadtoseriousmiscommunication.Tomaintainharmoniousinterculturalbusinessrelationships,oneshouldrememberthesediverseattitudestoward