大学英语应写作期末试题

四川师范大学第二套第8页共8页《大学英语应用写作》期末试题第二套PartI WritingBasics(30%)Directions:Thereare30incompletestatementsinthispart.ForeachstatementtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestONEtocompletethestatement.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.(1x30=30)1. Accordingtotheprinciple“conciseness”inwriting,whichsentencebelowis“concise”?__________. a. Marisisattractiveinappearance,soeverybodylikesher. b. Foundedin1871,SmithCollegeisthepremierall-women’scollegeintheUnited c. Atthispointintime,moreandmorepeoplerealizetheimportanceofprotectingenvironment. d. NowI’dliketomakeananalysisofourcurrentsituation.2. Semicolonisused__________.a. betweenindependentclausesthatarenotconnectedbyacoordinatingconjunctioninacompoundsentence.b. afteradependentadverbialclausefollowedbyanindependentclauseinacomplexsentence.c. beforeacoordinationconjunctioninacompoundsentence.d. toformacompoundwordorindicatethatawordiscontinuedfromonelinetothenext.3. Whichsentencebelowisnotcoherent?__________. a. Iadmireherbeautifulsingingandhergracefuldancing. b. TheweatherinGuangzhouishotterthanChengdu. c. Something,whichwasmadeofmud,hithiminthechest. d. Ifwedoourbest,wecansucceedintheend.4. “__________”isacomplexsentence. a. Wedidnotlikeher,butshestillstayedtherewithus. b. Shesawastrangelittlecottageamongstthetrees. c. Wehavetomakeanother50milesbeforeitisgettingdark. d. IlikewatchingTV;mysisterlikesplayingthepiano.5. Whichofthefollowingsentencescontainsadanglingmodifier?__________ a. Afterwashingmycar,Iwaxedit. b. Aftertalkingwithourveterinarian,Ifeltbetterabouttheprognosis. c. Shecalledherboyfriendbecauseshemissedhim. d. Noneoftheabove.6. “__________”canbestdescribethis:“ProfessorPepinspendsalotoftimetranslatingmedievaltextsonancientmedicine,however,healsostaysinformedaboutthelatestdevelopmentsinmodernasthmatreatments.” a. Thereisnothingwrongwiththestructureofthissentence. b. Fragment:althoughthisisalongsentence,it’smissingpartofaverb. c. Run-on:removetheverbfromthesecondindependentclause. d. Run-on:changethecommaaftermedicinetoasemicolon.7. Whichstatementistrue?__________a. Whileusingthetechnique“clustering”,wedonotneedtoconsidergrammar,organizationalstructureandrelevanceofthecontent. b. Clusteringisalinearthinkingpattern. c. Everyparagraphshouldcontainatopicsentence. d. Supportingsentenceisusuallythelastsentenceofaparagraph.8. “__________”doesnotsupportthetopicsentence“Socksandstockingsgiveuscluestoaperson’sinnerpersonality.” a. Socksandstockingsareavailableinmorecolorsnowthaneverbefore. b. Redsocksshowthatthewearerhaslotsofenergythatheorsheneedstoletgoof. c. Wearersofwhitesocksandstockingsareoftenhidingtheirtruefeelings. d. Greenstocksarewornwhenapersonfeelstheneedforrestandrelaxation.9. “__________”isasubordinateconjunction. a. But b. For c. And d. Because10. In“Itisnousepersuadinghimnottosmoke.”,theunderlinedpartis__________. a. aparticipialphrase b. agerundphrase c. aclause,notaphrase d. onepartofthecontinuoustense11. “__________”isnottolistideasintimeorderororderofimportance. a. Firstofall b. Finally c. Whereas d. Afterthat12. Whichsentencebelowdoesnothaveanygrammarerror?__________ a. Shelikestosewandcooking. b. Hisjobistotendthepigs,makesuretheyarewell-fedandcontent. c. Hetalksrapidly,shuffleshisfeet,andisnervous. d. Howtobuyfromorselltobringscriticaldifferencetoacompany’sprofit.13. Bodyparagraphsshouldservethethesisstatementofanessayby__________. a. startingeverybodyparagraphwiththethesisstatement b. developingeverybodyparagrapharoundthethesisstatementbutinamorenarrowed-downway. c. restatingthethesisstatement d. addingnewviewpointstothethesisstatement14. __________doesnotincludeinthebasicwritingstyles. a. Novel b. Argumentation c. Description d. Exposition15. “__________”iscommonlyusedatthebeginningofargumentation?a. Withthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology,agreatnumberofpeoplecometorealizethat…b. Inaword,therearethreesuggestionswemustfollow.Onlyinthiswaycan wedotheexperimentsuccessfully.Thereisenoughsufficientevidenceindicatingthat…Allthesestatisticsclearlyshowthat…Whichwritingmethodbelowisnotusedinexposition?__________a. Definition b. Enumerationc. Comparison d. Deduction17. Whichsentencebelowisusedinaletterofcongratulations?__________ a. I’mwritingtosaysorrythatIcan’tmeetyouattheairportontime. b. Ican’ttellyouhowsorryIwastolearnofyouraccident. c. Allofusattheofficesendyouourheartiestcongratulations. d. WelcometoABCBank,thebiggestcommercialbankinthiscity.18. Whichwordbelowisnotappropriatewhenwewriteanote?__________ a. find b. commence c. often d. start19. Onecompleteadvertisingcopyusuallyincludes__________. 1)headline 2)bodycopy 3)slogan 4)trademarkandillustration a. 1)2)3) b. 2)3)4) c. 1)2)4) d. 1)2)3)4)20. __________thefactthathisinitialexperimentshadfailed,Prof.Whitepersistedinhisresearch. a. Becauseof b. Asto c. Inspiteof d. Inviewof21. Thereweresome__________flowersonthetable. a. artificial b. unnatural c. false d. unreal22. Pleasedonotbe__________byhisbadmannerssinceheismerelytryingtoattractattention. a. disregarded b. distorted c. irritated d. intervened23. Nobreadeatenbymanissosweetas__________earnedbyhisownlabor. a. one b. that c. such d. what24.Wearetaughtthatabusinesslettershouldbewritteninaformalstyle__________inapersonalone. a. ratherthan b. otherthan c. betterthan d. lessthan25. Therainwasheavyand__________thelandwasflooded. a. consequently b. continuously c. constantly d. consistently26. Nosoonerhadwereachedthetopofthehill__________weallsatdowntorest. a. when b. then c. than d. until27. Weshouldalwayskeepinmindthat__________decisionsoftenleadtobitterregrets. a. urgent b. hasty c. instant d. prompt28. Itisstrictly__________thataccesstoconfidentialdocumentsisdeniedtoallbutafew. a. secured b. forbidden c. regulated d. determined29. Sinceitistoolatetochangemymindnow,Iam__________tocarryingouttheplan. a. obliged b. committed c. engaged d. resolved30. ThepollutionquestionaswellasseveralotherissuesisgoingtobediscussedwhentheCongressisin__________againnextspring. a. assembly b. session c. conference d. conventionPartII Transitions(10%)Directions:Readthefollowingpassagesandchooseanappropriatetransitionwordorphraseinthenumberedblanks.MarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.(1x10=10)Passageone:Idon’twishtodenythattheflattened,minusculeheadofthelarge-bodiedDinosaurshouseslittlebrainfromourperspective,31Idowishtoassertthatweshouldnotexpectmoreofthebeast.Firstofall,largeanimalshaverelativelysmallerbrainsthansmallanimals.Thecorrelationofbrainsizewithbodysizeamongkindredanimals(allreptiles,allmammals,etc)isremarkablyregular.32wemovefromsmalltolargeanimals,frommicetoelephantsorsmalllizardstoKomododragons,brainsizeincreases,butnotsofastasbodysize.33,bodiesgrowfasterthanbrains,andlargeanimalshavelowratiosofbrainweighttobodyweight.Infact,brainsgrowonlyabouttwo-thirdsasfastasbodies.34wehavenoreasontobelievethatlargeanimalsareconsistentlystupiderthantheirsmallerrelatives,wemustconcludethatlargeanimalsrequirerelativelylessbraintodoaswellassmalleranimals.35wedonotrecognizethisrelationship,wearelikelytounderestimatethementalpowerofverylargeanimals,dinosaursinparticular.31. a. and b. but c. so32. a. Asb. Since c. Likewise33. a. Inotherwords b. Insummary c. Ontheotherhand34. a. Moreover b. Meanwhile c. Since35. a. Inaddition b. If c. StillPassagetwo:Afterworkingasacarpenterforfiveyears,Iinjuredmyback.36,Ineededadifferentkindofjob.Ihadalwayswantedtostartmyownbusiness,soIdecidedtotakesomebusinesscoursesatacommunitycollege.Iwas,37,uneasyabouttakingcollegecourses.English,38,scaredmebecauseIknewmywritingskillswereweak.WhenIgotaDonmyfirstessay,Iwasdiscouragedandconsidereddroppingthecourse.39myinstructoraskedmetocomeinandspeakwithher.Duringthisinterview,sheexplainedhowIcouldimprovemyessayandgavemeachancetoreviseit.40thisencouragement,Idecidedtostayinthecourseandpursuemydreamofanewlife.36. a. However b. Furthermore c. Asaresult37. a. however b. nevertheless c. namely38. a. inaddition b. forexample c. suchas39. a. Then b. After c. Before40. a. Because b. Becauseof c. AsPartIII ReadingforBetterWriting(20%)Passageone:(2x5=10)Directions:ThefollowingsentencesarenumberedfromAtoKinarandomorder.Usingwhatyouhavelearnedabouttheorganizationofbodyparagraphs,choosethebestanswerofeachofthequestionsfollowed,thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.A. Mybother’schildren,forexample,wereindaycarecentersfrominfancytokindergarten,andtheybecameverymatureatayoungage.B. Youoftenhearpeoplesay,“Awoman’splaceisinthehome.”C. Infact,Ibelievethatchildrenbenefitwhentheirmotherswork.D. Foranotherthing,childrenwhosemothersworkareenrichedbytheirmother’sexperienceandknowledgeoftheworkoftheworld;thesechildrengetmorethanjusttheirfather’sviewoftheworld.E. Iamoneofthosewhobelievethatmothersarenotneglectingtheirresponsibilitiesbyworkingoutsidethehome.F. Finally,andquiteobviously,thechildrenofworkingmothershavetheeconomicadvantagesgainedfromtheirmother’sincome.G. Others,however,findthisnotionold-fashionedintoday’sworldoftightbudgetsandgoodchild-carefacilities.H. Foronething,childrenwhoarecaredforbybabysittersorindaycarecentersgainindependence,maturity,andsocialskillsmorequicklythanthosecaredforbytheirmother.I. Inshort,aslongaschildrenarewellcaredfor,I’mformotherswhowork.J. Manytraditionalistssupportthisstatement,sayingthatawoman’sfirstresponsibilityistoherhusbandandchildren.Theirdaycareexperiencewasadefiniteplusforthem.41. Whichisthetopicsentence?a. J b. A c. E d. CWhatarethesupportingsentences?a. E,B,I b. B,D,J c. H,D,F d. E,A,IWhatarethedetailedsentences?a. K,A b. F,A c. B,G d. H,JWhichistheconcludingsentence?a. F b. I c. G d. CBasedontheabovequestions,arrangesentencesAtoKintoacoherentparagraph.Whichisthebestlogicorder?a. JKACEBFIHDG b. ACBJFEIDHGKc. EBFADGHJKCI d. BJGECHKADFIPassagetwo:Directions:Inthefollowingarticle,somesentenceshavebeenremoved.ForQuestions46-49,choosethemostsuitableonefromthelista–dtofitintoeachofthenumberedblankandcomplete50.Markyouranswersontheanswersheet.(2x5=10) LongbeforeManlivedontheEarth,therewerefishes,reptiles,birds,insects,andsomemammals.Althoughsomeoftheseanimalswereancestorsofkindslivingtoday,othersarenowextinct,thatis,theyhavenodescendantsalivenow.Nevertheless,weknowagreatdealaboutmanyofthembecausetheirbonesandshellshavebeenpreservedintherocksasfossils.Fromthemwecantelltheirsizeandshape,howtheywalked,thekindoffoodtheyate.Veryoccasionallytherocksshowimpressionofskin,sothat,apartfromcolor,wecanbuildupareasonablyaccuratepictureofananimalthatdiedmillionsofyearsago.Thekindofrockinwhichtheremainsarefoundtellsusmuchaboutthenatureoftheoriginalland,oftenoftheplantsthatgrewonit,andevenofitsclimate._______46______.Nearlyallofthefossilsthatweknowwerepreservedinrocksformedbywateractionandmostoftheseareofanimalsthatlivedinornearwater.Thusitfollowsthattheremustbemanykindsofmammals,birds,andinsectsofwhichweknownothing._______47______.Therewerealsocrab-likecreatures,whosebodieswerecoveredwithahornysubstance.Thebodysegmentseachhadtwopairsoflegs,onepairforwalkingonthesandybottom,theotherforswimming.Theheadwasakindofshieldwithapairofcompoundeyes,oftenwiththousandsoflenses.Theywereusuallyaninchortwolongbutsomewere2feet._______48______.Ofthese,theammonitesareveryinterestingandimportant.Theyhaveashellcomposedofmanychambers,eachrepresentingatemporaryhomeoftheanimal.Astheyounggrewlarger,itgrewanewchamberandsealedoffthepreviousone.ThousandsofthesecanbeseenintherocksontheDorset_______49______.About75millionyearsagotheAgeofReptileswasoverandmostofthegroupsdiedout.Themammalsquicklydeveloped,andwecantracetheevolutionofmanyfamiliaranimalssuchastheelephantandhorse.Manyofthelatermammals,thoughnowextinct,wereknowntoprimitivemanandwerefeaturedbyhimincavepaintingsandonbonecarvings.[a]Theshellfishhavealonghistoryintherockandmanydifferentkindsareknown.[b]Thefirstanimalswithtruebackboneswerethefishes,firstknownintherocksof375millionyearsago.About300millionyearsago,theamphibians,theanimalsabletolivebothonlandandinwater,appeared.Theyweregiant,sometimes8feetlong,andmanyofthemlivedintheswampypoolsinwhichourcoalseam,orlayer,orformed.Theamphibiansgaverisetothereptilesandfornearly150millionyears,theseweretheprincipalformsoflifeonland,inthesea,andintheair.[c]Theearliestanimalswhoseremainshavebeenfoundwereallverysimplekindsandlivedinthesea.Laterformsaremorecomplex,andamongthesearethesea-lilies,relationsofthestarfishes,whichhadlongarmsandwereattachedbyalongstalktotheseabed,ortorocks.[d]Whenananimaldies,thebody,itsbones,orshell,mayoftenbecarriedawaybystreamsintolakesortheseaandtheregetcoveredupbymud.Iftheanimallivedintheseaitsbodywouldprobablysinkandbecoveredwithmud.Moreandmoremudwouldfalluponituntilthebonesorshellbecomeembeddedandpreserved.Whichstatementisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?__________Someoftheancientanimalsmentionedinthepassagehavenodescendantsalivenow.Almostallofthefossilsthatweknowwerepreser