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全国2008年1月高等教育自学考试

英语写作基础试题

课程代码：

00597

Ⅰ.重写句子（30points,3pointseach）

Revisethefollowingsentencesaccordingtotherequirement.

Example:

ThehistoryofEnglishwordsisthehistoryofourcivilizationinmanyways.

（periodicsentence）

Inmanyways,thehistoryofEnglishwordsisthehistoryofourcivilization.

1.Thebridgehadbeennolongersafeweakenedbysuccessivestorms.（simple

sentence）

2.Inthecontract,therearetoomanyifs.（loosesentence）

Toomanyifsareinthecontract.

sentence）

Dohurry,orwewillbelate.

Ⅱ.改写病句（15points,3pointseach）

Correcttheerrorsinthefollowingsentences.

Example:

MadebyhismotherTonyateupthecake.

Tonyateupthecakemadebyhismother.

11.Ineversawsomanycheerful,courteousandhelpfulstudents.

12.Iamverytiredthiseveningafteralongdayattheoffice.

13.Ihavefollowedfaithfullytheinstructiongivenbythemanual.

14.Forhertotakethiscourse,theprofessormustgiveherapproval.

15.Averypowerfulstoryreallyputsitsmessageacross.

Ⅲ.标出主题句（15points,5pointseach）

16.Choosethebesttopicsentencefromthegroupbelow.

A.PicassowasthoughttobedeadatbirthinMalagaon.Oct.25,1881.

B.Bytheageof25,Picassowasanableandgiftedartist.

C.Picasso’sfatherwasapainternamedJoseRuizBlasco.

D.ThefullsweepofPicasso’seffectonmodernartisdifficulttodocument.

Answer:

___________

17.Readthefollowingparagraphandunderlinethetopicsentence.

Thereisapopularbeliefthatsomeparticularscientificdiscoveriesortheories,suchastheDarwiniantheoryofevolution,haveledtothedownfallofreligion.Itwouldbefoolishtodenythatthesediscoverieshavehadagreateffectinunderminingreligiousdogma.Butthisaccountdoesnotatallgototherootofthematter.Religioncanprobablyoutliveanyscientificdiscoverieswhichcouldbemade.Itcanaccommodateitselftothem.Therootcauseofthedecayoffaithhasnotbeenanyparticulardiscoveryofscience,butratherthegeneralspiritofscienceandcertainbasicassumptionsuponwhichmodernscience,fromthe17thcenturyonwards,hasproceeded.

18.Readthefollowingparagraphcarefullyandselectthebesttopicsentencefromthefourpossibleanswersthatfollowtheparagraph.

Topicsentence___________

Atonetime,transistorradioswerenotpractical,becausetheyweretooexpensive,Nowallofthathaschanged.Withthereducedpriceoftransistorsandthecheapercostsofmassproduction,thetransistorradioischeaperthantheold-styletubemodel.Inaddition,transistorradiosdonotheatupliketheoldtuberadios,sotheywillnotwearoutasquickly.Also,transistorradioscanbemademuchsmallerbecausetransistorsaresmallerthantubes.Furthermore,transistorradiosaremorereliable.Theyhavefewerparts,solesscangowrong.

A.Transistorradiosarepracticalandinexpensive.

B.Transistorradioshaveundergonemuchimprovement.

C.Transistorradiosarecheaperthantuberadiosbecauseofmassproduction.

D.Transistorradiosarebetterthantheold-styletuberadios.

Ⅳ.重新组合段落（10points,2pointseach）

Rearrangethefollowingnumberedsentencessothattheywillreadlogically,putthenumberinpropersequenceintheboxesprovidedbelow.

19.Thosewhodidnotbecomeminersfoundworkinrailroadconstruction,farmingandlightindustries,doinglow-paidjobs.

20.AsinCaliforniatheyformedsmallpocketsofChineseculturethatwereknownas“Chinatowns”.

21.ThegovernmentissuedExclusionActstostoptheimmigrationofChineselaborersintotheUnitedStates.

22.TheChinesecalledthenewland“MountainofGold”.

23.ManyworkersfledtheconcentratedChinesecommunitiesintheWestandscatteredtotheMid-westandtheEast.

24.Hewasaccusedoftakingjobsawayfromthewhiteman.

25.Bythe1880’s,Americanindustrializationbroughtchangingeconomicrealities,resultinginanexplosionofresentmenttowardtheChineselaborer.

26.ThefirstbigwaveofChineseimmigrationtoAmericacamewhengoldwasdiscoveredinCaliforniain1848.

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Ⅴ.标出与段落内容无关的句子（10points）

Readthefollowingparagraphandunderlineirrelevantsentences（eitheroneortwo）.

Adiamond’shardnessmakesitusefulinwaysyoumaynotknowabout.Ifyouhavearecordplayerinyourhouse,itprobablyhasadiamond-tippedneedle.Yourdentistusesadiamondtippeddrill.Similardrillsareusedinindustrytocutveryhardmaterials.However,notalldrillsaremadeofdiamonds.Whenadiamondiscut,thedustisgatheredandsaved.Manufacturersthenuseitinmanygrinding,polishingandsawingjobs.Recently,diamondshavebeenputtonewuses.Eyesurgeonsusediamondknivesfordelicateoperations.AspacecraftsenttoVenushadadiamondwindow.AdiamondwastheonlytransparentmaterialthatcouldwithstandtheextremesoftemperatureandpressureonVenus.Scientistshavedevelopedwaystomakeman-madediamonds,which,ifsuccessful,mightgreatlyreducethecostofdiamonds.

Ⅵ.写信（20points）

SupposeyouwereClaudiaSpangle,arugsaleswomansellingrugsonthefloorintheFirstDepartmentStoreinShanghaiforfiveyearsalready.Youwanttohaveachange,sowhentoldarugsalespersontocoverBeijingterritoryisrequired,youwritealetterofjobapplication.Inyourletter,makesureto1.providesomenecessaryinformationlikeyourqualifications,2.workingexperience,3.theachievement（s）youhavemadeintheworkand4.yourwishaswell.（150-200words）