写作习题及答案期末考试.docx
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写作习题及答案期末考试
Unit1
一、Practicingthebasicsofnarration
Checkthesentencesthatyouthinkwouldmakeinterestingtopicsentencesforapersonalexperiencenarrative.Explainwhytheotherswouldnot.
1)OnceIalmostdrowned.
2)WhenRobertwasfifteen,hemadehisfirstgiftoftruelovetohisfather.
3)Ajourneyofonemileor5,000milesbeginsthesameway:
withasinglestep.
4)WhenIwasfive,Idiscoveredthatlearningwasfun.
5)Thefive-minutedrivetothehospitalseemedtohavetakenhours.
6)Hewasdrivinghomeoneevening,onatwo-lanecountryroad.
7)XiaoWanghasprovedonceagainthatheisanincurableoptimist.
8)ThedayIgottheletterofadmissionfromBFSU(BeijingForeignStudiesUniversity)wasoneofthehappiestofmylife.
9)Myfamilybelievedifsomethingwentwrong,itwasalwayssomeoneelse’sfault.
10)OneofmymostmemorableexperiencestookplacewhenIworkedasaschoolteacherinamountainvillage.
Thosethatwouldmakeinterestingtopicsentences:
2,4,7,8,and10.
1wouldmakeatopicsentence,butonlyadullone.3,5,6and9wouldmakegoodopeningsentencesofanessay,notnecessarilyanarrative,butnoneofthemexemplifieswhatanarrativeisabout.
二、Readthepassages,decidewhethertheyaregoodorpoorpersonalnarratives,andstateyourreasons.
1.ItwasthelastdayofourstayinNanjing.MyparentsweresittinginthewaitingroomoftherailwaystationwaitingforourtrainbacktoBeijingAsarestlessfiveyearold,Ibeganwanderingaboutandthenfoundmyselflost.IwasgettingworriedwhenIsawawomandressedlikeapolicewoman.ImmediatelyIheadedtowardherandtoldherIcouldn'tfindmyparents.Shetookmetothebroadcastingstation,andtheirannouncementovertheloudspeakersoonbroughtmyparents.
●Thepassageisanarrativewithoutatopicsentence.Wedon’tknowwhatpointthewriterwantstomake.Wecouldimprovethepassagebyaddingatopicsentencesuchas“AttheageoffiveIlearnedthatinatightcornerwecanturntoapoliceman/policewomanforhelp.”
2.OnceIalmostdrownedinaswimmingpool.Iwas12andwaslearningtoswim.Ibegantopaddletothefarsideofthepool.ButsuddenlyIcouldn'tmoveaninchandkeepmyheadabovethewaterandIbegantodrown.Justthenmyfathercametomyrescue.
●Thepassagehastwoproblems.First,thelastsentenceconcludesthenarrativebutdoesnotleadtoanyinsightthewriterhasgainedthroughtheincident.Ithasatopicsentence,butthenarrationisvague.Withoutsufficientdetails,thestoryishumdrumandbare.
Thefollowingisanimprovedversion:
OnceIalmostdrownedinaswimmingpool.Iwastwelveandwaslearningtoswim.Iwaslearningfast,andsoon,withoutknowingit,Ibegantopaddletothefarsideofthepool.ButbeforeIreachedit,suddenlyIcouldn’tmoveorkeepmyheadabovewater.Ibegantosink.JustthenIfeltapairofstronghandspushingmeup—myfatherhadcometomyrescueandpulledmeoutofthewater.Onceagain,Dadgotmeoutofatightcorner,ashehasdonesomanytimesinmylife.
3.Ifinallyarrivedattheuniversityaftertwoandahalfhoursofriding.Ifoundanewbattletofightrunningfromoneofficetoanother,completingallkindsofformsandsigningmynamenumeroustimes.Ifinishedallthat.Itrulybecomeamemberoftheuniversity.Iwastiredout.ItbegantorainbeforeIcouldrestmyfeetinmydorm!
●Thepassagehastwoproblems.First,itdoesnotprovideatopicsentencetodirectthechoiceofthedetails(thelongbusride,thenumerousformstocomplete,therepeatedname-signingsandtheunwelcomerain).Inthisversion,theyarenotconnectedwell.Wecanimprovethepassagebyimprovingthetransitions.
Thefollowingisanimprovedversion:
WhenIfinallyarrivedattheuniversityaftertwoandahalfhoursofridingonabus,Ifoundanewbattletofight—runningfromoneofficetoanother,completingallkindsofforms,andsigningmynamenumeroustimes.OnlywhenIhadfinishedallthatdidItrulybecomeamemberoftheuniversity.BythattimeIwastiredout.What’smore,itbegantorainbeforeIreachedmydormroomandcouldfinallyrest!
Myfirstdayatcollegewasanightmare!
4.Assoonasthewinterholidaysbegan,mybestfriendinhighschoolandIfixedadatetomeet.Wehadn'tseeneachotherforhalfayearandduringthisperiodwechieflykeptcontactviaWeChat.Themomentwemet,wehuggedeachotherforalongtime,completelyunawareofthepeoplearoundus.Neitherofussaidmuch,andwebothenjoyedbeingwitheachother.Wewenttotheshopstohavealookatthethingswewereinterestedin.Thenshetreatedmetolunch,usingthefirstmoneyshehadearnedplayingtheharpinheruniversityorchestra.Howtimeflewwhenweweretogether!
Soonitwastimetosaygoodbye.Perhapsitwouldbeanothersixmonthsbeforewecouldmeetagain.ButIwasnotatallworriedthatwemightbecomeestrangedfromeachother,forIknewthattimewouldneverseparateusandthatwewouldonlycherishourfriendshipmoreastimewentby.
●Thispassageiswell-organized:
ithasabeginning(thefirsttwosentences)thatprovidesthebackgroundforthereunion.Itsmiddlepart(thenextsevensentences)describesthedetailsofthereunion:
whattheydidandhowtheyfelt.Thepassagewindsupwiththetopicsentence.Alsothesentencesareneatlyknittedtogetherbyappropriateconnectiveexpressions.
三、Activity1Practicingcoordination&subordination
Identitycoordinationandsubordinationandpointouthowcoordination/subordinationisachievedineachsentence.
ThefollowingsentencesareselectedfromContemporaryCollegeEnglish,IntensiveReading,LessonOne,BookTwo.
1)NewasIwastothefaculty,Icouldhavetoldthisspecimenanumberofthings.(Para.2)
●Subordination,expressedinanadverbclauseofconcession——“NewasIwastothefaculty.”
2)Icouldhavetoldhimallthis,butitwasfairlyobvioushewasn'tgoingtobeherelongenoughtomatter.(Para.3)
●Coordination,byjoiningtwoclausesexpressingequallyimportantideaswiththecoordinatingconjunctionbut.
3)Havingfinishedtheday’swork,whatdoyoudowiththoseothereighthours?
(Para.6)
●Coordination,byjoiningtwocoordinatingclauseswithacommaplusand;Subordinationwithinthefirstcoordinatingclause,byexpressingtheminorideainarerelativeclause"(that)everymanmustrespect."
4)Theyinvolveskillseverymanmustrespect,andtheycanallbringyoubasicsatisfactions.(Para.5)
●Subordination,byexpressingtheminorideainapresentparticiplephrase“havingfinishedtheday'swork.”
5)FourteenyearslaterIamstillteaching,andIamheretotellyou...(Para.8)
●Coordination,byconnectingtwocoordinatingclauseswithacommaplusand.
6)...thebusinessofthecollegeisnotonlytotrainyou,buttoputyouintouchwith...(Para.8)
●Coordination,byconnectingtwoinfinitivephraseswithapairofcorrelativeconjunctionsnotonly…but(also).
7)…youhavenotimeforShakespeare,forabasiclookatphilosophy,forthecontinuityofthefinearts,forthatlessonofman'sdevelopment…(Para.9)
●Coordination,byconnectingfourequallyimportantfor-prepositionalphraseswithcommas.
8)Ispeak,I'msure,forthefacultyoftheliberalartscollegeandforthefacultiesofthespecializedschoolsaswell…(Para.14)
●Coordination,byconnectingtwocoordinatingprepositionalphraseswithand.
9)...universityhasnorealexistenceandnorealpurpose…(Para.14)
●Coordination,byconnectingtwonounphrases"norealexistence"and"norealpurpose"withand.
10)…itsucceedsinputtingyouintouch,bothasspecialistsandashumans,withthosehumanminds...(Para.14)
●Coordination,byconnectingtwoprepositionalphrases"asspecialists"and"ashumans"withapairofcorrelativeconjunctionboth...and.
四、Correctfaultycoordinationorsubordinationinthefollowingsentences.
1)IappliedtoTsinghuaUniversity,andIwasrejected.
改:
IappliedtoTsinghuaUniversity,butIwasrejected.
2)TheweatherinMarchiscoldandrainy,andsometimesitiswarmandsunny.
改:
ThoughtheweatherinMarchiscoldandrainy,sometimesitiswarmandsunny.
3)Grandpaoftenwalkstwentyminutestomyhomeandcarriesmyfavoritedishesinabasket.
改:
Grandpaoftenwalkstwentyminutestomyhome,carryingmyfavoritedishesinabasket.
4)Mr.WangdroppedtheQingvaseandhebrokeitandthemuseummadehimpay2,000yuan.
改:
BecauseMr.WangdroppedtheQingvase,breakingit,themuseummadehimpay2,000yuan.(Or:
ThemuseummadeMr.Wangpay2,000yuanfortheQingvasehehaddroppedandbroken.)
5)Heheardthatthechildrenweresafeandsound,andhebreathedasighofrelief.
改:
Hebreathedasighofreliefwhenheheardthatthechildrenweresafeandsound.
6)Theexamwasover,immediatelythechildrenrushedoutoftheclassroom,andtheylaughedandshoutedjoyfully.
改:
Assoonas/immediatelytheexamwasover,thechildrenrushedoutoftheclassroom,laughingandshoutingjoyfully.
7)Mycousinphonedyesterdayandheaskedmehowmyfirstweekofcollegehadbeen.
改:
Mycousinphonedyesterday,asking/toaskmehowmyfirstweekofcollegehadbeen.
8)Thesearchpartywasleaving,buttheyheardsomenoiseinthepit.
改:
Thesearchpartywasleavingwhentheyheardsomenoiseinthepit.
9)ThosepearsaregrowninnorthernHebeiProvinceandtheclimatethereismostsuitableforthem.
改:
ThosepearsgrowbeautifullyinnorthernHebeiProvince,wheretheclimateismostsuitableforthem.
10)MysisterandIlookedateachother,andwedidn'tsayawordandthendecidedtogiveourparentsapleasantsurprise.
改:
MysisterandIlookedat
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