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应用写作期末试题第一套

大学英语应用写作》期末试题

第一套

PartIWritingBasics（30%）

Directions:

Thereare30incompletestatementsinthispart.ForeachstatementtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestONEtocompletethestatement.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.（1x30=30）1.

2.

Anintroductionparagraphshouldarousethethemainideaoftheessay.

a.introduceb.

c.developd.

Bodyparagraphshouldservethethesisstatementofanessaybya.b.

reader'sinterestand

ignoreemphasize

starteverybodyparagraphwiththethesisstatement

developingeverybodyparagrapharoundthethesisstatementbutinamorenarrowed-downway

restatingthethesisstatementaddingnewviewpointstothethesisstatement

3.

4.

c.

d.

Aconcludingparagraphshouldnotdoanythingbut.

a.introducenewpointsb.restateyourthesisstatementc.summarizepreviousperspectived.addtheauthor'sfinalthoughtsisnotoneofthebasicwritingskillsofexposition.

Illustration

Classification

5.

a.Definition

c.DeductionAthesisshould

a.

c.

announcethetopictellsomedetails

6.

7.

b.

d.

b.

d.

concludetheparagraphexpressanattitude

Toaddanotheridea,onecanusethefollowingtransitionwordsexcept

a.furthermoreb.likewise

c.besidesd.moreover

doesnotsupporttopicsentence:

IwouldsoonerbeintheAirForcethananyotherservicebranch.

a.b.

c.d.

I'mmoreinterestedinflyingthaninanyothermilitaryoccupation.TherearegreateropportunitiesforadvancementintheAirForce.ServiceintheAirForceisfarmoreexcitingthanthatintheNavy.

Mycousinwenttocollegeafterhisgraduationfromhighschool.

isnotasupportingsentenceoftopicsentence:

Weowesomeofour

notionsofradartoscientificobservationofbats.

a.

b.

c.

d.

Scientistsnoticedthatbatsrarelycollidedwithanythingintheirerraticflight.Itwasfoundthatbatskeepsendingoutnoisesinaudibletopeople.Batsreallylookmorelikemicewithwingsthananythingelse.

Keeneyesightcouldnotbethereasonfortheirflyingthewaytheydo,since

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

batsareblind.

Recentlyastudentunionhasmadeasurveyaboutstuden'tsattitudethelecturingmethod.

a.inb.towards

c.ond.into

Whichofthefollowingsentenceshasadanglingmodifier?

a.b.c.d.

Whoisthewomaninblueshirtwholentyouanumbrella?

Uponreturningfromvacation,ourhousewasfoundbrokenin.

Thetouristsweredelightedtoseethemonkeysswingingthroughthetrees.Tomaintaingoodhealth,youneedtogetridofsmokinganddrinking.

___eggsalmosteveryday.

b.lays

d.keeps

study,shesucceededinpassingtheP.H.D.tests.

b.industrial

d.industrialist

thatshewouldhaveenoughmoneytoremodelherhouse.

b.

d.

Thehen

a.putsc.liesAsaresultofhera.industryc.industriousTina

a.insuredc.insurant

insuranceensured

Thejasminegaveoffasweet.

a.centb.

c.scentd.

Hehasagoodcreditandeverybodyknowsthatheisa_a.incredibleb.credulous

c.credibled.credibility

Iadmitthatthereareproblems,Idon'tagreethattheycan'tbe

tastesent.

person.

solved.

a.Whileb.When

c.Furthermored.Likewise

Manypeopleknowwhowrotethesong,butnonehasanyideaofwhothemusic.

a.made

c.composition

Alexissohungry

a.in

c.for

19.ProfessorAdam'sdevotion

17.

18.

b.composed

d.searchforsuccessthath'ellsparenoeffortstoachieceit.

b.at

d.with

teachinghasmadeadeepimpressionon

allthestudentsinhisdepartment.

a.tob.for

c.ind.onto

20.Itisimportanttoencoouragechildrentoreadfortheirgrowth.

a.personnel

c.personify

discoveryand

b.person

d.personal

21.

22.

Thirtymilesawayfromthetown,disappearedintothewoods.a.approachedc.killedOnmywayhome,Isawpeopleproducts.

therobbers

thecarand

b.

d.

abandonedremoved___advertisementsandsample

a.distributingb.creating

c.conveyingd.discarding

23.

TheSpringFestival,likeChristmasinwesterncountries,isahiolidayforfamily

a.

b.

c.

d.

a.undertake

b.

reveal

c.encounter

d.

identify

Theshirtis

inallsizes.

a.available

b.

original

c.delicate

d.

visible

Whichofthefollowingisathesisstatement?

29.

30.

Theconsequenceofdrugabuse

LastSunday,IwenttotheDisnylandinourcity.Basicwritingstyles

Attemptstoregulatefirearmshavefailedtoachievetheirgoals.

Directions:

Readthefollowingpassagesandchooseanappropriatetransitionwordorphraseinthenumberedblanks.MarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet

withasinglelinethroughthecentre.（1x10=10）Passageone:

Boththeartsandprotectingtheenvironmentareimportantcauses,andbothareoftenunderfunded.Theydependongovernmentgrantsandprivatedonationsinordertocontinue.Ifacompanyweretogiveasumofmoneytooneofthesecauses,itwouldbedifficulttochoosebetweenthem.31,Ibelievethatthecompany

shouldputthemoneytowardprotectingtheenvironmentforthefollowingreasons.

32,thestateoftheenvironmentaffectseveryone,anditaffectspeopleina

veryimportantway.Ifmankinddestroystheenvironment,wewillnotbeabletosurvive.Theartsareimportanttoourqualityoflife,buttheenvironmentisimportantbothtothequalityoflifeandtolifeitself.33,becauseindustrycausesmuchofthedamagetotheenvironment,Ibelievethatcompanieshavesomeresponsibilitytosupportconservationandcleanupefforts.Finally,protectingtheenvironmentisabiggerproblem,andsorequiresahigherleveloffundingthanthearts.Acompanydonationtotheartsmaybemorevisible,34onetotheprotectionoftheenvironmentwouldbemoremeaningful.

35,whileboththeartsandenvironmentalprotectionareworthycauses,Ibelievethecompanyshouldmakeitsdonationtoanenvironmentalcause.Theenvironmentaffectseveryoneinimportantwaysandprotectingitisabigjob.Hopefully,privatedonationswillhelptoimprovebothourenvironmentandourlives.

31.

a.

However

b.

Therefore

c.

Hence

32.

a.

First

b.

Inaddition

c.

Furthermore

33.

a.

Otherwise

b.

Likewise

c.

Second

34.

a.

then

b.

so

c.

but

35.

a.

However

b.

Inconclusion

c.

Atthesametime

Passagetwo:

Americanhasoftenbeenregardedasthelandofequalopportunity.36,acloselookatthehistoryoftheU.S.andthestateofminoritiesrevealsquiteadifferentpicture.OpportunitiesarestillnotequallyavailabletoallmembersofAmericansociety.37,womenarelargelyunderrepresentedintoppositionsinmanyfields

today.38,BlacksandHispanicsarealsounderrepresented.39,theymake

upalargepercentageofthoselivinginpoverty.40,Americaisalandofunequal

opportunities.

36.

a.

However

b.

Accordingly

c.

However

37.

a.

Additionally

b.

Forexample

c.

Onthecontrary

38.

a.

Similarly

b.

However

c.

Nevertheless

39.

a.

Atthesametime

b.

Furthermore

c.

Therefore

40.

a.

Moreover

b.

However

c.

Inreality

PartIIIReadingforBetterWriting（20%）

Passageone:

（2x5=10）

Directions:

ThefollowingsentencesarenumberedfromAtoKinarandomorder.

Usingwhatyouhavelearnedabouttheorganizationofbodyparagraphs,choosethebestanswerofeachofthequestionsfollowed,thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

sheeatsalotandneverseemstogetanyfatter.

AfterschoolshedoesherhomeworkinfiveminuteswhilewatchingTVatthesametime.

Earlythenextmorning,however,anunexpectedsnowstormforcedtheschooltocancelclassthatday,andofcoursetheexamwascancelledalongwithclasses.Onceshewenttoapartyuntilverylate,completelyforgettingaboutanimportantexamthenextday.

Forthefirsttimeshebecamequiteworried.

Whenshedoessomethingbad,shesmileshersmileandeverybodyisnolongerangry.

Shehasabeautifulsmilewhichmakesherpopularamongrelativesandfriends.Somepeoplearebornlucky,andIbelievemysisterJaneissuchapeoson.Herfavoritefoodishamburger,Frenchfriesandicecream.

Shedoesn'tnotstudyhardbutalwaysgetsgoodgrades.

JaneisjustthatsortofLuckyperson.

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

F.

G.H.I.

J.K.

Whichisthetopicsentence?

a.Jb.H

42.Whatarethesupportingsentences?

a.G,A,Jb.B,D,K

43.Whatarethedetailedsentences?

a.E,A,G,H,C,Kb.K,F,A,J,C

44.Whichistheconcludingsentence?

a.Ib.K

41.

c.

c.

c.

B,G,K

d.B

d.E,A,G

B,G,K,F,Hd.F,I,B,D,E,C

c.

45.Basedontheabovequestions,arrangesentencesAtoKintoacoherentparagraph.Whichisthebestlogicorder?

a.JKACEBFIHDG

c.HGFAIJBDECK

d.C

b.ACBJFEIDHGKd.BEIJADFGHKC

Passagetwo:

Directions:

Youaregoingtoreadapassageaboutthetipsondssertationwriting,followedbyalistof4examplesnumberedAtoDinthebox.Choosethebestexamplefromtheboxforeachsubheading46to49andcomplete50.Markyouranswersontheanswersheet.（2x5=10）

WhatisDissertation?

Dissertation,intheliteralsenseoftheterm,istodoresearchworksonarelevantproject,andtorepresentitintoprintedform.Theschoolleveldissertations,thoughnotverycomplex,requireasystematicapproachtofollow.However,thedissertationoneneedstodointhePhdlevelisundoubtedlyahugetask.Ineverydomainwritingdissertationtopicsisachallengingjobforstudents.Thebasicstepsoneshouldfollowwhilewritingdissertationareasbelow:

46.SelectionofTopic:

Youneedtoselect