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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