西安交通大学研究生一年级英语写作范文试题.docx

1、西安交通大学研究生一年级英语写作范文试题西安交通大学研究生一年级英语写作-范文试题Part I: Summary Writing (40 points)1. Content: 30 proper citation: the title, writers name; (5 points)theme: the author questions the relationship between busyness and success and points out the real significance of life; (5 points)key points: a. theres a wro

2、ng worship of busyness among modern people; (5 points) b. the secrete of the truly successful people is to learn what not to do; (5 points) c. the busiest people may never be successful; (5 points) d. even when the true success comes, people still should not forget what are more important in their l

3、ives; (5 points)2. Wording: 5 points (Copying of the original sentences should be avoided.)3. Mechanism: 5 points (coherence and conjunction) Part II: Essay Writing (60 points)Language: 40 points0-8Unable to express ideas; poor in coherence; full of serious language errors9-16Sometimes unclear in ex

4、pression, hardly coherent; with a lot of language errors, including some serious ones17-24Explicit in expressing ideas, basically coherent; but with a few language errors25-32Explicit and fluent in expressing ideas, coherent; only with several minor language errors33-40Very explicit and fluent in ex

5、pressing ideas, very coherent; almost without errorsContent: 15 points0-3 Wandering off4-6 Poor in relevance7-9 Basically relevant, ordinary opinions10-12 Relevant to the topic, with innovation13-15 Highly pertinent, deep insightStructure: 5pointsComplete format with:Hook (1 point), thesis statement

6、 (1 point), topic sentences (1 point), supporting sentences (1 point), concluding sentence (1 point).语言部分评分标准参考 （40分）0-8分 条理不清，思路紊乱，语言支离破碎或大部分句子均有错误，且多数为严重错误。9-16分 基本切题。表达思想不清楚，连贯性差。有较多的严重语言错误。17-24分 基本切题。有些地方表达思想不够清楚，文字勉强连贯；语言错误相当多，其中有一些是严重错误。25-32分 切题。表达思想清楚，文字连贯，但有少量语言错误。33-40分 切题。表达思想清楚，文字通顺，连贯性

7、较好，基本上无语言错误，仅有个别小错。内容：10分 结构：10分Summary范文So That Nobody Has To Go To School If They Dont WantCompulsory-attendance Laws Should Be Abolished In the article “So That Nobody Has To Go To School If They Dont want”, Roger Sipher makes his case for getting rid of compulsory-attendance laws in primary and

8、secondary schools with six arguments. These fall into three groupsfirst that education is for those who want to learn and by including those that dont want to learn, everyone suffers. Second, that grades would be reflective of effort and elementary school teachers wouldnt feel compelled to pass fail

9、ing students. Third, that schools would both save money and save face. Thus the elimination of compulsory-attendance laws will improve the quality of education. (101字)Secret to Longevity Lies in Genes, Study FindsAccording to the article, Dr. Thomas Perls and researchers have been doing studies and

10、tests to see if genes have anything to do with growing old. Dr. Thomas believes that not only good health, but genes could play a role. Their research has shown that many of the people that live to 90 and over share similarities in their DNA. Dr. Perls hopes that if genes have anything to do with ag

11、ing then they might be able to understand biochemical pathways. (81字)驳论文范文Merely based on the unfounded assumptions and dubious evidence, the statement draws the conclusion that unreasonable expectations of computers for education have yet to be realized. To substantiate the conclusion, the arguer p

12、oints out the evidence that working on the Internet especially finding and retrieving information from a website can sometimes be tedious and time consuming. And then he indicates that distance learning will cost a lot of fees. In addition, no students prefer to stick their nose in a computer rather

13、 than watch TV or go to school. Furthermore, he cites a result of recent survey in support of his recommendation. At first glance, this argument appears to be somewhat convincing, but further reflection reveals that it omits substantiate concerns that should be addressed in the argument. From the lo

14、gical perspective, the argument suffers from N logical flaws. The threshold problem with this argument is that sometimes using computers may be more convenient than traditional learning. First of all, though that various information is there on the Internet, we can also find much useful information

15、by useful methods. For example, we can easily find many scientific literatures on the Internet using search engines. On the contrary, its hard to imagine that you can definitely seek out a useful literature in library only by using several keywords. In addition, nowadays students can listen to many

16、famous universities classes on the Internet and it will benefit more people. Another problem that weakens that the logic of this argument is that besides the classes with charged on the Internet, there are many free resources on the Internet. As far as I can see, several major Chinese websites have

17、opened courses for free. And also most of the information on the Internet can be downloaded for free. Moreover distance learning can save the cost of attending to school. Before I come to my conclusion, it is necessary to point out the flaw involved in this argument. The arguer points out that no ch

18、ild would like to learn to use the computer. I can hardly accept this argument for learning by computer can be very interesting. With the use of multi-media, distance learning can be very attractive to children. And students will prefer to use computer rather than be bored to death by endless books

19、and stodgy teachers. To sum up, this arguer fails to substantiate his claim that finding information from a website can sometimes be tedious and time consuming, because the evidence he cited in the analysis does not lend strong support to what the argument maintains. To make the argument more convin

20、cing, the author would have to provide more information with regard to the cost of distance learning. Additionally, he would have to demonstrate that why distance learning is more boring than traditional learning. Therefore, if the argument had included the given factors discussed above, it would ha

21、ve been more logically acceptable. (481字)Along with the rapid development of science and technology, computers become more and more popular in our daily life. They can be used in various fields, such as calculation, simulation, communication and recreation. Of course, they have already invaded every

22、 aspect of education, from kindergarten through college. It is not uncommon for 6th graders to surf the Net, design their own home pages, and e-mail their friends or strangers they have met” on the Web. In fact, computer literacy is a reality for many junior high students and most high school studen

23、ts. In the midst of this technological explosion, computers have already brought benefits to education. But somebody disapproves of using computer technology in education; and they think it will not magically educate students. For example, the author of the article Computers and Education in America

24、” in our handbook of advanced writing, Dudley Erskine Devlin, had listed his points one by one. To begin with, the author queries whether computer technology can provide valuable information. However, he ignores the reality that Internet provides the most comprehensive and professional information s

25、paces, which are always convenient and free to use. For example, every academician and postgraduate may seek help from Wanfang Database” while they are searching through scholarly literatures for their scientific research. Indeed, computer online has become a necessity to supply the latest informati

26、on and the most efficient service. In other words, we can get nearly all information we need from the Net, without spending a lot of time leafing through too many books in the library. In addition, the author doesnt believe that every person has the skills to navigate the Web in any but the most sup

27、erficial way. Nevertheless, society is advancing with the passage of time, every one may become more and more familiar to computer technology for certain years, and the technology would become easier and easier to use at the same time. Finally and most importantly, the author is deeply worried about

28、 the nasty issue of pornography and the rampant commercialism on the Internet, which may establish incorrect value for college students by wasting their time and enticing them to be a degenerate. To the certain extent, it may be true; but without the Net, they can also be exposed to the unhealthy th

29、ings through other media, like books, TVs and so on. On the contrary, Internet can use network mask and firewalls to protect students from these negative in formations. As mentioned above, the computer is very important in schools, especially in high schools and universities. In a word, our study wo

30、uld not go on with computers online. Thus, negating computer and Internet in education is unadvisable, and what we should do is fully using it while reducing the negative influence. (456字)西安交通大学研究生高级英语写作期末考试试题姓名学 号英语班号考场所在院系考试日期Part I: Summary Writing (40 points)Read the following article carefully,

31、 and then write a summary of it in about 200 words. The Cult of Busyness - Barbara EhrenreichNot too long ago a former friend and soon-to-be acquaintance called me up to tell me how busy she was. A major report, upon which her professional future depended, was due in three days; her secretary was on

32、 strike; her housekeeper had fallen into the hands of the Immigration Department; she had two hours to prepare dinner party for eight; and she was late for her time-management class. Stress was taking its toll, she told me: her children resented the fact that she sometimes got their names mixed up, and she had taken to abusing white wine.All this put me at a distinct disadvantage, since the only thing I was doing at the time was holding the phone with one hand and attempting to touch the