枣庄学院成人教育《高级英语写作》期末考试复习题及参考答案

《高级英语写作》课程复习提纲

一、单选题

1.Fast service and low cost are important in the United States. （A ）

A、simple sentence

B、compound sentence

C、periodic sentence

D、complex sentence

2.What kind of figures of speech(修辞格)is used in the sentence “Thunder roared and a pouring rain started.”?（D ）

A、Metaphor

B、Personification

C、Simile

D、Hyperbole

3.What are good manners in one country may not be appropriate in another.（ C ）

A、simple sentence

B、compound sentence

C、complex sentence

D、compound-complex sentence

4.A paragraph is a:（ B ）

A、long paper of 500 to 750 words

B、short paper of 150 to 200 words

C、journal

D、topic sentence

5.A topic sentence is a(n):（A ）

A、opening point

B、series of details

C、paragraph

D、journal

6.An introductory paragraph should arouse the reader’s interest and __________ the main idea of the essay.（ B ）

A、ignore

B、introduce

C、develop

D、emphasize

7.In an essay that emphasizes_____, a writer tells a story that illustrates or explains some point. （B ）

A、description

B、narration

C、process

D、definition

8.In _____, a writer takes a strong position about an issue and defends that position by presenting solid reasons. （ D ）

A、exemplification

B、exposition

C、narration

D、argumentation

9.A recipe is an example of a piece of writing that emphasizes _____. （ B ）

A、comparison and/or contrast

B、process

C、narration

D、argumentation

10.If you want to write to a friend about a beautiful sunset, you would use writing that emphasizes _____. （ D ）

A、division-classification

B、definition

C、process

D、description

11.__________ does not contain in the principles of “choice of words”.（C ）

A、Conciseness

B、Appropriateness

C、Arbitrariness

D、Accuracy

12.A summary is also referred to as a(n) _____.（ C ）

A、outline

B、report

C、abstract

D、All of these

13.If your writing is clear, spelled accurately, and uses correct grammar, it will _____.（D ）

A、have unity

B、have support

C、have coherence

D、demonstrate effective sentence skills

14.Behind every successful man, there is a woman and behind every unsuccessful man, there are two.（ B ）

A、personification

B、antithesis

C、euphemism

D、oxymoron

15.According to the rules of writing a title, “__________”is correct.（A ）

A、My View on the Negative Effects of Smoking

B、The Way To Improve Our English-Speaking Ability

C、the war of Independence

D、the Myth of Chinese Literature

16.The farms were short of hands during the harvest season.（C ）

A、antithesis

B、metaphor

C、synecdoche

D、oxymoron

17.Which of the following sentences is correct with punctuation?（ D ）

A、My sister bought a lot of fruits for me, such as banana、orange、apple and pear.

B、We will go there, if it is fine tomorrow.

C、Why is he so happy today? Because he has won the lottery.

D、He asked, “Where are you from?”

18.This has made it necessary for agriculture to develop very quickly.（A ）

A、simple sentence

B、compound sentence

C、complex sentence

D、loose sentence

19.Although he had done all he could to come early, he missed the lecture.（C ）

A、simple sentence

B、compound sentence

C、periodic sentence

D、loose sentence

20.During _______, another person responds to your writing and marks possible trouble spots. （B ）

A、prewriting

B、peer review

C、writing a first draft

D、revising

21.We shall appreciate it if you will effect shipment as soon as possible, thus _______ our buyers to catch the brisk demand at the beginning of the season.（B ）

A、enable

B、enabling

C、enables

22.Which of the following sentences has punctuation error?（A ）

A、The alarm clock sounded, the students got up quickly.

B、The alarm clock sounded; the students got up quick.

C、The alarm clock sounded. The students got up quickly.

D、When the alarm clock sounded, the students got up quickly.

23.________ we appreciate your cooperation in giving us the information about your market, we regret that we are unable to reduce our price to the level you indicated.（C ）

A、Despite

B、Since

C、While

24._____ the quality, you must assure that we would get the goods produced in 2004.（B ）

A、In regard to

B、Due to

C、In view of

25.（修辞辨别）Selfless people are like cows, which eat straw but produce milk.（）

A、metaphor

B、Overstatement

C、Understatement

D、simile

二、填空题

1.There are two main types of definition -logical or (____formal____), and extended or (___informal_____).

2.The purpose of exposition is to (___inform_____); the purpose of argumentation, on the other