(完整版)英语写作期末试题和答案解析(20201018190340)

Part I Multiple Choice(15%)

Directi ons: There are 15 in complete stateme nts in this part. For each statement there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best ONE to complete

the statement. (1 ' x 15=15 ')

1. According to the rules of writing a title, “__________ is correct.

A. The Way To Improve Our En glish-Speak ing Ability

B. My View on the Negative Effects of Ads

C. the Myth of a Negro Literature

D. the war of In depe ndence

2. Which of the followi ng senten ces has pun ctuati on error?

A. The alarm clock soun ded, the stude nts got up quickly.

B. The alarm clock soun ded; the stude nts got up quick.

C. The alarm clock soun ded. The stude nts got up quickly.

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

3. _________ does not contain in the principles of “choice of words ” .

A. Accuracy

B. Arbitrari ness

C. Appropriate ness

D. Con cise ness

4. What kind of figures of speech( 修辞格)is used in the sentence

“ This

elephant is like a snake as anybody can see. ” ?

A. Metaphor

B. Pers on ificatio n

C. Simile

D. Hyperbole

5. During the TV in terview, the sin ger announ ced that he was going to ________ h is new album soon.

A. release

B. renew

C. relieve

D. rehearse

6. Greatly agitated, I rushed to the apartment and tried the door, _________________ to find it locked.

A. only

B. just

C. hence

D. thus

7. As I ' ll be away for at least a year, I ' d appreciate _________________ from you now and the n telli ng me how every one is gett ing along.

A. heari ng

B. to hear

C. to be heari ng

D. hav ing heard

8. An introductory paragraph should arouse the reader ' s interest and

_________ the main idea of the essay.

A. ig nore

B. i ntroduce

C. develop

D. emphasize

9. Which of the following sentences contains a dangling modifier?

A. Coming up the hall, I heard the clock struck 10.

B. While Wen dywas driv ing on Gree nwoodAve nue yesterday after noon, a tree

bega n to fall toward her car.

C. When I was ten, my gran dfather died.

D. None of the above.

10. Which one is not used as a tran siti on word to give examples?

A. for in sta nee

B. such as

C. likewise

D. n amely

11. While making a good sentenee, the prineiples do not contain _______________

A. variety

B. cohere nee

C. unity

D. duality

12. “__________ is a compound sentence.

A. Her mother would rem ind her.

B. The rain fell for a week; therefore, every street in the city was flooded.

C. Because the rain fell for a week, every street in the city was flooded.

D. She wan ted to make sure that her mother was n ' t watch ing.

13. ________ is the core sentence of a paragraph.

A. Topic sentence

B. The first sentence

C. Support ing sentence

D. Con clud ing sentence

14. In the sentence “After the plane took off, Jessica still stood there

crying. ” , what is the function of the underlined part?

A. It ' s a prepositional phrase, functioning as an adverb.

B. It ' s not a phrase, but an adverbial clause.

C. It ' s not a phrase, but an independent clause.

D. It ' s a prepositional phrase, functioning as the subject.

15. In order to keep a paragraph cohere nt, we ofte n use the orga ni zati onal

patterns: _________

1) time order 2) space order 3) order of importa nee 4)order of gen erality

A. 1), 2), and 3)

B. 1), 2), and 4)

C. 2), 3), and 4)

D. 1), 2), 3), and 4)

Part II Correct Senten ces (15%)

Directi ons: The followi ng senten ces have some faults and correct them. (3 ' x 5 =

15 ')

1. There are many stude nts study in the classroom everyday.

2. Feeling hungry, I decided to walk to the village buy some food.

3. A man is judged not only by what he says but also by his deeds.

4. Every man, woma n, and child are en titled to join in the group.

5. Jane was trying to keep her bala nee but fin ally falls.