南京农业大学研究生英语写作考试试卷

一．改写句子

1. ①Faulty: It was raining hard, they could not work in the fields.

It was raining so hard that they could not work in the fields.

It was raining hard, so they could not work in the fields.

②Faulty: Looking out of the window, the grassland stretches as far as the eye can reach.

Looking out of the window, he (she, I ) can see the grassland stretching as far as the eye can reach ③Faulty: To get ready for the trip, all the things she needed were put into a suitcase.

To get ready for the trip, she put all the things she needed into a suitcase.

④Faulty: I am going to the lecture on modern Chinese drama, because he is a dramatist I like.

I am going to the lecture on modern Chinese drama, because the speaker is a dramatist I like

2. ①(F) The professor was absorbed in work who did not notice my presence.

(T) Absorbed in work, the professor die not notice my presence.

②(F) If you start early, you will get there at noon.

(T) Starting early will get you there at noon.

3. ①(clumsy sentence) The young man drove the old truck at top speed and the motor was damaged. (improved) The young man drove the old truck at top speed and damaged the motor.

②(clumsy sentence) The professor left the classroom after the lecture was finished.

(improved sentence) The professor left the classroom after he finished the lecture.

4. ① He worked late into the night but gets up early the next morning.

He worked late into the night but got up early the next morning.

②Those who are imprisoned find it hard a job after they have been released

Those who had been imprisoned find it hard to find a job after they have been released.

补：He sat alone by himself.

In the year 1840 the Opium War broke ou t.

He returned back home after he graduated from college.

The cause of the flood was due to the heavy rain in late spring.

He was asked to repeat the sentence again.

There are more books in their library than in our library.

5. ①Crossing the bridge, our university campus came in sight.

Crossing the bridge we came in sight of our university campus.

After we crossed the bridge, we came in sight of our university campus.

②Used properly, we can make our writing vivid, impressive, and interesting.

Used properly, figures of speech can make our writing vivid, impressive, and interesting.

If we use figures of speech properly we can make our writing vivid, impressive, and interesting.

6. ①On seeing the old photo, my childhood came back to my memory.

When I saw the old photo, I recalled my childhood.

On seeing the old photo, I recalled my childhood.

②After reading the letter my heart throbbed violently.

After reading the letter I felt my heart throbbing violently.

After I had read the letter, my heart throbbed violently.

7. ①To be well-informed, reading widely is necessary.

To be well-informed, we need to read widely.

②To be admitted to college, the entrance examination must be passed.

To be admitted to college, a candidate must pass the entrance examination.

8. ① While absorbed in reading, an unexpected visitor called.

While she was absorbed in reading, an unexpected visitor called.

(2) When a child, his parents left him in the care of his grandmother.

When he was a child, his parents left him in the care of his grandmother.

二.合并句子

1. ① (short sentence): I returned to my room. There was a note under my door. It was from Bill. He said he was in the town liking for a job. He hadn’t found anything yet. He was sorry to have missed me.

(Modified) When I returned to my room, I found a note from Bill under the door. He said he was in the town looking for a job, but hadn’t found anything yet. He added that he was sorry to have missed me.

②(short sentence) That day it was very cold. A fierce wind was blowing. It was snowing hard.

(long sentence) With a heavy snow and a fierce wind, it was really a cold day.

③(short sentence ) Wang stood there before us. He talked in a low voice. His voice was earnest. We felt in him sincerity and dedication. These qualities are not common to ordinary men.

(long sentence) As Wang stood before us talking in his low but earnest voice, we felt in him sincerity and dedication not common to ordinary men

2. ①The tourists were caught in the rain and soaked through. They hurried back to the Guest House.

Caught in the rain and soaked through, the tourists hurried back to the Guest House.

②The Wuyi Mountains are noted as the most picturesque area in southeast China. The mountains extend more than 500 kilometers along the border of Fujian and Jiangxi. Extending more than 500 kilometers along the border of Fujian and Jiangxi, the Wuyi Mountains are noted as the most picturesque area in southeast China.

三.修辞

1. ①He was like a cock who thought the sun had risen to hear him crow.

②Like water flowing on, grief will ever last.

③Our village is no less beautiful than this picture.

修辞：Simile（明喻）：The simile is one of the commonest figures of speech in all kinds of English writings. Its chief function is to draw sharp pictures in the mind through comparisons, to give deeper insight into things, persons and ideas through suggestive association, or to explain abstract, complicated ideas in simple, concrete imagery.