英语写作基础考试试题

全国2003年10月高等教育自学考试

英语写作基础试题

课程代码：00597

全部题目用英文作答。

I.重写句子(15 points,1.5points each)

Revise the following sentences according to the requirement.

Example:The history of English words in the history of our civilization in many ways.(periodic sentence)

In many ways, the history of English words is the history of our civilization.

1.I like roller-skating. I like ice-skating

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better.(compound sentence)

2.If you sit by the window facing the sun on a sunny winter day, you may feel nice and warm.(loose sentence)

3.Mary put the steak on the grill. The charcoal was burning evenly.(complex sentence)

4.His valuable papers were destroyed in the fire. Tom called the insurance company.(complex sentence)

5.I asked my friend if we should tip the driver when the bus tour ended.(periodic sentence)

6.Your uncle married my aunt. He is rich. She is poor.(simple sentence)

7.Jerry is smart. He should be able to handle eighteen credits this semester.(compound sentence)

8.I returned to school following a long illness. The math teacher gave me make-up work to do, but the history teacher made me drop her course.(compound-complex sentence)

9.Jack applied for a job. He went for an interview. He was

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hired.(parallel structure)

10.Meet me in the courtyard for dessert when you finish doing the dishes.(periodic sentence)

II.改写病句(15 points,3 points each)

Correct the errors in the following sentences.

11.The rain might last for a while, clouds covered the entire sky.

12.In the evening we would swim in the lake and dancing afterward.

13.That woman just bought her dog a milk shake in a red skirt.

14.To pass the course, your term paper must be handed in on time.

15.Harry wouldn’t make a good negotiator he doesn’t have the patience.

III.标出主题句(15 points,5 points each)

16.Choose the best topic sentence from the group below. Write the choice in the blank.

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A.I eat a lot of homemade ice cream.

B. Homemade ice cream is my favorite.

C.I have a homemade ice cream maker.

D.I miss homemade ice cream a lot.

Answer:______________________________________

17.Read the following paragraph and underline the topic sentence.

Tornados form under very special weather conditions, and these special weather conditions occur most often in inland areas, such as the central United States. A tornado forms when a layer of warm, dry air is on top of

a layer of cooler, moist air. This combination of dry,

warm air above wet, cool air creates a condition that causes the lower layer of air to lift up. As the lower air rises, both layers of air begin to rotate, to turn

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