2018年10月全国自考英语写作

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　　2011年10月全国自考英语写作

　　I.重写句子(15 points，1.5 points each)

　　Revise each of the following sentences according to the requirement in brackets.

　　Example: The history of English words is the history of our civilization in many ways. (periodic sentence) 1. Learning a new language demands time. It needs patience too. (simple sentence)

　　2. Bacon stepped to the front of the room. He tripped over the microphone cord. (compound sentence)

　　3. Harrison’s Chemical Corporation is a company. It sponsors important research. (complex sentence)

　　4. We looked at only two houses before buying the house of our dreams. (periodic sentence)

　　5. Pigeons adjust to farm life. They adjust to city streets. In city streets they peck their livelihoods from garage heaps. (compound-complex sentence)

　　6. She was greatly disappointed to find that the picture did not look like her. (sentence with to opener)

　　7. He cut the grass. She trimmed the bushes. The children swept the clippings and put them into plastic bags. (long sentence)

　　8. She stood there. She watched the fair woman walk down the long line of galleries with grace and majesty. (sentence with a modifying phrase)

　　9. Tom went to college. His brother James didn’t. James had a very weak heart. (compound-complex sentence )

　　10. After losing his glasses，Tom drove down the wrong side of the street. He ran a stop sign，and went through two red lights.

　　(sentence with parallel structure)

　　II.修改病句(15 points，3 points each)

　　Correct the errors in the following sentences.

　　Example: After seeing an offensive mouthwash ad on television. I resolved never to buy that brand again.

　　11. Mr. Baker used to teach arts in Memorial High School I used to be a student there.

　　12. My parents bought a house from a man with no inside plumbing.

　　13. The World Wide Web is easy to use. Loaded with links and graphics.

　　14. To please the children，some fireworks were set off a day earlier.

　　15. The tribe emphasized collective survival，mutual aid and being responsible for one another.

　　III.辨认主题句(15 points，5 points each)

　　16. Choose the best topic sentence from the four options below. Write the corresponding letter of your choice in the blank

　　provided.

　　[A] Each of us inherits a culture made up，in part，of commonly accepted knowledge.

　　[B] We may also learn that eating too much candy will decay our teeth.

　　[C] We may learn from others that the earth revolves around the sun.

　　[D] These are the things that everybody knows.

　　Your choice: ________

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

　　Paraphrasing，as well as quotation，is an essential skill in writing research papers. Paraphrasing is used for different purposes. Some paraphrases will be designated to support already existing evidence. Others will reinforce argumentation against evidence. Still others will help to develop existing arguments and provide back-up for any conclusion drawn in the course of writing. Depending on the function，paraphrases will be introduced in accordance with their unique context.

　　18. Read the following paragraph and choose the best topic sentence from the four options that follow. Write the corresponding letter of your choice in the blank provided.

　　Most adults sleep between seven and nine hours，but occasionally people turn up who need twelve hours or so，while some rare types can get by on three or four. Rarest of all are those legendary types who require almost no sleep at all; respected researchers have recently studied three such people. One of them—a healthy，happy woman in her seventies—sleeps about an hour every two or three days. The other two are men in early middle age，who get by on a few minutes a night. One of them complains about the daily fifteen minutes or so he’s forced to “waste” in sleeping.

　　[A] Sleep is a waste of time.

　　[B] Adequate sleeping hours are essential for most adults.

　　[C] Adults and teenagers vary widely in their sleeping habits.

　　[D] A fact about sleep is that individual needs for it vary widely.

　　Your choice:__________

　　IV.重新组合段落(5 points，1 point each)

　　19. Rearrange the following sentences so that they read logically. Put the corresponding letters in a proper sequence in the

　　boxes provided below. The positions of some sentences have been given.

　　[A] We generally recognize that future circumstances are somehow caused or conditioned by present ones.

　　[B] Besides，we also learn that such patterns of cause and effect are probabilistic in nature.

　　[C] Thus, students learn that studying hard produces good grades in most instances，but not every time.

　　[D] Humans seem predisposed to undertake this task by using causal and probabilistic reasoning.

　　[E] Practically all people，and many other animals as well，exhibit a desire to predict their future circumstances.

　　[F] We learn that getting an education will affect how much money we earn later in life and that swimming beyond the

　　reef may bring an unhappy encounter with a shark.

　　[G] That is，the effects occur more often when the causes occur than when the causes are absent—but not always.

　　[H] Sharks，on the other hand—whether or not they reason the matter through—may learn that hanging around the reef

　　often brings a happy encounter with unhappy swimmers.

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　　V.划掉与段落内容无关的句子(10 points，5 points each)

　　20. Read the following paragraph and cross out the TWO irrelevant sentences.

　　November and December are wonderful months for gardening in St. Petersburg, Florida. While residents of northern states are more concerned with preparations for winter，gardeners on the Sun coast of Florida can enjoy natural circumstances that enhance their efforts. Football enthusiasts in November and December can enjoy the sport throughout the country. Temperatures in Florida are warm enough to grow abundant amounts of flowers and vegetables. Flowers can be seen everywhere in the US. Plants and gardeners are relatively free from the annoying bug populations that present problems during the summer. If you enjoy gardening，you’ll find November and December good months in St. Petersburg，Florida. Ⅵ.写信(40 points)

　　21. Write a letter to apply for a position of secretary in a foreign trade company advertised in a newspaper on July 15，2010.

　　Write to tell Mr. Heba，the manager of the company，your interest in the position，your qualifications，and your work experience. Don’t forget to mention your resume and two reference letters enclosed，your phone number (555-5555)，and your email address (liping@126-k) for further contact. Please sign your name as Li Ping. (150-200 words)

　　全国2011年1月高等教育自学考试

　　I.重写句子 (20 points, 2 points each)

　　Revise the following sentences according to the requirements.

　　Example: The history of English words is 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. Only thirty percent of the local people owned cars at that time. ( periodic sentence)

　　2. He came too late, so he did not see the first part of the play. ( simple sentence)

　　3. They are true sisters. It is clear from the facial resemblance between them. ( sentence with a subject clause)

　　4. He left the room and hummed a tune. (sentence with a verb-ing phrase)

　　5. The girl cried sadly as she was locked outside. (sentence with a verb-ed phrase)

　　6. The professor came into the classroom. He had two books in his hand. (prepositional phrase)

　　7. He knocked the door again and again. There was no answer. (compound sentence)

　　8. I wrote this letter yesterday. I forgot to post it. (complex sentence)

　　9. I had planned to go to Australia last summer. It was too expensive. I went to Vietnam instead. ( compound-complex sentence)

　　10. The boy can sing very well. He can also dance very well. (sentence with parallel structure)

　　II.改写病句 (15 points, 3 points each)

　　Correct the errors in the following sentences.

　　Example: Made by his mother, Tony ate up the cake.

　　Tony ate up the cake made by his mother.

　　11. Small businesses often grow into large ones. Adding to the economy vitality.

　　12. Failure turns out to be a valuable learning experience for those. Who may be successful the second or third time.

　　13. Americans buy many things on credit, stocks are no exception.

　　14. Having got the land, the laws were changed by the farmers.

　　15. Their requests include railroad regulations, tax deductions and to make education cheaper.

　　III.标出主题句 (15 points, 5 points each)

　　16. Choose the best topic sentence from the group below by writing A, B, C or D.

　　A. There are different types of social worker careers.

　　B. A social worker can help a child find a home.

　　C. A mental health social worker helps people deal with depression.

　　D. A medical social worker helps people with diseases.

　　Answer:_________________________

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

　　The central role of women in horticultural (农耕) societies tends to have political and sociological consequences. It is the women who own and manage their garden plots and pass them on to the next generation. It is the women who decide when their soil is depleted and where the village should move to clear more fertile ground. One of the more interesting aspects of horticultural societies is that it is often women who exercise political power and authority in their society. Anthropologists (人类学家) and travellers alike call attention to the special standing and respect that women enjoy in Austronesian cultures generally and the Philippines in particular. The honored position of women in Austronesian and Philippine society, more than likely, remains a legacy (遗产) from their, not so distant, horticultural prehistory.

　　18. Read the following paragraph carefully and choose the best topic sentence from the four possible answers that follow the paragraph by writing A, B, C or D.

　　Since there are more than 80 million current and former smokers in the United States, a widespread CT scanning program of at-risk individuals would De enormously costly. Low-dose CT scans also expose patients to considerably more radiation than standard chest

　　X-rays do, and little is known about how the cumulative risks of years of such scans would balance out with the benefits of the information they provide. Also, more scans would also mean more false positive results, leading to more additional tests and surgical procedures performed on people who do not turn out to have any disease, further complicating the picture.

　　A. CT scans should be improved in more than one way.

　　B. CT scans can be very costly in the United States.

　　C. CT scans may not present clear picture for patients and doctors.

　　D. There are disadvantages in using CT scans to fight diseases.

　　Topic sentence : _________________________

　　IV. 重新组合段落 ( 10 points, 2 points each)

　　Rearrange the following numbered sentences so that they will read logically. Put the numbers in proper sequence in the boxes provided below.

　　19. Imitative words are words that sound like the thing or action they stand for.

　　20. The other one fifth is made up partly of borrowed words and partly of three other kinds of words: words from the names of peoples and places; imitative words; and invented words.

　　21. But there are probably more.

　　22. The old words which were born centuries ago in the Anglo-Saxon, Germanic and French languages make up four fifths of the English language.

　　23. Scholars guess that English has about 600, 000 words.

　　24. There is no need to say anything about these words, for they speak for themselves.

　　25. Ampere, volt and watt are all units of electricity, and they are named for the men who discovered them.

　　26. New words continue to come into the language at such a rate that no dictionary could possibly keep up with them.

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　　V. 标出与段落内容无关的句子(10 points, 5 points each)

　　Read the following paragraph and underline the TWO irrelevant sentences.

　　The way in which people use social space reflects their social relationships and their ethnic identity. Children often sleep with parents, and brothers or sisters share a bed. Early immigrants to America from Europe brought with them a collective style of living, which they retained until late in the 18th century. Historical records document a group-oriented existence, in which one room was used for eating, entertaining guests, and sleeping. People ate soups from a communal pot, shared drinking cups, and used a common pit toilet. In Mexico, the meaning and organization of domestic space is strikingly different. With the development of ideas about individualism, people soon began to shift to the use of individual cups and plates and the use of private toilets. They began to build their houses wit

　　h separate rooms to entertain guests, separate bedrooms for sleeping, separate work areas, and separate bathrooms.

　　VI. 写信 (30 points)

　　Write a letter according to the following situation: you (Zhang Liming) were told by Mr. Liu Kai, Manager of the Business Book Publishing, that Yuren Publishing House is expecting to make some additions to its accounting staff and you decide to apply for the post. In your letter, make sure you mention your qualifications and previous experience relevant to the job. You should also express your hope to get an interview and your willingness to provide any information if necessary. Remember to leave your mobile phone number (136××××××43) for further contact. (150-200 words )

　　全国2003年10月英语写作基础试题

　　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)

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

　　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 around and around. The air begins to rotate faster and faster because of centrifugal(离心的) force. The tornado has a center called an “eye” and the air rotates quickly around this eye.

　　18.Read the following paragraph carefully and select the best topic sentence from the four possible answers that follow the paragraph.

　　Topic Sentence:____________________________________

　　First, I have the whole week off from the stationery store because it’s going to be closed. My friends are all staying in town, so there will be plenty to do. We’ll go to Central Park during the day and rent movies or go downtown in the evenings. I’ve also saved enough money to visit my cousin in Buffalo for a couple of days, and we always have a good time together. This could be the best Easter week I would have had in a long time, especially because I don’t have to work.

　　A. I am going to have a very long vacation.

　　B. Easter is a very important holiday.

　　C. Easter week is going to be terrific.

　　D. I like wonderful holidays.

　　IV.重新组合段落(5 points,1 point each)

　　Rearrange the following numbered sentences so that they will read logically.Put the numbers in proper sequence in the boxes provided below.

　　19.Wines must be drunk quickly once they are opened, otherwise bacteria will use the air to convert the alcohol to vinegar.

　　20.Red wine is made from dark grapes, and white wine from whiter grapes or from dark grapes whose skins have been removed from the wine press at an early stage.

　　21.Wine is the fermented juice of fresh grapes.

　　22.The bacteria are killed by a higher alcohol content than is found in wine and that is why sherry and port, the specialties of Spain and Portugal, are fortified by the addition of spirits to make them last longer.

　　23.Wine was made in England in the Middle Ages, but the climate is not really suitable for grapevines.

　　24.In wine-making, the grapes are crushed in a wine press and the yeast converts the sugar to alcohol, when there is no air present, by a process called fermentation.

　　25.The most famous wine-making countries are France, Germany and Italy.

　　V. Read the following paragraph and cross out irrelevant sentences.

　　The chief reasons people wear masks are these: to have fun, to protect themselves, to disguise themselves, and to acquire a new identity. Masks are very useful. At Halloween, children wear masks for fun; they may, of course, also think they are disguising themselves, but chiefly their motive is to experience the joy of saying “boo” to someone. Soldiers wore masks for protection, in ancient times against swords and battle-axes, in more recent times against poison gas. Bank robbers wear masks to disguise themselves, and though of course this disguise is a sort of protection, a robber’s reason for wearing a mask is fairly distinct from a soldier’s. All of these reasons so far are easily understood, but we may have more trouble grasping the reason that primitive people use masks in religious rituals. Some ritual masks seem merely to be attempts to frighten away evil spirits, and some seem merely to be disguises so that the evil spirits will not know who the wearer is. The masks are usually made of paper. But most religious masks are worn with the idea that the wearer acquires, through a union       with supernatural powers, a new identity, and thus in effect becomes—really becomes, not merely pretends to be—a new person.

　　VI.写信(40 points)

　　Write a letter to your friend according to the following situation: You(Weiping) haven’t heard from your friend(Zhijie) since the SARS outbreak. You tell him or her about yourself and the general situation in Beijing during that period. Since Beijing was taken off the list of SARS-infected areas, things have gradually come back to normal. You would encourage him or her to come for a visit in autumn, as it is the best season of the year.(150-200 words)