全国2006年10月高等教育自学考试
英语写作基础试题
课程代码：00597
I. 重写句子（15 points, 1.5 points each）
Revise the following sentences according to the requirement.
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. Character building begins in our infancy, and it continues until death.(simple sentence)
2. He hasn’t got much experience of teaching children. He’s patient and keen to learn.(compound sentence)
3. A child’s life is like a piece of paper. On it every passerby leaves a mark. (complex sentence)
4. The wise and good gain wisdom for the future from their errors and mistakes. (periodic sentence)
5. The world is full of wonders. Some of them we don’t discover until we’re all grown-up. (compound-complex sentence)
6. People acting together as a group can accomplish things. No individual acting alone could ever hope to accomplish those things.(complex sentence)
7.A reserved person never tells you anything about himself, and you may work with him for years without ever knowing his address. (compound-complex sentence)
8. How much there is to learn and how much I don’t yet know is one of the most important things I’ve learned. (periodic sentence)
9. They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world. He needs someone to love. He needs something to do and something to hope for. (parallel structure)
10. In 1962, Rachel Carson published her book Silent Spring. Rachel Carson was an American marine scientist and writer of popular science. The book aroused worldwide concern for the protection of the environment. (long sentence)
II. 改写病句（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.
After seeing an offensive mouthwash ad on television, I resolved never to buy that brand again.
11. A brother may not be a friend, a friend will always be a brother.
12. Speaking before a group of examiners, the girl’s knees shook badly.
13. The article is difficult to understand not because the vocabulary is technical but because of the complicated sentence structure.
14. Our teacher showed us how to create E-cards on the computer with a来源:91exam.orgn encouraging smile.(misplaced modifier)
15. We should budget carefully. Even though our income has been greatly increasing.
III. 标出主题句（15 points, 5 points each）
Figure out the topic sentence.
16. Choose the best topic sentence from the group below. Write the choice in the blank.
A. Music is an important part of my life.
B. When I feel low, music cheers me up.
C. I studied music at primary school for six years.
D. I am a member of the pop music club of my college.
Answer:_______________________________________
17. Read the following paragraph and underline the topic sentence.
   Apart from its heavy demands on time and money, campus love, though its sincerity should not be doubted, may not be able to stand the test of time. It is relatively easy to maintain a stable relationship on campus, but upon graduation when lovers are faced with different choices—further education or job, staying at home or going abroad—they begin to pursue their respective interests. As a result, lovers may go their separate ways. According to a survey conducted by Nanjing University, 13.6% of campus lovers split up within the one or two months before graduation. Also, due to college students’ limited social contacts, the people they develop romantic relationships with are usually their classmates, schoolmates, or friends they get to know in intercollegiate activities. Once they enter society and meet more people, their idea of a good partner may change and they will probably find someone more suitable for themselves. Thus, campus love gradually perishes as time goes by.
18. Read the following paragraph carefully and select the best topic sentence from the four possible answers that follow the paragraph.
Topic sentence:_____________________________________
I love sunny days because they are ideal for outings. I remember the sunny weekend when two roommates and I had a marvelous time in the old Summer Palace. Under the blue sky, the trees are bathed in golden light. On rainy days, I enjoy the sound of raindrops beating on the windowpanes. I watch the rain washing the trees and grass clean, knowing they will glitter when it clears up and hoping a rainbow will follow. In winter, a heavy snowfall offers a different type of pleasure. Cold as it often is, I always go outdoors and leave my footprints in the thick snow while throwing snowballs and making snowmen with my fellow students.
A. A person should learn to be happy in all weathers.
B. One’s mood should not be affected by bad weather.
C. People usually prefer fine weather to severe weather.
D. I enjoy both sunny weather and rainy or snowy weather.
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. George is the best example of this kind of friends; we’ve known each other since we began school; I trust George and can tell him my deepest feelings.
20. Missing, however, is the feeling of trust I share with George: we are friends who are just “friends”, not “close friends.”
21. I have three kinds of friends in my life: close friends, ordinary friends and acquaintances.
22. Finally, I have friends who are just “acquaintances”; these are people I occasionally see at parties or sit next to in class.
23. My life is richer for these three types of friends, for they provide me with a healthy variety of company.
24. We chat and are friendly with one another if we happen to meet, but that is as far as we go: we don’t plan things together.
25. My second type of friends, “ordinary friends” are people I like and do things with.
26. The first type, my close friends, are people whom I have known most of my life and who love and accept me for myself.
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V. 标出与段落内容无关的句子（10 points）
Read the following paragraphs and cross out the irrelevant sentences.
Good manners are necessary to succeed in business and social situations. As we grow, we become more and more polite.
In the work place, good manners can make the difference between getting a job and staying unemployed. When calling to set up an interview, one should be polite and professional to the person answering the phone. Arriving at the interview on time, properly dressed, is another way to impress the boss. Several days after the interview it is polite to send a letter thanking the interviewer for his or her time. Having good manners like these can increase one’s chances of success in the work place. Bad manners are the opposite of good manners.
Manners are also important in social situations such as parties. When a friend calls with a party invitation, one should check the date and either accept or decline. Responding promptly to an invitation is an example of good social manners. When attending the party, one should not bring people along who weren’t invited. A guest who shows up with five or six other people will probably not be invited again. When leaving the party it is polite to thank the host and ask if he or she needs any help cleaning up. Friends feel appreciated when they are treated this way.
VI. 写信（40 points）
Write a letter.
Your high school friend, Wang Ning, was admitted to the English Department, Fudan University. You(Go Dan) write him or her a letter of congratulations, in which you tell him/her:
1) how happy you were to hear the news;
2) how proud you felt for his/her acceptance by such a prestigious university;
3) what you think he/she will achieve at college and what you think he/she needs to do at present.
   (150-200 words)