2015年自考英语写作基础试题及答案

　　I。修改病句（15points，3pointseach）
　　Correcttheerrorsinthefollowingsentences。
　　Example：Afterseeinganoffensivemouthwashadontelevision。Iresolvednevertobuythatbrandagain。
　　Afterseeinganoffensivemouthwashadontelevision，Iresolvednevertobuythatbrandagain。
　　11。Mr。BakerusedtoteachartsinMemorialHighSchoolIusedtobeastudentthere。
　　12。Myparentsboughtahousefromamanwithnoinsideplumbing。
　　13。TheWorldWideWebiseasytouse。Loadedwithlinksandgraphics。
　　14。Topleasethechildren，somefireworksweresetoffadayearlier。
　　15。Thetribeemphasizedcollectivesurvival，mutualaidandbeingresponsibleforoneanother。
　　II。重写句子（15points，1。5pointseach）
　　Reviseeachofthefollowingsentencesaccordingtotherequirementinbrackets。
　　Example：ThehistoryofEnglishwordsisthehistoryofourcivilizationinmanyways。（periodicsentence）
　　Inmanyways，thehistoryofEnglishwordsisthehistoryofourcivilization。
　　1。Learninganewlanguagedemandstime。Itneedspatiencetoo。（simplesentence）
　　2。Baconsteppedtothefrontoftheroom。Hetrippedoverthemicrophonecord。（compoundsentence）
　　3。Harrisonrsquo；sChemicalCorporationisacompany。Itsponsorsimportantresearch。（complexsentence）
　　4。Welookedatonlytwohousesbeforebuyingthehouseofourdreams。（periodicsentence）
　　5。Pigeonsadjusttofarmlife。Theyadjusttocitystreets。Incitystreetstheypecktheirlivelihoodsfromgarageheaps。（compoundcomplexsentence）
　　6。Shewasgreatlydisappointedtofindthatthepicturedidnotlooklikeher。（sentencewithtoopener）
　　7。Hecutthegrass。Shetrimmedthebushes。Thechildrenswepttheclippingsandputthemintoplasticbags。（longsentence）
　　8。Shestoodthere。Shewatchedthefairwomanwalkdownthelonglineofgallerieswithgraceandmajesty。（sentencewithamodifyingphrase）
　　9。Tomwenttocollege。HisbrotherJamesdidnrsquo；t。Jameshadaveryweakheart。（compoundcomplexsentence）
　　10。Afterlosinghisglasses，Tomdrovedownthewrongsideofthestreet。Heranastopsign，andwentthroughtworedlights。（sentencewithparallelstructure）
　　III。辨认主题句（15points，5pointseach）
　　16。Choosethebesttopicsentencefromthefouroptionsbelow。Writethecorrespondingletterofyourchoiceintheblankprovided。
　　〔A〕Eachofusinheritsaculturemadeup，inpart，ofcommonlyacceptedknowledge。
　　〔B〕Wemayalsolearnthateatingtoomuchcandywilldecayourteeth。
　　〔C〕Wemaylearnfromothersthattheearthrevolvesaroundthesun。
　　〔D〕Thesearethethingsthateverybodyknows。
　　Yourchoice：
　　17。Readthefollowingparagraphandunderlinethetopicsentence。
　　Paraphrasing，aswellasquotation，isanessentialskillinwritingresearchpapers。Paraphrasingisusedfordifferentpurposes。Someparaphraseswillbedesignatedtosupportalreadyexistingevidence。Otherswillreinforceargumentationagainstevidence。Stillotherswillhelptodevelopexistingargumentsandprovidebackupforanyconclusiondrawninthecourseofwriting。Dependingonthefunction，paraphraseswillbeintroducedinaccordancewiththeiruniquecontext。
　　18。Readthefollowingparagraphandchoosethebesttopicsentencefromthefouroptionsthatfollow。Writethecorrespondingletterofyourchoiceintheblankprovided。
　　Mostadultssleepbetweensevenandninehours，butoccasionallypeopleturnupwhoneedtwelvehoursorso，whilesomeraretypescangetbyonthreeorfour。Rarestofallarethoselegendarytypeswhorequirealmostnosleepatall；respectedresearchershaverecentlystudiedthreesuchpeople。Oneofthemahealthy，happywomaninherseventiessleepsaboutanhoureverytwoorthreedays。Theothertwoaremeninearlymiddleage，whogetbyonafewminutesanight。Oneofthemcomplainsaboutthedailyfifteenminutesorsohersquo；sforcedtoldquo；wasterdquo；insleeping。
　　〔A〕Sleepisawasteoftime。
　　〔B〕Adequatesleepinghoursareessentialformostadults。
　　〔C〕Adultsandteenagersvarywidelyintheirsleepinghabits。
　　〔D〕Afactaboutsleepisthatinpidualneedsforitvarywidely。
　　Yourchoice：
　　IV。重新组合段落（5points，1pointeach）
　　19。Rearrangethefollowingsentencessothattheyreadlogically。Putthecorrespondinglettersinapropersequenceintheboxesprovidedbelow。Thepositionsofsomesentenceshavebeengiven。
　　〔A〕Wegenerallyrecognizethatfuturecircumstancesaresomehowcausedorconditionedbypresentones。
　　〔B〕Besides，wealsolearnthatsuchpatternsofcauseandeffectareprobabilisticinnature。
　　〔C〕Thus，studentslearnthatstudyinghardproducesgoodgradesinmostinstances，butnoteverytime。
　　〔D〕Humansseempredisposedtoundertakethistaskbyusingcausalandprobabilisticreasoning。
　　〔E〕Practicallyallpeople，andmanyotheranimalsaswell，exhibitadesiretopredicttheirfuturecircumstances。
　　〔F〕Welearnthatgettinganeducationwillaffecthowmuchmoneyweearnlaterinlifeandthatswimmingbeyondthereefmaybringanunhappyencounterwithashark。
　　〔G〕Thatis，theeffectsoccurmoreoftenwhenthecausesoccurthanwhenthecausesareabsentbutnotalways。
　　〔H〕Sharks，ontheotherhandwhetherornottheyreasonthematterthroughmaylearnthathangingaroundthereefoftenbringsahappyencounterwithunhappyswimmers。
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　　V。划掉与段落内容无关的句子（10points，5pointseach）
　　20。ReadthefollowingparagraphandcrossouttheTWOirrelevantsentences。
　　NovemberandDecemberarewonderfulmonthsforgardeninginSt。Petersburg，Florida。Whileresidentsofnorthernstatesaremoreconcernedwithpreparationsforwinter，gardenersontheSuncoastofFloridacanenjoynaturalcircumstancesthatenhancetheirefforts。FootballenthusiastsinNovemberandDecembercanenjoythesportthroughoutthecountry。TemperaturesinFloridaarewarmenoughtogrowabundantamountsofflowersandvegetables。FlowerscanbeseeneverywhereintheUS。Plantsandgardenersarerelativelyfreefromtheannoyingbugpopulationsthatpresentproblemsduringthesummer。Ifyouenjoygardening，yoursquo；llfindNovemberandDecembergoodmonthsinSt。Petersburg，Florida。
　　。写信（40points）
　　21。WritealettertoapplyforapositionofsecretaryinaforeigntradecompanyadvertisedinanewspaperonJuly15，2010。WritetotellMr。Heba，themanagerofthecompany，yourinterestintheposition，yourqualifications，andyourworkexperience。Donrsquo；tforgettomentionyourresumeandtworeferencelettersenclosed，yourphonenumber（5555555），andyouremailaddress（liping126。com）forfurthercontact。PleasesignyournameasLiPing。（150200words）