英语写作期末试卷
Part I Multiple Choice(15%)
Directions:There are 15 incomplete statements in this part. For each statement there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best ONE to complete the
statement. (1’x 15=15’)
1. According to the rules of writing a title, “__________” is correct.
A. The Way To Improve Our English-Speaking Ability
B. My View on the Negative Effects of Ads
C. the Myth of a Negro Literature
D. the war of Independence
2. Which of the following sentences has punctuation error?
A. The alarm clock sounded, the students got up quickly.
B. The alarm clock sounded; the students got up quick.
C. The alarm clock sounded. The students got up quickly.
D. When the alarm clock sounded, the students got up quickly.
3. __________ does not contain in the principles of “choice of words”.
A. Accuracy
B. Arbitrariness
C. Appropriateness
D. Conciseness
4. What kind of figures of speech(修辞格)is used in the sentence “This elephant is like a snake as anybody can see.”?
A. Metaphor
B. Personification
C. Simile
D. Hyperbole
5. During the TV interview, the singer announced that he was going to _____his new album soon.
A.release
B. renew
C. relieve
D. rehearse
6. Greatly agitated, I rushed to the apartment and tried the door, __________ to find it locked.
A. only
B. just
C. hence
D. thus
7. As I’ll be away for at least a year, I’d appreciate __________ from you now and then telling me how everyone is getting along.
A. hearing
B. to hear
C. to be hearing
D. having heard
8. An introductory paragraph should arouse the reader’s interest and __________ the main idea of the essay.
A. ignore
B. introduce
C. develop
D. emphasize
9. Which of the following sentences contains a dangling modifier?
A. Coming up the hall, I heard the clock struck 10.
B. While Wendy was driving on Greenwood Avenue yesterday afternoon, a tree began
to fall toward her car.
C. When I was ten, my grandfather died.
D. None of the above.
10. Which one is not used as a transition word to give examples?
A. for instance
B. such as
C. likewise
D. namely
11. While making a good sentence, the principles do not contain __________.
A. variety
B. coherence
C. unity
D. duality
12. “__________” is a compound sentence.
A. Her mother would remind her.
B. The rain fell for a week; therefore, every street in the city was flooded.
C. Because the rain fell for a week, every street in the city was flooded.
D. She wanted to make sure that her mother wasn’t watching.
13. __________ is the core sentence of a paragraph.
A. Topic sentence
B. The first sentence
C. Supporting sentence
D. Concluding sentence
14. In the sentence “After the plane took off, Jessica still stood there crying.”, what is the
function of the underlined part?
A. It’s a prepositional phrase, functioning as an adverb.
B. It’s not a phrase, but an adverbial clause.
C. It’s not a phrase, but an independent clause.
D. It’s a prepositional phrase, functioning as the subject.
15. In order to keep a paragraph coherent, we often use the organizational patterns:
__________.
1) time order 2) space order 3) order of importance 4)order of generality
A. 1), 2), and 3)
B. 1), 2), and 4)
C. 2), 3), and 4)
D. 1), 2), 3), and 4)
Part II Correct Sentences (15%)
Directions: The following sentences have some faults and correct them. (3’x 5 = 15’) 1. There are many students study in the classroom everyday.
2. Feeling hungry, I decided to walk to the village buy some food.
3. A man is judged not only by what he says but also by his deeds.
4. Every man, woman, and child are entitled to join in the group.
5. Jane was trying to keep her balance but finally falls.
Part III Transitions (10%)
Directions:Read the following passage and choose an appropriate transition word or phrase in the box. Write the corresponding word or phrase in the blank. (2’x5=10’)
Another difference among the worl d’s seas and oceans is that the salinity varies in different climate zones. , the Baltic Sea（波罗的海）in Northern Europe is only one-fourth as saline as the Red Sea in the Middle East. There are two reasons for this. , in warm climate zones, water evaporates rapidly: therefore, the concentration of salt is greater. Second, the surrounding land is dry and, , does not contribute much fresh water to dilute the salty sea water. In cold climate zones, , water evaporates slowly. , the run-off created by melting snow adds a considerable amount of fresh water to dilute the saline sea water.
Part IV Reading for Better Writing (20%)
Passage One
Directions:Read the following paragraph, find out the topic sentence and then identify the irrelevant sentences. Mark the corresponding number on the below. (5’)
①Different people spend their weekends in different ways．②Some enjoy going to the mountains to hike, ski or just relax．③ Water skiing is much more difficult than snow skiing．④Others prefer going to the beach to enjoy the seashore activities and to get a suntan．⑤ Some of these people work very hard during the week；others have rather relaxing jobs．⑥ Still others like to relax by staying home and reading a good book．
Topic Sentence：________
Irrelevant Sentences：________________
Passage Two
Directions: In the following paragraph the topic sentence is absent, read them and write an appropriate topic sentence in your own words on the underline. (5’)
It can affect us physiologically. Exciting music can increase our heart rate, our breathing, and our blood pressure. Calming music can relax our muscles and even lower our skin temperature. Music can affect us physically too. Everyone has found themselves tapping their feet or wanting to get up and dance to their favorite song. Music can definitely affect our mood and emotions. Music is slow and quiet makes us feel relaxed and less stressed, and stimulating music can energize us and make us feel playful and alive.
Passage Three
Directions: Rearrange the following sentences so that they will read logically. Put the letters in
proper sequence in the boxes provided below.. (2’x5=10’)
[A] Imitative words are words that sound like the thing or action they stand for.
[B] 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.
[C] But there are probably more.
[D] The old words which were born centuries ago in the Anglo-Saxon, Germanic and French
languages make up four fifths of the English language.
[E] Scholars guess that English has about 600, 000 words.
[F] There is no need to say anything about these words, for they speak for themselves.
[G] Ampere, volt and watt are all units of electricity, and they are named for the men who
discovered them.
[H] New words continue to come into the language at such a rate that no dictionary could
possibly keep up with them.
Part V Rewrite Sentences (15%)
Directions: Rewrite the following sentences according to the requirements. (3’x 5 = 15’)
1. (a) Xiaxi Town is not big but beautiful.
(b) It has an area of about 80 square kilometers.(sentence with a prepositional phrase)
2. (a) Mr. Smith will leave our school．
(b) He is a teacher of history．(sentence with an appositive phrase)
3. (a) The temple is visited by thousands of people every year.
(b) It was built 1, 000 years ago. (sentence with a v-ed phrase)
4.(a) I still remember the day .
(b) I first came to Beijing on that day. (sentence with an attributive clause)
5. (a) He suffered from cancer．
(b) He had smoked too much．(sentence with an adverbial clause)