实用英语写作

总体而言，试卷上：

80%来自书上原句或原题，以及课堂上补充讲解的；

题型

Part I Study the following groups of sentences carefully, and choose the best-worded sentence in each group. (25%, 1x1 point)

两个句子一组, 共25组

（Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 7中的句子【17个】及课上补充过的【8个】）

Part II Identify the topic sentence for each of the following paragraphs. (7.5%, 1x1.5 points) 共5段

（Chapter 4中的段落： p41, p47, 课后练习2和练习3；讲义上的2.1.3, 2.2.1，3.1中的段落。）

Part III Identify the sentence which does not develop the controlling idea in the given topic sentence. (10%, 1x2 points)

共5段（范围同上）

Part IV Identify the sentence suitable for a thesis statement.(7.5%, 1x1.5 points)

共5组句子（Chapter 5中的例子）

Part V Blank Filling (10%, 1x1 point)

有关写作基础知识的填空，共10个空。考试时注意拼写的准确性，拼写错误不得分。

具体内容见下页。

Part VI Writing

一个是应用文写作，60字左右 (10%, 1x10 points)

（Chapter 10课后练习）

注意文章格式，格式错误要扣分的

另一个是议论文写作，200字左右（30%, 1x30points)

In the first part of your writing you should present your thesis statement and in the second part you should support the thesis statement with appropriate details. Marks will be awarded for organization as well as for syntactic variety and appropriate word choice.

供参考的题目要求

第一个

Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and assignment below

I cannot comprehend those who emphasize or recognize only what is useful. I am concerned that learning for learning's sake is no longer considered desirable, that everything we do and think must be directed toward the solution of a practical problem. More and more we seem to try to teach how to make a good living and not how to live a good life.

Assignment: Do people put too much emphasis on learning practical skills?

第二个

Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and assignment below

A well-known company recently proposed setting aside every Friday as a day with no e-mail-based communication. On these e-mail-free Fridays, employees would be encouraged to refrain completely from reading or sending e-mail or text messages and advised instead to call each other or talk in person. This idea can work for everyone. If each week we set aside time to actually talk to one another, our communications will be less impersonal and more effective and satisfying.

Assignment: Is talking the most effective and satisfying way of communicating with others?

第三个

Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.

We must seriously question the idea of majority rule. The majority grinned and jeered when Columbus said the world was round. The majority threw him into a dungeon for his discoveries. Where is the logic in the notion that the opinion held by a majority of people should have the power to influence our decisions?

Adapted from James A. Reed, "Majority Rule"

Assignment:Is the opinion of the majority—in government or in any other circumstances—a poor guide?

写作基础知识

1.The meaning of a word has two aspects: denotation and connotation. Denotations are the

explicit meanings of a word given in the dictionary. Connotations are meanings suggested by or associated with the word.

2.Five features of an effective sentence: unity, coherence, emphasis, conciseness, variety

3.An effective topic sentence include two parts: a topic and a comment

4.The topic sentence contains a key word ( or words) which makes a comment on the subject

and shows the writer’s attitude towards the subject—that is the controlling idea.

5.An effective paragraph is well structured, displaying at least three characteristics: unity,

coherence, adequate development

6.In most cases, a well written paragraph has three parts: a topic sentence, supporting

sentences, and a concluding sentence

7.Types of writing: Narration, Description, Exposition, Argumentation

8. A thesis statement, similar to the topic sentence which states the one main idea in a

paragraph, states the one main idea in an essay. It indicates the purposes of the essay and makes clear what aspects of the topic the writer will discuss. It tells the audience what the essay will be about, and reminds the writer to keep to the main idea throughout the essay. It may indicate the pattern of organization of the essay, and is normally the last sentence in the introductory paragraph.