英语写作试卷及答案

Part I Writing Basics (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. Which of the following sentences is correct with punctuation

A. My sister bought a lot of fruits for me, such as banana、orange、apple and pear.

B. We will go there, if it is fine tomorrow.

C. Why is he so happy today Because he has won the lottery.

D. He asked, “Where are you from”

2. According to the rules of writing a title, “__________” is correct.

A. My View on the Negative Effects of Smoking

B. The Way To Improve Our English-Speaking Ability

C. the war of Independence

D. the Myth of Chinese Literature

3. __________ does not contain in the principles of “choice of words”.

A. Conciseness

B. Appropriateness

C. Arbitrariness

D. Accuracy

4. An introductory paragraph should arouse the reader’s interest and

__________ the main idea of the essay.

A. ignore

B. introduce

C. develop

D. emphasize

5. What kind of figures of speech(修辞格)is used in the sentence “Thunder

roared and a pouring rain started.”

A. Metaphor

B. Personification

C. Simile

D. Hyperbole

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. He tried listen carefully but still couldn’t _____what they were talking about.

over B. make out

C. make upon

D. make up

8. During the TV interview, the singer announced that he was going to _____his

new album soon.

A.release

B. renew

C. relieve

D. rehearse

9. Which of the following sentences do not contains grammar error

A. The number of people who own cars are increasing.

a student need to remember is that when taking an exam, you should not cheat.

a college student, we should use personal computers in a proper way.

likes hiking, swimming, and riding a bicycle.

10. While making a good sentence, the principles do not contain __________.

A. variety

B. coherence

C. unity

D. duality

11. Which one is not used as a transition word to give examples

A. for example

B. such as

C. likewise

D. for instance

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 s ure 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 order to keep a paragraph coherent, we often use the organizational

patterns: __________.

1) time order 2) space order 3) order of importance 4)order