英语写作练习

福师13春《英语写作》练习题福建师范大学网络学院《英语写作》网络作业（一） I. Classify the following sentences into four types. Choose A for simple sentence, B for compound sentence, C for complex sentence, and D forcompound-complex sentence.1. My hair and my muscles are deteriorating and disappearing.2. My arms are sore, and my feet are swollen when the day is over.3. The shelf has three layers, two of which are devoted to books on various subjects.4. Louis disliked walking home from the bus stop because the street had no overhead lights, and it was lined with abandoned buildings.5. Energy is part of youth, but both are quickly spent.6. The wood itself gives off a faint sweet smell, and its original color resists decoration.7. They all stand in perfect order like two rows of soldiers marching through dark night toward dawn, or say, like two platoons of guards of ceremony waiting for the inspection of some VIP.8. English is offered only in the morning while chemistry can be taken at night.9. Since the house had been burglarized, Smith couldn't sleep soundly for several months.10. The expedition was led by Colonel Walter H. Wood of New York, and spent several weeks at its camp on Seward Glacier.11. People often say wise things like age is a state of mind.12. We must plan our family budget carefully, for the price of food has risen recently.13. After Jack dialed the police emergency number and received a busy signal, he dropped the phone and ran, so he didn't have time to call back.14. The mechanic looked under the hood, but he couldn't find what was wrong.15. Although the muffler shop advertised same day service, my car wasn't ready for three days.16. The children started arguing, so I made them turn off the TV.17. In his most recent book Norman Ellison eloquently defends the construction of nuclear power plants.18. Youth seems past, however, when my back aches before the day is even half over.19. The firm lacked funds for expansion and so attempted to borrow the needed money.20. At midnight my roommate closed her books, but I studied until 2 A.M.II. Decide which is the topic sentence in each paragraph and put the number of the sentence in the blanks on the answer sheet.1. (1) Hurricanes, which are also called cyclones, exert tremendous power. (2) These violent storms are often a hundred miles in diameter, and their winds can reach velocities of seventy-five miles per hour or more. (3) Furthermore, the strong winds and heavy rainfall that accompany them can completely destroy a small town in a couple of hours. (4) The energy that is released by a hurricane in one day exceeds the total energy consumed by humankind throughout the world in one year.2. (1) The sky is clear blue. (2) Sparrows chirp in the early mornings. (3) The fruit trees in the backyard are beginning to bloom. (4) The hills are turning green, and purple and yellow wildflowers are appearing in the fields. (5) The snow on top of Camel Mountain has all melted. (6) It must finally be spring.3. (1) Many TV commercials imply that a woman's self-esteem depends on her cleaning ability. (2) In one commercial, we see a woman terribly upset because her guests find spots on her glassware. (3) Countless other commercials blur out the message that a woman will pass muster as a person if her kitchen floor gleams and her toilet bowl is blue. (4) This idiocy must work, because the images of women scrubbing, mopping, waxing and smiling keep on coming over the air.4. (1) Californians and New Englanders are both American. (2) They speak the same language and abide by the same federal laws. (3) But they are very different in their ways of life. (4) Mobility—both physical and psychological—has made a great impression on the culture of Californians; lack of mobility is the mark of the customs and morality of New Englanders.III. Composition-writing.It’s said that a well-read man is also a man who thinks well, who has a background of opinion and a stand for judgment. Write an essay of about 150 words on the topic “My View on Reading”. You are to write in three parts. In the first part, make comments on the statement. In the second part, support your viewpoint with examplesor details. In the last paragraph, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion.Answer Sheet No. NameI.Classify the following sentences into four types. Choose A for simple sentence,B for compound sentence,C for complex sentence, andD for compound-complexsentence. 1. ___A___ 2. __D____ 3. __C____ 4. __D____ 5. _B_____ 6. __B____7. __A____ 8. __B____ 9. __C____ 10___A___ 11__B____ 12___C___ 13___C___14___B___ 15__C____ 16__B____ 17__A____ 18___B___ 19__B____ 20__B____ II.II. Decide which is the topic sentence in each paragraph and put the number of the sentence in the blanks on the answer sheet. 1. __（1）_______ 2. __（6）_____ 3. _____（1）_____ 4. _（3）_______III.III. Composition-writing. My View on ReadingIV.A good book can let a person get great satisfaction, you can really feel that the book's hero, they are like real to live in around you. Reading for fun and enjoy brought so intoxicated with the people, that how to cultivate their reading habits?Don't repeated browse. All technology readings, general simply follow read again can. If necessary, also to wait after reading the whole articles, back to repeat a content. Avoid eyes constantly turning back and forthIn reading, the use of the basic method, bringing memory purposefully to remember. Don't have to remember the words, but insignificant to remember that the author intention and content parenchyma.Learn how to use various forms of learning method, and constantly improve their reading speed. Often training their reading ability, can consolidate have achieved results.福建师范大学网络学院《英语写作》网络作业（二）I. Combine the sentences in each group into ONE sentence as required.1. He hadn’t telephoned his girl friend. His girl friend later understood why. (合并为含宾语从句的复合句)2. She had arrived in Shanghai. I couldn’t believe it. (合并为含宾语从句的复合句)3. She wants to take this course. This plan is wonderful. (合并为含同位语从句的复合句)4. We should help him. The suggestion was accepted. (合并为含同位语从句的复合句)5. I know a wood. You can find wild strawberries there. (合并为含定语从句的复合句)6. I know Mary. Her mother was a nurse. (合并为含定语从句的复合句)7. The letter is from my friend abroad. The letter arrived today. (合并为含定语从句的复合句)8.We left rather late. We arrived on time, however. (合并为含状语从句的复合句)9. He is very ill. He can’t eat anything. (合并为含状语从句的复合句)10. You promise to behave yourself. You shall not go to the party this afternoon. (合并为含状语从句的复合句)11. English is offered only in the morning. Chemistry can be taken at night. (合并为含状语从句的复合句)12. His vision begins to fade. He knows he''d better get some rest. (合并为含状语从句的复合句)13. Many of Lu Xun’s essays are quite subtle. You have to read between the lines to fully understand them. (合并为由连接副词连接的并列句)14. At midnight my roommate closed her books. I studied until 2 A.M. (合并为由连接副词连接的并列句)15. We are watering the trees. We don''t have any rain for a month. (合并为由并列连词连接的并列句)16. You must pay back the money within a week. If you don’t, I shall be very angry. (合并为由并列连词连接的并列句)II. Composition-writing Help is needed everywhere at any time and it is always greatly appreciated. Do you think when others need help, the more help you offer, the better? Please write an essay of about 150 words on the topic “My View on Help”. You are to write the following three parts: to state your opinions, to give a specific example, and to give your suggestion as to the best way to give help.Answer SheetNo. Name I. Combine the sentences in each group into one sentence as required. 1.2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.答题要点：此题要求将两个简单句合并为一个复合句。