期末复习综合练习题

期末复习综合练习题1.Questions 1--5 are based on the following task.Sequencing:The following sentences go together to form a paragraph, but they are in the wrong order. Read the sentences carefully and put them in the right order. Write the correct letter of your choice(A-E) in the proper box and then transfer your answers to the Answer Sheet.A. We practised at three different levels of generalisation, a summary of the main idea, a summary for an abstract, and a more extended summary suitable for general review of an article.B. The last activity was on writing summaries.C. In so doing we saw that you cannot judge a summary by its length. Whether it is too long or too short or just the right length all depends on what it is wanted for.D. Then we concentrated on the purpose of summary and the amount of detail to be included.Questions 6--9 are based on the following task.Identifying the topic sentences：Read the following description of culture and customs of western countries. The topic sentence for each paragraph is omitted. Choose the correct topic sentence for each paragraph from the list of A-E provided. Put your answer in the proper box and then transfer your answers to the Answer Sheet.6 And except in the biggest cities, which are tourist attractions in themselves, the central areas are losing commerce to the suburbs. In suburban areas shopping centers are being established, each having a group of perhaps fifty shops around a huge car park; and the main unit of the shopping center is usually the supermarket. Modern American women are accustomed to buying all their food in weekly visits to the supermarket, bringing it home in the car and storing it in the deep-freeze.7 Making things, mending things, and working on the car, everything to make it as pleasant as possible. There is a strong desire to spend much free time at home when the home is well-equipped, comfortable and attractive; even the private swimming pool is no longer reserved for the very rich.8 Parties for children and for grown-ups are constantly occupying the leisure hours, usually with something to drink. In their suburbs Americans are extremely friendly and hospitable. They are also very interested in each other, and when a new family moves into a suburban house the neighbors will be calling at once to see if they can help in any way. The problem of personal social barriers has been overcome very much more successfully than in any part of Europe.9 In it, a family's home is not an isolated island, but a part of a group homes. Moreover, most find their homes more satisfying because they still have plenty of contacts outside the rural neighborhood. Most go to work in another place, sothat the suburban home is only part of their environment.A. Once an American has reached his home he is interested in working to improve it.B. Americans invite their friends to their home more than most people in Europe.C. While more and more people are working in big cities, more prefer to livein suburbs.D. Suburbs are becoming the main business places.E. The new suburb recreates the sense of community of the old country village.Question: Writing a summarySummarize the above passage (i.e., the passage in Questions 6-9) in your own words. Your summary should be 70 to 80 words. Write your summary on the Answer Sheet.2.Questions 1一5 are based on the following task．Filling in the blanks：The following paragraph is taken from your textbook，but the discourse markers are taken out． Read it carefully and then fill in the blanks with appropriate words given below．Write your answer on the Answer Sheet．In the first sentence，because of the specific time expression‘last year’，we can decide that the tense should be the simple past．The second sentence，1 _ ，is quite different because the author talks about things that happened prior to last year，which is indicated by the word‘previously’.2 __ we should use the past perfect tense to show the difference．The same is true of the first part of the third sentence，which is about something that happened in the previous summer．The 3 part of the third sentence is about a decision made last year，SO it is in the simple past tense．Sentence Four is in the exact lime relationship as that in Sentence Three．4_____Sentences Five and Six are in the simple past tense because the author starts talking about the events that happened on the day _ 5____ they set off．InSentence Six，the two verbs start and “set out” are both in t he simple past because the actions happened almost at the same time，which is indicated by the specific time relation expression‘as soon as’．Questions 6一9 are based on the following task．Identifying the topic sentences：Read the following description of culture and customs of western countries· The topic sentence for each paragraph is omitted．Choose the correct topic sentence for each paragraph from the list of A-E provided．Put your answer in the proper box and then transfer your answers to the Answer Sheet．6 Its champions have been many and varied，and there is hardly a popular sport in which Australia has not gained recognition．Most likely explanation for this sporting preeminence seems to lie not in any single reason，but in a combination of factors．Natural ability is an important consideration，as is the opportunity that potential champions have to develop in their particular fields through widespread clubs，state and national competitions Many Australian youngsters of both sexes begin playing regular competitive sports at the early age of eight or under．Thousands of youngsters can be seen each weekend joining in football，tennis，basketball and swimming competitions．7 A half-day a week is usually set aside for inter-school competitions．Spectator sports like football，tennis and car—racing draw big crowds．And public interest is stimulated by extensive television，newspaper and radio coverage．8 The movement keeps a constant vigil over swimmers in the surf．Thousands of young men，all excellent swimmers，belong to these clubs at most surfing beaches．The spectacular surf carnivals when the lifesavers compete against each in special surf events are an outstanding feature of the Australian summer scene．Other popular water sports are swimming in constructed pools and inland waters，yachting and sailing，water—skiing， skin—diving，motor-boat racing and fishing．9 Facilities in the snowfields have developed rapidly in recent years to keep pace with increasing demand．Growing numbers of top overseas skiers and instructors are coming to the Australian snow resorts during the northern hemisphere summer．A．In winter，snow sports in the Australian Alps have become popular．B．A distinctively Australian contribution is the volunteer surf-lifesaving movement．C．In relation to population，Australia holds an outstanding international position in sport．D．It is a public holiday in the Australia and the focus of national interest．E．Sport also plays an important part in school life．Question：Writing a summarySummarize the above passage(i．e．，the passage in Questions 16—19)in your own words．Your summary should be 70 to 80 words．Write your summary on the Answer Sheet．3.Questions 1 -5Read the following passage and complete the table below. Some of the information has been provided for you. Write your answers in the spaces provided and then transfer them to the answer sheet.Report on Global WarmingThe world is getting hotter - and the main cause is the burning of fossil fuels such as coal and oil. When fossil fuels are burned, carbon gas is released into the air. This is called a 'greenhouse? gas, because in the Earth's atmosphere it has a similar effect to the glass in a 'greenhouse'.However, burning fossil fuels releases too much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. As the amount of carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere increases, the temperature increases, too, because the heat cannot escape through the carbon dioxide. This is serious, because it causes global warming - an increase in the temperature of the Earth's atmosphere. Although carbon dioxide is not the only 'greenhouse' gas, over half of the 'greenhouse' gases are caused by fossil fuels burned to run cars and trucks, heat homes and businesses, and power factories. Increased agriculture, deforestation, landfills, industrial production, and mining also have had a significant effect on fossil fuel emissions.Rising global temperatures are expected to raise sea levels due to both the thermal expansion of the oceans and the partial melting of mountain glaciers and polar ice caps. Moreover, warmer temperatures can lead to more intense rainfall, and thus flooding in some areas but more frequent drought-like conditions in other areas. Furthermore, small increases in average temperatures can hasten the spread of infectious diseases, such as malaria and dengue fever(登革热) , and lead to a significant rise in the number of extreme heat waves. Changes in temperature and water availability can also severely disrupt natural ecosystems, such as forests, rivers and wetlands in national parks and other special places. And, as habitats change or are destroyed, species will probably be pushed to the edge of extinction.Although it is already too late to stop global warming, the best we can do now is to slow it down. To do this, efforts should be made on the part of both governments and individuals. Governments should take effective measures to. significantly cut greenhouse gas pollution and promote greater energy efficiency and increased use of renewable energy sources. Individuals should depend less on using fossil fuels. They should be encouraged to buy energy-efficient appliances and cars with high fuel efficiency.QuestionYou attended a two-day lecture given by a guest speaker on global warming. Now that the lecture comes to an end, you need to write a report to your tutor on global warming and agriculture. Use the information in the following table. Write the answer on your answer sheet. (about 150 words)4.Writing a Summary (150 words)You are going to read to an outline of a lecture by Professor Smith on ‘Some of the Problems Facing Learners of English'. Then write a summary of the lecture. You are expected to include all the important points. The length of the summary should be about 150 words. Write you answer on the answer sheet.Ⅰ. Purpose of the speechA. To show awareness of students' problemsB. To analyze students' problemsC. To suggest how to overcome these problemsⅡ. Categories of problems.A. Psychological1. Fear of (the) unknown2. Suffer from separation from family and possible homesickness3. Solutions:a. enjoyment of activitiesb. passage of timeB. Cultural1. Practical onesa. arranging accommodationb. getting used to British money, food and weather2. British way of life - customs, habits and traditions3. Solution: be open-minded and adaptableC. Linguistic1. Little practice using Englishwhen first speaking to English person: shock OR they may be shockedthey have great difficulty in understanding2. Reasonsa. English people speak very quicklyb. English people speak with variety of accents OR accentsc. different styles of speech in different situations3. Solutionsa. attend English classes and use language lab(oratory)b. listen to radio & TVc. most important: meet and speak with English people5.Question: Writing a Letter of CongratulationsSuppose you are Thomas Robbins from Robbins Steel Corporation. You are also President of the "Twenty-Five-Year Club". Write a letter congratulating a colleague of yours, Mr. Smith, on his becoming a member of tile Twenty-Five-Year Club upon the completion of 25 years at Robbins Steel Corporation. Base your letter on the following notes:1) to celebrate Mr. Smith2) to invite him to join the Club3) to sing high praise of the Club4) to express thanks to Mr. Smith's loyalty and faith5) to inform Mr. Smith:● to receive a letter of invitation to the annual Club Dinner very soon● to become a formally-inducted member at the annual Club Dinner● to hope to see him at the Dinner● to congratulate him in personNote:1) Write a correctly laid out letter, which might include the letterhead, date,name and address of recipient, salutation, body of the letter, complementary close, signature, and sender's printed name as well as job title. 3 points will be deducted for failing to follow the letter format properly.2) You should write about 120 words.3) Write the answer on your Answer Sheet.6.Question：Writing a Letter of ApologyCatherine and her husband，Don bought a wedding gift——a set of china for Gabe and Lois who got married recently．But to their apology，for some reason or other，the latter failed to receive their gift．Suppose you are Catherine，write a letter of apology to Gabe and Lois to explain what happened．Base your letter on the following notes：1) Catherine and Don bought a wedding gift—a set of china dinnerware in the Linden's Finer China Store，for the celebration of Gabe and Lois’marriage．2)The reason for the delivery’s failure is that there was out of stock at that time．3) Catherine and Don went to the store in person and re—mailed the gift to their friends when it was in stock．Note：1)Write a correctly laid out letter，which might include the letterhead，date，name and address of recipient，salutation，body of the letter，complementary close，signature，and sender’s printed name as well as job title．3 points will be deducted for failing to follow the letter format properly．2)You should write about 120 words．3)Write the answer on your Answer Sheet．7.Question:Selected staff of your company are to receive a questionnaire requesting feedback on their views about the company. Use the following notice to write a letter to the selected members of staff who will receive the questionnaire. You should state the purpose of issuing the questionnaire, then say how staff opinions count. Your letter should also include the information in the notice below.Start your letter with Dear Staff Member,Note: Since you start with the salutation, the parts of the letter above it, such as the address and date, are omitted for you, but you still have to make sure that the rest of the letter follows the letter format properly. You should write about 150 words. Write the answer on your answer sh eet.8.Writing an ExpositionQuestion:Write an exposition essay on the following topic: The building of a new road Use this plan to describe the process of building a new road. Your reader is not an engineer.1) The route is planned.2) Soil samples are taken.3) The route is cleared and leveled.4) Thick layers of concrete are put down.5) The top surface is laid and traffic guides are added.Use any of the extra information given below or any information of your own that you think necessary in describing the process of building a new road. You should write about 150-200 words. Write the answer on your Answer Sheet.● Hills, small towns and rivers are avoided where possible. Bridgesare very expensive.● Holes are bored into the soil and rock. The strength and wetness ofthe soil is measured.● Large bulldozers and scrapers are used.● A paver is used to spread the concrete evenly. The concrete makesa good foundation.● Normally the top surface is tarmac.● Cat's eyes are put in. They guide the driver at night.9.Question：Write an exposition essay on the following topic:Geography has affected civilizations and nations in many ways.Use the two examples below to illustrate the topic．You can add your own ideas．You should write 150一 200 words．Write the essay on your Answer Sheet．10.Writing an argumentQuestion：Write an argumentative essay on the following topic:Studying AbroadYou should write four paragraphs:1. an introduction to the topic2. arguments FOR3. arguments AGAINST4. conclusion (your own opinion)You will find some points below that you can use in your essay, but you are free to us your own ideas. You should write no less than 150 words.。