国际交流学术英文写作

国际交流学术英文写作Unit 1 Writing a Summary1.Besides key points, the other element a summary should include is:the thesis statement2.The key points in the summary don’t have to be reported in the same order of logic as in the original text.（×）3.In summary writing, the thesis statement, which is the central idea of the original text, is always given as the first sentence, followed and supported by the key points.（√）4.Even if you give credit, copying many words or ideas from a source, which makes up the majority of your work, is plagiarism.（√）5.What are the three ways of in-text citation, mentioned in the lecture?①Quoting②Paraphrasing③Summarizing6. What are the THREE important features of a summary?①shorter than the source②reporting only the main messages③using different words7. Reporting verbs should be used when you refer to other research works or report on other research findings.（√）Unit 2 Writing a Book Review1.Which of the following can be used as hedging expressions?①that clauses②lexical verbs such as “seem”③ adverbs such as “possibly”④ modal verbs such as “may”2.A book review is a summary of the main idea of a book.（×）3.There are two types of book review: elementary ones and advanced ones.（×）4.The publication information and the summary of a book are necessary parts ofa book review.（√）5.Though a critique should point out both the strengths and weaknesses of a book, most critiques put emphasis on the weaknesses of a book by saying what the book should have said but failed to do.（√）6. One major difference between an elementary review and a comprehensive review is that the latter provides a more systematic critique of a book.（√）7. To write a critique, you need to cover both the strengths and the weaknesses of a book.（√）8. Hedging is important in academic writing because it can make you sound more cautious and acknowledge the degrees of uncertainty in your statements and claims.（√）Unit 3 Writing a Research Proposal1.Which component is not included in a research proposal? Discussion section2.What are the three main purposes of writing a research proposal?①Applyingfor a graduate school②Writing a thesis or a dissertation③Looking for funding 3.Which tense is not used frequently in research writing? Future tense4.Which component follows the research background component? Literature review5.When working on the literature paragraph, what should your paragraph startwith? A topic sentence6.Which component in a research proposal includes reviewing major schools of thoughts andfindings? Literature review7.What are the three methods of making a gap statement?①Inadequacy②An extension of thetopic③Unresolved conflict8.When citing a book on a reference page, what information should not be included?Pagenumbers9.Which tense is used when the focus of the information is on what has been done? Present perfect Unit 4 Writing a Lab Report10.In which section of a lab report may the purpose of the experiment be included?Introduction11.In which section of a lab report may the data of the experiment be presentedand analyzed? Results and Discussion12.Which of the following visual aids is the best to present numerical data andstandardized values for reference? Tables13.Which of the following visual aids is the best to present trend over time?Line Charts14.Which of the four choices may bring a more concise and stronger effect forthe following sentence?A time-frequency analysis method is proposed to _______ the magnetotelluricresponse function.Estimate15.Which of the following may be the essential components of a lab report? Title、Introduction、Materials and Methods、Results and Discussion16.Relatively, tables are better presenting numerical values while line charts are bettervisualizing changes and trend.（√）17.Verbs usually bring a more concise and stronger effect, so verbs instead of nouns aremore frequently used in writing a lab report.（√）Unit 5 Writing a Conference Proposal1.What is the main purpose of writing a conference proposal? To help conferencemembers judge your scholarly work.2.What are the two main elements used to analyze the conference members (theaudience of your conference proposal)?①The setting where the audience are reading your writing②The audience’s knowledge about the topic of your writing3.When analyzing the setting where the audience read your conference proposal,what information should you consider? What subject they belong to4.What are the ways to remove unnecessary words?①Change the sentence structure②Cut unnecessary words/phrases③Remove unnecessary repetition5.What are the common types of conference sessions this unit introduced?①Paper presentations②Poster presentations③Panel presentations6.In which component of a conference proposal should data collection and analysis be clearlyexplained? Method7.Which one is NOT the way to remove unnecessary words?Change the meaning of the sentence UNIT 6 Writing a Research Paper: Introduction, Literature Review & Method1.What are the two most important elements of the Method section?①materials②procedures2.Which of the following headings are commonly found under the Method section?①participants②procedures③research design④materials3.Only words or phrases can act as headings, and sentences or sentence fragmentscannot.（×）4.Headings should be in parallel form, which means that you need to make themconsistent within the same level.（√）5.The active voice is generally preferred in writing a research paper, but forthe Method section, the passive voice is widely used.（√）6.One needs to present his or her original perspective, instead of merely summarizingliterature, in a research paper.（√）7.Conventional headings are those that appear frequently in professional journals, whileunconventional headings are usually created by the writers themselves.（√）8.The action is emphasized in the active voice, while the doer is emphasized in the passivevoice.（×）UNIT 7 Writing a Research Paper: Results & Discussion1.Which one is correct when citing references in the text, following the APAformat? (Last name, Year)2.If the only way to cite a source is through a secondary source citation,which of the following citations is the correct formatting? (Last name 2, as cited in Last name 1, year)3.Which of the following ones are the basic elements of the Results section?①statements that comment on the results②a statement that locates the figures③statements that reports the most important findings4.Which of the following items are usually included in the Discussion section?①limitations of your study and recommendations for future research②a reviewof the most important findings③possible explanations for or speculations about the findings④a reference to the main purpose or hypothesis of the study5.When citing one or two authors in-text, never use et al.; instead, alwaysprovide the author(s') names.（√）6.The Results section usually consists of figures and the text.（√）7.When citing references in the text, what factors do you need to consider?number ofauthors、number of sources、type of sources8.What two transitional strategies will be introduced in this part? repetition of key words、use of transitional devicesUNIT 8 Writing a Research Paper: Abstract1.Which of the following elements are usually covered in an abstract of a research paper?①the main conclusion or implications or recommendations②the key results or findings③the research questions and methods④background information2.In an abstract, one should report only the important findings of his or her study.（√）3.When stating the conclusion in an abstract, one should present the important results orfindings.（×）4.The key to abstracting a research paper is to look for the 5 elements in your researchpaper, and write 1-2 sentences for each.（√）5.Parallelism usually happens at the word or phrase level, and is rarely used at the clauselevel.（×）6.There are basically two types of abstracts: the structured and the unstructured.（√）7.In writing an unstructured abstract, we usually write 1-2 sentences for each of the 5elements.（√）8.Parallel structures are generally adopted to indicate the same importance that two ormore ideas have.（√）。