四川师范大学大学英语应用写作期末试题第二套.pdf

四川师范大学第二套 第 1 页 共 8 页 大学英语应用写作 期末试题 第 二 套 大学英语应用写作 期末试题 第 二 套 PartPartPartPart I I I IWritingWritingWritingWriting BasicsBasicsBasicsBasics 30303030 DirectionsDirectionsDirectionsDirections There are 30 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 Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre 1x 30 30 1 According to the principle conciseness in writing which sentence below is concise a Maris is attractive in appearance so everybody likes her b Founded in 1871 Smith College is the premier all women scollege in the United State c At this point in time more and more people realize the importance of protecting environment d Now I d like to make an analysis of our current situation 2 Semicolon is used a between independent clauses that are not connected by a coordinating conjunction in a compound sentence b after a dependent adverbial clause followed by an independent clause in a complex sentence c before a coordination conjunction in a compound sentence d to form a compound word or indicate that a word is continued from one line to the next 3 Which sentence below is not coherent a I admire her beautiful singing and her graceful dancing b The weather in Guangzhou is hotter than Chengdu c Something which was made of mud hit him in the chest d If we do our best we can succeed in the end 4 is a complex sentence a Wedid not like her but she still stayed there with us b She saw a strange little cottage amongst the trees c Wehave to make another 50 miles before it is getting dark d I like watching TV my sister likes playing the piano 5 Which of the following sentences contains a dangling modifier a After washing my car I waxed it b After talking with our veterinarian I felt better about the prognosis c She called her boyfriend because she missed him d None of the above 6 can best describe this Professor Pepin spends a lot of time translating medieval texts on ancient medicine however he also stays informed about the latest developments in modern asthma treatments a There is nothing wrong with the structure of this sentence w w w z h i n a n c h e c o m 四川师范大学第二套 第 2 页 共 8 页 b Fragment although this is a long sentence it smissing part of a verb c Run on remove the verb from the second independent clause d Run on change the comma after medicine to a semicolon 7 Which statement is true a While using the technique clustering we do not need to consider grammar organizational structure and relevance of the content b Clustering is a linear thinking pattern c Every paragraph should contain a topic sentence d Supporting sentence is usually the last sentence of a paragraph 8 does not support the topic sentence Socks and stockings give us clues to a person sinner personality a Socks and stockings are available in more colors now than ever before b Red socks show that the wearer has lots of energy that he or she needs to let go of c Wearers of white socks and stockings are often hiding their true feelings d Green stocks are worn when a person feels the need for rest and relaxation 9 is a subordinate conjunction a Butb For c Andd Because 10 In It is no use persuading him not to smoke the underlined part is a a participial phraseb a gerund phrase c a clause not a phrased one part of the continuous tense 11 is not to list ideas in time order or order of importance a First of allb Finally c Whereasd After that 12 Which sentence below does not have any grammar error a She likes to sew and cooking b His job is to tend the pigs make sure they are well fed and content c He talks rapidly shuffles his feet and is nervous d How to buy from or sell to brings critical difference to a company sprofit 13 Body paragraphs should serve the thesis statement of an essay by a starting every body paragraph with the thesis statement b developing every body paragraph around the thesis statement but in a more narrowed down way c restating the thesis statement d adding new viewpoints to the thesis statement 14 does not include in the basic writing styles a Novelb Argumentation c Descriptiond Exposition 15 is commonly used at the beginning of argumentation a With the development of science and technology a great number of people come to realize that b In a word there are three suggestions we must follow Only in this way can w w w z h i n a n c h e c o m 四川师范大学第二套 第 3 页 共 8 页 we do the experiment successfully c There is enough sufficient evidence indicating that d All these statistics clearly show that 16 Which writing method below is not used in exposition a Definitionb Enumeration c Comparisond Deduction 17 Which sentence below is used in a letter of congratulations a I m writing to say sorry that I can t meet you at the airport on time b I can t tell you how sorry I was to learn of your accident c All of us at the office send you our heartiest congratulations d Welcome toABC Bank the biggest commercial bank in this city 18 Which word below is not appropriate when we write a note mence c oftend start 19 One complete advertising copy usually includes 1 headline2 body copy3 slogan4 trademark and illustration a 1 2 3 b 2 3 4 c 1 2 4 d 1 2 3 4 20 the fact that his initial experiments had failed Prof White persisted in his research a Because ofb As to c In spite ofd In view of 21 There were some flowers on the table a artificialb unnatural c falsed unreal 22 Please do not be by his bad manners since he is merely trying to attract attention a disregardedb distorted c irritatedd intervened 23 No bread eaten by man is so sweet as earned by his own labor a oneb that c suchd what 24 We are taught that a business letter should be written in a formal style in a personal one a rather thanb other than c better thand less than 25 The rain was heavy and the land was flooded a consequentlyb continuously c constantlyd consistently 26 No sooner had we reached the top of the hill we all sat down to rest a whenb then c thand until 27 We should always keep in mind that decisions often lead to bitter regrets w w w z h i n a n c h e c o m 四川师范大学第二套 第 4 页 共 8 页 a urgentb hasty c instantd prompt 28 It is strictly that access to confidential documents is denied to all but a few a securedb forbidden c regulatedd determined 29 Since it is too late to change my mind now I am to carrying out the plan mitted c engagedd resolved 30 The pollution question as well as several other issues is going to be discussed when the Congress is in again next spring a assemblyb session c conferenced convention PartPartPartPart II II II IITransitionsTransitionsTransitionsTransitions 10101010 DirectionsDirectionsDirectionsDirections Read the following passages and choose an appropriate transition word or phrase in the numbered blanks Mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre 1 x 10 10 Passage one I don t wish to deny that the flattened minuscule head of the large bodied Dinosaurs houses little brain from our perspective 31I do wish to assert that we should not expect more of the beast First of all large animals have relatively smaller brains than small animals The correlation of brain size with body size among kindred animals all reptiles all mammals etc is remarkably regular 32we move from small to large animals from mice to elephants or small lizards to Komodo dragons brain size increases but not so fast as body size 33 bodies grow faster than brains and large animals have low ratios of brain weight to body weight In fact brains grow only about two thirds as fast as bodies 34we have no reason to believe that large animals are consistently stupider than their smaller relatives we must conclude that large animals require relatively less brain to do as well as smaller animals 35we do not recognize this relationship we are likely to underestimate the mental power of very large animals dinosaurs in particular 31 a andb butc so 32 a Asb Sincec Likewise 33 a In other wordsb In summaryc On the other hand 34 a Moreoverb Meanwhilec Since 35 a In additionb Ifc Still Passage two After working as a carpenter for five years I injured my back 36 I needed a different kind of job I had always wanted to start my own business so I decided to w w w z h i n a n c h e c o m 四川师范大学第二套 第 5 页 共 8 页 take some business courses at a community college I was 37 uneasy about taking college courses English 38 scared me because I knew my writing skills were weak When I got a D on my first essay I was discouraged and considered dropping the course 39my instructor asked me to come in and speak with her During this interview she explained how I could improve my essay and gave me a chance to revise it 40this encouragement I decided to stay in the course and pursue my dream of a new life 36 a Howeverb Furthermorec As a result 37 a howeverb neverthelessc namely 38 a in additionb for examplec such as 39 a Thenb Afterc Before 40 a Becauseb Because ofc As PartPartPartPart IIIIIIIIIIIIReadingReadingReadingReading forforforfor BetterBetterBetterBetterWritingWritingWritingWriting 20202020 Passage one 2 x 5 10 DirectionsDirectionsDirectionsDirections The following sentences are numbered from A to K in a random order Using what you have learned about the organization of body paragraphs choose the best answer of each of the questions followed then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre A My bother schildren for example were in daycare centers from infancy to kindergarten and they became very mature at a young age B You often hear people say A woman splace is in the home C In fact I believe that children benefit when their mothers work D For another thing children whose mothers work are enriched by their mother s experience and knowledge of the work of the world these children get more than just their father sview of the world E I am one of those whobelieve that mothers are not neglectingtheir responsibilities by working outside the home F Finally and quite obviously the children of working mothers have the economic advantages gained from their mother sincome G Others however find this notion old fashioned in today sworld of tight budgets and good child care facilities H For one thing children who are cared for by babysitters or in daycare centers gain independence maturity and social skills more quickly than those cared for by their mother I In short as long as children are well cared for I m for mothers who work J Manytraditionalists support this statement sayingthata woman sfirst responsibility is to her husband and children K Their daycare experience was a definite plus for them 41 Which is the topic sentence a Jb Ac Ed C w w w z h i n a n c h e c o m 四川师范大学第二套 第 6 页 共 8 页 42 What are the supporting sentences a E B Ib B D Jc H D Fd E A I 43 What are the detailed sentences a K Ab F Ac B Gd H J 44 Which is the concluding sentence a Fb Ic Gd C 45 Based on the above questions arrange sentences A to K into a coherent paragraph Which is the best logic order a J KA C E B F I H D Gb A C B J F E I D H G K c E B F AD G H J K C Id B J G E C H KAD F I Passage two DirectionsDirectionsDirectionsDirections In the following article some sentences have been removed For Questions 46 49 choose the most suitable one from the list a d to fit into each of the numbered blank and complete 50 Mark your answers on the answer sheet 2 x 5 10 Long before Man lived on the Earth there were fishes reptiles birds insects and some mammals Although some of these animals were ancestors of kinds living today others are now extinct that is they have no descendants alive now Nevertheless we know a great deal about many of them because their bones and shells have been preserved in the rocks as fossils From them we can tell their size and shape how they walked the kind of food they ate Very occasionally the rocks show impression of skin so that apart from color we can build up a reasonably accurate picture of an animal that died millions of years ago The kind of rock in which the remains are found tells us much about the nature of the original land often of the plants that grew on it and even of its climate 46 Nearly all of the fossils that we know were preserved in rocks formed by water action and most of these are of animals that lived in or near water Thus it follows that there must be many kinds of mammals birds and insects of which we know nothing 47 There were also crab like creatures whose bodies were covered with a horny substance The body segments each had two pairs of legs one pair for walking on the sandy bottom the other for swimming The head was a kind of shield with a pair of compound eyes often with thousands of lenses They were usually an inch or two long but some were 2 feet 48 Of these the ammonites are very interesting and important They have a shell composed of many chambers each representing a temporary home of the animal Asthe young grew larger it grew a new chamber and sealed off the previous one Thousands of these can be seen in the rocks on the Dorset Coast 49 About 75 million years ago the Age of Reptiles was over and most of the groups died out The mammals quickly developed and we can trace the evolution of many familiar animals such as the elephant and horse Many of the later mammals though now extinct were known to primitive man and were featured by him in cave paintings w w w z h i n a n c h e c o m 四川师范大学第二套 第 7 页 共 8 页 and on bone carvings a The shellfish have a long history in the rock and many different kinds are known b The first animals with true backbones were the fishes first known in the rocks of 375 million years ago About 300 million years ago the amphibians the animals able to live both on land and in water appeared They were giant sometimes 8 feet long and many of them lived in the swampy pools in which our coal seam or layer or formed The amphibians gave rise to the reptiles and for nearly 150 million years these were the principal forms of life on land in the sea and in the air c The earliest animals whose remains have been found were all very simple kinds and lived in the sea Later forms are more complex and among these are the sea lilies relations of the starfishes which had long arms and were attached by a long stalk to the sea bed or to rocks d When an animal dies the body its bones or shell may often be carried away by streams into lakes or the sea and there get covered up by mud If the animal lived in the sea its body would probably sink and be covered with mud More and more mud would fall upon it until the bones or shell become embedded and preserved 50 Which statement is not true according to the passage a Some of the ancient animals mentioned in the passage have no descendants alive now b Almost all of the fossils that we know were preserved in rocks formed by water action c Many factors can influence how fossils are preserved in rocks d The earlier the animals remains have been found the simpler their forms are PartPartPartPart IVIVIVIVModifyingModifyingModifyingModifying SentenceSentenceSentenceSentence 10101010 DirectionsDirectionsDirectionsDirections The following sentences have some faults Please modify them by providing the correct a