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UNITS16学习过程（略）（依据个人学习实际选填）学习内容1、UNITS16中主要学习了哪些重要的语法项目1）动词及时态一般现在时、现在进行时、一般过去时、过去进行时、一般过去时被动语态、过去完成时2）描述发展趋势的词；短语动词；USEDTODOSTHALWAYS/FOREVER/KEEPDOINGSTH3）连接词BUT/SO用代词、AND、BUT和WITH连接句子4）定语从句2、这六个单元中我感觉最难或还没有完全掌握的语言点是（略）（依据个人学习实际在1、3中选填或学习中的疑难）3、这六个单元中我最喜欢的话题是（可从以下几项中选填）1）描述自己及他人、家庭及家庭关系2）谈论家庭与社会的变化3）谈论成就及对未来职业的理想4）谈论过去、将来印象最深的CULTURALNOTES（可从以下几项中选填）1）皇家邮政THEPOYAL2）家庭模式的变化THECHANGEOFFAMILYPATTERNS3）赡养老人CAREFORTHEELDERLY阶段性学习体会（略）（一定要自己写）作业1第一部分交际用语一、15DACBB第二部分英语知识运用二、选择填空610DBDAB1115CDBAB三、完型填空1620CBADB2125CDDAB第三部分阅读理解四、2630BACCA3135ACDCD五、3640TTNGFF第四部分书面表达评分原则1本题总分为20分,按5个档次给分。2评分时,先根据文章的内容和语言初步确定其档次,然后以该档次的要求来衡量确定或调整档次,最后给分。3字数少于80的不包括所给句子和标点符号从总分中减去1分。4评分时应注意的主要内容为内容要点句型变化运用词汇和语法结构的准确性。5评分时,如拼写错误较多,书写较差,以至影响交际,将分数降低一个档次。附范文本篇仅供参考，请勿全篇抄袭，切记CHANGESINLIFEGREATCHANGESHAVEHAPPENEDINMYHOMETOWNTENYEARSAGOTHEREWEREONLYTENHOMES,HOWEVERTHEREAREHUNDREDNEWHOMESINTHEENTEROFTHETOWN,THEREISONEVERYWONDERFULSTATUE,MANYTOURISTSOFTENTAKEPHOTOSTHEREALOTOFOLDBLOCKSOFFLATSHAVEBEENDEMOLISHEDMANYFAMILIESHAVEBOUGHTNEWCARS,SOTHELOCALGOVERNMENTHASTOISSUENEWPARKINGREGULATIONSATPRESENTONENEWSCHOOLISBEINGBUILTITWILLBEFINISHEDNEXTMONTHPEOPLEINMYHOMETOWNARELEADINGONEHAPPYLIFETHERE学习记录卡2（UNITS712）学习过程（略）（依据个人学习实际选填）1、UNITS712中主要学习了哪些重要的语法项目1）动词及时态学习现在完成进行时、一般过去时被动语态、现在进行时与过去进行时被动语态；动名词；用SHOULD提出忠告SPENDTIMEDOINGSTH/NEEDTODOSTH/NEEDDOINGSTHHAVE/GETSTHDONE2）形容词与介词搭配3）构词法（后缀）4）祈使句；真实条件句；虚拟条件句5）间接引语6）书信的写作与连接词的使用2、这六个单元中我感觉最难或还没有完全掌握的语言点是（略）（依据个人学习实际在1、3中选填或学习中的疑难）3、这六个单元中我最喜欢的话题是（可从以下几项中选填）1）描述方位、位置、感觉、外观2）表示抱怨和抱歉3）表示发展趋势和数量相关语言4）谈论国际赛事5）表达指令与忠告印象最深的CULTURALNOTES（可从以下几项中选填）1）自己动手做DIY2）志愿工作者VOLUNTARYWORK3）关于肥胖OVERWEIGHTANDOBESE4）国民保健制度ABOUTNHS阶段性学习体会（略）（一定要自己写）作业2一、交际用语第一部分交际用语一、15CADDD第二部分英语知识运用二、选择填空610DBBCD1115ABBAD三、完型填空1620CADDB2125BACAC第三部分阅读理解四、2630BCDBC3135ADCDC五、3640FFTTNG第四部分书面表达评分原则1本题总分为20分,按5个档次给分。2评分时,先根据文章的内容和语言初步确定其档次,然后以该档次的要求来衡量、确定或调整档次,最后给分。3字数少于80的不包括所给句子和标点符号从总分中减去1分。4评分时应注意的主要内容为内容要点、句型变化、运用词汇和语法结构的准确性。5评分时,如拼写错误较多,书写较差,以至影响交际,将分数降低一个档次。附范文本篇仅供参考，请勿全篇抄袭，切记HOWTOKEEPHEALTHYEVERYONEWISHTOBEHEALTHYWELL,HOWTOKEEPHEALTHYISCAREDBYMOSTPEOPLENOWDAYSFIRST,WESHOULDDOSOMEPHYSICALEXERCISESLIFEISBASEDONMOVEITMEANSTHATWESHOULDDOSOMEPHCIALEXERCISESEVERYDAYTOKEEPEVERYORGANOFOURBODYHEALTHYSECOND,FOODISANOTHERFACTORTOKEEPUSHEALTHYWENEEDTOGETNUTRITIONANDVARYTYELEMENTSASWELLFROMFOODINADDITION,HAVINGGOODHABBITSAREVERYIMPORTANTFORAMANSUCHASDONTSMOKE,DONTDRINKANDSOONISGOODHABBITSSOFOROURHEALTHWEDBETTERDOSOMEPHYSICALEXERCISESOFTEN,PAYATTENTIONTORATIONALFOODANDDRINKANDCULTIVATEGOODHABBITS学习记录卡3（UNITS1318）学习过程（略）（依据个人学习实际选填）1、UNITS1318中主要学习了哪些重要的语法项目1）动词及时态情态动词表示义务以及表示劝告、动名词和动词不定式、将来完成时、现在进行时和现在完成时的被动语态2）非限定性定语从句3）反意疑问句4）利用主题句扩展段落5）间接引语和间接疑问句2、这六个单元中我感觉最难或还没有完全掌握的语言点是（略）（依据个人学习实际在1、3中选填或学习中的疑难）3、这六个单元中我最喜欢的话题是（可从以下几项中选填）1）描述教育体制及学生生活2）继续教育和学习方式相关内容3）城镇及其发展相关内容4）表达因果关系5）表达数量印象最深的CULTURALNOTES（可从以下几项中选填）1）英国的学士学位DEGREESINTHEUK2）工学交替制课程SANDWICHCOURSES3）伦敦城THECITY4）陪审团制度THEJURYSYSTEM5手势GESTURES阶段性学习体会（略）（一定要自己写）作业3一、交际用语第一部分交际用语一、15ACABA第二部分英语知识运用二、选择填空610DABBB1115ABCBB三、完型填空1620BD（将D选项中的ON改为IN）CCC2125DADCB第三部分阅读理解四、2630ACBBC3135DDBDC五、3640FTNGFT第四部分书面表达评分原则1本题总分为20分,按5个档次给分。2评分时,先根据文章的内容和语言初步确定其档次,然后以该档次的要求来衡量、确定或调整档次,最后给分。3字数少于80的不包括所给句子和标点符号从总分中减去1分。4评分时应注意的主要内容为内容要点、句型变化、运用词汇和语法结构的准确性。5评分时,如拼写错误较多,书写较差,以至影响交际,将分数降低一个档次。附范文本篇仅供参考，请勿全篇抄袭，切记MYTVUNIVERSITYLIFEIAMSTUDYINGATJINGCHANGRADIOANDTVUNIVERSITYTHISUNIVERSITYOFFERSVARIETYOFOPENANDDISTANCECOURSESFORADULTLEARNERSTHESTUDENTSCANUSECOMPUTERSTOLEARNTHECOURSESATHOMEORINTHEOFFICESHOWEVER,THEYALSOCANGOTOTHECLASSROOMBUILDINGSTOHAVEFACETOFACELESSONSICOMEHERETOSTUDYONCEAWEEKINFACT,THEKNOWLEDGEINEVERYSUBJECTISHARDFORME,BECAUSEIDONTHAVESOMUCHTIMEINTEACHINGMYSELFINTHESPARETIMEIHAVETOWORKONTHEWEEKDAYSTHANKSTOTHETEACHINGMETHODSOFTHETVU,ITMAKESALITTLEEASIERFORMETOUNDERSTANDTHECONTENTSOFTHESUBJECTSTHECOACHINGTEACHERSAREALWAYSCARINGFORUSINSTUDYINGHEREITISREALLYGOODFORBUSYADULTSITWILLBEAVERYINTERESTINGANDEXCITINGLEARNINGEXPERIENCETOSTUDYATTHISUNIVERSITY请您删除一下内容，O_O谢谢2016年中央电大期末复习考试小抄大全，电大期末考试必备小抄，电大考试必过小抄ACETYLCHOLINEISANEUROTRANSMITTERRELEASEDFROMNERVEENDINGSTERMINALSINBOTHTHEPERIPHERALANDTHECENTRALNERVOUSSYSTEMSITISSYNTHESIZEDWITHINTHENERVETERMINALFROMCHOLINE,TAKENUPFROMTHETISSUEFLUIDINTOTHENERVEENDINGBYASPECIALIZEDTRANSPORTMECHANISMTHEENZYMENECESSARYFORTHISSYNTHESISISFORMEDINTHENERVECELLBODYANDPASSESDOWNTHEAXONTOITSEND,CARRIEDINTHEAXOPLASMICFLOW,THESLOWMOVEMENTOFINTRACELLULARSUBSTANCECYTOPLASMACETYLCHOLINEISSTOREDINTHENERVETERMINAL,SEQUESTEREDINSMALLVESICLESAWAITINGRELEASEWHENANERVEACTIONPOTENTIALREACHESANDINVADESTHENERVETERMINAL,ASHOWEROFACETYLCHOLINEVESICLESISRELEASEDINTOTHEJUNCTIONSYNAPSEBETWEENTHENERVETERMINALANDTHEEFFECTORCELLWHICHTHENERVEACTIVATESTHISMAYBEANOTHERNERVECELLORAMUSCLEORGLANDCELLTHUSELECTRICALSIGNALSARECONVERTEDTOCHEMICALSIGNALS,ALLOWINGMESSAGESTOBEPASSEDBETWEENNERVECELLSORBETWEENNERVECELLSANDNONNERVECELLSTHISPROCESSISTERMEDCHEMICALNEUROTRANSMISSIONANDWASFIRSTDEMONSTRATED,FORNERVESTOTHEHEART,BYTHEGERMANPHARMACOLOGISTLOEWIIN1921CHEMICALTRANSMISSIONINVOLVINGACETYLCHOLINEISKNOWNASCHOLINERGICAC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