东北师范大学离线作业考核-2020英语写作(一)

离线作业考核《英语写作（一）》满分100分Ⅰ.Supplythemissingparagraph（共20分）Thefollowingpassageisincompletewithonebodyparagraphmissing.Studythepassagecarefullyandwritethemissingparagraphofabout100words.Makesurethatthetoneandvocabularyyouuseareinunitywiththepassageprovided.TheAdvantagesandDisadvantagesofLivingintheCityLikemanyothercitydwellers,Ioftencomplainabouthavingtocopewiththeproblemsrelatedwithcitylife.Isometimesfancygettingclosertonatureandappreciatingitsbeautyfullyinthecountry.Onceafriendaskedme,“Doyoureallyhatelifeinthecitythatmuch?Ifyouhadachoice,wouldyoumoveawaytothecountry?”Icompelledmyselftothinkaboutcitylifemoreseriously.NowIhavetodojusticetoit.Admittedly,theattractionsofcitylifestillappealtomestronglydespiteitsdrawbacks.Ingeneral,citylifeisrelativelyconvenientandcomfortable.Thesupplyofwaterandelectricityiscontinuous.Wheneveronewants,allhehastodoisjustturningonafaucetorpressingabutton.Thereisalsoavarietyofvehiclesfortransportation,formbusesandcarstotrainsandplanes,thathelppeoplemoveaboutefficiently.Shoppingcentersareseenandthereincities.Thankstotheamazingdiversityofcommodities,goingshoppingisofteninterestingandenjoyableforcitydwellers.Besidesthefunofmakingpurchases,therearealsocountlesstheaters,cinemas,artgalleriesandrestaurantsprovidingresidentswithvariouskindsoffascinatingentertainment.However,lifeinthecityisnotalwaysattractiveandpleasant.Sometimesitcouldbeveryfrustrating.Mostcitydwellershavehadtheterribleexperienceofgettingstuckinatraficjamduringtherushhour.Pollutioneitherintheairorwaterisnoingnew.Thesunisoftenblottedoutbythedustanddirtfloatingintheair.Ascitydwellersliveinaforestofconcretebuildings,theyseelittleofthebeautifulnature.Theyhavetobecontentwiththeflowersandtreesinthefewparksscatteredinthecity.Everyday,peoplemoveinhurriedsteps,lookingwornandexhausted.Theyarebusy,scurryingfromplacetoplaceandstrugglinghardforsurvival.Tosomeextent,citylifeistrulydivorcedfromnature.Itissometimesveryexhaustingbecauseofitsfast-movingtempo.Butontheotherhand,nothingintheworldisperfect;neitheriscitylife.Viewedpositively,thedrawbacksshouldstillbeoutweighedbyitsattractions.Infact,thedrawbackscanberegardedaschallengestomakelifeinthecitymoreinteresting,moreexcitingandmoremeaningful.Tome,movingawayfromthecitywouldmeanthelossofexcitementandthedynamicnatureofmodernlife.Therefore,Iwouldchoosetocontinuetoliveinthecity.Ⅱ.Writeanoutline（共20分）Readthefollowingpassagecarefullyandcomposea“sentenceoutline”forit.TheDeclineinWritingSkillsTeachershavealwayscomplainedthatstudentscannotwritewellandtherecanbenodenyingthatinthepasttwenty-fiveyearswritingskillshavehitanall-timelow.StudentsaswellasmanypeopleonthejobhavedifficultyexpressingthemselvesinwrittenEnglish.Thedeclineisdueinparttostudents'attitudetowardswritinginthepasttwodecadesandmoderndevicessuchasthetelevisionandthetelephone.Thestudentprotestsover20yearsagowereamajorfactorforthedeclineinwritingskills.Atmanyschools,thefacultygaveinandgreatlyreducedoreliminatedfreshmancompositioncourses.Atoncollege,whereallundergraduateshadbeenrequiredtotaketwoyearsofEnglish,studentsweregiventhepotionoftakingcreditsinfinearts,humanities,orEnglish.Mostpreferredfineartssinceitrequiredlittleeffortontheirpart-andabsolutelynowriting.Withsolittledemand,theEnglishfacultydroppedformseventy-onetothirtywithinoneyear.Compoundingtheproblemwasthefactthatsomefacultymembersfeltthatmakingstudentswritecorrectlywasstiflingtheircreativity.Theytoldstudentsnottoworryaboutsentencestructure,grammar,orspellingbutjusttogettheirfeelingsonpaper.Thosewhowrotepaperswithsloppysentencesandnumerousgrammarerrorscouldpassandevenscorehighiftheirideaswereontherighttrack.Theresultswerehorrendousandsaddeningbecausemanystudents'writingabilitygreatlydeclined.Theysimplycouldnotwriteproperly.Thetelevisionandthetelephonemustalsobeheldresponsiblefortherapiddeclineinwritingskills.Televisionviewingincreasinglytakesupmoreandmoreofaperson'sleisuretime,timethatshouldbespentwritingandreading.Nolongerwillyoungsterswriteintheirdiariesortrytoexpresstheirfeelingsandthoughtsinpoetry.InsteadtheywouldmuchratherspaceoutinfrontoftheTV,remoteinhand,andswitchchannels.Laughterandscreamingareconstantlyheard.Norwilltheyreadextensivelyandbeexposedtotheworkingsofthelanguageandabsorbthenuancesofeffectivecommunication.Thetelephoneisevenagreaterculprit.Whyshouldonebothertowriteletterswhenonecanpunchinanumberandspeaktotheotherparty?Thereisnoneedtowritedownone'sthoughtsandthenwaitforaresponse;gratificationisimmediate.Moderntechnologyhaseveneliminatedtheneedtojotnotestoothermembersofthefamily:thememounitontheansweringmachinetakescareofthat.Itisnowonderthatwritingskillshavesteadilydeclinedoverthepasttwenty-fiveyears.Today'syouths,forthemostpart,seelittleneedforwriting.Thetelephoneistheirdirectlineofcommunication,andthetelevisionsuppliesthemwithimmediateentertainment.Thestudentactivismofthe1970shashaditsownperverseeffect:Itturnedoutawholegenerationthatwastaughtthatcorrectwritingissuccumbingtothedictatesofsociety.Andthehorrorofhorrorsisthatmanyofthesestudentsarenowteachers.1.Intruduction:Writtingskillshavedeclined.A.ManypeoplehavedifficultyexpressingthemselvesinEnglish.B.Thesis:Students'attitudeandmodernthechnoglogycontributetodecline.2.Thestudentprotestsover20yearsagowereamajorfactor.A.Theyresultedinthereductionoffreshmancompositioncourses.B.Studentscouldtakeothercoursesforcreditsinstead.C.teacherspaidlittleattentiontothebasicrequirementsofwritting.3.TheTVandthetelephonearealsoresponsibleforthedecline.A.TheywastetoomuchtimeonTV.B.Thephonehasavarietyofsoftwarethatcausesmostpeopletoindulge.4.Summarize：A.Writingskillsarereplacedbyothercommunicationtools,resultinginfewerandfewerwritingopportunitiesB.TheresultofpersonalradicalismⅢ.Composition（共60分）WiththeincreasingpopularityoftheInternet,someonesays,“Themorefriendsyougetonline,thefewerfriendsyouwillhavearoundyou.”Writeanexpositoryessay(about300words)expressingyourviewsonthestatement.Sincethe1960s,debateshavebeenfueledontheidealmeansofcommunication.Someobservers,freelancersandcolumnistsinparticular,oftenemphasizethatthemorefriendsonehasonline,thefeweronehasinhislife.However,throughdecadesofpracticeandobservation,itturnsoutthattheirstatementhasmanyrestrictions.Admittedly,theideaheldbythoseobserversdoescontainanelementoftruth.Forexample,alongwiththecomputerboom,Internet,thegemoftwentiethcenturyscientifictechnology,isplayinganincreasinglyimportantroleinthemeansofcommunication.Butthesearguerstendtoignoretwootheressentialaspects.First,theyfailtotakeintoaccountthepossibilitythatavarietyoftechnicaldevicesareavailable.Asaresult,peoplecanresorttotelephonesorfaxestomaintainamoreintimatehumanrelationship.Inthissense,thepopularityofInternetisnotalwayssynonymoustotheemotionalisolationsbetweenpeople.Second,thearguers’asse