自考英语写作基础试题(doc 13页)
全国2008年10月自考英语写作基础试题
课程代码：00597
Ⅰ.重写句子（15 points,1.5 points each）
Revise the following sentences according to the requirement.
Example: The history of English words is the history of our civilization in many ways.(periodic sentence)
In many ways, the history of English words is the history of our civilization.
1.Hockey is a sport which is popular in many countries around the world.(simple sentence)
2.Not until he crossed the line and felt the tape snap against his chest did Johnson know he had won the race.(loose sentence)
3.I have checked my documents several times. I still can’t find the problem.(compound sentence)
4.The teacher returned the homework. The teacher noticed the error.(complex sentence)
5.When we are relieved of working pressures of the office, we can enjoy happiness and relaxation at home.(modifying phrase)
6.Alan passed the test. Alan had studied hard. Alan had understood the material.(complex sentence)
A. The most critical election happened in 1896.
B. The Great Depression produced conditions for 1932 election.
C. Abraham Lincoln won the election of 1860 and became the 16th American president.
D. America’s two-party system has experienced three critical elections, each of which affected the party balance in government.
Answer: ______________________________________________________
17.Read the following paragraph and underline the topic sentence.
A family group is a good example for illustrating norms, roles, status positions, and social structure. Charlie has certain expectations for Alice that have developed between them over time. Alice is his wife, and he expects her to have the primary responsibility for childrearing and for dealing with relatives. She is expected to listen to his complaints about his boss, to give him encouragement concerning his professional life, to be nice to his friends, to be patient with his impatience, and to spend the family funds carefully. Alice, on the other hand, expects Charlie, her husband, to share in housework, to prepare the meals, to play with the children, to listen to her complaints about her boss, to encourage her to pursue her professional growth, and to know what to do in a weather emergency or when the plumbing breaks down.
18.Read the following paragraph carefully and select the best topic sentence from the four possible answers that follow the paragraph. Write the choice in the blank.
Topic Sentence: ______________________________________________________
Until the early 1960s, most people reported getting more news from newspapers than from any other source By the mid-1960s, television nudged(4轻推)out newspapers as the public’s major source of news. By the 1980s, about two-thirds of the public cited television as their news source, compared with less than one-half who named newspapers and less than one-fifth who relied on radio. Not only is television the public’s most important source of news now, but television news is also rated as more
