英语写作智慧树知到期末考试答案章节题库2024年湖州师范学院1.“Television plays an educational role in daily life” can be a topic sentence. （）答案:对2.“How to read a novel” can be a topic sentence. （）答案:错3. A descriptive essay is generally developed through sensory details, or theimpressions of one’s senses -- sight, hearing, taste, smell, and touch. （）答案:对4.“He encounter an old friend yesterday” can be a topic sentence. （）答案:错rmal words are seldom used in formal writing, unless for some specialpurpose or effect. （）答案:对6.When you have to explain how something is done, you usually follow achronological sequence and give a step-by-step description. （）答案:对7.The poet was born poor, and poor he remained all his life. It is an invertedsentence to emphasize the “poor” of the poet. （）答案:对8.The two types of reasoning are inductive reasoning and deductive reasoning.（）答案:对9.It’s not necessary to think of the topic or theme or main idea. （）答案:错10.The types of writing include narration, description, argumentation andpractical writing. （）答案:错11.There is a single way to begin all essays when we write. （）答案:错12.Variety is achieved when short sentences are used in between long ones,simple sentences in between compound and complex ones, periodicsentences in between loose ones. （）答案:对13.Do not use a comma to join two coordinate clauses; use a comma and aconjunction, or a semicolon. （）答案:对14.Words used in their original meanings are used literally, while words used inextended meanings for the purpose of making comparisons or calling uppictures in the reader's or listener's mind are used figuratively. （）答案:对15.“He sent his wife a diamond ring on her thirtieth birthday” can be a topicsentence. （）答案:错16.The basic aim of a writing course is to develop the ability to write wholecompositions (or essays, theses, papers). （）答案:对17.One should not begin writing a composition without sufficient preparation.（）答案:对18.When we describe or give something in detail, we use general words; whenwe summarize or generalize, we use specific words. （）答案:错19.In describing a person, we should only give details of his/her appearance. （）答案:错20.Description is painting a picture of words of a person, place, object, or ascene. （）答案:对21.The middle part gives a clear and logical presentation of the facts and ideasthe writer intends to put forth. （）答案:对22. A description essay is generally developed through sensory details, or theimpressions of one's senses -- sight, hearing, taste, smell, and touch. （）答案:对23.The meaning of a word has two aspects: denotative and connotative. （）答案:对24.The uses of summary writing include: （）答案:It is a very good exercise for improving readingcomprehension.###It has practical uses.###It is helpful to composition writing.25.He was ( ) to find that his little sister had become a pretty, ( ) young woman.（）答案:surprised; slim26.Is that ( ) ( ) sitting on the bench your mother? （）答案:elderly; lady27.This servile man was especially （） when he was talking with his superiors.答案:modest28.She missed the step and sprained her ankle. It is a ________ sentence. （）答案:loose29.Her clothes, though made of ( ) material, are quite elegant. （）答案:expensive30.“Anyone can learn how to read a novel” can be a topic sentence. （）答案:对31.Repetition is sometimes necessary for emphasis, but unnecessary repetition,either of the same words or of different words with the same meaning,should be avoided. （）答案:对32.An expository paper explains or explores something. （）答案:对33.When you write your research paper, the first rule to remember is to useyour own words in your paper, or you should avoid plagiarism. （）答案:对34.Specific words help to make writing clear, exact, vivid, and striking, for theyare more informative and expressive than general words. （）答案:对35.Formal words are as a rule seldom used in informal writing. （）答案:对36.In describing a person, we should not merely give details of his/herappearance. We should try to reveal the person's character, thoughts, and feelings. （）答案:对e a period at the end of a complete sentence, only if the sentence is long.（）答案:错38.Before writing, paragraphs don’t need to be planned. （）答案:错39.The most important quality of exposition is clarity. （）答案:对40.When you compose your resume, try to give the information that will showyou in the best possible light. （）答案:对41.Narration often goes hand in hand with description. （）答案:对42.“Television is very important” can be a topic sentence. （）答案:错43. A complete sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with a period. （）答案:对44.Vivid illustrations light up abstract ideas and make them clear, interesting,memorable, or convincing. （）答案:对45.To narrate is to give an account of an event or a series of events. （）答案:对46.Variety in sentence structure is generally required when we write. （）答案:对47. A sentence is coherent when its words or parts are properly connected andtheir relationships unmistakably clear. （）答案:对48.Short sentences are usually emphatic, whereas long sentences are capable ofexpressing complex ideas with precision, because it may contain onemodifier. （）答案:错49.We can use as many commas as we can in a sentence. （）答案:错50.You can begin your essay at any point. （）答案:错51.An introduction can begin with general information and become morespecific with a thesis statement at the end. （）答案:对52.“To improve English proficiency, one need to acquire some skills” can be atopic sentence. （）答案:错53.The end of an essay is not important. （）答案:错54.All the facts and all the ideas in an essay should contribute to thepresentation of its thesis or central thought. （）答案:对55. A narrative essay can be organized from the chronological order or inflashback. （）答案:对56. A resume usually includes the following items: name, address, e-mail address.（）答案:错57.Writers should not work out a plan and collect enough material before theywrite the first sentence of their composition. （）答案:错58.Strictly speaking, a comparison points out the similarities between two ormore persons or things of the same class, while a contrast, the differencesbetween them. （）答案:对59.In telling a story of recounting an event, the easiest and clearest way is todescribe things in order of time, or in chronological order. （）答案:对60.We can only use one way to develop a paragraph. （）答案:错61. A grammatically complete sentence is one that contains at least a subject anda predicate (or finite) verb; if the verb is transitive, there must be an object; ifthe verb is a link-verb, there must be a predicative or complement. （）答案:对62.When we describe an object, we should not only emphasize on one aspect ofthe object, but also every aspect of the object. （）答案:错63. A typical argumentation essay consists of three parts: an introduction, a bodyand a conclusion. （）答案:对64.Sound reasoning or logic is naturally the most important quality of anycausal analysis. It is always easy to explain causes and effects clearly andlogically. （）答案:错65.There are three basic ways to define a word or term: to give a synonym, touse a sentence (often with an attributive clause), and to write a paragraph or even an essay. （）答案:对66.Different types of sentences should be used in order to achieve variety. （）答案:对67.According to their use, sentences are ______________. （）答案:imperative###exclamatory###interrogative###declarative68.From a rhetorical point of view, sentences are ____________. （）答案:periodic###balanced###loose69.Summary writing is an exercise in compression. In writing a summary, youmay: （）答案:Use short transitions.###Eliminate all repetitions.###Omit thedetails.###Use general words instead of specific words.###Reduce the examples.###Simplify the descriptions.###Change a dialogue intoindirect speech.70.Which sentence is suitable for the ending paragraph about the benefits ofvolunteering? （）答案:All in all, volunteering is very beneficial to people.71.Empress Dowager Cixi was ( ) for her cruelty. （）答案:notorious72.The title “Young People of Today” is better for a(n) __________ essay. （）答案:classification/division73.Which one is better to describe the chart in detail? （）答案:In the bar chart, the high income group spent 42 pence onhamburgers. The figure decreased to 34 pence and 19 pencerespectively among the average income and low income groups.74.Select the irrelevant sentence for the following: （）“Nation to honorclimate pledges” ① Chinese, French and German leaders agreed during avirtual summit on Friday to jointly work toward an equitable and reasonable climate governance mechanism for win-win cooperation and make theresponse to climate change a pillar for cooperation between China and the European Union. ② China and US will continue to discuss specific emission reduction actions to be rolled out in the 2020s in their efforts to achieve the Paris Agreement goals, before and after COP 26. ③During the meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, President Xi Jinping said China will honor its commitments to peak its carbon emissions before 2030 and attain carbon neutrality before 2060, whiledescribing the mission as a "hard battle" for the world's largest developing country.④The two nations will cooperate to promote the success of the COP26 and COP 15 UN conference on biodiversity conservation, which will beheld in Yunnan provincial capital Kunming in October. ⑤The three leaders reached consensuses on the need to uphold multilateralism and implement the Paris Agreement across the board, highlighting the need to enable theLeaders Summit on Climate later this month to yield positive, balanced and pragmatic outcomes, and to enhance climate policy dialogue and cooperation in the area of green development.答案:② ④75.I am sorry to ( ) your invitation. （）答案:decline76.This ( ) old man is a well-known musician. （）答案:homely77.Which one is better to describe the trend of the consumption? （）答案:As can be seen, the consumption of fish and chips decreased while hamburgers and pizza increased during the 20 years.78.There were three translators in their booths, and the girl secretaries at thedoors, and the reporters grumbling and scribbling in their seats. It is a ________ sentence. （）答案:loose79.Science has made great ______ during the past 30 years. （）答案:advances80. A research paper is a study of some objective facts or problems, and theconclusion that are drawn should be based on relevant data and carefulanalyses of the data or on personal likes or dislikes. （）答案:错81.When we write a research paper, the first rule to remember is to use yourown words in your paper. （）答案:对82.When you choose the topic for a research paper, it is advisable to go from thegeneral to the specific. （）答案:对83.The introduction of a research paper should be long enough to present somerough ideas of the paper and at the same time arouse the reader’s interest.（）答案:对84.The process of writing a research paper is generally divided into five steps orstages: (1) choosing a topic; (2) collecting information; (3) analyzing theinformation, organizing ideas, and working out an outline; (4) writing thefirst draft; and, (5) revising the draft and finalizing it. （）答案:对ments on and evaluation of the book form the third and most importantpart of a book report. （）答案:对86.The summary of the book report should be self-contained, clear and easy tounderstand. Above all, it should be subjective. （）答案:错87. A curriculum vitae (c.v.) or resume is a short written account of the mainevents of one’s life. It is often required when one applies for a job. （）答案:对88.The main parts of a book report include the information about the authorand his name, a summary of the book, and comments on it. （）答案:对ments on and criticism of the book can be mixed with the summary; theycan be left to the third part. （）答案:错90.Select the topic sentence for the following: （）From the chief executive tothe office cleaner, everyone must accept this as the first priority overeverything else in the company. In other words, everyone in the companymust be sales oriented. The telephone operator, the accounts clerk, thestorekeeper and everyone else must know how to handle enquires andcustomers politely and correctly. If the appropriate person is not around, the other staff should take orders if necessary, and even encourage order. The deliveryman must be willing to serve and please customers, and when called upon, he must be able to push and to show new products, accessories, etc. to get more sales for his company. Whether you are seeing hoses, hotel rooms,building contracts or exhibition services, you must ensure that you and your organization get enough sales, customers, clients, contracts or business to ensure a good regular inflow of income for your company. Everybody in the organization must understand that sales are the oxygen in the air that theorganizational body breathes. Without sales the body dies quickly; withinsufficient sales it dies slowly.答案:The whole organization—all the members of the staff mustacknowledge and understand this: selling is the most important activity of the organization.91.Under the title of “The Changes in My Hometown”, it is better for you tocompose a(n) __________ essay. （）答案:illustration92.Given the topic “Why People Want to Learn a Foreign Language”, you aresure to write a(n) _________ essay. （）答案:cause/effect93.The topic “ My Middle School Teachers and College Professors” is suitable fora(n) _________ essay. （）答案:comparison/contrast94.“Three Kinds of Books” is to be followed by a(n) __________ essay. （）答案:classification/division95. A proper topic sentence for the following should be: （）_____________________________. The western sky was purplish pink, and it wasstreaked with gray wisps of cloud moving slowly across the horizon. Thecolors deepened as the light slowly faded, the purple dominating the pinkand the gray wisps turning to long black gashes. As the sun sank into theocean, it left a thin golden line separating the water and the air. I watched the sky until the last traces of the sunset were swallowed by darkness.答案:The sunset was beautiful last evening.96.If all the sentences in the paragraphs lead to one central theme, theparagraph is unified. （）答案:对97. A proper topic for the following should be: （）Sweep the house or flat.Make sure that the windows are cleaned until they gleam. Bring home Spring Festival couplets to be put on the wall. Buy more decorations for the house.Go to the flower market to buy kumquant plants and peach blossoms. Buy new clothes and new shoes. Buy lots of food. Prepare the New Year cakes.答案:Preparing for the Chinese New Year98.The right order of the following should be: （）①Secure in its island home,the dodo had lost the power of flight since there were no enemies to flyfrom.②The goats ate the undergrowth which provided the dodo with cover;dogs and cats hunted and hurried the old birds; while pigs grunted their way round the island, eating the eggs and young, and rats followed behind tofinish the feast.③Man discovered the dodo’s paradise in about 1507, andwith him came dodo’s enemies dogs, cats , pigs, rats and goats.④The dodo, the ponderous waddling pigeon, inhabited the island of Mauritius.⑤Thedodo surveyed t hese new arrivals with an air of innocent interest.⑥By 1681, the fat, ungainly and harmless pigeon was extinct.⑦Then the slaughterbegan.答案:④①③⑤⑦②⑥99. A paragraph is like a mini-essay, it should be unified, coherent and welldeveloped. （）答案:对100.When a sentence contains two or more parts of the same form and grammatical function, it is one with parallel constructions. （）答案:对101.A sentence should be complete only if it is long. （）答案:错102.Fill in the blank of the following passage with a proper topic sentence: _____________________________. The western sky was purplish pink, and it wasstreaked with gray wisps of cloud moving slowly across the horizon. Thecolors deepened as the light slowly faded, the purple dominating the pinkand the gray wisps turning to long black gashes. As the sun sank into theocean, it left a thin golden line separating the water and the air. I watched the sky until the last traces of the sunset were swallowed by darkness. （）答案:The sunset was beautiful last evening.103.It is a pleasure to read good books. It is a ________ sentence. （）答案:periodic104.A unified sentence expresses a single complete thought. （）答案:对105.Formal words may also be called learned words, or literary words, or big words. （）答案:对106.Though she has grown up, her behavior is often ______. （）答案:childish107.I am quite （） of your opportunity to study at such a famous university.答案:envious108.A few listeners were _____ and dozed off. （）答案:uninterestedmon words are good for all kinds of writing. （）答案:对110.Whenever you write something, work carefully, write neatly and clearly, and try to make as few mistakes as possible. （）答案:对111.Indent the first line of every paragraph, leaving a space of about four or five letters. （）答案:对112.You can begin a line with a comma, a period, a semicolon, a colon, a question mark or an exclamation mark. （）答案:错113.We should write the title in the middle of the first line. （）答案:对114.Capitals are used mainly at three places: the first words of sentences, key words in titles, and proper names. （）答案:对115.According to this course, we can learn how to use correct and effective words, how to make proper sentences, how to write effective paragraphs, how towrite the whole composition, etc. （）答案:对。
