英语写作期末试卷及答案Directions:Thereare15statementsinthispart.ForeachstatementtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandDstatement.(1’x15=15’)1.Accordingtotherulesofwritingatitle,“__________”iscorrect.A.TheWayToImproveOurEnglish-SpeakingAbilityB.MyViewontheNegativeEffectsofAdsC.theMythofaNegroLiteratureD.thewarofIndependence2.Whichofthefollowingsentenceshaspunctuationerror?A.Thealarmclocksounded,thestudentsgotupquickly.B.Thealarmclocksounded;thestudentsgotupquick.C.Thealarmclocksounded.Thestudentsgotupquickly.D.Whenthealarmclocksounded,thestudentsgotupquickly.3.__________doesnotcontainintheprinciplesof“choiceofwords”.A.AccuracyB.ArbitrarinessC.AppropriatenessD.Conciseness4.Whatkindoffiguresofspeech(修辞格)isusedinthesentence“Thiselephantislikeasnakeasanybodycansee.”?A.MetaphorB.PersonificationC.SimileD.Hyperbole5.DuringtheTVinterview,thesingerannouncedthathewasgoingto_____hisnewalbumsoon.A.releaseB.renewC.relieveD.rehearse6.Greatlyagitated,Irushedtotheapartmentandtriedthedoor,__________tofinditlocked.A.onlyB.justC.henceD.thus7.AsI’llbeawayforatleastayear,I’dappreciate__________fromyounowandthentellingmehoweveryoneisgettingalong.A.hearingB.tohearC.tobehearingD.havingheard8.Anintroductoryparagraphshouldarousethereader’sinterestand__________themainideaoftheessay.A.ignoreB.introduceC.developD.emphasize9.Whichofthefollowingsentencescontainsadanglingmodifier?A.B.WhileWendywasdrivingonGreenwoodAvenueyesterdayafternoon,atreebegantofalltowardhercar.C.WhenIwasten,mygrandfatherdied.D.Noneoftheabove.10.Whichoneisnotusedasatransitionwordtogiveexamples?A.forinstanceB.suchasC.likewiseD.namely11.Whilemakingagoodsentence,theprinciplesdonotcontain__________.A.varietyB.coherenceC.unityD.duality12.“__________”A.Hermotherwouldremindher.B.Therainfellforaweek;therefore,everystreetinthecitywasflooded.C.Becausetherainfellforaweek,everystreetinthecitywasflooded.D.Shewantedtomakesurethathermotherwasn’twatching.13.__________isthecoresentenceofaparagraph.A.TopicsentenceB.ThefirstsentenceC.SupportingsentenceD.Concludingsentence14.Inthesentence“Aftertheplanetookoff,Jessicastillstoodtherecrying.”,whatisthefunctionoftheunderlinedpart?A.It’saprepositionalphrase,functioningasanadverb.B.It’snotaphrase,butanadverbialclause.C.It’snotaphrase,butanindependentclause.D.It’saprepositionalphrase,functioningasthesubject.15.Inordertokeepaparagraphcoherent,weoftenusetheorganizationalpatterns:__________.1)timeorder2)spaceorder3)orderofimportance4)orderofgeneralityA.1),2),and3)B.1),2),and4)C.2),3),and4)D.1),2),3),and4)PartIICorrectSentences(15%)Directions:Thefollowingsentenceshavesomefaultsandcorrectthem.(3’x5=15’)1.Therearemanystudentsstudyintheclassroomeveryday.2.Feelinghungry,Idecidedtowalktothevillagebuysomefood.3.Amanisjudgednotonlybywhathesaysbutalsobyhisdeeds.4.Everyman,woman,andchildareentitledtojoininthegroup.5.Janewastryingtokeepherbalancebutfinallyfalls.PartIIITransitions(10%)Directions:Readthefollowingpassageandchooseanappropriatetransitionwordorphraseinthebox.Writethecorrespondingwordorphraseintheblank.(2’x5=10’)firstofallontheotherhandfurthermoreforexampleconsequentlyAnotherdifferenceamongtheworld’sseasandoceansisthatthesalinityvariesindifferentclimatezones.,theBalticSea(波罗的海)inNorthernEuropeisonlyone-fourthassalineastheRedSeaintheMiddleEast.Therearetworeasonsforthis.,inwarmclimatezones,waterevaporatesrapidly:therefore,theconcentrationofsaltisgreater.Second,thesurroundinglandisdryand,,doesnotcontributemuchfreshwatertodilutethesaltyseawater.Incoldclimatezones,,waterevaporatesslowly.,therun-offcreatedbymeltingsnowaddsaconsiderableamountoffreshwatertodilutethesalineseawater.PartIVReadingforBetterWriting(20%)PassageOneDirections:Readthefollowingparagraph,findoutthetopicsentenceandthenidentifytheirrelevantsentences.Markthecorrespondingnumberonthebelow.(5’)①Differentpeoplespendtheirweekendsindifferentways.②Someenjoygoingtothemountainstohike,skiorjustrelax.③Waterskiingismuchmoredifficultthansnowskiing.④Othersprefergoingtothebeachtoenjoytheseashoreactivitiesandtogetasuntan.⑤Someofthesepeopleworkveryhardduringtheweek;othershaveratherrelaxingjobs.⑥Stillothersliketorelaxbystayinghomeandreadingagoodbook.TopicSentence:________IrrelevantSentences:________________PassageTwoDirections:Inthefollowingparagraphthetopicsentenceisabsent,readthemandwriteanappropriatetopicsentenceinyourownwordsontheunderline.(5’)Itcanaffectusphysiologically.Excitingmusiccanincreaseourheartrate,ourbreathing,andourbloodpressure.Calmingmusiccanrelaxourmusclesandevenlowerourskintemperature.Musiccanaffectusphysicallytoo.Everyonehasfoundthemselvestappingtheirfeetorwantingtogetupanddancetotheirfavoritesong.Musiccandefinitelyaffectourmoodandemotions.Musicisslowandquietmakesusfeelrelaxedandlessstressed,andstimulatingmusiccanenergizeusandmakeusfeelplayfulandalive.PassageThreeDirections:Rearrangethefollowingsentencessothattheywillreadlogically.Putthelettersinpropersequenceintheboxesprovidedbelow..(2’x5=10’)[A]Imitativewordsarewordsthatsoundlikethethingoractiontheystandfor.[B]Theotheronefifthismadeuppartlyofborro