全国2013年1月高等教育自学考试
英语写作基础试题
课程代码：00597
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注意事项：
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2．用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔将答案写在答题纸上，不能答在试题卷上。
I．重写句子(20 points, 2 points each)
Revise the following sentences according to the requirements.
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. We have achieved great progress in many areas for the past ten years. (periodic sentence)
2. He went all the same though it was raining. ( sentence with a prepositional phrase)
3. He wrote three books in the first two years. This is a record he had never reached before. ( sentence with a noun phrase)
4. He went out and shut the door behind him. (sentence with a verb-ing phrase)
5. He is often late for work. I really can’t understand the reason. (object clause)
6. The projector broke for a second time. Some people in the audience hissed. Others shouted for a refund. (compound-complex sentence)
7. The project went on smoothly as it was carefully designed. ( sentence with a verb-ed phrase)
8. You may stay at home waiting for us. You may go to the cinema alone. (sentence with parallel structure)
9. I am now working as an accountant in that city. About two million people live in that city. (relative clause)
10. Hurry up. You may miss the train. (compound sentence)
Ⅱ．改写病句(15 points, 3 points each)
Correct the errors in the following sentences.
Example: Made by his mother, Tony ate up the cake.
Tony ate up the cake made by his mother.
11. Brokers（经纪人）dealers, even the stock exchanges must register with SEC.
12. Unsuccessful attempt to start a business can help sort out the market. According to small business experts.
13. The corporation safeguards its owners. Because it has legal standing.
14. The Inquisition（宗教迫害）resulted in twenty-five hundred being killed, forty thousand being imprisoned and sent two hundred thousand into exile（流放）．
15. Aiming at high profits, unfair rates were charged by the American railroad companies.
Ⅲ．标出主题句(15 points, 5 points each)
16. Choose the best topic sentence from the group below by writing A, B, C or D.
A. Alcohol numbs（使麻木）the areas of the brain responsible for mood control.
B. Alcohol often triggers（引起）feelings of confusion, sadness and so on.
C. There is indeed a relationship between alcohol and depression.
D. Many alcoholics have a difficult time living on their own.
