全国2006年10月高等教育自学考试
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. Character building begins in our infancy, and it continues until death.(simple sentence)
2. He hasn’t got much experience of teaching children. He’s patient and keen to learn.(compound sentence)
3. A child’s life is like a piece of paper. On it every passerby leaves a mark. (complex sentence)
4. The wise and good gain wisdom for the future from their errors and mistakes. (periodic sentence)
5. The world is full of wonders. Some of them we don’t discover until we’re all grown-up. (compound-complex sentence)
6. People acting together as a group can accomplish things. No individual acting alone could ever hope to accomplish those things.(complex sentence)
7.A reserved person never tells you anything about himself, and you may work with him for years without ever knowing his address. (compound-complex sentence)
8. How much there is to learn and how much I don’t yet know is one of the most important things I’ve learned. (periodic sentence)
9. They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world. He needs someone to love. He needs something to do and something to hope for. (parallel structure)
10. In 1962, Rachel Carson published her book Silent Spring. Rachel Carson was an American marine scientist and writer of popular science. The book aroused worldwide concern for the protection of the environment. (long sentence)
II. 改写病句（15 points, 3 points each）
Correct the errors in the following sentences.
Example: After seeing an offensive mouthwash ad on television. I resolved never to buy that brand again.
After seeing an offensive mouthwash ad on television, I resolved never to buy that brand again.
11. A brother may not be a friend, a friend will always be a brother.
12. Speaking before a group of examiners, the girl’s knees shook badly.
13. The article is difficult to understand not because the vocabulary is technical but because of the complicated sentence structure.
14. Our teacher showed us how to create E-cards on the computer with an encouraging smile.(misplaced modifier)
15. We should budget carefully. Even though our income has been greatly increasing.
