浙江省2018年10月自学考试英语写作试题
课程代码：10053
Task 1. Supply the missing introduction (20%)
Directions: Study the following passage carefully and write an introduction in no more than 100 words. Make sure that the tone and vocabulary you use are in unity with the passage provided.
Various Kinds of Lectures
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Talks on current issues come first. Nowadays, even though college students concern much about events happening across the country and the globe, due to the lack of experience and limited vision, our views may not be mature. The well-read teachers speak on some hot domestic or international issues, such as the international significance of the return of Hong Kong and the re-election of Clinton. They present the latest information and facts from diversified sources, analyze them and give personal comments on them. Their interpretation is less dogmatic than what we hear over the mass media. The lectures on current issues and events attract most of the grades.
Tips on English studies are closely related to our major courses. These lectures usually deal with a single aspect of the English language. For example, in the lecture entitled “The stress and stress shift in English,”the lecturer discussed the stress problems in English pronunciation and explained some basic principles on how to stress a two-yllable or a multi-syllable word. After attending the lecture, we feel more confident about the stress of English words. Likewise, several lectures on common errors in English usage clarified our confusion on synonyms. Lectures of this kind serve as complements to our academic courses and help to reinforce the knowledge we learn in class. Both the sophomores and freshmen are the frequent attendants of these lectures.
As English majors, the better acquainted we are with the English and American society, the easier it becomes for us to learn the language well. Cultural notes are lectures providing diversified background information on western society. They cover a broad range of topics, including music, sports, religion, and etiquette and daily lives of the people in English-speaking countries. This kind of one-hour presentation enjoys great popularity among students. Once a lecture captioned “American Country Music”even created
a sensation on the campus. The lecture room that evening was virtually packed. All the students remained
fervently faithful even during the blackout in the middle of the lecture. Both the lecture and the music the teacher played refreshed us; not only did we get knowledge but also entertainment. Cultural notes are welcomed by both freshmen and grades.
Short as they are, these lectures offer much background knowledge and information beyond textbooks, sharpening our language skills, deepening our understanding of western culture and society. Compared with the regular classes we have everyday, these mini lectures are more relaxing and more lively. As the attendance is not compulsory, we can choose the ones we are particularly interested in. Therefore, we concentrate better and get more out of the lectures. As a plus, they offer us a chance to taste different teaching styles of the speakers.
Task 2. Write an outline (20%)
Directions: Read the following passage carefully and try to compose an outline for the passage provided.
Why I Came to College
Why have I chosen to attend college? I have put this question to myself many times and in various forms during the past three and a half months which have constituted the first semester of my freshman year.
Have I come because of the influence from my parents, or because I have some goal of my own that I wish to pursue? After pondering these questions on many occasions, I have finally reached the conclusion that I have come to college not just for one reason, but for many.
Originally, my parents did influence my opinions about education in general. My mother, an elementary school teacher, was always proud of my academic successes, but she never really pushed me or demanded that
I achieve excellent grades. However, from the beginning of my schooling, my parents seemed to assume that I
would attend college, and by the time I reached high school, I had become accustomed to that idea as well.
When I entered high school, I enrolled in the college preparatory program offered there, looking forward to college life. In truth, at that time I was more concerned about the challenges to be presented to me in high school than about thoughts of what would follow in college. However, as I proceeded further through high school into my junior and senior years, I became genuinely interested in many of the subjects which I was studying. Chemistry, Physics, and Calculus were the courses which held my interest most strongly and I felt that I wanted to continue to study those areas beyond the high school level. Up to that point in my life, I had always claimed that I wanted to attend college, but I never truly knew why.
As my high school career drew to a close, I was beginning to recognize in myself a strong drive for knowledge. I knew that I would not be content to simply end my educational career with high school and enter the working world. I truly felt a need to continue learning in order to gain a better understanding of the world around me. My final decision to attend college seemed a natural one, and my choice of engineering as a field of study came easily as well, since the profession fit well with my academic preferences.
The fact that I enjoy learning and gaining knowledge was the main reason for choosing to enter college, but I must admit that it was not the sole reason. In today's world, a college education has become almost essential if one wishes to compete in the job market. In the next several years, this trend will surely continue, with a bachelor's degree becoming almost indispensable if one wishes to find a respectable position, and a master's degree becoming highly desirable for advanced positions. Although it may sound materialistic, I felt that attending college was a practical and necessary step to ensure a secure future for myself and my family. I made my choice to study engineering primarily on the basis of my love of mathematics and the physical sciences; however, the fact that it is a well paying and respected profession did have some influence on my final decision to study engineering, rather than a pure science curriculum. Either field would have allowed me to study those subjects which hold my interest, but the decision to pursue the one which would ultimately be more profitable was not a difficult choice to make.
A third reason that I am attending college is that I have always hoped that I could, in some way, make
contributions to the world. I knew that a career involving science and technology would give me the best opportunity to do this. I also knew that in order to pursue such a career, I would be required to go through college. Hopefully, this will someday enable me to make contributions to the expansion of the frontiers of science, and in some way to benefit mankind.
Finally, I chose to attend a diversified college, as opposed to a purely technical institute, because I feel that college should allow a person to grow in areas other than pure academics. It should also expose the student to a variety of social and political ideas, helping to expand his mental horizons. Attending Qinghua University has definitely allowed me to come into contact with a wide variety of lifestyles which could only be found together on a collegiate campus. Additionally, while I am able to major in a scientific field at Qinghua, I am able to simultaneously take courses which explore other fields of study and allow me to become a more diversified and well-rounded person. This overall gain of general knowledge, which is available only to college students, is another reason that I was lured toward the pursuit of a higher education.
Thus, I came to college not for one reason, but for several different ones. It was something which I had planned, even without fully knowing why, for several years. It was certainly the next logical step in my educational career after the completion of high school. However, only in my final two years of high school did I actually begin to recognize in myself the inherent desire to obtain information and learning which pushed me toward college. I knew that a college degree would allow me to pursue the other goals which I had set for myself. 1 also knew that I wanted to become a more diversified person, and that a college education was the best means to attain that end.
Why have I chosen to attend college? Sometimes I am unsure of the exact reason myself. I am sure, however, that it is what I should do and what I want to do with the next four years of my life.
Task 3. Composition (60%)(with 250 words)
Directions: Write an argumentative essay on the given topic:
In your opinion, how serious is the problem of unemployment in your hometown? What type of people are unemployed? In a coherent essay, persuade your friends that unemployment is or is not a serious problem that should be solved in your hometown.
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全国2018年1月高等教育自学考试 英语写作基础试题 课程代码：00597 I. Correct the errors in the following sentences.(改写病句)10% 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. 1.Those berries are poisonous don’t eat them. 2.Our city’s buildings are not as modern as your city. 3.To get ready for the trip, all the things she needed were put into a suitcase. 4.He told me that Mary had returned home for a week. 5.I read the book on the bus which did not interest me at all. II. Read the following passages and identify the topic sentence in each by underlining it.(阅读以下每段文章，然后在每段文章的主题句下划线。)20% 1. The biggest problem in ancient DNA reserch is getting the DNA in the first place. The favorite material to work with is bone, and a small chunk of it is best. Cells can lie inside the hard bone structure waiting to be liberated after the calcium has been dissolved away. That’s the easy bit. Getting the DNA out, what little of it that remains is horrendously difficult and many teams have succumbed to pitfalls in the past. The rule is that it has to be done in a clean room better than used to assemble spacecraft to go into deep space, and it has to be done away from any other source of potentially contaminating DNA. 2. Names usually have origins, especially for Indians. Indians with distinctive physical characteristics, might be given names such as Big Foot or Crooked Leg. If there had been a big storm on the day of a baby’s birth, the baby might have been named Thundercloud. Grey Eagle, Red-Dog, Big Bear, and Spotted Wolf are examples of Indian names after animals. 3. Many TV commercials imply that a woman’s self-esteem depends on her cleaning ability. In one commercial, we see a woman terribly upset because her guests find spots on her glassware. Countless other commercials blur out the message that a woman will pass muster as a person if her kitchen floor gleams and her toilet bowl is blue. This idiocy must work, because the images of women scrubbing, moping, waxing and smiling keep on coming over the air. 4. As human beings, we are constantly in the stage of change. Our bodies change everyday. Our attitudes are constantly evolving. Something we swore by five years ago is now almost impossible for us to imagine ourselves believing The clothes we wore a few years ago now look strange to us in old photographs. Everything is changing. This is a prediction I can make with absolute certainty. 1
自考英语写作范文 1、失败就是常有的事。、 2、人们对失败有各种不同的态度。 3、我对失败的态度。 Is Failure a Bad Thing? Failure is a common thing in our daily life、For example, sometimes we fail to pass the examinations、On other occasions, we are defeated in sport games、And there are times when we fail to do more satisfactory work、So it is safe to say that every one of us must have encountered failure of one kind or another、However, different people have different attitudes towards failure、Some people lose heart when they come across failures、They seem to think that it is the end of the world、Others, on the contrary, don’t take failure seriously、They seem to think that failure is first step to success、 In my opinion, what really counts is not failure itself, but our attitude towards it、If we are afraid of failure and yield to it easily, we are bound to have one failure after another、But as long as we have confidence in ourselves and learn something f rom failure, we’ll certainly go from victory to victory、So I’m never a fraid of failure, or I firmly believe that “failure is the mother of success、”竞争就是当今社会的普遍想象。竞争与合作经常并存。在提倡竞争的同时我们不要忘了合作。 Competition and Cooperation Competition is a very common phenomenon in our social life today、We compete when we play games, we try to do better than others in our study and there is constant competition for jobs, fame, wealth and so forth、We can say, to some extent, competition is one of the motive force of the development of society、We often find competition and cooperation occurring at the same time、Think of a basketball game、During the game, one team is competing against the other, but each member of the team must cooperate with his teammates、In most cases, we can’t compete without cooperation、Thus they are equally important、 While advocating competition, we can’t forget cooperation、In modern society, cooperation is especially important because most work is fulfilled with and through other people、So we must combine competition with cooperation to obtain our goals、 城市无论大小都应该保持清洁。保持城市清洁不就是一件容易的事。为了保持城市的清洁,我们的政府做了大量的工作。 Keep Our City Clean A city, whether small or big, should be kept clean、 A clean environment will do us much good、Without the clean environment, we can hardly keep fit, work efficiently or live a comfortable life, which will greatly hold back the development of the city、So it’s of great importance to keep our city clean、Moreover, keeping the city clean is not an easy job、We can clean up the city and keep it clean temporarily, but can we keep it clean for good? This arduous work is in close relation to the economy of the city, the government
2014年10月全国自考英语写作基础考前密卷00597(含答案) 一、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) I 第1题 We are watering the trees. We don’t have any rain for a month. (compound sentence) 【正确答案】 We are watering the trees, for we don’t have rain for a month. 【你的答案】 本题分数 2分 你的得分修改分数 第2题 Jane walked out of his life,bursting into tears as she left the room. (peri odic sentence) 【正确答案】 Bursting into tears as she left the room,Jane walked out of his life. 【你的答案】 本题分 数2分 你的得分修改分数 第3题 In 1976, John Adams was elected President of the United States. (loose sente nce) 【正确答案】 John Adams was elected President of the United States in 1976. 【你的答案】
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)
]]一、解决方法题型 要求考生列举出解决问题的多种途径 1．问题现状 2．怎样解决(解决方案的优缺点) In recent days, we have to face I problem-----A, which is becoming more and more serious. First, (说明Ａ的现状)．Second, (举例进一步说明现状) Confronted with A, we should take a series of effective measures to cope with the situation. For one thing, (解决方法一). For another （解决方法二). Finally, 解决方法三). Personally, I believe that (我的解决方法). Consequently, I’m confident that a bright future is awaiting us because (带来的好处). In,recent days,we have to face a problem, Whicn is becoming more and more serious. First, Second, Confronted with,A, we shoud take a series of effective measures to cope with the situation. For one thing, For another, Finally, Personally,I belive that Consequently,I am confident that a bright future is awaiting us because 二、对比选择型作文模板 When it comes to ＿＿＿＿ ,different people hold different views . Some contend that＿＿＿＿. For one thing,＿＿＿＿ .For another,＿＿＿ . In spite of all these claims, others maintain that ＿＿＿＿，They point out that＿＿＿＿ .Another instance often cited is that＿＿＿＿ . It’s no easy task to find a satisfactory answer to the issue. As for me, there’s some truth to both arguments .It’s advisable to ＿＿＿＿＿＿. 职业生涯的选择 When it come to (the career choice),different people hold different views.Some contend that (you should be committed to a lifetime career).For one thing,(you must show you loyalty).For another( you can have more room to improve yourself in one protessional.) In spite of all these claims,others maintain that( you can change jobs fairly often),and they point out that( job-hop canbroaden your horizons). Another instance often cited is that (is that you can have better chance to earn more durin the process of job-hop). It’s no easy task to find a satisfactory answer to the issue.As for me,there’s some truth to both arguments. It’s a advisable to (make your choice depending on a ccording to your context).
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) 7.Fossil fuels are non-renewable. We need to find alternative energy sources. (compound sentence)
全国2003年10月高等教育自学考试 英语写作基础试题 课程代码：00597 全部题目用英文作答。 I.重写句子(15 points,1.5points each) Revise the following sentences according to the requirement. Example: The history of English words in 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.I like roller-skating. I like ice-skating better.(compound sentence) 2.If you sit by the window facing the sun on a sunny winter day, you may feel nice and warm.(loose sentence) 3.Mary put the steak on the grill. The charcoal was burning evenly.(complex sentence) 4.His valuable papers were destroyed in the fire. Tom called the insurance company.(complex sentence) 5.I asked my friend if we should tip the driver when the bus tour ended.(periodic sentence) 6.Your uncle married my aunt. He is rich. She is poor.(simple sentence) 7.Jerry is smart. He should be able to handle eighteen credits this semester.(compound sentence) 8.I returned to school following a long illness. The math teacher gave me make-up work to do, but the history teacher made me drop her course.(compound-complex sentence) 9.Jack applied for a job. He went for an interview. He was hired.(parallel structure) 10.Meet me in the courtyard for dessert when you finish doing the dishes.(periodic sentence) II.改写病句(15 points,3 points each) Correct the errors in the following sentences. 11.The rain might last for a while, clouds covered the entire sky. 12.In the evening we would swim in the lake and dancing afterward. 13.That woman just bought her dog a milk shake in a red skirt. 14.To pass the course, your term paper must be handed in on time. 15.Harry wouldn’t make a good negotiator he doesn’t have the patience. III.标出主题句(15 points,5 points each) 16.Choose the best topic sentence from the group below. Write the choice in the blank. A.I eat a lot of homemade ice cream. B. Homemade ice cream is my favorite.
绝密★考试结束前 全国2014年4月高等教育自学考试 英语写作试题 课程代码：00603 请考生按规定用笔将所有试题的答案写在答题纸上。全部题目用英文作答。 注意事项： 1．答题前，考生务必将自己的考试课程名称、姓名、准考证号用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔填写在答题纸规定的位置上。 2．用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔将答案写在答题纸上，不能答在试题上。 I. Supply the missing paragraph. (20 points) The following passage is incomplete with one body paragraph missing. Study the passage carefully and write the missing paragraph in about 100 words.Make sure that your tone and diction are in unity with the passage provided. The Positive Effects of Owning a Dog on Children Dogs are the best friend of children. The dog and the child teach each other things and they look after each other. Owning a dog can have positive effects on a child’s development. Having a dog develops a child’s sense of responsibility, broadens his capacity for empathy, and teaches him the nature of friendship. The first advantage of owning a dog is that it’s helpful to develop a child’s sense of responsibility. Once you own a dog, you have to take care of it instead of only playing it: showering, feeding, walking, cleaning up, hair cutting and so on. Dogs are animals that have to spend time together with people or they get depressed. So you must take some time to stay with it. If they are sick, one can’t just leave it alone. All of these works are required to be carefully done which could make a child become more responsible. Another lesson that a child can learn from having a dog is how to be empathetic. A dog cannot express itself with speech, so its owner must learn to understand what the dog’s behavior means. Is the dog frightened, aggressive, or sick? The child needs to understand what is going on in the dog’s mind. The result of learning to read a dog’s behavior is that the child develops mpathy. By learning how to empathize with a dog, the child also learns how to empathize with other people. This leads to the child becoming a more considerate and caring person.
自考英语小作文范文带翻译自考英语作文范文00015 My Father There is always a brilliant image living in my heart. That is my dear father. Seen through the eyes of many other people, father seems to be a very ordinary person. But he is quite extraordinary in my eyes, I have never lost my wonder at his good-personalities such as diligence, devotion, care, optimism ever since my childhood. Being a farmer, father works very hard in the fields all the year round. He works from dawn till dusk every day and even till midnight when it is the harvest season. He seldom enjoys leisure with other farmers even if the farm work is not much. He chooses to live a busy life with reluctance to stop for a while. Father devotes all himself to our family. As we are poor, he always tries his best to support our family and afford the tuitions for my brother and me. For the whole family, for brother and me, he never stops working laboriously in the fields throughout the year. Now he has
2018年自学考试《英语写作基础》试题及答案 Ⅰ.Supply the missing paragraph (20 points) The following passage is incomplete with one body paragraph missing. Study the passage carefully and write the missing paragraph of about 100 words. Make sure that the tone and vocabulary you use are in unity with the passage provided. The Advantages and Disadvantages of Living in the City Like many other city dwellers, I often complain about having to cope with the problems related with city life. I sometimes fancy getting closer to nature and appreciating its beauty fully in the country. Once a friend asked me, “Do you really hate life in the city that much? If you had a choice, would you move away to the country?”I compelled myself to think about city life more seriously. Now I have to do justice to it. Admittedly, the attractions of city life still appeal to me strongly despite its drawbacks. In general, city life is relatively convenient and comfortable. The supply of water and electricity is continuous. Whenever one wants, all he has to do is just turning on a faucet or pressing a button. There is also a variety of vehicles for transportation, form buses and cars to trains and planes, that help people move about efficiently. Shopping centers are seen and there in cities. Thanks to the amazing diversity of commodities, going shopping is often interesting and enjoyable for city dwellers. Besides the
自考的写作模板&注意点大学英语写作基本属于控制命题模式。除了主题被限定以外，每一段的内容也被命题人所限定，所以考生需要做的就是按照固定模式创作。那么大家需要思考的还有段落结构设置，也就是分段的具体问题。 其实，一般采用的都是提纲作文模式，题目中已经提供了提纲，在提纲的暗示作用下，我们的分段也就简单清晰了。由于大多数作文要求的都是三方面内容，三段式作文创作当然是最佳分段模式。 作文的提纲多数都符合这样的模式： 首段现象、背景、观点——目前有越来越多的……或……问题日益严重 中段不同人对此持不同观点，背后隐藏的各种原因，或从几个方面提出自己的建议和安排 尾段个人看法，解决措施，或者深入分析现象的社会影响 以下是三大段的经典模板句型，供大家背诵使用： 首段：启动观点、引出话题。 经典句型： 1. Nowadays, there is a growing concern over the issue（问题）of… 2. Recently the issue of …has been brought to public attention. 3. When it comes to…（当提到.....), people‘s notions may vary from one to another. 4. When asked about…, different people will hold different opinions.
5. With the development of…, the problem of…has become increasingly serious. 6. Nowadays, …plays an increasingly important role in our everyday life. 中段：承接论据，正反论述。 经典句型： 1. To understand the point of…, it is necessary to discuss/analyze… 2. There is no denying that… 3. There is no doubt that… 4. It is reported that… 5. A close study of...will probably make this point clear. 6. We must recognize that… 7. Some people hold the view that…while other people argue that… 8. Some other people have expressed the opposite opinion. 尾段：合并总结，归纳全文 经典句型： 1. On the basis of the analyses above, we may confidently come to a conclusion that… 2. All the evidence supports a sound conclusion that…
通州中专通州电大2011-2012学年第一学期 经贸外语部08大专商务英语班级英语写作基础学科 期终考试试卷 班级姓名学号得分 全部题目用英文作答。 I.重写句子(15 points,1.5points each) Revise the following sentences according to the requirement. Example: The history of English words in 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.I like roller-skating. I like ice-skating better.(compound sentence) 2.If you sit by the window facing the sun on a sunny winter day, you may feel nice and warm.(loose sentence) 3.Mary put the steak on the grill. The charcoal was burning evenly.(complex sentence) 4.His valuable papers were destroyed in the fire. Tom called the insurance company.(complex sentence) 5.I asked my friend if we should tip the driver when the bus tour ended.(periodic sentence) 6.Your uncle married my aunt. He is rich. She is poor.(simple sentence) 7.Jerry is smart. He should be able to handle eighteen credits this semester.(compound sentence) 8.I returned to school following a long illness. The math teacher gave me make-up work to do, but the history teacher made me drop her course.(compound-complex sentence) 9.Jack applied for a job. He went for an interview. He was hired.(parallel structure) 10.Meet me in the courtyard for dessert when you finish doing the dishes.(periodic sentence) II.改写病句(15 points,3 points each) Correct the errors in the following sentences. 11.The rain might last for a while, clouds covered the entire sky. 12.In the evening we would swim in the lake and dancing afterward. 13.That woman just bought her dog a milk shake in a red skirt. 14.To pass the course, your term paper must be handed in on time. 15.Harry wouldn’t make a good negotiator he doesn’t have the patience. III.标出主题句(15 points,5 points each) 16.Choose the best topic sentence from the group below. Write the choice in the blank. A.I eat a lot of homemade ice cream. B. Homemade ice cream is my favorite. C.I have a homemade ice cream maker. D.I miss homemade ice cream a lot. Answer:______________________________________