全国2011年1月自学考试英语写作基础试题.docVIP

全国2011年1月自学考试试题 课程代码：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. Only thirty percent of the local people owned cars at that time. ( periodic sentence) 2. He came too late, so he did not see the first part of the play. ( simple sentence) 3. They are true sisters. It is clear from the facial resemblance between them. ( sentence with a subject clause) 4. He left the room and hummed a tune. (sentence with a verb-ing phrase) 5. The girl cried sadly as she was locked outside. (sentence with a verb-ed phrase) 6. The professor came into the classroom. He had two books in his hand. (prepositional phrase) 7. He knocked the door again and again. There was no answer. (compound sentence) 8. I wrote this letter yesterday. I forgot to post it. (complex sentence) 9. I had planned to go to Australia last summer. It was too expensive. I went to Vietnam instead. ( compound-complex sentence) 10. The boy can sing very well. He can also dance very well. (sentence with parallel structure) 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. Small businesses often grow into large ones. Adding to the economy vitality. 12. Failure turns out to be a valuable learning experience for those. Who may be successful the second or third time. 13. Americans buy many things on credit, stocks are no exception. 14. Having got the land, the laws were changed by the farmers. 15. Their requests include railroad regulations, tax deductions and to make education cheaper. 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. There are different types of social worker careers. B.