2011年1月和10月英语写作基础试题及答案.ppt

全国2011年1月高等教育自学考试英语写作基础试题 I.重写句子 (20 points, 2 points each) Only thirty percent of the local people owned cars at that time. ( periodic sentence) Key: At that time, only thirty percent of the local people owned cars. 2. He came too late, so he did not see the first part of the play. ( simple sentence) Key: He came too late to see the first part of the play. 3. They are true sisters. It is clear from the facial resemblance between them. ( sentence with a subject clause) Key: That they are true sisters is clear from the facial resemblance between them. 4. He left the room and hummed(哼唱)a tune.(sentence with a verb-ing phrase) Key: He left the room, humming a tune. 5. The girl cried sadly as she was locked outside. (sentence with a verb-ed phrase) Key: Locked outside, the girl cried sadly. 6. The professor came into the classroom. He had two books in his hand. (prepositional phrase) Key: The professor came into the classroom with two books in his hand. 7. He knocked the door again and again. There was no answer. (compound sentence) Key: He knocked the door again and again, but there was no answer. 8. I wrote this letter yesterday. I forgot to post it. (complex sentence) Key: I forgot to post this letter which/that I wrote yesterday. 9. I had planned to go to Australia last summer. It was too expensive. I went to Vietnam instead. ( compound-complex sentence) Key: I had planned to go to Australia last summer, which was too expensive, so I went to Vietnam instead. 10. The boy can sing very well. He can also dance very well. (sentence with parallel structure) Key: The boy can not only sing very well, but also dance very well. II.改写病句 (15 points, 3 points each) 11. Small businesses often grow into large ones. Adding to the economy vitality. Key: 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. Key: Failure turns