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川外写作期末考试试卷及答案

一、单项选择题（总共10题，每题2分）

1.Theprimarypurposeofathesisstatementisto:

A.Introducethemaincharacter

B.Summarizetheentireessay

C.Statethemainargumentorpointoftheessay

D.Providealistofsources

2.Whichofthefollowingisacommonstructureforafive-paragraphessay?

A.Introduction,threebodyparagraphs,conclusion

B.Introduction,twobodyparagraphs,conclusion

C.Introduction,onebodyparagraph,conclusion

D.Introduction,fourbodyparagraphs,conclusion

3.Inacademicwriting,whichtenseistypicallyusedtodiscussestablishedfacts?

A.Presenttense

B.Pasttense

C.Futuretense

D.Conditionaltense

4.Thephraseitiswidelybelievedthatisanexampleof:

A.Activevoice

B.Passivevoice

C.Indirectquote

D.Directquote

5.Whatisthepurposeofatransitionwordorphrase?

A.Toincreasethelengthoftheessay

B.Toconnectideasandimproveflow

C.Tohighlighttheauthorsemotions

D.Tointroduceanewtopicwithoutcontext

6.Whenusingasemicolon,whichofthefollowingiscorrect?

A.Toseparatetwoindependentclausesthatarecloselyrelated

B.Toseparateitemsinalist

C.Toindicateapauseindialogue

D.Toreplaceacommainacompoundsentence

7.InMLAformat,howdoyouciteabookwithtwoauthors?

A.(Author1LastName,Author2LastName,Year)

B.(Author1FirstNameLastName,Author2FirstNameLastName,Year)

C.(Author1LastNameandAuthor2LastName,Year)

D.(Author1LastName,Author2LastName,Edition)

8.Theuseofhoweverinanessaytypicallyindicates:

A.Acontrastoropposition

B.Asummaryofthepreviouspoint

C.Anadditionalpieceofevidence

D.Aconclusiontotheargument

9.WhatisthepurposeofaWorksCitedpage?

A.Toprovidealistofsourcesusedintheessay

B.Tosummarizethemainpointsoftheessay

C.Tointroducethetopicoftheessay

D.Tocritiquethesourcesusedintheessay

10.Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofastrongthesisstatement?

A.Thisess