高級(jí)英語(yǔ)寫作綜合復(fù)習(xí)題

1、(13) 高級(jí)英語(yǔ)寫作綜合復(fù)習(xí)題Part 2. Writing a Letter Question 1: Writing a Letter of CongratulationsSuppose you are Thomas Robbins from Robbins Steel Corporation. You are also President of the "Twenty-Five-Year Club". Write a letter congratulating a college of yours, Mr. Herb Smith, on his becoming a

2、member of the Twenty-Five-Year Club upon the completion of 25 years at Robbins Steel Corporation. Base your letter on the following notes.1) to celebrate Mr. Smith2) to invite him to join the Club3) to sing high praise of the Club4) to express thanks to Mr. Smith's loyalty and faith5) to inform

3、Mr. Smith:to receive a letter of invitation to the annual Club Dinner very soonto become a formally-inducted member at the annual Club Dinnerto hope to see him at the Dinnerto congratulate him in personNote:1) Write a correctly laid out letter, which might include the letterhead, date, name and addr

4、ess of recipient, salutation, body of the letter, complementary close, signature, and sender's printed name as well as job title. 3 points will be deducted for failing to follow the letter format properly.2)You should write about 120 words.3)Write the answer on you Answer Sheet.Question 2: Read

5、the following carefully and compose a “sentence outline” for it The Decline in Writing SkillsTeachers have always complained that students cannot write well and there can be no denying that in the past twenty-five years writings have hit an all-time low. Students as well as many people on the job ha

6、ve difficulty expressing themselves in written English. The decline is due in part to students attitudes toward writing in the past decades and modern devices such as television and the telephone.The student protests over 20 years ago were a major factor for the decline in writing skills. At many sc

7、hools, the faculty gave in and greatly reduced or eliminated freshman composition courses. At one college, where all undergraduates had been required to take two years of English, students were given the option of taking of taking credits in fine arts, humanities, or English. Most preferred fine art

8、s since it required little effort on their part-and absolutely no writing. With so little demand, the English faculty dropped from seventy-one to thirty within one year. Compounding the problem was a fact that some faculty members felt that making students write correctly was stifling their creativi

9、ty. They told students not to worry about sentence structure, grammar, or spelling but just get their feelings on paper. Those who wrote papers with sloppy sentences and numerous grammar errors could pass and even score high if their ideas were on the right track. The results were horrendous and sad

10、dening because many students writing ability greatly declined. They simply could not write properly.The television and the telephone must also be held responsible for the rapid decline in writing skills television viewing increasingly takes up more and more of a persons leisure time, time that shoul

11、d be spent writing and reading. No longer will youngsters write in their diaries or try to express their feelings and thoughts in poetry. Instead they would much rather space out in front of the TV, remote in hand, and switch in channels. Laughter and screaming are constantly heard. Nor will they re

12、ad extensively and be exposed to the workings of language and absorb the knowledge of effective communication. The telephone is even a greater culprit. Why should one bother to write letters when one can punch in a number and speak to the other party ? There is no need to write down ones thoughts an

13、d then wait for a response; gratification is immediate. Modern technology has even eliminated the need to jot notes to other members of the family: the memo unit on the answering machine takes care of that.It is no wonder that writing skills have steadily declined over the past twenty-five years. To

14、days youths, for the most part, see little need for writing. The telephone is their direct line of communication, and the television supplies them with immediate entertainment. The student activism of the 1970s has had its own preserve effect: it turn out a whole generation that was that was taught

15、that correct writing is succumbing to the dictates of society. And the horror of horrors is that many of these students are now teachers.Note: 1)Use words as least as possible.2)Topic sentences and main support sentences must be written down.remain the format of the compositionmain idea without any

16、changeall main sentences have been shortenedQuestion 3:Write an application for a position of a Company as a computer operator1) to greet the reader2) to express the main purpose of this letter3) to tell the work experience of your self as a computer operator4) to tell the education and personal inf

17、ormation of your selfNote:1) Write a correctly laid out letter, which might include the letterhead, date, name and address of recipient, salutation, body of the letter, complementary close, signature, and sender's printed name as well as job title. 3 points will be deducted for failing to follow

18、 the letter format properly.2)You should write about 120 words.3)Write the answer on you Answer Sheet.Question 4: Write a Note to inform all students in your school that a Foreign Professor, Mr. Kinbol, will give a Lecture of American Culture in 3 days.1) to inform the content of the Lecture2) to in

19、form the place of Lecture3) to inform who is the speaker4) to inform the time and length of the Lecture5) related information9 am. 3 days latter. In the Students' HallProfessor Kinbol, from Armstrong University America, majoring in culture difference.1) Write a correctly laid out note letter, wh

20、ich might include the letterhead, date, name and address of recipient, salutation, body of the letter. 3 points will be deducted for failing to follow the letter format properly.2)You should write about 120 words.3)Write the answer on you Answer Sheet.Part 3. Writing an ExpositionQuestion 1.Write an

21、 exposition essay on the following topic: The building of a new roadUse this plan to describe the process of building a new road. Your reader is not an engineer.1) The route is planned.2)Soil samples are taken.3)The route is cleared and leveled.4)Thick layers of concrete are put down.5)The top surfa

22、ce is laid and traffic guides are added.Use any of the extra information given below or any information of your own that you think necessary in describing the process of building a new road. You should write about 150-200 words. Write the answer on you Answer Sheet.Hills, small towns and rivers are

23、avoided where possible. Brides are very expensive.Holes are bored into the soil and rock. The strength and wetness of the soil is measured.Large bulldozers and scrapers are usedA paver is used to spread the concrete evenly. The concrete makes a good foundation.Normally the top surface is tarmac.Cat&

24、#39;s eye are put in. They guide the driver at night.Question 2.Write an article. With the increasing popularity of Internet, someone says, “ The more friend you get on line, the fewer friends you will have around you. ” Write an argumentative essay ( about 200 words ) expressing your views on the statement.Question 3.Write an article. Title: Protect the World's WaterImagin