大學《英語寫作基礎(chǔ)》試題

《英語寫作基礎(chǔ)》試題

2017年10月高等教育自學考試《英語寫作基礎(chǔ)》試題

課程代碼：00597

I.重寫句子

Rewriteeachofthefollowingsentencesaccordingtothe

requirementinbrackets.

Example:ThehistoryofEnglishwordsisthehistoryof

ourcivilizationinmanyways,(periodicsentence)

Inmanyways;thehistoryofEnglishwordsisthehistoryof

ourcivilization.

1.NowImustgo.Ishallbelateforthebirthdayparty,(compound

sentence)

2.Tomsuddenlyslippedonastone.Hefell.Hisheadstruckthe

massivetable,(compound-complexsentence)

3.Maggieenteredthesupermarketnearhomewithashoppingbagin

herhand.(periodicsentence)

4.rilpayyoudouble.YougetthereportfinishedbyFriday,

(complexsentence)

5.Letusberuthlessinourcriticism.Letusbecrueltopersonal

fame.Weshouldalsobeindifferenttoageandrankifthesestandinour

way.(parallelstructure)

6.Wealsohaveasectionforthewriters.Thereyoucaneitherpost

yourstudyorgethelpwithyourreports,(complexsentence)

7.Myfatherwasalwayscheerfulalthoughhewasinpoorhealth,

(simplesentence)

8.Shehadgrownstrongerandbroader.Itwasdifficulttorecognize

inthisrobust,motherlywomantheslim,livelyNatashaofformerdays,

(compoundsentence)

9.Theboyhaslearnedmanylessons.Theselessonsareabouthuman

kindness,(simplesentence)

10.Fatherreturnedhome.Marywaspreparingdinner.Janewas

lyinginbed.(compound-complexsentence)

n.修改句子

Correcttheerrorsinthefollowingsentences.

Example:Afterseeinganoffensivemouthwashadontelevision.

Iresolvednevertobuythatbrandagain.

Afterseeinganoffensivemouthwashadontelevision,I

resolvednevertobuythatbrandagain.

11.WhenImetGraciein1923,shewasayoungwoman.Livingin

NewYorkCityalone.

12.Friendsarepeoplewhocometogethertolearnandgrowwithone

another,tolighteneachother'sroadsandbrighteningeachothefsdays.

13.Offeringfreeonline,thegamehasattractedmanyschool

students.

14.ThisisthecitywhichIworkedthirtyyearsago.

15.Onlineshoppingisverypopularamongcollegestudents,itis

easy,convenient,andoftennotveryexpensive.

III.辨認主題句

16.Choosethebesttopicsentencefromthefouroptionsbelow.

Writethecorrespondingletterofyourchoiceontheanswersheet.

A.Theprivateautomobilehasaffectedourlifeinvariousways.

B.Thelate1990switnesseda20%riseinprivatecarownership.

C.Luxurycarsofthiskindwasn*tpopularinthatpartofthe

country.

D.Carsincreasethecostoflivingandleadtoariseintraffic

accidents.

17.Readthefollowingparagraphandunderlinethetopicsentence.

Incidentallythewordastronomy（天文學）comesfromtheGreek

wordastron,whichmeansstar.Actually,therearemanyinteresting

originsofwordsthatarelinkedtothestarsorplanets.Theword

disaster,forexample,comesfromtheLatindis-astermeaningbadstar.

Wesometimescallacrazyorstrangepersonalunatic（瘋子），whichis

fromthewordlunarmeaningmoonitwasbelievedthatthemooncould

makesomepeoplecrazy,especiallyafullmoon.Finally,theword

influenza,orfiu,comesfromtheLatininfluenza.Itwasbelievedthe

illnesswascausedbyunfavorablestarinfluences.Andofcoursewecall

famoussingersorfilmactorsstarsinrecognitionoftheluckystarsthat

havebroughtthemfameandfortune.

18.Readthefollowingparagraphandchoosethebesttopicsentence

fromthefouroptionsthatfollow.Writethecorrespondingletterofyour

choiceontheanswersheet.

Thebrainisverysensitivetothelevelofenergyinthelightthat

passesthroughtheeyes,withdifferentcolorsoflightcarryingdifferent

amountsofenergy.Accordingtoarecentresearch,bluesuggests

harmonyandelaxation.Itisthecolorofnatureinrelaxedformandit

encouragessocialcommunication.Orangeandyellowsuggestapositive

furore,thepointbeingthatthecolorofsignssurroundingroadworkis

clearlymeanttoencouragefrustrateddriverstothinkbeyond

thecurrentdelays.Itisthesamecasewithshapes.Atriangular（三角的）

signhaspointsandrepresentsdanger,whichiswhytheshapeisused

forwarningsigns.Rectangular（矩形的）signsarethesameshapeasa

bookandthereforegiveinformation.

Roundsignsareinstructional.Theylookliketheendofapointing

fingergivingyouaninstruction.

A.Certainshapesusedinroadsignsaremeanttoconveyspecific

information.

B.Brightcolorscouldencouragecommunicationandevokepositive

emotions.

C.Differentcolorsandshapesmaycreatedifferentreactionsinthe

humanbrain.

D.Differentlevelsofenergyinthelightprovokedifferent

psychologicalreactions.

IV.重新組合段落

19.Rearrangethefollowingsentencessothattheyreadlogically.Put

thecorrespondinglettersinapropersequenceintheboxesprovidedon

theanswersheet.Thepositionsofsomesentenceshavebeengiven.

A.Summarizingskillsarealsousedinprovidingthemajorpointsof

adecision-makingprocess,givingbackgroundinformationonastudent,

describinganexcitingsportingeventthelistgoeson.

B.Inthisageinwhichourstudentsaregrowingup,summarizing

becomesanevenmoreimportantprocessingskill.

C.Summarizingisanessentiallifeskillthateveryoneofusshould

acquire.

D.TheInformationAgeisanagewithlargequantitiesofeasy-to-

accessinformation.

E.Thinkofallthetimesineverydaylifeweusesummarizingskills.

F.Ifwedon*tstrengthenstudents'summarizingabilities,wearenot

preparingthemwellforthefuture.

G.Wesummarizeinrecapping（總結(jié)）amemorableday,tellingabout

aninterestingexperience,givingthehighlightsofabusinessmeetingor

animportantemail.

H.Withouttheabilitytosortoutandextractinformation,our

studentsruntheriskofbeingoverwhelmedinaseaofdam.

EDH

V.劃掉與段落內(nèi)容無關(guān)的句子

20.ReadthefollowingparagraphandcrossoutTWOirrelevant

sentences.

TherearefewplacesonEarthwherepeopleneednotbeconcerned

aboutflooding.Anyplacewhererainfallsisvulnerable.Droughtcan

alsocausegreatdamage.Afloodoccurswhenwateroverflowsland

that'snormallydry.Thiscanhappeninvariousways.Inmostcases,

floodsoccurwhenriversorstreamsoverflowtheirbanks.

Coastalfloodingoccurswhenalargestormortsunami（海嘯）causes

theseatosurgeinland.Mostfloodstakehoursorevendaystodevelop,

givingresidentsampletimetoprepareorevacuate.Othersdevelop

quicklyandwithlittlewarning.Excessiverainorrapidicemeltingin

themountainsisalsoanidealsourceforgeneratingelectricity.These

flashfloodscanbeextremelydangerous,instantlyturningamurmuring

brookintoathunderingwallofwaterandsweepingeverythinginits

pathdownstream.

VL寫信

21.Writealetterofcomplaintsaccordingtothefollowingsituation:

Youboughtadeskfromastorelastweek,andyoufindtherearesome

problemswithit.Writealettertothesalesmanagerofthestoreto

complainabouttheproblemsandrequestasolution.Pleasesignyour

nameasLiFei.（150-200words）

2018年4月高等教育自學考試《英語寫作基礎(chǔ)》試題

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I.重寫句子(15points,1.5pointseach)

Rewritethefollowingsentencesaccordingtotherequirementineach

bracket

Example:ThehistoryofEnglishwordsisthehistoryof

ourcivilizationinmanyways.(periodicsentence)

Inmanyways,thehistoryofEnglishwordsisthehistoryofour

civilization.

1.Themeasuresareirrelevantasfarasthecurrentinflationisconcerned,

(periodicsentence)

2.Jimlikescycling.Jimalsolikesswimmingandplayingsoccer,(parallel

structure)

3.Hepreferredtostudymusic.Hemadeitveryclearinhislettertohis

parents,(complexsentence)

4.AlexwenttoParislastyear.Hevisitedalotofplacesthere,(simple

sentence)

5.Thespeakerappearedontheplatform.Theaudiencestoodupandclapped

warmly,(complexsentence)

6.Mobike'sorange-wheeledbicycleshaveappearedonstreetsacrossChina

andinSingapore.MobikeplanstorolloutinManchesterandSalfordthis

month,(compoundsentence)

7.Heworkedasanengineerinasmallcompanywithalowsalary.Hewas

quitesatisfiedwithhisjob.(complexsentence)

8.Alittleboywalkedintotheshop.Heaskedforaloafofwhitebread,

(simplesentence)

9.Ihaven'treadthebook.Icannottellyouanythingaboutit.(compound

sentence)

10.Iwasinschoolthirtyyearsago.Wedidn*thavecomputers.Nowtheyare

availablealmosteverywhereoncampus,(compound-complexsentence)

II.修改句子(15points,3pointseach)

Correcttheerrorsinthefollowingsentences.

Example:Afterseeinganoffensivemouthwashadontelevision.

Iresolvednevertobuythatbrandagain.

Afterseeinganoffensivemouthwashadontelevision、I

resolvednevertobuythatbrandagain.

11.Salespeopletendtoperformbetterindealingwiththeirangrycustomers

whoareemotionallyskilled.

12.Shoppingonlineoffersmoreconvenienceandchoicesthantoshopin

stores.

13.Firstestablishedin1998,manywell-knownexpertshavebeenattractedto

workinthisresearchcenter.

14.Manystudentslostmarksintheexam.Becausetheydidnotreadthe

questionscarefully.

15.MygrandfatherhasapaintingbyPicasso,itmustbeworthalotofmoney.

III.辨認主題句(15points,5pointseach)

16.Choosethebesttopicsentencefromthefouroptionsbelow.Writethe

correspondingletterofyourchoiceontheanswersheet.

A.Withthe30%rule,youcankeepaconversationflowinginamore

naturalway.

B.Theconversationwithnonewinformationbecomeslikeanupside-

downpyramid.

C.Whenyoudon'taddnewinformation,theconversationbecomes

extremelyboring.

D.Insomecasualconversations,thesameinformationisbeingrepeated

overandover.

17.Readthefollowingparagraphandunderlinethetopicsentence.

Before1800,nocountryintheworldhadanaveragelifeexpectancy(預(yù)

期壽命)atbirthbeyond40.Todaythereisnotacountrythatdoesnot.

Sincel900,moreyearshavebeenaddedtohumanlifethanintherestof

historycombined,initiallybyreducingchilddeathandlatelybystretching

lifespans.Longevityisoneofhumanity'sgreatachievements,yetitisseen

asoneofsociety'sgreatheadaches.Theproblemliesintheincreasing

dependenceoftheoldontheyoung.By2100,theratioof65-plusto

Hworking-age"peoplewilltriple.Astheworldgrays,growth,taxrevenues

andworkforceswilldeclinewhilespendingonpensionsandhealthcarewill

increase.

18.Readthefollowingparagraphandchoosethebesttopicsentencefromthe

fouroptionsthatfollow.Writethecorrespondingletterofyourchoiceonthe

answersheet.

InordertodriveintheU.S.,youhavetogotoyourlocalDepartmentof

MotorVehiclesfirst,andtakeawrittentesttogetyourlearnefspermit.If

youpassthistest,youcanpracticedrivingsoyoucanpassaroadtestandget

yourlicense.TheDepartmentofMotorVehiclesorDMVhasfreebooklets

youcangoandgettostudyforyourlearner'spermit.Youcanalsoaccessthe

informationonlineandeventakeapracticewrittenexam.Toprepareforthe

roadtest,youcanhaveafriendteachyoutodriveorpaytotakeclassesata

drivingschool.Youcannot,however,practicedrivingbyyourself.Ifyouare

caughtdrivingwithonlyalearnefspermit,youcangetintotroublewiththe

law.

A.YoucannotdriveintheU.S.withoutpassingacoupleoftests.

B.ManypeopleintheU.S.choosetopracticewrittenexamsonline.

C.MostAmericansasktheirfriendstohelppreparefortheroadtest.

D.DrivingwithonlyalearnefspermitintheU.S.canbedangerous.

IV.重新組合段落(5points,1pointeach)

19.Rearrangethefollowingsentencessothattheyreadlogically.Putthe

correspondinglettersinapropersequenceintheboxesprovidedonthe

answersheet.Thepositionsofsomesentenceshavebeengiven.

A.Andwithoutreflectingontheconsequencesoftechnology,theycould

endupbringingsomeoftheworstoftheInternetintoofflinelife.

B.Byunderstandingthem,wecanthinkabouthowyoungpeopleare

growingupwithtechnologyandwhatimpacttheseexperiencescouldhave.

C.Digitalexilesareattheoppositeextreme-they*vebeenraisedwith

minimaltechnology.

D.Digitalorphanshavegrownupwithagreatdealoftechnologyaccess,

butverylittleguidance.

E.ThewaypeoplerelatetotechnologyhowtheyusetheInternet—will

shapetheirprofessionalopportunities,andwilldeterminethecontentand

experienceoftheInternetitselfaswell.

F.Arecentsurveyfoundthatparentsaremanagingtheirkids*useof

technologyinverydifferentways,andasaresult,theyarecreatingthree

distinctgroupsofyoungpeople:digitalorphans,exilesandheirs.

G.Digitalheirshaveimpressivetechnologyskillsthankslargelytotheir

parentsandteacherswhohaveencouragedanddirectedtheirtechnology

education,buttheymightfacechallengesindealingwiththeirless

knowledgeablepeers.

H.Usuallyoncetheyenterintothedigitalworld,manyofthemwill

throwthemselvesintotheironlinelives.

V.劃掉與段落內(nèi)容無關(guān)的句子(10points,5pointseach)

20.ReadthefollowingparagraphandcrossoutTWOirrelevantsentences.

Atsometimeinyourlife,youmayhavetakenatimemanagementclass,

onlytofindthatitisacompletewasteoftimebecauseitdoesn'twork.

Indeed,ourlifeiswastedinallkindsofclasses.Timemanagementclasses

failbecausetherearetwotypesoftime:clocktimeandrealtime.Inclock

time,alltimepassesequally.Inrealtime,alltimeisrelative.Timefliesor

dragsdependingonwhatyou'redoing.Twohourscanfeellike12years.And

yetour12-year-oldchildrenseemtohavegrownupinonlytwohours.

Childrenhavenoideaoftime.Whichtimedescribestheworldyoureallylive

in,realtimeorclocktime?Thegoodnewsisthatrealtimeismental.You

createit.Anythingyoucreate,youcanmanage.It'stimetoremoveanyself-

limitationyouhavearound"nothavingenoughtime",ortodaynotbeing"the

fighttime"totaketheaction.

VI.寫信(40points)

21.Writealetterofthanksaccordingtothefollowingsituation:Youare

doingresearchon

environmentalprotectionandneedabookonthatsubject.Yourfriend

(Chris)whois

studyingabroadboughtthebookandsentittoyou.Writetohimto

expressyourgratitude,

explainhowimportantthatbookis,andaskabouthissituation.Please

signyournameas

LiFei.(150-200words)

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I.Eachofthefollowingsentencesisgivenfourchoicesofwordsor

expressions.Choosetherightonetocompletethesentenceandmark

thecorrespondingletteronyourAnswerSheet.(15points,1pointfor

each)

1.Thecampaignplanissupposedtobe__totheletter.

A.devisedB.executed

C.operatedD.performed

2.Hisintelligenceandintegritywonunanimous__ofhiscolleagues.

A.admirationB.interest

C.enthusiasmD.amazement

3.Hisparentswereconcernedabouthisheavysmokingand__himfor

taking

riskswithhishealth.

A.abusedB.admonished

C.abhorredD.abandoned

4.Thenewadministrationconsidersitnecessaryto__itspositionand

policyonthediplomaticdisputes.

A.reiterateB.recommend

C.releaseD.relieve

5.Playersarelikelytobe__bythegame*sslowpaceandfishysubject

matters.

A.putoutB.putdown

C.putupD.putoff

6.Theleaderofthesecretorganizationrequiresallmemberstotake

a(n)ofallegiance.

A.noteB.job

C.oathD.order

7,Whilewaitingforherinterview,Sarahsatonthebench__nervously

withtheclaspofherhandbag.

A.flippingB.twiddling

C.prickingD.whipping

8.Thenewpolicyonsexdiscriminationisexpectedto__discrimination

inemployment.

A.illuminateB.predominate

C.contaminateD.eliminate

9.Ihadnocluewhathewastryingtosuggestbecausehejust

couldn't___thesubject.

A.keeptoB.keepupwith

C.keepoffD.keepoutof

10.Thedelegatesofthetwocountriesstartedthedisarmamenttalksafter

anexchangeof__

A.courtesyB.honor

C.pleasantryD.respect

11.Thehawk_andsoaredawaycarryingarabbitinitsgiantclaws.

A.swoopedB.glided

C.twistedD.fell

12.Hitbytherecession,helosthisjobandnowhaslittle__income.

A.risingB.national

C.retirementD.disposable

13.Thistextbookaimsto__awiderangeofimportanttopics

fromnaturalsciencetosocialscience.

A.coverB.hide

C.concealD.disguise

14.WhatisgreatabouttheHarryPotterseriesisthatthereaderislikely

tobetoexaminetheirinterpersonalrelationships.

A.simulatedB.assimilated

C.stimulatedD.accumulated

15.Lisa*sfairytaleworldcametoa(n)__endwhenherbestfriendwas

unexpectedlytransferredtoanotherschool.

A.comicB.impressive

C.abruptD.ridiculous

Readthefollowingpassagecarefullyandcompletethesucceedingthree

itemsII,III,IV.

(1)BighousesinIrelandare,Iamtold,veryisolated.IsaynIamtold”

becausetheisolation,orlonelinessofmyownhouseisonlyborneinonme,

fromtimetotime,bytheexclamationsoftravelerswhentheyarrive."Well,"

theyexclaimwithahintofdenunciation,"youarealongwayfrom

everywhere!"IsupposeIseethistheotherwayround:everywhereseemsto

haveplaceditselfalongwayfrommeif"everywhere“meansshoppingtowns,

railwaystationsorIreland*sprincipalthroughroads.Butone'sownpointof

departurealwaysseemstoonenormal.Ihavegrownupaccustomedtoseeing

outofmywindowsnothingbutgrass,sky,tree,tobeingenclosedinaringof

almostcompletesilenceandtomakingjourneysforanythingthatIwant.

Actually,amainroadpassesmygates(thoughitisamainroadnotmuch

travelled);mypostvillage,whichisfairyanimated,isjustamileupthehill,

anddailybus,now,connectsthisvillagewithCork.Themotorcar

demolishesdistances,andthetelephoneandwirelesskeepthehouseknitup,

perhapstoomuchwiththeworld.Thelonelinessofmyhouse,asofmany

others,ismoreaneffectthanareality.Butitistheeffectthatisinteresting.

(2)WhenIvisitotherbighousesIamstruckbysomequalitythattheyall

havenotsomuchisolationasmystery.Eachhouseseemstoliveunderits

ownspell,andthatisthespellthatfallsonthevisitorfromthemomenthe

passesinatthegates.Theringofwoodsinsidetheterritorywallconceals,at

first,thewholeterritoryfromtheeye:thislooks,fromtheroad,likethe

woodsinsleep,withagreatgladeinside.Insidethegatestheavenueoften

describesloops,tomakeitselfofstillmoreextravagantlength;itis

sometimesarchedbybeeches,sometimessilentwithmoss.Oneachsidelie

thosetree-studdedgrassspacesweAnglo-IrishcalllawnsandEnglishpeople

puzzleusbyspeakingofas"thepark."Onthesebrowsecattle,ortheremay

behorsesoutongrass.Asecondgate-(generallywhite-painted,sothatone

maynotdrive

2021年4月高等教育自學考試《英語寫作基礎(chǔ)》試題

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I.重寫句子(15points,1.5pointseach)

Rewritethefollowingsentencesaccordingtotherequirementineach

bracket.

Example:ThehistoryofEnglishwordsisthehistoryofour

civilizationinmanyways.

(periodicsentence)

Inmanyways,thehistory,ofEnglishwordsisihshistoiyofour

civilization.

1.Youshouldavoidimposingyourownbeliefonyourstudentsasa

teacher,(periodicsentence)

2.RachelenjoyseatingThaifood.Shealsoenjoysreadingmysterynovels

andwatchingromanticmovies,(parallelstructure)

3.Youflyacrossseveraltimezones.Youwillexperiencejetlag.

(complexsentence)

4.Peopleinventnewwordsfortheirlanguage.Theyalsoborrowwords

fromotherlanguages.(simplesentence)

5.Iwon*tpaythesebills.Youexplainthemtomerightnow.(complex

sentence)

6.Theoriginalprojectdesignshouldbeimproved.We'llhavetodropit.

(compoundsentence)

7.Wouldyoulookafterthechildren?Iamdoingtheshopping,(complex

sentence)

8.Maryisaconsiderateteacher.Sheisverypopularamongherstudents,

(simplesentence)

9.Itwasbroaddaylight.Allthepassingcarshadtheirheadlightsondue

tothethickfog.

(compoundsentence)

10.Thepotatocangrowinhotclimates.Itdoesnotmatter.Theclimateis

wetordry.(compound-complexsentence)

II.修改句子(15points,3pointseach)

Correcttheerrorsinthefollowingsentences.

Example:Afterseeinganoffensivemouthwashadontelevision.I

resolvednevertobuy

thatbrandagain.

Afterseeinganoffensivemouthwashadontelevision,Iresolvednever

tobuythatbrand

again.

11.Joannahashadseveralshort-termroles.Workingasasecretary,asan

officereceptionist,andasasalesassistantinaclothingstore.

12.Thenewteacherwasunderheavyworkpressureatthattime,she

couldnotfallasleepatnight.

13.Iamafraidthatyouhavetomakeachoicebetweenstayinginasmall

townandgotoabigcity.

14.Thehorseriderwastooexcitedtotalktohisteammemberswhose

namewasunknown.

15.Whenselectinghernewcar,thecosthastobeconsideredbyHelen.

HL辨認主題句(15points,5pointseach)

16.Choosethebesttopicsentencefromthefouroptionsbelow.Writethe

correspondingletterofyourchoiceontheanswersheet.

A.Apartfromthelocaleconomy,weshouldalsoconsiderthe

environmentwhentalkingoftourism.

B.Sometouristsleavewasteandmakenoise,whichseriouslydisturbs

animalsandlocalinhabitants.

C.Touringbycarwillproducemanypoisonousandharmfulgases,such

ascarbondioxideandnitrogendioxide.

D.Tourismisoneofthebiggestindustriesofourtimeandis

generatingaround9.5%oftheworld'stotalGDP.

17.Readthefollowingparagraphandunderlinethetopicsentence.

Beforeleavinghome,ImadecertainIfollowedtherightdresscode.It

wasalongdrivetotheintervieweesoffice,andmorethanonceIthoughtof

beingrejected.ThentherewasthedifficulttimeasIsatintheouter

office,nervouslywaitingmymm.Iremembertappingmyfeet,shiftinginthe

chair,andtryingtoreadseveralmagazines.Finally,mynamewascalled.I

tookadeepbreathandwalkedstiffly（僵硬地）intotheoffice.Theinterviewer

askedmanyquestions,keepinghereyesdirectlyfocusedonmeallthetime.

Afterwhatseemedlikehours,sheindicatedIcouldreportforworkthe

followingMonday.IshallneverforgetthemorningwhenIhadmyfirstjob

interview.

18.Readthefollowingparagraphandchoosethebesttopicsentencefrom

thefouroptionsthatfollow.Writethecorrespondingletterofyourchoiceon

theanswersheet.

Retirementmayseemlikeagoaltostrivefor,butindeeditpresentsa

challengetous.Retirementlikenothavingtogotoworkeveryday,traveling

andlivingalifeofleisuredoesn'thappentoooftenanymore.Inourcurrent

economy,moreandmoreindividualshavenochoicebuttoworkwellpast

theageof65.Theharshrealityisthatmostofthosewhocannotworkand

evensomeofthosewhocanliveinorclosetopoverty.Moneyaside,

retirementalsochallengesusbyforcingustoadjusttoretiredlife.Work

providesusnotonlywithincomebutalsowithsocialinteractionandasense

ofpurpose.So,ourjobisoftenanimportantpartofouridentity.Whenit

ends,it'scommontostrugglewiththelossofthatidentity.

A.Inreality,retirementcanbeabigchallenge.

B.Formanyofus,itcanbeunpleasanttogrowold.

C.Theyoutharevaluedwhiletheelderlyaredespised.

D.Theageofretirementisahottopicinmodemsociety.

IV.重新組合段落（5points,1pointeach）

19.Rearrangethefollowingsentencessothattheyreadlogically.Putthe

correspondinglettersinapropersequenceintheboxesprovidedonthe

answersheet.Thepositionsofsomesentenceshavebeengiven.

A.Also,thelossofhumanlifeinbattlehadaffectedthenational

psyche（心'理）：safer

andfasterroadswerenecessary.

B.Thepeacetimeeconomicdevelopmenthadleftthecountrybadlyin

needofroadsto

carrygoodsbetweencitiesandintovillages,forthereturned

soldiersdemandedthemodemadvantagesthattheyhadlearned

aboutawayfromhome.

C.Duringthepostwar(戰(zhàn)后)periodunderPresidentDwightD.

Eisenhower,aroad

buildingprojectthatwouldchangethecountrywasbegun.

D.Atthesametime,therailroadsrequiredfull-scalereconstruction.

E.Furthermore,everyonewantedtodrive,fortherewereample

suppliesofgasoline,

andthecarindustrywasbothreadytohirereturningsoldiersand

willingtotake

theirmoneyforfinishedproducts.

F.Theconditionswereripeforthecomplexprojectofthenational

roadsystem.

G.Itwasachallengingprojecttoconnectallmajorpopulationcenters

throughoutthe

forty-eightstates.

H.Thewarefforthaddestroyedtheirfacilities,sothatrails,carriages

andenginesbadly

neededexpensiverepairs.

BHA

V.劃掉與段落內(nèi)容無關(guān)的句子(1()points,5pointseach)

20.ReadthefollowingparagraphandcrossoutTWOirrelevantsentences.

MexicanhistoriansviewLorenzoDeZavala(1788-1836)withmixed

emotions.Zavala'sexperienceinEuropeandtheUShadnotpreparedhimfor

theprejudicesagainstforeignersthenprevalentamongmanyAnglo-Texans.

SomepraisehiseffortstocreatearepublicinMexicoandtoimprovethe

conditionsofthelowerclasses.However,mostseehimasatraitorbecause

hesignedtheTexasDeclarationoflndependence.Intheireyes,hisactledto

thedismemberingofthenation-thelossofCalifornia,Nevada,Utah,

Arizona,NewMexico,andaportionofColoradobythe1848Treatyof

GuadalupeHidalgothatendedthewarbetweenMexicoandtheUnitedStates.

OnlyinhisnativeYucatan,knownforitsindependentcourseinrelationto

theotherMexicanstates,isheconsideredahero.Inmodern-dayTexas,there

isacountyandacitynamedforhim,aswellasmanyschoolsandpublic

buildingsincludingtheTexasStateArchivesandLibraryBuildinginAustin.

VI.寫信(40points)

21.Writealetterofcomplaintaccordingtothefollowingsituation:

Recently,youpurchasedacomputerchairinasho