全國2013年1月高等教育自學考試

英語寫作基礎試題

課程代碼：00597

請考生按規定用筆將所有試題的答案寫在答題紙上。

注意事項：

    1．答題前，考生務必將自己的考試課程名稱、姓名、準考證號用黑色字跡的簽字筆或鋼筆填寫在答題紙規定的位置上。

    2．用黑色字跡的簽字筆或鋼筆將答案寫在答題紙上，不能答在試題卷上。

I．重寫句子(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. We have achieved great progress in many areas for the past ten years.  (periodic sentence)

2. He went all the same though it was raining.   ( sentence with a prepositional phrase)

3. He wrote three books in the first two years.  This is a record he had never reached before.     ( sentence with a noun phrase)

4. He went out and shut the door behind him. (sentence with a verb-ing phrase)

5. He is often late for work.  I really can’t understand the reason. (object clause)

6. The projector broke for a second time. Some people in the audience hissed. Others shouted for a refund. (compound-complex sentence)

7. The project went on smoothly as it was carefully designed. ( sentence with a verb-ed phrase)

8. You may stay at home waiting for us. You may go to the cinema alone.  (sentence with parallel structure)

9. I am now working as an accountant in that city. About two million people live in that city. (relative clause)