全國2013年1 0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(15 points, 1.5 points each)

Rewrite each of the following sentences according to the requirement in brackets.

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． Queues will likely be long this summer at the airport. Families head abroad for their summer holidays. (complex sentence)

2． Although the rain clouds are gathering in the distance, they still insist on meeting in the park. (simple sentence)

3． No farmer would dare invest in anything new without being certain that the government officials stand behind it.(periodic sentence)

4． The loan model offers some unbelievably cheap loans and allows a short payback period. (compound sentence)

5．Because the hotel receptionist beat the thief severely, both the receptionist and the thief were arrested. (simple sentence)

6． Tighter restrictions on animal transports have forced farmers to consider transporting their herds by cargo plane instead of lorry as a way to comply with animal welfare requirements. (complex sentence)

7． The Great Wall is the world’s longest human-made structure, stretching over approximately 6,400 km from Shanhaiguan in the east to Jiayuguan in the west, along an arc roughly drawing the