Part I Multiple Choice(15%)
Directi ons: There are 15 in complete stateme nts in this part. For each statement there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choo the best ONE to complete the statement. (1 ' x 15=15 ')
1.According to the rules of writing a title, “ is correct.
A.The Way To Improve Our En glish-Speak ing Ability
B.My View on the Negative Effects of Ads
C.生命至上the Myth of a Negro Literature
D.the war of In depe ndence
2.Which of the followi ng nten ces has pun ctuati on error?
A.The alarm clock soun ded, the stude nts got up quickly.
B.The alarm clock soun ded; the stude nts got up quick.
C.The alarm clock soun ded. The stude nts got up quickly.
D.When the alarm clock sounded, the students got up quickly.
3. does not contain in the principles of “choice of words ” .
A.方放Accuracy B. Arbitrari ness
反函数的定义
C. Appropriate ness D. Con ci ness
4.What kind of figures of speech( 修辞格)is ud in the ntence “ This
elephant is like a snake as anybody can e. ” ?
A.Metaphor B. Pers on ificatio n询价采购流程
C. Simile D. Hyperbole
5.During the TV in terview, the sin ger announ ced that he was going to his
new album soon.
A.relea B. renew C. relieve D. rehear
6.Greatly agitated, I rushed to the apartment and tried the door,
猪八戒倒打一耙to find it locked.
A. only B. just C. hence D. thus
7.第一象限As I ' ll be away for at least a year, I ' d appreciate from you
now and the n telli ng me how every one is gett ing along.
A. heari ng B. to hear
C. to be heari ng D. hav ing heard
8.An introductory paragraph should arou the reader ' s interest and
the main idea of the essay.
A. ig nore B. i ntroduce
C. develop D. emphasize
9.Which of the following ntences contains a dangling modifier?
A.Coming up the hall, I heard the clock struck 10.
B.While Wen dywas driv ing on Gree nwoodAve nue yesterday after noon, a tree bega n to fall toward her car.
C.When I was ten, my gran dfather died.
D.None of the above.
10.Which one is not ud as a tran siti on word to give examples?
A. for in sta nee B. such as
C. likewi D. n amely
11.While making a good ntenee, the prineiples do not contain
A. variety B. cohere nee
C. unity D. duality
12.“ is a compound ntence.
A.Her mother would rem ind her.
B.The rain fell for a week; therefore, every street in the city was flooded.
C.Becau the rain fell for a week, every street in the city was flooded.
D.She wan ted to make sure that her mother was n ' t watch ing.
13. is the core ntence of a paragraph.
A. Topic ntence B. The first ntence
C. Support ing ntence D. Con clud ing ntence
14.In the ntence “After the plane took off, Jessica still stood there
crying. ” , what is the function of the underlined part?
A.It ' s a prepositional phra, functioning as an adverb.
B.It ' s not a phra, but an adverbial clau.
C.It ' s not a phra, but an independent clau.
D.It ' s a prepositional phra, functioning as the subject.
15.In order to keep a paragraph cohere nt, we ofte n u the orga ni zati onal
patterns:
| 1) time order | 2) space order | 3) order of importa nee | 4)order |
of gen erality | A. 1), 2), and 3) | | B. 1), 2), and 4) | |
| C. 2), 3), and 4) | | D. 1), 2), 3), and 4) | |
| | | | |
Part II Correct Senten ces (15%)
Directi ons: The followi ng nten ces have some faults and correct them. (3 ' x 5 = 15 ')
1.There are many stude nts study in the classroom everyday.
2.Feeling hungry, I decided to walk to the village buy some food.
3.A man is judged not only by what he says but also by his deeds.
4.Every man, woma n, and child are en titled to join in the group.
5.Jane was trying to keep her bala nee but fin ally falls.
Part III Transitions (10%)
Directi ons: Read the follow ing passage and choo an appropriate tran siti on
word or phra in the box. Write the corresp onding word or phra in the blank. (2 ' x5=10')
first of all | on the other hand |
furthermore | |
for example | con que ntly |
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花岗实太
Another differenee among the world ' s as and oceans is that the
salinity varies in different climate zones. , the Baltic
Sea (波罗的海) in Northern Europe is only one-fourth as saline as the Red Sea in the Middle East. There are two reasons for this. ,
名贵树种in warm climate zones, water evaporates rapidly: therefore, the
concentration of salt is greater. Second, the surrounding land is dry and, on tribute much fresh water to dilute
the salty a water. I n cold climate zon es, , water
evaporates slowly. , the run-off created by melting snow
