中央广播电视大学2005-2006学年度第一学期"开放本科"期末考试
英语专业 高级英语写作 试题
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Information for the Examinees:
This examination consists of TWO sections. These are:
Section I: Listening Test (20 points, 35 minutes)
Section H: Reading and Writing Test (80 points, 85 minutes)
The total marks for this examination are 100 points. Time allowed forcompleting this examination is 2 hours(120 minutes).
Section I: Liste, ning Test [20 points]
Instructions:
■ The Listening Test will take approximately 35 minutes.
■ There are TWO parts to the test and you will hear each part twice.
■ There will be a pause of 30 seconds before each part to allow you to look at yourquestions.
■ There will be a pause of 30 seconds after each part to allow you to check your answers.
■ You can first write your answers on this test paper. After the recordings, you will have about 10 minutes to transfer your answers to the Answer Sheet.
■ ALL ANSWERS MUST APPEAR ON THE ANSWER SHEET.
Part 1: Questions 1-5 are based on this part. (10 points)
Directions: You will hear a conversation between Jane Smith, an American, and Peter Davies,an Englishman. They are arguing about whether specializing early in education is good or not.Listen to the conversation and complete the chart by filling in the blanks numbered 1- 5.
Should one specialize early in education?
Pros Cons I. One just can't (1) study everything.
1. The big problem in education is that people
specialize too quickly. 2. Most young people have a fair idea of what they want to do.2. Kids don't really know what they want to do.
3. People have to learn enoughto be (2) in their subject.3. 'File subjects people study are so (3) that they are only good for one thing.4. When people realize they' ve made a mistake, they can(4) to something else.4. At that time, people will have to go back to the (5) , and in this way they lose years.Part 2: Questions 6-10 are based on this part. (10 points)
Directions: You are going to listen to a lecture about the means humans have evolved to transmit messages from one place to another. Listen to the lecture and complete the outline by filling in the blanks numbered 6--10.
Note. Only one word is necessary for each blank.
I Main topic: means of (6)
II. A. (7) methods
1. Signals can be seen
e. g. Smoke signals, used by native American tribes
(8) to warn of dangers to shipping, flags in semaphore
2. Signals can be heard
e. g. talking drums in forested parts of Africa
horns in foggy weather: fog-horns of ships or motor-horn
B. (9) methods
1. Make use of wires
e.g. telephones and cable services
2. No wires
e.g. radio, television, radio-telephone, cinema
most dramatic: the use of (10) to relay messages from one point of
the globe to another, to tell us about changing weather patterns and to assist with navigation.
Section II: Reading and Writing Test [80 points]
Instructions:
■ There are THREE parts to the test.
■ The test will take approximately 85 minutes.
■ There will be NO extra time for you to transfer your answers to the Answer Sheet.
Therefore you should write ALL your answers on the Answer Sheet as you do each task.Part 1. Reading (30 points)
Questions 11-15 are based on the following task. (10 points)
Sequencing:
The following sentences go together to form a paragraph, but they are in the wrong order. Read the sentences carefully and put them in the right order. Write the correct letter of your choice (A--E) in the proper box and then transfer your answers to the Answer Sheet.
A. A high dependence on imported equipment and technology characterizes China 's communications, all the way from the average beeper user to the State Public
"Communications Network."
B. China is also, perhaps, the world's largest market for personal pagers.
C. Similarly, the mobile phone market is dominated by Motorola, Ericsson and Nokia.
D. The best sellers in this category are almost entirely, foreign-made models, and there are about 100 foreign manufacturers in China now selling 95 percent of all beepers.
E. There are factories in China that can and do produce cellular phones, but hardly enough to
meet current demand or to gain a toehold for Chinese manufacturers.
Question 11 12 13 14 15 Sentence 1 2 3 4 5 Correct Order
Questions 16--19 are based on the following task. (10 points)
Identifying the topic sentences:
16 It dates back to the Victorian times. Something old refers to wearing something that represents a link with the bride's family and her old life. Usually, the bride wears a piece of family jewellery. Wearing something new represents good fortune and success in the bride's new life. Wearing something borrowed is meant to bring good luck to the marriage. It could be an item of bridal clothing. Wearing something blue dates back to biblical times when the color blue was considered to represent purity and fidelity.
17 One explanation for it is that during the times of arranged marriages, the bride's face was covered until the groom was committed to her at the ceremony -- so it would be too late for him to run off if he didn't like the look of her! It is also thought that the veil was worn to protect the bride from evil spirits that would be floating around on her wedding. This is why the veil covers the bride's face throughout the ceremony until the minister pronounces the couple man and wife.
18 Though no precise evidence explains the origin of this tradition, one belief is strongly held to it. It is traced back to the 17"' century. During a wedding then, the priest arrived at the fourth finger after touching the three fingers on the left hand "... in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost".
19 It was believed that strong smelling herbs and spices would drive away evil spirits, bad luck and iii health. During Victorian times, flowers took on an additional significance as lovers would send messages to each other using different flowers, with each flower having its own meaning.
A. The tradition of carrying flowers by the bride has its roots in ancient times.
B. The custom of the wedding veil is thought to predate the wedding dress by centuries.
C. Traditionally a bride's wedding ring is worn on the third finger of the left hand.
D. There are many wedding traditions in the West.
E. "Something old, new, borrowed and blue" is a popular bridal attire (服装) rhyme.
Question 16 17 18 19 20 Sentence 1 2 3 4 5 Correct Order Question 20: Writing a Summary (10 points)
Summarize the above passage (i. e., the passage in Questions 16-19) in your own words. Your summary should be 70 to 80 words. Write your summary on the Answer Sheet.
Part 2. Writing a Letter (20 points)
Question 21: Writing a Letter of Complaint
You are Mr. George, who planned to spend one night in Power Hotel, a famous one in the local region. On your arrival there, you and your family received some improper services. You want to write a letter to their superior, Mr. Pane to make a complaint. Base your letter on the following notes:
1)You and your family arrived at 5:00 p.m. on July 14.
2)The room was to be ready before 5 o'clock p. m. so that, as a rule, the children would be in bed at 8 o'clock . Because of the Hotel's improper doings, it turned out to be in a mess.
3)The staff were not considerate and were impolite.
4)The room was not ready until 9:30 p.. m.
5)The hotel was understaffed.
Note:
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 the letter format properly.
2)You should write about 120 words.
3)Write the answer on your Answer Sheet.
Part 3. Writing a Argument (30 points)
Question 22:
Write an argumentative essay on the following topic: People Should Ride a Bicycle for Short Distance Trips. You should write four paragraphs:
1)an introduction to the topic
2)arguments FOR
3)arguments AGAINST
4)conclusion (your own opinion)
Here are some points that you can use in your essay, but you are free to use your own ideas. You should write 150--200 words. Write the.answer on your Answer Sheet.
For
■ Decrease the degree of pollution.
■ Save money by using less gasoline.
■ Good exercise.
Against
■ Too slow.
■ Not comfortable as driving a car.试卷代号：1027
中央广播电视大学2005-2006学年度第一学期"开放本科"期末考试
英语专业 高级英语写作 试题答案及评分标准Section I: Listening (20 points)
Part 1. (10 points, 2 points each. The exact words are required. )
1. possibly
2. competent
3. narrow
4. swap
5. beginning
Part 2. (10 points, 2 points each. The exact words are required. )
6. communication
7. Non-electronic
8. lighthouses
9. Electronic
10. satellites
Section H: Reading and Writing (80 points)
Part 1. Reading (30 points)
Questions 11-15: 10 points, 2 points each.
11. B 12. D 13. C 14. E 15. A
Questions 16-19:10 points, 2.5 points each.
16. E 17. B 18. C 19. A
Question 20:10 points.
■ Check that the main points of the original passage are included. (5 points)
■ Check that the information is organized logically. (2 points)
■ Check that the language used is appropriate and accurate. (3 points)
Part 3. Writing an Argument (30 points)
Question 22:
Marking Guidelines
26--30
Excellent
Reasonably free from errors, substantial length, well-constructed,
relevant ideas, all the main arguments presented with adequate
examples, good use of complex sentence forms, appropriate choiceof words and structures.21--25
Very good
A few errors, but not too intrusive to reader's understanding, reasonable length, relevant ideas, main arguments covered, but possibly some examples or information missing, few errors in complex sentence forms, few errors in control of structure andwords.17--20
Good
Reader can follow the argument, but a little interference from errors of structure and choice of words, few errors in subject/verb agreement, most of main arguments presented, a little irrelevant information or lack of relevant examples, control of simple sentence structure, but errors in complex sentences.16
Pass
Ideas can be followed without too much difficulty on the part of the reader, argument lacks some coherence, a few errors of structure and choice of words are intrusive, control only of simple sentence forms, errors in subject/verb agreement.8--15
Weak
Difficult to follow ideas, argument weakly presented, some errors even in simple sentence formation, errors in structure and vocabulary are many and are somewhat intrusive.0--7
Very poor
Errors in structure and vocabulary prevent much understanding of the message, serious errors in sentence formation, arguments not well presented.
An example:
People Should Ride a Bicycle for Short Distance Trips
Nowadays, bicycling is a great way to move from one place to another in short distances. I believe you should use a bicycle for short distances to protect the environment as well as your health.
The first reason to use a bicycle for short distances is that you can cause a decrease of pollution. Many people use their cars to move short distances~ they increase the rates of pollution.~ That is why the use of a bicycle for short distances is a really good idea to help lower the rates of pollution.
Secondly, the most important benefit of riding a bicycle on short trips is that it can help you have good health. When you ride a bicycle, youuse your legs to move, and this physical exercise is aerobic which means that your heart is pumping blood throughout your body, so it fortifies your heart, lungs, and other important parts of your body.
A bicycle can gain us more exercise and also decrease the rate of pollution. So, if we use a bicycle, it can improve the quality of our life.
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