全国2013年1 0月高等教育自学考试

英语写作基础试题

课程代码：00597

请考生按规定用笔将所有试题的答案写在答题纸上。

注意事项：

1． 答题前，考生务必将自己的考试课程名称、姓名、准考证号用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔填写在答题纸规定的位置上。

2． 用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔将答案写在答题纸上，不能答在试题卷上。

I．重写句子(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