英语写作期末试题(卷)和答案.docx

Part I Multiple Choice(15%) Directions: There are 15 incomplete statements in this part. For each statement there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best ONE to complete the statement. (1’x 15=15’) According to the rules of writing a title, “ ” is correct. The Way To Improve Our English-Speaking Ability My View on the Negative Effects of Ads the Myth of a Negro Literature the war of Independence Which of the following sentences has punctuation error? The alarm clock sounded, the students got up quickly. The alarm clock sounded; the students got up quick. The alarm clock sounded. The students got up quickly. When the alarm clock sounded, the students got up quickly. does not contain in the principles of “choice of words”. Accuracy B. Arbitrariness C. Appropriateness D. Conciseness What kind of figures of speech( 修 辞 格 )is used in the sentence “This elephant is like a snake as anybody can see.”? Metaphor B. Personification C. Simile D. Hyperbole During the TV interview, the singer announced that he was going to his new album soon. release B. renew C. relieve D. rehearse Greatly agitated, I rushed to the apartment and tried the door, to find it locked. only B. just C. hence D. thus As I’ll be away for at least a year, ’I d appreciate from you now and then telling me how everyone is getting along. hearing B. to hear C. to be hearing D. having heard An introductory paragraph should arouse the reader’s interest and the main idea of the essay. ignore B. introduce C. develop D. emphasize Which of the following sentences contains a dangling modifier? Coming up the hall, I heard the clock struck 10. While Wendy was driving on Greenwood Avenue yesterday afternoon, a tree began to fall toward her car. When I was ten, my grandfather died. None of the above. Which one is not used as a transition word to give examples? for instance C. likewise B. such as D. namely While making a good sentence, the principles do not contain . variety C. unity B. coh