全国2007年10月高等教育自学考试英语写作试题
全国2007年10月高等教育自学考试
英语写作试题
课程代码:00603
全部题目用英文作答
I.Supplythemissingparagraph(20points)Thefollowingpassageisincompletewithonebodyparagraphmissing.Studythepassagecarefullyandwritethemissingparagraphinabout100words.Makesurethatyourtoneanddictionareinunitywiththepassageprovided.
WhyPeopleShouldExercise
Inthepast,Ihadneverbeeninclinedtoparticipateinsports.Honestly,Ididn’tlikeit,butmanypersonswhomIlivedwithkepttellingmeeverydayhowgooditwas.Sincethepeerpressurewasgrowing,Idecidedtogotothegym.Itwasn’tuntilthenthatIcouldreallyunderstandpeoplewhentheysaidexercisereallyhelpedapersongetorganizedandkeephealthy,physicallyandmentally.
Forstarters,ifyouarealazyperson,itisdifficulttotakethefirststep.Butitisallamatterofcommittingyourselftosomethingthatwillprovideyouwithmuchpositivefeedback.Onceyoustartexercisingandobservingpositiveresults,youwillactuallyenjoyit.Ittakesmucheffortandastrongwill,butit’sworthit.Theprincipalthingtodoistotakeupasportyoulike.Ifyoudo,youwillstartorganizingyourdayinawaythatenablesyoutodowhateveryouhaveto,includingexercising.Youwillnolongerbeapersonstressed-outwithouttimetocarryonwithallyouractivities.
Moreover,exercisingisgoodbecauseitaffectsyoupositivelyinamentalandpsychologicalway.Exercisinghelpsyousetspecificgoalswhich,alongwithastrongwill,canbeachieved.Whenreachingthegoals,youcometoknowyourabilitiesandyourweaknesses,andyourself-esteemisenhanced.Anysportrelievesstressbecauseitdistractsyoufromthinkingaboutschool,work,oryourproblems,amongotherthings.IthelpskeepyouupliftedandavoidunhealthyhabitslikeindulgenceinTVandcomputergames.
Exercisingisveryimportanttoanypersonofanyage.Thepositiveeffects,whichI’vealreadymentioned,arelikeachain.Onceyoutakeupasportthatyoulike,youbecomebetterorganized.Therefore,youstartdoingthingstherightwayandenjoyenormousbenefits.Asaresult,youfeelgoodasahealthyhumanbeing.Youstartlivingyourlifehappily.
II.Writeanoutline(20points)
Readthefollowingpassagecarefullyandcomposea"topicoutline"forit.
Africas
Whenmanypeopleheartheword"Africa",inevitablytheypicturesteamingjunglesandgorillasandotherwildanimals.Hollywoodfilmshaveshrunkthepublicimageofthisimmense,variedcontinentintoasmallsegmentofitsactualspanersity.Tohaveamoreaccuratepictureofthewholecontinent,however,oneshouldrememberthatthecontinentcanberoughlyspanidedintothreeAfricas:thenortherndesertareas,thesoutheasterngrasslands,andthetropicaljunglestothesouthwest,eachwithitsdistinctclimateandterrainandwithastyleoflifesuitedtotheenvironment.
Thenorthernregionshavetheenvironmentandlivingpatternsofthedesert.Egypt,Libya,Algeria,andMoroccohavehot,dryclimateswithverylittlelandsuitedtofarming.Greenfieldscannotbeeasilyseen.Therefore,thepopulationtendstobeclusteredintocitiesalongriversortheseacoastorintosmallersettlementsnearoases.Forthousandsofyears,peoplehavelivedinthisvastregion,relyingpartlyonwhatthelandcouldoffersuchascropsandanimalstheycouldraiseandpartlyontradewithEurope.
Thesoutheasterngrasslandsprovideabetterenvironmentforanimallifeandforsomekindsofcrops.Manywildanimalsinhabittheplainsinthisregion—elephants,giraffes,rhinoceros,antelopes,zebras,andlions.Thepeopleinthisareahavelongbeenexpertcattleraisersandexperiencedhunters.Tea,coffee,cotton,cashewnuts,andtobaccoaresomeofthemainproductsgrowninthisregion.Fishingalsoprovidessomefoodandincomeforpeoplealongthecoast.Thepopulationhereislessconcentratedincitiesandtownsthaninthenorth,buttendstobedenserinareaswhereadequaterainfallandfertilesoilmakefarmingpossible.
WestAfricaistheregionclosesttotheHollywoodimageofmysteriousjungles.Asintheothertworegions,thewaypeoplemakealivingdependsupontheirenvironment.Thisdoesnotmeanthatmostofthepeopleliveingrasshutsinthejungle.Infact,suchnationsasNigeriahavebecomehighlymodernizedbyincomefromoil,timber,andminerals.Mostofthewesterncountrieshavesomefarmingthatprovidesfoodandincome;sugarcane,coffee,andtobaccoaretheimportantcashcrops,whilebananas,rich,andcornareraisedforfood.Fishingintheriversandalongthecoastalsoaccountsforfoodandincome,andpreciousstones,especiallydiamonds,enhancetheeconomyofcountrieslikeAngolaandtheIvoryCoast.
EvenasuperficiallookatthemajorregionsofAfricashowsthatitisacontinentwithvariedenvironments.Althoughmostofthecontinentistropicalinitsrangeoftemperature,theclimaterangesfromdesertstorainforests.Similarly,humanlifestylesvaryfromthesimplestruralvillagestoindustrialcities,bothnewandancient.Contrarytothemyth,however,junglelifemakesuponlyaverysmallportionofthewholeofAfrica.
III.Composeanessay(60points)
Nowadays,manyoldbuildingsarebeingreplacedbynewconstructions.Somepeoplethinkthattheyshouldbeknockeddowntomakewayforthenewones.Othersthinkthattheyshouldbepreserved,fortheyarepartofourhistory.Whatisyouropinion?Writea300-wordexpositoryessaystatingyourviews.