上海大学2013 ～2014学年秋季学期研究生试题A卷课程名称：写作1 课程编号：001704G2学分：0.5(请在答题纸上答题，否则无效)Part One: Diction （20%）（10—20%可以来自于课本）Directions: Choose the right one from the following two choices marked A or B.1.The argument can only be settled by someone who is __________.A. disinterestedB. uninterested2.This is an interesting book with vivid account of __________ events and people.A. historicB. historical3.The information was __________ as a result of various experiments.A. obtainedB. acquired4.If no one takes the __________ and plan for the trip, we will never leave home.A. initialB. initiative5.From her conversation, I __________ that she had a happy family.A. induceB. deduce6.I don’t know the results of the tests yet. __________, why are you so interested in them?A. SomehowB. Anyhow7. He gave his clearest _____ yet that he will keep racing.A. indicationB. prediction8．He hoped the firm would _____ him to the Paris branch.A. transmitB. transfer9. Jim Lovell talked about the current situation at NASA during an _____ to mark the fortieth anniversary of Apollo Thirteen.A. eventB. incident10. A good scientist is highly __________ since he often has to look for relations in data which are oftencomplex and incomplete.A. imaginativeB. imaginary11. I seem to have _____ myself in something I don’t understand.A. evolvedB. involved12. I'm very sorry to have _____ you with so many questions on such an occasion.A. interferedB. bothered13. When you have filled in the questionnaire, copy it and send the _____ to your employer.A. originalB. initial14. People don’t like to ask questions for fear of app earing _____.A. illiterateB. ignorant15. From Mexico, President Obama traveled Friday to the Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago for the Fifth _____ of the Americas.A. ConferenceB. Summit16. She was a woman of _____ talent and determination.A. singleB. unique17. FM radio stations _____ in a range of frequencies between eighty-eight and one hundred eight megahertz.A. transportB. transmit18. Police are still trying to _____ the identity of the dead man.A. establishB. find19. We all need the _____ escape route from the boring, routine aspects of our lives.A. occasionalB. incidental20. I work very _____ and am decisive, and accurate in my judgment.A. effectivelyB. efficientlyPart Two Sentence (20%) （80%--90%来自于课本）Section A. Combine the following sentences into compound or complex sentences or sentences with participial, prepositional, or other phrases. (10%)1.She appeared on the stage. A stormy applause broke forth.st night was a wild night. The thunder roared. The wind blew a gale. The rain fell in torrents.3. He heard that his father was ill. He was anxious to go home to see him. He went to the station earlyin the morning to buy a ticket.4. There were over two hundred passengers on board the plane. About one third of them wereforeigners.3. The new workers are young and inexperienced. They are eager to learn from the veteran workers. Section B Rewrite the following sentences to make them unified or coherent or concise. (10%)1. To get ready for the trip, all the things she needed were put into a suitcase.2. A well-dressed man admitted us to the house, and we later learned that he was a thief.3. I lost some important documents and found them five days later. The police had helped me.4. The plane circled around the airport for about ten minutes or so and then disappeared and could nolonger be seen.5. The students promised to be careful and that they would return home early.Part Three: Paragraph (20%) 课外Section A: Read the following paragraph and identify the topic sentence. (5%) Most of us have been taken in by the notion that speed of reading is a measure of our intelligence. There is no such thing as the right speed for intelligent reading. Some things should be read quickly and effortlessly, and some should be read slowly and even laboriously. The sign of intelligence in reading is the ability to read different things differently according to their worth. In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through but rather how many can get through you —how many you can make your own. A few friends are better than a thousand acquaintances. If this be your aim, as it should be, you will not be impatient if it takes more time and effort to read a great book than it does a newspaper.Topic Sentence:Section B: Fill in the blanks with appropriate transitional words from the box. (10 %)Task 1(1) ________ Harold Krents was totally blind by his eighth birthday, his achievements are extraordinary. Life is not easy when one’s vision is impaired. When he was in high school, Krents’classmates elected him president of his school. (2) ________ Krents was brilliant, he was accepted byHarvard. Before he went to college, he spent the summer as an arts counselor at camp. (3) ________ others have difficulty finding their way around the tents in the dark, Krents moved about easily and kept the campers quiet after taps. (4) ________ he had graduated cum laude from Harvard University, he was accepted at Harvard Law School. (5) ________ he heard Krent’s story, Leonard Gershe wrote the play Butterflies Are Free.Task 2(1) ________ the earth revolves around the sun, different constellations can be seen at different times of the year. (2) ________it can be very helpful in locating constellations, you must learn how to use a star map effectively. Astronomers use both binoculars and telescopes to observe the stars. (3) ________ you look at a constellation, you may see a planet wandering through it. (4) ________ there are eighty eight constellations, only about ten dozen constellations are visible at any time. (5) ________ the earth revolves around the sun, some constellations can be seen only during certain seasons.Section C: Put the following sentences in a logical order. （5%）A. Visual learners usually learn best when the teacher provides written study notes, writes on thechalkboard and uses an overhead projector to explain concepts.B. Visual learners frequently take detailed notes in class, when studying from a textbook or listening tolectures.C. If this sounds like you then you are probably a visual learner—many people are.D. Individuals that learn best when ideas or subjects are presented in a visual format, whether that iswritten language, pictures, diagrams or videos are visual learners.E. They also create diagrams and use pictures to understand and remember concepts and ideas.Part Four:Essay Writing: (40%) 课外Directions: Write an essay in around 200 words according to ONE of the following pieces of information.1.The unemployment rate in China has been steadily rising. Graduates are forced to take up jobs asbutchers, shoe polishers and nursemaids and some fresh graduates are even in unpaid internships.Write an essay of about 200 words, expressing your views on the new graduates’ job expectations, and “Should New Graduates Lower Job Expectations?” can be a possible topic.2. “Technology has given people easy access to everyone’s lives. Fans are able to feel a part of theirfavorite celebrity’s everyday life by tracking their whereabouts.” What do you think are the impacts celebrities might produce on young people? Express your opinion in about 200 words and use specific details to support your answer.3. Many people believe that e-books will one day replace traditional books. Do you agree or disagreewith the opinion? Express your opinion in about 200 words and ensure that you take a clear-cut stand.4. Comment on the advantages or disadvantages of video games. Express your opinion in about 200words with specific details.上海大学2013 ～2014 学秋季学期研究生试题A卷课程名称：写作1 课程编号：考试日期：2013年11月应试人声明：我保证遵守《上海大学学位与研究生教育工作手册》中的《上海大学考场规则》，如有考试违纪、作弊行为，愿意接受《上海大学学生考试违纪、作弊行为界定及处分规定》的纪律处分。