复习题之三
I Improve the following sentences for unity, coherence or/and conciseness 1 She likes to knit, to sew, and crocheting.
Revised: She likes to knit, to sew, and to crochet
2.The doctor suggested plenty o f food, rest, and exercising.
Revised: The doctor suggested plenty o f food, rest, and exercise.
3.Come to class prepared to take notes and with some questions to ask. Revised: Come to class prepared to take notes and to ask some questions.
4. The award was for a combination of scholarship, someone who was a good leader, and ability in athletics. Revised: The award was for a combination of scholarship, leadership, and athletic ability.
5. I forgot that the bill was due on Monday and the company would close my account if it wasn’t paid.
Revised: I forgot that the bill was due on Monday and that the company would close my account if it wasn’t paid. 6 The Olympic runner was praised for his strength and for his endurance. Revised: The Olympic runner was praised for his strength and endurance.
7 The man denied that he had broken into the house and he had taken the watch. 提示:题中含有错误的并列结构,句子有歧义.
8. Several people were caught in the hailstorm but not being seriously hurt.
Revised:Several people were caught in the hailstorm but were not seriously hurt. 9. The boy who came to our house asked to be fed and where he could be clothed. 提示: 不定式不能与一个分句并列.
10 The essay is poorly organized, there is no central idea.
Revised:The essay is poorly organized: there is no central idea.
/ The essay is poorly organized; there is no central idea.
II Renumber the sentences to arrange them in what you think is the best order. Put the numbers in proper sequences
in the boxes provided below.
3. Cooking my food is a bigger problem. 4. The worst problem is doing my laundry.
5. Cleaning the apartment is not too bad; although it takes time away from my studies; at least when I finish the
apartment looks nice.
6. Sometimes the food is burned, sometimes it is not cooked enough, and sometimes I have not measured correctly, so
the food tastes terrible.
7. Shopping for my food is more difficult because I don’t know the English names of many foods, and often I have to
spend extra time for help.
8. The Laundromat is far from my apartment, and I waste much valuable time. 9. I have never had to cook before, and usually the results are discouraging.
10. Mostly I am embarrassed as I sit in the Laundromat with all the women, and so I wait until all my clothes are dirty
before I do this horrible task.
11. I also have trouble with the complicated instructions, so occasionally I end up with pink socks or a shirt that is too
small.
12. Since I began living in an apartment and going to school, my biggest problem has been the housework. 5 9 提示:文中的形容字原级,比较级,最高级都是一些很好的线索.把家务活从简单的谈到最复杂的. The answer: 10/3/1/7/4/5/2/6/8/9
III Unscramble the following groups of sentences by first choosing one as the topic sentence. List its number on line A. Write the remaining sentence numbers in correct order on the remaining lines. Then write out the correct paragraph on the lines that follow.
1) A._____________________(Topic sentence)
B.______________________ C -______________________ D _______________________
1 However, one thing some of them never seem to get used to is American food.
2.When people from Asian countries come to the United States, it takes them quite a while to get used to American ways.
3.Over a period of time, though, these newcomers do become accustomed to American ways.
4. They find much in America that seems strange to them; indeed, everything seems strange at first.
2) A____________________(Topic sentence)
B______________________ C______________________ D____________________ E_______________________
1 For example, you don’t need many clothes.
2.However, despite these advantages, those who have lived in warm climates and in cold climates often prefer a cold climate because it is less monotonous and offers winter sports.
3. In addition, you don’t have to shovel snow or pay heating bills.
4.Living in a place where the weather is always warm has its advantages.
5. You can wear lightweight, inexpensive, and easy-to-clean cotton clothing all year.
3) A_________________________(Topic sentence)
B__________________________ C___________________________ D___________________________ E____________________________
1 They never seem to be working.
2. It seems to workers that students lead easy lives only because students work and relax at different times from workers. 3. Working people sometimes think that college students live a very easy life.
4. Truth is , though, that most students spend as many hours in class or at their studies as workers do at their jobs.
5 To them it appears that students have little to do; they sleep late, talk for hours over coffee, and go to parties every night.
4) A____________________________(topic sentence)
B_____________________________ C______________________________ D _______________________________ E_______________________________
13. Now that color television has been improved, it is enjoyed by many families in the United States. 14. Almost every home , no matter how poor , has a television set.
15. Television is popular not because it offers excellent entertainment but because it allows viewers to escape from life’s
problems.
16. Many homes have two or more TV sets----perhaps a portable television for the teenagers in the family and a large set
for the parents.
17. Television is big business in the United States.
Answers to the exercise are omitted
III In the following lists, circle the letter beside the sentence that does not develop the controlling idea which appears in the topic sentences.
1 Topic sentence: I easily give up doing my homework.
b. I always start to feel hungry and go into the kitchen for a snack. c. I’ll leave my studying to investigate any noise I hear. d. While I study, I try to listen to the radio with one ear. e. For me , physics is the hardest subject.
f. I often leave my desk to go to the mirror to comb my hair.
g. Often, in the middle of an assignment , I decided that my shoes need polishing and do that instead of the
assignment in front of me.
2.Topic sentence :You should not trust advertisements.
a. Read advertisements.
b. Look at the products themselves to see if they really are what the advertisers claim them to be. c. Talk to your friends to find out if they have had success with the products.
d. Switch channels if a television program is interrupted by too many commercials. e. Read about product research in Consumer Reports.
f. Above all, don’t buy a product because an advertisement says that a famous football player or a
movie star likes it.
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IV Composition
1.Nowadays young people tend to phone more often than write to each other. So, some say that phone will kill letter writing. What is your opinion?
Write a composition of about 120 words on the following topic:
Will Phones kill Letter Writing?
The telephone has been very commonly used in people’s lives. We have phones at the office, at home, and in the streets. Everyday we communicate with our friends, co-workers, and bosses through phones. It is hard to image whether the world would go round without it. However ,phones will never kill letter writing.
There are several reasons. First, letters may do a better job when you have a lot to express to someone. Generally, people like to read letters from friends or relatives. For example, my parents are always looking forwards to letters from me. To them, letters can express more than the message, such as emotions, respect, etc. Secondly, letters seem formal. Thirdly, letter writing serves as an effective way to improve our writing skill though it takes time to organize one’s thoughts and express them clearly and logically. Thus , writing is a fine way to keep in touch ,and makes both sender and the receiver feel good. Letters, cards and postcards have the virtue of being tangible---------------friends can keep them and read them again and again for years to come. Besides, it is expensive to talk to someone in a foreign country over the phone.
So, although we prefer to use telephone when we have something urgent or less formal, we chose to write to keep contact with our friends for messages of no urgency. So it is obvious that letters will not be killed by telephones.
2.Write a composition on the topic “Why People Feel More and More Isolated ?”
Today ,our life is richer and richer, but the human relationship is becoming colder and colder. Why do people feel more and more isolated? In my opinion , it results from today’s fierce competition.
Although people generally agree that competition is good for economic growth because it makes people work harder and better, they , at the same time, find it might turn the society into a battlefield or a jungle where everyone is guided by the law of the survival of the fittest”, and that it might do great harm to human relationship. In order to get more and get sth better, people sometimes are not honest with others. Second, modern people value individuality, so it is difficult for people to folly understand each other ,as there is little common language among them. Thus they won’t communicate as often as possible, by and by they become strangers although they may be colleagues or next-door neighbours for years. so when they are in trouble, there is on one to turn to for help; when they are depressed, there is on one to turn to for a heart to heart talk. Besides, there are many gangs, murders and robbers lurking everywhere, each of us don’t want to get involved . In order to protect ourselves, we won’t be ready to communicate with others , let alone help others.
In a word, the strong consciousness to protect ourselves and the doubt of others make us more and more isolated. If there are fewer doubts and misgivings, if we are more willing to listen to others and help others ,we are sure to feel warmer and happier.
3Write a composition on the topic “The Best Way to Stay Healthy. ”
Nowadays people pay much attention to their health .and I think the best way to stay healthy is to do some exercise every day.
First, to do some exercise every day can help you improve your ability both physically and mentally.. With regular exercise, your physical condition is improved. So you can be stronger and healthier than before and thus you are likely to keep the epidemic disease away from you. And a healthy body helps you have a fresh mind , which means you can easily concentrate on your work. Second, to do some exercise every day can help you lead a regular life. You have to find some to do the exercise and arrange your time carefully. Day by day, it may develop into a habit .So a good habit and a regular life can help people stay healthy.
So everybody who wants to stay healthy should go out to do some exercise everyday.