4. It was at the entrance to the valley. They heard the sound of a trickling stream. It was the first stream they had seen for days. (long sentence)
At the entrance to the valley, they heard the sound of a trickling stream, the first stream they had seen for days.
[解析] 原句是三个简单句,要求变为一个长句。简单句变为长句时要注意采用合理的句子结构。到底采用并列式、复合式,还是并列复合式需要考生根据句子意思来判断。本题在处理这个问题时,由于第一句的核心意思是at the entrance to the valley介词短语表地点。故将第一句用介词短语表示,而最后一句的核心词为stream,是对第二句中a trickling stream的修饰限定,可用非限制性定语从句来表示。译文:在山谷的入口处,他们听到了咕咕的溪流声,这是他们几天来第一次看到的溪流。
5. It's true whether you believe it or not. (periodic sentence)
7. At the official launch (发布会) of Beatrix Porter's Peter Rabbit, the invited children will participate in the singing and dancing session. They will enjoy storytelling of the tales. (parallel structure)
At the official launch(发布会)of Beatrix Porter's Peter Rabbit, the invited children will participate in the singing and dancing session, and will enjoy storytelling of the tales.
1. Choose the best topic sentence from the group below. Write the letter of your choice in the blank provided. A. Pollution makes more and more water undrinkable. B. Water is very important to us. C. The present situation of water supplies in big cities is very grave. D. Water is overused by factories or wasted by some people. Answer: ______
B
[解析] 选项A、C和D都是对某件事的具体表述,没有扩展余地,不适合做主题句。而选项B有主题词(water),也有限定范围的词汇(very important to us),它们为段落的扩展起到了预示作用。答案为B。
2. Read the following paragraph and underline the topic sentence. Scientists have learned to supplement the sense of sight in numerous ways. In front of the tiny pupil of the eye they put, on Mount Palomar, a great monocle (单片眼镜) 200 inches in diameter, and with it see 2000 times farther into the depths of space. Or they look through a small pair of lenses arranged as a microscope (显微镜) into a drop of water or blood, and magnify (放大) by as much as 2000 diameters the living creatures there, many of which are among man's most dangerous enemies. Or, if we want to see distant happenings on earth, they use some of the previously wasted electromagnetic (电磁的) waves to carry television images which they recreate as light by whipping tiny crystals on a screen with electrons (电子) in a vacuum. Or they can bring happenings of long ago and far away as colored motion pictures, by arranging silver atoms and color absorbing molecules (分子、微粒) to force light waves into the patterns of original reality. Or if we want to see into the center of a steel casting or the chest of an injured child, they send the information on a beam of penetrating (穿透的) short-wave X rays, and then convert it back into images we can see on a screen or photograph. Thus almost every type of electromagnetic radiation yet discovered has been used to extend our sense of sight in some way.
Scientists have learned to supplement the sense of sight in numerous ways.
3. Read the following paragraph carefully and select the best topic sentence from the four possible answers that follow the paragraph. Write the letter of your choice in the blank provided. Topic Sentence: ______ In ancient time, dancing was used to share information. For instance, if the head man of a primitive tribe wanted his men to hunt for food, he would first dance around acting like an animal and then he would change his dancing to pretend to shoot an animal. He would try to have his men follow his example. When he was sure that his followers understood his intention, he would lead his excited hunters to chase and kill the animals they needed for food. In modern times, dancing is mainly for physical exercises. Most people do not care much about whether they are dancing gracefully or not. Of more importance is that they move their bodies for half an hour or so. For these people, dancing is another way of getting their daily exercises. A. The functions of dancing are gradually changed from the ancient to the modern because of the developments of the society. B. Dancing serves people in many different ways. C. Dancing, apart from its main function as a means of entertainment or a form of recreational activity, has other functions. D. Dancing had developed itself well from time to time.
Ⅳ.重新组合段落 Rearrange the following numbered sentences so that they will read logically. Put the numbers in proper sequence in the boxes provided below.
1. George is the best example of this kind of friends; we've known each other since we began school; I trust George and can tell him my deepest feelings. 20. Missing, however, is the feeling of trust I share with George: we are friends who are just "friends", not "close friends." 21. I have three kinds of friends in my life: close friends, ordinary friends and acquaintances. 22. Finally, I have friends who are just "acquaintances"; these are people I occasionally see at parties or sit next to in class. 23. My life is richer for these three types of friends, for they provide me with a healthy variety of company. 24. We chat and are friendly with one another if we happen to meet, but that is as far as we go: we don't plan things together. 25. My second type of friends, "ordinary friends" are people I like and do things with. 26. The first type, my close friends, are people whom I have known most of my life and who love and accept me for myself.
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[解析] 就本题而言,完成的关键在于应用段落的连贯性中的有关理论,从形连上把握段落的完整性。第21句是段落的主题句,应置于段首,第23句是段落的结论句,应置于句尾。第26、25、22句,分别以The first type, My second type of friends, Finally,三组transitional signals(转换词)来引进,其顺序一目了然。第19和第24句是两个次要推展句。第19句是对第26句的进一步细化支持;第24句是对第22句的进一步推展说明。
Ⅴ.标出与段落内容无关的句子 Read the following paragraphs and cross out the TWO irrelevant sentences.
1. Good manners are necessary to succeed in business and social situations. As we grow, we become more and more polite. In the work place, good manners can make the difference between getting a job and staying unemployed. When calling to set up an interview, one should be polite and professional to the person answering the phone. Arriving at the interview on time, properly dressed, is another way to impress the boss. Several days after the interview it is polite to send a letter thanking the interviewer for his or her time. Having good manners like these can increase one's chances of success in the work place. Bad manners are the opposite of good manners. Manners are also important in social situations such as parties. When a friend calls with a party invitation, one should check the date and either accept or decline. Responding promptly to an invitation is an example of good social manners. When attending the party, one should not bring people along who weren't invited. A guest who shows up with five or six other people will probably not be invited again. When leaving the party it is polite to thank the host and ask if he or she needs any help cleaning up. Friends feel appreciated when they are treated this way.
(1) As we grow, we become more and more polite. (2) Bad manners are the opposite of good manners.
[解析] 统一性:即所写的文章紧扣主题。统一性要求作者切记文章的题目和写作目标,写出的句子都必须为中心思想服务。任何与该段落的中心思想相悖的句子、内容,无论其表达如何完美,都应该毫不吝惜地予以删除,以确保该段落的统一性。本段落的主题句是:Good manners are necessary to succeed in business and social situations.其中,subject是Good manners are necessary to succeed, controlling idea是in business and social situations。这就要求以下所有各句都必须围绕Good manners are necessary to succeed in business and social situations而展开。在原题中,As we grow, we become more and more polite; Bad manners are the opposite of good manners两句话与主题句无关,打破了段落的统一性。故而将之删去。
Ⅵ.写信
1. Your name is Wang Hao. Yesterday your sister got married and you're very happy for them. Now write a letter to share your happiness with your good friend Li Ming. Provide necessary information about the wedding ceremony. (150~200 words)
Oct. 10, 2002 Dear Li Ming, Yesterday was a red-letter day for my family. Can you guess why? Believe it or not, my sister Li Li was married yesterday at a very impressive ceremony held at the Hilton Hotel, and I was so happy for her that I almost cried. She was dressed in a beautiful wedding gown and veil, and she carried a bouquet of white orchids, I tell you, she looked absolutely stunning! Her groom, too, looked outstanding. He is tall and handsome, and looks just like one of my favorite Chinese movie stars. He wore a dark blue suit, and he looked so happy that I was glad for him. After the ceremony, the happy couple hopped a plane at the Taoyuan International Airport for a honeymoon in Hong Kong, How I envied them! Someday my turn will come, and so will yours, Wang Hao. Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could go on our honeymoon together, to the same place? In my next letter, I'll send you one or two of the pictures taken at the wedding. I'll be looking forward to hearing from you soon. Very sincerely yours, Wang Hao