1、2013 年 1 月广东省高等教育自学考试英语论文写作 问卷（课程代码 11499)I. 写出修辞格（5x1）Name the figure of speech used in each of the following sentences.1. There were a few lordly poplars before the house.2. The leaves were trembling in the cold wind.3. Her parents praised her academic performance to the skies.4. When she entered
2、high school, she would wear a wardrobe that no one else would be able to match.5. Literature could well be described as a fusion of facts and fiction.II. 改写句子（ 5x2）Rewrite the following sentences according to the requirements in the bracket.6. He was ill for a week. During that week he ate nothing.(
3、compound sentence)7. The singer came onto the stage. A stormy applause broke forth.(complex sentence)8. We came to our journeys end with no small difficulty, and after much fatigue.(periodic sentence)9. I didnt receive any letter from him, I gave him a call. (simple sentence)10. We climbed the mount
4、ain. We visited several temples. We fed some monkeys.(parallel structure)III. 修写病句（5x2）Improve the following sentences.11. There were people who would be glad to see him leave the place, he knew it.12. On hearing the false accusation against her, her face went white.13. The idea he mentioned at firs
5、t sounded good.14. He gave many reasons for the failure, but the reasons not convincing.15. The children promised to be careful and that they would return home early.IV. 写出主题句（5x1 ）Write a topic sentence for the following paragraphs.16. .They barely say ”Hi” when were in our neighboring yards. When
6、we invited them to a neighborhood barbecue, they said they were going to be busy. They sometimes turn loud music on late at night, and we have to close our windows to shut out the noise. To top it off, they own a dog, which they let roam freely in our street.17. .I still remember how scary it was to
7、 call up a girl and ask her out. My heart would race, my pulse would pound, and perspiration would trickle down my face, adding to my acne by the second. I never knew whether my voice would come out deep and masculine, like a television anchormans, or squeaky, like a little boys. Then there were the
8、 questions: Would she be at home? If she was, would she want to talk to me? And if she did, what would I say? The one time I did get up the nerve to take a girl in my homeroom to a movie, but I was so tongue-tied that I stared silently at the box of popcorn in my lap until the feature finally starte
9、d. Needless to say, I wasnt very interesting company.V. 重新排序（5x2)Renumber the following sentences to arrange them in what you think is the best order.18. (1)The actual figure was made of copper supported by a metal framework which had been especially constructed by Eiffel.(2)The site chosen was an i
10、sland at the entrance of New York Harbour.(3)One of the most famous monuments in the world, the Statue of Liberty, was presented to the United States of America in the nineteenth century by the people of France.(4)Before it could be transported to the United States, a site had to be found for it and
11、 a pedestal had to be built.(5)The great statue, which was designed by the sculptor Auguste Bartholdi, took ten years to complete.VI. 作文（ 60 分）19.Some people say that physical exercise should be a required part of every school day. Other people believe that students should spend the whole day on academic studies. Which opinion do you prefer? Write a composition of about 300 words with the title given below.
