全国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

全国XXXX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)Thefollowingpassageisincomplete withonebodyparagraphmissing．Studythepassagecarefullyandwritethemissi ngparagraphinabout100words．Makesurethatyourtoneanddictionareinunityw iththepassageprovided．WhyPeopleShouldExercise

Inthepast,Ihadneverbeeninclinedtoparticipateinsports.Honestly,Idi dn’tlikeit,butmanypersonswhomIlivedwithkepttellingmeeverydayhowgoodi twas.Sincethepeerpressurewasgrowing,Idecidedtogotothegym.Itwasn’tunt ilthenthatIcouldreallyunderstandpeoplewhentheysaidexercisereallyhelpe dapersongetorganizedandkeephealthy,physicallyandmentally.

Forstarters,ifyouarealazyperson,itisdifficulttotakethefirststep.B utitisallamatterofcommittingyourselftosomethingthatwillprovideyouwith muchpositivefeedback.Onceyoustartexercisingandobservingpositiveresult s,youwillactuallyenjoyit.Ittakesmucheffortandastrongwill,butit’swort hit.Theprincipalthingtodoistotakeupasportyoulike.Ifyoudo,youwillstart organizingyourdayinawaythatenablesyoutodowhateveryouhaveto,includinge xercising.Youwillnolongerbeapersonstressed-outwithouttimetocarryonwit hallyouractivities.

Moreover,exercisingisgoodbecauseitaffectsyoupositivelyinamentalan dpsychologicalway.Exercisinghelpsyousetspecificgoalswhich,alongwithas trongwill,canbeachieved.Whenreachingthegoals,youcometoknowyourabiliti esandyourweaknesses,andyourself-esteemisenhanced.Anysportrelievesstre ssbecauseitdistractsyoufromthinkingaboutschool,work,oryourproblems,am ongotherthings.Ithelpskeepyouupliftedandavoidunhealthyhabitslikeindul genceinTVandcomputergames.

Exercisingisveryimportanttoanypersonofanyage.Thepositiveeffects,w hichI’vealreadymentioned,arelikeachain.Onceyoutakeupasportthatyoulik

e,youbecomebetterorganized.Therefore,youstartdoingthingstherightwayan denjoyenormousbenefits.Asaresult,youfeelgoodasahealthyhumanbeing.Yous tartlivingyourlifehappily.II．Writeanoutline(20points)Readthefollowin gpassagecarefullyandcomposea“topicoutline”forit．AfricasWhenmanypeo pleheartheword“Africa”,inevitablytheypicturesteamingjunglesandgoril lasandotherwildanimals.Hollywoodfilmshaveshrunkthepublicimageofthisim mense,variedcontinentintoasmallsegmentofitsactualdiversity.Tohaveamor eaccuratepictureofthewholecontinent,however,oneshouldrememberthatthec ontinentcanberoughlydividedintothreeAfricas:thenortherndesertareas,th esoutheasterngrasslands,andthetropicaljunglestothesouthwest,eachwithi tsdistinctclimateandterrainandwithastyleoflifesuitedtotheenvironment.

Thenorthernregionshavetheenvironmentandlivingpatternsofthedesert. Egypt,Libya,Algeria,andMoroccohavehot,dryclimateswithverylittlelandsu itedtofarming.Greenfieldscannotbeeasilyseen.Therefore,thepopulationte ndstobeclusteredintocitiesalongriversortheseacoastorintosmallersettle mentsnearoases.Forthousandsofyears,peoplehavelivedinthisvastregion,re lyingpartlyonwhatthelandcouldoffersuchascropsandanimalstheycouldraise andpartlyontradewithEurope.

Thesoutheasterngrasslandsprovideabetterenvironmentforanimallifean dforsomekindsofcrops.Manywildanimalsinhabittheplainsinthisregion―ele phants,giraffes,rhinoceros,antelopes,zebras,andlions.Thepeopleinthisa reahavelongbeenexpertcattleraisersandexperiencedhunters.Tea,coffee,co tton,cashewnuts,andtobaccoaresomeofthemainproductsgrowninthisregion.F ishingalsoprovidessomefoodandincomeforpeoplealongthecoast.Thepopulati onhereislessconcentratedincitiesandtownsthaninthenorth,buttendstobede nserinareaswhereadequaterainfallandfertilesoilmakefarmingpossible.

WestAfricaistheregionclosesttotheHollywoodimageofmysteriousjungle s.Asintheothertworegions,thewaypeoplemakealivingdependsupontheirenvir onment.Thisdoesnotmeanthatmostofthepeopleliveingrasshutsinthejungle.I nfact,suchnationsasNigeriahavebecomehighlymodernizedbyincomefromoil,t imber,andminerals.Mostofthewesterncountrieshavesomefarmingthatprovide sfoodandincome;sugarcane,coffee,andtobaccoaretheimportantcashcrops,wh ilebananas,rich,andcornareraisedforfood.Fishingintheriversandalongthe coastalsoaccountsforfoodandincome,andpreciousstones,especiallydiamond

s,enhancetheeconomyofc