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

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I．Supplythemissingparagraph(20points)Thefollowingpassageisincompletewithonebodyparagraphmissing．Studythepassagecarefullyandwritethemissingparagraphinabout100words．Makesurethatyourtoneanddictionareinunitywiththepassageprovided．WhyPeopleShouldExercise

Inthepast,Ihadneverbeeninclinedtoparticipateinsports.Honestly,Ididn’tlikeit,butmanypersonswhomIlivedwithkepttellingmeeverydayhowgooditwas.Sincethepeerpressurewasgrowing,Idecidedtogotothegym.Itwasn’tuntilthenthatIcouldreallyunderstandpeoplewhentheysaidexercisereallyhelpedapersongetorganizedandkeephealthy,physicallyandmentally.

Forstarters,ifyouarealazyperson,itisdifficulttotakethefirststep.Butitisallamatterofcommittingyourselftosomethingthatwillprovideyouwithmuchpositivefeedback.Onceyoustartexercisingandobservingpositiveresults,youwillactuallyenjoyit.Ittakesmucheffortandastrongwill,butit’sworthit.Theprincipalthingtodoistotakeupasportyoulike.Ifyoudo,youwillstartorganizingyourdayinawaythatenablesyoutodowhateveryouhaveto,includingexercising.Youwillnolongerbeapersonstressed-outwithouttimetocarryonwithallyouractivities.

Moreover,exercisingisgoodbecauseitaffectsyoupositivelyinamentalandpsychologicalway.Exercisinghelpsyousetspecificgoalswhich,alongwithastrongwill,canbeachieved.Whenreachingthegoals,youcometoknowyourabilitiesandyourweaknesses,andyourself-esteemisenhanced.Anysportrelievesstressbecauseitdistractsyoufromthinkingaboutschool,work,oryourproblems,amongotherthings.IthelpskeepyouupliftedandavoidunhealthyhabitslikeindulgenceinTVandcomputergames.

Exercisingisveryimportanttoanypersonofanyage.Thepositiveeffects,whichI’vealreadymentioned,arelikeachain.Onceyoutakeupasportthatyoulik

e,youbecomebetterorganized.Therefore,youstartdoingthingstherightwayandenjoyenormousbenefits.Asaresult,youfeelgoodasahealthyhumanbeing.Youstartlivingyourlifehappily.II．Writeanoutline(20points)Readthefollowingpassagecarefullyandcomposea“topicoutline”forit．AfricasWhenmanypeopleheartheword“Africa”,inevitablytheypicturesteamingjunglesandgorillasandotherwildanimals.Hollywoodfilmshaveshrunkthepublicimageofthisimmense,variedcontinentintoasmallsegmentofitsactualdiversity.Tohaveamoreaccuratepictureofthewholecontinent,however,oneshouldrememberthatthecontinentcanberoughlydividedintothreeAfricas:thenortherndesertareas,thesoutheasterngrasslands,andthetropicaljunglestothesouthwest,eachwithitsdistinctclimateandterrainandwithastyleoflifesuitedtotheenvironment.

Thenorthernregionshavetheenvironmentandlivingpatternsofthedesert.Egypt,Libya,Algeria,andMoroccohavehot,dryclimateswithverylittlelandsuitedtofarming.Greenfieldscannotbeeasilyseen.Therefore,thepopulationtendstobeclusteredintocitiesalongriversortheseacoastorintosmallersettlementsnearoases.Forthousandsofyears,peoplehavelivedinthisvastregion,relyingpartlyonwhatthelandcouldoffersuchascropsandanimalstheycouldraiseandpartlyontradewithEurope.

Thesoutheasterngrasslandsprovideabetterenvironmentforanimallifeandforsomekindsofcrops.Manywildanimalsinhabittheplainsinthisregion―elephants,giraffes,rhinoceros,antelopes,zebras,andlions.Thepeopleinthisareahavelongbeenexpertcattleraisersandexperiencedhunters.Tea,coffee,cotton,cashewnuts,andtobaccoaresomeofthemainproductsgrowninthisregion.Fishingalsoprovidessomefoodandincomeforpeoplealongthecoast.Thepopulationhereislessconcentratedincitiesandtownsthaninthenorth,buttendstobedenserinareaswhereadequaterainfallandfertilesoilmakefarmingpossible.

WestAfricaistheregionclosesttotheHollywoodimageofmysteriousjungles.Asintheothertworegions,thewaypeoplemakealivingdependsupontheirenvironment.Thisdoesnotmeanthatmostofthepeopleliveingrasshutsinthejungle.Infact,suchnationsasNigeriahavebecomehighlymodernizedbyincomefromoil,timber,andminerals.Mostofthewesterncountrieshavesomefarmingthatprovidesfoodandincome;sugarcane,coffee,andtobaccoaretheimportantcashcrops,whilebananas,rich,andcornareraisedforfood.Fishingintheriversandalongthecoastalsoaccountsforfoodandincome,andpreciousstones,especiallydiamond

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