1、 MOOC 高级英语写作-西安外国语大学 中国大学慕课答案单元作业单元测试1、问题：Mark the letter that identifies the tone for each of the following sentences.Baseball was invented as an urban game in order for owners to make money, players tobecome arrogant, and spectators to drink overpriced beer.选项：A、objectiveB、nostalgicC、humorousD、正确答
2、案:【humorous】2、问题：The Puritans came to the new land for religious freedom, yet they allowedlittle freedom to their followers. Anne Hutchinson was banished from the colony forpreaching that salvation can come through good works.选项：A、ironicB、sentimentalC、optimisticD、正确答案:【ironic】3、问题：When I study now,
3、Im in a lab with 50 noisy computers. What happened tothe quiet chair in a corner with a table for your books, papers, and pencils?选项：A、 objectiveB、 nostalgicC、 bitterD、正确答案:【 nostalgic】4、问题：If given the funding, scientists could trace most aggressive behavior of crimeand violence to either too much
4、testosterone or low blood sugar.选项：A、 objectiveB、 sentimental C、subjective正确答案:【 objective】单元作业单元测验1、问题：Read the following paragraph and compare the summaries. Decide which isthe best.Researchers in France and the United States have recently reported that baboonsare able to think abstractly. It has
5、been known for some time that chimpanzees arecapable of abstract thought, but baboons are a more distant relation to mankind. In theexperiment, scientists trained two baboons to use a personal computer and a joystick. Theanimals had to match computer designs which were basically the same, but hadsup
6、erficial differences. In the experiment the baboons performed better than would beexpected by chance. The researchers describe their study in an article in the Journal ofExperimental Psychology. -Academic writing: A Handbook for International StudentsbyStephen Bailey, 2006, London New York: Routledg
7、e, p. 34选项：A、French and American scientists have shown for the first time that baboons have theability to think in? an abstract way. The animals were taught to use a computer, and thenhad to select patterns that were similar, which they did at a rate better than chance.B、Baboons are a kind of monkey
8、 more distant from man than chimpanzees. Although itis known that chimpanzees are able to think abstractly, until recently it was not clear ifbaboons could do the same. But new research by various scientists has shown that this isso.C、According to a recent article in the Journal of Experimental Psyc
9、hology, baboons areable to think in an abstract way. The article describes how researchers trained twobaboons to use a personal computer and a joystick. The animals did better than would beexpected.D、正确答案:【According to a recent article in the Journal of Experimental Psychology,baboons are able to th
10、ink in an abstract way. The article describes how researcherstrained two baboons to use a personal computer and a joystick. The animals did betterthan would be expected. 】2、问题：Read the following paragraph and compare the summaries. Decide which isthe best.Sociolinguistics is concerned with the ethno
11、graphy of speaking, that is, withcultural and subcultural patterns of speech variation in different social contexts. Thesociolinguist might ask, for example, what kinds of things one talks about in casualconversations with a stranger. A foreigner may know English vocabulary and grammarwell but may n
12、ot know that one typically chats with a stranger about the weather orwhere one comes from, and not about what one ate that day or how much money oneearns. A foreigner may be familiar with much of the culture of a North American city, butif that person divulges the real state of his or her health and
13、 feelings to the first person who says, “How are you?” he or she has much to learn about “small talk” in NorthAmerican English. Similarly, North Americans tend to get confused in societies wheregreetings are quite different from ours. People in some other societies may ask a greeting,“Where are you
14、going?” or “What are you cooking?” Some Americans may think suchquestions are rude; others may try to answer in excruciating detail, not realizing that onlyvague answers are expected, just as we dont really expect a detailed answer when we askpeople “How are you?” -Judith Resnick Lanny Lester, Text
15、Thought, pp. 194-195选项：A、A foreigner may be familiar with the English language but not with the appropriatetopics for making small talk.B、North Americans may not respond appropriately to greetings in other societies.C、Conversation differs around the world.D、Sociolinguists are interested in how speec
16、h is used in different cultures and differentsocial contexts, such as in making small talk and greeting people.正确答案:【Sociolinguists are interested in how speech is used in different cultures anddifferent social contexts, such as in making small talk and greeting people.】3、问题：Paraphrase: Choosethe ch
17、oice that best explains the meaning of the originalsentence.Nine out of ten doctors responding to a survey said they recommend our productto their patients if they recommend anything.选项：A、Nine out of ten doctors recommend the product.B、Of the doctors who responded to a survey, nine out of ten doctor
18、s recommend theproduct.C、If they recommend anything, nine out of ten doctors responding to a surveyrecommend the product.D、Most doctors recommend the product.正确答案:【If they recommend anything, nine out of ten doctors responding to a surveyrecommend the product.】4、问题：Paraphrase: Choosethe choice that
19、best explains the meaning of the originalsentence.This organization may succeed marvelously at what it wants to do, but what itwants to do may not be all that important.选项：A、Although the organization may reach its goals, the goals might not be important.B、The organization is marvelous.C、What the org
20、anization wants is marvelous.D、The organization does not have a clear goal.正确答案:【Although the organization may reach its goals, the goals might not beimportant.】5、问题：Paraphrase: Choosethe choice that best explains the meaning of the originalsentence.This book contains a totally new outlook that comb
21、ines the wisdom of the pastwith scientific knowledge to solve the problems of the present. 选项：A、Problems of the past and present are solved in this book.B、In this book, current knowledge and past wisdom are combined to solve currentproblems.C、Only by using knowledge of the past and present can we so
22、lve problems.D、None of todays problems can be solved without scientific knowledge.正确答案:【Only by using knowledge of the past and present can we solve problems.】6、问题：Paraphrase: Choosethe choice that best explains the meaning of the originalsentence.It would be difficult to overpraise this book.选项：A、T
23、his is a difficult book.B、It is difficult not to overpraise this book.C、This book deserves much praise.D、It is difficult to praise this book.正确答案:【This book deserves much praise.】7、问题：Paraphrase: Choosethe choice that best explains the meaning of the originalsentence.When there is an absence of reli
24、able information about drugs, the risks involvedin using them are greatly increased.选项：A、There is no reliable information about drugs.B、There are no risks involved in using drugs if we have reliable information aboutthem.C、The risks involved in using drugs have increased.D、Using drugs is more danger
25、ous when we dont know what effects and danger areinvolved.正确答案:【Using drugs is more dangerous when we dont know what effects anddanger are involved.】作业单元单元检测1、问题：After you have written your summary, which demonstrates your fullunderstanding of the text, you are ready to write a response.选项：A、正确B、错误正
26、确答案:【正确】2、问题：Your summary response essay can discuss every idea the text has evoked.选项： A、正确B、错误正确答案:【错误】3、问题：Your response essay should focus on a small group of major points.选项：A、正确B、错误正确答案:【正确】4、问题：The summary rather than the response can bring readers a new, enlarged, ordeepened understanding of
27、 the text.选项：A、正确B、错误正确答案:【错误】5、问题：You can write either a primarily with-the-grain response or a primarilyagainst-the-grain response.选项：A、正确B、错误正确答案:【正确】6、问题：When writing a with-the-grain response, you mostly agree with the authorsideas or arguments.选项：A、正确B、错误正确答案:【正确】7、问题：In a primarily against-th
28、e-grain response, you challenge or refute the text.选项：A、正确B、错误正确答案:【正确】8、问题：Your against-the-grain response can build on the text.选项：A、正确B、错误正确答案:【错误】 9、问题：If you apply the text to a new context, you will write a primarily against-the-grain response.选项：A、正确B、错误正确答案:【错误】10、问题：When you are questioning
29、 the text, you are more likely to write a primarilywith-the-grain response.选项：A、正确B、错误正确答案:【错误】单元作业单元检测1、问题：书籍的文内引用 Only one of the following MLA in-text citations is handledcorrectly. Select the correct answer.The student is quoting from page 79 of the followingsource:Marshall, Eliot. Legalization:
30、 A Debate. New York: Chelsea, 1988.There are twoworks by Marshall in the list of works cited.选项：A、Marshall explains that marijuana can be dangerous for people with heart conditionsbecause its use “can dramatically increase heart rate and blood pressure” (Legalization79).B、Marshall explains that mari
31、juana can be dangerous for people with heart conditionsbecause its use “can dramatically increase heart rate and blood pressure” (79).C、Marshall explains that marijuana can be dangerous for people with heart conditionsbecause its use “can dramatically increase heart rate and blood pressure” (Marshal
32、l 79).D、Marshall explains that marijuana can be dangerous for people with heart conditionsbecause its use “can dramatically increase heart rate and blood pressure” (Marshall, 79).正确答案:【Marshall explains that marijuana can be dangerous for people with heartconditions because its use “can dramatically
33、 increase heart rate and blood pressure”(Legalization 79).】2、问题：转引他人作品的文内引用 Only one of the following MLA in-text citationsis handled correctly. Select the correct answer.The student is quoting Rabbi Isaac P. Friedfrom page 38 of the following newspaper article:Treaster, Joseph B. “Healing Herb orNa
34、rcotic? Marijuana as Medication.” New York Times 14 Nov. 1993: 38+.选项：A、“I consider this alleviating acute pain and nausea a need that has to be filled,” saysRabbi Isaac P. Fried of New York of his administration of marijuana to suffering patients. “Should I buckle under the fear of an archaic law t
35、hat doesnt deal with the present needsof the 1990s?” (Treaster 38).B、“I consider this alleviating acute pain and nausea a need that has to be filled,” saysRabbi Isaac P. Fried of New York of his administration of marijuana to suffering patients.“Should I buckle under the fear of an archaic law that
36、doesnt deal with the present needsof the 1990s?” (qtd. in Treaster 38).C、“I consider this alleviating acute pain and nausea a need that has to be filled,” saysRabbi Isaac P. Fried of New York of his administration of marijuana to suffering patients.“Should I buckle under the fear of an archaic law t
37、hat doesnt deal with the present needsof the 1990s?” (qtd. in Isaac 38).D、“I consider this alleviating acute pain and nausea a need that has to be filled,” saysRabbi Isaac P. Fried of New York of his administration of marijuana to suffering patients.“Should I buckle under the fear of an archaic law
38、that doesnt deal with the present needsof the 1990s?” (Isaac 38).正确答案:【“I consider this alleviating acute pain and nausea a need that has to befilled,” says Rabbi Isaac P. Fried of New York of his administration of marijuana tosuffering patients. “Should I buckle under the fear of an archaic law tha
39、t doesnt deal withthe present needs of the 1990s?” (qtd. in Treaster 38).】3、问题：参考同一作者两部及以上作品时，引用一部作品的文内引用 Only one ofthe following MLA in-text citations is handled correctly. Select the correct answer.Thestudent is quoting from page 623 of the following essay:Bangs, Lester. “Where WereYou When Elvis
40、 Died?” Rock and Roll Is Here to Stay. Ed. William McKeen. NewYork: Norton, 2000. 623-27.The paper includes another work by Bangs.选项：A、Bangs argues that he sees Elvis Presley not “as a tragic figure . . . but more like thePentagon, a giant armored institution nobody knows anything about except that
41、its poweris legendary” (623).B、Bangs argues that he sees Elvis Presley not “as a tragic figure . . . but more like thePentagon, a giant armored institution nobody knows anything about except that its poweris legendary” (“Where Were You” 623).C、Bangs argues that he sees Elvis Presley not “as a tragic
42、 figure . . . but more like thePentagon, a giant armored institution nobody knows anything about except that its poweris legendary” (Lester 623).D、Bangs argues that he sees Elvis Presley not “as a tragic figure . . . but more like thePentagon, a giant armored institution nobody knows anything about
43、except that its poweris legendary” (Bangs 623).正确答案:【Bangs argues that he sees Elvis Presley not “as a tragic figure . . . but morelike the Pentagon, a giant armored institution nobody knows anything about except thatits power is legendary” (“Where Were You” 623).】4、问题：书籍的参考文献格式 Only one of the foll
44、owing MLA works cited entries ishandled correctly. Select the correct answer.The student has quoted from page 580 of TheAmerican Promise: A History of the United States, 2nd compact edition, written byJames L. Roark, Michael P. Johnson, Patricia Cline Cohen, Sarah Stage, Alan Lawson, and Susan M. Ha
45、rtmann and published in 2003 by Bedford/St. Martins in Boston.选项：A、Roark, James L. The American Promise: A History of the United States. 2ndcompact ed. Boston: Bedford, 2003.B、Roark, James L., et al. The American Promise: A History of the United States. 2ndcompact ed. Boston: Bedford, 2003.C、Roark,
46、James L. The American Promise: A History of the United States. Boston:Bedford, 2003.D、Roark, James L., et al. The American Promise: A History of the United States.Boston: Bedford, 2003.正确答案:【Roark, James L., et al. The American Promise: A History of the UnitedStates. 2nd compact ed. Boston: Bedford,
47、 2003.】5、问题：电影的参考文献格式 Only one of the following MLA works cited entries ishandled correctly. Select the correct answer.The student has quoted dialogue from the1972 film The Godfather, starring Marlon Brando andA1 Pacino and directed by FrancisFord Coppola. The Film was distributed by Paramount.选项：A、Coppola, Francis Ford, dir. The Godfather. Perf. Marion Brando and Al Pacino.Paramount, 1972.B、The Godfather. Dir. Francis Ford Coppola. Perf. Marlon Brando and A1 Pacino.Paramount, 1972.C、The Godfather. Dir. Francis Ford Coppol
