2008年10月全国自考00603英语写作真题试卷

全国2008年10月高等教育自学考试

英语写作试题

课程代码：00603

I. Supply the missing paragraph (20 points)

The following passage is incomplete with the introduction missing. Study the passage carefully and write the paragraph in no more than 100 words. Make sure your tone and the vocabulary you use are in unity with the passage provided.

Pumping Iron

If you want to avoid injury, you should begin gradually. In the first week, you might lift only two days, concentrating on thigh and calf muscles in the lower body and triceps, chest, back, and shoulders in the upper body. For the next three or four weeks, lift three days a week, adding more exercises each week. By the fourth week, you will probably start to feel stronger. At this point, you can begin a four-day lifting program, which many experts believe is the most productive and shows the best results.

On Monday and Thursday, concentrate on your upper body. Begin with the bench press (to work chest muscles) and then move on to the military press (for the shoulders). After that, work your back muscles with the last pull-down exercise on the Universal machine and some heavy and light weight dead lifts. Finally, concentrate on your arms, doing biceps curls, triceps extensions, and wrist curls (for the forearms). To cool down, do a few sets of sit-ups.

On Tuesday and Friday, focus on your lower body with a leg workout. Start with the weight-gaining bulk exercise, the leg press. Next, do some leg extensions to build the thigh muscles in the front of your leg, and then move on to leg curls to strengthen your hamstring muscle. After that, do calf raises to work your calf muscles. When you are finished, be sure to stretch all the major muscles to prevent tightness and injuries.

Of course, a balanced weight-training program involves more than just lifting weights. During your weight training, you should eat four high-protein meals a day, limiting fat and eating four or five servings of fruits and vegetables daily. You should also monitor your progress carefully, paying attention to your body’s aches and pains and consulting a professional trainer when necessary——if you think you may have injured yourself.

Above all, don’t let your weight-training regimen take over your life. If you integrate it into the rest of your life, balancing exercise with school, work, and social activities, a weight-training program can make you look and feel terrific.

Ⅱ.Write an outline (20 points)

Read the following passage carefully and compose a “sentence outline” for it.

People on the Slopes

When I first learned to ski, I was amazed by the shapes that whizzed by me and slipped down trails marked only by a black diamond signifying “most difficult”, while others careened awkwardly down the “bunny slopes”. These skiers, I discovered, could be divided into distinct categories——for my own entertainment and for the purpose of finding appropriate skiing partners.

First are the poetic skiers. They glide down the mountainside silently with what seems like no effort at all. They float from side to side on the intermediate slopes, their knees bent perfectly above parallel skis, while their sharp skills allow them to bypass slower skiers with safely executed turns at remarkable speeds.

The crazy skiers also get down the mountain quickly, but with a lot more noise attending their descent. At every hill, they yell aloud “Yahoo!” and slam their skis into the snow. These go-for-broke athletes always whiz by faster than everyone else, and they especially seem to love the crowded runs where they can slide over the backs of other people’s skis. I often find crazy skiers in mangled messes at the bottoms of steep hills, where they are yelling loudly, but not the famous “Yahoo!”.

After being overwhelmed by the crazy skiers, I am always glad to find other skiers like myself: the average ones. We are polite on the slopes, concentrate on improving our technique with every run, and ski the beginner slopes only at the beginning of the day to warm up. We go over moguls (small hills) much more cautiously than the crazy or poetic skiers, but still seek adventure with a slight jump or two a day. We remain a silent majority on the mountain.

Below us in talent, but much more evident on the mountainside, are what I call eternal beginners. These skiers stick to the same beginner slope almost every run of every day during their vacation. Should they venture onto an intermediate slope, they quickly assume the snowplow position and never leave it. Eternal beginners weave from one side of the run to the other and hardly ever fall, because they process so slowly; however, they do yell quite a bit at the crazies who like to run over the backs of their skis.

Having always enjoyed people-watching, I have fun each time when I am on the slopes observing the myriad of skiers around me. I use these observations to pick out possible ski partners for myself and others. Since my mother is an eternal beginner, she has more fun skiing with someone who shares her interests than with my dad, who is a poetic skier with solitude on his mind. After taking care of my mom, I am free to find a partner I’ll enjoy. My sister, the crazy skier of the family, just heads for the rowdiest group she can find! As the years go by and my talents grow, I am trusting my perceptions of skier types to help me find the right partner for life on and off the slopes. No doubt watching my fellow skiers will always remain an enjoyable pastime.

Ⅲ.Compose an essay (60 points)

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Face-to-face communication is better than other types of communication, such as letters, email, or telephone calls. Write an essay (about 300 words) by using specific reasons and details to support your view.