大学MOOC 大学英语写作基础(厦门大学)1002052008 最新慕课完整章节测试答案
Week1 Course Introduction and Effective Word Choice
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0.Introduction to How to Write an Essay随堂测验
1、单选题：
Which one is not the standard for foreign language proficiency in America?
选项：
A: communication.
B: cultures.
C: connections.
D: contact.
答案: 【 contact. 】
2、判断题：
According to Dr. Herron James, the most effective way of cultivating a critical mind is to give him a comprehensive training in writing.
选项：
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确】
1.1 Meaning of Words随堂测验
1、多选题：
Which of the following can help you to choose words correctly?
选项：
A: Look up the dictionary
B: Always take time to think about your word choices
C: Form a habit of English reading every week, or even every day
D: Listen to the latest news or watch the latest plays
答案: 【 Look up the dictionary;
Always take time to think about your word choices;
Form a habit of English reading every week, or even every day;
Listen to the latest news or watch the latest plays】
2、判断题：
Do synonyms always have the same connotations?
选项：
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误】
3、填空题：
What is the connotation of a word?
答案: 【 feeling or idea that a word makes people think of; the mental, emotional and social connections our minds make with a word.】
4、填空题：
What is the denotation of a word?
答案: 【 Dictionary definition, basically the literal meaning, direct or explicit meaning of a word or phrase.】
5、填空题：
What dose the word "accuracy" mean?
答案: 【 to choose the right words with correct implied meanings.】
1.2 Levels of Words随堂测验
1、多选题：
What are formal words?
选项：
A: learned words
B: literary words
C: big words
D: colloquial words
答案: 【 learned words;
literary words;
big words】
2、判断题：
We use formal writing when writing essays for school or cover letter to apply for jobs.
选项：
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确】
3、填空题：
From a stylistic point of view, how many different groups of words do we have in total? What are they?
答案: 【 four groups: formal words, common words, colloquial words, and slangs.】
4、填空题：
Can you translate the sentence "Proper words in proper places make the true definition of style" into Chinese?
答案: 【 合适的词用在合适的地方就是好文章。】
1.3 Specific and General Words随堂测验
1、单选题：
The question “How to choose words?” largely depends on:
选项：
A: What kind of feeling you are expressing: positive, or negative?
B: What kind of writing style you are adopting: formal or informal?
C: How to make your writing vivid & clear?
D: All of them
答案: 【 All of them】
2、单选题：
Which one is more general than others?
选项：
A: A good man
B: A warm-hearted man
C: A brave man
D: An honest man
答案: 【 A good man】
3、多选题：
Which of the two sentences are correct?
选项：
A: General words include some abstract terms like ideas or concepts. The more abstract and general your language is, the more unclear and boring your writing will be.
B: Specific words are often concrete words that are available to the five senses. The more concrete and specific your language is, the more clear and vivid your writing will be.
C: General or abstract nouns express meaning more vividly than Specific and concrete ones.
D: The third rule for word choice is replacing concrete and specific words with abstract and general words.
答案: 【 General words include some abstract terms like ideas or concepts. The more abstract and general your language is, the more unclear and boring your writing will be. ;
Specific words are often concrete words that are available to the five senses. The more concrete and specific your language is, the more clear and vivid your writing will be.】
4、判断题：
The word "scientist" is a specific word when compared with "professional"; while it may be called a general word when compared with "chemist".
选项：
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确】
5、填空题：
What are five senses?
答案: 【 Five senses refer to sight, hearing, taste, smell, and touch.】
Test-1 for Course Introduction and Effective Word Choice
1、单选题：
__________ form the basis of English vocabulary.
选项：
A: Formal words
B: Common words
C: Colloquial words
D: Slang words
答案: 【 Common words 】
2、单选题：
__________ are very informal words used especially by particular groups of people.
选项：
A: Formal words
B: Common words
C: Colloquial words
D: Slang words
答案: 【 Slang words 】
3、单选题：
______ are learned words, or literary words, or big words.
选项：
A: Formal words
B: Common words
C: Colloquial words
D: Slang words
答案: 【 Formal words】
4、单选题：
______ are usually used in casual and informal conversation.
选项：
A: Formal words
B: Common words
C: Colloquial words
D: Slangs
答案: 【 Colloquial words】
5、多选题：
Choose those that are connotations of the word “dog”.
选项：
A: friendly
B: domestic animal
C: barking
D: faithful
E: wicked
F: a pet
G: a quadruped
答案: 【 friendly;
faithful;
wicked】
6、判断题：
“NBA player” is more general than "Kobe Bryant".
选项：
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误】
7、判断题：
“Stroll” is more specific than "walk".
选项：
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确】
8、判断题：
“Cry” is more general than "sob".
选项：
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确】
9、判断题：
“Furious” is a specific word when compared with the word "angry".
选项：
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确】
10、填空题：
In this course, we will talk about Narrative essays, ____and Effect essays, Comparison and Contrast essays, Definition essays and Argumentative essays.
答案: 【 Cause】
11、填空题：
In this course, we will talk about Narrative essays, Cause and Effect essays, Comparison and _______ essays, Definition essays and Argumentative essays.
答案: 【 Contrast】
12、填空题：
In this course, we will talk about Narrative essays, Cause and Effect essays, Comparison and Contrast essays, _______essays and Argumentative essays.
答案: 【 Definition】
13、填空题：
In this course, we will talk about Narrative essays, Cause and Effect essays, Comparison and Contrast essays, Definition essays and ______essays.
答案: 【 Argumentative】
14、填空题：
In this course, we will talk about ______essays, Cause and Effect essays, Comparison and Contrast essays, Definition essays and Argumentative essays.
答案: 【 Narrative】
15、填空题：
Generally speaking, we have got fiction writing and _________ writing.
答案: 【 non-fiction】
16、填空题：
Lady Yang, being _____(fat/plump), became the apple in the eyes of Emperor Xuanzong.
答案: 【 plump】
17、填空题：
This dress is _________ (expensive/overpriced). You see, its material is low-end and crumples easily.
答案: 【 overpriced】
18、填空题：
After brainstorming, she first came up with ________ (innovative/crazy) ideas that really worked for the project.
答案: 【 innovative】
19、填空题：
If you become too ______ (focused/obsessed) in the games playing, you may fail in the final exam.
答案: 【 obsessed】
20、填空题：
He was （flipping/checking through）a magazine in the living room. (Note: informal words)
答案: 【 flipping】
21、填空题：
With Google search engine, are people getting______(foolish/dumb)? (Note: informal words)
答案: 【 dumb】
22、填空题：
To see human progress, __________(have a farsighted view/zoom out). (Note: formal words)
答案: 【 zoom out】
23、填空题：
In the past, homosexuality was a ______(high-crime/felony). (Note: formal words)
答案: 【 felony】
24、填空题：
The two sentences below both use formal language to give us the same information. Which sentence do you think is better and why?A. The bomb broke the windows of nearby buildings.B. The blast shattered the windows of nearby buildings.
答案: 【 Sentence "B" is better. It uses more specific words.】
Vocabulary Test
1、单选题：
The court found him guilty of Fratricide. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder.Fratricide means
选项：
A: the murder of a friend
B: the murder of an uncle
C: the murder of a father
D: the murder of a brother
答案: 【 the murder of a brother】
2、单选题：
It is often easier to think about things in retrospect.Retrospect means
选项：
A: consider in advance.
B: consider looking backwards in time.
C: consider looking forwards in time.
D: not consider at all.
答案: 【 consider looking backwards in time.】
3、单选题：
The letters were arranged in chronological order.Chronological order means
选项：
A: alphabetical.
B: by name only.
C: time.
D: amount.
答案: 【 time.】
4、单选题：
Opening the windows will help to dispel the fumes from the cleaner.Dispel means
选项：
A: push away.
B: push forward.
C: evaporate.
D: push inside.
答案: 【 push away.】
5、单选题：
Insects such as centipedes abound in my garde,.Centipedes means
选项：
A: insects that live to be 100.
B: insects withour "feet".
C: insects with 100 "feet".
D: lying insects.
答案: 【 insects with 100 "feet".】
6、单选题：
In some cultures, especially Russian, chindren are often given a patronymic in their names.Patronymic means named after a
选项：
A: sister.
B: mother.
C: brother.
D: father.
答案: 【 father.】
7、单选题：
The ersearer wanted to triangulate the results of her study.Trangulate means to look at it from this number of directions:
选项：
A: three.
B: one.
C: four.
D: two.
答案: 【 three.】
8、单选题：
Some high-pitched sounds are inaudible to the human ear.Inaudible means
选项：
A: loud.
B: not able to be understood.
C: not able to be heard.
D: not able to be felt.
答案: 【 not able to be heard.】
9、单选题：
Because of the stress in society, the type of food people eat, obesity, and the lack of exercise, cardiologists are concerned about the increase in myocardial infarctions.Cardiologists study
选项：
A: the nerves.
B: the heart.
C: the lungs.
D: the mind.
答案: 【 the heart.】
10、单选题：
The water will recede during the summer months.Recede means
选项：
A: to move forward.
B: to move back.
C: to move with force.
D: to stay still.
答案: 【 to move back.】
11、单选题：
The propeller on the boat needed to be repaired.A propeller is used to
选项：
A: push forward.
B: push back.
C: pull back.
D: not push or pull.
答案: 【 push forward.】
12、单选题：
Baroque music contains many contrapuntal harmonies.Contrapuntal means going
选项：
A: against.
B: parallel.
C: beside.
D: with.
答案: 【 against.】
13、单选题：
A psychopathic disease is difficult to treat and cure.A psychopathic disease is one connected with
选项：
A: the lungs.
B: the eye.
C: the mind.
D: children.
答案: 【 the mind.】
14、单选题：
Most people dislike Randolph because he is too egocentric.People do not like Randolph because
选项：
A: he talks too much.
B: he talks too softly.
C: he talks about himself too much.
D: he talks to himself.
答案: 【 he talks about himself too much.】
15、单选题：
I do not give credence to his story.Credence means
选项：
A: belief.
B: ideas.
C: attention.
D: help.
答案: 【 belief.】
16、单选题：
Do you doubt that introspection is good for your personal development?Introspection means examining the
选项：
A: inside.
B: outside.
C: angles.
D: psyche.
答案: 【 inside.】
17、单选题：
My uncle Ratchit preceded my father in the family business.Preceded means that Uncle Ratchit
选项：
A: worked before my father.
B: worked after my father.
C: worked at the same time as my father.
D: stole from my father.
答案: 【 worked before my father.】
18、单选题：
Games such as basketball, hockey, and football are fantastic spectator sports.Spectator means these games are
选项：
A: fun to play.
B: fun to watch.
C: fun to talk about.
D: fun to listen to.
答案: 【 fun to watch.】
19、单选题：
They will not accept postdated cheques for your payment.A cheque that is postdated is dated
选项：
A: before the day you are writing it.
B: the same day you are writing it.
C: incorrectly.
D: after the day you are writing it.
答案: 【 after the day you are writing it.】
20、单选题：
Dinosaurs and huge bird-like creatures existed during prehistoric times.Prehistoric means dinosaurs lived
选项：
A: after history was written down.
B: during the time history was written down.
C: before the time history was written down.
D: while history was being written down.
答案: 【 before the time history was written down.】
21、单选题：
Mannie gave Donna his excuse for being late, but Donna seemed incredulous.This means
选项：
A: Donna believed him.
B: Donna ignored him.
C: Donna did not believed him.
D: Donna did not ignore him.
答案: 【 Donna did not believed him.】
22、单选题：
An audiometer measures
选项：
A: the heart.
B: the lungs.
C: the hearing.
D: vision.
答案: 【 the hearing.】
23、单选题：
If you study the mortality rate among infants of a culture, you study
选项：
A: their growth rate.
B: what they eat.
C: how they live.
D: their death rate.
答案: 【 their death rate.】
24、单选题：
If a smell repels you, you are
选项：
A: atttracted to it.
B: pushed away by it.
C: interested in it.
D: made unhappy by it.
答案: 【 pushed away by it.】
25、单选题：
The phonetic system of a langauge is its system of
选项：
A: sounds.
B: grammar.
C: meaning.
D: spelling.
答案: 【 sounds.】
26、单选题：
The young mother is experiencing postpartum depression.This means she is experienceing depression
选项：
A: before her child's birth.
B: after her child's birth.
C: during her child's birth.
D: until her chikd's birth.
答案: 【 after her child's birth.】
27、单选题：
He is trilingual. This means he can speak
选项：
A: three languages.
B: two languages.
C: many languages.
D: one language.
答案: 【 three languages.】
28、单选题：
The scientist wrote a monograph after many months of research. This means the scientist wrote about
选项：
A: only one thing.
B: many things.
C: a few things.
D: two things.
答案: 【 only one thing.】
29、单选题：
In the future, we will be able to teletransport goods. This means we will be able to
选项：
A: send goods over the telephone.
B: send goods over vast distances.
C: send goods by boat.
D: send goods by ship.
答案: 【 send goods over vast distances.】
30、单选题：
If a country allows monogamous marriages this means
选项：
A: a person can be married to many people at the same time.
B: a person can be married to three people at the sme time.
C: a person cannot marry.
D: a person can be married to one person only at one time.
答案: 【 a person can be married to one person only at one time.】
31、单选题：
Rollie and Mag co-produced the play. This means they
选项：
A: put on two plays.
B: did not get along.
C: produced the play together.
D: wrote the play.
答案: 【 produced the play together.】
32、单选题：
The bleach discolored the rug. This means the bleach
选项：
A: put color into the rug.
B: took color away from the rug.
C: made a hole in the rug.
D: cleaned the rug.
答案: 【 took color away from the rug.】
Week10Writing Format
10.1 How to Write an Effective Title随堂测试
1、多选题：
Which of the followling statements is correct?
选项：
A: A good title should be as brief as possible. Do not exceed 10 words for a short essay and 20 words for a long one.
B: A well-crafted title should indicate the focal point of your essay clearly and concisely.
C: A good title includes prime keywords that will be sprinkled throughout the essay.
D: A good title should NOT contain “waste words” like “a study of”, “observations on”, “research on”, and “report on”, etc.
答案: 【 A good title should be as brief as possible. Do not exceed 10 words for a short essay and 20 words for a long one.;
A well-crafted title should indicate the focal point of your essay clearly and concisely.;
A good title includes prime keywords that will be sprinkled throughout the essay.;
A good title should NOT contain “waste words” like “a study of”, “observations on”, “research on”, and “report on”, etc.】
10.2 How to Use Punctuation Properly随堂测验
1、填空题：
Under the following context, what punctuations should be used?1) To separate items in a series __________ 2) To show the omission of one or more letters in a contraction _______ 3) To indicate the exact words of the quoted speaker/writer ________ 4) To indicate articles in books, newspapers or magazines, chapters in a book, short stories, or poems _____________5) To introduce a list, a long quotation, or an explanation at the end of a complete statement ___________
答案: 【 1) comma (,)
2) apostrophe ( ’ )
3) quotation marks (“ ”)
4) quotation marks (“ ”)
5) colon (:)】
Test-10 for Writing Format
1、单选题：
For the following title, figure out what measure is employed to make it powerful. College Is Not Always the Answer
选项：
A: Analyze, examine, explain or discuss
B: Evaluate
C: Comparison and contrast
D: Review
答案: 【 Analyze, examine, explain or discuss】
2、单选题：
For the following title, figure out what measure is employed to make it powerful. Skills, With No Credential, Are No Longer Enough
选项：
A: Analyze, examine, explain or discuss
B: Evaluate
C: Comparison and contrast
D: Review
答案: 【 Evaluate】
3、单选题：
For the following title, figure out what measure is employed to make it powerful.Graduates’ Pay Is Slipping, but Still Outpaces Others
选项：
A: Analyze, examine, explain or discuss
B: Evaluate
C: Comparison and contrast
D: Review
答案: 【 Comparison and contrast】
4、单选题：
For the following title, figure out what measure is employed to make it powerful. How to Regulate Your Child’s Use of Technology at Every Age
选项：
A: Analyze, examine, explain or discuss
B: Evaluate
C: Comparison and contrast
D: Review
答案: 【 Review】
5、单选题：
For the following title, figure out what measure is employed to make it powerful. Pros and Cons of A Commuter Campus
选项：
A: Evaluate
B: Comparison and contrast
C: Review
D: Consider to what extent
答案: 【 Comparison and contrast】
6、单选题：
For the following title, figure out what measure is employed to make it powerful. A New American Experiment
选项：
A: Evaluate
B: Comparison and contrast
C: Review
D: Consider to what extent
答案: 【 Review】
7、单选题：
For the following title, figure out what measure is employed to make it powerful. A Valuable Idea, if We Follow the Law
选项：
A: Evaluate
B: Comparison and contrast
C: Review
D: Consider to what extent
答案: 【 Consider to what extent】
8、单选题：
For the following title, figure out what measure is employed to make it powerful. The Goldilocks Apartment
选项：
A: Evaluate
B: Comparison and contrast
C: Review
D: Consider to what extent
答案: 【 Evaluate】
9、单选题：
For the following title, figure out what measure is employed to make it powerful. Why Mess with a Win-Win Situation?
选项：
A: Analyze, examine, explain or discuss
B: Evaluate
C: Comparison and contrast
D: Review
答案: 【 Analyze, examine, explain or discuss】
10、单选题：
For the following title, figure out what measure is employed to make it powerful. Bite Your Tongue. Bide Your Time.
选项：
A: Analyze, examine, explain or discuss
B: Evaluate
C: Comparison and contrast
D: Review
答案: 【 Comparison and contrast】
11、判断题：
Use a comma to separate two verbs that belong to one subject.
选项：
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误】
12、判断题：
An apostrophe and ’s are used to show possession with a singular word even if the word already ends in s.
选项：
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确】
13、判断题：
Hyphen is used to signal a pause longer than that of a comma but not as long as that of a period.
选项：
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误】
14、判断题：
Comma can be on both sides of words that interrupt the flow of thought in a sentence.
选项：
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确】
15、判断题：
When addressing someone directly, we can use a comma.
选项：
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确】
16、判断题：
Apostrophe can’t be used to show ownership or possession.
选项：
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误】
17、判断题：
Apostrophe is generally used to show the omission of one or more letters in a contraction.
选项：
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确】
18、判断题：
Periods and commas go inside quotation marks, even if they aren’t part of the material being quoted.
选项：
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确】
19、判断题：
Dash is used with two or more words that act as a single unit or to divide a