2000 年上海华东师范大学英语写作考研真题 1.Revise the following to get rid of any errors or weaknesses:(30%) 1. Life insurance, before available only to young, healthy persons, can now be obtained for old people and even for pets. _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________ 2. Neil Armstrong's moon-landing provided a very unique moment not just for his countrymen but for people all around the world. _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________ 3. After reviewing the curriculum, several significant changes were made in traditional business programs at Harvard University. _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________ 4. Since it was a unusual warm day, the dog lay under the tree all afternoon without barking at passer-by---something he usually does. _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________ 5. The camera can fool the human eye, and in conjunction with makeup and costuming makes for an enjoyable film. 

_______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________ 6. This fresh homogenized milk retains nutrition and freshness of pure whole milk and without any preservative. _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________ 7. Porter still continues to live on in the words and actions of the people in his stories and novels. _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________ 8. The phonetic devices used in them make these idioms have an euphonic and rhythmical effect and also make their structural stability. _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________ 9. Cro-Magnon man, a human being that lived about 35,000 years ago, was about six feet tall,stood straight,and with a large brain and a high forehead. _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________ 10.The flood-fighting spirit of 1998 is a precious treasure of Chinese nation. It is a symbol of our socialist mental civilization. 

_______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________ 2. Complete the following TWQ tasks: 1.Task One: (30%) Write an essay of about three hundred words with the title: Eulogy of the Five-Starred Red Flag _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________ 2.Task Two (40%) Write an argumentative composition of about four hundred and fifty words for or against the quotation from J.R.Lowell: "Mishaps are like knives, that either serve us or cut us, as we grasp them by the blade or the handle." Give a title to your composition. _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________