英语写作基础2018年10月真题试题及答案解析（00597）

There's no buzz (喜悦心情) quite like the one that comes with an impulse purchase. Shopping can indeed improve a bad mood. Most women prefer to do shopping in high streets. In fact, in a survey of over 1,000 American adults, 96% said they had bought something to make themselves feel better. But the perceived benefits of retail therapy often last for only a short time and can give way to longer- term and morale-damaging effects. Negative emotions and sadness can lead to a loss of self worth. And this often is what drives people to tum to shopping when they feel down. However, the positive emotions cannot be ignored, either. The disadvantage: those same negative emotions can come back with great force, along with guilt, if we spend more than we should or plan to.

Write a letter of complaint according to the following situation: You bought a luxurious bag by credit card in a store when traveling in the US. Two days later, you returned it and the salesperson promised to give your money back to your card within 30 days. Now 40 days have passed, yet you haven't received the refund. Write to the store to describe the situation, express your demand and ask for a quick reply. Please sign your name as LiFei,(150-200 words)

A、Over most of this great distance, the river flows through jungles where it rains for months at a time.

B、It starts in Peru and slowly flows all the way across Brazil to the Atlantic Ocean.

C、There's a lot of life on the surface of the Amazon River, too.

D、The Amazon River, the biggest river in the world, contains more water than the Nile, the Mississippi and the Yangtze rivers put together.

E、Naturally when the river floods during the rainy season, the whole village rises with the water.

F、Some of the people living along the river build their houses on wooden rafts that are tied together with ropes.

G、The surface of the Amazon looks as smooth as glass but under the surface, the water is full of snakes, eels, and a tiny deadly fish call the piranha.

H、These tiny fish attack in bunches and can eat an animal as big as a horse in just a few minutes.

Read the following paragraph and copy the topic sentence on the answer sheet.

There were different reasons for the destruction of English religious houses. The official reason given by King Henry was morality: the monks, he claimed, were acting immorally by accumulating wealth at the expense of the poor. However, there were political reasons as well. Thomas Cromwell, the new vicar-general, was opposed to pilgrimages (朝圣) and the worship of holy objects, and Henry did not wish to see his new government split into factions. But the chief reason for the action is financial. The resources of the Crown were no longer sufficient to meet the costs of government and the expenses of Henry's overseas campaigns.

Read the following paragraph and choose the best topic sentence from the four options-that follow. Write the corresponding letter of your choice on the answer sheet.

A poll of 2,000 adults revealed the age- old stereotype of men leaving things to the last minute is true, with men admitting to starting their holiday preparation as late as possible. The average woman starts their packing for a break four days before they leave, with more than one in ten allowing a full week to get organized. But men don’t start packing until three_ days before they go, with more than half admitting they often leave it until a day or so before, or even on the day, they leave. Three in ten men admit they don't prepare for things in advance and just tend to leave it until the last minute. But the last-minute rush when packing for a holiday has led to three quarters of men forgetting something important. And more than half of men find the packing process stressful compared to just 31% of women.

A、Men are more efficient while women are more careful in terms of packing.

B、Packing process for a holiday often makes more men anxious than women.

C、Men have a last-minute rush before a holiday while women are more organized.

D、Leaving everything until the last minute makes men forget something important.

Choose the best topic sentence from the four options below, Write the corresponding letter of your choice on the answer sheet.

A、We human beings have done quite well in exploring the solar system.

B、The satellite has sent us a lot of valuable pictures of Mars and Saturn.

C、We have progressed from light planes to the landing of men on the moon.

D、Space crafts have landed on Mars and photographed Saturn at close range.

Sales are up this quarter, however, expenses have increased as well.

My first-year philosophy professor was inspiring, lively and with much patience.

We need to reflect on what has been achieved over the past ten years. To understand what is happening now.

Previously viewed as an exploration of the unconscious, scholars now also see Alice in Wonderland as social and political criticism.