网课铺 2022-04-09 19:32
第一章 单元测试
1、Which type of writing is being described in a letter to the governor explaining why the tax increase is a bad idea?（ ）
A:Expository
B:Persuasive
C:Descriptive
D:Narrative
答案: Persuasive
2、Which type of writing is being described in a paper discussing the after-effects of a war?（ ）
A:Expository
B:Narrative
C:Persuasive
D:Descriptive
答案: Expository
3、Which type of business writing is being described in a report Michelle wrote to share with her principal information she has accumulated regarding best practices for teaching Latin?（ ）
A:persuasive business writing
B:instructional business writing
C:informational business writing
D:transactional business writing
答案: informational business writing
4、Which type of business writing is being described in an employment dismissal letter to an employee of poor performance? （ ）
A:transactional business writing
B:informational business writing
C:persuasive business writing
D:instructional business writing
答案: transactional business writing
5、What is the primary purpose of a persuasive essay?（ ）
A:to let those who feel differently than you know that they are wrong
B:to have a platform to give an opinion without facts
C:to present your point of view as the only one
D:to change the audience’s position
答案: to change the audience’s position
6、
Which genre does the picture stand for?（ ）
A:business proposal
B:business report
C:business letter
D:memo
E:résumé
F:email
答案: email
7、The three basic functions of business writing are to inform, to influence, and to entertain. （ ）
A:对
B:错
答案: 对
8、The goal of a persuasive piece of writing is to convey information.（ ）
A:对
B:错
答案: 错
9、Which statements are NOT true?（ ）
A:Official letters, forms, and invoices are documents used to record business information.
B:Reports and minutes are the persuasive types of business writing.
C:Proposals are the documents outlining an offer of a product or service to a specific potential client.
D:Instructional business writing provides the reader with the information needed to complete a task.
答案: Official letters, forms, and invoices are documents used to record business information.;
Reports and minutes are the persuasive types of business writing.
10、Which statements are true? （ ）
A:You can access many templates on the word processing software.
B:A genre consists of a format and a structure.
C:A résumé is a brief document that summarizes your education, employment history, and experiences.
D:In businesses, written communication takes very similar forms.
答案: You can access many templates on the word processing software.;
A genre consists of a format and a structure.;
A résumé is a brief document that summarizes your education, employment history, and experiences.
第二章 单元测试
1、Which is the proven document-formatting technique?（ ）
A:using white space
B:using signposting words or phrases
C:using Times New Roman or Arial
D:all the above
答案: all the above
2、Choose the sentence that is correct without adding a comma. （ ）
A:He replied “I have no idea what you mean.”
B:He left the scene of the accident and tried to forget that it had happened.
C:After a good washing and grooming the pup looked like a new dog.
D:Vests which were once popular have been out of vogue for several years.
答案: He left the scene of the accident and tried to forget that it had happened.
3、Which of the following statements is NOT true? （ ）
A:It is important for a writer to be consistent in using punctuation within a document.
B:A semicolon can be often used to separate words or phrases of any length.
C:It is not acceptable to write an article or a report using only short sentences with commas and periods.
D:People judge intelligence, professionalism, and competence based on grammar and punctuation.
答案: A semicolon can be often used to separate words or phrases of any length.
4、Which of the sentence is NOT correctly punctuated? （ ）
A:From outside the twelve-mile fishing limits off the coast of Maine, a strange phenomenon has been reported.
B:Usually, I have time to eat breakfast.
C:Since we moved into town, our fuel bill has tripled.
D:Having chosen nursing as a career Susan enrolled in many science courses.
答案: From outside the twelve-mile fishing limits off the coast of Maine, a strange phenomenon has been reported.
5、White space is reader-friendly, because wide margins make your writing easier for your readers’ eyes to scan.（ ）
A:错
B:对
答案: 对
6、Professional writing presented in a standard way is expected and appreciated by business people.（ ）
A:错
B:对
答案: 对
7、He did not however intend to return the money he borrowed.（ ）
A:错
B:对
答案: 错
8、Saul having forgotten to save his work lost all of his revisions when his computer crashed.（ ）
A:错
B:对
答案: 错
9、Select the correctly punctuated sentence.（ ）
A:Spain is a beautiful country; the beaches are warm, sandy and spotlessly clean.
B:Spain is a beautiful country. The beaches are warm, sandy and spotlessly clean.
C:Spain is a beautiful country, the beaches are warm, sandy and spotlessly clean.
D:Spain is a beautiful country: the beaches are warm, sandy and spotlessly clean.
答案: Spain is a beautiful country; the beaches are warm, sandy and spotlessly clean.;
Spain is a beautiful country. The beaches are warm, sandy and spotlessly clean.
10、Decide which of these sentences uses the hyphen correctly.（ ）
A:He lived in the eighteenth-century.
B:He was fascinated by eighteenth-century history.
C:I love eighteenth-century architecture.
D:He had always been interested in the eighteenth-century.
答案: He was fascinated by eighteenth-century history.;
I love eighteenth-century architecture.
第三章 单元测试
1、Which of the following is NOT an element of good diction?（ ）
A:Using interesting words.
B:Repeating yourself often to make a point.
C:Using specific, descriptive words.
D:Eliminating confusing words
答案: Repeating yourself often to make a point.
2、Which of the following statements about how to choose a level of diction is NOT true? （ ）
A:Dialect is specific words or phrases used in different contexts, professions, and trade.
B:Choose the level most appropriate for the audience you are writing for.
C:You may choose to use different levels of diction for various purposes.
D:Slang is an informal, nonstandard form of language which consists of newly created and rapidly changing words and phras
