moocAcademic Writing（学术英语写作）_1期末答案(mooc2023课后作业答案)

moocAcademic Writing（学术英语写作）_1期末答案(mooc2023课后作业答案)

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Unit 1 What Is Academic Writing?术英

Quiz 1

1、At the end of each piece of academic writing,语写业答 there will almost certainly be a list of __________.
A、references
B、作期books
C、末答publishers
D、案m案authors

2、后作As well as the preliminaries and end matter,术英 the main text has three main parts: Introduction, Development and __________.
A、Appendix
B、语写业答Conclusion
C、作期References
D、末答Title

3、案m案The后作 purpose of __________ is to outline a possible research plan and justify why research should be carried out.
A、thesis
B、术英report
C、语写业答case study
D、作期proposal

4、__________ is used to answer a question assigned by an instructor or an examiner.
A、Essay
B、Reflective writing
C、Case study
D、Proposal

5、__________ such as “most”, “may”, “probable” show the caution in your writing.
A、Genres
B、Features
C、Adjectives
D、Hedges

6、Essays cannot be as long as several thousand words.

7、When you write for academic purposes, you produce informal writings.

8、Academic writing genres are the types of writing students do at university.

9、Review is a long piece of writing based on your own ideas and research as part of a university degree.

10、Using ideas from other sources will not be detected by teachers.

Unit 2 Academic Writing Style

Quiz 2

1、Which sentence sounds formal?
A、These days lots of people don’t have jobs.
B、Another factor to consider is the possibility of crime increasing.
C、A few years ago the price of houses in Japan went down a lot.
D、He was over the moon when he won the prize.

2、Which of the punctuations is more frequently used in academic English?
A、Exclamation mark
B、Semicolon
C、Dash
D、Question mark

3、__________ occurs when strong and weak forms are placed next to each other.
A、Unbalanced hedging
B、Over-hedging
C、Under-hedging
D、Hedges

4、What hedging language is used in the following sentence to show the author’s degree of confidence? "The data seem to suggest that Schulz’s argument is correct."
A、Adverbs
B、Adjectives
C、Modal verbs
D、Introductory verbs

5、What is problem in the following statement? "Many people like large families."
A、Pronoun
B、Unspecific language
C、Multi-part verb
D、Slang word

6、Phrasal verbs such as "look up" are generally a feature of academic writing.

7、In your academic writing, you should try to maximize the number of content words. One way to do this is to increase the number of nouns or noun phrases.

8、There is always a logical reason why one particular word goes with another in English collocations.

9、Many collocations in English contain function words, such as nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs.

10、In the following two sentences, sentence A uses a more complex structure. A. When examining complexity in academic writing, subordination is an important issue B. Complexity is an important issue in academic writing. Subordination is a key aspect of this.

Unit 3 Academic Writing Techniques (1)

Quiz 3

1、Cohesion in a composition mainly consists of ___________.
A、grammatical cohesion
B、lexical cohesion
C、cohesion and coherence
D、grammatical and lexical cohesion

2、The words “so” “ones” can be used as a kind of __________.
A、reference
B、ellipsis
C、conjunction
D、substitution

3、The following definition “to dedicate is to devote entirely to a specific person or a specific cause” is to define a term by __________.
A、giving an antonym
B、giving a synonym
C、describing the term in details
D、comparing this term with another word

4、What is the problem of the following definition “a philosopher is a person who studies or writes about philosophy”?
A、using too many synonyms
B、providing an unnecessarily long definition
C、defining a term by using the term itself
D、using abstract words to define a concrete word

5、Read the following sentences and decide what kind of way these sentences use to support the controlling idea? "Regular physical exercises can be an effective way to maintain our health. After having been troubled by several chronic diseases, especially diabetes mellitus for many years, my uncle finally decided to follow doctors’ advice—taking regular physical exercises. Considering his age and body weight, we unanimously recommend him to jog and swim on a daily basis."
A、Using a personal example
B、Providing the author’s observations
C、Using a scientific report
D、Providing figures and numbers

6、If a writer divides his or her own life into several stages, like childhood, adulthood, etc., he is using __________ in his or her writing.
A、classification
B、division
C、comparison
D、contrast

7、In a piece of writing, if a writer uses classification, what he or she intends to emphasize __________.
A、differences
B、distinct features
C、similarities
D、differences and similarities

8、If we want to define a term formally, which of the following may NOT be included in our definition?
A、Reasons to define the term
B、The term to be defined
C、The class the term belongs to
D、Distinctive features the term possesses

9、Why can we put the following phrases together? Espresso Flat white Caffè Latte Cappuccino Caramel Macchiato Americano
A、Because these are synonyms.
B、Because these are hyponyms and super-ordinates.
C、Because these are in the same lexical set.
D、Because these are umbrella nouns to indicate cohesion.

10、Which of the following statement is NOT true about basic steps in writing an essay of classification or division?
A、Writers need to choose a subject to be classified or divided before starting their essays.
B、Writers should include as many categories as possible in their essays.
C、Writers should decide their own principles of classification and division.
D、When listing their categories, writers are supposed to provide examples of each category.

Unit 4 Academic Writing Techniques (2)

Quiz 4

1、Which of the following statement is NOT true about directional process essays?
A、The writer can use “you” as the subject of sentence in an directional process essay.
B、Imperative mood is prevailing in a directional process essay.
C、The purpose of writing a directional process essay is to offer a general picture of a process.
D、The purpose of writing a directional process essay is to help readers to complete the process by themselves.

2、What is not necessary in a beginning part of a process essay?
A、A clear definition of the process
B、The purpose of describing the process
C、The division of major steps
D、Some preliminary steps needed

3、Which of the following pattern is least used in our academic writing?
A、One single cause leads to one single effect
B、One single cause leads to multiple effects
C、Multiple causes lead to one single effect
D、A causal chain

4、Read the following sentence and identify the problem existing in it. What is the problem? "Regular physical exercises can boost our interpersonal relationship."
A、A lack of necessary transitional words
B、Wrong logic in the sentence
C、Missing links in the causal analysis.
D、Mismatched causes and effects

5、Read the following sentences and decide the way of paragraph development. What is the way of paragraph development? “In the business environment, tone is especially important. Business writing is not literary writing. Literary artists use unique styles to "express" themselves to a general audience. Business people write to particular persons in particular situations, not so much to express themselves as to accomplish particular purposes, "to get a job done." If a reader does not like a novelist's tone, nothing much can happen to the writer short of failing to sell some books. In the business situation, however, an offensive style may not only prevent a sale but may also turn away a customer, work against a promotion, or even cost you a job.”
A、block pattern
B、subject-by-subject pattern
C、point-by-point pattern
D、paralleling pattern

6、Which of the following transitional words can indicate contrast?
A、likewise
B、nevertheless
C、similarly
D、furthermore

7、Which of the following can NOT be an argument?
A、A point of view
B、A personal position
C、A well-known fact
D、A line of reasoning

8、The two problems frequently occur in our argument in an academic writing is false premises and flawed reasoning.

9、By comparison writers link one thing to another by pointing out their differences while in contrast they emphasize the similarities between the two.

10、In a process essay, it is quite important to evaluate audience and select details accordingly since readers’ background and knowledge decide our process essays.

Unit 5 Writing an Argumentative Essay

Quiz 5

1、Fill in the blanks to make the following thesis statement complete. "Smokers say that they have a right to smoke __________ smoking will kill them."
A、in spite of the fact that
B、nevertheless
C、as well as
D、while

2、Which of the following phrases can be used to introduce a thesis statement?
A、This essay will argue that...
B、As has been shown,…
C、It is claimed that…
D、However,…

3、What does the word “rebuttal” mean?
A、To refuse one’s opinion.
B、To support one’s opinion.
C、To emphasize one’s opinion.
D、To prove one’s opinion wrong.

4、Which of the following is NOT one of the three main parts of an argumentative essay?
A、Body Paragraphs
B、Introduction
C、Conclusion
D、Analysis

5、There exists a standard structure for the writing of an argument essay.

6、In an argumentative essay, you may either give reasons to support your own point of view or discuss the reasons of the other side at the same time.

7、Generally speaking, the length of the first part of the argumentative essay should occupy no more than 10 percent of the whole word count.

8、The main purpose of the thesis statement is to state the opinion of the opposing side.

9、There must be at least two body paragraphs in an argumentative essay.

10、In a body paragraph, “Some people may argue that…” can be used to introduce the author’s own argument.

Unit 6 Using Sources to Support Your Ideas

Quiz 6

1、You can search for databases in university library according to __________.
A、Keywords
B、Author names
C、Disciplines
D、Journal titles

2、Look at the picture, it is the search for sources in databases according to __________.
A、author
B、title
C、keywords
D、full text

3、The credentials of authors include the following except __________.
A、educational or professional background
B、the institutions the author has been affiliated
C、other works the author has produced
D、the nature of the site and its sponsor

4、When evaluating books, you can usually assume that publishers associated with __________ demand a high standard of scholarship.
A、universities
B、companies
C、agencies
D、organization

5、The suffix “.com” indicates that the type of sponsor of the site is __________.
A、governments departments
B、organizations
C、universities
D、businesses

6、The most effective way to __________ is to change the syntax of the sentence, the sentence structure.
A、quote
B、review
C、paraphrase
D、summarize

7、The four types of questions that are easiest for respondents to answer are yes-or-no questions, multiple-choice questions, open questions, questions with a ranking scale.

8、You may find information about the credentials of an author, whose work you want to use, in a note at the bottom of the first or last pages of an article.

9、Whatever method you use to create note, make sure to record the source, such as author’s name, date, publisher and so on.

10、Creating a working bibliography can help you evaluate the quantity of your research.

Unit 7 Writing a Research Paper (1)

Quiz 7

1、Which of the following statements of title writing is NOT true?
A、Do not include "study of," "analysis of" or similar constructions.
B、Avoid using abbreviations.
C、Suggest a relationship between variables which supports the major hypothesis.
D、Can only be in the form of a phrase.

2、Sort the following five steps of writing a literature review into a logical order. A. Identify themes, debates and gaps B. Write your literature review C. Search for relevant literature D. Select and evaluate sources E. Outline the structure of your literature review
A、CDAEB
B、CDEAB
C、CADEB
D、CAEDB

3、It’s better to write a title after you’ve written your paper and abstract.

4、An abstract accurately summarizes all the sections of your paper.

5、A well-written abstract should help readers remember key points from your paper.

6、A good introduction should lead the reader from a particular aspect to a generalized topic.

7、The present simple is generally used to begin the Introduction in order to describe the general background context, i.e. what is known already.

8、There is a rule of thumb: the introduction should not be longer than 30% of the total length of the paper.

9、Literature review is just like a shopping list of past papers.

10、The Present simple or Present perfect are generally used to introduce the literature review.

Unit 8 Writing a Research Paper (2)

Quiz 8

1、When you want to highlight specific/key results in a table or figure, you should choose .
A、present tense
B、present perfect tense
C、past tense
D、future tense

2、When you point out the purpose / problem of research again, the is mainly used.
A、present tense
B、present perfect tense
C、past tense
D、future tense

3、Which of the following is correct when referencing a journal article in APA style?
A、Read, J. (1998). 3.4 Vocabulary and testing. Materials Development in Language Teaching, 303.
B、Barker, G. 1996 (7 October): The Archaeology of Europe, Lecture 1. University of Leicester.
C、Laufer, B., & Goldstein, Z. (2004). Testing vocabulary knowledge: Size, strength, and computer adaptiveness. Language learning, 54(3), 399-436.
D、Cronbach, L. J. (1942). An analysis of techniques for diagnostic vocabulary testing. The journal of educational research, 36(3).

4、Through the methodology section, a reviewer can decide whether the research results can be trusted or not.

5、You just need to focus on the independent and dependent variables in the experiment without mentioning any other variables.

6、You can add your subjective views in the Results section.

7、The purpose of the Discussion section is to display the results in a logical sequence.

8、Conclusion is a mandatory section for a research paper.

9、In conclusion part, it’s necessary to provide some new arguments about your research.

10、References include in-text citations and a detailed final reference list.

Final exam

Final exam

1、__________ is a very unique genre in academic context for it recalls what you have learned.
A、Reflective writing
B、Research proposal
C、Research report
D、Dissertation

2、__________ will contain raw data and other materials not central to the main work.
A、Introduction
B、References
C、Appendix
D、Title

3、__________are a way of combing two sentences which have a close relationship into one.
A、Brackets
B、Semicolons
C、Colons
D、Dashes

4、What is problem in the following statement? "Many people like large families."
A、Pronoun
B、Unspecific language
C、Multi-part verb
D、Slang word

5、What hedging language is used here to show the author’s degree of confidence? “One of the main functions of the pancreas is to produce hormones.”
A、Adverb
B、Adjective
C、Modal verb
D、Introductory verb

6、The words “this”, “which” and “likewise” can be used as __________.
A、reference
B、ellipsis
C、conjunction
D、substitution

7、Read the following definition and identify the problem in it. "By commercial advertisements, I mean these tricks and traps manufacturers use to advocate their products in all kinds of mass media."
A、Circular definition
B、Definition with too many synonyms
C、Loaded definition with negative emotions
D、Extended definition with favorable emotions

8、Which of the following is NOT true about a paragraph developed by classification?
A、Similarities are the focus of this paragraph.
B、Information are grouped together according to one rule.
C、Items from different classes can be discussed here.
D、Items to be discussed here share something in common.

9、Read the following sentences and decide what kind of causal analysis these sentences follow? "What has sparked the increasing interest in exercise? Firstly, people have gained a greater awareness of the need for physical fitness. Furthermore, the constantly improving standard of living enables Chinese people to patronize the increasing number of recreational venues. The main thing perhaps centers on the healthcare and psychological benefits exercise provides."
A、One single effect is caused by one single reason.
B、One single cause leads to one single effect.
C、One single effect is caused by multiple causes.
D、It is a causal chain.

10、When we are planning to write an essay developed by comparison or contrast, what should we consider as the first step?
A、Organizational pattern to be used in our essay
B、Our point of view
C、Points of comparison
D、Necessary details to support our points

11、Which of the following is NOT a function of the Conclusion?
A、It signals the end of the essay.
B、It reminds your readers of your main points.
C、It adds some new evidence or ideas to the essay.
D、It leaves your readers with your final thoughts on the topic.

12、Look at the copyright page of a book. When is this edition of the book published?
A、1947
B、2003
C、2011
D、2015

13、Look at the copyright page of a book. What is the publishing house?
A、Galliard
B、Routledge
C、Stephen Bailey
D、Park Square

14、Look at the copyright page of a book, who is the author of the book?
A、Milton Park
B、Park Squre
C、Florence Production
D、Stephen Bailey

15、In general, titles of science papers have around __________ words.
A、5-10
B、10-15
C、15-20
D、20-25

16、When writing the Results section, we should consider the following steps __________: ①summarize your findings with the relevant data ②determine which results to present ③present the data in an appropriate way ④organize the data in order
A、①②④③
B、②④③①
C、②③④①
D、①④②③

17、From specific to general, a conclusion should contain: ____________, _______________, __________, _______________. ①restatement of research purpose ②limitation and recommendation ③implications and significance ④synthesis of main results
A、①④②③
B、①④③②
C、④③②①
D、④③①②

18、Which of the following is correct when the same author is cited for two papers published within the same year?
A、Ellis, 2019a; Ellis, 2019b
B、Ellis, 2019A; Ellis, 2019B
C、Ellis, 2019 (1); Ellis, 2019 (2)
D、Ellis, 2019-1; Ellis, 2019-2

19、_________ can include a general topic in the first part and a specific topic about a distinctive feature of the study in the second part, which are often connected by a colon.
A、Nominal titles
B、V-ing titles
C、Two-part titles
D、Full-sentence titles

20、__________ is a series of words that will often appear together.
A、Modal verb
B、Hedging
C、Collocation
D、Pronoun

21、“Replacing some of the author’s words in your text with synonyms, but maintaining the overall structures and the vocabulary of the original” is not considered as plagiarism.

22、Academic writing is complicated.

23、In your academic writing, you should try to maximize the number of content words. One way to do this is to increase the number of nouns or noun phrases.

24、Many collocations in English contain function words, such as nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs.

25、Only transitional words, such as “because” and “thus”, can be regarded as good transition to achieve coherence.

26、In an essay developed by comparison and contrast, the block pattern is preferable in long writing in which there are numerous points under discussion.

27、When we write a conclusion for a process essay, we only need to repeat the information mentioned in the essay without providing any specific details.

28、An argumentative essay is an essay in which you agree with an issue and support it with evidence.

29、A thesis statement may state not only the author’s own point of view but also the view from the other side.

30、An annotated bibliography include the list of all your sources and the summary of the content of each source.

31、The following is an acceptable direct quotation: Gould and Brown (1991) explained that Darwin used the metaphor of the tree of life "to express the other form of interconnectedness–genealogical rather than ecological” (p. 14). Reference: Gould, J. & Brown, A. (1991). The mating mind. Behavior Ecology, 22(3),10-19.

32、Titles need to keep short and concise, and attracts the reader’s attention.

33、The abstract is the first thing you write.

34、An abstract should be fully understandable on its own to someone who hasn’t read your full paper or related sources.

35、A formal review of literature should be in the Introduction section of a research paper.

36、Your introduction should highlight potential results or explain research structure and organization.

37、Before you begin searching for literature, you need a clearly defined topic.

38、If you use an established method or a known instrument from previous research, you only need to cite a reference.

39、Don’t put the information that does not directly present research surveys or findings in Results.

40、You need to report your findings descriptively without any explanation in the Discussion section.