北京科技大学研究生英语科技论文写作MOOC参考答案

Unit 1 Introduction to Adademic Writing

What is academic writing?随堂测验

1、Compared with general English writing, academic writing tends to be more

A、objective and impersonal

B、logical

C、formal

D、all the above

参考答案：D

2、The general structure of academic writing consists of

A、Formality

B、Recreational

C、Complexity

D、Accuracy

参考答案：B

Efficient reading academic texts 随堂测验

1、1. Which of the following is NOT a reading purpose at the before-reading stage?

A、To gain evidence to support readers’ argument.

B、To familiarize readers with the leading researchers

C、To gain detailed understanding of the content.

A、Read the first paragraph.

B、Read the last paragraph.

C、Read the opening sentence of other paragraphs.

D、Read the middle sentence of other paragraphs.

参考答案：D

3、3. At the after-reading stage, what information about new words should be noted?

A、Definition, part of speech, related phrases and derivatives.

B、Definition, part of speech, related phrases and inflections.

B、be impersonal and be cautious.

C、use nominalization

D、All the above.

参考答案：D

2、2. How do academic writers support their claims with evidence?

A、Express their opinions about research findings freely.

B、Express their arguments by referring to work done by relevant scholars.

C、Express their understanding conservatively.

D、Express their claims by exemplifying the research procedures.

参考答案：B

C、It enables writers to avoid stating something obvious in a simple way.

D、It enables writers to choose the emphasis.

参考答案：A

Strategies for good academic writing 随堂测验

1、1. Which of the following is NOT correct about academic writing?

A、It has an obvious audience.

B、It has logical expression.

C、It has a clear purpose.

D、study

参考答案：A

3、3. What are the recommended procedures for writing academic texts?

A、To think about subject academically

B、Scan or skim relevant resources from library or internet

C、Study and structure what you have selected

D、All the above

参考答案：D

Tips for academic writing 随堂测验

1、1. Which of the following is NOT a tip for good academic writing?

D、Use active voice to highlight the researchers’ contribution.

参考答案：D

2、2. In terms of punctuation, which of the understanding is NOT correct?

A、Punctuation aims to show where a reader pauses to take a breath.

B、Punctuation aims to clarify the grammatical structure of sentences.

C、Punctuation is closely connected with meaning.

D、Punctuation can realize certain important syntactic structure.

参考答案：A

1、Ideally, the application will save every single little change as soon as the user makes it, ___________, after each keystroke.

A、nevertheless

B、in other words

C、in the same way

D、as well as

参考答案：B

2、Papers must be handed in by the deadline. ______________ they will not be graded.

A、Obviously

B、Otherwise

3、There are some slight variations in temperature, but ________________ 26 to 27ºC should be expected.

A、consequently

B、otherwise

C、as a result

D、as a rule

参考答案：D

4、There are three major advantages of the design, ________________ cheapness, simplicity and availability.

A、for example

B、eliminate

C、decrease

D、constitute

参考答案：A

6、Academic writing is relatively formal. In general this means that in an essay you should avoid the following:

A、colloquial words and expressions (such as “stuff”, “a lot of”, “thing”, “sort of”)

B、abbreviated forms (such as “can’t”, “doesn’t”, “shouldn’t”)

C、two word verbs (such as “put off”, “bring up”)

D、asking questions (such as “So why is this?”)

参考答案：ABCD