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1、2019年4月高等教育自学考试英语写作试题课程代码：00603I. Supply the missing paragraph. (20 points)The following passage is incomplete with one paragraph missing. Study the passage carefully and write the missing paragraph in about 100 words. Make sure that your tone and diction are in unity with the passage provided.Why W
2、e Love Holiday Rituals and TraditionsThe mere thought of holiday traditions brings smiles to most peoples faces and elicits feelings of sweet anticipation and nostalgia. Holiday rituals are bursting with sensory pageantry. The fireworks or flowers signal to all of our senses that this is no common o
3、ccasion. Such a sensory feast helps create lasting recollections of those occasions and marks them in our memory as special events worth cherishing. Indeed, there are plenty of reasons to value family rituals. They can help us take a respite from the daily grind, enjoyfestive meals and connect with
4、our loved ones.Everyday life is stressful and full of uncertainty. Having a special time of the year when we know exactly what to do and how to do it provides a comfortable sense of structure, control and stability. Holiday traditions comprise rituais. The structured and repetitive actions in such r
5、ituals can act as a buffer against anxiety by making our world more predictable. For this reason, more people travel during the year-end holidays. Gathering together from remote locations helps people leave their worries behind, and at the same time lets them reconnect with time-honored family tradi
6、tions.The most important function of holiday rituals is their role in maintaining and strengthening family ties. In fact, for relatives who live far apart, holiday rituals may be the glue that holds the family together. Rituals are a powerful marker of identity and group membership. Taking part in c
7、ollective rituals creates feelings of belonging and increased generosity toward other members of the group. Its no surprise, then, that spending the holidays with the in-laws for the first time is often regarded as a rite of passage a sign of true family membership.Holiday rituals strengthen family
8、harmony. Sure, we might need to take three flights to get there. And our uncle might get drunk and start an argument with his son-in-law again. But when we evaluate past experiences, we tend to remember the best moments and the last moments. In other words, our memory of the family holiday will most
9、ly consist of all the joyful rituals, the good food, and the warm goodbye hugs (after our uncle made up with his son-in-law). After getting back home, well have something to look forward to for next year.II. Write an outline. (20 points)Read the following passage carefully and compose a Topic Outlin
10、e11 for it.How to Make FriendsWhat are friends for? This isnt a rhetorical question, but of essential concern for everybody. We might find friends extremely valuable in difficult situations. The truth is that friendship is always one of lifes most important features, and one too often taken for gran
11、ted. As a matter of fact, making friends requires time and effort, sometimes involving strategy.The human desire for companionship may be boundless, but research suggests that our social capital is finitewe can handle only so many relationships at one time. Social scientists have used a number of in
12、genious approaches to gauge the size of peoples social networks; these have returned estimates ranging from about 250 to about 5,500 people, though a Stanford thesis focusing exclusively on Franklin D. Roosevelt, a friendly guy with an especially social job, suggested that he might have had as many
13、as 22,500 acquaintances. Looking more specifically at friendship, a study using the exchange of Christmas cards as an indicator for closeness put the average persons friend group at about 121 people.However vast our networks may be, our inner circle tends to be much smaller. The average American tru
14、sts only 10 to 20 people. Moreover, that number may be shrinking: From 1985 to 2004, the average number of bosom friends that people reported decreased from three to two. This is both sad and consequential, because people who have strong social relationships tend to live longer than those who dont.S
15、o what should you do if your social life is lacking? Here, research findings can be instructive.Generally speaking, people tend to dismiss the humble acquaintance. However, building deeper friendship from acquaintance may be largely a matter of putting in time. A recent study found that it takes abo
16、ut 50 hours of socializing to go from an acquaintance to a casual friend, an additional 40 hours to become a real friend, and a total of 200 hours to become a close friend.If that sounds like too much effort, reviving dormant social ties can be especially rewarding. Reconnected friends can quickly r
17、ecapture much of the trust they previously built, while offering each other a dash of novelty drawn from whatever theyve been up to in the meantime.And if both fail, you could start randomly confiding in people you dont know that well in hopes of letting the tail wag the relational dog. Sharing pers
18、onal stories makes us more likable, and as a bonus, we are more inclined to like those to whom we have bared our soul.The academic literature is clear: Longing for closeness and connection is pervasive, which suggests that most of us are stumbling through the world yearning for companionship that co
19、uld be easily provided by the lonesome people all around us. So set aside this article, mm to someone nearby, and try to make a friend.III. Compose an essay. (60 points)Many people envy others* possessions or status instead of cherishing their own, as described in the saying The grass is always greener on the other side. What do you think of it? Write a 300-word expository essay to express your opinion in this respect.