【正文】 to protect the viewing public．Grandstands are erected on two sides of the arena；on the other sides are places to hold the horses，calves，and bulls．Nearby are narrow chutes from which animals are released into the arena．On a platform a loudspeaker system is set up for the announcer, who introduces the riders andments on the events as they happen．Near the arena are refreshment stands where people gather to buy food and rest rooms are set up near the grandstand，and an ambulance is parked nearby in case of an opening parade of proud riders on proud horses usually begins a rodeo；the performers carry flapping national and state flags．Then the twoact performance begins．Calf roping and bull wrestling are timed events．In the fastest possible time，a man must rope and throw to the ground a calf and tie three of its feet together．In bull wrestling，the object is to tumble the bull onto its浙00603 英語寫作試題 第 2 頁（共 3 頁）back with its head and all its feet in line．Calf roping has been done under fifteen seconds，and a bull has been wrestled in less than ten seconds．When riding an animal，a contestant mounts before the chute gates are opened．The rider must stay on the bucking animal for eight seconds；points are given for the performance of both the animal and the contestant．In all riding events，the contestant is disqualified if he touches the animal with his free hand．Probably the most difficult rodeo feat is Brahman bull riding．During this event, a rodeo es to resemble a circus because gailycostumed clowns e into the arena to distract the bull?s attention from fallen riders．To stay on a bucking bull for as long as eight seconds is one of the most challenging tasks in a eagerly wait for this event．The present circus extends far beyond the region where the contests first developed．Now rodeos are popular throughout the western half of the U．S．A．a(chǎn)nd in major eastern and southern cities．Australia also stages these events．One of the biggest rodeos of all is held during the annual Calgary Stampede in Calgary, Canada．III．Compose an essay(60 points)Traditionally, Chinese families would gather at home and have a big dinner on the eve of the Chinese New Year．In recent years, however, many families choose to have the dinner at restaurants．Which do you think is a better choice, and why? Write a 300word expository essay stating your 英語寫作試題 第 3 頁（共 3 頁）第二篇：全國2001年10月高等教育自學(xué)考試 英語寫作試題 課程代碼00603全國2001年10月高等教育自學(xué)考試英語寫作試題課程代碼：00603 Ⅰ.Supply the missing paragraph(20 points)The following passage is inplete with the concluding paragraph the passage carefully and write the missing paragraph of about 100 sure that the tone and vocabulary are in unity with the passage Are Important As one looks about,it bees very easy to conclude that good manners seem to be a thing of the and more people seem to be discourteous to one another,more indicative of a “survival of the fittest” attitude than of living in a civilized much of what was considered good manners at the turn of the last century may no longer be appropriate,mon courtesy and acceptable behavior are still necessary to make life pleasant,especially as our cities bee more and more mon courtesy is the underlying framework,good manners are manifested in two distinct aresa,business and social world of business has bee increasingly impersonal over the fast developement of puters has removed the personal touch from many business is not unmon,when phoning a pany,to get a recorded message telling us which number to we finally