王迈迈英语

二00二年上半年高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试

英语语法试卷（英语专业、本）

 

I、单项选择题（本大题共20小题，每题1分，共20分）

Choose the best answer from the choices given:

1. When they arrived at the airport, the plane

A. already set off

B. set off already

C. had already set off

D. has already set off [ ]

2. The moon around the earth.

A. moved

B. moves

C. will move

D. has moved [ ]

3. If I __ you, I would give up the job.

A. am

B. be

C. was

D. were [ ]

4. there be life on Mars?

A. May

B. Can

C. Might

D. Ought [ ]

5. She pretended not interested but her eyes betrayed her.

A. to be

B. be

C. being

D. been [ ]

6. He aimed his gun me.

A. to

B. at

C. on

D. into [ ]

7. Stay have dinner with us, will you?

A. to

B. or

C. and

D. here [ ]

8. You can use my car, you promise to be back before lunch.

A. as far as

B. as much as

C. as good as

D. as long as [ ]

9. Mary listened carefully she nfight discover exactly what John wanted,

A. so as that

B. in order that

C. in case

D. provided [ ]

10. A: What will you be doing in the summer?

B: __English in a high school.

A. To teach

B. Teaching

C. Will be teaching

D. Will teach [ ]

11. Is this the first time you __ Beijing?

A. have visited

B. would visit

C. visited

D. have been visiting [ ]

12. Great as Einstein was, many of his assumptions today and modified by contemporary scientists.

A. are to challenge

B. may be challenged

C. are challenging

D. have been challenged [ ]

13. You be shocked at the news.

A. should well

B. must well

C. may well

D. can well [ ]

14. He __possibly be serious, and nobody takes it seriously.

A. shouldn't

B. can't

C. mustn't

D. shan't [ ]

15. He didn't permit me

A. explaining

B. explained

C. explain

D. to explain [ ]

16. Many of them died __ the disease.

A. in

B. for

C. of

D. among [ ]

17. The government has promised to do all lies in its power to help.

A. which

B. that

C. /

D. the [ ]

18. The person __.I complained is the manager.

A. who

B. to whom

C. whom

D. to who [ ]

19. He went to bed he finished his work.

A. at the moment

B. the moment

C. in a moment

D. by the moment [ ]

20. The evidence is invalid it was obtained through illegal means.

A. so that

B. that

C. since that

D. in that [ ]

II、选择题（本大题共8小题，每题2分，共16分）

Fill in the blanks with one of the following items:

21. is, are, being, people, peoples

The Chinese, like many other ________in the Far East.____ extremely hard-working.

22. is, are, was, were, itself, himself, themselves

Chicago Bulls _______ enjoying ______at the celebration party for the fifth NBA championship.

23. prefer, prefers, is, are, was, were, will be, shall be

One-third of the students _________ willing to write course papers but ten percent of the teachers _________in-class examinations.

24. be, is, was, are, were, will be, shall be, has, have, had

a. She is one of these girls who ________trouble running around.

b. This is one of the many houses here which ________ destroyed in the earthquake. Put the following words in appropriate groups:

25. green, greens, greenery, salads, salad, salad's

Her sister didn't give her anything on her birthday but a small __ Chinese __ spoon.

26. The early; Earlier; The earlier; the soon; sooner; the sooner

______________ you start, _______________ you'll get it done.

27. billiards, bronchitis, deer, dominoes ,sheep, Vietnamese

a. Singular only:_______________________

b. Both singular and plural:_____________________

28. butter, desk, fish, laughter, people, thunder

a. Countable nouns:_____________________________

b. Uncountable nouns:__________________

III.填空（本大题共20小题，每题1分，共20分）

Fill in the blanks with assertive, non-assertive or negative words:

29. It's strange that she should _______repeat the mistake.

30. He refused to stay here_______ longer. Fill in the blanks with proper forms of the given verb phrases:

3 I. It is very typical of you. You_____________________ (always lose) things.

32. She _____ (entitle to ) a repayment of her damaged car.

33. We never imagined him _____ (stay) at home for a whole week.

Fill in the blanks with proper words:

34. This is our____ important task so far.

35. I like Australia best ____ all the English  speaking countries.

36. I made a comparison_____ the major English speaking countries.

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate coordinator or subordinator:

37. He never came ______ when he was in trouble.

38. I think it best ______you should stay here.

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate relative pronoun:

39. They eat the finest food_______ is available.

40. That______ was bitter to endure may be sweet to remember.

41. He feared lest people should think him impractical,______ he was not.

Fill in the blanks with WH-words:

42. A: "I'm going to Beijing this weekend."

B:"______ for?"

43. A:" _____ come he's failed in the exam?"

B: "He's been absent from class for a whole month."

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate form of the given words:

44. It is highly desirable that a new president_____ (appoint) for this university.

45. Rather than_____ (repair) it, he decided to sell the car.

46. She came much __ (early) than we expected.

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate pronoun:

47. She could pass______ a much younger woman.

48. Look _____ you and decide if you like your position.

IV、改错（本大题共8小题，每题1分，共8分）

Correct errors in the following sentences:

49. She's got a parrot on the shoulder.

50. Have you heard this new idea of the boss?

51. He watched each gesture of her as if she was a stranger.

52. I saw that stupid boyfriend of Mary yesterday.

53. John F. Kennedy was President of United States in 1961.

54. A great deal of illness originates in mind.

55. The all of Paris welcomed the general.

56. I haven't seen him whole day.

V. 改写句子（本大题共13小题，每题2分，共26分）

Rewrite the following sentences as required :

57. Turn the singular nouns or noun phrases into plural forms wherever possible with other necessary changes:

The passer-by stopped and put his hand into his trouser pocket.

58. Write a counter-factual condition based on the given fact:

Alexandra the great died because of the attention from too many physicians.

59. Use modal verbs:

I just don't believe that the line has been engaged all this time. Maybe there's a fault on it.

60. Turn the clause into an infinitive phrase:

It's a good idea that we do not permit smoking in this area.

61. Combine sentences using coordination and/or subordination:

You are in doubt about deductions on our tax return. Call the IRS collect.

62. Combine sentences using coordination and/or subordination:

We carved their names on the stone. Our purpose was to have future generations know what they had done.

63. Combine the sentences into one that contains a relative clause:

My boss is a very considerate person. His predecessor was not a considerate person at all.

64. Rewrite the following sentence using a disjunct:

It is more important that the government should always be responsive to the public opinions.

65. Improve the following sentence:

Excessive exposure to violence on TV is more harmful than expected to children.

66. Use cleaving for place adjunct:

Jack revealed Tom's scandal at the party.

67. Rewrite the following sentence using whatever cohesive device is appropriate:

A: Is John trying to enter Harvard Law School?

B: No, I don't think John is trying to enter Harvard Law School. He hates lawyers.

68. Rewrite the following sentence using whatever cohesive device is appropriate:

A: Can I have these apples, Mum?

B: You just had a big apple.

69. Rewrite the following sentence using whatever cohesive device is appropriate:

I learned to pack light early in life. I had to pack light early in life.

VI.名词解释（本大题共2小题，每题2分，共4分）

Define the following terms with examples:

70. Predictive meaning of modal auxiliaries

71. Define "ellipsis" with two examples.

VII.简答题（本大题共3小题，每题2分，共6分）

Answer the following questions with the help of examples:

72. List two situations in which simple present is used to refer to the past.

73. What are non-finite verbs?

74. What role does "there" play in the existential sentence from a communicative point of view?