08年7月自考英语语法试题及答案已校

全国自考2008年7月英语语法试题
一、单项选择题（本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）
Choose the best answer from the choices given and put a letter A,B,C or D in the bracket.
1．I wish I _______ to repair the bike. I only made it worse.（ ）
A．did not try B．wouldn’t try C．had not tried D．wouldn’t have tried
2. She earns a good salary, so the _______ be deep in debt.（ ）
A．can’t B．mustn’t C．may not D．needn’t
3. Larry is _______ liberal-minded of the two executives.（ ）
A．the more B．more C．the most D．most
4. John is eighteen and his brother is two years _______.（ ）
A．elder B．older C．young D．youngest
5. She bought a house _______ her parents.（ ）
A．at B．to C．in D．for
6. We had to sleep in our wet clothes, _______ was most uncomfortable.（ ）
A．it B．which C．and D．that
7. She cooks _______ that reminds me of her mother.（ ）
A．on the way B．by the way C．the way D．in a way
8. Pride and Prejudice _______ never failed to characterize the aristocracy.（ ）
A．had B．has C．have D．are
9. A: Can I have these apples, Mum?（ ）
B: You just had a big _______.
A．thing B．it C．one D．two
10. The last time I _______ her, she _______ at a medical college.（ ）
A．was visiting; studied B．visited; studies
C．visited; was studying D．was visiting; was studying
11. The numerical evaluation of an intelligence test _________ by a small subsection of that society which
_______ to foist itself on the rest of us as an arbiter of such matter.（ ）
A．has been determined; has been managed B．is determined; is managed
C．has determined; is managed D．is determined; has managed
12. She _______ it, because she was not on the spot then.（ ）
A．shouldn’t have done B．wouldn’t have done
C．mustn’t have done D．couldn’t have done
13. why not _______ to her?（ ）
A．proposing B．proposed C．propose D．did propose
14. There exists negligence in the use of land. _______, it may not be ruined.（ ）
A．When giving proper care B．Unless giving proper care
C．Given proper care D．Been given proper care
15. This school has offered _______ you want.（ ）
A．math books as many as B．as many math books as
C．as many as math books D．many as math books
16. In 1980 he caught a serious illness _______ effect he still suffers.（ ）
A．which B．from whose C．whose D．from which
17. Both players, _______ reached the final, played well.（ ）
A．neither of whom B．neither C．both of them not D．neither of them
18. _______, I don’t like his work at all.（ ）
A．As I admire him very much B．Admire him much as I do
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C．Very much as I admire him D．Much as I admire him
19. The old _______ usually self- conceited as age sometimes does tell.（ ）
A．is B．will be C．are to be D．are
20. It is sad experience to see all the high school kids _______ there like fools.（ ）
A．to stand B．standing C．having stood D．stood
二、选择填空题（本大题共8小题，每小题2分，共16分）
Fill in each of the blanks with one of the items given.
21. was completed is completed, is equipped, was equipped
The hotel, which _was completed__ only last year, ___is equipped_____ with a solarium and sauna.
22. be, is was, are, were, will be, shall be
A. Twenty years ___is_____ very long but not long enough to change a Roman nose into a pug.
B. Three-fourths of the surface of the earth ___is__ sea.
23. that, which, it, where, who, whom
The air then passes to a compressor, __where_which_____ it is compressed, and from
_whom_where______it is delivered to the combustion chambers.
24. be, is, was, are, were, will be, shall be, has, have, had
A. He demanded that the dinner _is__be_____ paid in US dollars.
B. He hopes his dream _will be___ realized after his graduation from college.
25. an, the, these, is, are
The Japanese _are___ __the_an__industrious people.
26. has, have, itself, themselves, them
The committee __have____ been arguing among _themselves____all morning.
27. no, not a, neither, nor, none
A. They proposed several solutions, but ___none_____ seemed to be very satisfactory.
B. “Can you come on Monday or Tuesday?”
“I’m afraid ___neither_____ day is possible.”
28. police, acoustics, nucleus, pajamas, measles, cattle
A. Singular only: nucleus,_ measles,acoustics_______
B. Plural only: police,_cattle,_ pajamas,_nucleus_____
三、填空题（本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）
Fill in each of the blanks with an appropriate word or phrase.
A. Fill in the blank with an assertive, non- assertive or negative word:
29. If you’re _still____ in Shanghai, do give me a ring.
30. Surely _nobody_______ knows where the documents are.
B. Fill in the blank with a proper form of the word or phrase in the bracket:
31. Since I broke my leg, I __have been depending__ (depend) on my niece to see to the daily housework.
32. She _was_has entitled to______ (entitle to)a compensation for her damaged car.
33. I guarantee _to offer_______ (offer)free repair service within the first three years of your purchase.
34. I suppose there’s not much point __being argued_arguing_____(argue)any further.
35. The more you eat chocolate, __the fatter______ (fat)you become.
36. How long have you been working in your present position?
I _will_have been working___ (work)there for two years by the coming March.
37. Our only request is that this could_should be settled____ (settle)as soon as possible.
38. I’d rather you _didnot poke_______ (not poke)your nose into her affair. Leave her alone.
C. Fill in the blank with a determiner:
39. John and I have __the______ same hobby.
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40. Lying by the side of the road we saw __all the______ wheels of a car.
D. Fill in the blank with the given adjectives in correct order:
41. Copenhagen has a _ bustling_ international __ restaurant life with more than 2000
restaurants.(international, bustling)
E. Fill in the blank with a proper preposition:
42. The duke gave the teapot _to___ my aunt.
43. His sister has a good ear _for____ music.
F. Fill in the blank with a proper link verb:
44. What I think, say and do __are___ none of your business.
G. Fill in the blank with a helping verb:
45. All _should be__are_____ satisfied with the hotel accommodations.
H. Fill in the blank with a relative pronoun:
46. They talked a long time about their university days, after __when_which_____ they had a good meal.
I. Fill in the blank with a pronoun:
47. __he__someone____tries to steal our company cars all the time.
48. Please bring as __much___ food as you can. The more, the better.
四、改错题（本大题共8小题，每小题1分，共8分）
Correct one error in each of the following sentences.
49. Her husband, that offered us much help when we were in difficulty, is a kind gentleman. who
50. Help must be given when is
51. A friend of me wanted to see you yesterday. mine
52. We spent the all day sunbathing. All the
53. We had a nice time at John and Susan last ’s
54. I spoke to either the director and his secretary. Both or
55. He has not paid his debts yet and, however, he has no intention of paying. Further wore still
56. The past progressive is chiefly used for past actions which continued for some time but which exact
limits are not known. whose
五、改句（本大题共13小题，每小题2分，共26分）
Rewrite the following sentences as required.
A. Turning the following imperative into the tag question form:
57. Put down all your things on the table. Will u?
B. Using passive voice:
58. The sad story needn’t have caused him so much distress. He needn’t have been caused so much
distress by the sad story.
C. Using modal auxiliary:
59. I was sure that nobody had noticed his absence. Anybody can’t have noticed his absence.
D. Using nonfinite verb form:
60. I can’t imagine that he would ever agree to such a proposition. I can’t imagine his ever agreeing to such
a proposition.
E. Writing a counter-factual conditional based on the given fact:
61. He is rather fat. He doesn’t take any exercise. If he takes any exercise,he would not be rather so fat.
F. Using inversion:
62. The plane roared over and the bombs came down, which killed almost all the people in the village.
Over roared the plan and down came the bombs, which killed almost all the people in the village.
G. Using a cleft sentence to highlight the place adjunct:
63. Jack hit Tom at the party. It is at the party that jack hit tom.
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H. Using whatever cohesive device is appropriate:
64. Keep the big apples in the basket and eat the small apples first. ones
65. Although I do not have the guts to swim in the ocean this time. I promise I will swim in the ocean next
time. Do it
66. A: Tiss went to India this winter.
B: Yes, I know that he went to India this winter.
I. Combining sentences:
67. On his way home Jack came across a boy. The boy was very bright and honest. who
68. Mr. Bush had an immense fortune. In spite of that he was a most unhappy man. who
69. You sent me a Christmas card. Thank you so the christmas card u sent me .
六、名词解释（本大题共3小题，每小题2分，共6分）
Define the following terms with examples.
70. putative should
71. dangling participle
72. concord
七、简答题（本大题共2小题，每小题2分，共4分）
Answer the following questions.
73. What is “complete inversion”?
74. List two situations in which the simple present is used to refer to the past.
全国自考2008年7月英语语法试题参考答案
一、单项选择题（本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）
1.C 2.A 3.A 4.B 5.D 6.B 7.D 8.B 9.C 10.C
11. A 12.D 13.C 14.C 15.B 16.B 17.A 18.D 19.D 20.B
二、选择填空题（本大题共8小题，每小题2分，共16分）
Fill in each of the blanks with one of the items given.
21. was completed is equipped,
22. is, is
23. which, where,
24. be, will be, .
25. are; an,
26. have, themselves,
27. none; neither,
28. A. Singular only: __ acoustics,____ measles, __
B. Plural only: __ police,__ nucleus,__ pajamas,__ cattle
三、填空题（本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）
Fill in each of the blanks with an appropriate word or phrase.
A. Fill in the blank with an assertive, non-assertive or negative word:
29. still 30. nobody
B. Fill in the blank with a proper form of the word or phrase in the bracket:
31. I have been depending
32. was entitled to
33. I guarantee to offer
34. arguing
35. the fatter
36. I will have been working
37. should be settled
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38. didn’t poke
C. Fill in the blank with a determiner:
39. the 40. all
D. Fill in the blank with the given adjectives in correct order:
41. bustling, international
E. Fill in the blank with a proper preposition:
42. to 43. for
F. Fill in the blank with a proper link verb:
44. are
G. Fill in the blank with a helping verb:
45. are
H. Fill in the blank with a relative pronoun:
46. which
I. Fill in the blank with a pronoun:
e
48. much
四、改错题（本大题共8小题，每小题1分，共8分）
Correct one error in each of the following sentences.
49. that ---who
50. 去掉is
51. me ---mine
52. the all ---all the
53. John and Susan--- John and Susan’s
54. and ---or
55. however---- worse still
56. which --whose
五、改句（本大题共13小题，每小题2分，共26分）
Rewrite the following sentences as required.
A. Turning the following imperative into the tag question form:
57. will you? won’t you?
B. Using passive voice:
58. He needn’t have been caused so much distress by the sad story.
C. Using modal auxiliary:
59. Anybody can’t have noticed his absence.
D. Using nonfinite verb form:
60. I can’t imagine his ever agreeing to such a proposition.
E. Writing a counter- factual conditional based on the given fact:
61. If he took some exercise, he wouldn’t be rather fat.
F. Using inversion:
62. Over roared the plane and down came the bombs, which killed almost all the people in the village.
G. Using a cleft sentence to highlight the place adjunct:
63. It was at the party that Jack hit Tom.
H. Using whatever cohesive device is appropriate:
64. Keep the big apples in the basket and eat the small ones first.
65. Although I do not have the guts to swim in the ocean this time. I promise I will do it next time.
66. A: Tiss went to India this winter.
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B: Yes, I know.
I. Combining sentences:
67. On his way home Jack came across a boy, who was very bright and honest.
68. Mr. Bush had an immense fortune, in spite of which he was a most unhappy man.
69. Thank you so much for the Christmas card you sent me .
六、名词解释（本大题共3小题，每小题2分，共6分）
Define the following terms with examples.
70. putative should: Putative should is not very meaningful in its own right; in many cases, its function is to
fill in a structural slot. This use of should is commonly found in the that-clause after an adjective or a noun
denoting a feeling or an opinion.
71. dangling participle: when the subject of a participle is not expressed, it is normally understood to be the
subject of the main clause. It is usually poor grammar, sometimes absurd, if this rule is broken.
72. concord: means agreement, the relationship between two grammatical units.
七、简答题（本大题共2小题，每小题2分，共4分）
Answer the following questions.
73. What is “complete inversion”?
inversion involves the reversal of S-V order. Complete inversion has the effect of postponement.
74. List two situations in which the simple present is used to refer to the past.
When the simple present refers to the past time, what are its characteristic uses?[ex. 4 p.132]
When the simple present refers to the past, it is always used in:
(1) novels to produce a descriptive vividness
(2) newspaper headlines;
(3) photographic captions;
(4) stage directions;
(5) utterances with verbs of communication ( say, hear, tell)

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