全国高等教育自学考试预测试题英语语法.doc

全国高等教育自学考试预测试题（一）
英语语法
（课程代码：00831）
（考试时间150分钟）
一、单项选择题(本大题共21小题，每小题1分，共20分)
Chose the best answer from the choices given and put the letter in the blank.
1. The task force is supposed_____.
A. to be getting reinforced B. that to be getting reinforced
C. to being got reinforced D. that been got reinforced
2. He muffled his voice to avoid_____.
A. having been identified B. to be identified
C. identified D. being identified
3._____, I would call him in advance.
A. Had I been you B. I were you
C. Were I you D. I had been you
4. The company encourages _____ uniforms.
A. to wear B. wears
C. wearing D. have worn
5. What is _____ story you have ever heard?
A. funnier B. a funniest
C. the funnier D. the funniest
6. You may take an oral or written exam _____ you prefer.
A. according as B. according to
C. if D. whether
7. The Tower of London, _____ so many people lost their lives, is now a tourist attraction.
A. which B. there
C. where D. from it
8. Pride and prejudice _____ never failed to characterize the aristocracy.
A. had B. has
C. have D. are
9. Not only the players and the coach but also the referee _____ responsible for the defeat.
A. were B. was
C. is D. are
10. How often _____ your car _____? I think it ought _____ twice a week at least.
A. is … washed, to be washed B. is … washed, to wash
C. is … washed; to have washed D. has … been washed, to be washed
11. The noise of the desks _____ could be heard out in the street.。
A. having been opened and closed B. opened and closed
C. being opened and closed D. to be opened and closed
12. I had hoped that Jennifer _____ a doctor, but she was not good at medicine.
A. will become B. become
C. would become D. becomes
13. Most people enjoy _____.
A. to flatter B. to be flattered
C. flattering D. being flattered
14. Congratulations on _____ to the university.
A. having admitted B. being admitted
C. admitting D. have admitted
15. As we went _____ in our investigation of the case, we had more evidence of a political conspiracy.
A. far B. farther
C. further D. farthest
16. _____ his immense fortune, he died a most unhappy man.
A. Although B. With all
C. With D. Because of
17. He takes no interest in studies; _____, he plays tennis all day.
A. in short B. instead
C. anyhow D. still
18. The factory was burned down last night; _____ many workmen were thrown out of employment.
A. for this sake B. on that account
C. in that case D. unfortunately
19. The old _____ usually self-conceited as age sometimes does tell.
A. is B. will be
C. are to be D. are
20. There _____ a tall building, several tennis courts and lots of non-deciduous trees on the center of the area.
A. is B. are
C. stand D. appears
二、选择填空题(本大题共9小题，每小题2分，共18分)
Fill in the blanks with one of the items given below.
21. today, today’s, todays’, the, a
______ styles are not as attractive as those of ______ generation ago.
22. a, the, any, some, all
I believe ______ prestige of our college is as great as that of ______ other college in this area.
23. Fool and Joe, Joe and thief, Fool and thief, Joe and he, Fool and he
In the sentence “Fool Joe may be, but thief he is not”, the subjects are ______ and the themes are ______.
24. a, the, any, every, all
In the United States, Women earn an average of 75 cents for ______ $1 men are paid, ______ disparity Bill Clinton has noted in the past as evidence of social injustice.
25. was given, gave, has given, onto, off, over to
The evening ______ ______ singing and dancing.
26. makes, made, was made, of, after, for26. is, are, has, have, having
A team which _______ full of enthusiasm _______ a better chance of winning.
27. woman, women, has, have, having
The number of _______ doctors in the hospital _______ increased dramatically over the past decade.
28. than, as, more, most, the
_______ more money he makes, the _______ useless things he buys.
29. bacteria, optics, nucleus, jeans, measles cattle
a. Singular only: _______
b. Plural only: _______
三、填空题(本大题共16小题，每小题1分，共16分)
Fill in each of the blanks as required.
A. With questions tags:
30. Nobody agreed with you, _______?
31. Let’s go out to dinner, _______?
32. You had your watch repaired yesterday, _______?
33. Close the door, _______?
B. With a determiner:
34. There is a line of trees on _______ side of the river.
35. “Can you come on Saturday or Sunday?”
“I’m afraid _______ day is possible.”
36. I suddenly realized I’d come out without _______ money.
37. Do you know _______ Browns? They live next to us.
C. With an appropriate form of the verb or verb phrase given:
38. They arranged that the demonstration _______ (take place) in their new showrooms.
39. Observations _______ (make) daily at two hundred weather stations in and around the British Isles, which send in reports every three hours.
40. She couldn’t find her way to my apartment, _______ (give) the wrong address.
D. With an appropriate preposition:
41. The man was accused _______ stealing a diamond ring.
42. The woman driver was charged _______ speeding.
E. With an appropriate conjunctive:
43. Mr Smith graduated from California University in 2001 _______ now he is working as a lawyer.
F. With an appropriate relative pronoun:
44. He is a very capable manager, _______none of his predecessors was.
45. A few years later Mary returned home as a famous musician, a fact _______ came as quite a surprise to her friends.
四、改错题(本大题共9小题，每小题1分，共9分)
Correct errors in the following sentences.
46. He watched each gesture of her as if she was a stranger.
47. We must hurry; otherwise the seminar will start when we get there.
48. He suddenly saw the answer to the problem that has occupied his mind for the last two years.
49. The company has promised a rise to salary for ages, but nothing has happened yet.
50. I believe youngsters read too many love stories these days to be realistic.
51. Please do not use your mobile phones until after the plane lands.
52. As she is fed up with working as a secretary, she thinks of finding another job.d
53. Francis Bacon wrote that reading made a full man.
54. Go and get some fresh air! You were sitting here all morning.
五、改写句子题(本大题共15小题，每小题2分，共30分)
Rewrite the following sentences as required.
55. Rephrase these sentences so as to begin each with the existential “there”:
a. A small, grey monkey was wearing my best silk tie.
b. Many citizens believed that the fire had been caused by foreigners.
56. In answering the question below, use (a) the information given in brackets, and (b) the passive voice as a means of achieving end-focus.
Were Christopher Columbus and his men the first Europeans to discover America? (Norsemen landed on the coast of North America in the 10th or 11th century)
57. Turn the following statement into an exclamation:
These old men are very nice people.
58. Turn the following statement into an exclamation:
They are working with great enthusiasm.
59. Turn the following statement into a negative imperative:
Put the box somewhere in the storeroom.
60. Turn the singular noun or noun phrase into plural forms wherever possible with other necessary changes:
He was anxious to increase his knowledge.
61. Use modal auxiliary:
They were obliged to finance from short-term loans as the debts fell due.
62. Use an infinitive phrase:
My friends recommended that I should give up smoking.
63. Combine sentences using comparative degree (more … than …):
He works carefully. I don’t work carefully enough.
64. Combine the sentences into one that contains a relative clause:
The monsoon season occurs in Thailand every year. It causes heavy rains.
65. Combine the sentence into one that contains a relative clause:
My special gratitude goes to Professor Wang. Without his help this book would not have been finished in time.
66. Write a counter-factual conditional based on the given facts:
Tom doesn’t travel because he doesn’t have enough money.
67. Use “neither” as part of the subject:
Both statements are not true.
68. Use whatever cohesive device is appropriate:
He sold his old house and bought a new house the next day.
69. Use whatever cohesive device is appropriate:
The old people are retiring and the younger people are taking over.
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. Non-finite verbs
71. Extraposition
72. Text
七、简答题(本大题共2小题，每小题2分，共4分)
Answer the following questions.
73. Illustrate with examples 2 major classes of auxiliaries other than modal auxiliary.
74. What are special features about modal auxiliaries in semantics and in syntax?
It started raining, so she ______ ______ the nearest shelter.