08年4月自考英语语法试题及答案已校

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全国2008年4月高等教育自学考试

英语语法试题

一、单项选择题(本大题共21小题，每小题1分，共21分)

Choose the best answers from the choices given and put the letter in the brackets.

1. Natalie _______fault with the way her husband eats.( )

A. has always found B. always found C. is always finding D. always finds

2. We _______ in France now, but the flight _______.( )

A. are; puts off B. were; was put off

C. were to arrive; put off D. were to have been; was put off

3. The ghost _______ as the clock _______ twelve.( )

A. appeared, was striking B. appeared, struck

C. was appearing, struck D. was appearing, was striking

4. Once a satellite _______ into orbit round Pluto, scientists will be able to find a great deal. ( )

A. will be put B. has been put C. would be put D. was put

5. You talk as though it _______ a small thing to leave the country for good.( )

A. is B. was C. will be D. were

6. The method of painting is known as _______ far back as the Song Dynasty.( )

A. to be used B. to have used C. to have been using D. to have been used

7. There used to be an old apple tree in the garden, _______?( )

A. used there B. could there C. was there D. use there

8. The boss demanded that the letter _______typed today.( )

A. can be B. should be C. shall be D. must be

9. Aren‘t you tired? I _______ you _______ enough for today.( )

A. think; did B. thought; had done

C. would have thought; had done D. should have thought; did

10. Let me start with a _______ issue before I explain the problem of our major concern.( )

A. less B. more C. lesser D. least

11. I went to see my parents _______ National Day.( )

A. on B. at C. in D. for

12. They are going to visit Sydney _______ Christmas.( )

A. at B. in C. for D. on

13. While _______ for costs _______, my solicitor‘s case quite obviously revolved around the fact that I had a brilliant academic record‘.( )

A. asked; awarded B. asking; awarded

C. asked; to be awarded D. asking; to be awarded

14. The mother didn‘t know who _______ for the broken vase.( )

A. blames B. blamed C. to blame D. will blame

15. Judging from the latest information, you‘d better make up your mind now _______ it is too late.( )

A. after B. since C. when D. before

16. She was very angry with the person _______ called her early in the morning. ( )

A. which B. who C. whom D./

17. Thank you very much for the lovely toy _______ you sent my son.( )

A. where B. who C. whom D./

18. _______, they refused to come to the party.( )

A. Strange enough B. Slowly C. Happily D. Always

19. It is true that John drove _______.( )

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A. frankly B. all of a sudden C. slowly D. clearly

20. She stood up _______ order to see better.( )

A. in B. by C. at D. on

21. I used to read a lot _______ I don‘t have much time for books now.( )

A. although B. since C. as D. nevertheless

二、多项选择题(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.

22. is, are, was, were, will be, shall be

Except for the eatable that _______ allowed into the spot, everything else _______ confiscated that day.

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

The family _______ enjoying _______ immensely at the Spring Festival dinner party.

24. be, is, was, are, were, will be, shall be

a. Three years _______too long a time for the master program.

b. Three-fourths of the water in the bottle _______ expected to leak out within ten minutes.

25. than, as, more, so, less

She speaks French _______ well _______ the rest of us.

26. 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.

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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11小题，每小题1分，共11分)

Correct one error in each of the following sentences.

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

47. Every person in turn went to see the doctor.

48. On the stand there were newspapers and magazines of any kind.

49. I‘ve just read whole of Pride and Prejudice.

50. It is known to all that 70% of the earth are consisted of water.

51. Running into the room, a rug caught her foot and she fell.

52. His two sons look the same age. Which is the older?

53. Why didn‘t you go with your friends in the trip at Africa?

54. I‘m afraid the boy is very rude at his parents.

55. Do you like the idea which we risk cheating in the English exam?

56.The man about which they talked happens to be the new director of their department.

五、改写句子题(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 statement into a YES-NO question

57. He‘s always telling me that I don‘t plan for the future.

B. Using relative pronouns

58. Jack was born in Brisbane. It is a beautiful city in Australia.

59. John is a very agreeable person. His brother is not an agreeable person at all.

C. Using an adverbial clause

60. She wasn‘t feeling well. As a result she went to lie down on the couch.

D. Using passive voice

61. People are not paying enough attention to such kind of illness in this district.

62. All the tourists who want to swim in the beach must observe this rule.

E. Using a modal auxiliary

63. To get laid off was the last thing he ever anticipated.

F. Using nonfinite verb form

64. I can‘t imagine that he would ever agree to such a proposition.

65. She ran from the house. This looked as if she were escaping.

G. Using discontinuity

66. Excessive drinking is more harmful than expected to anybody.

H. Using whatever cohesive device is appropriate

67. If you mark your luggage conspicuously, other passengers will not mistake your luggage with their own luggage.

68. If John wants to marry Susan soon, he shouldn‘t quarrel with Mary over such a trivial matter.

69. He lost his old bike so he bought a new bike the next day.

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

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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?

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一、单项选择题(本大题共21小题，每小题1分，共21分)

1.C 2.D 3.B 4.B 5.D 6.D 7.A 8.B 9.B 10.C

11.A 12.C 13.A 14.C 15.D 16.B 17.D 18.A 19.C

二、多项选择题(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.

22. is, will be,

23. are, themselves

24. are, will be,

25. so, as,

26. is, has,

27. women, have,

28. more, the

29. a. Singular only:__ optics,____ measles, _

b. Plural only:_ bacteria ___ nucleus,___ jeans, cattle

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. did they? Did he?

31. shall we?

32.didn‘t you?

33. will you? /won‘t you?

B. With a determiner:

34. each/ either

35. neither

36. any

37. the

C. With an appropriate form of the verb or verb phrase given:

38. should take place

39. are made

40. having been given

D. With an appropriate preposition:

41.of 42. with

E. With an appropriate conjunctive:

43.and /since then till

F. With an appropriate relative pronoun:

44. which

45. that

四、改错题(本大题共11小题，每小题1分，共11分)

20.A 21.D

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Correct one error in each of the following sentences.

46. was--were.

47. see the doctor—see a doctor.

48. there were—were there

49. whole of –the whole of.

50. are consisted of –consists of.

51. Running into the room, she was caught and fell .

52. the older--the elder

53. at Africa—to Africa

54. rude at ---rude to

55. which--that

56. about which---about whom

五、改写句子题(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 statement into a YES-NO question

57. Is he always telling me that I don‘t plan for the future?

B. Using relative pronouns

58. Jack was born in Brisbane, which is a beautiful city in Australia.

59. John is a very agreeable person, whose brother is not an agreeable person at all.

C. Using an adverbial clause

60. She wasn‘t feeling well, so that she went to lie down on the couch.

D. Using passive voice

61. Such kind of illness in this district are not paid enough attention to by people.

62. This rule must be observed by all the tourists who want to swim in the beach.

E. Using a modal auxiliary

63. He couldn‘t have anticipated to get laid off .

F. Using nonfinite verb form

64. I can‘t imagine his ever agreeing to such a proposition.

65. She ran from the house, which looked as if she were escaping.

G. Using discontinuity

66. Excessive drinking is more harmful to anybody than expected.

H. Using whatever cohesive device is appropriate

67. If you mark your luggage conspicuously, other passengers will not mistake yours with theirs.

68. If John wants to marry Susan soon, he shouldn‘t quarrel with her over such a trivial matter.

69. He lost his old bike so he bought a new one the next day.

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 : The non-finite verb phrase: its first element is a non-finite verb free from the restrict of tense and concord of subject, and it has 3 forms: infinitive (to do), -ing participle, -ed participle. 71. Extraposition : It occurs in a nominal clause, which moves a whole clause element to the final focal position. The extraposed item is S or O in function, and it is finite or non-finite in form.

Grammatically, ― It‖ is the formal subject, the extraposed clause is the real or notional S or O.

72. Text: Text: refers to a unified passage and it is a semantic unit. It is structurally well-integrated , and semantically coherent.

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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.

Lexical verbs, auxiliaries; finite verbs, non-finite verbs

74. What are special features about modal auxiliaries in semantics and in syntax?

Model auxiliary: inflectionally defective verbs, they lack a full set of forms---- no non-finite forms or S-V concord.

the two major semantic categories of modal auxiliaries: Predictive, non-predictive.