全国自考英语语法试题及参考答案.doc

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. Arent 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 solicitors 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 didnt know who _ for the broken vase.( ) A. blames B. blamed C. to blame D. will blame 15. Judging from the latest information, youd 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 _.( ) 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 dont 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. Lets 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?” “Im afraid _ day is possible.” 36. I suddenly realized Id 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 couldnt 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. Ive 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 didnt you go with your friends in the trip at Africa? 54. Im 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. Hes always telling me that I dont 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 wasnt 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 cant 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 shouldnt 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 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? 全国2008年4月高等教育自学考试英语语法试题参考答案一、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 20.A 21.D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.didnt you? 33. will you? /wont you? B. With a determiner: 34. each/ either35. neither36. any37. theC. With an appropriate form of the verb or verb phrase given: 38. should take place 39. are made40. having been givenD. With an appropriate preposition: 41.of 42. withE. With an appropriate conjunctive: 43.and /since then tillF. With an appropriate relative pronoun: 44. which45. that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. was-were. 47. see the doctorsee a doctor. 48. there werewere 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 elder53. at Africato Africa 54. rude at -rude to 55. which-that56. 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 dont 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 wasnt 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 couldnt have anticipated to get laid off . F. Using nonfinite verb form 64. I cant 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 shouldnt 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. Eg: I hope you to go. He minds smoking. They had the book written.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. 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 verbs74. 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.全国自考2009年4月英语语法试题及参考答案一、单项选择题(本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分) Choose the best answer from the choices given and put the letters A, B, C or D in the brackets.1.Did you hear what she said? ( )Well, I heard her say something, but I _. So I don't know exactly what she said.A. would not listen B. were not listening C. had not listened D. shouldn't listen2. When I got to the top of the mountain, the sun _. ( )A. shone B. shines C. has shone D. was shining3. The building suddenly collapsed while it _ down. ( )A. pulled B. had been pulled C. was being pulled D. was pulled4. Most of my saving _ in stocks. ( )A. has been invested B. is being investedC. have invested D. have been invested5. The manager insisted that the chief engineer _ testing the new model immediately. （ ）A. start B. starts C. started D. will start6. Great as Newton was, many of his principles _ and modified by contemporary scientists today. ( )A. are to challenge B. may be challengedC. are challenging D. have been challenged7. Mary _ have been invited to the party, but she wasn't.A. must B. shouldC. can D. would8. Mr. Smith isn't here yet. I think he _ about the meeting.A. should have forgot B. ought to forgetC. must have forgot D. may not forget9. , It was very kind of you to do the washing-up, but you really _ it.A. needn't do B. shouldn't have doneC. didn't have to do D. mustn't have done10. I couldn't help _ when I saw that. ( )A. laugh B. laughed C. laughing D. to laugh11. I saw lying on his doormat a letter _ to him from the U.S.A. ( )A. addressing B. addressedC. to address D. being addressed12. The key _ the puzzle will be given in tomorrow's paper. ( )A. of B. for C. to D. about13. The surgeon was expected to finish the operation _ noon. ( )A. in B. before C. till D. on14. What was it _ caused the forest fire? ( )A. who B. that C. this D. whom15. This is the school _