《英语语法》权威模拟试题及答案
2006年4月自考《英语语法》权威模拟试题及答案
第一部分 选择题
I.单项选择题（每小题1分，共20分）
Choose the best answer from the choices given:
1.There ______ a pair of glasses but there ______ no books on the desk.
A. are, are B. is, is
C. is, are D. are, is
2.Nobody but Tom and Mary ______ in the laboratory.
A. are B. had been C. were D. is
3.She would have come if we ______ her.
A. invited B. have invited
C. had invited D. would have invited
4.______ for my illness I would have lent him a helping hand.
A. Had it not been B. Without being
C. Not being D. Not having been
5.It is high time that the boy ______ sent to school.
A. is B. was C. be D. is to be
6.The speech ______, a lively discussion started.
A. having been delivered B. being delivered
C. was delivered D. be delivered
7.Henan had a larger population ______ in China.
A. than any province B. than all the other province
C. than other province D. than all the provinces
8.Renting a room outside cost ______ living a dormitory for a month.
A. twice much as B. as much as twice
C. twice as much as D. twice more
9.You must give it back to ______ it belongs to.
A. that B. who C. whomever D. what
10.It will be some time _______ the final results.
A.up until they know
B.before they know
C.up to the time they are able to know
D.until they know.
11.You think everything will be all right in time, ______.
A. so I do B. so I think C. nor do I D. so do I
12.Let's go to the cinema, ______?
A. will we B. shall we C. must we D. do we
13.When you cross the road, be careful of ______.
A. traffics B. the traffics
C. a traffic D. the traffic
14.It ______ when I left the school.
A. is snowing B. was snowing
C. snows D. will snow
15.All the equipment ______ before the experiment began.
A. have been prepared B. were prepared
C. had been prepared D. had prepared
16.You ______ to town to see the film yesterday. It will be on TV tonight.
A. needn't go B. should not go
C. had better not go D. needn't have gone
17.The faster anything is thrown into the sky, ______.
A. the higher goes it B. the highest it goes
C. it goes the higher D. the higher it goes
18.We've agreed ______ Spain for our holiday next year.
A. to B. on C. for D. with
19.They have one hour to read newspapers ______ their ordinary work.
A. apart from B. without
C. far from D. free from
20. There is something ______ you said. I'll take your advice.
A. in what B. in which C. for that D. at that
II. 多项选择题 （本大题共8小题，每小题2分，共16分）
Fill in the blanks with one of the items given below:
21. was, is, were, are, has, have
The bat together with the balls ______ stolen yesterday.
Not only you but also she ______ responsible for the accident.
22. have been, has been, is , are, were, will be
The number of residents t
o be questioned on this matter ______ quite small.
A number of students ______ going to the picnic tomorrow.
23. does there, hasn't there, hasn't it, has there, does it, does he, doesn't he, hasn't he
There has not been a great response to the sale, ______?
John has to work harder, ______?
24. poultry, thanks, species, contents, headquarters, sheep
Plural only: _________________________
Both singular and plural _______________________________.
25. board, ray, roll, piece, grain, pack, band
a _________________ of thunder
a _________________ of directors
a _________________ of sand
a _________________ of hope
26. no, none, nothing, little, few
There is ______ need to hurry. We still have a ______ time to get there.
27. will be, is going to be, is being, is to be
Look at these black clouds - there ______ a storm.
There ______ a day when all computers in the world break down.
28. was, wasn't, hadn't been, would have been, would have, wouldn't have to
If paper ______ invented, we ______ no books.
If it _______ for an accident last night, he ______ be confined to wheelchair now.
第二部分 非选择题
III. 填空题 （本大题共20 小题，每题1分，共20分）
Fill in the blanks with a question tag:
29. Nobody agreed with you, ______?
30. Let's not talk to the director, ______?
Fill in the blanks with the proper form of the words given:
31. I should have worked harder, or I ______ (pass) the examination.
32. There is not much point ______ (argue) any further.
33. I've heard the book ______ (condemn) many times.
34. It seems that you're beginning ______ (understand) my point.
35. Having lost all his money, Mark had no choice but ______ (ask) the police for help.
36. The family ______ (be) at table when he arrived.
37. It's high time you ______ (start) to think about your chances of landing a good job after graduation.
Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition:
38. Clay pots must have some protection ______ severe weather.
39. Such problems have to be accounted ______ in political terms.
40. His life is ______ stake.
Fill in the blanks with an appropriate relative pronoun:
41. Canterbury, ______ is famous for its cathedral, is a major tourist attraction in England.
42. We met a boy and a girl. The boy, ______ we asked, told us the way.
Fill in the blanks with an appropriate coordinator or subordinator:
43. They became more and more amused at ______ he was doing to the dog.
44. Work harder, ______ you will never pass the comprehensive examination.
45. You are to finish your homework ______ you can watch TV.
46. You didn't need to carry the parcel home ______ the shop has delivery service.
47. John was so disappointed when Susan turned down his proposal ______ he remained single for the rest of his life.
48.He is such a sound sleeper ______ you wouldn't wake him up even if you remove the bed.
IV.
改错题 （本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
Correct errors in the following sentences:
49. It was last night when Pat released the president's illness to the reporters.
50. His fondness of collecting stamps was such that nearly half his income went into this hobby.
51. What were believed to be aliens from the outer space was actually several sheep going astray.
52. Where she was at the time of the murder was of major concern to the police that is investigating the case.
53. He found it annoyed that this neighbor kept calling him by the wrong name.
54. She kept depressed until he advised her seeing a doctor.
55. She asked her students a question. Every gave her a different answer.
56. Not until 1868 was when Atlanta made the capital of the state of Georgia.
57. Five minutes earlier, but we could have caught the last train.
58. Paul suggest that they meet in the front of the school gate at one o'clock on Friday afternoon.
V. 改写句子 （本大题共12 小题， 每小题2 分，共24 分）
Rewrite the following sentences as required.
59. Reinforce the following sentence as required:
I haven't seen such a swarm of ants. (never in all one's life)
60. Rewrite the following sentence by adding an appropriate tag question:
They must all have taken the wrong road.
61. Turn the following sentence into an exclamation.
They are running fast.
62. Turn the following sentence into the passive, using by-phrase if necessary.
Don't try to expect them to reward you with the money they promised.
63. Rephrase the following sentence using modal auxiliaries.
The Bulls were probably not well prepared for the third game of the 1997 NBA final.
64. Combine sentences using coordination:
On his way up the hill Jack fell down. He hurt his hands and knees. Jimmy got to the top all right.
65. Combine sentences using subordination:
He came out of the Conference Room. Reporters surrounded him.
66. Combine sentences using a relative clause
She was dancing with a student. He had a slight limp.
67. Write counter-factual conditionals based on the given facts:
He wasn't able to answer all the questions, so he didn't pass the examination.
68. Use inversion:
The girls were talking noisily when the teacher walked in.
69. Use whatever cohesive device is appropriate:
I want a car, but I can't afford a car.
70. Use whatever cohesive device is appropriate:
My wife and I are going to dine out this evening. In fact, my wife and I dine out every weekend.
VI. 名词解释（本大题共2小题，每小题2分，共4分）
71. What is coordination?
72. Define cohesion.
VII. 简答题 （本大题共3小题，每小题2分，共6分）
73. What is the primary function of a WH-question?
74. As expressions of possibility, what is the difference between can and may?
75. Why is the past tense often used for politeness?
I.
1--20 CDCAB
ABCCB DBDBC DDBAA
II.
21. was, was
22. are, is
23. has there, doesn’the
1.plural only: poultry, thanks, contents
both singular and plural: species, headquarters, sheep
2.roll, board, grain, ray
3.no, little
4.is going to be, will be
5.hadn’t been, would have
hadn’t been, wouldn’t have to
III.
6.did they?
7.shall we?
8.would have passed
9.arguing
10.condemned
11.to understand
12.to ask
13.were
14.started
15.from/ against
16.for
17.at
18.which
19.whom
20.what
21.and
22.before
23.because/ for
24.that
25.that
IV.
26.when 改为 that
27.of 改为for
28.was改为were
29.is 改为are
30.annoyed改为annoying
31.seeing改为 to see
32.every改为each
33.when去掉
34.but改为and
35.the front改为front
V.
36.I have never in all my life seen such a swarm of ants.
37.They must all have taken the wrong road, didn’t they?/ mustn’t they?
38.How fast they are running!
39.Don't try to expect to be rewarded with the money they promised.
40.The Bulls may not have been well prepared for the …
41.On his way up the hill Jack fell down and hurt his hands and knees, but Jimmy got to the top all right.
42.As soon as he came out of the Conference Room, reporters surrounded him.
43.She was dancing with a student who had a slight limp.
44.If he had been able to answer all the question, he would have passed the examination.
45. Noisily were the girls talking when the teacher walked in.
46.I want a car, but I can’t afford one.
47.My wife and I are going to dine out this evening. In fact, we do it every weekend.
48.Coordination is typically realized by coordinators which join units at the same level.
49.Cohesion is a semantic concept referring to the relation of meaning within the text. This relation does not come into being until we have to interpret a certain element by recourse to another.
50.The primary function of Wh-questions has two: one: they require some specific information in the reply; two, they do not query the truth of the statement as a Yes-No question does. They ask for details about a part of it.
51.can expresses the possibility in theory while may denotes the possibility in reality.
52.The past tense with reference to the present usually expressed the speaker’s attitude or hypothesis. The attitudinal use normally occurs in independent clauses expressing a less direct question, request or suggestion and implying an overtone of politeness on the part of the speaker.