专升本插班生《英语语法》试卷

韩山师范学院2011年专升本插班生考试试卷英语（商贸英语）专业英语语法试卷（A卷）

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I. Choose the correct answer. (40%)

Direction: Complete the following sentences with one of the four items which marked A, B, C, and D. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET.

1．Each man and woman ______ the same rights.

A. has

B. have

C. had

D. is having

2.The surroundings of his house ______ clean now.

A. is

B. are

C. was

D. were

3.Her politics ______ neither conservative nor liberal.

A. is

B. are

C. was

D. has been

4. “ What do you usually do after dinner ?”

“ I usually listen to ___”

A. a little music

B. little music

C. few music

D. a few music

5. On account of the typhoon ____ shipment will arrive this week.

A. neither

B. all

C. both

D. these

6. There are trees on ___ side of the street.

A. such a

B. both

C. some

D. each

7.. He was not ___ to admit his mistakes in public.

A. man enough

B. enough man

C. a man enough

D. enough a man

8. You ____ Jim anything about it . It was none of his business.

A needn’t have told B. needn’t tell

C. mustn’t have told

D. mustn’t tell

9. We could ___ him with a detached house when he came , but he had specifically asked for a small flat.

A. provide

B. have provided

C. not provide

D. not have provided.

10. –“ She must be in the dormitory now.”

--- “ No , she ___ be there . I saw her in the classroom a minute ago.”

A. mustn’t

B. can’t

C. couldn’t

D. wouldn’t

11.what’s the chance of __ a general election this year?

A. there being

B. there to be

C. there be

D. there going to be

12. When you have finished with that video tape, don’t forget to put it in my drawer,___?

A. do you

B. will you

C. don’t you

D. won’t you

13．By the time he’s sixty, he ___ for the company for thirty years.

A. will have worked

B. would have worked

C. will work

D. would work

14. I’m sure your suggestion will ___ the problem.

A. contribute to solving

B. be contributed to solve

C. contribute to solve

D. be contributed to solving

15. Firms that use computers have found that the number of the staff _____ is needed for quality control can be substantially reduced.

A. whose

B. as

C. what

D. that

16.．___ , he would not have recovered so quickly.

A. Hadn’t he been taken good care of

B. Had he not been taken good care of

C. Had not he been taken good care of

D. Had he been not taken good care of

17.—“ What courses are you going to do next semester ?”

-- “ I don’t know. But it’s about time ___ on something.”

A. I’d decide

B. I decided

C. I decide

D. I’m deciding

18. She asked that she ___ allowed to see her son in police custody.

A. would be

B. could be

C. be

D. was

19. If your car ___ any attention during the first 12 months , take it to an authorized dealer.

A. shall need

B. should need

C. would need

D. will need

20The first textbook ___ for teaching English as a foreign language came out in the 16th century.

A. have written

B. to be written

C. being written

D. written

21．The mother didn’t know who _____ for the broken glass.

A. blamed

B. would blame

C. to blame

D. be blamed

22．I’ll never forget _____ you for the first time.

A. to meet

B. meeting

C. to have met

D. having to be meeting

23．All flights _____ because of the terrible weather, they had to go there by train.

A. were canceled

B. having canceled

C. had been canceled

D. having been canceled

24. Do you know Tom bought a new car?

I don't know, ___.

A. nor don't I care

B. nor do I care

C. I don't care neither

D. I don't care also

25. No sooner___ than it began to rain heavily.

A. the game began

B.has the game begun

C. did the game begin

D.had the game begun

26.He felt a bit worried, _____ they were not working hard, but that they did not

pay enough attention to safety.

A. for

B. because

C. since

D. not that

27.____, he always tries his best to complete it on time.

A.However the task is hard

B. However hard the task is

C.Though hard the task is

D. Though hard is the task

28.Fool ___ Jane is , she could not have done such a thing.

A. who

B. as

C. that

D. like

29. Canned food may be deficient ___ vitamins.

A. with

B. in

C. on

D. about

30. His ill-health may well be ___ malnutrition.

A. due to

B. next to

C. thanks to

D. up to

31. Just as the soil is a part of the earth, ______the atmosphere.

A. as it is

B. so is

C. the same as

D. and so is

32.______there is little we can do to modify the weather, we can at least

know what kind of weather to expect.

A. Since

B. When

C. While

D. Unless33. The trade unions in this

industry are ______any reduction in wages.

A. objecting against

B. opposed to

C. reacted to

D. resisting against34. Clothing made of plastic fibres has

certain advantages over ______made of natural fibres like cotton, wool, or

silk.

A. one

B. the one

C. that

D. what35. The students expected there

______more reviewing classes before the final exams.

A. is

B. being

C. have been

D. to be

36. I have no liking ___ that man。in fact, I have taken a dislike ___ him.

A. for—for

B. with—to

C. to—for

D. for—to

37. ___ regular training in nursing, she could hardly cope with the work at first.

A. Not received

B. since receiving

C. Having received

D. Not having received

38. He read a book on laser last week.______

A. Nor did she

B. So she did

C. So did she

D. She did so

39. She is only ____ satisfied to copy notes of others without the pain of thought for herself.

A. very

B. much

C. so

D. too

40. At no time _____ other countries.

A. China will invade

B. will invade China

C. will China invade

D. invade will China

II. Correct the errors in the following sentences. (20%)

Directions: Each sentence contains four underlined parts marked A, B, C, and D. Identify the one that would not be acceptable in standard written English . Mark out the incorrect one and correct it. The write down your answers on ANSWER SHEET.

1. The news of the loss suffered by their troops weremuch worse than

A B C

they had expected.

D

2. Smith said that if he had to do another homework tonight, he would

A B

not be able to attendthe concert.

C D

3. His latest proposal was neither a new idea not a sound one.

A B C D

4.The situation in that country turned out to be so seriously that it seems

A B C

as if a war might break out at any time.

D

5. Since his blood pressure is much higherthan it should be , his doctor

A B C

insists that he does not smoke.

D

6. We can supplement our own ideas with information and data

A

gatheringfrom our reading , our observation , and so forth.

B C D

7. It was last night when Pat released the president's illness to the reporters.

A B C D8. His fondness of collecting stamps was such that nearly half his incomewent

A B C D

into thishobby.

9. He found it annoyed that this neighbor kept calling him by the wrong name.

A B C D10. She asked her students a question. Every gave her a different answer.

A B C D11. Not until 1868 was whenAtlantamade the capital of the state of Georgia.

A B C D12. Paul suggest that they meet in the front of the school gate at one o'clock on

A B C D

Friday afternoon.

13．The scholars met once a year to exchangeexperiences.

A B C D

14. Waiting for a plane to take off from an airport can often take so long asthetrip

A B C

itself.

D

15. Mr. Smith enjoys fresh air , sun shine, and to take long walks.

A B C D

16. Mary went to Boston , took a room in a cheap hotel , and had spent a

A B C

whole week to search for her sister.

D

17. The mother flatly rejected my suggestion that she met her daughter thenext

A B C D

week.

18. Teaching and learning are parts of the same educational experience,

A B

but unfortunately they are often thought of to be separate.

C D

19. The ship changed its coursebecause ofthere was a storm.

A B C D

20. As tired I was , I continued my experiment.

A B C D

III. Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the words given in the bracket. (20% )

1. He is my best friend, my second self, as it __1__. ( be )

2. Draughts _2___ an easier game than chess. ( be )

3. Suppose you 3__ (have ) a million dollars--- how __4__ (will ) you spend it ?

4. Three-fourths of the surface of the earth _5__ sea. ( is are )

5. He looks as though he never __6__ (get) a square meal, but in fact his wife feeds him very well.

6. I propose he _7___ (excuse).

7. He fought as hard as if his wife __8__ (be ) in danger.

8. He soon had them all __9___(laugh).

9. I caught the boys __10___(steal) apples from my garden.

10. The witness denied __11__(see) the accused man.

11. I’d rather you _12___ silent about it for he won’t listen to you for the time being. ( keep )

12.Two more dollars __13__ missing from the till this morning. ( be )

13.I can’t bear the smell of __14_ (burn) toast

14.There is a ___15____ breeze on the porch. ( refresh )

15. The peasant boy swore __16__ revenge on his father’s murderer. ( take )

16. If only we __17__ a phone! I’m tired of queuing outside the public phone box.

( have )

17. I resented ___18___ unjustly accused and asked him __19____ . ( be , apologize )

18. If the train _20___ on time , it will be here in ten minutes. ( be )

IV. Fill in the blanks with proper prep. Adv. Determiner , coordinator or subordinator. ( 10% )

1．He eats the finest food ______ is available.

2．There was a certain old man in the village _____ none of us liked.

3．There were hundreds of people at the show. _____ spoke highly of the exhibition.

4．I believe they are related _____ marriage.

5．The dog seemed suspicious ____ everybody.

6．____ I hadn’t stopped her, she would have jumped into the river.

7.He said it d didn’t matter ____ we stayed or went.

8.I was writing a letter ____ the telephone rang.

9.The teacher is very strict with us, simple ____ he wants us to make rapid

progress.

10.The doctor had scarcely got into bed _____ he was called out again.

V. Rewrite the following sentences according to the requirements given in the bracket. ( 10% )

( active voice—passive voice)

1.We have painted the windows white.

2.People speak English almost all over the world.

(combine each group of sentences into one sentence, using coordination)

3.Tom speaks Chinese fluently. He can’t write in it.

4.Brian locked the door. He went to a nearby pub.

( direct sentence—indirect sentence)

5.He said, “ It must be pretty late. I really must go.”

6. 6. “ Must I go to school tomorrow ?” Jack asked.

( Turn the following sentences into existential there )

7. A car was ready for us.

8.My front door had a bolt but I never used it.

( Emphasize the italicized part by using introductory “it” )

9.The machine needs repairing.

10.John gave Mary a handbag at Christmas.