全国自考英语语法试题及参考答案

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 foundB. always foundC. is always findingD. always finds2. We _______ in France now, but the flight _______.( )A. are; puts offB. were; was put offC. were to arrive; put offD. were to have been; was put off3. The ghost _______ as the clock _______ twelve.( )A. appeared, was strikingB. appeared, struckC. was appearing, struckD. was appearing, was striking4. Once a satellite _______ into orbit round Pluto, scientists will be able to find a great deal. ( )A. will be putB. has been putC. would be putD. was put5. You talk as though it _______ a small thing to leave the country for good.( )A. isB. wasC. will beD. were6. The method of painting is known as _______ far back as the Song Dynasty.( )A. to be usedB. to have usedC. to have been usingD. to have been used7. There used to be an old apple tree in the garden, _______?( )A. used thereB. could thereC. was thereD. use there8. The boss demanded that the letter _______typed today.( )A. can beB. should beC. shall beD. must be9. Aren’t you tired? I _______ you _______ enough for today.( )A. think; didB. thought; had doneC. would have thought; had doneD. should have thought; did10. Let me start with a _______ issue before I explain the problem of our major concern.( )A. lessB. moreC. lesserD. least11. I went to see my parents _______ National Day.( )A. onB. atC. inD. for12. They are going to visit Sydney _______ Christmas.( )A. atB. inC. forD. on13. While _______ for costs _______, my solicitor’s case quite obviously revolved around the fact that I had a ‘brilliant academic record’.( )A. asked; awardedB. asking; awardedC. asked; to be awardedD. asking; to be awarded14. The mother didn’t know who _______ for the broken vase.( )A. blamesB. blamedC. to blameD. will blame15. Judging from the latest information, you’d better make up your mind now _______ it is too late.( )A. afterB. sinceC. whenD. before16. She was very angry with the person _______ called her early in the morning. ( )A. whichB. whoC. whomD./17. Thank you very much for the lovely toy _______ you sent my son.( )A. whereB. whoC. whomD./18. _______, they refused to come to the party.( )A. Strange enoughB. SlowlyC. HappilyD. Always19. It is true that John drove _______.( )A. franklyB. all of a suddenC. slowlyD. clearly20. She stood up _______ order to see better.( )A. inB. byC. atD. on21. I used to read a lot _______ I don’t have much tim e for books now.( )A. althoughB. sinceC. asD. 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 beExcept for the eatable that _______ allowed into the spot, everything else _______ confiscated that day.23. is, are, was, were, itself, himself, themselvesThe family _______ enjoying _______ immensely at the Spring Festival dinner party.24. be, is, was, are, were, will be, shall bea. 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, lessShe speaks French _______ well _______ the rest of us.26. is, are, has, have, havingA team which _______ full of enthusiasm _______ a better chance of winning.27. woman, women, has, have, havingThe 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, cattlea. 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 question57. He’s always telling me that I don’t plan for the future.B. Using relative pronouns58. 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 clause60. She wasn’t feeling well. As a result she went to lie down on the couch.D. Using passive voice61. 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 auxiliary63. To get laid off was the last thing he ever anticipated.F. Using nonfinite verb form64. 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 discontinuity66. Excessive drinking is more harmful than expected to anybody.H. Using whatever cohesive device is appropriate67. 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 verbs71. Extraposition72. 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.C2.D3.B4.B5.D6.D7.A8.B9.B 10.C11.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, themselves24. are, will be,25. so, as,26. is, has,27. women, have,28. more, the29. 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/ either35. neither36. any37. theC. With an appropriate form of the verb or verb phrase given:38. should take place39. 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 doctor—see a doctor.48. there were—were there49. 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 Africa—to Africa54. rude at ---rude to55. 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 question57. Is he always telling me t hat I don’t plan for the future?B. Using relative pronouns58. 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 clause60. She wasn’t feeling well, so that she went to lie down on the couch.D. Using passive voice61. 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 auxiliary63. He couldn’t have anticipated to get laid off .F. Using nonfinite verb form64. 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 discontinuity66. Excessive drinking is more harmful to anybody than expected.H. Using whatever cohesive device is appropriate67. 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.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 listenB. were not listeningC. had not listenedD. shouldn't listen2. When I got to the top of the mountain, the sun ______. ( )A. shoneB. shinesC. has shoneD. was shining3. The building suddenly collapsed while it ______ down. ( )A. pulledB. had been pulledC. was being pulledD. was pulled4. Most of my saving ______ in stocks. ( )A. has been investedB. is being investedC. have investedD. have been invested5. The manager insisted that the chief engineer ______ testing the new model immediately. （）A. startB. startsC. startedD. will start6. Great as Newton was, many of his principles ______ and modified by contemporary scientists today. ( )A. are to challengeB. may be challengedC. are challengingD. have been challenged7. Mary ______ have been invited to the party, but she wasn't.A. mustB. shouldC. canD. would8. Mr. Smith isn't here yet. I think he ______ about the meeting.A. should have forgotB. ought to forgetC. must have forgotD. may not forget9. , It was very kind of you to do the washing-up, but you really ______ it.A. needn't doB. shouldn't have doneC. didn't have to doD. mustn't have done10. I couldn't help ______ when I saw that. ( )A. laughB. laughedC. laughingD. to laugh11. I saw lying on his doormat a letter ______ to him from the U.S.A. ( )A. addressingB. addressedC. to addressD. being addressed12. The key ______ the puzzle will be given in tomorrow's paper. ( )A. ofB. forC. toD. about13. The surgeon was expected to finish the operation ______ noon. ( )A. inB. beforeC. tillD. on14. What was it ______ caused the forest fire? ( )A. whoB. thatC. thisD. whom15. This is the school ______ I studied for six years. ( )A. whichB. whereC. whenD. whom16. His sister, ______ you met at the airport yesterday, is a famous basketball player. ( )A. thatB. whoC. whichD. when17. She would stay with her parents ______ .( )A. for a couple of days once a month after she got marriedB. once a month for a couple of days after she got marriedC. after she got married for a couple of days once a monthD. once a month after she got married for a couple of days18. All the applicants will be assessed ______ an interview.( )A. by means ofB. through the way ofC. by the way ofD. by the method of19. ______ my bank lent me the money, I would have bought a new house.( )A. HadB. IfC. BeD. Would20. ______ guilty, I'd rather be tried in Florida.( )A. WhenB. AsC. SinceD. If二、选择填空题(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.21. were, was, had, animal, animalsSmall amounts of land was used for keeping animals.22. has, have, its, their, theirsThe committee has reached its decision.23. more, more of, most, as, like, thanBill is more of a fool than John.24. qualified, a teacher; qualifying, teachers; qualify, teachingSusan is a teacher as qualified as Mary.25. be, is, was, are, were, will be, shall bea. That the man kissed his love in the street on the Valentine Day will be a hot topic for tonight's TV show.b. Neither his voice nor his donation to the funding organization shall be forgotten in the days to come.26. have, has, had, will have, shall havea. She is the only one of the factory who has been laid up.b. This is the only family in the community who has different opinions while making up the mind.27. be, is, was, are, were, will be, shall be, has, have, hada. She is one of the girls who have been to the Sentosa Beaches.b. This is the only one of the houses which was newly built up in this area.28. physics, gentry, binoculars, bronchitis, bacteria, stimulusa. Singular only: physics, stimulus, bronchitisb. Plural only: binoculars, bacteria, gentry三、填空题(本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分)Fill in each of the blanks with an appropriate word or phrase.A. Fill in the blank with assertive, non-assertive or negative words:29. I think I've lost that green scarf of mine; I can't find it anywhere.五、改句(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 imperative into the YES-NO question form:57. Bring me some paper please.→Would you please bring me some paper?B. Using a modal auxiliary:58. It is not even barely possible that he made that mistake.→He could not have made that mistake.C. Using the nonfinite verb form:59. When the reports arrived, we began to assess them.→Reports having arrived, …D. Using extraposition:60. To see all the high school kids standing on one foot outside school property and puffing away furtively and defiantly on their cigarettes breaks my heart.→It breaks my heart to see …E. Using passive voice:61. All the students who are applying for the government loan must observe this rule.→This rule must be observed by all the students…F. Combining the two sentences by using subjunctive mood:62. She has little knowledge about the country. But she talked in a way that made people believe the country.→She talked as if she had much knowledge about the country.G. Combining the two sentences by using a conjunct:63. He tried many companies. They all rejected his application.→… but …64. It rained heavily last night. All the flowers are gone.→… and…H. Combining the two sentences by using a relative clause:65. Philip bought an English-Chinese dictionary last week. He found it very useful.→Philip found the English-Chinese dictionary that he bought last week very useful.66. Heavy storms occurred in the area this summer. It caused serious damage to the crops. →The heavy storms that occurred in the area this summer caused serious damage to the crops.I. Rewrite the following sentences using whatever cohesive device is appropriate:67. If you travel often, keep a collection of necessities pre-packed. Keeping a collection of necessities pre-packed will give you time to pare the nonessentials.→… that will give you…68. I inherited these skills from my father. Those skills have been put to the test.→… They have been…69. I learned to pack light early in life. I had to pack light early in life.→… I had to do it …六、名词解释(本大题共2小题，每小题2分，共4分)Define the following terms with examples.70. Predicative modal auxiliaryModal auxiliary which is in a use indicating speaker's assumption or assessment of probability. eg. Even in summer it can be very cold here.71. anaphoric referenceAnaphoric reference is used to retreive information from the foregoing context.eg. I have read that book. It is not very interesting.七、简答题(本大题共3小题，每小题2分，共6分)Answer the following questions.72. What is the system of two tenses and two aspects?Answer: Two tenses are past tense and present tense; two aspects are perfect aspect and progressive aspect.73. What are the senses conveyed in the premodifying-ed participles?Answer: If the verb is transitive, its premodifying-ed participle convey the sense of passiveness or completeness or both; if the verb is intrnasitive, its premodifying-ed participle convey only the sense of completeness.74. What is given information and what is new information?Answer: The given information is what is assumed to be familiar to the receiver, while the new information is what is assumed to be unfamiliar to the receiver.2010年4月全国自考现代英语语法真题一、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 letter A, B, C or D in the brackets.1:参考答案：A试题内容：That definition leaves___for disagreement.A:much roomB:a small roomC:many roomsD:a big room2:参考答案：B试题内容：My train is going to arrive at Shanghai at about eight o’clock tonight.The plane Id like to take from there___by then.A:would leaveB:will have leftC:has leftD:had left3:参考答案：B试题内容：The young man who has applied for the post___in the general managersoffice.A:is interviewingB:is being interviewedC:to be interviewedD:had beenInterviewed4:参考答案：D试题内容：It is essential that all the exam papers ______ back before the end ofthe term.A:must be sentB:are sentC:will be sentD:be sent5:参考答案：C试题内容：___for my illness, I would have got the job in the Disneyland.A:Not beingB:Without beingC:Had it not beenD:Not having been6:参考答案：B试题内容：The car ahead of me suddenly stopped by the roadside. I think it___outof gas.A:may runB:may have runC:must runD:should have run7:参考答案：B试题内容：The teacher won’t mind___the term paper.A:us to delay handing inB:our delaying handing inC:our delaying to hand inD:us delay to hand in 8:参考答案：C试题内容：All the tasks___ahead of time, they decided to have a dinner party to celebrate.A:have been finishedB:had been finishedC:having been finishedD:wereFinished9:参考答案：A试题内容：What he has done is___what I have done.A:superior toB:more superior toC:superior thanD:more superior than10:参考答案：B试题内容：Mary earns___as Jane does, but she spends less money on cosmetics thanJane.A:twice so muchB:twice as muchC:as much twiceD:so much twice11:参考答案：C试题内容：We’ll discuss a___issue before we move on to the problem of our major concern.A:lessB:moreC:lesserD:most12:参考答案：A试题内容：He was very disappointed___the salary the company offered him.A:withB:toC:forD:on13:参考答案：A试题内容：The course usually attracts 30 students each term,___about two thirds are girls.A:among whomB:for whomC:among themD:for them14:参考答案：A试题内容：I have never seen a TV program___the man cannot find a parking space atthe very first try.A:whereB:whichC:whenD:there15:参考答案：A试题内容：Everyone believes that the day will come___people all over the worldlive a rich and happy life.A:whenB:whereC:whichD:why16:参考答案：D试题内容：The novelist and poet___best writer of the year.A:have been awardedB:have awardedC:has awardedD:has beenAwarded17:参考答案：D试题内容：Ten minutes___an hour when Im depressed.A:seemsB:seemC:seemedD:is seeming18:参考答案：B试题内容：___Paul brings the money for our lunch, well go right to the cafeteria.A:As far asB:As soon asC:As good asD:As much as19:参考答案：D试题内容：The captain, together with the crew,___determined not to abandon theship until all the passengers were aboard the lifeboats.A:isB:areC:wereD:was20:参考答案：C试题内容：I saw___girls at the cinema.A:the bothB:many aC:both theD:a many二、填空题(本大题共28小题，共36分)Section A: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words given in the group. (共8小题，每小题2分，共16分)1:参考答案：hasn’t been，is,试题内容：isn’t, hasn’t been, haven’t been, is, are, wasThe present government, which_____in power long,_____trying to controlinflation. It isn’t having much success.2:参考答案：the，the,试题内容：a, a, the, the, some, suchGetting_____unions and_____bosses to agree isn’t easy.3:参考答案：is now believed，taught,试题内容：is now believing, is now believed, has now believed, taught, teaching,being taughtIt_____that foreign languages are most easily_____to young children.4:参考答案：am，should be试题内容：am, were, has been, will be, shall be, should beI_____anxious that nobody_____hurt.5:参考答案：Once,released,试题内容：if, once, until, releases, releasing, released_____ _____from prison, he is likely to engage himself in the same businessand commit the same crime.6:参考答案：I’ve ever seen，which试题内容：which, what, when, seen, I’ve ever seen, which I’ve ever seenIt’s the only building _____ _____is made entirely of glass.7:参考答案：were believed，were试题内容：believed, was believed, were believed, are, was, wereWhat_____to be aliens from outer space_____actually several sheep goingastray.8:参考答案：Either,whichever试题内容：both, either, neither, whatever, whichever, howeverYou can keep one of the photos,_____of them—_____you like.9:参考答案：shall we试题内容：Let’s talk to the manager,_____(we)?10:参考答案：a speech试题内容：How long_____(speech) you made this afternoon!11:参考答案：men试题内容：There has been an increasing number of_____(man) teachers in primaryschools in the last few years.12:参考答案：the town试题内容：All_____(town) were celebrating the victory that night.13:参考答案：aunt’s试题内容：We’re having dinner at my_____(aunt) tonight.14:参考答案：stopped试题内容：If only they_____(stop) this constant complaining.15:参考答案：is sitting试题内容：The vase_____(sit) dangerously over the edge of the balcony.16:参考答案：were going to call试题内容：We_____(call) on you yesterday, but we had visitors ourselves.17:参考答案：should(would／might)not miss试题内容：She took a taxi to the station so that she_____(not miss) the train.18:参考答案：might(could)have cured试题内容：This_____(cure) your cough if you had taken it.19:参考答案：hearing试题内容：Several people reported_____(hear) her cry for help.20:参考答案：repaired试题内容：When are you going to have the car_____(repair)?21:参考答案：The moredangerous试题内容：_____(dangerous) it is, the more I like it.22:参考答案：more of a fool试题内容：He is_____(of a fool) than his predecessor.23:参考答案：out of sympathy试题内容：A lot of people volunteered to donate their blood_____(of sympathy). 24:参考答案：count on试题内容：With luck, you might cover your costs, but don’t_____(count) it.25:参考答案：about whom试题内容：The woman_____(whom) we talked has just given birth to quintuplets successfully.26:参考答案：are试题内容：What he did and when he did it_____(be) the only things I want to know. 27:参考答案：bigger one试题内容：My car is too small. Let’s rent a_____(big).28:参考答案：imagine so试题内容：—Will they change it?—Yes. I_____(imagine).三、改错题(本大题共12小题，每小题1分，共12分)Correct one error in each of the following sentences.1:参考答案：The new reservoir is two-thirds the size of the old one in area．【评分标准】全句改对给1分，部分改对不给分。