2002年上半年高等教育自學(xué)考試全國統(tǒng)一命題考試

英語語法

（課程代號：0831）[本卷有答案可以索取]

Ⅰ.單項選擇題(本大題共20小題，每小題1分，共20分)
   Choose the best answer from the choices given:

1.When they arrived at the airport, the plane _____.
A. already set off         B. set off already
C. had already set off     D. has already set off

2.The moon _____ around the earth.
A. move     B. moves     C. will move     D. has moved

3.If I _____ you, I would give up the job.
A. am     B. be     C. was     D. were

4._____ there be life on Mars?
A. May     B. Can     C. Might     D. Ought

5.She pretended not _____ interested but her eyes betrayed her.
A. to be     B. be     C. being     D. been

6.He aimed his gun _____ me.
A. to     B. at     C. on     D. into

7.Stay _____ have dinner with us, will you?
A. to     B. or     C. and     D. here

8.You can use my car, _____ you promise to be back before lunch.
A. as for as      B. as much as
C. as good as     D. as long as

9.Mary listened carefully _____ she might discover exactly what John wanted.
A. so as that     B. in order that
C. in case        D. provided

10.A:What will you be doing in the summer?
   B:_____ English in a high school.
A. To teach             B. Teaching
C. Will be teaching     D. Will teach

11.Is this the first time you _____ Beijing ?
A. have visited     B. would visit
C. visited          D. have been visiting

12.Great as Einstein was, many of this assumptions _____ today and modified by contemporary scientists.
A. are to challenge     B. may be challenged
C. are challenging      D. have been challenged

13.You _____ be shocked at the news.
A. should well    B. must well    C. may well    D. can well

14.He _____ possibly be serious, and nobody takes it seriously.
A. shouldn't     B. can't     C. mustn't     D. shan't

15.He didn't permit me _____.
A. explaining    B. explained    C. explain    D. to explain

16.Many of them died _____ the disease.
A. in     B. for     C. of     D. among

17.The government has promised to do all _____ lies in its power to help.
A. which     B. that     C. ( )     D. the

18.The person _____ I complained is the manager.
A. who     B. to whom     C. whom     D. to who

19.He went to bed _____ he finished his work.
A. at the moment     B. the moment
C. in a moment       D. by the moment

20.The evidence is invalid _____ it was obtained through illegal means.
A. so that     B. that     C. since that     D. in that

Ⅱ.選擇題(本大題共8小題，每小題2分，共16分)

   Fill in the blanks with one of the following items:

21.is, are, being, people, peoples
   The Chinese, like many other _______ in the Far East, _______ extremely hard-working.

22.is, are, was, were, itself, himself, themselves
   Chicago Bulls _______ enjoying _______ at the celebration party for the fifth NBA championship.

23.prefer, prefers, is, are, was, were, will be, shall be
   One-third of the students _______ willing to write course papers but ten percent of the teachers _______ in-class examinations.

24.be, is, was, are ,were, will be, shall be, has, have had
   a. She is one of these girls who _______ trouble running around.
   b. This one of the many houses here which _______ destroyed in the earthquake.

Put the following words in appropriate groups:

25.green, greens, greenery, salads, salad, salad's
   Her sister didn't give her anything on her birthday but a small _______ Chinese _______ spoon. 

26.The early; Early; The earlier; the soon; sooner; the sooner
   _______ you start, _______ you'll get it done.

27.billiards, bronchitis, deer, dominoes, sheep, Vietnamese
   a. Singular only:_______
   b. Both singular and plural:_______

28.butter, desk, fish, laughter, people, thunder
   a. Countable nouns:_______
   b. Uncountabel nouns:_______

Ⅲ.填空(本大題共20小題，每小題1分，共20分)

   Fill in the blanks with assertive, non-assertive or negative words:

29.It's strange that she should _______ repeat the mistake.

30.He refused to stay here _______ longer.

   Fill in the blanks with proper forms of the given verb phrases:

31.It is very typical of you. You _______ (always lose) things.

32.She _______ (entitle to) a repayment of her damaged car.

33.We never imagined him _______ (stay) at home for a whole week.

   Fill in the blanks with proper words:

34.This is our _______ important task so far.

35.I like Australia best _______ all the English speaking countries.

36.I made a comparison _______ the major English speaking countries.

   Fill in the blanks with an appropriate coordinator or subordinator:

37.He never came _______ when he was in trouble.

38.I think it best _______ you should stay here.
   Fill in the blanks with an appropriate relative pronoun:

39.They eat the finest food _______ is available.

40.That _______ was bitter to endure may be sweet to remember.

41.He feared lest people should think him impractical, _______ he was not.

   Fill in the blanks with WH-words:

42.A:″I'm going to Beijing this weekend.″
   B:″_______ for?″

43.A:″_______ come he's failed in the exam?″
   B:″He's been absent from class for a whole month.″

   Fill in the blanks with an appropriate form of the given words:

44.It is highly desirable that a new president _______ (appoint) for this university.

45.Rather than _______ (repair) it, he decided to sell the car.

46.She came much _______(early) than we expected.

   Fill in the blanks with an appropriate pronoun:

47.She could pass _______ a much younger woman.

48.Look _______ you and decide if you like your position.

Ⅳ.改錯(本大題共8小題，每小題1分，共8分)

   Correct errors in the following sentences:

49.She's got a parrot no the shoulder.

50.Have you heard this new idea of the boss?

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

52.I saw that stupid boyfriend of Mary yesterday.

53.John F.Kennedy was President of United States in 1961.

54.A great deal of illness originates in mind.

55.The all of Paris welcomed the general.

56.I haven't seen him whole day.

Ⅴ.改寫句子(本大題共13小題，每小題2分，共26分)

Rewrite the following sentences as required:

57.Turn the singular nouns or noun phrases into plural forms wherever possible with other necessary changes:
   The passer-by stopped and put his hand into his trouser pocket.

58.Write a counter-factual condition based on the given fact:
   Alexandra the great died because of the attention from too many physicians.

59.Use modal verbs:
   I just don't believe that the line has been engaged all this time. Maybe there's a fault on it.

60.Turn the clause into an infinitive phrase:
   It's good idea that we do not permit smoking in this area.

61.Combine sentences using coordination and/or subordination:
   You are in doubt about deductions on our tax return. Call the IRS collect.

62.Combine sentences using coordination and/or subordination:
   We carved their names on the stone. Our purpose was to have future generations know what they had done.

63.Combine the sentences into one that contains a relative clause:
   My boss is a very considerate person. His predecessor was not a considerate person at all.

64.Rewrite the following sentence using a disjunct:
   It is more important that the government should always be responsive to the public opinions.

65.Improve the following sentence:
   Excessive exposure to violence on TV is more harmful than expected to children.

66.Use cleaving for place adjunct:
   Jack revealed Tom's scandal at the party.

67.Rewrite the following sentence using whatever cohesive device is appropriate:
   A: Is John trying to enter Harvard Law School?
   B: No, I don't think John is trying to enter Harvard Law School. He hates lawyers.

68.Rewrite the following sentence using whatever cohesive device is appropriate:
   A: Can I have these apples, Mum?
   B: You just had a big apple.

69.Rewrite the following sentence using whatever cohesive device is appropriate:
   I learned to pack light early in life. I had to pack light early in life.

Ⅵ.名詞解釋(本大題2小題，每小題2分，共4分)

   Define the following terms with examples:

70.Peredictive meaning of modal auxiliaries

71.Define ″ellipsis″ with two examples.

Ⅶ.簡答題(本大題共3小題，每小題2分，共6分)

   Answer the following questions with the help of examples:

72.List two situations in which simple present is used to refer to the past.

73.What are non-finite verbs?

74.What role does ″there″ play in the existential sentence from a communicative point of view?