全国2008年4月高等教育自学考试

　　英语语法试题

　　课程代码：00831

　　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. Aren’t 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 solicitor’s 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 didn’t know who _______ for the broken vase.( )

　　A. blames B. blamed

　　C. to blame D. will blame

　　15. Judging from the latest information, you’d 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 don’t 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1 6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. 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.