英语语法2006年4月真题试题（00831）

英语语法2006年4月真题试题及答案解析（00831）

英语语法2006年4月真题试题及答案解析（00831），本试卷共100分。

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 in the brackets.

1.A hot shower, a cup of milk, a bag of potato chips, and then a good sleep ______ luxury that he needed after the examination.

A.are
B.was
C.were
D.is

2.Check out the weather at your destination ______ you might forget to take something important with you.

A.so
B.or
C.that
D.when

3.I had to get up early ______ I might catch the first bus.

A.so that
B.in order
C.because
D.for

4.John is going to marry Susan once ______ gets consent from his parents.

A.it
B.he
C.she
D.they

5.A: Is John trying to enter Harvard Law School?B: No, I ______ believe he is. He hates lawyers.

A.nothing
B.does
C.don’t
D.do

6.The family ______ asked to come to the decision that the child must be operated on as quickly as possible.

A.were
B.is
C.are
D.was

7.There ______ a tall man wanting to play tennis with you.

A.is
B.are
C.stand
D.appears

8.We covered the sick old man ______ a blanket.

A.by
B.for
C.with
D.through

9.She had no sympathy ______ the old lady.

A.in
B.for
C.into
D.on

10.His fondness ______ playing table-tennis is beyond our imagination.

A.in
B.of
C.for
D.with

11.Before we discuss the major topic today, let’s start with a ______ issue first.

A.less
B.lesser
C.few
D.fewer

12.There are ______ than the mayor of the town.

A.more intelligent monkeys
B.monkeys more intelligent
C.intelligent monkeys more
D.more monkeys intelligent

13.I don’t think he can fool her into ______ his promises.

A.believe
B.believed
C.to believe
D.believing

14.It is very dangerous to bribe a police officer ______ lies.

A.to tell
B.telling
C.tell
D.told

15.I would rather take a taxi every day than ______ my own car.

A.having bought
B.have bought
C.buy
D.to buy

16.There’s nothing to do today, so you may as well ______ home.

A.go
B.going
C.to go
D.gone

17.I want you to cut the paper ______ I do.

A.the same way like
B.like the way
C.in the same way that
D.in the same way as

18.______ they found cheating at the exam, they would be expelled from the school.

A.If
B.Be
C.Were
D.Had

19.They had ______ a fierce dog ______ no one dare to go near their house.

A.such...as
B.so...that
C.such...and
D.such...that

20.Take an umbrella ______ it should rain.

A.so that
B.in case
C.because
D.if

二、多项填空题

(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.

11.is given, was given, will be given, is now being soughtThe theatre company ______ a grant of $6,000 and a further $2,000 ______ from elsewhere.

12.was completed, is completed, is equipped, was equippedThe hotel, which ______ only last year, ______ with a solarium and sauna.

13.eat, ate, enjoy, enjoyed, would enjoyMedical evidence suggests that most people ______ better health if they ______less refined sugar.

14.How, How a, What, What a, What thea. ______ strange idea you have!b. ______ strange your idea is!

15.such, such a, so, so a, a soa. He’s ______ nice boy.b. They’re ______ kind people.

16.had she, hadn’t she, did she, didn’t she, was shea. She had finished her homework by the time her father returned home, _____?b. She had her hair cut the day before yesterday, ______?

17.which, that, ( ), it, heThat was the proposal ______ he put forward at the meeting but ______ was rejected by all the other members.

18.that, which, who, whom, ( )Can you mention anyone ______ we know ______ is as talented as he?

三、填空题

(本大题共20小题，每空1分，共20分)请在每小题的空格中填上正确答案。错填、不填均无分。 Fill in the blanks with an item as required.

21.A. With an appropriate coordinator or subordinator:Mr. Wang was a high school teacher for twenty years, ______ now he is teaching at the university.

22.B. With a proform:He found ______ annoying that his neighbour kept calling him by the wrong name.

23.C. With a helping verb:Every man and woman, old or young, ______ required to take the inoculation.

24.D. With a verb:Either you or your friend ______ to come with me to the police station.

25.E. With an appropriate form of the adjective given:This is ______ (useful) book I’ve ever found for my research.

26.F. With an appropriate form of the verb or verb phrase given:I don’t feel like ______ (work) in this company.

27.It is high time he ______ (think) about fulfilling his early promises in this reelection year.

28.How long have you been with the company?I ______ (work) there for two years by January.

29.Sorry about the mess! The workmen ______ (fit) a new boiler in the bathroom all morning.

210.Since I broke my leg, I ______ (depend) on my daughter to see to the shopping and housework.

211.Our only request is that this ______ (settle) as soon as possible.

212.They talked as though they ______ (be) friends for years.

213.Without the assistance of those giant machines, no bridge ______ (can build)on the river last year.

214.I’d rather you ______ (not interfere) with her. Leave her alone.

215.G. With an appropriate conjunct:John is smart, and well-behaved. ______, he is admirable.

216.Do it now. ______, it will be too late.

217.I’m leaving tomorrow. ______ can I use your bike this afternoon?

218.H. With an appropriate relative pronoun:She traveled with a young man of ______ her friends had never heard.

219.This is not the type of modem house ______ my own is.

220.All the teachers ______ are applying for the position must possess special qualifications.

四、改错题

(本大题共8小题，每小题1分，共8分)Correct one error in each of the following sentences.

31.She is the sole girl in my class who can play the guitar.

32.Bill is more junior to Mike.

33.The ancient relics ought to be taken great care.

34.He became, as it was, a hero from a strange land.

35.I have been waiting for you all evening. You must have phoned me!

36.In a Chinese restaurant she works in a small town in England.

37.Care must be taken in using this method lest overflow will occur.

38.I have never taken anything which didn’t belong to me.

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.

41.Using whatever cohesive device is appropriate in B’s answer:A: Can I have these apples, Mum?B: You just had a big apple.

42.Using inversion:The plane roared over and the bombs came down which killed almost all the people in the village.

43.Using “none” as part of the subject:They haven’t come back yet.

44.Using “The President, as well as his advisors” as the subject:They are aware of the risk of the mission.

45.Replacing the adverbial clause in italics by a prepositional phrase:She met her ex-busband while she was on her way to the supermarket yesterday.

46.Combining the two sentences:I have never been there. This is the first time.

47.Combining the sentences using superlative degree:John is 1.70m tall. Bill is 1.73m in height. Mike is 2cm taller than Bill.

48.Combining the sentences using coordination and/or subordination:The men will be compensated. Their houses were damaged.

49.Turning the singular nouns or noun phrases into plural forms wherever possible with other necessary changes:She is a woman pilot.

410.Turning the singular nouns or noun phrases into plural forms wherever possible with other necessary changes:Tell the kid to bring a raincoat with him tomorrow.

411.Using a genitive or a double genitive wherever possible:Professor Smith is one of my teacher’s old friends.

412.Using a genitive or a double genitive wherever possible:I believe the reputation of our university is as good as that of any other university.

413.Using a genitive or a double genitive wherever possible:I found some of your old hats.

六、名词解释题

(本大题共2小题，每小题2分，共4分)Define the following terms with examples.

51.determiners

52.the major function of prepositions

七、简答题

(本大题共3小题，每小题2分，共6分)Answer the following questions.

61.Why are unit nouns especially useful when they are used to modify a mass noun?

62.Give at least two grammatical functions of the -ing participle.

63.Explain the conditions in which we need or do not need to use and between premodifying adjectives.