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2005年4月全国高等教育自学考试英语语法试题

一、单项选择题(本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分)

Chose the best answer from the choices given and put the letter in the blank. 1. The task force is supposed_____.

A. to be getting reinforced B. that to be getting reinforced C. to being got reinforced D. that been got reinforced 2. He muffled his voice to avoid_____.

A. having been identified B. to be identified C. identified D. being identified 3._____, I would call him in advance.

A. Had I been you B. I were you C. Were I you D. I had been you 4. The company encourages _____ uniforms.

A. to wear B. wears C. wearing D. have worn 5. What is _____ story you have ever heard?

A. funnier B. a funniest C. the funnier D. the funniest 6. You may take an oral or written exam _____ you prefer.

A. according as B. according to C. if D. whether 7. The Tower of London, _____ so many people lost their lives, is now a tourist attraction.

A. which B. there C. where D. from it 8. Pride and prejudice _____ never failed to characterize the aristocracy.

A. had B. has C. have D. are 9. Not only the players and the coach but also the referee _____ responsible for the defeat.

A. were B. was C. is D. are 10. How often _____ your car _____? I think it ought _____ twice a week at least.

A. is … washed, to be washed B. is … washed, to wash

C. is … washed, to have washed D. has … been washed, to be washed 11. The noise of the desks _____ could be heard out in the street.

A. having been opened and closed B. opened and closed

C. being opened and closed D. to be opened and closed 12. I had hoped that Jennifer _____ a doctor, but she was not good at medicine.

A. will become B. become C. would become D. becomes 13. Most people enjoy _____.

A. to flatter B. to be flattered C. flattering D. being flattered 14. Congratulations on _____ to the university.

A. having admitted B. being admitted C. admitting D. have admitted 15. As we went _____ in our investigation of the case, we had more evidence of a political conspiracy. A. far B. farther C. further D. farthest 16. _____ his immense fortune, he died a most unhappy man.

A. Although B. With all C. With D. Because of 17. He takes no interest in studies; _____, he plays tennis all day.

A. in short B. instead C. anyhow D. still 18. The factory was burned down last night; _____ many workmen were thrown out of employment.

A. for this sake B. on that account C. in that case D. unfortunately 19. The old _____ usually self-conceited as age sometimes does tell.

A. is B. will be C. are to be D. are

20. There _____ a tall building, several tennis courts and lots of non-deciduous trees on the center of the area. A. is B. are C. stand D. appears 二、选择填空题(本大题共6小题，每小题2分，共12分) Fill in the blanks with one of the items given below.

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21. today, today’s, todays’, the, a

__today’s____ styles are not as attractive as those of _a_the__ generation ago. 22. a, the, any, some, all

I believe __the____ prestige of our college is as great as that of _any_____ other college in this area. 23. Fool and Joe, Joe and thief, Fool and thief, Joe and he, Fool and he

In the sentence “Fool Joe may be, but thief he is not ”, the subjects are _joe and he_____ and the themes are _fool and thief_____.

24. a, the, any, every, all

In the United States, Women earn an average of 75 cents for _a_____ $1 men are paid, _all_____ disparity Bill Clinton has noted in the past as evidence of social injustice. 25. was given, gave, has given, onto, off, over to

The evening _was has given_____ __over to____ singing and dancing. 26. makes, made, was made, of, after, for

It started raining, so she _makes_made__for__ ___after___ the nearest shelter. 三、填空题(本大题共20小题，每空1分，共20分) 27. Fill in the blank with an appropriate unit noun: a _land/bottle_grain____ of sand

28. Fill in the blank with an appropriate unit noun: a __light_ray/beam___ of sunshine.

29. Fill in the blank with an appropriate form of the verb given: Two players _were sent_____ (send) off the field in the restive match. 30. Fill in the blank with an appropriate form of the words given:

I’ve left the key on the safe. People _must have been looking_____ (must look) everywhere for it. 31. Fill in the blank with an appropriate Preposition: I got the news prior _to_____ the conference.

32. Fill in the blank with an appropriate preposition:

She leant __into_over_ the river to see her reflection in the water.

33. Fill in the blank with an appropriate coordinator or subordinator:

She was on the verge of starvation,_while___ her brother was living an extravagant life. 34. Fill in the blank with an appropriate coordinator or subordinator:

Not everyone can go to Cambridge __or/and____ Oxford. You’re one of the privileged few. 35. Fill in the blank with an appropriate relative pronoun:

The painter lived in Beijing, where______ he was in close contact with other artists. 36. Fill in the blank with an appropriate conjunct:

You can phone the doctor if you like. _however_____, I very much doubt whether you will get him to come out on a Saturday night.

37. Fill in the blank with an appropriate form of the verb given:

The police __was__are__ (be) investigating the fraud allegations against him. 38. Fill in the blank with a proper form of the verb given: All of the fruit _were spoiled_spoilt____ (spoil). 39. Fill in the blank with an appropriate from of the word given: Janet turned out as though she _had knew_____ (know) the result. 40. Fill in the blank with an appropriate from of the word given: more honest__a___ (honest) man than he is shall be chosen. 41. Fill in the blank with an appropriate preposition: That strange idea is __from_above___ belief.

42. Fill in the blank with an appropriate coordinator or subordinator: Work hard __unless/until____ you are told to stop.

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43. Fill in the blank with an appropriate relative pronoun: You must return the book to _whoever_whom___ it belongs to. 44. Fill in the blank with an appropriate relative pronoun:

We talked a long while about our boyhood days, after _that__which___ we had a good dinner. 45. Fill in the blank with an appropriate adverb:

Only one boy was absent, _definitely_namely____ Harry. 46. Fill in the blank with an appropriate conjunct:

You say you want to marry her. __if so_in that case___, you shouldn’t be quarrelling with her all the time. 四、改错题(本大题共8小题，每小题1分，共8分) Correct errors in the following sentences.

47. We must hurry, otherwise the seminar will start when we get there. Have started

48. He suddenly saw the answer to the problem that has occupied his mind for the last two years. Had been occupying

49. The company has promised a rise to salary for ages, but nothing has happened yet. By has been 50. I believe youngsters read too many love stories these days to be realistic. To be realistic these days 51. Please do not use your mobile phones until after the plane lands. 52. As she is fed up with working as a secretary, she thinks of finding another job. Is thinking 53. Francis Bacon wrote that reading made a full man.said makes 54. Go and get some fresh air! You were sitting here all morning. Go out have been 五、改写句子题(本大题共15小题，每小题2分，共30分) Rewrite the following sentences as required.

55. Rephrase these sentences so as to begin each with the existential “there”:

a. A small, grey monkey was wearing my best silk tie. There was a small grey monkey wearing..

b. Many citizens believed that the fire had been caused by foreigners. There were many citizens believed that the fire...

56. In answering the question below, use (a) the information given in brackets, and (b) the passive voice as a means of achieving end-focus.

Were Christopher Columbus and his men the first Europeans to discover America ? (Norsemen landed on the coast of North America in the 10th or 11th century)

57. Turn the following statement into an exclamation: These old men are very nice people.

58. Turn the following statement into an exclamation: They are working with great enthusiasm.

59. Turn the following statement into a negative imperative: Put the box somewhere in the storeroom.

60. Turn the singular noun or noun phrase into plural forms wherever possible with other necessary changes:

He was anxious to increase his knowledge. 61. Use modal auxiliary:

They were obliged to finance from short-term loans as the debts fell due. 62. Use an infinitive phrase:

My friends recommended that I should give up smoking.

63. Combine sentences using comparative degree (more … than …): He works carefully. I don’t work carefully enough.

64. Combine the sentences into one that contains a relative clause: The monsoon season occurs in Thailand every year. It causes heavy rains. 65. Combine the sentence into one that contains a relative clause:

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