全国2007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 answer from the choices given and put the letters A,B,C or D in the brackets.
1．The general sent out word that no one in the bunker ______ to bed until further orders.（　　　）
A．will go B．would go
C．was about to go D．was to go
2．He ______ violin when I want to sleep.（　　　）
A．always plays B．play always
C．is always playing D．always is playing
3．James has just arrived, but I didn’t know he ______ until yesterday.（　　　）
A．will come B．was coming
C．had been coming D．comes
4．I only called the police when I ______ everything else.（　　　）
A．tried B．was trying
C．had tried D．had been trying
5．Mother wished I ______ you what she ______.（　　　）
A．didn’t tell; said B．didn’t tell; has said
C．didn’t tell; had said D．hadn’t told; said
6．Jean Wagner’s most enduring contribution to the study of Afro-American poetry is his insistence that it ______ in a religious, as well as worldly, frame of reference.（　　　）
A．is to be analyzed B．were analyzed
C．be analyzed D．should have been analyzed
7．The teacher said that Jane ______ work harder the following semester.（　　　）
A．have to B. had better
C．had better to D．would rather to

8．The twins had been away for such a long time that many people in the village thought they（　　　）
A．ought to have died B．should have died
C．must have died D．could have died
9．“I ______ go out today. If I do,I ______ in a storm.” I said to myself when I heard the weatherman say there would be a heavy rain that day.（　　　）
A．had better not to; might have been caught
B．had better; may be caught
C．would not; might have been caught
D．had better not; may be caught
10．I hope that it is possible to achieve this objective by calling on the smokers ______ good judgment and show concern for others rather than by regulation.（　　　）
A．to be using B．to have been using
C．use D．to use
11．When ______ to tell the difference between British and American English, the linguist made a long and ______ speech.（　　　）
A．asked; tired B．asked; tiring
C．asking; tiring D．be asked; tired
12．The money would have to be raised by ______ taxation.（　　　）
A．far B．farther
C．farthest D．further
13．Their plane arrived ______ San Francisco this morning.（　　　）
A．from B．at
C．to D．on
14．The delegation ______ Russia will visit London this afternoon.（　　　）
A．in B．from
C．at D．for
15．Her mother can’t speak English ______ French, but is good at Japanese.（　　　）
A．yet B．or
C．neither D．while
16．He became a successful actor ______ his father never was.（　　　）
A．who B．whom
C．that D．when
17．The manager fulminated against his secretary, ______ surprised me.（　　　）
A．who B．whom
C．that D．which
18．He graduated from college ______ his parents divorced.（　　　）
A．which B．before
C．while D．that
19．She sat ______ the table in the restaurant.（　　　）
A．in B．with
C．from D．at
20．Young ______ he was, he managed to make a living on his own.（　　　）
A．although B．since
C．though D．thus
21．______ you had been here, we wouldn’t have had so much trouble then.（　　　）
A．when B．if
C．as D．since
二、多项选择填充题（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, itself, himself, themselves
The trade union _______ believed to regard _______ as an organization where the molested could seek advice and help.
23.is, are, was, were, will be, are going to be, have, has, had
The beautiful _______ something that the innocent _______ not always able to appreciate fully.
24.preferred, prefers, is, are, was, were, will be, shall be
During the holiday week, one-third of the students in our class _______ prepared to stay on campus for study while around ten percent of them _______ some more sleep at home.

25.is, are, has, have, having
The average British family, which _______ smaller and richer than 50 years ago, _______ 3.6members.
26.were, was, had, propaganda, propagandas
Large amounts of money _______ spent on _______.
27.than, as, more, most, the
The _______ information that comes in , _______ more confused the picture becomes.
28.than, as, more, so, less
I’m not going out with a man who’s twice _______ old _______ me.
29.analysis, criteria, diabetes, gentry, pants, physics
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 with an appropriate word or phrase.
30.Nobody in the class agrees with you,_________?
31.Everyone is excited by the news, _________?
32.Let’s not take John with us on our family outing this time, _________?
33.John hardly speaks to anybody in the class, _________?
34.She’s lost almost _________ friend she had.
35.He lost _________ parents when he was a child.
36.The noise of the party stopped me getting _________ sleep.
37.When you were in London, did you visit _________ Tower, too?
38.He said that he _________(feed) up with college instructors who tried to teach him to use the “scientific method”.
39.It is surprising that this innocent-looking girl _________ (commit) such a crime.
40.I appreciate _________(give) the opportunity to study abroad three years ago.
41.I think his failure in the experiment resulted _________ his carelessness.
42.This car is very expensive. You have to pay half a million dollars _________ it.
43.With an appropriate conjunctive
Last month I bought a watch. It is cheap, _________ it goes quite well.
44.With an appropriate relative pronoun
My brother speaks English fluently, _________ I don’t.
45.He can not choose his own job, _________ can I.
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.I think you should go for school earlier today.
47.She said she was afraid at her father.
48. -“Which newspaper would you like?”
-“It doesn’t matter. Every one.”
49.I spent the all of the summer at home.
50.The girl often heard to sing the same song at the same time in her room.
51.Being not helped by anybody, he is not likely to succeed.
52.Should we always follow the advice of our olders?
53.He stood there, his eyes closed and his hands in the pockets, looking half asleep.
54.I met another boyfriend of Lucy yesterday.
55.The project on that we have been working for five weeks is a great success.
56.Which she does is often at variance with what she says.
五、改句（本大题共13小题，每小题2分，共26分）
Rewrite the following sentences as required.
57. Turning the following imperative into a tag question
Don’t let the children eat a lot of sweets and ice creams.
58. Using a relative pronoun
I am going to the airport to meet Mr Johnson.
He is a close friend of mine.
59. Using a relative pronoun
She is lawyer. I know her.
60. Using an adjunct
Mary decided to stay in her London apartment.
She was growing sick of city Life.

61. Using the passive voice
Couldn’t we ask someone to take on the job privately without anyone knowing?
62. Using a modal verb
Am I not right in supposing this is the one you want?
63. Using a nonfinite verb form
At a very early stage, Paderewski revealed that he was a master of the keyboard.
64. Using an adjunct
His child had gone to school. He could concentrate on his research work.
65. Using extraposition
To see all the high school kids standing on one foot outside school property and puffing away furtively and defiantly on their cigarettes makes a disappointing view.
66. Using fronting
He plunged into the tumultuous water in order to save the girls.
67.Rewriting B’s answer by using a cohesive device
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. Rewriting the second sentence by using a cohesive device
My wife and I take a walk after supper this evening. In fact, we take a walk every evening.
69. Rewriting the second clause by using a cohesive device
The limited seats should be given to old people and the younger people are advised to stand for a while.
六、名词解释题（本大题共3小题，每小题2分，共6分）
Define the following terms with examples.
70.Participles
71.What is “fronting”?
72.Define “ellipsis”
七、简答题（本大题共2小题，每小题2分，共4分）
Answer the following questions.
73.List at least 4 means of expressing future time.
74.What’s the difference between a simple verb phrase and a complex verb phrase?