现代英语语法自考真题2017年04月_真题-无答案

现代英语语法自考真题2017年04月
(总分100,考试时间150分钟)
PART ONE
Ⅰ. Choose the best answer from the choices given and put the letter A, B, C or D in the brackets.
1.   Cleaning and maintaining my house used to feel arduous and I often left tasks ______.A.unfinishing
** finish
**
**
 
2.   I've always found laughable the idea ______ Obama is not an ideologue.A.that
**
**
** which
 
3.   Mike is putting on weight. He ______ quite fat.A.is
** going to be
** been
** going to be
 
4.   ______ used to be said that Turkey was virtually the master of the Black Sea.A.That
**
**
**
 
5.   ______ Brexit fears,UK travellers have continued to come to Dubai in large numbers.A.In spite with
** spite of
** evident spite of
** spite of
 
6.   ______ he wasn't ready in time, we had to carry out the plan without him.A.Although **
**
** of
 
7.   ______ splendid news that there will be a digital version of the Oxford Latin Dictionary!A.What a
**
**
** a
 
8.   ______ the kids tried, they never managed to see how to play the video game.A.So much
** much
** as
** much as
 
9.   A group of fishermen played a game of cards on the ______ of Marina beach.A.sand
**
**
**
 
10.   Among the refugees and migrants who **ing into Europe, one out of ten ______ still in childhood.A.were
**
**
**
 
11.   Art has always been ______ of raising consciousness and sending a message.A.means ** means
** mean
** mean
 
12.   As for the place ______ she was buried, it will always remain in the hearts of those who cherish it.A.that
** which
**
** which
 
13.   In the mind of many foreign travellers, the Alps ______ still idyllic.A.was
**
**
**
 
14.   Don't you think ______ necessary to learn the text by heart?A.that
**
C./
**
 
15.   Even though she is ______ than me, we were more like friends growing up.A.older
**
**
** old
 
16.   Faced with this, I may as well ______ according to my conscience and beliefs.A.vote ** vote
**
**
 
17.   Fidel Castro, the Cuban leader, is said to ______ multiple assassination attempts.A.be survived
** survived
** been survived
**
 
18.   He ______ swim, but the harbour walls are so high that he needs help getting out.A.will
**
**
**
 
19.   He added that they ______ day and night for nearly a week to get the car going again.A.had been working
** worked
** been working
**
 
20.   He asks good questions and that shows that he ______ about the next step in solving a problem.A.is always thinking
** think
** thinking
** thought
 
PART TWO
Ⅱ. Fill in the blanks with one of the items given.
1.   retail, retailed, retails; at, with, for    This GPS locater will be available in Britain this year and ______ for ￡200 ______ a ￡10 a month subscription fee. 
2.   solve, solved, solving; all, either, whole    The past is filled with incredible mysteries. The clues to ______ them are ______ around, hidden in plain sight. 
3.   that, those, some; /, a, the    The dangers I run are **pared with ______ of our soldiers at ______ front. 
4.   feel, felt, be felt; infects, effects, affects    The caffeine boost can ______ one hour following input, but significant ______ can last for eight hours. 
5.   to, of, in; on, with, at    Never will I overindulge the requests ______ my flesh; rather I will cherish my body ______ cleanliness and moderation. 
6.   that, in that, such that; taught, be taught, teach    The two halves of human brain behave independently, ______ each half can ______ opposite solutions to simple problems. 
7.   was, were, be; until, after, before    The captain, together with the crew, ______ not to abandon the ship ______ all the passengers were aboard the lifeboat. 
8.   coming, comes, come; which, that, what    Out of it ______ two of the most important qualities ______ this book will go in search of: humanity and warmth. 
9.   judge, judged, be judged; distinguish, distinct, disruptive    In a perfect world, we'd all ______ on the sweetness of our souls. But in our less than perfect world, the woman who looks pretty has a ______ advantage and, usually, the last word. 
10.   architectural, architective, architected; on, in, at    There's no way of representing ______ structures directly using the technologies we have ______ our disposal. 
Ⅲ. Fill in the blanks with an item as required.
1.   With a determiner:    The man was so thirsty that he ate the ______ watermelon by himself. 
2.   With a determiner:    The teacher asked his students to turn in ______ their term papers before Friday. 
3.   With an article:    The bank clerk works hard every day and is looking forward to owning ______ Benz. 
4.   With an article:    Can you imagine ______ world with no wars, no hunger, no pain? 
5.   With a modal auxiliary:    If I ______ repair **puter, I wouldn't have wasted my money having the IT engineer do the job. 
6.   With a modal auxiliary:    You needn't have interrupted the class to tell me that; you ______ **e to me afterwards. 
7.   With a preposition:    Most of us take our skin for granted until it is burned ______ repair. 
8.   With a preposition:    This subway train doesn't go to the People's Square. You will have to change ______ the South Railway Station. 
9.   With a preposition:    The school is trying its best to create an atmosphere conducive ______ learning. 
10.   With a preposition:    When she encounters another miserable person from the same country, she has a real outlet ______ unhappy feelings. 
11.   With a relative pronoun:    The girl in the red dress ______ is talking to the teacher is Tom's sister. 
12.   With a relative pronoun:    Just as Jerry got level with the top of the
broken trunk, the limb on ______ he was standing cracked ominously under his feet. 
13.   With a relative pronoun:    With the police's persistent efforts, all ______ had been stolen was returned to its rightful owner. 
14.   With a relative pronoun:    In the past, people had to take a ferryboat to Chongming Island, but now they can drive to it, ______ is a great saving of time. 
15.   With a coordinator:    Go straight on, walking two blocks ______ you cannot miss it. 
16.   With a subordinator:    In some situations the pursuit of knowledge may become harmful ______ it is combined with wisdom. 
17.   With a subordinator:    With **es an "investigative spirit"; the learning is not so much the acquisition of information ______ it is an investigation. 
18.   With a tag:    Beginners have to learn from their mistakes, ______? 
19.   With a tag:    I don't think he will arrive here on time, ______? 
20.   With a tag:    The students must be studying hard, ______? 
Ⅳ. Rewrite the following sentences as required.
1.   Using passive voice:    The boss made Jim work overtime. 
2.   Using passive voice:    They expect the Senate debate to continue into next week. 
3.   Using a modal auxiliary:    It's not even barely possible that he had the guts to defy the club rule. 
4.   Using a non-finite verb form:    I believe that he is honest. 
5.   Using a non-finite verb form:    Mary is so tired that she can't do anything tonight. 
6.   Using a complex preposition:    Jim went to the museum last Sunday, and his mother went there together with him. 
7.   Using a disjunct:    It is hoped that the report will go out to shareholders prior to October 12. 
8.   Using a relative clause:    The proposal is that we should import more equipment from abroad. The proposal is to be discussed at the meeting. 
9.   Using a relative clause:    We have erected barriers between the environment and ourselves. With every breath we take, we expose our lungs to the outside world, regardless of all the barriers. 
10.   Using coordination:    I caught the Eurostar train from London to Paris for the weekend. Then I flew back from Paris to London with British Airways. 
11.   Using subordination:    We have no information about **pany. We still want to cooperate with it, for we have no other choices. 
12.   Using transferred negation:    I think that her son didn't finish his homework. 
13.   Reinforcing the negation:    No student in the class wants to take part in the speech contest next week. 
14.   Using extraposition:    To give a child whatever he or she wants is generally considered unwise. 
15.   Using inversion:    He walked so fast that none of us was his equal. 
Ⅴ. Answer the following question.
1.   What are the two major semantic categories of modal auxiliaries? Briefly explain them. 
Ⅵ. Define the following terms with examples.
1.   double genitive 
2.   concord 。