最新自主招生英语试题

Independent Recruitment English Exam (July 2016-C) Time: 90 minutes

Student’s Name: School’s Name:

Section I：Use of Language 语言运用(Total Marks 25%)

Direction: For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. You should decide on the best choice for each question in the answer sheet.

1. It is no longer a problem _______ the poor children in this district can go to school.

A. that

B. whether

C. so

D. because

2. A survey was carried out on the death rate of those who were infected by SARS, ________were

surprising.

A. as results

B. which results

C. the results of it

D. the results of which

3. The organization broke no rules, but ______had it acted responsibly.

A. neither

B. so

C. either

D. both

4. Many workers were organized to clear away ______remained of the World Trade Center.

A. those

B. that

C. what

D. where

5. My train arrive in New York at eight o'clock tonight. The plane I would like to take from there

______by then.

A. would leave

B. will have left

C. has left

D. had left

6. The professor could hardly find sufficient grounds _____his arguments in favor of the new theory.

A. to be based on

B. to base on

C. which to base on

D. on which to base

7. — Will you go to the party?

— Of course I will if______.

A. having invited

B. invited

C. I was invited

D. I will be invited

8. — There were already five people in the car but they managed to take me as well.

— It______ a comfortable journey.

A. can’t be

B. shouldn’t be

C. mustn’t have been

D. couldn’t have been

9. — We could have walked to the station; it was so near.

— Yes. A taxi_____ at all necessary.

A. wasn’t

B. hadn’t been

C. wouldn’t be

D. won’t be

10. —A man answered the phone. I suppose it was her husband.

—It_____ her husband. He has been dead for ages.

A. mustn’t be

B. mustn’t have been

C. couldn’t be

D. couldn’t have been

11. It _____ quite a few years _____ the accused was declared innocent and set free.

A. was; since

B. is; that

C. will be; when

D. was; before

12. The speaker said he could talk on _____ interested the audience.

A. any topic

B. which topic

C. whichever topic

D. the topic he thought it

13. Under no circumstance _____ to tell lies to parents.

A. children are allowed

B. are children allowed

C. children will allow

D. will children allow

14. Modern science and technology has _____ communication between people far apart.

A.made convenient

B. made it convenient

C. made it convenient for

D. made it convenient to

15. I heard that you really had a wonderful time at John's birthday party, _____?

A. didn't I

B. didn't you

C. hadn't you

D. will you

16. The great use of school education is not so much to teach you things _____ to teach you the art of

learning.

A. as

B. that

C. than

D. but

17. No matter how frequently _____ the works of Beethoven always attract a large number of people.

A. performing

B. performed

C. to be performed

D. being performed

18._____ their real economic situations, they got some relief fund from the government.

A. Considering

B. Considered

C. Having been considered

D. Being considered

19. Tina _____ have known the truth, or she would have told us.

A. mustn't

B. shouldn't

C. can't

D. needn't

20._____ of water makes Death Valley a desert, but it is by no means devoid.

A. Lacking

B. Being lack

C. Because of lack

D. Lack

21. —Your performance was very good.

—I could have done better if I _____ more time

A. have had

B. had

C. had had

D. will have had

22. — What did you hear yesterday?

— I seemed _____ someone knock at the door.

A. hear

B. to have heard

C. to hear

D. having heard

23. — Shall I open the window?

— Yes, please. I wish _____ it.