全国自考(现代英语语法)模拟试卷8.doc

全国自考（现代英语语法）模拟试卷8

一、Choose the best answer from the choices given and blacken the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET.

1 The Canterbury Tales_______written by Chaucer. ( )

（A）has been

（B）were

（C）was

（D）had been

2 Mr. and Mrs. Smith are so excited today, for they bought _______ yesterday. ( ) （A）many furnitures

（B）so much furniture

（C）many piece of furnitures

（D）a lot of furniture

3 She is going to have_______X-rays examination this morning. ( )

（A）a

（B）an

（C）the

（D）some

4 He has been to London, and he_______there last year. ( )

（A）has been

（B）has gone

（C）went

（D）had been

5 When I was in England, I went to visit the university where I_______. ( )

（A）had studied

（B）studied

（C）have studied

（D）was studying.

6 Mr. Johnson told us that he _______ to work in the headquarters of the corporation later this month. ( )

（A）will be transferred

（B）would be transferred

（C）will transfer

（D）was transferred

7 I_______have been more than six years old when the accident happened. ( )

（A）shouldn't

（B）couldn't

（C）mustn't

（D）needn't

8 I told Sally how to get here, but perhaps I _______it out for her. ( )

（A）had to write

（B）must have written

（C）should have written

（D）ought to write

9 They guarantee _______ free repair service within the first two years after you buy the car. ( )

（A）to offer

（B）offered

（C）offering

（D）offers

10 The joke told by Tom made us ______, so our math teacher couldn't make

himself_______. ( )

（A）laugh,hearing

（B）laugh,heard

（C）laughing,hear

（D）laughed,to be heard

11 I like playing video games_______ to the music. ( )

（A）more than to listen

（B）more than listening

（C）than listening

（D）rather than to listen

12 _______the weather, the athletic meeting will be held on time. ( ) （A）In contrast with

（B）In relation to

（C）On behalf of

（D）Regardless of

13 Michael has remarkable talent _______ basketball.( )

（A）in

（B）for

（C）on

（D）with

14 A person of integrity must be kind, public-spirited, and, ______,honest. ( ) （A）namely

（B）all in all

（C）above all

（D）for example

15 The donor hoped that the little _______ he had done would help the people in the flooded area. ( )

（A）which

（B）that

（C）what

（D）where

16 The wounded_______for treatment,but the rest are sent immediately to holding centers. ( )

（A）taken

（B）are taken

（C）are taking

（D）is taking

17 Three-fourths of the surface of the earth_______sea. ( )

（A）was

（B）are

（C）were

（D）is

18 Make up your mind,_______you'll miss the chance. ( )

（A）and

（B）or

（C）but

（D）while

19 Most of them are kind, but _______ is so good to me as Bruce. ( ) （A）none

（B）no one

（C）everyone

（D）some one

20 No sooner _______ asleep than she heard a knock at the door. ( )

（A）she had fallen

（B）had she fallen

（C）she had fell

（D）had she fell

二、Fill in the blanks on the ANSWER SHEET with one of the items given.

21 every,some,many,a,the,all

_______ cloud has_______silver lining.

22 a,a,the,the,some,such

_______ beautiful is not always the same as ______good.

23 is becoming ,became,has become,aged,ages,age

Over the last fifteen years, running_______ a popular pastime for 30 million participants of all ______.

24 vuas,vuere,be,being,will never be ,has never to be

Though he_______ reduced to poverty, he ______ dishonest.

25 thinks,thought,was thought,work,works,working

This painting_______ of as one of the best _______ of the famous painter.

26 makes,made,was made,of,after,for

It started raining,so she_______ _______the nearest shelter.

27 is,are,was, where,which, whose

Since a staple of immigrant communities in big cities_______long,

restaurants_______diners chop, grill, boil or dip their food are hot in the American heartland.

28 is,are,was, have,has,had

The beautiful_______something that the innocent_______not always able to appreciate fully.

29 both,either,neither,and,or,nor

New Hampshire is the only state that does not have _______ a general sales

tax_______an income tax.

30 which,what,that,is,are,was

_______I need for the spring cleaning _______ a pair of rubber gloves, some detergent and several plastic bags to hold the garbage.

三、Fill in the blanks on the ANSWER SHEET with an item as required.

31 With a determiner:

Not all these books are second-hand; _______of them are new.

32 With a determiner:

—Which(of the two buses) shall I take to the airport?

—You can take_______one.

33 With a determiner:

—Have you seen Tom and Mary?

—I have not seen_______of them.

34 With a determiner:

When you were in London,did you visit_______Tower,too?

35 With a modal verb:

Andy's flight from Montreal took more than 18 hours. He_______ be exhausted after such a long flight.

36 With a modal verb:

If you want to get a better feeling for how the city is laid out, you _______walk downtown and explore the waterfront.

37 With an appropriate disjunct:

_______,she could not deal with these problems.

38 With an appropriate disjunct:

_______, they managed to escape being fined.

39 With an appropriate conjunct:

When used with care, transition words can enhance writing. _______ ,too many of them will soon weary your readers.

40 With an appropriate conjunct:

It rained heavily last night, _______all the flowers are gone.

41 With an appropriate relative pronoun or relative adverb:

Do you know the reason_______ she has changed her mind?

42 With an appropriate relative pronoun or relative pronoun:

The woman______ is talking to my mother is a friend of hers.

43 With a proper link verb:

All_______ satisfied with the hotel accommodations.

44 With a proper link verb:

What I think_______none of your business.

45 With an appropriate coordinator or subordinator:

_______the worker stopped for lunch, people were allowed to enter the building.

46 With an appropriate coordinator or subordinator:

Mr. Clinton was a high school teacher for many years,_______ now he is teaching at the university.

47 With a assertive, non-assertive or negative word:

I am trying to persuade him to come but I am getting_______.

48 With a assertive, non-assertive or negative word:

Satellite technology offers the opportunity, as _______ before, for continuous television coverage of major international events.

49 With a question tag:

The man smoking a pipe is the director,_______?

50 With a question tag:

There have been a lot of changes in the town since I was there,_______?

四、Rewrite the following sentences as required.

51 Using plural invariables:

Which is the greater curse in that area, the fly or the louse?

52 Using passive voice:

Didn't they tell you to be here by eight o'clock?

53 Using subjunctive mood:

They didn't pack the goods properly, so they got damaged.

54 Using a proper modal auxiliary:

Perhaps he was working for Simons.

55 Using a non-finite verb form:

She stood up so that she could be seen better.

56 Using a preposition:

The way of her keeping health is to jog every day.

57 Using an adjunct:

His mother waited up. He came home.

58 Using a conjunct:

He says he wants to marry Nancy. He shouldn't be quarrelling with her all the time.

59 Using a relative clause:

Heavy storms occurred in the area this summer. It caused serious damage to the crops.

60 Using coordination:

They drove to the village. The barn dance was to take place.

61 Using a WH-question:

I prefer the green one.

62 Adding a suitable tag:

Don't let the children eat a lot of sweets and ice creams.

63 Using extraposition:

That we need some more equipment is quite obvious.

64 Using discontinuity:

Nobody except Jane was late.

65 Using fronting:

The competition became keener and keener.

五、Answer the following question.

66 What do modal auxiliaries in the predictive use generally express?

六、Define the following terms with examples.

67 free morpheme

68 non-finite verb