全国2012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20小题，每小题1分，共20分）
Choose the best answer from the choices given and put the letter A, B, C or D in the brackets.
1．There are a lot of ________ in Xinhua Children’s Hospital. ( )
A．woman doctors B．woman doctor
C．women doctors D．women doctor
2．We ________ . Please fasten your seat belt. ( )
A．have landed B．are landing
C．landed D．land
3．Mary and John ________ each other since childhood. ( )
A．have been knowing B．knew
C．have known D．had known
4．Almost all the main roads in the city center ________ by the end of next year. ( )
A．will be widened B．were widened
C．will have been widened D．would be widened
5．The factory will be fined if the work ________ by the end of the month is delayed. ( )
A．to be completed B．will be completed
C．being completed D．completed
6．I don’t think it advisable that the young man ________ to the important post since he has no practical experience. ( )
A．is appointed B．will be appointed
C．be appointed D．has been appointed
7．Mary’s score on the test is the highest in her class; she ________ have studied very hard. ( )
A．may B．should
C．must D．ought to
8．The students are staying up late these days ________ for the final exams. ( )
A．to preparing B．to prepare
C．being prepared D．prepared
9．He tried ________ a new microphone and was able to make himself heard. ( )
A．to use B．to be used
C．to using D．using
10．Mr. Johnson met ________ at the party that day. ( )
A．a certain retired movie funny star B．a retired certain funny movie star
C．a funny certain retired movie star D．a certain funny retired movie star
11．Tom likes watching TV ________ novels. ( )
A．more than to read B．more than reading
C．than reading D．rather than to read
12．The Conservative Party is one of the ________ parties in Britain. ( )
A．major B．main
C．big D．huge
13． ________ , he couldn’t deal with these problems. ( )
A．Obviously speaking B．Obviously to speak
C．Obvious D．Obviously
14．The room is too cold without heating and too small for a family of four. ________ , it is better than I expected. ( )
A．Still B．But
C．And D．So
15． ________ their differences, John and Mark remain good friends all their lives.( )
A．But for B．For all
C．Above all D．Except for
16．She is a gentle and quiet girl, ________ none of her sisters is. ( )
A．who B．whom
C．that D．which
17．She is married to a man who she believes ________ both makes a lot of money and loves her. ( )
A．who B．whom
C．that D．/
18．Neither of them who had applied for a position in the company ________. ( )
A．has been accepted B．have been accepted
C．was accepted D．were accepted
19．What she wanted from him ________ just promises at that time. ( )
A．is B．are
C．was D．were
20．I know I need a good car, but I can’t afford ________. ( )
A．it B．one
C．that D．this
二、填空题（本大题共28小题，共36分）
Section A: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words given in the group.
(共8小题，每小题2分，共16分)
21．go, goes, is going, advice, advices, piece of advice
My special thanks ____________ to Professor Brown, who read the first draft of this book and gave me a lot of invaluable ____________ .
22．a, a, the, the, some, such
____________ beautiful is not always the same as ____________ good.
23．worrying, are worrying, has been worrying, fining, being fined, is fined
The browns ____________ about their son ____________ for overspeed.
24．was, were, be, never, being, will never be, has never to be
Though be ____________ reduced to poverty, he ____________ dishonest.
25．work, worked, working, tell, told, telling
____________ hard until ____________ to stop.
26．which, which, what, what, that, that
There is something ____________ I want you to do but ____________ you hate to do.
27．what, which, that, is, are, was
What he did and ____________ he said ____________ totally different.
28．such, so, it, make, to make, made
____________ is not funny at all ____________ fun of a disabled man.
Section B: Fill in the blanks with the words given in brackets. Make changes or add something where necessary. ( 共20小题，每小题1分，共20分)
29．Let’s not talk to the director, ____________ (we)?
30．You say you took the book without his permission. ___________ (other words), you stole it.
31．The book will provide a ____________ (stimuli) to research in this very important area.
32．They speak ____________ (not French) nor German, but a curious mixture of the two.
33．In my ____________ (mind) eye, she remains a little girl of six although she’s actually a grown woman.
34．I’m afraid you ____________ (have) to be responsible for everything you do after you’re eighteen.
35．Look at the dark clouds. It ____________ (rain).
36．Mary is naughty, but she____________(be) a good girl today.
37．Congress has decided that the present law____________(maintain).
38． —The lights have gone out.
—A fuse____________(blow).
39．Having finished the first project, John went on____________(work) on another one.
40．____________ (stand) on the church tower, the whole village could be seen.
41．When I told her the news, she became all____________(depressed).
42．How much did the second____________ (expensive) has cost?
43．I think the noise____________(come) below the window.
44．Don’t get____________(mad) the children. They don’t know what they’ve done.
45．____________ (consider) the strength of the opposition, we did very well to score two goals.
46．That is the reason____________(for) he is leaving so soon.
47．Each man and woman____________(be) asked to complete a form.
48．I don’t want____________(there be) any disturbance during my lunch break.
三、改错题（本大题共12小题，每小题1分，共12分）
Correct one error in each of the following sentences.
49．—Did you work out the solution to this problem?
—I am at my wits end with this problem.
50．I’m going to buy a new coat. The weather report says it is very cold.
51．Far is it from me to call him a thief.
52．She talked a long time, and in the end she could make him believe her.
53．The Himalayas have a magnificent variety of plant and animal life.
54．The additional work will take five another weeks.
55．Such chances should never be let to slip.
56．There is something wrong with the car; it needs overhauled.
57．Having paid my taxes, the amount left in the bank is hardly worth mentioning.
58．Just take a look at that fellow, so you’ll get sick.
59．Brown bread and butter are usually eaten with smoked salmon.
60．Not a single page he read the whole semester.
四、改写句子（本大题共12小题，每小题2分，共24分）
Rewrite the following sentences as required.
61．Adding a suitable tag to the following statement:
I don’t believe you’ve finished knitting that cardigan yourself.
62．Reinforcing the negation in the following sentence:
No one on the committee approved of my proposal.
63．Combining the two sentences by using coordination:
He himself is interested in the subject. All his students are beginning to show an interest in it.
64．Combining the two sentences by using an adverbial clause:
John spoke through a microphone. He could be heard in every room.
65．Combining the two sentences by using a conjunct:
The house was in bad repair. It was to be sold at a reduced price.
66．Combining the two sentences by using a conjunct:
The term papers were very brief. They were better than I had expected.
67．Using extraposition:
Whether there was gold left in the mine was not known.
68．Using fronting:
The plane dived into a large crowd of spectators.
69．Using a modal auxiliary:
I’m sure that he is working late at the office.
70．Using whatever cohesive device is appropriate:
We are told that he will come tonight, and if he comes tonight, our meeting will be held tomorrow. If he doesn’t come tonight, there won’t be any meeting tomorrow.
71．Using whatever cohesive device is appropriate:
I finally threw out my dirty tennis shoes, which pleased my mother tremendously.
72．Using subjunctive mood:
I had recommended him to be placed in a more responsible position.
五、简答题（本大题共2小题，每小题4分，共8分）
Answer the following questions.
73．Give a brief answer to the criteria of the classification of open class words and their significance.
74．List the types of subjunctive mood with examples.
