英语语法试题题库一

1、上海政法学院2008 2009 学年 秋季学期英语语法试卷本科 高职 开卷 闭卷 A卷B卷我是一名上海政法学院的学生，我珍惜自己的信誉。我郑重承诺将以诚实守信的态度自愿参加学院组织的考试，自觉遵守考试纪律。如有违规、违纪行为，愿意按上海政法学院学生考试违纪、作弊行为界定及处分规定处理。专业 班级 考生签名 学号 成绩 题号一二三四五六七总计评卷人得分I. Choose the one that best completes the sentence:（本大题共40小题，每小题0.5分，共20分）得分签名1. A ship with a heavy load of timber is repor

2、ted to have sunk _ the coast of California.A. off B. on C. at D. in 2. Arriving at the bus stop, _ waiting there.A. a lot of people were B. he found a lot of people C. a lot of people D. people were found3. _ your timely advice, I would never have known how to go about the work. A. Unless B. But for

3、 C. Except for D. Not for 4. We can assign the task to _ is capable and trustworthy.A. whomever B. who C. whom D. whoever 5. _ regular training in nursing, she could hardly cope with the work at first.A. Not received B. Since receiving C. Having received D. Not having received 6. So badly _ in the c

4、ar accident that he had to stay in hospital for a few months.A. did he injure B. injured him C. was he injured D. he was injured 7. The countrys chief exports are coal, cars and cotton goods, cars _ the most important of these. A. have been B. are C. being D. are being 8. It was recommended that pas

5、sengers _ smoke during the flight.A. not B. need not C. could not D. would not 9. “She must be in the dormitory now.” “No, she _ be there. I saw her in the classroom a minute ago.”A. mustnt B. cant C. couldnt D. wouldnt 10. _ human problems that repeat themselves in _ life repeat themselves in _ lit

6、erature. A. /, /, the B. /, the, / C. The, /, / D. The, the, the 11. Only take such clothes _ really necessary.A. as were B. as they are C. as they were D. as are 12. _ you were busy, I wouldnt have bothered you with my questions.A. If I realized B. Had I realized C. I realized that D. As I realized

7、 13. She has taken great pains to conceal her emotions, and thereby made them _ conspicuous.A. all the more B. all the much C. all more D. all much 14. He _ the 8:20 bus because he didnt leave home till 8:25.A. couldnt have caught. B. ought to have caught C shouldnt have caught D. must not have caug

8、ht15. _ is often the case with a new idea, much preliminary activity and optimistic discussion produced no concrete proposals. A. That B. It C. This D. As 16. Most people cant get _ the day without at least one cup of tea or coffee.A. on B. through C. over D. by 17. He noticed the helicopter hoverin

9、g over the field. Then to his astonishment, he saw a rope ladder _ out and three men climbing down it. A. throwing B. being thrown C. having thrown D. having been thrown 18. He resented _ to wait. He expected the minister _ him at once.A. to be asked, to see B. being asked, to see C. to be asked, se

10、eing D. being asked, seeing 19. The idea of traveling through _ space to other planet interests many people today.A. a B. the C. / D. one 20. The meetings been cancelled. Ann _ all the work.A. need to do B. need have C. neednt have done D. needed not to do 21. It was not until midnight _ the snowcap

11、ped peak.A. that they sighted B. that they did not sight C. did they sight D. had they sighted 22. Youd better look at the difficulty _.A. the other way B. by the other way C. another way D. by another way 23. _ I was very much mistaken, there was something wrong with LouiseA. Unless B. As C. Though

12、 D. Since 24. He prefers _.A. to write his letters than dictating B. to write his letters rather than dictate them C. writing his letters rather dictate them D. writing his letters rather than have dictated them25. You and I could hardly understand, _?A. could I B. couldnt you? C. couldnt we? D. cou

13、ld we 26. He is not under arrest, _ any restriction on him.A. or the police have placed B. or have the police placed C. nor the police have placed D. nor have the police placed27. We could _ him with a detached house when he came, but he had specifically asked for a small flat.A. provide B. have pro

14、vided C. not provide D. not have provided 28. This missile is designed so that once _ nothing can be done to retrieve it.A. fired B. being fired C. they fired D. having fired 29. _ the two, Bob is _ student.A. Of, more diligent B. In, more diligent C. Of, the more diligent D. In, the more diligent30

15、. _, he would not have recovered so quickly.A. Hadnt he been taken good care of B. Had he not been taken good care of C. Had not he been taken good care of D. Had he been not taken good care of31. You wont get a loan _ you can offer some security.A. lest B. in case C. unless D. other than 32. _ time

16、, hell make a first-class tennis player.A. Having B. Given C. Giving D. Had 33. I _ the party much more if there hadnt been quite such a crowd of people there.A. would enjoy B. will have enjoyed C. would have enjoyed D. will be enjoying 34. This company has now introduced a policy _ pay rises are re

17、lated to performance at work.A. which B. where C. whether D. what 35. He wasnt asked to take on the chairmanship of the society, _ insufficiently popular with all members. A. having considered B. was considered C. was being considered D. being considered36. This may have preserved the elephant from

18、being wiped out as well as other animals _ in Africa. A. hunted B. hunting C. that hunted D. are hunted 37. The office has to be shut down _ funds.A. being lack of B. from lack of C. to a lack of D. for lack of 38. In international matches, prestige is so important that the only thing that matters i

19、s to avoid _. A. from being beaten B. being beaten C. beating D. to be beaten 39. As it turned out to be a small house party, we _ so formally.A. need not have dressed up B. must not have dressed up C. did not need to dress up D. must not dress up40. Western Nebraska generally receives less snow tha

20、n _ Eastern Nebraska. A. in B. it receives C. does D. it does in II. Select an appropriate word or phrase in brackets or fill in the blanks with the words in brackets in the proper form or in the correct order:（本大题共40小题，每小题0.5分，共20分）得分签名1. At the bottom of the hill there _ (is, are) a dangerous cros

21、sroads. 2. The audience _ (is, are) listening to a Beethoven symphony. 3. An older man or a mature woman _ (is, are) needed for this job. 4. There _ (is, are) more than one answer to your question. 5. a _ (lump, grain, head, piece) of sand 6. a _ (lump, grain, head, piece) of lettuce 7. Please serve

22、 me _ (more some, the less, more the, some more) soup. 8. _ (Such a, Some such, Such some, Several such) alloy may be used to replace copper. 9. I feel as if my head _ (be) on fire. 10. Its high time that we _ (have) a rest. 11. This wasnt the first time John _ (try) to travel in this strange fashio

23、n. 12. I agree _ (send) on this trip. 13. He was determined that his children _ (should, would) go to the best school available. 14. Dont fuss! He _ (could, can) be on his way right now! 15. Dont let there _ (to, / ) be any noise. 16. Bob contemplated _ (go) to Africa after graduation. 17. This prob

24、lem demands _ (look into). 18. I dont like these apples. They are getting _ (rotten, rotting, rotted, rot). 19. This office is equipped with _ (oak, black, new) furniture. (以适当顺序) 20. Why were the _ (ten, cardboard, first) boxes damaged? (以适当顺序) 21. I cant see _ (clear, clearly) without any glasses.

25、 22. The plane goes _ (direct, directly) from London to Houston without stopping. 23. There are ten rather deep lakes near here; Green Lake is the _.(deeper, deepest, deep). 24. It started to grow light about 6 oclock this morning, and from then on it got _（more light, lighter, the lightest） 25. The

26、 cars running less _ (more smoothly, smoothly than, smoothly) it used to. 26. Mont Blanc is _（higher than, high, the highest）all other Alpine peaks. 27. John was understandably awkward _ (with, in, on, at) washing up. 28. Donna was very quick _ (in, with, on, at) English. 29. We usually go to Italy

27、for our summer holiday, but we thought we would go to France this year, _ (by way of, by means of, for lack of, in case of) a change. 30. That boy is certainly _ (in comparison with, in excess of, in contrast to, in connection with) his sister as far as studiousness is concerned. 31. _ (There to be,

28、 There being) no further business, the Chairman closed the meeting. 32. What John was waiting for was for _（there to be, there being）complete silence. 33. Tall _ (although, though, as, while) he was, he could not reach the apples. 34. _ (Although, Even if, While, If) I hadnt stopped her, she would h

29、ave jumped into the river. 35. My typewriter is not the machine _ (whose, that, as) it was. 36. He asks for the latest book _ (which, whose, that) there is on the subject. 37. Tell me the truth, or you _ (be) in really serious trouble. 38. It your work continues to improve, you _ (be) ready to take

30、the examination next term. 39. How would you react if a stranger _ (ask) how old you are? 40. Even if he knew the truth, what _he _ (do) about it? III. Correct errors, if any, in the following sentences:（本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）得分签名1. You can approach my secretary in the case of need. 2. The new musical

31、 comedy took a fancy of the public. 3. We were beside us with joy. 4. He always conducts him like a scholar. 5. George did work more than anyone else. 6. We can let you have copies as many as you need. 7. She told us to read the text carefully, and that we should write a short review of it. 8. Eithe

32、r he is an absolute piker (胆小鬼) or a fool. 9. He didnt attend the meeting, not for he thought it was unimportant, but for he had too much work to do. 10. An article appeared in the local press, which was written by my brother. 11. We have got some new goods on the hand. 12. In those days Father was

33、serving at front. 13. The professor interviewed the applicant himself. 14. She has nothing to say for her. 15. Jones teaches much more friendly than Johnson. 16. He is a good worker as John. 17. Both Mary will do it and her husband will do it too. 18. You can either write a thesis or a short essay o

34、n the subject. 19. The teacher is very strict with us, simply since he wants us to make rapid progress. 20. An article appeared in the local press, which was written by my brother. IV. Translate the following into Chinese:（本大题共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分） 得分签名1. I regard him less as my teacher than as my frie

35、nd. 2. John is more modest than he is prudent. 3. This course is as important as it is difficult for the students. 4. I have no fewer friends here than that he has. 5. He is less of a fool than I thought he was. 6. If you go mountaineering in such weather, youll have to rough it. 7. We decided to go

36、 swimming at midnight just for the hell of it. 8. Hop it. Its no time for chatting. 9. A few minutes after the burglar left, she got it all together and called the police. 10. We therefore decided that we would sleep out on fine nights, and hotel it and inn it and pub it when it was wet. V. Put the

37、following into English:（本大题共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分）得分签名1. 我不懂多少法语。 2. 这只箱子占的地位太多了。（space） 3. 第一次世界大战爆发于1914年。（break out） 4. 母亲通常不在早晨喝咖啡。 5. 这项动议（motion）通过了吗？ 6. 假如我身体好一些，我早就离开这里了。 7. 我不知道现在是否可以离开。 8. 你已经使我没什么可说的了 9. 由你来决定该怎么办。 10. 我们不应该批评他，而应该表扬他 VI. Proofreading and error correction:（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分

38、）得分签名The grammatical words which play so large a part in English grammar are for the most part sharply and obviously different from the lexical words. A rough and ready difference which may seem the most obvious is that grammatical words have “less (1) _meaning,” but in fact some grammarians have ca

39、lled them (2) _“empty” words as opposed in the “full” words of vocabulary. But (3) _this is a rather misled way of expressing the distinction. Although a (4) _word like the is not the name of something as man is, it is very far away from being meaningless; there is a sharp difference in (5) _meaning

40、 between “man is vile” and “the man is vile,” yet the is the single vehicle of this difference in meaning. Moreover, (6) _grammatical words differ considerably among themselves as the amount of meaning they have even in the lexical sense. (7) _Another name for the grammatical words has been “little

41、words.” But size is by no mean a good criterion for distinguishing (8) _the grammatical words of English, when we consider that we have lexical words as go, man, say, car. Apart from this, (9) _however, there is a good deal of truth in what some people say: we certainly do create a great number of obscurity when we (10) _omit them. This is