全国自考2009年4月英语语法试题及参考答案一、单项选择题1-5、C DCAA 6-10、DBCCC 11-15、BCBBB 16-20、BBAAD二、选择填空题Fill in each of the blanks with one of the items given.21. were, was, had, animal, animalsSmall amounts of land was used for keeping animals.22. has, have, its, their, theirsThe committee has reached its decision.23. more, more of, most, as, like, than Bill is more of a fool than John.24. qualified, a teacher; qualifying, teachers; qualify, teachingSusan is a teacher as qualified as Mary.25. be, is, was, are, were, will be, shall bea. That the man kissed his love in the street on the Valentine Day will be a hot topic for tonight's TV show.b. Neither his voice nor his donation to the funding organization shall be forgotten in the days to come.26. have, has, had, will have, shall havea. She is the only one of the factory who has been laid up.b. This is the only family in the community who has different opinions while making up the mind.27. be, is, was, are, were, will be, shall be, has, have, hada. She is one of the girls who have been to the Sentosa Beaches.b. This is the only one of the houses which was newly built up in this area.28. physics, gentry, binoculars, bronchitis, bacteria, stimulusa. Singular only: physics, stimulus, bronchitisb. Plural only: binoculars, bacteria, gentry三、填空题29、anywhere30、none31、nowhere32、never33、is carried34、thought35、has lost36、questioning37、realizing38、at39、to40、of41、for42、that43、where44、it45、which46、who47、older48、beautiful red real silk四、改错题Correct one error in each of the following sentences.49. Don't use your plate as ashtray. →…as an ashtray.50. Julie spent the all of the summer at home. →Julie spent the whole summer…51. Whole London was talking about her affairs. →The whole London…52. Both of children have gone to bed. →Both children…53. Have you heard this new idea of the boss? →Have you heard of…54. She's got a parrot on the shoulder. →…on her shoulder.55. —"Can you come on Monday or Tuesday?"—"I'm afraid either day is possible." →"I'm afraid neither day is possible."56. She got married at St. Joseph. →…in St. Joseph.五、改句Rewrite the following sentences as required.A. Turning the following imperative into the YES-NO question form:57. Bring me some paper please.→Would you please bring me some paper?B. Using a modal auxiliary:58. It is not even barely possible that he made that mistake.→He could not have made that mistake.C. Using the nonfinite verb form:59. When the reports arrived, we began to assess them.→Reports having arrived, …D. Using extraposition:60. To see all the high school kids standing on one foot outside school property and puffing away furtively and defiantly on their cigarettes breaks my heart.→It breaks my heart to see …E. Using passive voice:61. All the students who are applying for the government loan must observe this rule.→This rule must be observed by all the students…F. Combining the two sentences by using subjunctive mood:62. She has little knowledge about the country. But she talked in a way that made people believe the country.→She talked as if she had much knowledge about the country.G. Combining the two sentences by using a conjunct:63. He tried many companies. They all rejected his application.→…but …64. It rained heavily last night. All the flowers are gone.→…and…H. Combining the two sentences by using a relative clause:65. Philip bought an English-Chinese dictionary last week. He found it very useful.→Philip found the English-Chinese dictionary that he bought last week very useful.66. Heavy storms occurred in the area this summer. It caused serious damage to the crops.→The heavy storms that occurred in the area this summer caused serious damage to the crops.I. Rewrite the following sentences using whatever cohesive device is appropriate:67. If you travel often, keep a collection of necessities pre-packed. Keeping a collection of necessities pre-packed will give you time to pare the nonessentials.→…that will give you…68. I inherited these skills from my father. Those skills have been put to the test.→…They have been…69. I learned to pack light early in life. I had to pack light early in life.→…I had to do it …六、名词解释Define the following terms with examples.70. Predicative modal auxiliaryModal auxiliary which is in a use indicating speaker's assumption or assessment of probability. eg. Even in summer it can be very cold here.71. anaphoric referenceAnaphoric reference is used to retreive information from the foregoing context. eg. I have read that book. It is not very interesting七、简答题Answer the following questions.72. What is the system of two tenses and two aspects?Answer: Two tenses are past tense and present tense; two aspects are perfect aspect and progressive aspect.73. What are the senses conveyed in the premodifying-ed participles?Answer: If the verb is transitive, its premodifying-ed participle convey the sense of passiveness or completeness or both; if the verb is intrnasitive, its premodifying-ed participle convey only the sense of completeness.74. What is given information and what is new information?Answer: The given information is what is assumed to be familiar to the receiver, while the new information is what is assumed to be unfamiliar to the receiver.。