英语修辞学考试试题i、单项选择题(本大题共20小题，每题2分，共40分)choose the best answer from the choices given:1. in the end ， he __________. [ ]a. got invitedb. gets invitedc. was invitedd. was to be invited2. he wore dark glasses to avoid __________. [ ]a. having been spottedb. to be spottedc. spottedd. being spotted3. a new theory __________ before it can be put into practice. [ ]a. must be testedb. be testedc. can be testedd. to be tested4. sooner than __________ for others， she started her own business.[ ]a. workingb. workedc. to workd. work5. i can‘t afford as __________ car as this one. [ ]a. expensive ab. an expensivec. a more expensived. a most expensive,6. do what i tell you -__________～ [ ]a. or elseb. or soc. and thatd. and do7. this is the house __________ windows were broken. [ ]a. whoseb. whichc. itsd. of which8. a hot shower， a cup of milk， a bag of potato chips， and thena good sleep __________ the luxury that he needed after the examination. [ ]a. areb. wasc. wered. is,9. every drop of tears， every moan out of pain and every cry for help then __________ like knife cutting deep into his heart. [ ]a. wasb. arec. wered. is10. i expect all the letters __________ promptly. [ ]a. being typedb. to be typedc. having been typedd. to have been typed11. the information was later admitted __________ from unreliable sources. [ ]a. to be obtainedb. to have been obtainedc. that it has been obtainedd. that it was obtained12. for a child to give up less mature idea for a more sophisticate one， it requires that the child_____________ psychologically ready for the new idea. [ ]a. isb. bec. wered. would be13. we still have a lot of problems __________. [ ]a. unsolvedb. unsolvingc. unsolved. to be unsolved14. he regretted __________ her the truth. [ ]a. having toldb. to have toldc. had toldd. to tell15. domestic-made tv sets are not __________ imported ones at all. [ ]a. more inferior thanb. inferior toc. inferior thand. more inferior as16. __________ by accident __________ by design， he arrived toolateto help us. [ ]a. not only……but alsob. neither……norc. whether……ord. both……and17.__________ ， he managed to remain among the top 5% of his class. [ ]a. to work hard as he didb. working hard as he didc. work hard as he didd. worked hard as he did,18. they left the door open __________ to hear the baby. [ ]a. so as for meb. so that mec. in order for med. and for me19. new machinery __________ arriving tomorrow. [ ]a. will beb. isc. ared. shall be20. the family __________ able to come to a unanimous consent that the child must be operated on as quickly as possible. [ ]a. wereb. isc. ared. wasii.多项选择题(本大题共5小题，每题2分，共10分)fill in the blanks with one of the items given below:21. from __________ time we learned to count， __________ of us knewhow old we‘d be in the year 2000.the， a， every， none， all22. the winter olympics did not prove especially popular among americans this year. first， the weather was __________ historical disaster from the beginning of the events. __________ snow began falling the very first day.a， the， any， some， all23. __________ of us decides what to take into the future and what to leave behind. that‘s why__________ arriv al of the year 2000 has become such a personal moment.each， every， all， the， a24. i __________ coffee， give me some tea.will go， have gone， go， through， off， on25. put the food where the cat__________ it.didn‘t come， has come，can’t come， at ， around， withiii.填空题(本大题共20小题，每题2分，共40分)fill in the blanks with an appropriate unit noun:26. a __________ of coughing27. a __________ of lightning28. a __________ of bees29. a __________ of advicefill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the verb or verb phrasegiven:30. jane appears as though she __________(know) the secret.31. two players __________(send) off the field during lastsaturday‘s match.32. i‘ve forgotten to return the key of the safe. people__________(must look) everywhere for it.fill in the blank with an appropriate coordinator or subordinator:33. it was an island __________ name i have forgotten.34. he carried his luggage all the way home， __________ wasactually unnecessary.35. he soon made it clear __________ he had asked for a meeting.36. the police arrived， after __________ the situation becamecalmer.fill in the blank with an appropriate conjunct:37. we visited nimes ad arles， __________ ， two ancient cities.38. he has not paid his debts and， __________ ， he has nointentionof paying.39. they‘ll be back in an hour. __________ ， we could play chess.fill in the blank with an appropriate pronoun:40. the only thing __________ impresses me is her directness.41. he is a top student at school， __________ his brother never was.fill in the blank with an appropriate preposition:42. i hid my gun __________ the pillow.43. i don‘t go __________ men of his type.fill in the blank with an appropriate form of the word given:44. jane is hardly __________(smart) than mrs. white.45. she is the __________(tall) of the two.iv.改错题(本大题共5小题，每小题2分，共10分)correct errors in the following sentences:46. we must hurry， other wise the meeting will begin when we get there.47. i think the students see too many love stories these days to be realistic.48. the company has promised a rise to salary for ages， but nothinghas happened yet.49. he suddenly saw the answer to the problem that has occupied his mind for the last two years.50. please do not smoke until after the plane takes off.英语修辞学试题参考答案i. 单项选择题(每小题2分，共40分)1、a2、d3、a4、d5、a6、a7、a8、c9、a10、b 11、b 12、b 13、a 14、a 15、b 16、c 17、b18、c 19、b 20、aii. 多项选择填空题(每小题2分，共10分，)21. the ， all (共2分，一格1分)22. a， some (共2分，一格1分)23. each， the (共2分，一格1分)24. have gone off (共2分，一格1分)25. can‘t come at (共2分，一格1分)iii. 填空题(每题2分，共40分)26. fit 27. flash 28. swarm, 29. piece, 30. had known31. were sent 32. must have been looking 33. whose34. which 35. why 36. which 37. that is 38. worse still39. meanwhile 40. that (用 which应看作错误) 41. which (用 who应看作错误) 42. under 43. for 44. smarter 45. talleriv. 改错题(每小题2分，共10分)correct errors in the following sentences:46. we must hurry， otherwise the meeting will have begun when weget there.47. i think the students are seeing too many love stories these days to be realistic.48. the company has been promising a rise to salary for ages， but nothing has happened yet. 49. he suddenly saw the answer to the problems that had occupied his mind for the last two years.50. please do not smoke until after the plane has taken off.。