全国2010年4月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. That definition leaves ______ for disagreement. ( )A. much roomB. a small roomC. many roomsD. a big room2. My train is going to arrive at Shanghai at about eight o’clock tonight. The plane I’d like to take from there ______ by then. ( )A. would leaveB. will have leftC. has leftD. had left3. The young man who has applied for th e post ______ in the general manager’s office.( )A. is interviewingB. is being interviewedC. to be interviewedD. had been interviewed4. It is essential that all the exam papers ______ back before the end of the term. ( )A. must be sentB. are sentC. will be sentD. be sent5. ______ for my illness, I would have got the job in the Disneyland. ( )A. Not beingB. Without beingC. Had it not beenD. Not having been6. The car ahead of me suddenly stopped by the roadside. I think it ______ out of gas.( )A. may runB. may have runC. must runD. should have run7. The teacher won’t mind ______ the term paper. ( )A. us to delay handing inB. our delaying handing inC. our delaying to hand inD. us delay to hand in8. All the tasks ______ ahead of time, they decided to have a dinner party to celebrate.( )A. have been finishedB. had been finishedC. having been finishedD. were finished.9. What he has done is ______ what I have done. ( )A. superior toB. more superior toC. superior thanD. more superior than10. Mary earns ______ as Jane does, but she spends less money on cosmetics than Jane.( )A. twice so muchB. twice as muchC. as much twiceD. so much twice11. We’ 11 discuss a ______ issue bef ore we move on to the problem of our major concern.( ) A. less B. moreC. lesserD. most12. He was very disappointed ______ the salary the company offered him. ( )A. withB. toC. forD. on13. The course usually attracts 30 students each term, ______ about two-thirds are girls.( )A. among whomB. for whomC. among themD. for them14. I have never seen a TV program ______ the man cannot find a parking space at the very firsttry.( )A. whereB. whichC. whenD. there15. Everyone believes that the day will come ______ people all over the world live a rich andhappy life. ( )A. whenB. whereC. whichD. why16. The novelist and poet ______ best writer of the year. ( )A. have been awardedB. have awardedC. has awardedD. has been awarded17. Ten minutes ______ an hour when I’m depresse d. ( )A. seemsB. seemC. seemedD. is seeming18. ______ Paul brings the money for our lunch, we’ll go right to the cafeteria. ( )A. As far asB. As soon asC. As good asD. As much as19. The captain, together with the crew, ______ determined not to abandon the ship until all the passengers were aboard the lifeboats. ( )A. isB. areC. wereD. was20. I saw ______ girls at the cinema. ( )A. the bothB. many aC. both theD. a many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. isn’t, hasn’t been, haven’t been, is, are, wasThe present government, which ______ in power long, ______ trying to control inflation. It isn’t having much success.22. a, a, the, the, some, suchGetting ______ unions and ______ bosses to agree isn’t easy.23. is now believing, is now believed, has now believed, taught, teaching, being taughtIt ______ that foreign languages are most easily ______ to young children.24. am, were, has been, will be, shall be, should beI ______ anxious that nobody ______ hurt.25. if once, until, releases, releasing, released______ ______ from prison, he is likely to engage himself in the same business and commit the same crime.26. which, what, when, seen, I’ve ever seen, which I’ve ever seenIt’s the only building ______ ______ is made entirely of glass.27. believed, was believed, were believed, are, was, wereWhat ______ to be aliens from outer space ______ actually several sheep going astray.28. both, either, neither, whatever, whichever, howeverYou can keep one of the photos, ______ of them—______ you like.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 talk to the manager, ______ (we)?30. How long ______ (speech) you made this afternoon!31. There has been an increasing number of ______ (man) teachers in primary schools in the lastfew years.32. All ______ (town) were celebrating the victory that night.33. We’re having dinner at my ______ (aunt) tonight.34. If only they ______ (stop) this constant complaining.35. The vase ______ (sit) dangerously over the edge of the balcony.36. We ______ (call) on you yesterday, but we had visitors ourselves.37. She took a taxi to the station so that she ______ (not miss) the train.38. This ______ (cure) your cough if you had taken it.39. Several people reported ______ (hear) her cry for help.40. When are you going to have the car ______ (repair)?41. ______ (dangerous) it is, the more I like it.42. He is ______ (of a fool) than his predecessor.43. A lot of people volunteered to donate their blood ______ (of sympathy).44. With luck, you might cover your cos ts, but don’t ______ (count) it.45. The woman ______ (whom) we talked has just given birth to quintuplets successfully.46. What he did and when he did it ______ (be) the only things I want to know.47. My car is too small. Let’s rent a ______ (big).48. －Will they change it?－Yes. I ______ (imagine).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. The new reservoir is the two-thirds size of the old one in area.50. The friend of mine will visit me tomorrow.51. I have been seeing the movie three times, and now I want to see it again.52. I propose that a woman member of the committee appoint for the chair.53. The truth of course is that you must have to pay a professional to do it for you.54. Yesterday John went to see a house in a view to buying it.55. Because the leader couldn’t attend the meeting, so it was cancele d.56. The old lady must feel the cold a great deal because she doesn’t go out in the winter.57. When used with care, transitional words can enhance writing, however, too many of them will soon weary your reader.58. Young though he was, did he manage to make a living on his own.59. In order that the child to recover fully, an operation must be done.60. The cup was broken by someone, but I don’t know who.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. Using an intensifier:I have not known him tell a lie.62. Using a question tag:Bob rarely got drunk.63. Using a proper modal auxiliary:Perhaps he was working for Simons.64. Using a non-finite form:I am sure it’ll do you good if you admit that you made the mistake.65. Using a relative clause:He said that the men were thieves. This turned out to be true.66. Using an adjunct:My wife was using the vacuum cleaner. I was trying to listen to a broadcast play.67. Using an adjunct:His mother waited up. He came home.68. Using a pseudo-deft sentence:The students are going to write theses.69. Using passive voice:We must put an end to this state of things as soon as possible.70. Using extraposition:Meeting you in London that day was pleasant.71. Using inversion:Come and teach in our school. You won’t find such fine pupils anywhere else.72. Using an appropriate cohesive device:Check out the weather at your destination. If you do not check out the weather at your destination, things can be very embarrassing.五、简答题(本大题共2小题，每小题4分，共8分)Answer the following questions.73. Why do most modern English grammarians adopt a two-tense system?74. Why does co-reference between pronouns often cause our hesitation in the course of speakingand writing?。