六、名词解释（本大题共3小题，每小题2分，共6分） Define the following terms with examples. 70. putative should 71.dangling participle 72.concord
七、简答题（本大题共2小题，每小题2分，共4分） Answer the following questions. 73.What is“complete inversion”?
74.List two situations in which the simple present is used to refer to the past.
答案： 一、
单项选择
1，c 2,a 3,a 4,b 5,d 6,b 7,d 8,b 9,c 10,c 11,d 12, d 13,c 14,c 15,b 16,d
17,a 18,d 19,d 20b 二、
选择填空
21，was completed； is equipped
22， is 23，where； which 24， be； will be 25， are an； 26，have； themselves 27，none； neither 28，acoustics, pajamas, measles； police, nucleus, cattle 三、 填空题
29，still 30，no one 31，have depended 32，is entitled to 33，to offer 34 ，arguing 35， the fatter 36，will have worked 37，be settled 38，did not poke 39， the 40， bustling international 41，bustling international 42，to 43，for 44， is 45，are 46，which 47，Someone 48， much 四、 改错题
49.Her husband, that [who] offered us much help when we were in difficulty, is a kind gentleman. 50.Help must be given when [it] is necessary.
51.A friend of me [mine] wanted to see you yesterday. 52.We spent the all [whole] day sunbathing. 53.We had a nice time at [with] John and Susan last night. 54.I spoke to either [both] the director and his secretary. 55.He has not paid his debts yet and, however [moreover] , he has no intention of paying.
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56.The past progressive is chiefly used for past actions which continued for some time but which [whose] exact limits are not known.
五、 改句
A. Turning the following imperative into the tag question form:
57. Put down all your things on the table. […, will you?] B. Using passive voice:
58. The sad story needn't have caused him so much distress. [not so much distree has been caused by …] C. Using modal auxiliary:
59. I was sure that nobody had noticed his absence. [There must be nobody who …] D. Using nonfinite verb form:
60. I can't imagine that he would ever agree to such a proposition. [… imagine him to agree…] E. Writing a counter-factual conditional based on the given fact:
61. He is rather fat. He doesn't take any exercise. [If he took some exercise, he would not be so fat.] F. Using inversion:
62. The plane roared over and the bombs came down, which killed almost all the people in the village. [Down came the bombs as the plane roared over, …] G. Using a cleft sentence to highlight the place adjunct: 63. Jack hit Tom at the party. [ It is at the party that …] H. Using whatever cohesive device is appropriate:
64. Keep the big apples in the basket and eat the small apples [ones] first. 65. Although I do not have the guts to swim in the ocean this time. I promise I will swim in the ocean [do it] next time.
66. A: Tiss went to India this winter.
B: Yes, I know that he went to India this winter. [Yes, I know it.] I. Combining sentences:
67. On his way home Jack came across a boy. The boy was very bright and honest. [On his way home Jack came across a very bright and honest boy.]
68. Mr. Bush had an immense fortune. In spite of that he was a most unhappy man. [Though Mr. Bush had an immense fortune, he was a most unhappy man.] 69. You sent me a Christmas card. Thank you so much. [Thank you for sending me a Christmas card.]
六、
名词解释
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70. putative should
[Putative should is not very meaningful in its own right, its function is to fill in a structural slot. It is commonly found in the that-clause after an adjective or a noun denoting a feeling or an opinion.] 71.dangling participle
[Dangling participle is a participle whose omitted subject is not the subject of the main clause, it is usually poor grammar or sometimes absurd, though some of them are idiomaticaaly accepted.] 72.concord
[Concord, or agreement, can be defined as the relationship between two grammatical units such that one of them displaays a particular feature that accords with a displayed in the other
七、 简答题
3.What is \
[Complete inversion refers to a clear reversal of the order of subject and predicate, rather than part of the predicate a is done by partial inversion.]
74.List two situations in which the simple present is used to refer to the past. [1. newspaper headlines; 2. stage directions.]
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(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 letters A, B, C or D in the brackets. 1.——Did you hear what she said? ( )
——Well, I heard her say something, but I ______. So I don't know exactly what she said. A. would not listen B. were not listening C. had not listened D. shouldn't listen 2. When I got to the top of the mountain, the sun ______. ( ) A. shone B. shines
C. has shone D. was shining 3. The building suddenly collapsed while it ______ down. ( ) A. pulled B. had been pulled C. was being pulled D. was pulled 4. Most of my saving ______ in stocks. ( ) A. has been invested B. is being invested C. have invested D. have been invested
5. The manager insisted that the chief engineer ______ testing the new model immediately. （ ） A. start B. starts C. started D. will start
6. Great as Newton was, many of his principles ______ and modified by contemporary scientists today. ( ) A. are to challenge B. may be challenged
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C. are challenging D. have been challenged 7. Mary ______ have been invited to the party, but she wasn't. A. must B. should C. can D. would
8. Mr. Smith isn't here yet. I think he ______ about the meeting. A. should have forgot B. ought to forget C. must have forgot D. may not forget 9. , It was very kind of you to do the washing-up, but you really ______ it. A. needn't do B. shouldn't have done C. didn't have to do D. mustn't have done 10. I couldn't help ______ when I saw that. ( ) A. laugh B. laughed C. laughing D. to laugh 11. I saw lying on his doormat a letter ______ to him from the U.S.A. ( ) A. addressing B. addressed C. to address D. being addressed
12. The key ______ the puzzle will be given in tomorrow's paper. ( ) A. of B. for C. to D. about 13. The surgeon was expected to finish the operation ______ noon. ( ) A. in B. before C. till D. on
14. What was it ______ caused the forest fire? ( ) A. who B. that C. this D. whom
15. This is the school ______ I studied for six years. ( ) A. which B. where C. when D. whom
16. His sister, ______ you met at the airport yesterday, is a famous basketball player. ( ) A. that B. who C. which D. when
17. She would stay with her parents ______ .( )
A. for a couple of days once a month after she got married B. once a month for a couple of days after she got married C. after she got married for a couple of days once a month D. once a month after she got married for a couple of days 18. All the applicants will be assessed ______ an interview.( ) A. by means of B. through the way of C. by the way of D. by the method of
19. ______ my bank lent me the money, I would have bought a new house.( ) A. Had B. If C. Be D. Would
20. ______ guilty, I'd rather be tried in Florida.( ) A. When B. As C. Since D. If
二、选择填空题 (本大题共8小题，每小题2分，共16分) Fill in each of the blanks with one of the items given.
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21. were, was, had, animal, animals Small amounts of land was used for keeping animals. 22. has, have, its, their, theirs The 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, teaching Susan is a teacher as qualified as Mary. 25. be, is, was, are, were, will be, shall be a. 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 have a. 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, had a. 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, stimulus a. Singular only: physics, stimulus, bronchitis b. Plural only: binoculars, bacteria, gentry 三、填空题 (本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分) Fill in each of the blanks with an appropriate word or phrase. A. Fill in the blank with assertive, non-assertive or negative words: 29. I think I've lost that green scarf of mine; I can't find it anywhere. 30. ——\——\31. I'm trying to persuade him to come but I'm getting nowhere. 32. Satellite technology offers the opportunity, as never before, for continuous television coverage of major international events. B. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the verb or verb phrase given: 33. Primary distillation, which yields several fractions, is carried (carry) out in the main column of the crude distillation unit. 34. It is time we thought (think) about drawing up a detailed plan for the project. 35. Halloween was originally a religious holiday, but its religious character has lost (lose) in the United States, and now it is celebrated mostly as a children's day. 36. When questioning (question) the boy, the policeman felt a little sorry for him. 37. Three years later, realizing (realize) that he was not as well prepared as he should be, either materially or psychologically, Mackenzie returned to Britain to get ready for his next journey. C. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition: 38. The train doesn't go to Nanjing. We'll have to change at Shanghai. 39. Unless the hunters are very careful, they may fall to death when climbing the mountains. 40. The man sitting in the corner reminds me of my uncle Tom. 41. I think it isn't good for children to get everything they want. 42. It was between 1830 and 1835 that the first newspaper in the world was born. D. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate relative pronoun or adverb: 43. Deserts are found where rain never falls or falls in only a few weeks' time for a whole year. 44. That was the proposal she put forward at the board meeting but it was turned down by all the other
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