浙江省2009年10月高等教育自学考试
英语语法试题
课程代码：10056
I. After each sentence, four options are given. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. （40%）
1. The ______ are a hard working people. （ ）
A. Germen
B. Germans
C. Germany
D. German
2. Fifteen minutes ______ I can spare to talk over this matter with you. （ ）
A. are that
B. is that
C. are all
D. is all
3. Many a good student ______ that mistake before. （ ）
A. had made
B. has been made
C. have made
D. has made
4. ______ most interesting thing about him is that he likes playing ______ piano. （ ）
A. ／；／
B. A；the
C. The；the
D. The；／
5. He thought ______ possible to reach the town before dark. （ ）
A. that
B. what
C. it
D. which
6. Computers made in Japan are not always better than ______ made in our country. （ ）
A. these
B. those are
C. ones
D. they are
7. We’ve done once but failed. We’ll have to do it ______ time. （ ）
A. a second
B. the second
C. the twice
D. twice
8. I wish Bill would drive us to the railway station. He has ______ to take us all.（ ）
A. too small a car
B. very small a car
C. a too small car
D. such small a car
9. “What about John’s English examination?”
“Excellent!He made ______ no mistake this time. ”（ ）
A. almost
B. nearly
C. hardly
D. mostly
10. The climate of Kunming is as mild as ______ California. （ ）
A. that of
B. what of
C. which of
D. those of
11. Come and see me ______ two days’ time. （ ）
A. for
B. in
C. after
D. during
12. They differ ______ each other in many ways. （ ）
A. to
B. with
C. on
D. from
13. He ______ for six years. （ ）
A. has been married to her
B. has been married with her
C. has been marrying with her
D. has got married with her
14. John ______ his hand as he wanted to speak at the meeting. Then he ______ to his feet to speak. （ ）
A. raised；rose
B. rose；rose
C. raised；raised
D. rose；raised
15. By the time we got to the cinema，the film ______ for half an hour. （ ）
A. has begun
B. had begun
C. has been on
D. had been on
16. The house is cheap enough ______. （ ）
A. to be bought
B. to buy
C. to buy it
D. bought
17. I would have gone to the meeting if I ______ time. （ ）
A. had had
B. have had
C. had
D. would have had
18. I suggested that the students each ______ a plan for the summer vacation. （ ）
A. would make
B. made
C. make
D. makes
19. I’d rather you ______ anything about it for the time being. （ ）
A. do
B. didn’t do
C. don’t do
D. hadn’t done
20. He spoke so loudly ______ be heard by all. （ ）
A. that could
B. in order to
C. as to
D. to
21. There used ______ a cinema there before the war. （ ）
A. to being
B. to be
C. to have
D. to having
22. They are considering ______ before the prices go up. （ ）
A. of buying the house
B. with buying the house
C. buying the house
D. to buy the house
23. My sister is used to ______ with all the windows open. （ ）
A. sleep
B. sleeping
C. the sleeping
D. have slept
24. Sorry that the bus is out of order. That ______ to our destination on foot. （ ）
A. seems to go
B. means to go
C. means having to go
D. needs going
25. You think he is coming， ______ ?（ ）
A. don’t you
B. is he
C. are you
D. isn’t he
26. That’s ______ I wanted to say. （ ）
A. all what
B. that
C. all
D. what that
27. I haven’t been to Rome，but that is the city ______. （ ）
A. where I most like to visit
B. I’d most like to visit
C. I like to visit it most
D. which I like to visit it most
28. Although he is considered a great writer， ______. （ ）
A. his works are not widely read
B. but his works are not widely read
C. however his works are not widely read
D. till his works are not widely read
29. ______ I smoke here?（ ）
A. Must
B. Shall
C. Need
D. Can
30. My great grandfather spoke six languages. He ______ intelligent. （ ）
A. must be
B. has been
C. must have been
D. has to be
31. It was ______ that the man treated the child. （ ）
A. vicious
B. viciously
C. viciousness
D. the viciousness
32. ______ did Arthur realize that there was danger. （ ）
A. Upon entering the store
B. When he entered the store
C. After he had entered the store
D. Only after entering the store
33. She looked around ______ search of something. （ ）
A. as if she
B. when she
C. when she was
D. as if in
34. This is ______ holiday. （ ）
A. two days’
B. two-day
C. a two days’
D. a two day’s
35. Why is there ______ traffic on the streets in February than in May?（ ）
A. few
B. less
C. fewer
D. little
36. He must give us more time； ______ we shall not be able to make a good job of it. （ ）
A. consequently
B. otherwise
C. therefore
D. doubtlessly
37. ______，the boy was taken care of by the government. （ ）
A. He is an orphan
B. His being an orphan
C. Being an orphan
D. He as an orphan
38. ______ we have finished the book we shall start doing our homework. （ ）
A. Now that
B. Since that
C. For now
D. Since now
39. She always wanted to have a study ______ she could do her work. （ ）
A. which
B. of which
C. what
D. where
40. The house had one of the windows ______ in the storm yesterday. （ ）
A. breaking
B. to be breaking
C. broken
D. to be broken
II. Each of the following sentences has four words or phrases underlined. They are marked A, B, C and D. You are to identify the one underlined word or phrase that is inappropriate. （10%）
（ ）41. His latest play，that was well reviewed by the critics，has been a great success.
A B C D
（ ）42. The consumer price index has risen for the third quarter in a row and the predictions are that it will not be declined next quarter.
A B C D
（ ）43. A few naturally elements exist in such small amounts that they are known mainly from Laboratory-made samples.
A B C D
（ ）44. Beneath the deep oceans that cover two-thirds of the Earth，tantalizing secret of the planet are concealed.
A B C D
（ ）45. Because of the accident，Mother will forbid my sister and me from swimming in the river unless someone watches us.
A B C D
（ ）46. Already he could hear the faint sound of a siren on the distance.
A B C D
（ ）47. Computers are used extensively in industry，research，but education.
A B C D
（ ）48. Although I expected something different，I was still surprised by which he said.
A B C D
（ ）49. The closer the spaceship comes to the earth，the dense the air it meets.
A B C D
（ ）50. The old man is in the habit of going for a walk along the river every morning except it rains.
A B C D
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