安徽师范大学2011英语语法期末试卷A卷

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安徽师范大学2010―2011学年第1学期

《新编英语语法教程》 试卷（A卷）

I. Fill in each of the blanks with the proper form of the word given. (20%)

1 The merchandise ___( have) arrived undamaged.

2 The clippings of the hedges ___(be) usually burnt.

3 All means _____ (have) been tried to increase agricultural production.

4 Politics ____ (be) the art or science of government.

5 His morals ____ (be) above criticism.

6 The secretary and treasurer ____( have) been shot.

7 There ___ (be) more than one answer to your question.

8 The Alps______ (cover) an area of 200,000square kilometers.

9 A series of accidents ___(have) been reported recently.

10 The team ____(be) having bath.

11 Several ____(Japanese) were caught in the village.

12 No one except two girls ____ (be) late for dinner.

13 They were frightened to find some ____(man-eater) near the church.

14 What about ___(we) starting earlier?

15 He thought more about the family than ____ (we) both.

16 I _____(wonder) if I could keep this till tomorrow.

17 I’d rather you ____(go) with us immediately.

18 He ordered that the books ____ (send) at once.

19 Hainan Province has too much ____(summer).

20 There are a great number of _____(mouse) in the rotting house.

II. Correct errors, if any, in the following sentences. (12%)

1 I don’t like this kind of apples.

2 Where do you know his remains was buried?

3 Before he was 18, he might not leave home without his father’s permission.

4 The president is believed to visit that small country next month.

5 I wanted to go there, but I was prevented by the heavy rain.

6 You can understand the theory if you have read through this book.

7 I will support whomever is chosen.

8 He lives with his parents at the moment.

9 I am leaving for Shanghai tomorrow. Do you have anything to take to your son?

10 Take an umbrella with you because it can be raining this afternoon.

11 Nobody but her can do it.

12 They often gather together to exchange experiences.

III Complete each of the following sentences with the item chosen from A, B, C and D. (40%)

1 There is ___ iron in this mine than in that one.

A much B a great deal of C less D a lot of

2 A: Which of these two novels would you like?

B: I don’t like ____ of them. I am interested in neither one.

A both B either C neither D two

3 ____ recommendation has so far been made by the technicians.

A Several such B No such a C Such no D No such

4 The customs examined all _____ at the airport.

A these luggage B this luggage C these luggages D this luggages

5 There is _____ water in the cup. You can have some.

A a great number of B little

C a bit of D any

6 ____________, I should rely on you.

A Was I to do it B Were I to do it

C If I am to do it C all of the above

7 When the ship was sunk, all the sailors were drowned, ____ one of them.

A. every B each C no D any

8 ___ third sister of ____ is really a spitfire.

A The…him B That…him C That…his D The…his

9 Suppose they ____ it, how should we convince them?

A don’t believe B believe C didn’t believe D believed

10 If there ____ something wrong, dial this number.

A is B was C were D be

11 She is alive! She ____ but the man ____ in and saved her just in time.

A drowned…dived B was drowning…dived

C was drowning… was diving D drowned…was diving

12 The congregation ____ not numerous that night, but___ seemed to be listening attentively to my lecture.

A was…it B were…it C was…they D were…they

13 This is the third time you ____ here. What exactly _____ for now?

A come, did you come B came, did you come

C have come, did you come D have come, have you come

14 It is vital that he ___the message to the headquarters.

A will send B is sending C send D has sent

15 ___ is broken.

A The table’s leg B The leg of the table

C The leg of the table’s D That leg of the table’s

16 Stop writing. It’s time that you _____ your papers.

A must hand in B have to hand in

C could hand in D handed in

17 —What’s that terrible noise? —The neighbors ________ for a party.

A. have prepared B. are preparing C. prepare D. will prepare

18 I’m sure your suggestion will _____ the problem.

    A. contribute to solving     B. be contributed to solve

    C. contribute to solve       D. be contributed to solving

19 When they arrived at the airport, the plane _____

    A. already set off         B. set off already

    C. had already set off   D. has already set off

20 The moon _____ around the earth.

    A. move B. moves C. will move D. has moved

21 No one can be sure if the car on display fits him or her until he or she _________ them.

   A. tries              B. will try            C. are trying          D. has tried

22 ----- Could I put my luggage here?

----- ________

A Yes, you could. B Yes, you can.

C Yes, you might. D None of the above.

23 The Straits of Gibraltar ____ not lost ____ strategic importance.

A has, its B have , its C have, their D has, their

24 I ____ you ____ what this means.

A suppose…know B supposed…know

C suppose…knew D supposed…knew

25 The play was produced before ____ all over the country.

A a large audience B large audiences

C large audience D the large audiences

26 Pick me up at 8 o’clock. I_______ my bath by then.

   A. may have                  B. will have had

   C. will be having             D. can have had

27 We _____ in that remote village for years before I was taken abroad by my father and settled down in a new land.

   A. lived            B. were living         C. have lived       D. had been living

28 It was a ______ . An old man _____ down the road when suddenly he _____

a shot from distance.

A day of summer, was walking, heard

B day of summer, walked, heard

C summer’s day, was walking, heard

D summer’s day, was walking, was hearing

29 Wait for me! You ____ impatient. I ____ still ____ lunch.

A are, am having B are being, am having

C are being, have had D are , have had

30 If the United States had built more homes for poor people in 1995, the housing problems now in some parts of the country _____ so serious.

    A. wouldn’t be          B. wouldn’t have been

    C. will not be            D. would have not been

31 If Tom wins tomorrow, he _____ thirty races in the past four years.

    A. will win           B. has won           C. would have won          D. will have won

32 (Commentator): … William is now on the attack. He ____ up the field. He____ to Skyes who ____ to Boyd.

A runs, passes, is kicking B is running, is passing, kicks

C runs, passes, kicks D is running, passes, kicks

33 These boxes are strong enough ____ as a platform.

A to use B to be used C both A and B D neither A nor B

34 Husband: The bread is tasteless! I wish we could have home-made bread.

Wife: All right. I _____ making it.

A am starting B am going to start C am to start D will start

35 I warned you not to eat so much if you _____ yesterday afternoon.

A were going to swim B were to swim C were swimming D all of the above

36 We____ the letter yesterday, but it didn’t arrive.

A must receive B ought to receive

C must have received D ought to have received

37 ----- Jane is absent again.

----- She _____ be ill.

----- She is so weak that she ____ be ill at any time.

A may, may B may, can C can, may D can, can

38 They won’t encourage the matter ______ .

A solved B to be solved C be solved D being solved

39 Please get me a new ___ when you go to town.

A. clothes                 B. dress  C. clothing                D. trousers

40 How many pairs of shorts should you and your brother bring?

The underlined part is a(n) _____ in the sentence.

A subject B object C complement D Adverbial

V. Translation(20%).