英语语法2018年4月真题试题及答案解析（00831）

addition-conjunct

unit noun

Using inversion:

You can’t cheat under any circumstance.

Please list the two basic uses of the past perfect. Give an example for each.

Using extraposition:

You keep biting your nails and I find it disgusting.

Reinforcing the negation:

No employee in the company wants to travel on business very often.

Using transferred negation:

I think that John won’t come to the party tomorrow.

Using coordination:

The teacher went into the classroom. He opened his notebook. He started the lecture.

Using subordination:

A supplier wants an independent reference about a customer’s business standing. A supplier may refer to a trade association.

Using a relative clause:

I was the boss man. I had to keep a clear mind at the critical moment.

Using double relative clauses:

He is a Jack of all trades. He has done thousands of things. He has accomplished nothing.

Using a disjunct:

It is lucky that they managed to escape being fined.

Using a non-finite verb form:

Mary is too young and can’t take care of her grandma.

Using a simple preposition:

The teacher went to the zoo last Friday, and the students went there together with her.

Using a non-finite verb form:

John promised that he would come and help.

Using passive voice:

The police are going to punish him for drunken driving.

Using a modal auxiliary:

It’s possible that your proposal will not be accepted by the manager.

Using passive voice:

Somebody had robbed her flat and had taken all her silver.

With a tag:

They should have arrived here by now, _______?

With a tag:

You never told us why you were absent from the first class this morning,_______?

With a tag:

I don’t think he can finish the task on time, _______?

With a coordinator or subordinator:

It is this increased sensuality, combined with the inherent sensual concept of Chinese food, ________ is at the root of the sudden spread of Chinese food throughout the world.

With a coordinator or subordinator:

It is beyond doubt ________ Shakespeare takes precedence over any other playwright throughout the world.

With a relative pronoun:

To the audience’s disappointment, his latest film contains little ______ is new or startling.

With a relative pronoun:

The employees of that company can choose their own jobs within their department,________ we cannot.

With a coordinator or subordinator:

Work hard with persistence and determination ________ you’ll achieve your goal in the end.

With a preposition:

The new system will speed up the transfer of information from one office ________ another.

With a relative pronoun:

The man in the grey suit ________ is talking on the phone is our new English teacher.

With a relative pronoun:

The microscope is a very useful instrument without _________ scientists are unable to see things too small to be seen with the naked eye.

With a preposition:

Until a relatively short time ago, traveling abroad was limited ________ well-to-do tourists and prosperous businesspeople.

With a preposition:

His fondness ________ photography was such that nearly half his income went into this hobby.

With a preposition:

The new system encourages companies to compete with each other ________ equal terms.

With a modal auxiliary:

As it turned out to be a small house party, we ________ have dressed up so formally.

With a determiner:

It was________ kindness indeed to offer your seat to the old man on the bus.

With a modal auxiliary:

John keeps changing his jobs and moving from place to place. He ________ be a restless person.

With a determiner:

His computer was attacked by the virus and ________ the files were destroyed.

With a determiner:

Most people think that ________ Internet provides as amazing forum for the free exchange of ideas.

With a determiner:

She was so angry that she hardly spoke a word the ________ time.

is, be, were; will rise, would rise, have risen

If the earth _________to rotate in the opposite direction, the sun _________ in the west.

on, to, with; party, group, fleet

In 1792, the year Napoleon declared war _________ Great Britain, the British navy commanded a _________ of over 600 ships and 100,000 seamen, a fact that would prove to be a key factor in its success.

taking, took, taken; looking, looked, look

Studies suggest that students do better on tests _________ in comfortable, attractive rooms than they do in ordinary-__________ or ugly rooms.

while, when, as; their them, theirs

People who hold higher position in a given group often overestimate their performance, _________ people in the lowest levels of the group underestimate __________.

living, lively, live; encourage, be encouraged, are encouraged

Schools should be _________ places where individuals _________ to develop to their greatest potential.

in, with, out; test, testing, tested

During the 54-minute flight from Montreal’s Dorval airport to Toronto, the first class cabin was filled _________ reporters and photographers _________the still-evolving technology.

more subtle, much subtle, subtler; hard, harder, hardly

One of the greatest creativity killers is __________ and so deeply rooted in our culture that it is __________ noticed.

dead, death, died; has increased, increases, increased

The nation’s highway _________toll ________every year since the invention of the automobile.

another, the other, other; where, which, in that

Scientists believe that life on _________ planets was just a hopeful dream. But now they are beginning to locate places _________ life could form.

It’s, Since, As; Vincent’s, Vincent, Vincents’s

_________ mentioned on the Biography page, _________ move to Paris in 1886 brought about a profound change in his approach to art.

Which of the following choices can NOT be used to complete the sentence “James enjoys the theatre more than Susan_______”?

We’re lost now. We_____ a wrong turn at the last crossroad.

When they come to work, they bring their_____ life experience to the table.

We have been told by the car owner that a friend of _____ had borrowed the vehicle from him.

We didn’t really realize how much support we had until we _____ back home.

We can promise to be kinder to one______, to hug our loved ones and friends a little tighter.

We don’t know if he _____ to the ceremony next week.

Those who have huge amount of cash in their accounts are getting “services” from bank managers at their doorstep, and only the poor _____ standing in queues outside banks.

The villagers even insisted that we _____ half the profits to them.

This year, the world of television was radical in giving us an insight _____ different shows.

He dug deep in his pocket only to produce two _______.

The recent Yahoo breach, _____ included one billion user records stolen in 2013, is a reminder of the danger.

You must tackle the hardest problem _____ is confronting your business because you need to know whether or not you can go through it.

Some actors can’t stand _____ their own films. How about you?

The board members all agreed to the suggestion that someone else _____for the position.

Scientific research has shown that catching up with friends and family________make people happier in the long term.

Sarah said she _____ have lived with herself if she had opted for an abortion.

She_____ ten minutes to decide whether she should reject the offer.

Sadly, we know it is very unlikely that the girl was the only person _____ taken this drug.

Overall the Himalayas _____ lost an estimated 13 % of glaciers in the past four decades.