英语语法2017年4月真题试题及答案解析（00831）

concord

Using inversion:

He walked so fast that none of us was his equal.

double genitive

What are the two major semantic categories of modal auxiliaries? Briefly explain them.

Reinforcing the negation:

No student in the class wants to take part in the speech contest next week.

Using extraposition:

To give a child whatever he or she wants is generally considered unwise.

Using transferred negation:

I think that her son didn’t finish his homework.

Using subordination:

We have no information about this company. We still want to cooperate with it, for we have no other choices.

Using a relative clause:

We have erected barriers between the environment and ourselves. With every breath we take, we expose our lungs to the outside world, regardless of all the barriers.

Using coordination:

I caught the Eurostar train from London to Paris for the weekend. Then I flew back from Paris to London with British Airways.

Using a relative clause:

The proposal is that we should import more equipment from abroad. The proposal is to be discussed at the meeting.

Using a disjunct:

It is hoped that the report will go out to shareholders prior to October 12.

Using a non-finite verb form:

I believe that he is honest.

Using a non-finite verb form:

Mary is so tired that she can’t do anything tonight.

Using a complex preposition:

Jim went to the museum last Sunday, and his mother went there together with him.

Using a modal auxiliary:

It’s not even barely possible that he had the guts to defy the club rule.

Using passive voice:

They expect the Senate debate to continue into next week.

Using passive voice:

The boss made Jim work overtime.

With a tag:

The students must be studying hard, ___________?

With a tag:

Beginners have to learn from their mistakes,_________?

With a tag:

I don’t think he will arrive here on time, _________?

With a subordinator:

With curiosity comes an “investigative spirit”; the learning is not so much the acquisition of information _________it is an investigation.

With a subordinator:

In some situations the pursuit of knowledge may become harmful ____________ it is combined with wisdom.

With a relative pronoun:

With the police’s persistent efforts, all ____________ had been stolen was returned to its rightful owner.

With a coordinator:

Go straight on, walking two blocks __________you cannot miss it.

With a relative pronoun:

In the past, people had to take a ferryboat to Chongming Island, but now they can drive to it,___________ is a great saving of time.

With a relative pronoun:

The girl in the red dress ____________ is talking to the teacher is Tom’s sister.

With a relative pronoun:

Just as Jerry got level with the top of the broken trunk, the limb on ___________ he was standing cracked ominously under his feet.

With a preposition:

The school is trying its best to create an atmosphere conducive ____________ learning.

With a preposition:

When she encounters another miserable person from the same country, she has a real outlet___________ unhappy feelings.

With a preposition:

This subway train doesn’t go to the People’s Square. You will have to change _________ the South Railway Station.

With a modal auxiliary:

If I ___________ repair the computer, I wouldn’t have wasted my money having the IT engineer do the job.

With a preposition:

Most of us take our skin for granted until it is burned ___________ repair.

With a modal auxiliary:

You needn’t have interrupted the class to tell me that; you_____ have come to me afterwards.

With an article:

Can you imagine ____________ world with no wars, no hunger, no pain?

With an article:

The bank clerk works hard every day and is looking forward to owning __________Benz.

With a determiner:

The teacher asked his students to turn in ____________ their term papers before Friday.

With a determiner:

The man was so thirsty that he ate the ___________ watermelon by himself.

architectural, architective, architected; on, in, at

There’s no way of representing __________ structures directly using the technologies we have __________ our disposal.

judge, judged, be judged; distinguish, distinct, disruptive

In a perfect world, we’d all __________ on the sweetness of our souls. But in our less than perfect world, the woman who looks pretty has a ________advantage and, usually, the last word.

was, were, be; until, after, before

The captain, together with the crew, __________ not to abandon the ship ___________ all the passengers were aboard the lifeboat.

coming, comes, come, which, that, what

Out of it ___________ two of the most important qualities ___________ this book will go in search of: humanity and warmth.

feel, felt, be felt; infects, effects, affects

The caffeine boost can ___________ one hour following input, but significant __________ can last for eight hours.

to, of, in; on, with, at

Never will I overindulge the requests_______ my flesh; rather I will cherish my body ___________ cleanliness and moderation.

that, in that, such that; taught, be taught, teach

The two halves of human brain behave independently, ___________ each half can___________ opposite solutions to simple problems.

that, those, some;/, a, the

The dangers I run are nothing compared with_______ of our soldiers at_________ front.

solve, solved, solving; all, either;whole

The past is filled with incredible mysteries. The clues to _______them are________ around, hidden in plain sight.

retail, retailed, retails; at, with, for

This GPS locater will be available in Britain this year and _________ for ￡200_______ a ￡10 a month subscription fee.

He asks good questions and that shows that he ____ about the next step in solving a problem.

He added that they _____ day and night for nearly a week to get the car going again.

Fidel Castro, the Cuban leader, is said to _____ multiple assassination attempts.

He_______ swim, but the harbour walls are so high that he needs help getting out.

Faced with this, I may as well _____ according to my conscience and beliefs.

In the mind of many foreign travellers, the Alps _____ still idyllic.

Don’t you think _____ necessary to learn the text by heart?

Even though she is ______ than me, we were more like friends growing up.

As for the place ____ she was buried, it will always remain in the hearts of those who cherish it.

Art has always been _____ of raising consciousness and sending a message.

Among the refugees and migrants who are coming into Europe, one out of ten______ still in childhood.

_____ the kids tried, they never managed to see how to play the video game.

_____ splendid news that there will be a digital version of the Oxford Latin Dictionary!

A group of fishermen played a game of cards on the ______ of Marina beach.

_____ he wasn’t ready in time, we had to carry out the plan without him.

_____ Brexit fears, UK travellers have continued to come to Dubai in large numbers.

Mike is putting on weight. He _____quite fat.

_____ used to be said that Turkey was virtually the master of the Black Sea.

I’ve always found laughable the idea _____ Obama is not an ideologue.

Cleaning and maintaining my house used to feel arduous and I often left tasks _______.