英语语法2016年4月真题试题及答案解析（00831）

preposition

Using inversion:

A homeless man sat on the comer of the street.

Modal verbs are special verbs which behave very differently from normal verbs. Please list a couple of differences.

conversion

Using extraposition:

Whether she will stay at home or go for a trip is none of your business.

Using transferred negation:

I think that he will not tell you the truth.

Adding a suitable tag:

You’d rather I didn’t show up these days.

Using coordination:

Access to the cabin is given by a personal card, which also serves as a credit card for everything you buy on board, including drinks. There is no need to carry cash.

Using subordination:

You are in doubt about the deductions on your tax return. Call the IRS collect.

Using a disjunct:

It is hoped that the report will soon be issued to the public.

Using a relative clause:

He is a straight A student. His brother is not a straight A student.

Using a relative clause:

You sent my daughter a lovely gift. Thank you very much.

Using a non-finite verb form:

The girl regrets that she has jumped from a bungee cord.

Using a non-finite verb form:

The students consider that he is a good teacher.

Using a simple preposition:

We crossed the river by ferry, and the bus accompanied us.

Using a modal auxiliary:

It is possible that the company will offer you a good salary.

Using passive voice:

We’ll have to put off our picnic if it rains tomorrow.

Using passive voice:

They expect the court debate to continue into next week.

With a question tag:

I don’t think he is a suitable candidate for the job, ____?

With a question tag:

Your mother must be looking forward to your return, ____?

With a question tag:

There has not been a great reaction to the new policy, ____?

With an appropriate coordinator or subordinator:

Try it again, ____you are sure to win.

With an appropriate coordinator or subordinator:

The news____the prime minister was resigning proved to be incorrect.

With an appropriate relative pronoun or relative adverb:

The project on____they have been working for two years is a total failure.

With an appropriate relative pronoun or relative adverb:

The teapot was fashioned like a duck, out of____open mouth the tea was supposed to come.

With an appropriate relative pronoun or relative adverb:

The business of the company has reached a point____a change is needed.

With an appropriate preposition:

Tom is not good at sports, but when it comes____computer games he is the best among his friends.

With an appropriate preposition:

Over the years, a large number of overseas students have studied at this university _____ the result that it had gained a very good international reputation.

With an appropriate relative pronoun or relative adverb:

Peter eventually found a place in the cellar____he used as his first workshop.

With an appropriate preposition:

Many scientists predict that extreme weather events will increase both____intensity and frequency as the planet warms.

With an appropriate preposition:

The last time we had a family reunion was ________ my brother’s wedding ceremony three years ago.

With a modal verb:

Have some water. You____be thirsty after all that gardening.

With a modal verb:

If he had been more careful, he____have made such a silly mistake.

With a modal verb:

There’s no doubt that the world _____ be a duller place without artificial food colouring, but might it also be a safer place?

With a determiner:

____number of errors made by the dictionary compiler was astonishing. He should have been more careful.

With a determiner:

Birds will come back again and again to _____ given spot for food and water.

With a determiner:

Since the two applicants are both under the age of 18, ____is eligible for the job.

has not been, have not been, had not been; would be, would have been, will be

If printing____invented, we would not have books and civilization____thousands of years behind.

were kept, were keeping, kept; ignorant, ignorance, ignorantly

The workers____in complete____of the company’s financial situation.

With a determiner:

As is required,_____the papers should be turned in before the end of the month.

whose, his, that; have been, be, is

My special gratitude goes to Professor Weir, without____help this project would____impossible.

which, who, that; bacteria, bacterium, baceterias

It was so large and complex____they initially assumed it was a____.

made, were making, were made; in, to, on

Experiments____to adapt this variety of shrimp _______ fresh water.

more early, earlier, early; warm, warmly, warmth

The sourness of a moment____was gone, a____and gratitude replacing it.

stared, stare, staring; that, those, them

She cried in desperation, her eyes____at him like _____ of a wild animal.

ranged, range, ranges; used, use, using

Energy efficient products ____from light bulbs ______ half the normal amount of energy to computers or TV sets that power down when not in use.

at, for, to; but, while, when

U.S. investment in China has amounted____nearly US$100 billion, ____Chinese investment in the U.S. has also grown.

American, American’, America’s; have, is, are

____film revenue, including box office receipts, cinema advertising and home video expenditure, ____set to grow at an estimated annual rate of 14.5 percent.

Under no circumstances____any secret or detail of a military operation.

It is possible to write a personal testament at home, ____ a person has adequate literacy.

You’re here because either you or someone you know ___ been diagnosed as type Ⅱ diabetic.

His invisible attributes, ____, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived.

To improve people’s living environment, considerably cutting carbon emissions has become something____the leadership must achieve as soon as possible.

During my childhood, I always lingered at the theater____my mother worked.

As long as the balcony doors remained____, it wasn’t that big of an issue.

Where did you get the____car?

An individual can not deprive a man____his right to vote, to hold property, to buy and sell.

I remember____his algebra course which was held in a lecture theatre filled with about 400 students.

Unfortunately, we lost our way, and had to make____with our rather limited vocabulary of traffic signals.

Peter pulled up his collar so high that you____have seen his head from behind if you had been there.

I have repeatedly recommended that our social security system cover many of____the occupations.

Reading books is a neat way of coming up with new ideas because one____create all the ideas by oneself.

He____hurt last year early in the playoffs and never came back.

You have not at all read my points carefully and ____the same mistakes.

Then you will come to a level plain, in which the Nile____round an island named Tachompso.

The Niagara Falls____long been a popular tourist destination, boosted by a number of movies.

There is nothing more wonderful in the world than swimming with a____of fish around you.

There are stores on____sides of the square.