英语语法2014年10月真题试题及答案解析（00831）

What is the relationship between tense and time? How many tenses do English verbs have and what are they?

Combining the following three sentences by using a cohesive device:

Tom’s work at school is above the average. Harry’s work is below the average, Tim’s work is about up to the average.

What principle of concord do we usually apply to agreement between the verb and its subject in the form of a clause? Give examples to illustrate your point of view.

Rewriting the second sentence by using a cohesive device:

A: How do you know that he’s retiring soon?

B: He told me that he’s retiring soon.

Rewriting the sentence into an existential one:

A boy named George Smith sat in the same class as me.

Using a disjunct:

It is possible that the accident happened when I was in the garden.

Using discontinuity:

The assumption that the economy will continue to improve is made.

Using a conjunct:

Officially, the general manager is in charge. His secretary does all the work.

Combining the two sentences by using a relative clause:

She is telling a story of Lei Feng. Every one of us is proud of him.

Combining the two sentences by using the non-finite verb form:

She was driving without a license. She was arrested and jailed by the sheriff.

Combining the two sentences by using a subordinate clause:

The Warren Report has been accepted by most Americans. The Warren Report has left many questions unanswered.

Adding a suitable tag to the following statement:

Let’s not go camping this summer.

Rewriting the sentence by using subjunctive mood:

It suffices to say that the open policy will remain unchanged.

Using a modal auxiliary:

I can hardly believe that they have been waiting so long.

She would stay with her parents once a month after she got married for a couple of days.

Mr. Smith is young, energetic and a man you can rely on.

Actually speaking, he is not experienced enough to do such an important job.

56Contrary to that people had expected, no general agreement was reached at the conference.

He failed in the final exam surprised both his teachers and his classmates.

The other day, he met a lady whom he thought was wearing the strangest hat he had ever seen.

Allen has always had a great interest and admiration for Einstein's Theory of Relativity.

It’s difficult for him to tell the difference between true praise and flattering statements making only to gain his favor.

An ambulance is waiting in the street. Someone should have been hurt or killed.

It’s ten years since I didn’t see him and he has changed beyond recognition.

It looked as if he were ill for a long time.

The moment they received a ticket, they were extremely upset about ______ (fine) for over-speed.

He sold his old car the other day and bought a________ (new) the very next day,

The boy kicked the ball so hard that it flew through the hedge and broke a window of the house’s.

The physicist’s theory was so difficult that________ (few) people can understand it.

Everybody has arrived, ________ (they)?

They can hardly finish the work before dark, ________ (they)?

The taxi driver is________ (feed) all the traffic jams in the city.

This is the question________ (which) we have had so much discussion.

My husband accompanied me to a________ (woman) clothes department to buy a sweater the other day.

She is crying so sadly. I think the doctor must________ (tell) her that her husband has got cancer.

He was________ (deaf) her pleas for forgiveness.

We can, as a matter of fact, ________ (avoid) friction and conflict should we learn to respect each other.

The emphasis on the treatment of heart disease is associated with the technological advance that________ (take) place in the past 10 years.

In addition to his job at the university, he________ (run) his own company now.

His behavior shows that he is a well________ (education) person.

Some common phenomena________(be) not completely understood by human beings.

It is believed that________ (cry) has much to do with childishness, weakness and dependence.

Why don’t you do something________ (sensibly) in your spare time?

He found great________ (enjoy) in his work.

Management________ (require) a great deal of information to make decisions.

seconds, minutes, years, which, that, what

The traffic was held up for more than thirty________, ________ caused me to come late.

The________ (far) away we get from the earth, the thinner the air becomes.

was, were, are, join, to join, joining

If you____in better health, we would have allowed you _____ them in the work.

look, watch, seek, everyone, each, all

He tried to____support from his friends. However, ____turned their backs on him.

either, both, neither, his, their, our

No agreement was reached in the discussion between the two parties as____would give up____position.

doesn’t, don’t hasn’t, have, has,having

Many a student____like____to do their homework after class.

lone, alone, lonely, if, whether, so that

You’d better leave things____ ____you don’t know how to deal with them.

are accepted, is accepted, accepted, speculate, serious, severe

The theory of black holes____by many____scientists and astronomers.

The professor and writer____it possible to integrate what he teaches with what he writes about.

The Olympics Committee____at variance in their opinions as to which country was to host the next Olympic Games.

Almost, Most, The most, little, less, few

____of the books are informative though a____dull.

____she prefers noisy Rock and Roll, I like jazz very much.

Education, along with financial aids, ____among the best cures for poverty,

The government claimed that tax cuts benefited the poor most, _____ has yet to be proved in practice.

The teacher asked the students to turn to the page____they were told to go over the day before.

The year 1848 was the one____witnessed the beginning of California Gold Rush: the gold was first discovered at Slitter’s Mill, in Coloma, California.

Strangely enough, the more one learns, ____one finds he does not know.

Astonished____what had happened, the cleaning lady ran downstairs, crying for help.

Stop showing off to the old lady. She knows____more than you.

In the dream, Alice was walking in the air and far below her was the _____ village.

Let’s go to____theatre tonight. I promise you it’s____good play,

The United Nations Security Council is seeking ____the regional conflict to an end.

The police’s advice was that no one____his luggage unattended at the airport.

Because he was mentally disabled, he was____in the neighborhood.

It____be warm enough indoors in Northeast China, for fur-lined slippers don’t sell well there.

The U.S. president, who has announced that the U.S. will shoulder a greater responsibility across the world, ____this poverty-stricken country in Africa soon.

I know it’s hard to say goodbye. So why____choose to stay?

It____that the UFO had appeared in the small town and hovered over the square in it for quite a long time.

How bizarre! The class is going for____autumn outing on such____awful weather!