英语语法2013年7月真题试题及答案解析（00831）

Why are some verbs called non-finite verbs? How many types of non-finite verbs do we recognize? Give one example for each type.

Rewriting the second sentence by using a cohesive device:

The child doesn’t like this book. Show him a more interesting book.

Using inversion:

There was a sudden gust of wind and his hat went away.

What are determiners? In terms of function, which two types can they break into? Give one example for each type.

Using extraposition:

How the prisoner escaped remains a mystery.

Using a cleft sentence:

Queen Elizabeth, the daughter of Henry Ⅷ, finally led England to greatness as a merchant power.

Using passive voice:

One has to sign the form in the presence of a witness.

Using a conjunct:

Most people can learn the basics of a craft quickly. They can learn to carve, weave or solder in weeks.

Using a disjunct:

It is odd enough that he did not raise any objection to the plan.

Combining the two sentences by using a relative clause:

The policeman picked up the child. The child’s arm was broken.

Adding a suitable tag to the following statement:

Nothing could make me give it up.

Using a correlative coordinator:

Kathy was not satisfied with her own achievement or with the team’s performance.

Using a non-finite verb form:

He admitted that he had made the same mistake again.

—Is John the right person for this job?

—I suppose is.

Turning the following statement into an exclamation:

It would be a disaster if they were to appoint his son.

He no sooner said it than he felt regretted.

The Stars and Stripes are flying from the flagpole in the square.

If he will be found guilty, he will be deprived of the guardianship of his children.

He stole a book from the library, that was something unexpected.

The new tenant in the flat was both suspicious and interested in his neighbors.

The police finally caught up with the man whom they thought was the escaped prisoner.

Since our car has totally broken down, I’m afraid we’ll have to make to do with bicycles.

My wife used to jog in the alley behind our house because she felt embarrassed to see jogging in public.

Look at the traffic jam. The road can be blocked not far from here.

The old worker is retiring and the factory needs a younger ______ (take) over.

Whole Newcastle was excited at the news that Newcastle United had won the championship of the National League.

I wish I have enough money to buy a big house in the suburbs of London.

My younger sister has to practice ______ (play) piano for hours every day for she will take part in a competition next month.

I don’t know ______ (who) I ought to address the request.

She rarely visits her parents these years, ______ (she) ?

It’s so noisy here. Somebody ______ (turn) down the radio.

As a Christian, Mary’s mother goes to ______ (church) every Sunday morning.

When we listen, we actually ______ (listen) a purpose.

Pubs are places ______ (which) people of all ages and social classes mix to talk.

I’d like to have these ______ (fragile, porcelain, Chinese) vases sent by special delivery.

Mr. Smith is responsible ______ (hire) painters for the company.

Attractive men are ______ (confident) than less attractive men.

Every man and woman, old or young, ______ (be) required to take the inoculation.

Children have a natural ______ (curious) about the world around them.

The workers ______ (build) the bridge this time last year.

It’s only natural ______ (think) that through humor two different cultures could find some common ground.

Salads are good for you and you ______ (not have) to cook them.

I had a chance to go out with a friend who ______ (take) a climbing course before he entered the university.

When might a doctor ______ (choose) not to tell a patient the truth?

We must now ______ (conclude) with further aspects of lateral and vertical thinking.

Looking into crime and violence in the United States is like ______ (open) the proverbial can of worms.

was, were, be, lose, lost, losing

The police ______ busy searching the wood for a ______ child.

What, When, Which, reach, reached, be reached

______ one is healthy in body and mind, it seems that any goal can ______.

obvious, obviously, obviousness, both, either, neither

It is ______ that television has ______ advantage and disadvantage.

concentrate, concentrated, concentrating, something, anything, nothing

Some ______ study each day is better than many study hours one day and ______ the next.

brave, bravely, bravity, don’t to, doesn’t to, not to

She ______ convinced the attacker ______ commit crime.

confess, confessed, to confess, severe, severer, severest

Whether he ______ or not, he shall face the ______ punishment.

what, which, that, the other, another, each other

Robots differ from auto machines in ______ after the completion of one task they can be reprogrammed to do ______ one.

We think of ______ as an international practice not to interfere with other countries’ internal affairs.

which, what, that, nobody, anybody, none

The old fur trader trapped some animals of ______ ______ of us had ever heard before.

According to new data from the census bureau, one out of every four adults in Houston ______ have a high school diploma.

I noticed there ______ a pen, two notebooks and a knife stained with blood. But they are gone!

Both air and water ______ what most creatures cannot live without.

______ you are young, you will be blessed with beauty, hope, cheer, courage and power.

The singer receives an occasional letter from the young fan ______ he has set a good example.

Nobody can explain the reason ______ the project was abandoned two years ago and then renewed earlier this year.

The boy took a look ______ his watch and knew his girl friend was late again.

In the apartment building lives a(n) ______ lawyer, who is working on a bribery case.

In an age of fuel shortage, green cars are obviously ______ superior ______ the cars that run on petrol.

Rather than ______ the new and more powerful drugs, the scientist managed to persuade people to reduce their intake of antibiotics.

I really appreciate ______ such comfortable shoes for me.

The criminal ______ finally in a house abandoned for years.

The umbrella I put here just now is gone. Someone ______ it up by mistake.

The economist’s suggestion for the country was that it ______ on the development of an educational system available to everyone.

It is true that ______ people living in today’s Shanghai are still fascinated by ______ Shanghai described in Eileen Chang’s novels.

If she ______ you, she would be happy to take two days off and have a good rest.

The HR manager will have already finished her meeting before the new recruit ______ to her office.

As it is a freezing cold day, the people that used to bank fish from ______ side of the river are nowhere to be found.

At the sight of a cute kitty, the baby gave a loud ______.