实用大学英语语法讲座与测试
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Directions:For each sentence (1-20) there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. For each sentence (21 -40) there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best replaces the word underlined in the sentence. 1. Most of the houses in the village were burnt to ________ during the war. A. ashs B. the ash C. ash D. ashes
2. Professor Mackay told us that ________ of lead are its softness and its resistance. A. some property B. much properties C. properties D. property
3. The students at colleges or universities are making __________ for the coming New Year.
A. many preparations B. much preparation C. preparations D. preparation 4. There are lots of _________ in the storage room which is sunless and wet. A. mouse B. mouses C. mice D, mices
5. He was eager to make some extra money, since during these years he could hardly live on his_____ . A. little wage B. few wage C. wage D. wages
6. Jim was late for two classes this morning. He said that he forgot both of the _______ . A. rooms number B. room number C. room's numbers D. room numbers 7. ________ are usually preferred by children in the hospital.
A. Women doctor B. Woman doctor C. Woman doctors D. Women doctors 8. Yesterday evening we had a lovely evening at _______ . A. Peter and Helen's B. Peter and Helens C. Peter and Helen D. Peter's and Helen's 9. Ten years had passed. I found she had got _________ . A. much white hair B. many white hair C. a few white hair D. little white hair
10. Why did you speak to Peter that way? Don't you know he is an old friend of __________ ？ A. my brother B. my brothers C. my brother's D. my brother‘s friend 11. The Lu Gou Bridge is described in Marco Polo's \ __________________ most beautiful bridge. A. the world's B. world's C. the world D. world
12. ___________ anywhere in the United States costs less than a dollar when you dial it yourself.
A. Three minutes call B. Three-minute call C. A three-minutes call D. A three-minute call 13. Would you like to stay in _____________________ for the holiday? A. my father's-in-law house B. my father-in-law's house C. my father-in-law house D. my in-law-father's house 14. The assignment is to write ___________ about your dream.
A. a five-hundred-words composition B. a five-hundreds-words composition C. a five-hundred-word composition D. a five-hundreds-word composition
15. The Department purchased ___________ to improve the working conditions there. A. a new equipment B. a new piece of equipment C. new equipments D. new pieces of equipments
16. Such problems as air ____________ and heavy traffic are becoming more and more serious in almost every big city all over the world. A. pollution B. pollute C. pollutive D. pollutant
17. It was through his uncle's ___________ that Philip obtained his position with the biggest
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oil company in the country. A. fluence B. influence C. affect D. affection
18. A child who lives in a boring ____________ will become less intelligent than one living in a happy surrounding. A. condition B. environment C. conditional D. environmental 19. The manager was advised to give the task to one he believed had a strong sense of . A. responsible B. responsive C. responsibility D. response
20. We all consider it of great importance that we should combine theory with ___________ . A. practicable B. practise C. practical D. practice 21.The villagers have offered much help to us and we think we should do something for them in return. A. soldiers B. fighters C. farmers D. lifesavers
22. The new systems now being used in commerce are approved by the cooperative company. A. appliance B. communication C. occupation D. business
23. We were talking about the American tourist whom we met during our trip to the Great Wall. A. journey B. flight C. voyage D. expedition
24. Although the manager reminded him several times, he still came with an untidy appearance. A. sight B. phenomenon C. condition D. look
25. We couldn't really afford to buy a house so we got it on hire-purchase and paid monthly installment. A. investments B, requirements C. arrangements D. payment
26. According to the key witnesses, a peculiarly big nose is the criminal's most memorable facial feature. A. characteristic B. signature C. hint D. spot
27. These overseas students show great enthusiasm for learning a new language. A. interest B. authority C. convention D. faith 28. Being ignorant of the law is not accepted as an excuse for breaking the law. A. explanation B. intention C. option D. approval
29. The design of this auditorium shows a great deal of invention. We have never seen such a building before. A. imagination B. illusion C. originality D. orientation
30. To the whole audience, the statement which the president gave at the conference is unworthy of belief. A. doubt B. disposal C. faith D. condition
31. Giving a gift (;an convey a wealth of meaning about your appreciation of their hospitality and the importance you place upon the relationship. A. solidarity B. priority C. superiority D. generosity
32. It is clear that the dog has a much greater scale of its brain devoted to smell than is the case with humans. A. composition B. proportion C. compound D. percent 33.Sadly, the Gianl Panda is one of the many species now in danger of extinction. A. disappearance B. migration C. destruction D. extraction
34. Clark felt that his participation in one of the most dramatic medical experiments of all time was worth the suffering he underwent. A. apprehension about B. appreciation of C. presentation on D. contribution to
35. The company imported a machine with the ability to cope with large loads in this field. A. power B. capacity C. talent D. skill
36. He was looking admiringly at the photograph published by Collins in collaboration with the Imperial Museum.
A. combination B. cooperation C. connection D. collection
37. We work to make money, but there's a contradiction that people who work hard and long often do not make the most money. A. paradox B. prejudice C. dilemma D. conflict
38. The government adopts the tax breaks intended as a (n) inducement to greater reinvestment. 2
A. incentive B. conduct C. stimulate D. employment 39. The new research has profound implications for the environmental summit in Russia. A. inferences B. significances C, indications D. developments
40. Given this inclination toward change, it is not surprising that tradition plays a limited role in the American culture.
A. preference B. tendency C. declination D. modification ?改错题
Directions : This part consists of 20 sentences and 3 passages. In each sentence, there is only J mistake. In each passage, there are altogether 8- 10 mistakes, one in each numbered line. Mark out the mistakes and put the corrections in the blanks provided.
1. I like these dishes but the tea's cup is a little too small. ____________ 2. People of the older generation tend to complain about the fast-paced modern lives. ________ 3. The essayist language expresses rich and subtle meanings. ___________ 4. No one without patience and persistent is likely to make a good researcher. _____________ 5. There were some looker-ons by the roadside, but they didn't inform the police of the accident. ___________ 6. When there is too much smoke in the room, the devise would automatically turn on
the alarming system. ____________
7. Yet, despite the competition, my 8-year-old daughter Rebecca wants to spend her
leisure times writing short stories. _______________ 8. Between sunrise and sunset, streets and highways are a constant source of voice from cars, buses and trucks. _____________ 9. Biologists have estimated that there are around one million animal and plant specias
living in the rainforests. _____________ 10. The old building is in a good stale of reservation except for the wooden floors._________ 11. In the afternoon I did some baby-sittings, for it is a fun looking after children. _________ 12. We must keep in head the billions of dollars we might spend in carrying out the
project. ____________ 13. Consider the great need for improving many aspects of the global environment is very important. ____________ 14. Of the seven days in a week, Saturday is said to be the most popular choose for a
wedding in some countries. ____________ 15. Shelly had prepared carefully for her English examination so that she could be sure of passing it on her first attemption. ___________ 16. The young student is success as a writer. It's a surprise to all his teachers. ____________ 17. ―How much if I want to take one? ―You can take as many as you like because they are free of money. ____________ 18. In my opinion, what he told us just now about the affair simply doesn't make any
meaning. ___________ 19. Please read the constructions carefully before operating the machine. ___________ 20. Moles(凝鼠)are almost completely blind, although its tiny eyes can distinguish light from dark. ____________
Passage A
Manpower Inc., with 560,000 workers, is the world's largest temporary employ agency. Every morning, its people swarm into SI. ________ the offices and factory of America, seeking a day's work for a day's pay. S2. ________ One day at time, as industrial giants like General Motors and IBM S3. ________ struggle to survive by reducing the numbers of employees, Manpower, S4. ________
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based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is booming.
Even though its economic continues to recover, the US is increasingly S5. __________ becoming a nation of part timers and temporary workers. This \work force is the most important trend in American business today,
and it is fundamentally changing the relationship between people and their job.
S6________
The phenomenen provides a way for companies to remain globally competitive
S7________
while avoiding market cycles and the growing burdens imposed by employment rules, healthcare costs and pension plans. For workers it can mean a end to the
S8._________
security, benefits and sense of importance that came from being a loyal employee.
Passage B
The first and smallest unit that can be discussed in relate to language S1. __________ is the word. In speaking, the choice of words is of the utmost important. S2. ___________ Proper election will eliminate one source of likely breakdown in the communication
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cycle. Too often, careless use words prevents a meeting of the minds of the
S4__________
speaker and listener. The words used by the speaker may stir up unfavorable
reactions in the listener which interfere with his comprohension ; hence, S5. ___________ the transmission-receipt system breaks down. S6._________
Moreover, inaccurate or indefinite words may make it difficult for the listeners to understand the message which is being transmitted to him. S7. __________ The speaker who does not have specific words in his working vocabulary
may be unable to explain or describe in way that can be understood by his listeners.S8._______
PassageC
Sporting activities are essentially modified forms of hunting behavior.
Viewing biologically, the modern footballer is revealed as a member of S1. ________ a disguised hunting pack. His killing weapon has turned into a harmless football and his prey into a goal-mouth. If his aims is accurate and he S2. ______ scores a goal, enjoys the hunter s triumph of killing his prey. S3.______ To understand how this transform has taken place we S4. _______ must briefly look at our ancient ancestors. They spent over a
million year evolving as co-operative hunters. Their very survival S5. ____ depended on success in the hunting-field. Under this pressure
their whole way of life, even if their bodies, became radically S6. _____ changed. They became chasers, runners, jumpers, aimers,
throwers or prey-killers. They co-operate as skillful male-group attackers. S7. _________ Then, about ten thousand years ago, when this immensely S8. _________ long formative period of hunting for food, they became farmers.
Their improved intelligence, so vital to their old hunting life,
were put to a new use―that of penning(把 ...........关在圈中), S9. ___________ controlling and domesticating their prey. The food was there on
the farms, awaiting their needs. The risks and uncertainty of hunting S10. __________ were no longer essential for survival.
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