2. Mary as well as her sisters ______ Chinese in China.
A.are studying
B.have studied
C.studies
D.study
A B C D
C
[考点] 本题考查主谓一致。 [解析] 并列词语由as well as连接时,谓语动词应与最前面的主语保持一致,只有C项符合题意。
3. —How did you find your visit to museum? —I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was ______ than I expected.
A.far more interesting
B.even much interesting
C.so more interesting
D.a lot much interesting
A B C D
A
[考点] 本题考查比较级及其修饰词。 [解析] 由空后的than可知,此处应填interesting的比较级形式,而用来修饰比较级的副词有:a little, a bit, far, by far, a lot, a great deal, much, any(用于否定、疑问句),rather等。故本题选A。
4. He was very busy yesterday, otherwise, he ______ to your birthday party.
A.would come
B.came
C.would have come
D.should come
A B C D
C
[考点] 本题考查虚拟语气。 [解析] 由otherwise可知,后一分句描述的是与过去事实相反的推测,因此用would have done,表示与过去相反的情况。
5. Speak to him slowly ______ he may understand you better.
A.since
B.so that
C.for
D.because
A B C D
B
[考点] 本题考查从属连接词so that引导目的状语分句的用法。 [解析] so that可译作“以便,为使”,表示目的,符合题意。since,for和because都表示原因,故不正确。
6. —Can you give me the right answer? —Sorry, I ______. Would you repeat that question?
12. He ______ at the meeting this morning. He was in hospital at the time.
A.couldn't have spoken
B.mustn't have spoken
C.shouldn't have spoken
D.needn't have spoken
A B C D
A
[考点] 本题考查情态助动词。 [解析] couldn't have done意为“过去不可能做了某事”;shouldn't have done意为“做了不应做的”;needn't have done意为“做了不必做的”;没有musn't have done这种用法。由后一句“他那时正在住院”可知,他今天早晨不可能在会上发言,故选A。
13. Do you remember those days ______ we spent along the seashore very happily?
10. so far as, so long as, as soon. as, as well as, difficulty, difficulties We can surely overcome these ______, ______ we are closely united.
difficulties;so long as
[考点] 本题考查so long as和名词的复数。 [解析] difficulty是可数名词,因前有these,故用复数形式;so long as=as long as,意为“只要……”,符合题意。
Ⅲ.Fill in the blanks with an item as required.
1. With an appropriate relative pronoun or adverb: (1)The men ______ houses were damaged will be compensated. (2)He denied seeing the murder suspect, ______ turned out to be true.
4. With an appropriate preposition: (1)His father will be back from London ______ a few days. (2)______ hearing the good news, they jumped with joy.
in;On
[考点] 本题考查介词。 [解析] in+时间段表示从现在起一段时间之后。on (one's) doing意为“当……时”,相当于when引导的时间状语从句。如:On (my) asking for information, I heard a loud noise outside.
5. With an appropriate conjunctive: (1)Though it was late in the night, ______ he continued to work vigorously. (2)______ he daydreamed, Peter saw figures in the sky.
8. With an appropriate conjunct: (1)John is smart, and well-behaved. ______, he is admirable. (2)Do it now. ______, it will be too late.
In a word/In short;Otherwise
[考点] 本题考查连接性状语。 [解析] in a word/in short意为“总之”,用于总结性话语之前;otherwise意为“否则”,表转折。
9. With a link verb: (1)All ______ satisfied with the hotel accommodations. (2)Every man and woman, old or young, ______ required to take the inoculation.
10. With an appropriate modal verb: (1)Peter ______ come with us tonight, but he isn't very sure yet. (2)A computer ______ think for itself; it must be told what to do.
may;can't
[考点] 本题考查情态助动词。 [解析] 由第一句中的not very sure可知,此处应填may,表示推测意义,即可能性。由第二句中的must be可知,此处应填can't,表示不可能。
Ⅳ.Rewrite the following sentences as required.
1. Using plural forms: Tell the kid to bring a raincoat with him tomorrow.
Tell the kids to bring some raincoats with them tomorrow.
2. Using a question tag: As far as I can remember, Tom used to live here.
As far as I can remember, Tom used to live here, didn't he?
3. Using an exclamation: A large swarm of ants is approaching.
How large a swarm of ants is approaching!
4. Using subjunctive mood: A neighbor acted quickly and thus stopped the fire from spreading to the other floors.
If it had not been for the quick action of a neighbor, the fire would have spread to the other floors.
5. Using a modal auxiliary: I am sure you have left your bag on the subway.
You must have left your bag on the subway.
6. Using negation: He dares to tell the truth.
He doesn't dare to tell the truth. /He dare not tell the truth.
7. Using a non-finite form: I don't think she would admit that she had sold the house.
I don't think she would admit selling the house.
8. Using a disjunct: It is natural that as a beginner he isn't a good driver yet.
Naturally, as a beginner, he isn't a good driver yet.
9. Reinforcing the negation: I have not made a promise that I do not intend to fulfill.
I have never made a promise that I do not intend to fulfill.
10. Using extraposition: To drive without a license is illegal.
It is illegal to drive without a license.
11. Using discontinuity: The days when he could boss me around are gone.
The days are gone when he could boss me around.
12. Using inversion: You cannot marry my daughter until three Sundays come in a week.
Not until three Sundays come in a week can you marry my daughter.
13. Using cleaving for subject: Pat released the president's illness to the reporters at the party last night.
It was Pat who released the president's illness to the reporters at the party last night.
14. Using fronting: He plunged into the tumultuous water just to show off to the girls.
Into the tumultuous water he plunged just to show off to the girls.
15. Using the passive voice: According to them, only two tribes used to speak the ancient language of Aramaic.
The ancient language of Aramaic is said to have been spoken only between two tribes.
Ⅴ.Answer the following questions.
1. What's the function of relative pronoun?
The relative pronoun serves as a "link" between the relative clause and its antecedent. It performs two functions: showing concord with its antecedent and indicating its function within the relative clause.
2. Explain the relationship between tense and time.
Time and tense are not the same thing: time is a concept and tense is a grammatical device. Different lenses can express the same period of time, such as the present.
Ⅵ.Define the follwing terms with examples.
1. proper nouns
Proper nouns denote individual persons, places, etc., normally begin with a capital letter, has no plural form and can't occur after an article.e.g., Africa, China, Britain, etc.
2. voice
Voice as a grammatical category refers to the form of a verb showing whether the subject of a sentence acts (active voice) or is acted on (passive voice). e.g. , The cat ate the mouse. (active) The mouse was eaten by the cat. (passive)
3. concord
Concord, also termed "agreement", is a type of grammatical relationship between two or more elements in a sentence, showing a particular feature.e.g., Did you see yourself in the mirror? (pronoun concord)
4. ellipsis
Ellipsis is a kind of coherent devices that leaves out the redundant/wordy part and does not provide a substitute.e.g. , It turns white when it is pressed. → It turns white when pressed.(ellipsis)