英语语法第一次平时作业

I  Multiple choice.           20%

1.         They wanted to watch the Olympic Swimming events but there was no suitable   available in Sydney.

A.    information            B.    permission             C.    equipment       D.    accommodation

2.         How many      does a pentagon have?

A.    lines                      B.    inches                   C.    sides                     D.    edges

3.    You must give the letter      to Robert      .

       A.    yourself, himself                                       B.    himself, yourself   

C.    itself, yourself                                           D.    yourselves, themselves

4.    Are there among the new books      that interest you ?

       A.    some                     B.    one                       C.    any                D.    both

5.             of the workers has his own bench.

A.     Each                            B.    Every                    C.    Other             D.    All

6.       The speed of light is greater than       of sound.

A.     this                       B.    that                       C.    these              D.    those

7.       When      dog bites       man, that is not news; but when       man bites      dog, that is news.

A.     the, the, the, the     B.    the, a, the, a          C.    a, the, a, the    D.    a, a, a, a

8.    There are       answers to this question.

       A.    4 or five                B.    four or 5               C.    four or five     D.    five or four

9.    This substance reacts       as fast as the other one.

       A.    third time               B.    three times             C.    thrice time      D.    time three

10.   I want      milk, is there      ?

       A.    any, some                     B.    some, any              C.    much, some    D.    any, much

11.   After       long meeting,       union members decided to ask for      new contract.

       A.    a, the, a                B.    a, x, a                   C.    the, the, x              D.    a, x, x

12.  I can’t remember       exact date of       storm, but I know it was      Sunday because everybody was at       church.

       A.    an, the, the, the      B.    the, the, a, x          C.    an, the, the, x  D.    the, a, the, the

13.   Theory is      , but practice is      .

       A.    something, everything                                B.    everything, something

       C.    nothing, anything                                       D.    anything, nothing

14.  The visitor asked the chicken farmer what other kinds of       came from his farm, apart from eggs.

       A.    produce          B.    production             C.    products                D.    produces

15.          is really beautiful but truth.

       A.    Anything        B.    Nothing                 C.    Something             D.    Nobody

16.         matter is composed of atoms.

       A.    No                 B.    All                        C.    Whole                   D.    Both

17.   One of these books       easy for you to read; the others       all very difficult.

       A.    are, is             B.    is, are                    C.    were, was                    D.    are, will be

18.   People       space for many years by studying light through their telescopes.

       A.    explored         B.    are exploring   C.    have been exploring       D.    will explore

19.   A trip to the seaside will      .

       A.    do you good   B.    be good with you   C.    be well to you D.    do the good to you

20.   I      my letter by the time you come back.

       A.    have finished   B.    shall finish      C.    shall have finished  D.    shall be finishing

II.      From the four underlined parts in each of the following sentences choose the one that is wrong.  10%

1.    A lot of people have tried, but many have succeeded.

     A             B         C       D

2.    Mrs Stone baked a birthday cake to her son.

              A         B     C  D

3.    The reading aloud of poetry or prose compel the students to study the meaning closely.

                A                         B                C       D

4.       The amount of hours we spent on the work was rather small.

      A       B      C             D

5.       Neither his training nor his experience as a railway engineer qualify him for the job.

     A                             B                  C      D

6.       Mr Gilmore is one of those men who appears to be friendly; however, it is very hard to deal

             A                  B                   C                D

with him.

7.       He is very strong; he can work for the other hour.

      A  B             C        D

8.       Hundred of technical translators are needed in this project.

       A                 B      C     D

9.    Every boy and his friend is bringing presents.

      A          B      C          D

10.   Not the students but I were wrong.

     A     B      C   D

III.   Fill in the blanks with proper tense forms of the verbs given in brackets.       20%

Yesterday afternoon we  1   (walk) along the road when we  2   (hear) someone shout, “Help! Help!” He called out several times before we  3   (can) see him. He was in a lake, about a hundred feet from the shore. There  4   (be) a small boat nearby. We  5   (know) immediately what  6   (happen). He  7   (fall) from the boat and could not swim well enough  8   (reach) it or to get to the shore. As we  9   (run) toward the lake, I saw him  10   (sink), and I was certain that he   11  (drown). But in a moment his head appeared again. Quickly John  12   (take) off his shoes, jumped into the water, and started  13   (swim) toward the drowning man. He reached him just as the man  14   (go) down again. He was close enough to stretch out his hand and try  15   (take), hold of the man’s clothing or his hair before he  16   (sink). But the man threw out his arms in fear,  17   (catch) John around the neck, and began  18   (draw) him down under the water. John  19   (fight) to keep his head above the water and at the same time tried to swim toward the boat,  20   (pull) the man with him.

IV.    Transform each of the following sentences into a required one.  20%

1.         This bookshelf is made of wood.                (A sentence of plural form)

2.         Tom goes to school by bus.                        (A question about the underlined part)

3.         He is writing to his parents in Japan.            (A question about the underlined part)

4.         Mary’s parents live in London.                    (A negative sentence)

5.         Those cities are very large.                         (A sentence of single form)

V.       Close.     20%

Many teachers believe that the responsibilities for learning lie with the students.  1  a long reading assignment is given, instructors expect students to be familiar with the  2  in the reading even if they don’t discuss it in class or take an exam. The  3  student is considered to be  4  who is motivated to learn for the sake of  5  , not the one interested only in getting high grades. Sometimes homework is returned  6  brief written comments but without a grade. Even if a grade is not given, the student is  7  for learning the material assigned. When research is  8  , the professor expects the student to take it actively and to complete it with  9  guidance. It is the  10  responsibility to find books, magazines, and articles in the library. Professors do not have the time to explain  11  a university library works; they expect students,  12  graduate students, to be able to exhaust the reference  13  in the library. Professors will help students who need it, but  14  that their students should not be  15  dependent on them. In the United States, professors have many other duties  16  teaching, such as administrative or research work.  17  , the time that a professor can spend with a student outside of class is  18  . If a student has problems with classroom work, the student should either  19  a professor during office hours  20  make an appointment.

1.    A.    If                   B.    Although               C.    Because                 D.    Since

2.    A.    suggestion      B.    context                  C.    abstract                 D.    information

3.    A.    poor               B.    ideal                      C.    average                 D.    disappointed

4.    A.    such                     B.    one                       C.    any                       D.    some

5.    A.    fun                B.    work                     C.    learning                 D.    prize

6.    A.    by                  B.    in                          C.    for                        D.    with

7.    A.    criticized        B.    innocent                C.    responsible            D.    dismissed

8.    A.    collected         B.    distributed             C.    assigned                D.    finished

9.    A.    maximum       B.    minimum               C.    possible                 D.    practical

10.   A.    student’s        B.    professor’s            C.    assistant’s              D.    librarian’s

11.   A.    when             B.    what                            C.    why                      D.    how

12.   A.    particularly     B.    essentially              C.    obviously               D.    rarely

13.   A.    selections              B.    collections             C.    sources                 D.    origins

14.   A.    hate               B.    dislike                   C.    like                       D.    prefer

15.   A.    too                 B.    such                            C.    much                    D.    more

16.   A.    but                 B.    except                   C.    with                      D.    besides

17.   A.    However        B.    Therefore                     C.    Furthermore          D.    Nevertheless

18.   A.    plentiful          B.    limited                   C.    irregular                D.    flexible

19.   A.    greet                     B.    annoy                    C.    approach               D.    attach

20.   A.    or                  B.    and                       C.    to                         D.    but

VI.    Fill in each of the blanks by choosing an appropriate expression from the list.(每个词只用一次)              10%

group, at, that, of, varying, talking, idea, attend, along, against, however

The people began   1    a lot about women’s Liberation.   2    First I did not take it seriously. I thought   3    the women in the movement were just unhappy and bitter.  I had the   4   that they hated men whereas I myself had nothing    5   men at all.    6   , I was encouraged by a friend to   7   a meeting and so I went   8    a new group in North London. There are women’s Liberation    9    in each area of London   10    in size and in their particular interests.