英语修辞学考试试题

i、单项选择题(本大题共20小题，每题2分，共40分) choose the best answer from the choices given: 1. in the end ， he __________. [ ]

a. got invited b. gets invited c. was invited d. was to be invited 2. he wore dark glasses to avoid __________. [ ]

a. having been spotted b. to be spotted c. spotted d. being spotted 3. a new theory __________ before it can be put into practice. [ ] a. must be tested b. be tested c. can be tested d. to be tested 4. sooner than __________ for others， she started her own business. [ ]

a. working b. worked c. to work d. work

5. i can‘t afford as __________ car as this one. [ ] a. expensive a b. an expensive c. a more expensive d. a most expensive,

6. do what i tell you -__________～ [ ] a. or else b. or so c. and that d. and do

7. this is the house __________ windows were broken. [ ] a. whose b. which c. its d. of which

8. a hot shower， a cup of milk， a bag of potato chips， and then a good sleep __________ the luxury that he needed after the examination. [ ]

a. are b. was c. were d. is,

9. every drop of tears， every moan out of pain and every cry for help then __________ like knife cutting deep into his heart. [ ]

a. was b. are c. were d. is

10. i expect all the letters __________ promptly. [ ] a. being typed b. to be typed

c. having been typed d. to have been typed

11. the information was later admitted __________ from unreliable sources. [ ]

a. to be obtained b. to have been obtained

c. that it has been obtained d. that it was obtained

12. for a child to give up less mature idea for a more sophisticate one， it requires that the child_____________ psychologically ready for the new idea. [ ]

a. is b. be c. were d. would be

13. we still have a lot of problems __________. [ ] a. unsolved b. unsolving c. unsolve d. to be unsolved 14. he regretted __________ her the truth. [ ] a. having told b. to have told c. had told d. to tell

15. domestic-made tv sets are not __________ imported ones at all. [ ]

a. more inferior than b. inferior to c. inferior than d. more inferior as

16. __________ by accident __________ by design， he arrived too late

to help us. [ ]

a. not only……but also b. neither……nor c. whether……or d. both……and

17.__________ ， he managed to remain among the top 5% of his class. [ ]

a. to work hard as he did b. working hard as he did c. work hard as he did d. worked hard as he did,

18. they left the door open __________ to hear the baby. [ ] a. so as for me b. so that me c. in order for me d. and for me 19. new machinery __________ arriving tomorrow. [ ] a. will be b. is c. are d. shall be

20. the family __________ able to come to a unanimous consent that the child must be operated on as quickly as possible. [ ]

a. were b. is c. are d. was

ii.多项选择题(本大题共5小题，每题2分，共10分) fill in the blanks with one of the items given below:

21. from __________ time we learned to count， __________ of us knew how old we‘d be in the year 2000. the， a， every， none， all

22. the winter olympics did not prove especially popular among americans this year. first， the weather was __________ historical disaster from the beginning of the events. __________ snow began falling the very first day.

a， the， any， some， all

23. __________ of us decides what to take into the future and what to leave behind. that‘s why__________ arrival of the year 2000 has become such a personal moment.

each， every， all， the， a

24. i __________ coffee， give me some tea. will go， have gone， go， through， off， on 25. put the food where the cat__________ it.

didn‘t come， has come， can’t come， at ， around， with iii.填空题(本大题共20小题，每题2分，共40分) fill in the blanks with an appropriate unit noun: 26. a __________ of coughing 27. a __________ of lightning 28. a __________ of bees 29. a __________ of advice

fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the verb or verb phrase

given:

30. jane appears as though she __________(know) the secret. 31. two players __________(send) off the field during last saturday‘s match.

32. i‘ve forgotten to return the key of the safe. people __________(must look) everywhere for it.

fill in the blank with an appropriate coordinator or subordinator: 33. it was an island __________ name i have forgotten.

34. he carried his luggage all the way home， __________ was actually unnecessary.

35. he soon made it clear __________ he had asked for a meeting. 36. the police arrived， after __________ the situation became calmer.

fill in the blank with an appropriate conjunct:

37. we visited nimes ad arles， __________ ， two ancient cities. 38. he has not paid his debts and， __________ ， he has no intention

of paying.

39. they‘ll be back in an hour. __________ ， we could play chess. fill in the blank with an appropriate pronoun:

40. the only thing __________ impresses me is her directness.

41. he is a top student at school， __________ his brother never was. fill in the blank with an appropriate preposition: 42. i hid my gun __________ the pillow. 43. i don‘t go __________ men of his type.

fill in the blank with an appropriate form of the word given: 44. jane is hardly __________(smart) than mrs. white. 45. she is the __________(tall) of the two. iv.改错题(本大题共5小题，每小题2分，共10分) correct errors in the following sentences:

46. we must hurry， other wise the meeting will begin when we get there.

47. i think the students see too many love stories these days to be realistic.

48. the company has promised a rise to salary for ages， but nothing has happened yet.

49. he suddenly saw the answer to the problem that has occupied his mind for the last two years.

50. please do not smoke until after the plane takes off. 英语修辞学试题参

i. 单项选择题(每小题2分，共40分)

1、a 2、d 3、a 4、d 5、a 6、a 7、a 8、c 9、a 10、b 11、b 12、b 13、a 14、a 15、b 16、c 17、b 18、c 19、b 20、a

ii. 多项选择填空题(每小题2分，共10分，) 21. the ， all (共2分，一格1分) 22. a， some (共2分，一格1分) 23. each， the (共2分，一格1分) 24. have gone off (共2分，一格1分) 25. can‘t come at (共2分，一格1分) iii. 填空题(每题2分，共40分)

26. fit 27. flash 28. swarm, 29. piece, 30. had known 31. were sent 32. must have been looking 33. whose 34. which 35. why 36. which 37. that is 38. worse still

39. meanwhile 40. that (用 which应看作错误) 41. which (用 who应看作错误) 42. under 43. for 44. smarter 45. taller

iv. 改错题(每小题2分，共10分)

correct errors in the following sentences:

46. we must hurry， otherwise the meeting will have begun when we get there.

47. i think the students are seeing too many love stories these days to be realistic.

48. the company has been promising a rise to salary for ages， but nothing has happened yet. 49. he suddenly saw the answer to the problems that had occupied his mind for the last two years.

50. please do not smoke until after the plane has taken off.