考研语法专项突破训练

第二编 考研语法专项突破训练 第二编 考研语法专项突破训练 1. Exceptional children are different in some significant way from others of the same age. For these children     to their full adult potential, their education must be adapted to those differences. A. to develop          B. to be developed              C. developing             D. will develop 2. Space exploration promises to open up many new territories for human settlement, as well as     the harvest of mineral resources. A. leads to              B. to lead to                   C. leading to           D. lead to 3. Someday, solar power collected by satellites       the earth or fission power (裂变能)manufactured by mankind may give us all the energy we need for an expanding civilization. A. circled                     B. to circle                 C. circling              D.circles 4. In this experiment, they are wakened several times during the night, and asked to report what they       . A.had just been dreaming                      B. are just dreaming C.have just been dreaming                      D. had just dreamt 5. Her terror was so great            somewhere to escape, she would have run for her life. A. only if                                                  B. that there had only been C. that had there only been                            D. if there were only 6. Some women          a good salary in a job instead of staying home, but they decided not to work for the sake of the family. A. must make                                                 B. should have made C. would make                                          D. could have made       7. A light with no more power than        by an ordinary electric light bulb becomes intensely strong as it is concentrated to a pinpoint-sized beam. A. as is produced                                    B. that produced C. that is produced                                    D. produced 8. For most people the sea was remote, and with the exception of early intercontinental travelers or others who earned a living from the sea, there was little reason to ask many questions about it, let alone       what lay beneath the surface. A. asking               B. ask              C. to ask         D. be asked 9.Even if they are on sale, these refrigerators are equal in price to, if not more expensive than, at the other store. A. anyone              B. the others     C. that                     D. the ones 10. The atmosphere is as much a part of the earth as        its soil and the water of its lakes, rivers and oceans. A. are                    B. is               C. do                     D. has 11. From now on, when anyone in our ranks who has done some useful work dies,         soldier or cook, we should have a funeral ceremony and a memorial meeting in his honor. A. no matter he is                                        B. whether he has been C. be he                                                   D. whether be he 12. In 1921 Einstein won the Nobel Prize, and was honored in Germany until the rise of Nazism        he was driven from Germany because he was a Jew. A. then                  B. and              C. when                    D. before 13.Physics is the present-day equivalent of        used to be called natural philosophy from which most of present-day science arose. A. that                   B. all              C. which                   D. what 14.       the population of working age increased by 1 million between 1981 and 1986, today it is barely growing. A. Whereas              B. Even if    C. After                     D. Now that 15. His features were agreeable; his body,        slight of build, had something of athletic outline. A. somehow              B. as              C. though                     D. somewhat 16. By the first decade of the 21st century, international commercial traffic        vastly beyond today’s levels. A.will be expected to extend                                 B. will have been expected to extend C.is expected to be extended                              D. is expected to have extended 17. We advocate         the economic, cultural and religious traditions of all national minorities. A. to respect                                                     B. to be respected C. respecting                                                        D. having respected 18. There are two horses at the ends of a rope        with all their might in opposite directions. A. pulling        B. pull            C. pulled                D. to pull 19. Today the Tennessee Valley is one of the richest areas in the world. But if things         as they were it would now be a desert. A. had left              B. were left  C. had been left  D. had been leaving 20.After twenty years abroad, William came back only  how his hometown was damaged in an earthquake. A. to find out                                                           B. finding out C. to have found out                                                 D. to be finding out 21. Relaxation,        fresh air, pure water and clean food, is essential to a sound mind and healthy body. A. much less than                                                   B. no less than C. no more than                                                  D. any less than 22. It is far better to do well a bit of work which is well         a large fortune. A. worthy to be done than have                             B. worth doing than to have C. worthwhile to do than have                             D. worthy of doing than have 23. Understanding the cultural habit of another nation, especially        containing as many different subcultures as the United States, is a complex task. A.one             B. the one              C. that                     D. such 24. Whether or not the next plan will yield any positive results        to be seen. A.remain        B. remains              C.is remained        D. have remained 25. If ever again         happens an accident like this, we will have only ourselves to blame. A. it               B. so                     C. there                     D. that 26. This is the most important respect          civilized man can be distinguished from primitive communities. A. which        B. in which              C. with which            D. that 27. With production         steadily, the factory needs an ever-increasing supply of raw materials. A. having gone up                                                    B. goes up C. gone up                                                               D. going up 28. I thought the technician was to blame for the blowing of the fuse, but I see now       I was mistaken. A. how           B. that                   C. where                   D. why 29. Electronic computers,            many advantages, cannot carry out creative work or replace man. A. though having had                                                B. which have C. even if having                                                      D. over which have 30. The members of the delegation were glad          longer than originally planned. A.to be staying                                                     B. staying C.to have stayed                                                      D. if they stayed 31. The students were much encouraged          a chance to talk with the Americans in English. A. to get         B. gotten        C. to have got          D. having got 32. When a person is in a happy frame of mind, he may agree on the thing that he won’t tolerate         when he is not in the right frame of mind. A. doing         B. to do          C. done          D. to be done 33. Recently many schools have faced what could be called the crisis of comprehension or, in simple terms, the phenomenon of students with phonic and grammar skills still         unable to understand what they read. A. are             B. to be          C. being         D. have been 34. I          the train but I overslept that morning. A. could catch                                                       B. might catch C. must have caught                                       D. could have caught 35. It is very kind of you to do the washing-up, but you         it. A. mustn’t have done                                          B. wouldn’t have done C. mightn’t have done                                          D. didn’t have to do 36. Taking more vitamin than the body needs does not make it function better,        over-fulfilling the oil lamp makes it lighten better. A. no more than        B. any more than              C. not more than        D. much more than 37. Do you have any idea what Jim does all Sunday? He spends as much time idling about as he does . A. his study                     B. studying                C. to study                     D. on his study 38. The student I am teaching this year is much more intelligent than       I taught last year. A. that                          B. one                       C. the one                     D. those 39. Just as the builder is skilled in the handling of his bricks,          the experienced writer in the handling of his words. A. and so is                     B. as is                      C. the same is                  D. so is 40. The new hotel has erected a beautiful building with recreation area and conference facilities on the top floor           the finest view of the city can be obtained. A. in which                     B. over which                   C. where                          D. there 41. We agree to accept          they thought was the best tourist guide. A. whatever                     B. whomever                    C. whichever                    D. whoever 42. Although many people view conflict as bad, conflict is sometimes useful       it forces people to test the relative merits of their attitudes and behaviors. A. by which                     B. so that                          C. in that                       D. provided that 43. A beam of light will not bend round corners unless        to do so with the help of a reflecting device. A. made                       B. being made                   C. having made          D. to be made 44. A knock at the door again! It was the third time someone        me that evening. A.has interrupted                                                              B. had interrupted C.to have interrupted                                                        D. would have interrupted 45. The government agrees to install services        by residents over a ten-year period. A. which are to be paid for                                                 B. for which to be paid C. which to be paid for                                                       D. to be paid for which 46. He would always ignore the fact of        such a contradiction in his inner thought. A. there to be                  B. there being                    C. it being                     D. there having been 47. A convenient way is to set the food on a piece of aluminum oil,         to the air for half an hour, and then cover it with a dish. A. let it stay open                                                               B. let it stayed open    C. letting it stay open                                                  D. letting it stay opened 48. They        us willingly but that they happened to be short of hands, too. A. would help                                                                B. would have helped C. were going to help                                                    D. must have helped 49. Research findings show that we spend about two hours dreaming every night,no matter what we        during the day. A. should have done                                                        B. would have done C. may have done                                                               D. must have done 50. If you are to catch a train, it is always better to be comfortably early than even a fraction of a minute      late. A. too                   B. very                     C. much                           D. rather 51. If you have been generous to a person for a period of time, it is most likely that the person will take advantage of your generosity and trade on your “weakness”         become appreciative of your kindness. A. but not              B.let alone              C. rather than                    D. instead of 52. A poet must not write for the ages past, but for        in which he lives and those which are to follow. A. one                   B. those                     C. the one                     D. that 53. There is a delicate balance of nature        many square miles of ocean and vegetation and clean air are needed to maintain only a relatively few human beings. A. where               B. in which            C. when                           D. how 54. There are cases        new factories are being put up and beautiful old trees are going to be cut down for a new factory. A. which               B. where                   C. that                          D. when 55. Somebody in the next room must be ill,         a doctor has just come out. A. because              B. for                     C. in that                          D. as 56. To understand the situation completely requires more thought than        thus far. A.has given              B. was given              C.being given                     D. has been given 57. Of great significance the nation-wide movement is        the Kampuchean people in their heroic struggle against the aggression of the Vietnamese. A. to support                                                           B. for supporting C. supporting                                                              D. of supporting 58. Many farmers came to the city,         jobs and for all the other legendary opportunities of life in the city. A. looking for                                                           B. to look for C. having looked for                                                 D. looked for 59. It is requested that an applicant whose undergraduate work is done at another institution        two copies of undergraduate transcripts and degrees directly to the dean of the graduate school. A. must send               B. send              C. are to send                    D. need send 60. You        her in her office last Friday; she’s been out of town for two weeks. A. needn’t have seen                                                 B. might have seen C. must have seen                                                        D. can’t have seen 61. The studies show that the driver who has consumed an amount of alcohol within the limit is        likely to have an automobile accident than the driver who does not take any alcohol. A. not so                      B. not much       C. no less                         D. no more 62. If someone is dying of cancer and begging to be put out of his or her misery, and someone gives that person a deadly dose of morphine, that seems merciful        criminal. A. nevertheless                                                     B. otherwise C. or else                                                                D. rather than 63. When we arrived, he found        the aged and the sick at home. A. none but                                                               B. none other than C. nothing but                                                           D. no other than 64. I hope all the precautions against air pollution,         are suggested by the local government, will be seriously considered here. A. as                            B. while                     C. after                        D. since 65. Most of        is on American television are programs designed to appeal to people who go into the supermarkets and buy the products that are advertised on TV. A. which                      B. that                C. whatever               D. what 66. Suppose there were a flood or an earthquake and the people could not be reached by trains or trucks.        packages of food could be dropped from planes, the people might starve. A. Until                        B. Before                   C. Unless                      D. If only 67. Mary has long had the desire         a famous writer even though the study of writing would require years of sacrifice on her part. A. for becoming                                                 B. to become C. of becoming                                                 D. becoming 68. This is so difficult a problem that the scientist is known to         on it for about ten years, but hasn’t found a solution yet. A.have worked                                             B. have been working C.be working                                                   D. work on 69. A majority         collectively may be regarded as a being whose opinions and, most frequently, whose interests are opposed to those of another being, which is styled a minority. A. taking                      B. takes                     C. take                         D. taken 70. I would have passed the college entrance examinations         I missed some of the questions and gave the wrong answers. A. but                          B. because          C. as                         D. in that 71. You         such a long essay; our teacher only asked for 200 words, and you have written 300! A. mustn’t have written                                       B. couldn’t have written C. needn’t have written                                       D. might not as well have written 72.          for aches, pains and fever, aspirin is now the subject of multiple investigations of its role in treating many more serious complaints. A. Long used                                                  B. Being used long C. Having been long used                                   D. It has long been used 73. In no country         Britain, it has been said, can one experience four seasons in the course of a single day. A. better than                                                  B. more than C. other than                                                  D. rather than 74. We hope the measures to control prices,          are taken by the government, will succeed. A. when                B. as                     C. since                     D. after 75. “What do you suggest I write about, then, to stand a chance next year?” “It isn’t so much         you write as the way         you write it.” A. what…that                                                   B. what…which C. what…how                                                  D. which…that 76. After people have learned that magnets attract things, centuries passed         they took note of the fact that magnets sometimes also repel things. A. before               B. until                     C. after              D. since 77. He is off to Paris again tomorrow. He tells me that, with this journey, he         there and back twenty times. A.will be                                                          B. will have been C.will go                                                         D. will have gone 78. Many ways have been found         small and simple machine to process large and complicated machine parts. A. by using              B. to use                C. using                     D. used 79. I walked down the corridor, my footsteps         frighteningly through the empty deserted building. A. echoing              B. echoed                  C. to echo              D. having echoed 80. Apart from personal preferences, social context also affects—both directly and indirectly—the media and the media content to which you become exposed. For example, other members of the family often select media content that you         , and you become exposed to it. A. would not have selected                                   B. should not have s