1、考博英语(语法)模拟试卷 8及答案与解析 一、 Grammar 1 The article opens and closes with descriptions of two news reports, each_ one major point in contrast with the other. ( A) makes ( B) is to make ( C) making ( D) made 2 The boy students in this school are nearly_as the girl students to say they intend to get a colle
2、ge degree in business. ( A) twice as likely ( B) likely as twice ( C) as twice likely ( D) as likely twice 3 The information was later admitted_obtained from unreliable sources. ( A) that it was ( B) that it has been ( C) to be ( D) to have been 4 You are just the same_you were the day when I first
3、met you. ( A) that ( B) as ( C) like ( D) so 5 The Second World War,_the earlier one of 1914, prompted public concern about the physical and intellectual well-being of the countrys human resources. ( A) so as ( B) as was ( C) same as ( D) as did 6 Everyone asked me where he was, but it was_a mystery
4、 to me as to them. ( A) much of ( B) as of ( C) as much of ( D) such 7 Indeed, almost every scientist now finds it impossible to read all the works relevant to his own subject,_extensively outside of it. ( A) much more to read ( B) much less to read ( C) still more reading ( D) much less reading 8 W
5、e have done things we ought not to have done and_undone things we ought to have done. ( A) leave ( B) leaving ( C) left ( D) will leave 9 You cant be_careful in making the decision as it was such a critical case. ( A) very ( B) quite ( C) so ( D) too 10 Understanding the cultural habits of another n
6、ation, especially_containing as many different subcultures as the United States, is a complex task. ( A) one ( B) the one ( C) that ( D) such 11 Living in the central Australian desert has its problems,_obtaining water is not the least. ( A) as ( B) whose ( C) for which ( D) of which 12 The heart is
7、_intelligent than the stomach, for they are both controlled by the brain. ( A) not so ( B) not much ( C) no more ( D) much less 13 The atmosphere is as much a part of the earth as_its soils and the water of its lakes, rivers and oceans. ( A) are ( B) is ( C) do ( D) has 14 The last half of the ninet
8、eenth century_the steady improvement in the means of travel. ( A) told ( B) declared ( C) viewed ( D) witnessed 15 Jean Wagners most enduring contribution to the study of Afro-American poetry is his insistence that it_in a religious, as well as worldly, frame of reference. ( A) is to be analyzed ( B
9、) were analyzed ( C) be analyzed ( D) should have been analyzed 16 The millions of calculations involved, had they been done by hand,_all practical value by the time they were finished. ( A) could lose ( B) would have lost ( C) might lose ( D) ought to have lost 17 Doing your homework is a sure way
10、to improve your test scores, and this is especially true_it comes to classroom tests. ( A) after ( B) as ( C) when ( D) before 18 Jack never dreams of_for him to be sent abroad to study very soon. ( A) being a chance ( B) there being a chance ( C) there to be a chance ( D) there be a chance 19 Reali
11、zing that he hadnt enough money and_to borrow from his father, he decided to sell his watch. ( A) not wanted ( B) not to want ( C) wanting not ( D) not wanting 20 That was so serious a matter that I had no choice but_the police. ( A) to call in ( B) call in ( C) calling in ( D) called in 21 If the w
12、hole operation_beforehand, a great deal of time and money would have been lost. ( A) was not planned ( B) has not been planned ( C) had not been planned ( D) were not planned 22 He moved away from his parents, and missed them_enjoy the exciting life in New York. ( A) enough to ( B) too much to ( C)
13、very much to ( D) much so as to 23 _the earth to be flat, many feared that Columbus would fall off the edge of the Earth. ( A) Believing ( B) Believed ( C) Being believed ( D) Having believed 24 Sir Denis, who is 78, has made it known that much of his collection_to the nation. ( A) leaves ( B) has l
14、eft ( C) is to leave ( D) is to be left 25 _he works hard, I dont find when he finishes the experiment. ( A) As soon as ( B) As well as ( C) So long as ( D) So far as 26 If I correct someone, I will do it with as much good humor and self-restraint as if I were the one_. ( A) correcting ( B) to corre
15、ct ( C) to be corrected ( D) being corrected 27 You should have put the milk in the icebox; I expect it_undrinkable by now. ( A) became ( B) had become ( C) becomes ( D) has become 28 _that they may eventually reduce the amount of labour needed on construction sites by 90 percent. ( A) So clever are
16、 the construction robots ( B) So clever the construction robots are ( C) Such construction robots are clever ( D) Such clever construction robots are 29 Prof. Ward hardly ever went to_the theater. ( A) neither the cinema nor ( B) either the cinema nor ( C) neither the cinema or ( D) either the cinem
17、a or 30 It isnt cold enough for there_a frost tonight, so I can leave Jims car out quite safely. ( A) would be ( B) to be ( C) was ( D) being 31 If an earthquake occurred, some of the one-storey houses_. ( A) might be left stand ( B) might leave to be standing ( C) might be left to stand ( D) might
18、be left standing 32 By the first decade of the 21st century, international commercial air traffic is expected_vastly beyond todays levels. ( A) to have extended ( B) being extended ( C) to be extending ( D) having been extended 考博英语(语法)模拟试卷 8答案与解析 一、 Grammar 1 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 each making one major p
19、oint in contrast with the other为分词独立结构,放在主句之后,进一步补充说明细节情况。 【知识模块】 语法 2 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 “The boy students are twice as likely as the girl students to say” 意为 “男生要比女生更可能会说 ” ,这也是倍数表达法之一。 【知识模块】 语法 3 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 admit后面可以跟带 to be的复合结构,跟不定式完成式被动态表示在谓语动作之前已经完成的动作。 【知识模块】 语法 4 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 the same
20、 as意为 “与 一样 ”,为固定搭配。 【知识模块】 语法 5 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 as did the earlier one of 1914意为 “正如 1914年的那次世界大战一样 ”,该从句为倒装句。 did为代动词,为避免重复而代替稍后出现的谓语prompted public concernabout 。 【知识模块】 语法 6 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 “as muchas” 意为 “和 一样是 ”,如果 as much修饰的是由不定冠词限定的可数名词单数时,要用 as much(of)a结构。 【知识模块】 语法 7 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 much
21、less still less even less“更不用说 ”。这几个短语都需用在否定句之后,表示连前面所说的情况都没有做到,后面的情况就更不可能。注意much less前后所对比的成分要对等,可以是不定式、限定动词,也可以全是名词或介词短语,如: Johncouldnt even pick up the box, much less carry it upstairs I never even spoke to the man, much less insuhed him still less和 even less的用法和意思与 much less完全相同,如: Hecant run a
22、hundred yards, even less a mile I dont suspect him of robbery, still less ofrobbery with violence He could barely pay for his own meal, much less for mine 【知识模块】 语法 8 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 leave后面可以跟带现在 分词、过去分词、不定式、形容词、介词短语的复合结构以及其他情况,如: Dont leave her waiting Its better to leave some thingsunsaid Ill lea
23、ve you to settle the business His illness has left him weak Ill leave it to youto buy the tickets leave buying the tickets to you本题的leave后面跟的是带过去分词的复 合结构,由于宾语太长 (后面有定语 ),将过去分词 undone提到宾语 things的前面了。 【知识模块】 语法 9 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 “cant be too” 表示 “怎样 也不过分 ”,如: You cant be too strictwith them This canno
24、t be stressed too strongly 【知识模块】 语法 10 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 不定代词 one代替前面刚刚提到过的可数名词单数,表示泛指。 【知识模 块】 语法 11 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 which为关系代词,代替前面的先行词 problems; of是后面从句中the leastof要求的, of提到了前面,按正常语序从句应是 obtaining water is not the least of itsproblems。 【知识模块】 语法 12 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 no morethan=notany more than ; no
25、tjust as 表示 “正如 一样不 ; 与 都同样不 ” 。 【知识模块】 语法 13 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 “A is as muchas B is” 表示 “A正如 B一样也是 ” 。本题中的“as are its soils and the water” 为倒装句, be动词 are提到了主语 soils等的前面。 【知识模块】 语法 14 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 witness作动词,以人作主语表示 “见证,目睹 ”;在正式文体和文学作品中也可以以年代作主语,本句可译为 “19世纪后半叶目睹了交通工具的稳步改善 ”或 “交通工具 在 19世纪后半叶有了稳步改善 ”
26、。又如: This century has witnessed the steadygrowth of urban centers 【知识模块】 语法 15 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 动词 insist在表示 “坚持要 ” 时,其宾语从句的谓语动词需用虚拟语气。同样,名词 insistence的同位语从句的谓语动词也需用虚拟语气。 【知识模块】 语法 16 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题测试虚拟语气过去时, had they been done by hand意为 “如果用手计算的话 ”为省略 if的虚拟条件句,所以主句应选 would have lost。 【知识模块】 语法 1
27、7 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 when if it comes to sth意为 “当谈到;如果涉及 ”,如: Joe is not good insports, but when it comes to arithmetic he is the best in the class If it comes to building, Austins is the firm you should consult 【知识模块】 语法 18 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 “never dream of there being a chance” 意为 “从未想到会有机会 ” ; dream o
28、f后面跟名词或 “动词 +一 ing”结构。 【知识模块】 语法 19 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 “realizingand not wanting” 为并列分词短语作状语。 【知识模块】 语法 20 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 have there is no choice but to do意为 “除 之外没有别的选择 ”,这是个很有用的句式,考试中出现的频率很高。还可以将 choice换为alternative,使用同样句式。 【知识模块】 语法 21 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 If the whole operation had not been planned bef
29、orehand为虚拟条件过去时。 【知识模块】 语法 22 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 “miss them too much to enjoy ”意为 “太思念他们以致不能好好地过 ” 。 【知识模块】 语法 23 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 believing the earth to be flat意为 “相信地球是平的 ”,为分词短语作状语,表示原因。 【知识模块】 语法 24 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 is to be left to the nation意为 “打算把 交给国家 ”。 be to+不定式表示 “打算或计划做什么 ”。 【知识模块】 语法 25 【正确答
30、案】 C 【试题解析】 so long as as long as意为 “如果,只要 ”。注意: so long as意思相当于 if,但两者不完全相同: if只表示条件; so long as既表示条件,又表示时间概念,由它引导的从句谓语一般用延续性动词,基本上不用瞬息动词。 【知识模块】 语法 26 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 the one being corrected意为 “正在受到纠正的人 ”。 【知识模块】 语法 27 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 本题测试现在完成时。 【知识模块】 语法 28 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 so clever are the const
31、ruction robots为倒装句,由 so修饰的形容词或副词放在句首时一般要用倒装语序,后面跟表示结果的 that从句。 【知识模块】 语法 29 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 由 “eitheror” 引导的成分要对等。 A虽然结构上可选,但句中已有 hardly,所以句意不合适。 【知识模块】 语法 30 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 for引导带逻辑主 语的不定式 for sb to do sth,本句中的 there作形式主语,不定式就是 to be a frost。如: “该吃药了 ”应说: Its time to take the medicine如果要说 “他在等到该吃药
32、的时间再吃药 ”就应说: Hes waiting for it to be time to take the medicine 【知识模块】 语法 31 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 leave后面跟带现在分词的复合结构。 【知识模块】 语法 32 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 expect后面跟带不定式的复合结构 expect sb to do sth;如果要表示 “预料在将来某个时间某人会做完某事 ”就应说 expect sb to have done sth (后面跟一个表示时间的状语 ),因此变为被动态就成了本题的 commercial air traffic is expected to have extended vastly beyond todays levels。 【知识模块】 语法