Grammar-Test-大學(xué)英語語法練習(xí)測試題

1、1. If the earth suddenly _spinning, we would all fly off it. A. stopped B. had stopped C. has stopped D. would stop2. “How should the city be run? “If I _a mayor, I would make the streets cleaner and hire more policemen. A. would B. were C. would be D. should3. If the whole operation _ beforehand, a

2、 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 planned4. Jean doesnt want to work right away because she thinks that if she_ a job she probably wouldnt be able to see her friends very often. A. has to get B. were to

3、getC. had got D. could have got5. It is recommended that the project_ until all the preparations have been made. A. is not started B. will not be started C. not be started D. is not to be started6. Who would you rather his daughter _ in the same office?A. going B. to go C. have gone D. went7. Church

4、 as we use the word refers to all religious institutions, _they Christian, Islamic, Buddhist, Jewish, and so on. A. be B. being C. were D. are8. My pain _ apparent the moment I walked into the room, for the first man I met asked sympathetically：“ Are you feeling all right? A. must be B. had been C.

5、must have been D. had to be 9. Mary _ my letter; otherwise she would have replied before now. A. couldnt have received B. ought to have received C. has received D. shouldnt have received 10. You neednt have come over yourself. As it turned out to be a small house party, we_ so formally. A. neednt dr

6、ess up B. did not need have dressed up C. did not need dress up D. neednt have dressed up 11. 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 12. Some women _ a go

7、od salary in a job instead of staying home, but they decided not to work for the sake of family. A. must make B. should have made C. would make D. could have made13. He _ another career but, at the time, he didnt have enough money to attend graduate school. A. might have chosen B. might choose C. ha

8、d to choose D. must have chosen 14. Do you enjoy listening to records? I find records are often _, or better than an actual performance. A. as good as B. as good C. good D. good as 15. The number of registered participants in this years marathon was half _ . A. of last years B. those of last years C

9、. of those of last year D. that of last years 16. Smoking is so harmful to personal health that it kills people each year_ than automobile accidents. A. seven more times B. seven times more C. over seven times D. seven times 17.“Do you regret paying _ as five hundred dollars for the painting ?“No, I

10、 would gladly have paid for it. A. twice so much B. twice as much C. as much twice D. so much twice 18. Their watch is _ to all the other watches on the market. A. superior B. advantageous C. super D. beneficial19. The heart is _ intelligent than the stomach, for they are both controlled by the brai

11、n. A. not so B. not much C. much more D. no more 20. Just as the soil is a part of the earth, _ the atmosphere. A. as it is B. the same is C. so is D. and so is 21. _all visible lights, red light has the longest and violet the shortest wavelength. A. Among B. Of C. For D. To 22. It is better to die

12、on ones feet than _. A. living on ones knees B. live on ones knees C. on ones knees D. to live on ones knees 23. We are taught that a business letter should be written in a formal style_ in a personal style. A. rather than B. other than C. better than D. less than 24. The little man was _ more than

13、one meter fifty tall. A. nearly B. quite C. hardly D. almost25. If tap water were as dangerous as some people think _would be getting sick. A. a lot of more us B. more a lot of us C. a lot of us more D. a lot more of us 26. Indeed, almost every scientist now finds it impossible to read all the works

14、 relevant to his own subject, _ extensively outside of it. A. much more to read B. much less to read C. much less reading D. still more reading 27. The individual TV viewer invariably senses that he or she is _ an anonymous, statistically insignificant part of a huge and diverse audience. A. everyth

15、ing except B. anything but C. no less than D. nothing more than28. The population of many Alaska cities has _doubled in the past three years. A. larger than B. more than C. as great as D. as many as 29. A good writer is_ who can express the commonplace in an uncommon way. A. that B. he C. one D. thi

16、s 30. The number of registered participants in this years marathon was half _. A. of last years B. those of last years C. of those of last year D. that of last years31. How close parents are to their children _ a strong influence on the character of the children. A. have B. has C. having D. to have

17、32. Neither of the young men who had applied for a position in the university_. A. has been accepted B. have been accepted C. was accepted D. were accepted 33. The growth of part-time and flexible working patterns, and of training and retraining schemes, _more women to take advantage of employment o

18、pportunities. A. have allowed B. allow C. allowing D. allows34. At the South Pole _ , the coldest and most desolate region on earth. A. Antarctica lies there B. where Antarctica lies C. Antarctica lies D. lies Antarctica35. So involved with their computers_ that leaders at summer computer camps ofte

19、n have to force them to break for sports and games. A. became the children B. become the children C. had the children become D. do the children become 36. The business of each day, _ selling goods or shipping them, went quite smoothly. A. it being B. be it C. was it D. it was 37. Hardly _ the helico

20、pter _ when the waiting crowded ran towards it. A. had landed B. has landed C. did land D. was landing38. We have been told that under no circumstances _ the telephone in the office for personal affairs. A. may we use B. we may use C. we could use D. did we use39. Not until the game had begun _ at t

21、he sports ground. A. had he arrived B. would he have arrived C. did he arrive D. should he have arrived40. _ for the timely investment from the general public, our company would not be so thriving. A. Had it not been B. Were it not C. Be it not D. Should it not be41. Hubbles law states the greater t

22、he distance between any two galaxies, _ is their relative speed of separation. A. the greatest B. the greater C. greater than D. as great as42. The worldwide race to develop an affordable synthetic fuel has so far consumed billions of dollars and _few results. A. yielded B. yielding C. yield has D.

23、has a yield of43. Some companies have introduced flexible working time with less emphasis on pressure _. A. than more on efficiency B. and more efficiency C. and more on efficiency D. than efficiency44. No matter how frequently _, the works of Beethoven always attract large audiences. A. performing

24、B. performed C. to be performed D. being performed45. In no circumstance can more work be got out of a machine than _. A. is put into it B. to put it into it C. to be put into it D. that puts into it46. These proposals sought to place greater restrictions on the use and copying of digital informatio

25、n than _ in traditional media. A. exists B. exist C. existing D. to exist47. All flights_ because of the snow-storm，many passengers could do nothing but take the train. A. were canceled B. having been canceled C. had been canceled D. have been canceled  48. The murder was brought

26、 in, with his hands_ behind his back.A. being tied  B. having tied C. to be tied D. tied49. _is the center of our planetary system was a difficult concept to grasp in the Middle Ages. A. It is the sun and not the earth B. Bei

27、ng the sun and not the earth C. The sun and not the earth D. That the sun and not the earth50._sea turtles find their way back to nesting areas is still a mystery. A. How B. Although C. Since D. While51. The worlds greatest sporting event, the Olympic Games, upholds the amateur ideal that _ matters is not winning but participating. A. anything B. it C. what D. everything52. He claims to be an expert in astronomy, but in actual fact he is quite ignorant on the subject. _he knows about