高三英语Grammar Test（1）
----名词、冠词
1. How many ____ do you think an ant has in its body?
A. stomachs B. stomaches C. stomachaches D. stomacks
2. ---Mum, I’m going to visit my aunt. Can I stay there for about a week?
---A week? Too long. Try to be back in a _____ of days.
A. number B. set C. couple D. few
3. After _____ absence, he found his wife much changed.
A. a year’s or two’s B. a year or two
C. one or two year’s D. a year or two’s
4．As a writer he succeeded in calling ______ to many of the terrible wrongs that existed at the time.
A. interest B. attention C. notice D. care
5. The pop singer lives on the _____ from her record sales.
A. salary B. value C. income D. bill
6. Do you remember the _____ of the saying I just quoted(援引)?
A. source B. resource C. course D. beginning
7. In order to learn the _____ of the family business, Bill took a job as messenger boy in one of the offices.
A. heads and tails B. dos and don’ts
C. ins and outs D. twos or threes
8. He’s got such a bad memory that he forgot both of her _____.
A. flat numbers B. flat number
C. flat’s numbers D. flats numbers
9. Last weekend when Mum came, she brought me _____.
A. quite a few good news B. a good news
C. a good piece of news D. a piece of good news
10. You need to apply all your _____ to the job.
A. force B. energy C. power D. faith
11. In my opinion, the root _____ of the crime problem lies in poverty as well as unemployment.
A. reason B. excuse C. cause D. fact
12. When cold winter came, she decided to move to a warmer _____.
A. weather B. temperature C. season D. climate
13. The cloth has a large _____ of patterns to choose from.
A. plenty B. amount C. variety D. group
14. I’m learning to cook, just for the ______ of it.
A. habit B. fun C. game D. custom
15. It is widely accepted that little babies learn to do things because
certain acts lead to _____.
A. rewards B. prizes C. awards D. results
16. Their research into ancient languages seems to have little ______.
A. price B. cost C. value D. usefulness
17. We declared that the decision shall not be carried into ______.
A. practice B. action C. deed D. effect
18. With no rain for the last three years, the country is in a desperate _____.
A. occasion B. case C. situation D. background
19. I’m afraid I haven’t got a very good _____ of direction, so I easily get lost.
A. idea B. sense C. thought D. thinking
20. In the past, when fresh meat was in short _____, pigeons were kept by many households as a source of food.
A. store B. trouble C. danger D. supply
21. Although I like the appearance of the house, what really made me decide to buy it was the beautiful _____ through the window.
A. view B. sight C. look D. picture
22. Every society has its own peculiar customs and ______ of acting.
A. methods B. ways C. means D. manners
23. I cannot put up with ______. He is so naughty that I have to keep a close watch over him to keep my things from being broken.
A. that boy of yours B. the boy of you
C. yours boys D. that of your boy
24. He was so ill because of overwork that he had to leave his work half-finished to ask for ______.
A. three-days sick leave B. a three day sick leave
C. a sick leave of three-days D. a three-day sick leave
25. When you play football, what _____ do you play?
A. part B. place C. position D. member
26. ---What ____ shall we need for our mountain climbing?
---Food, clothes, shoes, water and so on.
A. quantities B. supplies C. matters D. materials
27. ---I’ve got an “A” in the examination.
---That’s a good ______. You’ll surely win the second.
A. result B. news C. success D. start
28. Thanks for the _____ you did me to move away the stone.
A. favor B. good C. kindness D. trouble
29. Telling Bob he no longer had a position in the company was an unpleasant ______ for the manager.
A. work B. duty C. task D. way
30. It is clear that very little ______ was made of the waste water in the past.
A. cost B. use C. value D. benefit
31. The news that his sick fellow student was getting better brought great _____ to him.
A. courage B. friendship C. delights D. comfort
32. After weeks my brother soon found that army life was not to his ______.
A. like B. favor C. taste D. quality
33. I’m sorry to tell you that your daughter got a ______ C in the composition contest.
A. grade B. degree C. mark D. level
34. ---Does she have much ______ in teaching physics?
---No, I don’t think so. She has just taught it for a year or two.
A. knowledge B. experience C. skills D. fun
35. The office building is under ______, and it is expected to be completed next May.
A. building B. way C. control D. construction
36. We stood at the foot of the mountain _____ east of the city, watching ______ burning sun rising.
A. X, a B. the, a C. the, the D. X, the
37. Judging from _____ expression on his face, he must have ______ news of great importance to tell us.
A. the, a B. X, X C. the, the D. the, X
38. Teaching _____ child to cook will improve many of the skills that he or she will need in _____ life.
A. X, the B. a, X C. a, the D. the, a
39. ---Can you play ______ musical instrument?
---Yes, I can play ______ violin and ______ Chinese Erhu .
A. X, the, the B. a, X, the C. a, the, X D. the, X, X
40. Historically, _____ main material for making tables has been wood, but _____ metal and stone have also been used.
A. the, X B. the, the C. X, the D. X, X
41. According to the recent report, one of the animals, ______ crocodile, is in ______ danger of dying out.
A. the, the B. the, X C. X, X D. X, the
42. You made the same mistake for ______ second time, dropping ______ “n” in the word “government”.
A. a, the B. a, a C. the, an D. a, an
43. All these changes will lead to ______ stronger and powerful China, ______ country that can surprise and enrich our planet.
A. a, a B. a, the C. the, a D. the, the
44. Cooking calls for ______ patience and time. It is ______ enjoyable but difficult experience.
A. a, an B. the, an C. X. an D. X, X
45. As a whole, she is ______ success, ______ woman as she is.
A. a, a B. a, X C. X, a D. the, a
46. My daughter takes ______ interest in drawing ______.
A. X, a horse B. a, a horse C. an, the horses D. no, horses
47. He used to go without ______ breakfast, but this morning he felt quite hungry and had _____ big breakfast.
A. X, a B. X, X C. a, the D. a, a
48. A grand parade was held in Beijing to celebrate ______ National Day. We _____ Chinese were really proud of our great motherland.
A. our, the B. X, X C. the, X D. X, the
49. He was followed by _____ one-eyed man until they both reached the gate of _____ university whose name neither of them knew.
A. a, an B. an, a C. a, a D. an, an
50. Never lose _____ heart. There is always a chance of _______ weak defeating _____ strong.
A. X, the, the B. the, the, the C. X, X, X D. a, the, the
51. For _____ first time in his life, he had such a good meal. He even wondered whether it was ______ mistake for them to have invited him.
A. the, the B. the, X C. the, a D. X, X
52. _____ Chinese language is ______ most difficult one. Even ______ Chinese themselves sometimes can’t write all the commonly used characters right.
A. The, a, X B. X, the, X C. The, X, X D. X, a, a
53. ______ Mount Chomolungma, which many mountain climbers want to conquer, is one of the leading peaks of ______ Himalayas.
A. The, the B. X, the C. X, X D. The, X
54. Many people agree _______ knowledge of English is a must in ______ international trade today.
A. the, an B. the, the C. X, the D. a, X
55. Jumping out of ______ airplane at ten thousand feet is quite ______ exciting experience.
A. X, the B. X, an C. an, an D. the, the
56. ______ China he saw now was not the same as he had left 30 years ago.
A. The B. A C. X D. Such
57. The city has enjoyed ______ astonishing economic success, ______ fact which is familiar to the public.
A. an, the B. X, the C. an, a D. X, a
58. He sat at the table and ate his breakfast with _____.
A. a knife and fork B. a knife and the fork
C. the knife and a fork D. knife and fork
59. Many people are still in ______ habit of writing silly things in _______ public places.
A. the, the B. X, X C. the, X D. X, the
60. Chicago is on ______ Lake Michigan. There is nothing in the world like ______ Chicago meat industry.
A. the, the B. X, X C. the, X D. X, the
Proof-reading:
(1)
The basic aim of a writing course is develop the ability 61______________
to write whole compositions of different type. Students 62______________
attending the course are generally asking to write short 63______________
compositions of 500 and 1,000 words on their life, 64______________
studies, experiences and views on questions we are 65______________
interested. They are seldom or never asked to write 66______________
plays or poems. With other words, their compositions 67______________
will main be articles dealing with facts. In the following 68______________
pages, we shall first discuss the necessary steps in 69______________
writing a composition, but then the four common types 70______________
of compositions students should learn to write.
(2)
John was trying a new blue jacket in a shop. He looked 71______________
at him in the mirror this way and that and thought it nice. 72______________
He took off the jacket and told the shopkeeper to put them 73______________
into a bag. On that moment his friend Ron came in. They 74______________
haven’t seen each other for months. They were so pleased 75______________
to meet each other that they talked on and on. Then they 76______________
decided to have for dinner. John picked up the bag and 77______________
began leave. The shopkeeper stopped them and asked 78______________
John to pay for the jacket. John looked surprise but soon 79______________
realized what was the matter. He said sorry but paid for 80______________
the jacket. Then he left with Bon.
(3)
I received your letter was dated April 16 the day before 81_____________
yesterday. All of our family greatly delighted to learn 82_____________
how you are getting along well with your lessons. 83_____________
Time passes very quickly. After dozens of days, you’ll 84_____________
finish the middle school. What pleases us most is that 85_____________
you do very well to make up your mind to enter for the 86_____________
college entrance examination this summer. How wonderfully 87_____________
it sounds! Dad, as well as Mum and I, is with you. We wished 88_____________
you to make better use of your time. The full preparations 89_____________
you make, the surer of success you’ll certain be. 90_____________
(4)
When I was a child, I loved climbing ladders, trees and so 91_____________
on. Because when my dad called me his little monkey, the 92_____________
name struck and I came to regarding it as on for love. But I 93_____________
never expect that name to follow me into my office! Last 94_____________
week my brother Rob come to take me and my workmate, 95_____________
Julia,out to lunch. Almost by a habit, Rob called me “Monkey”, 96_____________
and Julia thought it funny. Badly still, she made a joke about 97_____________
it back in the office. Now lots of my workmate are calling me 98_____________
“Monkey!”. Not only is it shameful, but I worried that they 99_____________
won’t take me as serious as they did before. 100_____________
Key to Test on Nouns and Articles:
1----5 ACDBC 6--10 ACADB 11-15 CDCBA 16-20 CACBD 21-25 ABADC 26-30 BDACB 31-35 DCABD 36-40 ADBCA 41-45 BDACB 46-50 DABCA 51-55 CABDC 56-60 ADACD
Key to Proof-reading:
(1)
61. is ^ to 62.type---types 63. asking---asked 64. and---to
65. we---they 66. interested ^ in 67. With---In 68. main---mainly
69. correct 70. but---and
(2)
71. trying ^ on 72. him---himself 73. them---it 74.On---At
75. haven’t---hadn’t 76. correct 77. cancel “for” 78. began ^ to/leaving 79. surprise-surprised 80.but—and
(3)
81. cancel “was” or add “which” 82. family ^ are 83. how---that
84. After---In 85. cancel “the” 86. correct 87. wonderfully
---wonderful 88. wished---wish 89. full---fuller
90. certain---certainly
(4)
91. correct 92. Because---So 93. regarding---regard
94. expect—expected 95. come---came 96. cancel “a”
97. Badly---Worse 98. workmate---workmates 99. I ^ am 100. serious---seriously