英语语法2009年真题和答案.doc

全国2009年4月高等教育自学考试 英语语法试题及答案 一、单项选择题（本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分） Choose the best answer from the choices given and put the letters A, B, C or D in the brackets. 1.——Did you hear what she said? （ ） ——Well, I heard her say something, but I ______. So don’t know exactly what she said. A. would not listen B. were not listening C. had not listened D. shouldn’t listen 2. When I got to the top of the mountain, the sun ______. （ ） A. shone B. shines C. has shone D. was shining 3. The building suddenly collapsed while it ______ down. （ ） A. pulled B. had been pulled C. was being pulled D. was pulled 4. Most of my saving ______ in stocks. （ ） A. has been invested B. is being invested C. have invested D. have been invested 5. The manager insisted that the chief engineer ______ testing the new model immediately. （）A. start B. starts C. started D. will start 6. Great as Newton was, many of his principles ______ and modified by contemporary scientists today. （ ） A. are to challenge B. may be challenged C. are challenging D. have been challenged 7. Mary ______ have been invited to the party, but she wasn’t. A. must B. should C. can D. would 8. Mr. Smith isn’t here yet. I think he ______ about the meeting. A. should have forgot B. ought to forget C. must have forgot D. may not forget 9. , It was very kind of you to do the washing-up, but you really ______ it. A. needn’t do B. shouldn’t have done C. didn’t have to do D. mustn’t have done 10. I couldn’t help ______ when I saw that. （ ） A. laugh B. laughed C. laughing D. to laugh 11. I saw lying on his doormat a letter ______ to him from the U.S.A. （ ） A. addressing B. addressed C. to address D. being addressed 12. The key ______ the puzzle will be given in tomorrows paper. （ ） A. of B. for C. to D. about 13. The surgeon was expected to finish the operation ______ noon. （ ） A. in B. before C. till D. on 14. What was it ______ caused the forest fire? （ ） A. who