上海高考语法易错题

语法易错题

1. Scientists are not sure of the potential effects _______ the greenhouse gases on the future climates of the earth.

A. on B. of C. for D. to

2. The application of new scientific discoveries ______ industrial production methods usually increase efficiency.

A. of B. for C. to D. in

3. Fifty-eight percent of Belgians think that there should be a total ban on smoking in restaurants and 49 percent _______ to extend this ban to cafes, a recent survey says.

A. want B. wants C. is wanted D. are wanted 4. Vast amounts/quantities of money ________ in the stock market, but it returns little. A. has been invested B. have been invested C. has invested D. have invested

5. You should close your _____ eye while I’m having a checkup on the eyesight of one eye. A. another B. other C. the other D. some other

6. Meeting my uncle after all these years was an unforgettable moment, ___ I will always treasure. A. that B. one C. it D. what

7. Nine in ten parents said there were significant difference in their approach to education their

children compared with ______of their parents.

A. those B. one C. both D. that 8. It is generally believed that teaching is ________it is a science. A. an art much as B. much an art as C. as an art much as D. as much an art as

9. The pupils in primary and secondary schools across England lack ______ general a view of world history as ours do .

A. so B. too C. as D. how

10. Children’s being addicted to the Internet is ____ to be dealt with by education department alone. A. too a complex and serious problem B. too complex and serious a problem C. much complex and serious a problem D. so complex and serious a problem 11. The main reason for the population growth is not so much a rise in birth rates _____ a fall in death rates as a result of improvements in medical care.

A. than B. as C. more than D. or

12. On Sunday, an overloaded bus, which went out of control on a mountain road, ______ eight people dead and some thirty injured.

A. leaving B. had left C. having left D. left

13. The waves _______violently against the shore, people couldn’t hear them crying for help. A. have beaten B. beating C. beat D. were beating

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14. Having finished the first draft, he went back over the essay and ______spelling and grammar. A. checking B. to check C. checked D. having checked 15. He was busy writing a story, only ______once in a while to smoke a cigarette. A. to stop B. stopping C. to have stopped D. having stopped

16. _______an important problem to be dealt with this year, the efficient use of energy and resources has become a national concern.

A. Remaining B. Remain C. To be remained D. Remained 17. It is wonder place for anyone _____in architecture, as you are.

A. interesting B. to be interested C. being interested D. interested 18. As soon as he heard his father’s steps, he pretended _______.

A. falling asleep B. having fallen asleep C. to fall asleep D. to have fallen asleep 19. The teacher seems ______ the students to make proper use of the modern equipment in the lab

now.

A. to instruct B. to be instructing C. to have instructed D. to be instructed 20. Nowadays, a growing number of those ______ to chat online are among the aged. A. who wanting B. wanting C. want D. who wants 21. Sitting over there was the student who they thought ____to speak at the opening ceremony. A. selected B. selecting C. was selected D. to be selected

22. Such an educational program can teach us how to make positive choices when _____with personal conflicts.

A. to face B. facing C. having faced D. faced

23. A 24-hour hotline providing suicide-prevention is reported _____wide concern from the public. A. that has aroused B. to have aroused C. to arouse D. having aroused

24. Peter, as well as his assistants, ____ a chemical experiment yesterday, but I wonder whether he has finished it.

A. performed B. was performing C. had performed D. were performing 25. The report indicated that 45% of students were in jobs not ______ specific qualifications. A. requiring B. to be required C. being required D. to have required 26. ______ to take the job in that uncultured area was more a worry or a pity than a pleasure in his family.

A. Having assigned B. Assigned C. Being assigned D. Assigning

27. The audience ,as well as film critics, thought highly of the film shortly after it ___early this year. A. released B. had released C. was released D. has been released 28. ----How did you solve the problem concerning your school expenses? ---- _____ the government for a loan.

A. Asking B. To ask C. By asking D. Having asked

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29. With time going on, the method she had stuck to _____very effective and it is worthy of _____. A. proved , adopting B. proving , being adopted C. proved, being adopted D. proving , adopting

30. With an online course Lynn has over 300000 students all over China _____her class through the Internet.

A. attending B. attended C. attend D. are attending

31. Nowadays , _______a knowledge of computer is an important qualification for most of the posts in the job market.

A. equipped with B. equipping with C. being equipped with D. being equipping with 32. With all the money I had _______, I had to go without breakfast.

A. stealing B. to steal C. stolen D. to be stolen 33. The new policy, according to some experts, _____ to attract more high-end talents to contribute

to Shanghai’s development.

A. serves B. are served C. serve D. is served

34. Experts have found that the disease will lead to a greater increase in the number of sufferers

unless ______ seriously when the symptoms first appear.

A. treated B. having treated C. be treated D. to be treated 35. He was such a dominant figure in the company that he always made himself _______. A. obeyed B. obeying C. to be obeyed D. obey 36. Contrast may make something appear more beautiful than it is when ______alone. A. seen B. to be seen C. being seen D. having been seen 37. How can a country where teachers devote all their class hours to training students to take exams

_______ to compete in the technology race with other countries?

A. expect B. expecting C. being expected D. be expected 38. To what extent will environmental-friendly buses ______ the decrease of the pollution? A. be made possible B. make possible C. be made it possible D. make it possible 39. The magnetically levitated train has ______the public transportation between the urban area and

the rural area.

A. made convenient B. made it convenient C. been made convenient D. been made it convenient

40. Schools have been lengthening the school day or adding days to raise test marks, which ____ be costly if schools need air conditioning on hot days.

A. shall B. can C. ought to D. need 41. _______to his research work, the professor cared little about any other things. A. Devoting B. Devoted C. Having devoted D. To devote 42. In order for everyone ______, serious changes need to be made in global development. A. to survive B. survived C. surviving D. survive

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43. All the measures taken to rescue the miners remaining underground _____. A. were proved effectively B. proved effectively C. proved effective D. were proved effective 44. If you don’t go swimming with them this afternoon, _______. A. I won’t, too. B. neither do I C. nor shall I D. I don’t, either. 45. They wanted some wood _______.

A. with which to make a fire B. to make a fire C. which to make a fire with D. for making fire

46. The married couple regularly discussed the life habits they find _______ in each other. A. they were annoying B. annoying C. they were annoyed D. annoyed

47. Tim Bemers-Lee is generally considered ______the World Wide Web, on which all the

information is shared by all.

A. to have founded B. having founded C. founding D. to found 48. ______abroad for a tour can be a great honor for an ordinary person like me.

A. Taken B. Taking C. Being taken D. Having been taken 49. Services are important part of ________is sold in such places as a gas station, a barbershop or a

restaurant.

A. which B. that C. what D. where

50. Why do you blame him for his poor judgment on the matter ________he really needs is encouragement?

A. when that B. since that C. now that D. when what 51. Greenland, _______island in the world, covers over two million square kilometers. A. that is the largest B. it is the largest C. is the largest D. the largest 52 I hope the little _______ I have been able to do will be of some use to my students. A. what B. which C. that D. as 53. There is no easy way ______ we can separate oxygen from the rest of the air. A. which B. in which C. as D. by which 54. She couldn’t remember anything happening before the accident, _______. A. however he tried hard B. even though hard he tried C. hard as tried he D. no matter how hard he tried 55. The digital camera is in _____poor condition _______ I can’t work with it.

A. so , that B. such, that C. such , as D. too , that 56. --- Where did you take these photos? --- It was in the park _____we had a picnic.

A. which B. that C. when D. where

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