1. Duke Ellington was a composer, conductor, and pianist --- ranked as one of the greatest of all jazz figures.
(A)
him
(B)
although
(C)
or
(D)
who
答案:D
测试点:从句连接词/主语.
分析:空格前为主句.其后为定语从句.从句有谓语而缺主语.且缺连接词.应在答案中选择可引导定语从句且兼作其主语的(D).
2.
--- became a state in 1876.
(A)
When Colorado
(B)
Colorado
(C)
It was Colorado
(D)
Colorado, which
答案:B
测试点:主语.
分析:本句有谓语而缺主语,应在答案中选名词或名词词组作主语.只有(B)是(专有)名词,其余均是句子或从句形式.
3.
The fragrances of many natural substances come from oils, --- these oils may be
used in manufacturing perfumes.
(A)
of
(B)
from
(C)
whether
(D)
and
答案:D
测试点;连词/并列结构。
分析:空格两边都是完整的句子,应在答案中选连词将其衔接.即(D)and连接两个并列句.(C)whether应与or not构成连词短语.
4.
Because the saxophone is an excellent solo instrument, --- in some important
orchestral works.
(A)
it is featured
(B)
while featured
(C)
if featured
(D)
feature it
答案:A
测试点:主谓结构.
分析:空格前为Because引导的从句,后接主句,主句主、谓语均缺,应在答案中选择主语+动词的形式,即(A).
5.
Before Geraldine Ferraro was selected as the Democratic Party’s vice
presidential candidate in 1984, no woman --- run for national office in the
United States on a major party ticket.
(A)
ever has
(B)
never had
(C)
had ever
(D) having
never
答案:C
测试点:谓语.
分析:逗号前为从句,逗号后的主句有主语但谓语不完整,应在答案中选择可与run构成谓语的形式,即(A)、(B)或(C),排除非谓语形式的(D)。从句显示时态应为过去,故排除现在时的(A).主语含有否定词no,而(B)中never也是否定词,不可与否定词连用(不可用双重否定),故选(C).
6.
--- reaches the cells of the body, it is oxidized, or slowly burned.
(A)
As digested food
(B)
Digested food that
(C)
Food is digested
(D)
Why does digested food
答案:A
测试点:从句连接词/主语.
分析:逗号后为主句,逗号前为状语从句.从句有谓语但缺主语、连接词.应在答案中选择词+主语的形式,即(A).
7.
The position of the larynx, or voice box, in the neck determines ---, swallows,
and vocalizes.
(A)
an animal, how does one breathe
(B)
how an animal breathes
(C)
an anima breathes, how one
(D)
how does an anima breathe
答案:B
测试点:宾语从句/并列结构.
分析:动词determines后接宾语从句,从句中已有两个并列的谓语动词,所缺为连接词、主语和另一谓语动词,应在答案中选择相应的成份,即(B)。
解题要点;看到and应想到它所连接的成份应同性质、同形式.swallows和vocalizes都是第三人称单数形式的动词,可先看每个答案的末尾,寻找同样形式的词,即(B)breathes.
8.
The slide rule uses sliding scales with marks --- numbers and their logarithms.
(A)
representing
(B)
represented
(C)
are represented
(D)
they are representing
答案:A
测试点:分词短语作后置定语.
分析:名词marks后应为其定语,可能是从句、形容词短语或分词短语.答案中无从句、形容词,故选分词(A)或(B).空格后为分词的宾语,过去分词不可带宾语而现在分词可带,故去(B)而选(A)。
9.
--- executive and administrative authority in the United States government
rests with a President who is elected for a four-year term.
(A)
That the
(B)
The
(C)
It is the
(D) There
is the
答案:B
测试点;冠词.
分析:空格后句子成份完整,但作主语的名词authority前有形容词而缺冠词,故只在答案中选择冠词The.
解题要点:当4个答案中有一个是单独的冠词时,应首先考虑.
10.---
stereophonic phonograph records, two recordings are made of the same musical
performance.
(A)
Creates
(B)
Created
(C)
The creating of
(D) To
create
答案:D
测试点:不定式/状语.
分析:逗号后为完整句子,逗号前是其状语,说明目的.不定式可作目的状语,故选(D).
11.Genes
determine --- the shape of a leaf and the sex, height, and hair color of a
child.
(A)
such as features
(B)
such features as
(C)
as such features
(D)
features as such
答案:B
测试点:词序/such…as的用法。
分析:such…as是表示例举概念的短语。它有两种形式;(1)such十名词+as,即(B);(2)such as…今如(D)改为features such as.亦可.
12.California’s
agricultural supremacy dates from 1947, when its farm output first --- any
other state.
(A)
that exceeded
(B)
exceeded that
(C)
exceeded that of
(D)
that exceeded of
答案:C
测试点:动宾结构.
分析:when引导的从句有主语而缺谓语、宾语,应在答案中选择动词+宾语的形式,即(B)或(C).that指output,空格后名词为其定语,二者间应有介词,故排除(B)而选(C).
解题要点;见到答案中出现of或those of的形式,先考虑它.
13.The
use of well-chosen nonsense words makes --- the testing of many basic
hypotheses in the field of language learning.
(A)
it is possibly
(B)
its possibility
(C)
them possible
(D)
possible
答案:D
测试点;短语.
分析:make sth. possible是固定短语,当make的宾语过长时,可将possible提前而宾语后置,故选(D).
解题要点;应区别两个易混淆而截然不同的句型;
(1)make it possible (for sb.)to do sth.(形式宾语) ;
(2)make sth.possible(宾语可后置).
14.
Not until 1931 --- the official anthem of the United States.
(A)
“The Star-spangled Banner”did become
(B)
when “The Star-spangled Banner”became
(C)
did “The Star-spangled Banner”become
(D)
became “The Star-spangled Banner”
答案:C
测试点:倒装句.
分析:以Not until开头的句子为倒装句,它后面主、谓语位置颠倒,即助动词位于主语前.应在答案中选择助动词+主语+…的形式,即(C).
解题要点:遇到Not until倒装句,先看以助动词或系动词开头的那个答案。
15.In
general, the simpler plants appeared on the Earth before those ---.
(A)
are structurally complicated
(B)
more complicated structure
(C)
have a complicated structure
(D)
their structure is complicated
答案:B
测试点;比较句式.
分析:句中simpler为比较级,后文应出现与之相比较的内容,即另一个比较级的形式,故选(B).
16. Rebecca Latimer, a political commentator
and the author of several book, was the first woman to
become a United States senator.
答案:C
测试点:数的一致.
分析:several后应接复数可数名词,而book为单数.应为books.
17. Surrealist artists painted in such
a manner that their pictures seem if as they came from the
realm of dreams.
答案:C
测试点:习语/词序.
分析:as if是固定短语.此处词序颠倒。
18. Manure can be converted into methane
gas by means the activated-sludge process of sewage disposal.
答案:B
测试点;习语。
分析:By means of是固定短语。此处缺of,应为by means of the…。
解题要点;这是TOEFL常考习语之一.
19. Navajo National Monument in northern
Arizona incorporates three of the most large of all known
cliff dwellings.
答案:B
测试点:最高级.
分析:1arge为单音节的形容词,其最高级由词尾+(e)st构成,不用most.应为largest.
20. By studying geometry,
students can learn what to develop logical arguments through
dedective reasoning.
答案:C
测试点:副词/代词.
分析:根据句意,此处应为(1earn) how to(develop logical arguments)向中develop后已有宾语,不可再用what作其宾语.
21. The word “saga” is often application
to any narration of events of the past, whether mythical or
historical in character.
答案:A
测试点;词性。
分析:application是名词,而此处需要动词与is构成被动语态。应为applied。
解题要点;当划线的词为-tion或-sion结尾的名词时,应注意其是否错用,是否应为动词.
22. The success of a naval
ship is determined by its seaworthiness, speedy, and
maneuverability.
答案:D
测试点:词性/并列结构.
分析:and要求它所连接的成份同词性、同形式.此处and所连接的seaworthiness和maneuverability都是名词,而speedy却是形容词.应为speed.
23. Administrative assistants are
often expected to make decisions, supervision staff, delegate
responsibility, and work harmoniously with managers and fellow employees.
答案:B
测试点:词性/并列结构.
分析:and两边应同结构、同性质.此处and连接几个动宾语结构的词组,make、delegate和work都是动词,而supervision却是名词。应为动词supervise。
24. Few theories are originality
enough to be called unique.
答案:C
测试点;词性.
分析:originality 是名词,而此处作表语需形容词.应为original.
25. Many critics believe that Amy
Lowell’s most important work is not her poetry, but his biography,
John Keats, published the year of her death.
答案:C
测试点:代词.
分析:代词的性应与其所代一致.句中再个her是关键词,由此推知AmyLowell是女性,代词不能用his.应为her.
26. Research on pain has been neglected,
although the mainly reason people take medicine is to relieve pain.
答案:B
测试点:词性.
分析:mainly是副词,而修饰名词reason,应当用形容.应为main.
解题要点:见到划线的以-ly结尾的副词,应注意它是否用错.是否应为形容词.
27. Sidney Poitier, he is famous
for his character portrayals, won an Oscar for his 1963 performance
in Lilies of the Field.
答案:A
测试点:多词/从句连接词。
分析:本句主语为Sidney Poitier,谓语为won,主谓之间两边用逗号隔开的部分为后置定语。此处后置定语由形容词famous所带短语构成,he is多余。或改为he为who,成为从句形式亦可。
28. The Carlsbad caverns, located
in New Mexico, rank between the largest underground labyrinths in
the world.
答案:B
测试点:between和among的用法。
分析:考题中常见这两个词被相互错用。
解题要点:见到划线的between,特别是它接在rank后时,应考虑它是否错用,是否应为among。此处应为among。
29. Commercial rock wool is made by
blowing steam through molten rock such as limestone to create
fine, flexibility, glasslike fibers.
答案:D
测试点;并列结构。
分析:及物动词to create后接宾语名词fibers,前面带有三个形容词定语。(D)flexibility应为形容词flexible,与fine和glasslike并列。
30. William Taft begins his
many years of service for the United States when President Benjamin
Harrison appointed him solicitor general in 1890.
答案:A
测试点;时态一致。
分析:主句与从句的时态应一致。从句的谓语动词appointed为过去时,主句不能用现在时的begins。应为began。
解题要点;当句中出现阿拉伯数字表示的时间状语,如in 1890,应留意句中谓语动词的时态是否为一般过去时。
31. A time zone is a slightly irregular
north-south belts that extends from pole to pole.
答案:C
测试点:数的一致。
分析:冠词a后应是单数名词,不能接复数的belts。应为belt。
解题要点:当冠词a/an其中心名词之间有冗长的定语修饰成分时,应特别留意此名词的单复数。
32. Harriet Monroe’s verse survive
today as evidence of her undiscouraged zeal for the advancement
of modern poetry.
答案:A
测试点;主谓数的一致。
分析:谓语动词的数应与主语一致。主语verse为第三人称单数,谓语动词不能用survive,而要用第三人称单数形式survives。
33. “How does the human brain
work?” remains one of the most profound questions confront modern science.
答案:D
测试点;词形/后置定语。
分析:questions后为定语,这种后置定语由形容词短语或分词短语构成。confront是动词原形,应为confronting。
34. Cadence may be considered
the rise and fall in intensified of sounds.
答案:D
测试点;缺词。
分析:of前应是名词,而intensified为动词的形式,应为the intension。
35. One out of every ten persons
in the 1978 United States labor force was a teenager, compared
by one out of fifteen in 1960.
答案:D
测试点:习语/介词。
分析:“与……相比较”的固定短语是compare with,不用by。
36. Gypsum is too soft that it
is easy to scratch it with a fingernail.
答案:A
测试点:so…that和too…to的用法。
分析:考题中常见这两个结构被要互错误搭配。后文有that,说明此处too错误,应为so。解题要点:见到划线的too,应立即注意后文是to还是that。
37. A goose’s neck is a tiny
longer than that of a duck and not so gracefully curved as
a swan’s.
答案:A
测试点:习语/近义词。
分析:a little longer (1ittle十比较级)是固定短语,不用tiny。
38. Like squirrels, tree shrews are
bearing well-developed claws on their digits and are generally
active during daylight hours.
答案:B
测试点:并列结构/时态一致。
分析:and所连接的成分应同形式、同性质。句中and连接两个谓语部分,这两个动词时态应一致。and后为一般过去时的are,and前不能用现在进行式的are bearing。应为bear。另外,此句讲述一事实,无需使用进行时。
39. Even many early leaders of
the United States have provided names for towns, only George
Washington is remembered in the name of a state.
答案:A
测试点;近义词。
分析:两个分句应当用连词连接,而Even是副词或形容词,不能用来连接句子。应为Even though.
40. Numerous insects, special the
butterfly, have weak powers of flight.
答案:B
测试点;近义词。
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