95年5月語法講解

1、 1995 年 05 月語法題 1. _ Henry Ford first sought financial backing for making cars, the very notion of farmers and clerks owning automobiles was considered ridiculous. (A) How (B) Even (C) When (D) Despite 答案： C 測試點：從句連接詞。 分析：逗號后為主句，逗號前狀語從句缺連接詞。 (C)when 可引導時間狀語從句。 (B)Even 為副詞， (D)Despite 為介詞，均不可引出從句。 (A

2、)How 雖為連詞但與句意不符。 2. The first president of Cornell University, Andrew White _ the concept of a university unaffiliated with any religious sect or political party. (A) develop (B) developing (C) develops (D) developed 答案： D 測試點：謂語時態(tài)。 分析：本句有主語 Andrew White 而缺謂語，應在答案中選擇謂語動詞的形式，即 (A)(C) 或 (D) 。主語是第三人稱單數

3、，謂語不能用動詞原形，故排除 (A) 。 Cornell 是著名的大學，歷 史悠久，其 first president 自然是歷史人物，故排除現在時的 (C)而選過去時 (D) 。 3. In order for information to be easily communicated, _ must be organized in an understandable way. (A) there (B) and (C) it (D) how 答案： C 測試點：主語。 分析：空格后有謂語動詞是代詞，可做主語。句中 must be organized 而缺主語，應在答案中選擇名詞或代詞。 b

4、e 后應是動詞而不是名詞，不可用 there be 句型，故 (A) 錯。 (C) 4. Because of record snowfalls in the mountains surrounding Utahs Great Salt Lake, there is more water in the lake and its salt content is _ it once was. (A) least as (B) much less than (C) the least what (D) less 答案： B 測試點：比較句式。 分析：句中關鍵詞 more 表明這是 mole than

5、 比較句型。在 4 個答案中首先尋找含 than 的形式，即 (B) 。此句含有兩個比較項目： more water 和 less salt content。 解題要點：句中出現比較詞 mole，應首先尋找含 than 的答案。 5. Home movies began to become popular as a hobby in the United States during the 1920s, _ of low-cost film. (A) the invention followed (B) the invention to follow (C) following the inv

6、ention (D) invention the following 答案： C 測試點：分詞短語。 分析：逗號前為句子，逗號后應為從句或短語?？崭窈缶o接 名詞。答案中無從句，只有 (C) 是分詞短語，且最后一詞為名詞 故選 (C) 。 of，說明所缺部分最后一詞為 invention，可后接。 of ， 6. Mary Edmonia Lewis, a sculptor who studied at Oberlin College, was _ by Hrriet ffosmer. (A) tutored in the neoclassical aesthetic (B) the neocl

7、assical aesthetic tutored in (C) aesthetic in the neoclassical tutored (D) the aesthetic neoclassical tutored in 答案： A 測試點：詞序被動語態(tài)。 分析： 助動詞 was 后應緊接過去分詞， 其后接介詞短語 (介詞 +冠詞 +形容詞 +名詞 )，(A) 是正確語序。 7. Even though rhubarb is a vegetable, _ as a dessert. (A) popular also (B) it is popular (C) but it is popul

8、ar (D) which is popular 答案： B 測試點：主謂結構。 分析：逗號前為 Even though 引導的從句，逗號后應為主句。空格后只有短語，主、謂語均 缺，應在答案中選擇主語 +動詞 的形式， 即 (B)。(A) 不是主謂結構， (C)but 不與 Even though 連用： (D) 為從句。 8. Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz, _ of Radeliffe College, had worked as both an educator and a naturalist. (A) the first president (B) was the f

9、irst president (C) she was the first president (D) which she was the first president 答案： A 測試點：同位語。 分析：本句主、語俱全，主、謂之間有一逗號隔開的部分，這是典型的同位語試題。故選名詞詞組 (A) 作同位語。 9. _ ever developed was celluloid, a combination of natural camphor and cellulose nitrate. (A) The first plastic and (B) Being the first plastic (

10、C) The first plastic (D) It was the first plastic 答案： C 測試點：主語。 分析：句子有系動詞 was 而缺主語，應在答案中選擇名詞或名詞詞組。 (C) 為名詞詞組，可 作主語。 10. Often the design of a scholarly investigation _ by the question it is addressing. (A) to affect (B) affects (C) affected (D) will be affected 答案： D 測試點：被動語態(tài)。 分析：空格前有主語，空格后出現 by，說明句

11、子缺謂語動詞，且為被動語態(tài)。答案中 (D) 是被動語態(tài)的謂語動詞。 (A) 不能作謂語； (B)(C) 不是被動式。 11. Though once quite large, _ population of the bald eagle across North America has drastically declined in the past forty years. (A) it is the (B) there is the (C) as the (D) the 答案： D 測試點：冠詞。 分析：空格后句子主、謂語完整，句首名詞 population 前缺冠詞。應在答案中選擇冠詞，

12、 即(D)。 解題要點：幾個答案均含冠詞，其中有一個是單獨的冠詞形式，應首先考慮選擇它。 12. Plywood was originally manufactured from logs _ for other purposes. (A) were not suitable (B) that were not suitable (C) which they were not suitable (D) and suitable were not 答案： B 分析：定語從句。 測試點：空格前句子主、謂完整，名詞 logs 后接修飾成分， (B) 為語從句。 13. Aerobic exercis

13、es create a _ oxygen in the body without seriously disrupting normal body functions. (A) demand (B) demanding (C) demanding of (D) demand for 答案： D 分析： A demand for 是固定短語，不用其他形式。 14. A protagonist of a play is _ in tragedy as the suffering main character. (A) what known (B) known as (C) what it is k

14、nown (D) what is know 答案： D 測試點： what 引導的名詞從句。 分析：系動詞后缺表語。 what 引導的從句是名詞性從句，可作表語，故選 (D) 。 15. The beaver chews down trees to get food and material _ its home. (A) builds (B) it can builds (C) that it builds (D) with which to build 答案： D 測試點：介詞 +which 結構不定式。 分析：介詞 +which 后面可接從句，亦可接不定式結構，即介詞 +which+to

15、 do。 16. The architect rural style of Mannerism used unbalanced proportions nor arbitrary A B arrangements of decoration. C D 答案： B 測試點：連詞。 分析： nor 用于否定句中，與 neither 或 not 連用，而句中無 neither 或 not。應為 and。 17. The theater is perhaps the most complex of the arts, requiring a number large of people A B C f

16、or a plays performance. D 答案： C 分析： number large 改為 large number 18. Some comets are visibly to the unaided eye, but only for several months, when they pass ABCD closest to the Sun. 答案： B 測試點：詞性。 分析： visibly 是副詞，但此處作表語需要用形容詞。應為 visible。 解題要點：見到以 -ly 結尾的副詞，應注意它是否錯用，是否應為形容詞。 19. Singer, comedienne, an

17、d creating of the radio character Baby Snooks, Fanny Buice had A B an engaging personality that delighted audiences for nearly half a century. C D 答案： A 測試點：并列結構。 分析： and 兩邊應同詞性、同性質。 后也應用表示身份的 creator。 and 前為說明身份的名詞 Singer 和 comedienne， and 20. Saccharin is about 300 times as sweeter as table sugar

18、but has no carbohydrates and no A B C food value. D 答案： B 測試點： as as 的用法。 分析：as as 表示同級的比較， 兩個 as 之間用原級的形容詞或副詞， 不能用比較級的 sweeter。 應為 (as) sweet as。 21. One of the keys to the survival of any animal is its ability adapts to changes in the ABC D environment. 答案： D 測試點：習語 /詞形。 分析： Ability to do 是固定短語。應為

19、不定式 to adapt。 22. The element bromine is not found in nature in the free state because of their strong A B C tendency to take up electrons and form compounds. D 答案： C 測試點：代詞數的一致。 分析：代詞的數應與其所代名詞一致。此處代詞指代的是單數的 The element bromine, 不能 用復數的 their 。應為 its。 23. During dives that may reach depths of almost

20、 5,000 feet, an elephant seal can holds its AB CD breath for an hour or more. 答案： D 測試點：詞形。 分析：情態(tài)動詞 can 應后接動詞原形。 holds 應為 hold。 24. The development of the boiler is closely related to those of the steam engine, to which it A B C is a necessary adjunct. D 答案： C 測試點：代詞數的一致。 分析：代詞的數應與其所代名詞一致。此處代詞指代的是單數

21、的 development，不能用復數 的 those。應為 that。 25. The Rodeo Association of America, formed in 1929, set up a system points for A B determining the national rodeo champions. C D 答案： B 測試點：數的一致。 分析： points 為復數，而冠詞 a 應后接單數名詞。應為 system point。 26. As the late 1940s, Jackson Pollocks art has been considered the pi

22、votal manifestation of A B Abstract Expressionism, as his form of it is known. C D 答案： A 測試點：介詞。 分析：表示年代，應用介詞 in 或 during 。這是 TOEFL ?？冀樵~問題。 27. Stars differ fundamental from planets in that they are self-luminous whereas planets A B shine by reflected light. C D 答案： A 測試點：詞性。 分析： fundamental 是形容詞，而此

23、處修飾動詞 differ 應當用副詞，應為 fundamentally 。 28. In 1973 and 1974 Dr. Sylvia Mead was selected chief scientist and aquanaut for diving A B projects involved the underwater laboratory Hydrolab. C D 答案： C 測試點：分詞詞形。 分析：分詞的主動與被動的區(qū)別是 TOEFL ?？碱}型。 projects 后接分詞短語作后置定語， 意義上是主動的，應用現在分詞 involving。 29. An electromagn

24、et is a device which magnetism is produced by an electric magnet. A B C D 答案： B 測試點：介詞 +which 結構。 分析：介詞 +which 結構中后接定語從句，從句主語為 magnetism，而且此句為被動式，不 需要賓語。因而 which 在從句中無法作主語和賓語，故應改為 with which 作狀語。 30. Almost all human activity alters water quality somewhat, but not necessity as a result of A BCD poll

25、ution by human materials. 答案： D 測試點：習語 /詞性。 分析： not necessarily 是固定短語，不用 necessity。 31. During periods of heavy rains, a swamp can become a naturally flood controlling device A B if excess runoff can be temporarily stored in its basin. C D 答案： B 測試點：詞性。 分析： naturally 是副詞，而此處修飾名詞詞組 controlling device

26、 應當用形容詞 natural 。 32. With the advent of power-driven machinery, home industry began toward give way to A B C production in mills and factories. D 答案： C 測試點：習語不定式。 分析： begin to do 是固定短語。此處 began 后接不定式，不用 toward ，應當用 to。 33. Liquefied natural gas is the most volatile chemistry explosive in common use

27、 today. A B C D 答案： C 測試點：詞性。 分析： chemistry 是名詞，而此處修飾名詞 explosive 需要形容詞。應為 chemical。 34. Historian have been able to calculate the dates of events from long ago by tracing A B references to eclipses that took place at the same time. C D 答案： A 測試點：主謂數的一致。 分析：助動詞為復數的 have，說明主語不應是單數，而應為復數 Historians 。

28、35. In a small community, behavioral norms are more universally understood and accepted, A B and are therefore more likely being homogeneous than in a large city. C D 答案： C 測試點：習語詞形。 分析： be likely to do 是固定短語。 being 應為不定式 to be。 36. Anthropologists face complex problems of analysis and synthesis when they go about