1991-10语法讲解.doc

1991年10月语法题 1. --- a lonely and rugged life, far from home and family. (A) Wherever the early prospector lived (B) The early prospector lived (C) Not only did the early prospector live (D) The early prospector living 答案：B测试点：主谓结构． 分析：逗号后为一短语，逗号前应是句子．句子主谓语均缺，应在答中选择主语牛动词的形式，即阗)．(A)(C)为从句；(D)无谓语动词． ? 2. Helium is --- all gases to liquefy and is impossible to solidify at normal air pressure. (A) more than difficult (B) the most difficult of (C) more difficult of (D) most difficult 答案：B测试点：最高级． 分析：形容词的最高级由the+most+原级构成，故选(B)．解题要点：见到空格后有all或of all这类词出现，应想到要用最高级。可在答案中首先排除含有more或more than等词的比较级形式，如(A)(C)． ? 3. Every year Canadian --- about 75 percent of their exports to the United States. (A) businesses that sell (B) selling businesses (C) businesses sell (D) that sell to businesses 答案：C测试点：主谓结构． 分析：本句空格前有定语而主语、谓语均缺，应在答案中选择主语+动词的形式，即 (C)．(A)(D)含that从句；(B)无可作谓语的动词． ? 4. An innovator, ballerina Augusta Maywood was --- a traveling company. (A) to form the first (B) the first to form (C) who formed the first (D) forming the first 答案：B测试点：习语／词序． 分析：The first…to do…是固定结构，表示顺序、名次，属TOEFL常考题型． ? 5. When water freezes in the cracks of rocks, --- expands, causing the rocks to break apart. (A) it (B) but (C) then (D) and 答案：A测试点：主语。 分析：空格前为when引导的从句，从句后应是主句。主句有谓语expands而缺主语，应在答案中选择名词或代词充当主语．(A)是代词，其作3个均是连词或副词． ? 6. With x – ray microscopes scientists can see through live insects --- even through solid pieces of metal. (A) however (B) nevertheless (C) or (D) yet 答案：C测试点：连词／并列结构． 分析：句中有两个through引导的介词短语相并列，应当用and或or一类的连词将其连接，故选(C)． ? 7. As resident of New Mexico, Dennis Chavez --- to the House of Representatives in 1930 and to the Senate in1938. (A) when elected (B) elected (C) who was elected (D) was elected 答案：D测试点：谓语/习语． 分析：elect是考题中常出现的词．本句有主语而缺谓语，应在答案中选择可作谓语的动词．即(B)或(D)。“be elected to+职务”是固定短语，故选被动语态的(D)。 ? 8. --- are not leached out of soil, reclamation procedures are needed to restore the lands productivity. (A) For concentrations of salt (B) Salt concentrations that (