2016年托福语法词汇专项强化习题八

　　16. American sign language has its own distinct grammatical structure, which must be mastered in the same way as that of another languages.

　　答案：D

　　测试点：other和another的用法.

　　分析：考题中常见这两个词被相互错用.another应后接单数名词，而此处后接复数的languages，应用other.

　　17. Alasks is the larger and most sparsely populated state of the United States. 答案：A

　　测试点;并列结构/最高级。

　　分析：and所连接的成份应同形式、同性质。and后为最高级的most，and前不能用比较级的larger.应为largest.

　　18. Fossil remains indicat e that squidlike creatures called betemnites swam in the sea who covered the North American continent 70 million years ago .

　　答案：C

　　测试点：who和which的用法.

　　分析：who是指人的代词，而此处指代的是the sea，是物而不是人.应为that或which.

　　19. In 1991 singe r Kathleen Battle is receiving the annual American Black Achievement Award for excellenc e in vocal performance .

　　答案：B

　　测试点：时态.

　　分析：Is receiving是现在进行时，而句中具体的时间状语In 1991说明本句应当用过去时。应为received。

　　20. Scientists do not know why did dinosaurs became extinct, but some theories postulate that change s in geography, climate, and sea levels were responsible.

　　答案：A

　　分析：why引导宾语从句，其语序应是陈述句的语序而不是疑问句的.故应删除did.

　　21. Anthropologists investigate the customs of different groups of people, particularly that in isolated areas.

　　答案：C

　　测试点：代词数的一致.

　　分析：that为单数，而此处指代的是people，为复数意义.应为those.

　　22. Hydraulic machines lift heavy load, exertion large forces, drive vehicles and machine tools, and control many kinds of motion.

　　答案：B

　　测试点：并列结构/词性.

　　分析：and所连接的成份应同词性、同性质.本句中and所连接的其他项均为动词十宾语结构，因此exertion应为动词exert.

　　解题要点：当出现划线的以-tion结尾的名词时，应首先考虑它的词性是否正确。

　　23. Although Shirley Jackson’s fiction often dealt with frightening experiences , she also wrote autobiographical, descriptions humorous of her life in a small Vemork town.

　　答案：C

　　测试点;词序.

　　分析：单个的形容词修饰名词时应放在句词前，不应后置.应为humorous descriptions.

　　24. When a nucleus is not dividing , it consisting of a nuclear membrane, a nucleolus, and evenly distributed genetic material.

　　答案：C

　　测试点：词形/谓语.

　　分析：consisting是动词的非谓语形式，而此处需要谓语动词.应为consists of.

　　25. Most aquatic animals breathe by means external respiratory organs called gills. 答案：C

　　测试点：习语/介词.

　　分析：By means of是固定短语，而此处缺of。

　　26. It is not known why only four of all the occurring naturally elements in the periodic table are ferromagnetic.

　　答案：B

　　分析：测试点：词序。副词natturally应放在分词occurring前面修饰它，分词修饰后面的名词.

　　27. Rice has been a basicall y food for millions of people for hundreds of years. 答案：B

　　测试点：词性。

　　分析：basically是副词，而修饰名词food应当用形容词。应为basic。

　　28. Some linguists believe that the earliest language were no less complex as modern language.

　　答案：D

　　测试点：习语/比较句式.

　　分析：No less… than…固定短语，不用as.

　　解题要点;看到比较级的形容词或副词，应注意后面是否有than.

　　29. The American artistic James Abbort McNeill Whistler promoted the idea of art for art’s sake, insisting that painting had no mission to fulfill.

　　答案：A

　　测试点：词性.

　　分析：artistic是形容词，而此处应当用名词artist作句子主语.

　　30. Once a teacher of French and Spanish, the writer Maya Angeiou remaining strongly committed to the goals of foreign language education.

　　答案：B

　　测试点：词形/谓语.

　　分析： remaining为非谓语形式，而此处需要谓语动词.应为remained.

　　31. Exploitation of the powers of computers depend on one’s ability to load information into them .

　　答案：B

　　测试点;主谓数的一致。

　　分析：主语Exploitation是第三人称单数，谓语动词不能用depend。应为depends。

　　32. Animals usually prepare for hibernation by eating large amounts of food to build out stored fat in their bodies.

　　答案：C

　　测试点;习语.

　　分析：Build up是固定短语，不用out.

　　33. William Jenriings Bryan was a Democratic nominee for the United States presidency third times, but he never won .

　　答案：C

　　分析：测试点： 数词/近义词.third表示数的顺序后接单数名词;此处后接复数times， 根据句意，应当用表示数量的three.

　　34. The domestic architecture of the Western world has responded to a number of cultural, geography and, social needs .

　　答案：C

　　测试点;并列结构/词性.

　　分析：and两边应同词性、同性质.and后为形容词social, and前不能用名词geography。应为形容词geographic。

　　35. People have always fascinated by the parrot’s colorful feathers and its ability to mimic human speech. 答案：A

　　分析：由信号词by可知，位于用被动语态，因此将always fascinated改为always been fascinated

　　36. The American astronomer Gerard Kuiper discovered a satellite of Uranus, found Titan to have an atmosphere , and advanced theoretical of planetary formation.

　　答案：D

　　测试点;词性/近义词.

　　分析：theoretical是形容词，此处应用名词theories.

　　37. Some meta l vary in resilience at different temperatures , becoming very brittle when cold. 答案：A

　　测试点：主谓数的一致.

　　分析：谓语动词vary是关键词，说明主语不应是第三人称单数的metal.应为metals.

　　38. The fritillaries, one of the largest group of butterflies, are found not only in this country but in many other parts of the world as well .

　　答案：A

　　测试点：习语.

　　分析：One of the+最高级+复数名词是固定短语(TOEFL常考)，此处不能用单数的group。应为groups。

　　39. Preceding the United Stated Naval Academy was founded in 1845, sailors were trained at sea .

　　答案：A

　　测试点：连词/近义词.

　　分析：preceding是形容词或动词，不能引导从句.应为Before.

　　40. During her lifetime, Margaret Mead was internationally known as an authority on various literate and illiterate culture.