名词,可作主语,符合题意,故 选(B)。
翻译参考:施感情于没有生命的物体,比如机器,是万物有灵论的一种表现。
10. ____, dolphins have no sense of smell.
(A) As known as far (B) Known thus far as (C) It is known as far (D) As far as is known
答案:(D)
分析:四个选项中只有(D)符合英语表达习惯,构成完整的状语,故选(D)。 翻译参考:就目前所知,海豚没有嗅觉。
11. The growth of psychobiology owes ____ to major conceptual advances in the way people think about the brain.
(A) much
(B) as much as (C) much which (D) there is so much
答案:(A)
分析:(B)为同级比较,句中无比较对象,故排除。(C)中which是多余的.因为句中没有从句谓语动词与之配合,(D)为句子,缺从句引导词,故也排除。(A)中much为名词,作动词owes的宾语,符合题意,故选(A)。
翻译参考: 精神生物学的发展很大程度归功于人们在认识大脑方面的主要概念上的进步。
12. In 1938 Pearl S. Buck became the first American woman ____ the Nobel Prize for Literature.
(A) receive (B) received (C) to receive (D) she received
答案:(C)
分析:空格处显然缺名词后置修饰语。(A) (B) (D)中均有谓语动词,但都不能构成完整的从句,故排除。(C)为不定式,可作名词后置修饰语,故选(C)。
翻译参考:1938年Pearl S. Buck成为第一个获得诺贝尔文学奖的美国女性。
13. Now considered an art form, quilt-making originated as a means of fashioning bed covers from bits of fabric that otherwise ____.
(A) not use (B) were no use (C) had no use (D) it was not used
答案:(C)
分析:空格前有从句引导词that,空格处显然缺从句谓语部分。(A)中use作动词或名词都有语法错误,(B)若改为were of no use则可入选,(D)中多主语it,故三个选项都可排除。 (C)符合各项条件,故选(C)。
翻译参考:现在被认为是一种艺术形式的棉被制作,起初只是精加工那些没有用处的碎的织物成为床上覆盖物。
14. The early years of the United States government were characterized by a debate concerning ____ or individual states should have more power.
(A) whether the federal government
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(B) either the federal government (C) that the federal government (D) the federal government
答案:(A)
分析:由信号词or可知句中要么用whether…or…结构, 要么用either…or…结构,由此首先排除(C)、(D)选项。either…or…是并列连词,不能引导从句,whether…or…是从属连词,可以引导从句,故正确答案是(A)。
翻译参考:美国政府早期的特色是争论究竟是联邦政府还是各个州应该具有更大的权力这个问题。
15. Beneath the streets of a modern city ____ of walls, columns, cables, pipes, and tunnels required to satisfy the needs of its inhabitants.
(A) where exists the network (B) the existing network (C) the network's existence (D) exists the network
答案:(D)
分析:空格前是表方位的介词短语作状语,空格处显然缺倒装的主谓结构。四个选项中只有(D)主谓倒装,故选(D)。
翻译参考: 在现代的城市街道之下存在着由墙壁,柱子,电缆,管和隧道组成的网络,来满足城市居民的需要。
16. The antique collector must be able to distinguish real antiques from later imitations, A B C
which can be either reproductions nor fakes. D
答案:(D)
分析: Either…or…是固定搭配,不可与neither…nor混淆。 改正:nor → or。
翻译参考: 古董搜集家必须会区别真正的古董和其后的仿造物,这些仿造物可能是复制品或者赝品。
17. Paint must be stirred and sometimes dilution before it is applied. A B C D 答案:(C)
分析:为名词,不能与前面的stirred并列,故改为过去分词diluted。 改正:dilution → diluted
翻译参考: 油漆在使用之前一定要先搅拌,有时还需要稀释。
18. A great aviation pioneer, Amelia Earhart was already famous when she sets out on her A B C
ill-fated attempt to circle the globe in 1937. D
答案:(C)
分析:句中有明确表示过去时间的短语in 1937,相应的谓语动词应用过去时。 改正: sets → set
翻译参考:伟大的航空先驱Amelia Earhart在1937年开始她的并不走运的环球尝试时已经相当著名了。
19. Although apples do not grow during the cold season, apple trees must have a such A B C
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season in order to flourish. D 答案:(C)
分析:不定冠词a总是放在such后面。 改正:a such → such a
翻译参考:尽管苹果在寒冷的季节并不生长,但为了让苹果树茂盛却一定要经历这样一个季节。
20. Two unique features of the Arctic they are lack of precipitation and permanently frozen
A B C D
ground. 答案:(B)
分析:句中已有主浯,they作主语纯属多余,故去掉。 改正:they are → are
翻译参考: 北极的两个独特的特征是缺乏降水和长久冻结的地面。
21. Faced with petroleum shortages in the 1970’s, scientists and engineers in the United
A
States stepped up its efforts to develop more efficient heating systems and better B C D
insulation. 答案:(B)
分析:指代对象为复数名词scientists and engi- neers,代词应用复数形式。 改正:its → their
翻译参考: 面对20世纪70年代的石油短缺的问题,美国的科学家和工程师们加倍努力地研制更有效的热力系统和更好的绝缘材料。
22. Rabbits have large front tooth, short tails, and hind legs and feet adapted for running A B C D and jumping. 答案:(B)
分析: tooth为可数名词,根据平行原则和常识改为复数teeth。 改正:tooth → teeth
翻译参考:兔类有大的门牙,短短的尾巴,和适合于奔跑和跳跃的后腿和脚。
23. Dentistry is a branch of medicine that has developed very dramatic in the last twenty A B C D
years. 答案:(D)
分析: dramatic是形容词,不能修饰动词.故改为副词dramatically。 改正:dramatic → dramatically
翻译参考:牙科是一个在近20年来显著发展的医学分支。
24. The ease of solving a jigsaw puzzle depends the number of pieces, their shapes and
A B
shadings, and the design of the picture. C D 答案:(B)
分析:depend是不及物动词,常与介词on搭配使用,故加介词on。 改正:depends the → depends on the
翻译参考: 解决智利拼图游戏的难易度取决于块的数目,它们的形状以及底纹和图片的设计。
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25. Plants range in size to tiny, single-celled, blue-green algae, invisible to the naked eye, to
A B C
giant sequoias, the largest living plants. D
答案:(B)
分析:from…to…为固定用法.意为“从…到…”。 改正:to → from
翻译参考: 植物的大小不一,从极小的、单细胞的、肉眼看不到的蓝-绿海藻,到现存最大的植物---庞大的美洲杉。
26. During the 1940's science and engineering had an impact on the way music reach its
A B
audience and even influenced the way in which it was composed. C D
答案:(B)
分析:句中谓语动词都是过去时,故reach改为reached。 改正:reach → reached
翻译参考: 在20世纪40年代,科学和工程学影响着音乐到达它的听众的方法,甚至影响着它的创作方式。
27. By 1860 the railroads of the United States had 3,000 miles of track, three-quarters of
A B C
which it was east of the Mississippi River and north of the Ohio River. D 答案:(D)
分析:which既引导从句又作从句主语,it作主语属多余,故去掉。 改正:which it → which
翻译参考: 到1860年,美国的铁路有了 3,000 英里的轨道,其中的四分之三位于密西西比河东部和俄亥俄河北部。
28. Ballads were early types of poetry and may have been among a first kinds of music. A B C D
答案:(C)
分析:序数词前面一般用定冠词。 改正:a → the
翻译参考: 歌谣是诗的早期形式,或者还是早期音乐中的一种。
29. The thin outer layer of the skin is called the epidermis, while the layer inner, which is A B C D
slightly thicker, is called the dermis. 答案:(D)
分析:单个形容词修饰名词时应放在被修饰词之前。 改正:layer inner → inner layer
翻译参考: 皮肤外部薄薄的一层叫做表皮,而内部稍厚的一层叫做真皮。
30. With the incorporation of jazz history into current academic curricula, leading jazz
A B C
musicians are now founding on the faculties of several universities. D
答案:(D)
分析:founding是及物动词found(建造、兴建)的现在分词,句中无宾语与之配合,显然是错误的。根据题意改为found,作动词find(发现)的过去分词,在句中构成被动语态。 改正:founding → found
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翻译参考: 随着爵士乐历史与当前学院课程的结合,在一些大学的教员中可以找到一些主要的爵士乐音乐家的身影。
31. Humus, a substance found in soil, is soft and spongy and enables plant roots to send out
A B C
tiny hairs through that they absorb water and food. D
答案:(D)
分析:当关系代词之前有介词时,只能使用which,故改that为which。 改正:that → which
翻译参考: 土壤中的腐殖质是一种柔软的海棉状物质,可以让植物的根穿出极小的根须,通过它们吸收水分和养料。
32. Although flies live longest in cool temperatures, it breed prolifically when temperatures
A B
are warm, food is abundant, and humidity is moderate. C D
答案:(B)
分析:指代对象是复数名词flies,代词应用复数形 改正:it → they
翻译参考: 虽然苍蝇在较凉的温度中生存的时间最长,但是当温度较暖、食物充足、并且湿度适度时他们繁殖地最为旺盛。
33. Alaska's vast areas of untamed wilderness attracts many people who enjoy the
A B C D
outdoors. 答案:(C)
分析:句中主语为复数名词areas,谓语动词也应该是复数。 改正:attracts → attract
翻译参考: 阿拉斯加大片的未加驯化的旷野吸引着许多享受户外生活的人们。
34. The giant panda closely resembles the bear, but account of certain anatomical features
A B C
it is placed in the raccoon family. D 答案:(C)
分析:on account of是固定表达法.意为“因为、由于”。 改正:but account of → but on account of
翻译参考: 大熊猫虽然和熊十分类似,但是因为一些解剖学上的特征,它被归为浣熊类。
35. The ode was original a ceremonial poem written to celebrate public occasions or exalted
A B C D
subjects. 答案:(A)
分析:original呈形容词,不能修饰动词,故改为副词originally。 改正:original → originally
翻译参考: 颂诗最初是用来赞美公共场面或尊贵主题的一种讲究形式的诗。
36. Even as he wrote copiously on such diverse topic as education, politics, and religion,
A B
Lewis Mumford remained active in city and regional planning. C D
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