1997年01月语法题译文
1. _____ a necessary dimension for measuring astronomical space and the distance of heavenly bodies from the Earth. (A) Once in time (B) Time is (C) The time (D) It is time
翻译参考:时间对于测量天文学空间和天体与地球间距离来说是很必要的一个维度.
2. Jackie Joyner-Kersee, _____ the world record in the heptathlon in the 1988 Olympics, also won the long jump in the year. (A) whose setting (B) which she set (C) whoever set (D) who set 翻译参考：Jackie Joyner-Kersce不仅在1988年奥运会上创造了七项全能的世界纪录，而且在那届奥运会上获得了跳远冠军。
3. The fossilized remains of a type of camel _____ a dog have been found in the Bad Lands of South Dakota。. (A) no more large (B) no larger than (C) not larger
(D) which no larger
参考翻译：在South Dakota的Bad Lands发现了像狗一样大的骆驼形状的化石遗迹。
4. Gorillas are quiet animals, _____ they are capable of making about 20 different sounds. (A) whether (B) which
(C) even though (D) as well as
翻译参考：大猩猩是很安静的动物，尽管他们可以发出20种不同的声音。
5. Although the Earth's chemical composition had been studied for years, only toward the end of the nineteenth century _____ as a discipline in its own right.
(A) when geochemistry was recognized (B) was geochemistry as recognized (C) then recognized as geochemistry (D) as geochemistry was recognized
翻译参考：尽管地球的化学成分研究了很多年，但是直到19世纪末，地球化学才凭借本身的头衔成为了一门学科。
6. Because the wood of the dogwood tree is very hard, _____ is used for objects, such as roller skate wheels, in which hardness is desired. (A) and (B) it (C) what (D) thus
翻译参考：因为山茱萸的木质十分坚硬，所以它被用来做为需要很高硬度的旱冰鞋的轮子。
7. In hot, dry regions, the Sun's heat causes the outer layer of rocks _____, a process called exfoliation.
(A) are expanded and peeled away (B) to expand and peel away (C) expands and peels away (D) they expand and peel away
翻译参考：在高温干旱的地区，太阳的热量使岩石外层膨胀松落，这个过程叫做“脱落”。
8. The lower _____ in a room, the more slowly our eyes focus. (A) the level of lighting (B) light level
(C) leveling of light (D) lighting is level
翻译参考：屋子光线亮度越低，人的眼睛聚焦就会越慢。
9. _____ Sarah Orne Jewett, a nineteenth-century writer, read widely in her family's extensive library.
(A) That she received little education formally (B) The little formal education that she received (C) Little formal education that was received by (D) Although she received little formal education
翻译参考：尽管19世纪的作家Sarah Orne Jewett受到的正规教育很少，但是她在她家丰富的图书馆里阅读了大量的书籍。
10. (A) In the early twentieth century, the \T\automobile was mass-produced and sold at a price _____ could afford. (A) the average person who (B) that the average person who (C) and the average person (D) the average person
翻译参考：在20世纪早期，“Model T”机车被大量生产，而且价格让普通人可
以买的起。
11. Not only _____ all the positive charge of an atom, it is also the site of the weight of every atom. (A) does the nucleus hold (B) the nucleus holding (C) the nucleus does hold (D) holds the nucleus
翻译参考：核子不仅包含了原子的所有正电荷，而且承载了原子的重量。
12. The wind-rippled sand at California's Kelso Dunes resembles _____. (A) to be an ocean floor (B) as an ocean floor (C) an ocean floor
(D) being an ocean floor 翻译参考：California’s Kelso Dunes上被风吹起波纹的沙地与海底的样子十分相似。
13. Fossil records indicate _____ existing in the past have become extinct. (A) that many species of organisms (B) many species of organisms that (C) many species of organisms are (D) there are many organisms
翻译参考：化石标本表明生存于过去的许多种类的有机生物都已经灭绝了。
14. Experiments related to the sense of smell are more easily _____ than those related to perception of color. (A) setting them up (B) to set up (C) set up
(D) sets up those
翻译参考：关于味觉的试验比那些关于色觉的试验更容易做。
15. The Pulitzer Prize has been _____ in American literature for more than seventy years.
(A) the award most prestigious that (B) the most prestigious award (C) a prestigious award that most (D) most prestigious award
翻译参考：七十多年来，普利策奖一直是美国文学领域最有声望的奖项。
16. Those interested in covered bridges can find six of they between Keene and
A B C D Winchester, New Hampshire.
翻译参考：新汉普郡的可尼与温彻斯特之间可以找到那些让他们感兴趣的带顶
的桥中的六座。
17. The Sun's energy is generated deep in the solar core by the synthesis of helium
A B C
from hydrogen through a sequences of thermonuclear fusion reactions. D
翻译参考：在太阳深处的内核中，氦和氢经过一系列高热原子核反应熔合作用产生了太阳的能量。
18. Using carbon-dating techniques, archaeologists can determine the age of many A
ancient objects by measurement the amount of radioactive carbon they contain. B C D
翻译参考：通过测量碳的技术，考古学家测量那些古代遗留下来的物体放射性碳的含量，就可以确定出它们的年代。
19. The evolutionary adaptation of a particular species of animal over time occurs in
A B
response to environmental conditions, including others animals. C D
翻译参考：一种特殊动物，包括其它动物长时间的进化适应的发生与环境条件有关。
20. Saturn is the second largest planet after Jupiter, with a diameter nearly ten times
A B C
those of Earth. D
翻译参考：土星是仅次于木星的第二大行星，它的直径差不多是地球的10倍。
21. Ogden Nash often extended sentences over several lines produce surprising and
A B C
comical rhymes. D
翻译参考：Ogden Nash经常把句子扩展到好几行来产生令人惊讶和滑稽的韵词。
22. By the second month of life, most infant can turn their heads and move their eyes A B
to follow the movements of people and large objects around them. C D
翻译参考：出生不到两个月，大多数的婴儿就可以随着身边的人或者大的物体转动他们的头和眼睛。
23. Early movies had appeal immediate and became a means to present contemporary
A B C
attitudes, fashions, and events. D
翻译参考：早期的电影通过直接的呼吁而成为了反映当代的态度、时尚、事件的一种手段。
24. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., clergyman and civil rights leader, won the 1964 Nobel A B
Peace Prize for his work toward racially equality in the United States. C D
翻译参考：既是一名牧师，同时也是公民权利领导人的Martin Luther King Jr.博士，由于他为美国种族平等做出的杰出贡献而获得了1964年的诺贝尔和平奖。
25. Leontyne Price ranks among the most celebration sopranos of her time. A B C D
翻译参考：Leontyne Price在她的那个年代成为了最著名的女高音歌唱家之一。
26. Carrie Chapman Call was instrumental in passing the Nineteenth Amendment to
A B
the United States Constitution gives women the right to vote. C D
翻译参考：Carrie Chapman Call对于美国国会给予妇女投票权力的“美国宪法赋予妇女投票权的修正案”的通过起到了作用。
27. Discovery in 1789 and isolated from other element in 1841, uranium is valued as a
A B C
source of atomic energy. D
翻译参考：铀在1789年被发现，1841年从其它元素中分离出来，并且被认为是原子能的来源。
28. Ulysses S. Kay was among the United States composers visited the Soviet Union
A B
in 1958 to participate in a cultural exchange program.