托福语法易错题和重点体
5. (During) her lifetime, Margaret Mead was (internationally) known as an (authority) on various literate and illiterate (culture).
17. The intensity of political struggles in the United States after 1824 led to the revival of
A B
the two-party system, which had been inactive when 1817.
C D
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9． Research into the dynamics of storms is directed toward improving the ability to predict these events --- to minimize damage and avoid loss of life.
(A) and thus
(B) so
(C) however
(D) because
22． Vitamin A is essential to bone grow and to the healthiness of the skin and mucous
A B C D
membranes.
30． The domestic dog, considered to be the first tamed animal, is coexisting with human beings
A B
since the days of the cave dwellers.
C D
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8. ---conventional black ink costs newspapers about thirty cents a pound, most rub-resistant inks add at least ten cents more per pound to the bill.
(A) Furthermore
(B) Meanwhile
(C) Moreover
(D) While
11. Ducks have been domesticated for many centuries ---commercially for their meat and eggs.
(A) raised
(B) and are raised
(C) raised as
(D) are raised
25.A neutron star forms when a star much more massive than the Sun dies and exploded.
A B C D
26.A thorough study of mythology requires familiarity for the properties of properties of plants
A B
and trees, and the habits of wild birds and beasts.
C D
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19. Some insects hear ultrasonic sounds more than two octaves than higher humans can.
A B C D
33. Physical fitness activities can lead to an alarming variety of injuries if participants push
A B
themselves greatly hard.
C D
38. Prototypical oboes did a loud, harsh tone, but the modern oboe is appreciated for its smooth
A B C
and beautiful tone.
D
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10. According to anthropologists, the earliest ancestors of humans that stood upright resembled chimpanzees --- , with sloping foreheads and protruding brows.
(A) facially
(B) their faces
(C) having facial
(D) they had faces
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26. Because their properties differ from those of their constituents, proper alloys can great
A B C
increase the corrosion resistance of a metal.
D
33. The city of Green Bay, established in 1745, was the first permanent settler in Wisconsin.
A B C D
39. Whether as statesman, scientist, and philosopher, Benjamin Franklin was destined to gain
A B C
lasting honor throughout much of the world.
D
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6. Robert S. Duncanson was considered a painter of the Hudson River school, ---on scenes of America's untamed wilderness.
(A) which concentrated
(B) which concentrated it
(C) which it concentrated
(D) and which concentrated
11. Anarchism is a term describing a cluster of doctrines an attitudes --- principal uniting feature is the belief that government is both harmful and unnecessary.
(A) and
(B) whose
(C) since
(D) for
13. Probably no man had more effect on the daily lives of most people in the United States --- Henry Ford a pioneer in automobile production.
(A) as was
(B) than was
(C) than did
(D) as did
16. For a long time cotton ranked first between Alabama's crops, but today it accounts for only a
A B C
fraction of the agricultural production.
D
27. Once an important port of entry for immigrants to the United States, Ellis Island recent
A B C
reopened its great hall as a museum of immigration.
D
33. Bricks are made from clay that is processed into a workable consistency, form to standard
A B C
sizes, and then fired in a kiln.
D
37. Industry utilize the gaseous element xenon when developing specialized flashlights and other
A B C
powerful lamps.
D
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1. --- that as both birds and mammals become larger, their metabolic rates er unit of tissue decrease, and they generally live longer.
(A) The truth
(B) If true
(C) It is true
(D) To be true
5. Mary Eliza McDowell's introduction to social service came --- , when she assisted victims of the great Chicago Fire of 1871.
(A) was sixteen years old
(B) had sixteen years
(C) at age sixteen
(D) sixteen
#15. Pennsylvania ranks high among the states population --- many areas are sparsely settled.
(A) and yet
(B) so even
(C) if not
(E) except for
26. Most of the food what elephants eat is brought to their mouths by their trunks.
A B C D
33. Varieties of yellow grapes that have tender skin, rich flavor and high sugar content are
A B C
especially suited with making raisins.
D
36. Chied Joseph La Flesche, a vigorous Omaha leader, worked hardly to make his nation a proud
A B C
and progressive one.
D
39. Wildlife conservationists say the cover that foliage provides for animals is equal in
A B C
importance to the food supplying.
D
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2. Both nickel and iron are whitish metals ---.
(A) that are attracted by magnets
(B) that magnets are attracted by them
(C) are attracted by magnets
(D) magnets that attract them
5. ---- angles of any triangle always add up to 180 degrees.
(A) If three
(B) The three
(C) Three of
(D) Three are
7. Sarah Frances Whiting opened the --- of physics in the United States in 1878.
(A) undergraduate teaching was in a second laboratory
(B) second teaching laboratory of undergraduate
(C) undergraduate teaching laboratory was second
(D) second undergraduate teaching laboratory
12. --- white ginger, one scrapes and washes the roots before drying them.
(A) If makes
(B) When making
(C) Made
(D) The making of
13. By the time ---, Norman Rockwell had decided that he wanted to be an artist.
(A) in his early teens
(B) his early teens were
(C) was his early teens
(D) he was in his early teens
18. To simulate natural sounds in music, composers often use the orchestral instrument that they
A B
feel most near approximates the sound in question.
C D
21. Maine's abundant forests and rivers has made it a haven for many kinds of wildlife.
A B C D
22. In feudal times, the rank of knighthood carried no social distinction, neither any man could
A B C D
be a knight.
24. Before the plains were settled, prairie dog towns in many places stretch as far as the eye
A B C
could see.
D
29. Wild elephants are almost continuously waving their trunks, both up in the air and down
A B C
aside the ground.
D
30. Oriental rugs are considered valuable and because their designs are intricate and the weaving
A B C D
process is time-consuming.
33. According to astronomers, the type cloud found most frequently in outer space consist of
A B
diffuse particles of dust and gas.
C D
38. The phases of the Moon have served as primary divisions of time for thousands of years ago.
A B C D
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12. During the late 1850's the question of the best route for the overland mail to California was --- in the West.
(A) interest of a serious topic
(B) a serious interest of topic
(C) a topic of serious interest
(D) serious interest of a topic
13. In his book, Social Theory and Social Structure, sociologist Robert Merton explored --- in ways that society considers abnormal.
(A) those individuals whose behavior
(B) why do individuals whose behavior
(C) why individuals behave
(D) the behavior of those individual who
15. Carbohydrates are the most abundant and --- food sources of energy.
(A) least cost
(B) least costly
(C) less cost
(D) fewer costs
20. In the 1800's daguerreotypes were used a greatest deal, especially for portraits.
A B C D
23. Scientists has found that the saliva of the octopus contains a substance that functions as a
A B C
powerful heart stimulant.
D
29. Since the turn of the century, the number of Native Americans living in Canada is increased.
A B C D
32. Even in an age of experimentation and departures from convention, the sonata form remain
A B C
among the most vital means of musical expression.
D
37. From 1892 to 1895, Alice Elvira Frecman was Dean of Women at the newly foundation
A B C D
University of Chicago.
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11. Jimmy Connors, well-knows tennis champion, is supposed --- that he did not want to participate in all the tournaments once he had reached forty.
(A) has said
(B) he says
(C) saying
(D) to have said
16. At the future, banks will be offering an increasingly broad spectrum of financial services.
A B C D
27. The development of stratus clouds is extremely common over the cold seawater away the
A B C D
northwestern United States coast.
33. Having resided in New Mexico for many years, painter Georgia O'Keefe employs such as
A B C
Southwestern motifs as bleached bones, rolling hills, and desert blooms.
D
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1. Art critic Leila Mechlin served as the editor of Art and Progress, the official publication of the American Federation of Arts, _____ 1909 until 1931.
(A) to
(B) at
(C) after
(D) from
14. Food restores energy that is used, _____ that constantly need repair, and develops bones, muscles, and teeth.
(A) rebuilds tissue cells
(B) tissue cell rebuilding
(C) tissue cells are rebuilt
(D) rebuilt tissue cells
20. Katherine Anne Porter's Ship of Fools relating events occurring on the voyage of a German
A B
ocean liner from Vera Cruz, Mexico, to Bremerhaven, Germany.
C D
26. Silver's most distinguishing property is their electrical conductivity.
A B C D
27. Although all humans age, the rate at which this inevitable process occurs is different each
A B C D
person.
30. Among the early settlers of Tennessee were artisans who were skilled in weaving rugs,
A B C
designing quilts, and carved wood.
D
31. When television was first introduced, the extent to that it would affect society could not have
A B C
been foreseen.
D
32. Judging to be the best boxer of his time, Sugar Ray Robinson lost only 3 out of 137 fights.
A B C D
36. The brain process a wealth of information about the outside world from the sensory organs.
A B C D
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11. Used only for wall surfaces that are exposed to view or require a decorative effect, _____.
(A) the exactness in shape, size, and color of face brick
(B) face brick must be exact in shape, size, and color
(C) must be face brick which is exact in shape, size and color
(D) the shape, size, and color must be exact of face brick
33. William Jenriings Bryan was a Democratic nominee for the United States presidency third
A B C
times, but he never won.
D
34. The domestic architecture of the Western world has responded to a number of cultural,
A B
geography and, social needs.
C D
37. Some metal vary in resilience at different temperatures, becoming very brittle when cold.
A B C D
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11. Elisha G. Otis invented a safety device designed to stop the fall of an elevator _____ supporting cable should break.
(A) that which the
(B) if its
(C) might the
(D) were its
15. While holding no official or elected position, _____ as a statesman of great wisdom and acumen.
(A) the respect of Booker T. Washington
(B) Booker T. Washington being respected
(C) Booker T. Washington was respected by many
(D) Many people respected Booker T. Washington
24. Eclecticism is the practice of mixing elements dissimilar in style in single work of art.
A B C D
36. Canadian scarlet-clad guards and mounties with horseback are part of the summer scene in
A B C D
Ottawa.
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12. _____ depends on the density of both the object and the water.
(A) An object floats whether or not
(B) Whether or not an object floats
(C) Floating an object whether or not
(D) Whether or not a floating object
14. In Navajo society, not only _____ for food and for woo, but also as a means of payment or exchange.
(A) sheep were valuable
(B) to value the sheep
(C) the sheep's value
(D) were sheep valued
15. The repertory of a concert band _____ traditionally included flourishes, marches, and music transcribed from other media.
(A) is
(B) which
(C) of
(D) has
16. Educated at home and requiring to work to support her family, Louisa May Alcott recorded
A B C
many of her life's events in her autobiographical novels.
D
25. In August 1774 John Adams left Boston and went to Philadelphia in a representative to the
A B C D
First Continental Congress.
29. From is innermost core to its corona, the Sun has a structure typical of most star of its kind.
A B C D
30. Although frequent melodramatic, Lillian Hellman's plays are marked by insight and finesse.
A B C D
35. Even the richest diamond deposits, tons of rock must be mined and crushed to produce one
A B C D
small diamond.
36. Several ancient cultures presented math in sentences form with little or no abbreviation or
A B C D
symbolism.
40. Though the different between any two languages in the world may appear to be great, they
A B
seem to function equally well as means of communication.
C D
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2. _____ tempera paint, the artist mixes dry pigments with water until the mixture resembles a stiff paste.
(A) In preparation
(B) The preparing of
(C) To prepare
(D) Prepared
3. When two straight lines meet, _____ an angle.
(A) it is formed
(B) formed
(C) they form
(D) to form
12. Early forms of life on Earth, _____ in the absence of oxygen, required elements such as sulfur instead.
(A) which lived
(B) whose life
(C) lived
(D) were living
14. Often very annoying weeds, _____ and act as hosts to many insect pests.
(A) that crowd out less hardy plants than goldenrods
(B) crowding out less hardy plants by goldenrods
(C) the goldenrod's crowding out of less hardy plants
(D) goldenrods crowd out less hardy plants
18. The American writer Alex Haley traveled more than a half million mile to authenticate his
A B C D
novel Roots.
21. Since 1920 women have been able to participate actively in the government the United
A B C D
States.
22. The architectural floor plan for a building is primarily a diagram of the location and function
A B C
of area each of the building.
D
23. Clocks not only measure and tell time but also serve as decorated in homes and other
A B C
buildings.
D
24. Commercial prices for gems are based in several factors including beauty, durability, rarity,
25. Candle are made by dipping a wick into wax, to pour wax into a mold containing a
A B C
suspended Wick, or rolling wax around a wick.
D
27. The average annual solar radiation received by the atmosphere varies strongly with latitude it
A B C
is four times great at the equator than at the poles.
D
28. Peggy Guggenheim was none so much attracted to contemporary art itself as she was to the
A B C D
bohemian art world.
35. Alchemists had the idea which by applying chemical vapors to base metals they could create
A B C D
gold.
37. Lacrosse, the oldest organized sport in North America, originally played by the Iroquois
A B C
Indians throughout upper New York and lower Ontario.
D
38. Although most house plants are acquired already potted, they also can be grown from seeds
A B
or leaf cuttings from mature plant.
C D
39. The unique ability of the horseshoe crab detected bacterial endotoxins was a chance
A B C
discovery in the 1970's at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.
D
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6. Mary Edmonia Lewis, a sculptor who studied at Oberlin College, was _____ by Hrriet ffosmer.
(A) tutored in the neoclassical aesthetic
(B) the neoclassical aesthetic tutored in
(C) aesthetic in the neoclassical tutored
(D) the aesthetic neoclassical tutored in
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
19. Singer, comedienne, and creating of the radio character Baby Snooks, Fanny Buice had an
A B
engaging personality that delighted audiences for nearly half a century.
C D
24. The development of the boiler is closely related to those of the steam engine, to which it is a
A B C
necessary adjunct.
D
25. The Rodeo Association of America, formed in 1929, set up a system points for determining
A B C
the national rodeo champions.
D
26. As the late 1940's, Jackson Pollock's art has been considered the pivotal manifestation of
A B
Abstract Expressionism, as his form of it is known.
C D
?27. Stars differ fundamental from planets in that they are self-luminous whereas planets shine by
A B C
reflected light.
D
37. The guilds of the Middle Ages began as associations in merchants established for the purpose
A B
of regulating the rules of commerce.
C D
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9. _____ at a river ford on the Donner Pass route to California, the city of Reno grew as bridges and railroad were built.
(A) Settle
(B) To settle
(C) It was settling
(D) Having been settled
18. All almost the electricity for industrial use comes from large generators driven by steam turbines.
A B C D
27. It was near end of prehistoric times that the first wheeled vehicles appeared.
A B C D
29. Designers of athletic footwear finely tune each category of shoe to its particularly
A B C
activity by studying human motion and physiology.
D
32. In the United States among 60 percent of the space on the pages of newspapers
A B
is reserved for advertising.
C D
#33. Recently in the automobile industry, multinational companies have developed to
A
the point where such few cars can be described as having been made entirely in one country.
B C D
36. The early periods of aviation in the United States was marked by exhibition flights
A B
made by individual fliers or by teams of performers at country fairs.
C D
37. The American anarchist Emma Goldman infused her spirited lectures, publishes,
A
and demonstrations with a passionate belief in the freedom of the individual.
B C D
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9. The work of painters in the United States during the early twentieth century is noted for _____ as well as telling stories.
(A) it is representing of images
(B) which images representing
(C) the images representing
(D) representing images
15. _____ native to Europe, the daisy has now spread throughout most of North America.
(A) Although
(B) If it were
(C) In spite of
(D) That it is
28. Hawaii's eight major islands and numerous islets form the only state in the United
A B C
States that is not lie on the mainland of North America.
D
37. Algae have been an extremely important link in the food chain after the beginning
A B C
of life on Earth as we know it.
D
40. Realistic novels, in trying to present life as it actually is, have written many works
A B C
that are notable for their artistry of style.
D
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25. Snakes are capable of graceful motion throughout the entire long of their rubbery bodies.
A B C D
34. To people from temperate climates, tropical butterflies may seem incredible big.
A B C D
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4. In many areas the slope and topography of the land _____ excess rainfall to run off into a natural outlet.
(A) neither permit
(B) without permitting
(C) nor permitting
(D) do not permit.
5. Color and light, taken together, _____ the aesthetic impact of the interior of a building.
(A) very powerfully influence
(B) very influence powerfully
(C) powerfully very influence
(D) influence powerfully very.
17. None two butterflies have exactly the same design on their wings.
A B C D
26. The Vermont Elememary Science Project, according to its founders, are designed
A B
to challenge some of the most widely held beliefs about teaching.
C D
36.Jessamyn West's first and most famous novel, The friendly Persuasion describes
A B
the life of a Quaker farmed family in the mid-1800's.
C D
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11. _____ bacteria in foods are killed, as they are during baking or stewing, decay is slowed down.
(A) What
(B) The
(C) If
(D) So
19. Conservation organizations help for to preserve the ecology of an area by keeping
A B C
track of endangered species.
D
21. Halifax is largest city and chief port of Nova Scotia and is the eastern terminus of
A B
Canada's two great railway systems.
C D
27. In medicine, certain plastics have important uses because they do not affected by
A B C
chemicals in the body, and they do not harm the body.
D
33. Dwelling primarily in the ice northern polar seas, beluga whales are
A B C
characteristically small, white, agile, and elusive.
D
37. Of the many machines invented in the late nineteenth century, none had a great
A B C
impact on the United States economy than the automobile.
D
38. A number of the Pacific Islands are volcanoes that have pushed up from the ocean
A B
floor, others are the tops sunken mountain ranges.
C D
39. It has been reported that during any twenty-four hour period, a minimal of three
A B C
hundred North American women start their own businesses.
D
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8.Volcanoes are divided into three main groups, based on their shape and the type of material
they_____ .
(A) are made
(B) made of
(C) are made of
(D) made for
9._____ To inanimate objects, such as machines, is a form of animism.
(A) When attributing emotion
(B) Attributing emotion
(C) Emotion is attributed
(D) If emotion is attributed
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
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
(B) either the federal government
(C) that the federal government
(D) the federal government
28. Ballads were early types of poetry and may have been among a first kinds of music.
A B C D
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
34. The giant panda closely resembles the bear, but account of certain anatomical features it
A B C
is placed in the raccoon family.
D
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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
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
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
25. Leontyne Price ranks among the most celebration sopranos of her time.
A B C D
32. The novelist Shirley Hazzard is noted for the insight, poetic style, and sensitive
A B C
she demonstrates in her works.
D
