托福语法易错题和重点题(2)
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[b]托福语法易错题和重点题[/b] [b]97.05[b]10. Alaska found the first years of its statehood costly because it had to take over the expense of services _____ previously by the federal government.[b](A) To provide[b](B) Be provided[b](C) providing[b](D) provided. 11. With age, the mineral content of human bones decreases, _____ them more fragile.[b](A) make[b](B) and to make[b](C) thereby making[b](D) which it makes.[b]37. One of the problems of United States agriculture that has persisted during the [b] A B[b]1920's until the present day is the tendency of farm income to lag behind the costs of production.[b] C D[b]39. Early European settlers in North America used medicines they made from plants native [b] A B C[b]to treat colds, pneumonia, and ague, an illness similar to malaria.[b] D 97.08 10.Mahalia Jackson, _____ combined powerfully vitality with great dignity, was one of the best known gospel singers in the United-States.[b](A) it was her singing[b](B) which songs[b](C) who sang[b](D) whose singing[b]37. American painter Georgia O'Keeffe is well known as her large paintings of [b] A[b]flowers in which single blossoms are presented as if in close-up.[b] B C D 98.01 13. --- usually thought to end in northern New Mexico, the Rocky Mountains really extend southward to the frontier of Mexico.[b](A) Despite[b](B) To be[b](C) While[b](D) However[b]22. Charles Monroe Schulz's comic strip "Peanuts" is translated into 26 languages[b] A B[b]also has appeared in over 2,300 daily newspapers.[b] C D[b]27. In 1965 Rodolfo Gonzales has estab1ished an organization called the Crusade[b] A B C[b]For Justice in Denver, Colorado.[b] D[b]36. The actor James Earl Jones gained Broadway stardom in "The Great White[b] A B[b]hope" for his powerful portrayal of prizefighter.[b] C D 98.05[b]22. Salamanders are frequently to be find in moist, wooded areas.[b] A B C D[b]39. Each year millions of tons of fertile topsoil that could produce good crops washed away by rains.[b] A B C D 98.08 9. In 1952 Ernest Hemingway published The Old Man and the Sea ---.[b](A) won him the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954[b](B) and the Nobel Prize for Literature won in 1954[b](C) in 1954 won the Nobel Prize for Literature for this work.[b](D) a work that won him the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954[b]20. Being chemical compounds, minerals have characteristic shapes and colors, whereas do rocks not.[b] A B C D[b]28. Most bats roost in crevices, caves, or building by day and are active at night or twilight.[b] A B C D 98.08(NA) 8.In this pure state antimony has no important uses, but___ with other substances, it is an extremely useful metal.[b](A) when combined physically or chemically[b](B) combined when physically or chemically[b](C) the physical and chemical combination[b](D) it is combined physically and chemically[b]13.___ Of large mammals once dominated the North American prairies the American bison and the pronghorn antelope.[b](A) There are two species[b](B) With two species[b](C) Two species are[b](D) Two species[b]16. The firstly naval battle of the Revolutionary War was fought off the coast of Machias, Maine in June 1775.[b] A B C D[b]24. Zoos in New Orleans, San Diego, Detroit, and the Bronx have become biological parks where[b] A B[b]animals roams free and people watch from across a moat.[b] C D[b]29. The body structure that developed in birds over millions of years is well designed for flight,[b] A B C[b]being both lightly in weight and remarkably strong.[b] D[b]30. From 1905 to 1920, American novelist Edith Wharton was at the height of her writing career,[b]A B [b]publishing of her three most famous novels.[b] C D[b]32. Although pure diamond is colorless and transparent, when contaminated with other material it[b] A B C[b]may appear in various color, ranging from pastels to opaque black.[b] D[b]34. A seismograph records oscillation of the ground caused by seismic waves, vibrations that travel[b] A B[b]from its point of origin through the Earth or along its surface.[b] C D[b]35. Electric lamps came into widespread use during the early 1900’s and have replaced other type[b] A B[b]of fat, gas, or oil lamps for almost every purpose.[b] C D 98.10 4.Some bird species have a song that is totally uninfluenced______ environment during their development, whereas other species learn from other birds while young.[b](A) the[b](B) yet the[b](C) since the[b](D) by the[b]17. The intensity of political struggles in the United States after 1824 led to the revival of[b] A B[b]the two-party system, which had been inactive when 1817.[b] C D[b]26. Incorporated in 1828, Louisville, Kentucky, was named from King Louis XVI of France in[b] A B[b]recognition of his help during the Revolutionary War.[b] C D[b]31. Carbohydrates, which include cellulose, sugary, and starches, are the most abundant class[b] A B C[b]of organic substances found in nature.[b] D[b]34. Specially bred varieties of lettuce can be grown in water containing dissolved nutritious[b] A B C D[b]rather than in soil.[b]36. Essential a nineteenth-century instrument, the calliope was usually played outdoors and was[b] A [b]a part of fairs, holiday gatherings, and other such activities.[b] B C D 99.01 9. _____ hearing aid was a tube called the ear trumpet, a flared tube held up to the ear.[b](A) First [b](B) When the first[b](C) It was the first[b](D) The first[b]16. Citrus fruits thrive in quite very tropical climates.[b] A B C D[b]24. While infancy, the period from birth until the age of two. A child grows to [b] A B[b]approximately half of his or her adult height.[b] C D[b]39. Mercury is so much close to the Sun that it is usually invisible in the glare of the Sun's rays. A B C D 99.05[b]9._______ understanding of weather and its variability, it has been difficult to prove that weather can be controlled.[b](A) Since incomplete[b](B) Because of incomplete[b](C) Incomplete[b](D) Why is incomplete 99.08 2.Bob Stephenson, a biologist in Alaska who studies the Canadian lynx, a type of wildcat, has learned_______ from studying their tracks in the snow.[b](A) how lynx hunt[b](B) lynx hunt how[b](C) how hunt lynx[b](D) lynx how hunt[b]4.Author Sarah Jewett established her literary reputation with Deephaven, a collection of sketches_______ .[b](A) with rural Maine life[b](B) that life in rural Maine[b](C) about life in rural Maine[b](D) life in rural Maine[b]13._______ in cases where special oxidants are used, fires are the result of a fuel rapidly combining with the oxygen in the air.[b](A) There are[b](B) Even though[b](C) How[b](D) Except[b]18. Materials that of clay are among the most ancient manufactured articles and have played a[b] A B C[b]vital role in human civilization.[b] D[b]22. In the United States, the leading butter-producing states which are Wisconsin, California, and Minnesota.[b] A B C D[b]26. Hoover Dam in Nevada is a multipurpose structure that provides flood control,[b] A [b]hydroelectric powerful, and drinking and irrigation water.[b] B C D[b]38. In the United States, about 75 percent of the total tomatoes crop is processed into[b] A B C D[b]juice, canned tomatoes, sauces, pastes, and ketchup. 99.10 11.The development of synthetic fibers after 1940 led to the production of new types of fabrics ______ more durable and easier to care for.[b](A) that they were[b](B) that were[b](C) were[b](D) and were[b]13.Pure iron cannot be hardened by heating and cooling, as______ , because iron lacks the necessary carbon.[b](A) steel it can[b](B) can steel[b](C) with steel can[b](D) so can steel[b]15.Airsickness is produced by a disturbance of the inner car,______ psychogenic factors, such as fear, also play a part.[b](A) in spite of[b](B) neither[b](C) nor[b](D) although[b]20. In 1862 Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act, allows settlers 160 acres of free land[b] A B C[b]after they had worked it for five years.[b] D[b]39. Nomadic hunter and gatherer societies have access to only a limited amount of[b] A [b]food in an area and moved on when they have exhausted each locality.[b] B C D[b]40. Collagen, a strong rubbery protein, supports the ear flaps and the tip of nose in humans.[b] A B C D [b]00.01[b]7. _____ ballet dancers learn five basic positions for the arms and feet.[b](A) All of[b](B) Of every[b](C) All[b](D) Every[b]10. Natural selection is defined as the process ___the course of evolution by preserving those traits best adapted for an organism's survival.[b](A) to which directs[b](B) of which directs it[b](C) directs it[b](D) that directs[b]11. ____ 363 miles between the cities of Albany and Buffalo in New York State, the Eric Canal helped link the Atlantic Ocean with the Great Lakes.[b](A) The extension of[b](B) The extension[b](C) Extending[b](D) Extends[b]22. Celery, an edible plant is having long stalks topped with feathery leaves, [b] A B C[b]grows best in cool weather. [b] D[b]23. The first fiction writer in the United States to achieve international fame [b] A B C[b] was Washington Irving, who wrote many stories, included " Rip Van Winkle" and [b] D[b]"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow".[b]29. The orbit of a celestial body is usually in the shape of ellipse.[b] A B C D 00.05[b]2. Just as remote-controlled satellites can be employed to explore outer space, ---- employed [b] to investigate the deep sea. [b](A) can be robots[b](B) robots can be [b](C) can robots[b](D) can robots that are 00.08[b]14. To break thick ice, an icebreaker boat moves fast enough to ride up on the ice, ---- under its weight.[b] (A) so then breaks[b] (B) when breaks it[b] (C) which then breaks[b] (D) for which then breaks[b]32. Toward the end of his life, john Singer Sargent returned to the painting of landscapes and the use of [b]A B C [b]watercolors, of which he excelled.[b] D [b]38. The sensation of sound is produced how vibrations transmitted through the air strike the eardrum.[b] A B C D[b]39. The musical tone of an electric guitar is created not by the resonance of the body of the guitar but by [b] A B C [b] electronically amplification.[b] D 00.10[b]6. The first inhabitants of the territories Canada came across the Bering Strait and along the edge of the Arctic ice.[b](A) make up that now[b](B) make up now that[b] (C) that make up now[b](D) that now make up[b]8. The soybean contains vitamins, essential minerals, high percentage of protein.[b](A) a [b](B) and a[b](C) since a[b](D) of which a[b]14. The settings of Eudora Welty's stories may be rather limited, but about human nature is quite broad.[b](A) exposes[b](B) exposes that[b](C) she exposes[b](D) what she exposes[b]22.Onyx is a mineral that can be recognized its regular and straight parallel bands of white, black, or brown.[b] A B C D[b]23.There are as many as 200 million insects for every human beings, and in fact their [b] A B[b]total number exceeds that of all other animals taken together.[b] C D[b]26.Among the symptoms of measles, which takes about twelve days to incubate, are a high[b] A B C[b]fever, swelling of glands in the neck, a cough, and sensitive to light.[b] D[b]35.The nineteenth-century romantic movement in art was partially a reaction to what [b]A B C[b]was perceived as overemphasis on reasonable and order in neoclassicism.[b] D 01.01[b]13. In geometry, an ellipse may be defined as the locus of all points -------distances from two fixed points is constant. [b] (A) which as the sum of [b] (B) of the sum which [b] (C) the sum of whose [b] (D) whose sum that the [b]15. An image on a national flag can symbolize political ideals that -------express. [b] (A) take many words to otherwise would. [b] (B) would take to many otherwise words [b] (C) many words to take would otherwise [b] (D) would otherwise take many words to 16. A variation of collision photography was the tintype, which captured images on a black or [b] A B C[b] dark brown metal plate instead from on glass. [b] D [b]18. The system of chemical symbols, first devised about 1800. gives a concise and instantly [b] A B[b] recognizable description of a element or compound. [b]C D[b]21. In the United States during the Second World War, each trade unions and employers avoided [b] A B[b] federal limits on wages by offering employees nontaxable medical benefits. [b]C D [b]26. Hard and resistant to corrosion, bronze is traditionally used in bell casting and is the material [b] A B [b] used widely most for metal sculpture. [b] C D[b]31. Copper was the first metallic used by humans and is second only to iron in its utility through the ages.[b] A B C D[b]34. Acrylic paints are either applied using a knife or diluted and spreading with a paintbrush. [b] A B C D[b]38. Kangaroos use their long and powerful tails for balance themselves when sitting upright or jumping.[b] A B C D [b]01.05[b]21.The thirteen stripes of the United States flag represent the original thirteen states of the Union, which [b]A B C [b] they all were once colonies of Britain.[b]D[b]25. After flax is washed, dry, beaten, and combed, fibers are obtained for use in making fabric.[b] A B C D[b]34.The carbon-are lamp, a very bright electric lamp used for spotlights, consists of two carbon [b] A B [b]electrodes with a high-current are passing between it.[b] C D[b]35. At first the poems of E.E. Cummings gained notoriety to their idiosyncratic punctuation and [b] A B [b] typography, but they have gradually been recognized for their lyric power as well.[b] C D[b]39. Humans do not constitute the only species endowed with intelligence: the higher animals also [b] A B C [b] have considerably problem-solving abilities.[b] D 01.08[b]7. ______main processes involved in virtually all manufacturing: extraction, assembly, and alteration.[b](A) There are three[b](B) Three[b](C) The three[b](D) Three of the[b]10. The province of Alberta lies along three of the major North American flyways Used by birds _______between their winter and summer homes.[b](A) the migration[b](B) migrating[b](C) migrate[b](D) and migrate[b]18. The bathyscaphe, a free-moving vessel designed for underwater exploration,[b] A[b] consists of a Flotation compartment with a observation capsule attached underneath it.[b] B C D [b]27. Someone may refuse to recognize the seriousness of an emotionally threatening [b] A B C[b] situation and perceive as less threatening.[b] D[b]34. In a stock company, a troupe of actors performs in a particular theater,[b] A [b] presenting plays from its repertory of prepare productions.[b]B C D [b]39. Generally, Abstract Expressionist art is without recognizable images [b] A [b] and does not adhere the Limits of conventional form. [b] B C D 01.10[b]5. The ice of a glacier that reaches the sea breaks off—.[b](A) and forming icebergs[b](B) to form icebergs[b](C) icebergs have-formed[b](D) when the formation of icebergs[b]12. The common barn owl, one of ten species of barn owls found in North America, is also called the monkey-faced owl because its heart-shaped face looks — of a monkey.[b](A) like much that[b](B) like that much[b](C) much like that[b](D) that much like[b]30.Transistors exhibit a high amplification factor, operate without distorted over a wide frequency range,[b] A B C[b]and can be made extremely small.[b] D[b]38.Different fourteen crops were being grown 8,600 years ago by some of the world’s earliest farmers.[b] A B C D 02.01[b]12.In the diurnal type of tidal oscillation, the alternate rise and fall of sea level, a single high water and a single low water occur __ tidal day.[b](A)each[b](B)each of [b](C)each of the[b](D)of each[b]13.The chief justice of the United States presides over the Supreme Court during oral arguments and in conferences __ 。[b](A)of which decisions concern[b](B)have important decisions[b](C)that important decisions[b](D)concerning important decisions[b]25.In the early nineteenth century, the Cherokee nation of American Indians was adopted [b] A B[b]a written constitution based on that of the United States.[b] C D[b]26.The able of writers to precisely record observations made about others enables them [b]A B[b]to include in their work a great deal of material outside their own experience.[b]C D[b]32. As do all insects, a butterfly has a hard outer covering, called it an exoskeleton,[b] A B C[b]that both supports and protects the body.[b] D 02.05 ? 02.08[b]12. The Texas Legislature selected Vassar Miller _____ in 1982, and again in 1988.[b] (A) was the state’s poet laureate[b] (B) as the state’s poet laureate [b] (C) the state’s poet laureate [b] (D) become the state’s poet laureate[b]15. _____ important development of the Neolithic age was not in the manufacture of stone tools but in the production of food.[b] (A) The most[b] (B) Most[b] (C) Most of[b] (D) Of the most[b]21.Each of functions of the body, even thinking, requires the expenditure of energy.[b] A B C D [b]22.Gourds were introduced to what is now the southwestern United States by earliest peoples who [b]A B C[b]migrated north from Mesoamerica about 7000 years ago. [b]D[b]24. Virtually all parts moving of an automobile need to be lubricated because, without lubrication, [b] A B C [b]friction would increase power consumption and damage the parts.[b] D [b]30. Of all the art-related reference and research library in North America, that of the Metropolitan [b] A B[b]Museum of a Art in New York City is among the largest and most complete.[b] C D[b]31. Acclimatization is the process by which an organism adjusts to living in an environment to which it [b] A B C [b]normally unsuited.[b] D 02.09[b]18.although the term "corrosion" applies mostly to metals and particularly to their reaction to oxygen,[b] A B [b]all material are subject to surface deterioration.[b]C D [b]23.Unique among bivalves, scallops swim extremely well, propelled by jets of water [b] A B[b]expelled while snapped the shell shut.[b] C D[b]28.An activist for women's rights, Leonora O'Reilly promoted women's vocational training [b] A[b]besides fought for increased wages for garment workers. [b] B C D[b]32.The planets far from the Sun are so remote from any heat source that their [b] A B [b]temperatures are thought to be much near absolute zero. [b] C D 02.10[b]6. Ohio, the center of_____ the Hopewell culture, has the greatest concentration of ancient burial mounds in the United States. [b](A) called [b](B) what is called [b](C) that is called [b](D) is called [b]11. over 100 years since the invention of the square-bottomed paper bag. [b](A) Now is[b](B) Now it has [b](C) There is now[b](D) It is now [b]17. During the first 20 years of the space age, the United States spent more than 90 [b]A B [b]billion dollars onto its civilian and military space programs. [b]24. It was not until after Emily Dickinson's death in 1886 that, hidden away in her [b]A B [b]bureau, overly one thousand unpublished poems were discovered, [b]C D [b]25. Rocks form within Earth are called intrusive or plutonic rocks because the [b]A B [b]magma from which they form often intrudes into neighboring rock. [b]C D [b]27. In its life expectancy, although in most other things, the Sun is a typical star. [b]A B C D 03.01[b]1. crumbles readily when exposed to a moist, acid atmosphere, but the stone is durable in a dry atmosphere.[b](A) The surface of marble is[b](B) The surface of marble, which[b](C) Although the surface of marble[b](D) The surface of marble[b]8. Connecticut was the fifth of the original thirteen states the Constitution of the United States.[b](A) ratified[b](B) ratify[b](C) to ratify[b](D) have ratified[b]17. Titanium has the strength of steel but weighs half only as much, hence its advantage for use in aircraft.[b]A B C D[b]35. In the initial planning for theaters, auditoriums, but any room intended primarily[b]A B C[b]for listening, acoustics is a major consideration.[b]D[b]40. Basalt, which composes most of the ocean floor, is a dark-grey rock rich in iron[b]A B C D[b]and magnesium than most surface rocks. 03.08[b]7. Living organisms contain more water _________ substance.[b](A) than do any other[b](B) does than any other[b](C) other than do they any[b](D) than they do any other[b]11. In jazz music, a riff is a simple melodic figure, _________ and repeated several times.[b](A) usually one or two measures lasted[b](B) lasted one measure or two usually[b](C) is lasting one or two measures usually[b](D) usually lasting one or two measures 12. At its center, the sun has a density of over a hundred times _________ and a temperature of 10 to 20 million degrees centigrade.[b](A) that of water[b](B) of water[b](C) than that of water[b](D) water 23. The water of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans make up 70.8 percent to the Earth’s surface.[b] D A B C [b]32. Much of the work of the anthropologist Margaret Mead was devoting to a study of patterns of [b] A B C [b]child rearing in various cultures.[b] D[b]34. Of the many mushroom species growing wild, the common field mushroom is the one that is [b] A B C[b]most frequently gather for human consumption.[b] D[b]36. Female horseflies transmit a few diseases, but their main significance as pests is in sting of [b] A B C D[b]their bite.[b]39. Communal dance, as a powerful symbol of mutual regard and cooperation group, underlies [b] A B C[b]enduring traditions in folk dancing.[b] D 03.10[b]25.Virtually no disease exists today for which there is no drug that can be given ,neither to cure the disease or to alleviate its symptoms. 28.The technique of spectroscopy allows analyst of incoming light after it has been separated into its component wavelengths by passage through a prism. 36.In this world of high technology ,it is easy to forget that the most important tools ever developed for learning is still the book. 04.01[b]11. In 1978 the united States National Air and Space Administration selected Sally Ride.......the first woman astronaut. [b] (A) who being[b] (B) to be [b] (C) and being [b] (D) was [b]21. The snapper, a large-headed fish with a long dorsal fin, is named to its[b] A B[b]characteristic way of suddenly, shutting its mouth.[b] C D[b]4. The Sun, the Moon, and Earth have magnetic fields, and......evidence that the stellar that extend through vast regions galaxies have fields of space.[b](A) which is [b](B) is [b](C) because [b] (D) There is[b]l0. Pleasing to look at and touch, beads come in shapes, colors, and materials .......to handle and to sort them. [b] (A) that almost compel one [b] (B) one compels [b] (C) that compel almost [b] (D) one is almost compelled [b]26. Globally, the 1990's stood out as the warmest decade for what we have weather[b] A B C D[b]records.
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