1. The ancestors of the horse lived _________ and were about half a meter tall.
(A) years ago 60 million
(B) 60 million years ago
(C) ago 60 million years
(D) million years ago 60
答案:B
分析:考点是词组顺序问题, ago肯定放在时间后面。
参考译文:马的祖先生活在6千万年前, 半米高左右。
2. The museum on Ellis Island, a former immigration station, contains documents and artifacts_________ to four centuries of United States immigration.
(A) related them
(B) related
(C) related that
(D) be related
答案:B
分析:考点是分词后置修饰, 固定词组relate to
参考译文:Ellis岛的博物馆, 前身是移民局, 藏有4个世纪多来美国移民的档案和工艺品
3. _________, particularly the oxides of sulfur, greatly increases the rate at which rust forms.
(A) The presence of air pollutants
(B) Air pollutants are present
(C) Because the presence of air pollutants
(D) Air pollutants whose presence
答案:A
分析:考点是结构上少主语. 排除BC. D whose 从句和下文连不上.
参考译文:气体污染物的出现, 特别是oxides of sulfur硫化物, 很大程度上加速了锈的形成.
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.
(A) which is
(B) is
(C) because
(D) There is
答案:D
分析:and 链接一个完整的句子.B 中 sun , earth , moon 本身不能是证明.
参考译文:太阳, 月亮, 地球均有磁极. 有证明表示那些在星系中延伸空间很多的星座都具有天空.
5. The “confederation school” poets of nineteenth-century Canada were primarily nature poets, _________ a wealth of eulogies to Canadian rural life.
(A) and producing
(B) who they produced
(C) producing
(D) whose production of
答案:C
分析:A producing 连不上.B中应该去掉they, D 不是完整的从句, 缺少谓语动词. C其实是who produced 的分词修饰形式. 现在分词作句子的状语。
参考译文: 19世纪加拿大的 confederation 派诗人主要为田园派诗人—其主题多为歌颂加拿大的乡村生活.
6. Since prehistoric people first applied natural pigments to cave walls, _________ have painted to express themselves.
(A) when artists
(B) artists
(C) artists who
(D) that artists
答案:B
分析: 少主语. ACD都造成句子没有主句, 只有从句。
参考译文; 自从人类第一次开始将自然色素使用在岩洞壁上, 艺术家们就开始用绘画表达情感.
7. About 42 million bushels of oats are used annually _________ manufacture of breakfast foods in die United States.
(A) the
(B) is the
(C) in the
(D) to
答案: C
分析:除了be used to do , 还有be used in sth, be used for doing sth也可以; 注意manufacture of 的Of 表明了manufacture的词性, 是名词, 不是动词。
参考译文: 在美国, 每年大约有4200万普尔的燕麦用于生产早餐食品.
8. Any acid can, in principle, neutralize any base, although _________ between some of the more reactive compounds.
(A) side reactions can occur
(B) the occurrence of side reactions can
(C) can side reactions occur
(D) side reactions that can occur
答案:A
分析: although 从句, 其他顺序都很乱, B的情态动词can单独用, 错, 必须是can do sth/ can be; C倒装错, 没有倒装的环境; D的although从句缺少谓语动词。
参考译文: 理论上说, 任何一种酸都可以中和任何一种主要物质, 虽然某些活跃的混合物会产生付反应.
9. Just over two-thirds of Earth’s surface is covered by wafer, _________ more than 98 percent of this water is contained in the oceans.
(A) with
(B) which
(C) and
(D) resulting
答案:C
分析:后面是一个完整的句子, 故前面用and 连词.
参考译文: 超过2/3的地表被水覆盖着. 其中超过98%的是海洋.
l0. Pleasing to look at and touch, beads come in shapes, colors, and materials _________.to handle and to sort them.
(A) that almost compel one
(B) one compels
(C) that compel almost
(D) one is almost compelled
答案:A
分析:定义从句, 先行词为前面的shapes, colors, and materials
参考译文: 珠子看着赏心悦目, 摸着圆润光滑. 其形状, 颜色, 质地让人们不由得对其进行加工,分类.
11. In 1978 the united States National Air and Space Administration selected Sally Ride _________.the first woman astronaut.
(A) who being
(B) to be
(C) and being
(D) was
答案:B
分析:select sb sth 或者select sb to be sth 的固定句型, 注意没有to be其实也不错的, 可以说select sb sth, 类似的还有win, elect
参考译文: 1978年, 美国NASA 选出Sally 为美国的第一位女宇航员.
12. Adhesions are _________ formed within the body in response to inflammation or injury.
(A) that thin bands of scar tissue
(B) they thin bands of scar tissue when
(C) thin bands of scar tissue
(D) thin bands of scar tissue able to
答案:C
分析:缺少宾语. 因后面不是从句, 排除A. B, D 后面的when 和able to 都无法和formed 连上.
参考译文; Adhesions 皮肤组织(实在不知道中文的专有名词叫什么)是因烧伤或其他受伤引起的一条薄薄的伤疤组织.
13. The planet Neptune is about 30 times _________ from the Sun as Earth is.
(A) far
(B) as far
(C) more far
(D) far that
答案:B.
分析:比较结构的考点. 下文出现了 as, 提示上面应该用 as adj as.
参考译文; Neptune 距离太阳是日地距离的30倍左右.
14. Not until the 1850’s _________ a few public-spirited citizens and state legislatures seek to rescue historic buildings in the United States from destruction or alteration.
(A) both
(B) came
(C) did
(D) when
答案:C
分析:not until 在句首倒装句型, 看到词汇立刻找助动词.
参考译文: 直到十九世纪50年代, 一些有公益精神的市民和州立法机构才着手拯救美国的历史建筑, 以防其倒塌或被改建.
15. ----- 200 bones forming the framework, or skeleton, of the human body.
(A) Being over
(B) There are over
(C) Where over
(D) Over
答案:B
分析:There be 句型, 没什么花头, 仔细就可以.
参考译文: 200块骨头组成了人体的骨架.
16. The world’s water balance is regulated by the constant circulation of water in Liquid and vapor tom among the oceans, the atmospheric, and the land.
答案: D. atmospheric: atmosphere
分析: 前面the oceans, 后面the land 提示中间用名词。
参考译文:地球水平衡要求持续不断的循环, 从液态到气态, 在大洋, 空气和土地中循环。
17. The major purpose of the United States Department of Education are to ensure equal educational opportunity for all and to improve the quality of education.
答案:A. purpose: purposes
分析:后面are 提示前面的主语为复数, 注意这里的for all没有错, all指代所有人。
参考译文:美国教育部的主要目的是保障所有的人平等的教育机会,提高教育质量。
18. Massive gains in computer speed, power, and reliably have been largely due to advances in silicon technologies and manufacturing processes.
答案: B. reliably: reliability
分析: speed, power 提示后面用名词, 平行结构。
参考译文:电脑运行速度, 能力和可靠性的巨大提高主要来自于硅技术和生产技术的进步。
19. The sunflower, the official state flower of Kansas, and is widespread in the prairies of the western United States.
答案:A. and is: is
分析:前面是主语名词, 没有必要用连词。 用连词and导致第一个部分没有谓语。
参考译文:向日葵,Kansas州的州花, 在美国西部大草原分布广泛。
20. Lake Superior, part of the United States-Canadian boundary, is a largest freshwater lake in the world.
答案:C. a : the
分析:the +最高级结构, 后文in the world明确给出范围, 要用最高级。
参考译文:Superior湖, 美国加拿大边境的一部分, 是世界上最大的淡水湖。
21. The snapper, a large-headed fish with a long dorsal fin, is named to its characteristic way of suddenly shutting its mouth.
答案:B. to: after/for
分析: be named after …. Be named for sth……… 此处认为用for表示原因更好. 注意suddenly 不错. 后面修饰的是shut 动词
参考译文:snapper, 一种头很大的鱼, 有很长的背鳍, 它的名字来源于它猛然闭嘴的特殊动作。
备注: 原文输入有误, 经朋友查证, 在suddenly后面没有逗号的; 有的版本的题目在suddenly后面有个逗号。
22. The aim of the decorative arts is to beautiful our surroundings.
答案:C. beautiful: beautify
分析:词性错误, to要么是介词, 要么是不定式标志, 这里是不定式, 那么要动词, 不用形容词。
参考译文:装饰艺术的目的是美化我们的环境。
23. Modern digital synthesizers, based on microprocessors, are virtually unlimited in the number and range of musical sounds it can produce.
答案:D. it: they
分析:指代为: digital synthesizers 故用they
参考译文:现代数字话合成器,在依靠微处理器的帮助下, 基本上在处理乐符的数量和范围方面不受限制。
24. During the years he composed, Charles Ives was isolation from the music world; none of his major works was publicly performed.
答案:B. isolation: isolated
分析:be done 被动结构;注意compose的用法,be composed of sth由…组成;
参考译文:在他创作的那些年里, Charles Ives和音乐世界是隔离的, 没有任何一个他的主要著作被演奏过。
25. Psychoanalysis is a form of therapy that attempts to eliminate conflict by alter the personality in a positive way.
答案:C. alter: altering
分析:by 后面的词性, 不可能直接加动词原型;by是介词, 要接名词。By doing sth表示通过…手段作。 By 主要三个用法, 完成时态表示时间; 被动语态表示动作发出者; 接动名词表示方式。
参考译文:心理分析是通过改变性格去除心理冲突的一种形式的治疗方法。
26. Globally, the 1990’s stood out as the warmest decade for what we have weather records.
答案:D. what: which
分析:介词+which 从句的考点, 定语从句还原: we have weather records for the warmest decade。
参考译文:总的来说, 20世纪90年代是我们有天气记录以来最暖的时代。
27. Silicon chips are reliable and cheap to produce in large numbers and are used them in computers, calculators, programmed household appliances, and most electronic applications.
答案:B. used them: used
分析:use 的宾语重复 use sth in / use sth to do / use sth for doing sth, 宾语sth前置为被动语态, 不能再重复。
参考译文:硅芯片可以稳定大量生产, 用于计算机, 计算器, 程序设定的家用电器, 还有几乎所有电子仪器。
28. Because its pitch cannot easily be altered, the oboe serves as the standard which by the symphony orchestra is tuned.
答案:C. which by: by which
分析:考点是介词+which 的从句结构
参考译文:由于双簧管不能轻易被修改音频, 常常用于乐队的标准调音。
29. Bursae are fluid-filled sacs that form cushions between tendons and bones and protect them while movement.
答案: D. while: 改成 in 或者during
分析: while 链接的是分句, 必须有动词. 有时可以省略主语和be动词, 但是不能没有动词
参考译文:液囊中充满液体, 形成肌键与骨头之间的缓冲部分, 在移动的时候起保护它们的作用。
30. In 1916, United States suffragist Alice Paul founded the National Woman’s Party, a political party dedicate to establishing equal rights for women.
答案:C. dedicate: dedicated
分析:动词变成其形容词形式后置修饰; 不修改的话就导致一个句子中两个谓语动词没有连词连接, 必然错。
参考译文:在1916年, 美国主张扩大选举权的Alice Paul成立全国女党, 一个致力于女性平等权力的政党。
31. The spice cinnamon and the drugs cascara and quinine all come from bark, the protective out layer of stems and roots of woody plants.
答案:B. out: outer
分析:多次出现的考点. 其他有如: up, low, in等等. 这类词和out 一样, 是介词不可以修饰名词. 必须改成upper , lower, inner 等等
参考译文:香料cinnamon和药品cascara and quinine都是来自树皮, 树皮是木本植物根茎表面的保护外层。
32. Tunas migrate long distances over all the world’s oceans and occupy tropical, temperate, and even some the cooler waters.
答案:D. some the: some of the或者some
分析:冠词的位置. The 永远是第一位的冠词, 它出现在其他修饰词的前面. 同时有些限定词不能同时出现修饰一个名词, 如, some 和the. 必须中间有链接词. 比如of
参考译文:金枪鱼在全世界各个海域漫游,出没在热带,温带,甚至温度更低的地方。
33. Taste buds, small sensory organ located on the tongue and palate, recognize four primary tastes: sweet, sour, salty and bitter.
答案:A. organ: organs
分析:前面没有冠词, 后面是单数的实义名词, 必错. 同时buds 提示, 后面用复数
参考译文:味蕾,位于舌头和上颚的微小的感觉器官, 主要分辨四种味道:甜,酸,咸,苦。
34. Astronauts receive extensive training to prepare themselves both physically and psychologically for complexity and rigor of a space mission.
答案:D. for complexity: for the complexity
分析:the AAAAA of BBBBB 的结构, 定冠词不能省略。
参考译文:宇航员为了适应复杂的高要求的空间任务, 接受广泛的体能和心理的训练。
35. By 1900 several prominent technical institutions, including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, fashioned its own educational offerings to meet the industrial needs of the United States.
答案:B. its: their
分析:代词指代错误.
参考译文:到1900年, 一些著名的技术学校, 包括Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 已经创造出自己独特的教育方案来适应美国的工业要求。
36. Some of the earliest mechanical devices were designed to raise water from streams for the irrigate of crops.
答案:D. irrigate: irrigation
分析:For 后面不应该直接用动词. The 进一步提示
参考译文:早期有些机械设备是设计从溪水中打水来灌溉作物的。
37. The Louisiana Purchase of 1803 increased the territory of the United States by approximate 846,000 square miles, practically doubling the area of the United States.
答案:B. approximate: approximately
分析:approximately 副词修饰句子
参考译文:1803年的Louisiana购买使得美国的疆土扩大了846,000平方英里, 基本上是翻倍。
38. A most useful tool for analyzing the elemental composition of fossils is the electron probe, a modify electron microscope.
答案:D. modify: modified
分析:Modify 是动词. 改成modified 形容词才可以修饰名词。注意a most useful tool是正确的, 在后文没有比较的情况, a most表示非常=very
参考译文:分析化石成分的一个非常由于的工具是电子探测器,一种改装的电子显微镜。
39. Few substance on Earth equal the beauty of gemstones such as twinkling diamonds, green emeralds, red rubies, blue sapphires, and multicolored opals.
答案:A. substance: substances
分析:后面动词equal 的复数形式表明前面必须是复数
参考译文:地球上少数物质能和宝石比美,例如闪闪发光的钻石, 绿色祖母绿,湛红红宝石,蓝色蓝宝石,和色彩缤纷的欧泊石。
注:祖母绿,红宝石,蓝宝石都有各种颜色的。
40. For the purposes of the fine and decorative arts, metals have been used either in their simple state and in uncomplicated alloys.
答案:D. and: or
分析:either …. or 固定句型. 大家看到either 必确认一下后面的搭配问题
参考译文:金属在精细艺术装饰的使用中, 有时候使用纯金属,有时候使用简单合金。