21. On May 20,1932, Amelia Earhart became the first woman fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
答案:C
考点:後置定語。
分析:the first woman後面是定語而不是謂語,不能用動词原形fly,而應用flying,或to fly。解題要點: the first…to do…是TOEFL常考習語。
22. Translated into terms of psychological theory, association has been thought of as the basis of to learn, conditioning, and creative thinking.
答案:C
考点:词形/並列結構.
分析:介词of後不能加不定式(to learn),而應加動名词。此外,後文and要求兩邊同词性、同性質,因此,應當用learning與conditioning和thinking並列。
23. The Statue of Liberty was originally proposed in 1865 to commemoration the alliance of France with the American colonies during the American Revolution.
答案:C
考点:词性
分析:(C)前面的to是動词不定式的符號,而commemoration是名词,此处應用動词commemorate。
解題要點:名词尾碼-tion形式出現在TOEFL改錯題中,應首先考慮其词性的對錯。
24. Reptiles are widely distributed all over the world, but are much abundant in warm regions and are virtually absent beyond the treeline in the Arctic.
答案:B
考点:more和much常被錯用。
分析:記住more十形容词原級構成比較級。根據句意,此处應以more abundant與後文absent比較。
25. Alike light waves, microwaves may be reflected and concentrated.
答案:A
考点:like和alike的用法。
分析:這兩個词經常相互用錯。alike的词性是形容词或副词,而like可以是介词。此处需用介词like。
解題要點: like或alike出現在TOEFL考題中,應當予以首先考慮。
26. Industrial buyers are responsible for supplying the goods and services that an organization required for its operations.
答案:D
考点:時態一致。
分析:以不劃線的are做線索,看出本句的基本時態是現在時,講述的是一般性的事實。故此处不應用過去時,required应为require.
27. The most easiest process for mining gold is panning, which involves using a circular dish with a small pocket at the bottom.
答案:A
考点:最高級。
分析:遇到含有形容词最高級的題時,既要注意the和-est或most是否缺失,也要注意-est和most是否重複使用。此处most多餘。
28. Farm animals have been regardless by nearly all societies as a valuable economic resource.
答案:B
考点:词性/被動語態。
分析:看到系動词be和by同時出現,應注意二者之間劃線的词是否過去分词。此处regardless(形容词)应为regarded.
29. Although it is any longer the big business that it was in the forties, radio continues to be a medium of essential communication, especially at the local level.
答案:A
考点:習語/no和any的用法。
分析:no longer是固定說法,用在肯定句中。any longer則用在否定句和疑問句中。(A)前是肯定的it is,故此处用no longer。
30. The field of dynamics in physics is concerned with a particle’s motion in relation to the forces acting it.
答案:D
考点:缺词。
分析:act為及物動词時意為“扮演(角色)”,而此处意為“起作”,应为不及物動词,不能直接加賓語。应为acting on/upon it。