16. The methods of spectrum analysis vary according to the wavelength region were studied. 答案:D
测试点:多词.
分析:过去分词studied作后置定语修饰region,其作用相当于定语从句省去which/that及系词be。这里的were应删掉。
17. Hurricanes are severe cyclones with winds over seventy-five miles an hour who originate over tropical ocean waters.
答案:C
测试点:从句连接词.
分析:who和which的用法.句中,定语从句修饰的是物而不是人,连接词不能用who,应用that或which.
解题要点:定语从句连接词who(人)和which(物)的错用也是TOEFL常考题型之一.
18. A great proportion of the seeds of desert flora they possess germination-inhibiting substances. 答案:C
测试点:多词.
分析:possess为谓语动词,主语为前面的A great porportion,此处无需重复主语,they多余。
19. Window treatment, furniture arrangement and color combine all contribute to the overall impression of a room. 答案:B
测试点:词性/并列结构.
分析:看到and,要注意其两边成份是否同词性,同性质.and前是名词词组,而此处combine为动词,应为名词combination,与treatment和arrangement并列.
解题要点:当连接词and连接两项或更多项目时,应特别注意相连各成分的结构,词性相同.
20. Harvesting of grains is affected by annual changes in temperature or in the amount of moisture, but both.
答案:D
测试点:连词.
分析:此处不是转折的关系,而是选择,不能用but,应当用or.or both是固定说法.
21. Due to its excellent tensile strength, acetate rayon is an important material for products so as balloons, parachutes, fire hoses, and webbing.
答案:C
测试点:习语。
分析:看到紧接其后的耶,应想到这里要用such。Such as是固定短语。
解题要点;such as是TOEFL考题中常见的短语.
22. It has not been determined how years sea turtles can live in their natural environment, but they will reach a very old age if left undisturbed by humans.
答案:A
测试点:缺词.
分析:how是副词,后面不能直接加名词.应为how many years.
23. A footnote is characteristically employed to give information that is too long or too detailed be included in the body of a text.
答案:D
测试点:too…to…的用法.
分析:看到前文的两个too,应立即注意后面是否有to…的部分.此处动词be前缺to.
24. Watercolors dry more faster than other paints. 答案:C
测试点:比较级形式重复。
分析:遇到形容词或副词的比较级,应注意其比较形式是否重复。此处应去掉more.
25. In mathematical terms, modern algebra is set of objects with rules for connecting or relating those objects.
答案:B
测试点:冠词.
分析:set是可数名词,它前面一定要有冠词.应为…a set(of)….
解题要点:TOEFL同类考题还有a group of,a series of, a blend of.
26. Alike most fruit trees, the quince is normally propagated from shoots or cuttings. 答案:A
测试点:like和alike的用法.
分析:alike是副词或形容词,like才是介词,这里要用like.
解题要点:alike和like的用法是TOEFL常考题型。见到划线的alike,应立即注意是否用错。
27. A patent gives inventors exclusive rights to their inventions for a fix period of time. 答案:C
测试点:词性.
分析:fix是动词,这里要用形容词fixed修饰名词period.
28. In 1981 the fossil jaw of a previously unknown small mammal was found onto a Navaho reservation in Arizona.
答案:D
测试点:介词.
分析:onto表示动作,而表示地点要用on.on the reservation是固定搭配.
29. The wild carrot, knew as Queen Anne’s lace, gave rise to the cultivated carrot in its domesticated form. 答案:B
测试点:习语/分词.
分析:固定说法, known as是分词短语在句中作后置定语.
30. A statue, a monumental, a building, or a park may be dedicated to commemorate a distinguished individual.
答案:A
测试点:词性.
分析:冠词a后接名词,而monumental是形容词,应为monument.
解题要点:这里是由or连接的4个并列结构。or和and一样,要求所连接的部分同词性、同性质。
31. The Earth’s magnetic poles are not stationary, but slowly shift its position. 答案:D 测试点:代词数的一致.
分析:此处代词指的是复数的poles,不能用单数的its,应为their,portion亦应相应改为复数.
32. A emotion is not necessarily aroused by something in the outside world. 答案:A
测试点:冠词.
分析:a和an的用法以元音开头的名词前要用冠词an,不用a.
解题要点:注意划线的冠词a或an是否用错.
33. The elbows are joints that connected people’s up arms with their forearms. 答案:D
测试点:词性.
分析:up是副词,此处应用形容词upper.
34. Ants have an elaborate structure social, and enjoy a longevity far greater than that of most insects.
答案:B
测试点:词序。
分析:单个的形容词修饰名词时,应放在名词前。此处应为social structure。
解题要点;形容词定语及其修饰的名词前后词序颠倒是TOEFL常考题型.应注意划线的名词+形容词的错误形式.
35. Municipal planners deal chiefly for the physical layout of communities. 答案:B
测试点:习语.
分析:Deal with是固定短语.
36. A musician with multiply talents, Aretha Franklin is able to write songs that are unusually consistent in style and content.
答案:A
测试点:词性.
分析:multiply是动词,此处需用形容词修饰名词talents.应为multiple.
37. Whether a healthy adult tends to feel hungry two, three, or four times a daily is a question of physiology and of culture.
答案:D
测试点:词性.
分析:冠词a后应接名词,而daily为形容词或副词.应为day.
38. One of the most distinction dialects of North American English, Gullah is spoken by many people in the South Carolina area. 答案:A
测试点:词性。
分析:distinction是名词,此处应用形容词distinctive。
解题要点;看到most,应想到其后可能是形容词或副词.
39. The novels of John Cheever belongs to a literary tradition that is concerned primarily with manners.
答案:A
测试点:主谓数的一致.
分析:主语是复数的novels,谓语动词不能用第三人称单数形式.应为belong.
40. Pennsylvania has the most institutions of higher learning than any other state has. 答案:A 测试点:比较级.
分析:后文有关键词than,可知此处应是比较级而非最高级.应为more.
解题要点:形容词或副词的比较级和最高级错用是TOEFL常考题型.