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1990年10月语法题 1. The significance of mythology within a culture is reflected in --- , the amount of time devoted to this activity, and the relevance of mythology to ceremonials. (A) Storytellers have prestige (B) The prestige of storytellers (C) Telling stories is prestigious (D) Prestige comes with storytelling 答案：B测试点：介词宾语． 分析：介词in后应接名词性成份，而答案中只有(B)是名词词组，可作介词宾语．(A)(C)(D)均有动词出现． ? 2. Although --- some textile products, it imports many as well. (A) the exports of the United States (B) exporting of the United States (C) exporter of the United States (D) the United States exports 答案：D测试点：主谓结构． 分析：连词Although应后接从句，但此从句主、谓俱缺，应从答案中选择主语十动词的结构，即(D)．(A)(B)(C)均有of．说明都是名词性结构，错． ? 3. Economic goods may take the form --- of material things or of services. (A) either (B) because (C) as (D) or 答案：A测试点；either…or…结构。 分析：后文or是关键词，应想到这是either…of…or连用的结构。 ? 4. Ragtime is a kind of music --- a strongly syncopated melody and a regularly accented accompaniment. (A) has (B) that it has (C) that has (D) it has 答案：C测试点；定语从句． 分析：空格后为从句修饰说明music．(C)是正确的定语从句结构，其中关系代词that兼作从句主语．(A)无主语；(B)重复从句主语；(D)不是从句形式． 解题要点：a kind of+名词的结构，后面常接that从句作定语，说明这个名词的特点．应在答案中先看以that开头的形式． ? 5. Historically, --- chief material for making furniture has been wood, but metal and stone have also been used. (A) It was the (B) That the (C) There was a (D) the 答案：D测试点：冠词． 分析：名词material前应有冠词the．(A)是形式主语it的句型，但原句并无真正主语部分；(B)为从句；(C)是there be句型，但原句主谓俱全，不适合此句型。 解题要点；空格后为完整的句子，应注意句首的名词前是否缺冠词．4个答案中有一个是冠词时，应首先考虑它． ? 6. All gases and most liquids and solids expand --- heated. (A) in (B) how (C) when (D) about 答案：C测试点：省略句 分析：heated是过去分词，when+分词，相当于省略的从句，即when(they are)heated．解题要点；时间状语从句连接词when／while后面可直接加分词，省略了主语和系词be． ? 7. Abstraction goes into the making of any work of art, --- or not. (A) whether the artist being aware of it (B) the artist is being aware whether (C) whether the artist is aware of it (D) the artist is aware whether 答案：C测试点：whether…or not结构． 分析：whether…or not是固定搭配．看到关键词or not：应在答案中寻找以whether开头的结构，即(A)和(C)。(A