1995年08月TOEFL语法笔记.docVIP

1 According to the third law of thermodynamics, _____ possible is –273.16 degrees centigrade. (A) that temperature is lowest (B) the temperature is lower (C) lowest temperature (D) the lowest temperature. 答案：D. 分析：缺主语。且考点还有最高级前要有定冠词 the。 A、B两个选项欲构成主语从句，但均不成立！ 参考译文：按照热动力学第三定律，最低温度可能是零下-273.16摄氏度。 难度：1 2 After the First World War, the author Anais Nin became interested in the art movement known as Surrealism and in psychoanalysis, both _____ her novels and shorts stories. (A) in which the influence (B) of which influenced (C) to have influence (D) its influence in 答案：B. 分析：非限制性定语从句，主句完整，both开始为从句，从句缺主谓，排除 ACD。 参考译文：一战后，作家 A开始对众所周知的超现实主义和心里分析方面的艺术运动产生了兴趣，此二 者都影响到了她的长篇故事和短篇小说。 难度：2 3 Muskrats generally _____ close to the edge of a bog, where their favorite plant foods grow plentifully. (A) staying (B) they are staying (C) stay (D) to stay there 答案：C. 分析：缺谓语，后面为地点状语从句。且也可以由副词 generally得出提示，后面该接一动词。 参考译文：麝香蔷薇逐渐的接近沼泽边缘，在那他们最喜欢的植物食物长得茂盛。 难度：1 4 Oliver Ellsworth, _____ of the United States Supreme Court, was the author of the bill that established the federal court system. (A) he was the third chief justice (B) the third chief justice was (C) who the third chief justice (D) the third chief justice 答案：D. 分析：逗号前后主谓完整构成主句，中间只能是从句或同位语。 A选项中的 he改成 who则也为正确答案。 参考译文：OE，米国最高法院的第三任主法官，是建立联邦法院系统的作者。 难度：1 5 _____ Colonial period the great majority of Connecticut’s settlers came from England. (A) Since 209 (B) The time (C) During the (D) It was 答案：C. 分析：主谓完整构成句子，前面是时间状语。 A选项中的 since表点时间，用法为跟从句或具体点时间，如 1952年，不跟段时间。C正确，during 跟短语或时间段的时间表示法中。 D选项若欲构成强调句，该更正为“It was during the Colonial period that the great majority of Connecticuts settlers came from England.” 参考译文：在殖民时期，大量 C州的定居者来自英格兰。 难度：2 6 A politician can make a legislative proposal more _____ by giving specific