1996年05月TOEFL语法笔记.docVIP

1. Wind motion can be observed in the mesosphere by _____ the trails of meteors passing through it. (A) to watch (B) watching (C) watched (D) watch 答案：B 分析：空格前是介词by,由此判断空格处是非谓语动词-ing形式，故选B. 参考译文：通过观察大气中层的流星可以测定风的移动。 2. Thomas Edison’s first patented invention was a device_____ in Congress. (A) votes counted for (B) had been counting votes (C) for counting vote (D) be a counted vote 答案：C 分析：空格前为结构完整的句子，(A),(B),(D),均含有谓语动词，但没有从句引导词，不符和谓语单一性原则，故选(C). 参考译文：Thomas Edison第一个取得专利权的发明是一个为美国国会选票计数的装置。 3. Clara Bow, a popular actress in the 1920’s, retired _____ she was unable to make the transition from silent films to sound films. (A) nevertheless (B) in spite of (C) because (D) and for 答案：C 分析：空格前后都是主谓结构，空格处明显缺少从句引导词，四个选项中只有C能引导从句，故选(C). 参考译文：十八世纪二十年代的著名女影星Clara Bow，因为无法适应无声电影到有声电影的过度而退休。 4. Built in 1882, the Kinzua Viaduct in Mckean County, Pennsylvania, is open only to those visitors _____ are able to walk its 2,058 - foot length. (A) who (B) to whom (C) which they (D) that which 答案：A 分析：空格前为指人的先行词，空格后有谓语动词，空格处缺少指人的定语从句引导词，故选(A). 参考译文：建于1882年宾西法尼亚Mckean郡的Kinzua Viaduct只对能够步行2058米的游客开放。 5. A bridge must be strong enough to support its own weight _____ the weight of the people and vehicles that use it. (A) as well (B) so well (C) as well as (D) so well as 答案：C 分析：as well和as well as都是固定搭配，as well as一般放在句子中间，表示同级比较，as well一般位于句尾。故选(A). 参考译文：一座桥必须能承担自身的重量和通过它的人和车的重量。 6. The swallows of Capistrano are famous _____ to the same nests in California each spring. (A) to return (B) who returned (C) they returned (D) for returning 答案：D 分析：be famous for为固定搭配，故A错。(B),(C)为句子，缺从句引导词，故排除。 参考译文：Capistrano的燕子以在每年春天可以返回位于加利福尼亚的同一个巢而著称。 7. In the fourteenth century, _____ that glass coated with silver nitrate would turn yellow when fired in an oven. (A) the discovery (B) it was discovered (C) with the discovery (D) if it was discovered 答案：B 分析：空格前为时间状语，后面是由that引导的从句，空格处缺少主句。只有(B)为完整的主谓结构，故选(B). 参考译文：在十四世纪，人们发现涂有硝酸银的玻璃在炉中烧后会变