2011年8月托福考试语法冲刺试题及答案(2)

2011年8月托福考试语法冲刺试题及答案(2) #

6. _________， domesticated grapes grow in clusters， range in color from pale green to black， and contain sugar in varying quantities. #

A. Their botanical classification as berries

B. Although their botanical classification as berries

C. Because berries being their botanical classification

D. Classified botanically as berries

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答案：D

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分析：句子的主语是grapes ， 后面是平行结构grow…， range…， and contain…。空格后的句子已完整，那么空格处就应该是同位语，状语从句，分词等修饰成分。A中Their指代不明，而且classification和berries也不相符，错;B中Although为conj.，后面应该是完整句，错;C中Because为conj.，后面应该是完整句，错。

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参考译文：培植的葡萄的植物分类跟浆果是一样的，它们成串的长在树上，颜色从灰白色到黑色，并且包含由不同数量的糖份。 #

7. The cymbal is ________ in the military band and is also frequently used in modern orchestral music. #

A. a basic instrument

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B. basic instrument

C. how basic an instrument it is #

D. as an instrument is basic

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答案：A

分析：instrument可数，前面应该有限定词a.and前为一简单句。

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参考译文：铙钹在军乐队里是一个基本的乐器，而且还经常在现代管弦乐里使用。

8. In instrumentalist philosophy， ideas and knowledge are exclusively functional processes： they are of significance only _________ instrumental in the development of experience. #

A. as they are

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B. are they #

C. there are #

D. are

答案：A

分析：两个谓语需要有一个conj.来连接。一个句子中出现2个谓语且没有连接词就一定错。 #

参考译文：在乐器演奏家的哲学里面，思想和知识是专有排外性的功能性的过程。他们的重要意义仅限于在经验发展的过程中，用于乐器演奏。 #

9. _________ either by cooling or by depriving the fire of oxygen， and most do both.

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A. Working fire extinguishers #

B. Fire extinguishers that work #

C. Fire extinguishers work

D. The work of fire extinguishers

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答案：C

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分析：空格中缺主谓。A中没有谓语;B中that多余，因为句中只有一个谓语;D也没有谓语。

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参考译文：灭火器的通过冷却或者减少火中的氧气的方法工作的，大多数时候两个方法都会用到。

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10. The introduction of mass-production methods enabled many people _________ and gave them an unprecedented amount of mobility.

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A. to purchase their own automobiles #

B. their own to purchase automobiles

C. to their own purchase automobiles

D. own their automobiles to purchase #

答案：A #

分析：为固定结构enable sb to do sth.

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参考译文：规模生产方法的产生，使得人们能够买自己的车，并获得了空前的灵活性。 #