历年托福考试语法真题全面解析74
6. Until the ninth century, written words were not actually separated, ---in some literary writing, dots or points were used to indicate divisions.(A) in spite of
(B) contrary
(C) contrast to
(D) but
答案：D
测试点：连词.
分析：空格两边都是完整的句子，中间应有连词将其连接．答案(D)为表示转折的连词．(A)，(C)为介词性质，(B)为形容词，均不可连接句子。
7. Nutritionists ---goat milk to be rich, nourishing, and readily digested.
(A) consider
(B) is considered
(C) are considered
(D) considering
答案：A
测试点：谓语.
分析：本句有主语而缺谓语，应在答案中选择可作谓语的动词，即(A)．(B)(C)为被动态，与句意不符．(D)为非谓语形式.
8. ---conventional black ink costs newspapers about thirty cents a pound, most rub-resistant inks add at least ten cents more per pound to the bill.
(A) Furthermore
(B) Meanwhile
(C) Moreover
(D) While
答案：D
测试点：连词.
分析：本题为两个完整的句子，其意义相互对比，应用连词while连接．(A)、(B)、(C)均是副词.
解题要点：4个答案中如有while，应首先考虑它。
9. John Lone’s physical grace and ---age, sex, and culture make him an extraordinary performer.
(A) his ability to transcend
(B) is able to transcend the
(C) the transcending ability
(D) with his ability transcending
答案：A
测试点；并列结构。
分析：and要求它所连接的成份性质相同。and前是名词grace，故应在答案中选择名词性的结构．排除系动词开头的(B)和介词开头的(D)．空格后另有三个名词age，sex and culture，它们与前面的词的关系要么是并列，要么是其宾语．(C)无动词，不能带宾语．只有(A)既是名词词组，又可后带宾语.
10. Before ---of synthetic dyes, yarns were often colored by dyes obtained from natural vegetable and mineral matter.
(A) introducing
(B) introduction
(C) the introduction
(D) introducing that
答案：C
测试点：名词／冠词。
分析：of前应为名词，而名词前应有冠词，故选(C).
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