历年托福考试语法真题全面解析03

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11.The greater the population there is in a locality,__________for water, transportation, and disposal of refuse.
(A) the greater the need there is
3 x5 P$ q. ]$ e7 \: \+ S- z- H7 [(B) greater need
  p7 x; S( A( b  k(C) is there great need
2 a6 Z+ ^- ?) k9 @. S5 M(D) the great need
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答案：A
9 o: d/ T. O9 m! E! V测试点：并列的比较级句型。
8 s, n5 O# a( Z3 e2 m2 `分析：(the十比较级…the+比较级)看到句首The greater,就要开始从答案中寻找相同句型的比较级结构。(A)同样以the greater开头，其后结构亦相同，故选(A)。(B)缺the；(C)及(D)均未用比较级。
解题要点："the十比较级…the+比较级”结构是TOEFL常考题型，其前后两个比较级句型应结构对等。
  
" `3 H* v, i$ a12. A historical novel may do more than mirror history; __________future events.
(A) even influencing
(B) it may even influence
4 N; L/ M$ ^* a( P! z- J(C) may even influence
- x  ~  ~* a' u5 A6 ]1 a0 v(D) that it may even influence
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$ w5 N* w2 g% s答案：B
, k+ q" r( H7 q测试点：分号结构。
分析：分号的作用相当于句号，分号前后都应是完整的句子，故选 (B)。(A)不是句子；(C)无主语；(D)是从句。
  
, A# C) G  Y! b% O  a# _" F13. __________a child, sculptor Anne Whitney showed an eager intellect and artistic talent that her parents recognized and encouraged.
(A) Has been
4 t  F( j4 _8 P(B) It was while
(C) She was
(D) As
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# E. k0 Z3 H7 b  ]答案：D
+ V# J6 [3 {! @3 E4 h" [! B测试点：介词。
4 ~) `5 C# F  @% A) J分析：As a child是一介词短语，作状语，后面是完整的句子。
  
' E9 B7 q" o$ s2 y/ s14. It is widely believed that the pull of gravity on a falling raindrop changes__________round shape into a teardrop shape.
(A) of the drop
(B) the drop’s
* @/ G& P$ [7 z(C) drop of
0 M# U6 \0 a) J  k) L(D) drops their
  
' b% ~; i2 Z! L1 U6 P/ P% }. A答案：B
测试点：定语。
- O* P" q% W* c4 ]. G分析：Round shape前缺限制它的定语，故选名词所有格(B)the drop’s。另，注意change为及物动词，后面直接加宾语，无须再加任何介词，故排除(A)。
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4 d. _$ D" G$ H$ q6 B15.__________modern offices becoming more mechanized, designers are attempting to personalize them with warmer, less severe interiors.
, D3 q7 g) B. ]8 {(A) If
(B) But
(C) With
9 h- F9 ?5 C! ?5 w& ?! E$ ^2 M(D) Once
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答案：C
3 I7 v' N. |) b% u& A) r7 ]" R" T测试点：介词。
9 T/ g* {  r* p5 I  W  }# Y6 O& m分析：modern offices becoming more mechanized是动名词，做介词with的宾语。(A)、(B)为连词，后接从句；(D)为连词时意为“一旦”，作副词时则是“曾经”，“一度”的意思。