1. The American clipper ship era was of duration short, extending from about 1845 to 1859. 答案:B & x* K+ }! r0 H7 ~% }$ F/ [3 j 分析及考点:词序的颠倒,应该改成short duration.只有特殊情况修饰成分后置。 6 l: ?' s- p$ \ 参考译文:美国的剪帆船的时期经历时间很短,只有从1845到1859. ) l! H( Z: F7 N' Y1 b# M3 j- k 2. Crystals of pure quartz, usually called rock crystal, are coarseness, colorless, and transparent. - x8 r6 R4 h/ t; Q1 z( u3 G 答案:D: S+ ~7 e! _. p; ~# b
分析及考点:平行对称结构,词性不对称,所以coarseness名词应改成coarse( s' H: |% }0 k- M m
参考译文:纯净石英的结晶,通常称为岩石水晶,是粗糙的,无色的,透明的。 4 a5 |8 V5 S2 B 3. Of 120 minerals known to have been used as gemstones, only about 25 are in common use in today jewelry. 2 v1 s* C- c0 Z& j0 K8 l$ t8 U 答案:D$ q0 c5 K9 A3 O* R8 S
分析及考点:词序的问题。应该改成jewelry today. * i8 ` e1 r' i( X 参考译文:在作为宝石使用的所知道的120种矿石中,只有25种是现在珠宝业通常使用的。 ( k6 r2 K- l7 \6 B1 ^0 ]" S 4. One of the thirteen original state of the United States, North Carolina lies on the Atlantic coast midway between New York and Florida., y8 [. }* H: \- v' [3 _$ z4 g/ r
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分析及考点:名词单复数使用错误。应该用复数states.看到one of the. 2 M& D6 }+ z8 f: a S4 @+ A5 O 参考译文:北卡罗来那州是最初组成美国的13个州中的一个座落在大西洋岸边,在纽约州和佛罗里达州的中间。 . W- p% R4 P, I6 Y& G1 X6 B 5. The various peoples who developed North America have made it a world leader economic .2 s$ l. X$ j; F( ^7 P3 H
答案:D C. e4 f: k) e" p1 J 分析及考点:词序的颠倒。改成economic leader 2 H. P. w: i: Q" @% w! w+ q7 [, J% R+ m8 Y
参考译文:发展北美的多个民族把北美建设成了全世界的经济领袖。
</p> 6. The Milky Way is a flat spiral galaxy who contains an estimated 100 billion stars, including the Sun.- p8 Q2 l; s/ L* U! U6 `4 U
答案:B( i$ a3 ^1 `2 k# k: J P# z9 O
分析及考点:定语从句连接词的误用,应改为which7 c" w9 t% h- Y2 g
参考译文:银河系是一个扁平的螺旋星系,它包含有估计100亿颗恒星,包括太阳。 ! [+ T' V4 L# h' g( f& B 7. The piano as it is known today represents a long series of experiments extend back to the year 1711, or perhaps even earlier. 9 N1 |* l' O8 V- |' E8 L 答案:C$ L) E- q g* h9 E' l+ e1 ]+ H5 q
分析及考点:词性误用。应该改成extending.9 |. d i4 f# Z" r3 q1 x
参考译文:今天所知的钢琴代表了一系列的实践,一直可以追溯到1711,或者更早。8 k0 z/ h+ u: x2 f& l$ r
8. Climate is the primarily force that distinguishes one biome, or major terrestrial region, from another. 8 e7 s& q* i' G+ v0 x2 M 答案:B 8 }; c. [- l5 d+ \) C: S. _ 分析及考点:词性误用,修饰名词用形容词,所以改成primary 6 {- h: s+ k' N( U 参考译文:气候是一个主要的因素来区分生物群或者主要陆地相互之间的不同。 , H9 b4 [! f( C5 U 9. Prehistoric villagers tended to work harder, suffer from more diseases, and eat the poorer diet than nomadic hunters did.% l1 n9 j; \0 w7 n! I' `' d
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分析及考点:冠词误用。比较级前不用加定冠词the,直接用poorer diet就行3 R7 N. m6 _1 h) }0 z% A9 K
参考译文:史前的村民们倾向于努力工作,防除疾病,和吃比游牧的猎人少的食物。. u2 `. k1 B6 W- N9 O6 Q8 ^) {- e( N
10. A major Canadian city, Montreal is second only to Paris as the most largest French-speaking city in the world. 8 r- ]% n' g) P5 W0 E5 a 答案:D& b4 Z: c1 G$ n* V6 m3 e- C
分析及考点:最高级表述有误。Largest已经是最高级了,前面不用再加most+ l2 J; B3 W3 N( R! \! E% g
参考译文:加拿大主要的城市蒙特利尔,是世界上仅次于巴黎的第二最大法语城市。