1. At the time of Columbus' voyages, Native Americans used an astounding diversity of languages, ________ the diversity used by Europeans. A. the greatest by far# }" E! Z/ }5 E8 A
B. by far than greater6 V( k. _! y2 O7 j5 c
C. by far the greatest1 |& a2 w. D4 q
D. greater by far than
' T) ^) P+ _) m- \ 答案:D M8 f* F e& O5 [& K! M$ S; w
分析:有than就要找到比较级,A,C语义不通;B语序混乱。 {) b7 @! E: |" p. A8 c6 @' Q; p
参考译文:哥伦布航海时代,美洲土著居民使用着令人惊异的各种语言,远远超过了欧洲人使用的种类。6 o) z. p# @7 I
2. During the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920's, much African American writers, artists, and musicians came to Harlem in New York City, creating a cultural center there.
. a! g+ e7 p( L) g i 答案:A muchàmany
& R7 d; O3 B- J# U& w( Q0 N. h: d 分析:。可数不可数名词修饰词的误用。: R% U4 _8 F! N1 x3 @, M( U4 W& u
参考译文:1920的Harlem黑人社区复兴活动中,很多美国黑人作家、艺术家和音乐家来到了纽约市Harlem,把那里建设成了一个文化中心。# [" O, |, I2 `0 ^# i
3. In Concord, Massachusetts, there is a museum commemorating the life of Louisa May Alcott, the author the nineteenth-century novel Little Women.
* `& P: e5 M& x% q8 W. D 答案:C author the à author of the7 D5 Z5 }; F+ H5 W+ h; `
分析:缺定冠词。
3 } P1 s! g. u5 ~ 参考译文:马萨诸赛州的Concord有一个纪念19世纪小说《小女人》的作者Louisa May Alcott生平的博物馆。
" w, n6 q6 }* }- |4 m5 Q8 r9 q 4. Lactose, a sugar present in milk, is one of simple sugars used in food preparations for infants.
0 s8 V# G: |2 I; f r4 n" B1 _ 答案:C of simpleàof the simple.
& T+ E. V, Y8 D1 |" X2 F# K; H 分析: 从后面的sugars可以看出,sugar代表“某一类糖”的时候是可数名词;present这里做形容词“存在的”,前面省略了which is;one of………结构后面应该接特指的范围,必须加the,所以C错。
2 ~' M, o# E& L$ z4 y 参考译文:乳糖,是在牛奶中出现的一种糖,在给婴儿准备的食物中用的一种简单糖类。
: ?, D3 g0 ]9 K; M* Z 5. Jackson, Michigan, a city who was settled in 1829, was named for Andrew Jackson, the seventh President of the United States.
t% N/ P/ m& C! _$ S) e$ Q 答案:B.whoàwhich" J B* i/ x1 N6 U$ U# V, P7 _0 V9 X3 R
分析:定语从句连词的误用。
+ y; i+ X0 V% {8 O, |1 I* X 参考译文:密西根首府Jackson,于1829年定址,是以美国第七届总统Andrew Jackson的名字命名的。 |