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
(B) greater need
(C) is there great need
; R% K3 W# Y( u$ w" l5 u: C(D) the great need
  
  n6 `, H3 w* O, t2 M0 ]( I. u- u, L答案：A
测试点：并列的比较级句型。
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。
  
& z9 }8 ]' R7 S% F% J* q12. A historical novel may do more than mirror history; __________future events.
; a* o' x! a3 y0 i) t' P(A) even influencing
; Y% [2 }) R2 B! H' ^# x' t* X: h(B) it may even influence
(C) may even influence
" c# a0 k$ J2 b% ]; U5 j0 p(D) that it may even influence
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: F$ \& y: l4 N  e! ^  M0 e答案：B
测试点：分号结构。
4 [! Q! k; u! _7 H! m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。
  
13. __________a child, sculptor Anne Whitney showed an eager intellect and artistic talent that her parents recognized and encouraged.
(A) Has been
(B) It was while
(C) She was
; |7 f& }9 i; u' L% i(D) As
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, m& i5 G3 a) h6 L+ Q答案：D
测试点：介词。
% J. l$ Z- E' a7 u5 \+ k分析：As a child是一介词短语，作状语，后面是完整的句子。
  
2 n5 ?* m' T9 K5 m: n7 {9 D+ \7 `14. It is widely believed that the pull of gravity on a falling raindrop changes__________round shape into a teardrop shape.
% _/ J7 W8 Y4 p! [! Q(A) of the drop
(B) the drop’s
$ S6 u2 }! c. P8 Z% k(C) drop of
8 {4 T% A% w) D1 y9 j8 |(D) drops their
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答案：B
. h" ~& k7 q( ~测试点：定语。
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)。
  
15.__________modern offices becoming more mechanized, designers are attempting to personalize them with warmer, less severe interiors.
(A) If
(B) But
% c* Q3 I# H9 u* L, h' h# S5 \(C) With
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  V# Q' \% x! l0 N% o! `答案：C
4 w; Z9 t8 {6 Y2 V6 T测试点：介词。
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。