历年托福考试语法真题全面解析17

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1. The Cubists were concerned with how__________a given subject from different points of view simultaneously.
(A) represented
(B) do the represent
(C) to represent
. S- k' a7 G- ^1 g: i/ ]/ }9 l(D) representing
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( \+ ~/ M5 w/ I9 _7 b$ b7 V答案：C
6 ~& Y" k0 x4 Y" u( c) X' r测试点：不定式。
: G5 Y- y: Y5 X7 ^% C2 Z& b% q分析：how后加从句或不定式，而4个答案中无相应从句，故选不定式to represent。
  
2. Sometimes__________to place physics and chemistry into separate categories.
8 D% ]/ Z9 K7 `8 W3 ?4 K(A) difficult
& X2 ?' B; o# R( }5 n3 H, e' ](B) is difficult
+ {2 m5 w: s% Q1 Q0 p) C1 S(C) it is difficult
+ O( I2 p" g  G2 ~(D) that it is difficult
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答案：C
( u8 y5 X# ~3 J( ]! ~- _测试点：主谓结构。
分析：本句主、谓语俱缺，应在答案中选择完整的主谓或主系表结构，即(C)。(A)主语、动词均缺；(B)缺主语；(D)多了that，是从句。
  
/ o! `9 j5 {4 j  ?# x/ G3. Martha Graham, __________, has run her own dance company for half a century.
; l- @9 f1 J* z" f( D(A) is the great modern choreographer
! C/ F# \6 r7 x* m) w(B) one of the great modern choreographers
(C) that the great modern choreographers
& o6 c1 {: P/ h7 C. C2 m! Q1 j1 [(D) the modern choreographers were great
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5 H. q$ R1 [0 k3 s答案：B
测试点：同位语。
分析：接在主语后面、两边由逗号隔开的成份，可能是主语的同位语，即一说明身份的名词性结构。答案中只有(B)是名词性的。(A)、(D)都有系动词；(C)以that开头，是从句的一部分。
3 v  [* K; K# ]! ]- a1 f; D解题要点：同位语结构是中国学生不甚熟悉而TOEFL考题中常出现的结构。见到主语和谓语动词／系动词之间的，两边用逗号隔开的形式，应首先考虑同位语的可能性，选择名词性结构。
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) A# U& s0 j: O$ x4 c. m; G. H8 O4. Long before children are able to speak or understand a language, __________communicate through facial expressions and by making noises.
(A) however
(B) they
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(D) who
  
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; _8 Q% c8 x; p( `* g: g测试点：主语。
1 c$ C$ V: y( N) ]2 _6 ?! S0 T分析：communicate是谓语动词，前面缺主语。应在答案中选择名词或代词作主语。(B)代词they可作主语。(A)、(C)既非代词也非名词，不能作主语；(D)用在疑问句或从句中。
  
5. The seating of musicians in an orchestra is arranged __________to produce the desired blend of sounds from the various musical sections .
(A) the conductor of
. m" b2 J! N4 u8 U(B) from the conductor
8 Q; g/ }1 n  j: ~  \$ }* B(C) the conductor and
( R" p6 Z* e0 t! g(D) by the conductor
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答案：D
0 i" ^$ ^: H0 @! n6 }测试点：介词短语/被动语态。
分析：看到被动语态的is arranged，应想到后面可能接by…的结构。在4个答案中选择以by开头的介词短语，即(D)。