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.
4 v8 D2 L( F% G# {) z* z( }! |(A) represented
! y9 W( U$ A  E! ^5 l0 r(B) do the represent
1 X* C+ K1 b9 R  R/ Q3 `. Z! {(C) to represent
(D) representing
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. X9 l# S: Z0 ~& u答案：C
0 ~- T# k* X, F+ H% H测试点：不定式。
) E+ V8 ~) m3 Y! l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。
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6 u3 q* f+ v  U2 X+ S2. Sometimes__________to place physics and chemistry into separate categories.
(A) difficult
(B) is difficult
(C) it is difficult
$ J! N0 S: N+ I9 D0 e(D) that it is difficult
  
答案：C
测试点：主谓结构。
) E/ O- h( v- L+ l; T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。
  
3. Martha Graham, __________, has run her own dance company for half a century.
: R. i, k2 v: ~9 S(A) is the great modern choreographer
8 t; _8 E- e# V$ w(B) one of the great modern choreographers
( F  c# o- M/ c(C) that the great modern choreographers
$ J% T2 E+ |' t* n' j(D) the modern choreographers were great
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! A) n$ P2 @7 u# \答案：B
2 J2 F* [' P9 ^9 k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。
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。
  
4. Long before children are able to speak or understand a language, __________communicate through facial expressions and by making noises.
0 T7 e* f! N/ n( W6 Z(A) however
(B) they
(C) furthermore
(D) who
  
$ J% Z' o8 }" h答案：B
测试点：主语。
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。
  
+ s2 ~$ ?3 K9 `; |7 }* P5. The seating of musicians in an orchestra is arranged __________to produce the desired blend of sounds from the various musical sections .
* _, z' ^! C8 B; d! u1 ]9 R' R) K(A) the conductor of
  a0 {' u; j1 i) ^4 S' y(B) from the conductor
(C) the conductor and
# t0 \" t* j3 Q, ^1 m) W1 O(D) by the conductor
  
答案：D
: j5 |0 x8 o+ ~# @5 l) P, X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)。