历年托福考试语法真题全面解析13

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21. On May 20,1932, Amelia Earhart became the first woman fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
  
答案：C
测试点：后置定语。
分析：the first woman后面是定语而不是谓语，不能用动词原形fly，而应用flying，或to fly。解题要点: the first…to do…是TOEFL常考习语。
  
" D' P) K: A  a22. Translated into terms of psychological theory, association has been thought of as the basis of to learn, conditioning, and creative thinking.
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测试点：词形／并列结构.
5 Q; H( n6 v  y) b+ [分析：介词of后不能加不定式(to learn),而应加动名词。此外，后文and要求两边同词性、同性质，因此，应当用learning与conditioning和thinking并列。
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" r: `  j- P6 w8 v9 ?  i1 |8 C23. The Statue of Liberty was originally proposed in 1865 to commemoration the alliance of France with the American colonies during the American Revolution.
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4 [) n+ q/ U5 u& z5 D& q; D% X答案：C
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1 K2 v2 g4 C6 a8 L( y: B分析：(C)前面的to是动词不定式的符号，而commemoration是名词，此处应用动词commemorate。
解题要点：名词后缀-tion形式出现在TOEFL改错题中，应首先考虑其词性的对错。
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9 x5 k; z  T; u9 s, p! \0 \. G1 Y24. Reptiles are widely distributed all over the world, but are much abundant in warm regions and are virtually absent beyond the treeline in the Arctic.
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答案：B
测试点：more和much常被错用。
4 w. L, |5 Z* R  o分析：记住more十形容词原级构成比较级。根据句意，此处应以more abundant与后文absent比较。
  
% g* A5 v, [9 G9 }5 V$ Z25. Alike light waves, microwaves may be reflected and concentrated.  
  
答案：A
; S) x* H; H' G2 |测试点：like和alike的用法。
分析：这两个词经常相互用错。alike的词性是形容词或副词，而like可以是介词。此处需用介词like。
解题要点: like或alike出现在TOEFL考题中，应当予以首先考虑。