31. Pewter, a metal with an ancient heritage, is still practical medium for the nonprofessional metalworker.
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答案:C
# E9 O+ L/ E7 g. g' m+ |测试点:冠词。
) x' P/ T$ j. F3 o/ G分析:可数名词前应有冠词或代词。(C)后的medium是可数名词,其前虽有形容词practical,但缺少冠词。应为still a practical…。
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' F" T T" n y$ Z4 p6 ^32. According to cognitive theories of emotion, anger occurs when individuals believe that A they have been harmed and that the harm was either avoidable and undeserved.
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测试点:either…or和both…and的用法。
; Y* d. m0 e% n- m5 H4 G分析: 这两个连词词组在TOEFL考题中经常错误搭配。后文有and而无or,以此为线索,分析此处either错用,应当是both…and的结构。 ' _* z9 t, ~: P
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33. Jackie Mclean’s recordings have shown that he is one of the few jazz musicians who style A B of playing has kept pace with the evolution of modern jazz.
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- j# F+ G7 V8 b/ d/ ^9 J# G测试点:代词。
/ C7 M9 y$ u" H分析:名词前面应当用形容词性的代词修饰、限制。此处,名词style前应当用所有格的whose,而不用主格的who。 7 ~3 w+ I( M7 s0 F: p& B
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34. How Native Americans developed corn is a puzzling, for no wild corn has ever been discovered, and it grows only where people plant and tend it.
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% y+ c9 x( ` D- N, R' H测试点:词性。 6 {) Y+ Y! r1 i% x _- V
分析:看到句中的系动词its应想到其后的a…是表语,此表语由a+名词构成。puzzling是形容词,应用名词puzzle。 4 ~2 q$ u8 u, P8 C2 A7 l
7 s1 K# ]! u+ x' M& U/ m35. A principle of manager is to ensure that every action or decision achieves a carefully planned goal. . B$ d" Z7 D$ g6 z! I
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2 ~ J; [) Q3 {! R0 }测试点:近义词。 2 e. D3 E: y' A: b
分析:manager用以指“人”,前面应有冠词。a或the。此处应用指“事”的名词management |