历年托福考试语法真题全面解析48

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36. The gorilla, while not as curious than the chimpanzee, shows more persistence and memory retention in solving a problem.
  
答案：B
测试点：as…as…的用法.
+ z' u" r0 W2 K( x! Y/ [分析：看到句中的as，应立即注意后面的即是否缺失．than应为as.
' k  y  Z! U1 W* w. K( N解题要点：连词as与than本毫无关系，词意也不相同，但TOEFL考题中竞有几次把二者混淆错用．应注意划线的as或than.
  
37. The belief in fairies have existed from earliest times, and the literature of many countries includes tales of fairies and their relationship to humans.
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5 H- T. j+ a: q% r) n答案：A
测试点：主谓数的一致.
' y' Q7 O! q0 M分析：主语为单数的belief，谓语也要用单数的动词形式．have应为has.
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: @6 j, x; K4 H2 ~1 P+ l/ i) u* T38. Acrylic paint enables artists to experiment with many colors effects.  
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" x. \; P. O& C答案：D
5 i8 L6 Z, m- G1 D3 H测试点：名词的数.
分析：名词作定语时，应用其单数形式，不加s．此处应用color修饰effects.
  
39. Salt Lake City, Utah’s capital and largest city, is industrial and banking center.  
  
答案：C 测试点：冠词。
6 n, o+ N8 H& h# D分析：名词center前缺冠词。应为is an industrial(…center)。
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40. A rat’s sharp teeth can gnaw through wood, plaster, or soft metallic such as lead.  
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- n, }  Z! u$ C5 ~: G+ {测试点：词性／并列结构.
9 e6 O* m) Y; W4 k# p分析：连词旧两边的成份应同词性，同形式．此处应用名词与wood和plaster并列．metallic是形容词；应为metal．另外，短语such as应紧接在名词后面，亦可推知它前面的应当是名词.