1. At the time of Columbus' voyages, Native Americans used an astounding diversity of languages, ________ the diversity used by Europeans.
! T% A) ]8 F* H$ \8 j A. the greatest by far/ ]. i' b! f# R5 l% W7 |- M
B. by far than greater
. n$ I5 i5 X% H, J0 F8 M a C. by far the greatest5 r3 f' z3 s G! I2 I* B. p
D. greater by far than0 a4 V! f1 d! c0 C0 o: \4 e
答案:D
/ s6 D8 w8 i" v& B) V W0 S2 k: s/ w. c 分析:有than就要找到比较级,A,C语义不通;B语序混乱。8 f( z8 r; O* b( Y2 L) q; A/ s& e
参考译文:哥伦布航海时代,美洲土著居民使用着令人惊异的各种语言,远远超过了欧洲人使用的种类。
X, L) q: t9 H$ m1 `) ]* s 2. During the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920's, much African American writers, artists, and musicians came to Harlem in New York City, creating a cultural center there.
& H) S9 Z2 R6 v 答案:A muchàmany8 [# t/ \: p; q. h. W& W
分析:。可数不可数名词修饰词的误用。
* `% N |5 I$ ]6 l" t4 L& U 参考译文:1920的Harlem黑人社区复兴活动中,很多美国黑人作家、艺术家和音乐家来到了纽约市Harlem,把那里建设成了一个文化中心。# J+ y2 d* d- @3 c! V
3. In Concord, Massachusetts, there is a museum commemorating the life of Louisa May Alcott, the author the nineteenth-century novel Little Women.
8 ]- _, g" X! l5 Z 答案:C author the à author of the3 R7 J- e+ j& H X$ `9 n! ~
分析:缺定冠词。
8 T1 U% N8 R7 G( @' k 参考译文:马萨诸赛州的Concord有一个纪念19世纪小说《小女人》的作者Louisa May Alcott生平的博物馆。! ]) G: i" A- l/ t
4. Lactose, a sugar present in milk, is one of simple sugars used in food preparations for infants.# Z1 X9 q% A7 Z4 h' h" J0 H) O
答案:C of simpleàof the simple., i) J V' O+ ]9 v& ?, L
分析: 从后面的sugars可以看出,sugar代表“某一类糖”的时候是可数名词;present这里做形容词“存在的”,前面省略了which is;one of………结构后面应该接特指的范围,必须加the,所以C错。
. _4 J o& X' U9 d9 p 参考译文:乳糖,是在牛奶中出现的一种糖,在给婴儿准备的食物中用的一种简单糖类。" `% E: r9 o& l8 t/ ^5 ~
5. Jackson, Michigan, a city who was settled in 1829, was named for Andrew Jackson, the seventh President of the United States.( W. |- u9 t. T) @
答案:B.whoàwhich" Y& Z* n2 K! |
分析:定语从句连词的误用。
) n, {8 l* F2 V* W) G 参考译文:密西根首府Jackson,于1829年定址,是以美国第七届总统Andrew Jackson的名字命名的。 |