61. At the time of Columbus' voyages, Native Americans used an astounding diversity of languages, ________ the diversity used by Europeans.
# w' A0 z3 h& P& M8 BA. the greatest by far. s& v* V* R/ ~# b' k% U+ n$ G
B. by far than greater9 a9 z+ |$ a3 I9 K; Q
C. by far the greatest
) ^. U, i4 a7 w& s& p' Q; [5 nD. greater by far than% C$ Q! e8 L9 x
答案:D
. m2 z, q+ K& H) B4 v. ?分析:有than就要找到比较级,A,C语义不通;B语序混乱。
( V: U! P7 J! L- s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。$ O R/ n* m, S6 f8 x3 I% m
62. 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.
) T. ~; r$ m- H- x5 X' t2 Q( h" F答案:A muchàmany' v% h- v! u K3 y5 ]
分析:。可数不可数名词修饰词的误用。
2 r) a8 e8 R: o+ D" Z2 m9 R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。
3 ^5 R1 H( _1 W7 u& t63. In Concord, Massachusetts, there is a museum commemorating the life of Louisa May Alcott, the author the nineteenth-century novel Little Women.2 B0 Q. P5 _, g
答案:C author the à author of the
! W1 P+ h/ i6 O# u( Q- b5 z分析:缺定冠词。
1 D9 Y3 O1 q$ p& E+ `1 E: v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。
3 R0 Z: L! |' L64. Lactose, a sugar present in milk, is one of simple sugars used in food preparations for infants.: U& R3 E$ ?1 ]; Q0 J6 \
答案:C of simpleàof the simple.
+ ^2 q p. k6 Z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。
# o2 s7 u& X: \( N" {+ J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。
$ S! u# `& W/ M1 C7 M% n65. Jackson, Michigan, a city who was settled in 1829, was named for Andrew Jackson, the seventh President of the United States.
3 S. \4 C1 a0 M9 {9 q1 w答案:B.whoàwhich% ^% X% S$ L8 ?# V% N
分析:定语从句连词的误用。; C3 a' f7 J9 q D( F1 V8 K- 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。; f, w+ \: c% R3 k& h9 h$ N; X
66. Boulder, Colorado, is only city in the United States that derives its water supply from a glacier.
% I( n% [ C& q' U/ _8 Z答案:A.is onlyà is the only$ [ K& @+ c) b. Q
分析:定冠词使用。
) v# h& ~& v' {4 p9 d- R参考译文:科罗拉多州的Boulder是美国唯一的从一处冰川获得供水的城市。
; X& U/ |( n6 U# N' j# E$ L67. Construction of first skyscraper began in Chicago in 1883 with the ten-story Home Insurance Building., q& `% d% ?3 d$ [2 d
答案:B.of firstàof the first
( G( j7 I' F7 m, e9 T% K分析:定冠词的使用。最高级前加the
2 p5 k2 ]% n* S5 F* s# c# E0 s参考译文:最早的高楼建筑1883年出现在芝加哥,是一幢10层的家庭保险大楼。& U+ P5 p' K, x0 {
68. The Mississippi riverboat, which evolved from simpler steamship of the early 1800's, became the dominant form of passenger transport on the Mississippi River.
/ S0 J; W0 K S9 c# [/ Y5 E答案: steamshipàsteamships
' C* j( R! P4 o. l0 Z2 W分析:单数可数名词不能单独出现。需要注意的是,transport这里作名词,有“运输工具”的意思
( ^& C: z D3 F+ k. \3 Y参考译文:密西西比河船,在1800从简单的汽船演变过来,成为密西西比河上重要的旅客交通形式。, {! H( ?! `7 A& a3 }
69. Modern stringed instruments comprise both instruments of ancient origin, such as the harp, and the developed recently family of bowed instruments that includes the violin.6 e8 r8 [6 k0 E# Q9 P' `6 Y
答案:D.developed recentlyàrecently developed! F( s, ] u' V6 a
分析:词序颠倒。) p+ A$ [# Q4 q4 h% F; f
参考译文:现代弦乐乐器不仅包含有源于古代的乐器,如竖琴,也有最近发展的包括小提琴的弓形乐器。, N& z/ z w' b
70. Stars provided early astronomer with a reference system for measuring the motions of planets, the Moon, and the Sun.3 x1 I5 S" W/ n# r7 j
答案:Aàastronomers- D8 o( ]- Y0 o) p& V5 B
分析及考点:可数名词单数单独出现,一般都错。
7 ^: V K* W* }* h6 J参考译文:天上的星星给早期天文学家提供了一个参照系统来测量行星、月亮和太阳的移动。 |