1. At the time of Columbus' voyages, Native Americans used an astounding diversity of languages, ________ the diversity used by Europeans. A. the greatest by far& ~3 [7 T2 P: w9 r0 X$ A S9 q, ^, s
B. by far than greater
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D. greater by far than) P( [: o1 q7 I; U5 o' `& g& _ L
答案:D
* |& }( Y- y2 n! B* }4 _ x 分析:有than就要找到比较级,A,C语义不通;B语序混乱。
. N& i% J- J. F9 r) a 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。
. n& |( E6 `: [# A1 S& h: _ 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.6 c/ _) X+ {( o# T# s7 f: M, V. H
答案:A muchàmany
" o4 e% n2 R6 o# f2 k* I9 a5 t* O 分析:。可数不可数名词修饰词的误用。$ z2 |5 E& w5 T' n2 \1 v$ D: j
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。
# e8 C1 h4 N! k4 e5 Z& Y: M: A' M 3. In Concord, Massachusetts, there is a museum commemorating the life of Louisa May Alcott, the author the nineteenth-century novel Little Women.: Z' n* e& V- r# u3 Q
答案:C author the à author of the
; ^2 j, F3 @2 c- O- M2 {& F+ N/ j 分析:缺定冠词。
% A" |* u( Y, D7 S! V" I 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。
4 r+ o% `0 Q# Y% ]6 b$ u 4. Lactose, a sugar present in milk, is one of simple sugars used in food preparations for infants.
- i( x) L8 U/ o" j( k 答案:C of simpleàof the simple.
( i, X3 c* E7 K8 |* } 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。
# T0 P9 M7 I1 n5 y2 |4 A 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。2 ^7 b% H, x+ }! ^6 D6 l# \* b2 q
5. Jackson, Michigan, a city who was settled in 1829, was named for Andrew Jackson, the seventh President of the United States.
4 j& ~; c* C0 E4 U k 答案:B.whoàwhich' @6 D# `( R: T0 _) t* S
分析:定语从句连词的误用。
4 [8 N' v% [! ~ 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。 |