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基本语法及习题
一、时态
1. Fourteen years after the Galileo
space probe was launched from the space shuttle
Atlantis, the
mission was purposely
ended when the Galileo disintegrates in the dense
atmosphere of the planet
Jupiter.
2. If
he
had
begun
earlier,
he
might
have succeeded
in
finishing
the
extremely
complex
project
before the deadline.
3.
Paule
Marshall,
whose
Barbadian
background
has
influenced
her
writing,
describes
many
details of life in the Caribbean
Islands vividly in her novels and short stories. E
4. Because he is absent
when his rivals voted against his proposal, Selby
is worried about missing
future
meetings of the board of directors.
5.
Marie
and
Pierre
Curie
discovered
radium
but
refused
to
patent
the
process
they
used
nor
otherwise profiting from
the commercial exploitation of radium.
(A) used nor otherwise profiting
(B) had used nor otherwise
did they profit
(C) have
used or otherwise to have profited
(D) used or otherwise profited
(E) had used or otherwise
to profit
6. Rilke, the
great German poet, could not continue his search
for angelic spirits until he can rely
on strength greater than his own.
(A) can rely on strength
greater than his own
(B)
could rely on a strength greater than his own
(C) would be able to rely
on a strength greater than his own
(D) can rely on a strength greater than
his strength
(E) could rely
on a strength greater than his strength
二、语态
1. Ms. Jordan proudly demonstrated her
company’s most popular product, a watch that
flashes the
time in lighted numerals
when pressing a button.
2.
In
the
1920s,
much critical
approval
was
given
to
a
group
of
English
writers
known
as
the
Bloomsbury group, the most famous of
whom was V
irginia Woolf. E
三、主谓一致
1. Since
there
is
two
pencils,
a
pad
of
paper,
and
a
ruler
on
each
desk,
students
do
not
have
to
bring
their own suppliers.
2.
Flints found in the region extending from the Nile
V
alley to the highland of
eastern Iraq attests
to the presence of
people there as long ago as one hundred thousand
years.
3. Air pollution
caused by individual fumes has been studied for
years, but only recently has the
harmful effects of noise pollution
become known.
4. In the
early twentieth century, new thinking about
symbolism and the unconscious were greatly
inspired by the writing of Sigmund
Freud and Carl Jung.
5.
The
primatologist
has
argued
that
sustained
observation
of
a
few
animals
provides
better
behavioral data than
does intermittent observation of many animals.
(A) provides better
behavioral data than does intermittent observation
of many
animals
(B) provides better behavioral data
than many animals are observed intermittently
(C) providing better
behavioral data than does intermittent observation
of many animals
(D) do
provide better behavioral data than intermittent
observation of many animals do
(E) in contrast to intermittent
observation of many animals, provides better
behavioral data
7. Evidence
from surveys and interviews show friendships made
in high school tend to last longer
than
those made in college.
(A)
show friendships made in high school tend to last
(B) show high school
friendships that tend to last
(C) is showing high school friendships
tending to last
(D) shows
that friendships made in high school tend to last
(E) shows friendships in
high school tends to last
四、人称一致
1. If
one
is
interested
in
learning
even
more
about
Zora
Neal
Hurston,
you
should
read
Robert
Hemingway’s biography.
2. Even with a calculator, you must
have a basic understanding of mathematics if one
expects to
solve complex problems
correctly.
五、单复数一致
1. By virtue of its size and
supersensitive electronics, modern radio
telescopes are able to gather
more
waves and discriminate among them with greater
precision than earlier versions could.
2. The starling is such a pest in rural
areas that it has become necessary to find ways of
controlling the growth of
their population.
3.
All
states
impose
severe
penalties
on
drivers who
do
not
stop when
he
or she
is
involved
in
accidents.
4.
The convenience
and
availability
of watercolor
paint
account
for
its
popularity
with
amateur
artists.
(A)
account for its popularity
(B) account for their popularity
(C) accounts for its
popularity
(D) is why it is
popular
(E) are a reason
for its popularity
5.
Growing
up
in
a
family
where
music
was
a
daily
part
of
life,
Steve
and
Rick
shared
a
determination to become singing duos
known nationwide.
(A) to
become singing duos
(B) to
become a singing duo
(C) of
becoming singing duos
(D)
that they would become singing duos
(E) of becoming a singing duo
六、拼接句
1. Alice Walker, one of America’s
best
-known writers, she has published
both poetry and
prose.
(A) writers, she has
published
(B) writers, has
published
(C) writers, and
publishing
(D) writers
since publishing
(E)
writers when she published
2. He arranged the gems on the counter,
the sales assistant proceeded to tell us about the
origins of each one.
(A) He arranged the gems
(B) The gems, which were
arranged
(C) The gems were
first arranged
(D) After
arranging the gems
(E) He,
having arranged the gems
3.
Of the following, which would be the best way to
revise the underlined portion of sentence
8 (reproduced below)?
Many people think jazz
musicians just sit down and play, this is a
mistake.
(A)
and, this is a mistake however
(B) this would be a mistake
(C) what a mistake that would be
(D) it is mistaken
(E) but they are mistaken
七、破碎句
1.
Although gale force winds often pass
through the Eiffel Tower, causing it to sway no
more than four inches.
(A) causing it to sway no
more
(B) and yet it sways
no more
(C) they do not
cause it to sway more
(D)
and then do not cause it to sway
(E) yet causing it to sway no more
2. George Orwell’s term
“doublespeak” referring to the intentional use of
language to confuse
or to
mislead, as w
hen one says “revenue
enhancement” instead of “tax increase.”
(A) referring to the
intentional use of language
(B) referring to language which is
intentionally used
(C)
which refers to intentionally using language
(D) refers to the
intentional use of language
(E) is when it refers to language used
intentionally
3.
Some of the Smithsonian
Institution’s most prized items, from Duke
Ellington’s musical
transcripts to First Ladies’ gowns,
coming from unsolicited donations.
(A) coming from
(B) they come from
(C) they have come from
(D) came from
(E) which came from
八、逻辑比较、平行结构
1. Delgado’s
dilemma was like many other young writers’: he had
to choose between assured
publication in a student magazine and
probable rejection by a popular magazine.
2. Each time Caroline turns
on her computer, she has to enter a company code,
then her
initials, and then
enters a password before she can begin working.
3. Social scientists agree
that a system for exchanging goods and services is
not only present
but also
of necessity necessary in all societies.
4. Consumers are beginning
to take notice of electric cars because they are
quiet, cause no air
pollution, and gasoline is not used.
(A) cause no air pollution,
and gasoline is not used
(B) air pollution is not caused, and
gasoline is not used