1. Most doctors of the Colonial period believed _______ was caused by an imbalance of humors in the body.
A. in disease
B. that disease
C. of disease
D. about disease
答案:B
分析:動詞believe 的用法:直接加that引導(dǎo)的賓語從句。這里that為連接adv.,在句中不作任何成分,其后接完整句。
參考譯文:大多數(shù)殖民時期的醫(yī)生認(rèn)為疾病來源人體內(nèi)不平衡的體液。
2. In 1976 Sarah Caldwell became _________ at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City.
A. she was the first woman to conduct
B. the first woman conductor
C. the woman was first conducting
D. the woman conducts first
答案:B
分析:缺賓語,答案中只有B,D可以作賓語,但D的語序不對。
參考譯文:1976,Sarah Caldwell成為在第一個在紐約Metropolitan Opera House演出的演奏家。
補充: ? the first/second/… one to do sth
3. On January 7, 1955, Marian Anderson became _________ to sing a major role at New York City’s Metropolitan Opera House.
A. the first African American
B. the first African American was
C. she was the first African American
D. when the first African American
答案:A
分析:缺賓語,C, D都不能作賓語。一句話中只能有一個謂語,而B中有was,句中出現(xiàn)兩個謂語,一定錯。
參考譯文:1955年1月7號,Marian Anderson成為在第一個在紐約Metropolitan Opera House擔(dān)任主唱的美籍黑人。
4. Perhaps the most significant postwar trend was the decentralization of cities throughout the United States, _________ when massive highway-building programs permitted greater suburban growth.
A. and accelerated a phenomenon
B. a phenomenon that accelerated
C. accelerating a phenomenon which,
D. the acceleration of which phenomenon
答案:B
分析:考的是同位語結(jié)構(gòu),a phenomenon是 the decentralization of cities throughout the United States 的同位語。A中and為conj.,后面應(yīng)該連接一個完整的句子,但缺主語,錯;C中語序混亂,錯; D中of which作為介詞賓語,后面應(yīng)該接一個完整句,但只有一個phenomenon主語,句子不完整,錯。
參考譯文:可能戰(zhàn)后最重大的趨勢就是美國城市的分散化,當(dāng)大規(guī)模高速公路建設(shè)項目容許了更大程度的發(fā)展郊區(qū),這個現(xiàn)象更被促進了。
補充: accelerate/ accomplish/ achieve/ evolve都可以是vi.不接賓語
5. Ronald Reagan had served two terms as governor of California before _________ President.
A. he became
B. when becoming
C. became
D. did he become
答案:A
分析:before為狀語從句引導(dǎo)詞conj,后面一般引導(dǎo)一個完整的句子。B同時出現(xiàn)兩個狀語從句引導(dǎo)詞,錯;C缺主語;D應(yīng)該為正常語序,選項中使用了倒裝句式,錯。
6. Frances Perkins, _________ of the United States cabinet, served in the cabinet as secretary of labor from 1933 to 1945.
A. the first female member
B. was the first female member
C. the first female member who
D. of whom the first female member
答案:A
分析:主語同位語結(jié)構(gòu)。B中多了一個謂語was,因為后面已經(jīng)有一個謂語動詞served, 一個句子中出現(xiàn)2個謂語且沒有連接詞就一定錯; C中who多余,用法也不正確;D中of whom多余,不是定語從句,考的是同位語結(jié)構(gòu)。
參考譯文:Frances Perkins,是美國內(nèi)閣的第一為女性成員,她從1933到1945年在內(nèi)閣擔(dān)任勞工部秘書。
7. When _________ to dough and heated, carbon dioxide is released, causing the dough to rise.
A. is added baking powder
B. added baking powder is
C. is baking powder added
D. baking powder is added
答案:D
分析:When為狀語從句引導(dǎo)詞;語序應(yīng)該為正常語序,A,C錯;B語序混亂,明顯應(yīng)該用被動形式,而且有固定結(jié)構(gòu)add to.
參考譯文:當(dāng)把烘烤用粉加到面團里加熱的時候,會釋放出二氧化碳,使得面團漲開。