托福考試試題：

　　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(dòng)詞believe 的用法：直接加that引導(dǎo)的賓語(yǔ)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(shí)期的醫(yī)生認(rèn)為疾病來(lái)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(yǔ)，答案中只有B，D可以作賓語(yǔ)，但D的語(yǔ)序不對(duì)。

　　參考譯文：1976，Sarah Caldwell成為在第一個(gè)在紐約Metropolitan Opera House演出的演奏家。

　　補(bǔ)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(yǔ)，C， D都不能作賓語(yǔ)。一句話(huà)中只能有一個(gè)謂語(yǔ)，而B(niǎo)中有was，句中出現(xiàn)兩個(gè)謂語(yǔ)，一定錯(cuò)。

　　參考譯文：1955年1月7號(hào)，Marian Anderson成為在第一個(gè)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(yǔ)結(jié)構(gòu)，a phenomenon是 the decentralization of cities throughout the United States 的同位語(yǔ)。A中and為conj.，后面應(yīng)該連接一個(gè)完整的句子，但缺主語(yǔ)，錯(cuò);C中語(yǔ)序混亂，錯(cuò); D中of which作為介詞賓語(yǔ)，后面應(yīng)該接一個(gè)完整句，但只有一個(gè)phenomenon主語(yǔ)，句子不完整，錯(cuò)。

　　參考譯文：可能戰(zhàn)后最重大的趨勢(shì)就是美國(guó)城市的分散化，當(dāng)大規(guī)模高速公路建設(shè)項(xiàng)目容許了更大程度的發(fā)展郊區(qū)，這個(gè)現(xiàn)象更被促進(jìn)了。

　　補(bǔ)充： accelerate/ accomplish/ achieve/ evolve都可以是vi.不接賓語(yǔ)

　　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(yǔ)從句引導(dǎo)詞conj，后面一般引導(dǎo)一個(gè)完整的句子。B同時(shí)出現(xiàn)兩個(gè)狀語(yǔ)從句引導(dǎo)詞，錯(cuò);C缺主語(yǔ);D應(yīng)該為正常語(yǔ)序，選項(xiàng)中使用了倒裝句式，錯(cuò)。

　　6. _________ denotes currency in circulation plus bank deposits.

　　A. The term “money supply”

　　B. The term is “money supply”

　　C. When the term “money supply”

　　D. “Money supply” is the term

　　答案：A

　　分析：缺主語(yǔ)。B，D中出現(xiàn)兩個(gè)謂語(yǔ)，一定錯(cuò)。C中when多余，使得句子不完整。

　　參考譯文：術(shù)語(yǔ)貨幣儲(chǔ)備是指流通貨幣加上銀行存款。

　　7. The Franklin stove， invented around 1742， ________， originally with a partially open front， and was designed to fit into a fireplace.

　　A. was made of cast iron

　　B. cast iron was made of

　　C. cast of iron was made

　　D. was of iron made cast

　　答案：A

　　分析：invented around 1742為插入語(yǔ)，2個(gè)was為并列謂語(yǔ)。be made of 為固定搭配。

　　參考譯文：Franklin火爐發(fā)明于1742年，是用鐵澆鑄的，原先前面可以部分打開(kāi)，而且設(shè)計(jì)成能正好裝進(jìn)壁爐。

　　8. A few species of mushrooms cause death or serious illness _________.

　　A. having eaten

　　B. that they are eaten

　　C. are eaten

　　D. when eaten

　　答案：D

　　分析：狀語(yǔ)從句的省略結(jié)構(gòu)。省略條件：由特定的狀語(yǔ)從句引導(dǎo)詞：although， though， even though， if， when， while， as， whether; 從句為主系表結(jié)構(gòu);從句主語(yǔ)和主句主語(yǔ)一致。省略方式：要同時(shí)省略主語(yǔ)和系動(dòng)詞。原句為：…… when mushrooms are eaten.

　　參考譯文：吃了一些種類(lèi)的蘑菇會(huì)造成死亡或重大疾病。

　　9. Some critics maintain _________ the mystery novel is a symbolic ritual of guilt and retribution.

　　A. is that

　　B. that there is

　　C. it is

　　D. that

　　答案：D

　　分析：that引導(dǎo)賓語(yǔ)從句。A，C中出現(xiàn)兩個(gè)謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞，錯(cuò);B中that引導(dǎo)的從句出現(xiàn)兩個(gè)謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞，錯(cuò)。

　　參考譯文：一些評(píng)論家認(rèn)為神秘小說(shuō)是罪與罰象征性的儀式

　　10. _________ all cherry trees are very attractive when in bloom， some species with inferior fruit are cultivated especially for their flowers.

　　A. Although

　　B. There are

　　C. It is

　　D. That

　　答案：A

　　分析：后面句子完整，且出現(xiàn)了兩個(gè)謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞，此處缺連接詞。

　　參考譯文：盡管所有的櫻桃樹(shù)在開(kāi)花的時(shí)候都很美麗，但它們中的一些不結(jié)果的種類(lèi)專(zhuān)門(mén)種植用來(lái)觀賞他們的花的。