1. Groups of muscles in the head direct the actions necessary for _____.

　　(A) chew and swallow

　　(B) to chew and to swallow

　　(C) being chewed and swallowing

　　(D) chewing and swallowing

　　答案：D

　　測試點：介詞賓語動名詞。

　　分析：介詞for要求后接名詞性成份，故選動名詞(D)。

　　2. In the Osage tribe of Oklahoma, beaded belts _____ who held a high social status.

　　(A) only by women were fashioned

　　(B) by women were fashioned only

　　(C) were fashioned only by women

　　(D) were by women fashioned only

　　答案：C

　　測試點：謂語動詞。

　　分析：空格前為句子主語，所缺為謂語部分�？崭窈鬄閣ho引導的定語從句，說明從句前緊接名詞。正確答案(C)既有謂語動詞，其中的名詞women又可作who引導的定語從句的先行詞。

　　3. _____ commonly chosen as the first step to a career in public office.

　　(A) Why legal training is

　　(B) Legal training is

　　(C) Legal training that is

　　(D) It is legal training

　　答案：B

　　測試點：主謂結(jié)構(gòu)。

　　分析：空格后只有謂語的一部分(過去分詞chosen)，所缺為主語、助動詞。應(yīng)在答案中選擇主語+助動詞的形式，即(B)。

　　4. In 1852 _____ one hundred piano-makers in New York alone.

　　(A) were

　　(B) had been

　　(C) there were

　　(D) being that there

　　答案：C

　　測試點：there be結(jié)構(gòu)。

　　分析：句中既無主語，亦無謂語。應(yīng)在答案(選擇主謂結(jié)構(gòu)或there+be結(jié)構(gòu)，即(C)

　　5. Mammals have a larger, more well-developed brain _____ other animals.

　　(A) than do

　　(B) that are having

　　(C) which have

　　(D) that do

　　答案：A

　　測試點：比較句式。

　　分析：關(guān)鍵詞是比較級的larger和more，說明后面應(yīng)當有被比較的部分。應(yīng)在答案中選擇含有than…的形式，即(A)。

　　6. Astronomy developed from the observation _____ through regular cycles of motion.

　　(A) going to heavenly bodies

　　(B) the heavenly bodies going

　　(C) heavenly bodies that go

　　(D) that the heavenly bodies go

　　答案：D

　　測試點：同位語從句。

　　分析：正確答案(D)that引導同位語從句，說明前面的中心詞observation的內(nèi)容。

　　7. _____ the arctic regions receive little sunlight, the air there is too cold to hold much moisture.

　　(A) Because

　　(B) The reason that

　　(C) Therefore

　　(D) In consequence of

　　答案：A

　　測試點：從句連接詞。

　　分析：逗號后為主句，逗號前則為狀語從句。從句缺連接詞，選(A)Because引導原因狀語從句。(B)后接定語/同位語從句：(C)為副詞：(D)為介詞短語。

　　8. The wood of the holly tree, close-grained and very hard, _____ for musical instruments, furniture, and interior design.

　　(A) is used

　　(B) uses

　　(C) used

　　(D) is using

　　答案：A

　　測試點：謂語。

　　分析：此句缺謂語動詞。主語是wood，根據(jù)句意。此動詞應(yīng)為被動的概念。故選擇(A)。

　　解題要點：動詞use及beused+介詞短語/不完式都是TOEFL常考題型。

　　9. Many English _____ were opposed to the American Revolution of 1776 moved to Canada, where they were known as United Empire Loyalists.

　　(A) settling there

　　(B) they settled

　　(C) who were settlers

　　(D) settlers who

　　答案：D

　　測試點：主語/從句連接詞。

　　分析：謂語動詞為moved，而句子缺主語，且主語后接從句是有謂語而缺主語及連接詞。應(yīng)在答案中選擇名詞+從句連接詞的形式，即(D)。

　　10. The working conditions of railroad employees were _____ hazardous in the early days that private insurance companies refused to insure the works.

　　(A) so

　　(B) very

　　(C) quite

　　(D) much

　　答案：A

　　測試點：so… that結(jié)構(gòu)。

　　分析：關(guān)鍵詞是后文的that,說明前面應(yīng)當有so，故選(A)。

　　11. Elisha G. Otis invented a safety device designed to stop the fall of an elevator _____ supporting cable should break.

　　(A) that which the

　　(B) if its

　　(C) might the

　　(D) were its

　　答案：B

　　測試點：虛擬語氣。

　　分析：關(guān)鍵詞是should，說明這是非真實條件句。應(yīng)在答案中選擇if…的形式。即(B)。

　　12. In areas away from the poles, the size of glaciers decreases in summer because the rising temperatures cause the lower parts _____.

　　(A) melt

　　(B) are melting

　　(C) melted

　　(D) to melt

　　答案：D

　　測試點：習語。

　　分析：cause sth./sb. to do…是固定短語。應(yīng)在答案中選擇不定式，即(D)。

　　13. The final step in manufacturing cloth is ironing it between heavy rollers, _____ calendering.

　　(A) which process called

　　(B) process is being called

　　(C) is calling that process

　　(D) a process called

　　答案：D

　　測試點：省略句。

　　分析：逗號前句子完整，選名詞(A)短語(A)作補語，相當于省略了which is的定語從句。which代指前文提到的一個制衣程序：ironing it between heavy rollers。

　　14. The science of horticulture, _____ the primary concerns are maximum yield and superior quality, utilizes information derived from other sciences.

　　(A) and which

　　(B) in which

　　(C) which is

　　(D) which

　　答案：B

　　測試點：介詞+which從句連接詞。

　　分析：空格后的從句主謂語俱全，所缺連接詞并不兼作從句主語、賓語或定語，應(yīng)是作狀語或與介詞構(gòu)成短語作狀語。應(yīng)在答案中選擇副詞或介詞+代詞的形式。答案中無副詞，而(B)為介詞+which，故選(B)。

　　解題要點：當空格后的從句主、謂、賓俱全時，選擇連接詞時應(yīng)首先考慮介詞+which詞的形式。

　　15. While holding no official or elected position, _____ as a statesman of great wisdom and acumen.

　　(A) the respect of Booker T. Washington

　　(B) Booker T. Washington being respected

　　(C) Booker T. Washington was respected by many

　　(D) Many people respected Booker T. Washington