1、2000 年 05 月托福考试语法真题及答案解析(总分：40.00，做题时间：120 分钟)1.From 1949 onward, the artist Georgia O Keeffe made New Mexico _. （分数：1.00）A.her permanent residence wasB.where her permanent residenceC.permanent residence for herD.her permanent residence2.Just as remote-controlled satellites can be employed to explor
2、e outer space, _employed to investigate the deep sea. （分数：1.00）A.can be robotsB.robots can beC.can robotsD.can robots that are3. In _ people, the areas of the brain that control speech are located in the left hemisphere. （分数：1.00）A.mostly ofB.mostC.almost theD.the most of4.Stars shine because of _ p
3、roduced by the nuclear reactions taking place within them. （分数：1.00）A.the amount of light and heat isB.which the amount of light and heatC.the amount of light and heat that it isD.the amount of light and heat5._ is not clear to researchers. （分数：1.00）A.Why dinosaurs having become extinctB.Why dinosau
4、rs became extinctC.Did dinosaurs become extinctD.Dinosaurs became extinct6Although many people use the word “milk” to refer cows milk, _ to milk from any animal, including human milk and goats milk. （分数：1.00）A.applying it alsoB.applies alsoC.it also appliesD.but it also applies7.The first transatlan
5、tic telephone cable system was not established _ 1956. （分数：1.00）A.whileB.untilC.onD.when8. _ no two people think exactly alike, there will always be disagreement, but disagreement should not always be avoided; it can be healthy if handled creatively. （分数：1.00）A.There areB.WhyC.ThatD.Because9.Drinkin
6、g water _ excessive amounts of fluorides may leave a stained or mottled effect on the enamel of teeth. （分数：1.00）A.containingB.in which containingC.containsD.that contain10.In the 1820s physical education became_ of the curriculum of Harvard and Yale Universities. （分数：1.00）A.to be partB.which was par
7、tC.was partD.part11.Pewter, _ for eating and drinking utensils in colonial America, is about ninety percent tin, which copper or bismuth added for hardness. （分数：1.00）A.was widely usedB.widely used itC.widely usedD.which widely used12.A moth possesses two pairs of wings _ as single pair and are cover
8、ed with dustlike scales. （分数：1.00）A.functionB.are functioningC.that functionD.but functions13.Soap operas, a type of television drama series, are so called because at first, they were _. （分数：1.00）A.often which soap manufacturers sponsoredB.sponsored often soap manufacturersC.often sponsored by soap
9、manufacturersD.soap manufacturers often sponsored them14.The Woolworth Building in New York was the highest in America when _ in 1943 and was famous for its use of Gothic decorative detail. （分数：1.00）A.builtB.it builtC.was builtD.built it15.Humans, _, interact through communicative behavior by means
10、of signs or symbols used conventionally. （分数：1.00）A.like other animalsB.how other animalsC.other animals thatD.do other animals16More and 90 percent of the calcium in the human body is in the skeleton.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.17.Perhaps the most popular film in movie history, Star Wars was written and direc
11、tion by George Lucas. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.18.Some animal activities, such as mating, migration, and hibernate, have a yearly cycle. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.19.Geographers were once concerned largely with exploring areas unknown to them and from describing distinctive features of individual places. （分数：1.00）A.
12、B.C.D.20.In his animated films, Walt Disney created animals that talk and act like people while retaining its animal traits. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.21.The first city in the United States that put into effect major plan for the clustering of government buildings was Washington, D.C. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.22. In
13、 a microwave oven, radiation penetrates food and is then absorbed primarily by water molecules, caused heat to spread through the food. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.23.The cultures early of the genus Homo were generally distinguished by regular use of stone tools and by a hunting and gathering economy. （分数：1.00
14、）A.B.C.D.24.Dolphins are sleek and powerful swimmers that found in all seas and unlike porpoises have well defined, beaklike snouts and conical teeth. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.25.The velocity of a river is controlled by the slope, the depth, and the tough of the riverbed. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.26. The phonograph
15、 record was the first successful medium for capturing, preservation and reproducing sound. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.27. Generally, the pattern of open space in urban areas has shaped by commercial systems, governmental actions, and cultural traditions. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.28.A liquid that might be a poor condu
16、ctor when pure is often used to make solutions that readily transmits electricity. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.29.The initial discovery by humans almost 10,000 years ago that they could exploit metallic mineral deposits was an important milestone in the development civilization. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.30.In 1989 Til
17、lie Fowler a Republican, became the first member of her party to serving as president of the city council of Jacksonville, Florida. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.31. General anesthesia, which is usually used for major surgery, involves a complete loss of consciousness and a relaxed of the muscles. （分数：1.00）A.B.C
18、.D.32. After first establishment subsistence farms along the Atlantic seaboard, European settlers in North America developed a maritime and shipbuilding industry. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.33.The legs of a roadrunner are enough strong that it can run up to 24 kilometers per hour to catch lizards and small ro
19、dents. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.34.For the immune system of a newborn mammal to develop properly, the presence of the thymus gland is essentially. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.35.Physicians working in the field of public health are mainly concerned with the environmental causes of ill and how to eliminate them. （分数：1.0
20、0）A.B.C.D.36.By 1850, immigration from distance shores, as well as migration from the countryside, had caused New York Citys population to swell. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.37.By identifying similar words or structures in different languages, we find evidence that those languages are related and may be derive
21、d from same ancestor. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.38.Astronomers use photography and sighting telescopes to study the motions of all of the bright stars and many of the faint one. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.39In the nineteenth century a number of Native American tribe, such as the Comanche, lived a nomadic existence hun
22、ting buffalo. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.40.The average elevation of West Virginia is about 1,500 foot above sea level. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2000 年 05 月托福考试语法真题答案解析(总分：40.00，做题时间：120 分钟)1.From 1949 onward, the artist Georgia O Keeffe made New Mexico _. （分数：1.00）A.her permanent residence wasB.where her permanent r
23、esidenceC.permanent residence for herD.her permanent residence 解析：答案：D 分析：make 后面接双宾语. A 主谓结构 B 错误用法 C 这种用法的意思是“使存在”，如 made problems for him D 这种用法的意思是“当做，当成使具有一种特定的功能或成为某个角色”，如 made her treasurer; made Chicago his home 翻译参考：从 1949 年开始，艺术家 GOK 把纽约当作她的永久住处。 2.Just as remote-controlled satellites can
24、be employed to explore outer space, _employed to investigate the deep sea. （分数：1.00）A.can be robotsB.robots can be C.can robotsD.can robots that are解析：答案：B 分析：逗号前是状语从句，主句缺主语。同时因为没什么词引起倒装，所以句子用正常的顺序。 A 倒装 B 正确答案 C 倒装且缺少谓语 D 倒装+定于从句 翻译参考：正像遥控卫星可以用来探测外太空一样，机器人也能被用来探测深海的情况。 3. In _ people, the areas of
25、the brain that control speech are located in the left hemisphere. （分数：1.00）A.mostly ofB.most C.almost theD.the most of解析：答案：B 分析：most 后面加名词。mostly 是副词，“最多部分地；主要地”的意思。 A mostly是副词，不能接 of B 这里 most 为形容词 C 可以改为 almost all of the D 可以改为 most of the 翻译参考：对大多数人来说，大脑控制语言的那部分区域位于大脑的左半球。 4.Stars shine becaus
26、e of _ produced by the nuclear reactions taking place within them. （分数：1.00）A.the amount of light and heat isB.which the amount of light and heatC.the amount of light and heat that it isD.the amount of light and heat 解析：答案：D 分析：because of 接名词或者是名词性短语，不能跟从句。because 后面才能接从句。 A 主谓结构 B 错误用法 C 前面是名词短语。而后
27、面的 that it is 本身的结构错误，它类似但是不是定语从句，应改为 that is。 D 名词性短语 翻译参考：星星发光是因为其内部发生的核反应而产生的光能和热量。5._ is not clear to researchers. （分数：1.00）A.Why dinosaurs having become extinctB.Why dinosaurs became extinct C.Did dinosaurs become extinctD.Dinosaurs became extinct解析：答案：B 分析：疑问代词引导的从句做主语。分析句子的结构，谓语是 is，is 前的空格应该
28、为句子的主语，应填名词或名词性的短语或者是疑问代词引导的从句等等。 A 时态错误，having 可改为 have B 正确答案 C 不是主语性质的从句，没法做主语。 D 也不是拥有主语性质的从句，前应加 that。 翻译参考：研究人员仍然不清楚恐龙为什么会灭绝。 6Although many people use the word “milk” to refer cows milk, _ to milk from any animal, including human milk and goats milk. （分数：1.00）A.applying it alsoB.applies alsoC
29、.it also applies D.but it also applies解析：答案：C 分析：Although 引导逗号前的分句，则逗号后为主句。空格处缺主句的主语和谓语。 A 动名词结构 B 动词 C 正确答案 D but 不能与 although 同时使用 翻译参考：尽管很多人用“milk“这个词来指代牛奶，但是这个词仍然指代其它动物的奶，包括人奶和羊奶。 7.The first transatlantic telephone cable system was not established _ 1956. （分数：1.00）A.whileB.until C.onD.when解析：答案
30、：B 分析：notuntil固定用法 翻译参考：直到 1956 年，第一个横穿大西洋的海底电缆系统才建立。 8. _ no two people think exactly alike, there will always be disagreement, but disagreement should not always be avoided; it can be healthy if handled creatively. （分数：1.00）A.There areB.WhyC.ThatD.Because 解析：答案：D 分析：第一个逗号后是完整句子以及由 but 连接的复合句，因此逗号前
31、的分句做状语，空格处要填连词引导状语从句，选项中只有 because 符合要求。 翻译参考：因为没有两个人的想法是一模一样的，所以总有分歧存在。但是分歧不应该被避免，如果分歧能够被机智地处理的话它们是有益的。 9.Drinking water _ excessive amounts of fluorides may leave a stained or mottled effect on the enamel of teeth. （分数：1.00）A.containing B.in which containingC.containsD.that contain解析：答案：A 分析：句子主语是
32、 drinking water，谓语是 may leave，主语后的空格应修饰主语。使用现在分词做定语。 A 正确答案 B 可以改为 which contains C 同 B D contain 应该为 contains 翻译参考：喝含有过量氟化物的水会在牙齿的珐琅质上留下污点或者是斑点。 10.In the 1820s physical education became_ of the curriculum of Harvard and Yale Universities. （分数：1.00）A.to be partB.which was partC.was partD.part 解析：答案
33、：D 分析：became 为系动词，接表语。注：part 可以作为不可数名词，表示一部分。 A 不定式不能做表语 B 定语从句 C 动宾结构 D 名词做表语 翻译参考：在 19 世纪 20 年代，体育成为哈佛大学和耶鲁大学的课程中的一部分。 11.Pewter, _ for eating and drinking utensils in colonial America, is about ninety percent tin, which copper or bismuth added for hardness. （分数：1.00）A.was widely usedB.widely used
34、 itC.widely used D.which widely used解析：答案：C 分析：逗号前后的句子已完整，空格所在的句子做插入语，修饰主语 Pewter。 A 动词结构作谓语 B 动宾结构，不是被动式 C 过去分词做定语，前面省略了 which is D 缺 is，used 是过去分词 翻译参考：Pewter，一种在美国的殖民地中广泛用于吃喝的器具,大约含 90%的锡，其它成分则是用于增加硬度的铜或铋。 12.A moth possesses two pairs of wings _ as single pair and are covered with dustlike scale
35、s. （分数：1.00）A.functionB.are functioningC.that function D.but functions解析：答案：C 分析：主谓宾是 A moth possesses two pairs of wings，空格以及后面部分都是修饰宾语 two pairs of wings 的。须加定语从句引导词 that 或 which。 A 动词 B 现在进行时 C 定语从句做定语 D but 不能做定语从句引导词，只用于复合句中 翻译参考：一只蛾子拥有两对翅膀，其作用和一对翅膀相同，上面被尘状的鳞片所覆盖。 13.Soap operas, a type of tele
36、vision drama series, are so called because at first, they were _. （分数：1.00）A.often which soap manufacturers sponsoredB.sponsored often soap manufacturersC.often sponsored by soap manufacturers D.soap manufacturers often sponsored them解析：答案：C 分析：because 引导原因状语从句，从句中主语为 they，分析句子结构可知空格处为从句的谓语。 翻译参考：肥皂
37、剧，电视连续剧的一种形式，有着如此的称谓是因为它们最初是由肥皂生产商赞助的。14.The Woolworth Building in New York was the highest in America when _ in 1943 and was famous for its use of Gothic decorative detail. （分数：1.00）A.built B.it builtC.was builtD.built it解析：答案：A 分析：when 引导时间状语从，完整的句子应为 when it was built，省略了 it was。 这里只能用 when it wa
38、s built 或者 when built，所以只有 A 正确 翻译参考：纽约的 Woolworth 大厦在1943 年建成时在全美是最高的，并以哥特式装饰细节闻名于世。 15.Humans, _, interact through communicative behavior by means of signs or symbols used conventionally. （分数：1.00）A.like other animals B.how other animalsC.other animals thatD.do other animals解析：答案：A 分析：句子已完整，中间应是插入
39、语，作为对主语的修饰。看题目和选项可知是拿humans 和 animals 作比较，空格填介词短语做状语。 A 正确答案 B how 为副词 C 错误用法 D 错误用法 翻译参考：人类和其它动物一样，通过普遍使用的标志或符号等交流行为来彼此沟通。 16More and 90 percent of the calcium in the human body is in the skeleton.（分数：1.00）A. B.C.D.解析： 答案：A 分析：more than 是“超过“的意思 改正：and than 翻译参考：人体内 90%以上的钙是存在于骨骼内。 17.Perhaps the m
40、ost popular film in movie history, Star Wars was written and direction by George Lucas. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D. 解析：答案：D 分析：考点仍然是常见的平行结构。and 前后的两个动词并列，written 是被动语态，故D 也应改为被动语态。 改正：direction directed 翻译参考：星球大战，可能是电影史上最流行的电影，是由 George Lucas 编剧并导演的。 18.Some animal activities, such as mating, migration, and h
41、ibernate, have a yearly cycle. （分数：1.00）A.B.C. D.解析：答案：C 分析：平行结构,and 前后是三个名词并列. 改正：hibernatehibernation。 翻译参考：动物的一些活动，如交配、迁徙和冬眠的周期是一年。 19.Geographers were once concerned largely with exploring areas unknown to them and from describing distinctive features of individual places. （分数：1.00）A.B.C. D.解析：答
42、案：C 分析：考点仍然是平行结构.and 前后是两个动名词的并列,from 为多于成分.这个句子中值得注意的是 be concerned with 这个句型,表示一门知识或什么东西涉及到或者是与有关 改正：去掉 from 翻译参考：地理学者曾经非常热衷于探索对他们来说是未知的地区和描述特别地区的不寻常的特征。 20.In his animated films, Walt Disney created animals that talk and act like people while retaining its animal traits. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D. 解析：答案：D
43、 分析：代词的单复数的误用 改正：itstheir。 翻译参考：在 Walt Disney 的生动活泼的电影中,他创造的动物在保持它们动物特征的同时也能象人类一样交谈和行动。 21.The first city in the United States that put into effect major plan for the clustering of government buildings was Washington, D.C. （分数：1.00）A.B. C.D.解析：答案：B 分析：首先注意的是 put sth. into effect 这个习语是“使实施“的意思，而在这句话中
44、 sth 是“major planbuildings”，它太长了，所以为了句子的平衡起见，把它放到后面去。第二个值得注意的是 plan 这个词。plan 是可数名词，若根据句意，可数名词是单数的话，前面要加冠词，不然的话就要用复数形式。因为这句话中 major 前没有不定冠词 a，则应该用复数形式。 改正：plan plans 翻译参考：在美国，第一个把政府的办公大楼集中在一起的庞大计划付诸实施的城市是华盛顿特区。22. In a microwave oven, radiation penetrates food and is then absorbed primarily by water
45、molecules, caused heat to spread through the food. （分数：1.00）A.B.C. D.解析：答案：C 分析：cause 之前，句子的结构完整。cause 所在的句子做状语，若改为 which cause 则做 water 的定语。 改正：caused causing 翻译参考：在微波炉中，射线穿透食物后主要被水分子吸收，使得整个食物都被加热了。23.The cultures early of the genus Homo were generally distinguished by regular use of stone tools an
46、d by a hunting and gathering economy. （分数：1.00）A. B.C.D.解析：答案：A 分析：词的顺序错误，应改为形容词+名词. 改正：cultures early early cultures 翻译参考：人类的早期文化是以普遍使用石头工具和打猎聚居的经济为其特征。 24.Dolphins are sleek and powerful swimmers that found in all seas and unlike porpoises have well defined, beaklike snouts and conical teeth. （分数：
47、1.00）A.B. C.D.解析：答案：B 分析：应该是被动式。 改正：that found found/that are found 翻译参考：海豚是圆滑有力的水手，在所有的海域里都存在。和 porpoises 不同,它们有着轮廓分明的像鸟一样的嘴和圆锥形的牙齿。 25.The velocity of a river is controlled by the slope, the depth, and the tough of the riverbed. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D. 解析：答案：D 分析：平行结构. 改正：toughtoughness 翻译参考：一条河的流速是由河床的
48、斜度,深度和抵抗腐蚀的韧度决定的。26. The phonograph record was the first successful medium for capturing, preservation and reproducing sound. （分数：1.00）A.B.C. D.解析：答案：C 分析：平行结构 改正：preservationpreservating。 翻译参考：留声机是第一个成功地获得,保存和再生声音的媒介。27. Generally, the pattern of open space in urban areas has shaped by commercial s
49、ystems, governmental actions, and cultural traditions. （分数：1.00）A.B.C. D.解析：答案：C 分析：应使用被动语态. 改正：has shapedhas been shaped。 翻译参考：一般说来，城市的开阔地地面貌是由其商业系统，政府行为和文化传统决定的。 28.A liquid that might be a poor conductor when pure is often used to make solutions that readily transmits electricity. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D. 解析：答案：D 分析：that 引导定语从句，solutions 是复数形式，所以 D 应改为 transm
