1、2000年 10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.The role of the ear is _ acoustic disturbances into neural signals suitable for transmission to the brain. （分数：1.00）A.to codeB.so that codedC.codedD.it coding2.The imagist movement in poetry arose during the second decade of the twentieth century _agains
2、t romanticism. （分数：1.00）A.when a revoltB.as a revoltC.a revolt wasD.that a revolt3.Virtually _ species have biological clocks that regulate their metabolism over a 24-hour period. （分数：1.00）A.all there areB.allC.all areD.they all4.According to United States criminal law, insanity may relieve a person
3、 from the usual legal consequences_. （分数：1.00）A.what his or her acts haveB.of his or her acts areC.of his or her actsD.what of his or her acts5. In addition to _a place where business deals are made, a stock exchange collects statistics, publishes prices quotations, and sets rules and standards for
4、trading. （分数：1.00）A.beingB.it isC.that whichD.where is6.The first inhabitants of the territories _Canada came across the Bering Strait and along the edge of the Arctic ice. （分数：1.00）A.make up that nowB.make up now thatC.that make up nowD.that now make up7._ need for new schools following the Second
5、World War that provided the sustained thrust for the architectural program in Columbus, Indiana. （分数：1.00）A.Since theB.To be theC.TheD.It was the8.The soybean contains vitamins, essential minerals, _high percentage of protein. （分数：1.00）A.aB.and aC.since aD.of which a9.Hail is formed when a drop of r
6、ain is carried by an updraft to an altitude where _ to freeze it. （分数：1.00）A.is the air cold enoughB.the air cold enoughC.the cold enough airD.the air is cold enough10.Geometrically, the hyperbolic functions are related to the hyperbola, _ the trigonometric functions are related to the circle. （分数：1
7、.00）A.just asB.sameC.similar toD.and similar11. _, Kilauea is one of the worlds most active volcanoes, having erupted dozens of times since 1952. （分数：1.00）A.The big island of Hawaiis locationB.Locates the big island of HawaiiC.Located on the big island of HawaiiD.On the big island of Hawaiis locatio
8、n12.Not until the eighteenth century _ the complex chemistry of metallurgy. （分数：1.00）A.when scientists began to appreciateB.did scientists begin to appreciateC.scientists who were beginning to appreciateD.the appreciation of scientists began13._ 1810, water-powered textile manufacturing arrived in N
9、ew Hampshire with the founding of a company in Manchester that manufactured cotton and wool. （分数：1.00）A.EarlyB.In the earlyC.As early asD.When early14.The settings of Eudora Weltys stories may be rather limited, but _about human nature is quite broad. （分数：1.00）A.exposesB.exposes thatC.she exposesD.w
10、hat she exposes15. Lichens grow extremely well in very cold parts of the world _plants can survive. （分数：1.00）A.where few otherB.few othersC.where do few othersD.there are few others16.The pear tree has simple, oval leaves that are smoother and shinier than them of the apple. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.17.In t
11、he orbit of a planet around the Sun, the point closest to the Sun is called it the perihelion. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.18.In the early 1900s, Roy Harris created and promoted a distinctly American style of classical music and greatly influenced a number of composer in the United States. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.19.
12、The eighteenth century witnessed the emergence of North American ports, particular Boston, New York, and Philadelphia, as major commercial centers within the British empire. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.20.Guitarlike instruments have exist since ancient times, but the first written mention of the guitar itself
13、is from the fourteenth century. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.21.The law of biogenesis is the principle what all living organisms are derived from a parent or parents. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.22.Onyx is a mineral that can be recognized its regular and straight parallel bands of white, black, or brown. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.
14、23.There are as many as 200 million insects for every human beings, and in fact their total number exceeds that of all other animals taken together. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.24.Native to South America and cultivated there for thousands of years, the peanut is said to have introduced to North America by earl
15、y explorers. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.25.Originally canoes were made by the hollowing out of logs and used were for combat as well as transport. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.26.Among the symptoms of measles, which takes about twelve days to incubate, are a high fever, swelling of glands in the neck, a cough, and sensit
16、ive to light. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.27.Ice crystals in a glacier tends to melt and recrystallize within a brief moment of travel on a downhill glide. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.28.Photograph was revolutionized in 1851 by the introduction of the collodion process for making glass negatives. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.29.The
17、piano is a stringed musical instrument in which the strings are strike by felt-covered hammers controlled by a board. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.30.The sounds used in human languages to create meaning consist of small variation in air pressure can be sensed by the ear. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.31.The mountains, espec
18、ially the Rocky Mountains, formerly constituted a seriously barrier to east-west trade in British Columbia. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.32.Telescope are frequently used in astronomy to collect light from a celestial object, bring the light into focus, and producing a magnified image. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.33.Diamon
19、d is the hardest known substance, so diamond can be cut only by another diamonds. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.34.There are about 350 species and subspecies of birds in danger of become extinct, with a large number of them, 117 in all, found on oceanic islands. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.35.The nineteenth-century romanti
20、c movement in art was partially a reaction to what was perceived as overemphasis on reasonable and order in neoclassicism. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.36.Like triglycerides, cholesterol is a type of fat that is both consumed in the diet but manufactured by the body. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.37.Both the United States s
21、ilver dollar and half-dollar, first minted in 1794, had a figure of Liberty on one side and a eagle on the reverse side. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.38.For an advertisement to be effective, its production and placement must to be based on a knowledge of human nature and a skilled use of the media. （分数：1.00）A.B
22、.C.D.39.While photosynthesis in green plants, light energy is captured and used to convert water, carbon dioxide, and minerals into oxygen and energy-rich organic compounds. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.40.The Democratic Party, the most oldest existing political party in the United States, has played a vital ro
23、le in the nations history. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2000年 10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.The role of the ear is _ acoustic disturbances into neural signals suitable for transmission to the brain. （分数：1.00）A.to code B.so that codedC.codedD.it coding解析：答案：A 分析：这是不定式做表语，表示目的。 翻译参考：耳朵的任务就是将声音的搅扰编码成适合传输到
24、大脑的神经信号。 2.The imagist movement in poetry arose during the second decade of the twentieth century _against romanticism. （分数：1.00）A.when a revoltB.as a revolt C.a revolt wasD.that a revolt解析：答案：B 分析：空格前是一完整句子，空格后没有谓语，因此选项里如果有连词就必然同时有谓语，排除 A，D。反之如果有谓语就需要有连词，所以 C也不对。 翻译参考：作为对浪漫主义的一种对力，在诗坛上意象派运动出现在二十世纪二
25、十年代。 3.Virtually _ species have biological clocks that regulate their metabolism over a 24-hour period. （分数：1.00）A.all there areB.all C.all areD.they all解析：答案：B 分析：that 后是定语从句，that 前有主语 species和谓语 have，因此空格处应是形容词修饰主语，所以选 B。 翻译参考：事实上，所有的物种都有生物钟来调控他们 24小时的新陈代谢。 4.According to United States criminal la
26、w, insanity may relieve a person from the usual legal consequences_. （分数：1.00）A.what his or her acts haveB.of his or her acts areC.of his or her acts D.what of his or her acts解析：分析：空格前主谓宾全，空格后要补充说明 consequences，可以是短语也可以是从句，但 A应该是 that引导定语从句，B 有 are没有引导词，D 结构混乱。 翻译参考：根据美国刑法，精神错乱可能会使一个人从他或她的行为的正常的法律后果
27、中得到解脱。 5. In addition to _a place where business deals are made, a stock exchange collects statistics, publishes prices quotations, and sets rules and standards for trading. （分数：1.00）A.being B.it isC.that whichD.where is解析：答案：A 分析：in addition to 后应该是名词或名次性短语，只有 A对。 翻译参考：除了作为交易成交的地点外，股票交易所还收集数据，公布报价单
28、和设立交易规则和标准 6.The first inhabitants of the territories _Canada came across the Bering Strait and along the edge of the Arctic ice. （分数：1.00）A.make up that nowB.make up now thatC.that make up nowD.that now make up 解析：答案：D 分析：根据空格前有主语，空格后有动词判断，空格处应是个定语从句，A, B 不对，C now副词应放在谓语之前。 翻译参考：在组成现在加拿大领土上的第一批居住者跨
29、越白令海峡并沿着北极的边缘线到达。 7._ need for new schools following the Second World War that provided the sustained thrust for the architectural program in Columbus, Indiana. （分数：1.00）A.Since theB.To be theC.TheD.It was the 解析：答案：D 分析：整个句子缺少谓语，因此空格处只有 D有 was做句子谓语才对。 翻译参考：是二战后对于新学校的需求，为印第安纳州 Columbus的建筑学课程提供了持久不变的
30、促进作用。8.The soybean contains vitamins, essential minerals, _high percentage of protein. （分数：1.00）A.aB.and a C.since aD.of which a解析：答案：B 分析：这道题关键是 percentage的用法，percentage 常用作单数，a percentage of 翻译参考： 大豆含维他命，基本矿物质，以及高含量的蛋白质。 9.Hail is formed when a drop of rain is carried by an updraft to an altitude
31、where _ to freeze it. （分数：1.00）A.is the air cold enoughB.the air cold enoughC.the cold enough airD.the air is cold enough 解析：答案：D 分析：空格处是 wherey引导的定语从句修饰 altitude，只有 D是完整句子。 翻译参考：当雨滴被上升气流带到一定高度，在此高度空气足够冷以使雨滴结冰，这时冰雹就形成了。 10.Geometrically, the hyperbolic functions are related to the hyperbola, _ the t
32、rigonometric functions are related to the circle. （分数：1.00）A.just as B.sameC.similar toD.and similar解析：答案：A 分析：空格前后都是完整句子，空格处需要一个连词连接两个句子，因此选 A。B same 是形容词，C similar to 是介词。 翻译参考：从几何学角度来讲，双曲线的作用与双曲线相关，就像三角法的作用是与圆相关的一样。 11. _, Kilauea is one of the worlds most active volcanoes, having erupted dozens
33、of times since 1952. （分数：1.00）A.The big island of Hawaiis locationB.Locates the big island of HawaiiC.Located on the big island of Hawaii D.On the big island of Hawaiis location解析：答案：C 分析：空格后是一个完整的句子，因此空格处是一个从句； A,D 意思不通， B 有动词没有连词，错 C 是 Which is located on the big island of Hawaii 的定语从句，省略了 Which i
34、s 翻译参考：位于夏威夷最大的岛屿上的 Kilauea是世界上最活跃的火山之一，自从 1952年起喷发了数十次。 12.Not until the eighteenth century _ the complex chemistry of metallurgy. （分数：1.00）A.when scientists began to appreciateB.did scientists begin to appreciate C.scientists who were beginning to appreciateD.the appreciation of scientists began解析
35、：答案：B 分析：这是个倒装句。Not until 提前，句子倒装。 翻译参考：直到 18世纪，科学家才开始认识到冶金学的复杂化学特性 13._ 1810, water-powered textile manufacturing arrived in New Hampshire with the founding of a company in Manchester that manufactured cotton and wool. （分数：1.00）A.EarlyB.In the earlyC.As early as D.When early解析：答案：C 分析：空格处需要一个介词，因此
36、A D不对； 在年的前面一般不加 the，习惯用法 in 1810，所以 B不对。 翻译参考：早在 1810年，随着制造棉花和毛料的一家公司在曼彻斯特的的建立，水力纺织制造业来到新汉普郡。14.The settings of Eudora Weltys stories may be rather limited, but _about human nature is quite broad. （分数：1.00）A.exposesB.exposes thatC.she exposesD.what she exposes 解析：答案：D 分析：空格前后都有动词，且空格前有 but连接两个句子，判断
37、空格处应是第二句的主语，因此只有 what引导的主语从句符合要求。 翻译参考：Eudora Welty 的故事构思有些局限性，但她关于人类本性的表述却是相当广泛的。 15. Lichens grow extremely well in very cold parts of the world _plants can survive. （分数：1.00）A.where few other B.few othersC.where do few othersD.there are few others解析：答案：A 分析：空格前后都有主谓，有句意判断空格后是定语从句。 翻译参考：在世界上非常寒冷的几
38、乎没有植物可以存活地方，地衣生长的非常好。 16.The pear tree has simple, oval leaves that are smoother and shinier than them of the apple. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D. 解析：答案：D 分析：看到代词 them就想到是考点。 改正：themthose 翻译参考：梨树有简单椭圆形的叶子，这些叶子与苹果相比要更平滑，更有光泽。 17.In the orbit of a planet around the Sun, the point closest to the Sun is called it t
39、he perihelion. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D. 解析：答案：D 分析：call 的意思是“被叫做，称呼”的时候，直接跟称呼的名称，eg: He is called XX. 改正：called itcalled 翻译参考：在行星围绕太阳的轨道中，距离太阳最近的点就叫做近日点。 18.In the early 1900s, Roy Harris created and promoted a distinctly American style of classical music and greatly influenced a number of composer in the
40、United States. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D. 解析：答案：D 分析：a number of 后是名词复数形式。 改正：composercomposers 翻译参考：在十九世纪初，罗伊创作并发展了一种极具美洲风格的古典音乐，并且极大的影响了美国的许多作曲家。 19.The eighteenth century witnessed the emergence of North American ports, particular Boston, New York, and Philadelphia, as major commercial centers within the
41、British empire. （分数：1.00）A.B. C.D.解析：答案：B 分析：particular 应用副词形式 改正：particularparticularly 翻译参考：十八世纪见证了北美港口的出现，尤其是 Boston, New York和 Philadelphia，被看作不列颠帝国的主要商业中心。20.Guitarlike instruments have exist since ancient times, but the first written mention of the guitar itself is from the fourteenth century.
42、 （分数：1.00）A. B.C.D.解析：答案：A 分析：动词的形式，这是现在完成时，要用动词分词 改正：existexisted 翻译参考：吉他作为乐器早在古时候就有了，但是直到十四世纪关于吉他的记录才出现。 21.The law of biogenesis is the principle what all living organisms are derived from a parent or parents. （分数：1.00）A.B. C.D.解析：答案：B 分析：what 兼先行词和关系代词双重身份，即 what = the thing (things) that。因此应特别注
43、意，what 既已包含先行词在内，它的前面就不应该再出现先行中心名词。What 与 that 的区分是 TOEEL常考题目。题中，已有先行词 principle,因此应该使用 that。 改正：what that 翻译参考：生源论的规则就是所有有生命的生物体都是来自于一个母体或者一对双亲。 22.Onyx is a mineral that can be recognized its regular and straight parallel bands of white, black, or brown. （分数：1.00）A. B.C.D.解析：答案：A 分析：A 中第一个单词与前面的句子
44、形成一个完整的主句，its 与其后面的部分构成一个名词性质的短语，要使这两部分连在一起形成正确的句子，显然在后面的名词短语前缺少介词。根据题意，应该加介词 by,表示“经由”“通过”。 改正：recognized its recognized by its 翻译参考：缟玛瑙是一种矿石，可以通过它的规则的笔直而平行的白色、黑色或褐色的条带而辨识。 23.There are as many as 200 million insects for every human beings, and in fact their total number exceeds that of all other a
45、nimals taken together. （分数：1.00）A.B. C.D.解析：答案：B 分析：在 every之后要接名词单数，因此将 human beings改为 human being. 改正：human beings human being 翻译参考：昆虫数量是人数量的 2亿倍，事实上它们的总数超过了所有其他的动物数量之和。24.Native to South America and cultivated there for thousands of years, the peanut is said to have introduced to North America by
46、early explorers. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D. 解析：答案：D 分析：introduce 为名词 peanut被动发出，因此要加 be动词，而且前面有助动词 have，所以应使用其过去分词 been。 改正：have introduced have been introduced 翻译参考：原产于南美并在那里种植了数千年的花生，据说是由早期的开拓者带到北美的。 25.Originally canoes were made by the hollowing out of logs and used were for combat as well as transport.
47、（分数：1.00）A.B.C. D.解析：答案：C 分析：被动语态的语序是 be动词+动词的过去分词，因此应该将 were放在 used之前。 改正：used were were used 翻译参考：最初，独木舟是通过将圆木挖空而制成，并被用于战斗和运输中。 26.Among the symptoms of measles, which takes about twelve days to incubate, are a high fever, swelling of glands in the neck, a cough, and sensitive to light. （分数：1.00）A
48、.B.C.D. 解析：答案：D 分析：among 放在句首后面的谓语与主语要倒装, are 后面的成分为句子主语，由题意fever、swelling等四项为并列成分，根据平行结构，最后一项应该也是名词，因此将形容词sensitive转换为其名词形式 sensitivity。 改正：sensitive sensitivity 翻译参考：麻疹有 12天的潜伏期，它的症状是高烧、颈腺肿胀、咳嗽以及对光敏感。 27.Ice crystals in a glacier tends to melt and recrystallize within a brief moment of travel on a
49、 downhill glide. （分数：1.00）A. B.C.D.解析：答案：A 分析：因为主语是 ice crystals，为复数，所以动词应该也是用复数形式。 改正：tends tend 翻译参考：冰川中的冰晶体往往在融化并下倾滑动的很短的时间内重新结晶。 28.Photograph was revolutionized in 1851 by the introduction of the collodion process for making glass negatives. （分数：1.00）A. B.C.D.解析：答案：A 分析：photograph 当名词讲是“照片”的意思，由题意，被革新的应该是“摄影技术”，因而将 photograph改为 photography。 改正：photograph photography 翻译参考：摄影术在 1851年由于制作玻璃底片的棉胶制版术的引入而发生了巨大的革新 29.The piano is a stringed musi
