2000年05月语法题
1.From 1949 onward, the artist Georgia O` Keeffe made New Mexico ______.
(A) her permanent residence was
(B) where her permanent residence
(C) permanent residence for her
(D) her permanent residence
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 be employed to explore outer space, _______employed to investigate the deep sea.
(A) can be robots
(B) robots can be
(C) can robots
(D) can robots that are
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 the brain that control speech are located in the left hemisphere.
(A) mostly of
(B) most
(C) almost the
(D) the most of
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 because of _______ produced by the nuclear reactions taking place within them.
(A) the amount of light and heat is
(B) which the amount of light and heat
(C) the amount of light and heat that it is
(D) the amount of light and heat
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.
(A) Why dinosaurs having become extinct
(B) Why dinosaurs became extinct
(C) Did dinosaurs become extinct
(D) Dinosaurs became extinct
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。
 
6.Although many people use the word "milk" to refer cow`s milk, _______ to milk from any animal, including human milk and goat`s milk.
(A) applying it also
(B) applies also
(C) it also applies
(D) but it also applies
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.
(A) while
(B) until
(C) on
(D) when
答案：B
分析：not……until……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.
(A) There are 
(B) Why
(C) That
(D) Because
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.
(A) containing
(B) in which containing
(C) contains
(D) that contain
答案：A
分析：句子主语是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 1820`s physical education became_______ of the curriculum of Harvard and Yale Universities.
(A) to be part
(B) which was part
(C) was part
(D) part
答案：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.
(A) was widely used
(B) widely used it 
(C) widely used
(D) which widely used
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