Test 1 語法題筆記練習題 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:動詞believe 的用法:直接加that引導的賓語從句.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:大多數殖民時期的醫生認為疾病來源人體內不平衡的體液.
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,答案中只有B,D可以作賓語,但D的語序不對.
參考譯文:1976,Sarah Caldwell成為在第一個在紐約Metropolitan Opera House演出的演奏家.
補充: 常考 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,C, D都不能作賓語.一句話中只能有一個謂語,而B中有was,句中出現兩個謂語,一定錯.
參考譯文:1955年1月7號,Marian Anderson成為在第一個在紐約Metropolitan Opera House擔任主唱的美籍黑人.
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:考的是同位語結構,a phenomenon是 the decentralization of cities throughout the United States 的同位語.A中and為conj.,后面應該連接一個完整的句子,但缺主語,錯;C中語序混亂,錯; D中of which作為介詞賓語,后面應該接一個完整句,但只有一個phenomenon主語,句子不完整,錯.
參考譯文:可能戰后最重大的趨勢就是美國城市的分散化,當大規模高速公路建設項目容許了更大程度的發展郊區,這個現象更被促進了.
補充: accelerate/ accomplish/ achieve/ evolve都可以是vi.不接賓語
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為狀語從句引導詞conj,后面一般引導一個完整的句子.B同時出現兩個狀語從句引導詞,錯;C缺主語;D應該為正常語序,選項中使用了倒裝句式,錯.
參考譯文:里根在成為美國總統之前連續兩屆擔任加州的州長.