2001年8月TOEFL試題語法部分及答案

1、2001年8月TOEFL試題語法部分及答案Section Two: Structure and Written Expression1. Geothermal energy is a potentially inexhaustible energy source _been tappedby humans for centuries but,until recent years,only on a small scale.(A) has it(B) has(C) that has(D) that it has2. The importance of the hand, and more gen

2、erally of the body, in childrensacquisition of arithmetic_.(A) can hardly be exaggerated(B) hardly exaggerated can be(C) can be exaggerate hardly(D) exaggerated can be hardly3._ is present in the body in greater amounts than any other mineral.(A) Calcium(B) There is calcium(C) Calcium, which(D) It i

3、s calciumsomeseals havemanufacturing:4._ the evidence is inconclusive, it is thought that at leastan echolocation system akin to that of bats, porpoises, and shrews.(A) Rather(B) Despite(C) Although(D) Why5. The total mass of all asteroids in the solar system is much less _ mass ofEarths Moon.(A) th

4、an that is the(B) than the(C) the(D) is the6. Like bacteria, protozoans _by splitting in two.(A) reproducing(B) reproduce(C) to reproduce(D) reproduction7._main processes involved in virtually allextraction,assembly,and alteration.(A) There are threeUsed(B) Three(C) The three(D) Three of the8. Most

5、documentary filmmakers use neither actors _studio setting.(A) or else(B) but not(C) nor(D) and9. Salamanders are sometime confused with lizards, but unlike lizards _noscales or claws.(A) that they have(B) to have(C) they have(D) are having10. The province of Alberta lies along three of the major Nor

6、th American flyways by birds between their winter and summer homes.(A) the migration(B) migrating(C) migrate(D) and migrate11. Astronomers estimate _called the Pleiades in the constellation Taurus is415 light-years away from Earth.(A) that a loose cluster of stars(B) a loose cluster of stars is(C) t

7、hat is a loose cluster of stars(D) there is a loose cluster of stars12. Pearl Sydenstricker Buck, _ the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1938, is Bestknown for her novels about China.(A) won(B) winner of(C) to win(D) who the winner of13. Stage producers Klaw and Erlanger were the first to eliminate arg

8、uments among leading performers _in order of appearance, instead of prominence.(A) of whom list the program(B) the program listing(C) for them the program listedadvances(D) by listing them on the program14. During the decades after the United States Civil War, a host of technicalmade possible _and u

9、niformity of railroad service.(A) a new integration(B) for a new integration(C) that a new integration(D) and a new integration15. Forests stabilize _and retain precipitation, thereby helping to preventerosion and regulate the flow of streams.(A) to the soil(B) the soil(C) where the soil(D) the soil

10、 is16. Modern societies are such complex that they could not exist withoutA B Ca well-developed system of law.D17. Altitude, climate, temperature, and the length of the growing season both determine Where plants will grow.D18. The bathyscaphe, a free-moving vessel designed for underwater exploration

11、,Aconsists of a Flotation compartment with a observation capsule attached underneath it.B C D19. Water constitutes almost 96 percent of the body weight of a jellyfish, so ifA Ba jellyfish were to dry out in the sun, it would virtually disappeared.C D20. The most important parameters affecting a rock

12、ets maximum flight velocity is the relationship between the vehicles mass and the amountB Cof propellant it can carry.D21.There were once only eight major lakes or reservoirs in Texas, butAtoday there are over 180, many built to storing water against periodicB C Ddroughts.22. All harmonized music th

13、at is not contrapuntal depends from the relationship A Bof chords, which are either consonant or dissonant.C D23. Expressionist drama often shows the influence of modern psychology by A B reflecting the frustrations inner of the dramatist.24. It is the number, kind, and arrange of teeth that determi

14、ne whether a mammalA B C is classified as a carnivore not the food that the animal actually eats.D25. The sea otter is well adapted at its marine existence, with ears and nostrilsA B C that can be closed under water.26. Petroleum, which currently makes up about four-tenths of the worlds energyA prod

15、uction, supplies more commercial energy than any another source.B C D27. Someone may refuse to recognize the seriousness of an emotionally threateningA B C situation and perceive as less threatening.D28. Through experiments with marine organisms, marine biologists can increase our knowledge of human

16、 reproductive and development as well as our understandingC Dof the nervous system.29. When swollen by melting snow or heavy rain, some rivers routinely overflowA B Cits banks.D30. In 1884 Belva Lockwood, a lawyer who had appeared before the Supreme Court,A Bbecame the first woman was nominated for

17、President of the United States.C D31. The taller of all animals, a full-grown giraffe may be eighteen feet or more high.A B C D32. Physicists have known since the early nineteenth century that allA B matter is made up of tiny extremely particles called atoms.33. Rain is slight acidic even in unpollu

18、ted air, because carbon dioxide A Bin the atmosphere and other natural acid-forming gases dissolve in the C Dwater.34. In a stock company, a troupe of actors performs inAa particular theater, presenting plays from its repertory of prepareB C Dproductions.35. Established in 1860, the Government Printing Office prints and binds A Bdocuments for all department of the United States government.C D36. Ethnology, usually considered a branch of cultural anthropology, is A often defined as the scientifically study of the origin and