1990年01月TOEFL語(yǔ)法真題

1、EXERCISE FIVEB1.-ratchet is a wheel or bar that can move in only one direction.(A) A(B) It is a(C) Although a(D) There is a2.Thomas Jeffersons achievements as an architect rival his contributions -a politician.(A) such(B) more(C) as(D) than3.The chief foods eaten in any country depend largely on -be

2、st in its climate and soil.(A) it grows(B) what grows(C) does it grow(D) what does it grow4.Possibly the greatest advance in -materials came with the invention of a cheap way to makesteel.(A) bridge-building(B) building of bridges(C) building a bridge(D) bridges are built5.-, snakes frequently subdu

3、e their prey without injecting poison.(A) Contrary to general belief(B) General belief contrary to(C) Belief contrary to general(D) Contrary belief general to6.Two years after she was chosen president of the Texas State Senate, -successfully for a seat(A) Barbara Jordans campaign being(B) Barbara Jo

4、rdan campaigned(C) Campaigning for Barbara Jordan(D) Barbara Jordan campaigning7.The values of a people, their customs, and their perceptions of the world -their language.(A) are influenced(B) be influenced(C) influencing(D) influence8.Over a very large number of trials, the probability of an events

5、 -is equal to the probabilitythat it will not occur.(A) occurs(B) will occur(C) can occur(D) occurring9.-fashioned from a wick floating in a bowl of oil functioned according to the principle ofcapillary action.(A) All lamps early(B) Lamps all early(C) All early lamps(D) Early all lamps10. Annie Jump

6、 Cannon, -discovered so many stars that she was called the census taker ofthe sky.(A) a leading astronomer who(B) who, as a leading astronomer,(C) was a leading astronomer(D) a leading astronomer,11. The less the surface of the ground yields to the weight of the body of a runner, -to the body.(A) th

7、e stress it is greater(B) greater is the stress(C) greater stress is(D) the greater the stress12. And ideal is a standard -people judge real phenomena.(A) how(B) of(C) by which(D) for it13. Maine has -weather than most of the other states in the continental United States.(A) coolest(B) the coolest(C

8、) cooler(D) the cooler14. Amoebas are -small to be seen without a microscope.(A) far too(B) far and(C) so far(D) as far as15. Graphite conducts electricity -does not burn.(A) because(B) if(C) when(D) and16. The methods of spectrum analysis vary according to the wavelength region were studied.ABCD17.

9、 Hurricanes are severe cyclones with winds over seventy-five miles an hour who originate overABCDtropical ocean waters.18. A great proportion of the seeds of desert flora they possess germination-inhibiting substances.ABCD 19. Window treatment, furniture arrangement and color combine all contributet

10、o the overallABCimpression of a room.D20. Harvesting of grains is affected by annual changes in temperature or in the amount ofABCmoisture, but both.D21. Due to its excellent tensile strength, acetate rayon is an important material for products so asA B C balloons, parachutes, fire hoses, and webbin

11、g.D22. It has not been determined how years sea turtles can live in their natural environment, but theyABwill reach a very old age if left undisturbed by humans.CD23. A footnote is characteristically employed to give information that is too long or too detailedABCDbe included in the body of a text.2

12、4. Watercolors dry more faster than other paints.ABCD25. In mathematical terms, modern algebra is set of objects with rules for connecting or relatingABCDthose objects.26. Alike most fruit trees, the quince is normally propagated from shoots or cuttings.ABCD27. A patent gives inventors exclusive rig

13、hts to their inventions for a fix period of time.ABCD28. In 1981 the fossil jaw of a previously unknown small mammal was found onto a NavahoABCDreservation in Arizona.29. The wild carrot, knew as Queen Annes lace, gave rise to the cultivated carrot in itsABCdomesticated form.D30. A statue, a monumen

14、tal, a building, or a park may be dedicated to commemorate aA B C distinguished individual.D31. The Earths magnetic poles are not stationary, but slowly shift its position.AB CD 32. A emotion is not necessarily aroused bysomething in the outside world.ABCD33. The elbows are joints that connected peo

15、ples up arms with their forearms.ABCD34. Ants have an elaborate structure social, and enjoy a longevity far greater than that of mostABCD insects.35. Municipal planners deal chiefly for the physical layout of communities.ABCD36. A musician with multiply talents, Aretha Franklin is able to write songs that are unusuallyA B C consistent in style and content.D37. Whether a healthy adult tends to feel hungry two, three, or four times a daily is a question ofABCD physiology and of culture.38. One of the most distinction dialects of North American English, Gullah is sp