2000年5月TOEFL语法笔记编委：Maya审委：Xaosduck1、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 residenceKey：D分析：考点是make 句型。
因为make后面可以接双宾语，所以D。
参考译文：从1949年开始,艺术家GOK把纽约当作她的永久居住地.2、Just as remote-controlled satellites can be employed to explore outer space, _______employed to investigate the deep sea.（A）an be robots（B）obots can be（C）an robots（D）an robots that arekey：B分析：考点是主谓结构。
本题因为没什么词引起倒装，所以句子用正常的顺序.(A) (C)都没有谓语。
(D) 是从句，放在者让主句没有了谓语，违反了谓语单一原则。
参考译文：正因为远程控制卫星能够被用来探测外太空,所以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 ofkey：B分析：考点是定语成分。
无须多说，most后面加名词。
mostly是副词，“最多部分地；主要地”的意思。
1版权所有水妖的岛参考译文：对大多数人来说，大脑中控制说话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)he amount of light and heatkey：D分析：考点是宾语成分。
because of 后面只能跟名词或者是名词性的短语作宾语，不能跟从句。
because 后面才能接从句。
参考译文：星星发光是因为在其内部发生的核反应而产生了足够多的光能和热量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 extinctkey：B分析：考点是主谓结构。
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。
参考译文：恐龙为什么会灭绝，研究人员仍然不清楚。
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 applieskey：C分析：考点是主谓结构。
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。
所以C。
注意D错在多了but这个词，因为although和but不能同时出现。
参考译文：尽管很多人用”牛奶”这个词来指代牛的奶，但是这个词仍然能用于其它动物的奶，包括人类和羊的奶汁。
7、The first transatlantic telephone cable system was not established _______ 1956.(A) while(B) until(C) on2版权所有水妖的岛(D) whenkey：B分析：考点是固定句型。
not….until，是”直到…..才”的意思。
参考译文：直到1956年，第一个程控交换系统才被建立。
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) Becausekey：D分析：考点是连词用法。
分号前后分别是完整的句子。
前半的主句由where be引导，其中一个分句由but引导，空格处要填的是另一个分句的引导词。
答案D。
根据句意，because 用在句首引导原因状语从句。
参考译文：因为没有两个人的想法是一模一样，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)hat containkey：A分析：考点是主谓结构。
句子主语是drinking water，谓语是may leave.主语后的空格应修饰主语。
则只能key：A.若key：C的话则应为drinking water which contains….。
参考译文：喝含有过量氟化物的水会给牙齿的珐琅质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) partkey：D分析：考点是表语成分。
Become为系动词，直接接表语。
参考译文：在19世纪20年代，物理教学成为哈佛大学和耶鲁大学的课程中的一部分。
3版权所有水妖的岛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 usedkey：C分析：考点是状语成分。
句子已完整，主语Pewter后的空格显然应是补充说明它。
答案C。
分词做状语。
其实这是一个省略结构，完整的句子是：which was widely used for……。
参考译文：白镴在美国的殖民地中广泛用于吃和喝的器具，它大约含90%的锡，其它成分则是用于增加硬度的铜或铋。
12、A moth possesses two pairs of wings _____ as single pair and are covered with dustlike scales.（A）function（B）are functioning（C）that function（D）but functionskey：C分析：考点是定语从句。
宾语wings后的空格显然是修饰说明它的。
答案C。
作为定语从句来修饰wings.参考译文：一只蛾拥有两对翅膀它们的作用是可当作一对单独的翅膀,而且它们是被象尘状的鳞片所覆盖。
13、Soap operas, a type of television drama series, are so called because at first, they were ________.(A) often which soap manufacturers sponsored(B) sponsored often soap manufacturers(C) often sponsored by soap manufacturers(D) soap manufacturers often sponsored themkey：C分析：考点是语序。
because引导原因状语从句，从句中主语为they，分析句子结构可知空格处为从句的谓语。
参考译文：肥皂剧是电视连续剧的一种形式，它有如此的称谓是因为最初，连续剧是被肥皂生产商赞助的。
14、The Woolworth Building in New York was the highest in America when _______ in 1943 and was famous for its use of Gothic decorative detail.(A) built(B) it built4版权所有水妖的岛(C) was built(D) built itkey：A分析：考点是状语从句省略结构。
when引导时间状语从句，完整的句子应为when it was built. it was可省略。
参考译文：纽约的Woolworth大厦在1913年建成后在全美是最高的，它以使用哥特式装饰材料而闻名于世。
15、Humans, ________, interact through communicative behavior by means of signs or symbols used conventionally.(A) like other animals(B) how other animals(C) other animals that(D) do other animalskey：A分析：考点是插入语。