托福考试语法易错题及错误统计精汇（二）

 　　16.The early railroads were........the existing arteries¹ of transportation:

　　roads,turnpikes,

　　canals,and other waterways.

　　A.those short lines connected

　　B.short lines that connected

　　C.connected by short lines

　　D.short connecting lines

　　答对率：50%

　　答案：b

　　17.During the flood of 1927,the Red Cross,......out of emergencyheadquarters in Mississippi,set up temporary shelters for the homeless.

　　A.operates

　　B.is operating

　　C.has operated

　　D.operating

　　答对率：44%

　　答案：d

　　18.Minoru Yamasaki is an American architect [which] works [departed from]

　　the austerity [frequently] associated [with] architecture in the UnitedStates after the Second World War.

　　答对率：37%

　　答案：a

　　19.Jane Addams.social worker,authoe,and [spokeswoman] for the peace andwomen's suffrage² [movements],[she received] the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931for her [humanitarian] achievements.

　　答对率：50%

　　答案：c

　　20.Bromyrite crystals [have] a diamond-like luster³ and are usually[colorless],but they [dard] to brown when [exposed] to light.

　　答对率：44%

　　答案：c

　　21.Ice is less [denser] [than] the liquid [from which] [it] is formed.

　　答对率：50%

　　答案：a

　　22.James Baldwin's plays and short stories,[which are] to [some degree]

　　autobiographical,established [them] as a [leading] figure in the UnitedStates civil rights movement.

　　答对率：43%

　　答案：c

　　23.Thunder can be [listened] from a [maximum] distance of about ten miles[except] under [unusual] atmospheric⁴ conditions.

　　答对率：35%

　　答案：a

　　24.The quantum theory states.....,such as light, is given off and absorbedin tiny definite units called quanta or photons.

　　A.energy that

　　B.that it is energy

　　C.it is energy

　　D.that energy

　　答对率：50%

　　答案：d

　　25.Geysers are round near rivers and lakes,swhereswater drains through thesoil.........

　　A.surface below the deep

　　B.deep below the surface

　　C.the deep below surface

　　D.the deep surface below

　　答对率：50%

　　答案：b

　　26.Although [he is] employed in the scientific and [technical] fields,themetric [system] is not generally [utilized] in the United States.

　　答对率：46%

　　答案：a

　　27.[Beneath] the deep oceans that [cover] two-thirds of the Earth,intriguing [secret] of the planet are [concealed].

　　答对率：43%

　　答案：c

　　28.The pioneer John Chapman [received] the nickname "johnny Appleseed"because he [planted] apple seedlings⁵ during [him travels] in [what] are nowOhio, Indiana, and Illinois.

　　答对率：50%

　　答案：c

　　29.On March 1,1867,......to the Union when President Andrew Johnson's vetowas overridden⁶.

　　A.since the state of Nebraska had been admittedB.admitted that the state of Mebraska

　　C.the admission of the state of Nebraska

　　D.the state of Nebraska was admitted

　　答对率：50%

　　答案：d

　　30.The best known of all the Arctic birds,........

　　A.birdwatchers favor ptarmigans

　　B.being ptarmigans' and birdwatchers' favoritesC.favored by both ptarmigans and birdwatchersD.ptarmigans are a favorite of birdwatchers答对率：47%

　　答案：d

　　通过对这30道错误率极高的toefl语法题分析可看出，名词词组与动名词、词的顺序、动词单复数---主谓一致 、动词短语及用法 、形容词修饰等知识点较多，容易忽视或混淆的地方。

　　熟悉难题，透过它们找到命题的难点，方能有的放矢，攻取满分!

 

1 arteries   

n.动脉( artery的名词复数 )；干线，要道

参考例句：

• Even grafting new blood vessels in place of the diseased coronary arteries has been tried. 甚至移植新血管代替不健康的冠状动脉的方法都已经试过。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• This is the place where the three main arteries of West London traffic met. 这就是伦敦西部三条主要交通干线的交汇处。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 suffrage   

n.投票，选举权，参政权

参考例句：

• The question of woman suffrage sets them at variance.妇女参政的问题使他们发生争执。
• The voters gave their suffrage to him.投票人都投票选他。

3 luster   

n.光辉；光泽，光亮；荣誉

参考例句：

• His great books have added luster to the university where he teaches.他的巨著给他任教的大学增了光。
• Mercerization enhances dyeability and luster of cotton materials.丝光处理扩大棉纤维的染色能力，增加纤维的光泽。

4 atmospheric   

adj.大气的，空气的；大气层的；大气所引起的

参考例句：

• Sea surface temperatures and atmospheric circulation are strongly coupled.海洋表面温度与大气环流是密切相关的。
• Clouds return radiant energy to the surface primarily via the atmospheric window.云主要通过大气窗区向地表辐射能量。

5 seedlings   

n.刚出芽的幼苗( seedling的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Ninety-five per cent of the new seedlings have survived. 新栽的树苗95%都已成活。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• In such wet weather we must prevent the seedlings from rotting. 这样的阴雨天要防止烂秧。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6 overridden   

越控( override的过去分词 )； （以权力）否决； 优先于； 比…更重要

参考例句：

• The chairman's veto was overridden by the committee. 主席的否决被委员会推翻了。
• Property '{0}' is not declarable, and cannot be overridden. 属性“{0}”是不可声明的，不能被重写。