托福考試語法題筆記2（四）

101. The president and vice president are the only public officials in the United States choose in a nationwide election, which takes place every four years.

答案：A

分析及考點：詞性誤用，應該改成chosen，過去分詞修飾public officials

參考譯文：在美國，總統和副總統是僅有的通過全國選舉產生的公眾官員，他們的任期是4年。

102. Derived from the concept of natural law is the theoretical that individuals possess inalienable natural rights, as stated in the United States Declaration of Independence.

答案：B

分析及考點：詞性誤用，改成名詞theory.這個句子是倒裝。

參考譯文：在美國獨立宣言中聲明的人生來就擁有不可剝奪的權利的理論是從自然規律中獲得的。

103. The United States national debt was relatively small until the Second World War, during when it grew from $43 billion to $259 billion in just five years.

答案：C

分析及考點：定語從句中，介詞后面只能加which.

參考譯文：美國國債相對比較少直到第二次世界大戰，在二戰期間，僅僅5年內國債就從43億漲到259億。

104. Brass is stronger than either the copper and zinc of which it is composed.

答案：B

分析及考點：連詞誤用。Either….or …固定搭配，組成對稱結構。

參考譯文：黃銅比組成它的銅或鋅都要強硬。

105. In the traditional sense, a molecule is smallest particle of a chemical substance capable of independent existence while retaining all of its chemical properties.

答案：A

分析及考點：冠詞使用，形容詞的最高級前面要加the.特殊情況除外，如前面出現所有格限定詞her, his等等。參見110題

參考譯文：通常理解，化學物質中能夠單獨存在并保持其特性的，分子是最小顆粒，

106. The able of a clarinet to blend and contrast with other instruments makes it popular for chamber music and as a solo instrument.

答案：A

分析及考點：詞性誤用，改成ability

參考譯文：黑管混合和對照其他樂器的能力，使得它在室內樂里很受歡迎，并成為一個獨奏樂器。

107. Phenotypic traits, such as size or skin color, result to the interaction between an organism's genetic makeup and the environment in which the organism develops.

答案：A

分析及考點：介詞誤用。根據語義改成from

參考譯文：生物表面的一些特點，例如大小和皮膚顏色，是由生物遺傳結構和它生長的環境相互作用而造成的。

108. To classical scholar, rhetoric was important in three spheres of human interaction: in law courts, in legislative assemblies, and in public forums.

答案：A

分析及考點：可數名詞單復數問題。改成scholars

參考譯文：對正統的學者來講，花言巧語在人類交流中三個方面法庭辯論，立法匯編和公眾討論中比較重要。

109. The stark, boxy forms of European modernist architectural dominated United States cityscapes in the building boom following the Second World War.

答案：B

分析及考點：詞性的混用，這樣應該用名詞。Architecture

參考譯文：在二戰之后的美國建房蓋樓的風潮中，刻板、方塊的歐洲現代建筑框架結構占據了美國的城市風景。

110. Subjects of Cecilia Beaux's paintings included prominent figures in government, the arts, and financial, but her strongest works are portraits of family members and friends.

答案：B

分析及考點：詞性誤用。改成名詞性finance

參考譯文：Cecilia Beaux繪畫的主題包括著名的政治人物，藝術家和金融家，但她最有力的作品卻是家庭成員和朋友的肖像。