星期日, 一月 08, 2006

LEO 太傻TOEFL语法高频详解

以下是我在版里详细回答的一些重复频率比较高的语法问题

使用方法:如果你要找某题,请使用 ctrl+F,输入关键字在网页中寻找,这样能够加快你寻找的速度。

希望不要发纯支持的跟帖,灌水和版聊!

本贴的主要结构如下:

1一楼主要为一些general grammar rules和grammar讲解的资料链接。有版里各位板油的总结和收集的资料。
2二楼为历年来提问频率较高的语法选择题的详细解答。
3三楼为历年来提问频率较高的语法改错题的详细解答。
4四楼为一些版友问的频率比较高的grammar points。五楼至六楼目前为空白,看情况再加其他内容。
5剩下的楼层如果板油愿意在此语法讨论,非常欢迎。希望大家贴题的时候,能标明年份题号,方便我将来总结和其他板油查看。


由于有的板油没有明确标出题目的年份和题号,而我不可能一套一套的去查(我也不考T),希望知道的板油能够短信我一下,告诉我是几年几月的题。如果我的解答有不妥或者不正确的地方,请大家指出来。

另外希望有同样问题的板油先看这里,如果还是不懂,可以提疑问继续讨论。否则就不再另外回答了。由于斑竹的工作量很大,帮助解答问题的板油对于重复问题一次次回答也比较痛苦,希望大家能够体谅和配合。

谢谢大家。


                                                                                                            Leo
                                                                                                             28/11/2005


xizzhu的语法总结

1   倒装总结  
2  each, each VS every, each other VS one another   
3  hear, see etc + object + verb form   
4  usage of "except"  
5   1. copular verbs. 2. talk about change - become, get, go, come, grow and turn  
6   1. during -- in -- for 2. west and western  
7   any  
8  such and so  
9   -ing forms ( ' gerunds' and 'participles')   
10   participles (-ing and -ed forms)   
11   Most and Most of
12  except (for)
13  all, all of, every, whole
14   whether and if
15   as, because, since and for
16   adverbs: position  
17 like and alike


圣经的语法总结

1   so,such;little,a little;few a few  
2  there与it详解


Mu的语法总结

1  定语从句   
2  名词特殊用法  


卡片的语法总结
1  关于完成时的运用  
2   托福中关于 which 的几个常考句型
3 位于名词之前的限定词

我的一些总结

1   关于写作的一些common problems  
2  A Practical Introduction to Articles   
3  Verb with two objects
4   Leo Humanised Grammar (1) There Be
5   Leo Humanised Grammar (2) 关于定语从句的几个概念


其他板油语法总结

1   名词单复数的讲解 (thanks to liuqinwei)



语法资料

1 语法资料
2  chasedream的语法笔记(2004。8-10) (thanks to timboy)
3 8901-0405语法笔记 (thanks to allyole )


友情链接:
1 Mu的语法小课堂
高频语法选择部分

QUOTE:
9701
The lower______in a room, the more slowly our eyes focus.
A-the level of lighting          B-light level              C-leveling of light               D-lighting is level
A
=if the level of lighting is lower in a room,our eyes focus more slowly

compare: light vs lighting
light is a concrete concept, which you can see, touch and feel.  Lighting is rather abstract, a notion/idea formed in your mind.  So the former we translate into 日光,灯光,光线,灯。。。, while the latter we take as 照明。So, there is no such kind of thing called "light level", but only "the level of lighting"


If you want to read more about
"the more...the more" structure, please refer the following address:
http://bbs.taisha.org/viewthread ... ge=1&highlight=


QUOTE:
9701
14.        Experiments related to the sense of smell are more easily _____ than those related to perception of color.
(A)        setting them up          (B)        to set up               (C)        set up             (D)        sets up those
C
This is simply a passive voice.
...are (more easily) set up than...
many guys mixed it up with the fixed phrase: be easy to do sth


QUOTE:
200105  
13. Fossils, traces of dead organisms found in the  rocks of Earth's crust, reveal --- at the time the  rocks were formed.
(A) what was like          (B) was like life                 (C) what life was like                  (D) life was like
C
here "what" leads an object clause.  reveal is a vt, what acts as the object of "like"
life was like (what) at the time (that) the rock were formed


QUOTE:
0208
The Texas Legislature selected Vassar Miller________in 1982, and again in 1988.
A. was the state's poet laureate                              B. as the state's poet laureate
C. the state's poet laureate                                     D. become the state's poet laureate
B
This question is rather disputable here.
In my understanding, B is the only correct answer.
select sb as sth
as I finally find an example in the collins dictionary:
He used his influence to make sure she was not selected as a parlianemtary candidate.


QUOTE:
0208
The distinguishing feature of a fluid, in contrast to a solid, is the ease_________.
A. that a defored fluid                                             B. to deform a fluid
C. when a fluid that is deformed                             D. with which a fluid may be deformed
D
A is not an attributive clause
B: wrong prep.


QUOTE:
0210
11. ____over 100 years since the invention of the square-bottomed paper bag.
(A)  Now is   (B)  Now it has          (C)  There is now           (D)  It is now
D
1.It可以表示时间,天气等等(比如it is Tuesday.  It is cloudy,等等),这里就是表示时间而已,不是形式主语。
2.这个是个很简单的句式:
it has been+时间 since。。。或者it is +时间 since。。。


QUOTE:
0308的一道语法题
12.At its center, the sun has a density of over a hundred times __ and a temperature of 10 to 20 million degrees centigrade.
(A)        that of water              (B)        of water                  (C)        than that of water               (D)        water
this is the most basic form of expressing 倍数。
the original form is:
...times the +noun+of+...
here "that=the density".  The reason for that is simply to avoid repitition of same words.
so the sentence can be read as:
At its center, the sun has a density of over a hundred times the density(=that) of water and a temperature of 10 to 20 million degrees centigrade.


QUOTE:
03年8月的
7)living organisms contain more water____substance.
A) than do any other     B)does than any other        C) other tahn do any other         D) than they do any other
D
the sentence can be read as:
Living organisms contain more water than living organisms (=they) contain (=do) any other substance.
many guys mischose A as the correct answer.
there are at least two mistakes in item A:
1 grammatically, here "substance" is uncountable.  so at least "do" should be changed to "does"
2 logically, it is wrong.


QUOTE:
13. Commercial expansion from city to suburb has affected the way people in the United States—.
(A)        living and working                (B)        they live and work
(C)        live and work                       (D)        to live and to work
C
This is an attributive clause, omit "that"/"in which" here, and modify "the way"
the clause can be read as:
the way (in which/that) people in the US live and work


QUOTE:
Exercise 27 NO8
Connecticut was the fifth of the original thirteen states _____the Constitution of the United States.
A-ratified              B-ratify                  C-to ratify                      D-have ratified
C
it should be: Connecticut是13个里第五个批准了美国宪法。
A is not correct here, since it at least should be "raditied BY".


QUOTE:
黄皮语法请教!
3.All eels spawn in the sea, the eggs hatching into transparent,ribbonlike larvae ___,feeding until they metamorphose into small eels.
a.that dfrift about                b.drift about
c.about drifting                     d.drift about them
A
this is an attributive clause, modifying "ribbonlike larvae".   "about" here is an adv, meaning "everywhere"


QUOTE:
新东方黄皮书
1.By focusing on the interesting,_____the significant,the penny press newspapers of the 1830'helped to changde the concept of news.
a. which does not necessarily        b.not necessarily
c.was not necessarily                     d.nor necessarily being
B
here is the structure of "focusing on A not B", necessarily is only a modifier.


QUOTE:
5. Pure iron cannot be hardened by heating and cooling, as _____, because iron lacks the necessary carbon.
(A) steel it can            (B) can steel                  (C) with steel can                      (D) so can steel
B
as here means "In the same manner or way that", it's a conj
after as, the clause can be reversed.


QUOTE:
9.In bas-relief sculpture, a design projects very slightly from its background, _____ some coins.
(A)as on            (B)because        (C)the way that               (D)similarly
A
sculpture ON some coins


QUOTE:
8. Appointments to the United States Supreme Court and all lower federal courts ____ be the President with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(A) making          (B) to make         (C) are made         (D) have made
C
nothing special with this question, but most ones are confused by "be"
this is simply a typo, it should be "BY"


QUOTE:
12. Pearl Sydenstricker Buck, _____ the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1938, is Best known for her novels about China.
(A) won        (B) winner of              (C) to win               (D) who the winner of
B
这个涉及到冠词的省略:
1表示官职,身份,头衔的名词
2专有名词做同位语(这题就属于这个)
3做不完全动词的补语
还有其他大约七八种也不加冠词,比如病名,学科,等等


QUOTE:
13. In geometry, an ellipse may be defined as  the locus of all points -------distances from two fixed points is constant.
(A) which as the sum of                           (B) of the sum which
(C) whose sum of whose                          (D) whose sum that the
A
the question has been argued for quite a long time.
My understanding is A is the only correct one.
The sentence can be read as:
In geometry,.... all points, which , as the sum of distances from two fixed points, is constant.
which=the locus of all points

some guys think C is correct.  I don't agree with this.
How can an attributive clause have two relative prons (whose), since there is only one antecedent?

ps. There is another understanding that C should be "the sum of whose"
Then I think C is better than A.


QUOTE:
5. A challenging new area in inorganic chemistry is ---- the role of transition metals in the biochemical catalysts called enzymes.
     (A) that of understanding                    (B) to have understanding
     (C) the understanding                          (D) understanding that
A
here is a simple sentence, no clause here in this sentence.
"that" here is a pron and not relative pron, referring "the area"


QUOTE:
黄皮语法
3.Fibers of hair and wool are not continuous and must normally be spun into thread____woven into textile fabrics.
a.as are they             b.when to be          c.that they are          d.if they are to be
D
D is definitely correct.
But most guys can not tell difference from B to D
B is not suitable here in this sentence.  If you choose B, the logical subject of "to be woven" is "thread" and NOT "fibers".
Only is there no misinterpretations, the subject or even the predicate can be omitted.


QUOTE:
11. ____ 363 miles between the cities of Albany and Buffalo in New York State, the Eric Canal helped link the Atlantic Ocean with the Great Lakes.
(A) The extension of          (B) The extension             (C) Extending               (D) Extends
C
well, I am really surprised that so many guys have problem with this question.
and soooooooooooo many think the answer should be A!!
and soooooooooooo many take A as the appositive of "the Eric Canal"!!
well, what is an appositive? If we say A is the appositive of B, then we can conclude that: A=B
Can the Eric Canal=The extension?????????????运河=扩张??????
absolutely NOT.

so A is definitely wrong.


QUOTE:
First designated in 1970, Earth Day has become an annual international event_____concerns about environmental issues such as pollution.
A dedicated to raising             B dedicated raising              C dedicates to raise             D that dedicates to raising
A
here are two grammar points:
1 an annual international event (which is) dedicated to raising, passive voice
or we can take it as "past participle expressing passive voice, acting as a postponed adj
2 be dedicated to sth/doing sth(gerund), to here is a prep.
the original phrase is: (a person) dedicate sth to sth/doing sth


QUOTE:
Today (    ) little fossil ivory remains comes from Alaska.
A.        what             B.        which             C.        there is                   D.        where
A
1 This is a subject clause
2 remain is a vt
from the above two, we can find only A is correct, since what=the things that


QUOTE:
The first inhabitant of the territories (   ) Canada came across the Bering Strait and along the edge of the Arctic ice.
A.        make up that now                                   B.        make up now that
C.        that make up now                                   D.        that now make up
D
lack an attributive clause, so only D is correct
another problem is "now".  Some guys ask about why C is NOT correct, since they think "now Canada=Canada nowadays".
1 remember now can NEVER be an adj.  so here "now" can NOT modify "Canada".
2 频度副词的位置简单记法:A 没有助动词,就在实义动词之前 (I OFTEN go there.)
                                                   B  有助动词: 助动词+频度副词+实义动词 ( I have NEVER been there.)   
                                                   C  有两个以上助动词:助动词1+频度副词+助动词2(通常是BE)+实义动词 (The book has ALREADY been taken away.)
                                                    D  BE做实义动词:BE+频度副词 (He is ALREADY here!)


QUOTE:
To break thick ice, the icebreaker boat moves fast enough to ride up on the ice, (  )under its weight.
A.        so then breaks                          B.        when breaks it
C.        which then breaks                    D.        for which then breaks
C
the sentence means:
To break thick ice, the icebreaker boat needs to do the following:
1 the icebreaker boat moves fast
2 then the icebreaker boat rides up on the ice
3 then the ice breaks under its weight.


QUOTE:
The most important chemical catalyst on this planet is chlorophyll,____carbon dioxide and water react to form carbohydrates.
A. whose presence        B. which is present       C. presenting        D. in the presence of which
D
this is simply an attributive clause, only need to make the structure clear.
carbon dioxide and water react to form carbohydrates in the presence of chlorophyll(=which)


QUOTE:
2.Abraham Lincoln insisted that ____ not just on mere opinion but on moral purpose.
A.to base democracy                       B.for democracy to be based   
C.democracy be based                     D.whenever democracy is based
C
this is subjunctive mood
insist that...(should) do...  should is often omitted in American English
similar verbs in subjunctive mood: V+that...(should)+do
advise, direct, ropose, advocate, dictate, prefer, agree, expect, pray, appoint, insist, provide, arrange, intend, request, argue, legislate,recommend, ask, maintain, require, command, suggest, permit, object, order, demand
高频语法改错部分

QUOTE:
9601NA的25题
The Van de Graaff generator, an electrostatic machine(A) used of(B) nuclear physics to study (C)transformations in subatomic particles, produces (D)powerful electric currents.
B
of---------------in


QUOTE:
96年1月份北美题
39 The oriental fruit fly causes extensive (A)damage to grapefruit,lemons,and oranges bur does not(B) harm to trees on which(C) the fruit grows(D).
B
does not------------does no

does here is a content verb and not auxiliary verb
harm here is a noun, so some degree adj.s can modify "harm" as in the phrase " do harm to":
do no harm to
do little harm to
do a little harm to
do great harm to
...
harm can also act as a verb.  When it is a verb, it is a vt.
so "harm sth"


QUOTE:
9705NA
36.(One of the problems) of United States agriculture that has persisted (during the) 1920's until the present day is the tendency of farm income to lag (behind) the costs of (production).
B
during the--------from the

here is the phrase: from A until B


QUOTE:
9808
37 Composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist Oscar brought to the musical Oklahoma! extensive musical and theatrical backgrounds as well as familiar with the traditional forms of operetta and musical comedy.
C
familiar---------familarity

bring A to B
here A=extensive usical and theatrical backgrounds as well as failarity with the traditional forms of operetta and musical comedy , which is TOOOOOOOOO LONG! So B is postponed as in this sentence: bring to B A
the short for this is:
brought ...backgrounds and (=as well as) familarity with...
so familar should be in its noun form, since it is the object of "bring"


QUOTE:
9910语法问题
40. Collagen, a (strong) rubbery protein, (supports )the ear flaps and the tip (of nose) in (humans).
C
of nose---------of the nose

nouns in their singular forms USUALLY can not exist without articles.


QUOTE:
00.01.
32. Female sea turtles, before laying her (A)eggs, swim as much as(B) 2,000 kilometers to return (C)to the beaches where(D) they themselves were hatched.
A
her-------their

Guys have problems with B, as much as.
2000kilometers is taken as a distance, so "much" is used here.


QUOTE:
0005 语法24
24.Dolphins are sleek and (powerful) swimmers (that found) in all seas and unlike porpoises, (have )well-defined beaklike snouts and conical (teeth).
B
that found--------1 found/ 2 that are found

1 is past participle as a postponed modifier
2 is an attributive clause
both indicate passive voice
Nothing wrong with "C have", the structure of the sentence is:
Dolphins are...and have...


QUOTE:
0105
35. (At first) the poems of E.E. Cummings gained notoriety (to) their idiosyncratic punctuation and typography, but they have (gradually been) recognized for( their) lyric power as well.
B
to-----------for

something about "fame", the prep is "FOR", such as "be famous FOR",由于。。。而获得怎样的名声


QUOTE:
00年10月 语法求助
In the early 1900s, Roy Harris created (and promoted)(A) a (distinctly)(B) American (style)(C) of classical music and greatly influenced a number of (composer)(D) in the US.
D
composer----------composers

most guys here ask about "distinctly"
here "American" is an adj.   "distinctly" modifies "American" and NOT "style"


QUOTE:
01  08  NO39
39. (Generally), Abstract Expressionist art is without recognizable images (and does) not (adhere the) Limits of conventional (form.)
B
adhere the--------adhere to the

adhere is an vi.


here is a discussion of "form"
is "form" countable or uncountable?
form can be both countable and uncountable.
in this question, form is uncountable.

I think here are two ideas:
one is "art form", as 艺术形式,I don't think it is countable.  This is very abstract.
the other is "a form of art", as(某)一种艺术形式, so it is countable.  This is concrete.

compare:
metaphor
When you take it as a figure of English speech or English rhetorical form, it is uncountable.
But if you refer it to concrete examples, it is countable.

e.g.
A general type of description of metaphor ofen seems to be the only level at which theorists and researchers of different persuasions can agree, with similar "definitions" found in many key publications.(概念名词,不可数而且无定冠词)

A further way in which metaphors in discourse often deviate from the typical examples is in the absence of explicity stated Topic terms.(这里是指discourse中人们所用的具体的metaphors,所以用复数)


QUOTE:
0110
19.(Early) signs (characteristic) of the acute phase of viral hepatitis in (adults) are abdominal pain, nausea, and (feverish) often accompanied by chills.
what most guys ask here is the word " characteristic"
characteristic here is an adj and not noun.
it is postponed as in the phrase "characteristic of...", modifying 'signs"

here is another example of postponed adjective:
e.g.
He is a capable man.
He is a man capable of speaking several foreign langauges.


QUOTE:
0010
26 (Among)  the symptoms of measles, which takes about twelve days (to) incubate, (are) a high fever, swelling of glands in the neck, a cough, and (sensitive) to light.
D
sensitive------------sensitivity

the sentence is reversed, since it begins with an adverbial phrase "among the symptoms of measles"
the sentence subject is "a high fever, swelling of ...and sensitivity to light"
the normal order of the sentence should be:
A high fever,... and sensitivity to light are among the symptoms of measles, which takes... to incubate.


QUOTE:
21.Bacteria and (similar) one-celled organisms reproduce by cell division, each of the daughter (cell) then (beginning) a new life (as a) distinct organism.
B
cell----------cells

each of the pl.


QUOTE:
0209
16. The developed (coutries) of the world are (using up) valuable (resources) at a rate (unprecedented human) history.
D
unprecedented human-----------unprecedented in human

this is rather confusing to many guys, because the adj "unprecedented" is postponed.
the sentence actually is:
...at an unprecedented rate in human history


QUOTE:
0209语法
28. An activist for women's rights, Leonora O'Reilly promoted women's vocational training (besides) fought for increased wages for garment workers.
D
besides-------------and

besides can not act as a conj.
here: promoted ...AND fought...


QUOTE:
0210
25.  Rocks (form) within Earth are called intrusive or plutonic rocks (because the) magma (from which) they form often intrudes into (neighboring) rock.
A
form------------formed

here form is a verb, in its past participle form, acting as a postponed modifier.
the sentence can be read as:
Rocks (which are) formed within...

many guys here have problems with the last word "rock"
rock can be both countable and uncountable. 如果是指这种material,通常是不可数的;如果是指a piece of rock,那么是可数的。


QUOTE:
2010
29.  The (modern) violin, the smallest (and versatile) instrument in the violin family, is (tuned) in fifths and produces tones (ranging) over four and a half octaves.
B
and versatile-------------and the most versatile

If you understand this as最小的多功能乐器, it should be: "the smallest versatile instrument" without "and"


QUOTE:
0408
26.(Because) it is often dependent of the conditions (of) crytallization, the composition of the( minerals )in a rock can  be important ( in determing ) the rock's geologic history.
This question, in my opinion, the underlined part should be the first "of"
dependent of-----------dependent on


QUOTE:
0408
32.    Fats and fixed oils are greasy ( or )   waxy   ( substance )  that ill    ( their) pure state are (normally) tasteless, colorless,and odorless.
B
substance--------substances

ill----in, a typo


QUOTE:
2004.10
(With more than) half the world's (annual yield of) 50 million tons of soy beans , an (important source) of protein, is (grown in ) the United States.
A
With more than--------More than

If with is here, the sentence appears without the subject.
an important source of protein is the appositive of more than ... beans


QUOTE:
04年10月
Art Deed, (a style)of (design popular) in the 1920's and1930's, was used primarily in furniture, (jewel),(textiles), and interior decoration.
C
jewel---------jewels/jewelry

This one is disputable here as well.  My understanding is: jewel is countable, so one correction is make it as a pl noun.  That is: jewel.
second one is to make it as a collection, that is "jewelry"


QUOTE:
0410
Paleoanthropologists examine fossil (remains)of extinct primates, while physical anthropologists (concern) with ethology study the behavior of primates (in) their (natural settings).
B
concern--------concerned

guys have problem using "conern"
once more here:
1 sth concern sb.
2 sb is concerned with sth

concern is similar to "worry"


QUOTE:
0410
31Statistics (indicate) that (approximate) every 22 years--within a range of 3 to 4 years--a major drought occurs in the United States.
B
approximate-------------approximately

here nothing wrong with "indicate"
statistics is the pl form of statistc here, meaning 数字统计


QUOTE:
0410
39. (By) 1810 the 23 towns of Hampshire County, Massachusetts, (had reached) a remarkable (uniform) of economic development (as well as) population density.
C
uniform----------uniformity

the question is disputable.  Personally I think the wrong part is "uniform", since if "uniform" is a noun, it means制服。In this sentence, it should be 一致,which is "uniformity".






QUOTE:
0501
28. Not much (is it) known about the details of the (development) and the acquisition of primate (communication), especially (in the wild).


A
is it-------------------is

the sentence subject is not much, so it is not necessary here.
there is nothing wrong with D.
the wild=the wild area
e.g.
the rich=the rich people
the young=the young people
the old=the old people
the poor=the poor people


QUOTE:
Acclimatization is the process by which an organism adjusts to living in an environment to which (it normally unsuited).
D
it normally unsuited-------------it is normally unsuited

unsuited is an adj.


QUOTE:
(The hardness) (of mineral)often (gives)a clue to( its) identity.
B
of mineral----------of a mineral

mineral is countable here.

QUOTE:
No.2 Fossil remains (reveal that) the farther back in time( an animal) lived, the smaller(than was) its brain in( proportion) to the size of its skull.
C
than was--------------was

here is "the more...the more..." structure, so "than" is not needed.
the farther...the smaller...


QUOTE:
Exercise 27 NO25
Unique (among) bibvalves, scallops swim extremely (well) , propelled by jets of water expelled while (snapped) the shell (shut).
C
snapped--------snapping

among未必表示最高级。She is among us,根本就不存在最高级。何况这里among之前还有unique提醒你,只是表示扇贝的游泳在bibvalves里是独一无二的,并没有说它是最怎样的。这里是主被动的关系搞错了,是扇贝去snap它的shell,shut是shell的宾补


QUOTE:
Exercise 28 NO 25
When (study) different cultures and societies , anthropologists often (focus) on marriage as (a) contractual agreement between (different parties).  答案A,要改为 they study 还是 studied ???
study-----------studying
逻辑主语是anthropologists,主动study,用现在分词表主动。
the sentence can be read as:
when (anthrophlogists) study...


QUOTE:
Petrography (concerns) primarily with the detailed (description) and classification of rocks, (whereas) petrology deals primarily with rock (formation).
A
concerns------------deals/

concern is a vt. the usage of "concern":
1 sth concern sb
2 sb is concerned with sth


QUOTE:
Exercise twleve NO35
Usually an atom (having) one , two , or three electrons in (its) valence band readily contributes electrons to and (receive) electrons from (neighboring) atoms.
C
receive------------receives

lots of guys ask about this question here.
actually if you are more careful, you will find the problem yourself.
it is a simple third singular person problem.


QUOTE:
37 The Satue of Liberty is one of the most (celebrating) examples of repouse work, (a process) of (hummering) metal (inside) a mold.
A
celebrating------------celebrated

celebrated: =well-known/famous


QUOTE:
30. Of all the art-related reference and research (library)in North America, (that of) the Metropolitan Museum of a Art in New York City is (among) the largest and (most complete).
A
library-------------libraries

lot of guys here ask about what is "that" in B
that=the art-related reference and research library

sentence can be rewritten as:
The ar-related and research library(=that) of the Metropolitan Museum of a Art in New York City is among the largest and most complete libraries of all the art-related reference and research libraries in North America.


QUOTE:
The (sensation) of (sound) is produced (how) vibrations transmitted through the air (strike) the eardrum.
C
how--------------when

the clause can be read as:
when vibrations (transmitted=which are transmitted后置定语 through the air) strike (predicate) the eardrum


QUOTE:
(Faced with) petroleum shortages in the 1970's, scientists and engineers in the United States stepped up (its) efforts (to develop) more efficient (heating systems) and better insulation.
B
its------------their

guys here ask about A--------faced with, here are some explanations:
face sth
face sb with sth/face sth with sth
If here is without "with", then "faced" should be changed to "facing"


QUOTE:
4 Being] the biggest expanse of brackish water [in the] world,the Baltic Sea [is of] special [interesting] to scientists.
D
interesting-------------interest

it is a very common phrase in English:
be+adj=be+of+noun


QUOTE:
Animals have to <cope with> and control physical and chemical processes <that do >not <necessarily> act <to benefit> of the animal.
D
to benifit---------------to the benifit


QUOTE:
34 The Hopi, the westernmost (tribe of) Pueblo Indians, have (traditionally) (live large). multilevel structures clustered in (towns).
C
live large--------------live in large

here are two questions most guys ask about:
1 The Hopi, the tribe, here both emphasize people, so nothing wrong with "have"
2 live is usually an vi, so should "live IN" someplace.
3 live sometimes can be a vt, when its object is its paronym, like "life"


QUOTE:
37.The major (economic) activities of Cheyenne, Wyoming, (include) transportation, (chemicals), tourism, (but) governmental activities.
D
but----------and/but not

most guys are confused with "chemicals"
第一chemical可以做名词,是化学制剂;其次,化学制剂可以是major economic activities.     chemistry是不对的,因为chemistry是一个学科.


QUOTE:
23.Gravitation (keeps) the Moon in orbit around Earth (and) the (planets other) of the solar system (in orbit) around the Sun.
C
planets other----------other planets

most guys have problems with "in orbit", since no article appears before "orbit"
well, "in orbit" is a fixed phrase, which means "travelling in this kind of path"


QUOTE:
39. Humans do not constitute (the only) species endowed (with) intelligence: the (higher) animals also have (considerably) problem-solving abilities.
D
considerably------------considerable

here considerable modifies "abilities"
problem-solving is an adj here, problem-sovling abilities can be taken as a whole part.
and "the higher animals", in my understanding, is 高级动物


QUOTE:
(After) the Boston Tea party in 1773, coffeehouse in the North American colonies (became) centers for gossip, (gamble), and (political) criticism.
C
gamble----------gambling

gamble是可以做名词,但意思是冒险,而且是可数名词。gambling是个抽象名词,指'赌博'这个action


QUOTE:
( addressing) themes that were (unique) American, the poet Walt Whitman( celebrated )the lives of (ordinarypeople ).
B
unique-----------uniquely

many guys take "American" here as a noun.  "American" here is, actually, an ADJ.
so ADV. modifies ADJ.
If American is a noun, meaning American people, it should be in its pl form, which is "Americans"
so if you want to change "unique" to "unique to", it should be " unique to AmericanS"


QUOTE:
Glaciers, (mass )of ice that flow (outwards) from ice caps cover (about) one-tenth of earth 's (land) area.
A
mass-----------masses

singular countable nouns normally can not appear without articles


QUOTE:
34.The carbon-are lamp, a (very bright) electric lamp used for spotlights, (consists of) two carbon electrodes (with) a high-current are passing between (it).
D
it-------------them

guys have no problem understanding why D is not correct.
but the problem is "the carbon-are", what the hell is " are" here?
it is a typo!  it should be "arc" . both "are" should be "arc"
The carbon-arc lamp:炭弧灯,a kind of lamp


QUOTE:
Visibly only through the large telescopes,Pluto has a yellowish color, which indicates that there
is very little  atmosphere.
A
visibly-----------visible

the logical subject of "visible" is "Pluto"
so Pluto is visible.
the sentence can be read as:
when Pluto is visible only through..., it has a...


QUOTE:
Scientists believe that by altering the genetic composition of plants it is possible to develop specimens that are resisting to disease and  have increased food value.
B
resisting-----------resistant


QUOTE:
Astronauts receive (extensive) training to prepare (themselves) ( both) physically and psychologically (for complexity) and rigor of a space mission.
D
for complexity------------for the complexity

icomplexity has a postponed modifier "of a space mission", so it should be identified.


QUOTE:
The Canadian province of Newfoundland has a rocky coast, a moisture climate, and probably the best cod-fishing areas in the world.
B
moisture-----------moist

here moist means humid


QUOTE:
Folktale adaptation from oral tradition to other forms of expression, notably print and film, have made for more than three centuries.
D
have made----------have been made

this is very simple, only a passive voice needed here.
guys here ask about C, notably.
can notably modify noun? since it is an adv.
well, in English, there are a special group of adv.s which can modify nouns.  They are:
also, especially, even,approximately, exactly, hardly, just, mearly, not, particularly, notably, precisely, quite, scarcely, simply, solely, too, etc.


QUOTE:
Basalt, (which) composes (most) of the ocean (floor), is a dark-gray rock (rich) in iron and magnesium than most surface rocks.
D
rich-----------richer

richer...than


QUOTE:
The first city in the United States that put into effect major plan for the clustering of government buildings was Washington,D.C.
B
plan-----------plans

singluar nouns can not appear without articles.
The main clause is: The first city was Washington,D.C.


QUOTE:
Physical fitness (activities) can lead to an alarming variety of (injuries) if participants push (themselves) (greatly) hard .
D
greatly------------very/too

greatly usually modifies VERBS.


QUOTE:
Each (of functions )(of the body), even thinking, requires (the expenditure )(of energy).
A
of functions---------------function/of the functions


QUOTE:
(perhaps) the most distinctive (features) of sharks and (undoubtedly) one of the most important (reasons) for their success is their well-developed (sensory) system.
B
features-------feature

since the verb is "is", so feature should be singular.
the most distinctive feature=one of the most important reasons
so the predicate is singular.


QUOTE:
(Although most) house plants are acquired (already potted), they also can be grown from seeds or (leaf cuttings) from (mature plant).
D
mature plant----------mature plants

Guys have problems with B, which seems very 别扭 to most guys.
But actually nothing wrong with B.  It is subject complement.
like "open" in "The box fell open".          "mad" in "The guy went mad".


QUOTE:
(essential) a nineteenth-century instrument, the calliope was usually played outdoors and was (a part) of fairs,(holiday)
gatherings, and (other such) activities.
A
essential-------essentially

essentially modifies the whole sentence.


QUOTE:
Ozone is an unstable,faintly bluish gas that is the most chemical active form of oxygen.
D
chemical-------chemically

here chemically modifies active and not form or oxygen.

Popular Language Points




* concern

1 sth concern sb.
2 sb is concerned with sth
concern is similar to "worry"


* form

is "form" countable or uncountable?
form can be both countable and uncountable.
in this question, form is uncountable.

I think here are two ideas:
one is "art form", as 艺术形式,I don't think it is countable.  This is very abstract.
the other is "a form of art", as(某)一种艺术形式, so it is countable.  This is concrete.

compare:
metaphor
When you take it as a figure of English speech or English rhetorical form, it is uncountable.
But if you refer it to concrete examples, it is countable.

e.g.
A general type of description of metaphor ofen seems to be the only level at which theorists and researchers of different persuasions can agree, with similar "definitions" found in many key publications.(概念名词,不可数而且无定冠词)

A further way in which metaphors in discourse often deviate from the typical examples is in the absence of explicity stated Topic terms.(这里是指discourse中人们所用的具体的metaphors,所以用复数)



* some

some有两个基本含义:1一些;2某个某些
ETS考到的永远是第二个意思。其实some的这个意思大家很早就接触到了,只是没有在意而已——some one, somebody, something, sometime, sometimes...

tips:学习一定要"知其然知其所以然",不要忽略简单的每天发生的事物。——你看见,不代表你知道。


*名词和动名词的差别

garden vs gardening; light vs lighting...
有些名词,本身是名词,但是仍然可以加上ing变成另一个名词。两个之间的差别是:前者是可看得见摸得着的具体事物,而后者则是将前者提高到抽象的concept。
比如garden是花园-----------gardening是园艺(技术)
light是光线,日光,灯光,灯--------------lighting是照明




* 频度副词的位置简单记法:

A 没有助动词,就在实义动词之前 (I OFTEN go there.)
B  有助动词: 助动词+频度副词+实义动词 ( I have NEVER been there.)   
C  有两个以上助动词:助动词1+频度副词+助动词2(通常是BE)+实义动词 (The book has ALREADY been taken away.)
D  BE做实义动词:BE+频度副词 (He is ALREADY here!)

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