TOEIC备考语法精炼870题（附答案）

韱犿攲 800 氍胳牅. 5. Multicolored woodcuts must be printed with as many blocks as _____A__ colors in the composition. (A) there are (B) many (C) some of (D) it is 12. The greater an objects's mass, the more difficult it is ________A____ . (A) (A) to speed it up or slow it down (B) it speeds up or slows down (C) than speeding it up or slowing it down (D) than speeding up or slowing down 1.A 2.D 3.B 4.D 5.A 6.D 7.A 8.D 9.D 10.B 11.D 12.A 13.D 14.C 15.D 17. The grape is the _____D______ , juicy fruit of a woody vine. (A) skin (B) which is smooth (C) smooth skin (D) smooth-skinned 18. In the second half of the nineteenth century, textiles from the southwestern United state, particularly fabrics woven by the Navajo people, ________A_____________ . (A) began to be used as rugs (B) rugs began to be used (C) as rugs began to be used (D) began to used them as rugs 19. During adolescence many young people begin to question ---A--- held by their families. (A) the values (B) of the values (C) the values are (D) are the values 21. In her writing, Elimor Wylie often dealt with her own personality as it was, rather than ____C___D__ . (A) as was defines by others (B) its definitions by others (C) other's definition (D) as others defined it 22. Congress chartered the first Bank of the United States in 1791 to engage in general commercial banking and ______A____ as a fiscal agent of the federal government. (A) to act (B) acting (C) that has acted (D) having acted 23. Essentially, a theory is an abstract, symbolic representation of ______C_______ reality. (A) what is conceived (B) what it is conceived (C) what is conceived to be (D) what is being conceived 16.(D) 17.(D) 18.(A) 19.(A) 20.(B) 21.(D) 22.(A) 23.(C) 35. The more arid the continent, the less the amount of annual precipitation ________B____D___ . (A) runs off that (B) runs it off (C) that runs it off (D) that runs off 24.A 25.D 26.C 27.D 28.C 29.D 30.A 31.C 32.D 33.B 34.D 35.D 36. He really deserved the award because he performed _______D________ was expected of him. (A) much better from (B) more better than (C) much better as (D) much better than 39. To take pride in what deserves boasting is one thing, and to take good care of it is quite ____C_____ . (A) others (B) thing (C) another (D) the other 42. "Do you think that the labor bill will be passed?" "Oh, yes. It's ____D__B___ that it will." (A) almost surely (B) very likely (C) near positive (D) quite certainly 48. It would be difficult for a man of his political affiliation, ___D____, to become a senator from the south. (A) though charming and capable is he (B) even with charm and so capable (C) charming and having capability (D) however charming and capable 36.D 37.A 38.D 39.C 40.B 41.C 42.B 43.A 44.B 45.A 46.D 47.B 48.D 49. Penicillin is perhaps the drug ___C_____ more lives than any other in the history of medicine. (A) what has saved (B) which saved (C) which has saved (D) who saves 55. A politician can make a legislative proposal more ____C___ by giving specific examples of what its effect will be. (A) to understand (B) understandably (C) understandable (D) when understood 56. Before every presidential election in the United States, the statisticians try to guess the proportion of the population that ____D_____ for each candidate. (A) are voted (B) voting (C) to be voted (D) will vote 57. The decimal numeral system is one of the ___B___ ways of expressing numbers. (A) useful most world's (B) world's most useful (C) useful world's most (D) most world's useful 58. Nebraska has floods in some years, _____D__A____ . (A) in others droughts (B) droughts are others (C) while other droughts (D) others in drought 49.C 50.C 51.D 52.C 53.B 54.A 55.C 56.D 57.B 58.A 59.B 60.A 70. In her writing, Elinor Wylie, often dealt with her own responsibility as it was, rater than ___A___ . (A) as others defined it (B) other's definitions (C) its definition by others (D) it was defined by others 61.D 62.A 63.D 64.D 65.D 66.D 67.C 68.C 69.D 70.A 71.D 72.D 73. _______C___D_____ left before the deadline, it doesn't seem likely that John will accomplish the job. (A) Although such a short time (B) It is such a short (C) With so short time (D) With such a short time 74. With the start for the penny papers in the 1830's, the number of people ____A_____ a newspaper rose considerably. (A) regularly reading (B) were reading regularly (C) regularly reading what (D) who reading regularly 78. At present production levels, ____B___A__ deposits of bauxite can provide the world with aluminum for hundreds of years. (A) known (B) known are (C) they are known (D) what is known 73.D 74.A 75.C 76.B 77.C 78.A 79.A 80.C 81.A 82.B 90. Au bones have an exterior layer, termed the cortex, that is smooth, dense, continuous, and ______A_____ . (A) of varying thickness (B) varied thickness (C) its thickness varies (D) its thickness varying 83.D 84.A 85.C 86.B 87.A 88.B 89.A 90.A 91.D 92.A 93.C 94.A 114. Coinciding with the development of jazz in New Orleans in the 1920's __B__A__ in blues music. (A) was one of the greatest periods (B) one of the greatest periods (C) was of the greatest periods (D) the greatest periods 115. Despite its wide range of styles and instrumentation, country music has certain common features ___B____ its own special character. (A) give it that (B) that give it (C) give that (D) that gives it to 116. ___A_B___ around stones that are sunwarmed, even the smallest of stones creates tiny currents of warm air. (A) The cool air (B) If the air is cool (C) That the air cools (D) The cooler the air 107.A 108.C 109.D 110.B 111.D 112.C 113.B 114.A 115.B 116.B 117.B 125. "Whenever I have to write a paper, I don't know where to begin." "I have the same problem, but ___C____ the paper seems to write itself." (A) starting (B) having started (C) once I start (D) after to start 144. This Information ___________C_____D_______ to a great many people. (A) was proved to be useful (B) has proved it useful (C) has been proved to be useful (D) has proved useful 145. Psychiatrists are ridiculed for ________D_______ , but new research on genes and the brain suggests they might be right. (A) a mental illness calling every quirk (B) a calling for mental illness ever quirk (C) calling mental illness an every 144.D 145.D 146.C 147.F 148.B 149.C 150.B 151.D 152.B 164. The closer to one of the Earth's poles, the greater ____A__B_ gravitational force. (A) is (B) the (C) has (D) it has 165. The flamingo uses its bill ____A_____ feeding to filter mud and water from the tiny plants and animals that it finds in shallow ponds. (A) when (B) is (C) that it is (D) was 166. The amount of lapsed time between the thunder and lightening can be used to determine ____B______ . (A) how the thunder and lightening are far away (B) how far away the thunder and lightening are (C) how far away are the thunder and lightening (D) the thunder and lightening are how far away 172. The application of electronic controls made _____A__B__ by the microprocessor and computer storage have multiplied the uses of the modern typewriter. (A) it possible (B) possible (C) it is possible (D) possibility 173. After the great blizzard of 1988 in the northeastern United States, it took some _____B____ the snow away from their homes. (A) days to shovel people several (B) people several days to shovel (C) several days people to shovel (D) people to shovel several days 153.B 154.C 155.D 156.A 157.A 158.A 159.A 160.D 161.C 162.C 163.B 164.B 165.A 166.B 167.D 168.D 169.D 170.B 171.C 172.B 173.B 174.C 175.B 176.B 177.? 178.? 200. A logarithm is ...C....algebra as an exponent. a. known what b. known what it is c. what is known d. what it is known 196.A 197.A 198.D 199.D 200.C 201.C 202.C 208. Not only ........B....... in the field of psychology but animal behavior is examined as well. a. human behavior is studied b. is human behavior studied c. is studied human behavior d. human behavior 203.(d) 204.(c) 205.(a) 206.(d) 207.(d) 208.(b) 209.(d) 220. Every one of the boys ...C.D... here yesterday has a bicycle. a. was b. were c. who was d. who were 223. Why did the Galapagos Islands have so many finches, D C a different kind of beak suited to its special feeding habits a. each has b. with each c. each with d. with which 224. All steam engines work for the same reason --C-D- steam occupies more than 1,700 times the water from which it comes. a. of the space of much of b. much of the space c. with as much space as d. as much space as 231. The store B . a. that had the recently big sale went bankrupt b. that recently had the big sale went bankrupt c. that had the big recently sale went bankrupt d. that had the big sale went recently bankrupt 222.(B) 223.(C) 224.(D) 225.(C) 226.(D) 227.(A) 228.(D) 229.(B) 230.(B) 231.(B) 232.(C) 233. Farmers grow popcorn in much the same way ......A.... field corn, except that the rows are planted closer together. a. that they grow b. that grow c. they grow it d. do they grow 234. .....A..... often added to sauces and soups, is plentiful and relatively inexpensive. a. Parsely, an herb that is b. For parsely, an herb to be c. An herb, parsely is d. Parsely, is that herb 235. The Grapes of Wrath, a novel about the Depression years of the 1930's, is one of John Steinbecks's ...A........ books. a. most famous b. the most famous c. are most famous d. and most famous 236. A semiconductor is a substance that seldom conducts electricity, but ....C..... under certain circumstances. a. so can do b. do so can c. can do so d. so do can 237. Among the giants of the sea .....D...., which may weigh up to 1,000 pounds. a. tuna b. the tuna c. being the tuna d. is the tuna 238. .....C...A... one of more units of living substance called protoplasm. a. All living things consist of b. Although all living things that consist of c. All living things consisting of d. In all living things consisting of 239. A newspaper's political cartoons .....A...... capsule versions of editorial opinion. a. serve as b. serve c. in serving d. be served 233.(A) 234.(A) 235.(A) 236.(C) 237.(D) 238.(A) 239.(A) 240.(D) 241.(A) 256. Diamond is the hardest substance known, whereas graphite, another carbon allotrope, is.......D....... . A) the softest one of B) softest of the one C) the one of the softest D) one of the softest 261. Until the ninth century, written words were not actually separated, ........A...D... in some literary writing, dots or points were used to indicate divisions. A)in spite of B) contrary C) contrast to D) but 254.(D) 255.(C) 256.(D) 257.(D) 258.(D) 259.(B) 260.(A) 261.(D) 262.(A) 263.(D) 264.(C) 271. The farmer uses wood to build a house ........C.......... to store grains. a)with which b) where c)which d)in which 265.(A) 266.(D) 267.(C) 268.(D) 269.(D) 270.(B) 271.( ) 282. Physicists sought ways .........D........... many others to emit light, amplifying it to much higher powers. A)how one atom or molecule could stimulate B)one atom or molecule stimulating C)stimulating one atom or molecule by D)by which one atom or molecule could stimulate 286. Founded around 1075, the Acoma pueblo is considered .......A.......settlement in the United States. A) the oldest continuously occupied B) occupied continuously the oldest C) the oldest occupied continuously D) continuously the oldest occupied D 278.(A) 279.(B) 280.(C) 281.(C) 282.(D) 283.(B) 284.(A) 285.(C) 286.(A) 287.(B) 288. Jacobson is often referred to .......B........ at the factory. A)as the best engineer B)be the best engineer C)by the president to be the best engineer D) as being the best engineer 293. The truck was found ........A..C...... an Highway 63. A) to be abandoned B) to be abandoning C) abandoned D) abandon 297. ............A.....D......, a Form 57 must be completed. A) To apply for this job B) In order to get his job C) Making application for this job D) If you want to apply for this job 288.(A) 289.(D) 290.(B) 291.(B) 292.(D) 293.( ) 294.(A) 295.(C) 296.(C) 297.(D) 310. The farmer uses wood to build a house .........C.....D..... to store grains. A)with which B)where C) which D)in which 298.(C) 299.(C) 300.(C) 301.(B) 302.(C) 303.(C) 304.( ) 305.(C) 306.(D) 307.(D) 308.(C) 309.(A) 310.(D) 323. The production of tim ore in the United States is relatively insignificant, .......B...A... less than one hundred tons annually. A) amounting to B) in the amount C) amounts to it D) to the amount of 327. A logarithm is ...C...D.. in algebra as an exponent. A)known what B)known what it is C)what is known D)what it is known 335. Not only .........B........ in the field of psychology but animal behavior is examined as well. A) human behavior is studied B) is human behavior studied C) is studied human behavior D) human behavior 323.(A) 324.(A) 325.(D) 326.(D) 327.(D) 328.(C) 329.(C) 330.(D) 331.(C) 332.(A) 333.(D) 334.(D) 335.(B) 336.(D) 347. Every one of the boys ......D....... here yesterday has a bicycle. A) was B) were C) who was D) who were 337.(C) 338.(B) 339.(C) 340.(C) 341.(C) 342.( ) 343.(C) 344.( ) 345.(A) 346.(B) 347.(C) 348.(C) 351. Diamond is the hardest substance known, whereas graphite, another carbon allotrope, is......D........ . A) the softest one of B) softest of the one C) the one of the softest D) one of the softest 352. Texas is the only state whose constitution permits it .......D...... into smaller states. A) divides B) divide C) be dividing D) to be divided 356. Until the ninth century, written words were not actually separated, ......D........ in some literary writing, dots or points were used to indicate divisions. A)in spite of B) contrary C) contrast to D) but 349.(D) 350.(C) 351.(D) 352.(D) 353.(D) 354.(B) 355.(A) 356.(D) 357.(A) 358.(D) 359.(C) 426. .........D.......... west of the Rocky Mountains. (A) Tornadoes almost occur never (B) Tornadoes never almost occur (C) Never tornadoes almost occur (D) Tornadoes almost never occur 427. In .......B......D....., the advent of the telephone, radio, and television has made rapid long-distance communication possible. (A) one hundred years later (B) one hundred years ago (C) the one hundred years since (D) the last one hundred years 428. Not every peal that is found ..........D.....B..... (A) of value (B) is valuable (C) to be valued (D) valuable Answer. 423. (C) 424. (B) 425. (D) 426. (D) 427. (D) 428. (B) 429. The clay burial vessels from the early Hopewell culture of North America are decorated with zigzag, grooved, and ..........C.......... (A) geometrically designed (B) designs are geometric (C) geometric designs (D) geometry designed Answer. 429. (C) 430. (D) 431. (B) 432. (B) 433. (D) 434. (D) 435. (B) 459. .........C....D....... the surface of metal, but also weakens it. (A) Not only does rust corrode (B) Not only rust corrode (C) Rust, which not only corrode (D) Rust not only corrodes 460. All marble is composed of crystals of the minerals calcite or dobmite, ............D........, are perfectly white. (A) when, pure which (B) when, which pure (C) which, pure when (D) which, when pure 461. A body weighs ...........A......... from the surface of the Earth. (A) less the farther it gets (B) the farther it gets, the less (C) less than it gets farther (D) less than it, the farther it gets Answer. 456. (C) 457. (C) 458. (C) 459. (D) 460. (D) 461. (A) 463. When a bacterium becomes to large, it splits on half and forms two new bacteria, ...........A...D...... its own cell wall and protoplasm. (A) each has (B) with each (C) has each (D) each with Answer. 462. (D) 463. (D) 464. (D) 465. (C) 466. (C) 467. (B) 469. The photographs of Mars taken by satellite are .........C........... than those taken from the Earth. (A) clearest (B) the clearest (C) much clearer (D) more clearer Answer. 468. ( ) 469. (C) 470. (C) 471. (C) 472. (C) 473. (B) 474. (A) 475. Our friends are expected to assume the burden of their own defense, ..........A.......... they are competent to do. (A) which we are certain (B) that we are certain of (C) of which we are sure (D) for which we are sure 476. I have written about the change in the social system .........D.......... to promote happiness. (A) to require (B) requiring (C) to be required (D) required 490. .........D........... that the formation of the sun, the planets, and other stars began with the condensation of an interstellar gas cloud. (A) Believing (B) To believe (C) The belief (D) It is believed Answer. 486. (B) 487. (B) 488. (B) 489. (D) 490. (D) 506. The art students were enthralled by the sheer beauty of the portrait .......B.....D....... before them. (A) which hang (B) which has hung (C) by that hung (D) which hung Answer. 505. (C) 506. (D) 507. (C) 508. (C) 509. (A) 510. (A) 513. where to find him and how to find him .........D......A...... to us. (A) is not known (B) not known (C) has not known (D) are not known Answer. 511. (A) 512. (C) 513. (A) 514. (B) 515. (C) 516. (B) 519. After careful consideration and planning, he was determined ........D.......... (A) that the merger should go (B) to go on merging (C) to start merging (D) to go ahead with the merger 521. ........A....... about Emily Dickinson's psychological and emotional well-being is inferred from her poems and letters. (A) What is known (B) To be known (C) Knowing is (D) Known Answer. 517. (D) 518. (C) 519. (D) 520. (C) 521. (A) 528. Much of the precipitation that falls on the earth .........D........ by plants (A) are absorbed (B) absorbed (C) which is absorbed (D) is absorbed 532. The Pacific is the deepest ocean, with ........D...B..... at more profound depths than any other ocean. (A) a bottom area more than (B) more bottom area (C) more bottom area than (D) a bottom area more Answer. 528. (D) 529. (D) 530. (A) 531. (D) 532. (B) 557. ___C____ in science was important for Faraday. (A) Children that were interested (B) That children interested (C) That children should be interested (D) That interested children 558. Despite recent attempts to prove ___C__B__ did indeed reach the North Pole in 1909, the evidence still remains questionable. (A) What Robert Peary (B) That Robert Peary (C) Robert Peary, who (D) Robert Peary was 559. ___D__B__so incredible that it can grow 385 miles of roots in four months, or about 3 miles in a day. (A) That makes the rye plant (B) What makes the rye plant (C) The rye plant (D) The rye plant which was 562. ____A___ more than 2000 minerals are known, nearly all rocks are formed from seven mineral groups. (A) Although (B) However (C) Despite (D) Since 563. ____A___ energy for growth or repair, a plant must carry out photosynthesis (A) To obtain (B) It obtains (C) It is obtaining (D) Obtaining 564. Foods of animal origin generally supply greater amounts of iron to the diet than __B C (A) are foods of plant origin (B) foods of plant origins (C) do foods of plant origin (D) plant origin foods 565. ___B____ food we eat lacks minerals, then the body can use the stores from its bones for more urgent needs. (A) As the (B) If the (C) The (D) Since Answer. 557.(C) 558.(B) 559.(B) 560.(B) 561.(A) 562.(A) 563.(A) 564.(C) 565.(B) 566.(C) 567.(B) 569. In blank verse C of ten syllables, fire of which are accented. (A) line consists of each (B) consists of each line (C) each line consists (D) it consists of each line 573. John Quincy Adams C by most students of diplomacy the greatest of the United States secretaries of state. (A) considered (B) has considered (C) is considered (D) considering 574. International cartels C in the drug and steel industries until the late 1930's. (A) were existed (B) that existed (C) existed (D) existing 576. Nutritionists A goat milk to be rich, nourishing and readily digested. (A) consider (B) is considered (C) are considered (D) considering Answer 568.(A) 569.(C) 570.(B) 571.(B) 572.(B) 573.(C) 574.(C) 575.(B) 576.(A) 577.(C) 578.(A) 580. Rocky shores that ___D__A__ beaches are eventually destroyed by the sea. (A) lack (B) without (C) do not (D) no 581. A person's blood flows through a pipeline of vessels that, end to end, would stretch more than ___B___